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CAS Christmas Stencil Card

Hello! The moment I saw sneak peeks of the Pretty Pink Posh Leaves and Berries stencil, I was intrigued. Today, I am sharing an easy CAS Christmas card showcasing the stencil.

I cut the white cardstock to A2 size. I placed a loop of washi tape on the back to adhere the panel to my Ranger mat.
I placed the stencil over the cardstock and masked off the leaves with washi tape.
I applied the red Gina K glitter gel through the stencil and let the panel dry overnight.
I placed the stencil back over the panel (using the berries for alignment), masked off the berries, and applied Lucky Clover ink with a sponge dauber through the stencil.
I white heat-embossed the Avery Elle sentiment (from the Noel stamp set, now retired) on black cardstock. Then, I cut the sentiment with a circle die and added a slightly larger white cardstock circle as a mat. I dry-embossed the white circle with the Stampin’ Up Subtle embossing folder.
The assembled circles were added to the stenciled card base with foam adhesive.

I’ve purchased the Gina K glitter gel in green as well, and at a future point I may use that product for the leaves.

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Newton’s Nook Argyle Stencil – Three Versions

Hello! I recently had some time to play with the Argyle stencil set from Newton’s Nook. I am sharing three CAS holiday cards created with the stencil set, which includes two stencils – one to make the diamonds and another to create the stitching. On the three cards, the diamonds are identical (inked with red and green). The stitching is achieved with three different products – gold ink, gold gel, and gold-foiled (using transfer gel).

Since my focus was to experiment with the different products for the stitching, I kept the design of the focal point the same – an ornament (combining two Impression Obsession die sets, now retired) with the PTI “Joy” word die. I used this same focal point recently on this card.

On the first card, I inked the diamonds with red and green inks. The stitching was inked with Color Box gold metallic ink. The sentiment was cut from Red Flock and added to the white ornament, with brushed gold ornament hanger and cord.

On the second card, I inked the diamonds just as before. I then cut the panel to A2-size before applying gold gel paste. Once dry, I added the ornament with brushed gold sentiment, hanger, and cord.

On the third card, I inked the diamonds just as before. I then cut the panel to A2-size before applying the Transfer Gel. Once dry, I ran the panel through my Minc with Gold Foil. I added the ornament with shiny gold sentiment, hanger, and cord.

The version with the gold ink stitching is easiest to create (little dry time) and the results are the most subtle. The version with the gold gel paste is subtle, but less so than the inked version. I’ve used other gold embossing pastes before; I really liked the ease of this product’s application and the results. The third version required an additional step, that of running the panel through the laminator. That being said, the results are the most noticeable.

I really like having the time to explore products as I’ve done with these three cards.

Thanks so much for visiting!

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Monkey Business – Die-cut “Just Because” Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a “just because” card combining monkey-themed supplies.

I die-cut the Elizabeth Crafts monkey from Bazzill Chocolate Malt (face) and SU Chocolate Chip (body) and assembled him with glue. I tried a number of combinations for the face and body. If I were to die-cut the monkey again, I would consider cutting him from inked cardstock.
I used a circle punch to cut the mouth. I used a hexagon punch to cut the nose.
I stamped the Monkey Business sentiment and cut the white cardstock with a circle die.
I cut another circle in the same yellow as the banana for a mat.
I dry-embossed the card background with the Tropical Leaves stencil. Initially I tried an inked background (with the stencil) in green, but the orange worked much better with the colors used for the monkey.
I added the monkey and banana with foam adhesive.

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Hello Sunshine – Die-cut Tropical-themed Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a tropical-themed card created from a variety of products in my stash.

My starting point for the card was the Newton’s Nook Tropical Leaves stencil which I sponged with Shabby Shutters ink on Easter Grass cardstock.
I used the Penny Black Poinsettia die to cut the blooms from SU Melon Mambo and Bazzill Circus Peanuts. The centers were cut from Marshmallow Chick. I used the Penny Black Flower Frolic die to cut the greenery from SU Gumball Green (now retired) and attached the blooms to the greenery with foam adhesive.
I heat-embossed the FSJ Touch the Sky sentiment on to white cardstock which I cut with a circle die.
For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling the need to add sequins to my cards lately. I tried a number of different colors before choosing yellow sequins from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Spellbinders/FSJ Hello Summer

Hello! Today I’m delighted to be sharing three cards over on the Spellbinders blog featuring new summer-themed products, part of the Hello Summer – Splash Zone Collection. I’m a big fan of anything ocean-themed and fascinated the different takes on that theme in papercrafting – nautical, tropical, and everything in-between.

The details on how I created the cards can be found in this post. I hope you’ll head on over to learn more and leave a comment. Below, I’ve shared photos of the projects and the supply list.

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