Sentiments

 

At Splitcoaststampers the Way to Use It Challenge was to use Wise Words. I have two cards to share.

The gold-foiled sticker provided the "Go with your heart" sentiment on this faux carved wood background with a popped-up butterfly.

This is the sentiment I usually use for baby cards, but it worked well for this pet sympathy card, too. Thanks for visiting.

All White - 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge

 

The current challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is:

I think the secret to a good all-white card is to go one of two extremes - either super smooth, clean and simple - or lots of layers and texture. Guess what I went for? I ended up making two cards. I will show you the one I entered in the challenge first, but it is was not my first attempt.

This is a combo of a snowflake frame embossing folder and a die cut "JOY" all in white cardstock. I blinged it up with pearls but i did not have any that were loose. I had to cut these apart from a long embellishment border, peel them off the adhesive backing and glue them down. It was tedious, so I won't be doing that again.

My first effort - while technically all-white - proved that not all white items are the same shade of white! 

The background was white vellum that I ran through a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder. The white cardstock I used for the JOY had a slight shimmer to it that reads pale grey in the photo, and the letters were in white glitter cardstock but the glitter looks a little green in real life and pink in the photo. I added extra layers of glittered holly, flowers and berries. Once I saw the photo, I knew I needed to make a second one that was truer all-white.

I am also entering this in the Anything Goes Challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.

Tagged Birthday

 

The current challenge at Seize the Birthday is a birthday card (as usual) with the optional topping to add a tag. This 5X7 inch card relies on pretty 49th & Market Viken Rub-on Transfers for the imagery.

Some sheer purple ribbon and string provided a great place to put this wee tag with a gold-foiled birthday cake.

I used some selective embossing to get a border of Swiss Dots to ground the collage.

Leftover rub-on transfers tie the inside to the outside.

Check out the other tagged birthday card ideas at Seize the Birthday.

Best Fishes

Over at Seize the Birthday the current challenge #322 asks for the topping of:

This card is a standing card that has an accordion fold in the base to insert clear acetate layers. I added fronds of seaweed and stamped fish to compliment the die cut aperture. The back panel is a watercoliured background I created with smooshed Distress Inks and Lindy's Magicals powdered pigments.

The back of the tentfold card was embossed with waves and I added this sentiment:

 

A Leafy Hi

 

Recently I read or watched a couple crafters who brought two points forward: 1) Shop your stash. Use something you haven't used in ages - or ever! and 2) Who needs patterned paper when you can make your own?

I had this in mind when I made this card. I used a two-part leafy stencil I have had so long - and never used - and cannot recall where I got it. It is The Stamp Market brand. I added dots using another stencil and Lisa Horton Cloud 9 Crimson Cheer interference ink. It dries back to a lovely coral.

I used a scalloped rectangle die from Taylored Expressions for the frame. I adorned that with some Altenew Leaves. The frame is popped up with foam and has an acetate sheet behind it. This allow me to adhere my "hi" floating on the acetate. I cut the sentiment from a Picket Fence die set I have possibly never used. I know I had not used the circle because I was very surprised to find it cut a thin border. I used the same Crimson Cheer ink on that and the "hi" and then coloured the edge of the card base front as well to tie it all together. Leftovers dressed up the inside.

I used six dies to create this card!I am entering it in some challenges:

Die Cut Divas' Spring is Coming

Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge Blog Anything Goes 

Westie Christmas Cards

Isn't he a handsome fellow? I had a friend bring this die set back from the UK in the summer and decided Christmas was a good time to use it. I chose to isolate the profile and cut to fit the circle of red foil here. The full size is below. Can be purchased from JJD Cards.

I made two cards. Gave the first away and decided I wanted one for us, so hubby got the second one!

The wreath is made with Spellbinders hot foiling plate "Christmas Foliage Circle Border." I foiled it in thirds to create the wreath. It was not as difficult to line up as I feared. The green cardstock is Michael's Recollections brand and smooth enough to get a good result with the foil. 

There is a thick circle outline that I foiled on red foil cardstock which also worked well.  I made use of the red foil cardstock to mat the layers. Coloured the bow tie with a burgundy Copic marker.

For my second card I used the red foil cardstock again and an old Spellbinders Imperial Gold Circles One frame die set; die cut the bow tie from the same red foil, and hot foiled (with a laminator) Gina K. Designs / Thermoweb Foil-Mates Ornamental Holiday patterned background with Gina K. Designs Red Velvet Fancy Foils which matched the red foil cardstock layers. A Spellbinders label die and sentiment from Stampin' Up! Christmas Scottie set finished it off.

I am entering in these challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge #346 ~ Anything Goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up

Of course there is nothing like the real thing. Here is my daughter's Westie, Kit Kat. He spent Christmas Day with us. Always a treat!

Golden Poinsettia

After making over thirty Waffle Flower Postage Stamp Snowmen Collage Cards, I had a lot of die cut frames left over. I decided to use them to frame this panel made with a Lisa Horton Poinsettia and Holly embossing folder.

I ran a sponge over the top of the relief areas with Enchanted Gold Gilding Polish by Creative Expressions. 

Sentiment was gold foiled using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System. 

I am entering this in:

Die Cut Divas Christmas/Winter December Challenge

Cut it Up Challenge #346 ~ Anything Goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up