I have some quick and easy birthday cards, which, I made using Craftangles Stencils, tim Holtz distress inks and oxides and Memory Box butterfly die and Simon Says Stamp stitched square dies.
I have paired the stencil with Newton's Nook "Wild About you"stamp set to make these adorable cards. I decided to use different colours for stencilling...instead of pink or red!
For this card, I decided to use two colours for the stencilling! I love the way the Angel Pink (memento inks) blends into the Summer Sky!
I stayed with the traditional pink here...
This card is my favourite!
The patterned paper is the newly released 'Timeless treasures' 6"x6" pack. I used memento 'Angel Pink' to softly stencil the hearts onto the patterned paper!
the birds are from mftstamps, the twig from Memory Box and the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.
For these two cards I have used stamps from mftstamps and dies from Memory box, combined with patterned paper from the 'Timeless treasures' paper pack from Craftangles.
I had so much fun making these cards!
Do pick up a pack of these papers and stencils and have a blast!
I am submitting these cards for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.
It is the first time I have tried something like this...I created an ink blended sky using Tim Holtz distress inks. Before blending, I used my Versamark pen and Ranger white embossing powder to heat emboss some snowflakes.
To create the snow banks, I used the Mama Elephant dies, which I distressed as well.
I then die cut two bicycles from Memory Box..one in black and one in white and adhered them a little off set..to create the look of snow.
I added a couple of punched holly leaves and a red ribbon to the handle to finish the image.
I completed the card with a holiday sentiment from Hero Arts.
I hope you liked the card...I would love to hear from you if you did!!
I used the Scrapberry's patterned paper to make this quick and easy Christmas card. I accentuated it by adding two die cut twigs (memory box dies), a sentiment from Winnie and Walter and
self adhesive gemstones.
I adhered the patterned paper to a white card base and voila! My card was ready!
Do check out ScrapBerry's 6"x6" patterned paper pack at CraftAdda.
They really are of excellent quality and lend themselves perfectly to making Quick and Easy Christmas cards!
As it is the month of Valentines and hearts, we can't ignore that theme,
can we?
We also have loads of scraps around...I know I do..and I thought it would be nice to put those scraps to use this month.
Our challenge this month is
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Now for some inspiration...
To make this simple tag, I stamped the image (from MFT stamps) on a scrap of white card and punched it out using my circle punch. I then popped it up on a piece of white card stock cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitched circles, with 3D foam tape. I finished off the card by adding the sentiment and some bakers' twine.
Other supplies used are...
EK Success 1" circle punch,
Versafine Onyx black and Habanero inks.
To make this card, I used red card and black die cut (memento small starburst) card which were left overs from an earlier project.
I stamped the image from Simon Says Stamp 'Quite the pear' stamp set, onto a piece of scrap white card stock and fussy cut it.
I then put all the pieces together at an angle, for interest, with the playing cards popped up with 3D tape.
I stamped the sentiment with Memento tuxedo black ink to finish the card.
I used some craps of white card to stamp the central image and then fussy cut them.
We have some more inspiration for you from our
FEBRUARY GUEST DESIGNER
NEHA BHATT
This month we have the fabulous Neha Bhatt, of Perwinkle Creations as our Guest Designer.
Her style is simple and CAS, but oh so effective!
I love her work and I am sure that you will too!
Here is what she has to say about herself...
Hi! I am Neha, a house wife - hence full time crafter.
I have been crafting for last 10 years.
I had an opportunity to live in USA for few years and that is where I came to learn about stamps and inks.
Paper crafting is a pure passion and my high-way to happiness.
It gives me that inner peace and keeps me sane.
My Style is CAS cards. I love the aesthetics behind their designs and how they convey the message.
My blog periwinkle-creations is comparatively new but you can find my older work on my
I am onParu's Card making Challenge Blog as
a guest designer for Febuary . Having our own Indian Challenge Blog was
my dream but due to my laziness I never started it. When Paru started it last
month I was thrilled to participate & feel honoured to be a GD this month.
There were many awesome entries last month and some fabulous prizes too.
This month's challenge is a Valentine themed card or tag using scraps.
I hardly use pattern paper but I
love them.
I can't let go even smallest of scrap.
Another thing I hoard is die
cut negatives. I always feel there are so many possibilities with them
which remain unexplored and scraps gets piled up.
I madeTHIScard a while ago in which I use many stitched panels to create comic
book look. I am using that negative and scrap pattern paper to create today's
card.
I madeTHIScard a while ago in which I use many stitched panels to create comic
book look. I am using that negative and scrap pattern paper to create today's
card.
I adhered
different PP scrap form the back of each window with 3d tape for creating
shadow box effect. I used reverse confettistamp set, some wood veneer arrows and heart
and bow die cuts. I feel all the elements in different windows help to enhance
the more part of the sentiment.
For tag, I simply
glued strips of different PP scrap on some leftover CS and die cut the tag. Try
doing this with different dies. you will get some really unexpected results.
Hope you will be
inspired to use the scrap and create something beautiful and take part in this
month's challenge.
THE PRIZES
We have some fabulous sponsors lined up for this month.
I started with the sentiment (from Simon Says Stamp) and then pulled out this 'small circle burst' die from Memory box that I had been hoarding a while. In order to create something shiny, I took the circle from the centre and heat embossed it a couple of times with Gold embossing powder. I then inlaid the die cut onto the card.
I just love the simple effect that it has created.
I am also playing the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 'Anything goes' challenge.
For these challenges, I had to create a vintage look and use kraft paper as well as Lawn Fawn and Simon says Stamp products. Oh, and also to use the embossed embossing technique…whew! ;-)
I started with a piano sheet music background which I found in 'Papers,Papers,Papers' a book by The Crafters Paper Library.
Because I like to hoard printed paper, I photocopied the paper to use it.
I then distressed the edges and used Claudine Helmuth's multi medium matte (absolutely love it) to fix to the card topper.
I did the same with the piano keys, die cut from Memory box.
For the embossed embossing technique, I embossed a piece of brown paper with cuttlebug embossing folders and then heat embossed over it with gold embossing powder.
I then die cut the numbers (Lawn Fawn) and fixed them using foam tape.
The sentiments are from the Simon Says Stamp 'tilted banner' stamp and die set and Stampendous.
Finally I distressed the edges of the card topper and the sentiment banners with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.
Making this card has been a huge mood lifter….hope you like it!
Oh! I had so much fun with this technique that I learnt on Online Card Classes!
The technique was to emboss using a wafer thin die and then watercolour it!
To do this I used a Memory box die and a cottage Cutz die.
The sandwich ..A plate, B plate, tan mat, paper, die-cutting side down,tan mat, B plate, 2-3 sheets of card stock
I ran this through my cuttlebug and got the most fantastic impression!
Here's what I made...
The banner and sentiment are from the Simon Says stamp Tilted banners stamp and die set.
die..Cottage Cutz doily.
Sentiment...Hampton Art.
I am submitting these cards for "The Paper Players" Wedding challenge and the Clean&Simple challenge 293.
Hello Everyone!
It's great to be back online...my laptop died so now I have a new iMac so I am back in the blogogsphere!Yay!!!
Today I have three cards which I made using negative die cuts...
An idea I have been wanting to play with for a while.
I will post cards with the positives tomorrow.
As you can see, I have added sentiments in the negative space of the die cut and made these fun cards.
The dies are from the Simon Says stamp and Memory Box 'Talk Bubbles' stamp and die set.
The sentiments are from Hero Arts and the inks are from Memento and Versafine.
