Cardinal Christmas

Hello everyone,

I hope a wonderful Christmas was had by all!

Today's post is a Christmas card that was commissioned by a colleague before the holidays.

The printed paper is K&Company Tim Coffey Christmas Designer Paper layered on Stampin' Up Ridinghood Red and Recollections Kraft, and highlighted with microbeads, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, and Wink Of Stella Clear 999.  The ribbon is Craft Narrows from Michael's.  The brad is BoBunny Silver & Gold.

My colleague asked for a card with a cardinal but I think she was expecting a die cut bird.  I knew I had this beautiful piece of paper in my stash.  I wasn't expecting to find the little chickadee so that was just an added bonus.  This card, thanks to the printed paper, was so quick and easy, and extremely effective for a no sentiment card.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Layers

Hello everyone,

Card number four in this holly one sheet wonder series.

The printed paper is Stampin' Up Home For Christmas layered on Mossy Meadow and Bazzill Cardinal red.  The background layers were textured with Sizzix Merry Christmas Phrases embossing folder.  The sentiment is Kaisercraft Christmas Sentiments stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Very Vanilla.  The ribbon is Michael's Craft Narrows Ribbon Bow-tique.

As straightforward as yesterday's card was, today's is all about layers and textured.  I don't believe I've ever embossed two layers of cardstock at the same time and can't believe why on earth I haven't.  This background layer is amazing!  It adds wonderful texture and interest to this card.  I couldn't resist adding the plaid ribbon because it just makes me happy!  

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Holiday Holly

Hello everyone,

Today's post are for a couple of cards that are a part of box sets for the Fall charity card sale at the office.

The images are DeNami Design stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and highlighted with LuminArte Douglas Fir and Poppy Red Twinkling H2Os.  The French sentiment is Bonnidee C'est Noel also stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The images and sentiments are layered on Simple Stories December Documented Red Snowflake and a textured Bazzill.  The ribbon is Craft Narrows from Michael's.  The embellishments are Want 2 Scrap Red Baby Bling.

The ribbon on the French card covers up the English sentiment and serves as a very workable foundation for the French sentiment.  I couldn't use the same ribbon placement for the English card so decided to just add a bow.  I am quite pleased with the results.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Popping Neutral

Hello everyone,

This card is so soft and traditional, you just have to love it!

The printed paper is Webster's Pages "Twinkle" layered on Stampin' Up textured River Rock.  The image is Magenta colours with Tombow 856 and 098 markers, stamped on Very Vanilla and layered on Gina K Red Hot and more River Rock.  The sentiment is Annabelle Stamps Ornamental Christmas stamped in Old Olive.  The ribbon is Craft Narrows Ribbon Bowtique.  The embellishments are Queen & Co Pearls.

I think this is one of most beautiful cards I've done is this 'Christmas In July' series.  Once I started with the neutrals, it seemed to make sense to use a pop of red.  It worked better than I imagined.  I love the Gina K paper.  It is scrap from a kit that I bought years ago.  It is thick and wonderful to use.  I would order more, in all hues, but the shipping costs for paper are a little too high for comfort.  Gina K also has a series of inks that I'd love to play with but again, justification for purchasing more ink pads is hard to come by.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Clearly Christmas

Hi everyone,

I've finally gotten back to my own Christmas card stash. 

The clear card base is from Close To My Heart.  The printed paper is Gina K Blizzard layered on Canford Gold.  The sentiment is Stampendous Christmas Wishes stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Suede on Whisper White and layered on more Canford Gold.  The ribbon is Craft Narrows.

I wanted to play with things a little bit for my own cards.  If they're not perfect, I can actually live with it.  I've had these acrylic card bases for ages and it was time to see what I could do.  I've taken an acrylic card class before and quite liked the results.  This card turned out just lovely but I can't say it was the most fun to craft.  It was also challenging to photograph.  I'm still not sure what's happening with the right side of the photo.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle