Cards by Gina

PPA #12--It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas Card

 

Well, actually it doesn’t feel like Christmas yet in NY. It was a bit windy today, but the sun was shining and it felt great walking around outside. However, I must be in the holiday mood. Today’s PPA Challenge is a sketch challenge designed by my very talented PAL, Margaret Moody, and when I saw it, I immediately reached for my Holiday Lounge Christmas DSP. I just love the colors in this Designer Series Paper!

Here’s the sketch:

Here’s what I did:

●I created a 4”x6” base of Sahara Sand cardstock. I adhered the “Sahara Sand and White Circle/Stripe” paper from the Holiday Lounge DSP onto the base.

●Following the sketch, I cut a strip of the “White, Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, and Taken with Teal Small Circles/Stripes” DSP and placed it vertically down the center of the card.

●Then I snipped out the large red ornament from the “Red and Sahara Sand Ornament/Stars/Diamonds” DSP and adhered it to my card.

●Lastly, I cut out a strip of Taken with Teal cardstock and rounded the corners using my corner rounder punch. I stamped my “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set in Real Red onto Whisper White and punched it out with my Modern Label Punch. I rubbed on the snowflakes from the Merry & Bright Rub-ons and adhered the entire strip to my card.

●For the interior of the card, I layered Taken With Teal and Sahara Sand onto my base; snipped out the small Taken With Teal Pine Trees and adhered them to the bottom of the interior, leaving plenty of space for a catch-up Christmas note!

 

 
  

I loved Margaret’s sketch and had so much fun playing at PPA! I hope you’ll join us. To play, click here!

 

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Taken With Teal, Sahara Sand

Designer Series Paper: Holiday Lounge

Tools: Modern Label Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive

Embellishments: Merry & Bright Rub-ons

 

 

OCCC--Monochromatic Mania Birthday Card

I've been wanting to use my Holiday Lounge DSP ever since I got it in my Pals Swap and today seemed like the perfect time to do so. Our Creative Corner's Challenge for this week is to make a monochromatic card using one color and one neutral. So I immediately reached for the "Taken with Teal Stripes and Diamonds" DSP and my card grew from there.

Here's what I did:

I made a base of Taken with Teal cardstock--4-1/4" x 5-1/2" folded on the side. Gina's Tip: When writing the dimensions of a card (much like a children's book!), the width of the card always goes first and then the length. So a portrait card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (always folded on the side) and a landscape card would be written as 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (always folded at the top).

I ran my base through my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine using my "Diamond" texture plate from Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates to match the diamonds in the DSP. I cut a 4" x 3" piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhered it ot the bottom of my card. I layered a 3-3/4" x 2-3/4" piece of "Teal Stripes and Diamonds" DSP on top of the Whisper White.

I wanted something bold at the top of the card, so I placed a large Pretties flower with a half-pearl in the center above my DSP.

Using "Happy Birthday" from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, I inked my sentiment in Taken with Teal and stamped it on Whisper White cardstock. Then I punched it out with my Modern Label Punch and added it to my card.

I love the retro look of the DSP, but I'm glad I softened it a bit with the Pretties Flower. I think it works, but would love to know your thoughts on this card.

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Recipe:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370--36.95)                                                                                 

Ink: Taken With Teal (103257--$5.95)

Cardstock: Taken With Teal (101584), Whisper White (100730) Taken With Teal is part of the Rich Regals pack and Whisper White is part of the Neutrals pack.

Designer Series Paper (DSP): Holiday Lounge (115676--$9.95)

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439--$99.95), Texturz Plates (Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1--$11.95), Modern Label Punch (116630--$15.95), SNAIL Adhesive (104332--$6.95)

Embellishments: Pretties Kit (109114--$29.95)

 

Holiday Lounge DSP

Pretties Kit

SU! Backgrounds 1--Texturz Plates

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine