Vintage Holiday Greetings

I've got a more vintage looking card up today for you to enjoy. I like the subdued colors of a vintage Christmas at times, so I thought this was perfectly so!

 

I colored the rhinestones with a red Spectrum Noir Marker to make them look like holly berries. These markers are so versatile. Check them out over at Crafter's Companion and make a wish list for the items you want under your tree this year! 

SUPPLIES USED:

Signature Collection Traditional Christmas, Entwined Holly Metal Die
Signature Collection Peace & Joy Stamp Set
Shimmering Cardstock 6x6 Green Envy
Signature Colleciton Traditional Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad
Spectrum Noir Marker, DR2, DR7
Memento, Tuxedo Black
Distress Ink, Scattered Straw

I'd Pick You

Good morning! Since spring has FINALLY sprung here, I wanted to make a fun and uplifting springtime card. Next to Bebunni, this is my second favorite of the sets offered by Crafter's Companion - Moonbeam Meadow. I'm a sucker for cute little animals, but in stamps or real life ;)

 

I made this a bright and fun color palette for this card and had so much fun coloring this image. I've linked all products at the end like I usually do for you. 

Adding a little embossed panel really gives your projects interest in a subtle way. 

 

He's just so happy and cute, how can you NOT smile at him?? Perfect pick-me-up card for a friend for any reason. Sometimes we need to just send people handmade items just because. After all, they're to be enjoyed right? And I know I'd enjoy getting this card.

I hope you've enjoyed my quick little card up today on my blog and that the bright colors and cheery bear made YOU smile today. I mean, it's the weekend, too, so smile some more!!

Thanks for stopping by. And be sure to check out all the amazing inspiration and products over at Crafter's Companion today.






PRODUCTS USED: 

• Moonbeam Meadow Everyday EZMount Stamp Set - Just a Note  
• Shimmering Cardstock 6" x 6" 20pc package - Green Envy 
• Die'Sire Essentials: Rectangles & Scalloped Circles
• Embossalicious Embossing Folder, Blooming Wonderful/Vintage
• Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils: 045, 047, 012, 023, 085, 084, 090, 094, 029, 085  
• Spectrum Noir Blending Solution  
• Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps

Best Wishes

Happy Saturday people! I'm itching for spring in a bad way, but it's still reallllly cold here. I can only look forward to that, right?! While I sit bundled up INSIDE my house. Ha!

Today's card I created has that springtime appeal I think anyone would appreciate getting in the mail right now.

 

I wanted a lot of bright colors, so I started with a trimmed down piece of Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock and I stamped the Stamp-It Discovery Collection EZMount Stamp - Faith Bird onto that with Versamark ink and then applied some white embossing powder and heat set. This will allow you to color over it with the image showing up in white! I applied watered down Distress Inks in Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade, and Tumbled Glass with a waterbrush pen. This technique is so pretty when it's all dry! 

I then used a sheet of 6x6 Shimmering Cardstock in Coastal Blue and diecut out the strip at the top using the Bebunni Floral Collection Metal Die, Cottage Lace. I glued that down to the top of the watercolor panel and applied several pearls to the center of each flower.

I used a colorful piece of paper behind the watercolor panel to add some interest and then some cording at the top of the diecut lace and glued it all together. 

Such a simple way to create a beautiful focal point. Take a hop on over to the newly designed Crafter's Companion website to see projects, products, and so much more!

Magical Greetings

I have a few people in my life that love things like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and fantasy things like that, so when I first saw the Sheena A Little Bit Magical, Once There Were Dragons set, I knew I had to have it! I could use this for a few people. Plus, who doesn't think dragons are cool?! 

For this card, I colored the dragon in with Spectrum Aqua Markers onto the Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock and cut it out leaving a slight border. I used the sentiment from the set with some Staz-On ink on a craft card base. To give the bottom some color and interest, I embossed some Shimmering Cardstock in Green Envy with a lattice embossing folder. 

I hope you enjoyed this and if you're looking for fantasy images like this and more, visit the Crafter's Companion website to see all the awesome stamps they have to offer with this theme in mind. I'll be grabbing a couple others as well in the near future!

SUPPLIES USED:

• Sheena A Little Bit Magical, Once There Were Dragons
• Shimmering Cardstock, Green Envy
• Embossalicious - Lattice Embossing Folder
• Staz-On Midi Ink Pad, Cactus Green
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Cardstock
• Spectrum Aqua Markers: Sunflower, Crimson, Marigold, Moss, Leaf Green, Evergreen, Slate

Golden Dreams

I am inspired by different quotes I see and this quote I chose for the card I created today really is inspiring!

I started with a kraft cardstock base, cut and scored to 4.25x5.5. Next, I chose a pretty patterned paper and cut that to the same size as my front panel for the card and adhered it.

Next, I took a piece of the Shimmering Cardstock in Green Envy and cut that to 4x5.25. I rounded two corners and then stamped the Sheena Optimism Leaf in Delicata, Golden Glitz. I also heat embossed the leaves. Too bad you can't tell in the photos, but it's so pretty in person!

For the sentiment, I took a piece of vellum and inked up the quote from the Sentimentals, Vintage set with Staz-On Midi Ink in Ganache. I glued that the the green embossed leaf panel and added a simple white with gold fleck twine around the top of that piece and tied a simple ribbon. I added several white enamel dots as well for some interest on the right side of the card. Then, I glued that entire panel to the flower paper with some thick foam adhesive.

Thanks for visiting today and check out all the awesome products Crafter's Companion has to offer!

Crafter's Companion HSN Show Blog Hop

Good morning! Thanks for joining me today in the super fun blog hop to get ready for Sara Davies’ shows on HSN! Sara will be part of the HSN 24-hour Day of Crafts on July 1st. Please check the Crafter's Companion US Facebook page for times! 

And what's a hop without amazing prizes up for the giving? All of my teammates are giving away stamps or dies...make sure you hop along to everyone’s blog, and leave comments to win their fabulous prizes! And be sure not to miss the huge prize packs on the Crafter’s Companion US blog and over on Sara Davies’ blog! We will be selecting the winners by July 2nd. ALL winners will be responsible for contacting prizes@crafterscompanion.com with their address and prize they won. Have fun along the hop! The list for the hop participants is below. 

Now, on to my project! I've created a beautiful, bright card today with the Sheena, A Little Bit Sketchy EZMount Stamp Set, Tropical Nectar. I have stamped this image onto my Ultra Smooth White Premium Cardstock with Memento in Tuxedo Black. I colored it in with my Spectrum Noir Markers (GT1, GT2, JG1, TB1, TB2, TB3, TB4, BT3, BT4, BT5, GB3, HB1, HB3, LG4, LG5, IB1, CT1, CT4, CR3, CR6, FS5, FS9, Blender).

For the pop of pink on the bottom, I used the Shimmering Cardstock in Rose Pearl with the Embossalicious Lattice folder. I rounded all the corners on the colored piece and embossed cardstock and glued the two together. The sentiment is also from the Tropical Nectar set as well. I simply stamped and diecut that with the Die'Sire Essentials, Rectangles die. I rounded 3 of the corners. For some fun pops of colors, I colored three enamel dots with my Spectrum Noir Markers to match the hummingbird's feathers. 

I tied some twine around the card and snuck in the sentiment behind that and adhered everything with the Extra Strong Permanent Tape Runner to the black cardstock base (folded to 4.25x5.5). I hope you enjoyed my project today and have a ton of fun hopping along to see what my the other design team members have created today for this special hop. 













Hop Participants: 
Crafter’s Companion US - http://crafterscompanion.blogspot.com/
Sara Davies - http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/blog/saradaviesblog/
Lori Barnett - http://www.loribarnett.blogspot.com/
Laine Webb - http://dreamlaine.blogspot.co.uk/
Chrissie Tobas - http://harvestmoonpapiere.blogspot.com/Liz Walker - http://veritycards.blogspot.co.uk/
Gini Cagle - http://www.ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Kendra Wietstock - http://kendrawietstock.blogspot.com/
Roxanne O’Brien - http://projectorganizedchaos.blogspot.com/ <<<<YOU ARE HERE!>>>>
Giovana Smith - http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/
Jodi Clark - https://clarkscraftycorner.wordpress.com/
Rosemary Shaner-Bridges - http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson - http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/
Vera Yates - http://lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Taylor Usry - http://taylorusry.blogspot.com/

Floral Thanks

Today I have a card that's very simple and no coloring! I know, crazy. You know I love to color for my cards, but today, I challenged myself and didn't use a stamp as a focal point. And you know what? I kind of like that! (Don't worry, I am a girl who loves to color always, so fret not.)

