HD A Sparkling Season - Winter Wonderland Part 1 - Rabbits

Today I'm back with more cards from Hunkydory's A Sparkling Season.  Today I'm working with the set called Winter Wonderland.  As you can see from the next two pictures below (first is from the card kit - die cut sheet and two AS {Adoreable Scoreable printed card stock}, second is from the 8 x 8 book that coordinates with it), there are 3 main subjects in this set - rabbits, sheep, and deer.  Today I focused on the rabbits (though as you will see, I used a couple of sheep cutouts).

And here are the 7 cards that I made using these materials and a bit of stuff from my stash:

Let's look at them individually.

Card #1:

As you can see, this is a slimline card. The background paper is from the 8 x 8 book and forms the main panel for the card front.  I felt the rabbit was getting a bit lost in that big white expanse, so encircled him with a die cut frame (from the set) to help draw the focus to him.  At the top I added a scrap from the AS to form a border and added a cutout greeting.

Inside:

The stamped greeting on the inside is one of Mom's stamps, and scraps of the paper form the borders.

Card #2:

This card is quite simple - a panel cut from the paper, a large grayish mat, a die cut greeting from the same color (die was from Creative Expressions - the mini Season's Greetings die).

Inside:

Inside is similarly simple - two strips of the grayish paper and a stamped message (stamp was Mom's, ink was Iced Spruce Distress Oxide).

Card #3:

This time I wanted to use this tag with the cut panel (both from 8 x 8 paper pad).  To make it feel at home, I added a border of the same color using card stock from my stash.

Inside:

I had intended to stamp the greeting in aqua ink and just the rabbits in black - but forgot what I was doing!

Card #4:

Once again I felt the panel really spoke for itself, so I simply added a silver mat & a greeting die cut from the same silver (die is from Moonstone Splendid Snowflakes).

Inside:

If you look closely, you'll realize that the lower border strip on the inside is actually cut from the top of the panel used on the card front.  However, I thought it looked like snow & brambles so added a cutout rabbit to reinforce that impression.  I matted the whole in the same silver as used on the front, and stamped a greeting - using one of Mom's stamps.

Card #5:

Here I took a panel from an 8 x 8 page, extended it by adding silver border strips, and added black Dazzles words, stars, and narrow border to them.

Inside:

I had a scrap of AS that worked for the top of the card on the inside, and a scrap of one of the papers that I could use for the bottom, but it really needed something else - so I added a cutout sheep (since the cut out rabbits were used elsewhere).  The stamped sentiment is another one of Mom's.

Card #6:

Next, I have a gate-fold card.  The front panels are cut from the AS.  The greeting is one I had left over from something, and I decided it needed a bit more so added a cutout sheep.

Inside:

A peachy paper from my stash covers the score line in the center.  As you can see, I added a stamped message (one of Mom's stamps) and a rabbit cutout.

Card #7:

Here I've used a panel from coordinating card stock as the background.  I wrapped that with some wide sheer blue ribbon from my stash and added my focal die cut (from the set) to this.  The greeting is from the HD Little Book of Essential Christmas Greetings - and is silver on blue, even though it looks black in the picture.

Inside:

Inside I've got a bit of the border cut from the AS - and another greeting from the little book.

HD Floral Shimmer - Finishing

After completing the last Hunkydory Floral Shimmer set yesterday, I discovered I still had some bits and pieces of AS from the kit, so decided to finish them up.  I made 3 more cards using these bits with items from my stash.

Card #1 (above): You can see the first card at the top of this post.  This card just used a little bit of the AS for the focal - cut as you see here and matted on a silver die cut (Spellbinders Decorative Labels One).  Below that I added a sentiment I got from an HD Little Book of Essential Gretings and a couple of silver die cut leaf stems (from Card Making Magic's Ultimate Number and Overlay set of dies).

Inside:

A scrap of AS & a narrow strip of silver card stock form a border on the inside of this A2 sized card.

Card #2:

I had a couple of corners of AS, so put them on opposite corners of the card stock as you see here.  I created a focal by die cutting an oval from a little book page (Creative Dies Designs Stitched Ovals dies) and cut a frame from silver card stock using the same die set.  The sentiment is from a Hunkdory Little Book of Essential Greetings.

Inside:

The Little Book page scraps (from die cutting the focal for the front) makes a nice frame for the inside of the card.  As you can see, I matted this with a narrow silver border.

Card #3:

I had a couple of scraps of AS left - which I decided to use on the inside of the card - so I went looking for a little book page to coordinate with them.  I found this one and used it as I found it.  I cut a mat from turquoise card stock and die cut the greeting from more card stock ("with" die from Piece by Piece die set that I got in a card making magazine; "Thanks" die was from Divinity Designs Thanks for Everything Stamp & Die Duo).

Inside:

I added the border AS scraps and scraps of the turquoise card stock.

HD Floral Shimmer - Forever Be My Always

This is the last of my Hunkydory Floral Shimmer Sets!  It is called Forever Be My Always, and is quite pretty.  Here's a picture of the materials in the set:

As usual, it consists of a sheet of die cuts and two AS (Adorable Scoreable printed card stock) sheets.  In addition, I had a couple of the little sheets meant to be note cards that coordinated well with this set, so I added them:

I also supplemented with the coordinating Little Book pages as needed.

Here is a picture of the 7 cards I made using these materials:

Let's take a quick look at each individually:

Card #1:

As you can see, this first card is a slimline card.  The main card front is pieced from one of the AS sheets, and then a border strip from the set was added top and bottom.  To enlarge the heart die cut to make it stand out better as a focal, I die cut a piece of silver card stock (from my stash) using a Labels Four die from Spellbinders.  I wrapped the center with a wide ribbon from my stash before adding the die cut heart of flowers.  At the top of this piece is a greeting from an HD Little Book of Essential Greetings, and a sentiment tag from the set was added to the bottom border.  I finished by adding a butterfly from my stash.

Inside:

After some time trying to figure out what to do on the inside, I found a little book page that had roses borders similar to what was on the front of the card.  To these I added a couple foiled strips cut from the leftover scraps of the die cut sheet.

Card #2:

The background is part of an AS sheet - with another portion of the border added to the top.  A square frame serves as a bit of a mat for the focal die cut - both from the set.  The sentiment on the bottom border is also a die cut from the set.  To complete it, I added a small silver & white ribbon bow.

Inside:

Inside I simply used a few scraps from the front to make a border.

Card #3:

Next up, I cut down one of the note cards to form the background.  I really struggled with the pattern - didn't seem to work no matter what orientation - so I finally decided to cover the darkest colored flowers with the focal you see here.  I created it using a die cut rose from the kit (but not the set), a silver die cut from from the set, purple paper from my stash, and a couple sprays of silver leaves that were die cut using dies from Card Making Magic (Ultimate Number and Overlay set). To complete the card, I added a silver sentiment die cut using the set called Ultimate Words - Perfect Panels and Lovely Layers - also from Card Making Magic.

Inside:

As you can probably tell, I simply used scraps to make a couple of borders on the inside.

Card #4:

As you can probably see right away, this card uses the same sentiment cutting die with the same silver card stock as the last card did.  Once again, the panel is cut from the AS - with some of the border added to the top and silver strips between border & panel.  The focal is from the set - as is the square frame that was set on end.  As you can probably tell, I cut the corners of the frame off the sides and added them to the points.

Inside:

Scraps from the die cut sheet form the borders on the inside.

Card #5:

Once again, the card front is pieced from the AS.  I added Dazzles borders and a die cut sentiment, and that was really all this card needed.  The sentiment was cut from silver card stock using a die from Creative Expressions called Thinking of You.

Inside:

Inside I have scraps from the AS to form the borders - along with more Dazzle border stickers.

Card #6:

This next one is a fold back gate fold card with belly band which I made by scoring the card fronts of two card blanks vertically in have - and then gluing one to the other on the inside.  The score lines allowed me to fold back each side.  I first covered each side with a border/mat of silver.  I cut a piece of the AS to size - then cut it in half and attached one half to each side.  A leftover strip of the AS forms the bulk of the belly band, but since it wasn't long enough, I added a piece of silver card stock and a sentiment die cut from the set.  The silver and sentiment are attached on the left side of the belly band, but on the right side, the pink simply slips between the silver and the sentiment die cut.

Inside:

On the inside, I have a panel that could just as easily be a separate card, but I don't have a lot of occasion to give my hubby a pink card, and figured I didn't really need two! :)  The panel on the inside is cut from the second note card and the focal & sentiment are both die cuts from the set.

Card #7:

This final card starts with a background cut and pieced from AS.  Then, as you can see, I added a square frame, focal, and sentiment - all from the set.  To decorate it further, I added a lacy border using Dazzles stickers.

Inside:

Here I cut a piece from a Little Book page and matted it with silver to decorate the inside of the card.

HD Floral Shimmer - Someone Special

Today I have 6 more cards from the HD Floral Shimmer Kit - this time from the Someone Special set.  And, for a change, the set is nearly all here!  There was one nearly complete die cut sheet and two adorable scoreable (AS) printed card stock sheets. This is what it looked like before I started using it:

And here are the 6 cards I made from it (with the addition of some elements from my stash):

Let's look at each one individually.

Card #1:

This card started as a panel cut from the AS, which I split to insert that little silver border strip near the bottom.  I had two small die cuts and a die cut frame from the set (one was a sentiment).  I decided to place the small round die cut on the silver border near the bottom and arrange the sentiment within the silver frame for my focal.  It looked pretty plain, so I added a couple of silver leaves die cuts from my stash (A2 Card & Box die set from Card Making Magic).  I found a purple scrap in my stash that worked well for a mat for this focal.

Inside:

Inside I used two strips of the purple for borders, another die cut flower from the kit, and another of the silver die cut leaves.

Card #2:

I think this one looks a bit strange, but it is what it is.  The background was cut and pieced from one of the AS sheets, and a tiny greeting die cut added near the bottom right corner.  The focal is another die cut from the set - matted on a couple of die cut scraps from my stash (the darker purple was a smaller one that I cut in half and moved toward the outsides of the focal). The lavender was cut with Spellbinders' Scalloped Labels One, and the darker was their Luscious Labels One.

Inside:

Inside I used scraps from the AS & a previous set to form borders to which I added another greeting from the set and a flower die cut from the kit.

Card #3:

The background of this one was a panel made from pieces of the AS.  At the bottom I formed a border with a couple of silver die cut stems of leaves (Card Making Magic's A5 Box Kit) from my stash & a small sentiment die cut from the set.  I backed the frame with some printed vellum from HOTP, and offset it from the flower focal (both frame & focal are from the set).

Inside:

Inside a scrap of AS forms a border at the bottom and a silver die cut stem of leaves (Card Making Magic's 5x7 Card and Box Set) forms a border at the top - to which a die cut sentiment tag from the set is attached.

Card #4:

Next up is a card that loosely followed a sketch from Card Maps.  To form the rounded portion in the sketch, I used a part of a silver doily from my stash.  The background paper was also from my stash - as was the colored card stock I used for the card base.  I ran 3 pieces of fuzzy silver threads from my stash across the card as you can see, before adding the focal and 3 little die cut elements (all from the set).

Inside:

A simple border and die cut from the set completes the inside.

Card #5:

Here I again use a piece background from the AS.  A couple of ribbons from my stash were threaded across to form a border, and the whole was mounted on a card base created from a lavender piece of card stock from my stash.  All die cuts are from the set.  The smaller silver frame was backed with a printed vellum scrap from HOTP.  The larger frame was backed with dark purple paper from my stash and the tag greeting tucked behind it.  The focal is raised on foam tape.

Inside:

A leftover piece of the AS forms the base for the border on the inside - with another piece of the purple ribbon strung around it before it was added to the card.  The inside is completed with a small die cut greeting from the set.

Card #6:

This last card is the one you saw at the top of this post.  It is mostly a panel cut from AS.  The panel was sliced near the bottom so that a border piece (from the set) could be inserted.  Dazzle border stickers top and bottom of this help the border to stand out nicely.  The focal is "hung" with another couple of Dazzles stickers, and a sentiment from a HD Little Book of Sentiments was added at the base of it.

Inside:

Leftover scraps from the set form the borders top and bottom.