HD Paws For Thought #2

Before I leave Hunkydory and move on to other cards, I'll show you this card.  It started with the Hunkydory Paws for Thought kit - the set called "Feline Wishes".  I had shared the kit with others & they used all the toppers but left quite a bit of the coordinating floral card stock.  What to do with that pretty card stock????  Looking through the other sets, I came to the one called "Cat-egorically Speaking" and discovered a couple of little cat toppers that I thought would go well with the leftover card stock.  I used one on the front, and one on the inside (hopefully there will still be enough toppers to go with THAT coordinating card stock!!!) 😀

For the card front, I cut a piece of gold paper just smaller than the card and glued it to the card front.  I then cut a piece of that lovely floral using a die from Spellbinders "Enchanted Labels Twenty-Eight" and glued it on top of the gold.  Next came a smaller piece in a lovely lavender color cut with a smaller die from the same Spellbinder's set.  Before adding my topper with foam tape, I first cut a strip of purple suede paper and a piece of the gold that was just a bit wider than the purple. Placing one on top of the other gave the lovely border strip through the center of the card.  The focal is centered on that border strip.

The inside makes use of another piece of that floral card stock.  I cut the piece just a bit short, so I could add a matching border along the other edge (cut from the card stock).  The focal sits on top of that.

HD Paws For Thought #1

I LOVE this Hunkydory set!!!!  My daughter and several friends love cats, so it's perfect for several people.  (Plus I like cats too, so love working with these wonderful images!)  Unfortunately, several of the cards I made were sent out before I got pictures taken.   There was a lovely "box" card and a wonderful set of note cards that I embellished a bit more than the basic HD plan.  But I don't have pictures of those.  I didn't want to make the rest of the "box" cards up like actual boxes as they're too hard to mail that way - so I messed around with the basic design a bit and came up with these.  

This first one was folded so that it looks like a cut-away card.  Though the picture above doesn't show it because of the way I stood the card up to take the picture, when the card is closed you can see the bottom border on the inside (see picture below).

The picture on the inside is dimensional - several layers popped up on foam tape.

This birthday card is similar - except that it is a portrait style rather than landscape, and I attached a piece to the back/inside to extend it beyond the card front.  You still don't get the effect in the picture as the outer border on the inside of the card is seen beside the "On Your Special Day" border when the card is closed.

Once again, there are multiple layers on the inside of the card.

HD Woodland Wonder - Friends

Here are three more cards from the HD Woodland Wonder kit.  There are plenty more cards to make from this kit, but these will be the last for a little while.  The set used here was called "Woodland Friends".  As you can see, this first card is a twisted easel card.  It's a 5" x 5" card made of green card stock.  The background paper is a dotted green from my stash.  On the front, I have the focal from the set with several layers, and a sentiment from the set.  On the inside is a sentiment (which is on a double layer of foam tape to hold the card open) and a little picture (on a single layer of foam tape).

This is one of the few sets where I didn't care for the coordinating card stock quite so much.  But it still made a nice card.  The card stock was mostly floral, then a border, then a picture - and I cut a piece of it for the front of the card.  I added a few die cuts on foam tape to the picture.  I chose to use a sentiment from the Essential Book of Pearl Sentiments (Hunkydory), but it was pretty small.  SO, I "enlarged" it by matting it several times using mulberry paper, orange card stock, and white glimmer paper - all die cut with the JustRite die set called Vintage Labels Three. 3 little adhesive-backed jewels highlight the border and help move the eye around the card.

The inside used a border strip that was pieced from the "throwaway parts" of the die cut sheet.  The sentiment & picture were again "enlarged" by cutting mats from white glimmer paper and the coordinating floral card stock.

I suspect one of the reasons I didn't care for the coordinating card stock quite so much was that it focused on my least favorite color - orange.  However, it's a great color for this time of year and I decided to go with it and make this center step card from orange card stock.

The base was actually cream colored, but I added orange along the sides and on the inside.  The largest die cut sits on the cream colored center of the card and forms a base for other die cuts that are layered on top with foam tape.  The border along the sides was pieced from the border that came in the set.  Another greeting from the Essential Book finishes the outside of this card.

 

On the inside, a small sentiment is made larger with another piece of that orange card stock.

