Scooter boy

• LOTV- scooter boy stamp
• We R memory keepers- anthologie 6 x 6 paper pad
• Lawn fawn custom craft dies- large dotted square & large dotted rectangle stackables 
• Copics- C4, 5, 6, 7, 8. W00, 1, 3. E21, 35, 41, 50, 51, 55, 57, 93. R17, 27, 29. B95, 97, 99. YG00, 01, 21. G20. 0. 
• Neenah classic crest card stock 
• Red card stock 
• 6” square cardblank

I was asked to make a great grandson card for a little boy turning 6. I created a custom sentiment on the computer to fit inside the rectangle die, printed it onto Neenah card stock and cut it out. For the image I stamped, die cut and coloured the scooter boy. I covered the cardblank with the patterned paper and die cut a panel of a coordinating red card. To complete the card, I simply arranged the pieces onto the cardblank, overlapping each other, with just the sentiment raised on foam pads for a bit of dimension. 

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Rainbow thanks

• Lawn fawn- louie’s ABCs dies
• SU!- simply wonderful stamp
• Tim holtz distress ink pads- festive berries, candied apples, carved pumpkin, fossilised amber, mustard seed, mowed lawn, peacock feathers, salty ocean, shaded lilac & dusty concord
• Watercolour cardstock
• Black cardstock
• Black funky foam
• Archival ink pad- jet black
• Landscape dl cardblank

I cut a piece of white card stock to the size of my card and used the ink pads to create a rainbow background. I used a lot of colours to get a smooth blend but you don’t need to. I then lined up the alphabet dies onto the background and cut, keeping all the pieces. I stamped the sentiment underneath. I trimmed the background down and layered onto a matt of black cardstock, then glued to the card blank. To add depth, I die cut the same letters from foam and glued them into the gaps on the background, topped with the saved cardstock pieces. I love how simple but effective this card is.

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I would like to enter simon Wednesday says 'anything goes' 

writing notes

• Stampin up!- writing notes & colour me happy stamp sets
• Lawn fawn 'blue jay'& 'lobster' ink pads
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad
• Copics- R32. RV42. BG13,32. BG0000.01.02. B00. Y02,15,18. E23. C0.
• Sakura glaze pen #849
• Wink of Stella ‘clear’ glitter brush pen

I first cut a piece of card to cover the front of my card blank. I stamped this with the writing notes background stamp, using two colours to give the full note paper look. To do this, I carefully just inked up the lines I wanted red, stamped then cleaned my stamp and repeated with the blue. I used the Misti to help make sure it all lined up. If you didn’t have a Misti, it would be easier to just carefully apply both colours of ink to your stamp then stamp all at once.

I then stamped my bird image and sentiment in position on the card and coloured these using copics. I added glitter to the ‘thank’ and glaze pen to the ‘you’ and the birds eye. I think this just adds a bit of detail to a simple card.

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I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon ‘Monday’ Says... inspired by a song (bluebird by Sara bareillies)

Simon ‘Wednesday’ says... use more than one stamp

Jasmine loves music

• LOTV- jasmine music & for her sentiments (set20)
• Tattered lace- circle dies
• Lawn fawn- Finley's 123s 
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Neenahclassic crest cardstock
• Copics- skin:E50,51,21. R00. Hair:E43,44,47,49. Pink:R81,83,85. Blue:BG15,23,34. Orange:Y38. YR15. Ground:W00,2.
• Burgundy cardstock
• 6x8" white card blank

 

I mat and layered my patterned paper, following the sketch layout. I stamped 'niece' onto the smaller banner, then glued all layers on to my card blank. I stamped and coloured my image and diecut into a circle. I die cut the numbers, once from dot paper and once from card, to layer them to create a shadow. I added this to my card to finish.

 

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I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday #499

Carnation garden girl

• Stamping bella- tiny townie garden girl carnation
• Avery elle- a tag for all
• Lawn fawn- stitched scalloped borders
• DCWV-fresh floral 12" paper stack
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Copics- skin:E50,51,21,93. Hair:E55,57,59. Pink:R81,83,85. Green:G14. YG13,17. Yellow:Y0000,11. YR21,31. Ground:W00,1.

To make this card, I chose two coordinating papers. I cut side panels from one and scalloped borders from the other. I also die cut the sentiment from the pink dots. For the main feature, I cut Neenah cardstock to create the central panel. I stamped the girl, making sure she fit nicely below the sentiment, then coloured her with copics to match with the papers. I glued the panels and sentiment in place to complete the card.

 

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I would like to enter:

simon Wednesday says 'add a sentiment'

Toyshop Window

• Hunkydory Christmas Classics Luxury Card Collection: Toyshop Window
• Hunkydory second little book of Christmas
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• A5, 5x7" & 6x6" white card blanks

For the first A5 card, I covered the card front with the cardstock. I then positioned the image topper and frame on foam pads, centred in the top panel. I added the sentiment which coordinated with the frame beneath to complete the front. I cut the insert down to fit inside with the printed sentiment.

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Using the other half of the cardstock, I created a 5x7" card. I covered the card front with the cardstock, trimmed down to fit. I then added the image topper to the centre of the top section and positioned an essential book sentiment on the printed border. I cut the remaining insert down, so the inside of the card matched the background of the card front.

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I used the matching little book to create a topper for this A5 card. I cut the cardstock to fit the card front. For the topper, I glued the frame to the little book page then trimmed away the excess image from behind the outer edge of the frame. I glued this to the card front with a sentiment from the collection, overlapping at the base. I cut the insert down to fit neatly inside, complete with the printed message.

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For the square card, I cut down the remaining cardstock to fit the card front, with the wreaths down one side. I then glued the topper and an essential book sentiment to the main panel of the card front. I added the insert to the inside of the card to finish the collection.

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Santa Claus is Coming to Town

• Hunkydory Christmas classics Luxury card collection: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Hunkydory second little book of Christmas
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• cardstock from various other Hunkydory collections
• silver mirri card
• A5, DL, 5x7", 6x4" & 6x6" white card blanks

For this DL card, I made a feature of the printed Santa image on one sheet of cardstock. I simply covered the card front with the cardstock and finished with a little sentiment from the collection. I added the coordinating section of insert to the inside of the card.

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I used the remaining cardstock to cover this A5 card. I matted the little book page onto silver mirri card to create a topper and finished with an essential book sentiment. I trimmed the insert down to cover the inside of the card and add the message.

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I took the second sheet of cardstock from the collection and created this A5 card. I cut the cardstock to fit the card front, with the border across the base. I trimmed down the other coordinating little book image to fit neatly in the frame. I glued the image and frame to the centre of the top panel of cardstock. I found a message from the essential book to compliment the design and positioned this on the printed border. I added the insert to the inside of the card.

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I positioned the border vertically on this square card to ground the large sentiment. I cut the cardstock to fill the card front. I then added the sentiment topper overlapping the border edge. Beside the sentiment, I glued the Santa image topper. I trimmed the insert down to centre the message inside the card.

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For this 5x7" landscape card, I pieced together an offcut of red cardstock from this collection alongside a neutral piece from another collection. I cut the cardstock to fit the card front, with a border strip covering the join. I added the little topper, edged with the same print as the border strip, off centre on the card. I completed the design with an essential book sentiment.

I used another of the small toppers from the collection, along with various offcuts of cardstock to create this 6x4" card. I pieced together the card front with a green strip of card from this set, edged with the coordinating red cardstock and border left over from another set. I positioned the essential book sentiment across the border at the top of the card and placed the long, thin Santa topper beneath on the green section.

Following the same design concept of using up remaining pieces of cardstock, I was able to make this 6" square card. The join between the cardstocks was edged with a fine green and gold ribbon this time, secured behind the cardstock panels before they were glued to the card front. I cut down a little book page to fill the frame, left over from this collection, to create the topper. I finished the card with the remaining sentiment, centred on the bottom border.

I found another piece of the cream cardstock used above, large enough to cover a 6x4" landscape card blank. I used a border strip to break up the plainer cardstock with a splash of colour. The topper chosen from the essential book sat across this border. I then angled the topper image onto the matching frame to create the focal point on the card.

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Selfies in the Snow

• Hunkydory cute Christmas luxury card collection: Selfies in the Snow
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• Hunkydory adorable scorable cardstock
• silver mirri card
• 7x7" & 5x7" portrait & landscape white card blanks

For the 7" square card, I mat and layered the card front with the patterned cardstock on silver mirri. I then arranged the frames and image topper at various angles and raised them up onto different depths of foam pads to create dimension. I completed the front with the sentiment, positioned on the printed border edge. I added the insert trimmed down to cover the inside of the card.

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I used the remaining cardstock for the portrait 5x7" card. I positioned the border to run vertical on the card this time, mat and layered onto mirri card. I then positioned the little square toppers and sentiment onto the card, all on angles and glued down with foam pads. I used the remaining insert to cover the inside of the card.

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I made a feature of the image printed on the other sheet of cardstock for the next card. I mat and layered onto silver mirri to fit the front of this 5x7" card blank. I chose a sentiment from the essential book to coordinate and glued this in place using foam pads for dimension.

For the final card, I arranged the remaining toppers and frame to create the design. I mat and layered the card front with mirri card and blue adorable scorable. I then glued the image topper on shallow foam pads in the centre. I added the frame raised up on deeper foam pads and overlapped the two with the sentiment in the corner.

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Merry Christmas my deer

• Hunkydory festive elegance luxury card collection: Merry Christmas my deer
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• Silver & rainbow mirri card
• clear acetate
• Pinflair ice diamonds sprinkles
• doodlebug lily white glitter
• 7x7", 6x6" & 5x5" card blanks

For this 7" square card, I created a shaker using a topper and frame from the collection. I mat and layered the card front with rainbow mirri and patterned cardstock. I then added the topper image onto the card, glued down flat. I cut acetate to fill the frame and sealed with foam tape. I added a mix of the pinflair sprinkles and doodlebug glitter onto the topper for the shaking element. I positioned the frame on top complete the shaker element. The little sentiment was added to the top corner on foam pads to complete the card. For the inside, I trimmed the insert to fit inside with the printed sentiment.

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I used the remaining patterned cardstock to create this little 5" square card. I turned the paper so the border ran across the front and trimmed to cover the card blank. I added the deer image and sentiment toppers to the card which I made flat for posting. I trimmed the matching piece of insert down to complete the inside too.

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For the 6" square card, I matt and layered the silver mirri and patterned cardstocks onto the card front. I then positioned the topper with the deer onto the front, so the snowline continued from background to topper. I completed the front with a sentiment from the essential book.

The final card was created to feature the printed deer from this patterned cardstock. I simply trimmed it down to fit the 5x5" card, with a matt of silver mirri and finished with an essential book sentiment.

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Robin and Friends

• Hunkydory Christmas classics luxury card collection: Robin and Friends
• Hunkydory little book of snowy scenes
• Hunkydory essential book of Christmas sentiments
• gold mirri card
• A5, 7x7" & 5x7" white card blanks

 

For the 7 square card, I mat and layered the card front with gold mirri and the red printed cardstock. I then glued the image topper down flat, just above the centre on the card front. I added the frame surrounding the image and placed a sentiment beneath, raised on foam pads. I cut the insert sheet, with the coordinating image, down to fit inside the card.

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I created this 5x7" card using the printed image as the main feature. I trimmed the cardstock down and layered onto gold mirri to fit the card front. I finished it with a large decorative essential book sentiment. I added the insert to the inside, cut down to include the printed message.

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Using the other sheet of cardstock, I made this 5x7" card. I covered the card front with the cardstock, featuring the robin printed in the corner. I then positioned the image topper in the space above and nestled the sentiment beside the printed robin. The insert was trimmed down, so the inside matched the card front with a nice sentiment.

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I made the final card using the remaining cardstock and a complimentary little book image. I covered the A5 card blank with the cardstock. I then mat and layered the little book page onto gold mirri to create a topper. I added this to the card using foam pads, along with small sentiment from the collection. I used the other half of the insert sheet to finish the inside of this card.

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