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

Rolled Rose Wreath (Neutral)

This is my second rolled rose wreath.  I went with a more neutral palette this time around.

Materials Used:

• 15 sheets of 12x12 papers from  My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2 (180 Stack)
• 12" foam wreath form
• 48" of 4" sheer white ribbon
• Various sizes of brown and tan half pearls
• Hot glue to attach all pieces together

Cupcake Boxes

Who doesn't love cupcakes?  I spent the weekend creating these little cupcake boxes for my nieces.

This more grown-up version , along with matching card, was created for my friend's 30th birthday.

This card inspired me to make a full set of "birthday chic" boxes with matching cards and package them in a small gift box.  The final gift box measures 5.25"x5.25"x1.25".

Materials Used:

• Recollections 12x12 65lb card stock.
• My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist" 180pg paper stack
• Recollections "Retro Collage" paper stack
• Acetate
• Embossing Powder - Recollections Party Pink, American Crafts Red Metallic and American Crafts Teal Metallic.
• Black velvet 1/4" ribbon and a few small 1/8" ribbon scraps for accents
• Happy Birthday stamp
• Terrifically Tacky tape to adhere the boxes
• Recollections 2" scalloped circle punch
• Cricut cartridge - Forever Young
• The templates and dimensions for the cupcake boxes can be found here.

DIY Small Storage for under $10

A super cute, very functional and easy to make small storage cube.  The mini cube shelf measures 15.25"x15.25"x4.25" and is made of white foam board.  Each box measures 4"x4"x4" and is made of card stock.

Materials Used:

• Recollections 65lb cardstock in kraft for the boxes - $2.00
•  5 sheets of K&Company 'Carolyn Gavin' specialty paper for decoration - $2.50
• Various cardstock scraps for the box lids
• Terrifically Tacky tape to adhere the boxes
• 2 sheets of white foam board for the shelf - $2.50
• Glue gun and hot glue to attach the shelf pieces
• The templates and dimensions for the boxes can be found here.

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 

Felties

To help out my sister who has recently started making beautiful handmade hair clips, I made these cute little felt pieces.  Check out her stuff here!

Materials Used:

• Cuttlebug and various Cuttlebug flower dies
• Random assortment of felt, thread, buttons, gems, beads and sequins

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

Cakepops

Chocolate cake, mixed with chocolate icing, dipped in chocolate, and rolled in sprinkles - how can you go wrong?

My first successful cakepop!

Now, picture 120 of them...

Rolled Rose Wreath

It took a week, but I finally finished the rolled rose wreath.

Materials Used:

• 15 sheets of 12x12 papers from  K&Company "Poppy Seed" specialty stack (9 flowers/sheet)
• 12" foam wreath form painted with black acrylic paint
• 48" of 4" sheer green ribbon
• Hot glue to attach all pieces together

Valentine Banner

To cheer up the grey walls at the office, I'm going to be hanging 4 of these Valentine banners!

Materials Used:

• Various K&Company papers (mainly from Valentine Sweetheart) for the rosettes
• 1 sheet of K&Company "Sweet Talk Postage Stamp" paper for the rosette centers
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• 24 red and pink glittered foam hearts
• 4 7ft pieces of twine, 6 hearts strung on each
• Hot glue to attach all pieces together