Cream and Black Cat Easel Card

A card today which I made recently for a card swap.  The recipient loves cats, so this was a starting point for my card.  The card is cream, although it looks for white in the photo.  It's so difficult taking photos in the dull weather, I think I need to get a light box so my photos show the true colours.  Any recommendations gratefully received! 😊

I started with a 6" x 6" square cream card blank to make my easel card.  I used a Creative Expressions 'Pawprint Lattice' embossing folder for the background.  I die cut two cream Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers' die cuts and hand cut a black mat inbetween the two sizes of the squares.  After layering them together, I added a Spellbinders 'Pawing around (Cat)' die cut.  The cream and black cat ribbon was attached over a strip of black card and raised up on foam tape so the easel card stands up.  The sentiment was a stamp from Happy Little Stampers 'Birthday Friends' set. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 609 ~ Four legged friends

Country View January Challenge - Squares

Memory Box Challenge #68 ~ Hearts

HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Dream Valley Challenge # 240 ~ Our 4 legged Friends

Let's Squash It Challenge #4 ~ Use an Embossing Folder and an Animal

On track with my Christmas cards

I joined in a recent challenge to make a selection of cards using just one sheet of 6 x 6 patterned paper, cutting the paper following the template.  So I could get well ahead of my Christmas cards for next December, I decided to make six Christmas cards.  For this set of cards, I more or less CASE'd the designs for the challenge. I added some plain white card, stamps and twine.

I decided to make a second set, this time using my own designs.  The patterned paper was cut using the same template and I used a die, punches, stamps and white and gold card.

 

So.... that's another 13 Christmas cards made for next Christmas.  Two of the cards are embossed with Christmas text which you can see if you click on the photo.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days January Challenge

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 526 ~ Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #397 ~ Christmas

I have a few Christmas presents for friends still to deliver.   Due to the pandemic we haven't been able to meet in person.  I made some tags today to add to the presents and plan to post the parcels this week as I have no idea when the lockdown here will be lifted.

 

Valentine Card

A recently bought a couple of the lovely Woodware Gnome stamps and I decided to make this one into a Valentine card for my hubby.  He doesn't look at my blog, so hopefully I'm safe to post it now on my blog.  My hubby took me to Iceland for a surprise holiday a couple of years ago and there were gnomes everywhere, so I thought this would be an appropriated image to use for his card.

This stamp is called 'Valentine Gnome' but I think it would also be useful for engagement and anniversary cards.  I coloured the gnomes with Promarkers.  I wanted to make a bridge card, but instead of the 'bridge' covering up the heart panels, I made it shorter and attached it to the inside panels and added the layered sentiment on top.   For the side panels I used a Memory Box 'Heart Waterfall' die through the card base and added a strip of red card behind.   

I am joining in the following challenges:

Memory Box Challenge #68 ~ Hearts

NBUS Challenge #22 ~ Use never-before-used-schtuff (Gnome stamp)

Stamping Sensations January Challenge ~ Favourite Stamps

Craft Rocket Challenge #77 ~ For the boys/men

HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Little Red Wagon Challenge # 585 ~ Die-Ing To Get Crafty

Passion for Markers Week 575 ~ Anything Goes

Another Gap Card

I made a card for the Butterfly Challenge HERE, but the card below was the first one I made for the challenge and I didn't like it.  I took it apart, removed all the gold glitter card, replaced it with a gold shade of yellow and put everything back together, tweaking the design a bit.  I'm still not sure that I like it, but I thought I'd share it on my blog anyway.   I’m not sure why I don't like it, perhaps it's because I think there is too much green on it.

The front of the card was embossed with a Lisa Horton 3D 'Cubes' embossing folder' - a NBUS folder I used for the first time. The butterfly is an old Spellbinders die which comes in two parts and the die cuts are layered together.  The flowers were made with punches.  I added a few pearls, colouring the yellow ones with a gold Promarker.  A sheet of green and white gingham paper was attached to the inside and a layered sentiment on the front of the card. 

I probably won't send it to anyone, unless I need a last minute card. 😉   I'll share this card in the Butterfly Challenge as I've included all the elements and the NBUS challenge as I've used this embossing folder for the first time. 

I am joining in the following challenges: 

Butterfly Challenge #150 ~ G for Gap Card (All elements)

NBUS Challenge #22 ~ Use never-before-used-schtuff