Joyful Christms Card

 Hello again, I've got a simple Christmas card to share today.

 

Paper Rose Supplies Used: Floral Christmas Coverplate Metal Cutting Die 32466, Floral Holly Christmas Wreath Metal Cutting Die 32469, Fancy Script Layered Joy Metal Cutting Die 32454

This is an A2 sized card and I started by die cutting the floral coverplate die from white cardstock.  I used this as a stencil to then add a little ink onto my card front.  I used a lighter blue-green ink and then went back in with a darker shade closer to the center of the stems.  Finally, I added some Distress Grit Paste in Snowfall which gives it a nice frosty look.  

While the card front was drying, I die cut the wreath from vellum and once from white cardstock.  I added some ink to the cardstock wreath and then covered it with VersaMark ink before adding some clear sparkle embossing powder and heat setting this. I added a thin strip of foam tape to the back circle of the wreath and attached it to the vellum wreath, offsetting them slightly.  

Before assembling my card, I trimmed the front cover down and cut a piece of gold glitter cardstock behind it.  I used glue to attach the wreath and set it under an acrylic block to dry.  I cut the Joy from the same gold glitter cardstock once and twice more from white cardstock and layered these up with glue.  I used the shadow die to cut an outline from vellum and then glued the Joy word in place.  I put some foam tape under the center of the Joy word where it fit inside the wreath, and used glue on the outer edges to attach the sentiment in place. Finally, I added a few gold pearls sporadically around the card.

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and I hope you're having a great day!

Snowflakes, Snowflakes and More Snowflakes! *VIDEO*

Hi everyone, I've got a few cards to share today as I was having lots of fun playing with Paper Rose Studio's newest Christmas Snowflake dies and sentiments.  Here's a look at the cards ...

If you want to see how these cards were created, I've made a video for you with a complete supply list if you're interested.  You can see the video if you CLICK HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Just Treats, No Tricks

Hi everyone, I've got a Halloween card to share today.  I don't normally make these, but the Paper Rose Studio Spooky Halloween release was too cute to resist!

Paper Rose Studio Supplies: Spooky Halloween Embossed Die Cuts 32757, Spooky Halloween 6x6 Paper Collection 32754, Tree of Love Metal Cutting Die 28825, Wonky Picket Fence Metal Cutting Die 22762

This is an A2 sized card today and I started by doing some ink blending on a card front, using some Catherine Pooler inks in Crushed Violet, It's a Girl, Party Dress, Orange Peel and Ginger.  I misted with a little water after doing the ink blending and set it aside to dry.

Next, I die cut two each of the trees and fence pieces from black cardstock. I chose some of the embossed die cuts to use on my card and separated them from the cardstock. Then I positioned the trees and house in place and glued them down.  I used the Cracked Stencil to create a little path to the house by embossing it with VersaMark ink and then adding and heat setting with black embossing powder. 

I positioned the fence pieces so they were meeting in the middle and wrapped the outside edges to the back of the card front and glued those edges to the back of the card front. This creates the interactive gate element.  I added die cuts to the fence and front of the card.  The sign was created from one of the 6 x 6" papers which I trimmed down and added to a piece of black cardstock.  I created a stem for the sign and tucked it in behind the pumpkin die cut. 

Finally, I attached the card front to a card base.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!