Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Two Cards with Harvest Hellos

 Hey Y'all!

Fall is in the air! Now here in South Georgia, we don't get much of a fall season...most of the time it means the temps only get in the high 70's instead of the high 90's.  But it still means pumpkins, changing in the leaf colors, coffee by the firepit (my favorite!), and lots of other fun stuff. So on my FB Live last night, I chose to use Harvest Hellos to make these two cards.


This was the original card I made beforehand, and then I CASE'd it with the Pumpkin card below. One of the viewers asked how I colored the apple. I used Real Red and Mango Melody Light and Dark Stampin' Blends. 


I went old school and sponged the edges of several of the elements with Soft Suede ink.  I also embossed the Pool Party die cut with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder. And, of course, I had to use my favorite background stamp, the Buffalo Check.

Tips and Tricks:
  • Whisper White Thick Cardbase 8-1/2 x 5-1/2, score at 4-1/4, 2nd layer 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, Buffalo check layer 2 x 5-1/4
  • When using Background stamps with the Stamparatus, since you can't hold your paper down with magnets, put a small amount of adhesive on the back of the paper you are stamping on to hold it in place.
If you would like to order any of the products I used, simply click on the images below.  Be sure to use the current host code found in the right column.  Thanks for stopping by! Happy Fall!
Love,
Nina



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Saturday, October 3, 2020

World Card Making Day!

 Hey Y’all!

Today is World Card Making Day!

And National Coffee Day was in the same week! So I combine the 2 and made this card. It features the Press On Stampin set and one if the 2020-22 In colors- Cinnamon Cider. I used a vertical opening card base, and just cut off 1 inch of the bottom to reveal the bottom border of the inside I had stamped with the coffee beans. I used blends to color my coffee cup, and then paper pieced some DSP in the center of the cup. To do this, just stamp the image on the DSP, then cut out the part you want.
I hope you have lots of fun crafting today. We are actually camping, so I will have to celebrate when we get back home. Thanks for stopping by!
Love,
Nina

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Howlin' Halloween Blog Hop


 Hey Y'all!

Today I am joining my Crafty Blog Hop friends to share some Howlin’ Halloween projects. I love making treat holders, and I chose an old stand-by that doesn’t require any special dies or fancy cutting to make-the 2-4-6-8 box.



I used the Little Treats Bundle and Plaid Tidings DSP (which, by the way, is on sale!) to decorate it.





I used Blackberry Bliss and Mango Melody Stampin’ Write markets to ink up the flag stamp, and added Wink of Stella to the spider die cut for some sparkle.


For the closure, I die cut a piece of Mango Melody cardstock with a Celebrations Labels die, folded it in half, and adhered one side to the back of the box. I used some of the DSP to embellish a mini clothespin I had in my stash, and added some Glittered Organdy Ribbon.

Measurements:

Blackberry Bliss Cardstock 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (1/2 sheet of cardstock, you can get 2 of these out of one sheet)

Score on 8-1/2 side @2, 4, 6, 8

Score on 5-1/2 side @ 2

DSP: 1-3/4 x 3


Here is the template for the box.
These are so quick and easy to make, and they hold a lot of stuff! Make sure to hop all the way through with us, just click on the next name on the list.




If you would like to order any of the products I've used today, click on the images below to go to my online store.  Remember that select Designer Series Papers are on sale in the month of October, including the DSP I used on my project today. Please use the current host code found in the right column. Thanks for stopping by!

Love, 

Nina



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