Birthday cards are always handy to have around, so without anyone in particular in mind, I made the following card:
There are a lot of small details that one just can’t really see in the photos unless I point it out, but that’s what this blog post is for! This was a very simple card and easy card to make and was following a card challenge sketch. Continue reading “Pink and green bear-thday!”
I got a new die (the circles) and I wanted to use it, so I created this sweet little card!
It’s a clean and simple card so it was rather easy to put together. I had made the little girl image a few days earlier, and she’s just so sweet and cute that she had to be used on a card soon! I also really love this patterned card paper of the cupcakes and strawberries, and I thought it was also perfect to use the circle die to showcase one of the cupcakes. It was not easy to choose which cupcake to use! Continue reading “So Sweet!”
This time, a birthday card for a few challenges!! This time I chose an interesting set of colours to work with, but it all worked out somehow. Here is the card:
Another challenge card! Or should I say 3 cards!
Often I spend a lot of time making one card, but making three cards at once does not take that much more time… although the whole process took several days since I rarely have the chance to sit for a very long time to do something. Continue reading “Beary Happy Day!”
I wanted to do a challenge and when I was looking at the sketch, I noticed the grey rectangle was “hanging off” the side of the card. This inspired me to do a tri-fold card!
Another challenge card today! This one is a hoot! The challenge this time is Less is More’s challenge #343 – A Real Object. Basically, you had to put a real object on your card. This gave me the opportunity to make a card I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time, and here it is:
Today I made a card for three challenges! This card has been entered for the following three challenges:
I made this card as a request for my husband. He requested this card for someone very special to him (other than me, hehe). I also decided to take the opportunity to do the PCC255: Sketch Challenge by Paper Craft Crew. Here is the card:
The person this card was for really loves the colour blue, so that and the sketch, was my starting point. I knew I also wanted to use this gold foil vellum sentiment that says, “it’s time to start something new” since my husband requested a card with the theme “new beginnings”.
To make the card, I first die cut the sentiment and scoured my blue patterned paper for the sentiment’s backing and die cut that. Then I cut a dark blue card stock and a white card stock to size. I then dry embossed with the lovely patterned you see on the white cardstock. My embossing folder was new and never been used before, so it was exciting to use that. Then I stuck the white cardstock onto the blue cardstock and jabbed a hole for the dark blue brad. I then stuck the brad through the hole.
Next, I cut a piece of dark blue baker’s twine and wrapped that around the card and made a neat little bow. I then placed the glitter tape over the twine and under the brad, but the bow know as in the way, so I had to undo the bow, redo the twine around the brad, stuck the glitter tape on, and finally make a bow over everything. Finally, I placed the sentiment on top.
At first I called this “done”, but it was so white and the dry emboss did not make the white stand out enough. So I took out my chalks and used a soft dry brush and brushed light and dark blue chalk onto the card, radiating from the sentiment. Afterwards, I felt it needed more, so I went over the raised edges of the white card stock with my Wink of Stella Clear shimmer pen and that really gave the card just enough dimension I needed. So that’s how the card was made!
I find that I am often scared to, as Ms. Frizzle would say, “Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!” What I mean is that I’m afraid to do things to my cards as I make them because I’m afraid I’m going to do too much to it and make a mistake from taking a “chance” on my whim. But I really need to listen and trust myself more. Afterall, the purpose of the cards I make are to help people be happy; to create happiness today. And part of that happiness created is in myself after a completed project I am proud to put my name on!
So I hope I inspired you to do what Ms. Frizzle says, as well as creating happiness (in yourself) today!
This card is for Simon Says: Happy Birthday challenge by SimonSaysStamp. It’s very simple and quick, and took less than an hour to make. Here is the card:
I recently bought a few pads of vellum paper with quotes and sentiments on it. I am gaga over vellum, so I just had to have them and use it on today’s card. I also recently bought this set of turquois handmade patterned paper made from 100% recycled cotton. So I started with die-cutting and embossing the vellum sentiment. Then I added some eyelets on it. Afterwards, I tied the baker’s twine to it, and wrapped it around the patterned cotton paper which I had cut to size. Then I glued it all together and it was done!
I didn’t want to do too much to the card because the paper is so beautiful as well as the vellum sentiment.
Anyway, I want to mention that I also got myself a small little photo box for taking pictures of my crafts (cards mainly). The photo box was bought via ali express, and it costs only 10 euros for this small little box with LED lights with 4 coloured backgrounds. What do you think of it? I like it, but the little knobs, edges, and holes are a little getting used to, and also still learning how to use it properly (I know next to nothing about photography.)
Well, I hope you enjoyed my latest challenge card, and I hope you will create some happiness today!
Happy Lucky Creations 