Winter Forest Fairies card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Winter is in full swing in Nova Scotia.  On Saturday we bought our snowblower and on Sunday we were able to use the new toy.  I am used to shoveling as it is nice to take in the winter air and get some exercise...but seeing the snowblower quickly move the snow was nice, too.  :)

To celebrate the start of snow season, I created a winter card using the Quietfire Design stamp, Deep Within the Winter Forest:

The card background was created using various blue, green and grey Dylusions sprays on mixed media paper.  After drying it was cut size and a moon was added using Distress Paint in Picket Fence.  The moon dried and then the quote was stamped using Archival Ink in Jet Black.

Next, I randomly stamped snowflakes from Quietfire Design stamp sets (such as Winter Wonderland and Let It Snow) using Distress Paint in Picket Fence.  Additional snow was created using The Tim Holtz Spritzer tool and a Picket Fence Distress Marker. 

The snow ground cover was created using white tissue paper (adhered using a glue stick) and Stickles.

This 5x5 card will be given to a good friend of mine who adores fairies.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Be Square

"Cozy" birds

Hello Crafty Friends!

Popping in to share a "tweet" card using the Cozy die designed by Suzanne Cannon for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

The card also used the simply adorable birds, also from ECD (and are on sale at ECD!):

Here is a closeup of the feathered love birds:

The plaid papers are from Lawn Fawn and worked perfectly on the bird clothing and behind the Cozy die:

What I like about the Cozy and bird dies is that they go so well together and they make a great wintertime card. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Oh- and here is a link to the current sale at ECD:  Sale!

Have a happy, crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday, AG

613 Avenue Create, AG

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, AG

Simon Says Stamp Monday, Start Afresh (never used the plaid papers, Cozy or Birds dies before)

Cards in Envy, Snow birds

"Brrrrr" Chalkboard Technique card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I would like to share a quick and fun chalkboard winter card using the oh-so-cool 'Brrrr' die designed by Suzanne Cannon. It is a card that kids and kids at heart will love to make and give to family and friends. So...let's get to it!Instructions:

1. Die cut a piece of white card stock using the Brrr die. Keep both the die cut and the negative piece of card stock. Secure the negative piece to a black card stock (larger than 4.25 x 5.5") using washi tape.
   
   
2. Dab Distress Paint onto exposed area of the negative die cut.
   
   
3. Remove white negative card stock and either air dry or use a heat tool to dry the paint.
   
   
4. Die cut black card stock using Stitched Rectangles die. Die cut a piece of white card stock using Dotted Scallop Rectangles die. Mount onto blue top-fold 4.25 x 5.5" card base using double faced adhesive tape.
5. Die cut white card stock using snowflakes. Lay out Brrr and snowflake die cuts to determine locations of snowflakes. Dab Distress Paint onto black background where you wish the snowflakes to be located. Air dry.
   
   
6. Die cut 1/8" thick white foam using Brrr die. Mount onto black background using liquid adhesive glue. Mount die cut Brrr from white card stock onto foam using liquid adhesive. Adhere snowflakes using liquid adhesive. Trim snowflakes at edges of the card as needed so they don't extend past the black rectangle. Accent the center of each snowflake with a light blue gem.

Elizabeth Craft Designs supplies:

• Brrrr die
• Stitched Rectangles die
• Dotted Scallop die
• Clear double sided adhesive tape

Other supplies:

• Distress Paint (Broken China)
• Black and white card stock
• 1/8" white craft foam
• Liquid adhesive
• light blue gems

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the chalkboard card.

Have a happy, crafty day.

Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Christmas to Die for

"Noel"- newly released Elizabeth Craft Designs die

 Hello Crafty Friends!

Earlier this week I shared a project using newly released Elizabeth Craft Designs dies for a wedding photo card.  Today on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog I am sharing a quick and easy holiday card using the newly released Noel die:

Gorgeous die!!  I made sure to accentuate the "e" with two gems:

 For instructions on how to make this card, hop on over to the ECD blog.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Craftin Desert Divas Challenge: Winter

Happy Monday!

It is a new challenge over at Craftin Desert Divas: Winter.

For my DT card I wanted to capture the beauty of winter.  Not just the snow flakes and the snow but the lovely trees that you notice in the winter.  It seems that deciduous trees grab all of the tree attention in spring, summer and fall.  In the winter, the deciduous trees are at rest and the lovely evergreens are again in view.  

Hero Arts' stamp Winter tree is the focal point of the winter card.  Mini snowflakes are gracefully falling around the tree.

The inside is a continuation of the outside with simply stated "Winter Wishes".

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Looking forward to seeing your winter cards at Craftin Desert Divas!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp, Blues
TTCRD, AG
Allsorts, Free and Easy
Crafting By Designs, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas January, AG
Christmas Cards Challenges, AG with optional no coloring
Christmas cards all year, Christmas
Cards Galore Challenges, AG

Supplies used:
Spellbinders (Resplendent Rectangles, Stately Circles), Tim Holtz (Tumbled Glass ink pad and stain, Black Soot stain), Hero Arts (Winter Tree stamp), Inkadinkado (Winter Wonderland sentiment), Lifestyle Crafts (embossing folder used on black card stock), seam binding, Liquid Pearls (for the snowflakes), crafty love :)