I used Shimmering Cardstock in Green Envy for the background. I stamped the flourish from the Textures EZMount Journal Jottings set with Memento Luxe in Wedding Dress. I used a clear embossing powder and I heat set that. It helps to pop the design off the card, especially when using a subtle color like white over a shimmery, darker colored cardstock. 

I picked some fun and pretty elements out of my stash like the little file folder and other elements on the right hand side. I wanted a thank you card, so I diecut the THANKS letters using the Die'Sire Alphabet Uppercase, 1-inch dies out of dark brown cardstock in my stash. I used the small Xyron I have to apply the adhesive to the smaller letters and stuck those to my card. 

I assembled the cluster of elements on the right and used some enamel dots in a cream color for the center of the butterfly and around the card as well. Definitely a clean and simple design today. 

Check out all the amazing dies Crafter's Companion has to offer. Makes card making a cinch!

Party in a Teapot

Another Saturday project up on the blog today! This is a ton of fun and quite simple to create. Just a bit of coloring and drying time involved :)

For this card, I used a kraft card base. I then used a piece of shimmering Cardstock in Rose Pearl and the Dreamweaver Embossing Paste with a stencil I have and went to town. I used a heat gun to help it dry and then stuck it outside in the sun for a little bit (maybe 20 minutes). When it was dry, I laid the stencil back on top and used some Radiant Neon in Electric Yellow with a craft sponge and smeared that in some spots of the embossing paste. I love that it shows up, but isn't too heavy. Added just enough of the yellow to pull it out of my colored image. 

I tied a simple twine bow around the top in this beautiful pink lemonade color. I love it! 

For the colored image, I stamped the Moonbeam Meadow, Time for Tea with Versafine, Onyx Black onto my premium white cardstock. I then took my Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils (100, 96, 62, 63, 89, 84, 19, 22, 37, 34, 46, 45, 68, 71, 78, 80, 50, 103, 94, 17, 25) and colored it in. I used my Spectrum Noir Marker in IG2 to add in some dots on the teapot and some shading under the teapot and box. I used a simple white enamel dot and my Spectrum Noir Marker in DR5 to make a heart. I snuck that onto the tag of the teapot instead of using a sentiment. This way, I can use this card for various events!

Check out all the adorable Moonbeam Meadow sets Crafter's Companion has to offer and much more!

Hello Hibiscus

Hello! I have a fun and bright card to share today. I have stepped out how I created this below along with links to each supply I used from Crafter's Companion. 

1. Cut/score orange cardstock base to 4.25x5.5. 

2. Cut small strips of Shimmering Cardstock in Green Envy. Set aside. 

3. Cut sheet for watercolor images. I wanted to create my own patterned paper with this card using a lot of color, so I stamped the small hibiscus image from the Stamp-It Australia, Floral Fancies set with Memento, Tuxedo Black. I used Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers to color them in. I referenced images on Google for different colors these gorgeous flowers. I used Yellow, Sunset, Spice, Gold, Amber, Orchid, Heather, Wildflower, Begonia, Blossom, Orange, Rose, Pink, Crimson, Burgundy, Scarlet and Red Violet. To make it look like a true patterned paper, I used Sea Green to color in around the flowers. I love the way this came out, so I'll be doing this technique way more often! 

4. To make a soft sentiment focal point on this bright and busy background, I used a small piece of vellum and diecut it using the Die'Sire Essentials, Rectangles and I embossed it using the top of the Embossing Folder, Christmas Elegance. I used the extra strong permanent tape runner behind where I glued the sentiment to hide it.

5. I then used some little enamel dots for interest on the sheer piece. 

6. I assembled it all and there you go!

Bloom & Grow

I have one last card for this month to share with you. I used the Bebunni, Bloom & Grow set. I stamped it with Memento, Tuxedo Black on Ultra Smooth White Premium Cardstock. I colored it in with my Spectrum Noir Markers (CG1, CG2, BG1, BG3, BG4, Blender, FS4, FS6, FS9, IG2, EB2, EB3, EB8, LY2, GB4, GB6, GB8, BG9, FS6).

