Tuesday, December 28, 2021

SheetLoad of Butterfly Birthday Cards

Hello all!  I'm using some of the downtime between Christmas and New Year's to catch up with some cards I know I'll be needing in 2022.  Today I am sharing this group of feminine birthday cards created with the December 2021 SheetLoad of Cards sketch from Call Me Crafty Al.
All of the patterned papers on these cards are from The Paper Studio's Boho Vibes paper pad. It is one that I absolutely LOVE but have barely used, so I wanted to remedy that!
Other products used on these cards include Pink Fresh Studio fancy label frames dies, Cottage Cutz Kayla butterfly die, and circle puffy stickers from Dollar Tree that look like enamel dots.
The sentiment is from a retired Raisin Boat set called Flourishing Thoughts and was stamped in black ink.  In all, this made 9 beautiful cards!
I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Trendy Bakers Twine~Merry Christmas!

Good morning and Merry Christmas!  Today we have a group post on the Trendy Twine blog full of Christmas goodness.  Be sure to check it out!  I created this shaker tag for my project.
This was created by making a window in the front and adhering two Large Tag-Its together with foam tape. The front is a White Large Tag-It with a die cut a square out of it and clear acetate glued on the back side.  I punched the hole in the top of the tag larger and adhered a Candy Cane Trendy Page Dot.  The word dies are Spellbinders Peace Joy & Love and I added a layer of 2" double sided tape to the back before die cutting so those thin pieces would automatically adhere to the acetate.  It worked great!  I then used Bearly Art glue to add bits of Candy Cane Trendy Twine to corners of the window and Jolly Shaker Medley to the tag.
The back side is a Cranberry Large Tag-It and I kept it pretty simple.  Another adorable Candy Cane Trendy Page Dot because I think that print is so darn cute, and sentiments from the APB Merry & Bright stamp set that were stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with white powder.  As I mentioned earlier, I added 2 layers of foam tape to the front tag creating the shaker portion, added Jolly Shaker Medley and put the back tag on.  To the top of the tag I used Candy Cane Trendy Twine through the hole and also tied a bow of Totally Red Trendy Twine that is visible from the front for a little pop of color.  

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day and a blessed Christmas! 

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Trendy Bakers Twine~Non-traditional Christmas Card

Good morning!  Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog with this Christmas card that features non-traditional colors.  This is the first time I have ever paired these colors together for a Christmas card, but I am happy with how it turned out.  It features our twist of the month, Twisted Lime Trendy Twine.
The focal point of the card was created by stamping the image and sentiment from APB Merry Christmas stamp set with VersaMark and heat embossing it with white powder.  I die cut around it with a Pink Fresh fancy label frame and wrapped Twisted Lime Trendy Twine around it, popped it up with foam tape and added a bow of Twisted Lime Trendy Twine beside it.  The polkadot paper is BoBunny Candy Cane Lane and was die cut with a CC stitched rounded rectangle die.  For a subtle sparkle, I glued Twisted Lime Sequins to the front as well.
I even decorated the inside of the card, which I don't normally do, but I had a little left over patterned paper to use up.  That was die cut into a banner and I adhered a trio of Twisted Lime Sequins below it.  The sentiment was from the APB Merry Christmas stamp set and was stamped with Scrapbook.com Midnight Blue ink.

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Twisted Lime can also be found in the Going Green Sampler along with Limeade, Totally Limeade, and Holly.

The Christmas Sampler includes all of our jolly holiday colors.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

2021 Seminarian Christmas Cards

Hello all!  I am back with my set of cards that I created for my church to send to seminarians this year.  A couple days ago, I shared THIS post in which I shared the ones I made for last year.  This set was created with the gorgeous 12''x12'' Echo Park Paper Silent Night collection.  I'll be honest, I absolutely fell in love with these paper when I saw them and I purchased way more than I needed for this set of cards, so in the future, I will be pulling the 6x6" paper pads out to make more creations.

These cards were made based off of the December 2019 SheetLoad Of Cards Sketch.  I thought it did a great job still showing off the beautiful background papers and also utilized the stickers and cut apart sheets that were part of the paper collection.  I embellished with various Trendy Twines on the tags.  I thought that added a lot of visual interest without a lot of bulk.  The layers were adhered with ATG and Bearly Art precision glue.  
Here is a look at the whole grouping of the cards I created.  They were all somewhat different!
I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

2020 Seminarian Christmas Cards

Hello all! For the last few years, I have created handmade cards to send to the seminarians from our diocese who are studying to become priests, plus those ladies who are becoming nuns. It is a little way our church can support those with a calling to the religious life and lets them know we they are in our prayers. Last year got away from me and I didn't get these cards posted before Christmas, so these were the ones I made for the LAST year.
I used the Septemper 2020 SheetLoad of Cards sketch for the slimline cards.  Patterned papers are from The Paper Studio's Yuletide Blessings, which I purchased specifically for these cards!  The nativity stamp was from Hobby Lobby a few years ago and was stamped with SB.com Charcoal ink.  The sentiment was also stamped in the same color.  The only embllishments were 2 silver brads.  All cards were assembled with ATG.
If you are interested in the specific measurements I used, here they are: 
white (stamped image) and charcoal print rectangles- 2.25"x 3.25"
green-2.5"x 7.5"
background print 3.5"x 8.5"
kraft 0.5"x 3.5"
You can see the assembly process above on my dining room table, and the completed card fronts below!  I did have a few more than I needed, so I actually am able to use some of them to send out myself.
I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Thursday, December 09, 2021

Kendra's Card Challenge #4

Hello all!  Today I am sharing a large group of cards I started quite a few weeks ago, but just finally finished.  They are cards from Kendra's Card Challenge #4 sketches.  It created a grand total of 17 cards using 6- 6x6" patterned papers.  The paper pad I used was Simple Stories Fab{U}lous.  It really has pretty prints in it, but also had about half of the pages just being cut aparts more geared for scrapbooking.  Those were not able to be used for much except the back side as white for the stamped portions.
Here are the individual shots of the cards in order of the sketches. The majority of the stamps used were from Unity. I used several dies and embellishments. If you have any questions on specific products, feel free to ask me in the comments!
There they all are!  As I said earlier, I am not listing the large number of stamps, dies and embellishments I used, but if you are curious about something particular, just leave a comment with it!

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Trendy Bakers Twine~Christmas Treats

Good morning! Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog with sweet Christmas treats that are perfect for stocking stuffers, classroom treats or favors at family gatherings.  They feature our twist of the month, Twisted Lime Trendy Twine.
I started with Mini Candy Cubes and filled them with Sugar Cookie Hershey's Kisses.  These boxes may seem on the small side at 1.5"x1.5", but they fit 6 Kisses inside which is plenty for a sweet treat.  I wrapped Twisted Lime Trendy Twine around the box like it was a gift and tied it in a bow on the front.  For the sentiment, I stamped saying from the APB Merry & Bright stamp set in SB.com Cardinal Red ink and added them to the top of the boxes. The addition of Twisted Lime Sequins around the bow and by the sentiment dressed up the box a bit, but still allows you to see the cute candy inside.  I used mini glue dots to adhere everything to the clear boxes.

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Twisted Lime can also be found in the Going Green Sampler along with Limeade, Totally Limeade, and Holly.

The Christmas Sampler includes all of our jolly holiday colors.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Trendy Bakers Twine~Thanksgiving Treat Boxes

Good morning!  Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog with Thanksgiving/fall treat boxes that feature our twine of the month, Totally Chocolate.
The first box is a Mini Kraft Take Out Box, covered with patterned paper from DCWV's Fall Gathering stack.  I then wrapped Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine around the middle of the box three times, tying it in a bow on the side.  The focal point was a Round Crow & Pumkin Vintage Inspired Tag, which was popped up with foam tape, and was embellished with Chocolate Truffle sequins adhered with Bearly Art precision tip glue.  The Thankful sentiment was from APB Hello Fall stamps and was stamped with SB.com Leather ink.
The second box is also a Mini Kraft Take Out Box, covered with patterned paper from DCWV's Fall Gathering stack and wrapped Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine around the middle of the box three times, tying it in a bow on the side. The focal point for this one was a Round Scarecrow No. 2 Vintage Inspired Tag, which was popped up with foam tape, and was embellished with Autumn Sequins adhered with Bearly Art precision tip glue.  The Happy Harvest sentiments were from APB Hello Fall stamps and was stamped with SB.com Leather ink.

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Take a look at this yummy sampler that is currently on sale!

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Happy Birthday Lesley!

Hello all! Today is an extra special day as we celebrate Lesley's birthday!  She is the owner of Annie's Paper Boutique and a great friend too!  Stop by the Trendy Twine blog to see the cards that are heading her way.
Here is the card I created for her:
Lesley loves Disney themes, so I took out my EK Success Frozen paper pad and got to work!  I used a fun fold card tutorial which was quite simple to create, but makes an interesting card for sure.  The focal point has a die cut white doily layered with a Pink Tag-It.  I punched a hole in the opposite end of the Tag-It so it looks like more of a banner than a tag.  I stamped sentiments from the APB Smile stamp set in black and tied bits of Tickled Pink Trendy Twine and Grape Fizz Trendy Twine in each hole.
The finishing touch was Grape Fizz Sequins sporadically added with Bearly Art precision glue.  below you can see how the card sits up.  I loved creating this style of card and I hope Lesley loves it too!

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

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Friday, November 12, 2021

Annie's Paper Boutique~Very Merry Sequin Release

Hello everyone! Today is a very exciting day at Annie's Paper Boutique as we share a Very Merry sequin release! Christmas is just right around the corner and with our four brand new sequin blends, you'll be sure to find just the right one for your projects. We know you are excited to see what the Design Team has created, but let's take a peek at the new sequins -- Jolly MedleyDelightfulMerry, and O Christmas Tree.

For my project, I created a frameless shaker card.  I decided it was the perfect way to showcase those gorgeous Delightful sequins!  When I first looked at those sequins, it made me think of a warm, vintage Christmas, so that is the "feel" I went with for my card.
The base cardstock was from DCWV's Gold Foil 6x6 stack and I covered that with a page protector, securing it on the back side of the cardstock on 3 sides before adding a generous amount of Delightful sequins.  I then secured the fourth side of the page protector sheet to the back.  The tree was a free SVG from Hello SVG and I inked around the outside with SB.com Olive ink to make it more vintage feeling.  For the trunk, I added Bearly Art glue and a few short strips of Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine.  To decorate the tree, I added garlands of Krafty Red Trendy Twine and Delightful sequins, all of which were also adhered with Bearly Art glue.  The whole tree was adhered to the plastic with red lined tape.
For an extra bit of elegance and warmth, I stamped a sentiment and star from APB Merry Christmas stamp set with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with Wow! Metallic Gold Rich powder.  Once again, I adhered them with red lined tape to make sure they stuck well to the plastic.  Just like that, one more Christmas card completed!
Be sure to stop by the Trendy Twine blog to see what other very merry projects were made with these new sequins!

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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