Emily's Card

I made this pop up card for a granddaughter using a combination of files from Silhouette Design Store. I added a little Wink of Stella for shine.

CARDtober 22 and 23

Challenge 22 was to use a number.

I made a card for my youngest grandson's birthday. The onesie card was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest ages ago. I had made a cutting file for my Cameo back then. I think I posted my earlier cards here some time ago. I made a similar card, but can no longer find large enough brads, so I went with buttons.

Challenge 23 was to make a card for your Pop, as in a masculine card for your father, grandfather, etc.

I just used some paper scraps for this one.

CARDtober 20 and 21

Challenge 20 was to use a sketch and make a monochromatic card with twine and a button.

The sketch had a star border. I may have taken a few liberties with the sketch. I turned it one quarter turn, and I did not have a green button, so I used something else with my twine. I also had trouble finding a green in my stash that worked with the green card stock, so I sponged green ink on white card stock.

Challenge 21 was to use a die-cut as a focal point.

I had cut this balloon die cut for a layout, then decided that I wanted a darker color for my layout, so I had this left over. I hand cut the banner, stamped the title, and added Nuvo drops.

CARDtober Challenges 17, 18, and 19

Challenge 17 was texture with mixed media.

This one was harder for me, since I had never used a texture paste before. I learned the hard way that you need to clean the template right away. It was a bear to clean once it was dried. Think concrete. Stuck to your template. Okay, maybe not that bad, but soaking only helped a little. I still had to scrape and scrape to get the stuff off.

I mixed in red ink, but only got kind of an orangy color. It worked for brick, though, which was the template I had decided to use ahead of time.  I had some papers that worked well with a short brick wall popped in front, and I used Nuvo drops to add a little final something.  I'm still not crazy about mixed media, but part of it had to do with how much texture paste was required for so little stencil. I make a big enough mess paper crafting as it is. Mixed media just seems to make an even bigger mess, so that's another reason I am not fond of using gooey stuff (Nuvo drops excepted).

Anyway, here is the card I did:

Challenge 18 was dimension.

So I popped out the layers and added a pinwheel. You want dimension? Add a pinwheel. It really pokes out. I don't know how I will get this one into an envelope.

Challenge 19 was bling.

This card was a definite copy from something similar I saw done by a Heartfelt Creations DT member. The dies are Heartfelt Creations, and so is the background paper. I used a metallic shimmer cardstock for the layers. I used 8 rhinestones and Stickles, too. This card shines.

 I used Nuvo drops on the pearl strand die cut. I had to do every other one, let them set, then do the alternating ones. Otherwise, they kind of blend together. I waited a day to let the Nuvos and Stickles set. It was longer than necessary, but I smushed some of the pearls accidentally. There were originally going to be more pearls than I ended up with.

CARDtober 16 Fall Box Card

This card definitely took longer to make, but box cards are among my favorite cards. I was surprised to realize that it has been over 3 years since I made one. Renovating and moving kind of got in the way of the fun stuff.

There are tutorials online for how to make them, but I recommend the ones by Nichol Spohr. The way she puts hers together is easier, faster, and they fold correctly. The way most tutorials show, it is sometimes difficult to get your card to flatten properly for going into the envelope.

I have a cute scarecrow stamp that I love, and I have a cornstalk stamp that goes with him. Both are by Stampin' Up, and are old as dirt. So I have my scarecrow in a corn field. The pumpkin and Happy Fall stamps were by other companies, but not ones I am as familiar with.

I am including more photos of this project, because it is hard to see it well from just one angle.

CARDtober 14 and 15

CARDtober challenge 14 was to make a card using a sports theme. Camping and hiking are as sporty as we get. I hiked with my dad when I was younger, and we love nature. Everything was cut from patterned papers.

CARDtober challenge 15 was to use the colors of your flag. I'm American, so I did red, white, and blue. The die cut shield tag is by Heartfelt Creations. The stamped sayings are Heartfelt Creations. I just hand cut the banners. I added some red rhinestones, and blue & white twine. The paper is old. Really old. I have no idea who the manufacturer was. I will probably send this one to a friend of mine who is a relatively recent military widow. She is having a hard time.

CARDtober 12 and 13

Both of these challenges were based on sketches. I don't use sketches, so it was a bit more of a challenge for me.

Challenge 12 had a sketch with papers cut on the diagonal, a cluster, and a sentiment. I used older papers, older cut-out shapes, and a stamped mummy I had made awhile ago, but never used. I prefer cute to creepy Halloween anything, so this is how it turned out:

The Challenge 12 sketch used angled rectangles, a border on the side of one of the rectangles, and a circle with a scalloped mat. I definitely adapted a little because I wanted to focus on the word "Dream" that was part of the patterned paper. It seemed a shame to cover it up. I added a die-cut that I split into two separate shapes. The papers are by BoBunny. I don't know who the die-cut was by, but it was either an older Heartfelt Creations die or Spellbinders.