Card Club - Gold Glitter Star

I just love this card.  I bought the scrapbook paper on sale at one of the local stores.  I ordered Real Red and Soft Suede card stock to go with it.  It works great!  I used a Sizzix star die for the gold star!  I color printed the greeting in Real Red and Soft Suede with the greeting being the same as the card color.  I made some red cards and some soft suede cards. I layered the Designer Paper on the card. I cut a 1.5" strip of card stock and trimmed the edges with scallop decorative scissors. This was glued down and the greeting was added on top.  The gold star is 3D foam taped to the left of the greeting.

Card Club - Snowman

I cut my snowman with the Sizzix Bigz Snowman die & embossing folder combo. I cut the arms with my Cricut - Straight from the Nest cartridge.  I selected several snowflake scrapbooking paper for the background. I punched small red hearts and yellow stars.  Once the decorative paper was on the card I added the arms to the back of the snowman before gluing him down to the card front.  I used markers to add his face and belly buttons.  I glued the star below the arm and used a marker to add the string.

Card Club - Glitter Ornament

I cut the ornaments with the Stampin Up! ornament Mover and Shaper die.  I bought the glitter scroll paper at Michaels. I added a shiny silver eyelet to the top with my Crop-a-dile.  That is a cool tool.  I added some silver cording through the eyelet.  The ornament has 3D foam behind it. I used 3 different embossing folders: Stampin Up Winter Flurry & Elegant Bouquet, and Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland Set. These all leave a blank space for the ornament to hang. I used blue, pink and lavender card stock. Once I adhered the ornament to the embossed layer I pulled cord to the back of the embossed layer and taped them down.  This was then glued to the card front.  I added a Word Window Greeting on some of them. The Winter Flurry really did not have room to add the greeting.

Card Club - Christmas - Joy

I started with the Joy sticker.  I found the Purely Pomegranate card stock matched the ornament in the sticker very well.  I selected black card stock to go with the touch of black in the stickers letters. I embossed the Cuttlebug folder in white card stock and trimmed to fit the card.  I added a piece of Purely Pomegranate double stitched gross grain ribbon across the embossed layer and taped the ends to the back.  I cut a circle of green card stock and added the sticker. Then a 1 3/8 circle of white onto a Purely Pomegranate scallop punchie. I placed 3D foam tape to the back of the scallop and glued over the ribbon.

Card Club - Bliss

I started with a super piece of velvet paper.  The deep green colored strip with flowers on it.  A friend suggested using only a strip which was a great idea.  Thanks Susan.  I started with a purple textured card. I used an always artichoke colored paper and placed a strip on the let hand side and cut the back layer of the label in the same paper.  I colored printed the Stampin Up! digital stamp with Perfect Plum and Always Artichoke and die cut it with the smaller sized Spellbinder label nestabilities Labels 18 die. I placed the velvet strip over the right hand edge of green strip. I punched 2 flowers with Stampin Up! punch and attached them with tiny white brads. I nice elegant card. I used the RGB codes prepared by Marie Shaughnessy. for the color printing.   Thanks Marie for the hard work.   

Card Club - Cricut Tree

This card was quite simple but very graphic.  I started with a white card.  I added some DP in blue swirls.  I cut the tree layers with my Cricut - Straight from the Nest cartridge.  The trunk layer is a full layer (4") - I used double sided paper that was a great chocolate brown on one side and had a funky design on the back which I would never have used.  I was not going to  miss it.  The green layer was cut seperately.  The trick was to glue the green onto the brown making sure holes and edge aligned perfectly.  As you can see it was a bit of a challenge.  I color printed a variety of greetings and punched them with the Stampin Up! Word Window punch.  Added a blank insert.

Card Club - Window & Flower Box

This card was a bit involved but I think it was worth it.  I cut the window pane with a QuicKutz die from Kraft cardstock.  I cut a 3" or so square of blue vellum.  Then behind the vellum a piece of ripped green bond to represent hills on the horizon.  This was glued to the card front allowing space below. I cut 45 degree angles off the brown rectangle of card stock to create a window box.  This was glued below the window. I selected silk flowers in a variety of colors then added a copper sequin and brad to hold the flowers in place.  I cut the foliage with the Stampin Up - Little Leaves sizzlet die.  I separated the leaves into 3 segments and glued those behind the flowers.  The greeting was color printed. Add my insert.

Card Club - Prima Flowers

We had a good group of ladies out for Card Club last night.  I started with a brown card.  I cut a Tim Holtz Ornamental die cut from designer paper.   I wanted the ribbon to the side so I tack it down to the card with a bit of double sided tape.  I was then able to glue down the die to the card front.  Then I tied the ribbon in a loose square knot.  I placed the small silk flower, then the medium silk flower and then finally the Prima Flower onto the brad.  I made a hole in the DP and card with a push pin then placed the brad through which holds the flowers securely.  Placed the insert and it's done.  I made cards with peach, white and hot pink flowers.

Card Club - Purple/Chocolate

I started with designer paper and found pea green card stock to match.  I cut the designer paper to 5.25x4.00" piece then I ripped it twice removing a piece to allow the card color to show through. These pieces were glued to the card front.  I placed slit in the border, pulled the super soft ribbon through and tied it in a knot on the card front. Trimmed the ribbon ends.  After checking my collection of card stock I determined I did not have the right color so I created the purple paper for the flower.  I used acrylic paint on white card stock applied with a foam brush.  Once dry, it was die cut into flowers with a Sizzix die.  I then brushed the flower with Burnt Umber (dark brown) acrylic paint using a dry brush technique.  I punched a 1.25"circle in chocolate then a 1" taupe circle and added a purple button with dark brown crochet cotton thread.  A Zot holds the button in place. This accent was glued over the ripped area.

Card Club - Flocked border

I found this flocked border at a Dollar store.  I thought it was so gorgeous.  I created a greeting for this sketch and color printed them.  The greeting is trimmed close to the frame.  I coordinated one word in the greeting to the card color.  I used a couple of embossing folders (Cuttlebug Victorian and Stampin Up Finial Press) in the kits.  I cut the colored square with a Sizzix original die. The embossed layer was glued to the card front.  I discovered after I made my sample that the border was adhesive to the brads are purely decorative. This design is versatile to accommodate a variety of colors and occasions. I made up kits in several colors with several greetings (Thanks, sympathy, birthday). 

Card Club - Felt Flowers

I found these felt flowers at Michaels in red, royal blue and yellow. So I alternated these colors in the elements of the kits.  This card has a white card with a red embossed layer with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder.  I added white rick rack at the 2/3 point on the card which was taped into the inside of the card.  I cut the leaf with a Sizzix medium die from forest green felt.  The leaf is glued behind the flower, then the flower is placed on the card front and create a hole in the centre with a push pin.  Place the red sequin onto the tiny white brad then place the brad and spread the prongs on inside of the card.  I had yellow, red, and white rick rack. 

Card Club - Fall Leaves

It was our first Card Club of this season! It's that time of year for colorful leaves.
I started with a dark brown card.  I embossed a Summer Sun layer with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder and trimmed to 5.5x4.00" and glued to the card front.  The ribbon slider was cut with a Spellbinder thin die once I had color printed my greeting. See this post for how I did this.  I slipped the slider onto the ribbon and taped the ends of the ribbon to the inside of the card.  The felt leaves were stickers then I used a brown marker to add some dimension to the leaves.

Card Club - Blue Bird

I started with this great blue bird. It's really a post it note I bought a Michaels a while ago. I selected a white card with designer paper that coordinated with the tone of the blue in the bird. I trimmed that and glued it to the card front. I cut the leaves and the branch with the Cricut - Straight from the Nest p.42. It allows you to cut the branch then you can cut the leaves seperately in a different color and then glue them over the ones cut with the branch. Very cool! I placed my bird over the 3rd leaf on the branch. Some of the girls turned the branch around and placed the bird in the dip on that same end of the branch. Works well. I cut the wing with the Cricut - Create a Critter p.45. Once cut I embossed it with the Cuttlebug Devine Swirl folder. I glued the wing to mirror the sweep of the bird's tail. A beak defined with a white gel marker. A white brad for the eye. I used this in my All Occasion Class in April with a different sketch. Check it out. The Cricut Create machine allowed me to Auto-fill a full 6x12 page of wings. Cut 23 in one shot. That comes in handy with classes.

Card Club - Jumbo Flower

I started with an off white card to coordinate with the dots in my polka dot paper. I trimmed my paper and glued it to my card. I cut the flower with a QuicKutz die. It cuts all three pieces in 3 different colors. In the end I chose blue, white and yellow because the red in the flower did not match well with the background paper. I embossed the large flower with large polka dots and the centre with the small Swiss Dots folder. The leaf was cut with the Cricut - Create a Critter p.61. I taped all my flower pieces together on the back before I adhered it to my card. One could put double-sided tape on the card then lay the pieces one at a time onto it starting with the centre. Some girls added white gel marker detail to the leaf. I've added a sample with the white card and white gel marker.

Card Club - Damask Button

This one was the Father's Day option. I started with always artichoke card and embossed the top 1/4 with an Cuttlebug embossing folder. I cut my designer paper to 4x4" and glue it to the bottom half of the card. I layered my greeting and the blue accent strip together then glued these both to the card between the embossing and the DP. I placed a slit in the card fold with an Exacto knife just wide enough to allow the ribbon to be pulled through. I placed the ribbon across the card, leaving enough ribbon to tape the ends to the inside card I cut the leftover off (about 2"). Once the secured on the card just tie a knot with the same piece onto the long piece and it makes a quick bow very easily. I put white cotton yarn through the holes in the button then applied a Zot to the back and mounted it in the bottom right hand corner. I offered a Happy Birthday greeting with this set.

I also made a kit with cranberry cardstock with floral paper for those that did not want a Father's Day card.

Card Club - Lady Bug

We had our last Card Club of the season last night. We had good discussion and got our cards made.

I started with the lady bug accent I purchased a while back. It combines dark pink, light pink, kraft and an oatmeal color. So the kits reflected those colors in it's various parts. Some kits had light pink cards, some dark pink like this one, some kraft.

I cut a piece of light pink cardstock to 51/4x 2 1/8" and embossed it with the Sizzix Tropical Paisley folder. I then cut a scallop border with a border punch. The glued the scallop border to the embossed layer so I could position it where I wanted then glued it to the card front. I then folded my ribbon in half and placed the fold over the place where the light pink, kraft border met and I stapled it. Fold the ribbon in half then trim the ends you will get this nice v effect. I then mounted my lady bug accent with 3D foam dots to raise it above the staple. Glued my insert to the inside card front.

Card Club - March - Leaf Trio

I designed and color printed my greeting which was printed to match the card on a neutral cardstock. I then punched three 13/8" circles in the card color and three 1.25" circles in the neutral color. I then used the Sizzlet Little Leaves die in the card color. I trimmed the neutral piece to leave a small border all the way around. Glued to card front. I then glued my three colored circles above the greeting. Then the three neutral circles. I then cut the little leaves branch into 3 different leaves and adhered those in the centre of my neutral circles. This design is so versatile. I made some in blue with white, brown with cream, purple with white. I designed 4 different greetings as well. Great card!

Card Club - March - Felt Flower

I really like the punchy color of these flowers. I found them at a local craft store. I chose my card to match the flower color. Then I embossed a layer with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, which was trimmed and glued to the card. I used hot glue to adhere the flower and leaves to the card. I added a short orange ribbon to the wire stem. Tah Dah! Easy!

I had pink ones, turquoise ones and white ones. For the white ones I left the white embossed layer with the orange ribbon worked quite well.

Card Club - March - Button Flowers

I designed the three flowers in Corel Draw. I printed the greeting and flowers on one quarter sheet of white cardstock. I cut the blue scallop border with my Die-namics die. I trimmed both to leave a small border of card. I trimmed the greeting from the remaining piece and glued it left of the blue border. I added my white ribbon across the stems of the flowers. I adhered my 3/8" pink buttons with small Zots to the centres of my flowers.

Again, a lot of color combinations. Red flowers with blue centres, yellow flowers with purple centres, and blue flowers with red centres.

Card Club - March - Tulip

I decided to make tulips for Card Club this month. A few girls will want Easter cards so I started with two designer coordinated sheets of paper. I selected a card that worked with the DP. I cut the flower with my Cricut from green card stock. I traced the tulip onto another paper and cut it out and glued it over the flower. I cut the greeting from the other sheet paper. I glued a contrasting strip of paper under the greeting strip and used a couple of brads to highlight the words.

The non-Easter ones feature the same layout except I replaced the greeting with a coordinating ribbon. I have torn the top edge of the purple strip then tied the white ribbon around the card front and knotted it just off centre.