Category: cardmaking

Taylored Expressions Door to Door Collection – Welcome 2017!

Happy New Year and a big welcome to 2017! I’m sharing a card created with Taylored Expressions dies.

I’ve just read on a blog post by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room that one’s front door tells a story. With that in mind, here’s the front door of a happy home! (Right now it’s cold and snowy here in the Pacific Northwest, but I’m thinking about a sunnier day!)

TE Welcome 2017

For my scene, I combined a number of the die sets in the Door to Door collection.

TE Welcome

Here’s to a color-filled 2017!

Supplies: Taylored Expressions Door to Door, Door to Door Decor, Door to Door Spring Decor, Door to Door Summer Decor, Welcome Baby Banner, Grass Border, Wispy Grass Border die sets; TE Corrugated embossing folder; TE Peapod, Lemon Meringue, Potato Cip, Toffee, Poppy Seed, Earl Grey, Sugar Cube, Cookie Monster Salt Water Taffy, Lollipop cardstock

Avery Elle – Winter Hello

Hello. Today, I’m sharing a winter-themed hello created with Avery Elle supplies.

AE Winter Hello

I’m still embracing my seasonal supplies, such as the Falling Snow die and Penguin Greetings stamp set, and trying to find ways to use them for non-Christmas projects. I stamped the penguins and paper-pieced their clothing. I chose bright colors for their sweaters in colors other than green and red!

AE Winter Hello

Supplies:

Cozy Winter Scene – Taylored Expressions

Hello. Today, I’m sharing a cozy fireplace scene. I’m not quite ready to say “good bye” to the holidays. This card is seasonal without being Christmas-y.

TE By the Fireside

As I created the card, I thought about the fireplace mantel once the stockings are down. I cut the By the Fireside mantel from patterned paper, as well as the strip simulating the rug and the card background. I framed a piece of patterned paper for the artwork above the mantel. To keep it cozy, I added candles (By the Fireside – Holidays) and a coffee mug (Build a Scene – Bistro) to the scene!

TE By the Fireside

Hope your last week of December is filled with special moments!

Supplies:

Penny Black Simplicity – All is Calm

Hello and Merry Christmas! I’m sharing a CAS Christmas card created with Penny Black supplies.

Penny Black Simplicity

I die-cut the 51-280 Ornamental Birds from gold foil and placed them on a watercolored circle background. I cut equal strips of grey cardstock for the card base background. I heat-embossed the 30-387 Festive Snippets sentiment with gold powder on one of the bands.

Penny Black Simplicity

Penny Black Simplicity – Christmas Birds

Hello! I’m sharing a CAS holiday card created with Penny Black supplies.

Penny Black Simplicity Winter Birds

I colored the watercolor paper background with inks and watercolor paint using the smooshing technique. Separately, I colored watercolor paper with red watercolor, from which I cut the birds using the 51-206 The Sweetest Sound II die. Once the background was dry, I stamped the 30-382 Yuletide Wishes sentiment. For texture and visual interest, I added snowflakes cut with the 51-268 A Blizzard die set.

Penny Black Simplicity Winter Birds

Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays!