Peaceful Pinecones

Festive Friday Challenge Blog is celebrating their Final Challenge for 2013. Twenty-two different 'triggers' were outlined over the past year and this time we were to choose one of them for the final week. My card was inspired by this Rustic Country Theme graphic:

I live in an area of Canada that is surrounded by pine trees.  When Peaceful Pinecones was introduced last year, I knew it would be a great set for my holiday cards.

Pinefeather (dark green) papers and ink, Kraft and Dark Chocolate with Pure Poppy accents: these definitely create a rustic country theme.

 
* A panel of Rustic Cream card stock was embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Folder (Stampin' Up) and then cut into 3 vertical  strips. These were mounted onto a Pinefeather panel, then attached to a Rustic Cream card base.

* The main image was stamped onto die cuts from Peaceful Pinecones. The pinecones were stamped with Kraft and Dark Chocolate inks; some were added to the front with 3D foam dots. Three red glittered adhesive pearls accent this arrangement.

* Double-ended Banner Die was cut from Pinefeather Gingham Patterned Paper. A thin strip of Pure Poppy card stock was glued to the center of the banner. 
* The sentiment panel was created by stamping an Rustic Cream oval with Postmarks and Fine Linen ink. The sentiment (Holiday Wishes) was stamped with Pure Poppy ink and then Versamark. Clear embossing powder gives this a glossy finish. The stamped oval was matted with an oval of Pinefeather, edged with Vintage Cream ink.

A sentiment from Holiday Wishes was stamped with Pure Poppy ink 

and a small image from Peaceful Pinecones is the finishing detail.

Card Details (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Peaceful Pinecones, Background Basics: Postmarks, Holiday Wishes
Inks - Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream; Versamark
Paper - Pinefeather, Rustic Cream, Pure Poppy, Pinefeather Gingham Patterned Paper
Dies - Peaceful Pinecones, Double ended Banner Die; Spellbinders Classic Oval
Other - SU: Square Lattice Textured Folder; Red Glitter Adhesive Pearls;
3D Foam Dots;  Ranger: Super Fine Clear Detail Embossing Powder; 

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Button Bits Santa

 

I'm back today with another card I made for the 

Festive Friday Blog: Final Challenge, using 

my favourite colour scheme of red, green and 

gold and the sweet Santa from Holiday Button Bits. 

Pure Poppy card base (4 1/4" square) was used to make this 

fun Christmas card - perfect for one of my little grand nieces.

* Three papers (Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection) were used on the card front. 
* Santa - coloured with copic markers; Pure Poppy felt button was added.  Black embroidery floss accents the "tummy".
* Frame - made by cutting several layers of chipboard into a rectangular shape and covering it with one of the patterned papers.  Label Basics Angled Die was used to cut the opening. 
* Sentiment (AmyR Stamps) was stamped with New Leaf and Pure Poppy inks, onto a hand cut notched banner. A white bow and a tiny gold 'jingle' bell accents the sentiment panel.

Santa's head and beard were stamped, fussy cut, then 

added to the original image with a dimensional foam dot. 

A sentiment (Winter Sentiments - AmyR Stamps) was stamped with 

Pure Poppy ink on the inside of the card. The "North Pole" seal 

(Neat & Tangled) was embossed with gold embossing powder.

Card Details (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Holiday Button Bits; AmyR Stamps: Winter Sentiments; Neat & Tangled: Santa's Notes
Inks - New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
Paper - Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White; Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection
Dies - Button-Up #2 Die, Label Basics Angled Rectangle Die
Other - Pure Poppy felt; SU: Gold Embossing Powder; copic markers; 
black embroidery floss; white ribbon; gold mini bell; sewing machine; chipboard

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Holly Leaves & Button Berries

 

We're heading into the last month before the holiday season and I'm still making cards for my Christmas mailing list. The Festive Friday Blog has been a great inspiration for colour schemes and themes and this week the challenge was to choose one of the 22 previously described challenges. I love the traditional colours of the holidays, so I chose the colour challenge using red, green and gold.

When Papertrey Ink came out with the die collection for Holiday Button Bits, I was excited to add this stamp set and dies to my 'collection' last year. 


* The large holly image was stamped with Memento: Cottage Ivy ink onto Rustic White card stock.
* The sentiment (Holiday Wishes) was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with red EP.  
* The postmark stamp (2010 Holiday Tags) was stamped with black ink.

* A border stamp (Postmarks) was added to the bottom with Cottage Ivy and Pure Poppy inks. When I was stamping, an extra ink spoltch appeared on the edge of my card front. My solution? I took the small stamps included in Watercolour Wonder and stamped them around three edges of the card. 
* This panel was attached to a green mat and then a Rustic White card base.

