Fabulous Gift

When I shared pictures from my husband's company dinner last Sunday, Kristie asked me what was in the little blue bag.  Clicky if you missed that post.  I never thought I would get jewelry from Tiffany's.  That's like something out of a movie, but thanks to my husband's wonderful company I now have a bracelet and earrings to match the necklace they gave us wives last year.

Here's the card I made to thank the Emmerson family for their generosity.  A fabulous card for a fab gift.  Click on the picture for a close up and you will see that I put little rhinestones inside the sequins.

P.S.  Scroll down or hit "older posts" to see yesterday's card using some of the same supplies to make a Christmas card.

Stamps: Million & One (SU)
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Simply Fabulous Simply Sent Kit
Misc: Crystal Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Silver Ribbon (SU), Basic Rhinestones, Silver Embossing Powder

1/8" Silver Ribbon

Simply Fabulous Simply Sent Kit

CAS(E) this Dazzle

Card #1 Gratitude

Don't you just love the week after Christmas?  We keep our tree and decorations up until after New Years.  I love enjoying the glow of Christmas without the rush and stress.  Everyone enjoys playing with their new toys, including me.  Over the past 4 days I've made a dozen cards and begun a new lap quilt.  When I'm not creating I'm on my new computer learning the ins and outs of Windows 8 and trying to find all my favorite sketch challenges.

My first card was a mixture of two challenges and 2 new (to me) products.   As soon as I saw the sketch challenge for CAS(E) this sketch I knew I what I wanted to do. All I needed was the time to do it!

CTS #58

My thought was to use a "thank you" sentiment, score lines under the sentiment.  Then I wanted to add some branches or leaves using my new metal sheets from Add A Little Dazzle.   I decided to check out the Dazzling Diva challenge and found it would fit perfectly with  the card I had in mind to create.

DDC#5

Isn't that photo lovely?   Monica and her Divas always have the prettiest photos to inspire us.  Monica has put out a call for a new design team member.  I've been thinking it over and decided I should use some of her products before deciding if I want to take the plunge and apply.  :)

My verdict?  I love these metal sheets.  They are thin and easy to punch.  They are shiny and catch the light.  I've made 2 more cards using her sheets and I love them!  (No, she isn't paying me to say that.  :)  To finish off the card I added some trendy sequins and my favorite silver ribbon.  It's hard to see in the picture, but the mat is a glittery gray and silver striped paper from DCWV.  Oooohhh, I had some fun playing with my new non-SU "toys".

Card Recipe: (Stampin' UP! unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Big Day- Today (Waltzing Mouse Stamps)
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Twinkle Glints Stack (DCWV), Whisper White Card Stock

Misc: Add A Little Dazzle Metal Sheets, Bird Punch, Scoring Board, Sequins (non-SU), Silver Embossing Powder, Silver 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

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Card#2 Fabulous

The inspiration didn't stop there.  I had to make another card using all SU products.  See how versatile I am?  :)

This time I used the Million & One stamp set, punched 3 branches out of green cardstock and tied the sprigs with some linen thread.  Instead of a glittery mat I went with Crumb Cake cardstock.  It's still a very elegant look.  You can't tell in the picture, but the branches are also sponged to add a bit of "texture" that makes a big difference IRL.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Million and One

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink: Versamark
Misc: Bird Punch, Linen Thread, Scoring Board, Silver Embossing Powder

Here are my questions to you:
What do you like to do the week after Christmas?
Which card do you like better?
Should I try to join the Dazzling Divas design team?

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Snowy Thanks

Monica joined the StampNation team back in October for World Card Making Day.  She introduced us to the metal sheets she sells in her store, "Add A Little Dazzle".  Don't you just love the name?!!!  Last week she had her first Dazzling Diva challenge.   You can see my card in THIS POST.  Would you believe this card was chosen as the winner?!!!!   Thank you Dazzling Design Team!!!! I'm so excited because not only will I be getting some of her metal sheets, but over the Thanksgiving weekend she launched a hot new product.  I'm looking forward to trying it out and sharing it with you.

This week the Dazzling Diva's challenge is to make a thank you card.  I had this sparkly snowflake layer since last winter and just couldn't bear to throw it away.  Now I am glad I held on to it because it wouldn't be a Dazzling Diva card without a little bling.  ;)

DDC #2

From the inspiration photo I knew I wanted to make a snowy thank you card and I had this beautiful piece of sparkly paper and one of my favorite script stamp sets, but wasn't sure how to put the card together.  That's where the current Sweet Sunday Sketches comes in.  Once again a sketch comes to the rescue!



SSS #198


I wish the camera could capture the sparkle I see in real life.  If you look closely you can see that I used the strip of sparkly snowflake that I trimmed off the front and put it on the inside of the card.  I like having a bit of the outside on the inside and I hate to throw away a piece of paper I love.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Card Recipe:  (SU supplies unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Million and One, Snowflake Soiree
Paper: Snow Festival DSP (retired), Island Indigo DSP Stack (retired), Island Indigo & Cherry Cobbler cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: 1.25" circle punch, Snow Flurry EF, Dazzling Diamonds, Xyron sticker maker, White Embossing Powder, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon

Reminder:  Today is the last day of Stampin' UP!'s holiday sale.  Clicky.   Today is also the last day for my Thanksgiving Weekend special.  Clicky to go to that post and learn more about it.  The new Valentine's Products and Best of Stamp sets have been released for December.  Clicky  Happy shopping!

Thanks A Million

Over the past couple of weeks I've been making mostly Christmas cards in the hopes that I can get them all finished by the first week of December.  This morning I took a little break to make a thank you card for a friend.

For my inspiration I used this fabulous sketch at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges.   It was a fun and easy sketch to work with.  I'm already planning a Christmas card using this sketch.

Simon Says Stamps

The biggest challenge for me came from the fact that I used a sentiment as the focal point and I had to decide what I was going to put in place of the banner in the corner.   I decided to just start laying the card out and see what might come to me.  As I did that I had this small strip of striped paper laying around and I thought it might be cute just to have a little banner with nothing on it.

As you can see I didn't leave it blank.  I like to decorate the inside of my card to reflect the outside, so I punched out some flowers from the banner scraps.  One landed on my paper strip and you can see where I went from there.  :)

Vellum can be tricky to adhere to your project because the adhesive you use will show right through it.  To solve this problem I used tape runner only on the part of the vellum strip that would be hidden under my sentiment panel.   Adhesive sprays also work well if you are in a well-ventilated area.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Supplies

Stamps: Million And One (Stampin' UP!)
Paper: Lost & Found Blush (My Mind's Eye), Raspberry Ripple (SU), Silver Glimmer(SU)

Ink: Raspberry Ripple (Stampin' UP!)

Accessories: Bitty Punch Pack (SU), Basic Rhinestones(SU), Vellum (Creative Memories)

You Are Fabulous

Don't you just love a splash of pink?  Lately I have been loving the color pink.  My nails are painted pink, my purse is pink and although I still love purple, I planted more pink flowers than any other color this year.   The challenge at StampNation today is to make a black & white card with a splash of one other color.  Guess what I chose? 

The background paper is from a retired SU set.  The image was embossed with Melon Mambo ink, then I added some bling beneath the sentiment with a row of basic rhinestones.   To make the curvy strip I used my Adorning Accents Edgelit to cut out some Melon Mambo paper.

The inside of my card is decorated with strips from the papers on the front of the card. 

 

 

I love the look  of a bright color against black and white.  This is a super fun and easy challenge.  Just pick your favorite color and find a shade to go with black & white.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North


Million and One




Melon Mambo Embossing Powder




Adorning Accents



Heart of Gratitude

When I first passed out and thought I was having a heat stroke it was an hour before I needed to be at work.  My dear husband came home, took one look at me, and called my friend to ask if she could cover for me at work.  She graciously said yes and within 15 minutes was at my house to pick up the key.  That, my dear readers, is a true friend.  She and her family dropped everything to come help me in my hour of need and then offered to pick dinner up for us too on her way back. 

As soon as I was feeling well enough to craft I made her this card to express my thanks.  Her favorite color is purple too, so I used Wisteria Wonder cardstock to make my flowers.  Then I told my next door neighbor what had been going on and she made me a lovely bouquet of lavender, so I made her a card very similar to this one.  Then I decided to film a video so you too could see how to make a heart of flowers.

Watch the video below to see how.  :)
***Note, if you are reading this post in an email or reader, you may need to go to my blog to watch the video.

 Here is the inside of one of the cards.  You can see the inside of the other card in the video above.  I forgot to take a picture of it. 

This card is easy to do, but it does take some time.  I enjoyed the process though.  It would probably much easier, and quicker, now that I am not having vertigo issues.  Give it a try.  What other shapes could you use?  I bet you could make a lovely wreath or fall pumpkin.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North



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Boho Blossoms Punch



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