Holiday Cards Post #4

Jingle all the way, I say!

Sharing yet another card made for the Caring Hearts Drive 2013.

This one was also a stash-buster--that cute DP was from Bella Boulevard, many moons ago, as is the burgundy Bazzill textured cardstock that I'm sure I bought at the same time. So I used it in small pieces, to stretch it to a dozen cards.

Here's the inspiration: www.juliedavison.com.

And here's my version:

I used a new jingle-bell die and last-season sentiment from Lil'Inker Designs. A little Twinery twine in Honeydew. And more Wink of Stella...

Ho-ho-happy crafting,

Caroline

Holiday Cards--Installment #3

More holiday card-making.

Today, I took my box of 128 cards and sent it to the "Caring Hearts Drive" address for Canada.

This is one of the cards we sent:

Adapted from this card by www.StampwithBrian.com , which I found on Pinterest:

I didn't have a cute little Christmas tree icon, but the images from Paper Smooches' "Warm Hearts" fit the bill (don't you LOVE the Poke-ball ornament?). I tried one version of the card on kraft paper, but it was too blah, so switched it out for a green background. Can you tell I bought a "Wink of Stella" pen? I'm using it everywhere! Should have bought a box of 'em!

The Caring Hearts Drive 2013 runs through the end of this month. Use the link to visit Jennifer McGuire or Vera Yates for details.

Happy crafting!

Caroline

Supplies:

Cardstock CTMH: Kraft, Cranberry, Olive, White Daisy, Pear&Partridge DP

Ink in Cranberry, Memento Rich Cocoa

Copic Markers

Wink of Stella gel pen

Nestabilities cutting dies (scalloped circles); CTMH circle punch

Cranberry Baker's twine.

Stamp sets: Paper Smooches' "Warm Hearts" and "Christmas Sampler"

Its Black Tie Attire at Dynamic Duos this week

Good morning, crafty friends.

Time for another two-colour challenge at Dynamic Duos. The "black and ..." is one of my favorite weeks:

 Black and silver are so suitable as we head into the darkest month of the year. Well, the one with the shortest days, anyway! 

I chose not to go with the dessert option per se, but I did make a winter card with several layers of CTMH grey (Slate, Grey Flannel and Whisper).

The silver comes in with the heat-embossed greeting, and that delicious stitched snowflake die cut from silver linen paper. Serious sparkle! A few stamped snowflakes on the inside, and done.

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So are you up to the Black Tie challenge?

Head on over to The Dynamic Duos blog for some beautiful samples from our DT.

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

Here are the guidelines to join in the fun:

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrap-booking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
5. Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively.
6. Link closes next Thursday, November 21st, at noon (PST)

 Hope you'll join us this week!

Happy crafting,

Caroline

Card Recipe:

Black textured card-stock: Wausau

CTMH card-stock in White Daisy, Whisper, Slate and Grey Flannel dots

Silver linen paper: Paper Wishes

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities (Circles); Lil'Inker Designs (Stitched mats-squares, Snowflakes)

Stamp set: Lil'Inker Designs (Winter Greetings, Jolly and Joyful Sentiments)

Bling: CTMH

Versamark Ink; Silver embossing powder

 

Happy Bowf-day, Anne Marie!

{Chorus of canine welcoming!}

Today I am posting to join in the fun, wishing Anne Marie Hile a most happy birthday!
Lesley Croghan has set up a Linky Party HERE; feel free to add your card1.

I have known Anne Marie only a short while; she is the gracious blog manager of the fabulous Dynamic Duos color challenge, of which I am a grateful member. One of the things I have learned about her is that she fosters dogs and cats, until a permanent "forever home" can be found for them. A big heart, eh?

Also, that she LOVES pink.

Here's my card to wish her a happy day:

I used the Woofer and Tweeters stamps and dies from Paper Smooches to create a little scene of dogs behaving badly...

The sentiment and cake image are from There She Goes Clear stamps. 

Embossing folder I bought this summer--can't recall the company!

Inside, more Paper Smooches stamps. The border was made with The Stamps of Life border dies.

Know you are MOST appreciated, Anne Marie! Hope you get some spoiling and some canine kisses today.

Happy Birthday!

Caroline

xoxo 

Other supplies:

Cardstock in White Daisy, Champagne, Blush, Saddle, Slate & Black (CTMH)

Ink: Hollyhock, Saddle, Black & Slate (CTMH)

Washi tape in Slate (CTMH)

Copic markers

Signo White gel pen

Zig Millennium black pen (05)

More Holiday Cards

I had some more fun playing around with the ideas from the first day of Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop today.

First off, another of the folded banner tree cards, using the colours from this week's Dynamic Duos challenge:

This time I heat-embossed the "fa-la-la" onto a New England Ivy banner, and left the tree a more natural kraft colour, with wood-grain sequins.

 

The caroling continues on the inside, but I counted the la-las correctly this time.

Then I tried a card design by Kristina Werner, using some  interesting techniques. Firstly, only partially embossing the card panel, leaving a flat space for stamping the sentiment; secondly, using thin strips of washi tape to define the edges of the panel.

My card uses an image and sentiments from Paper Smooches.

The snowman from "Warm Hearts" was given some Enamel Accent eyes; some baker's twine (The Twinery), Aquadots and Houndstooth Washi (Close to My Heart) complete the card.

Can't wait for the second day of class. Enrollment is still open!

Happy crafting,

Caroline

Got Snow? Atlantic Hearts Sketch #29

Time for another sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts!

Doesn't that glittery effect on the top section make you think of frost?

We had a couple of degrees of frost the other night--definite nip in the air now, and all the trees have lost their leaves. 

Anyway, that was my thinking as I put together this card: embossed and distressed snowflake panel, glimmer spritzing (always a gamble--ends up anywhere and everywhere!), subtle Perfect Pearls sentiment (so subtle it's hard to see!), glittery punched border, sequins and that sparkling snowflake, cut from silver holographic paper.

Get your scarf and toque out!

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Also your scissors and ink, so you can play along with this week's sketch, at Atlantic Hearts!
Remember, your project can be anything, not just a card. Any products are welcome and you can combine with other challenges. Make sure to link up by midnight, Sunday Nov. 17th. Can't wait to see your take on the sketch!

Happy Crafting,

Caroline

Card Recipe:
CTMH cardstock in White Daisy and Outdoor Denim
CTMH glitter paper in silver
CTMH stamp set Scandinavian Wishes (sentiment)
CTMH dye ink in Grey Flannel
Versamark ink
Smooch Spritz
Ranger Perfect Pearls powder
Sizzix border die
Lil'Inker Designs snowflake die
Provocraft snowflake embossing folder
Calico Crafts sequins
Corner rounder

  

Quick "Holiday Card Workshop" Post

"It's the most wonderful time...of the year!"

Yup, time for another edition of Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop. It's my third year attending. Last year my sister and I had fun, setting up a Skype crafting session, to do our "homework" together (she lives in Amsterdam, so we had to time it carefully!). I read that one participant has taken the whole week off work so she can stay home and create! Lucky!

Anyway, the idea is to try the techniques and projects demonstrated and share them.

Here's my take on a Z-fold card by Jennifer McGuire:

The banner is cut to appear as one piece when the card is closed.

But when its opened, the message is continued on the inside:

I liked the look of the white pigment ink on coloured card stock. I embossed my tree and used some star-shaped sequins; the original was embellished with a cute die-cut of Xmas lights. Stamps are a mixture of Paper Smooches (sentiment) and Close to My Heart (background stamp).

That's it for tonight--watch for some more cards later this week.

Happy Crafting!

Caroline