* I stamped the leaves directly onto the card front, die cut three leaves and stamped them on the front and back with the matching stamp. I stitched them to the card front along the center and then curled up the edges to give them lots of dimension. 
* Three red buttons, accented with red embroidery floss, were positioned at the base of the leaf trio. Gold adhesive pearls were also added around the focal image.

* The holly border (CTMH: December Word Puzzle) was stamped with Cottage Ivy;  red 'berries' were added with a red metallic pen.
* The sentiment (Holiday Wishes) was stamped with Pure Poppy ink.

Card Details  (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Holiday Button Bits, 2010 Holiday Tags, Postmarks, Holiday Wishes, Watercolor Wonder;  December Word Puzzle (Close To My Heart)
Inks - Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy;  Memento Cottage Ivy; Versamark
Paper - Rustic White,  Stamper's Select White; Recolllections: Green,
Other Supplies -  Martha Stewart: Ladybug Embossing Powder; red buttons, embroidery floss, red metallic pen, brass adhesive dots, sewing machine

Thanks for visiting today. 
Karen C.

Festive Friday - FFC21

Over the last few months I've been working on Christmas cards and have entered a few at the Festive Friday Challenge Blog. Several times I've finished a challenge, but not in time for the deadline!! So .. this week I got into my craft room early in the week and came up with a quick and easy card using Aqua, Red and White. You can find the details for this week's challenge here.

* Mehndi Medallion was stamped onto white card stock using Aqua Mist ink. 
* The card front was impressed with the Stitching Impression Plate.
* The medium size Fancy Flakes die was cut from Aqua Mist ink and 
    then stamped with Versamark using the same Mehndi Medallion image. 
* I used Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (Stampin'Up) for some shimmer.

* The center star from the Fancy Flakes die cut was covered with glue and then Glamor Dust was sprinkled onto the star. This was glued to the center of the medallion image on the card front, then the large glittered snowflake was attached using 3D foam dots. The center of the star was accented with a red adhesive pearl.

* The sentiment strip (Photo Finishers) was stamped with a border from Holiday Photo Finishers and Pure Poppy ink. The sentiment (2010 Holiday Tags) was stamped with Aqua Mist and Pure Poppy inks. The dotted line (Sew Simple Borders) was added to either side of the die cut. This was impressed with the Canvas Impression Plate. A strip of Aqua Mist was glued to the back of the Photo Finisher die cut. 

* The inside of the card uses a sentiment from 

Holiday Wishes and a snow flake from 2010 Holiday Tags.

Card Details (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Holiday Photo Finishers, 2010 Holiday Tags, Mehndi Medallion, 
Sew Simple Borders, Holiday Wishes
Inks - Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Versamark
Paper - Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White
Dies - Fancy Flakes, Photo Finishers
Other Supplies - Stitching Impression Plate, Canvas Impression Plate, red adhesive pearl, 
SU: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Deco Art Glamor Dust, Glue pen, 3D Foam Dots

Peace On Earth

I originally made this for Festive Friday Challenge Blog, (FFC17 - September) but never finished it in time!! Navy, white and silver were to be incorporated into the card - I also added some aqua and a tiny touch of red (on the top of the silo)

* The top portion of the white card base was stamped with a tiny 
image from Framed Out #7 using Versamark and then embossed with 
silver embossing powder.  
* A One Liner die was cut from Enchanted Evening card stock and then 
adhered to the card front. A small strip of white card stock was stamped 
with ON EARTH (sentiment was selectively inked: Holiday Wishes) and then 
impressed with the Wood grain Impression Plate. This strip was then 
attached to the card front right below the navy strip. 
* Winter Hills focal panel was made by stamping and embossing with 
silver embossing powder and colouring with copic markers. The rectangle 
was cut close to the frame and then  matted with navy card stock. 

* I always like to add some details to the inside, but I kept this one fairly 
simple - sentiment (Holiday Wishes) and a snowman and snow from Winter Hills.

Card Details (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Winter Hills, Believe, Framed Out #7, Holiday Wishes
Inks - Aqua Mist; Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Close To My Heart: Denim
Paper - Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening
Dies - One Liners Die Collection
Other - Wood grain Impression Plate; copic markers; corner rounder; 
Stampin' Up: Silver Embossing Powder

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Happy Holidays

     I thought I would try my hand at another holiday card, using this one that 
I made for Festive Friday: Trees  as my inspiration. I used many of the same elements, but bumped it up a notch by mounting a die cut tree onto a tag, with a  Scarlet Jewel mat and a burgundy satin ribbon. It's a little thicker than 
my earlier card, so it may be one that I will hand deliver this Christmas!!

The gold embossed tree (Believe) was mounted onto Tag Sale #3 which had been impressed with the Woodgrain Impression Plate. I then created a mat from Scarlet Jewel so the focal panel would really 'pop' against the card base (also impressed with Woodgrain IP). The sentiment (Holiday Lights) was stamped with Vineyard Berry. A simple knotted ribbon was added to the tag.

The inside was finished with another sentiment from  

Holiday Lights and the gift packages from Believe. 

These were highlighted with a gold gel pen and copic markers.

Card Details: (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Believe, Holiday Lights
Inks - Versamark; Memento: Tuxedo Black; Close To My Heart: Vineyard Berry
Papers - Stamper's Select White, Scarlet Jewel,
Dies - Tag Sale #3
Other - Stampendous Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder; copic markers; red and gold markers;
             Woodgrain Impression Plate; burgundy satin ribbon; 3D Foam Dots

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Festive Friday: SNOW

 

The current challenge on the  Festive Friday blog calls for a holiday project focusing on SNOW!!  Kind of hard to fathom winter flurries when we're in the middle of a heat wave here (and lots of rain too!) 
The news reporter likened our weather to the type you would experience in a rainforest!! This isn't something we're used to in Northern Ontario!! 

Hopefully a little bit of snow (on my card) will help cool things down!!

* The background of the card was created by cutting 3 strips of blue card 
stock and then embossing them with a "Snowflake" embossing folder. These
strips were mounted to Confetti White (Stampin' Up) card stock. 
* I swiped the front of this with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. This really made the snowflakes 'pop' against the blue.
* Pure Poppy was used to mat the card front and then this mounted onto a  
     white card base.

* The focal panel was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured with copic markers and then cut with a square Nestibilities die. The little snowflake dots were highlighted with a clear glitter gel pen. 
* Several mat layers of Pure Poppy and blue card stock were added so the main image has some added dimension. A red ribbon and bow were added to the top of this panel and then adhered to the card front.

* A Holiday Photo Finishers die was cut from blue card stock, stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Three red dots were added to accent the berries on the sentiment panel.

* The inside of the card was finished with snowflakes (Winter Penguin) and a
     faux stitching line (Sew Simple Borders) using Bashful Blue ink (Stampin' Up).
     A sentiment from Silent Night was stamped with Pure Poppy ink.

Card Details   (PTI, unless noted)

Stamps - Stampin' Up Trees for All Seasons; PTI Holiday Photo Finishers,
Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
Paper - Bella White;   Recollection Blue; Stampin'Up Confetti White; 
            PTI Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy;
Dies - Spellbinders Classic Squares; Holiday Photo Finishers
Other - Cuttlebug 'Snowflake' Embossing Folder; Stampin' Up White Embossing Powder; 
red ribbon; copic markers; Sakura Clear Glitter Gel pen.

Thanks for visiting.
Karen C.

Christmas Tree : A Touch of Gold

I finally got into my craft room to make a card for this month's  

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Challenge:  A Touch of Gold.

Gold Embossed Die Cut Tree (Believe)

I also saw the current challenge at Festive Friday: Trees 

and decided to combine these two challenges.

   

Gold Embossed Sentiment (Peaceful Pinecones)

We are finally having some hot weather here, so making a Christmas Card may seem a little 'out-of-season', but I do like the fact that I will have a few cards made before the holiday season. This one was very Clean and Simple and will be great for mailing. I'll be making a few more of this design!!

Card Details  (PTI, unless noted)
Stamps - Believe, Peaceful Pinecones
Inks - Versamark
Paper - Stamper's Select White
Dies - Believe. Double-ended Banner die
Other -  Stampendous Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder; red and gold markers;
             Woodgrain Impression Plate


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Thanks for visiting today!
Karen C.

Little Birdie Holiday

 

Making cards for Christmas is usually a fall and winter task for me, but I decided to start adding to my stash earlier this year. FESTIVE FRIDAY  is a great incentive and inspiration for creating holiday cards all through the year. This week's challenge is to add a bird to a project. 

Here's my 'take' on this challenge, using a variety of stamps and textures. 
 

Card Base -  Rustic White; Stampin' Up Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder; 

 Focal Panel - Tiny Treats: Christmas; Loves Lives Here: Holiday;  copic markers;

        Pure Poppy ink; Memento Tuxedo Black & Cottage Ivy ink; 

         Limitless Layers 1 3/4" Circles; 1 1/8" circle punch; 

       Card stock - Pure Poppy, Rustic White, green (from my stash)

 

Sentiment Panel -  Holiday Lights; Love Lives Here: Holiday

 Supplies from Papertrey Ink, unless noted.


Thank you for visiting today.
Karen C.