Mistletoe Season's Greetings Card - 52 {C}CT Aug Theme Challenge

Gill, our challenge hostess for the month, has set a wonderful theme challenge for us at 52 {C}CT this week - Mistletoe and Wine.  I am so NOT a fan of that song so I deliberately played a CD that I could sing along to in order to stop me from singing THAT song all the way through making my card LOL!

 

 

The SU! Peaceful Wishes set is long retired but it's got a lovely mistletoe image and the whole set just has a timeless quality.  I was very happy to ink up the mistletoe stamp again along with the matching wheel stamp.  For the wine aspect of the theme I decided to use a rich red wine colour and I found a lovely Bo Bunny Double Dot paper at my local craft shop, the Glitter Pot.  After I'd grabbed a sheet from the rack I looked at the colour - it was 'Wine' - so, absolutely perfect then!  I made a 5" square card from SU! Shimmery White CS and stamped the mistletoe image a few times as a background (I used Pear Pizzazz ink stamped off twice).  I stamped the mistletoe again in full strength Pear Pizzazz ink, cut it out with a Labels One die, stamped the sentiment and die cut the mat layer labels.  I attached two strips of the wine paper to the card front, glued on the Pear Pizzazz and wine labels and popped up the white label.  To complete the card front I added pearls to the paper strips and added small pearls as mistletoe berries.  

For the inside I inked the Mistletoe stamp in Pear Pizzazz ink, stamped it off twice before stamping it inside the card and I stamped the sentiment over the top in Bravo Burgundy ink.  I inked the Mistletoe wheel stamp (which I've unmounted from the wheel) with Pear Pizzazz ink, stamped onto a separate piece of Shimmery White CS, trimmed the strip to size and glued it inside.  I finished off with a narrow strip of the wine paper.

I used the wine paper to make a matching envelope.  I added a mistletoe stamped strip and a popped up name label.

I hope you'll take part in our 52 {C}CT theme challenge this week and make a Christmas card to add to your stash - singing is optional!  I look forward to seeing your cards!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Wishes' set & 'Mistletoe' wheel stamp, sentiment on front from Woodware 'Little Christmas Bird' set, inside sentiment from Hero Arts 'Holiday Cheer' clear set
CS: SU! Shimmery White & Pear Pizzazz
Ink: SU! Pear Pizzazz & Bravo Burgundy
Tools: Labels One Nestabilities dies, SU! Envelope Punch Board, label die from Sizzix 'Card, Fancy Frame Flip-Its #2' die set
Embellishments & accessories: SU! pearl jewels, Dimensionals


 

Hello There Flip Card

During July we had a blog hop over at 52 {C}CT and there were prizes donated by the DT members hidden along the way of the hop.  For the chance to win a prize we asked people to leave a comment on the blog hop posts of each DT member plus the original 52 {C}CT challenge post.  The winner of my prize was Meg from Bits and Pieces.

Naturally, I had to make a card to accompany the prize!  Here's the card, envelope and wrapped prize all ready to be sent off.  After I'd made the card and envelope I decided to wrap the prize goodies in the patterned paper I'd used on the card.  I finished off by tying some Bermuda Bay taffeta ribbon around the package. 

I've just acquired a set of Sizzix Flip-Its Framelits dies that enable you to create flip cards so I was excited to try my new purchase.  I cut the card base from SU! Rose Red CS and used other dies in the set to cut the patterned paper panels - I LOVE the fact that dies for this purpose are included in the set!  I heat embossed the 'hello there' with white embossing powder and then got busy die cutting and punching a pot, leaves, flowers and butterflies.

Here's the card open so you can see the back side of the flip panel.

Here's the back where I wrote my message.

I made a matching envelope and popped up a name label on the front.

It was fun shopping for the prize items and I hope Meg enjoys the mixed Christmas crafting goodies I selected!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Hello There' set
CS: SU! Rose Red & Whisper White, Bazzill 'Aloe Vera' CS
Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye Collectable 'I'm With', Bo Bunny 'Aquamarine' Double Dot paper
Ink: VersaMark
Tools: Sizzix 'Card, Fancy Frame Flip-It's #2' Framelits die set, Joy Crafts Vintage Flourishes 'Branch Leaves' die, pot from Spellbinder's D-Lites 'Lavender' die set, Woodware flower punches, flower punch from SU! 'Itty Bitty Shapes' punch pack, SU! 'Beautiful Wings' Embosslits die, SU! Envelope Punch Board
Embellishments & accessories: SU! rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals

 

Rosy 70th Birthday Card

My friend Kath asked me to make her a 70th birthday card for a dear friend. I had a very happy time in my craft room putting together this rosy creation!  I chose the patterned paper first, it's got a fabric like texture, it's really lovely.  Since I've had the SU! Stippled Blossoms set my A Rose is a Rose set has been sadly neglected so I decided to ink that up again.  I love some two-step stamping and fussy cutting!