HD Woodland Wonder - Squirrel

These cards again came from the Woodland Wonder HD kit - the set called "Super Squirrel".  This first card is  made using "scraps" from the die cut sheet - that's where I got the circle/square border in the center.  Inside this circle, I added die cuts to make a layered squirrel.  The borders top & bottom were cut from the coordinating card stock.  The sentiment, which came in the kit, was attached with foam tape.

The inside used a couple of sentiments that came with the kit, along with a "throwaway piece" from the die cut sheet (top border).

This "nuts about you" card starts with a plaid paper from HOTP (old one).  The punched out pieces from the above card form the focal - along with more die cut layers.  A border strip & sentiment finish it off.

The inside repeats the theme with strips of the plaid paper combined with a border strip & sentiment from the kit.

I only got 3 cards out of this kit, but I think they're very nice anyway!  This third card is a large one - 8 1/2" x 5"!  It uses the rest of the coordinating card stock between the front and the inside of this card.  The front has some layered pieces - and a border/sentiment from the kit.

The inside just has a piece of coordinating card stock and a sentiment.

HD Woodland Wonder - Walk

I've done a lot of Christmas cards lately, but that is not ALL that I've been working on!  Here are some everyday cards made from the Hunkydory kit called "Woodland Wonder" - A Walk in the Countryside.  It's nearly impossible to tell from the pictures, but most of these are dimensional "paper tole" style cards (what Hunkydory calls "decopage").  

On this first card in this set, the background paper is some old HOTP paper - with inked edges.  The focal is a remnant from the coordinating card stock just has some sky & background mountains shrouded in mist.  Pieces from the kit are layered on top of that to form a scene - then the edges inked.  A brown ribbon across the top anchors the sentiment (from the HD essential book of pearl sentiments).

 The inside reflects the outside - same paper/ribbon/inking.

The next card is also cut from the coordinating card stock.  This one has a dog in the picture, but there were no layering pieces that matched him.  I gave the card a bit of dimension by adding some layered stones that coordinate but do not actually match what's in the background!

 The inside makes use of the border strip that came with the kit & matches the card front.

I haven't yet decided what occasion I want this card for, so haven't added a sentiment to the front.  The border pieces are from coordinating card stock but did not come as shown - they are cut to fit with the picture (also from coordinating card stock) sandwiched between.  There are several layers of rocks and dogs on this one and it looks really nice in real life. 

The inside is reminiscent of the border on the outside.  Not having more of that paw print border, I used brown paper and punch I got somewhere.

This last is a birthday card, though you don't necessarily know that from looking at the front of the card.  The focal is the piece that comes in the kit - with plenty of layers on it.  The greeting at the top was also in the kit.

The inside makes use of another border & sentiment that came in the kit. The border was carefully cut to make 2 borders as you see.  A piece of narrow border sticker was used to "hang" the sentiment from the border.

HD Winter Wildlife - Special 2

The 2nd set of special cards was also pretty cool.  It's hard to tell in the pictures, but it is essentially a book-shaped easel card - held in place by a pencil.  The "pages" of the book are dimensional with the frame raised more in the center than on the sides.  The pictures are paper tole style dimensional. Deer, badger, geese, squirrel - more fun pictures to look at!

HD Winter Wildlife - Special 1

These 4 cards are from the Hunkydory Kit called "Winter Wildlife of Britain".  Often these kits have some "special" cards - which I seldom make as designed.  However, in this case, they were just too pretty to ignore.  I love the 3-4 look - though these will have to be hand delivered.  Mice, fox, mole, owl - so cute!

A Christmas Past - Delightful Christmas

This card was made from a Hunkydory kit called A Christmas Past - from the "A Delightful Christmas" set.  I used very little from the kit, so there's lots more for making other cards!  All that came from the kit were the two sentiments (inside & out) and the focal picture.  The background paper is a gold glimmer paper that was embossed in an M-Bossabilities folder. As you can see, the focal was pretty small, so I enlarged it by creating a couple of mat layers.  The bottom layer is a mirror red card stock cut with a Spellbinder's die (Elegant Labels Four).  I saved a couple of the "innies" for the inside of the card.  The next layer is a white glimmer paper that was embossed with Swiss dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug) and cut with a Spellbinder's die (Labels Four).  The focal was then added on foam tape for extra dimension.  A bit of ribbon & a sentiment die cut finishes the outside.

