MERRY CHRISTMAS DIY HOLIDAY CARDS

Hello all, today I am showing you how I made this set of Christmas Cards.
So far I've made 6 of them and I still have a few more to go.
I used cardstock from the Basis Collection (red) and Pop Tones (green). The white is a linen cardstock called Solar White and the brown used on the deer is from a Core-dinations pack.

The card bases or frames were cut using the Fancy Frames Cricut cartridge and My World for the Christmas trees. (Please, do not mind the trees to the left, most of the time I choose die cuts I end up not using).  I cut a few bases, embossed the background, did some distressed inking and stamped some snowflakes and stamped a design on the trees.

I wanted some snow banks behind the deer and I found a cute one in the Give a Hoot cart. I spread some Tombow liquid glue with my fingers on the surface (I should have used a cheapy brush) and then covered with Diamond Dust. 

The deer I die cut with a Cottage Cutz die. 

I glued the tree to the background using Tombow again and added some sequins too. I added the snow bank and the deer and then I decided to cut some acetate and use it as windows for some of the cards. The green card above is one of them. To attach the acetate I chose score tape.

 I do not know which one I like the most. I think they both came out very nice.

(This red one has no acetate on the front).

The greeting is from a Joy Clair stamp and its digital die. 

A few more pics.

And, that is all for today. 

I hope you were able to get some ideas for your holiday cards and or decorations.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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TAKE FLIGHT WITH ME...playing with inks

hello all

hoping you guys had a fabulous mother day.

i spent mine in a flower garden i am working on and then out for dinner.

it was a beautiful day.

today i want to share with you this journal cover i made using some of  lindy's stamp gang sprays.  this is my second time using them i love them. i love the colors and how they spray. i also like that they come in powder form and you  get to mix them at home. i felt like an alchemist, lol.

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 Take Flight with Me

i used the "starburst" set sprays from lindy's:  tibetan poppy teal, ponderosa pine olives and autumn maple crimson.

i think these are my favorites from the starburst set.

the sticker that i chose for my project's title comes from the nature walk collection from 7dots (another love of mine).

i also used the same "spring" stamp set from the paper wings productions i used on the mini for the hop.

"and i think to myself, what a wonderful world"

think about it...this small phrase has a huge meaning. love it too.

the stencil used was pre-cut with my cricut expression and i used some white pigment ink with it.

i also used some foam stamps for the word "me" and used the same white pigment ink. i then outline the word with a black ink zig pen.

the "with" mini alpha stickers are from glitz.

above you can see the "music" stamp, some white splashes done with gesso, some clear embossing powder and the

if i might say, beautiful flower  i embellished with stickles, gesso and some of the spray inks.

you also can see some zigzag stitching.

here you can see the entire finished cover.

this was really a lot of fun.

and....i know i said i would leave the mixed media to my teammates but i got curious and decided to give it a try.

no regrets.

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most products used have been linked for your convenience.

thanks so much for stopping by!

(blogged by flowerdisco)

NOTE:
 i will be adding my project here on this month's challenge at the aviary.
the theme is anything goes.

A PAPER WINGS AND NANIKEOLA BLOG HOP

ETA: may 6th, 2014
WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AT "THE AVIARY" (PAPER WINGS PRODUCTION'S BLOG)


WELCOME

 to  

flowerdisco's scrap hut. 

i am participating on a blog hop and i am delighted to share all with you.

(this is a long post and pic heavy so be prepared, :D)

 another 

WELCOME

to our

Paper Wing Productions & Nani ke Ola's

Friendship Blog Hop & Giveaway! 

If you've arrived here from

erica rose thompson

then you're in the right place.

 If you’re just stopping by for a visit, please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

This month we, the nanikeola design team, are very excited to have been invited to join the paper wings production (the aviary blog) to celebrate 

"Friendship".

  Get ready for double the inspiration and giveaways. That's right, there are two prizes for this month's hop. 

The first is a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store and the second is a generous prize package from Nani ke Ola Scrapbooking Store.

Here are all the giveaway details:

The main prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store.

For a chance to win all you need to do is:

1- be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog

2- visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment

3- come back and leave us a comment on the PWP blog telling us you completed the hop

.

To increase your chances of winning: like our Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. 

The winner will be announced on

 Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 

on the Paper Wings Productions blog.
you can comment until may 5th at midnight est. 

Bonus: Nani ke Ola's Giveaway

For a chance to win all you need to do is:

1- be a follower of the Nani ke Ola's blog

2- visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment

-7Dots Studio Collection - 

One collection of your choice. 

Choose from the following: 

Nature Walk, Illumination or Cold Country
 (International winners may have to pay an extra shipping fee).
 and,
REMEMBER, we have 20% off  going on right now at nani ke ola's scrapbooking for this weekend only. please FEEL FREE to click HERE to check our store out. 
we also have FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50 and up. 
take advantage of thiis great sale

now, onto my project for the hop:

2 Peas in a Pod
-a mini album-

i chose the nature walk collection from 7 dots for my mini today.
this collection is one of the choices you have if you win the nanikeola's prize for this hop.
i am absolutely in love with it.

(i won't be explaining much since this is already a long post but if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me in the comments area and i will get back to you as soon as possible).

the word bloom and the saying on the right are from the adorable cling stamp set from paper wings production called "spring".

they stamp so nice.

(you can click on the pics for a bigger view)

-back cover-

i dabbled a bit with mixed media on this project using a small amount of ink sprays from lindy's stamp gang, but i have to admit i am a total rookie yet. i still hope you enjoy my project as much as i did. i think it would be the perfect gift to any friend in your life. just add some mini pics and some mini journaling of you own and voila...ready to be a memorable keepsake.

Okay, it's time to send you off to your next stop so head on over to 

katie

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***

http://nanikeolascrapbooking.com/7-dots-studio-1/

Jennifer - Nani ke Ola

Amber Rasmuss

Carrie Avery

Thandar - Nani ke Ola

Dana Tatar

Erica Rose Thompson

Agnes - Nani ke Ola

(UR Here)

Katie Smith

Norma Gomez

Paper Wings Productions Blog “The Aviary­ - http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!!

&

Let Your Creativity Take Flight!

 &
Happy Scrapbooking Day!

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THE BEST PART OF ME IS YOU...using the finley collection

i have been so bad with this new dt--

anyway, i said i loooove this finley collection from glitz designs that i am using for and from 

"nani ke ola scrapbooking". 

if you haven't checked out this new store yet, now is the time. the store is brand new and the owner miss jennifer has a vision for her store and i am happy to help put as much as i can. some of the dt are doing marvelous things with mixed media. i will stick with my specialty (cards) because it is my comfort zone and let them shine in theirs.

:D jennifer is also bringing some international products to the store. and she is having a sale right now with some of the proceeds going to charity. check it out here.

anyway, things at home have been a bit hectic and i did not make more time to make any other projects for nani ke ola until now.

BUT, i am happy to introduce you to a beautiful and colorful card made with finley.

The Best Part of me is You

4" x 4.75"

 these patterned papers are gorgeous, the colors are just fabulous :)

a bit of info about what i did here: i cut the base for my card with my old but trusty cricut expression using the fancy frame cartridge. i used the hide contour feature to hide the inside window for the base and then cut another one with the window at 3.75". when you see the striped paper, you are looking at the base and not at a rectangle piece of pp. hehe. hard to tell, i know. 

the circle sticker (sentiment) is mounted of foam tape and inked too, of course, i live to ink, :P

this arrow sticker, oh men! this arrow sticker, hehe: i fell in love with it from the beginning and had been trying to incorporate it in my other two finley projects with no success until now that is. isn't it gorgeous? i love it!

here is the entire card for your enjoyment, wink!.

so pretty it can be framed indeed.

see you soon 

and

thanks so much for stopping by! 

SWEET...gift wrap topper

or an embellishment or a card face.

whatever you want to use it for this little project turned out super cute.

Sweet

3.25" x 5.25"

---all supplies except sewing thread and adhesive are from my

artful delight july card kit---

(the shape comes from a cricut cartridge called fancy frames)

i did a few stitches with my sewing machine. some inking.

used a few enamel dots and a chipboard button, the white mesh and white trim. 

and this is the final project in it entirety.

and now you can see it why i said it can be used in different ways.

well, this is my share of the day.

hope you are off to a great week and better weather than we had this past week. it was very, very hot in my part of the world.

and thank you for stopping by...i appreciate your visits and sweet comments.

they do touch my heart and keep me going even in the worse of days.

NOTE: i am not asking anymore to click and share, hehe..i will share it myself, lol.

SONG INSPIRED...using stickers on your card

this is my take on the challenge this week ("Song Inspired"),

the first thing that popped in my mind when i read the theme was that song that is about the pina colada and dancing in the rain, hehe, yeah, figure that one out :)

but first a note about our sponsor for this week:

3 Girl Jam

Live Out Loud and Dance in the Rain

3.5" x 5"

i had so much fun with this card.

i used a pad from heidi grace i had purchased at j's a while ago. the patterns are so "whimsical" and i found one with the umbrellas and if you look close the blue background has written on it "singing in the rain"..cool!

 i used the fancy frames cricut cartridge for my base including the mini polaroid frame and the clouds are from a frightful affair (another cricut cart).

READ CAREFULLY :P: "live out loud" and "take life by the hand and dance"..but i just used the "and dance" and for "in the rain" i used my own alpha stamps. 

what a mix! 

hehe

here is my completed card and you can see why i had so much fun with it. the rain boots are darling and they are a die cut from the same collection and so are the musical notes. and the patterned paper is awesome and cut so well in my die cutter.

 you decide if you want to join us in this another fun challenge

or at least check us out. see what kind of projects we come up with and use them as inspiration. the winner is randomly picked, you have nothing to loose.

i hope you do join us....it is a nice prize after all

(wink-wink)

thanks so much for stopping by!

A CHRISTMAS DECORATION TABLE TOP...using winter frolic

hello and welcome to flowerdisco's scrap hut.

 i am hoping you are well. not much around here but that last night we started decorating the house for the holidays. we bought a new artificial tree (due to allergies, we haven't have a real tree in years), new led lights for it (which i like but not as much as the warm glow of the traditional ones) and a few new ornaments. we decorated the bushes outdoors and had trouble with the old lights (that is the bad thing about them: they do not last too long) but managed to cover some bushes. we still have to put lights on this awesome evergreen i have by the front door, but we will get to it before we go to pick up our son on the 20th.

anyway, this i made a few months back when i was submitting for the cricut magazine but i really can't remember if i ever submitted it or not, lol.

Joy to the World

this was made re-purposing one of two small frames i had. i had reclaimed the other one and had made THIS last year.

you can find these cuts on: 

carolers: page #45/overlay #18

christmas tree: page #55/overlay #28

phrase: page #70/overlay #43

i do not remember what holly i used but there is one on page #60---  :-)

and for the backing i used one of the fancy frames cartridge stands/easels.

i love this feature on this fancy frames cartridge. your work---especially your cards---become a piece of decoration on your table tops, bookcases, curios, shelves and more.

 cool!

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY NOW AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

blogged by agnes from

flowerdisco's scrap hut.

A BOO BANNER...using fancy frames and blackletter

hello to all

and

welcome to flowerdiscos' scrap hut.

so glad you made it here.

i am here to share with you a halloween banner i just finished. 

Boo

8.5 inches high
ETA THE FIRST PHOTO

still cannot get a good pic :(

using fancy frames i cut image#21 on the overlay at 8.5 inches high on black cardstock and the blackout feature on the beautiful green linen cardstock.

i know the pics do not do justice to the awesome banner but the days have been cloudy around here. as soon as it gets sunny again, i will replace them.

the font is from the blackletter cart and they are cut at 3.75 inches tall. i also used the shadow feature for the black layer.

using some of my faux rhinestones, i added some more well deserved bling. i also added some dritz silver eyelets to reinforce the hanging openings i made with the crop a dile. as a final touch i added some orange tulle i had in my stash. the glitter cardstock is an amazing orange color.

so very easy to make despite it took me a while to figure out  what i was going to add to it. and if you asked me i tell you it looks absolutely adorable.

just another idea for your halloween decorations and.... for those who do not have time to make them, this one is for sale at my etsy shop :P

you take care now. i will be back as soon as i can....:D

DAILY LIFE:

we have been in mourning for the loss of my brother in law. we buried him the first day of autumn after 2 weeks plus in intensive care. he was a healthy person and while at an outing with his family experienced excruciating pain due to a kidney stone and for whatever reason never recoup. 

may he rest in peace.

RUFF DAY?---card using the fancy frames stand

i hope you all had a great weekend.

i had time to play a bit in my craft room and i tell you, no matter how much i try to be organized and have a spot for everything, it never works. i dream of one day i will find the perfect layout. :-)

anyway, i had purchased this fancy frames cricut cart a while ago. the reason i chose to buy this cart was because the frame stand. i like to make my cards onto little table frames when possible, and this cart was perfect for my purpose. 

Ruff day?

(because the kind of day i was having in the craft room and lulu was not making things easier for me either, lol)

the cute dog is from sweethearts and the pretty paper from a company called gcd.

(i have tons of papers - i know you do too-we all do, lol- and this one has been with me for a long while.

 sometimes i do not want to use them because they are so pretty, but i think one day i will make an album for all the good looking papers i own.

see the tear drop on the left?...hehe. it is the tongue cut, but because i was having a ruff day....lol. 

the real tongue i cut in red. i used glossy accents to enhance it and a mini square rhinestone was added to the collar for the bling we all like...at least iknow i do. :-)

same glossy accent was added to the paw print and the sentiment is from my pink stamper. she has the best punnies ever. the mini butterfly is from a martha stewart's paper punch.

this is the inside using a 1$ clear stamp.

and finally the "stand". 

notice the first piece i cut i adhered it too low and was not standing properly.

 i had to cut another and positioned it a bit higher. i added the layers to the inside of the card for support, the front was a bit too heavy, and kept coming forward---something to keep in mind for the future..hehe

the frames in this cart are very nice and i would think they would work even better in scrapbook pages.

well, well....this is the end for now but before i leave i wanted to share with you three photos of a tree i planted last year---you know i like gardening too, lol. love gardening, i better say.---

anyway, i made "THIS CARD", all inspired by when i first saw tree on the internet.

the tree is a local and is called witch hazel. it is medicinal too. the fringes (flowers) are supposed to be yellow but mine came out red. this is why i bought the tree, because of them, because they bloom in winter---yes!!! in winter...awesome!!! the tree will loose it leaves and then these awesome flowers will be the showcase in winter.

here are the photos

see how pretty? 

and the tree is a baby yet. i can't wait for it to mature.

now, this is really all for today.

soon i will be starting yard clean up but before i have to start some seeds. i do this every year. some live and some don't but i do not care. it is a pleasure when they do.

take care now and big hug to all. 

thanks for stopping by too.