The card measures 5 3/4" square and was made with Pink Pirouette CS.  I layered the patterned paper onto a Strawberry Slush CS mat.  I stamped the roses in Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush inks and used Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive inks for the leaves.  I arranged the leaves and flowers, popping the roses up and adhered the square mat layers to the card front.  The sentiment was computer generated using the Monotype Corsiva font, I popped the sentiment strip up and added two rhinestones.

Here's the inside of the card.  The patterned paper reminded me of some pretty bunting I'd seen recently so I die cut some bunting to go inside.  If you can't have bunting on your 70th birthday, when can you?! 

Here's the envelope flap, simply decorated with a rosebud and two leaves.  Kath loved the card and I hope Margi did too!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'A Rose is a Rose' set
CS: SU! Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
Patterned paper: First Edition 'Floral Pavilion' 6" x 6" pad
Ink: SU! Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive
Tools: square Nestabilities dies, bunting die from Sizzix 'Sweet Day' Framelits die set
Embellishments & accessories: SU! rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals

SU! Peaceful Petals - A Trio Of Cards

My friend Angela lent me her SU! Peaceful Petals set and asked me if her and Janet could use the set the next time they came to me for a crafty afternoon.  It's a beautiful stamp set and I loved having a play with it!  I made this card, envelope and tag a little while ago and after looking at Pinterest for some Peaceful Petals inspiration I ended up making a further three cards!   The ladies came round yesterday and these are the cards they made.

First up is a very simple design where an image is stamped over a watercolour wash.  I used a water brush and inks to create my watercolour background, starting with Pool Party, then Coastal Cabana and ending with Bermuda Bay.  I wet the watercolour paper with plain water first and then just brushed on the colours.  Once that was dry, I stamped the image and sentiment using VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink.  I layered onto a Coastal Cabana CS mat and adhered that to the front of a white A6 card base.  Simple but I love the look!  This design was CASEd from cards made by Leonie Schroder who used a different stamp set but I figured the stem from Peaceful Petals would work equally well.

Here's the inside and envelope.  The stems were stamped using Coastal Cabana ink, full strength and stamped off once.

Card two features a clean look with lots of white space and a watercoloured bloom and leaves.  I glued a strip of Wisteria Wonder patterned paper to a square of white CS, drew a line above the paper with an Elegant Eggplant marker and stamped the sentiment.  I glued the white panel to an Elegant Eggplant mat layer which I glued to the front of a 5 1/4" square white card base.   I stamped the flower and leaves onto watercolour paper using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, used Elegant Eggplant and Wild Wasabi inks with a water brush to colour in the images and I fussy cut them.  A Basic Black marker was used to colour the centre of the bloom and the bloom is popped up.  This design is CASEd from this card made by Connie Babbert. 

Here's the inside and envelope.

Card three partners the Hardwood stamp alongside the Peaceful Petals set.  I stamped the Hardwood onto Crumb Cake CS in Soft Suede ink and added Early Espresso marker lines to emphasise the planking.  I inked the edges with Soft Suede ink and glued the wood piece to a panel of white CS. I used a Basic Black marker to draw lines at the top and bottom of the wood panel, I added the black and white baker's twine and glued the panel to the front of a Strawberry Slush A6 card base.  I punched a 2 1/2" circle from white CS, stamped the sentiment and glued the circle to the card.  I stamped flowers and the leafy stem onto watercolour paper with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and used Garden Green and Strawberry Slush inks with a water brush to colour the images.  I used Crushed Curry ink to colour the flower centres and added a bit of Soft Suede too.  I fussy cut the flowers and leaves, glued the leaves to the circle and popped the flowers up.  I CASEd this card, also made by Connie Babbert. 

Here's the inside and the envelope.

