HD A Sparkling Season - Family Fun Part 1

Today I have 7 cards - the first HALF of the Family Fun Set of card making materials from Hunkydory's A Sparkling Season.  Because I got not only the topper set, but also the 8 x 8 paper set, I have a lot of materials.  For these cards, I used the peachy-turquoise colored pieces (saving the purple-blue for Part 2).  Here's a picture of the full topper set - a topper sheet with two (AS) adoreable scoreable card stock:

And the related 8 x 8 papers:

Here's a picture of the 7 cards:

In addition to these materials, I used some of the coordinating AS from a separate purchase. I also used some inside sentiment stamps that my Mom has.  Now for a closer look at each one.

Card #1:

Here I took part of the AS sheet - adding another piece of border and then trimming it to get the look you see here.  I added another border using a ribbon and pieces of the die cut frame - then added the focal with some foam tape.

Inside:

Inside I added pieces of patterned paper & more of the frame for borders. 

Card #2:

Here I took a strip of one of the 8 x 8 papers, added fussy cut penguins from the same source.  I added a little bit of coordinating AS & some Dazzles border stickers (from HOTP).  The sentiment is from a HD Christmas Sentiments book.

Inside:

Here I have strips of that coordinating AS & a stamped sentiment. (Mom's stamp - as all of them are.)

Card #3:

This is the card shown at the top of the page. The background is cut from the topper - pieced together to get the border top and bottom.  After gluing it to the card front, I traced around the inside of the die cut frame and then cut along that line through both thicknesses - forming an aperture.  I cut a piece of acetate and sandwiched it between the frame & the background.  Then I took a cut out sentiment from the 8 x 8 paper & layered it on some holographic paper attached to card stock and die cut it, creating the silver holographic mat you see here.

Inside:

The piece I cut out from the background served as a mat for the die cut focal piece.  I added this to the inside, arrancing it so it could be seen through the acetate when the card is closed. 

Card #4:

Here I have a piece of an 8 x 8 paper for the main card front.  I matted it on a holographic silver from my stash. A scrap of silver card stock forms a border from which the star-shaped sentiment hangs (sentiment from a Hunkydory Christmas Sentiments book).

Inside:

Scraps of patterned paper & holographic silver form borders on the inside - along with the stamped sentiment.

Card #5:

Once again I have a strip of the 8 x 8 papers for the card front.  I added fussy cut penguins, a sentiment from the HD Sentiment book, a bit of ribbon from my stash, and Dazzles border stickers.

Inside:

Patterned paper scraps & Dazzles border stickers form borders above & below the stamped message.

Card #6:

This card starts with a piece of the 8 x 8 paper for the main card.  I wrapped a piece of baker's twine around the top to form a border from which the sentiment tag "hangs".  I finished it with a little bow.

Inside:

A little strip of the 8 x 8 paper forms a border on the inside - along with a stamped message.

Card #7:

This last card also started with a piece cut from the 8 x 8 papers.  Then I cut another strip from the same paper, but turned it to the back side (it's double sided) to form a bit of a border.  Dazzles border stickers & a sentiment from the HD Sentiment book complete the card front.

Inside:

More of the same completes the inside.