Who doesn’t love a good recipe as we approach the holiday season??
Here is one that is perfect for paper crafters!
How to make a Christmas Card using our Cut Above Cards!
Supplies: Cut Above Card kit, scissors, adhesive.
PREP time: 0 minutes COOK time 20 minutes
Will SERVE 10 people (per pack of cut above cards)
Step 1: Take all the pieces our of the bag.
Will SERVE 10 people (per pack of cut above cards)
Step 2: Stamp an image on the pre-cut banner piece (the stamp comes separately OR you can use a sentiment stamp you already own). Stamp all 10 pieces at once to save time.
Step 3: Attach the pre-cut glitter paper to the card front and tie bakers twine at the top.
Step 4: Assemble the stamped banner image onto the pre cut green cardstock and attach to card using the 3D foam square.
Step 5: Attach the reindeer and his cute little red nose.
Step 6: Sign card and add personal information, place in envelope and mail!
I am a bit of a ‘party mama’ – I love to decorate and match things for a party, especially when it means I can paper craft my party supplies! My daughter turns 3 this month and I have SO MUCH cute stuff planned for that! For now you will have to be satisfied with a set of birthday items that you could easily create for a party in your family- birthday, baby shower, wedding shower…. the possibilities are endless!
These are our treat tubes- perfect for the thank you favour or birthday party take-away. Fill with a candy {I would have preferred something in a colour that matched but don’t keep much candy in the house) add some washi tape and a banner AND voila!
Any party needs a matching invite OR a matching thank you card… I pulled through the colour scheme (especially the purple) to make this card. The paper used is from our Confetti Wishes paper.
A cupcake box (oh YES!!) and another treat bag. You can mix these and use whatever items you like. Cupcakes make cute gifts for someone special- even more special when they come in cute packaging!
The treat bag can be tied off as in this picture or left open and folded at the top. I give our cookies every year as our party favour (my sister in law makes the best cookies) and they fit perfectly in these bags! Both have elements from the Confetti Wishes paper collection and some more purple elements.
Welcome to the Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the Picture my Life cards! If you have come from Lucy’s blog then you are on your way and already feeling inspired!!
If you haven’t heard these PML cards are AWESOME!! You can do so much with them- they were designed for pocket scrapbooking- a fast, simple and yet beautiful option to traditional scrapbooking that has gained in popularity the last few years. But those little cards are so versatile! (If you SEARCH the Picture my Life on my blog you will see some other things I have done with them).
What did I do with mine this time? I used them to create three adorable (and super easy) cards! My top card features 2 Wanderful PML cards – I matted it on some cardstock embossed with our honeycomb folder and some of our Wanderful paper. I also added some stickers from the Wanderful complements- LOVE this series of products!
Below is another card- the sentiment on the card is a PML card that I trimmed down. I used the zip strip from the Wanderful paper to create my paper ribbon and held it down with mini-stapels (if you have NOT seen our mini-stapler you are missing out!)
My third card is the simplest of all- just a card, some 3D foam tape and some Wanderful paper- so pretty!
Now hop on over to Michelle’s blog and see what she has in store!
I really enjoy (like obsessively so) decorating for a party or a gift giving occasion! Especially if it is for a close family member or friend. The Annual Inspirations Idea Book has been the answer to so many things for me…. especially these designer creation paper bags!! Here I have used the slate collection to make a gift bag and a card (they are versatile after all) and I have so much more planned for them!!!
This gift bag is ready to go for a special someone this holiday – I plan to pop in a CD of favourite christmas songs and then it is a perfect fit! You could also gift some fresh-baked cookie goodness in these- yummy!
This card I created using the paper bag as a piece of patterned paper. I added some stickers from the Chalk it Up complements and a piece of our new arrow washi tape (backed with white paper). Add a sentiment and card done!
These bags are so fun- and they come in a variety of colours! Check them out by clicking the photo below!
I love this card and I love the stamp set I used to create it- so simple and turned out perfectly! For this card I used the Glitter Girl stamp set (seen below) and a piece of our Scaredy Cat paper (not just for Halloween). I stamped my circles in thistle, flaxen and glacier (some of these were done in second generation stamping). One of my circles is the backside of the stamped image- did you know you can stamp with the backside?? Great way to add an image to your set!
I added silver sequins and bitty sparkles. Stamped the sentiment in black and then used our piercing ruler to add the pierced dots below the sentiment.
WELCOME to my team blog hop! My fabulous ladies have been working hard to create some beautiful projects to share our new line of product with you. As you read on you will want to click on the name I leave below to visit the next blog- keep doing that and at the end you should end up back here. If for any reason you get lost along the way, just come back to my post and you will find the FULL list of participants at the end of this post.
I am going to share with you a trio of fall cards I created.
Fall Card #1: I created this using Pathfinding paper, complements and assortment. I added some natural hemp (from my stash) and stamped the sentiment from Lovely Birthday stamp set. I added some Kraft paper to the mix and finished the edges of my paper with our scallop border punch and chocolate ink.
Fall Card #2: This card is made up of a lot of white daisy paper. The back piece I stamped in flaxen ink with the Season of Thanks stamp set. I also stamped my sentiment and single leaf with the Thankful Heart stamp set. I coloured in my leaf with our ShinHan touch twin markers.
Fall Card #3: THIS is my favourite of the three and was the easiest! I used the fox that was part of the Pathfinding complements and stamps from the Lovely Birthday stamp set and the Hello Summer stamp set.
I wrote earlier this week about my new schedule of kits and workshops- this is one for the carmakers and I could NOT be more excited- especially with how these beautiful cards turned out (they were inspired by my very creative friend Lisa Stenz).
In this kit/workshop you create 5 of each of the 3 designs and end up with 15 cards in total- cards that are perfect for any occasion.
Here they are up close:
If you want to purchase one of these kits or attend my workshop then click HERE to be directed to the BUY NOW option.
You see the look all over Pinterest and in stores – the chalkboard look is totally IN!
Did you know that you can also achieve that look on your card (and fairly simply I might add).
What you will need:
Stamp
White Pigment Ink
Tissue
Black cardstock
Take your piece of black cardstock (should be cut to preferred size already) and rub the tissue (dipped in your white pigment ink) in the corners and around the cardstock- you want to give the paper the look of the chalkboards at school when they had seen a lot of use.
Next stamp your images onto the cardstock with the same white pigment ink. Now give the ink time to dry- pigment is wet and will need a few minutes but it is worth it!
I LOVE how this turned out!
Now you may be able to tell (or may not) but I added some colour to the chalk stamping (I mean really, who didn’t play with the coloured chalk in school every chance they got!?). I added some purple to the star burst and some blue to outline the ‘Great Job’ sentiment. I coloured over the white pigment ink with my ShinHan Touch Twin markers – and it worked AWESOME!! I then finished this guy up with some Chalk It Up Assortment stickers, some bitty sparkles and some new washi tape!
I am really pleased to share this first product with you- clearly there is a reason why I have chosen to share them with you FIRST…. CTMH has decided to carry Shin Han Touch Twin alcohol markers and I wanted you to be the first to know!
Why is this exciting? Cause these markers are amazing!
You can do so much with alcohol markers (now you may have heard about Copic markers? these are the SAME top of the line quality that comes from those- just a better price point).
We will be carrying 24 of these markers and YES they are refillable (if you ever need to refill them).
So, what can these markers do?
Alcohol markers are fast drying- colour embellishments (like my stars and sequins) and the colour stays!
Alcohol markers blend beautifully- you won’t see stroke marks when colouring with these!
The colours are bright and long-lasting.
You can blend the colours together to get a truly lovely look (and we have a colourless blender that helps achieve a blended look).
I first trailed these markers at convention and I was impressed right away! Not only do they sit in my hand nicely (they are ergonomically designed) but they are so smooth! The other thing I immediately noticed- there is NO NASTY SMELL! Some alcohol markers make my head swim with the smell they give off but these ones don’t!
Needless to say… I ordered all 24 right away! I couldn’t resist and I have been happily playing with them all month (and I still LOVE them!)
Here is VERY easy card I created using the markers. I chose 4 colours and just did a big colour across the cardstock- random and yes I did allow the colours to overlap. I then stamped in black ink (our dye based- I have had ZERO problems with this ink bleeding on me) a sentiment. I added some flowers that I coloured and my white enamel stars (also coloured with the markers) and I was done!
I highly recommend you get a marker and try it out BUT I know you will want MORE so if you order 6 markers from me this month I will buy you a colourless blender!!