A full afternoon of card making and chatting - that's a great way to spend an afternoon!  Angela and Janet have booked themselves in for a return visit in a couple of weeks time.  Before they went home the ladies spent a little time looking at some of my cards on the laptop to decide what they wanted to make next time.  I sensed a pull between two cards and I suggested that I could make a mash up of the two designs, a compromise that everyone was happy with!  I enjoy revisiting past cards and changing them up and a mash up adds a fun dimension!

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Petals' set, Hobby Art 'Sentiments' clear set, Inkadinkado 'Nostalgia' clear set
CS: PaperMania A6 white card blank, SU! Coastal Cabana & Whisper White, watercolour paper
Ink: VersaFine Vintage Sepia, SU! Pool Party, Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay
Tools: water brush

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Petals' set
CS: PaperMania square white card blank, SU! Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White, watercolour paper
Patterned paper: Wisteria Wonder paper from old SU! In Colour DSP pack
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi & Basic Black
Tools: water brush
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Dimensionals

Supplies for card 3:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Petals' set & 'Hardwood' background stamp
CS: SU! Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake & Whisper White, watercolour paper
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Strawberry Slush, Garden Green, Crushed Curry & Soft Suede
Tools: SU! 2 1/2" circle punch, water brush, sponge dauber
Embellishments & accessories: black & white baker's twine, SU! Dimensionals

Snowflake Splendour Very Merry Christmas Card - 52 {C}CT Aug Colour Challenge

The second week of the month means we have a colour combo challenge for you at 52 {C}CT and  Gill has chosen a very festive and elegant combo!  Now I have to say I was quite daunted when I first saw this combo, it's not one I've used before and I doubt I'd have ever used all four colours together on one card.  When I sat down to make the card I decided I had to embrace the idea and really go with it.  As the card progressed I enjoyed it more and more and I ended up loving this combo!  Many thanks to Gill for getting me to see the light!

 

I obviously have wanted to dabble in silver and gold together because last year I purchased some Bo Bunny 'Silver & Gold' Christmas paper - but I never used it, it has sat in my stash neglected all this time.  So the paper became my starting point but I worked backwards by making the envelope first.  I made the envelope to fit a 5 1/2" square card and then used the remainder of the paper on the card front and inside.  The paper is so elegant, very damask-y and my newly acquired Embossalicious 'Splendour' embossing folder seemed perfect to use with the paper.  

I embossed the top portion of the  Very Vanilla panel, added the patterned paper at the bottom and added a strip of silver tinsel ribbon.  I added the sentiment and attached the silver metal frame to the Vanilla panel with gold brads.    I notched the top corners of the Vanilla panel, layered onto a Brushed Gold CS mat and glued the mat to the front of a Brushed Silver CS card base.  I stamped the larger snowflake on white CS and heat embossed with Star Dust embossing powder, stamped the smaller snowflake on Vanilla CS and heat embossed with Jeweled Gold embossing powder, die cut the shapes and popped them up.  A gorgeous SU! Frosted Finishes embellishment just had to be placed in the centre!  Tiny punched snowflakes with rhinestone centres were placed on the sentiment and I added silver nailheads to the notched corners.

When light shines on the heat embossed snowflakes they sparkle beautifully because the powders contain glitter.  I turned on my craft task lamp and took a close up photo to try and show the sparkle but it's really hard to capture in a photo!

Here's the inside of the card.

Here's the patterned paper envelope.  I simply popped up a name label on the front, I think an envelope made with that gorgeous paper needs very little embellishing! 

Please play along in our 52 {C}CT colour challenge this week and add another Christmas card to your collection!  I'm looking forward to seeing your festive creations made using this fab colour combo!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Festive Flurry' & 'Best Yet' sets, Penny Black 'Joyous Season'
CS: SU! Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Brushed Silver & Brushed Gold 
Patterned paper: Bo Bunny 'Silver & Gold'
Ink: Encore Silver & Gold pigment inks
Tools:  SU! 'Festive Flurry' Framelits dies, Embossalicious 'Splendour' embossing folder, Woodware Inverted Corner Rounder punch, X Cut tiny snowflake punch, paper piercer, heat tool, SU! envelope punch board, Hero Arts 'Small Tag Frame' Frame Cuts dies
Embellishments & accessories: Stampendous 'Star Dust' & 'Jeweled Gold' embossing powders, silver tinsel ribbon from ribbon scraps jar, gold brads, silver & gold nailheads, SU! Hodgepodge Hardware metal frame, Frosted Finishes embellishment, rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals