Pinochle Birthday Card

Hello all! This was a custom 5x7 card that I created last year for a 90th birthday. It was for someone who loves Pinochle. 

I didn't get anywhere to purchase a deck of Pinochle cards, so I scanned and printed cards that I had at home to create those for the front. Patterned paper is from DCWV's Marquee stack. The gorgeous flower was die cut using Sizzix Thinlits Icelandic Poppy die. I printed the 90 onto light blue paper, then die cut around it with a CC stitched circle die, then matted it with a CC scalloped stithed circle die. It was popped up with foam tape. I decided I still wanted a sentiment on the front, so I die cut a small tag and stamped a sentiment in black on it, finishing the tag off with a bow of Frosted Cranberry Trendy Twine. For a little extra sparkle, I finished the card off with a trio of silver gems. Other adhesives used include Bearly Art precision glue, and ATG.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

SheetLoad of Masculine Birthday Cards

Hello all! I am back to share a sheetload of masculine birthday cards that I created last year, but never got around to sharing! They are 5x7 size.

I used the July 2024 SheetLoad of Cards sketch. Patterned papers were from The Paper Studio's Joyfall Gathering paper pad.

The focal point was die cut with Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Label Frames and my Spellbinders Platinum 6 machine. One card was for an uncle who turned 95, and the others were stamped with a sentiment from the My Craft Spot Chalkboard Sentiments stamp set and Scrapbook.com Dark Chocolate ink. I colored the sentiment with Sprectrum Noir markers (GY4, AB2, BO4). Adhesives used include ATG and Bearly Art Precision glue.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Trendy Bakers Twine~Lucky Day Card

Hello all! Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog with a new project that features Limeade Trendy Twine!  It is a twist of bright lime and white, making it perfect for St. Patty's Day projects. Today I am sharing a monochromatic card with that theme.

I started with papers from the Echo Park Happy St. Patrick's Day 6x6 paper pad and layered them with borders of Limeade Trendy Twine. Bearly Art Precision glue is the perfect glue to lay a thin line for twine applications such as the one on this card! I also used a bit more Limeade Trendy Twine to tie a knot in the lower right corner of the card. For the focal point, I simply used a sentiment square from the same paper pad, used foam tape behind it, then matted it with a white 3" paper doily to make it pop off the card. A trio of Bewitching Sequins gave a little shine to the card and matched the green theme perfectly!

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

Limeade Trendy Twine

3" paper doily

Bewitching Sequins

If you don't need a whole spool of Limeade, consider the Going Green Sampler! It includes 10 yards each of the following Trendy Twine colors: Limeade, Totally Limeade, Holly, and Twisted Lime.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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5 Cards from 5 Sheets of Paper

Hello all! Today I have a quick post sharing 5 cards that I made out of 5 sheets of 6x6" paper from the Echo Park Salutations No. 2 paper pad. 

I picked out sentiments that I knew I would readily use. Three of them were thank you cards.

The other two were birthday themed. I simply arranged papers on card bases however I thought they looked best with the sentiment panels! 

Adhesives used include Bearly Art precision glue and ATG. The only embellishments I used were Park Lane 3mm gold and silver adhesive gems.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

SheetLoad of Masculine Sympathy Cards

Hello all! I am trying to get caught up a bit with projects I haven't shared with you, so today it is a SheetLoad of masculine sympathy cards. 

Patterned papers are from DCWV's Farmstead Harvest 6x6" stack. I used scraps of papers, so I didn't officially make the whole SheetLoad (July 2019), just used the sketch. The focal point was created with Cottage Cutz rectangle dies, Unity stamp set No Better Words and Scrapbook.com Camel and Dark Chocolate inks.

Adhesives used include Bearly Art precision glue, ATG and foam tape. The finishing touch was a trio of Park Lane 3mm gold gems.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Happy 1st Birthday Card

Hello all! I am sharing a quick post today of a card I recently created for a 1st birthday boy!

Supplies included The Paper Studio Treat Your Self 6x6" papers, Spellbinders Platinum 6 to cut the Sizzix Thinlits script sentiment, and metal dies for the balloon and white focal point, Silhouette Cameo to cut the 1, Totally Navy Trendy Twine and GMD Citrus Twist matte enamel dots. Adhesives used include Bearly Art precision glue, ATG and foam tape.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Trendy Bakers Twine~St. Patty's Candy Cube

Hello all! Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog and with a new month, we have a new Trendy Twine to feature! Limeade Trendy Twine is a twist of bright lime and white, making it perfect for St. Patty's Day projects. Today I am sharing a fun and bright candy cube with that holiday theme.

I started with a clear 2"x2" Candy Cube and filled it with Rainbow flavored Nerds Gummy Clusters. I thought they were the perfect candy for this project! I made a belly band using paper from the Echo Park Happy St. Patrick's Day 6x6 paper pad. I did have to use 2 strips of paper to completely go around the box since it was only 6" wide. Once that was adhered to the box with Scor-tape, I wrapped Limeade Trendy Twine around the box a few times, taking care to not cover up the adorable images on the paper. I also used Bearly Art Precision glue to adhere two Bewitching Sequins for a little sparkle.

On to the top of the box! Annie's Paper Boutique has so many amazing tag-its, but since this box is 2x2 square, I wanted something a little smaller so you could still see the candy in the box, so I made my own. This tag was made with paper from the same paper pad and a banner die from the Pink and Main Card Cut Essentials dies set 2. Since there is a sun on the belly band paper, I used the Hello Sunshine sentiment from the Choose Happy Stamp set. It was stamped with SB.com pure white pigment ink and Wow! bright white embossing powder. I used Limeade Trendy Twine to make a double bow for the top of the tag, then finished it off with one more Bewitching Sequin. Isn't this project sweet?! I can't wait to give it away!

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

Limeade Trendy Twine

Candy Cube

Choose Happy Stamps

Bewitching Sequins

If you don't need a whole spool of Limeade, consider the Going Green Sampler! It includes 10 yards each of the following Trendy Twine colors: Limeade, Totally Limeade, Holly, and Twisted Lime.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

If you are new to Trendy Twine, you will want to check out these fun places:

Shop for Trendy Twine HERE

Trendy Twine on Facebook

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