Happy Birthday Cards

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing two birthday cards that I created using products from my stash. My cards are both 5 x 7 and it is a design that I now love and will definitely use again.

I decided that I wanted to use a dies set that I hadn't used in a long time. I used the Spellbinders Enchanted Labels 28 and Label 28 dies. I own so many Spellbinders labels dies, so it felt good to be using them in a card.

Both cards have a white card base and the first mat is kraft. Then I layered with Kaisercraft patterned paper and added my embellishments. I used the Collectables from the same collection. I used a collection of dies to die cut my leaves and foliage to add dimension under my flowers.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Flower Shoppe Collection  Afternoon P2938, Garden Path P2491, Collectables CT983, Kaisercard: Dew Drop CD360, Ballet CD142, Snow 301, Kraft 651

Dies: Spellbinders 5 x 7 Enchanted Labels 28, Labels 28, Kaisercraft Foliage Clock DD756, Memory Box Botanical Stem,  Memory Box Winterberry Sprig

Other: Flowers Prima Salvage District #586430, Green Tara Azaleas Beige, Green Tara Pink Rose Buds, Distress Ink Antique Linen, Kaisercraft pearls pearl SB713

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Season's Greetings Card

 

Hello friends. I hope that you are well and having a good week. This is my very last, last minute Christmas card which also uses products from the same paper Collection as my previous card. The Christmas Miracle Kit has so many beautiful images and I wanted to explore using blue tones, which featured in some of the papers.

To help me design my card, I used a card sketch which is something that I often do.

I also created my own poinsettias using distress inks and also watercolour paper. I followed a tutorial by emilia sieradzan to make my flowers and they complimented my card perfectly. I used Spellbinders dies from my stash to frame the Santa image and foam tape to add dimension.

To complete my card, the sentiment was framed with patterned paper and and I added some pearls to

enhance the frame.

Once again, it felt great to be using supplies that were from my stash. Please note that a lot of these products may not be available but you can certainly find similar products and be inspired by my card when creating your own.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Kit Paper Christmas Tree

Kraft cardstock, Anko Watercolour paper 180gsm, Ruby Rock-It Snow White Coarse Glitter, Distress Ink Broken China

Dies: Waffle Flower A7 layers die and additional layers die, Sizzix bigz texture fades layered tattered poinsettia, Magnolia Christmas poinsettia, Memory Box elegant scrollwork, Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance, Hero Arts frame cut oval, Spellbinders bird poinsettia collection.

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Merry Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing the last of some Christmas cards (for now). I recently made an order with Spellbinders and decided to use some of my new products, mixed in with my products from my stash. I came up with a design for this Christmas card PLUS another card which I will share later this week. 

I wanted to use gold and white for a while in a card, I used foil paper to die cut the gold details and mats. I used an embossing folder to texture and also compliment the intricate die frame that I used. I used an older Spellbinders die to make the poinsettia to embellish my card.

I am really happy with how this card turned out and how I was able to mix some old products with the new.

Supplies

Cardstock: Neenah Solar Crest 110lb, Gold foil , watercolour paper (for poinsettia)

Dies: Spellbinders 5x7 heirloom legacy, Spellbinders heirloom reflections, Waffle Flower A7 layers die, Spellbinders layered poinsettia, Waffle Flower Merry Christmas print die, Spellbinders Bird Poinsettia Collection

Other: Kaisercraft Sparklets Dafodill, Ribbon white and gold

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Elegant Birthday Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am digging into my supplies and using things in my stash that I have not used in a while or have not had the time to use. I have been a fan of Spellbinders dies for a very long time because I love the details you can achieve.

I used Kaisercraft papers and stamp set to create my sentiment. I also added flowers to create the elegance which I like to use. To complete my card I used some pearls.

It felt so good to use supplies from my stash. Please note, I am not sure if these products are still available but I will still list them in case you are interested.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Lady Like 61/2" paperpad PP1080, Kaisercard Forest CD114, Snow CD301

Stamp: Kaisercraft Birthday Wishes Sentiment CS362 

Dies: Spellbinders Becca Feeken Chantilly Paper Lace S5327, Kaisercraft Small Nested Shapes Nesting Dies

Other: Martha Stewart leaf punch, Versafine Vintage Sepia, Kaisercraft Pearls, Wild Orchid Crafts blooms

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Poinsettia Bloom Cards

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you have been enjoying your week. I am enjoying my school holidays and am now sitting down to create some more Christmas cards before school goes back. I really loved this die set once it was released and was eager to make a card or two with it. I used some new and old dies from my stash to create my card. I experimented with cardstock, as I planned to ink blend as was shown on the Spellbinders video. I had the most success using white cardstock and using distress ink for the entire bloom.

I wanted to use a decorate edge, to break up the white, so I used an old Spellbinders border die to achieve this. I love the elegant feel this card has.

This time I wanted to use some of my patterned papers in my card and I decided that I wanted a vintage styled card. Once I decided on my papers, I inked my bloom the same way and I used a different edge die to break up the background.

I used  a script stamp and stamped it in random placed to add an aged feel to my paper. I also added vintage photo distress ink to all of my layers as well.

I am so glad I purchased this die set. It is versatile and so great to use.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Neenah White solar crest heavy weight, Peral cardstock gold, 

Paper: Kaisercraft Letters to Santa

Dies: Spellbinders Poinsettia Bloom, Spellbinders Curved Borders Two, Merry Christmas (from my stash), A2 curved borders one

Ink: Versafine vintage sepia, Distress ink vintage photo, barn door and aged mahogany, 

Other: Clear vellum, Spellbinders embossing folder holly flourish, Kaisercraft rhinestones red, Kaisercraft Sparklets Daffodil, BoBunny Midnight Frost stamp, Stampin' Up! Winter Post stamp

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Believe in the Magic of Christmas

Hello everyone! I have another Christmas card to share with you. This is from my Spellbinders shopping spree. It is a stitched ornament display card. I love stitching and this card fuels my love of two crafts, stitching and cardmaking!

