Card Club - Christmas Tag

It was a good class today.  I had a good number of ladies out and we had a good time.
This card is based on red, white and blue tags. I started with white cards.  I found Designer Paper to match the tags as some were red and some were blue.  I used a CottageCutz Picket Fence thin die for the border. Once cut in white I trimmed off the pointed ends. I strung the gross grain ribbon through it.  Taped the ribbon to the background DP paper. I adhered the DP layer to the card front.  I glued the tag to the DP with 3D foam tape. I tied the tag onto the border die with the silver cord but it is purely decorative.

I found DP in the light blue in the tag for the red tags and some with red swirls for the blue tags. I used red ribbon for the red tags and blue ribbon for the blue tags.

Card Club - Glittered Trees

I used glitter designer paper on this card.  I selected the sheet with the greetings then the other sheet was the trees. The pieces are cut at about 1/3 and 2/3 of the card front. The tree bottom piece is a 4" square and the greetings top piece is 1.25" tall and 4" wide.  I used navy, red, and light blue card stock for cards in this set.  I placed the cut edges of the 2 glitter pieces and taped them together.  I placed with white ribbon across the join and taped the ends of the ribbon to the back of the DP layer.  This layer was adhered to the card front. The stars were cut with a Sizzix die in 2 different sizes and colors.  The large one matches the card color and the smaller is always white.  These are held in place with a star shaped tiny brad.

Card Club - Doily Folded Christmas Tree

I created the trees with gold 8" doilies.  I sponged the back of the doily with green ink.  I used several greens - Nick Bantock - Sapmoss green, Tim Holtz - Bundled Sage & Crushed Olive. I printed the background directly onto the card stock.  The star was punched from gold foil paper and mounted with 3D tape.  I added 3 red daisy confetti flowers held in place with tiny black brads.  The bottom of the tree was trimmed and a black tree trunk was placed behind the lacey tree.

Left Red: The words from the "O Christmas Tree" carol printed in black on the red a card.

Right Ivory: The music sheet for the Christmas carol.

Card Club - Foil Ornament

The ornament was cut with a Sizzix ornament die from foil paper. The die allows the circle and the ornament hanger to be cut separately. The medallion in the center is a Martha Stewart punchie from the same  paper as the ornament. A small snowflake is placed in the center.  It is held to the ornament with a tiny white brad. The background layer is spritzed with Maya Mist - Snow White, allowed to dry then embossed.  A thread is strung through the ornament hanger.  A piece of 3D foam tape is applied behind the hanger which adheres the ornament to the back ground layer. The thread is then taped to the back of the background which is then adhered to the card front.

Left Purple: The ornament from purple moire paper. The circle and hanger are cut from white pearl paper.  The background was embossed with one of the Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland folders.

Right Red Silver: The ornament from red and silver foil paper. The circle and hanger are cut from silver metallic paper.  The background was embossed with the Stampin Up Northern Flurries folder.

Card Club - Incentive

Here's the cards I made as an incentive for my Card Club participants.

I cut the flowers with the Cricut from various pieces of Designer Paper.  I chose subtle patterns not to detract from the design of the flower.  I chose the Cherry Blossom from the Picturesque Cartridge.  I color printed the stem and dirt directly onto the card and glue the blossoms onto the card front.  I'm really happy with the way they turned out.

Card Club - Sept - HB Label

Card Club gets going today for the fall session.
I started with a Kiwi Kiss card onto which I glued a piece of Designer Paper leaving a small border. I cut the turquoise label with the TH Stylized Labels and them embossed them with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. I punched the holes on either side with the SU Slot punch.  I strung a piece of white seam binding though the holes on the label and taped the ends to the inside of the card.  I added a bit of double sided tape to the back  of the label to keep it in place on the card front.  I adhered the scallop circle color printed greeting to the label with 3D foam tape.

Card - Green Tree

This card is masculine themed with a full tree as the focal element.  I spritzed the card with Maya Mist - Antique Copper. The fence was cut from ginger cardstock with the Cricut using the Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge. The tree was created with a Sizzix die - Green Tree.  I cut the foliage from designer paper and the trunk from solid colored cardstock.  I cut the trunk with extra on the top so there would be some space for me to glue my foliage to.

On this one, I used blue textured cardstock.  The fence was cut from Cherry Cobbler and the foliage from designer paper with green and a leaf pattern on it.

Card Club - Transportation

This is a nod to the transportation theme which is likely popular with most of the males in our lives.  Trucks, cars, planes, etc in wonderful primary colors of red, blue, yellow, orange, and black.  I chose to keep the yellow border and the green ribbon and black thread consistent.  I chose the card to match the dominant vehicle in the designer paper.  The DP was cut 5.25x 3.  The yellow border was made with a Fiskars - Upper Crest border punch, which was adhere just below the DP.  I added green gross grain ribbon and taped the ends into the inside of the card.  I wrapped a black thread twice around and knotted it on the front and trimmed its ends.

Card Club - Paper Strips

This is a great way to use your leftover strips of designer paper.  I went through my tray of left over designer paper and selected strips of paper.  I organized them by color. I laid a piece of black cardstock to simulate the card and put together strips until I was happy with combination.  I added a .75" strip of black cardstock which I trimmed the ends by adding a V in each end.  I wanted the ends to stand out so I cut it short enough that they rest against the DP.  I stamped the greeting with a clear stamp on a Stampin Up! Decorative label punchie in black Versafine ink which was raised from the surface with 3D foam tape.  Great versatile design that would make a masculine or feminine card based on the colors and patterns selected.  With using black as the neutral the colors just pop and any color will do!

Card Club - Sail Boat

One of the card today is for Father's Day!  The sail boat was cut with the Cricut with the Just Because Cards cartridge. Using three layers, navy, white and red.  I used the same colors in the greeting which was color printed and trimmed to the border.  I used a nice soft blue designer paper for the background. A strip of the same navy is placed behind the greeting. I offered several alternate greetings.

Card Club - Easter Lily

For this card kit I used several pieces of designer paper. 
This piece has Easter Lilies with brocade background and lace on the right hand side.  This paper I found at Michaels a few weeks ago.  It has 6 different 4x6 designer paper. I added ivory gross grain ribbon towards the top which is slipped through a slit in the card fold and taped to the inside of the card.  I punched a Decorative Label punchie in brown.  I added a color printed greeting which was cut with Creative Memories oval cutter.  The greeting was chalked to soften it.  I will post some of the other designs after class. Some of these were turned into Mother's Day cards with pink greetings.

Card Club - Flower Photo with Scallop

I started with some of my flower photos.  I used daffodils, lilies for Easter cards, orange/red tulips, and blue hyacinth.  The photos were color printed on card stock then trimmed to the edge.  Coordinating card stock is selected and the flower image is layered onto it and the bottom is ripped.  I wrapped white ribbon around to the front and tied it in a bow.  The ends were trimmed.  I punched a scalloped circle and layered a 1 3/8 color printed greeting was glued to it.  A small 1/16 hole is punched on one of the scallops at the top.  I strung a piece of thread through the hole and it hung the scallop onto the white ribbon on the main image.  These pieces are glued to the card front.

Card Club - Lattice Die with Silk Flowers

I made this card kit in a couple of colors (yellow and blue).
I started with a black card. White core card stock was for the embossed colored layer.  Once embossed, the high parts were sanded to reveal the white core.  I wrapped the satin black ribbon on the bottom 1/3 of the embossed layer and taped the ends to the back. I tied a small piece ribbon to the long piece creating an accent. Glue the embossed layer to the card front. The SU! Lattice black die cut was layered onto the top 2/3 of the embossed layer.  Layered a white silk flower with a smaller yellow flower.  The black brad holds the flowers and the lattice die in place.

Card Club - Punch reveals greeting

Today is Card club. We have a couple new members.

This is a very simple card.  I chose double sided designer paper.  I cut the top layer at 2.75".  The lower layer is trimmed leaving the small space between them.  The greeting is color printed onto the card itself.  The top piece is punched with a portion of the SU! Decorative Label Punch revealing the greeting.  I added a row of bling under the greeting.

Card Club - Feb - Bird Cage

I started with a nice soft dusty purple textured card. I layered a piece of decorative paper over the card front. I cut a Tim Holtz bird cage in royal blue.  I cut the turquoise bird with the same die and added a white wing. I cut the legs and part of the body from a brown card stock and then cut the legs from the turquoise bird and layered it over the brown. I used a marker to create the beak and eye of the bird.  I created the tag with the MS Daisy border punch and stamped a butterfly in Tempting Turquoise on it. Check out how to make the tag here. I placed the white thread in the hole at the top of the cage and added the small tag then pulled the tails through the loop. I mounted the cage to the card with 3D foam tape.  I flipped the thread ends over the inside of the card and taped them down.  I glued the bird to cage using the branch to hide the holes at the bottom of the cage.  I placed a large white and a small blue silk flower to the left of the cage and held those in place with a turquoise brad.

Card Club - Feb - Button Trio

I started with a navy card and some blue striped decorative paper which I have had forever!  I thought I would offer several options for this card. So I have red flowers, orange balloons, and yellow stars. These were all cut with the Cricut and the Create a Critter cartridge. I wrapped a red grosgrain ribbon around the decorative paper leaving room below for buttons and above for the flower. The ends of the ribbon were taped to the back of the blue piece. To the red flower added a small circle punched from the same card stock and it turned over. The flower was glued to top left corner. The small tag was cut with a Cuttlebug die and the sentiment was stamped with a clear stamp in red ink. It is held in place with a red brad. The 3 buttons are each held in place with a Zot.
 

Card Club - Feb - HB to U

I matched the card color to the tag.  I used my Sizzix Shadow Box Alphabet to cut the "U" from the tag.  I color printed the greeting onto cardstock and cut the piece 2"x 4.25".  After aligning the tag and the greeting under it I glued the greeting to the card as determined.  I tied the ribbon to the tag by running it through the "U" and around the tag edge and tied a knot. I used 2 color coordinated brads to hold the tag to the card. I had several color variations with this kit.

Card Club - Feb - Pick Up Truck

Here's a happy little card.  I matched the card to the color of the pick up truck. The silver background was embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder and glued to the card front. I determined the placement of the road and glued it down and trimmed it.  The truck was then placed on the road.  I added the tree on the left and tucked it's truck behind the road. The sun was placed in the top right hand corner.
The truck and sun were cut with the Cricut and the Just Because Cards cartridge and the tree with the Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge. These were assembled with patience and some quick dry glue.  The road was cut with my Creative Memories wavy cutter and I used a white opaque marker to make the line in the center.

Card Club - Handmade Paper Flowers

I started with the handmade paper.  Black with purple, plum & copper.  Taupe with white, gold & silver.  I embossed the 1.5" inch on the right hand side with the Stampin Up! Finial Press embossing folder.  I placed the ribbon right next to the edge of the embossing and taped the ends to the inside of the card.  I cut the flowers with the Sizzix Flower Layers #2 die.  One in moss green and the other in the handmade paper.  I chose a silk flower in coordinating colors. All this is held in place with a jumbo brad in a matching color.

Top: I chose a gray card stock for the bottom card. Then I placed silver ribbon along the edge. The ivory silk flower worked well with the warmed toned handmade paper. I selected a silver brad.
Bottom: I chose a plum cardstock for the top card. Then I placed copper ribbon along the edge. The purple silk flower worked well and then the copper brad matched the ribbon.

Card Club - Chocolate Circle Stickers

It seems stickers are the theme this month.  I started with the circle sticker.  I selected a dark brown card to match.  I punched a 1 3/8" white circle and adhered the chocolate sticker to it. I punched an Always Artichoke scallop circle with the Stampin Up punch.  I cut a 4"x5.25" white rectangle and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  I placed a length of dark brown gross grain ribbon across about 2/3 down the card and glued the ends to the back.  I then adhered this layer to the card.  I glued the white circle to the green scallop.  Then glued this accent over the ribbon.