Happy St. Patrick's Day

We don't really celebrate St. Patrick's Day at our house, but I do try to wear green on the 17th of March every year.  :)  Something I learned in grade school that has stuck with me.  For all of you that do celebrate this holiday, this card's for you!

To create the shamrock I cut out 4 hearts using the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit.  I ran the heart through my Xyron sticker maker to get sticky on the front and then I poured Dazzling Diamonds all over my hearts.  (You could use 2 Way glue if you don't have a Xyron.) 

The sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Is there any occasion that this stamp set won't cover?  It fits wonderfully in the modern label punch.  I punched out a second label in Gumball Green cardstock to help the sentiment pop off the card base.

 

 

Hope whatever you are doing today it is fun.  May the luck o' the Irish be with ya!

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Gumball Green
Paper: Print Poetry DSP stack, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla
Misc.: Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Fashionable Hearts Framelits, Modern Label Punch, Subtles Glimmer Brads, Dots Embossing Folder

Celebrate Green

Spring is on its way and green is popping up everywhere, even on my card today.   In honor of St. Patrick's Day this weekend I have two green cards for you.  I'll show you my shamrock card tomorrow.  ;)

The hearts were made using the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit.  I then used a dimensional on each of them to pop them up off the square.  When the card was finished I added Crystal Effects to each heart which gave it a really glossy finish when they dried.

The tag was super easy to make.  First I stamped Celebrate from the Seasonal Sayings stamp set in Gumball Green onto Whisper White card stock.  Then I cut it out using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Then I added some "stitch lines" with my Gumball Green marker.  I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch out a hole in each side of the tag and threaded a strip of Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine through the holes. 

Hopefully this green card makes you think of Spring.  I'm told it's coming.  In fact it's time for me to head out to the baseball field.  My youngest has tryouts today.  Hope you have a great weekend and Spring comes soon to your home.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North



Seasonal Sayings



Print Poetry DSP Stack



Fashionable Hearts Embosslits



The Wreath Tradition

Three or four years ago my mom began a tradition I just love!  She started it after we visited her house at Christmastime and I commented on how pretty the wreath hanging on her door was and how fresh it smelled.  She gets them every year, but a few years ago she started sending one to me too!  Now every time I walk through my front door from late November to early January I think of my mom and how the wreath is hanging from her door too.  She says she does the same thing.  It's a special way for us to stay connected even though we live 600+ miles apart.

 

Here is the card I made to thank mom and dad for sending us our Christmas wreath this year.  I wanted to use a wreath on the card, and discovered I have a stamp with a wreath on it.  Who knew?  I've only used one other stamp in this darling set.  Something I really need to remedy.



Happy You (hostess)


This card would be easy to mass produce.  It's a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" square card, but you could make it a standard size card and leave the bottom blank, add a sentiment or add a ribbon and bow.  

While taking these pictures I decided to add some Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler to "bling" it up just a bit.  Here is a picture of it with the glitter glue still wet.  I think it adds a nice touch.

The inside of the card is decorated as well.

Best of all this card was easy because I used this week's sketch from Retro Sketches.   You still have plenty of time to play along if you like their sketch too.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North


Stampin' UP! Products Used~
Paper: Snow Festival DSP, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Baja Breeze
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Happy You (hostess)
Misc.: Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler, Punches, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits

Love Forever & Always

Yesterday was our Anniversary.  I was going to show you the card here when I got it done, but decided I should probably show my husband first, just in case he decided to check out my blog.  ;)  Here is a picture of the card beside the gorgeous flowers he brought me. 

I'm married to a wonderful man that I adore, and I know that no card I make could come close to display the love I feel for him, but I also know that by making it myself I put a little bit of my heart into it.

I knew I wanted to use glittery paper and the You Are Loved stamp set.  I also wanted Red.  What I didn't know was how to put it together.  Thankfully, Mojo Monday came to the rescue.

It's perfect!  I added a few more hearts to mine, and I shortened the skinny piece into a banner, but I think my card still captures the essence of this sketch.  You could easily make this card for a wedding or bridal shower too. 

From this angle you can see how I popped up the banner using 2 dimensionals on one side and a glue dot on the other.  This helps the banner to look like it's "blowing".  The Love is also popped up on the glittery decorative label, but it's hard to see that in this photo.

 The inside is decorated as well using some scraps from the front of the card.  Don't you love when it works out that way? 

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

SU products used:
Stamps: You Are Loved, Vintage Vogue (retired set)
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Red Glimmer Paper, ?Champagne/Copper? Glimmer Paper
Ink: Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler
Misc.: Hearts Embosslits, Med. Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Wonderful You ~ rs#33

Today's post is a little late.  Sorry about that.  I've been dealing with a migraine headache for 2 days now.  Ugh!  But I really wanted to get this week's Retro Sketches challenge done on time.  It is just so cute.  I'm feeling a little better tonight, so I decided to give it a shot. 

Don't you just love it?!!!  Okay, perhaps it's just me, but for such a simple design it makes me want to squeal.  Quietly of course. 

The sketch looks like it has some stitching and I've been itching to try out sewing on my cards.   Not too bad for my first attempt.  (If I do say so myself.) 



The colors in Stampin' UP!'s Orchard Harvest paper work great with this week's challenge at the Play Date Cafe.  It was a happy accident for me.  I actually put together this card before seeing the challenge.  I guess great minds really do think alike.  :)  They are having a fun week of celebrating their anniversary over there, so you should go check them out.


Any ideas on what to make with all the other hearts I cut out?  Perhaps I will use them as confetti when I send this card.  :)

I used linen thread to hang my hearts.  When the card was almost done I sprayed it with some Shimmer Mist so it has a little sparkle.

One last look at this card and then I'm heading to bed. 

Come back tomorrow to watch my video showing how to make this 3-D "pumpkin".  

 

 

 

Creative Blessings,
Heather North



Loving Thoughts




Fashionable Hearts Embosslits



Orchard Harvest DSP



Wish Big!

Happy "almost" St. Patrick's Day.  This card can go so many ways.  I planned on saying "Good Luck", but as I was looking through my stamp sets for that sentiment, Wish Big (from Word Play) jumped out at me. 

There are so many sentiments that would work with this design, that I'm thinking about making a few more to have on hand. (Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, Remember When, Good Luck, Friend, So Sorry, etc.)  It's a great way to use up those scraps of paper, or extra punches you have on your table after making another project.

I knew I wanted to make a rainbow card this week leading up to St. Patrick's Day.  I wasn't alone.  The folks over at Hand Stamped Sentiments have a challenge going on that fits my theme perfectly...

I was also  inspired by Catherine Pooler to create this card using the Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Folder.   It's so simple!   Take scraps of colored cardstock, and run them through your embossing folder or punch them out with one (or more) of your favorite shaped punches.   Most of the colors used for this card came from my Brights scraps.  ;)   I used the Tombow Multi-Purpose Liquid glue to adhere these so they wouldn't lose the texture.

To stamp the sentiment, I colored in the star with a Daffodil Delight Marker, the "Wish" in a Riding Hood Red Marker, and "BIG" in Pacific Point.  It was super easy to make, but I am more than willing to film a video for you if you want to see it in action.  :)  Just let me know in the comments section or send me an email.

Come back tomorrow to see my St. Patrick's Day card. 

Fashionable Hearts Embosslits

Word Play

Tombow Multi-Purpose Glue

Creative Blessings,
Heather North