Cards by Gina

PPA #27--Snowflakes Keep Falling on My Head

 

Age old question: If it snows in a pine forest and no one’s there to see it, did it really snow? That’s what I was wondering when I created this card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge—Snowflake Theme.

Here’s what I did:

•I chose Gable Green as my 6” x 4” base since I wanted a soft background color.

•To make my “snowflakes,” I ran a piece of Whisper White cardstock through my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine using the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder—new in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I love the overall effect and crispness of this die.

•I cut the Whisper White a ¼” smaller than my base and punched out the four corners of the base and the Whisper White cardstock using my Ticket Corner punch.

•I stamped the “Three Pine Trees” from the Patterned Pines Stamp Set onto Garden Green cardstock. I stamped some using my VersaMark stamp pad and some using my Craft Whisper White pad. Then I sprinkled on Heat and Stick Powder and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter and heat embossed all of the trees. Gina’s Note: I wanted some of the trees to have snow on them but I wanted to keep the background trees green. That’s the way I thought it would look in my pine forest.

•I cut out each tree individually using my Paper Snips. Then, I adhered the green trees with SNAIL adhesive and placed Pop-Up Glue Dots on the snowy trees to give my pine forest some depth.

•My sentiment is from Chat Room Rub-ons—also new in the Occasions Mini Catalog—which comes in Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. I chose the Whisper White and rubbed it onto Garden Green cardstock. Then I punched out my sentiment with my Modern Label Punch and adhered it to my card with SNAIL adhesive and a ½” Whisper White Library Clip.

And the answer to my question is, yes, it snowed in my pine forest! I had so much fun creating this card. Take some time out of your day and please feel free to play along with us at PPA! Hope to see you there. And, of course, please feel free to leave me a comment so I know you stopped by.

 
 

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Patterned Pines

Inks: Versamark, Whisper White

Cardstock: Gable Green, Garden Green, Whisper White

Tools: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Heat and Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter, Heat Emboss Tool, Paper Snips, Ticket Corner Punch, Modern Label Punch, Chat Room Rub-ons, SNAIL Adhesive, Pop-Up Glue Dots

Embellishments: ½” Whisper White Library Clip

OCC Sketch Challenge SASSC38—Night & Day Masculine Birthday Card

What fun I had creating this card for the OCC Challenge this week!

 

Here’s the sketch:

 

 

Here’s what I did:

 

•I started with a Whisper White base (4-1/4” x 5-1/2”). I cut off a 1” vertical

strip on the right side of the front of the cover (not viewable here—sorry!)

 

•Following the sketch, I used four different patterns from the Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper (from the Holiday Mini Catalog). I have wanted to use this paper ever since I got it! I love each of the designs it comes with. (Gina’s Tip: Since this is a masculine birthday card, I didn’t want to add a bow so I created a faux ribbon by cutting a triangle out of the end of a 1-1/2” strip of the herringbone paper.)

 

•Once my DSP was in place, I layered a Basic Black rectangle on top and then stamped my “Happy Birthday Wishes” from the Fun and Fast Notes Stamp Set in Basic Black onto a rectangle of  Whisper White cardstock. I adhered my stamped image/sentiment to the Basic Black cardstock, cutting it a ¼” smaller all around.

 

•I colored in the stamp using my 2009-2010 In-Color Markers using Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry.

 

•I created my scalloped edge with my Scallop Edge Punch on a fifth sheet of Night & Day designer paper. Gina’s Tip: All of the designs coordinate seamlessly in this Designer Specialty Paper pack.

 

I hope you like my card. I certainly had fun creating it. Please feel free to leave me a comment. And, if you’d like to order any of the supplies to make this card, please click here 24/7!

 

  

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Fun and Fast Notes

Ink: Basic Black

Designer Series Paper: Night & Day Specialty DSP

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White

Tools: 2009-2010 In-Color Markers, Scallop Edge Punch

 

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