Paper Maniac Thursday - Shaped Cards

Hello friends!!!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday and I'm here with a fun shaped card.  I rarely make cards that are not a rectangle or square, so this was really fun.  It was so easy I'm going to have to do it more often.  This card is approximately 3.5" x 3.5".

First I used the largest Labels 9 Nestabilities Die to cut two shapes out kraft card stock.  I scored a line about half an inch across one side.  Bend along the score line and apply glue (snail adhesive or sticky tape) along the half inch strip.  This creates a hinge for opening your card.  This is also a great method for making a card if you don't have a large enough piece of card stock to fold in half to make a card and you can also make the front and back different colors.

Besides the kraft card stock, I used items from the Green at Heart Collection by Basic Grey.  Most of items came from the card kit, except for the striped paper ribbon that is sold as a coordinating embellishment (along with two other styles of ribbon).  Since the ribbon is made from paper I was able to adhere it to the orange paper first and make one cut with the Labels 9 Die.  That saved some time for sure.  The orange paper, leaf die cut, chipboard heart and the rub-on all came in the Green at Heart Card Kit.   The one thing I love about rub-ons is that you are able to manipulate them (especially sentiment ones).  This rub-on originally said "who loves you, baby?".  While that is a cute sentiment, it didn't really fit with the feel of my card.  So, I cut off the "who", the "s" in "loves" and "baby?" and added the three dots with a black fine tip sharpie.  Now it reads "love you...".  

Have a great day!!!  

{Love you...}

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories: Green at Heart Card Kit (Basic Grey), Green at Heart Doily Ribbon (Basic Grey), Ice Green Pearl (Kasier Craft), Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders), Flower Punch (EK Success)

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Hello...

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Hello!  I've been away from my studio since last Wednesday, so I thought I would ease myself back into card making with a very clean and simple card.  This card uses this week's CPS sketch.  This card started out completely black and white and then I took it apart and added some color.  The tree branch image I used is from a pack of rub-ons that came with the Green at Heart Card Kit by Basic Grey.  The striped paper ribbon is from the Green at Heart collection as well and is sold with two other kinds of tape.

The center panel is white with the edges sponged in black and the entire rest of the panel is sponged in green.  It's hard to see in the photo, but it really brings in the green from the ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

{Hello}

Stamps:  Daily Designs Sentiments (Papertrey Ink)

Card Stock: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, SS White (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Gable Green, Basic Black (SU)

Accessories: Stampin' Sponge (SU), Green at Heart Doily Ribbon (Basic Grey), Green at Heart Rub-ons (Basic Grey Card Kit), Pink Rhinestones (Michaels), Foam Dimensionals

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Paper Maniac Friday?

Hey guys!  I know I'm a day late on my regular Thursday Paper Maniac post.  My brain was fried and I just couldn't create anything worth sharing.  So, I stepped away for a day and then came back to create something I actually like.

For my card today I used up some scraps from the Green at Heart card kit from Basic Grey.  I had a bunch of strips of the patterned paper left and a few die cuts and chipboard pieces.  I cut the patterned paper scraps into 1.5" squares.  The white circle and balloon are die cuts from the kit and the string on the balloon is a rub-on from the kit.  I distressed the edges of the circles and added white faux stitching around the borders. The circles and balloon are popped up on foam dimensionals.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!!!

{Happy Birthday}

Stamps: All Kinds of Happy (Imaginsce)

Card Stock: Kraft, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Green at Heart (Basic Grey)

Ink: Orchid Opulence (SU)

Accessories: Die Cuts, Chipboard, and Rub-ons (Green at Heart card kit by Basic Grey), Foam Dimensionals, Paper Distresser, Pearls (Kaiser Craft), White Gel Pen (Sakura)

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Paper Maniac Thursday - It's Summer!!!

This week on the Paper Maniac Blog we are celebrating summer with bright and cheery cards.  My card for today doesn't use any stamping.  All of the paper elements come from the Green At Heart Card Kit by Basic Grey.  The flowers and sentiment come from a sheet of rub-ons that come with the kit.  I added some rhinestones to the flowers and butterfly as a finishing touch.  The sentiment panel has green sponged edges to bring in the green from the ribbon.

Love the bright and cheery feel of this card!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

{Happy Birthday}

Patterned Paper & Rub-ons: Green at Heart Card Kit (Basic Grey)

Ink: Green Galore (SU)

Accessories: Clear Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Stampin' Sponge (SU), Classic Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Glue Dots, Pumpkin Pie Ribbon, Apple Ribbon

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Altered Notebook & Teacher Cards

Hi there!  I'm so glad you stopped by today!!!  I have two projects to share with you today.  First up is an altered mini composition book that I made for my little girl to help her (and me) keep track of all the books she reads.  She's just finishing the first grade and reads a chapter book a day!  I'm the one who ends up going to the library to pick up and return books for her and I can never remember what she's read and what she hasn't.

Anyway, about the notebook.  I used three pieces of patterned paper from the Green at Heart collection by Basic Grey.  I colored the centers of the flowers with a black fine-tip sharpie to better coordinate with the black binding on the book.  I also used the sharpie for the faux stitching.  I used my computer and printer for "Halle's" and then punched it out with a curly label punch. Halle loves things like this.  She was so happy when I showed it to her.  We can't wait to fill it up!

Next, I have a set of cards I made to go along with gifts for Colin's preschool teachers.  As you can see these cards are super simple.  Every year the last day sneaks up on me so that's really why these cards are so simple.  These cards are 3" squares.  They use a little strip of fozz felt and one meaningful stamp.  I had Colin dictate what he wanted to say and then signed them himself.  Most of them went something like this: "Thank you for being a good teacher.  I hope you miss me next year when I am in kindergarten.  Have a good year without me.  Love, Colin."  Too cute!!!  He also picked out a few books from his bookshelf to donate to his preschool classroom.  He is such a thoughtful and kind little boy.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

{Halle's Books Notebook}

Patterned Paper:  Green at Heart (Basic Grey) 

Accessories: Daiquiri Thickers (American Crafts), Raspberry Fizz Topnotch Twill (Papertrey Ink), Curly Label Punch (SU), Black Fine-Tip Marker (Sharpie), Computer & Printer, Mini Composition Book 

{Grateful for you}

Stamps: Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey  Ink)

Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU) 

Accessories: Daisy Chain Fozz Felt (Kaiser Craft), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success)

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Chipboard

Hello there!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday and this week the DT and I are using chipboard on our cards.  Everything on my card (except for the kraft card base) comes from the Basic Grey Card Kit, Green at Heart.  The letters spelling "sweetie" and the flower center are from a whole sheet of chipboard elements that come with the kit.  The flower, the swirls on the purple heart, the "for my", and the faux stitching are all rub-ons from the kit.

I punched two hearts from paper that came with the kit.  The patterned paper panel with the white scallops is a die cut from the kit.  The finished card size is a 3.75" square.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

{for my sweetie}

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories: Green at Heart Card Kit (Basic Grey), Heart Punch (Paper Shapers), Foam Dimensionals

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Paper Maniac Wednesday - Save the Planet

Hi! Welcome to another Paper Maniac Thursday here on my blog. Today is Earth Day! Happy Earth Day everyone!!! This week on the Paper Maniac Blog, the DT and I are showcasing projects with the Planet Earth in mind. When I first started thinking about what I would make for Earth Day I knew I wanted to incorporate nature and an element of upcycling. Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.

For my card I appropriately used the Green at Heart card kit from Basic Grey. The card base, scalloped border, leaf die cut, rub-on and patterned paper all came from the kit. I took a piece of cardboard (element of upcycling) and tore off the top smooth layer to reveal the corrugated cardboard underneath. I punched the butterfly from another piece of patterned paper in the kit.
Who would have thought that a card using cardboard could look so elegant? I love the mix of cardboard with pearls and ribbon. Maybe shabby chic? The finished size of the this card is a 4.25" square.

Enjoy today and do something nice for the world. Thanks for stopping by!!!

{always}

Patterned Paper: Green at Heart (Basic Grey)
Ink: Green Galore (SU)
Accessories: Rub-on + Leaf Die Cut (Green at Heart Card Kit by Basic Grey), Pearls (Kaiser Craft), White Grosgrain Ribbon (Offray), Cardboard, Curly Label Punch (SU), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Stampin' Sponge (SU), Glue Dots

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OCC Challenge - Beautiful Butterflies!!!

Happy Saturday!!! I'm here with a new challenge from Our Creative Corner. This week I'm challenging you to use butterflies on your cards. My card uses paper from Green at Heart by Basic Grey. The flowers that I stamped use three colors. Click on the photo above to see it larger. I lightly applied brown ink to the entire stamp, then applied pink and purple ink to the flowers. I love how it turned out and how well it coordinates with the paper.
For the ribbon I applied a strip across the card front. Then I simply snipped four 1" pieces of ribbon, applied snail adhesive to one end and folded them to make a little loop. I then applied the loops underneath the card stock using glue dots. Hope that wasn't too confusing.

Head on over to Our Creative Corner to see the Design Team's samples and get inspired to create a butterfly card of your own. I hope you can play along with us this week!!!

{Enjoy the Moment}

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (SU), Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Cream
Patterned Paper: Green at Heart (Basic Grey)
Ink: Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence, Creamy Caramel (SU)
Accessories: Labels 9 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Clear Rhinestones, Stampin' Sponge (SU), Pink Ribbon (Offray), Foam Dimensionals

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Easy Enjoy Tag...

Hello! This may look like a standard A2 size card, but it is actually a small 2" x 3" tag. This would be perfect to attach to a gift bag. For this tag, I took one of the elements from the Green at Heart Card Kit by Basic Grey and changed it into a tag instead of a card. If you look at the kit, the card I based the tag on is at the bottom right side of the photo. I simply attached it to a smaller green card base.

The swirl and the words "enjoy" are rub-ons. The butterfly/rectangle element is a piece of chipboard that came with the kit. I drew the lines on the distressed rectangle panel with a fine-tip sharpie. Something that sets my tag apart from the one designed in the kit is that mine has a lot of dimension since each layer is popped up on foam dimensionals.

I hope you have a great weekend! I'll be back tomorrow morning with another challenge from Our Creative Corner.

{Enjoy Tag}

All elements from Basic Grey's Green at Heart Greeting Card Kit (card base, patterned paper, chipboard, rub-ons) + foam dimensionals + black fine-tip sharpie

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Distressing!!!

Hello! It's Paper Maniac Thursday!!! This week, the Design Team and I are focusing on distressing. If you are not familiar with distressing in regards to card making, it's when you make your card look old and worn--but in a good way ;) . Paper Maniac has a lot of Tim Holtz products, which are all geared towards distressing and aging paper.

For my card today, I used the Green at Heart Card Kit by Basic Grey. All of the papers came from the kit (except for the piece of cream). These papers already had a distressed look to them. You can also find these papers in the Green at Heart 6x6 paper pad. I distressed the edges of the flowered patterned paper with a paper distresser and also the heart. The black stitching is actually a rub-on from the kit.
The oval was cut using an oval nestabilities die. I crumpled it up and sponged the edges and creases with Tea Dye Distress Ink. Then I used the ink on all the edges of my card.

Thanks for stopping by today for some distressing goodness!!! Have a great day!!!

{You're so sweet}

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Cream
Patterned Paper: Green at Heart Card Kit (Basic Grey)
Ink: Tea Dye Distress Ink (Tim Holtz), Basic Black (SU)
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Heart Punch (Paper Shapers), Paper Distresser (Tim Holtz), Stampin' Sponge (SU)

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