You're in my Thoughts

Hi Crafty Friends,

Back in November, I needed a couple of sympathy cards fairly quickly. This is one of the cards I created. As I had so many Christmas cards to post in November and December, I decided to hold off posting this  until now.

The flowers are from Divinity Designs Beautiful Blossoms Paper/Die Duos Set 3 which was included in the April 2021 Blessings Box. These flowers are all pre-colored and come with a die to die cut all the images so you can use them however you want to decorate your cards. Being pre-colored it makes it so much quicker to use to create a card in a hurry.

For the background of my card I used Catherine Pooler's Quilted Cover Plate. I die cut this from white cardstock and then layered onto a green panel and then finally onto a top folding pink card base.

The sentiments stamped onto my card are from Altenew's In My Thoughts stamp set.

For the inside of my card I added another of the flowers that I used on the front of the card.

The "With Sympathy" is from Karen Burniston's With Sympathy die set.

Celebrate

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a birthday themed Slimline Pop-up card I created for my daughter who celebrated her birthday last week.

Earlier in the year Crafter's Companion released a set of Pop-Out Individual Numbers die set. Loving Pop-ups of course I had to add this to my stash, I finally got a change to pull this die set out to make a birthday card.

If you follow my blog, you know I have been enjoying playing with the Missees Range of dies and stamps from Studio Light. As this card is a special one for my daughter, I wanted to use the dies to create a card that features my daughter on the front. Hopefully she will see that it is meant to be her!

I used the three Missees die sets that I own, although there is a new die set which at the time of making this card is somewhere between the USA & Australia.

For the fancy border in the background, I used Dare 2B Artzy's Curve Slimline Borders Die set. I added the "Celebrate" sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs to the right hand side of the card.

To finish off the front of the card I added light pink clay hearts randomly over the card.

As mentioned before, for the pop-out I used Crafter Companion's Pop-Out Individual Numbers die set to add the pop-out "45"

I used the Dare 2B Artzy dies that I used on the front of the card, to add the border panel to the top and bottom edges of the card.

To finish off the card I added the "Happy Birthday" die cut which is from a Karen Burniston die.

Here is one more look at the inside of my card, looking at it from a different angle.

You're In My Thoughts

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Get Well themed Slimline card with you all using a Slimline die from Catherine Pooler Designs.

To create the colorful background I used Catherine Pooler inks in Catching Rays; Orange Twist & Pucker Up. I then used Catherine Poolers Light Burst Slimline die to create the decorative overlay.

For the sentiment I used one of the sentiments from Spellbinders More Sentiments Hot Glimmer Plate set. It's hard to tell in the photo, however the sentiment has been foiled using gold foil. I die cut the sentiment using the pierced sentiment strip from the same set.

To decorate the sentiment strip, I used flowers from Karen Burniston's Flip Frame Pop-up die set. 

For the inside of my card, I created a background panel using the same inks I used on the front of the card. I then used the Light Burst Slimline die to die cut the panel. I trimmed the panel down to about half and adhered it to the bottom edge of the card.

I added another gold foiled sentiment, this time using a sentiment from the Mini Everyday Sentiments Hot Glimmer Plate die set.

To finish off the card, I added a few tiny flowers which are also included in the die set that I used to create the flowers on the outside.

 

Sending Big Hugs

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Get Well themed Slimline card I created recently using some new products from both Lawn Fawn and Catherine Pooler Designs.

For the Slimline portion of the card I used Catherine Pooler Designs new Cleo Slimline die layering the die cut onto a blue panel that I  created by blending Catherine Poolers new inks in Tranquil and Cove Blue.

I die cut Lawn Fawn's Sending Big Hugs sentiment die from White Glitter Cardstock and a mid blue cardstock, layering the two together slightly off setting them.

I added the "get well" sentiment which is from Picket Fence Studios Ways To Say Get Well stamp set.

To decorate the card I added the hugging critters which are from Lawn Fawn's new Happy Hugs stamps set.

For the inside of my card, I added the "Thinking of You" sentiment from Concord & 9th's Thinking of You Perfect Pairings die set. I so love this die and I am sure I will be using it a lot. 

I added the stamped sentiment underneath the die cut one which is also from the Picket Fence Studios stamp set that I used on the front of my card.

Queen for a Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Liz Williams our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

Apparently It’s International Tiara Day, and also the birthday of Queen Victoria.  So get out your crowns and gemstones and see what kind of creation you can create. It might be a card for your most favorite little princess in your life, maybe you would like to create a crown for someone you have had regard for, or maybe you love the look of Victorian styled art and décor. Do whatever your imagination leads you to.

I have been having lots of fun lately playing with my Studio Light Missees Paper Dolls die and stamp sets. So I pulled them out to create my card today. You can see the sets I used in the supply list at the bottom of my post. 

All my other cards using these paper dolls I have added the girl to the front of a slimline card, so I decided this time to add her to a pop up on the inside of the card.

I used Picket Fence Studios Slimline Die Cutting System sets 1 & 2 for all the layers of my card. 

I created a pop up  by creating a pop-up box from cardstock, to which I added my paper doll. I added the tiara to her hair, the tiara is from Karen Burniston's Treasure Charms die set, which I die cut from white glitter cardstock and added tiny purple gemstones to.

I added the "Queen for a Day" sentiment to the top of the card using Karen Burniston's Word Set 5 - Royalty die set.

On the bottom panel I added Catherine Pooler Designs "Celebrate" die set which I layered using a Mega Oval die.

As the focus of this card is the inside of the card I kept the front of the card fairly simple. 

I used Concord & 9th's Perfect Pairings die set to add the large "Happy Birthday To You" Sentiment. I am loving this die set and it works so well for slimline cards on both the front and inside of a card.

I die cut two of the arms from one of the Missees die sets and added them to the top and bottom of the card.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi

Manila Habib

Other Supplies:

Mega Ovals Die Set - Spellbinders (discontinued)

Looking Sharp

Hi Crafty Friends,

I thought it was about time I pulled out my alcohol inks to create a background for one of my cards, of course I had to try it to create a Slimline Card.

I used alcohol inks in yellow/orange colors on Yupo paper to create my background. After applying the alcohol inks onto my paper, I then used an Air Blower to move the inks around to create an interesting background.

I used the Catherine Pooler Designs Chevron Slimline die to die cut a panel from black cardstock and then layered this over the alcohol inked background. This was then layered onto a side folding white slimline card that measures 3 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches.

To decorate my card I used the cactus and pot using Concord & 9th's Stuck on You die set. For the sentiment I used a sentiment from Sizzix Cacti Fold-A-Long die set.

I had a thin strip of the alcohol inked background left over after cutting it down for the front of the card, so I added this to the edge of the card.

I die cut the other cactus included in the Stuck on You die set so I added that to my card.

Finally I added a birthday sentiment using a sentiment from Darcie's Stay Sharp stamp set.

Other Supplies:

Cactus Fold-A-Long Die set - Sizzix (discontinued)

Mega Oval Die set - Spellbinders (discontinued)

Black, White and Red Celebrate

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Nicky Foden our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

Being the third Saturday of the month it's time for a sketch challenge.

The sketch shows a square card, but as I love making Slimline cards I decided to convert it to a Slimline card. Sketch can be tweaked a little to suit what you want to do.

I recently received Catherine Pooler Designs Little Black Dress Slimline Paper Pack as a gift, so I decided to use a sheet from that for my card front. I die cut the paper using one of the slimline rectangles from Picket Fence Studios Slimline Nesting Rectangles die set. 

I used one of the borders from Scrapbook Dot Com's Slimline Borders die set. I used one of the borders from the set which I die cut from white & black cardstock, offsetting the white border over the black.  Next I used one of the strips from Trinity Stamps Stitched Strips die set white I die cut from black cardstock and layered over the top. 

I die cut two circles using white and black cardstock which I adhered to the lower left corner of the card.

I decorated the card using the cupcake from MFT Stamps Mice Day to Celebrate stamp set, paper piecing the cupcake wrapper with patterned paper.

For the two smaller circles indicated on the sketch I used balloons from Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Balloon Stackables die set.

I added the "Celebrate" sentiment to the top right corner of the card using the Catherine Pooler Designs die. I die cut the sentiment from white cardstock three times layering together and then offset with a red diecut sentiment.

For the inside of the card, I used the Picket Fence Studios Slimline Nesting Rectangles to create the white rectangle panel. I added the black border which is one of the Scrapbook dot com Slimline borders die set. I layered a strip over the top of the black border using one of the dies from Trinity Stamps Stitched Strips die set.

I created a pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up die set. I used the Balloons from Lawn Fawn to add my sentiment and attached this to the pop-up panel.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Nicky Foden

Celebrate

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Nicky Foden our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

Apparently today is Sibling Day, make a card that shows a sibling how special they are, if you don't have a sibling make a card for a friend you love like a sibling.

For my card today I pulled out an older stamp set from Paper Pretties called Best Friends, I thought they might look a little like sisters.

I created a Slimline Card using Whimsy Stamps Slimline Hearts Background die. I die cut the background panel from white cardstock, I then adhered the background to bright pink cardstock that has Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the front. I adhered the background to the pink rectangle and then covered the exposed adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. I layered the panel to a scalloped rectangle which I die cut using Whimsy Stamps Slimline Scallop Peekaboo die set. My card was then adhered to a side folding Slimline Card that measures 3 3/4 inches x 8 3/4 inches.

I added the Catherine Pooler "Celebrate" die to the top portion of my card.

For the inside of my card I created a pop-up card by using a simple box pop-up which is 1/2 inches square.

I added the birthday sentiment from Concord & 9th's Perfect Pairings Birthday die set.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Nicky Foden

 

Let The Celebration Begin

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  Maryann our challenge hostess for the month, continues to issue the challenges.

Being the third Saturday of the month, it's time for a sketch challenge.

I decided to lengthen the sketch to create a Slimline Card.

I used Kat Scrappiness Wonky Stitched Slimline Nesting dies to create the background panel for my card. I also used one of the strips from Trinity Stamps Slimline Stitched Strips die set to add the strips according to the sketch. After adding the strips to the panel I then added pink glitter dot peel off stickers along the strips.

For the elongated oval I used an older Spellbinders die set. The cute image is from MFT Stamps Sweet Celebration stamp set.

To finish off the card I added a sentiment along the bottom of the card.

For the inside of the card I added a pop-up using Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up die set. I added the same image that I used on the front on the pop up panel. 

I used Catherine Pooler Designs Best Friend Paper pad to add the patterned paper to the front of the card and also to the panels on either side of the inside of the card.

To finish off the card I added another of the sentiments included in the stamp set.

Sending Healthy Wishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have a get well card to share today. I am finding I need a lot more get well cards to send to friends  these days, so I recently had a little spend up updating my get well stamps and dies. I wanted some sentiments that weren't just "get well" or "feel better" because sometimes you need something different.

For my card today I used the new Catherine Pooler Quilted Cover Plate die. I created a rainbow background which the Quilted Cover Plate is layered to using Distress Oxide inks in Kitsch Flamingo; Carved Pumpkin; Mustard Seed; Twisted Citron and Broken China.

I added two sentiments onto the middle panels of the Quilted Cover Plate die using sentiments from Picket Fence Studios Ways To Say Get Well stamp set.

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Daisy Wreath Stencil to create the flower using the same colors as the background as well as Festive Berries; Spiced Marmalade & Rustic Wilderness.

I die cut another Quilted Cover Plate and cut out the smaller square which I layered over the one of the main panel using foam tape to which I layered the flowers.

For the inside of the card, I die cut another Quilted Cover Plate die which I layered to another rainbow background. I cut this down to the first two rows of the die and adhered it to the bottom of my card.

I used two more sentiments from the Picket Fence Studios Ways To Say Get Well stamp set to add to the middle of the card.

To finish off the card I added two small flowers which I cut from the other half of the stencilled Daisy Wreath.

Get Well Slimline Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have another Slimline Get Well Card to share with you all today. 

For the background of my card I used Catherine Poolers Folk Star Slimline die which I layered onto a piece of aqua cardstock and then layered to a side folding white Slimline card.

The flowers are from Pinkfresh Studio's Floral Notes stencil set, this is a 5 part stencil set which enables you to have multi colors on your floral image.

I added a get well sentiment using Karen Burniston's Get Well Charms die set. I layered the sentiment onto ovals from Hero Arts Infinity Ovals die set.

For the inside of the card I added strips to the top and bottom of the card using two dies from Trinity Stamps' Slimline Stitched Strips die set.

In the centre of the card I added a stamped get well sentiment.

Other Supplies:

Feeling Better Stamp - Hero Arts (discontinued)