The dies come with a pop up stand configuration, which I decorated with patterned paper from a past Kaisercraft release. I used the label strip as my sentiment. I stitched the ornament die using DMC thread.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Poinettia, Kraft CD651, Franchville Pearle Cardstock, Red cardstock from my stash

Dies: Spellbinders Stitched Ornament Display

Other: DMC thread, Kaisercraft rhinestones SB711, Distress ink vintage photo

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Birthday Wishes ~ Kaisercraft

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are safe and well. Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made using an old Kaisercraft collection that is very pretty and delicate called Le Belle. It has already been given away and it was well received!

I used dies, lots of flowers and collectables to add layers and depth to my card.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Le Belle Collection Paper Pad and Collectables, Kaisercard CD114 Forest and Snow

Dies: Kaisercraft Foliage, Clock DD756, DIY Flora Leaves DD493,  DIY Flora Branches DD494

Other: Paper Blooms F641 Dusty Pink, Kaisercraft pearls SB714 champagne, Wild orchid crafts flowers, Bling stickers, distress ink vintage photo.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Joy~Christmas Cards

 

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week. I have made some Christmas cards using a Spellbinders die plus some Kaisercraft supplies. I played around with some embossing folders and a paper collection to create four Christmas cards. One design and four cards! These were fun to make and will be given away very soon.

 

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Supplies: Card Pack C6 White CD511 | Letters to Santa Paper Pad | Cardstock Forest CD 114 and Ruby CD 325 | Embossing Folders Striped EF 297, Scales EF 297, Holly EF273 and Waffle EF 275| Rhinestones SB2711 and Orange SB710

Spellbinders Joy die S4 1012

Gold Metallic cardstock from my stash

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Slimline Card

 

Hello everyone. I hope that you are keeping safe and well. It has been a little while since I've shared a project with you, but with the challenges of Covid affecting shipping, Kaisercraft have experienced problems in receiving product. I am glad to be able to share a slimline card with you, using the Le Belle Collection. Its vintage and gorgeous.

I have enjoyed creating cards using slimline dimensions. I use 9" x 4" for my card base.

For the focal area of my card, I have used a birdcage and butterfly from the collectables. I fussy cut some flowers from Garden (reverse) to add to the base of the cage. I then altered some paper blooms to add dimension and also add a vintage feel to the card.

As I had chosen a slimline card as my card design, I could take advantage of the extra length of the card front. I used a variety of fishtails created from dies from my stash and adhered them using glue and foam tape to add dimension.

For a list of products used click here to view the Kaisercraft blog.

To all of my fellow Sydney friends, I hope the current lockdown has not been too difficult for you and that you are all safe and well.

Take good care.

Blessed

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a layout that I have created using the Flowering Natives Collection from Kaisercraft. It has beautiful native florals in this collection. I decided to take it in a vintage direction with my layout.

I distressed the edges of my papers and inked them with vintage photo distress ink. I also used stamping and stencils to add textures in my background. I applied some of the vintage photo distress ink to my paper to dull it. When I did this, it reminded me of faded wallpaper.

I cut up a sentiment from the base of a paper and inked the edges and used it on my layout. I felt it complimented the sentiment. To add more vintage feel to my layout, I added some ink splatters once complete.

To view more about this layout, click here to go to the Kaisercraft blog

To purchase any products from this collection click here

Take good care and thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes

 Hello everyone! It's been a very long while but I am very happy to be able to share a birthday card with you today. It's using paper from Kaisercraft's new release Lilac Mist.

To create my card, I wanted to showcase lots of the papers as I had a difficult time deciding which ones I wanted to use as I liked them all. To help me in my design decision, I pulled out of the paper pad some papers that were my first choice - which were four! Next I went to Pinterest and had a look at the card sketches. I often do this to kick start my ideas and then I found a sketch that appealed to me. This sketch would enable me to showcase the papers I selected plus provide me with some options in my composition.

My take on the sketch....

To get the dimensions of the smaller squares, I just cut out scrap paper and played around with them until I was happy with everything. 

Once my papers were positioned, I embellished with flowers and dies from previous releases.

If you would like to purchase any of the products from this collection, visit your local stockist or click here to order online. 

If you would like to view the products used in this project, click here to go to the Kaisercraft blog.

 

Stay safe and well

 

 

With Sympathy Card

 

Happy New Year! This is my first post of the new year but sadly I am posting a sympathy card. These are the cards I find hardest to make. I try to consider the recipients and how they will receive the card. I went with an elegant style as I felt it would be would be appropriate.

I used Spellbinder frames and layered flowers to compliment my papers. I also added a butterfly as a symbol of hope.

I did some stamping on the inside of the card. I had a sympathy stamp set that had some sentiments.

 

Supplies:

 

Paper: Kaisercraft Amethyst Collection: Paper Pad PP1086,  P2910 Mistique, CT986 Amethyst Sentiment CT980 Amethyst Collectables CD301 Snow Cardstock

 

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Distress Ink Wilted Violet

 

Other: Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance, Hero Arts Infinity Oval Dies, JustRite Stampers With Sympathy, Kaisercraft Lilac Rhinestones SB705, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers

Stay safe and well!