For the inside of the card, I created a couple of borders with the embossed gold glimmer paper and ribbon - and the saved "innies".  The sentiment is added with foam tape.

A Very Merry Christmas - Santa's Sleigh Ride

This set of cards uses the items related to "Santa's Sleigh Ride" set.  This first is a shadow box card with acetate window.

I used gelatos & baby wipes to color the front of this card - then embossed it with an embossing folder.  The focal is from the "little book" with narrow border stickers to form a frame.  The sentiment is from the essential book of Christmas greetings (2016), finished off with a narrow ribbon.

Inside is a portion of the page from the "little book" along with another greeting from the essential book of Christmas greetings.

This card has a fold-back card front with focal extending past it (1/2 of card front was embossed with embossing folder).  The bits of red ribbon & jewel dazzles really set it off well.  This is what it looks like opened:

This cover is just the card base that has been embossed & sprayed with a silver glimmer mist.  a page from the little book serves as a focal and is finished off on the bottom with a border from the kit.  The sentiment is from the essential book.

The inside is just a piece of the insert paper.

I decided to get a bit creative and change things up.  Instead of having the reindeer and sleigh in front of the house, I decided to have it flying off above it! The card front is part of the coordinating card stock, the reindeer/sleigh is a die cut & the sentiment is also from the kit - red ribbon from my stash.

The inside is pretty simple - paper with red ribbon and another sentiment from the kit. I did ink the edges of the paper.

A Very Merry Christmas - Let's Build a Snowman

Our "Let's Build a Snowman" set of cards starts with another center step card. The background/focal is cut from the coordinating paper for this set.  To add interest, I added a slim border made of "scraps" from the die cut sheet.  I needed a way to hide the joins, so decided to had blue Jewel Dazzles.  Looks very nice!  The sentiment is a die cut from the set that is added with foam tape.

The inside is a piece of insert paper.  I added a "scrap" border cut from the die cut sheet and a die cut sentiment added in the lower right corner.

Unfortunately the picture of this card is rather fuzzy.  Rest assured it is a much sharper image in real life!  It started with an image from the little book that was inked around the edges and then matted on embossed purple glimmer paper.  Several layers of images were cut from other sheets of the same image (after they were glued to card stock) and added to the card front with foam tape.  Frosty Stickles dots were hadded here and there for additional "snowy" interest, and a sentiment from the Essential Christmas Greetings book added the finishing touch.

 The inside is simple elegance with two strips of the embossed purple glimmer paper forming borders (one narrow at the top & a wider one at the bottom.  Scrap strips from the die cut sheet add additional interest to the border, and it is completed with a die cut from the Essential Greetings book.

This picture is also pretty poor.  It is another acetate window card, done in a similar way to the one with the owl shown in the last post.  This time the hole is cut closer to the top, but the square scrap surround for the main circle die cut base is once again used to sandwich the acetate between itself and the card front.  Another scrap from the die cut sheet forms a border at the bottom, and the two are bridged by the die cut sentiment from the set.

The inside of the card starts with a square of the coordinating paper forming a background for the layered die cut images on top.

This is the fourth card from this set, and I decided to create it as a gate-fold card.  The focal is the main circle base for this set - once again with a few layered pieces added with foam tape. The background is pieces of coordinating card stock that have been inked around the edges.  The sentiment is a die cut from the set.

 The inside is mostly insert paper with a small border & image from the die cut set.

Wow! This is card number 5 from this set and we're not done yet!  This time I matted one of the Little Book images on gold glizty paper (DCWV).  So pretty!  I glued more copies of the image to card stock & fussy cut pieces to make the picture dimensional (adding the pieces with foam tape).  The sentiment is from the Essential Greetings Little Book.

Inside we have a piece of insert paper and another fussy cut image of the dog on the sled.

Okay, it looks like this 6th card is our last from this HALF of the set.  It starts with the border & image from the coordinating card stock.  As usual, die cut pieces are added with foam tape - as is the die cut sentiment. 

The inside is another simple piece of insert paper.

So there we have 6 more cards from this HALF of the set (from Deco Large, 2 papers & inserts, Little book).  This brings our total so far to 32.  We're far from finished.  We've only made cards from 1/2 of the sets, but I'm going to put these aside for a little bit and work on some non-Christmas cards.  I'll come back to these later in the year.