A Few Simple Christmas Cards

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

A Few Simple Christmas Cards…

Embossed O Little Town of Bethlehem

Handmade cards are a joy to make and a pleasure to give, but sometimes it’s hard to find the time with everything else that needs to be done to prepare for the holidays. But cards don’t need to be complicated. Here are a few “simple” cards I made that came together pretty quickly…

Beautiful paper + a large scene stamp + embossing powder = done! The above slimline card features some beautiful handmade marbled paper from Emily Romero Marbled Paper & Designs. I paired this with Gina K Designs Metallic Gold and white card stock. The stamp is “Peaceful Night” from Woodware” and was embossed with Gina K Gold Embossing Powder.

Santa’s Hole in One

Someday, I’d like to sit down and color this image, but for now, white embossing powder on blue card stock makes a simple but fun card for golf enthusiasts! The stamp is called “Hole in One” by Gary Patterson/Stamps Happen.

White Warm Wishes

Dry embossing and a stacked die cut greeting were used to make this white on white card design. The embossing folder is “Swirl Baubles” by Crafts-Too, and the greeting was cut with the “Festive Mini Expressions – Warmest Wishes die” by Sue Wilson/Creative Expressions.

Joy

This final sample was made with one die cut and the same papers from the first card above. The die is “Joy Nativity Die” from Cottage Cutz.

Heat embossing on patterned paper (or plain), dry embossing and die cutting – simple techniques but so many possibilities!!

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15Nov2023

Blue Floral Thanks

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Blue Floral Thanks

This CAS card features stamps from the “Greenhouse Garden – Two Step Stampin” set from Stampin’ Up (retired). These are wood-mounted rubber stamps so I used a piece of acetate and a stamp positioner to get the layers to line up. The greeting is from the “Fabulous Flowers” set (retired) from Gina K Designs.

Powder Blue ink and Blue Denim ink and card stock from Gina K Designs were used along with the white.

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10Nov2023

Thinking of You with Antique Leaf Label

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Thinking of You with Antique Leaf Label

(inside: praying for you)

Unfortunately, I needed several cards to send to people dealing with serious illness or loss. The “Antique Leaf Label” die from Memory Box creates a delicate leafy die cut with a small window/opening in which to stamp a greeting. I used this as the focal element for my cards.

I made the die cut into a sticker by adding Super Tacky Tape by Creek Bank Creations to the back of the white card stock before die cutting. This die cut is very thin and delicate and does not hold it’s shape well when trying to adhere it to the card so I created a template by positioning and cutting the image from a scrap of card stock that was the same size as my card front. I was able to place the template over the actual card panel and drop the die cut into the negative space on the template and shape it before sticking it down.

The greeting is from the “Little Branches” stamp set from Gina K Designs (retired?). I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. The sentiment on the inside is from the “Moments of Grace” set from Simon Says Stamp.

The blue panel was made by smooshing violet and ultramarine blue Color Burst and water onto heavy weight white card stock.

The frame was created with the “Stately” embossing folder from Craft Concepts (no longer available?).

I had originally tried splattering white paint onto a gray panel:

I liked the way this came out, but I had trouble controlling the paint and made an absolute mess. (I ended up with one usable panel.) Love the look but need more practice with the technique!

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8Nov2023

Bougainvillea Anniversary Card

Posted in Cards, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

Bougainvillea Anniversary Card

This card features the Bougainvillea Print hot foil plate by Pinkfresh Studio (and Silver Glimmer Hot Foil) along with the coordinating Bougainvillea Print stencil set.

The greeting was cut from the “Mini Expressions – Happy Anniversary” die from Creative Expressions.

The stenciling was done with Hero Arts Soft Granite Shadow Ink, Gina K Designs Soft Stone, and GKD Moonlit Fog. Card stock is GKD Moonlit Fog and white. A score board was used to deboss the greeting panel. I was going for a soft, elegant, slightly monochromatic look, but it might have come out looking a bit flat. Hmmm…

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6Nov2023

Masculine Lines and Dots

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards by lisababitz

Masculine Lines and Dots

(inside: Hope you have a wonderful day!)

This card features the Hero Arts “Line & Dot Pattern Bold Prints” background stamp (CG797) that I heat embossed in white on Gina K Designs Black Onyx card stock. Then I added some Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Water Color (No 90 Gold) which resisted the embossing but showed up nicely on the black.

The greeting is from the “Banners” stamp set from Joy! Crafts and was heat embossed in white as well. The inside sentiment is from the “Happy Birthday to You” stamp set by Scrapbook.com (#sbc-ds19-23).

The water colored panel was mounted on a white mat and then on a black card base. I was pleasantly surprised at how well this card stock held up with all the water that was added. I did use some extra adhesive to help flatten it out. (I really should tape my panel down to a board when I water color!)

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