Use Up Printed Cards #2

Nearly a month ago I started on a Paper Wishers board challenge to use up pre-printed cards in my stash.  Then I got side-tracked with other things and am only now getting back to this challenge.  

Today's card started out looking like this:

I suddenly got to thinking that my diorama die might just fit - and it did!  I only had the tiniest sliver of card left after cutting it out.  

Card Base: I made the card base by using the diorama dies (Divinity Designs) with the rectangular opening.  I had to use plain white card stock for the cross pieces on the inside of the card, but that was fine.

Decorating: For the cake & sentiments, I used stickers from my stash - backed with white card stock & fussy cut.  Two of the presents were printed that I fussy cut.  One I stamped on a scrap of patterned paper & colored it with a marker before fussy cutting.  Then I found a few "streamers" in my stash & added them.

Back:  I don't show it, but the back of these cards have a manufacturer's mark that I needed to cover up so the card would look good.  I cut a piece of white cardstock & folded it to make a 3" x 3" card.  The square piece that had been cut out of the card front was just the right size to glue to the front of this mini card - which I then glued in place over manufacturer's markings.  This gives me a nice place to write a message to the recipient, and also adds some additional stability when  this card is standing up!

Promised Eternal Life

Somehow pictures never are as pretty as looking at the page in real life!  Anyway, today's Bible Journaling page was one that was created VERY QUICKLY & EASILY!  

After protecting my page with gesso as usual, I started with alphabet stickers.  I first stuck them to my clothes & then put them in place on the page (I didn't want them so sticky that I couldn't get them back off!).  In the same way, I used some rectangular stickers to cover the text I wanted to highlight.  Then I took 3 colors of distress ink (Broken China, Worn Lipstick, and Dusty Concord) and applied over the whole page using round sponge applicators.  When the whole page was covered with color, I removed the stickers.  

I decided to outline the words so they would stand out better.  I used colored pencils for this.  The word "ETERNAL" just wasn't very visible, so I colored the whole with colored pencils & outlined it with a fine black pen.

RHINOS!!!

Today I took a break from my "use it up" stash & pulled out my Hunkydory "Magnificent Rhino" set from their Wild at Heart Deco-Large kit (since there was a challenge on PaperWishers message board that called for Rhinos!).  Here are the 4 cards I made from my half of this set:

First is the one you see open above - a double display card for my Hubby for Father's Day.  Here's what it looks like when it is closed:

To make this card, I found a fairly sturdy cardstock in a DCWV 12 x 12 stack (called "Linen Closet").  I used dies from Divinity Designs to cut out this Double Display card.  I took one of the sentiments from the set & cut it into 4 pieces!  I used scraps to glue a gold edge where it was now missing.  Then I put them to the right & left above & below the picture.  The oval "Wild about you" sentiment was from another set in the same kit.  The sentiment in the lower right was from a little book of essential sentiments (Hunkydory 2016).  The borders down the sides were cut from scraps and then edged in gold with other scraps (some of them from other kits entirely - don't throw those scraps away!).  The belly band is attached at the back of the card with ribbon threaded through punched holes at the ends.  These were made by cutting apart a border greeting from the set.

Next up is a card made with the base picture from the kit & a couple of the sentiments that came with it. The background was cut just slightly smaller than the card base & then inked with dark brown ink.  An embossed piece of brown glimmer paper (African Weave by Cuttlebug) serves as a large mat for the sentiment.   The inside was finished in a similar way, using one of the layering pieces and a border piece for added interest.

The 3rd card from this set is the only one that actually has a few pieces layered on it.  It is a Diorama card (cut using dies from Divinity Designs).  This  first picture shows it flat for mailing:

It's not real easy to see the inside of the card as you only get one angle on it, but here's how it looks when "opened":

My 4th & final card from this set made use of the adorable scorable piece of card stock that came in the kit.  This is a birthday card, so I cut some scraps to form a large "H" for the front & added a baby rhino.  The card is actually made as a "Fold Back Gate Fold" - where the card meets in the middle like a gatefold, but the edges have actually been folded back to create the look:

A narrow piece of card stock with ribbon glued to it meets on the side & is tied in a bow.  This is embellished with a piece from the kit & serves as a removable belly band.

Opened the card looks like this:

The vertical borders were already there on the printed card stock.  The horizontal ones were from a single border cut in half (not sure if it was from this set or leftover from another set).  I trimmed the picture of mom & baby to fit, and added the sentiment piece.  I finished the edges of the card by drawing all around them & along the fold lines with a brown marker (brush end of Scroll & Brush).

Using Up My Stash #4

This is the 4th in my series of "using up my stash" featuring cards made from my card kit binder.  This first came from an older "Shaped Cards" kit from HOTP.  My SIL made the shaped car card, but there was all this stuff left over - paper, tags, etc. - and then I realized I could cut out the picture of the card that had been printed as a part of the INSTRUCTIONS!  So, this card is the result of that scavenging.   The "Happy Birthday" was stamped with a stamp with a stamp from "Tags & Trims" stamp set (HOTP).  The sentiment was already on the banner.

For the inside I used some handmade black paper from my stash & a couple more banners/labels.  The "wonderful day" stamp was from a poppy theme set of stamps I got from PW.  The "best" stamp was a small Congratulations set from Studio G- with its border masked off.

 

Next up is a birthday card made from a sketch posted on the paper wishers board (with a lot of changes).   Most materials were from an old HOTP card makers personal shopper set.   The punch used for the border was a Martha Stewart punch.  The word "Joy" was from a JustRite set called "Heritage Christmas Ornaments".  The others were already printed there from the set.  I DID add a few black Jewel Dazzles (HOTP).

The inside has similar elements.  The tag already had the sentiment on it.

 

After making the last card, I still had a bunch of the supplies left over, so I made a second card to use them up (well mostly - a bit of black paper is still left).  I used the same sketch, but made it an A7 card.  The "Thank You" is a JustRite stamp from the set called "Grand Sentiments".  The embellishments were made using a Fleur De Lis punch from the dollar store, a die from Nellie's Flower Circles, and a circle punch.

The inside is similar.  The stamp used was from JustRite's "For All You Do Vintage Labels Three".