HD All Things Bright & Beautiful - A Beautiful Day

Today I have cards from an old (early 2014) Hunkydory card kit called All Things Bright & Beautiful - set called A Beautiful Day.  Here's a picture of the set I started with:

As you can see, a couple of pieces were missing from the die cut sheet, but I still was able to create 8 cards from this set by adding various pieces/papers from my stash.  Here's a picture of the 8 cards:

Next up is a closer look at each:

Card #1:

First up are a couple of birthday cards.  This first is an A2 sized card.  I simply cut a panel from one of the printed papers in the set to serve as both background and focal.  I created a border using a piece of grosgrain ribbon, then added a sentiment die cut from the set to complete the card front.

Inside:

Inside started with a piece remaining from the printed background/focal on the card front.  I cut it in two to form borders top & bottom, then added a small die cut embellishment.  Finally, I stamped a message using a stamp from CCC's (Crafter's Companion Compendium) page of stamps called Birthday-Male.

Card #2:

Next up is another panel cut from the same printed paper from the set - this one cut for a slim-line card.  Since the paper is a bit short, I cut it apart near the top and inserted a die cut greeting from the set.  I added Dazzles sticker borders (HOTP) top and bottom of the sentiment piece, and finished by adding a couple of dimensional butterflies that I got at the Dollar Store.

Inside:

Inside was simply a panel cut from one of the printed sheets - stamped with another sentiment from CCC's Birthday-Male sheet.

Card #3:

Next up are 3 "Thinking of You" cards.  This first is a horizontal slimline card.  The border along the bottom is leftover from the poppy printed sheet. After gluing the paper in place, I embossed the card front using a Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  The die cut pieces are actually from a HD Bigger Book of Toppers called Florals.  

Inside:

Another leftover piece of the printed paper forms a border at the bottom of this card.  The stamped sentiment is from CCC's Thinking of You sheet.

Card #4:

This slimline card uses the last cut panel from the daffodil print paper.  Once again, it was a bit short, so I split the panel and inserted something to extend it.  This time I added a strip of green vellum and then pieces of border Dazzles.  Finally, I added a die cut piece from the set which serves both as sentiment and focal.

Inside:

Again the inside is simply a piece of the yellow printed paper from the set - stamped with another sentiment from CCC's Thinking of You.

Card #5:

This card started with a background piece of printed digi-paper.  I thought it went well with these die cut pieces - all from the set.  I DID make a change in the focal/frame.  Originally there was a die cut gold frame inside of the frame that you see - and also a green & gold frame that was a part of the focal piece.  I removed both, and backed the frame with a peachy colored vellum.  I also added a few tiny stickers in the center of each side of the frame.  I repeated adding these stickers to the border piece that anchors the sentiment die cut.

Inside:

The remaining part of the border & a small embellishment die cut form the upper border on the inside.  The sentiment is again from CCC's Thinking of You stamp sheet.

Card #6:

Next up is a thank you card.  The background is cut from the yellow print from the set.  The frame and focal are also from the set.  The sentiment is stamped & die cut using stamps and dies that my Mother has.

Inside:

The border is created using two die cuts from the set.  The sentiment is from CCC's Thank You sheet of stamps.

Card #7:

The remaining two cards are sympathy cards.  The border/background is a panel cut from one of the printed sheets in the set.  To this, I simply added the focal and sentiment die cut pieces with foam tape.  The sentiment piece is again from the Florals Bigger Book of Toppers, but the focal is from the set.

Inside:

As you can probably see, I created borders using leftover pieces from the printed sheet.  Then I added a stamped sentiment using a stamp from CCC's With Sympathy.

Card #8:

Two of the three papers that came with the set were double-sided.  This is the back side of the poppy sheet.  Since I couldn't choose between them, I cut two panels and used one side for the previous card, and the other side for this one.  I wasn't sure what to do because the background paper made such a pretty statement.  I decided a simple greeting (stamped & die cut with my Mom's set) added with foam tape was all I wanted to add.

Inside:

I also left the inside pretty simple - simply a stamped message using a stamp from CCC's With Sympathy.

2023 August Swap Card

Today's card is for a swap - the theme is "anything goes with dry embossing".   

Most of the patterned pieces & background are from a freebie digital download.  As you can see, I did a lot of fussy cutting of flowers for the focal & embellishments.  I cut a piece of white card stock into an oval using Spellbinders Petite Classic Ovals Large die set - and did the same with a smaller die for the sentiment.  Then I ran both through a Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I added ribbon from my stash and some pink sticky-backed vinyl mats (which was the closest color I had in my stash).

Inside:

Here we have a simple scrap forming the border - with a circle of white card stock and fussy cut leftovers from the card front.  The final touch is a stamped greeting - from Crafter's Companion Compendium - sheet called Celebrate.

HD Warmest Wishes - All Wrapped Up

 

Today's cards come from an old 2014 Hunkydory Window to the Heart luxury card collection called Warmest Wishes - from the set called All Wrapped Up.  

As you can see from the die cut sheet, I did not have all the pieces from this one, but I did have most of the die cut sheet and all of the 2 accompanying AS (Adoreable Scoreable printed card stock) sheets.  I also had a 3rd sheet that was left over from a previous set that I decided went well with these.

As you can see from the above photo, I ended up making 6 cards and 2 tags from these materials - adding to them from my stash as desired.  Here's a close up look at each:

Card #1:

This first card actually makes use of pieces from a concept card that didn't get used up.  This is the three pieces that form the focal.  The bottom border & background were all part of the AS - except for the poinsettia & leaves - those are Dazzles stickers (HOTP).  The top border was made using a strip of gold poster board from my stash, a strip of dark green from one of the AS pages, a sentiment piece from the set, and more poinsettia stickers.

Inside:

Borders top & bottom were pieces from the AS - each had 2 pieces - top one was layered 2nd one simply glued together.  As you can see, I also added more stickers.  The stamped sentiment came from one of my Mom's stamps.

Card #2:

Next up is another slimline card - with background pieced together from the additional AS sheet.  The focal and sentiment were both freebies from Debbi Moore.  

Inside:

Inside are more digi prints from Debbi Moore.  The sentiment is again one of my Mom's stamps.

Card #3:

This sideways slimline again has a pieced background from one of the sheets of AS.  To this I've added a focal image raised with foam squares, a sentiment piece and 2 embellishments - all from the set.

Inside:

The borders on the inside have strips of AS and 2 border pieces that we leftovers from a concept card.  The sentiment is again stamped using one of my Mom's stamps.

Card #4:

The background on this card is cut straight from the AS.  The image and sentiment are cut outs from a Debbi Moore freebie.  I cut a piece of white card stock to form a base of "snow" for the snowman and friends to stand on.

Inside:

Here I have 2 strips of the AS forming borders, and two more Debbi Moore digi-print cut outs. The sentiment is again one of my Mom's stamps.

Card #5:

One of the reasons that I decided this set was a good one to use with the 3rd "leftover" piece of AS, was that I REALLY didn't like this mostly pink focal (from the set) on a red background - which was what came with the set!  So, I cut a piece of this light green from the 3rd piece of AS, created borders top and bottom using gold strips & Dazzles borders.  I also used a small piece of the Dazzles border to extend the "hanger" for the chandelier.  A sentiment piece from one of HD's Little Book of Essential Christmas Sentiments completes the card front.

Inside:

Inside I used more of the green AS and Dazzles border strips.  I also added a stamped message - again one of my Mom's stamps.

Card #6:

This last card was actually the first that I made.  As you can see, I used some of the red AS for the background - then added a gold strip & purple strip from my stash to create a border.  I added some Dazzles stickers to this border before gluing the focal in place.  Once again I added a sentiment from the LB - this time adding another Dazzle to "anchor it in place".

