Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
Hello! It’s a rainy day here in the PNW and the leaves are coming down! I’m playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #254 with a fall-themed card showcasing patterned paper and dies.
I let the American Crafts Give Thanks patterned paper (from last fall) do the heavy lifting (including the sentiment) and paired it with die cuts cut with the Essentials by Ellen Gourd-jus set. The circle was dry-embossed with a Stampin’ Up Sizzix woodgrain folder.
Supplies:
I’m playing along with two challenges – Merry Monday #213 and CAS(E) This Sketch #189 – with a CAS holiday card.
I was inspired by the shapes and colors in the Merry Monday #213 photo and the CAS(E) This Sketch #189 design (a sentiment overlaying a symmetrical and centered focal item).
I die cut the Memory Box Dazzling Snowflake (from a holiday release several years ago) from a red cardstock panel (cut with the dotted rectangular die in the Blueprints 13 set). (The Memory Box Spectacular Snowflake die is similar.) In either case, the snowflake die cuts small pieces, which are difficult to use alone. This style works well for the knock-out technique.
I backed the red panel with white cardstock (even though my card base was also white, creating this panel made assembly much easier). I die cut the Brushstroke Peace (Essentials by Ellen) sentiment from silver glitter cardstock and attached it to a vellum strip. I taped the strip behind the snowflake panel and attached the panel to a white cardstock card base. To add a little bling, I attached some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins (the mix contains 4mm, 6mm and 8mm sizes) with Ranger Multi Medium, Matte.
I’m sharing a CAS encouragement card created with the Up the Happy set designed by Julie Ebersole for Essentials by Ellen.
I colored the stamped butterflies with a variety of Copic markers (practicing my blending of colors that aren’t in the same color family), cut the butterflies with the coordinating die, and attached them to a card base, onto which I’d stamped the sentiment. Some of the butterflies are attached with foam adhesive.
Ellen Hutson is offering 20% off in-stock items today and tomorrow!
Supplies:
I’m delighted to be a guest for the Ellen Hutson Mix-it-Up Challenge sharing a project that combines fabulous products from Taylored Expressions and Essentials by Ellen.
My inspiration comes from a sunny, summer day in the Pacific Northwest. The Olympic Mountains stand proudly behind Puget Sound. The summers here are exquisite!
The Taylored Expressions and Essentials by Ellen products that I used are listed in full on the Ellen Hutson Mix-it-Up Challenge post.
Ready to “mix it up”? You have a chance to win a $50 gift certificate at Ellen Hutson! You can find the challenge details and the link up for your project in the Ellen Hutson Classroom.
The sun is out here in the Pacific Northwest and spring is definitely just around the corner. For the card I’m sharing today, I combined Distress-inked die-cut pieces with a Paper Smooches sentiment to create an appreciation or friendship card.
I even Distress-inked the turquoise strip onto which I heat-embossed the sentiment.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Supplies: Sizzix Stephanie Barnard Flower Triplits Die Set, Taylored Expressions Burlap Embossing Folder
