Botanical Silhouettes

I love coordinating tags, paper and embellishments  for gift giving.
Sometimes gifts can be difficult to wrap in a traditional way - an odd size or shape means that you have to think 'outside the box' to make it work. 
I created a trio of gift wraps for my sister-in-law's birthday gifts, 
using Botanical Silhouettes and Distressed Stripes stamps, along with a simple white bag and card stock and turquoise tissue paper and card stock.

After wrapping the main gift with tissue paper, I used some extra paper to make a 'pom pom' flower to act as a topper. A green ribbon and stamped tag finishes (Tremendous Tags die cut) the design.

A white bag was stamped with images from Botanical Silhouettes using Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay and Simply Chartreuse. A small butterfly (Butterfly Dreams)  was stamped in Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise and Canyon Clay. A strip of Hawaiian Shores was die cut with the Large Scallop Border Die, folded over the top of the white bag and then tied with a small piece of green Baker's Twine.

The sentiment (Botanical Silhouettes) was stamped 
with Hawaiian Shores and Canyon Clay.

The Pillow Box die was cut from white card stock and then stamped with a variety of colours using Distressed Stripes. A green ribbon was added.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Wee Folk Baby Welcome

When my granddaughter was born 

I sent this card along to my son and 

daughter-in-law to welcome sweet Cayleigh.  

Wee Folk Mini Kit from Papertrey Ink has 

so many images that are perfect for a baby card.

I started by stamping the leaf design 

two times with New Leaf and Simply 

Chartreuse inks. The sentiment was 

stamped with Sweet Blush ink before 

adding the tulips with New Leaf and 

Aqua Mist inks. For additional details, 

I added hearts and flowers with 

Lovely Lady and Bright Buttercup inks,

then sponged the edges with 

Sweet Blush ink. The card front was 

impressed with Canvas Impression Plate.

The yellow bunny was die cut 

from one of the  pre-printed 

pages that comes with the kit, 

and then added to the card front 

using dimensional foam tape.

Inside of Card

I printed the sentiment from my computer, 

onto a piece of Linen card stock and then 

die cut it using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangles. 

I cut a 5 1/2 " x 4 1/4" Stitched Rectangle from 

Lovely Lady cardstock and then cut the center 

of it with a smaller rectangle so that I could 

insert the white sentiment panel into it. 

A yellow pre-printed butterfly from the

Wee Folk Kit was added.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

What the Doodle: Butterfly Birthday

I love the detailed cut-out design of  

What the Doodle: Butterfly from Papertrey Ink. 

Here's the birthday card for my 8 yearold 

grand niece using this set of stamps and die.

Card Front: stamped with Hibiscus Burst ink using Watercolor Wonder. 
Sentiment: Happy Birthday (Close To My Heart) with Plum Pudding ink.

 Details

Butterfly: stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, die cut and then coloured with copic markers. A yellow and white solid butterfly die cut was adhered to the card front and then the coloured die cut was attached so that the wings could be curled up for added dimension. Purple dots (from my stash) were 'sprinkled' around the butterfly as accents.

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Karen C.

Polly's Superhero Birthday

I really adore the Comic Strip Cover Plate from Papertrey Ink and have used it often for birthday, baby and anniversary cards. This card was made for my grand niece's 6th birthday. I started by cutting the cover plate in Stamper's Select White card stock and sponging the frame portions with a variety of pink inks, to create an ombre look. 

With a colour scheme of pink (Hibiscus Burst), purple (Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding) and yellow (Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold), I filled each of the blocks with stamps and die cuts from Zappy Birthday and Superhero.

Top left panel: 

Background paper: Plum Pudding Bitty Dots paper. 

Zappy Birthday die cut was stamped with Hibiscus Burst.  

Sentiment: from Zappy Birthday stamped onto a narrow 
piece of white card stock to create a banner. 

Top right panel:

Background: stamped with Birthday Style confetti stamp  
using Hibiscus Burst, Plum Pudding and Harvest Gold inks. 

Circles: Plum Pudding Bitty Dot paper; Superhero image stamped 
with Hibiscus Burst on to White card stock circle;

Star:  Harvest Gold card stock die cut

 

Center panel:

Background:  Modern Background Stencils sponged 
with various inks; Die cuts from Superhero

 Lower left panel:  

Lightning bolt: stamped onto a die cut and 

layered over patterned paper that was fussy cut.

Lower right panel:  

Background: sponged with various inks to create a "night" sky

Zappy Birthday dies: buildings cut from  Plum Pudding card stock;

"WOW!" cut from white card stock, then sponged with 
Harvest Gold and Lemon Tart inks. 

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Stinkin' Cute for Aviv's 1st Birthday

I don't have a lot of "critter" stamps, 

but I really like this "Stinkin' Cute" stamp and die set 

from Lawn Fawn for children's birthday cards. 

I've already used it for a few cards click here and here,

where I've made scenes, using flowers, sunshine and butterflies.

This variation uses Fabulous Frames die cut from 

Berry Sorbet Bitty Dot Patterned Paper. 

The background scene was created using 

Stamper's Select White card stock sponged with 

Crystal Blue ink (Close To My Heart). 

I then stamped the grass and flowers (Garden Variety) 

and butterfly (Sweet Spring).

I used a foam sheet behind the frame for dimension 

and then attached it to the card front. 

The plaid paper (Recollections: Bold Basics Paper Pad) 

was mounted onto a Berry Sorbet card base.

The large yellow flower was created by die cutting 

two pieces of yellow polka dot paper - 

Flower Fusion #9 and the smaller Ad Sense medallion. 

A Berry Sorbet button was added to the center 

with yellow embroidery floss. 

The sentiment (Garden Variety) was stamped 

with New Leaf and Berry Sorbet inks 

onto a Double-Ended Banner die.

Since this card was going to my grand niece who turned 

one at the end of February, I stamped sentiments from  

Big Birthday Wishes onto a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle 

white card stock and then added "1" from 

Polka Dot Parade Numbers die cut. 

The bottom of the card was accented with a Heart Border, 

die cut from Berry Sorbet dotted paper.

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Hearts Cover Plate

I'm a little late sharing this card, 

since it's well past Valentine's Day!

The Hearts Cover Plate and design could 

certainly be used for other occasions too!

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Bitty Background Blocks, Just For You; Say It In Style (Close To My Heart)

Inks - Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush, True Black

Paper - Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy

Dies - Hearts Cover Plate, Double-Ended Banner Die

Other - Tiny Red Heart Button (from my stash)

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Frosty Friends Thank You

It's really been quite a while since I have updated my blog. 

Life... it certainly can put a hold on good intentions!! 

My husband and I, along with my son and his fiance 
spent Christmas and 

New Year's in Vancouver with my younger son, 

his wife and their new baby daughter. 

It was such a wonderful time and we are looking 

forward to our next visit in April. 

I needed to make several Thank You cards when 

we returned home, so I pulled out an old 

Close To My Heart set - Frosty Friends, 

along with Papertrey Ink's Quilted: Winter stamps 

to create 3 of this design:

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Quilted: Winter; Say It In Style (Close To My Heart)

Inks - Pure Poppy; Memento Tuxedo Black; Moonstruck Blue (Close To My Heart)

Paper - Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy

Dies - Spellbinder's Classic Ovals

Other - Copic Markers; 

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Christmas Pom Pom Pals

I made a group of 24 Christmas cards using 

Papertrey Ink's Pom Pom Pals. 

There are three images in the set, so I decided 

to create 8 cards for each design!! 

I was able to use a production line assembly technique, 

which simplified the process, 

but it still took me quite some time 

to colour and stitch the various elements.

Pom Pom Pals

I used the following supplies for all of the cards.  

(PTI, unless noted)

Stamps:  

Pom Pom Pals, Rustic Wreath (sentiment)

Inks: 

Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine OnyxBlack

Paper: 

Stamper's Select White

Dies:  

Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles, 

Stitched With Love (circle mat)

Other: 

Stitching Impression Plate; copic markers; 

embroidery floss; Glossy Accents

SNOWMAN

Winter Wisteria Card stock 
 

PENGUIN
Stamping Up' Tempting Turquoise card stock

 

REINDEER 

Pure Poppy card stock

LAYERS

CARD INTERIOR 

Stars 

Scene It: Celebration stamps; Bright Buttercup ink

Stitching Line

Sew Simple Borders Mini Stamps; Pure Poppy ink

TAG

I had a leftover stamped image of 

the snowman, so I used it to make a tag.

Hawaiian Shores, Pinefeather, Limeade Ice inks 

were stamped onto Tag Sale #4 with a 

confetti stamp (Birthday Style) and finished 

with a turquoise Baker's Twine.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Snowflakes

Snowflakes are a great choice for winter and holiday cards. 

I used Papertrey Ink's Phrase Play #9 stamps 

and dies along with  Blueberry Sky 

ink and papers to create two variations:

Card Back

Additional Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Snowflake Stamps -Snowflake Medley, Peace Be Still,

Other - Clear Sparkle embossing powder; Clear rhinestones; Corner Rounder

Snowflake Details

 

Additional Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Snowflake Stamps - Winter Penguin

Inks - Spring Rain,

Other - Canvas Impression Plate; small white adhesive pearl; Clear Sparkle embossing powder

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Joy

 Here's another Christmas card that was quick and 

simple to make, using a variety of dies!!

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Paper - Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal; Recollections:White Pearl 
Dies - Wet Paint, Limitless Layers; My Favorite Things:Let it Snowflake 
Other - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Stampin' Up Candy Dot

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Plaid Tinsel & Tags

Tinsel and Tags is still one of my favourite sets for Holiday cards. 

I found a piece of plaid patterned paper in my stash and 

used it as the card front for this rustic Christmas card.

I die cut the various circle pieces from the dies: 

Kraft Scalloped Circle mat

Lemon Tart Circle 

White Circle - sponged with blue ink to create a night sky

White Layer - trees and hillside

White Layer - snowman, house and hill

Sentiment was stamped with Pinefeather ink. 

Since there are so many layers, the focal panel 

has lots of dimension, but was quick and simple to make!! 

That's always a bonus when you're making 

lots of cards for one occasion.

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps - Tinsel & Tags Kit;

Inks - Kraft, Dark Chocolate' Pinefeather, Black; 
Close To My Heart:Vineyard, Outdoor Denim

Paper - Kraft, Lemon Tart; Stampin' Up:Rustic White; 
The Paper Co:Blond Columns; Plaid Patterned paper (from my stash)

Dies - Tinsel & Tags Kit

Other - Copic Markers; Sakura Glitter Gel Pen

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Pumpkin Wreath Birthday

My daughter-in-law celebrated her birthday 

in late October, just before Hallowe'en, 

so a Pumpkin themed Birthday Card was perfect!

I was inspired by this card  from Amy Sheffer. 

I stamped Rustic Wreath with Memento Tuxedo Black ink 

and coloured with copic markers onto a 

square white card front (Lawn Fawn: Stitched Square).

The sentiment (Autumn Hills) was stamped with Pinefeather ink.

 

The pumpkins (C.C. Designs) were stamped, 

coloured with copics and fussy cut, 

before adding them to the wreath. 

One of the pumpkins was 'popped up' with 

foam dimensional tape. 

A few sequins from my stash were also added. 

The front panel was then attached to a square card base

accented with Canyon Clay Patterned Paper. 

Canyon Clay ink was used to stamp the sentiment 

(Stylish Sentiments: Birthday) 

and then highlighted with leaf images from Rustic Wreath.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Leaf Prints Anniversary

Keeping with the fall leaves theme 

from the last few blog posts, I made an 

anniversary card for my son and daughter-in-law, 

using colours from their October 2015 wedding. 

(You can see details of their wedding in this post.)

 

Rustic White card base was stamped with 

small leaf images (Monthly Moments: September) 

using Fine Linen ink. All of the edges were sponged 

with additional ink to create a distressed look. 

Blue card stock (Recollections) was 

used to create the main focal panel. 

One of the Leaf Prints dies was used to 

die cut two leaves from the blue card stock 

and another two from Rustic White card stock. 

The blue panel was impressed with  

Stitching Impression Plate  

before adhering it to the front of the card.

The two white die cuts were stamped with 

Canyon Clay, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartruese 

and Classic Kraft inks. The die cuts were attached 

in a few places so that they could be curled up. 

I also stamped the leaf images on the white base, 

so the colours could be seen under the die cut pieces.

The sentiment (Quilted: Spring) was 

stamped with Close To My Heart: Moonstruck ink.

Kraft coloured ribbon, Rustic Jute Twine 

and a blue button finish the card details.

Card Interior

The senitments 

(Autumn Hills & Keep It Simple: Anniversary) 

were stamped with Canyon Clay and Moonstruck ink. 

The leaf (Leaf Prints) used the same combination 

of colours from the card front.

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.