Inside:

More of the AS, a strip of the purple, and more Dazzles stickers form a border on the inside.  The sentiment is another of my Mom's.  This time I used Dazzles stickers to cover the holly sprig that was a part of the stamped image.

Tags:

I had two small piece of AS left - so I decided to fold each in half to form a tag.  The first has a stamped image (one of my Mom's stamps) stamped with StazOn ink - and a piece of gold braid attached to the punched hole.  The 2nd started out being completely the light green AS - but I added scraps from other AS to form a border at the bottom.  Then I added another Debbi Moore freebie cutout and finished with a piece of the same gold braided thread through the punched hole.

HD LB of Winter Time

Today I picked 4 pages from Hunkydory's Little Book of Winter Time to use for making cards.  Here are the 4 pages that I chose:

It's always an interesting challenge to see what I can make using LB pages - and some of these were DEFINITELY challenging!  Here's a picture of the 4 cards I made using them:

And now for a closer look at each:

Card #1:

Looking at this one, I saw immediately that I wanted to trim the left edge off.  I had thought to save it to use on the inside, but I LOST it!  Oh well.  Looking at the rest of it, I decided to cut it into 4 parts as you can see in the picture - each family group, and the tree etc on the right side.  I found a piece of coordinating blue paper, cut it just a bit smaller than the card front, and glued it in place.  Then I matted all 4 parts on white before adding them with very thin foam tape - EXCEPT that I did a bit more with the center people panel.  For it, I also added a gold mat & added it with thicker foam tape.  Then I added a sticker greeting (with foam tape on the left side so it would sit level) to complete the card front.

Inside:

Since I couldn't find the strip I had saved anywhere, I made a border using elements from the card front & adding some Dazzles stickers.  Then I stamped a greeting using a stamp from Crafter's Companion Compendium (CCC) Believe in the Magic set.

Card #2:

Next I had to decide how to use this unique pair of ducks!  Looking at them, I thought a red gingham pattern would set them off nicely.  After using a scrap of it to cut a frame, I matted that on a larger white frame (all cut with Spellbinders Matting Basics 5X7 dies).  I added the frame with foam tape - then added a matted greeting (Winter Wonderland Minis die set from Moonstone) - again with foam tape.  After adding a bow in the lower right corner I felt it needed something in the opposite corner - so I added a Dazzles poinsettia and leaves.

Inside:

A narrow strip of the gingham with another poinsettia and leaves decorate the inside.  The greeting was stamped with another stamp from CCC's Believe in the Magic.

Card #3:

Speaking of "unique"!  This Christmas sheep certainly is that!  The background is a green suede paper from my stash - lovely fuzzy stuff from HOTP.  The border & greeting also started with that green suede paper.  As you can see, I matted the border with white, then added some red jewel Dazzles stickers.  The greeting had snowflakes as a part of it - which I thought were kind of weird in green.  So, I die cut some more from white & glued on top - then added some tiny red jewel dazzles, so they are still pretty unusual for snowflakes! :)

Inside:

As you can see, I went pretty simple on the inside - simply a green stamped greeting - from CCC's Warmest Wishes this time.

Card #4:

Last, but not least, is this card that started with a picture of a church choir.  I trimmed it a bit, the cut it in 4 pieces; matting each individually with white, then the whole in gold.  I cut a blue frame that I used as a mat directly against the card front - then added the focal with foam tape.  The sentiment is die cut using Creative Expressions' Joy to the World die. I cut it twice, once from the blue, and once from the gold - the glued them with a slight offset to the white/gold double mat that I had prepared.

Inside:

I cut a smaller frame from the blue and used it for the inside of the card.  I stamped the greeting in blue (stamp was from a large "no brand name" set of stamps).  Since it had some hearts as a part of it, I thought the addition of small punched gold hearts would be nice to finish off this card.