Papertrey Create along with us: November 2016

Papertrey Ink invites us all to be inspired by something created during the release and to use that as inspiration:

I loved Laurie Willison's use of vellum on her tags and used that as my jumping off point.

I took some Papertrey Christmas patterned paper and used it as my backdrop.  I stamped Holiday Swoosh sentiments and heat embossed with a fine gold embossing powder.

 I added cream twine and used one vellum stamped overlay (Vellum polka dots) with one patterned piece.  The vellum looks just gorgeous on top of the patterned paper and mutes it a bit.  I really love this effect!  Here's a closer look at the layer below:

How is your tag making going?  Making a dent in the holiday card stash too?  I have a ways to go but will keep on ...

I was so excited that the new blog I found, Muse Christmas Visions, also had vellum as its theme and sponsored the 25 Days of Christmas Tags:

In case you are looking for some stamps or dies, I have some on sale:

Papertrey Stamps and dies:
Background Basics: Vines – stamp set ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Background Basics: Geometrics ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Embellishments Coordinating dies ($8) --> $4
Stitches and Swirls - stamp set ($48 from the vault) --> $24
Christmas Pointsettia dies ($8) > $5
Damask Designs stamp set ($48 from the vault) > $24
Background Basics: Wrought Iron[/b] ($36 from the valut) > $24
Everyday Button Bits - images only - stamps $10

From other companies:
Tim Holtz - Flights of Fancy $8
Altenew Wild Hibiscus brand new $15 missing top left stamp 

Shipping available to Canada, US and International based on weight:
One sheet (Canada $1, US $2, International $3.50)
Two sheets (Canada $1.50, US $3, International $6)
Payment via Paypal.
All sets have minimal staining, if any, come with labels and are from a smoke free, pet free home. :)

Muse: Christmas Visions #70

I am trying to get as many holiday cards done as possible ... I have report cards coming up and won't have too much time.  I used this beautiful card as inspiration to make a Christmas card:

I took this card's use of patterned paper and a die cut over at Christmas Visions  as my jumping off point:

I took a piece of patterned paper and made a background, cutting a Memory Box edgers die from white Recollections card stock.

Then I heat embossed Papertrey's Holiday Swoosh in fine detail gold embossing powder.  I popped the white panel up on foam, spending time cutting little slivers to keep the trees up off the card base.  Thanks to Christmas visions for the inspiration!!  Lots more cards to go but now I have one more in my stash.

In case you are looking for some stamps or dies, I have some on sale:

Papertrey Stamps and dies:
Background Basics: Vines – stamp set ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Background Basics: Geometrics ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Embellishments Coordinating dies ($8) --> $4
Stitches and Swirls - stamp set ($48 from the vault) --> $24
Christmas Pointsettia dies ($8) > $5
Damask Designs stamp set ($48 from the vault) > $24
Background Basics: Wrought Iron[/b] ($36 from the valut) > $24
Everyday Button Bits - images only - stamps $10

From other companies:
Hero Arts – Friends $5 SOLD
Tim Holtz - Flights of Fancy $8
Altenew Wild Hibiscus brand new $15 missing top left stamp 

Shipping available to Canada, US and International based on weight:
One sheet (Canada $1, US $2, International $3.50)
Two sheets (Canada $1.50, US $3, International $6)
Payment via Paypal.
All sets have minimal staining, if any, come with labels and are from a smoke free, pet free home. :)

Make it Monday #267 : Assembly line crafting

This week's video from the talented Laurie Willison was all about assembly line crafting.

I cut out a bunch of tags using one of the Tinsel and Tag dies in a few colours and some of the banners as well.

 I used my MISTI to stamp four tags and a bunch of banners all at once.  This makes it go so quickly and you can double or triple stamp and even use different colours for an ombre look.

I used my MISTI to stamp four tags and a bunch of banners all at once.  I used a bunch of sets that I had been itching to use from my last order - Holiday Greens and Holiday Fancy Pants plus Tinsel and Tag sentiments.

And I now understand what all the fuss about Delicata Gold ink is!! It really does look divine on cardstock!  I even stamped 12 kraft envelopes using Holiday Swoosh and Holiday Greens with Fresh Ink Fuschia and Delicata gold.  They are all ready for their labels and stamps!

When I address the tags, I will choose the banner I want to match - I have already put foam adhesive on the back of all of them and am planning to make some chalkboard tags with the black tags I cut.

So how are your holiday creations coming along?  Started yet?  Almost done?
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In case you are looking for some stamps or dies, I have some on sale:

Papertrey Stamps and dies:
Background Basics: Vines – stamp set ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Background Basics: Geometrics ($30 from the vault) --> $15 lowered to $12
Embellishments Coordinating dies ($8) --> $4
Stitches and Swirls - stamp set ($48 from the vault) --> $24
Christmas Pointsettia dies ($8) > $5
Damask Designs stamp set ($48 from the vault) > $24
Background Basics: Wrought Iron[/b] ($36 from the valut) > $24
Everyday Button Bits - images only - stamps $10

From other companies:
Hero Arts – Friends $5 SOLD
Tim Holtz - Flights of Fancy $8
Altenew Wild Hibiscus brand new $15 missing top left stamp 

Shipping available to Canada, US and International based on weight:
One sheet (Canada $1, US $2, International $3.50)
Two sheets (Canada $1.50, US $3, International $6)
Payment via Paypal.
All sets have minimal staining, if any, come with labels and are from a smoke free, pet free home. :)

Make it Monday #191 - Glittered Frames

This week over at Papertrey Ink, the Make it Monday is all about glittered frames.  I made a simple card for the holidays using some glitter and score tape:

 I made a background with the Tinsel and Tags sprig set using Fresh Ink in Red Currant and Pear.  I added the sentiment using Tuscan Olive and added some score tape and Martha Stewart Glitter.

The sparkle from the glitter is awesome in person.  You can see it a bit better below:

November blog hop: Season's Greetings

                                                                                    {central park photo credit}

I love this inspiration photo from this month's blog hop over at Papertrey Ink.  I was inspired by the snow to add some 'snow' to my card.  I took some Glossy Accents and added little dots all around the outside of the card base and added some Martha Stewart blue glitter.  Very haphazard and freehand ...

I added an Aqua Mist panel cut with a stitched rectangle and added some Fresh Ink Birch stamped strings and a bow from the No Strings Attached stamp set.

Then I straightened out a Tinsel and Tags sentiment using Versafine Deep Lagoon ink.  I added the Aqua Mist layer to the front with some foam tape.  

Please excuse the bad pictures - there is no natural light so that's the best I could do! :)

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I have some items for sale - check out my post here:

http://cardsbycara.blogspot.ca/2014/11/some-items-for-sale.html

November blog hop: peace

I made a super simple card using a Damask Snowflake die cut from a glitter pad of card stock.  I added a 'peace' die cut from Wet Paint: Holiday and added Glossy Accents and Martha Stewart gold glitter.

I added lots of foam tape to the back and adhered it to a linen white card base.

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I have some items for sale - check out my post here:

http://cardsbycara.blogspot.ca/2014/11/some-items-for-sale.html

November Blog Hop: joy

                                
This month's blog hop over at Papertrey Ink is all about the holidays.  I decided to get some cards made since I better get busy and start sending them soon! :)

People have been using embossing paste for quite a while and I jumped on the bandwagon a while back.  I have a Heidi Swapp stencil that I got on sale a while back and used some texture paste (Goldens - cheaper than the embossing paste) and added some Ranger Rock Candy dry glitter.  Love the shimmer of this!

 I added a Scarlet Jewel die cut from Wet Paint die cuts and added some Wink of Stella clear on top.  Pretty much one layer - easy and flat for mailing ...

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I have some items for sale - check out my post here:

http://cardsbycara.blogspot.ca/2014/11/some-items-for-sale.html

November Blog Hop - Happy Christmas

This month's blog hop over at Papertrey Ink has a whole bunch of fun wintry images for us to draw inspiration from.

{snowflakes photo credit}

I wanted to make a simple tag to use for the holidays so I took out some kraft cardstock (eeek - I'm running low!) and stamped polka dots using Vintage Cream ink.  

I added a Happy one liner die cut with gold glitter card stock and added 'Christmas' in Versafine Onyx Black using Wet Paint:Holiday.

 Love the sparkle!

Super simple but oh so useful!  Who doesn't need more tags, right?  :)

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I have some items for sale - check out my post here:

http://cardsbycara.blogspot.ca/2014/11/some-items-for-sale.html

Make it Monday #188: Stamped Ombre Backgrounds - Christmas Cheer

This week, over at Papertrey Ink, the Make it Monday technique is Ombre Stamped Backgrounds. The fabulously talented Laura Bassen (whose videos I love!) showed us a gorgeous creation.  I was inspired to make some cards of my own.

For my next card, I took the Ombre Background set and stamped three shades of Fresh Ink (Mint, Tuscan Olive and Pear) as a back panel.  I then added a die cut from the Holiday Wet Paint set and used all my pinks and reds from Fresh Ink using another Ombre Background stamp.  (Inks - Sugar, Red Currant, Fuschia, Merlot)

I cut out three more of the words using PTI's Scarlet Jewel and then layered them up with the Ombre stamped one on top.  I used some Tombo Aqua glue (a new favourite of mine) and added Glossy Accents over the die cut.

You probably can't see it but the Glossy Accents is actually over some Wink of Stella clear ...

 And here's a full shot of the card in all its simplicity:

Season's Greetings with MISTI

I received an order of some gorgeous linen textured card stock and new Papertrey Ink supplies and decided to make some cards.

I wanted the sentiment to be using an ombre technique so I got out my new toy, the MISTI, and set to work.  This makes multiples of cards a snap and for an inking method like this where you want to stamp over multiple times, it's super easy!  Here's a video showing it in action:

I used multiple colours on the sentiment (Fuschia and Merlot from Fresh ink) with the lighter colour at the top and then the darker shade below.

I added Tuscan Olive on the lower sentiment and that's it!  The linen texture is great but hard to get a good shot of.

And here are a bunch of them all together on the MISTI:

Love this tool for its convenience ... and love my new stamps! :)

October 2013 Papertrey Blog hop - tag it challenge #3

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

My third set is using Perfect Pearls with polka dots and Maile's 'Tis the Season stamp set again - just love the thin modern font!  I used a mat stack and made my own punched pieces with a heart and smaller circle punch.

Here you can see a bit more of the sheen perhaps ... I used gold, copper and silver Perfect Pearls ... love the sparkle and the fact that it is so easy but so effective.

Well, that's it for me!  I haven't made a ton of holiday cards yet so this challenge is making me think I need to get started ...

October 2013 Papertrey Blog Hop - tag it challenge #2

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

My next set uses Kraft tags with the Holiday Lights set's images and sentiments.  I love the look of light white or cream opaque ink on kraft so that's what I went with ... One tag has turquoise bulbs and the rest are white - the photos are all on my phone so are not showing up that well ... plus it's dark outside so no good light.  My apologies!

I usually stamp the bulbs in bright colours and add glossy accents for a shiny look but kept these very basic with the opaque cream ink (PTI cream ink) for a more monochromatic look ...

October 2013 Papertrey Blog Hop - Tag it Challenge

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

This is a fun challenge all about tags this month and after I got home from my First Aid recertification course, I whipped up a few sets of tags ...  very simple ones with no crazy layers like I do sometimes.  This way I could even mail them with no worries ...

I stamped Mistletoe and Holly's images in Fresh pear ink and then another one (forefront) in Tuscan Olive before adding some of Maile's new sentiments from her 'Tis the Season sentiment set in Tuxedo Black ink (Memento).  I used the Tag Sale #5 die on some PTI music background patterned paper.

Happy hopping, everyone!  :)