Birthday Folded Card

 

 The newest challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters is to create a fun fold and/or birthday project.  I decided to do both.  The fold part is unusual because the card opens by opening the bottom birthday downward and opening the candle, floral section updawards.  The inside is blank for your personal message.  

This was a fun challenge - I typically make all of my cards the same way so I enjoyed working on this.  I received the fun candles from our die swap in the Facebook group, Better by the Dozen Die Cut Swap.  Stop by FB and check it out.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is available in glitter and mirrorcard colors in my Etsy store, PaperiebyJennifer.

Be sure to join us at the challenge blog and show us your creation.

Black Cardstock Card Challenge

I rarely use black cardstock in my designs unless it is for an accent.  In fact I mostly have it for Halloween bats and spider webs.  My neice, Lani, decided our next card challenge should be to create something using black cardstock.

 

I started by embossing the Leaf Canopy stamps from Altenew with Nuvo white embossing powder.  This was a multi-step process in order to cover the whole background.  Then I used Prima Metallic Watercolors to fill in the leaves.  I thought about filling in the background with white watercolor, but in the end I left the black so the colors would pop.

 

I would love to see your designs using black cardstock. Click the Linky Tool below to show us your creation. 

A Collection of Cards - Feeling Creative

 

I have been able to create a few more cards than normal since I have been working remotely.  It has been fun to grab some of my elements and get things finished.  This one uses Tim Holtz's funky floral dies that I inked with Distress Oxide Inks.  The rectangle die is unbranded.  I love the crystal gems from Nuvo.

 

This one is simple but it was fun to create.  I used Distress Spray Stains as watercolors.  The image was heat embossed with Classic Gold embossing powder from Nuvo.  It is my favorite EP ever.

 

This was a pretty flower that I colored with Lindy's Magicals.  I think the blue tones work well with the silver embossing powder.

 

I had an extra macrame plant hanger in my stash, so I decided to add some iridescent leaf die cuts and complementary acrylic gems.

 

These were fun collage style cards that I made from an ephemera pack from Canvas Corp.  The objective was to use lots of texture.  They both start with a layer of inked canvas material.  I love the vintage style. 

Links for some of my favorite products:

Nuvo Embossing Powder

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Spellbinders Tool N One

Kids Card

 

The theme of the newest challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters is "kids".  I created this colorful birthday card with an adorable llama die cut.  Be sure and visit the challenge blog to see what my talented teamies have created, and of course, show us your card for kids as well.

 

I created the background using various washi tape strips.  This was a fun use of my zillion washi tape colors.  I put down an extra large area of tape and then trimmed with my paper cutter before mounting onto a standard sized card base.

 

I cut a frame from cream cardstock using two unbranded dies taped together.  I love the stitched edge on these frames.  The Happy Birthday die cut was cut from cream cardstock as well. 

 

I decided that the cream happy birthday did not stand out against the busy washi tape background so I decided to color it.  I used my Arteza brush markers (see below link).  These are amazing brush markers.  I love the color range and the value.

For the little llama, I layered glitter cardstock over gold mirrorcard.  He is so cute!

 

I also inked up a batch of banners.  I started with regular cardstock and inked it up with various colors of Distress Oxide ink.  I inked before I cut since it is so much easier than trying to color cut items.

 You can find these banners in my Etsy store, PaperiebyJennifer.

 

Arteza Brush Markers - Sale! 

Pocket Card Swap

 

I received my pocket card swap package today.  What a wonderful surprise!  Debbie Brown created the most beautiful little ATCs.  I love the bright, cheery colors and the spring theme.

 The details make the whole thing.  I loved the positive sentiments and the pretty decorations.

Even the bunny is textured.

 

Debbie sent me a huge amount of embellishment goodies to use on future projects.  Thanks Debbie for the nice note and for sharing your talent!

You can find our Let's Make Cards group on Facebook. #PocketCardSwap