CATS! a Card

 CATS! a Card

Hello Dear Friends,

I love all animals, but I have a special place in my heart for cats.

I collect various cat dies. I think seeing them brings me back to the kitties I've had over the years.  I don't have any cats right now. The dies I used below are from Paper Wishes, Spellbinders, Art Impressions and Amazon.

This card is a standard A2 size card made with white cardstock and layered with vellum with a rose pattern. 

I love color block dies because I think that collage works well with them.  While getting my die I stumbled over my cat dies and had this card idea. I was envisioning layering the outline but once I saw the die cut (1/16 inch wide) I changed my mind LOL!
I used one die cut and adhered it with glue to the card.
I cut the cats from a copper mat mirror card. All were adhered with foam squares. I decided to cut one of them from a holographic card instead. 

I added Chitchat words (Tim Holtz) and used alphabet stickers to spell out CAT.
The cats are die cut from a copper mat mirror card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis

Collect Beautiful Moments, a Collage Card

 Collect Beautiful Moments, a Collage Card

Hello Dear Friends,

Today's card features one of my favorite styles, collage.  I love old timey, Victorian things, so collage is perfect for bringing together found items.

I have been wanting to use a Nellie Snellen die set that I have. It has a large ticket and a mat, and some little bunting dies.

I cut the "ticket" from kraft cardstock and layered it with gold mirror card. I added a 2nd mat from Tim Holtz Backdrop papers.

I added some ephemera to my card. The circle and the middle ticket were adhered with foam squares. I added chitchat words as my sentiment.
I tied a jute twine in a dark brown around my card. I added the rose charm (Crafts Companion) and the little butterfly (Vellum) in the lower left.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis

Free to Fly, a Collage Card

Free to Fly, a Collage Card

 Hi and Good Sunday to you!

Today's card is a collage card.  I love collage cards.  Since it is a "collage" of items, I can use many different embellishments and materials and weave them together into a cohesive piece. (And I like the Steampunk style!)

This is a standard A2 card (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches) made with white cardstock, then layered with some patterned paper from Tim Holtz line.

I ran my collage die through my machine with black cardstock four times. I adhered them one on top of the other. I adhered another pattern paper to the back of this collage die cut, then adhered this to my card front.

(I used Tonic Studios liquid glue to adhere most everything to my card.  It's always tricky how to adhere metal objects, vellum, lace and so on to one's card.  The liquid glue did quite well with the metal pieces. I also used glue dots for the key in the upper left corner because not enough of the key was touching the card.)

I added all my decorations (frankly, I couldn't stop. Someone should have told me to step away from my craft table!) I got my embellishments from Amazon.

I have a set of cog dies (I think from Cheery Lynn). I die cut cogs in green satin finish mirror card, gold mirror and gold satin finish mirror card. I used these along with the other embellishments on my card. 

To send this card through the post will cost about one million dollars...

I added some Chitchat words by Idea-ology.

Close Ups

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Rose Wonder Card

Items used:

• paper bow - Hunkydory
• die cuts: Anna Griffin, Hot Off the Press,
• gold German scrap
• patterned paper - K&Co
• lime green shimmer paper

Here are more views:

These little paper bows are cute and I like the silver foiling on them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

Get Well Dear Friend - a Card

Hi all,

 

I made this card for a friend of mine.

Items used:

• pink silk foiled card
• collage piece Anna Griffin
• patterned paper
• white pearls
• gold photo corners
• white card base

This is a good picture of the pink silk foiled card.  I got the pearls in some misc kit years ago.

 Hope you enjoyed today's card.
Lis

Get Well Friend - a card

Hi all,
This is a quick post today.  I mad this card for a friend.

Items used:

• Downton Abbey car die (Crafters Companion
• Patterned paper Downton Abbey (CC)
• Gold card
• Silver German scrap
• Silver silk card
• Dark mahogany Adorable Scorable (Hunkydory)
• Collage by Anna Griffin
• Card base is 5 x 6 1/2 white card

For those of you who are Downton Abbey fans, Crafters Companion has come out with two series of dies from Downton Abbey (also embossing folders and papers).  I love the style of these.  I used the car because my friend has a sports car that he loves and drives it with the top down.

The card was easy to make as I only layered the various items.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lis

Bluebirds in Gold - a card

Hi all,
Today's card is a pretty collage card.

I made this card using several leftover pieces from other projects.  I like to cut an extra one or two items in case I destroy the ones I'm using.  Sometimes I have leftovers.

Items used:

• Dark pink wrinkle ribbon May Arts
• Gold Ripple card (Hot off the Press)
• Lavender and silver silk foil card
• Tonic dies
• Anna griffin die cuts
• Tim Holtz Bird punch
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

 I punched the birds from silver glitter paper and colored them with alcohol markers

Have a great day!
Lis

Birthday Butterflies Card

 Hi all,

Today's card is a little different with a two-page front.



Items used:

• Patterned paper -  Maja Designs
• German scrap - gold border
• Paper Tole Butterflies and frame - Hot Off the Press
• Gold Foiled Acetate - Kanban (Create and Craft)
• Rubber stamps - Hampton Arts
• Red line or wonder tape

To make my card:

• I covered my card front (card measures 5 x 6 1/2) with patterned paper
• I prepared my acetate so that I could put it on my card without attaching it so that I could position the gold foil borders correctly
• I added the vertical gold foil border
• I stamped the tea pots border with distress ink in dark purple
• I stamped the tea cups so that the paper tole would cover them.  The person receiving this card (my sister) will open the first page and see the tea cups.
• I added the horizontal gold foil border

• I stamped the inside with a sentiment "Where there is tea there is love"
• My last step is attaching the acetate to my card

To make the acetate layer:

• I took a piece of acetate and added about 3/4 inch additional (horizontal measurement) to the size of the card.
• I scored it on the left.
• I added red line tape (very sticky and strong clear double sided tape) to the back of the small scored side (left)
• I added this to my card and attached it to the left backside. (NOTE: I did this AFTER I finished the card front.)
• I added the paper tole to the right side of the acetate

 Here you can see the effect of the acetate with the card front.

Thanks for stopping by,
Lis

Another Easter Card

Hi all,

Long time no see!  I've got quite a few cards to show you over the next week or so!

First, I have a rather belated Easter card. 

 

Items used:

• Ribbon is from May Arts and , yes, its bi-color organza

• Die cuts from Anna Griffin (gold foiled)
• Hunkydorey colored images

I collaged a variety of Easter images onto a square card 6 x 6  The paper is a patterned paper that I had with roses.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Keep Calm and Adjust Your Tiara -a Card

Today's card is a collage card.

 

Items used:

• Anna Griffin paper
• Martha Stewart Deep Edger Punch
• Journaling Card from Bo Bunny
• Little girl photo from Tim Holtz Found Relatives
• Silver shimmer ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Paper Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
• White adhesive pearls

I started my card with the journaling card and built my card up from there. I'm still in a pink phase (good for me that the Pantone colors this year are pink and blue pastels -I think?).  I love the ribbon. 

I bought it on a whim and its turned out to be a keeper for me. It is silverfish white with the occasional sparkle in it.  It takes coloring well without giving up anything.

I puncher out two borders and placed them together to get the center band on my card. I layered the rest.  I didn't use any foam tape.

Take care ,
Lis

Not all who wander are lost...

Items used:

• white card for card base
• patterned paper
• dark brown & medium brown card for matting
• lavender shimmer card
• Words and phrases Tim Holtz
• White pearls (Michaels)
• Misc handmade paper
• Butterfly - Hunkydory (Flight of the Butterflies)
• Burlap

I bought a small bundle of handmade paper pieces.  This is one of them behind the butterfly.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

A Thank You Card ...

 

Items used:

• Frantic Stamper Sentiment Die
• Rust Card Stock (Bazzill) for card base
• Dark brown card
• Patterned paper
• 3-D bumblebees (K & Co)
• Secretary Bird Die Cut (Bo Bunny)
• Corrugated card in mauve (DCWV)

The  card is 5 x 5.  I like to used the corrugated board as it adds interest.  DCWV has come out with a couple different paper pads of these.

I like this secretary bird. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

I added a few 3d adhesive stickers to fill out the card.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis


 

A Happy Birthday Flip Card

Hi everyone,

Today's card features a flip design.  So, when you pull the left and right sides when opening the card, it flips and you see the center rotate to the back side.  I made this birthday card for my brother in law.

Items used:

• Sizzix die (they have several choices of centers including round, rectangle, fancy like mine is, and a couple of others I think)
• Sizzix framelits die set that matches the flip design in the center (I used these thin dies to cut additional pieces that I then layered onto my card label).
• Sizzix/Tim Holtz Frameworks die
• Graphic 45 Steampunk Collection (base card was made from one of these sheets)
• Gold Glossy card, purple card
• Teal Suede Paper from Hot Off the Press
• Acetate with a white lace design
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Pens (to color the candles)
• Clear acrylic jewels
• Dazzles by Hot Off the Press
• lace for a bow

Here are close ups of the center label (front and then back) showing the layering I did.

I had purchased some brown lace from Really Reasonable Ribbon and used one for the double bow.

I added some designs on the right side because I thought it was too plain.  I was going to add gears because this was supposed to be a steampunk theme (my bro-in law loves tools and does beautiful wood work)

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis

Thank You, a Shabby Chic Card

Today's card has that old timey feel that I like.  I love the soft tones of this card.

Items used:

• white card stock for card base (card is 4 1/2 x 6 1/2)
• I wish I could remember where I got the paper from . It was in my stash.
• pink and ivory card stock used

• paper roses from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Wink of Stella in gold and clear (clear was used to add sparkle on rose petals)

• beige lace (really reasonable ribbon)
• pink 1mm jute/string (May Arts)
• Gold word dazzles from Hot off the Press

Thanks for stopping by, Lis
 

A Trip to Paris Card

 

 

 

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday to you!  I hope you all have a great week!

 

Today's card is a longer size than I usually work in.  Its 4 /4 x 8 inches long. 

 

Items used:

• Martha Stewart Deep Border punch
• Gold Glossy card
• Dark brown card for card base
• Washi Tape (travel theme)
• Patterned papers (map theme) from Hobby Lobby
• Wood Clock embellishment (Bo Bunny)
• Distress Ink in Mermaid Lagoon (to color clock)

 

• Reproduction of a Paris post card
• Gold word Dazzles Hot off the Press

 

I was having a retail therapy session at Hobby Lobby and stumbled onto this pad of patterned paper that was ALL MAPS.  Its offered in 12 x 12 and in the smaller index card size.  The maps are colored and sepia and browns, basically all different colors.  I love to use maps in my cards so you can guess that I bought these (and they were 50% off too !).

 

The card was layered with the map papers and the seams were covered with the washi tape. 

 

I punched an extra strip of dark brown card with the border design and used that as part of my layers.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis