tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58572232198749774482024-03-18T12:15:58.254-07:00Cher-ing Paper MemoriesCheryl's blog - sharing paper crafting & preservation of memories.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.comBlogger1822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-48595106996186160442024-03-17T17:43:00.000-07:002024-03-17T17:43:47.638-07:00Let the Paper Do the Work - Quick & Easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4GL2GI2ER6ZpiBCeeUxGBoFa8A6Ft2kb0WgEXynup4xNxHaRc6SzYBTKP1-prRJdQMM9LhgcXJ7qwEOhYhbZBMQti171DzQbXZ9zMPgruZS4lR_IW1BUKEx4kfsSQnN4B0-LbuzmofUSjR-rwCRf9deYx9t-n1hMnsx2_YkQySEQWiIsOPgEX88zj3o/s857/20240317%20-%20Condolence%20Card%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="857" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4GL2GI2ER6ZpiBCeeUxGBoFa8A6Ft2kb0WgEXynup4xNxHaRc6SzYBTKP1-prRJdQMM9LhgcXJ7qwEOhYhbZBMQti171DzQbXZ9zMPgruZS4lR_IW1BUKEx4kfsSQnN4B0-LbuzmofUSjR-rwCRf9deYx9t-n1hMnsx2_YkQySEQWiIsOPgEX88zj3o/s320/20240317%20-%20Condolence%20Card%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's card was really quick & easy. I started with a sheet of printed digi-paper. I cut the bottom part for the card front and glued it in place. (I saved the top part for the inside). Then I took a strip of blue card stock scrap and ran it through my paper crimper. This worked great for a border. To this I added a stamped/die cut sentiment (one of my Mom's sets) - added with foam tape for dimension - and a dimensional butterfly sticker.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrjOt54ScvPC4phBRE_wubYqLmG186tjBLnyM7_URIWWrosK2C98wAh3roSMlTKq2pfQrv4BkvtDxxIREBk6_v4fGm2sLrDw9_vIyieUsIlBuaE1PRmH0ii93DpQOkV9dXEi4MICKSLklxshu8fhlPl1dbormHiK57PGfsibP2jiPb5VCcrYf8oT2JPI/s935/20240317%20-%20Condolence%20Card%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="935" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrjOt54ScvPC4phBRE_wubYqLmG186tjBLnyM7_URIWWrosK2C98wAh3roSMlTKq2pfQrv4BkvtDxxIREBk6_v4fGm2sLrDw9_vIyieUsIlBuaE1PRmH0ii93DpQOkV9dXEi4MICKSLklxshu8fhlPl1dbormHiK57PGfsibP2jiPb5VCcrYf8oT2JPI/s320/20240317%20-%20Condolence%20Card%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After gluing the top portion of the printed sheet to the inside, I crimped another strip of blue, glued it in place for a border, and added another butterfly sticker. Easy peasy!<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-67862608035557081682024-03-13T16:22:00.000-07:002024-03-13T16:22:05.244-07:00HD Meadow Farm - Bunny Meadow<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5vCqauTa54oUS0HDwcKXwCcc5f4IuYL8xVcOciNjO-4tHoGLxNRMU_FHdsG-eIGNsh2UecF_MZ1jo0HtEbDacG7OpSEo4Ip-aNOWLol2bFikpRITb7ilsGD4rErln2LN7cjUHWj5kmlG2rR0IcrVZfH9xOG1WVfTKoEY2JXv_hjl1AJ9G0Fhr9qzAIQ/s895/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5vCqauTa54oUS0HDwcKXwCcc5f4IuYL8xVcOciNjO-4tHoGLxNRMU_FHdsG-eIGNsh2UecF_MZ1jo0HtEbDacG7OpSEo4Ip-aNOWLol2bFikpRITb7ilsGD4rErln2LN7cjUHWj5kmlG2rR0IcrVZfH9xOG1WVfTKoEY2JXv_hjl1AJ9G0Fhr9qzAIQ/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(9).JPG" width="250" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have another set of cards - this time from HD Meadow Farm deco large kit - the set called Bunny Meadow. This is what the kit looked like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0-XO-A3DBU8SJKC7T70x0YjEW-f05-p-9mYXtb418o7J52pMZgzASaK2VHex0SR1IF1PdLxD-yOXxnTJs5IjmWSpRTbRnLhPiqbzyThZMONGgG231xX4JiDXS5M1XTAcMeXm6SmmOcUPAsDU7UL827a5OZkImbaXIcelQG_HANievJ9R4cOTE5UUQ8E/s982/2021%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="982" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0-XO-A3DBU8SJKC7T70x0YjEW-f05-p-9mYXtb418o7J52pMZgzASaK2VHex0SR1IF1PdLxD-yOXxnTJs5IjmWSpRTbRnLhPiqbzyThZMONGgG231xX4JiDXS5M1XTAcMeXm6SmmOcUPAsDU7UL827a5OZkImbaXIcelQG_HANievJ9R4cOTE5UUQ8E/w400-h283/2021%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And here's a picture of the 6 cards I made using the kit - and misc materials from my stash. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDyguiIwKR0nFxaihtPAeIeLesp6Ad9sODR4UmGSTW-6p-B95ojeJRC3H63soimkXk1L_z8gmsTasxuBzpz7knlqZZpZaAPIN5c_RSZEIz7D8KdUpB1FtWPVn3vbL-WbsyqEjLBo5YYmFbDH2yuSZStpxtrowr4egvkpRbnByNyx0V3gEeRI1mDnYsAM/s1476/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1476" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDyguiIwKR0nFxaihtPAeIeLesp6Ad9sODR4UmGSTW-6p-B95ojeJRC3H63soimkXk1L_z8gmsTasxuBzpz7knlqZZpZaAPIN5c_RSZEIz7D8KdUpB1FtWPVn3vbL-WbsyqEjLBo5YYmFbDH2yuSZStpxtrowr4egvkpRbnByNyx0V3gEeRI1mDnYsAM/w400-h286/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And here's a closer look at each of them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA9HTfWqZ6uSXX6SKhqEM0PPNQxerJ3bOmQ5XjjoeZ6g2hwmu-u1gTVWToAYIUXHEAuaMai7WQJH7X1EOXZLjLYlMlPe1ETofDDhMlBq0RHTTpOyfDhR16wUIqRPRaftJzMvzxy0n57FHVAR-ksQWV5GxjYOjwRHI_rXi-creUW9qXj_aKWTrYoDrnnY/s861/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="861" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA9HTfWqZ6uSXX6SKhqEM0PPNQxerJ3bOmQ5XjjoeZ6g2hwmu-u1gTVWToAYIUXHEAuaMai7WQJH7X1EOXZLjLYlMlPe1ETofDDhMlBq0RHTTpOyfDhR16wUIqRPRaftJzMvzxy0n57FHVAR-ksQWV5GxjYOjwRHI_rXi-creUW9qXj_aKWTrYoDrnnY/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, this first card is an easel card. The light green paper was from my stash. The focal was created using two die cuts (gold & blue marble - die cut with Spellbinders Labels Ten), with pieces from the set. Gold corner and border stickers form a pretty decoration - and a Hunkydory sentiment from a HD little book of sentiments. Here's what the card looks like when closed.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXHd9z08AqsGX6fqNf2cpfWPZoa1h0ogpB50j-00FqJZBOfiOs_BJTDKZdUq73I5crIU1uv8j3kY1rB04tXw-aMKHlM-r58CUyg6NxBL896eBkC6alpZ6mxuZOxgSbjnSKypVv7jFTUVG0xXAZtVp8HhiJPsrgo3JRYsETv3OWrDlVGnftA6SsL-r8u4/s924/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="924" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXHd9z08AqsGX6fqNf2cpfWPZoa1h0ogpB50j-00FqJZBOfiOs_BJTDKZdUq73I5crIU1uv8j3kY1rB04tXw-aMKHlM-r58CUyg6NxBL896eBkC6alpZ6mxuZOxgSbjnSKypVv7jFTUVG0xXAZtVp8HhiJPsrgo3JRYsETv3OWrDlVGnftA6SsL-r8u4/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSfByjoksNLe0uhUJ2cpIjgBpdqOwmjHKZM3PvKnv7IXjjVUGOuGjgDvA5JuU9TUBaCAw8EcP2b0wGOZMu3q4Q8pbWIkx_D-2AsWbQkFN2FBht1LHgMgplcrlYF02BEhBmjzT25E_Wrt31ohTrExVmMSUulope_Vc7NtNOqGfkRMn7luGgEWzl7SGFOE/s899/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSfByjoksNLe0uhUJ2cpIjgBpdqOwmjHKZM3PvKnv7IXjjVUGOuGjgDvA5JuU9TUBaCAw8EcP2b0wGOZMu3q4Q8pbWIkx_D-2AsWbQkFN2FBht1LHgMgplcrlYF02BEhBmjzT25E_Wrt31ohTrExVmMSUulope_Vc7NtNOqGfkRMn7luGgEWzl7SGFOE/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(4).JPG" width="242" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The foundation of this card is a piece of the AS (adoreable scoreable card stock) from the set - with edges inked. To this, I added some die cut rabbits for a focal - adding them with foam tape. I added a ribbon border with greeting added with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPG28YVfi36XN4M8EUGrsbQBqoFgU1uzx6ZrnCaVbZMRGfs8J-SCw-kPtXuFIjnd9uzOgHlQXhHHipst-b6sBx2PWuK763-VAO3XZZn-7UeI6XWK0pn8Mxe77Zp_SoSR9R5fPsoyTUjxRl1WRCE863N269BOCh8doMPuOEckTQkJRRSL8ZlTBg9DkoFSQ/s914/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="914" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPG28YVfi36XN4M8EUGrsbQBqoFgU1uzx6ZrnCaVbZMRGfs8J-SCw-kPtXuFIjnd9uzOgHlQXhHHipst-b6sBx2PWuK763-VAO3XZZn-7UeI6XWK0pn8Mxe77Zp_SoSR9R5fPsoyTUjxRl1WRCE863N269BOCh8doMPuOEckTQkJRRSL8ZlTBg9DkoFSQ/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(6).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This time, I cut a piece of grass AS from my stash, and added it to a piece of blue marble. All edges inked with brown ink. For the focal, I added several die cut pieces - some of which I fussy cut. For a border, I started with two ribbons - a wider grosgrain ribbon & a narrower plaid one. I created the sentiment using distress ink. It was die cut fusing a HOTP die from the set called <i>Nine Tiny Tags and Little Labels.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAB-9i4wtRddciAx8pujOUj3sG5IRHFj1Bi1M_EL9N80MD1iuU52J35Itf_qCcZWaU-zG9rbIv6x7OQt69mK7SG7Z0GutZEH9p5-OdPeJmbcfoxua6ylcJ1ou_tk3ycQaI6MwHs876-JbK_WA1qWTqLB2s-b98HbPbs-f5vpVaVi-9z9_fJmZgpyp-pw/s1000/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAB-9i4wtRddciAx8pujOUj3sG5IRHFj1Bi1M_EL9N80MD1iuU52J35Itf_qCcZWaU-zG9rbIv6x7OQt69mK7SG7Z0GutZEH9p5-OdPeJmbcfoxua6ylcJ1ou_tk3ycQaI6MwHs876-JbK_WA1qWTqLB2s-b98HbPbs-f5vpVaVi-9z9_fJmZgpyp-pw/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(7).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another piece of AS forms the focal/background of this card - again inked around the edges. The border & sentiment are also from the set - as are the little floral embellishments. The corner pieces are die cut from Spellbinders <i>Persian Accents</i> die cut set. I cut some of these pieces to create the decorations created here.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #5:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMXTvZL0tlcHQvHyvV-0XcsbGnIyFw87-zQSwZef6QelgR0HuGIlC6GDl0lcHvhZucO_v3huQ0sDj0tbK3Ibw1n5cZsZsL8NQu505nLiesHdIZoDrffvyiJMe9m6xRpqUc0-YiGAXGcfdMtBvxKl96YpIns23J-I8RCXzOZ5UdZnYsJh9FmXSaldOxhg/s983/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMXTvZL0tlcHQvHyvV-0XcsbGnIyFw87-zQSwZef6QelgR0HuGIlC6GDl0lcHvhZucO_v3huQ0sDj0tbK3Ibw1n5cZsZsL8NQu505nLiesHdIZoDrffvyiJMe9m6xRpqUc0-YiGAXGcfdMtBvxKl96YpIns23J-I8RCXzOZ5UdZnYsJh9FmXSaldOxhg/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(8).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I cut a piece of brown glimmer paper to create the design you see here. I matted the border & sentiment on white as you can see. They and the focal are from the set.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoY7hsmFN8UsegyUoSFNEJlRodsabKNFtwiARKL6kZekD8HhgRAsF4i56-REPn9DxjkfXaNxx3W__uHus9HBW0tcucQEkN7zMh15m3K5n9eq-HYuOQG99SfIkcOQigYOZ3opRBpW0XIKjTlNvesfom6N0nP6XqEeXCqpVAAs2VU5ngLOaNt48_TuZz0k/s895/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoY7hsmFN8UsegyUoSFNEJlRodsabKNFtwiARKL6kZekD8HhgRAsF4i56-REPn9DxjkfXaNxx3W__uHus9HBW0tcucQEkN7zMh15m3K5n9eq-HYuOQG99SfIkcOQigYOZ3opRBpW0XIKjTlNvesfom6N0nP6XqEeXCqpVAAs2VU5ngLOaNt48_TuZz0k/s320/20240313%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20Bunny%20Meadow%20(9).JPG" width="250" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I trimmed the remaining deco die cut piece to fit within the gold mat - adding a piece of blue marble behind it to create the sky. The background lattice piece was cut from brown glimmer paper using a Cheery Lynn die called French Lattice. The sentiment was from a HD little book of sentiments - matted with brown glimmer paper.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-25367828923449077952024-03-08T10:56:00.000-08:002024-03-08T10:56:17.725-08:00KCC12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-BWotNzvatXwIPJNCS-6tE-pOhhALrzjTvnX-W5FSD1a3eXuCiIi-h2Kl-QUlfMu_3AbIIHx_WIv0-mPXp9EyikaYsIYgk1gwKexuSCEXtcErHoTrVvd0lpkP5cDhvnSoxEYnZa4mvm4tn_fUFOqZPx4m2tK3IBPoO5Cnx8uChVM9aRuJZlwg8jfwrg/s892/20240124%20-%20KCC12%20Papers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="892" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-BWotNzvatXwIPJNCS-6tE-pOhhALrzjTvnX-W5FSD1a3eXuCiIi-h2Kl-QUlfMu_3AbIIHx_WIv0-mPXp9EyikaYsIYgk1gwKexuSCEXtcErHoTrVvd0lpkP5cDhvnSoxEYnZa4mvm4tn_fUFOqZPx4m2tK3IBPoO5Cnx8uChVM9aRuJZlwg8jfwrg/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC12%20Papers.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After making a set of Kendra's Card Challenge 13 using papers from a 12 x 12 paper pad cut into 6 x 6 sizes, I decided to use up some of what was left from that paper pad to try her card challenge #12. The picture above, shows the papers that I used this time. And here are the 15 cards that I made from this set: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbtgTxysrRpnwXqFo7ysczjVAVeuzvwjookM8sZimUe3JsdfXtpYUkZOS2hhAOvDsjARNRfrgO4P90LNsEChah6chc1-B9GcdW5O6WVEqJ1Jtls4-l-GH7QRAD1nTpmJPXUfRFsP-GQFqTFhLvPv13g1cg7cxS4H0DEygN96abKTwONIiCUEvs9M43dA/s1430/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20Set%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1430" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbtgTxysrRpnwXqFo7ysczjVAVeuzvwjookM8sZimUe3JsdfXtpYUkZOS2hhAOvDsjARNRfrgO4P90LNsEChah6chc1-B9GcdW5O6WVEqJ1Jtls4-l-GH7QRAD1nTpmJPXUfRFsP-GQFqTFhLvPv13g1cg7cxS4H0DEygN96abKTwONIiCUEvs9M43dA/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20Set%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next is a close up look at each of the 15 cards.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ITe-3-5bWHXpcpr_YK00wvtFuf5Km7dnhULHIoXg5lN-JbTw38mnwRPM0_O0-SUvrxd5ya30CJDu7Y18JTvj4H1Fq2nfjzDyENCr3vhQ-xOW_a24zOQ28xqRvfTth76yCfTSmpjEDpEAEvKXmfLqlFdDvc0SLHX6qEyzU0vPw1fDKa3_Py9MUbfh3lA/s944/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="944" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ITe-3-5bWHXpcpr_YK00wvtFuf5Km7dnhULHIoXg5lN-JbTw38mnwRPM0_O0-SUvrxd5ya30CJDu7Y18JTvj4H1Fq2nfjzDyENCr3vhQ-xOW_a24zOQ28xqRvfTth76yCfTSmpjEDpEAEvKXmfLqlFdDvc0SLHX6qEyzU0vPw1fDKa3_Py9MUbfh3lA/s320/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this card, I created multiple layers. A brown glimmer paper matting an embossed white piece forms the background for the cut pieces from KCC12 which were matted on another piece of the brown glimmer paper. The focal was cut from a photograph and matted on white before being added with foam tape to the lower right corner. Then, I stamped the greeting using a JustRite stamp from the set <i>Celebration Labels One & Bracket Borders One</i> and added it with foam tape in the upper left corner.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUerlxywKCjHvTPtC5W0_YHA7NGllTuvS_-36YFwGnGFiUmhZmERiy7ph5fABbC7TE370Lr2cZ5dIk7GQGg9wkgCjYeFYyh3J0XhuSpGh7_rMJLWO3HJFFLXwwdootoxo9wY6fp_Vkl_IcS54VRawJrIEb-KxLUqVyhcPG7ejMmBn1yTNOb0z_a3iuuM/s958/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(1)%20Inside.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="958" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUerlxywKCjHvTPtC5W0_YHA7NGllTuvS_-36YFwGnGFiUmhZmERiy7ph5fABbC7TE370Lr2cZ5dIk7GQGg9wkgCjYeFYyh3J0XhuSpGh7_rMJLWO3HJFFLXwwdootoxo9wY6fp_Vkl_IcS54VRawJrIEb-KxLUqVyhcPG7ejMmBn1yTNOb0z_a3iuuM/s320/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(1)%20Inside.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Given the subject matter of the focal, I thought the inside sentiment was quite fitting, and worked hard to find the stamps I could use to create it using different colors of ink. The "Birthday Wishes" was from the CCC (Crafter's Companion Compendium) stamp sheet called <i>Heartfelt</i>, while the "from across the miles" was from HOTP's<i> Happy, Hello, Love & Thanks</i> set.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOVPApPFKZ2cupleqc_5yUztx0zHl9rm-SNiT4W0441CFOO_DPMCquxfbNhmP_Abtu1QgPwoCMtZ7YmLqBdyno735KNmy7TWFUeoGGPXy8MeM4t6gCbfnAHwrWzNEPAD3b7WGcQB5WwZzAWy1elU5C3xxwf0SCprM0gB9D0Fhl2Lsw-R-nmZde5qQKZU/s911/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="911" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOVPApPFKZ2cupleqc_5yUztx0zHl9rm-SNiT4W0441CFOO_DPMCquxfbNhmP_Abtu1QgPwoCMtZ7YmLqBdyno735KNmy7TWFUeoGGPXy8MeM4t6gCbfnAHwrWzNEPAD3b7WGcQB5WwZzAWy1elU5C3xxwf0SCprM0gB9D0Fhl2Lsw-R-nmZde5qQKZU/s320/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>For the next card, I chose a patterned paper that was a dark turquoise color to serve as a backdrop - then inked the edges of it, the two KCC pieces, and the white background used for both matting the focal and matting the greeting. As you can see, after inking the edges, I matted the two KCC pieces with white before adding them to the page. The focal was simply two fussy cut flowers added to the white edge-inked mat. The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from JustRite's <i>Enjoy the Day Vintage Labels Four</i>.</p><p><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkc6XLFfLR0VQZTVv1TwieY2a-3e4Lel1C2KIf1GN0Phz5HmHLaILHlKVwfcHhyphenhypheniJhm2ae_loEiwBqz9ZsYeVW5osXNiaMfNN80-EUAnhGkGTXhIZP9VkLstsUOdqfRrzx8ciRFbV7_nt86iVa51cuRS8Dwjc1LSdJg7JZ7AINnp6Yf1tXDODHSmn8mw/s926/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="926" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkc6XLFfLR0VQZTVv1TwieY2a-3e4Lel1C2KIf1GN0Phz5HmHLaILHlKVwfcHhyphenhypheniJhm2ae_loEiwBqz9ZsYeVW5osXNiaMfNN80-EUAnhGkGTXhIZP9VkLstsUOdqfRrzx8ciRFbV7_nt86iVa51cuRS8Dwjc1LSdJg7JZ7AINnp6Yf1tXDODHSmn8mw/s320/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I find this sketch very intriguing, and enjoyed putting it together. As you can see, I created multiple mats and used those same colors for the various sized half-circles that create the interesting focal mat. The border strip uses the same colors - and you can see that I stamped a sentiment on it - stamp from <i>Sending My Love</i> stamp & die set from Divinity Designs. The focal was simply die cut from a photo I had on hand. I DO think it would be really nice next time to emboss the background, but there is a bit of a linen texture to the card stock I used.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7HXZiN-KvXFbEEVDu-9cbd92VbxlzWmnSzwgBDHuzJOzllDB2GcSo-99lH4m3NX7GAUx6q8J0UkSGJHEAV16H3gGWxfICe7PQCP_mfoJNWgt_nJHyMqdIHANrV5EDWufCnvdszPkRiymyPNOf0FzoWh28cL8Ho1m2AP6MWrQwQHglx4RDK7DBE-aqdk/s793/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="793" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7HXZiN-KvXFbEEVDu-9cbd92VbxlzWmnSzwgBDHuzJOzllDB2GcSo-99lH4m3NX7GAUx6q8J0UkSGJHEAV16H3gGWxfICe7PQCP_mfoJNWgt_nJHyMqdIHANrV5EDWufCnvdszPkRiymyPNOf0FzoWh28cL8Ho1m2AP6MWrQwQHglx4RDK7DBE-aqdk/s320/20240208%20-%20KCC12%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I decided to mat each piece of the KCC in white before adding to a white embossed background. For the focal, I found a small pictorial photo and triple matted it - white, pink, white before adding it to the striped mat.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Card #5:</b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofEATKBS46-6U5HNV0CND9TWvEnVqn8nRkxbtqsFrKPj_-FNROTS_TCjEPJxOGKHCUo15HeBXzzpowz_k6-cr0VoxQnLzUtaqFib252e4lu9uc-rvwS0LLuLL2MH2X_ftwSrJYO9D-6kyCBes7_Mbe8yokxcTQWDJkXmvYHDHIVNzZuwySF0LnnjvZvc/s876/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofEATKBS46-6U5HNV0CND9TWvEnVqn8nRkxbtqsFrKPj_-FNROTS_TCjEPJxOGKHCUo15HeBXzzpowz_k6-cr0VoxQnLzUtaqFib252e4lu9uc-rvwS0LLuLL2MH2X_ftwSrJYO9D-6kyCBes7_Mbe8yokxcTQWDJkXmvYHDHIVNzZuwySF0LnnjvZvc/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(5).JPG" width="250" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card started with two small pieces of patterned paper - the ones in the upper right and lower left. I embossed (HOTP <i>Leafy Vine</i>) the white card stock to form a backdrop for it. The focal greeting and "buttons" are cutouts from a Debbi Moore download. I added chalk to the edges of the focal to change the color a tad to better fit the rest of the card, before adding it with foam tape. The butterfly & tiny flowers are stickers from my stash - to which I added some Stickles.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ByDC0VIrclZuxIRc465gsEyUGM6gS0WL63u2f2CgHN5Wcpt85XipS06V3hF4ENaYAyVC9RWCyaMFf3pYpX64TvzxYz2fCzxZsVi95rJOWI47_DxzLCqcD4ilhVnI0PNSS72-Ky9Lp3bOb7HVIx3jkZN-P2jDxaJng2EFxuYrZPh57TQ6wvvXTjaKJ9Q/s829/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ByDC0VIrclZuxIRc465gsEyUGM6gS0WL63u2f2CgHN5Wcpt85XipS06V3hF4ENaYAyVC9RWCyaMFf3pYpX64TvzxYz2fCzxZsVi95rJOWI47_DxzLCqcD4ilhVnI0PNSS72-Ky9Lp3bOb7HVIx3jkZN-P2jDxaJng2EFxuYrZPh57TQ6wvvXTjaKJ9Q/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(6).JPG" width="258" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one also started with 2 pieces of patterned paper, but they were a bit larger. I had a bit of a challenge figuring out how to make them work when I came across the focal - one I scavenged from something I received. I decided to rotate the sketch and use the focal in place of the sentiment. Due to the inked edges, I chose to mat the patterned paper pieces with a brown glimmer paper - which is also what I used to punch the three round decorative pieces in the upper left corner.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #7:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHQTqJ_1ladD63Rj7fa8Kf4AjwmOy_xcUYmKqW86wJ5YDk8j1wftd8twjui9_OLJhvPPKH7x0mOQ8ZSpkr_T80MPzuOEGRfRi7nAPrBgWw72KABHi_0e0DIXmICU2sacw8bINIaWFM4CCG6ath290pAId5KTANaDdJN9rbfBA13ZPgf9bOU9BRWjV5vw/s899/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="693" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHQTqJ_1ladD63Rj7fa8Kf4AjwmOy_xcUYmKqW86wJ5YDk8j1wftd8twjui9_OLJhvPPKH7x0mOQ8ZSpkr_T80MPzuOEGRfRi7nAPrBgWw72KABHi_0e0DIXmICU2sacw8bINIaWFM4CCG6ath290pAId5KTANaDdJN9rbfBA13ZPgf9bOU9BRWjV5vw/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(7).JPG" width="247" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was an incredibly challenging card. It started with a bunch of little strips - from five different papers. And the pieces were cut in such a way that they didn't seem to go together at all. I started by finding a card base in a color that I thought might help. Then I inked the edges of all of them with a dark blue-green color before gluing them in place. Looking through my stash, I found the bird - another Debbi Moore download (as was the sentiment). I decided it would work well as a focal because it had most of the colors that were in the background, but it meant the sketch needed to be turned on its side. To mat the focal, I die cut a piece of white card stock with a Spellbinders set called <i>5 x 7 Modern Stationery</i> by Spellbinders. The piece was too long (since this card is A2 sized), so I sliced a piece out of it (join is covered by the greeting). I then used the curved corners to shape the corners of the blue-green mat and the card base. After inking the edges of the mats, I added the focal, and then the sentiment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #8:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj487pzwcvFykK7d3x_XpWEpA7qYRpkfXIM8QngeEkGsx8GEZcFAsPc-BcBRRm6IR2iK_FSUoZjFUtr6Bf8RQ6pGJJnsjZyMAqYPMOF-5gH9VP_PwmdBI-R1QiFDzguHydmRuxJDmqSDvneqmOkFSXnA-VcG_CZo-eWP1gExlIMCOPd5LbDhTUO93YEkEM/s881/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj487pzwcvFykK7d3x_XpWEpA7qYRpkfXIM8QngeEkGsx8GEZcFAsPc-BcBRRm6IR2iK_FSUoZjFUtr6Bf8RQ6pGJJnsjZyMAqYPMOF-5gH9VP_PwmdBI-R1QiFDzguHydmRuxJDmqSDvneqmOkFSXnA-VcG_CZo-eWP1gExlIMCOPd5LbDhTUO93YEkEM/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(8).JPG" width="253" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time there were two pieces to start with - a circle, and a 1/2 circle. The sketch called for the patterned circle to go where the teal one is, but I decided to use it as a focal since the cut showcased the flowers as it did. After cutting the teal circle, I inked the edges of all except the half circle, and then looked for mats. Choosing a gorgeous glitzy aqua paper, I matted it with inked white. I glued both in place on a pink card base from my stash. After cutting the border strip, I inked the edges and glued it in place with the half circle and circles. The sentiment is another Debbi Moore cutout, and the butterfly is from my stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #9:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj817l06hUgljXEJKdWEkZi2N1GH0NtPRgzt-wpbzvPu7O3Com2_vb8cH0HRkSctQEpyS4UJ8nNeyDu3D2nM7OvWTR2dKUf6Bwfn41CmuPAmaQH8BgeNmyRh4LtY9XqR4KjmutmKApdZZyKB7ydWJ7epkrhiXcm89tXuE2bCF7aUQRQO48wy7YfKoqdcQo/s869/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="869" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj817l06hUgljXEJKdWEkZi2N1GH0NtPRgzt-wpbzvPu7O3Com2_vb8cH0HRkSctQEpyS4UJ8nNeyDu3D2nM7OvWTR2dKUf6Bwfn41CmuPAmaQH8BgeNmyRh4LtY9XqR4KjmutmKApdZZyKB7ydWJ7epkrhiXcm89tXuE2bCF7aUQRQO48wy7YfKoqdcQo/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(9).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I had a large piece and a small piece of patterned paper. I chose a light aqua card base for a background, and a dark teal for mats. I found the sentiment in a sticker book in my stash. After searching through my stash, I found some small flowers. I die cut some leaves from the dark teal using a die from a set I got in a magazine (Die Cutting Essentials Issue 54, set called <i>Piece by Piece</i>).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #10:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgqu2MrEIHyko7KEQYcJ-4NTrcgiGf3BhKIn2q-NADH7X5qPnhdtXhWqx9rsFAzZPzxx7txczr6cRyWRDvxJ37oJppG3S08n_pvndi0FsBO64HffNvDN7HbBxausTIQc7Ghz5OcYF-C98fqao9chTzlqPw4rOBng-c1fRnWPPhdRa0EzQb27-PXw8AHs/s890/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="890" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgqu2MrEIHyko7KEQYcJ-4NTrcgiGf3BhKIn2q-NADH7X5qPnhdtXhWqx9rsFAzZPzxx7txczr6cRyWRDvxJ37oJppG3S08n_pvndi0FsBO64HffNvDN7HbBxausTIQc7Ghz5OcYF-C98fqao9chTzlqPw4rOBng-c1fRnWPPhdRa0EzQb27-PXw8AHs/s320/20241524%20-%20KCC12%20(10).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again, I wasn't quite sure how to use the two pieces I had for this card. It took a long time to figure this one out, but I DO like it. I ended up turning the sketch on its side. I used a dark teal for the background - cut so the card base formed a narrow white mat. I also narrowly matted the patterned paper pieces with white. The focal was another Debbi Moore cutout. I inked the edges, but it wasn't enough to stand out well from the background, so I narrowly matted it with the dark teal. The sentiment was another Debbi Moore cut out.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #11:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p7lyjVKikw6gACCzuOhJPc5XDIvoPlwG40vX1ymy-19TVqCng9iLCW0G9wRiWZOx-YlArBoIMy3hG-86qbqe6GwkTN3LCmV152ZtruGT9dl5hyphenhyphenO4MiOuYICxQsGxyVU8n5uN5I8sOfio6SnwTqq6H-Ie8gTdFgwjdwFzSCUO4NTEHYF7LuKN17uhYeY/s871/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p7lyjVKikw6gACCzuOhJPc5XDIvoPlwG40vX1ymy-19TVqCng9iLCW0G9wRiWZOx-YlArBoIMy3hG-86qbqe6GwkTN3LCmV152ZtruGT9dl5hyphenhyphenO4MiOuYICxQsGxyVU8n5uN5I8sOfio6SnwTqq6H-Ie8gTdFgwjdwFzSCUO4NTEHYF7LuKN17uhYeY/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(11).JPG" width="248" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This sketch was quite unusual - would probably be better if each piece had been inked. Given the seahorse scrap of paper I found to use as a mat for the focal (a sticker on fussy cut card stock mat), I had to rotate the sketch. Sentiment was from a Debbi Moore freebie.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #12:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMCLWJJINshbyYqOVAY1RGOUp8EN4uDMVuBYE12KErLEplgDb6YeCi-SExBJ6ICVrq1wiYywqaPW1uSkRb9sno5omWN2DF9LjCkOfZbs1K1XGKDcqtZgsQ7WkYUyljJefJZCyoP4WfF-R0DlHg-d_ulamalWvrWz09UjORPs3L_5TC5nqfTrmQpyR3Po/s824/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="824" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMCLWJJINshbyYqOVAY1RGOUp8EN4uDMVuBYE12KErLEplgDb6YeCi-SExBJ6ICVrq1wiYywqaPW1uSkRb9sno5omWN2DF9LjCkOfZbs1K1XGKDcqtZgsQ7WkYUyljJefJZCyoP4WfF-R0DlHg-d_ulamalWvrWz09UjORPs3L_5TC5nqfTrmQpyR3Po/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(12).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Several sketches this week were unusual. In this case, the only patterned paper piece from the KCC set was the diagonal piece of patterned paper in the center. After cutting the coral card stock piece to size, I glued the patterned card stock, and four strips of white card stock and trimmed to fit. Finally, I added the focal, sentiment, and embellishments - all Debbi Moore cut outs.</p><p><b><i>Card #13:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHvvCjzM2aPWa6esWDc1RAdXbkqXfzBDwbPY89fCjPLpMP5R8te3Kny_i5ePxLZ0HAUTzKNQ9NI__mEiUnCff_EeTVSufrHsu-WdFvVKdOfULvi8K8clS9EHn8Iv0ojLwsuCzzlpbYfpIcRpP5Q8K4Zm7o-hoLW_0DX6ubSegVHAs6hTJy_-Afxhie2g/s876/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHvvCjzM2aPWa6esWDc1RAdXbkqXfzBDwbPY89fCjPLpMP5R8te3Kny_i5ePxLZ0HAUTzKNQ9NI__mEiUnCff_EeTVSufrHsu-WdFvVKdOfULvi8K8clS9EHn8Iv0ojLwsuCzzlpbYfpIcRpP5Q8K4Zm7o-hoLW_0DX6ubSegVHAs6hTJy_-Afxhie2g/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(13).JPG" width="258" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I started with a teal card stock piece that I embossed and then inked with a darker teal. After backing all pieces with black card stock, and gluing in place, I added a circular focal - from a photo - also matted in black. The final touches were a Debbi Moore sentiment & 3 black punched circles for the upper right corner.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #14:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc_qhRoSoLJ27qBHq570LSo5mADNeIPG6bplXIehNXUMjFWRFT87-_QHI-DId3G60e2Jbkw1Bi-j9VxHU-Ko6JOftSUd-ewCnuGFBLJPQDWtsMVM8ykcES5DFqwUomeBTlBYKXoZyx-TaTxqGzSUvpk7bOdyaHuBHTYBINP5ogaAS-s1JBsuY8r_N8xE/s876/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc_qhRoSoLJ27qBHq570LSo5mADNeIPG6bplXIehNXUMjFWRFT87-_QHI-DId3G60e2Jbkw1Bi-j9VxHU-Ko6JOftSUd-ewCnuGFBLJPQDWtsMVM8ykcES5DFqwUomeBTlBYKXoZyx-TaTxqGzSUvpk7bOdyaHuBHTYBINP5ogaAS-s1JBsuY8r_N8xE/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(14).JPG" width="251" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I created another flamingo focal - double matted using my Mom's dies to cut the pieces. Two of the patterns were quite similar and were cut to go side by side. I didn't care to do that, so shortened the one piece to allow the less similar pattern to go between the other two. I inked the edges of all the other pieces, adding a light pink border with black punched circles at either end. The sentiment is another sentiment - again inked around the edges.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #15:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV-a4hLoLIb1bLFYecbwtEf4saiXGXF-t_W3RIsEzMHoPQhBiBpEopnMaBpc57lF4AYfeTxt2EW4ukIRU_VUswgzyMh2ImS_o0oD7pGouDDZmtBNMGw4XMh-IUQ5Lclcm4L7kblAoK0IkO9y5DTtuX9I4fm_gW7sbq1gA9gmVs648ocA0wJhHGbN078I/s886/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="886" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV-a4hLoLIb1bLFYecbwtEf4saiXGXF-t_W3RIsEzMHoPQhBiBpEopnMaBpc57lF4AYfeTxt2EW4ukIRU_VUswgzyMh2ImS_o0oD7pGouDDZmtBNMGw4XMh-IUQ5Lclcm4L7kblAoK0IkO9y5DTtuX9I4fm_gW7sbq1gA9gmVs648ocA0wJhHGbN078I/s320/20240307%20-%20KCC12%20(15).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For the final sketch, I used plain pink card stock for matting. The focal scene was created from stickers in my stash. The sentiment was another Debbi Moore.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-24052618265128095502024-02-29T20:09:00.000-08:002024-03-08T16:27:38.989-08:00February 2024 Swaps<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29xVgC8xIoYGdXSIKA4u_4NvUHPBLQcXvNU3V-0HRL9ZOmI6y_Cth7NRKSkRSlJ86NZOoB7MZpnRr0cTCXotgAIbqCH3YSpgqA2pxxAA84KiCfRMEZ5GK1kcJsoSbAHZzlkS2UjBlj_PqALuJ_-cJ-uMtNpWT6z5O_ueWEZ7MF4vUR84aKtq2lrfVnbo/s889/20240212%20-%20Time-Leap%20Year%20Swap%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29xVgC8xIoYGdXSIKA4u_4NvUHPBLQcXvNU3V-0HRL9ZOmI6y_Cth7NRKSkRSlJ86NZOoB7MZpnRr0cTCXotgAIbqCH3YSpgqA2pxxAA84KiCfRMEZ5GK1kcJsoSbAHZzlkS2UjBlj_PqALuJ_-cJ-uMtNpWT6z5O_ueWEZ7MF4vUR84aKtq2lrfVnbo/s320/20240212%20-%20Time-Leap%20Year%20Swap%20(1).JPG" width="237" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This swap card had a "time" theme. For the card front, I used an "insert" paper from Hunkydory's <i>Happiness Is . . .</i> set of papers and inserts. Since I wanted borders top and bottom, I had to slice the piece right above the dancers' heads and tape the border directly above. After inking the edges, I wrapped a piece of ribbon around the right edge, taping it in place behind the panel & gluing it behind where the pocket watch would go. Then, I glued the panel to the card front. I stamped the focal and sentiment (from HOTP small stamp called <i>Pocket Watch</i>) - then fussy cut the pocket watch and die cut the sentiment with a small circle die (Lifestyle) and inked the edges. As you can see, I attached the pocket watch to the ribbon border with a knotted piece of ribbon. For the sentiment, I added a couple of pieces of card stock behind it to lift it off the page just a tiny bit before gluing it in place.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVNioi5FKL5yRXe46d0O5aqkxpcrnWhs75NpcUP73aNFE6YjCf37U1Sr6fIBp1RzHaQx2kSL871s-3BAgporPTg75TBQYnze8SiOot5UKLSqDWKCAZYQT1XtDqIwoFY2zaOaJf0X7obJCMMTcFiyNbZZZq2AYMr8P51UpsAjOm9fi9-D2sRLVHj6Yb1I/s890/20240212%20-%20Time-Leap%20Year%20Swap%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="661" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVNioi5FKL5yRXe46d0O5aqkxpcrnWhs75NpcUP73aNFE6YjCf37U1Sr6fIBp1RzHaQx2kSL871s-3BAgporPTg75TBQYnze8SiOot5UKLSqDWKCAZYQT1XtDqIwoFY2zaOaJf0X7obJCMMTcFiyNbZZZq2AYMr8P51UpsAjOm9fi9-D2sRLVHj6Yb1I/s320/20240212%20-%20Time-Leap%20Year%20Swap%20(2).JPG" width="238" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Inside I did a similar "surgery" on the paper to get two side borders. After inking the edges and gluing it in place, I stamped a message using two different stamps. The first is from HOTP <i>Stamp and Punch</i> set of stamps. The second is Crafter's Companion Compendium (CCC) sheet called <i>With Love</i>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Materials swap - Rodent or similar small animal.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's a picture of the<b><i> materials I sent to my partner</i></b> for this swap:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaayWwXrQSA_UGRDqKxqMOKcI_38mdrC71mMggHoZ6F8MyBLoGQOsMc_90fNQAopWDxNiBtfzialhnulWZ9yZmTDLHqtxq_4zXlLe_lNpOix-IzQULDDKWiBFXQdXLvm33IMfIY2ISo1gvXuV2wHl9U5Z0feKK8V8f1HLU0Toediw9HBVoeNadeiKW8c/s815/202402%20-%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20My%20Materials.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="815" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaayWwXrQSA_UGRDqKxqMOKcI_38mdrC71mMggHoZ6F8MyBLoGQOsMc_90fNQAopWDxNiBtfzialhnulWZ9yZmTDLHqtxq_4zXlLe_lNpOix-IzQULDDKWiBFXQdXLvm33IMfIY2ISo1gvXuV2wHl9U5Z0feKK8V8f1HLU0Toediw9HBVoeNadeiKW8c/s320/202402%20-%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20My%20Materials.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are 4 different colors of glimmer paper (purple, green, brown, cream) a cream colored card base, a small piece of cream card stock for stamping, the Hunkydory sheet (from Book of Toppers - <i>Midnight Garden</i>), and some gold-edged purple ribbon from my stash. And here's <b><i>the card I made from them</i></b>:</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyBtWPfQnV9XyU0VJ22LOEW_Jv9FhXTBd7hit6-1vWqhwZOwJXOOsBl6eicSsZZRPhxHhIgmGXDb4Zg632dkROzcFMw0fHsFoOUi-3Fl6WOtlbiIJ5hqt29f_kmaW3dDB1po8m2jNXukLsy5XB6FgAM80hUhyphenhyphenBZxdcNjxw1Mq23UFzqigxfphCQ_ydDk/s964/202402%20-%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Mine%20from%20My%20Materials%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyBtWPfQnV9XyU0VJ22LOEW_Jv9FhXTBd7hit6-1vWqhwZOwJXOOsBl6eicSsZZRPhxHhIgmGXDb4Zg632dkROzcFMw0fHsFoOUi-3Fl6WOtlbiIJ5hqt29f_kmaW3dDB1po8m2jNXukLsy5XB6FgAM80hUhyphenhyphenBZxdcNjxw1Mq23UFzqigxfphCQ_ydDk/s320/202402%20-%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Mine%20from%20My%20Materials%20(1).JPG" width="237" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, the green background piece was embossed - using the folder <span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><span><i>5.5 x 8.5 Scattered Fall</i> by Spellbinders. I then matted it on purple, cream, & brown before adding to the card with a narrow margin. I DID cut out the centers of the different colors of glimmer paper to use elsewhere. I sliced off the side edges of the Hunkydory sheet. to create the borders - then wrapped them with the narrow ribbon before gluing in place. The focal was added with foam tape. A small ribbon bow decorates the top left corner. In the lower right corner, I added a little bundle of slivers of glimmer paper before adding a stamped sentiment (HOTP <i>Small Stamps - Flowers and Swirls</i>). It had been stamped on cream colored card stock, shaped with a Stampin' Up punch, and then inked around the edges before being added with foam tape along the bottom edge.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><span>And here's <b><i>the set I got from my swap partner</i></b>:</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYI6ywZNHfWcAkNNfyQ9DZJbYpHvBEeQUM1vOGetu4wzkR9hamsUEF-CiZIA58ymIQM0p-W9nqYF8lj1RqE-k__Bz96m3Jk5QfxgQ0xVnpXu4GLPj0RHDyUDxZnQkPJHenwoLRLU7W_FHgjX_Em3P4iqLceQ6TTkx21OvkD_qflTpe576S5u_oD8mAck/s928/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="928" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYI6ywZNHfWcAkNNfyQ9DZJbYpHvBEeQUM1vOGetu4wzkR9hamsUEF-CiZIA58ymIQM0p-W9nqYF8lj1RqE-k__Bz96m3Jk5QfxgQ0xVnpXu4GLPj0RHDyUDxZnQkPJHenwoLRLU7W_FHgjX_Em3P4iqLceQ6TTkx21OvkD_qflTpe576S5u_oD8mAck/s320/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description">And <b><i>the card I made</i></b>:<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDiYwLxdKThaJOG2QtzgLCHIKWBvvdLMCQVs84YTXqyPOIvJK-WcAReOVMkzcaALckdy6-l11OVSSGETvHwlpIlWDNo0J6v4w_wURKkdD-HwZ_N3lswPisx5Su9UDrPeErTq7DRUadFXB0W6QTS9FoeTkCpS12ApKF5eCmp7iuWB18VjL1lsCtiyUBgs/s780/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDiYwLxdKThaJOG2QtzgLCHIKWBvvdLMCQVs84YTXqyPOIvJK-WcAReOVMkzcaALckdy6-l11OVSSGETvHwlpIlWDNo0J6v4w_wURKkdD-HwZ_N3lswPisx5Su9UDrPeErTq7DRUadFXB0W6QTS9FoeTkCpS12ApKF5eCmp7iuWB18VjL1lsCtiyUBgs/s320/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(4).JPG" width="259" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description">Here I used the red card stock as a mat for the patterned paper (it's actually double sided paper, but I chose this side of the pattern). After coloring the fox with Inktense pencils & water, I fussy cut it and glued it in place as you see. I also used the same pencils/water to color the holly sprigs & pine cones & cut them out. After cutting a 1/2" piece of red card stock, I wrapped the baker's twine around it and tied it in a bow - taping it to the back side of the strip & trimming the ends of the bow. Then I added the holly sprigs and pine cone as you can see.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><b><i>Inside:</i><br /></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUgVW8ZEPK9yZTJ0MZBk6YSu6z0gJCavrfblgFeq_sAhYKT54hDTyp_WPZxVVdYGLL4ORyAf2slgbDk9l7PdgI4GQAN5e6mWQF8wVlq7NZ8c5NHn1CjZfzq1aCChZHRHv5kXgCHxyA4qeWEzZFbUiVWZivcjQ3eUMxWEir3qq8gEuvlqkpZDJmLefrko/s809/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUgVW8ZEPK9yZTJ0MZBk6YSu6z0gJCavrfblgFeq_sAhYKT54hDTyp_WPZxVVdYGLL4ORyAf2slgbDk9l7PdgI4GQAN5e6mWQF8wVlq7NZ8c5NHn1CjZfzq1aCChZHRHv5kXgCHxyA4qeWEzZFbUiVWZivcjQ3eUMxWEir3qq8gEuvlqkpZDJmLefrko/s320/202403%20-%20February%20Rodent%20Swap%20(5).JPG" width="261" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tBJ dyH iFc sAJ O2T zDA IZT swG"><span class="richPinInformation" data-test-id="richPinInformation-description">As you can see, I added another strip of the red and a couple more pine cones to form a border on the inside of the card.<span><br /></span></span></span></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-83972018988994828272024-02-13T06:29:00.000-08:002024-02-14T06:38:33.736-08:00DIgi Challenge <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-3EIagv-rvoXnlIepgTFU78uVdx8bqMX-ZAfE9q9Sr28SnwmNbS9sm1Lk55JFTtHt7Zk5Sjcr_O1b40nqccPu-0PX5V0oXXCD4O6FO9rgZwBq3_YslBsBRbpR-RD9AG0kfvXic6O6uQUybQef4MNAGTIWaf4NPanaKebMrcPpJGRjJNOdTBU30QpjQs/s838/20240214%20-%20DigiSwap%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="838" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-3EIagv-rvoXnlIepgTFU78uVdx8bqMX-ZAfE9q9Sr28SnwmNbS9sm1Lk55JFTtHt7Zk5Sjcr_O1b40nqccPu-0PX5V0oXXCD4O6FO9rgZwBq3_YslBsBRbpR-RD9AG0kfvXic6O6uQUybQef4MNAGTIWaf4NPanaKebMrcPpJGRjJNOdTBU30QpjQs/s320/20240214%20-%20DigiSwap%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I've got a quick & simple card - all papers/elements other than the white and the washi tape, are digital printouts. It's fun to see what you can do with those digital freebies that most of us collect from time to time! This was pretty straight forward. First, a background paper cut to allow for a narrow white border when glued to the card front - then diagonal washi tape to meet a sketch challenge. Next, is the mat for the focal - dotted paper matted on white - with a washi tape border. Then the focal - cut with a narrow white edge, and the sentiment - a digital cut out from my stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E06UavqzBrsC82K5vePXmxTZmL2faNYqZLoW7RPR9mzpa8GOUDfvYHdn3NStdjfXPBHErRczm0elHeqfRRTRgtoNIWG7OVVZsiH85OC9DRQ0uyQj51s7D9p8RPufiHUPRcRL1CrH6jgHixv6uiBlNCpckzpPF1RveyZ1ze0rwvk1hjVYLlkXtsde9Ww/s855/20240214%20-%20DigiSwap%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="855" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E06UavqzBrsC82K5vePXmxTZmL2faNYqZLoW7RPR9mzpa8GOUDfvYHdn3NStdjfXPBHErRczm0elHeqfRRTRgtoNIWG7OVVZsiH85OC9DRQ0uyQj51s7D9p8RPufiHUPRcRL1CrH6jgHixv6uiBlNCpckzpPF1RveyZ1ze0rwvk1hjVYLlkXtsde9Ww/s320/20240214%20-%20DigiSwap%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Inside is even simpler. two borders made from the dotted paper & washi tape, with a stamped greeting in purple (stamp from Crafter's Companion Compendium - <i>With Love</i> sheet).<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-81498319856793652592024-02-07T08:51:00.000-08:002024-02-09T09:13:06.253-08:00Across the Miles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GnOLH4qk7ENh120YAca9bJoJ-h9-4hDMWmucR6GNmBfvDTBjvl3RofdpTEqsNjh-suQR8KNyfC61bCqyFDgpZ9jVK57ycFlsdlxCeHdtxakM4Nph9Ypt7yeMpEjeYQfN9LvQmIH4dQ6oqiJ28wAlX5v4brISfFfj3iw_nSLQtClXl4Vfh9vqjNPSl30/s770/20240205%20-%20Card%20for%20Daria's%20granddaughter's%20class%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GnOLH4qk7ENh120YAca9bJoJ-h9-4hDMWmucR6GNmBfvDTBjvl3RofdpTEqsNjh-suQR8KNyfC61bCqyFDgpZ9jVK57ycFlsdlxCeHdtxakM4Nph9Ypt7yeMpEjeYQfN9LvQmIH4dQ6oqiJ28wAlX5v4brISfFfj3iw_nSLQtClXl4Vfh9vqjNPSl30/s320/20240205%20-%20Card%20for%20Daria's%20granddaughter's%20class%20(1).JPG" width="260" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have a rather unusual Valentine's Day card. I mean really, how often do you see black and orange highlighted as Valentine's Day colors? It was created because a friend's granddaughter's classroom was trying to collect Valentines from all 50 states. I live in Idaho, so chose to showcase the state insect - the monarch butterfly (hence the orange and black). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the card front (above), I took a blue background with small hearts on it (<i>Adoreable Scoreable</i> card stock from Hunkydory) and wrapped it near the top with orange and black ribbons from my stash to create the border. I taped the edges in the back before gluing the background in place. Then I matted the white heart-shaped doily with a peachy paper from my stash, before adding it. Three fussy cut butterflies from my stash complete the focal. The sentiment, which was stamped using a stamp from Crafter's Companion Compendium (CCC's <i>Love and Hugs</i>), was stamped in orange on white card stock, edges inked with orange, then matted on black.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIn4aMXaPq3eCmw4A-wTSkjE8erBf0_JqUuAhDbCxSj2n8tfmN57lhHlbeU7kmdMxHSFg7ywXlxj0CZ8W09FUFebNw1koLNvfDTENtqyMka1zSRQ5S6veHIv_nL4oLm-USIuJJAlICu1XeaAApzDbVl0Jfp7bPpTo9VWaDpMbgsNNznjpvGVwMckh8X8/s861/20240205%20-%20Card%20for%20Daria's%20granddaughter's%20class%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="861" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIn4aMXaPq3eCmw4A-wTSkjE8erBf0_JqUuAhDbCxSj2n8tfmN57lhHlbeU7kmdMxHSFg7ywXlxj0CZ8W09FUFebNw1koLNvfDTENtqyMka1zSRQ5S6veHIv_nL4oLm-USIuJJAlICu1XeaAApzDbVl0Jfp7bPpTo9VWaDpMbgsNNznjpvGVwMckh8X8/s320/20240205%20-%20Card%20for%20Daria's%20granddaughter's%20class%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Inside I used more of the blue & an extra fussy cut butterfly for the border on the right. On the left I fussy cut a map of Idaho, then put a dimensional butterfly sticker (from the Dollar Store) in the middle of it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopefully her class will enjoy the Valentine and learn something about Idaho in the process.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-46653327859822232352024-02-01T15:31:00.000-08:002024-02-01T15:31:17.380-08:00KCC13 Set 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAxejOVD24V5811sQFrjsedcKLMxFwwuOvN7Am0rvvmv1atPgl3JznRb6u7xOhdzcCqVNdKF79b-lTI0feZafHPNNK0iLlTvHnDctMzFsKQIL3-H0OaNwKL_jejntbspQWz9eYq1C_wzUrn1tDTRAzDV2guS1p4GiIHNspH3zWhsrql5wPvDn3pCJrCE/s972/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAxejOVD24V5811sQFrjsedcKLMxFwwuOvN7Am0rvvmv1atPgl3JznRb6u7xOhdzcCqVNdKF79b-lTI0feZafHPNNK0iLlTvHnDctMzFsKQIL3-H0OaNwKL_jejntbspQWz9eYq1C_wzUrn1tDTRAzDV2guS1p4GiIHNspH3zWhsrql5wPvDn3pCJrCE/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(2).JPG" width="247" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After completing the first set of <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/cardsbykendra/home">Kendra's Card Challenges</a> #13, I decided to try a second set. I thought it would be interesting to see how it worked with a different set of papers and whether experience making the first set would help with the 2nd.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's the set of papers I chose to work with this time:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TwRXeGEGx1jKkZ_ppp_6CgnW5mLRrJFBH6GaxQeLHpA2zcaoo_n3vPkir9LSGiYvGDvmXafPFtiYf_cSi8k7HTohhHwWEgFW22xDOxvEOlJlPcITeOL2fCNA-6a-lXAhRECvVs81HWhiUOT_FuKSM-JT_qZmIpytK7AEVGznOEZhDL18uXfQ8y307RM/s1000/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(0)%20Papers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TwRXeGEGx1jKkZ_ppp_6CgnW5mLRrJFBH6GaxQeLHpA2zcaoo_n3vPkir9LSGiYvGDvmXafPFtiYf_cSi8k7HTohhHwWEgFW22xDOxvEOlJlPcITeOL2fCNA-6a-lXAhRECvVs81HWhiUOT_FuKSM-JT_qZmIpytK7AEVGznOEZhDL18uXfQ8y307RM/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(0)%20Papers.JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, I had already chopped up much of the paper before remembering that I wanted a picture of it, so some of these pieces are a bit small. All six pieces were 6" x 6" to start with.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This particular paper pack also came with coordinating solids, so I calculated how much of each color I could use per set. It came out to a 4" x 6" piece of each color:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlcWaGFM2ib_HCq_i_59Iylf8xhihyphenhyphene68ivpC1Ok2EbFI_iItVDtTSzVOjS27vJMiaw12AErysmefs0tG1xB0Mbq1lD1AowEvtw7M_OjcYoa0aDlJSMta6tUgDP8FT6h5s45kt5I73UKkEU7l1J1t2UPmVWrZBxlvlcrGikNC-Tn0PqebHsvE-CsIo6E/s746/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(0)%20Card%20Stock.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="746" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlcWaGFM2ib_HCq_i_59Iylf8xhihyphenhyphene68ivpC1Ok2EbFI_iItVDtTSzVOjS27vJMiaw12AErysmefs0tG1xB0Mbq1lD1AowEvtw7M_OjcYoa0aDlJSMta6tUgDP8FT6h5s45kt5I73UKkEU7l1J1t2UPmVWrZBxlvlcrGikNC-Tn0PqebHsvE-CsIo6E/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(0)%20Card%20Stock.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Because I only had a small amount of each plain color, I REALLY was careful with it, cutting out the insides whenever I was using a piece that was mostly covered (like for a mat), so that I could use it elsewhere. Here's a picture of all 15 cards:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3woVIC9JeyhnHBbrZBgfRlAPg9d0biiCejEEy91sDr1fLcGqnGxIswKfaRZ-ugh_7SVeW9v4sUMGfqwx0WD9GEmQdWz1IPMl7Ysb1UHfryzTl6Dq2nowf6CqvbP1PCZuOg3kw4POi3CRnbWDiqg-tEL245xkVzWuiSoHgSQaqmy9RhMgnWKjKjGI77w/s1449/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20-%2015%20cards%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1449" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3woVIC9JeyhnHBbrZBgfRlAPg9d0biiCejEEy91sDr1fLcGqnGxIswKfaRZ-ugh_7SVeW9v4sUMGfqwx0WD9GEmQdWz1IPMl7Ysb1UHfryzTl6Dq2nowf6CqvbP1PCZuOg3kw4POi3CRnbWDiqg-tEL245xkVzWuiSoHgSQaqmy9RhMgnWKjKjGI77w/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20-%2015%20cards%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">One thing I learned from the last time is to think ahead about what I might use for focals and perhaps even patterned paper that might coordinate with the paper set. I went through a bunch of my digi-prints from Debbi Moore and printed out focals and greetings that I thought might work in a size that would work for A2 cards. You'll see as we take a closer look at each, that I've used them on several cards.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgjlpMcjaOgZa7AucIB_RydzL36IDrdz6nSFF3hZIn_HoXkP4F_9EaUkL-vYNoe2qjXJ5lhB6Dh8MG7vP8PJHOLgOFigGhUPYgzwQnKfk5xChrWq_455bGBefA_lI0UDHr8aFBOvIVIUyEADyMJqxSKX9mzxQzS6AfP4ADuk9S1mbum9mrW4zK63T0G4/s937/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="937" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgjlpMcjaOgZa7AucIB_RydzL36IDrdz6nSFF3hZIn_HoXkP4F_9EaUkL-vYNoe2qjXJ5lhB6Dh8MG7vP8PJHOLgOFigGhUPYgzwQnKfk5xChrWq_455bGBefA_lI0UDHr8aFBOvIVIUyEADyMJqxSKX9mzxQzS6AfP4ADuk9S1mbum9mrW4zK63T0G4/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I really like this particular sketch. It's more interesting than a simple background with focal, but very nearly as easy to make. Adding those strips goes pretty quick. The center mat was embossed with a Spellbinder's M-Bossability die called <i>Quilter's Delight</i>. The focal greeting is a Debbi Moore cut out. As you can see, I matted it with gold just as I matted the large piece with gold and used gold for the narrow strips surrounding the focal. As I was working on the gold mat for the greeting, I came up with a neat trick. I don't have a corner rounder that punches to the inside like these corners do. BUT, my regular hole punch did a pretty good imitation!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91a8N1xtRGMoh_Q2tCU72Raom8sCDKF65iw2n_nVwXb6zZ1fRJtFI58qK7E7p8ozZHRqTay2Sc52W8ptUn4IBJhdmiLJArpNZqNEPIRNh5vEI7_bzZdNYckLCeounqjxkM_Kjcoxssg9HH8ZdCstnIsp0BnQmaGQrVfDv3G_j9W-26-GVJI-B2QjXUCs/s972/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91a8N1xtRGMoh_Q2tCU72Raom8sCDKF65iw2n_nVwXb6zZ1fRJtFI58qK7E7p8ozZHRqTay2Sc52W8ptUn4IBJhdmiLJArpNZqNEPIRNh5vEI7_bzZdNYckLCeounqjxkM_Kjcoxssg9HH8ZdCstnIsp0BnQmaGQrVfDv3G_j9W-26-GVJI-B2QjXUCs/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(2).JPG" width="247" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I REALLY like the way this one came together, though I struggled with it a bit. The hummingbird is another of Debbi's digi prints, and I thought it looked good against the patterned paper. But what to do for the rest of the card? I decided to create an embossed panel (Leafy Vine EF from HOTP) for the center that pulled out the dominant color in the hummingbird, but I wanted to ensure the pink patterned paper continued to look like it belonged, so I matted this embossed panel with pink. The sentiment was also one of Debbi's and I again matted it - first with white, then with pink to again bring the colors together. However, when I put the pieces on my card front, I thought it just looked too plain. I tried some patterned papers, but I felt they distracted from what I already had. So, I took a piece of white glimmer paper from my stash, cut it just smaller than the front of the card, embossed it, and used it for the background. After attaching the rest of the pieces (hummingbird & greeting with foam tape), I completed the card by punching 3 small dots from the pink and gluing them in the upper left corner.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPHlY_PMNGMWE2rdiT20LXl3wIRovN95-WNJMMt9xdPHkO5sf1y-8v8HKj8sCPLtj_z8sjdMx714PRQXqZzSsCFevoX7zHBqn4GBzf6Q0VrHV-WPWdSsBQF1UnLTlpJ-upiCxPHXZXLugJWpom9cOST1mE_Gk9nJBRZqZsNYYaM_HCKwQiBta7PJ_Oao/s790/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="790" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPHlY_PMNGMWE2rdiT20LXl3wIRovN95-WNJMMt9xdPHkO5sf1y-8v8HKj8sCPLtj_z8sjdMx714PRQXqZzSsCFevoX7zHBqn4GBzf6Q0VrHV-WPWdSsBQF1UnLTlpJ-upiCxPHXZXLugJWpom9cOST1mE_Gk9nJBRZqZsNYYaM_HCKwQiBta7PJ_Oao/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one was REALLY hard. I just had the two little pieces of patterned paper in oranges and yellows. What could I use to create a scene that would go with those??? As you can see, I ended up using these parrots and a few banana leaf cut outs (both from Debbi Moore) on a background paper from my Mom's stash. I really wanted to pull the gold in from the patterned papers, so used Dazzle Thin Line stickers to frame it with gold. Then, I didn't have a stamp that said what I wanted for the sentiment, so I hand lettered it. I felt it needed multiple narrow mats to pull all the colors in the card together - including a final one in gold.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4: </i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6KZGm8tPgq5Jhi1eNVnTKqEH_1xr2IvwgaZtsLqxep3ZhI_Kwp4tOsZ85BbJFKYFYnJQbYeLzp-jykG8F04N_itEt5vxxqGldi1r1kAKy-lsYVm0Od1hXi6xmIIPc8SEdBcw-KlLXZi1FRBAPIEQOa4p0YuFXmzggi2mnyDysQ3-0Rmh67Yn40z936E/s973/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6KZGm8tPgq5Jhi1eNVnTKqEH_1xr2IvwgaZtsLqxep3ZhI_Kwp4tOsZ85BbJFKYFYnJQbYeLzp-jykG8F04N_itEt5vxxqGldi1r1kAKy-lsYVm0Od1hXi6xmIIPc8SEdBcw-KlLXZi1FRBAPIEQOa4p0YuFXmzggi2mnyDysQ3-0Rmh67Yn40z936E/s320/20240124%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(4).JPG" width="242" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The colors in this one appear a bit darker in the picture than they are in real life. I've found this particular sketch to be a bit challenging, though it's a bit hard to understand why - after all, it can be thought of as just a decorated background ready for a focal. For some reason, my mind just has a harder time with this one. I felt this one to be pretty challenging because though the patterned papers didn't clash, they really didn't have anything that pulled them together either. The background is a paper from Debbi Moore that I had printed up - as is the focal and greeting that I decided to add. The background paper really helped pull the focal in, but I decided I needed to add a pink mat to pull in the pink a little more. So, if you look carefully, you'll see I have a white mat, a blue mat, a pink mat, and another white mat! I do think it helped pull things together, as did punching 3 circles from the pink and adding them to the upper left corner.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #5: </i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK44VwiuVXChjvUbbwZPmmg8yaNXBCE9i1VpbIBQDiJNpFrQ_MhAU_RvZoDRMJoY1S2tebT6a2hhI_GlWvpgeKEyup02jULoEsSzhGhxIl-wni-guDMhPkUmSwyzlUDkS0XraOenN9q7zt9LPPcUKNQ-TRolYeXMfM_5KYHGBCIZYhQl84nG3Ha0jJPso/s903/20240125%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="903" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK44VwiuVXChjvUbbwZPmmg8yaNXBCE9i1VpbIBQDiJNpFrQ_MhAU_RvZoDRMJoY1S2tebT6a2hhI_GlWvpgeKEyup02jULoEsSzhGhxIl-wni-guDMhPkUmSwyzlUDkS0XraOenN9q7zt9LPPcUKNQ-TRolYeXMfM_5KYHGBCIZYhQl84nG3Ha0jJPso/s320/20240125%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since the papers for card 5 & 6 are just the reverse of each other, I find it important to compare the pieces for the two and decide which works better for the horizontal card & which for the vertical. In this case, I actually ended up switching the papers for cards 5 & 6 since I felt they worked better with the monotone pattern top and bottom - especially since there was a bit of a directional feel to the other paper that didn't work as well as it came. For this card, I started with the piece of white card stock, to which I attached the pieces so the white showed through in narrow lines. I matted this on pink, before adding it to the card itself. The focal is again from Debbi Moore. After fussy cutting it out, I matted it on pink. Once it was glued in place, I felt the focal didn't stand out against the mat very well, so I found a fine line pen and drew around the edge. I expected to attach it to the card front at that point, so added foam squares to the back, only to decide that it needed a bit of white to set it off well. So, I cut another mat from white (pink & white cut with Spellbinders' <i>Labels One</i> dies) and glued it in place before adding the rest with foam tape. For a final touch, I added pink Jewel Dazzles to the corners of several of the layers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_dtMn2bpRrHVnyvL1fdrG5jqvl6eQt5IdbdQdLLjsWarxaQ-M13xp7wyBdwiXrO-4bEYdyq7JHejMSOO6hOQoIoGDNYjYhYC0AjGE8uHFue-YFAOWz045igZeakR2gY_88Ql89sBacOI6gDSJnkJJcCBOMeEG0NVlOko8yf-pPc89berhowAfBV4zdc/s903/20240125%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_dtMn2bpRrHVnyvL1fdrG5jqvl6eQt5IdbdQdLLjsWarxaQ-M13xp7wyBdwiXrO-4bEYdyq7JHejMSOO6hOQoIoGDNYjYhYC0AjGE8uHFue-YFAOWz045igZeakR2gY_88Ql89sBacOI6gDSJnkJJcCBOMeEG0NVlOko8yf-pPc89berhowAfBV4zdc/s320/20240125%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(6).JPG" width="259" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this card, I decided to narrowly mat each piece with white before adding to the background - a beautiful paper printed from a Debbi Moore download. The focal is also hers. I matted the focal on a small square of teal card stock that had been embossed with an M-Bossabilities folder called <i>Elite</i>. The sentiment is another cut out of Debbi's.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #7:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTMordKWIb8t_7RVc84oITlB-VtPlD0HOziX6A_W3Z8I2OZKcx9Hb5xytXsIhKM6gaFACTFEPOGzAj8IFwHlRkX-CZlEfbBoKlq4dpXc2AFod8Fig-SgIPaV2UDmTU4iWaBCR8WTxAkoez7bBgovyV7gJe128Yk5v1llWYrumg_tTU_ysSEpckwOGRZg/s708/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTMordKWIb8t_7RVc84oITlB-VtPlD0HOziX6A_W3Z8I2OZKcx9Hb5xytXsIhKM6gaFACTFEPOGzAj8IFwHlRkX-CZlEfbBoKlq4dpXc2AFod8Fig-SgIPaV2UDmTU4iWaBCR8WTxAkoez7bBgovyV7gJe128Yk5v1llWYrumg_tTU_ysSEpckwOGRZg/s320/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(7).JPG" width="259" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was another bear of a challenge. It finally came together after much staring at it. I turned the bottom piece on its side so it was going the same direction as the one at the top. Matting with gold made a big difference. Then, as you can see, I added a bird cut out (Debbi Moore printable) and leaves coming in from the left (in place of the label in the sketch). The sentiment is on foam tape - another Debbi Moore printable.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #8:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwolcEbZD40cJoNRaYous4VLZYUY_kACWlEATV2YNZJEV-YuxTVesZyAhodKSFD46jyVGZ_EY7t6u1SYlJfEbigXDMxDRS56NUmkxt9b_DJyGpS9xqmdxFrz4rm3RY5_MpIAFu8Iv3JoXqx3x1KGwrc_elGyxpxMwEme6LicSwtoeRJgwBHa4NsNuOYpM/s898/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="716" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwolcEbZD40cJoNRaYous4VLZYUY_kACWlEATV2YNZJEV-YuxTVesZyAhodKSFD46jyVGZ_EY7t6u1SYlJfEbigXDMxDRS56NUmkxt9b_DJyGpS9xqmdxFrz4rm3RY5_MpIAFu8Iv3JoXqx3x1KGwrc_elGyxpxMwEme6LicSwtoeRJgwBHa4NsNuOYpM/s320/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(8).JPG" width="255" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The idea for this card was the coalescing of two ideas. First, there was a challenge I wanted to enter for something that started with "U". Since I got this <i>Rainy Days </i>stamp set for Christmas (from Crafter's Companion) and now had an Umbrella stamp, it seemed right to use it. Secondly, when I die cut the mat for the focal on <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXaObL9HHGmJHyw0SabJU0MoKmIuygBVCFcdRhW_QzZGhey5rI_qjFMBKMdm2N3qwgeqvTxK4w1aziSMRumfDeJtlXvo8CIXYm6SZDzz4VImnAKMEZ9DRCbSO0vvjUfNyenfrb_1CUD6XW_WAfy-xurA6X8dwj-Pf-jB1H2wz1T0sdQZHTFrsyxXAvAQ/s963/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(12).JPG" target="_blank">this card</a>, I had all these little innies that looked like raindrops! I just HAD to save them and use them with the umbrella! As I was working through the sketches for this KCC, I kept looking for one I could use for the umbrella - and I found it in sketch #8. The background paper is from my stash, as is the white panel (embossed with Darice Scroll Background embossing folder). I colored the umbrella by wiping Distress ink on my craft mat and using a water brush to pick it up. The stamped sentiment is also from the Rainy Days stamp set.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #9:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq9Ga5veoOPk8b08G9KE-SjDTERrvELRUfuQ5zMsAE67AQ7lKoH07ZJ_u5aA8Gf26yWEf-AwLHWYad6CCHfQZg0u0U6Y5Lb35K9D2GJcQ2d5Krw5dQHXytzhyphenhyphenN_2CROsdc27nRjQQiOlbfkVnQFOAqwMPgUNi4_0lIKELgsiSVPAKJf8kFFJPSYfFnAk/s930/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq9Ga5veoOPk8b08G9KE-SjDTERrvELRUfuQ5zMsAE67AQ7lKoH07ZJ_u5aA8Gf26yWEf-AwLHWYad6CCHfQZg0u0U6Y5Lb35K9D2GJcQ2d5Krw5dQHXytzhyphenhyphenN_2CROsdc27nRjQQiOlbfkVnQFOAqwMPgUNi4_0lIKELgsiSVPAKJf8kFFJPSYfFnAk/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(9).JPG" width="251" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I find this sketch particularly challenging, but when I take the time to think it through, I can usually make something I like. For the little strips (shown on the white paper) she has an "alternate" piece that can take the place of some of them. This time I chose to use that alternate. Also, I decided NOT to put the strips where the hummingbird would be - just seemed to showcase him better. The bird, flip flops, and greeting were all from a Debbi Moore download.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #10:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAewoIMi-iJ-h-HCQ2YDSuif6BJlT9PvXyrti0GJJOofSUjuDM9QKxUO3_1c2xPcn9Z455Felu270TsobCFU8D_vJGqctngBCaN5Jiw3fZSp4SlN1GJH_sC6ijaXtSzGkS-MFjko0hqVvRFGp6plkPtn_MlAd3QVZlmwh9SMosED_D79TcIboZGGXxfs/s836/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAewoIMi-iJ-h-HCQ2YDSuif6BJlT9PvXyrti0GJJOofSUjuDM9QKxUO3_1c2xPcn9Z455Felu270TsobCFU8D_vJGqctngBCaN5Jiw3fZSp4SlN1GJH_sC6ijaXtSzGkS-MFjko0hqVvRFGp6plkPtn_MlAd3QVZlmwh9SMosED_D79TcIboZGGXxfs/s320/20240131%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(10).JPG" width="245" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This one took me awhile, but I'm certainly happier with it than I expected to be. These papers were quite a challenge. The background paper is printed from a Debbi Moore download - as is the greeting. The sea horse is stamped from a stamp that came in a crafting magazine/box - Phil Martin's Sentimentally Yours - a Nautical stamp set. I stamped him in gold, embossed with clear powder, added him with foam tape under his tummy, and added a google eye for a finishing touch. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #11:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oMbAmorPyqxPohicIThGigq0azzj3x0aVeXueRAmLoQt9acBxXUK4FxBW4GD25bBY_pkfUjC44oAA9W1WHQrmHBMhpojV9rXU3uywxP_KgMuwkkR2pfqipRshJxmzVip_IX1t8aTomqb9epR9OWeTcgHqM6y0vX0k9_N0a5fcJ-xQ7PA-SRbWfnyXT8/s1000/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oMbAmorPyqxPohicIThGigq0azzj3x0aVeXueRAmLoQt9acBxXUK4FxBW4GD25bBY_pkfUjC44oAA9W1WHQrmHBMhpojV9rXU3uywxP_KgMuwkkR2pfqipRshJxmzVip_IX1t8aTomqb9epR9OWeTcgHqM6y0vX0k9_N0a5fcJ-xQ7PA-SRbWfnyXT8/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(11).JPG" width="253" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I have a gate fold card - with the edges meeting just under the hummingbird. In fact, the hummingbird serves as a "latch" for the gate fold card, holding it closed. The sentiment hangs over the narrow side flap, but is not enough to keep the card closed - hummingbird is only glued to the right-hand paper & not to the left side or the focal label. The patterned papers were glued in place as normal - except that most were glued to the left side and only the one strip was glued to the right side. The narrow white strips were glued on top of the center panel so everything would work well for the gate fold. I narrowly matted the focal on white - wish I had inked the edges of the sentiment first, but didn't think about it soon enough. I also matted the hummingbird to give it extra stability to do its job.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #12:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjkPCN5PqgdSzhugGRt8CMzEd9_SsX4QQs9EPpm9J1RYyWkKvgT7oRCa6z1UUaZ2ZNNf9GN7FKt-of38xkbczfoIeOMMwmokC5DHhy56zvNLagE6jRkxE-eSXmiDgE1vY-1nSF9DG8mXcagZYCAs9SeGDop7ds8Ruw-8p73SKJL64FR5ANzhLi-jUadk/s863/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjkPCN5PqgdSzhugGRt8CMzEd9_SsX4QQs9EPpm9J1RYyWkKvgT7oRCa6z1UUaZ2ZNNf9GN7FKt-of38xkbczfoIeOMMwmokC5DHhy56zvNLagE6jRkxE-eSXmiDgE1vY-1nSF9DG8mXcagZYCAs9SeGDop7ds8Ruw-8p73SKJL64FR5ANzhLi-jUadk/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(12).JPG" width="250" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this one, I took the pieces and matted them twice - once on white, then on gold. I then took a piece of turquoise mulberry paper from my stash, tore the edges, and glued it to the card front where the matted pieces would cover (I didn't want glue soaking through and making my card front sticky, so was careful NOT to get glue around the edges!). The focal sentiment is a cut out from a Debbi Moore digi set. I cut it with a narrow white edge around it, then matted it on gold before adding it with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #13:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXydtp-cyjwSQCv4QByJ_q1k16JMDCQ9MGqW_am7S4GyjXR4bupW-dsUZAUEXCGvV7njbrhcUzrAaSq8o06Q2NvDmyriY1EONUhxj85vb1PkxiXl2b0I-sRy_MMIiD-WHTglMRH-bTOHNrshyJzFS-BV5Yx-DRIeD54Rd2k__9p4be2mOof2pqifhX9Ak/s929/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXydtp-cyjwSQCv4QByJ_q1k16JMDCQ9MGqW_am7S4GyjXR4bupW-dsUZAUEXCGvV7njbrhcUzrAaSq8o06Q2NvDmyriY1EONUhxj85vb1PkxiXl2b0I-sRy_MMIiD-WHTglMRH-bTOHNrshyJzFS-BV5Yx-DRIeD54Rd2k__9p4be2mOof2pqifhX9Ak/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(13).JPG" width="252" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This sketch was a bit of a challenge this time around. It took me a LONG time to find a paper I thought would work for the background! As you can see, I cut it a little smaller than the card front to leave a narrow white mat around it. Next, I matted the two patterned pieces on white before adding them to the card front. After cutting out the flamingo with foilage (again, Debbi Moore) and gluing it in place, I added a cut out flower, and a sentiment with foam tape (both also Debbi Moore). The final step was gluing the 3 punched pink circles in place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #14:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq24ddtU2wwxiAR4vZDlQL8OYVCX40XFakCHZ23kO1wokv2BjrwYOIaj1a05cM1BehV5n446EoO7EU4fEGQaoOFM2a-TrW9MV98GUsGy0VAEhOhACa-rIOQjpnmXMX2W1Zmqpl-RFJwgJlBPAAkwVsNH73pGxY8H2zZsBx-q48oppBTtn3nX_SRX91yr8/s834/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="834" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq24ddtU2wwxiAR4vZDlQL8OYVCX40XFakCHZ23kO1wokv2BjrwYOIaj1a05cM1BehV5n446EoO7EU4fEGQaoOFM2a-TrW9MV98GUsGy0VAEhOhACa-rIOQjpnmXMX2W1Zmqpl-RFJwgJlBPAAkwVsNH73pGxY8H2zZsBx-q48oppBTtn3nX_SRX91yr8/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(14).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one is a fairly simple card - but still took awhile to put together. Finally, I went with an embossed card stock piece for the background (Cuttlebug <i>Divine Swirls</i> embossing folder - card stock from the paper pack). I changed out a couple of the strips for these scraps of a Debbi Moore patterned print used earlier. I also used it to mat the other two strips before adding them all in place on the embossed card stock. After trimming off the ends of the strips, I glued the whole to the card front. Next I fussy cut the large shell with a narrow white margin and glued it in place. The sentiment and bow are added with foam tape. All three are Debbi Moore digi papers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #15:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EYIm-MOXasqa7cWeEWRFjvlUdAsUTpxaj85iBD4TVFsPElJ61Kr_oRQmvCb_o3Hm_8bZV8aj1ZPpg9Uk69WvfiBlamv0xaskM-sDFK9hJ5tkjUjtbUXmhdQhQS6dkXvEsxNRKZJgNa1hS4kh9n7tZrhs4bmJEmu_zzRfTY65WkefVA3tcD-Rlun20jQ/s881/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EYIm-MOXasqa7cWeEWRFjvlUdAsUTpxaj85iBD4TVFsPElJ61Kr_oRQmvCb_o3Hm_8bZV8aj1ZPpg9Uk69WvfiBlamv0xaskM-sDFK9hJ5tkjUjtbUXmhdQhQS6dkXvEsxNRKZJgNa1hS4kh9n7tZrhs4bmJEmu_zzRfTY65WkefVA3tcD-Rlun20jQ/s320/20240201%20-%20KCC13%20Set%202%20(15).JPG" width="246" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The last card required some card stock from my stash. I embossed it with the same folder used on the last card. After adding the strips (I had to gut part of the center of the patterned paper to get one of the strips since one of the original ones just DIDN'T go!), I drew along the edges of each with a gold pen. The focal and sentiments are again Debbi Moore. I glued my dolphin focal to the patterned paper before adding it to the gold mat using foam tape. Finally I added the sentiments - using foam tape on the edges where they WEREN'T sitting on the raised focal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So - there we go. 15 cards from this set of Kendra's Card Challenge sketches (#13). Because I don't tend to use patterned papers as much in my card making, I'm learning a lot about putting them together. I now have completed 3 sets! (Yes, this is number two. I started it before #3, but finished it AFTER!). I find it very mentally stimulating - but I'm getting a bit tired of it by now. And I promised Mom we could do another one next week. What was I thinking? 😲<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-16571195201834013752024-01-30T16:52:00.000-08:002024-01-30T16:52:36.698-08:00ACK Golden Touch - KCC13 Set 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRo0bF77Q140RcQNYRyVrRKYPYWr2SYR4YPH840lQNG55ydyMDvvXekKxW2XlhBCFVGMWBD4G0N_sM-ckAh6eWOWPmKARIA3e_WNlO4aLoq_Hx1WrRxWJjbRxssUp1-S-LrxhzDNNGRW_PJBbvl04q2rR4iLO3LIRjHewfII3cSYOj66ZSsSdZsrDYco/s1000/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1000" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRo0bF77Q140RcQNYRyVrRKYPYWr2SYR4YPH840lQNG55ydyMDvvXekKxW2XlhBCFVGMWBD4G0N_sM-ckAh6eWOWPmKARIA3e_WNlO4aLoq_Hx1WrRxWJjbRxssUp1-S-LrxhzDNNGRW_PJBbvl04q2rR4iLO3LIRjHewfII3cSYOj66ZSsSdZsrDYco/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I first started using this Artful Card Kit (ACK from HOTP) back in 2018. You can see what I made previously in these two posts - <a href="https://cheringpapermemories.blogspot.com/2018/04/hunkydory-twist-pop.html" target="_blank">Hunkydory Twist & Pop</a>, and <a href="https://cheringpapermemories.blogspot.com/2018/04/golden-touch-thank-yous.html" target="_blank">Golden Touch Thank Yous</a>. The total cards showcased in those posts was only 3, but they had a lot to them and used a fair amount of paper and supplies. But, I still had a LOT left. I decided to see how well the current <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/cardsbykendra/home" target="_blank">Kendra's Card Challenge</a> (#13) might work to help me use up this ACK.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I chose six papers to cut to a six by six size, and cut as per the cutting directions. It was REALLY nice to use an ACK for this challenge, because I had so much extra paper, die cuts, and cut outs to use with it! I had wanted to get a picture of the set - but forgot. Here's one I found on-line. It's not great, but gives the idea at least.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64Tka9GzARhnKls7zSH6miS2L4jmky4BAK8Qj3PX0zJLfZtCfTF3hyphenhyphenD6poOjWCLBQZlvwxflqEP44Z9Fr84udPq9D4dAo9NrVlhdqjgY6PLUK-kK5YZs8Rtkg1y2G-AWyqFwADu-jafVGejEa2D_cib2ebc321m1ACe5i0h2J3lC1jrL2gPp-1j8kIdc/s669/Golden%20Touch%20ACK%20Set.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64Tka9GzARhnKls7zSH6miS2L4jmky4BAK8Qj3PX0zJLfZtCfTF3hyphenhyphenD6poOjWCLBQZlvwxflqEP44Z9Fr84udPq9D4dAo9NrVlhdqjgY6PLUK-kK5YZs8Rtkg1y2G-AWyqFwADu-jafVGejEa2D_cib2ebc321m1ACe5i0h2J3lC1jrL2gPp-1j8kIdc/s320/Golden%20Touch%20ACK%20Set.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here are the 15 KCC13 cards that I made:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Oe7eTk6x4NYbDs1-_empdjHGrgaIRtkNZgjC7n0LAGrY1McDv6pUbSe4ueK_mp6fVPXb2chGA5gdqcu2DXB9ZPDXnkyY_yAVs1jo4RYA0SJkT5vN9U9t0n1djeeG7_odTZy049Q9xW-VxGFTWaV-oAi3wbEKHE8xJ-y9-VsS5WhLkh-ADG1WPQa3xdg/s3063/20240130%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(All2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="3063" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Oe7eTk6x4NYbDs1-_empdjHGrgaIRtkNZgjC7n0LAGrY1McDv6pUbSe4ueK_mp6fVPXb2chGA5gdqcu2DXB9ZPDXnkyY_yAVs1jo4RYA0SJkT5vN9U9t0n1djeeG7_odTZy049Q9xW-VxGFTWaV-oAi3wbEKHE8xJ-y9-VsS5WhLkh-ADG1WPQa3xdg/s320/20240130%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(All2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can probably tell, I deviated a bit and made the last 3 cards in a 5 x 7 size because I wanted to use die cuts from the set as focals that were too big for an A2 card. It required that I re-cut a few pieces to fit the larger size.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's a closer look at each of the 15 cards. Unless otherwise indicated, all extra paper, die cuts, and cut outs (except white and gold!) are from the kit.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1: </i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj3A6uSSFdA3s_WOePTKvLF5IfDqiCRW9y69ImlMS9SfBWUF_wUEtD0mMXYpr_aAfgyNSPMquk-1lkPPVJBb0n8e76Q0tngaHqoh6LwQbG-xHVrDD2SVkNO55rgod5ldmToxpdnME36Gy6_t3V18QDIcefiwizxF0Odo2X9-E38hIDETd2hQE2YTh4ko/s2710/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="2710" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj3A6uSSFdA3s_WOePTKvLF5IfDqiCRW9y69ImlMS9SfBWUF_wUEtD0mMXYpr_aAfgyNSPMquk-1lkPPVJBb0n8e76Q0tngaHqoh6LwQbG-xHVrDD2SVkNO55rgod5ldmToxpdnME36Gy6_t3V18QDIcefiwizxF0Odo2X9-E38hIDETd2hQE2YTh4ko/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This one was pretty straight forward. Note that I double matted the sentiment - once on teal and then on white, I added the sentiment with foam tape - also added foam tape to the butterfly's wings but glued body down.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySptJY48rThQ9ATSaQqzTVI47XjLxuvQxyu-lXM7GYk8mmhobjrwrnlh0NFOo_XdfetrJ3cDgZGJfa74Kr3vrX-fGahwnvniH4D867KvimpgnPQq5vGMOWcnnKJgQqAjitcaGVE9qbZkEcYDPk-eh6lRZkHQsA4KXdxNcwKM2vwi53OAXt_tdFuX8U1E/s2877/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="2296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySptJY48rThQ9ATSaQqzTVI47XjLxuvQxyu-lXM7GYk8mmhobjrwrnlh0NFOo_XdfetrJ3cDgZGJfa74Kr3vrX-fGahwnvniH4D867KvimpgnPQq5vGMOWcnnKJgQqAjitcaGVE9qbZkEcYDPk-eh6lRZkHQsA4KXdxNcwKM2vwi53OAXt_tdFuX8U1E/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" width="255" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I added paper for the center strip and matted it and the focal mat with gold before again matting the focal mat with white. I cut a white oval to mat the focal - but it was too wide, so I slashed out one scallop's worth and taped it back together before matting my focal on it and adding the whole with foam tape. I had planned to emboss the card front before adding everything, but forgot. So, not wanting the edges to look too plain, I added some Dazzles Thin Line stickers (from HOTP) to create borders on either side.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWekmXQpfEomFXmSlowYs1aR5ZiI_bSyP_FOGU0ALgelvH2wXMoWmJXfDIi4Pyqd0FplCH0IwwOStFl7jwHsBc-KVrBuYWEyWnMs0ydySoe3dcRg6oavaFeFBfIM1jC1A19IkcMH63-DjV-Gw_YqgoGYYhKGZ7sjbV2HtlY2wyWbvTJpLs5SII0d0Vpxg/s2997/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="2997" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWekmXQpfEomFXmSlowYs1aR5ZiI_bSyP_FOGU0ALgelvH2wXMoWmJXfDIi4Pyqd0FplCH0IwwOStFl7jwHsBc-KVrBuYWEyWnMs0ydySoe3dcRg6oavaFeFBfIM1jC1A19IkcMH63-DjV-Gw_YqgoGYYhKGZ7sjbV2HtlY2wyWbvTJpLs5SII0d0Vpxg/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again, pulling an extra piece of paper for the center & for mats for the edges, I then matted everything (including the little flag piece) in gold. I wanted the flag to be seen, so offset the focal - then added a die cut button (from kit) with gold ribbon from my stash placed through the holes. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4: </i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2OQsbJn370CoABhz3dZl3UxwAWqEsZGPfufrn0qTAU7WSDe7WkwlbsQh2-5brMAnJnU1N1ZO2X0cP8_zPqNusf5cVTvgY5Ts8kBJrDm0ZyiTgj0h4navPCH9ZCWkf8FhZagDj9BH6SvBeqqqEBGWQ1mDjesMdnXMYAKmYA944AZUPIeWTfxvtxot9CE/s2994/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2OQsbJn370CoABhz3dZl3UxwAWqEsZGPfufrn0qTAU7WSDe7WkwlbsQh2-5brMAnJnU1N1ZO2X0cP8_zPqNusf5cVTvgY5Ts8kBJrDm0ZyiTgj0h4navPCH9ZCWkf8FhZagDj9BH6SvBeqqqEBGWQ1mDjesMdnXMYAKmYA944AZUPIeWTfxvtxot9CE/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(4).JPG" width="253" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I again found another paper in the kit to use for a backing paper. After matting the pieces in gold, I added the focal flower & sentiment, adding the sentiment with foam tape. The last step was adding the little Jewel Dazzles (from HOTP) at the bottom - after coloring them with a Sharpie to get the color I wanted.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #5:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtrOkUVwKhlPNkOg4jaRFFw-CPYMeeefMycmHtVZaFSaN2sev773z7WgztRyJTF4IlS76ufxYBopWollipfRGWbsjC-P8r9ng3gekpNxkbgblWWyav3rFKWUIIOtYCQcsz2t0hRrPaAAN7jA9_c-9NZKpFUt9Wda3NpODrVHoqlclgqSRONzJ58-Z7o4/s1000/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1000" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtrOkUVwKhlPNkOg4jaRFFw-CPYMeeefMycmHtVZaFSaN2sev773z7WgztRyJTF4IlS76ufxYBopWollipfRGWbsjC-P8r9ng3gekpNxkbgblWWyav3rFKWUIIOtYCQcsz2t0hRrPaAAN7jA9_c-9NZKpFUt9Wda3NpODrVHoqlclgqSRONzJ58-Z7o4/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I found some cream colored paper in my stash (since the kit's focal had cream in it and there weren't any papers that color in the kit). After adding all the pieces and the focal, I found a Hunkydory tag that complimented the whole and glued it in place with a ribbon bow from my stash. The last step was adding some small gold Jewel Dazzles (HOTP) at the corners.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbjPMX8pk6-Sdkkt33o4FZMmRJLyCf0TXtDTT_ccsBiixvCWesGZ9PXzcCgUhV6p_xe39ERuimqCegNtHVipzC7JvhbiaNyh3GejLyrRG1WwlJMab3sqBEefwEpBELA3MGnNrJxxy6PT26inOKyYR8IEotCNr4I2WDNEKS9CkgMdyuudFHP5wpt6e0FI/s972/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbjPMX8pk6-Sdkkt33o4FZMmRJLyCf0TXtDTT_ccsBiixvCWesGZ9PXzcCgUhV6p_xe39ERuimqCegNtHVipzC7JvhbiaNyh3GejLyrRG1WwlJMab3sqBEefwEpBELA3MGnNrJxxy6PT26inOKyYR8IEotCNr4I2WDNEKS9CkgMdyuudFHP5wpt6e0FI/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(6).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this one, I cut a piece of white card stock to serve as a mat for the whole layout - then inked the card front itself to blend with the colors in the patterned paper. The decorative bits were from the kit - except for the die cut white mat (Spellbinders' <i>Splendid Circles</i> die). The focal flowers were added with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #7:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_cHMBESpM-O1U_w_aN07682C7niTCAhvDsSrcHayhCQvT3_4D4jcZoS9dCpBKyP3zyjTCoLPgn-jSMTGH3sojrRnRGxdRuB31N9U6Mu6BqJauQJTrlmhLWDqVOS91uibLrHlgdI1L4mjqR9PKTmgENIjayolNZXAPYPi20OcThJAiu3-rlqJGV_EIu8/s941/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_cHMBESpM-O1U_w_aN07682C7niTCAhvDsSrcHayhCQvT3_4D4jcZoS9dCpBKyP3zyjTCoLPgn-jSMTGH3sojrRnRGxdRuB31N9U6Mu6BqJauQJTrlmhLWDqVOS91uibLrHlgdI1L4mjqR9PKTmgENIjayolNZXAPYPi20OcThJAiu3-rlqJGV_EIu8/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(7).jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is one of the rare layouts where All pieces (except for decorating of course - and matting if you wish) are KCC cut pieces. In this case, I added border strips from the kit in place of matting the center piece. I DID die cut a mat for my sentiment (sentiment from Hunkydory LB of Essential Sentiments, mat cut with Spellbinders<i> Labels Sixteen</i> die). After gluing the sentiment to the mat, I added it to the card with foam tape. Then I added my focal - again with foam tape. Finally, I added 3 gold Jewel Dazzles (from HOTP) to the upper left - after I colored the centers with black Sharpie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #8:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSedJq4zfs6Wbs7SKJ3FA3sVdjjqAUleKDOrrbKjmBFXkT00O5HcCTnfK5sXchrNUMz8Rldhz7Ivv2t4wCYDPU6ULATBghEOOtU2PLLmNdybvdnMasHGg_IkLtxhnhHnUYRyDyu13LeCarTSLIxBuU850C5P8GVGn-PPm3mNzxfPxeL-2SqeBXyXgl-RE/s3181/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3181" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSedJq4zfs6Wbs7SKJ3FA3sVdjjqAUleKDOrrbKjmBFXkT00O5HcCTnfK5sXchrNUMz8Rldhz7Ivv2t4wCYDPU6ULATBghEOOtU2PLLmNdybvdnMasHGg_IkLtxhnhHnUYRyDyu13LeCarTSLIxBuU850C5P8GVGn-PPm3mNzxfPxeL-2SqeBXyXgl-RE/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(8).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I turned this sketch on its side since my focal was a decorative horizontal sentiment. The additional paper was from my stash - a teal mat and a pink background for my focal. I added some corner stickers (Scrapbooking Dazzles) to dress up the corners of the main panel. I added the focal on foam tape. The butterfly is a die cut from the kit with another sticker from those Scrapbooking Dazzles on top. Again, I added the butterfly with body glued directly to the panel & wings on foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #9:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpC3O846CTxmirNJOKRdEJ9_pxJi_PXsAg6qdGMxPwzwV73OM23bgnbqq2Ui6oAyRR1T3A1TGto-xZGQjj4qflwfRGEV-itRJN5UjuwbjW7XONJt6Zv5Kn17urC1x76VlpnDouf44ViXpv2eXfQQjHPUQMX-jmft9_hCejvCea9NfSIgzpJvNpzfj6WU/s2911/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="2911" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpC3O846CTxmirNJOKRdEJ9_pxJi_PXsAg6qdGMxPwzwV73OM23bgnbqq2Ui6oAyRR1T3A1TGto-xZGQjj4qflwfRGEV-itRJN5UjuwbjW7XONJt6Zv5Kn17urC1x76VlpnDouf44ViXpv2eXfQQjHPUQMX-jmft9_hCejvCea9NfSIgzpJvNpzfj6WU/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(9).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I didn't find sketch #9 to be quite as difficult. Though it's certainly not the prettiest of the bunch, it's not the sketch's fault! I turned this one on its side as well. The black piece is one I cut from extra paper in the ACK. I added a gold metallic piece, between it and the pink strip. Taking a strip of the cream paper I used before (from my stash), I started gluing in the little diagonal pieces. I apparently placed them closer together than in the past (hadn't laid them out first!) so I ended up needing more - but I easily cut a few more from the leftovers. Oh yes, instead of the colored card stock strips, I just added more of the black. After trimming all the little strips to fit the larger cream one, I glued the whole thing in place on top of the gold. The sentiment/focal was from the kit, but the smaller one in the upper left corner was from Hunkydory. I again added gold Jewel Dazzles to the lower right - after coloring the centers again with a black Sharpie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #10:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70AwFUvGdoymajqtK8yVoujaIDSWniC3dmUOY7TsnRA03wnXyuM9j6UfhSk0voeU_o61sDHCCbNap9ob5FYNw5z3lGkvv89FvOqs4uA1hnCI4Y2XLwG4ibpBzZTIDSntCcF-4fWl4QcSjXXJRR2JX_7e6ee_75yw4wI8snJLilPN-m6xqdMToZejexQQ/s959/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="723" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70AwFUvGdoymajqtK8yVoujaIDSWniC3dmUOY7TsnRA03wnXyuM9j6UfhSk0voeU_o61sDHCCbNap9ob5FYNw5z3lGkvv89FvOqs4uA1hnCI4Y2XLwG4ibpBzZTIDSntCcF-4fWl4QcSjXXJRR2JX_7e6ee_75yw4wI8snJLilPN-m6xqdMToZejexQQ/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(10).JPG" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one took some work - both in terms of finding things to work with it, and in terms of making my papers stretch! The darker blue background/matting paper is from my stash. The rest is from the kit except for the 3 little gold Jewel Dazzles on the left side - and the white paper I used for a 2nd mat behind the focal. I punched a small bit of the blue for the center of each and glued in place. The quarter circle was supposed to be from a 4" circle. I used a 4" circle die (Lifestyle dies) - but had to guess at what 1/4 was because I didn't have nearly enough paper to cut the entire circle!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #11:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCBwx-HCPMHAjOIDCHGxEsqEIcdmfJ0q_nKeRbmn4JCURmyBDW5sMzA_-Wbcj5wHlvoBat80C25XzEjpbczy3jZtSKRNRmo92WLFDq-9eh3G-lwDER1Em9x6LTLo4moEcdjVkgIL0jGrWwoUo9CFyMq_VBuufdO3_7OS5YvauZsONMPu2r2B6uacvw0I/s1000/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCBwx-HCPMHAjOIDCHGxEsqEIcdmfJ0q_nKeRbmn4JCURmyBDW5sMzA_-Wbcj5wHlvoBat80C25XzEjpbczy3jZtSKRNRmo92WLFDq-9eh3G-lwDER1Em9x6LTLo4moEcdjVkgIL0jGrWwoUo9CFyMq_VBuufdO3_7OS5YvauZsONMPu2r2B6uacvw0I/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(11).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one looks so simple, but it took me awhile to figure it out too. After I figured out what decorations & sentiment to use (all from the kit), it was pretty straight forward. I cut narrow white strips to border each side of the center panel, added my decorations/sentiment (sentiment & butterfly wings on foam tape) and it was done!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #12:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXaObL9HHGmJHyw0SabJU0MoKmIuygBVCFcdRhW_QzZGhey5rI_qjFMBKMdm2N3qwgeqvTxK4w1aziSMRumfDeJtlXvo8CIXYm6SZDzz4VImnAKMEZ9DRCbSO0vvjUfNyenfrb_1CUD6XW_WAfy-xurA6X8dwj-Pf-jB1H2wz1T0sdQZHTFrsyxXAvAQ/s963/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="716" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXaObL9HHGmJHyw0SabJU0MoKmIuygBVCFcdRhW_QzZGhey5rI_qjFMBKMdm2N3qwgeqvTxK4w1aziSMRumfDeJtlXvo8CIXYm6SZDzz4VImnAKMEZ9DRCbSO0vvjUfNyenfrb_1CUD6XW_WAfy-xurA6X8dwj-Pf-jB1H2wz1T0sdQZHTFrsyxXAvAQ/s320/20240128%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(12).JPG" width="238" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">By the time I got to this card, it seemed like things were getting harder - either because I had fewer materials and papers to choose from, or because I was tired - not sure which. At any rate, I was stuck on this one until I found this light aqua glitzy paper in my stash. It was the perfect compliment and the card came together quickly after that. As you can see, I cut a white panel so there would be just a narrow mat around the main papers in this sketch. I used one of Spellbinders' <i>Teardrop Circles</i> dies to cut the aqua to back the small focal - and backed that with a small circle of white. I matted my greeting on the glitzy aqua and then on white. Then I added both to the card front with foam tape. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #14:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNvA6y49wAaH9xYmjr6jPQ2wE8-v07FqRqcfJQoSOWrs2JB8g-fPyd55Y2yzyEjddyVuWQOMYIrdoJCctTg2cp62LF3gDQohNkjM2L4XL1x0goGK_qw8I6LMKqHnxbeSA628POe7Y7E-uqhFibZvx3981qIiNCLkO9mFB0mzqU2kqjjBvL1BGZsG5T2w/s1000/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNvA6y49wAaH9xYmjr6jPQ2wE8-v07FqRqcfJQoSOWrs2JB8g-fPyd55Y2yzyEjddyVuWQOMYIrdoJCctTg2cp62LF3gDQohNkjM2L4XL1x0goGK_qw8I6LMKqHnxbeSA628POe7Y7E-uqhFibZvx3981qIiNCLkO9mFB0mzqU2kqjjBvL1BGZsG5T2w/s320/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(13).JPG" width="244" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took a break, and when I came back I had decided the issue was fewer materials to work with - in part because several of the die cut focals were too big for an A2 sized card. So, I decided to make these last three cards in a 5 x 7 size - which sometimes meant cutting new pieces that were a bit larger. This card, for example, needed much larger panels, so I cut new ones from remaining papers in the kit. As you can see, I used a die cut focal for the partial circle and added a double section of border die cuts. I cut the sentiment with a bit of the blue border still showing - then matted on gold. At the bottom of the card, I added one of the small rose die cuts, along with two gold Jewel Dazzles - to which I added two tiny pink gems.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #14:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hNAs65GZC9h1xN9PgKDOR8AOME1n1pkO05vmP9wD6jdtYqtSaI4FYXdmp5r_EXS0X2DMkPqx4XxN8LYvUVH-5HVw3qC9tx5LRGuKMRfgXFfEWkJdzqPZVHj95oRE1k1IF9vi59JY07H41heKhkPOstVeaErHsaYQ5Q0XaQL5J9Qe42OBxfdvQjtdyBk/s1000/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hNAs65GZC9h1xN9PgKDOR8AOME1n1pkO05vmP9wD6jdtYqtSaI4FYXdmp5r_EXS0X2DMkPqx4XxN8LYvUVH-5HVw3qC9tx5LRGuKMRfgXFfEWkJdzqPZVHj95oRE1k1IF9vi59JY07H41heKhkPOstVeaErHsaYQ5Q0XaQL5J9Qe42OBxfdvQjtdyBk/s320/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(14).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here again, I cut larger strips than what I had for the A2 size. I embossed the card front using a Cuttlebug embossing folder called Kitchen Weave. To this I added the pink strips - then a border strip from the kit down the center. The focal fits nicely on top of that.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #15:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ_7T39owut5KXhcIvBVcAZKGPa8Vj36oDbJ32gEEJA8yBTREt4-PMwWQin6X9C1sp9e8yAqRIKd-MK7nKw8dcWYCHTdGAimu5cRPzRDnaAlUjTKh9NbLs-K8qp3tIr51_JCVRqFH-FNvUDZlcDDvAmr1IAU0TUS4dzP_eWbFOQJ3Uv3EEcm5IEnEvT4/s1000/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ_7T39owut5KXhcIvBVcAZKGPa8Vj36oDbJ32gEEJA8yBTREt4-PMwWQin6X9C1sp9e8yAqRIKd-MK7nKw8dcWYCHTdGAimu5cRPzRDnaAlUjTKh9NbLs-K8qp3tIr51_JCVRqFH-FNvUDZlcDDvAmr1IAU0TUS4dzP_eWbFOQJ3Uv3EEcm5IEnEvT4/s320/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20KCC13%20(15).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once I had decided to enlarge the cards, these last three went together fairly quickly. Once again, I turned the sketch on its side. This time I notched the corners of the card itself match the die cut. After notching the corners of the background paper in the same way, I took a gold pen & drew a border all the way around it. It probably would have looked good to do that for the diagonal strips, but I didn't think of it. I matted the focal die cut on white, then added it with foam tape. Finally, I added a couple of Hunkydory sentiments - with foam tape where they did not sit on the focal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, there are the 15 cards from KCC13. But I still had some supplies left from the ACK, so I decided to make a couple more cards without KCC to try to use it up.<br /></p><p><b><i>Card #16:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjJwWrkzc3wfRAb1w5Yi2XC_SkRDyapLDYJQXU1s6IEVDlMgjGaMlofmncaLgDgRCMz2OHt7E07meFwcmluHI6yNuzMjZuE885uNfJERJv-Rj8deqV0VXomN4w3Xt0hOz3jOfpLcQHkk1wrAyUsRvUypTcPzvyHADVx_msZnIkgMnQX4g95IFBllMaJ8/s1000/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20Xtra%20(16).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjJwWrkzc3wfRAb1w5Yi2XC_SkRDyapLDYJQXU1s6IEVDlMgjGaMlofmncaLgDgRCMz2OHt7E07meFwcmluHI6yNuzMjZuE885uNfJERJv-Rj8deqV0VXomN4w3Xt0hOz3jOfpLcQHkk1wrAyUsRvUypTcPzvyHADVx_msZnIkgMnQX4g95IFBllMaJ8/s320/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20Xtra%20(16).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one is another A2 sized card. I mostly had a border strip left from this paper - a little wider than 2 inches. So, I cut it into two pieces and taped them together facing each other to get this background. I cut out the sentiment & focal & glued them to cardboard for stability before adding them with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #17:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF_1Rc5J6IgiESxZUI4eF-yUhxy6obBIuxKOAr37zTDOoEEjxsLf_LOHvccLW7NmLhqQDnZS_r8CzWU0mgEMeam_If-PvlnJZqd-7oLVnV9g-e2DkahyX4hu59VBznpbMePrkoImnOZgd-AAY0PkBWhGv1bAreXp0RW3ppUuVBEovFESb-SHyXd_vxSw/s1000/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20Xtra%20(17).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="1000" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF_1Rc5J6IgiESxZUI4eF-yUhxy6obBIuxKOAr37zTDOoEEjxsLf_LOHvccLW7NmLhqQDnZS_r8CzWU0mgEMeam_If-PvlnJZqd-7oLVnV9g-e2DkahyX4hu59VBznpbMePrkoImnOZgd-AAY0PkBWhGv1bAreXp0RW3ppUuVBEovFESb-SHyXd_vxSw/s320/20240129%20-%20ACK%20Golden%20Touch%20Xtra%20(17).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I made a slimline card, as you can see. I pretty much used up the rest of the green paper as a background in the center, but cut out the center behind the focal to give me strips on either end (and a little for the inside of the card). After inking the edges of the papers, I glued them down - then added the matted focal. Finally, I added a couple of rose die cuts with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At this point I just had a little bit of paper and a couple of cut outs left over, so figured I could just add them to my stash - UNTIL I discovered there was another entire sheet of paper and more cut outs that I had somehow missed!!! I'm sure they'll make some pretty cards, but that will have to wait for another time!<br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-18046356595308634082024-01-25T05:01:00.000-08:002024-01-25T05:09:21.073-08:00January Swaps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjWlspX6RG4-KTCIMX1BrlNn7-r9rkwFE65S8T1tmceC6PiE_AsXw6GH8bfUZUPpkyXtqzEL4wMjmKasyAtoWPB8D_W4q3mTbwg_M7SbcDAlSet0IM9dGp9TmJ6h7pmyitIYZZl0g_I3td8NxfGjun67YGfpbpdK4MhJel4inpFr5s4iL7k3pJKl3ZMA/s952/20240111%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20mine%20from%20Lee's%20materials%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="952" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjWlspX6RG4-KTCIMX1BrlNn7-r9rkwFE65S8T1tmceC6PiE_AsXw6GH8bfUZUPpkyXtqzEL4wMjmKasyAtoWPB8D_W4q3mTbwg_M7SbcDAlSet0IM9dGp9TmJ6h7pmyitIYZZl0g_I3td8NxfGjun67YGfpbpdK4MhJel4inpFr5s4iL7k3pJKl3ZMA/s320/20240111%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20mine%20from%20Lee's%20materials%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It's that time again - swap cards! Usually I start with the basic swap card, but today I'm starting with materials swaps. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1</i></b> (see above): This first card is made from the materials my partner sent to me. Here's a picture of them:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsOGUqLt53OlbUZY4YWP-qR27NiC2M0G-JLloCtmDjxkaCjRivzpfCc21LuslEAZakrwd2NF-AznvZrEg37SgVXzPXfrfR1a76qlfPZfuljqp05iOMBUKoByClfuZI0tDQRznzaFxJ_w2j_3Bsbkul3_38g3cQ6jlmmt-HYxCXCnGkqwbSzyn8qNf0m4/s3264/202401%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20from%20Lee.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsOGUqLt53OlbUZY4YWP-qR27NiC2M0G-JLloCtmDjxkaCjRivzpfCc21LuslEAZakrwd2NF-AznvZrEg37SgVXzPXfrfR1a76qlfPZfuljqp05iOMBUKoByClfuZI0tDQRznzaFxJ_w2j_3Bsbkul3_38g3cQ6jlmmt-HYxCXCnGkqwbSzyn8qNf0m4/s320/202401%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20from%20Lee.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see from the picture at the top of the page, I decided to use the materials to make a center step card. After creating the card base by adding cuts and folds to the basic card base sent to me (see directions <a href="http://cheringpapermemories.blogspot.com/2015/09/modified-center-step-card.html">here</a>), I cut the tan patterned piece to fit. After inking the edges and gluing in place, I cut the turquoise piece so there would be 1/8" all around except for the very edges of the bottom portion. I again inked the edges of this one, but before gluing in place, I wrapped the piece of twine around and taped it in place on the back side. Then I glued it in place. I inked the edges of the focal and glued it in place. Then I cut pieces to fit the sides from the chocolate chip card stock and glued them in place. Finally, I die cut the sentiment from the chocolate chips card stock (HOTP <i>Nine Little Words</i> dies) and glued that in the lower right corner. Finally, I tied a bow with the remainder of the twine & glued it in place.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a8jKP5yNWtG5rjbDSKLSPvK-Vc4XX4UphlwuCF-0n4lkovCHfW1WQ8CrsfQZkhiIs3ulLxk6Gc9GwDBegBWB7y5nOFNm-jiThS5Y35ryLbDxiOfE5MC4Ns_Av7v72mU3kq_couEffQHpXZG-F2ZNqsC0TOLjWFFSPicxG41aix-bmt_dF0a53ylrJbQ/s915/20240111%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20mine%20from%20Lee's%20materials%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="915" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a8jKP5yNWtG5rjbDSKLSPvK-Vc4XX4UphlwuCF-0n4lkovCHfW1WQ8CrsfQZkhiIs3ulLxk6Gc9GwDBegBWB7y5nOFNm-jiThS5Y35ryLbDxiOfE5MC4Ns_Av7v72mU3kq_couEffQHpXZG-F2ZNqsC0TOLjWFFSPicxG41aix-bmt_dF0a53ylrJbQ/s320/20240111%20-%20Food%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20mine%20from%20Lee's%20materials%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Scraps of all three patterns were used to create the border as you see here. Once again, I inked all edges. The last step was to stamp the inside sentiment - from CCC's (Crafter's Companion Compendium's) page of stamps called <i>Thank You</i>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Materials Swap #2:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next up are the materials I sent my swap partner:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioGNZva4LT107yYqZvyQTEodw-X668Yo1ZrvO0wJOs99cI-r3E-v-uZ0wKRvmBJHRgWk3JhS9SiqrvFpRnzIKodC6n6gQqEZxZK5XlBMV1D5fhyphenhyphenUn0BeEQ36cGJ0byh-xRevSYk5PQ4-zYDptIaIjy4hlNjIDin0bgcfPhMTVU1HnZk7TV6zSrjH_HN4/s865/202101%20-%20January%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="865" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioGNZva4LT107yYqZvyQTEodw-X668Yo1ZrvO0wJOs99cI-r3E-v-uZ0wKRvmBJHRgWk3JhS9SiqrvFpRnzIKodC6n6gQqEZxZK5XlBMV1D5fhyphenhyphenUn0BeEQ36cGJ0byh-xRevSYk5PQ4-zYDptIaIjy4hlNjIDin0bgcfPhMTVU1HnZk7TV6zSrjH_HN4/s320/202101%20-%20January%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Here I have a card blank, a couple of older papers from HOTP, a doily, a ribbon, and some stuff from Hunkydory (card stock, little book page from <i>LB of Promises</i>, sentiment). And here's what I made using these materials:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlmn3kdjukJl5IhOWim0vR2mJ0hdtSNiplnbgWQBccdaRd4xf_D7E9rXbr4rYWPamV-cQ6CpLNm_knKu_IHeNN4lzDxHz0DWGsnp_G7jOYUHDM8CUFZg2Slf9KVuMjeKdc3eQUqrUgZsVFjiu410tgRNus6NxoUEmb2jchDdPQ-dYmKuiyo-WNIcBqKE/s1000/20210111%20-%20Jan%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20-%20mine%20from%20my%20materials%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlmn3kdjukJl5IhOWim0vR2mJ0hdtSNiplnbgWQBccdaRd4xf_D7E9rXbr4rYWPamV-cQ6CpLNm_knKu_IHeNN4lzDxHz0DWGsnp_G7jOYUHDM8CUFZg2Slf9KVuMjeKdc3eQUqrUgZsVFjiu410tgRNus6NxoUEmb2jchDdPQ-dYmKuiyo-WNIcBqKE/s320/20210111%20-%20Jan%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20-%20mine%20from%20my%20materials%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I made multiple layers using the papers I had. This was only possible by using dies to cut out the centers of the papers so the "innards" were available for other uses. I also had to piece the striped paper because I wanted the stripes to go horizontally rather than vertically. This meant I had to cut it in half and tape together on the side to make a long strip that was narrower. Unfortunately, the stripes didn't line up perfectly the way I expected them to, so I had to cover the join with the ribbon. After all the background papers were glued in place, I added the doily and the fussy-cut cheesecake focal. I matted the sentiment on the card stock, added it with foam tape, and added a tied ribbon knot to finish the card front.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wIIEmsMXHM6_fAGChsXe5pZvTc6odzgROmYbqvK2COlQvJ6BCEbaNBwRu3iu4M7_kqyMwMedO4ZR7xcWs3REp18C1zpxy2gWsq_T60KP__LT-FOoaTKcC6F1Fcl77aUqpD6cClU8NyaWxJvHu6fI-4zOW8pWEh99pvpaRTpGoIKAgoZUs8nhJ90mx4s/s1000/20210111%20-%20Jan%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20-%20mine%20from%20my%20materials%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wIIEmsMXHM6_fAGChsXe5pZvTc6odzgROmYbqvK2COlQvJ6BCEbaNBwRu3iu4M7_kqyMwMedO4ZR7xcWs3REp18C1zpxy2gWsq_T60KP__LT-FOoaTKcC6F1Fcl77aUqpD6cClU8NyaWxJvHu6fI-4zOW8pWEh99pvpaRTpGoIKAgoZUs8nhJ90mx4s/s320/20210111%20-%20Jan%20Materials%20Swap%20-%20Food%20-%20mine%20from%20my%20materials%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I had figured to fussy cut some of the flowers for the inside, but changed my mind after gluing the two "innies" from the front in place. The sentiment had to be stamped with StazOn ink because the surface was glossy, but I liked the simplicity of it all when I was done. The inside sentiment is from CCC's <i>Happy Birthday - Female</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now for the standard swap card. This is what I sent to my partner. The theme was Love, Hearts, Thinking of You. All three of those themes were not required - just one or more. So - I've got <b><i>Love & Hearts</i></b> for this last card:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignqPbiUWIH1cHqM29pyClOvehUQeTuWYeA56YbdnxWtmwWC9sGsSzsaW9nSnYNhUmTRx-v4f-z_EWDdt8jVN3pHWsSX8tB_k-kMbptA8bt58g7M2mpX66LPzqzkwTi1UwHjOt2smHT8WSh7RYCwnhpr6E8s5OsX1TK3-yzSO8-7u25wsbW8Wl9WwcHLw/s916/20240111%20-%20January%20Swap%20Card%20-%20Love%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="916" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignqPbiUWIH1cHqM29pyClOvehUQeTuWYeA56YbdnxWtmwWC9sGsSzsaW9nSnYNhUmTRx-v4f-z_EWDdt8jVN3pHWsSX8tB_k-kMbptA8bt58g7M2mpX66LPzqzkwTi1UwHjOt2smHT8WSh7RYCwnhpr6E8s5OsX1TK3-yzSO8-7u25wsbW8Wl9WwcHLw/s320/20240111%20-%20January%20Swap%20Card%20-%20Love%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I found these two patterned papers in my stash - they were probably digi prints because they looked home printed - but I don't know for sure. To these I added some white cards stock and red glimmer paper to create the layers and border you see here. The center double-matted piece was added with foam tape. Then I used the word "LOVE" cutout - also from my stash - for a focal after matting it on the red glimmer paper. Once again I used foam tape when adhering it in place. Finally, I added 3 little home-made heart stickers made with a red foil paper.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHHB5qvTtbzBVIXJPpEA0yDuixNKcKtgeP4ao-kBN2X_FxHav2mb0_DhdowdHZdgg1QY3M39rgoIqgVlgRdwcxp-4jfKd15x8pW7wNJ9XYmMqmiBS5CWqscHvdoxHO620a3PvChqglbY1k8jZdJtZmgAfbZrBwbIqGZtKAuFB__rR4GmWLt7Dp_mww3o/s915/20240111%20-%20January%20Swap%20Card%20-%20Love%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="915" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHHB5qvTtbzBVIXJPpEA0yDuixNKcKtgeP4ao-kBN2X_FxHav2mb0_DhdowdHZdgg1QY3M39rgoIqgVlgRdwcxp-4jfKd15x8pW7wNJ9XYmMqmiBS5CWqscHvdoxHO620a3PvChqglbY1k8jZdJtZmgAfbZrBwbIqGZtKAuFB__rR4GmWLt7Dp_mww3o/s320/20240111%20-%20January%20Swap%20Card%20-%20Love%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />After creating the border with scraps from the outside of the card, I added a stamped sentiment - from a Fiskar's set of stamps called<i> Lasting Love Quotes</i>.<br /><p></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-769277321479181642024-01-23T13:18:00.000-08:002024-01-30T17:00:11.765-08:00KCC #13<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpNc3WhpKrahWEpufYvyreBmlxEWUbklIVigodpeGhtjvh0fZ4c93IEecPe5Cs0L52ltxSnWYXtba-oOjuz1YMCDhmlMPXrFn8z1_gBvX45XVjxETCFGD8FZbPjbqheqVHYHzGdujrwFIOklp4yPwKZAn5vQFblGO-U67RQtRPOcYgaImOYS9MnsFeaA/s901/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpNc3WhpKrahWEpufYvyreBmlxEWUbklIVigodpeGhtjvh0fZ4c93IEecPe5Cs0L52ltxSnWYXtba-oOjuz1YMCDhmlMPXrFn8z1_gBvX45XVjxETCFGD8FZbPjbqheqVHYHzGdujrwFIOklp4yPwKZAn5vQFblGO-U67RQtRPOcYgaImOYS9MnsFeaA/s320/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" width="262" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the first time, I've decided to try <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/cardsbykendra/home">Kendra's Card Challenge</a> for this quarter - #13. I've looked at them for several seasons now and tried a sketch or two, but this is the first time for me to actually make the set as intended. I have a paper pad that I was given that has a lot of coordinating papers, and decided to use some of them. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the 6 patterns, but you'll see them as we go along. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the meantime, here's a picture of all 15 cards as made:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGWw_L3yqlIjoxRXKXIjiuyK1mV-nmBtzc2LA-G8MSenoBZ_zNQUD6NrHx0FgOP77qtmEvzmselCliciBQVvMxPvymFTZCxHxwJXiSM1CpFs6r_rQUFOclY0ARk1qogbPRv318KLvy5j3i1gGuuOk3qdVPoLsbKzSVOpha_DJqWYVwt1Tbw6QEG48Uao/s2057/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(16).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2057" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGWw_L3yqlIjoxRXKXIjiuyK1mV-nmBtzc2LA-G8MSenoBZ_zNQUD6NrHx0FgOP77qtmEvzmselCliciBQVvMxPvymFTZCxHxwJXiSM1CpFs6r_rQUFOclY0ARk1qogbPRv318KLvy5j3i1gGuuOk3qdVPoLsbKzSVOpha_DJqWYVwt1Tbw6QEG48Uao/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(16).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm still learning how to get a good photo of so many cards at once. The only real place I have to lay out so many is a place that has really poor lighting. I tried to correct for it! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am finding that these KCC are more interesting than some sketches or one sheet wonders because you need to find other papers to serve as backgrounds and/or matting. Though Kendra mentions using plain card stock, I'm finding that sometimes another pattern in my scraps stash is a great choice.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And now for a closer look at each card.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuCHBbaXxKIH4fQ3h6QWbjJKZ3DTsZgeJnrNYIph5yvf-2ewU-1AhJ6z161kU1xZJa4Pt2CSLz4CiS_eoHZyw0sVBC9dn584kmCSXs3NhKxTTjYe6oB_7mx_F7IIPJrye8KP2GTfFE0msm22LjOpE3eAaQIgiwZ-NjiZ3cR3_nh7NKFKeM5mH13sMKWY/s899/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="899" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuCHBbaXxKIH4fQ3h6QWbjJKZ3DTsZgeJnrNYIph5yvf-2ewU-1AhJ6z161kU1xZJa4Pt2CSLz4CiS_eoHZyw0sVBC9dn584kmCSXs3NhKxTTjYe6oB_7mx_F7IIPJrye8KP2GTfFE0msm22LjOpE3eAaQIgiwZ-NjiZ3cR3_nh7NKFKeM5mH13sMKWY/s320/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This first layout consists of a large panel, a square turned on end in the center of it, and then narrow strips running along each edge of the square and along to the edge of the card. As you can see, my main panel is a pink/coral/white somewhat random painted pattern. The center square is a pink pattern, and I used white for the narrow strips. To this, I adhered a cut out from the same paper pack after inking the edges with <i>Picked Raspberry</i> Distress Oxide ink and adding foam tape to the back. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtqisknO6_fGnjruyZEw7uqt5KmXES_jSfx4gFfKnZGNfEi9G3Uog3b_Ff9vs2pmpWYGVBFe-FRjYDyA8PoPMzTQSZXuCFTQryJnmXnZwFX9HSwUrCp09aBFYN-35n2gje2dRbPQLZDZDLdRWMn_dNsN4BwJyLVdt5BQcoq5JMLM2JohLPdJJPdvQF4I/s901/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtqisknO6_fGnjruyZEw7uqt5KmXES_jSfx4gFfKnZGNfEi9G3Uog3b_Ff9vs2pmpWYGVBFe-FRjYDyA8PoPMzTQSZXuCFTQryJnmXnZwFX9HSwUrCp09aBFYN-35n2gje2dRbPQLZDZDLdRWMn_dNsN4BwJyLVdt5BQcoq5JMLM2JohLPdJJPdvQF4I/s320/20240117%20-%20KCC13%20(2).JPG" width="262" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I wondered how this would work, but so far I'm quite happy with them. This next card starts with a square of the patterned paper which I've matted on dark green and turned on-point for a diamond shape. The background paper is the same dark green - with a strip of embossed (<i>5X7 Damask</i> by Darice) white card stock down the center. After adding the focal, I finished the card with a cut out strip of paper from the pack - that had this nice saying on it. I matted it with the dark green before adding it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl9_ExOsQrSkFlZxbnBJEAm7SBTD3cTIOjAIWJb4ZXCwlKXaabTCexm4ggl3W4tYNeY0FRRYOmUws32ZZZ-VS2Q19sLZB1KP3WecLOWEmbkQGNJyTKitwI8rvai7EIR7hX2QotKk7g-pY679WdMVatu3UCBQEnwdk3_7xGi3wNj3XtoEKtN31awn8Gh8/s978/20240118%20-%20KCC13%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="978" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl9_ExOsQrSkFlZxbnBJEAm7SBTD3cTIOjAIWJb4ZXCwlKXaabTCexm4ggl3W4tYNeY0FRRYOmUws32ZZZ-VS2Q19sLZB1KP3WecLOWEmbkQGNJyTKitwI8rvai7EIR7hX2QotKk7g-pY679WdMVatu3UCBQEnwdk3_7xGi3wNj3XtoEKtN31awn8Gh8/s320/20240118%20-%20KCC13%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's the third card. I really wish I had matted the focal with gold (cut from the set of papers), but I didn't. The little flag at the top is really two - both the original and the alternate layered with a little gold strip on top. I finished by adding some scroll work Dazzles from my stash.<br /></p><p><b><i>Card #4:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLMpXmyDwVB3uMij-HMnr8W0mmAd8g8Xey_Z-jM79W_1Xjda4XtESv5kLR0t2S-aLm2L6AF_ETGV_78cfXiXyYHchCuJ5yf4VNaaZROvoPrqWYaHONYMc63MJYqepzMBNsoCR5H-4tf2prRo76Ww0cnGYo-UP8jXpThMOfctov8b0PISvCZRXmXRTnX4/s782/20240118%20-%20KCC13%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="647" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLMpXmyDwVB3uMij-HMnr8W0mmAd8g8Xey_Z-jM79W_1Xjda4XtESv5kLR0t2S-aLm2L6AF_ETGV_78cfXiXyYHchCuJ5yf4VNaaZROvoPrqWYaHONYMc63MJYqepzMBNsoCR5H-4tf2prRo76Ww0cnGYo-UP8jXpThMOfctov8b0PISvCZRXmXRTnX4/s320/20240118%20-%20KCC13%20(4).JPG" width="265" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Pretty simple - just the pieces from the sketch, and a cut out from the paper pack, along with 3 paper punched pieces in the upper left corner. All pieces were inked around the edges (again with the <i>Picked Raspberry </i>Distress Oxide).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #5:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi38lzUpeOUapsqVV-yKqGk2LWs1QsPChXezB46f_rxvY1N3bMgj5fR_1UFigbMQjqcwJahFKwSiasQVLCDh0JBf773YjCTVHkc6Ky1IoDfdsGWSoM6em-uoNpmjqEdueqKh-FnU1TyxwLKK8A4y7Tgv3nKMEc-rmjYsUsMC47i6Za99XUgazIZYz3FM/s945/20240118%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="945" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi38lzUpeOUapsqVV-yKqGk2LWs1QsPChXezB46f_rxvY1N3bMgj5fR_1UFigbMQjqcwJahFKwSiasQVLCDh0JBf773YjCTVHkc6Ky1IoDfdsGWSoM6em-uoNpmjqEdueqKh-FnU1TyxwLKK8A4y7Tgv3nKMEc-rmjYsUsMC47i6Za99XUgazIZYz3FM/s320/20240118%20KCC13%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I used a black glimmer paper for the background & the outer mat for the focal. The inner focal mat is pink marbled paper from my stash. Both focal mats were cut using a Spellbinders <i>Petite Scalloped Oval</i> set of dies. The focal is a cut out from the paper pad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8pNP3ek2eSnzXaGvdNVwm6yC4PhugsuFzLr8e6JdEg1scF5WJp3dzs9MgHPQQXsqju4qZLMWuSLm_6jaKLpLtSqQToMLKF4xna9nZFAZdg78hcPzefkUaJaKKagGay17iYGmodz0drT9NYHWxFApX69HT9uDICVBIYo-SnQG9MrJds2WoNVQ68JipFg/s859/20240118%20KCC13%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="691" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8pNP3ek2eSnzXaGvdNVwm6yC4PhugsuFzLr8e6JdEg1scF5WJp3dzs9MgHPQQXsqju4qZLMWuSLm_6jaKLpLtSqQToMLKF4xna9nZFAZdg78hcPzefkUaJaKKagGay17iYGmodz0drT9NYHWxFApX69HT9uDICVBIYo-SnQG9MrJds2WoNVQ68JipFg/s320/20240118%20KCC13%20(6).JPG" width="257" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next is a dark green suede paper as background and mats (oval one again cut with the <i>Petite Scalloped Oval </i>die set). The cat was made using an Elizabeth Craft cutting die. The sentiment is part of a border from the paper pack.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #7:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3QOzHUEzAC0OE0j5TbXHTo48Eo0ZimUJ8TJflZDRUGFYVY4QORBpE_bngLYi01Fj8NV8vZ0AfVeJD0B-iQggPSiK9YXQ44xkAJyQcHKsPvnhucJk17MNUXJGiPVqHrmNm73iG2L7bNiaYCHxpx5LMnEi_D39qc15HSsjefpSidu-d1KK6VbUg6X1t7Y/s906/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3QOzHUEzAC0OE0j5TbXHTo48Eo0ZimUJ8TJflZDRUGFYVY4QORBpE_bngLYi01Fj8NV8vZ0AfVeJD0B-iQggPSiK9YXQ44xkAJyQcHKsPvnhucJk17MNUXJGiPVqHrmNm73iG2L7bNiaYCHxpx5LMnEi_D39qc15HSsjefpSidu-d1KK6VbUg6X1t7Y/s320/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(7).JPG" width="256" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I DO find that I like the glimmer black with these papers! Looking at this now, I'm realizing that it would have been nice to mat the greeting in the black as well. Oh well, it looks better IRL. The fact that I attached it with foam tape helps. This one is mostly just using the sketch as is. However, rather than wasting another large piece of the black glimmer paper to mat the flowered paper, I simply added two small strips top and bottom. It may be hard to believe, but the pink strip (from my stash) was even brighter before I added a touch of ink to tone it down! The sentiment is a cutout from a Debbi Moore freebie - with inked edges.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #8:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb3L1caitPY0cCIUziSx7PJxwqXFGNvV7UgYUa39APOTAsZQFtZgGp9uGt65pHgTRIspdHENROiZVTQ9BZaBo1_s25uGWlmkPTzV7fX55TLZEGt04gJ5pxv-UOQ3s54EIKy9ZxUTmbTZTFUN8MDKJpJU_zHz61gx34UBCxo0G07BPYJCu_rHB1Qffn1Q/s933/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb3L1caitPY0cCIUziSx7PJxwqXFGNvV7UgYUa39APOTAsZQFtZgGp9uGt65pHgTRIspdHENROiZVTQ9BZaBo1_s25uGWlmkPTzV7fX55TLZEGt04gJ5pxv-UOQ3s54EIKy9ZxUTmbTZTFUN8MDKJpJU_zHz61gx34UBCxo0G07BPYJCu_rHB1Qffn1Q/s320/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(8).JPG" width="254" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once again, I've used an Elizabeth Crafts die set for my focal - this time for the elephant & hearts - all cut from scraps from my stash - Note that they don't show him with tusks, but I just used the tail piece cut from white - works great. Again I've used the black glimmer paper for the background - and added a paper I had wadded up, spread out again, and then inked as the background behind the elephant. The rest is per the sketch. Again, looking at it here, I can see that the sentiment might have been better if matted with the black glimmer. It IS on foam tape, so stands out better IRL.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #9:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2icQCpz91rDSr5n_Xh8R6pmRKni32ILmB-pMPgeaNxhRuxKFbKiklFlwCKPnkmfimGMQqIt1G3TAeL186KB5misqWl3r8ZM75_T8CnXMHDi1hQfnDIE79dttYKk6gjZpk4iKaR_B29xn-_trHSQAYol2wWKRguhyOHJbYIC5RBZgKzhmYC-O2i5l4oII/s859/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2icQCpz91rDSr5n_Xh8R6pmRKni32ILmB-pMPgeaNxhRuxKFbKiklFlwCKPnkmfimGMQqIt1G3TAeL186KB5misqWl3r8ZM75_T8CnXMHDi1hQfnDIE79dttYKk6gjZpk4iKaR_B29xn-_trHSQAYol2wWKRguhyOHJbYIC5RBZgKzhmYC-O2i5l4oII/s320/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(9).JPG" width="259" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Wow, this layout REALLY challenged me! I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure it out! The paper pieces that are pre-cut for this layout are just the strip on the far left, and the little pieces for decorating the border strip. I had a really hard time finding a background I liked with it - let alone focal & greeting. The focal is another cut out from a Debbi Moore freebie, and the greeting is one of my Mom's stamp & die cut set. The "raindrops" are little jewels from my stash, and 1/8" black satin ribbon flanks the border strip.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #10:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv8IRJbnlCuTUcscHAWmGn0zLZQyIEona1IVjk-LHPMgmRKcXtKquTLkOtrBsMkTBYljwGer0152TsByOmJIt4HeUx2s_X1By9jAj_wKaHlqCszmpQHjhNyx7NqMJt92-xJosTunlDNuaL5C9-NTheCOEMLv6iwK5dOawUuRZUSakX1VD_w8iVv6tMLc/s820/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="820" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv8IRJbnlCuTUcscHAWmGn0zLZQyIEona1IVjk-LHPMgmRKcXtKquTLkOtrBsMkTBYljwGer0152TsByOmJIt4HeUx2s_X1By9jAj_wKaHlqCszmpQHjhNyx7NqMJt92-xJosTunlDNuaL5C9-NTheCOEMLv6iwK5dOawUuRZUSakX1VD_w8iVv6tMLc/s320/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(10).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here the focal is another cut out from the set of papers - I rounded the corners & inked the edges. The plain green & plain white is card stock from my stash. I used Spellbinder's <i>Labels Eleven</i> dies to cut the mats for the focal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicedm5n5ez_sXcxI2ufl3SRY4QNR7ndChyphenhyphenmJgbORHcm_KWOfJehdEk3f3vf4-c9XDUp2bgBpEzKHEfXmYbA26j8KnO3lExqyiYCHAIvY4it1K5RkVbcIM_WqRhQNmMURvhZGbRGrCosUVtjhyphenhyphenXRa_lBTlwL28F2a8m3mlYT8fMn1VynUNRKqjSqyNwW5o/s958/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(10)B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="958" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicedm5n5ez_sXcxI2ufl3SRY4QNR7ndChyphenhyphenmJgbORHcm_KWOfJehdEk3f3vf4-c9XDUp2bgBpEzKHEfXmYbA26j8KnO3lExqyiYCHAIvY4it1K5RkVbcIM_WqRhQNmMURvhZGbRGrCosUVtjhyphenhyphenXRa_lBTlwL28F2a8m3mlYT8fMn1VynUNRKqjSqyNwW5o/s320/20240120%20-%20KCC13%20(10)B.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Since these are A2 cards, I seldom do much on the inside, but this card just really called for you to read what was on the inside! The sentiment is cut from a border print in the paper pack.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #11:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VF9cFqoObZ8DlKsY9qTn04x59WwbPJisNxHnx4FrPc3mw5IoRXILPwQLeX5ajlzFGxBPX7AMdNkDRC9mikspV5-FfFqYn6aj9ZAgGU-TkuNzTxv7ueErJ3ZFqVOje9ccp5wfsX0CKh8ihTr3j4EbKwFjPf2MrDtHi5JD-U1UcgVgGWvaR-R60YTW15k/s1000/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VF9cFqoObZ8DlKsY9qTn04x59WwbPJisNxHnx4FrPc3mw5IoRXILPwQLeX5ajlzFGxBPX7AMdNkDRC9mikspV5-FfFqYn6aj9ZAgGU-TkuNzTxv7ueErJ3ZFqVOje9ccp5wfsX0CKh8ihTr3j4EbKwFjPf2MrDtHi5JD-U1UcgVgGWvaR-R60YTW15k/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(11).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I DO tend to deviate from the sketches from time to time. In this case, I think it was expected that you'd use a smaller focal and see more of the patterned papers - but I liked this one (another cut out that came with the patterned paper). I matted the focal with a dark pink vellum. Before gluing it in place, I added black Thin Line Dazzles as a border between the two patterned papers. Finally, I added other dazzles for the corners & the "Life is Good".</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #12:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rALk0XQ1yrbIHw3Mzi6aQVhvyPsiY6sTKvTFCY53d49fxMY4PEGnW0Y2RZWRUVAoOItdMGIEcBFLSbGsEiAGIMvoxOeZBTowPR7qvHnDIQCis-YvyncsZ0YXZkIx3ZDJxaGO9h8Mlr_yJz4noy8Nwx5xj6mZs0s-eHJ9qfIXfMUVl-1VaaM8UyAu9ZI/s1000/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rALk0XQ1yrbIHw3Mzi6aQVhvyPsiY6sTKvTFCY53d49fxMY4PEGnW0Y2RZWRUVAoOItdMGIEcBFLSbGsEiAGIMvoxOeZBTowPR7qvHnDIQCis-YvyncsZ0YXZkIx3ZDJxaGO9h8Mlr_yJz4noy8Nwx5xj6mZs0s-eHJ9qfIXfMUVl-1VaaM8UyAu9ZI/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(12).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I embossed the card front to create a bit more interest (Spellbinders M-Bossabilities <i>A2 Quilted Delight</i>). The decorative panel is a black glimmer paper to which the 3 different patterned papers have been added, leaving some of the glimmer paper showing between them. The focal heart is a foiled cut out from the paper pack - but I fussy cut around the edges of the heart rather than leaving it as the rectangle they printed in the pack. Dazzles "Thank You" and small hearts complete this card.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #13:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDle9G8QMipmIFTc1zoB7wRLj2lZwZZllqgP6wYym9JsasSMkWemJwa6_WQ9EwIfqtCVFy5Thz_sSUAXwI0ZUYCs1TmfsvZ3QmaId-bQukHpfi_Df_Wv654lOc-5GgSDucbH45ApaaUnYqW1NWM48bAVMDx2SHSdEKX4ZfWEEccNq-ZKYTuiIAhs_KQs/s1000/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDle9G8QMipmIFTc1zoB7wRLj2lZwZZllqgP6wYym9JsasSMkWemJwa6_WQ9EwIfqtCVFy5Thz_sSUAXwI0ZUYCs1TmfsvZ3QmaId-bQukHpfi_Df_Wv654lOc-5GgSDucbH45ApaaUnYqW1NWM48bAVMDx2SHSdEKX4ZfWEEccNq-ZKYTuiIAhs_KQs/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(13).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I used a watercolor background from my stash to serve as the background - but I matted it with silver tag board - as I did with the other patterned paper (helps to tie in the holographic a bit). The horizontal paper I also narrowly matted in pink to help it stand out from the 1st one. The circle was cut from a holographic foil pattern (used circle die from HOTP Paper Artist <i>Snow Globe</i> set)- very pretty. I also used a paper punch to punch 3 small circles that I added near the upper right corner. The dog was made using another Elizabeth Crafts die set. So cute! The sentiment is from a Hunkydory <i>Little Book of Essential Sentiments</i>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #14:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVktg2tbharhv2G7iH6024HID78pkh0cIxP3HJLstcFcJULz79z0qluzla8Pc7cVX1EJH1I_bzDWDlXkCjFyyHXd8aNnHYAMwNmUv4_qWRKc38Q5kI_R7ExSnRPWIkMvRKyDBejtBFkeqbrK0uO39Vjq84CUqVSvTO__Qfl24YjfaLz93lMM7hJ3WY3l0/s1000/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVktg2tbharhv2G7iH6024HID78pkh0cIxP3HJLstcFcJULz79z0qluzla8Pc7cVX1EJH1I_bzDWDlXkCjFyyHXd8aNnHYAMwNmUv4_qWRKc38Q5kI_R7ExSnRPWIkMvRKyDBejtBFkeqbrK0uO39Vjq84CUqVSvTO__Qfl24YjfaLz93lMM7hJ3WY3l0/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(14).JPG" width="240" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is another pattern that I struggled with a bit. I finally decided to add the black lattice (Cheery Lynn<i> French Lattice</i> cutting die) for the background and mat the diagonal pieces in the same black before gluing them in place. I used a Spellbinders <i>Labels Four</i> die to mat the focal with the same black. The focal itself is another Debbi Moore freebie that I printed & fussy cut.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #15:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblNRCnK1-mSQhlEOQrMfnlXchcJlLBuZclHwH8owLaimjeMgF-GDjvnUBuk2avCDMHfnYCx9c_0U45BgHEdFVS08MuRYsbegs6vkTdpjcbRRZOv-Fg947zxz_xFXG_cvnA0vaU2uBkCyzW5jNBsa275SOwhZdsnMXVo5SVlAVFJsafENEljX3aDQkdEU/s1000/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(15).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblNRCnK1-mSQhlEOQrMfnlXchcJlLBuZclHwH8owLaimjeMgF-GDjvnUBuk2avCDMHfnYCx9c_0U45BgHEdFVS08MuRYsbegs6vkTdpjcbRRZOv-Fg947zxz_xFXG_cvnA0vaU2uBkCyzW5jNBsa275SOwhZdsnMXVo5SVlAVFJsafENEljX3aDQkdEU/s320/20240123%20-%20KCC13%20(15).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It's hard to believe that I've finished all 15 cards. It was a fun experience - but required quite a bit of thinking to make it happen. The background on this one started with a piece of gold metallic tag board. After cutting it to the approximate size, I embossed it using an embossing folder called <i>Brocade Imprints</i> from Fun Stampers Journey. Next, I matted the strips with black - and did the same to the focal and it's mat. Before gluing everything down, I added 1/8" white satin ribbon with gold edging to each of the two corners of the embossed background piece - then glued the strips & trimmed off the excess. After gluing the panel to the card front, I glued the mat in place & added a Dazzles sentiment. Finally, I added the focal (another cut out from the paper set) with foam tape.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-86742683045428790752024-01-16T19:06:00.000-08:002024-01-16T19:06:56.363-08:00HD LB of Kittens - Balloons!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXuTe-ycmjBCnixTa_fi7dhmVOTLkm16TKb3o8lXKdmc7mGI0rfZGjZXTjryGIQuWOWj60y5iNt0JhQ7gsAL-tHxXjm5Miqbyp0l6ca7gB7EbPQH3Bjpwf1aKKYecdXrcKxDQl4Mg2ct8dCBVCWFr7yAzDI3ELQREymwtTIHSiW2BseOGaQefe9cpDPw/s864/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXuTe-ycmjBCnixTa_fi7dhmVOTLkm16TKb3o8lXKdmc7mGI0rfZGjZXTjryGIQuWOWj60y5iNt0JhQ7gsAL-tHxXjm5Miqbyp0l6ca7gB7EbPQH3Bjpwf1aKKYecdXrcKxDQl4Mg2ct8dCBVCWFr7yAzDI3ELQREymwtTIHSiW2BseOGaQefe9cpDPw/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(5).JPG" width="227" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have six cards made from some pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Kittens book. Here's a quick look at the pages I used:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqoKAZ-X7n68ycObn4_n1_p6LSnd2mms6P4VwibCE4v3osZQiY_kF0WQKBlaNvVFQGvMNVcq2xbH0EYonEjIz_9SbAIHN4PSzCgchSwxGNW41wwNbUDqfaxXNsCFHex1CeA0-75ixf9EliJFmkfHdyQea1hahr7Xi1aEjpbnuBX1gc1JibRD5FaWHTHw/s1253/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1253" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqoKAZ-X7n68ycObn4_n1_p6LSnd2mms6P4VwibCE4v3osZQiY_kF0WQKBlaNvVFQGvMNVcq2xbH0EYonEjIz_9SbAIHN4PSzCgchSwxGNW41wwNbUDqfaxXNsCFHex1CeA0-75ixf9EliJFmkfHdyQea1hahr7Xi1aEjpbnuBX1gc1JibRD5FaWHTHw/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In addition, I used some cutouts from the same Little Book:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO9mQ_OCZ4cXdra9siQfAB9G4yKy_19X3jb_HvhYOl_jKw7qmLxIqhu9U7JtT64FKjt2-tTdnk_uhFK9lP7FsoCMjpkz_KnDiRs2LbX8G9XCxYxocMs2yrKxLwQ2tb4nWmQRj_TGfnGJd6eNq4mnlQr_96zPpSoNRmGPQ6OkcEJA9MwgY_b_3pkLL5d4/s1004/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1004" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFO9mQ_OCZ4cXdra9siQfAB9G4yKy_19X3jb_HvhYOl_jKw7qmLxIqhu9U7JtT64FKjt2-tTdnk_uhFK9lP7FsoCMjpkz_KnDiRs2LbX8G9XCxYxocMs2yrKxLwQ2tb4nWmQRj_TGfnGJd6eNq4mnlQr_96zPpSoNRmGPQ6OkcEJA9MwgY_b_3pkLL5d4/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's a picture of all six cards:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9-zsR5vvM7UnVtbCSLi67mWUsM63FH64UMmXAWaemcbZ6vfOQbv9lsKYjSI_OJ-T66CB0zN19DnS2BXRIaa_ppP-SGDpZ8z7CFyorD5ZIPzpMSFjyBpte0gFeetQ8w1NhytOjWgD6k61n4ZbUt1wIycUI-AcvQh9d69F86Hwrb-ikOORcQCqvkTQhBY/s1135/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1135" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9-zsR5vvM7UnVtbCSLi67mWUsM63FH64UMmXAWaemcbZ6vfOQbv9lsKYjSI_OJ-T66CB0zN19DnS2BXRIaa_ppP-SGDpZ8z7CFyorD5ZIPzpMSFjyBpte0gFeetQ8w1NhytOjWgD6k61n4ZbUt1wIycUI-AcvQh9d69F86Hwrb-ikOORcQCqvkTQhBY/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And now for a closer look at each.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqzjUcHt_V-nmXEo1gyD0X1aF8ra3h9bbXvlu4Wuko3K2k1GJOvMvO1Al1JZ_hIkgOrzS5aCGlXUZPUI8LY-6aSOs0_WhM0lubATNzO9kQKC2jHGtj091jZX6QxK3AeTOsJBB6NEu81ZuYJlqQlGOqVov4I5DgxTP_DQntGq7z-yO9oxLz1SBjr_vxqs/s864/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqzjUcHt_V-nmXEo1gyD0X1aF8ra3h9bbXvlu4Wuko3K2k1GJOvMvO1Al1JZ_hIkgOrzS5aCGlXUZPUI8LY-6aSOs0_WhM0lubATNzO9kQKC2jHGtj091jZX6QxK3AeTOsJBB6NEu81ZuYJlqQlGOqVov4I5DgxTP_DQntGq7z-yO9oxLz1SBjr_vxqs/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(5).JPG" width="227" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the first card, I simply trimmed the LB page to fit and glued it on the front of a 4" x 6" card base. I added a cut out sentiment on foam tape, then added some Stickles to the balloon, butterfly, and eyes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYEZ-U5iEBE7X-HlS-kwl8l8v8CntCxMQgxJNURyKK3Flpm9fhHaTlxHfJngLLTVr2YKsVJ7W-ncW6YvB_8oCYgg3TfL0wPkfNVOmOCkMibXRPY6Y5uNvGdO8HDcmzmM4YdPwbYvFBesnYrTjWWoefQ59onbMdQn7OkDbEaGxKasQc92yyV4jYZWDo80/s906/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="663" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYEZ-U5iEBE7X-HlS-kwl8l8v8CntCxMQgxJNURyKK3Flpm9fhHaTlxHfJngLLTVr2YKsVJ7W-ncW6YvB_8oCYgg3TfL0wPkfNVOmOCkMibXRPY6Y5uNvGdO8HDcmzmM4YdPwbYvFBesnYrTjWWoefQ59onbMdQn7OkDbEaGxKasQc92yyV4jYZWDo80/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(6).JPG" width="234" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I cut a frame from a gray patterned paper, then inked the edges of my LB page and glued both in place so there was some white showing on either side of the frame. Once again I added the cut-out sentiment with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_xYoUgSdaMrQ8Wxz4IGJKDumiyf3UThtuwMnAPByaS6o62fJZo5JZTwD4HWGhZKDczsy9F3TjYgFJ5b_21f1Sy7E8d8irFUsDVT_hP_kAD-wb4u5LZkbkhxuSBOGjlZOxASvCfdP6RXHDPNUrXVOw9NIz59KJc0av4WuEm4GwchQfxJ0kUw93OBwcG0/s953/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_xYoUgSdaMrQ8Wxz4IGJKDumiyf3UThtuwMnAPByaS6o62fJZo5JZTwD4HWGhZKDczsy9F3TjYgFJ5b_21f1Sy7E8d8irFUsDVT_hP_kAD-wb4u5LZkbkhxuSBOGjlZOxASvCfdP6RXHDPNUrXVOw9NIz59KJc0av4WuEm4GwchQfxJ0kUw93OBwcG0/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(7).JPG" width="239" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I double matted the LB page - first on orange, then a peach colored print with torn edge at the bottom. I then glued the cutout of the cat with the balloons in place and added the remaining cutouts with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxoZaE198O468vlxDBGNfEyo_jWnneW1uEk19MlbkRJbWMzjB8ekc2usHcfQpScvU1Re8UM2wICXAEbiC87Kecd4OP3TMQkn1GNDS-P46sy47VvMgY42eMbWbBjixTqjVTQTkaTyomKY0jAnII82S-3wD0zNYNHSdP0I2OD3NdyjleOzQfVYNP602wOk/s930/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxoZaE198O468vlxDBGNfEyo_jWnneW1uEk19MlbkRJbWMzjB8ekc2usHcfQpScvU1Re8UM2wICXAEbiC87Kecd4OP3TMQkn1GNDS-P46sy47VvMgY42eMbWbBjixTqjVTQTkaTyomKY0jAnII82S-3wD0zNYNHSdP0I2OD3NdyjleOzQfVYNP602wOk/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(8).JPG" width="235" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I used the inside of the frame from card #2 to form a mat for my focal (which I cut down from a LB page. Both sentiment pieces are added with foam tape. The one at the top was fussy cut from a LB page, the one at the bottom was die cut from plain white card stock, watercolored with gray Inktense pencil & water brush, and then stamped with a sentiment from the Hunkydory stamp set called <i>Perfect Pastimes</i>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Card #5:</b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yP1CNEG28LfrkKh8uy27C1GzQNqjTaCX6CZm0dCpUYBCP1uKDVXMLfiQjJRLaJmTRgVSU1lb56T8ah5A-RooUU1mx8il4S3-moPlyreahKN8OafmBs3mTvz2q-d31ckGzP-Ubdk2d6jueVkUjx5xesNdq1XPwYPG8fmEo9h0lE5YHp9_dkGhBhT91vQ/s963/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="704" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yP1CNEG28LfrkKh8uy27C1GzQNqjTaCX6CZm0dCpUYBCP1uKDVXMLfiQjJRLaJmTRgVSU1lb56T8ah5A-RooUU1mx8il4S3-moPlyreahKN8OafmBs3mTvz2q-d31ckGzP-Ubdk2d6jueVkUjx5xesNdq1XPwYPG8fmEo9h0lE5YHp9_dkGhBhT91vQ/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(9).JPG" width="234" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again I used a gray mat, but all the cut out pieces were glued directly - no foam tape. THEN, I took a sheet of clear glitter covered sticky backed adhesive sheet and covered the whole to give a sparkly look to the whole.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4qNLK3eM0sNrzFZg8HbMtGC7szrG7nbvrjFvcQWsCf40nEFCS8f5s-6nOPjQtlvn0Fg043_ezI1oECG8cm6XkMeNPRXSrAiHPSfsMabqAsIJEzf6qBqIC4fhKw8FOVIAvSuvCNL8xSesjCi3pyy27RRlcgO_qNEyXIFXFCP_tY3_iPuGKZbvi89Jwes/s891/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4qNLK3eM0sNrzFZg8HbMtGC7szrG7nbvrjFvcQWsCf40nEFCS8f5s-6nOPjQtlvn0Fg043_ezI1oECG8cm6XkMeNPRXSrAiHPSfsMabqAsIJEzf6qBqIC4fhKw8FOVIAvSuvCNL8xSesjCi3pyy27RRlcgO_qNEyXIFXFCP_tY3_iPuGKZbvi89Jwes/s320/20240115%20-%20LB%20of%20Kittens%20(10).JPG" width="251" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For this last card, I trimmed the LB page to fit an A2 card. Then I glued the cat/balloons and flower in place, but foam taped the butterfly and sentiment. I added a ribbon & brad below the sentiment and a jewel center for the flower (these last additions were to fit a challenge).<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-12820161937589693232024-01-12T06:16:00.000-08:002024-01-16T18:43:05.665-08:00HD Woodland Wonder - A Walk in the Countryside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhTp6V5yBvL-WD7gIDkc_1q2ZrZz-CDBFH6Od7e5ok_EWmeObywgieJkr9YEhXUVZM6bC_XrUV_cXtrQqqgi4M5qhrpU3nCAJHb16uVUXv73iSGiwNeK_HwZcUCsQ9U43hWzCOK_xHXkfjy1WlRJo7JM8VnpWZwlbN5GC2tZqfbBScYkIA93JFbjlmcg/s943/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="476" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhTp6V5yBvL-WD7gIDkc_1q2ZrZz-CDBFH6Od7e5ok_EWmeObywgieJkr9YEhXUVZM6bC_XrUV_cXtrQqqgi4M5qhrpU3nCAJHb16uVUXv73iSGiwNeK_HwZcUCsQ9U43hWzCOK_xHXkfjy1WlRJo7JM8VnpWZwlbN5GC2tZqfbBScYkIA93JFbjlmcg/w203-h400/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(18).JPG" width="203" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have a set of cards made from Hunkydory's Woodland Wonder card kit - the set called <i>A Walk in the Countryside</i>. This is the second of these sets that I've purchased. Several years ago I made up the cards from the first set, and it can be sort of fun to compare. In some ways I think I like the first ones I made better than these! At any rate, those can be seen <a href="https://cheringpapermemories.blogspot.com/2018/08/hd-woodland-wonder-walk.html">here</a> and <a href="https://cheringpapermemories.blogspot.com/2021/02/going-to-dogs.html">here</a>. And you'll see the nine cards I made with this set in this post. First, however, let's take a quick look at materials used. It started with the basic deco set: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1ta5qQUymMJcDKBkmi1qVxhUEE3cbpINyw2T5uIxMp2qqoP-mHpHFh948a71vkAM3u6RGzavnTHqsOfVqrgHbEQsRDmVn4NHmAAdU02UdSmRoDOLLfg05cI4XdvLLapDTCN_TGyPZOzpceKWdd-CVYlleFjmF6Ae1ZOlG4osh96TCq7XGMD1mMX5_QM/s874/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="874" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1ta5qQUymMJcDKBkmi1qVxhUEE3cbpINyw2T5uIxMp2qqoP-mHpHFh948a71vkAM3u6RGzavnTHqsOfVqrgHbEQsRDmVn4NHmAAdU02UdSmRoDOLLfg05cI4XdvLLapDTCN_TGyPZOzpceKWdd-CVYlleFjmF6Ae1ZOlG4osh96TCq7XGMD1mMX5_QM/s320/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The basic set consists of a printed AS (adoreable scoreable card stock sheet), a sheet of die cuts, and a half sheet of die cuts that contains the main image. In addition, I had two additional sheets, purchased separately, that coordinate with the set - one is a double sided paper, and one is designed as an insert sheet for inside the card:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbf3qc6CEtqKfy5xl5f000MdFF-llgkV6TZLHaXJ9FZkoABjRZIxEA-LMorwam2YlAYvV3kjNVXMH1TOWwarU7saI17mISrx54s0uG_mnZ5R8xAA4O1B418Jtn1bnR6o7V-cYxtBrvP5ERtNbdLO2XjJLwHgBT-u0TtYn_blpyVb4wKyX3i9GboThjrw/s649/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbf3qc6CEtqKfy5xl5f000MdFF-llgkV6TZLHaXJ9FZkoABjRZIxEA-LMorwam2YlAYvV3kjNVXMH1TOWwarU7saI17mISrx54s0uG_mnZ5R8xAA4O1B418Jtn1bnR6o7V-cYxtBrvP5ERtNbdLO2XjJLwHgBT-u0TtYn_blpyVb4wKyX3i9GboThjrw/s320/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(2).JPG" width="317" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And here's a quick picture of the nine cards I made:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Ff5Grd3wqafAEr7DFDVhgUrbMI6agn2xuQxdv4usEKhYbalCRdSvRLi17SFUTjhOl2Wsfrl_ZK92fxA5erV2MI80LtiPQbC7PamvssHu0TdwNA5um8XgjopOxpDL4MROFkWJ8RCdgvlN-gEvsFvhOmAkZWFfRIJ1Kn8e-1c9o2-qdbhnGxDsv72Q9U/s1368/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1368" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Ff5Grd3wqafAEr7DFDVhgUrbMI6agn2xuQxdv4usEKhYbalCRdSvRLi17SFUTjhOl2Wsfrl_ZK92fxA5erV2MI80LtiPQbC7PamvssHu0TdwNA5um8XgjopOxpDL4MROFkWJ8RCdgvlN-gEvsFvhOmAkZWFfRIJ1Kn8e-1c9o2-qdbhnGxDsv72Q9U/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I made them in a variety of sizes. There are three slimline cards, three 5 x 7 cards, two A2 cards, and a 4 x 6 card. Below is a closer look at each.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1: </i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_8lEE-uHZ39dCH-m4I6_4kDYLih871vD8SDBAPqZ4WlrX-GrOYnfYMYjwdRY9rCEWsCPvgwyEBa2YCXo_p5GQKo_P6LBBhjP4ZE_bqa0x2wsb-Sj27dKv8CBZBnEFP23lDvhhKGP7pPk43vYtFc-Xgd8Ww8T9GwYcY-SbK8o1nVUq8sdPQnEAIFVux8/s855/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_8lEE-uHZ39dCH-m4I6_4kDYLih871vD8SDBAPqZ4WlrX-GrOYnfYMYjwdRY9rCEWsCPvgwyEBa2YCXo_p5GQKo_P6LBBhjP4ZE_bqa0x2wsb-Sj27dKv8CBZBnEFP23lDvhhKGP7pPk43vYtFc-Xgd8Ww8T9GwYcY-SbK8o1nVUq8sdPQnEAIFVux8/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(2).JPG" width="262" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Because this is a style that the British call "decoupage", it is designed for you to layer the die cuts on top of each other - perhaps separated by foam tape - to add dimension to your card. If you do this, you easily end up with a card front that is an inch thick in some places. Not only is this pretty difficult to mail, it seems wasteful to me, since you would get maybe two cards from the set - the "deco" one, and one cut from the AS. So, I actively look to see what I can do to make the smaller pieces also serve as card focals. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This first card is a case in point. The die cut piece here was just a pile of rocks with a dog on it. I cut a piece of the "insert" paper to serve as a background, inked the edges, then added a border made from a scrap strip of paper with cut out greetings (Debbi Moore freebie) and some circles of paper to decorate the rest. Since I was creating this card to meet a color challenge - light blue, red, taupe - I added blue ink to the sky.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUQrY6XmSOw6ESS28ctDfmZBT0_8TcWyqIxE_iw86Tg20neqIrdSrBSViH4XDoCEuGh88G8C9iL0coOMelaUldlIB-ySbE18uT1Ry4PMc84UMIvDws61e57BJ8jFpnHDvRtvo6mVoMtVgZTghpWKvvhfZUu6bGmfU7AYBfPdCkuNXE6kNsZi15_6zt6k/s791/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUQrY6XmSOw6ESS28ctDfmZBT0_8TcWyqIxE_iw86Tg20neqIrdSrBSViH4XDoCEuGh88G8C9iL0coOMelaUldlIB-ySbE18uT1Ry4PMc84UMIvDws61e57BJ8jFpnHDvRtvo6mVoMtVgZTghpWKvvhfZUu6bGmfU7AYBfPdCkuNXE6kNsZi15_6zt6k/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(3).JPG" width="263" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">More of the rocky die cuts form a hint of a scene on the inside, where I've stamped a message - CCC's (Crafter's Companion Compendium's) <i>Celebrate </i>page of stamps.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXon4LvRnvgE-9Z8q4Plzxu3y8jLYGi34g9ues0o_joJob56ZsWjsuKbqoLPV0kyZJIisDdo2gFxT79UZ3xrXPDmzDKlzLik0VfZfDkJSqc6NbDsX9eSKRWP5ha50dTbLnlMEQLHFb9W7qQPxSz6Q6RJB4LpyGvQ8Ks0RLyXcxXyYhgJrY7AldfrW4J_A/s834/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXon4LvRnvgE-9Z8q4Plzxu3y8jLYGi34g9ues0o_joJob56ZsWjsuKbqoLPV0kyZJIisDdo2gFxT79UZ3xrXPDmzDKlzLik0VfZfDkJSqc6NbDsX9eSKRWP5ha50dTbLnlMEQLHFb9W7qQPxSz6Q6RJB4LpyGvQ8Ks0RLyXcxXyYhgJrY7AldfrW4J_A/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(4).JPG" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I decided to do something similar with this 2nd card - insert paper with inked edges and dog on a bit more of a rocky outcropping. The greeting is another from Debbi Moore, but stood alone without need of a border strip.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvs78K-B-PsORxj84pCzVflzwNtzS_Au9n9genDC2S6Xy39oxmDdc4ZUFGJclduQgiFB8Ys960EDXMY4a3lAyUfegoSgQKLA35yRuAZ6vBQTPKEznMrZ5zHaBVHVN_3Ieq6IfudirooblfGdGmTvrq_xHRPLD8MVh6OgPWgbGagEPoulZdFg6EcwKPCU/s757/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvs78K-B-PsORxj84pCzVflzwNtzS_Au9n9genDC2S6Xy39oxmDdc4ZUFGJclduQgiFB8Ys960EDXMY4a3lAyUfegoSgQKLA35yRuAZ6vBQTPKEznMrZ5zHaBVHVN_3Ieq6IfudirooblfGdGmTvrq_xHRPLD8MVh6OgPWgbGagEPoulZdFg6EcwKPCU/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(5).JPG" width="262" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Inside is also similar - more rock die cuts for a lower border, and a stamped greeting - this time from CCC's <i>Birthday-Female</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GPg1ntL6UW7j476xwVwHWHs89Tqhm1mNw2JmMf7zOdpzBMGc5DV2IX2y3zTKLSAXXb_4IC2MU2Kavo154Xg8vj1441uP7kEDpAuujGTgmcdkeh_COrkfeC3q5TVvV-6lPrV-XW6CZh6MBJjrYFggWSBYTV31zbEgM0s5kEoeQ7cbHja8gW_eBzKTtu8/s946/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GPg1ntL6UW7j476xwVwHWHs89Tqhm1mNw2JmMf7zOdpzBMGc5DV2IX2y3zTKLSAXXb_4IC2MU2Kavo154Xg8vj1441uP7kEDpAuujGTgmcdkeh_COrkfeC3q5TVvV-6lPrV-XW6CZh6MBJjrYFggWSBYTV31zbEgM0s5kEoeQ7cbHja8gW_eBzKTtu8/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(6).JPG" width="237" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The previous two cards were A2 size - this one fit better on a 4 x 6 card. The die cut piece is much bigger, though I again backed it with inked insert paper to give a bit of sky to the scene.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0YUJ1lk4WYLuMo1l8rB6c0f_WW9v24S7fZtHCXnbfhxVWtN8C9gORXaKkSrCpncIf3KPpHqT6RxyRbGurIPDzUh3IX3qqJoFkr6HGLGqBAD5z9YaEzm44FKJL7alz_NIfRL9GJmEj5rcviQr2bGLRavOqrovshr65oQ1XzJ2fvydoRtPI_shk99ebiI/s873/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0YUJ1lk4WYLuMo1l8rB6c0f_WW9v24S7fZtHCXnbfhxVWtN8C9gORXaKkSrCpncIf3KPpHqT6RxyRbGurIPDzUh3IX3qqJoFkr6HGLGqBAD5z9YaEzm44FKJL7alz_NIfRL9GJmEj5rcviQr2bGLRavOqrovshr65oQ1XzJ2fvydoRtPI_shk99ebiI/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(7).JPG" width="228" /></a></div><p></p><p>As you can probably figure out, I took another piece of the insert paper, inked the edges, and glued it to the inside of the card. To stamp the sentiment, I used a stamp from CCC's <i>Thinking of You</i>.</p><p><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVEsbfgXLTxMNlpTkYosuVJYK7tGMjWsy5V7as_CSQLesL1Cho-MDN-KPG8P5UnHysFhrJ_TtjcuiiwrMhaJ0V8Qj00KS51XG9b3TjosRKeAgnoor4eqFKu-m_1tIY_2KNmYAKiXAkc6FRtIwEd8M6H0EDeIFbLVh0zlmeKNmQcAZvkjTG2reQDFNcB4/s946/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVEsbfgXLTxMNlpTkYosuVJYK7tGMjWsy5V7as_CSQLesL1Cho-MDN-KPG8P5UnHysFhrJ_TtjcuiiwrMhaJ0V8Qj00KS51XG9b3TjosRKeAgnoor4eqFKu-m_1tIY_2KNmYAKiXAkc6FRtIwEd8M6H0EDeIFbLVh0zlmeKNmQcAZvkjTG2reQDFNcB4/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(8).JPG" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next up are the 5 x 7 sized cards. For this one, I took a piece of the AS and used it for the background. I cut another piece of it for a border at the top, and added one of the die cuts for the focal. The sentiment was pieced from some pieces I found in my stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjMq46paq_jjthYBzuwZvQ3w6Q-3aeO7n80Vg_RgUaxfzbzihpKlryVmwJF1iAdLlrdZ9Krnt7s8BTm3IsSOgm0JDZT6DaV_dqD_TXwGuLKcJaWULvLl1GcB9_Zmx5bgOx4Eg37aR1Cn7PaAIyOd-BnA4yM_T5-_CT5a8Rx7Rw0mg5MXfp6OW4AgLRso/s886/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjMq46paq_jjthYBzuwZvQ3w6Q-3aeO7n80Vg_RgUaxfzbzihpKlryVmwJF1iAdLlrdZ9Krnt7s8BTm3IsSOgm0JDZT6DaV_dqD_TXwGuLKcJaWULvLl1GcB9_Zmx5bgOx4Eg37aR1Cn7PaAIyOd-BnA4yM_T5-_CT5a8Rx7Rw0mg5MXfp6OW4AgLRso/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(9).JPG" width="235" /></a></div><p></p><p>The border strip came from the double sided paper, and the sentiment was again from CCC's <i>Birthday-Female.</i></p><p><i><b>Card #5: </b></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6vOnjISSztqxYkATxgjaeXvyO7lgWbz6uI7kkD2vwyvTLF76fpUQjmfXG0TGEUO7DMSnXKAkxTZLH1eT35z8Tx0R7Y8IHQsvqB8ki3m7OEcxt39KHor20asSHhGeQKd2RDD419LUrSVKj9joqff7_XrkMQzMc5OYFEC-DvQF61p0sVqktLbzxdSbuxk/s1000/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6vOnjISSztqxYkATxgjaeXvyO7lgWbz6uI7kkD2vwyvTLF76fpUQjmfXG0TGEUO7DMSnXKAkxTZLH1eT35z8Tx0R7Y8IHQsvqB8ki3m7OEcxt39KHor20asSHhGeQKd2RDD419LUrSVKj9joqff7_XrkMQzMc5OYFEC-DvQF61p0sVqktLbzxdSbuxk/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(10).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this card, I found some tan colored patterned paper in my stash, inked it, and used it for a background paper. I added the main die cut piece and a die cut sentiment piece that was also in the set.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ6ka7ZK4rvv0yxNi_s4p5QLS_CD8WVY6DoKua_6R6GWyHrusZqWHmlmIPrNSb1uclLOVSHbp06etiZXpyp-zLU4zTXXRN1g7OSof7I-DrXZ45x4acp6EDksoGHY9bTXsv6tgmoGbYbt4mLVX_eVDoS7uxxk2sei9BZe5mcjg7CeArC-JhxD6OqkXlc4/s890/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ6ka7ZK4rvv0yxNi_s4p5QLS_CD8WVY6DoKua_6R6GWyHrusZqWHmlmIPrNSb1uclLOVSHbp06etiZXpyp-zLU4zTXXRN1g7OSof7I-DrXZ45x4acp6EDksoGHY9bTXsv6tgmoGbYbt4mLVX_eVDoS7uxxk2sei9BZe5mcjg7CeArC-JhxD6OqkXlc4/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(11).JPG" width="246" /></a></div><p></p><p>Inside is another piece of the inked tan paper (actually cut from the inside of the piece on the front) that has been stamped with a CCC stamp from the <i>Thank You</i> sheet.</p><p><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92Wd2srfyepCFUnefpReMn-mH9okKFB4v5hHcEXLxvDZqnZsCYc0N7-0_W3i-nimhaUHZekU5cbPe5XCARR0ppT2QHinagPvse2I9BMHqpxyH2DXX-Z4Nws-Dsrly1_fs_OGCwOT-7yDxMCzdUd3K7pdQhO0uH1YofwtcHaa_Cdqu-sovOxLLcjdXBnI/s905/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92Wd2srfyepCFUnefpReMn-mH9okKFB4v5hHcEXLxvDZqnZsCYc0N7-0_W3i-nimhaUHZekU5cbPe5XCARR0ppT2QHinagPvse2I9BMHqpxyH2DXX-Z4Nws-Dsrly1_fs_OGCwOT-7yDxMCzdUd3K7pdQhO0uH1YofwtcHaa_Cdqu-sovOxLLcjdXBnI/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(12).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one simply uses a piece of the double sided patterned paper - with inked edges, and a matted sentiment (fussy cut from a Debbi Moore download).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2xz_SEIqNeI9GRDHaMyJS0jY_xg-CIWl6fzF6sw73zkS_VCDzJsyDd_1_KR8WNo0sJlVakKhS8N_soh4sP-ujSF9RK5KCC3kXG4cm_o2_Eglh25wZguPY9VDL0yIFKCu10AAaK05NGOMe2fsQi6VNLeKfXqeBO4pBj0dCoAqFXaW1_wGxBtTy80bfqw/s1000/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2xz_SEIqNeI9GRDHaMyJS0jY_xg-CIWl6fzF6sw73zkS_VCDzJsyDd_1_KR8WNo0sJlVakKhS8N_soh4sP-ujSF9RK5KCC3kXG4cm_o2_Eglh25wZguPY9VDL0yIFKCu10AAaK05NGOMe2fsQi6VNLeKfXqeBO4pBj0dCoAqFXaW1_wGxBtTy80bfqw/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(13).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>The plaid is the back side of the double sided paper. As you can see, I inked the edges and added a few small die cuts. The sentiment is from CCC's <i>With Sympathy</i> sheet of stamps.</p><p><b><i>Card #7:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19elKmWK53Qt8F7U65TSjNvm-chzRwR17sCravtl276OR8WmSSWvCp78l_3L-vQ6NfiryaerVbBXAFb_m7LR6fn9GMxq3-uXnMGWP47OXwhYfR3ZkuW5wUzD5I7rrMIymZkmEYokWvQ8NTBtqxGa5lpwcz7CoTnbA1iW0ca3rJ0Awd9TbMxY6ImbmLh4/s985/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(14).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19elKmWK53Qt8F7U65TSjNvm-chzRwR17sCravtl276OR8WmSSWvCp78l_3L-vQ6NfiryaerVbBXAFb_m7LR6fn9GMxq3-uXnMGWP47OXwhYfR3ZkuW5wUzD5I7rrMIymZkmEYokWvQ8NTBtqxGa5lpwcz7CoTnbA1iW0ca3rJ0Awd9TbMxY6ImbmLh4/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(14).JPG" width="173" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here the card front was cut from the AS & matted with a brown glimmer paper. To this, I added a border strip from the set - and then balloon stickers, and party confetti to make it stand out as a birthday card.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Inside:</b></i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUA2K-B2dwVGUXxkTZNvYyCBQ6Tcf7P5IlvbCLj8WQ_EjS-o977NOzrKhMeVo4EWR9Pm2SY2mLaBRZVgHbMR6BU6-aD0Kcdo1VC6wJXPkeI3u4KKA5YyZPdOP5YMzga-t22y9CKSutdyZGEOVlphTUxh5-3ghyFu1BkWJgOuyK-4i0ppksz5euJSXems/s977/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(15).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUA2K-B2dwVGUXxkTZNvYyCBQ6Tcf7P5IlvbCLj8WQ_EjS-o977NOzrKhMeVo4EWR9Pm2SY2mLaBRZVgHbMR6BU6-aD0Kcdo1VC6wJXPkeI3u4KKA5YyZPdOP5YMzga-t22y9CKSutdyZGEOVlphTUxh5-3ghyFu1BkWJgOuyK-4i0ppksz5euJSXems/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(15).JPG" width="167" /></a></div><p></p><p>A strip from the insert page combined with scraps of the brown glimmer paper form borders top & bottom. A balloon sticker and dog head die cut, along with a stamped message (CCC's <i>Birthday-Female</i>) completes the inside.</p><p><b><i>Card #8:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWhKvPezL5NbX1Fo4OCmgTxy5Vp3g2jYPgiGozyoTujbwEoon3Q9DgPj6OGl5zrfkdukEw1gicTJfarJl42dotpg5R5wZE6CLfxc_ZaDswassRrLvg0jT1nFyAWwbuLRVU7slWMvFaB7advMQdgNXy5Dy-H4iVcBc-Ytk6Ywp1meibajTKqWTZfi3M3A/s1000/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(16).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="547" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWhKvPezL5NbX1Fo4OCmgTxy5Vp3g2jYPgiGozyoTujbwEoon3Q9DgPj6OGl5zrfkdukEw1gicTJfarJl42dotpg5R5wZE6CLfxc_ZaDswassRrLvg0jT1nFyAWwbuLRVU7slWMvFaB7advMQdgNXy5Dy-H4iVcBc-Ytk6Ywp1meibajTKqWTZfi3M3A/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(16).JPG" width="175" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card was a "piece together leftovers" card. The border is cobbled together from bits of two of the borders in the set - and some scraps of gold. The background is a bit of the double sided paper (of which I inked the edges) - with small die cuts of dogs. And the sentiment is from the kit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Mo6lCopeopWwLRydLZFG_fHE_assd5YUwaGiW5xmoBt-75jZLsDwx_fSE8nSMEwgIUF0iiCZjZaBkhyyKt260u01oA4YNw8hFY68BY7VvQrOoprXPMa07HBPjWNZ0psd3WeIiQJAET346oBSP-otiUdqQaD9le0a3Etye0K4QFxqTJ9DzR_1nQXjgDY/s963/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(17).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Mo6lCopeopWwLRydLZFG_fHE_assd5YUwaGiW5xmoBt-75jZLsDwx_fSE8nSMEwgIUF0iiCZjZaBkhyyKt260u01oA4YNw8hFY68BY7VvQrOoprXPMa07HBPjWNZ0psd3WeIiQJAET346oBSP-otiUdqQaD9le0a3Etye0K4QFxqTJ9DzR_1nQXjgDY/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(17).JPG" width="159" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again, the borders are from the insert page, and the sentiment stamped using CCC's <i>Birthday-Female</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #9:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOu7gBlkBCiNyyI_UK2w6_THdjiPBGFw5FCIAxzAB4ctVRiDapCEZylrIrR5IMeaZ9-51f1dMNIZt2T1gRSQMmRRcApI4RsPjNtHFTTuQTGpcig1fSx3OFm3jy6Sy_Y5o-UcFeGonX6-bJScpnkPSP4gc-FhyrZsTc0CYkFPt4Sv-rsvitnGfE3YSvVM/s943/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(18).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOu7gBlkBCiNyyI_UK2w6_THdjiPBGFw5FCIAxzAB4ctVRiDapCEZylrIrR5IMeaZ9-51f1dMNIZt2T1gRSQMmRRcApI4RsPjNtHFTTuQTGpcig1fSx3OFm3jy6Sy_Y5o-UcFeGonX6-bJScpnkPSP4gc-FhyrZsTc0CYkFPt4Sv-rsvitnGfE3YSvVM/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(18).JPG" width="162" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here, the last piece of AS is matted on brown glimmer paper, and a cut out from a Debbi Moore download forms the sentiment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSMnmkRDBBFt4L7bdftZfxn_f-aGKHpRMa8P_qxbhb4MgbKAP0-gFBWk-fCRjERhXNz4QW0HDlbhARA2bFTnm2VbZAp7Ww2DCvZKH-5mTFxBnsj6qD5O-GJQ51DmLeFYYznhdAJzCIDlbSMXq2mpPwEKApJ-74qZrIuWpNAp5UxTt8-Hgp30TGZ0cqgI/s981/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSMnmkRDBBFt4L7bdftZfxn_f-aGKHpRMa8P_qxbhb4MgbKAP0-gFBWk-fCRjERhXNz4QW0HDlbhARA2bFTnm2VbZAp7Ww2DCvZKH-5mTFxBnsj6qD5O-GJQ51DmLeFYYznhdAJzCIDlbSMXq2mpPwEKApJ-74qZrIuWpNAp5UxTt8-Hgp30TGZ0cqgI/s320/20240113%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20A%20Walk%20in%20the%20Countryside%20(19).JPG" width="154" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Borders are again made from scraps - double sided paper and the brown glimmer paper. The greeting is again from CCC's stamp sheet called <i>Birthday-Female</i>.<br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-46749525016803305952024-01-11T05:53:00.000-08:002024-01-11T06:01:48.758-08:00HD Meadow Farm - A Cozy Catnap<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvmPBq24D8pujIJlhN4sCqd2R1K1dl3XlcOt2iURb7AYovc59tlKd8BQi8jBRiFGuYvfYYZdN0DMWUuKvhE23QLMYOHh4Y5BtzFmCvfyI4cICnrSfjMVdnFbK42pZKn-QsDunWrzBihyphenhyphend8nQkA5xck1mMvvplOvd63KgWPs7Jy-D1k0Pn9T85Iy53hzI/s1000/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1000" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvmPBq24D8pujIJlhN4sCqd2R1K1dl3XlcOt2iURb7AYovc59tlKd8BQi8jBRiFGuYvfYYZdN0DMWUuKvhE23QLMYOHh4Y5BtzFmCvfyI4cICnrSfjMVdnFbK42pZKn-QsDunWrzBihyphenhyphend8nQkA5xck1mMvvplOvd63KgWPs7Jy-D1k0Pn9T85Iy53hzI/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Today I have a set of six cards. All of them started with a card kit from Hunkydory called Meadow Farm. The set is called <i>A Cozy Catnap</i>. Here's what the set looked like originally:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWp8O2R3JUs8JsZydU7opKaTFuss-UblcDxDbBxctib7qSkP5vL7nNwE9rub1F9H8hlsirWfCF-5h7gpbR77MjBzUICS-SDwR38JxxmJLJ_m83LVb6JhY13BR-GYroTKEgCQS3R5YwpKciNq632a8zuGYWf9MSMfLjlGuHIVRnXtoan_0DXPnPsxevw58/s995/2021%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cosy%20Catnap.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="995" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWp8O2R3JUs8JsZydU7opKaTFuss-UblcDxDbBxctib7qSkP5vL7nNwE9rub1F9H8hlsirWfCF-5h7gpbR77MjBzUICS-SDwR38JxxmJLJ_m83LVb6JhY13BR-GYroTKEgCQS3R5YwpKciNq632a8zuGYWf9MSMfLjlGuHIVRnXtoan_0DXPnPsxevw58/s320/2021%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cosy%20Catnap.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a sheet of AS (Adoreable Scoreable printed card stock) and 1 1/2 sheets of die cuts. Here are 5 of the 6 cards I made (the 6th one is definitely "different" and it is the last of this post): <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4rRS3ELQio-b8YNFKkcqjdiFoaLrwROQi-m8UoRDTJ1ngt6dHuYtQ4ptAvAIu-gSTVncT5z9_5Fsit-V1jfdDGTDqKwWarcVTzLV7KPblTrly38r20SJKdKNVsBcS9Kg5dymvC1IsDG5SacCfB1-Y-U8Af3TsloCWCu2bF1MctBKqSZFXRYlTNHMuPc/s902/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="902" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4rRS3ELQio-b8YNFKkcqjdiFoaLrwROQi-m8UoRDTJ1ngt6dHuYtQ4ptAvAIu-gSTVncT5z9_5Fsit-V1jfdDGTDqKwWarcVTzLV7KPblTrly38r20SJKdKNVsBcS9Kg5dymvC1IsDG5SacCfB1-Y-U8Af3TsloCWCu2bF1MctBKqSZFXRYlTNHMuPc/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Before we get to card #6, we'll look at close ups of the other 5 cards. Inside greetings are stamped
mostly from Crafter's Companion Compendium's (CCC's) set of stamps.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1: </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52ey4uCXqhyphenhyphen4OLwXu_q3kHR2g4AaWKJcCymMjPuR3BGhS81dTghme1CE6LYfVr5ZH6D8IdbZAM04P4X6Zz_Docl79LxHa06Py9QbkDeQQH-HStBEB39gJDAYx2ykRawrtujqdkQftfYthENv76Uf5OvyIpcPn5dBp0aZy2xczrSqwz9swLHKVymGhCS8/s858/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="858" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52ey4uCXqhyphenhyphen4OLwXu_q3kHR2g4AaWKJcCymMjPuR3BGhS81dTghme1CE6LYfVr5ZH6D8IdbZAM04P4X6Zz_Docl79LxHa06Py9QbkDeQQH-HStBEB39gJDAYx2ykRawrtujqdkQftfYthENv76Uf5OvyIpcPn5dBp0aZy2xczrSqwz9swLHKVymGhCS8/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card was pretty quick & easy - a piece of the AS forms the card front - with a few little additions on foam tape. The sentiment is one of Mom's stamp & die cut ones.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y01mPNa5CO-Lz50ItwwXBf0qdwnn3ESlDFdiKizICCVuNubTiFAiiDoy5qMCNjvFgUVdJicwfWoZ6tQrqu0D4TbTGGFxLMXDkHJo6VHb6L1bREHJPsdc9lZFHE6lCbnY6muSDzoLFVC-0bGFa1olGG-Ngj7aVb59XJBlc3CwlraPzO-ybRl2DdkQE6c/s828/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Y01mPNa5CO-Lz50ItwwXBf0qdwnn3ESlDFdiKizICCVuNubTiFAiiDoy5qMCNjvFgUVdJicwfWoZ6tQrqu0D4TbTGGFxLMXDkHJo6VHb6L1bREHJPsdc9lZFHE6lCbnY6muSDzoLFVC-0bGFa1olGG-Ngj7aVb59XJBlc3CwlraPzO-ybRl2DdkQE6c/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I simply have a scrap of the AS with a couple leftover die cuts on top of it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zh0HbcIZwl5RrH2fPl5VSWg1bbiY1BQVaio_oDEsKs_SPD0ZS3K5qS3_imPqTot_tUedgeXT-mY2aQeYw4KbN-vbhoHdq5TCFu07xsGeLKsh7WyOJBbLD81xQHCRcwSzK_j0umiVIypY_z1L6x-ndYD2sY_qXmXTL9hOyxcUSLAZNyec6JAWN_lLkOc/s1000/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1000" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zh0HbcIZwl5RrH2fPl5VSWg1bbiY1BQVaio_oDEsKs_SPD0ZS3K5qS3_imPqTot_tUedgeXT-mY2aQeYw4KbN-vbhoHdq5TCFu07xsGeLKsh7WyOJBbLD81xQHCRcwSzK_j0umiVIypY_z1L6x-ndYD2sY_qXmXTL9hOyxcUSLAZNyec6JAWN_lLkOc/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one is a shaped card. I created the card base by die cutting (Spellbinders <i>Grand Labels Four</i>) a folded 5 x 7 card with the top of the cutting die off the top of the fold a bit so a portion of the fold remained intact. (You can see that better from the inside.) Then I die cut another piece to serve as the card front and glued it in place after inking the edges with gold ink. This ensured the top of the shape looked normal from the front. To this, I added one of the die cuts and a greeting I found in one of Hunkydory's Little Book of Essential Greetings. It and the little mouse were added with foam tape.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ai77kzYfF4B8xO65YQjdhGTIwmbO9oex5LAmgTra3B65B0JT_iqqvYFN2Oy_YlqVMJQGT7meB5PgG9RjJrMyWDRSo7Fq7bbZ9klSx5-LxWhdKnz46pvXdi3z7eURpDyHM0pDhXiAjzTjtE3-dJyJ1kmZTc0X7aUW7LReGAkrLj8UHzY4Fr_DHhFu2w4/s944/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="944" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ai77kzYfF4B8xO65YQjdhGTIwmbO9oex5LAmgTra3B65B0JT_iqqvYFN2Oy_YlqVMJQGT7meB5PgG9RjJrMyWDRSo7Fq7bbZ9klSx5-LxWhdKnz46pvXdi3z7eURpDyHM0pDhXiAjzTjtE3-dJyJ1kmZTc0X7aUW7LReGAkrLj8UHzY4Fr_DHhFu2w4/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In addition to the stamped greeting (stamp from CCC's <i>With Sympathy</i> page of stamps), I added narrow gold border with another of the die cuts "hanging over" it.</p><p><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2xr5UpVBdGDGF45G1t0MghRksWGf_1ZUjtJZgAVQIIMBQpR1oE2sahyphenhyphenPJoF7kqAnG0TRTICL-8XmdiC-boVY-nU396eC9Mg8VlAw325bXOmnHRolPv7wjVHSuOBDIsOEQemMWfSqrUkpAVEc7UjVA2IasVrWB_J9NG2BvacoJkxX5wjOgiKMgJgSPew/s887/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="887" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2xr5UpVBdGDGF45G1t0MghRksWGf_1ZUjtJZgAVQIIMBQpR1oE2sahyphenhyphenPJoF7kqAnG0TRTICL-8XmdiC-boVY-nU396eC9Mg8VlAw325bXOmnHRolPv7wjVHSuOBDIsOEQemMWfSqrUkpAVEc7UjVA2IasVrWB_J9NG2BvacoJkxX5wjOgiKMgJgSPew/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(6).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card uses a printed background from a freebie digital print that I have. I inked the edges & added the border & focal which were die cuts from the set. The cat's head, blanket, and mouse, each have an additional piece which is raised on foam tape. The greeting was die cut from Card Making Magic's <i>Ultimate Words</i> set of dies.</p><p><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9XsmAZEp_rX49D5g6YRc4tvHqiRVJ54ozm4ulyIClM5FSmsM9sEW52Nf3ti5KUeJjwKbdpX_z9n-22xqLq3RwSkQ-v6cC-_dzf3SGtDz1YKRuYX34vSbxqpFcsx44ULKLIMvcwNSaeM2TJ_osrgvvMhUmUSQUjh0i2Eo6rQePhbxCPXxJ8eqZalNxUA/s960/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="960" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9XsmAZEp_rX49D5g6YRc4tvHqiRVJ54ozm4ulyIClM5FSmsM9sEW52Nf3ti5KUeJjwKbdpX_z9n-22xqLq3RwSkQ-v6cC-_dzf3SGtDz1YKRuYX34vSbxqpFcsx44ULKLIMvcwNSaeM2TJ_osrgvvMhUmUSQUjh0i2Eo6rQePhbxCPXxJ8eqZalNxUA/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(7).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I just had a tiny strip of the patterned paper left, so I inked it and used it as a border. To this, I added a little piece of blanket that I had cut off one of the die cuts. The stamp for the greeting is from CCC's <i>Thank You</i> page of stamps.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacCHeND3EYzB5moe5w2le82cVOQxCBc-EzydQTWnecuT8rzs-Bz0eHgNWVB53UCeDlqj2BkucN24HE78YEpFSNg-iwrRZvGTjNWHOiqBonAFh8ZHoFnja2acWVm1PVISJDXk6gwbNAwjzK0RYq5XKJKlVEU6r7WA-yBNrsNEcFZstHNHZ3vRzCNtG8hw/s896/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="896" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacCHeND3EYzB5moe5w2le82cVOQxCBc-EzydQTWnecuT8rzs-Bz0eHgNWVB53UCeDlqj2BkucN24HE78YEpFSNg-iwrRZvGTjNWHOiqBonAFh8ZHoFnja2acWVm1PVISJDXk6gwbNAwjzK0RYq5XKJKlVEU6r7WA-yBNrsNEcFZstHNHZ3vRzCNtG8hw/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(8).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card is similar to the last one. It, again, has a printed digiprint for the background - again with the edges inked. This time I die cut a mat for the focal (die from Spellbinders' <i>Elegant Labels Four</i>) and used a Labels Four die to die cut the bottom of the die cut so it would match the shape of the mat (had the rest of the die cut pulled to the top of the die so it would cut). </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhpquN7LSNQaSJx42xW0uNVlxBiV2XNR6I43elysr51zJeddWr4JBuYOZpQXHhdotduKkNUYKtMQtSNalMJXSUp4Xd29TF7JPdVNheQ9iX4u1cL2YxFcpldFeIxJZQFZnqCLAMaeniCqR3tuPO9H3oBuN4Riq3SXjmXHPO_A_Bg3MEUaqsLZ2BSj411g/s819/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="819" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhpquN7LSNQaSJx42xW0uNVlxBiV2XNR6I43elysr51zJeddWr4JBuYOZpQXHhdotduKkNUYKtMQtSNalMJXSUp4Xd29TF7JPdVNheQ9iX4u1cL2YxFcpldFeIxJZQFZnqCLAMaeniCqR3tuPO9H3oBuN4Riq3SXjmXHPO_A_Bg3MEUaqsLZ2BSj411g/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(9).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again I used inked scraps for border - but this time I had two. The sentiment was from CCC's <i>Thinking of You</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #5:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQiyD9duS5TRhtrXPewlKw66CmrVSiXxistZj8gjXTJd0zaZ2sAJyvILdnqKn2OY_DTGAEHDGVNZ0tNm5pG2QcZPnQT6cQhvYofIQYVyEX2BpUi3rep6SrGxxI0Z7eGwPgQh5Y37Amo3frR20Dp8Lubm4q-jwxcG4N35if4qA_YGYAgBqei9kQrK5V_k/s973/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="973" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQiyD9duS5TRhtrXPewlKw66CmrVSiXxistZj8gjXTJd0zaZ2sAJyvILdnqKn2OY_DTGAEHDGVNZ0tNm5pG2QcZPnQT6cQhvYofIQYVyEX2BpUi3rep6SrGxxI0Z7eGwPgQh5Y37Amo3frR20Dp8Lubm4q-jwxcG4N35if4qA_YGYAgBqei9kQrK5V_k/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(10).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This time I made a slimline card. Background was again from the AS. The border was a die cut from the set, but I had to cut it apart with part on one side of the focal and part on the other to make it fit. This time I added the focal with foam tape - along with the cat's paws, and a second piece of blanket with a duckling. The sentiment was from the set - and again added with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU_Kc7zkm4uba6bZh3FMN0ofKtU-r0qomErxdQ7lxV7sS8h0b0zcoKd4dUbN1XN5X40ocLHWxU2TKEUzN4gtAv1U3R6mlf6nNyQjK639SmikctKLyc4YCB2ehxF9vcpKnf_CMq10Y-LU-uhv1gFUEmCQDmpI2xVNTdZRxn3DWft27jfSPwmxKniEPeBg/s936/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="936" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU_Kc7zkm4uba6bZh3FMN0ofKtU-r0qomErxdQ7lxV7sS8h0b0zcoKd4dUbN1XN5X40ocLHWxU2TKEUzN4gtAv1U3R6mlf6nNyQjK639SmikctKLyc4YCB2ehxF9vcpKnf_CMq10Y-LU-uhv1gFUEmCQDmpI2xVNTdZRxn3DWft27jfSPwmxKniEPeBg/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(11).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since I didn't have any AS left, I used a strip of navy card stock from my stash to create the border - and added another die cut piece to decorate it. The sentiment was stamped using a stamp from CCC's <i>Heartfelt</i>.</p><p><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xge88jiA7b9LXZyNsVYEzTEqJL5KH_uXYk7tHxN1acXGBM_SObRZkP86ehP8VByhlWb4I2AsDMI9xBRaJPcDtrjtEHgtbIZtf7almnE-Sz6jkqQSijvKP1KuLedIX8XNmG-pMUXszOubUX6wPf4xzwkl9jTE_-z2andgcFs5lsTl-U3nXr4OmlSLzRI/s1000/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xge88jiA7b9LXZyNsVYEzTEqJL5KH_uXYk7tHxN1acXGBM_SObRZkP86ehP8VByhlWb4I2AsDMI9xBRaJPcDtrjtEHgtbIZtf7almnE-Sz6jkqQSijvKP1KuLedIX8XNmG-pMUXszOubUX6wPf4xzwkl9jTE_-z2andgcFs5lsTl-U3nXr4OmlSLzRI/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(12).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is an unusual card to say the least! I had this piece of AS left over and Mom gave me a bunch of the little bits from her set, so I had these 2 mouse and a bunch of duck & duckling heads that I put to use making this card. I printed the sentiment on a scrap of yellow patterned paper from my stash (an old HOTP paper). </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFa6PRWHqMwhaYOoYyrPh4Y0lUkvynf-Jm-vQqYNhBrUIM3W7WwtG4fq4_1oGc3moKMyPkIaykkqswigtc8O0FISEpZHQ2zxt2HUYGLraLVLiMHUdunoViE8OH8H6nTjhKWdWGXy1EY9vtCjohyphenhyphenSMaF4WtG37nVRivDxJ4JQCNkAaLq3m-7k0inGSZj8/s946/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="946" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFa6PRWHqMwhaYOoYyrPh4Y0lUkvynf-Jm-vQqYNhBrUIM3W7WwtG4fq4_1oGc3moKMyPkIaykkqswigtc8O0FISEpZHQ2zxt2HUYGLraLVLiMHUdunoViE8OH8H6nTjhKWdWGXy1EY9vtCjohyphenhyphenSMaF4WtG37nVRivDxJ4JQCNkAaLq3m-7k0inGSZj8/s320/20240110%20HD%20Meadow%20Farm%20-%20A%20Cozy%20Catnap%20(13).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The stamped sentiment is from CCC's <i>Celebrate</i>. The cat is sitting on a scrap of AS. The cat itself was stamped and die cut on scraps using stamps and dies from Stampendous <i>Pop-Up Kitties</i> set. It's head is on a wobble spring, and the eyes were colored with Stickles and Liquid Pearls.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-24358732843964651252024-01-08T17:12:00.000-08:002024-01-08T17:12:20.915-08:00India Scrapbook Pages 18 & 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_2vjmgTEW3O0ZvmseNWqnW6ElFZcc56IvfZUEuEeDvXEh-QacAy58u2w1uZJ9EORncIzEOfSRt9Lcczrt5CHVzluYQlXzhNnaH9mFUHZJpyObvIkriWa6WKdv4gCZcecxRoD-Y_FD6x5NPl1xT7ZUrlrbVQ6aOGdR_28LGZMmRs19cgoTkZet1gZquU/s1014/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1014" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_2vjmgTEW3O0ZvmseNWqnW6ElFZcc56IvfZUEuEeDvXEh-QacAy58u2w1uZJ9EORncIzEOfSRt9Lcczrt5CHVzluYQlXzhNnaH9mFUHZJpyObvIkriWa6WKdv4gCZcecxRoD-Y_FD6x5NPl1xT7ZUrlrbVQ6aOGdR_28LGZMmRs19cgoTkZet1gZquU/s320/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">With the completion of these two pages I am half-way finished with this scrapbook! YAY!!! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 18 </i></b>(above): The background paper for this page was again from the Taj Mahal mat stack from Die Cuts with a View. The design definitely had an Indian feel & had the colors that were to be found in the pictures. As you can see, this was a pretty simple layout - focal on one side, journaling on the other, with a few other pictures sprinkled around them. The title was made using some alphabet cutting dies I got from Momenta - called simply <i>Thin 1 1/2" Alphabet dies</i>. The mats and title were cut from red shimmer paper.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 19:</i></b><br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCwx33q3OGAK7VealsZx8qQkGXZi8TT3xB8UmgqXEE3LMwHdrViWypzqrLHTRTD9m49__TWlBU3F7JHa-SzAR4EqzyN3-G44JXkE9Auye3WUEi4LzKA1f9goliDJEGCTsm-dHSC_gzvpp62WBxUmO1i2Q_DHbPmQZUulo0AV2BTTPZS5hlq8I-uIvDno/s1046/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pg%2019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1046" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCwx33q3OGAK7VealsZx8qQkGXZi8TT3xB8UmgqXEE3LMwHdrViWypzqrLHTRTD9m49__TWlBU3F7JHa-SzAR4EqzyN3-G44JXkE9Auye3WUEi4LzKA1f9goliDJEGCTsm-dHSC_gzvpp62WBxUmO1i2Q_DHbPmQZUulo0AV2BTTPZS5hlq8I-uIvDno/s320/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pg%2019.JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This page is even plainer - once again using the red glimmer paper, but the background paper is a plainer piece I had in my stash. I didn't really have room to mat the journaling this time, so I used a red Sharpie to draw around it - creating a similar effect. Cutting dies used for the title were ones I got from Ali Express (<i>Fancy Alphabet</i>).<br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-86377460185474897582024-01-07T13:07:00.000-08:002024-01-08T13:18:59.283-08:00India Scrapbook Pages 16 & 17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFqddYkRl61PGl-aj3Bj6rx3nuo9tUMRzrr6uugkaaeOQ7ajUQkbclJzQjiYOTTuuSsy60EUm_RLJPmpwCLTlZiG1sQKdSdhC6DapWaVLlasldcj-9uQqTWojSTa7A1WWdBL04d0FGwPbQggbKOC1-3AoEcRzrmj9pMmI1iL6oiEfAkuRRWJBD3WWoOA/s1357/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%2016%20&17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1357" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFqddYkRl61PGl-aj3Bj6rx3nuo9tUMRzrr6uugkaaeOQ7ajUQkbclJzQjiYOTTuuSsy60EUm_RLJPmpwCLTlZiG1sQKdSdhC6DapWaVLlasldcj-9uQqTWojSTa7A1WWdBL04d0FGwPbQggbKOC1-3AoEcRzrmj9pMmI1iL6oiEfAkuRRWJBD3WWoOA/w400-h205/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%2016%20&17.JPG" width="400" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm making headway on my India scrapbook. This time I had only one sheet of patterned paper that I really wanted for this layout. It's lovely paper - embossed & glittered. I decided to cut it in half and use each half for the lower portion of my dual page layout. I then added a plain almond colored card stock (also cut in half) to form the upper half of each page. As you can see, I added a narrow strip of blue glittered card stock to form a bit of a border between the two. Here's a closer look at each page:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page #16:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC37itvN7ZSUyjIUkH5gA8oTkF9sliS-lwXTP-Ey3z_vy4zqwlv5L3_WVtHK4ryJ9Qqx8vY26FzAZqzZ5t_2VxGlBU2Hy5O4AK6XaCkBBSuTcY0Tnj39rjYMX6R7yCcSSxzzTM8YNxxn71gz1VKJCbKaEP8_MsFq-lNEUE7eXDXsjgTTaRdezjOk4aJw/s1075/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1075" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC37itvN7ZSUyjIUkH5gA8oTkF9sliS-lwXTP-Ey3z_vy4zqwlv5L3_WVtHK4ryJ9Qqx8vY26FzAZqzZ5t_2VxGlBU2Hy5O4AK6XaCkBBSuTcY0Tnj39rjYMX6R7yCcSSxzzTM8YNxxn71gz1VKJCbKaEP8_MsFq-lNEUE7eXDXsjgTTaRdezjOk4aJw/s320/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to showcase the tigers on the right side of the layout, so on this side I used many of the other pictures. I had printed all to be approximately 2" x 3", but wanted a bit more white space than I would get if I used them all at that size. So, as you can see, I trimmed some down in size and added them in after arranging the others in an alternating grid pattern. I printed the title, then inked around it after cutting it to size. I then double matted it using a brownish tan print from my stash and the blue glittered card stock.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page #17:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfntXaZUVp2GQLzSJkPDYO2DZtIQ9LTqszDaxW0rf3qty5lrOPB03EYntNRHCj5EQZToXqUy_jDGJFzAudfbCJ43cMIVnx9J7OR4TyP-2VK1_eeeDJ_QKlo-CW6YfH4sXTuC9xDkKT0ZCnwBPSNIkLHyKDEjrz2k1jz1YOBdaWARxyIgrgJTZPLImq-yE/s1061/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2017%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1061" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfntXaZUVp2GQLzSJkPDYO2DZtIQ9LTqszDaxW0rf3qty5lrOPB03EYntNRHCj5EQZToXqUy_jDGJFzAudfbCJ43cMIVnx9J7OR4TyP-2VK1_eeeDJ_QKlo-CW6YfH4sXTuC9xDkKT0ZCnwBPSNIkLHyKDEjrz2k1jz1YOBdaWARxyIgrgJTZPLImq-yE/s320/20240108%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2017%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since the tiger was my most important picture on this spread, I double matted it - narrow mat of brownish tan print and larger mat of blue glittered card stock. I arranged the remainder of the photos without matting them. I treated the journaling in the same way as the title - inked the edges, then double matted it.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-14865636005113438822024-01-04T17:07:00.000-08:002024-01-04T17:09:55.731-08:00HD Woodland Wonder - Stunning Stag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K10xboSLr4K3hxZDCxl_wNy-QGeF6imG0OmYRSJXFHM8F4F4p5-XU25HQctQ0_DuIBrW0ogPNdR6W2SNxjGLvPkXL9D7RVKd_hMnNzKnIflgNdtOlCDTYx-DlIFOUQ-43_dQp9LLwvqz86PraSEY0vxkheq0tvxk9b1rmKBSegSPcT-LcO3RaaO9OY0/s853/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="853" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4K10xboSLr4K3hxZDCxl_wNy-QGeF6imG0OmYRSJXFHM8F4F4p5-XU25HQctQ0_DuIBrW0ogPNdR6W2SNxjGLvPkXL9D7RVKd_hMnNzKnIflgNdtOlCDTYx-DlIFOUQ-43_dQp9LLwvqz86PraSEY0vxkheq0tvxk9b1rmKBSegSPcT-LcO3RaaO9OY0/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(6).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have NINE cards. All are from the Hunkydory card making kit called Woodland Wonder - the set called Stunning Stag (along with materials from my stash). Actually, as you can see from the picture below, the set itself was not actually complete - I had used a few of the die cut pieces sometime in the past.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmtNVWhrQB7tXeIR_VJhcfHer366HH4aSOdbJQMTgT25GL0rGaxVn6vrrF31viCd0-FVyH0CzZyyBJWjWRoqYpS0KJnf0zyczQMBsWmek3qyAFMS2loKZmapfFatSGFIgGOUDYIAOjP_0995E_fKsG3O1ubt7mx16qsDD3Ab4ks8fZrOid6lsWNx-i_E/s1000/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmtNVWhrQB7tXeIR_VJhcfHer366HH4aSOdbJQMTgT25GL0rGaxVn6vrrF31viCd0-FVyH0CzZyyBJWjWRoqYpS0KJnf0zyczQMBsWmek3qyAFMS2loKZmapfFatSGFIgGOUDYIAOjP_0995E_fKsG3O1ubt7mx16qsDD3Ab4ks8fZrOid6lsWNx-i_E/s320/2018%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In addition, I had a couple of sheets from the coordinating Papers and Inserts pack that went with the set. Here is a picture of the 9 cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEL2nw4rOgS3FBKWwHAhq8jcswxlH9x9M_R0EAs2TP-VvyeOyoej6sGLD9IeEl4tNr43_3PqHCl6uD1b_O2nlCdSpP-231wO_vxN317kXPRmoBCF4xTI8zAtYBTdy1SioPymPm2SjrAKhfHyrtpvxC37bB_o-WOLaHAINjgO3Cl__2JGnkWigkwsSuS0/s1204/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1204" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEL2nw4rOgS3FBKWwHAhq8jcswxlH9x9M_R0EAs2TP-VvyeOyoej6sGLD9IeEl4tNr43_3PqHCl6uD1b_O2nlCdSpP-231wO_vxN317kXPRmoBCF4xTI8zAtYBTdy1SioPymPm2SjrAKhfHyrtpvxC37bB_o-WOLaHAINjgO3Cl__2JGnkWigkwsSuS0/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">You can see a close up of each in the pictures below.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #1:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeOE6e0b7UY_oPQE_Nxs3N1b7690XN_S4Ev_Sw8x_0qcBOZnSsc32ez9Z4CZCdojinPyD4O-JxVeyNAAGkIfB-3puDprsX3VhI6Lkt3c9KMU9zGGyOf6Yb2qpU0Z6PTfrCKv-yFjAL9hvhpRMNWQSToS7Rs_-FaDUESWlH8zKaleVKKOhVIAVMf0q7do/s989/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeOE6e0b7UY_oPQE_Nxs3N1b7690XN_S4Ev_Sw8x_0qcBOZnSsc32ez9Z4CZCdojinPyD4O-JxVeyNAAGkIfB-3puDprsX3VhI6Lkt3c9KMU9zGGyOf6Yb2qpU0Z6PTfrCKv-yFjAL9hvhpRMNWQSToS7Rs_-FaDUESWlH8zKaleVKKOhVIAVMf0q7do/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(2).JPG" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I ended up with lots of background paper and card stock left in the kit after I had used all the die cuts that came with it. So, I raided my stash to find other things to use. Here, after inking the edges of the background and gluing it in place, I added a picture of a squirrel that was cut from a magazine, and several flowers from my stash. The border uses a scrap from my stash, and the card front is finished using a stamped/die cut sentiment that I got from my Mom.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWhuE6zNZgdwgxGqLbrIX777rVXUMtvThAn9pNOpNGlIXDihREauW_AlfIeCx8sj3WO5cCvFdJhRpz22FO9X03w9JFza6IZgbHr39Z0J8rDgtPaMj_hu13iv3J7GKQF3nRHk_tNhmSGmVGPQZSH1goSr4RL1pS7lziMtbgmZC0HOhkh7vY6rFdRF6Dio/s944/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWhuE6zNZgdwgxGqLbrIX777rVXUMtvThAn9pNOpNGlIXDihREauW_AlfIeCx8sj3WO5cCvFdJhRpz22FO9X03w9JFza6IZgbHr39Z0J8rDgtPaMj_hu13iv3J7GKQF3nRHk_tNhmSGmVGPQZSH1goSr4RL1pS7lziMtbgmZC0HOhkh7vY6rFdRF6Dio/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(3).JPG" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since I wasn't really sure what occasion I would end up using this card for, I left in blank inside except for a couple of border strips (with inked edges).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #2:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdz_P_ArhQ0-qgfq1iDhwJLFD39-e3Zl9pQ4d_yx9MzdsDDdhdupi_Dz11AUGhhrn-QUKaIDEzv1uJ4b_nCAHLVJBIt5ifPIH6hX-fm_Ap1s2nVl3PoNsiQLpBNSvJ72xV0vCbjuck3Fw_EgAcqXsPa96o5_7m90fj-6jNKufZNpA-tsxNr0t5vYyWQk/s822/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="822" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdz_P_ArhQ0-qgfq1iDhwJLFD39-e3Zl9pQ4d_yx9MzdsDDdhdupi_Dz11AUGhhrn-QUKaIDEzv1uJ4b_nCAHLVJBIt5ifPIH6hX-fm_Ap1s2nVl3PoNsiQLpBNSvJ72xV0vCbjuck3Fw_EgAcqXsPa96o5_7m90fj-6jNKufZNpA-tsxNr0t5vYyWQk/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's another where I just had background paper. Looking through my stash, I found this page from a whopper topper pad called Birds of the World. I used a scrap from my stash for the background of the border, and I inked the edges of the background. Everything else came from the whopper topper pad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcZfIOiPsVbVdTH0ahHcHODWizJ-ApyXAuP7UXUu39LprZ40m81FppRmDH-ocU7pMlFlEGdno3-GjrO4gLFTvBLSW-MpFWjqdCbQCdNETaJg64hPrBAP0Z0K4hfIbCjMRGtTXQEpgaplu7eOkxd86EGflDPxwTi1mGKQXeOBODigyz4l-QcJXN54nCGY/s841/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="841" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcZfIOiPsVbVdTH0ahHcHODWizJ-ApyXAuP7UXUu39LprZ40m81FppRmDH-ocU7pMlFlEGdno3-GjrO4gLFTvBLSW-MpFWjqdCbQCdNETaJg64hPrBAP0Z0K4hfIbCjMRGtTXQEpgaplu7eOkxd86EGflDPxwTi1mGKQXeOBODigyz4l-QcJXN54nCGY/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>A couple more die cuts from the whopper topper sheet create the border on the inside:</p><p><b><i>Card #3:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9t1YTnRn7BAeZ6nLn476q6a6kbPbf8cuuIFqgRupM9aixTw7E3LQLYr-iXEj7bjOWbDZ0J4whx0wNby9lmbdD7nfTOyu9044YqD-Fivp7Zb0xVv8Vxg67BFRnNEMmwp1lNx5Y_Jn22OT-4l0P9JGpL65F-aK2U6Uc6VsNzA3R-a5VPtZJGzUg1Iz6bm0/s853/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="853" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9t1YTnRn7BAeZ6nLn476q6a6kbPbf8cuuIFqgRupM9aixTw7E3LQLYr-iXEj7bjOWbDZ0J4whx0wNby9lmbdD7nfTOyu9044YqD-Fivp7Zb0xVv8Vxg67BFRnNEMmwp1lNx5Y_Jn22OT-4l0P9JGpL65F-aK2U6Uc6VsNzA3R-a5VPtZJGzUg1Iz6bm0/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(6).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I decided to shape this card to reflect the shape of the focal - and emboss the card front. After inking the edges of the card and using ink to highlight the embossing, I added a sentiment on foam tape. Note that it continues the theme of the notched corners.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66WQ7iMIrvClw3uJzeYm_5OZ_DhAb2arpdeIUDsjNfEP4DHRLArsEB4Qli4imNXj_DbYtJr-aS-ZC2iHUlIwb6uK2wQbzKK3NSsb6jnMzQTYZmgI1oibU5kcH2bqVL234oH6tykNFC_bDaLuQMjyGHq9yErXx7XXz1RxaeQawWOJKfdfjrYqcEBmATYw/s865/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(7).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="865" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66WQ7iMIrvClw3uJzeYm_5OZ_DhAb2arpdeIUDsjNfEP4DHRLArsEB4Qli4imNXj_DbYtJr-aS-ZC2iHUlIwb6uK2wQbzKK3NSsb6jnMzQTYZmgI1oibU5kcH2bqVL234oH6tykNFC_bDaLuQMjyGHq9yErXx7XXz1RxaeQawWOJKfdfjrYqcEBmATYw/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(7).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>As you can see, I added a border strip to the bottom of the card and added a stamped sentiment on the inside - Crafter's Companion Compendium - stamp sheet called <i>Thinking of You</i>.</p><p><b><i>Card #4:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZssRDX0LQN4oxTR-SzDtLGe5rTcr5Z3nHgNLXvwq_jzzqMSQbv-eavEAqvM2PxXeoWnsTseqe62EFINa6huKptWwkwMXpNZjCJEl7OfjUwNAJJDI7DYWlFarGG_LxlPA-uVZG9qLe5O2pXM-r447Y0MLVhuNHiXOK6OIJyNxNKIG66H9h8-CS1ZL3Pc/s976/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZssRDX0LQN4oxTR-SzDtLGe5rTcr5Z3nHgNLXvwq_jzzqMSQbv-eavEAqvM2PxXeoWnsTseqe62EFINa6huKptWwkwMXpNZjCJEl7OfjUwNAJJDI7DYWlFarGG_LxlPA-uVZG9qLe5O2pXM-r447Y0MLVhuNHiXOK6OIJyNxNKIG66H9h8-CS1ZL3Pc/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(8).JPG" width="165" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this card front I chopped my AS (Adoreable Scoreable printed card stock) into several pieces and glued them together to form this shape. I used thin border Dazzles from HOTP to pretty it up a bit - and some words from a Scrapbooking Dazzles set for the sentiment.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEuSpBZWs-AelrH1wNsuMfSRBUKGcoF7HGuYDeAONTeAg8ews_ssTwll_7HyfeCyZUUda0h41C343y7LGhUce9dQ2wv1jEYwiHlWMbNc6IWlSsmoayhYejPEGUc7CXThXXtozk4g8jYHH4-cTjuEn46SfnnRC_Wtb6T1UrCdaE26rIDTVDicuijyxu7s/s927/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEuSpBZWs-AelrH1wNsuMfSRBUKGcoF7HGuYDeAONTeAg8ews_ssTwll_7HyfeCyZUUda0h41C343y7LGhUce9dQ2wv1jEYwiHlWMbNc6IWlSsmoayhYejPEGUc7CXThXXtozk4g8jYHH4-cTjuEn46SfnnRC_Wtb6T1UrCdaE26rIDTVDicuijyxu7s/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(9).JPG" width="162" /></a></div><p></p><p>The inside of the card simply has a muted form of the picture on the front (from the "inserts" paper).</p><p><b><i>Card #5:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaOpeFgp9CJo7-n6THqs2VV2TpWRMPEje2FZcF-zfijrEP_qIP74rlRw9AfCrsq4L35GBa_kF4htFqL5Pv2qTjRvTYslHzZ_SdRbaKDhiwdBS3mrHhL4wvyh65dONc9IsGqJ4Yc0gFDTGGs2trOvh7VN6YjmYUJsMHCqmemIb1ercTzQtBl_NTSuKGzM/s788/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(10).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="619" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaOpeFgp9CJo7-n6THqs2VV2TpWRMPEje2FZcF-zfijrEP_qIP74rlRw9AfCrsq4L35GBa_kF4htFqL5Pv2qTjRvTYslHzZ_SdRbaKDhiwdBS3mrHhL4wvyh65dONc9IsGqJ4Yc0gFDTGGs2trOvh7VN6YjmYUJsMHCqmemIb1ercTzQtBl_NTSuKGzM/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(10).JPG" width="251" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This card again only had background paper left from the set. This time I found several scraps in my stash to create a card based on a card sketch posted on a bulletin board that I follow. The focal picture is from a calendar. The sentiment is from my stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gg2NpfBNjT7FBaYEBArtw7wuElAFMB7C9VMEfp8NrI4u3MUn-NUtOyHBQknG685-GRCs_zeqK8tRiY5Ec7ZaDgtQBOBAxeldZ4cSZYo6TdtCmCXWuA_mmh8syQ8zhQznoNDRXxjCygkZrWKswZjDmGp9N1zLp2qrbBd4W2G2xHJTiJ6h-fmr-4XlY-Y/s777/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gg2NpfBNjT7FBaYEBArtw7wuElAFMB7C9VMEfp8NrI4u3MUn-NUtOyHBQknG685-GRCs_zeqK8tRiY5Ec7ZaDgtQBOBAxeldZ4cSZYo6TdtCmCXWuA_mmh8syQ8zhQznoNDRXxjCygkZrWKswZjDmGp9N1zLp2qrbBd4W2G2xHJTiJ6h-fmr-4XlY-Y/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(11).JPG" width="261" /></a></div><p><br />Once again, since I didn't know what I would use the card for, I simply added a strip of paper from the set - inked as you can see - to form a border, and left the rest blank.</p><p><b><i>Card #6:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeSWxewSneOQJb7LmTCqrAQXXbkceDLF4iXUqjY7W59puL7StoXoW5__qDI1A0NoGlcoJkKkqJd2IAu5ZGV7T-pmAurWy-i6dfi1ylpD7znmtNpdbRn_3Iqm64q-dt83pCnnwgNkX1q7rbd2uRPnXI446BeUsHQhH8tq70Oc3ATnZlL1m1ozxgNOb9ak/s886/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(12).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="886" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeSWxewSneOQJb7LmTCqrAQXXbkceDLF4iXUqjY7W59puL7StoXoW5__qDI1A0NoGlcoJkKkqJd2IAu5ZGV7T-pmAurWy-i6dfi1ylpD7znmtNpdbRn_3Iqm64q-dt83pCnnwgNkX1q7rbd2uRPnXI446BeUsHQhH8tq70Oc3ATnZlL1m1ozxgNOb9ak/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(12).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This one is rather different than many, but I wanted a thank you card for a BIL and decided to use this die cut on a 4 x 6 card base made from a cream marbled card stock. Because the lower corners were shaped to fit the focal on the 3rd card, I used leftover rock die cuts to fill in those spaces. The stamped sentiments were made using JustRite stamps from the set called Y<i>ou are the Best</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGRULDfgXoFaFZusO71j6ejNhGSzu-oOmQD6lb8O98s5C3dT0uymWdyYt5R6fLoTMzNyhpWsOYVf2cuX7EuFL8io3m6fziQqVes7kttDJdIa0RdLu4dBJMdDGPL1chj46n1Bxajr0A4z9UJsdtx2grA6YdVF8UpQvvQdDJ974Wlbk6y1QKzktMwwf8DM/s880/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="880" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGRULDfgXoFaFZusO71j6ejNhGSzu-oOmQD6lb8O98s5C3dT0uymWdyYt5R6fLoTMzNyhpWsOYVf2cuX7EuFL8io3m6fziQqVes7kttDJdIa0RdLu4dBJMdDGPL1chj46n1Bxajr0A4z9UJsdtx2grA6YdVF8UpQvvQdDJ974Wlbk6y1QKzktMwwf8DM/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(13).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I cobbled together a few left over pieces of stone to form a corner treatment - then stamped my message. Stamp from Crafter's Companion Compendium - page called <i>Thank You</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Card #7:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyVr9S4RBanF_k4P3rv96VcX7m9APkFIzEdX328QQ1jlHvj8UWxJeRH9imSlCqSF4SraFqdYEk4ldjHCJJ3fHaEWZTRFZ6TW3uujd2QOs2hL8J02VV7U_yTUbVzq6A8tjI7IKV3EeRfHG0QjkelQzcO6cwPGl1IMeQ6okbQdjZMh6U8G5YxWRt4EKcgw/s791/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(14).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="791" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyVr9S4RBanF_k4P3rv96VcX7m9APkFIzEdX328QQ1jlHvj8UWxJeRH9imSlCqSF4SraFqdYEk4ldjHCJJ3fHaEWZTRFZ6TW3uujd2QOs2hL8J02VV7U_yTUbVzq6A8tjI7IKV3EeRfHG0QjkelQzcO6cwPGl1IMeQ6okbQdjZMh6U8G5YxWRt4EKcgw/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(14).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p>I loved this bold scene from the extra papers that coordinate with the set. It really needed nothing else - just a sentiment border strip.</p><p><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9tssxWshkDd0uvzkNAQgA6KHvt5mvskDRjRoiaDFKPlZhzAXhW1Ni8WXgn4fLMQpX8NGQQeCEq18hDnERieA5YzfLCD8PfSpBp6xct0nPmIYmSlqraOg-1RSCvOQCzP5tR61_NFo3lQCpm72bD68Mxx66UpNZQsGwhoRKoMG9MRddmZu8CS5tTUcFOw/s883/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(15).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="883" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9tssxWshkDd0uvzkNAQgA6KHvt5mvskDRjRoiaDFKPlZhzAXhW1Ni8WXgn4fLMQpX8NGQQeCEq18hDnERieA5YzfLCD8PfSpBp6xct0nPmIYmSlqraOg-1RSCvOQCzP5tR61_NFo3lQCpm72bD68Mxx66UpNZQsGwhoRKoMG9MRddmZu8CS5tTUcFOw/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(15).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>A narrow strip cut from the focal on the front forms a border on the inside. The stamped message is another from Crafter's Companion Compendium - this time the sheet called <i>Birthday - Female</i>.</p><p><b><i>Card #8:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpnSNQY1J7GkZ1EgguzZBSsF2DcDs6A-Y-vQWHUFTTrws3_akOx0FQWwKZShUYr_F3iUX4M4qnSu4fpyEsmKf8L6nlFsHTJ4ZWCZLXnfMTWmkhiDkkl7DgZtk-GC1XK_KC9lF5-zZ5jya4Yr_aogVECJetIRmkeEuwRAO-3o1q1yKfgmRXYUOQziyDrA/s870/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(16).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="870" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpnSNQY1J7GkZ1EgguzZBSsF2DcDs6A-Y-vQWHUFTTrws3_akOx0FQWwKZShUYr_F3iUX4M4qnSu4fpyEsmKf8L6nlFsHTJ4ZWCZLXnfMTWmkhiDkkl7DgZtk-GC1XK_KC9lF5-zZ5jya4Yr_aogVECJetIRmkeEuwRAO-3o1q1yKfgmRXYUOQziyDrA/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(16).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This corner required that I not only fill in the lower corners, but the space on the sides, too, since the original die cut wasn't as wide as I wished. The border was created with some of the paper and a die cut border - along with a die cut sentiment. Both die cuts came from the set.</p><p><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdv83VR5Zhy2rSxZ7ml04NleDAU2ozyZ6VB9gIe957WX7gZ8a5rI-cjyF4ReM91mYuKLUgobKFcgAl1GcjbXh4icwkeRSlHmpZIAl6vQkS5boayuNpAiyepTix3LEh3HqpS53DUMMJ-OIVjKbvHxlxIWwFrNWnWG6nLwuTDxs2SCyrYocBSSKZoXdsKU/s815/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(17).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="815" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdv83VR5Zhy2rSxZ7ml04NleDAU2ozyZ6VB9gIe957WX7gZ8a5rI-cjyF4ReM91mYuKLUgobKFcgAl1GcjbXh4icwkeRSlHmpZIAl6vQkS5boayuNpAiyepTix3LEh3HqpS53DUMMJ-OIVjKbvHxlxIWwFrNWnWG6nLwuTDxs2SCyrYocBSSKZoXdsKU/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(17).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>There's not much to the inside of this card. Again, I did not stamp a sentiment, choosing instead to leave it blank for now. As you can see, I did use various scraps to create a border.</p><p><b><i>Card #9:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnnbcOfG1C6fdv1Wd0rqSmYtx6VXbw6zn03gqGBAlRQedor8iAktxmGlq-QucH0ZwJ-Mi3lY4Esz458pAtgEzcAfgfxA_d0vjuLQQUJRvten1vz8z4pJPaZQza4XIJswABEpXFGAEnl6Wu8q6zSMzPDTZCC3IrwQA160Uhs9DJGJ43YBMtJXYsIoO0yg/s864/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="864" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnnbcOfG1C6fdv1Wd0rqSmYtx6VXbw6zn03gqGBAlRQedor8iAktxmGlq-QucH0ZwJ-Mi3lY4Esz458pAtgEzcAfgfxA_d0vjuLQQUJRvten1vz8z4pJPaZQza4XIJswABEpXFGAEnl6Wu8q6zSMzPDTZCC3IrwQA160Uhs9DJGJ43YBMtJXYsIoO0yg/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(18).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This final card uses most of the rest of that background paper. The focal is from a Hunkydory Book of Toppers called Midnight Garden. The images are printed on Mirri card stock and are SO beautiful! The sentiment was from my stash. Given the black in the focal, I chose to mat the background paper on black Mirri card stock from Hunkydory. It has such a lovely shine that matches that on the focal.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBvE_E4AFOHlwZx46UWpeCDImLh16limRqgu26BuR2kJ5rgxF-qSZ5crWV_IH2tneVa5FP6ZwIFvQqLyS_blRqp9ILN565sn0MqOYCvfamDudTLIK7Pqx6btnQVjBIhAhxpYVAHXptoe8COmmFaN-KKsocLRTroUDyTBkoncTOSRHBsrIIOqR8jTMXRk/s821/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(19).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="821" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBvE_E4AFOHlwZx46UWpeCDImLh16limRqgu26BuR2kJ5rgxF-qSZ5crWV_IH2tneVa5FP6ZwIFvQqLyS_blRqp9ILN565sn0MqOYCvfamDudTLIK7Pqx6btnQVjBIhAhxpYVAHXptoe8COmmFaN-KKsocLRTroUDyTBkoncTOSRHBsrIIOqR8jTMXRk/s320/20240103%20HD%20Woodland%20Wonder%20-%20Stunning%20Stag%20(19).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A few scraps complete the inside of this last card - leaving space for a message when I know who will receive this card.<br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-53619894268151252202024-01-02T07:45:00.000-08:002024-01-02T07:45:52.840-08:00India Scrapbook Pgs 14 & 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjAfnhQy9eg-BvN_daUzyaJNLRXBjLvff77caWY7R229ZC6GPDiR1FKd8VUvMBkVw2s04L068pwxR2-FGBAda05twwo_99bVqY_CaKyJpFBbYkXKaDAgDtobCfA97-oZqGUXuBmsQOn2tVVOLB2voQDkUlkrJPNV0AgBgGqqkbhIpchY6fQkxE4naLFc/s1406/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2014,15%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1406" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjAfnhQy9eg-BvN_daUzyaJNLRXBjLvff77caWY7R229ZC6GPDiR1FKd8VUvMBkVw2s04L068pwxR2-FGBAda05twwo_99bVqY_CaKyJpFBbYkXKaDAgDtobCfA97-oZqGUXuBmsQOn2tVVOLB2voQDkUlkrJPNV0AgBgGqqkbhIpchY6fQkxE4naLFc/w400-h200/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2014,15%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here is another dual page spread for my India scrapbook - based on a layout from Pagemaps.com.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVXcVCF9K3XSKyzZMtWBSN676nIKGinJwKDaqJRlpkbTRShAHJtxcnx95Npm2-eeYC3f9MgxeORpeVMiGx5iUPg291xoYk8vbKdOzIOMumWTv3t9oErvoGDOrjA9c0hoh-gw3YUA_3tQ1riTAvU9q42-AykRb4TELs7yPcE465ZWJUt6WuKz5QE-KE9o/s1064/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1064" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVXcVCF9K3XSKyzZMtWBSN676nIKGinJwKDaqJRlpkbTRShAHJtxcnx95Npm2-eeYC3f9MgxeORpeVMiGx5iUPg291xoYk8vbKdOzIOMumWTv3t9oErvoGDOrjA9c0hoh-gw3YUA_3tQ1riTAvU9q42-AykRb4TELs7yPcE465ZWJUt6WuKz5QE-KE9o/s320/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The background was a real challenge because I didn't have two sheets of either paper and had to carefully cut both and tape them back together the way I wanted them. At least one, if not both, was an old HOTP paper. The title was also a challenge since it took me awhile to figure out how to create it in MS Word the way I wanted it. Both it and the house pictures at the bottom are backed with a green marble card stock that is actually cut from purchased card blanks from HOTP.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp8MpxWfzo965xk-YmINlkkPKhGqoDLAFUlik1WA-rXU32CjHL1QkM7WGpSZkLnIK3XeHTtFRfiw_7Ci_F4D5_atvS6RdvR7UL3FEZLh880nU00unyaL8DMYojtvdYdGqNr93as1VHE6oajIZdYv5p84mYSe0EE3v2OR1k7haGD7lO7j8gJ7Li2BR8V8/s1088/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1088" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp8MpxWfzo965xk-YmINlkkPKhGqoDLAFUlik1WA-rXU32CjHL1QkM7WGpSZkLnIK3XeHTtFRfiw_7Ci_F4D5_atvS6RdvR7UL3FEZLh880nU00unyaL8DMYojtvdYdGqNr93as1VHE6oajIZdYv5p84mYSe0EE3v2OR1k7haGD7lO7j8gJ7Li2BR8V8/s320/20240102%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pgs%2015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again, the green marble is from card blanks.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-12398845953215143102023-12-31T16:07:00.000-08:002023-12-31T16:07:00.683-08:00India Scrapbook Pages 12 & 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCYCpTHouu1odQlacOdEqdblceE64Xe6vneTYE6kBt5TNLUlaxqlAJO3hyphenhyphenCiXKy8GCX57PSf2IvaVKRXQ4cA6-Lv2XmaiKWv_pFPtj13x-jil25RNfeg_X90hWIMrexnlIgEWZifZhZ8H37l9KJUG1G5qaqtcxAIghTAp4z1AygLr7IRKQCkBwO8s1n4/s1351/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2010%20&11%20A%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="1351" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCYCpTHouu1odQlacOdEqdblceE64Xe6vneTYE6kBt5TNLUlaxqlAJO3hyphenhyphenCiXKy8GCX57PSf2IvaVKRXQ4cA6-Lv2XmaiKWv_pFPtj13x-jil25RNfeg_X90hWIMrexnlIgEWZifZhZ8H37l9KJUG1G5qaqtcxAIghTAp4z1AygLr7IRKQCkBwO8s1n4/w400-h204/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2010%20&11%20A%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have a couple more India scrapbook pages. One of the big challenges of these pages was that the background paper was so busy. I did a couple of things to decrease that feeling. First, I added strips of an rust colored patterned paper. This felt better, but still busy. I added plain rust colored paper blocks at the bottom of the pages - this helped quite a bit. Then I added narrow strips of that plain paper top and bottom of the patterned paper strips - which helped even more. Here's a closer look at each page:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LkGcfmMwtiysJMG35ZGrmF8p6_fnnIxhhmmEOpkWQkTDDrykJzDZV-YgCMr9OZFTpCALXXNAejpzXnqrfB_XipWrivw0x0pGTP4lc564zIN3__ZpH7ymWKz5qKtXncdikzGTvW0GNA7G_wWcI0SGjNW_0Wo-7kJAyXbbMPcCB7GZgkcAqD6QMM6eG3o/s1047/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1047" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LkGcfmMwtiysJMG35ZGrmF8p6_fnnIxhhmmEOpkWQkTDDrykJzDZV-YgCMr9OZFTpCALXXNAejpzXnqrfB_XipWrivw0x0pGTP4lc564zIN3__ZpH7ymWKz5qKtXncdikzGTvW0GNA7G_wWcI0SGjNW_0Wo-7kJAyXbbMPcCB7GZgkcAqD6QMM6eG3o/s320/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Trying to figure out how to fit all the journaling and photos on these pages was another challenge. As you can see, with
some of the pictures, I zoomed in on the important parts of the pictures
& printed them up as small embellishments, while printing other
pictures medium-small or more normal size. I found it worked best to use Distress Ink & a round foam applicator to color the journaling background a bit bluish - they didn't blend into the page as well as I wanted when they were stark white.
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPRK5NT90IBqSzZ4gXMHUatM42yL_Yp1_6kY94tkXU42AD8a0Ilex3Z2jnaubm_LGZiqb1vlg2GhkKDVmeTz05bgpsN1lbdFEeKwHIIs-1hkmR1R19bJLV-exXGlKgPusqUljlOlgqDpVAQkzmPXAXa2C_dvf7UQGVQMPXMvZqZ2UeOSTT09EwfLNJtw/s1018/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1018" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPRK5NT90IBqSzZ4gXMHUatM42yL_Yp1_6kY94tkXU42AD8a0Ilex3Z2jnaubm_LGZiqb1vlg2GhkKDVmeTz05bgpsN1lbdFEeKwHIIs-1hkmR1R19bJLV-exXGlKgPusqUljlOlgqDpVAQkzmPXAXa2C_dvf7UQGVQMPXMvZqZ2UeOSTT09EwfLNJtw/s320/20231231%20-%20Scrapbook%20India%2011.JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The last challenge was how to include the airplane tickets without them overpowering the page. Here I created a vellum envelope in which the sit - with a journaling over the top of it. This keeps them easy to look at when desired, and yet not really competing for space.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-35940374003606679182023-12-31T12:24:00.000-08:002024-01-04T10:54:13.098-08:00December Swaps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFRgbx9JumFCBVYsMuotAlS4nxHCMd_Xd5YCCcxuQhVKZy4xEj24561SKgWSgimmJapB6L9X51dTB03dbLVEQXKJ9Upj39ocAjr8gbk5WLBwqKbokn2oCZE2AzS5d97H1_5Q0AQqO2xwDy1j4KTJl-aoGQzswCbJ69bp0R-YUrbcd1SB4FJNZyW1iSJM/s961/20231227%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20Card%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="961" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFRgbx9JumFCBVYsMuotAlS4nxHCMd_Xd5YCCcxuQhVKZy4xEj24561SKgWSgimmJapB6L9X51dTB03dbLVEQXKJ9Upj39ocAjr8gbk5WLBwqKbokn2oCZE2AzS5d97H1_5Q0AQqO2xwDy1j4KTJl-aoGQzswCbJ69bp0R-YUrbcd1SB4FJNZyW1iSJM/s320/20231227%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20Card%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have several swap cards. First up is the standard swap card. The theme was "anything goes". The background was a digi-paper. To this, I added some stamped and die cut deer (Heartfelt Creations <i>Woodsy Critters</i>). The sentiment was from my stash - matted in white & added with foam tape. Finally, I added snowflake confetti to complete the card front.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwckClZeDscouzLrDIkDjtD4cxL5ft9LK7sQhlXcEi0DfxNrp1NjnpM4VmcVjZB8aHMLreKsuOyl3_iUoPFUk_CKXjY9H8MXf0TNnFtGlEHnz3X8LmFNtdrq8ib9grfsqTetLPfF7R_R3rPgrr2owo42EdqlhDbiviczvQ3LI9Fh94ZdDOj6oN1nQsQAU/s849/20231227%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20Card%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="849" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwckClZeDscouzLrDIkDjtD4cxL5ft9LK7sQhlXcEi0DfxNrp1NjnpM4VmcVjZB8aHMLreKsuOyl3_iUoPFUk_CKXjY9H8MXf0TNnFtGlEHnz3X8LmFNtdrq8ib9grfsqTetLPfF7R_R3rPgrr2owo42EdqlhDbiviczvQ3LI9Fh94ZdDOj6oN1nQsQAU/s320/20231227%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20Card%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b>A strip of patterned paper from my stash formed a lower border on the inside - along with more stamped/die cut deer. Finally, I added a stamped message (Crafter's Companion Compendium called <i>Warmest Wishes</i>).<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next up are my Materials Swap Cards - theme was winter and we were to include a specialty paper.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Materials Swap - my materials:</i></b></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQmiSsko2gEjVf1jdlHX703WA4pUsTmv_w03gim9NKHoifgvzbF3DwI1dpiL4rG4HzKB8YBrNcRaXGuvuW2m71-w5aswK2WIEgxGrX1EZdfq2auvlCjNDXlYYN_kxSpcYxB-9sTCZNJQRNKIehUJ8n7Tj7Wczz68tFIgfg_8Tns_kmByDu71wlrS4H4E/s778/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="778" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQmiSsko2gEjVf1jdlHX703WA4pUsTmv_w03gim9NKHoifgvzbF3DwI1dpiL4rG4HzKB8YBrNcRaXGuvuW2m71-w5aswK2WIEgxGrX1EZdfq2auvlCjNDXlYYN_kxSpcYxB-9sTCZNJQRNKIehUJ8n7Tj7Wczz68tFIgfg_8Tns_kmByDu71wlrS4H4E/s320/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The materials I pulled together started with a sheet of printed mirri card stock from Hunkydory. To this, I added a dark navy card stock, white card stock, white card base, white glimmer paper, foiled acetate die cuts, die cut sentiment (Moonstone Splendid Snowflakes), and star stickers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>My Card:</i></b><br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqTnYa6b3Uv0DygynDmrLPkq3cj9z3dopLJ_KtzXb8OHW1Fbqx4b9qQsJpLjqbcIqCryMgs-uxDuvt1WsZGurk5ltu0O8U4G1Rz9D0oVuccUPkDsBOU29cYUkjs7ePS4LEwnb14bCUFjlK7Bt0xKyFrutNRePNyvwO1EeP38sv1sQwh4f1CwQo1gdzFE/s714/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="714" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqTnYa6b3Uv0DygynDmrLPkq3cj9z3dopLJ_KtzXb8OHW1Fbqx4b9qQsJpLjqbcIqCryMgs-uxDuvt1WsZGurk5ltu0O8U4G1Rz9D0oVuccUPkDsBOU29cYUkjs7ePS4LEwnb14bCUFjlK7Bt0xKyFrutNRePNyvwO1EeP38sv1sQwh4f1CwQo1gdzFE/s320/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I used the mirri for the background - matting it on white and then navy - cutting them both small enough to leave a narrow white border on the card front. Next, I created a border from a narrow strip of the mirri, and more white and navy. I backed the foiled acetate die cuts with white glimmer paper and fussy cut around them before adding them. I finished the card front using the die cut sentiment and star stickers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3Sc4T7-NdWZF6zSxiB9eC__LNha9sosA5kNqhk5Ve-28WroXcodQ2xnXtZxakDMipbKz3B3A834P9ot3HuzPWFrp8xFqD8biJgKb6yyipYN7w9Rf30od2EsGWD2B2qumyJtcIcW3eBLqx6NXrb6rzLWWtVGxd8iQWfJC2XjavsSqj41yxqjkasyQYks/s783/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="783" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3Sc4T7-NdWZF6zSxiB9eC__LNha9sosA5kNqhk5Ve-28WroXcodQ2xnXtZxakDMipbKz3B3A834P9ot3HuzPWFrp8xFqD8biJgKb6yyipYN7w9Rf30od2EsGWD2B2qumyJtcIcW3eBLqx6NXrb6rzLWWtVGxd8iQWfJC2XjavsSqj41yxqjkasyQYks/s320/20231227%20-%20Winter%20Special%20Papers%20Materials%20Swap%20(5).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Inside I simply added a strip of the mirri for a border. The stamped message was again created using a stamp from Crafter's Companion Compendium sheet called <i>Warmest Wishes</i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Materials Swap - my partner's materials:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe that I forgot to take the "before" picture of the materials my partner sent me. Hopefully she'll post one I can use here. Most items, including the paper tole, were from HOTP.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is the card I made: <b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dSVq3HAb6kd1BfclKXpKsvNgKdWSB4ZgAB1h8yN5ygvqNqTNpsbpIspw2PtVrJIPs18e78VyNhnOMLnrPxRweUgaYVxforYPHrF5sbrkwy5jg7dqeC8QlFg6xTvkZR8eu12SMwTMIFq0ss6XZ9i4cqps94LcmFjbWKdBAAf9qKmfKphBxLNJg-oZ8r4/s941/20240104%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20-%20Winter%20wSpecialty%20Paper%20(Daria's%20Materials)%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dSVq3HAb6kd1BfclKXpKsvNgKdWSB4ZgAB1h8yN5ygvqNqTNpsbpIspw2PtVrJIPs18e78VyNhnOMLnrPxRweUgaYVxforYPHrF5sbrkwy5jg7dqeC8QlFg6xTvkZR8eu12SMwTMIFq0ss6XZ9i4cqps94LcmFjbWKdBAAf9qKmfKphBxLNJg-oZ8r4/s320/20240104%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20-%20Winter%20wSpecialty%20Paper%20(Daria's%20Materials)%20(1).JPG" width="231" /></a></i></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I don't know where my brain was when I was making this card, but I got it mostly made & then forgot what I was doing and started trying to meet another challenge & added a couple of elements from my stash - the cream colored ribbon on the border near the bottom (I COULD have just used a strip of the lighter colored patterned paper), and the brad near the top (I could have simply punched a small circle from one of the papers that were sent and used it in the same way). Anyway, the focal is paper tole style with several layers separated by thin foam tape. All the papers were in the kit that was sent to me - and the metallic blue paper was already embossed.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfzl1vNfc8Rr2KqHUDk811ExDBYgOkvX5xMf54-bxedJ1qnrcTtPDazcpSkrkOia_EdqYtCD3UAMurg-UJzKTZ5roMXh-um7AxNdTvIhehXxcIbSuUbtUXIcOSlvCwbZU4cA5bDTukZasIqtr8FGICvsuDsgdL8nrsr-1gxONQdl9uz49bGCQtbX5OSg/s926/20240104%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20-%20Winter%20wSpecialty%20Paper%20(Daria's%20Materials)%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfzl1vNfc8Rr2KqHUDk811ExDBYgOkvX5xMf54-bxedJ1qnrcTtPDazcpSkrkOia_EdqYtCD3UAMurg-UJzKTZ5roMXh-um7AxNdTvIhehXxcIbSuUbtUXIcOSlvCwbZU4cA5bDTukZasIqtr8FGICvsuDsgdL8nrsr-1gxONQdl9uz49bGCQtbX5OSg/s320/20240104%20-%20Dec%20Swap%20-%20Winter%20wSpecialty%20Paper%20(Daria's%20Materials)%20(2).JPG" width="236" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b>On the inside, I really wanted a lighter color on the inside for writing my message, so added a cream colored sheet from my stash. The border is from leftovers of the kit sent to me. <br /><p></p>
Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-69443693684386939812023-12-30T11:50:00.000-08:002023-12-30T11:50:49.471-08:00India Scrapbook Pages 8 to 11<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-V5JFZTemarXZc7dm6_Okp0sMyjskdKGP3dDItHwR7yWFf6kUMWUau57rV-5Xote0Ptuim9w_txLucGHI0bWqrwPJ-8HhCVuXrEHkUHOhu-cZjTaDqfZdikkhDwtbzgocrgAO3fw-F28IxseLhCsUgeq3N_IuHHX2E4kPskWubUWHnvo7JXkG5czNzM/s1492/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1492" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-V5JFZTemarXZc7dm6_Okp0sMyjskdKGP3dDItHwR7yWFf6kUMWUau57rV-5Xote0Ptuim9w_txLucGHI0bWqrwPJ-8HhCVuXrEHkUHOhu-cZjTaDqfZdikkhDwtbzgocrgAO3fw-F28IxseLhCsUgeq3N_IuHHX2E4kPskWubUWHnvo7JXkG5czNzM/w400-h204/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(1).JPG" width="400" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">First up is a two-page spread forming pages 8 & 9 of the scrapbook. Both pages start with orange patterned card stock. Inside that is a layer of yellow checked paper - then a layer of black. Here's a closer look at each page:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 8:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_agGDHpImu3MG1Y_5eT_G9sro8OODCY-oLDdrg6gKX5Y_HEFqLkmies2y5g99231aRVUXTH9biO8xxUve8dMejpHv03J7TptlHvK2zSdHP4_lSxeR8xCtvF7zUomWIfZZPASlyrZTF95G7l4pVPoCiAns4ZB57cbK-8ErMlVknjtJyr1DI6a3bqpOShk/s728/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="728" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_agGDHpImu3MG1Y_5eT_G9sro8OODCY-oLDdrg6gKX5Y_HEFqLkmies2y5g99231aRVUXTH9biO8xxUve8dMejpHv03J7TptlHvK2zSdHP4_lSxeR8xCtvF7zUomWIfZZPASlyrZTF95G7l4pVPoCiAns4ZB57cbK-8ErMlVknjtJyr1DI6a3bqpOShk/s320/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After printing and cutting out the pictures, I glued them on the black background leaving a black border around each. I then matted a small picture on black and placed it as an embellishment - in addition to yellow flower stickers.</p><p><b><i>Page 9:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1guIUbuahpu6Vm0LT1imVlP74qxVfral3JSgKGbVOpZvb6FaXaqKIUGwtfnuUYEwFARMllgGLilXzpHidt1R6cimKRFg_Sha9RUyrJjtq9-AiWHLl-X5QMlqs42nDI416amB4v88K9gd6aV8qU4rJ9phaStb2UBWVCITWkXs093GlerqaPXkvQFFeg5E/s846/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="846" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1guIUbuahpu6Vm0LT1imVlP74qxVfral3JSgKGbVOpZvb6FaXaqKIUGwtfnuUYEwFARMllgGLilXzpHidt1R6cimKRFg_Sha9RUyrJjtq9-AiWHLl-X5QMlqs42nDI416amB4v88K9gd6aV8qU4rJ9phaStb2UBWVCITWkXs093GlerqaPXkvQFFeg5E/s320/20231228%20-%20India%20Pgs%208-9%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the right sided page, I started with a piece of orange patterned paper that was cut just a bit smaller than the black - so the black forms a mat for it. The focal photo was matted on black before adding in place on the patterned paper. My journaling takes quite a bit of space. As you can see, I cut it with fancy edge top and bottom, and then matted with black. After adding a border of black along the left edge, I centered the journaling and added more embellishments - a couple more matted photos and more of the yellow flower stickers.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 10:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHdzhEfKaDBniL2GPhn90hDPF_Zi9BhuFNkKYjNtWMDn4X9qLktBIrXF7Sf87RJLbokDxuxHtMqMls4yI2vNj54lJdPXj5hRuakMXvwBG5Ky_tV4rMfHejtZ2ZrntYMwAUFwi-VqpYW7P44LxVtyawL4w8S5qoLzoBORd4abXwOdOorvSv5jTm_oI5A4/s1034/20231230%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1034" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHdzhEfKaDBniL2GPhn90hDPF_Zi9BhuFNkKYjNtWMDn4X9qLktBIrXF7Sf87RJLbokDxuxHtMqMls4yI2vNj54lJdPXj5hRuakMXvwBG5Ky_tV4rMfHejtZ2ZrntYMwAUFwi-VqpYW7P44LxVtyawL4w8S5qoLzoBORd4abXwOdOorvSv5jTm_oI5A4/s320/20231230%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here I printed the journaling over the top of a faded copy of a picture of the airplane's wing. As you can see, I matted that, a printed title, and two other pictures on a dark piece of paper. The page felt quite "precise" - which did not reflect the busyness of Kolkata. So, I added several arrows (Brad Buddies from HOTP) to try to speak to the busy surroundings. Most of the arrows point toward important parts of the page, while the final one points to the Jain temple on the next page.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 11:</i></b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQBWuD0bA3qk-N9_8yFa9ZZbnbtbEjrvU0F_Q8JXH1ssknNkkPn3zqcrYbEZs17i2Lj2X3GxQzjqbO-4x3zTUiuZ4VDna5y3x001OJ6mEb8t49VTNrOx8zRiGgIpZo5tnQBOrNhIRx6WAqT5Wt_VTo0BRPombfSFprmv56qHDf9v31HkOvHzH5toofKA/s1003/20231230%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1003" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQBWuD0bA3qk-N9_8yFa9ZZbnbtbEjrvU0F_Q8JXH1ssknNkkPn3zqcrYbEZs17i2Lj2X3GxQzjqbO-4x3zTUiuZ4VDna5y3x001OJ6mEb8t49VTNrOx8zRiGgIpZo5tnQBOrNhIRx6WAqT5Wt_VTo0BRPombfSFprmv56qHDf9v31HkOvHzH5toofKA/s320/20231230%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20Pg%2011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To illustrate the beauty of the Jain temple, I started with a beautiful foiled background that was reminiscent of some of the decorations in and around the temple. The photos and journaling are matted on a piece of plain silver. The title was printed and I added a portion of a close up of one of the pillars on each side. The whole was then matted in silver and added with foam tape.<br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-60472911111294599192023-12-28T11:58:00.000-08:002023-12-30T12:18:56.286-08:00Digi-Thanks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec6hynlspr0C-C9dLRVZK2nHC9PlehShTQtEU7x_9oeIZjHmKr_i447Ke5qg8GCRlwgSx_gkc_obYikpmvM65acTSIri83XweKGB4wLOk0yAzSCME91z3oowHyktm3WzjYUlYrGG6lu7j0DHvPKkXYiGVHELnywrGCPK8jfnw3GyLdUctkVhOyHLZwv4/s898/20231227%20-%20Thank%20You%20(1A).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="898" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec6hynlspr0C-C9dLRVZK2nHC9PlehShTQtEU7x_9oeIZjHmKr_i447Ke5qg8GCRlwgSx_gkc_obYikpmvM65acTSIri83XweKGB4wLOk0yAzSCME91z3oowHyktm3WzjYUlYrGG6lu7j0DHvPKkXYiGVHELnywrGCPK8jfnw3GyLdUctkVhOyHLZwv4/s320/20231227%20-%20Thank%20You%20(1A).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I needed another quick Thank You card, so used a sketch posted on a message board I frequent. The background was printed from a digital sheet and was matted in dark green. I added matted circles of old HOTP papers & a white one with dark green stamped sentiment (<i>Personal Impressions Thank You</i> from Inkadinkadoo). I added a strip of green border. Finally, I added a stamped and die cut colored paper flower (<i>Blazing Poppy </i>from Heartfelt Creations), two die cut and embossed leaves (Spellbinders <i>Bitty Blossoms</i>), and a jewel for the flower center.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOvW3EZctRTktYxB58c60aUKSLhyJoFe23JegBvbVFCwK3rZhUog63R2XTNregVDG9327W-li2th6RiL4D7YUL4SMuJKma3ndX2VBSEmhQS2vBQNnaZ6Z15kk28aPT4mEiHXEHN869moza-bn1d5C3e0l_0SlccsM18FQMg8-PvEiroRw6aDuENIMVSo/s896/20231227%20-%20Thank%20You%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="896" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOvW3EZctRTktYxB58c60aUKSLhyJoFe23JegBvbVFCwK3rZhUog63R2XTNregVDG9327W-li2th6RiL4D7YUL4SMuJKma3ndX2VBSEmhQS2vBQNnaZ6Z15kk28aPT4mEiHXEHN869moza-bn1d5C3e0l_0SlccsM18FQMg8-PvEiroRw6aDuENIMVSo/s320/20231227%20-%20Thank%20You%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A dark green strip and narrow printed floral strip form a border on the inside of the card. Another stamped message (Crafter's Companion Compendium <i>Thank You</i>) completes the inside. <br />
</p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-86036153248625906152023-12-08T13:06:00.000-08:002023-12-08T13:08:12.525-08:00India Scrapbook pages 6-7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-21MOrMUc1puYvEJk_4vDq3uln_RVYZa-Ik3at92aOj9WAfY84_N2deDFpiOjsCinYrRhMMXE4VHLeFPsnLUOqqWzBGKBIyCgiBOjP6xCabnO0PlGVwFnP4hJ9g4ORoytUIOruAd0eCYNWHwjmhVS7_GMFAbjA8ypQBQbGxIWeh6lLSRuWFNRMP6vxOM/s1458/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1458" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-21MOrMUc1puYvEJk_4vDq3uln_RVYZa-Ik3at92aOj9WAfY84_N2deDFpiOjsCinYrRhMMXE4VHLeFPsnLUOqqWzBGKBIyCgiBOjP6xCabnO0PlGVwFnP4hJ9g4ORoytUIOruAd0eCYNWHwjmhVS7_GMFAbjA8ypQBQbGxIWeh6lLSRuWFNRMP6vxOM/w400-h199/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's dual page layout is based on one of the layout sketches for December 2003 at <a href="http://www.pagemaps.com">pagemaps.com</a>. Here's a closer look at each page:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N0HfZK7Or4fNXe_TlaLcd2qPOJjnYZNL5KmM6Ee7O6jbm5mzOT8E7rbQ_kLi8Y1h11YE63ldjnE0yM92qfAfCsf8yIp604z14LScNzgJhjIQjRMzIZB98HdFr17YMNgpgu0BHA451iqpAkzkZKG0w7vRMeT-5vVP1aTh0JOBeVCavFI3ObpncVeNCtU/s838/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="838" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0N0HfZK7Or4fNXe_TlaLcd2qPOJjnYZNL5KmM6Ee7O6jbm5mzOT8E7rbQ_kLi8Y1h11YE63ldjnE0yM92qfAfCsf8yIp604z14LScNzgJhjIQjRMzIZB98HdFr17YMNgpgu0BHA451iqpAkzkZKG0w7vRMeT-5vVP1aTh0JOBeVCavFI3ObpncVeNCtU/s320/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The background paper is from an old mat stack from DCWV called <i>Taj Mahal</i>. I cut a border from green patterned paper that coordinated with it. I also added a cream colored grosgrain ribbon along the bottom of the page. Pictures and journaling were printed on my printer - and I used distress ink to color the large mat on the focal, and the background of the journaling. The title was die cut from another paper from the mat stack. The panel the journaling & title sits on was cut top and bottom using a Spellbinders border die. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyZxJtEI4eK3ZHl2f2rqPMe4LlxSRH4fwvROHIciG0gizBGD1_iU_JXSdvwZFmDT-sddPNC2ri8UKFYIemq15i2SRnQL4qeuINiizR5T-r2JHu1XWaG8VBDmmY5DuviGSJcrNKJ9vy5WxalX1kDyyhv9FbhjY1XZ6kzWcOh1zRbeRmInGRgWbIZbsO0A/s833/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="833" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyZxJtEI4eK3ZHl2f2rqPMe4LlxSRH4fwvROHIciG0gizBGD1_iU_JXSdvwZFmDT-sddPNC2ri8UKFYIemq15i2SRnQL4qeuINiizR5T-r2JHu1XWaG8VBDmmY5DuviGSJcrNKJ9vy5WxalX1kDyyhv9FbhjY1XZ6kzWcOh1zRbeRmInGRgWbIZbsO0A/s320/20231208%20-%20India%20Scrapbook%20pgs%206,7%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the 2nd page, I added a partial circle cut from the same paper as the title on the previous page. I didn't have any dies large enough to cut the circle, but found a 12 x 12 stencil that had a large circle on it that I could trace & then fussy cut.<br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-1521044142141330032023-12-06T05:58:00.000-08:002023-12-07T06:08:35.082-08:00Calendar Slimline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ieh4lfssVi1jMmIV6J5TxxQGHw_s1DT38vrhS9ZAA6wvhjsQv-aRJ6hUwaZAen6TiuW-TzgAC0tm0j7MgO6h8N1dSgSKApD49rK-v0czsucNzlto8S0IJwnHE3W9KzKGUW69hyUONoBed7Dqw2rN0NWA8a7NPu3rx4wxKPmQmL23D27A-5nanjRWtn8/s932/20231206%20-%20Friendship%20card%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="459" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ieh4lfssVi1jMmIV6J5TxxQGHw_s1DT38vrhS9ZAA6wvhjsQv-aRJ6hUwaZAen6TiuW-TzgAC0tm0j7MgO6h8N1dSgSKApD49rK-v0czsucNzlto8S0IJwnHE3W9KzKGUW69hyUONoBed7Dqw2rN0NWA8a7NPu3rx4wxKPmQmL23D27A-5nanjRWtn8/w198-h400/20231206%20-%20Friendship%20card%20(1).JPG" width="198" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I just have one card - made after I cut up a calendar and a bunch of Birds and Blooms magazines, to use in making cards. It's really very straight forward - a piece of calendar glued to the card front, a ribbon run across for a border of sorts, and an inked, die cut (Spellbinders <i>Twisted Metal Tags and Accents</i>) stamped (one of my Mom's stamps) sentiment added with foam tape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inside:</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaMQfIav4KbjscqRGgVJnqzyta7kMpR_zOqMOQ4dvKElomp-QhYPLZrD5AB6KTse43SjWUnLwzjC3q025iSh_hYq8N1JaoiSzFAxT59jVQSpY3vw36cud9ukINaSTOEniwFrSgI_zSkOfghyphenhyphenf4ZhTU6x2v6e8EJkXKej1rSjkqoj396-6Fkf778LGIWg/s966/20231206%20-%20Friendship%20card%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaMQfIav4KbjscqRGgVJnqzyta7kMpR_zOqMOQ4dvKElomp-QhYPLZrD5AB6KTse43SjWUnLwzjC3q025iSh_hYq8N1JaoiSzFAxT59jVQSpY3vw36cud9ukINaSTOEniwFrSgI_zSkOfghyphenhyphenf4ZhTU6x2v6e8EJkXKej1rSjkqoj396-6Fkf778LGIWg/w194-h400/20231206%20-%20Friendship%20card%20(2).JPG" width="194" /></a></i></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I added borders top and bottom using scraps from the same calendar page - then added a small picture that shows what the whole page looked like originally. Finally, I stamped a sentiment using a JustRite stamp from the set called <i>Good Friends</i> <i>Labels Twenty-Nine</i>.<br /><b><i> </i></b><br /></p><p></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-5247114684734868702023-12-05T08:37:00.000-08:002023-12-06T08:45:57.752-08:00India Scrapbook - pgs 4 & 5<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlGKWMzx5a1EVCNO7W9fBpWJFfwwY7JndBXRJ8ZPxvyTX5rI_OhmNyHD1zrNNiIbUJtTio4gYZPKnAK-YSKXsnCFAsQhEVlz0igU_SlGOJaQvELDZ2jTiTSI79fbGbYgZmj6U98lHK9zw5njPSOQuS0lRHpI6mMZHxNATIeYb5ar2Ny_BUzGh8aWYSyc/s1443/20231206%20-%20Pg%204%20&%205%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1443" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlGKWMzx5a1EVCNO7W9fBpWJFfwwY7JndBXRJ8ZPxvyTX5rI_OhmNyHD1zrNNiIbUJtTio4gYZPKnAK-YSKXsnCFAsQhEVlz0igU_SlGOJaQvELDZ2jTiTSI79fbGbYgZmj6U98lHK9zw5njPSOQuS0lRHpI6mMZHxNATIeYb5ar2Ny_BUzGh8aWYSyc/w400-h206/20231206%20-%20Pg%204%20&%205%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today I have another couple of pages from my India scrapbook. I wish my photos were better. I'm having a real challenge with those lately. Once again, the background pages are from the DCWV matstack called Taj Mahal, and the pictures, journaling, and title were all printed on my computer.</p><p><b><i>Page 4:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bmQ9uwmR01mTA95iafa0q87Ra21eyTf2PvVJhJSmddNpIHJ_yLjNA2D8_L6EkfPHKduc3qmIwSSnNmJ7HjcHt6N47OeiFmNm6Sy_DXV78ZSGn0ikbwMTQn5UAxE792NKntOIWXZ8keX2Eq62TITPL3ZdZwYxqhIePk8QSuj0hgvG2GqHfMsOhtljXG0/s745/20231206%20-%20Pg%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="745" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bmQ9uwmR01mTA95iafa0q87Ra21eyTf2PvVJhJSmddNpIHJ_yLjNA2D8_L6EkfPHKduc3qmIwSSnNmJ7HjcHt6N47OeiFmNm6Sy_DXV78ZSGn0ikbwMTQn5UAxE792NKntOIWXZ8keX2Eq62TITPL3ZdZwYxqhIePk8QSuj0hgvG2GqHfMsOhtljXG0/s320/20231206%20-%20Pg%204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There's a lot of "busy" in the background, so I toned it down with a piece of blue lightly patterned paper. I simply cut that sheet in half and added it in the center of each page. I'm not sure why, but the pages look less busy in real life - though your eye certainly has plenty to look at on these two pages.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page 5:</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ddI6eVsfp0MDs6fJ-Q_vrCurn03LiJ6zyQmbt3PlZ5GqfCK7OmDFFw7yuL3FWNEetE82Eyf6xfFZ427tj_87j46wJZOZ1Frq8726Mh-4hl828nPGiG25xuzq75bk649CS3_FlwYpSlCltD_SLEAj85YIVMOJ0ffscUwFx6IddfD1P5vs765bT9d7wvM/s851/20231206%20-%20Pg%205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="851" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ddI6eVsfp0MDs6fJ-Q_vrCurn03LiJ6zyQmbt3PlZ5GqfCK7OmDFFw7yuL3FWNEetE82Eyf6xfFZ427tj_87j46wJZOZ1Frq8726Mh-4hl828nPGiG25xuzq75bk649CS3_FlwYpSlCltD_SLEAj85YIVMOJ0ffscUwFx6IddfD1P5vs765bT9d7wvM/s320/20231206%20-%20Pg%205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I really liked the "scatter" effect of the smaller photos - it keeps the eye moving around the page.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857223219874977448.post-9093992133985060822023-12-04T12:58:00.000-08:002023-12-04T12:58:58.740-08:00India Scrapbook - first 3 pages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnxXYAFrR4B0_5gf5lr4anWk2oYJObcBVDWjq92sdyiNYYIoVuyYGevrqwRPFieKVyxs2vsS0yvvUYiJb4POF3NyC-2fhUM617aewNIE5gqOpOYJo9qaMEK2cfsPmIBdNLiklbOR6mS2O1olLKoybc-f_Yysu5BULD4iK2pwXgrNYqgXMmDihT5l7lk/s896/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="896" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEnxXYAFrR4B0_5gf5lr4anWk2oYJObcBVDWjq92sdyiNYYIoVuyYGevrqwRPFieKVyxs2vsS0yvvUYiJb4POF3NyC-2fhUM617aewNIE5gqOpOYJo9qaMEK2cfsPmIBdNLiklbOR6mS2O1olLKoybc-f_Yysu5BULD4iK2pwXgrNYqgXMmDihT5l7lk/s320/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">YAY! I'm finally getting this scrapbook made for a trip we made EIGHTEEN years ago! This post will show the first 3 pages. Most of the papers used for this scrapbook come from a pack I purchased especially for this scrapbook many years ago - a DCWV Mat Stack called<i> Taj Mahal</i>. This first page is no different. I'm not going to call out each page from this mat stack - I'll only note those papers that were NOT from the mat stack.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page #1 (above):</i></b> The focal picture for this first page is a map of our travels - with colored lines showing where we went. As I usually do, I printed the pictures and journaling on my computer. The Title is a purchased die cut piece. Tickets and planning printouts are in a hidden pocket behind the page - with hand-lettered labels pointing to them. I printed several small pictures - of my passport and visa, our luggage, and a syringe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Page #2:</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaR4HyPtb48okd9ys2IitT6xl9hy8bAIeoRKQw79ANr7TDSgLkznTvZjK67cA1RE6iu5o2-q-jESlUZBjwm52xwnjlYURhqwPi4Ylsdb07d5-85Ok45wqx1o7UdUCSlVbunCOz2bVlQOmAMg4oRYIW_pduvUbPny5kGrp9LJP9Y1SBUVCivMviupO2Pc/s858/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="858" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaR4HyPtb48okd9ys2IitT6xl9hy8bAIeoRKQw79ANr7TDSgLkznTvZjK67cA1RE6iu5o2-q-jESlUZBjwm52xwnjlYURhqwPi4Ylsdb07d5-85Ok45wqx1o7UdUCSlVbunCOz2bVlQOmAMg4oRYIW_pduvUbPny5kGrp9LJP9Y1SBUVCivMviupO2Pc/s320/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I found some "jeans-like" paper scraps in my stash and used them for border & mats on the background paper. Once again, I have a hidden pocket behind the page to hold tickets and the printout from the bank about money we exchanged (necessary in case we wanted to change some of it back into US $ at the end of our trip). I also added a vellum pocket on the lower left corner with documentation from the YMCA tourist hostel. I printed the pictures, title, journaling, and embellishments - fussy cutting the embellishments.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Page #3:</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitEKl9rk4zSQPHAjGGSX43guV6_sFXPeYWKYArhWeLxkLP2W2tzIZEGbMRHwunwVieZm2588_EwbkM7Of0xNfjJ1IxXRX4HsfgZoln3cI84ailDa9M1GEC3ZU9RULAIT56M8wGBpSp2JbCOZCztEDUcMJ0Rk9CFtIZz6QE5ZmNR9YPDwYZEq8upIWwro/s856/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="856" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitEKl9rk4zSQPHAjGGSX43guV6_sFXPeYWKYArhWeLxkLP2W2tzIZEGbMRHwunwVieZm2588_EwbkM7Of0xNfjJ1IxXRX4HsfgZoln3cI84ailDa9M1GEC3ZU9RULAIT56M8wGBpSp2JbCOZCztEDUcMJ0Rk9CFtIZz6QE5ZmNR9YPDwYZEq8upIWwro/s320/20231204%20-%20India%20Pg%203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you can probably tell, the background for this page combines identical pages from the first two pages - along with plain blue card stock. The rest was all printed on my computer - including the title, which I fussy cut before gluing in place.<br /></div><div><p></p></div>Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940798392844955437noreply@blogger.com0