 

I fussy cut around the image, including the falling petals, but left a slight white border to add dimension once assembled. 

For the pink background, I used the Flora Bunda embossing folder with the Shimmering Cardstock in Pink Pearl. I rounded the two corners and adhered to my white card base. (Standard 4.25x5.5 card)

Behind the bunny, I created a little outdoorsy scene with two ink pads and a craft sponge! So simple. I used Memento, Summer Sky, Distress Ink in Scattered Straw and Memento Dew Drop in Tea Leaves.

I decided to glue that little scene to black patterned paper to make it really pop off the card. I then stuck the bunny and petals onto the scene with some foam adhesive. I love the way it gives such great dimension to a card! 

The little bow at the top of the flower stem was something I just made up as I went. I drew a bow shape on a piece of cardstock, cut it out and set that aside. I took a small piece of the Shimmering Cardstock in Yellow Pearl and ran through my machine using the Floral Stitch embossing folder. This gave the bow a little something. 

I then took my template I cut out, and placed it onto my embossed Yellow Pearl piece and cut that out and folded into the bow. I used a scrap piece of green paper for the center of the bow and glued together, and then finally glued to the flower stem. Isn't that a super cute touch?? And it was so simple. 

To give this card even more layers, I used an embossed tag from my stash and rubbed on some Memento Luxe in Grey Flannel. I used a bright green ribbon and clipped the ends and glued that down to the pink layer. I then glued down the bunny rectangle piece. 

For the sentiment, I used the Best Wishes from the same Bebunni, Bloom & Grow set, and diecut that out with the Die'Sire Scalloped Squares and snuck that behind the black piece. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today and that you swing on over to the Crafter's Companion website today to check out the products and samples!

Butterfly Memories

I have one of my favorite cards right here. Even my oldest was like, "Mom, this is so pretty!!" So right there told me I had a great card. 

For my base, I took a sage green textured cardstock and made my card and set that aside. From there, I chose a light green and ivory patterned paper. I've always seen other crafters stamp an image onto patterned paper, so I needed to try it. And I LOVE it. 

I took the bunch of flowers from the Stamp-It Australia Imagine, Floral Fancies set and inked it up with Memento Luxe in Rich Cocoa. I stamped it randomly on the paper. I love how it looks like real printed patterned paper. I'm definitely doing this again. 

I cut out my large butterfly with the Die'Sire Decorative Dies, Butterflies, from Shimmering Cardstock in Pearl Ivory. I rubbed on Memento Luxe in Angel Pink to make it a nice, soft pink. 

Behind the butterfly, I wanted pops of color, so I chose two coordinating papers and used my Die'Sire Essentials, Scalloped Squares to cut out two squares and I glued them down and then adhered my butterfly with foam adhesive circles to give it dimension.

The sentiment block was stamped with Staz-On Midi in Spiced Chai onto a square of the Pearl Ivory cardstock to match. I glued that to the center of the butterfly. I used the sentiment from the Sentimentals, Vintage set.

I encourage you to check out all the beautiful sets you could use to create your own custom patterned paper at Crafter's Companion.

Christmas Thank You Card

I've got a non-traditional color combination for you today for a holiday thank you card. I think these are wonderful to have on hand for sending to someone who gives you an unexpected gift, and you want to thank them. What's a better way than a hand crafted card and a little message? 

My card used an aqua, white and pink for this Christmas thank you. I took a photo on an angle to show you the cardstock and embossing that was done to the aqua panel. I've listed all my supplies below. I hope you enjoyed the project, and that I've inspired you to make some thank you cards for your stash and to embrace non-traditional color palettes. So fun!

Supplies from Crafter's Companion: 

Sentimentals, Jingle Bells

Sentimentals, Christmas Magic

Die'Sire Essentials, Scalloped Circles

Vintage Christmas Collection 6"x6" Embossing Folder, Christmas Merriment

Shimmering Cardstock, Coastal Pearl

Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Delicata, Silver Shimmer

Memento, Tuxedo Black