Christmas Cards II

Here`s my second installment of Christmas cards.  This time I was also able to use scraps!  The reindeer stamp comes from a Hero Arts clear stamp set.  The sentiment and heart stamp are from (I believe) a Stampendous stamp set.

Materials Used: 

• Recollections 65 lb cardstock
• Various scraps of Christmas paper
• Hero Arts clear stamps
• Versafine black ink with clear embossing powder
• Spectrum Noir alcohol markers
• Diamond stickles
• Spellbinders label 8 dies
• Distress ink in Vintage Photo for inking edges
• D`Vine swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Brown satin ribbon
• ATG adhesive and 1/8" foam adhesive

Christmas Cards

There's 3 weeks until Christmas and my cards are not done!!!


These cards were super easy to make and better yet, used up a bunch of those Christmas paper scraps.
The main image is a sentiment and small bird stamps from Hero Arts, colored with Spectrum Noir markers and jazzed up with some diamond stickles.

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65 lb cardstock
• Crate Paper Snow Day paper and various other scraps
• Hero Arts clear stamps
• Versafine black ink with clear embossing powder
• Spectrum Noir alcohol markers
• Diamond stickles
• Spellbinders circle die
• Distress ink in Vintage Photo for inking edges
• Fiskars scalloped border punch
• Bakers twine (various colors)
• ATG adhesive and 1/8" foam adhesive

Using the same bird image on a couple of different layouts - again, a great way to use up scraps!

Materials Used:

• *same as above plus
• Recollection brads in brown
• Adhesive pearls (from the dollar store)

Halloween Cards

It's that spooktacular time of year again.  Here are a few of the cards that I made that I intend to send to family and friends this year!

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65 lb cardstock
• Recollections Halloween designer paper
• K&Co paper - Spooktacular, Kelly Panacci Halloween
• Martha Stewart Border Punches - Drippy Goo and Spider Webs
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• Diamond Stickles
• Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge

Birthday Cards

A couple of birthday cards - one for my friend and one for her sweet little boy.

Her card is a shaker card, filled with pink and orange seed beads and sequins.  The cupcakes were stamped using a Unity Stamp Co. stamp and colored in using Spectrum Noir markers.

Materials Used:

• "1,2,3,4,5 Thousand Cupcake Calories" stamp by Unity Stamp Co.
• Memento black ink
• Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers
• Diamond Stickles
• Pink and orange seed beads and sequins
• Spellbinders "Labels 11" for the window and frame
• Glittered stripe paper from Recollections "Pretty as a Peacock" stack 

The background of his card was stamped on white card stock using a cloud stamp and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The blue is a combination of various colors of Distress ink blended with Diamond glimmer mist.  The little parrot was stamped using a Recollection clear stamp and colored in using Spectrum Noir markers.  The flag banner was stamped directly onto the background and paper pieced using various scraps.

Materials Used:

• Parrot stamp by Recollections 
• Hero Arts banner stamp
• Recollections cloud stamp ($1.50 bin)
• Memento black ink
• Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers
• Black Staz-On ink
• Diamond Stickles
• Distress Ink in various shades of blue
• Diamond Glimmer Mist
• Various scraps of paper

Candy Filled Milk Cartons

A nifty little gifty for a good friend's birthday.  Mini milk cartons filled with gummy candies, and a matching card!

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• K&Company 'Sweet Nectar' specialty paper stack
• Adhesive backed glitter paper
• Fiskars border punch - Scallop 
• Stamp (cupcake) and various colored pencils
• Stickles - Ruby Slippers
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• Buttons and twine 
• Sure Cuts A Lot 2 to cut the pattern for the cartons and the holder 

Mini Card Sets

A couple card sets.  Each set contains 4 cards, measuring 3x3 inches.

Materials Used:

• Random assortment of stamps, ribbon and gems
• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• Various designer paper scraps
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• StazOn Ink - Saddle Brown
• EK Success border punch
• Cricut "Live Simply" (mushroom), "Simply Charmed" (bird), and  "Wild Card" (card box) cartridges

Rosette Cards

Very simple cards that put the focus on the paper.

 

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• Recollections Mosaic Memories paper (MME's Stella and Rose)
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• Fiskars border punch - Scallop
• Buttons and twine

Fish Bowl Card

A cute little tri-fold card.

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• Acetate
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Broken China, Shabby Shutters and Victorian Velvet
• StazOn Ink - Saddle Brown
• Stickels - Diamond and Lime
• Cuttlebug embossing folder - D'Vine Swirls and Tiny Bubbles
• Fiskars Texture Plate - Scales (?)
• Cricut "Create a Critter" cartridge
• Pearls and twine

Random Cards

A small collection of random cards created in Jan 2012.  My goal was to focus more on stamping and  patterned paper.

Materials Used:

• Random assortment of stamps, ribbon and pearls
• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• Recollections Mosaic Memories paper (MME's Stella and Rose)
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge, Broken China and Shabby Shutters
• StazOn Ink - Jet Black, Dove Grey, Timber Brown, Saddle Brown and Cherry Pink
• Glimmer Mist - Dazzling Diamonds
• VersaMark Ink
• Recollections Embossing Powder - Clear Bark
• Flower and circle punches by Recollections and EK Success

Mad Hatter "UnBirthday" Card

This is a card that I made some time ago.  I think it turned out pretty well, so it gets to be my first creation post! 

Materials Used:

• Disney Classics Cricut cartridge
• Recollections 65lb cardstock
• My Mind's Eye "It's my Party" paper stack
• Stickles - Diamond
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo