Pleated Snowman

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Pleated Snowman

This card is being entered in the Mod Squad Challenge – Frosty the Snowman – where the theme is snowmen. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

All the printed paper for this card came from the My Mind’s Eys “Signature Christmas” 6×6 designer paper pad, and the card base was Gina K moonlit fog. The greeting stamp was from the Gina K Designs “Peace and Joy” set and was stamped with Gina K moonlit fog ink.

To make the pleated panel for his head, I scored (and scored and scored!) a long strip of card stock and then folded it back and forth like a fan. Once the strip was folded, I glued the ends together (which looked like a tube or cylinder at this point). Then I gently flattened it which formed the shape you see on the card. I glued that onto the card base behind the top panel with the circle cut-out. (The strip I started with had a width that was a little more than 1/2 the size of my circle cut-out or a little more than the radius of the circle. For example, if the circle is 2 inches across, you want the strip to be a little more than 1 inch wide. My strip was 12 inches long which I made by gluing two 6 inch strips together. The longer the strip’s length, the tighter your pleats will be when it is flattened.) I adhered the top panel to the card base with several layers of foam tape around the all the edges (enough so the top panel could lie flat over the pleated panel).

The hat, scarf and frame around the circle were cut with my Silhouette. The piece containing the greeting was stamped on the circle scrap that was cut out of the card front. Originally, I intended to cut a rectangular panel, got the top and bottom trimmed, and realized it looked like it could be the top of his body, so I hand-cut a mat and used it that way.

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7Dec2014

Cloth Tree and Snowman Card

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Cloth Tree Card

This card is being entered in the Mod Squad Challenge – Frosty the Snowman – where the theme is snowmen. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

This card is also being entered in the Perfectly Rustics Design Challenge No. 37 – Sentiment (Not Birthday). The focus of this challenge is the sentiment on the card, but NO HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiments are to be used in this challenge! They want us to think outside of the standard (most commonly used sentiment) and come up with something different than Happy Birthday. The “Warm Winter Wishes” sentiment was chosen to go with the “warm” fabrics for the tree, scarf and hat. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/12/01/prdc-37-sentiment-not-birthday/)

This card is also being entered in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Christmas/Holidays – where we are to create a holiday themed project. (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-christmas/)

The snowman on this card was hand-cut from a piece of corrugated cardstock and inked with Gina K dark chocolate. The hat and scarf were hand-cut from a piece of burlap ribbon, a small bell was added to the end of the hat, and mini button brads were used for the eyes.

To make the tree, I first airbrushed a craft stick with Copic Marker E59. Then I cut plaid fabric in strips, tied them to the stick, and trimmed them to resemble a tree shape. I cut a piece of burlap for the bag at the base of the tree and added a piece of twine. A star (used to make jewelry) was adhered to the top.

I used Gina K dark chocolate card stock, and the patterned card stock is from the DCWV “The Storybook Christmas” stack.

The stamp for the greeting is from the Stampin’ Up “Warm Winter Wishes” set and was stamped with Gina K dark chocolate ink. The matted panel was adhered to a piece of burlap.

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5Dec2014

Winter Chocolate

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Winter Chocolate

This card is being entered in the StampTV MIUM Challenge – Winter Chocolate – where we are to combine Winter and Chocolate….however we are inspired to do that! (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

For this card, I used hot cocoa, pink and a touch of bling on the mugs – it is Lee’s challenge after all! I used Gina K warm cocoa, pure ivory, and innocent pink card stock along with the pink plaid digital paper (Freezin Season by happyheartstudios) I ordered HERE on Etsy. The stamps are from the Gina K Designs “Season’s Greetings” and “Warm Woolen Mittens” (retired?) stamp sets and were stamped on ivory card stock with Gina K warm cocoa ink. The mugs and greeting panels were adhered with pop dots. I didn’t have tiny brown rhinestones, so I colored some with Copic Marker E59. I also used the warm cocoa ink to ink all the edges.

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5Dec2014

Winter Chocolate…and other good stuff!

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Winter Chocolate…and other good stuff!

This card is being entered in the StampTV MIUM Challenge – Winter Chocolate – where we are to combine Winter and Chocolate….however we are inspired to do that! I had this stamp set for a while and hadn’t used it yet, so I thought I’d use the chocolate sentiment from it and combine it with this patterned paper covered in snowflakes. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

The stamps used on this card are from the Gina K Designs “Girl Talk” stamp set and were stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink on white card stock. I also stamped the girl stamp on the patterned paper and cut out the shirt and flower to paper piece onto the black and white panel for a pop of color. The snowflake paper is from the Gina K “Winter Cheer” patterned paper pack. I also used Gina K turquoise sea , black and white card stock. The white background panel was embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, and some white ribbon finished it off.

A cute, girly note card that was easy to make – can’t beat that!

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4Dec2014

“Shore” Grateful Thank You Card

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

“Shore” Grateful Thank You Card

This thank you card was made for friends who took my sons with them to their shore house for a weekend. While there, they went crabbing which they really enjoyed.

This card is being entered in the Perfectly Rustics Design Challenge No. 37 – Sentiment (Not Birthday). The focus of this challenge is the sentiment on the card, but NO HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiments are to be used in this challenge! They want us to think outside of the standard (most commonly used sentiment) and come up with something different than Happy Birthday. My card is a thank you card with “I’m Shore Grateful!” as the sentiment to reflect the shore theme of the card and the actual purpose of the note. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/12/01/prdc-37-sentiment-not-birthday/)

I had seen a card done by Carole Renneker with this technique to create the look of water, and I was excited to try it for this project. Click HERE to see how it is done.

The paper I used for the card front and the panel behind the “water” is from the K&Company paper pack shown below. The name of the pack (TC Travel Specialty Paper) is in really small print in the lower right hand corner.

I used Gina K Blue Denim card stock for the card base and the second layer of the top panel, and I also used scraps of brown and red from the Authentique Seasons: Autumn 6×6 paper pack for the greeting panel, anchor and wave swirl. The stamps I used for the fish, crabs and greeting were from the Gina K Designs “Fishing You The Best” mini stamp set and were stamped with gina k faded brick ink. I used the Spellbinders Superelipse die for the frame, although if I had to do it again, I’d choose a different shape since these dies don’t nest well, and I had to use my Silhouette to create the inner mat frame on the blue piece. For the wave swirl and anchor, I used dies from the Spellbinders Nautical Frame and Accents set. I hand-cut the crabs and fish. All the edges were inked with gina k dark chocolate ink. The netting is from AC Moore. And I used blue LA Looks hair gel for the water.

Here are a few close-ups: