Non-traditional Purple Poinsettias by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  It’s a quick 2-in-1 post for me today. 😉  I was the August challenge winner at Christmas Craft Creations (CCC) and was invited to guest design for their October challenge starting today.  As you can see, this is also my day to post here, and since the challenge here this month is Holidays, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to combine them in one post.  The challenge theme at CCC is Black and White plus One.   You know I love non-traditional color Christmas cards, so I chose purple for my color. 

The poinsettias were die cut from Bristol paper using the Layered Poinsettia die.  Colored each cutout with Shaded Lilac distress ink (DI) then applied Wilted Violet DI at the center and tips.  Attached two of them together and shaped the petals with my fingers before spritzing them with a shimmer spray for some sparkle.  Set aside to dry.

The pine needles and sentiment were also die cut from Bristol paper.  The sentiment was die cut 3x and stacked for dimension, then mounted onto its black shadow piece.  Adhered the pine needles directly to a black A2 sized panel and popped up the poinsettias with mounting tape (except for the petals underneath the sentiment).  Covered the upper portion of the panel next and splattered the bottom half with white gouache paint.  Attached the panel to a black/white split card base, then added the sentiment and clear Fairy drops to the poinsettia centers to finish.

Create your own black and white plus one Christmas card using at least one Memory Box product and you can enter in both challenges!  And that is it from me.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a great day.

Supplies

 

94605 Layered Poinsettia craft die

94600 Pine Needle Trio craft die

94584 Merry Christmas Posh Script craft die

CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

Pine Wreath by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I was celebrating World Card Making Day when I made this card yesterday.  Did you get a chance to celebrate?  My favorite cardmaking season is here, especially with the latest Holiday release from Memory Box!  One of my favorites from last year’s release was the Pinecone Stackers dies, so I was really excited to see there are more pine cone sizes this year.  I used the smallest size pine cone from Smooth Pine Cone with the Pine Needle Trio dies to create a wreath for my card.

This was rather straight forward since the dies did all the work. 😂   The pine cones were die cut from brown Earth Neutral paper then white gouache paint was added to the bottom of each layer with a sponge dauber before assembling.  The pine needles were die cut from Lush Green paper then Rustic Wilderness distress ink was applied with a detail blender along the spine for some shading.  The berries were die cut from the new Festive glitter paper using the new Holly Bundle die.  Took two circle dies from Circles Basics next and die cut a circle frame from the same green paper as the pine needles and created the wreath on it.

The sentiment from the new Yuletide Moments stamp set was white heat embossed on black cardstock, then die cut out with the same smaller circle die used to in creating the frame.  Kraft woodgrain paper was then cut to A2 size (4.25”x5.5”) then scored vertically every 1”.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.

I wasn’t sure with the glitter berries and all, but I think this could pass for a masculine card. 🤔   Anyway, that is it for today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

94600 Pine Needle Trio craft die

94595 Smooth Pine Cone craft die

94610 Holly Bundle craft die

CL5274 Yuletide Moments

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

SH44003 Woodgrain Paper Pack Kraft

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

30087 Circle Basics Set

Balloon Bunch Background by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I needed to build up my birthday card stash, and the Balloon Bunch die from the Summer Daydreams collection fit the bill! 😉  I just stretched it to create a balloon background.

A bunch (pun intended 😁) of the balloons were die cut out from masking paper.  Modified them by cutting away different areas to get the look I wanted, then adhered them to a Bristol panel.

Using blender brushes next, ink blended Salvaged Patina, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire distress inks (DI) for an ombré look.   Spritz with water and pat with a paper towel.  I find this not only gives texture, but helps the inks to blend better as well.

Splattered the entire panel with water and white gouache paint before removing the balloon masks revealing this…

YAY was die cut with the Twiggy Thank You die three times from black cardstock and stacked for dimension.   I could have used the Twiggy Alphabet dies, but I felt the larger size of the Twiggy Thank You worked better for my card.

The sentiment from Birthday Rose Corner stamp set was white heat embossed on black cardstock and trimmed into a strip.  Some clear drops were added to finish.

And since the supplies were out, I made a second card in rainbow colors to add to my stash!  

And that does it for me today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Supplies

 

94522 Balloon Bunch craft die

94520 Twiggy Thank You craft die

DRP101 Fairy Drops

CL5251 Birthday Rose Corner clear stamp set

Flowering Cactus Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  Today I am sharing an easy and fun birthday card made with the Flowering Cactus stamp and die set from the Summer Daydreams collection.

Started by stamping the smaller cactus image from the set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Xpress It cardstock.  Colored it with Copic markers, then die cut out with the matching die.  Created the planter by partial die cutting Bristol paper with the Nested Globe die and coloring it in with Copic markers.  

Next, die cut the Lattice Plate from Poppy Stamps three times from Bristol paper and stacked them for dimension.  The sentiment was white heat embossed on black cardstock, then die cut out with its coordinating die.  Before assembling the card, Salvaged Patina distress ink was applied to the upper left corner of a white A2 size card base.  Was ready to call it done, but then decided to turn it into a faux shaker and randomly add clear jewels within the sunken diamond areas.  Clear shimmer added to the pink flowers finished off the card.

And that’s it.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful weekend  

Supplies

 

CL5271D Flowering Cactus clear stamp and die set

CL5272D Signature Greetings clear stamp and die set

94532 Nested Globes craft die

2427 Lattice Plate craft die

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Spotlighting Sweet Peas by Trina Pham

Hello and happy Labor Day to those celebrating.  For my card today, I modified the spotlighting technique to use with the Blooming Sweet Pea 3D embossing folder to create a very simple floral card.

Started by die cutting a circle stencil from masking paper using Circle Basics die.  Adhered the stencil to a Bristol panel and applied Milled Lavender distress ink (DI) with a blender brush.

Insert the panel into the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.

Placed the circle stencil back and applied Shaded Lilac DI to the raised areas.

Used a sanding block next to buff the raised areas and remove the colors.
 

You could skip applying the darker ink color before sanding, but I wanted the contrast.  For some texture and a faux watercolor look, spritz it with water and blot with a paper towel.  

A circle frame was then die cut from Twilight Purple color paper with the circle die used to create the stencil and the next circle size up.  The Signature Greeting sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock, then die cut out with the matching die.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added some clear jewels to finish.

Really simple… and that does it for me.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful week.

 

 

Supplies

 

EF1020 Blooming Sweet Pea 3D Embossing Folder

CL5272 Signature Greetings clear stamp set

CL5272D Signature Greetings clear stamp and die set

SP1008 Twilight Purple 6x6 pack

JWL001 Clear Jewels

30087 Circle Basics Set

Floral Chain Wreath Birthday by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I decided to deconstruct the Floral Chain from the Sumner Daydreams release to create a colourful rainbow wreath birthday card for a friend’s birthday next month.

The Floral Chain was die cut from Bristol paper then cut apart with scissors.   Kept a few of the fuller flowers then die cut out more individual flowers with one end of the die to complete the wreath.  Used finger brushes to apply distress inks (DI) to the centers and edges of the petals in rainbow colours.  Curled and shaped the petals with my fingers, then lightly spritz with water from behind since DI reacts with water.  Set aside to dry.

The background panel is cream woodgrain paper trimmed to A2 size (4.25”x5.5”) and scored horizontally in 1” increments using a scoring tool.  The sentiment from Signature Greetings was heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock then die cut out with the coordinating die.  Next, a circle frame was die cut from more of the cream woodgrain paper using dies from Circle Basics.  This frame is what the flowers were attached to and ensured the circular wreath shape.

Assembled the card onto a white card base, popping the sentiment up with mounting tape.  Clear shimmer on the flowers and coordinating color jewels to the flower centers finished off the card.

And that’s it!  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Supplies

 

94542 Floral Chain craft die

CL5272 Signature Greetings clear stamp set

CL5272D Signature Greetings clear stamp and die set

SH44002 Woodgrain Paper Pack Cream

JWL002 Pastel Jewels

JWL003 Bright Jewels

30087 Circle Basics Set

Anchors Me by Trina Pham

Hello and happy Saturday.  I have a quick nautical card to share today featuring the You Anchor Me stamp and die set.

The anchor was die cut 6 times from scraps of regular white cardstock to be stacked for dimension.  A small circle punch was used to make the hole bigger.  The rope from End of My Rope was die cut from silver metallic paper and wrapped around the anchor. 

Next, took a 5”x3.75” mixed media panel from my stash and ink smooshed Prize Ribbon distress ink using a piece of acetate.  I find this method gives me more control because I can wipe away some of the ink before pressing down onto the paper.  Black heat embossed the sentiment, then mounted the panel onto a white card base atop two layers of thick white cardstock for a bit of dimension.  Added some clear drops to finish.

 

 

Quick and simple and that does it for me today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful weekend.

 

Supplies

CL5269D You Anchor Me clear stamp and die set

94546 End of My Rope Set craft die

DRP101 Fairy Drops

White Focal Point Hello by Trina Pham

Happy Saturday everyone.  I have a fun and colorful graphic card to share today inspired by this month’s White Focal Point challenge. 

Started by die cutting the Hello Cursive Script Circle from Bristol paper.  A circle die from Circle Basics was then used to die cut a black circle from black cardstock.  Adhered them together forming the white focal point.

After my last post featuring the Twiggy Alphabet dies, I was left with partial pieces of color paper, so I put them to use.  These pieces were die cut with the Circle Basic dies in increasing size.  It would have been easy to just stack them on top of each other, but that would have made the card very thick.  To resolve this, inlaid diecutting was used.  Took the die one size smaller than the respective circle and die cut from one edge, resulting in crescent moon shaped pieces.

A piece of mixed media paper was embossed with the Waves 3D embossing folder next.  Assembled the card, then added a few clear jewels to finish.

The card is not only flat, I have another set of circles to make another card.  And that is it!  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful weekend.

 

Supplies

 

94521 Hello Cursive Script Circle craft die

EF1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

30087 Circle Basics Set

JWL001 Clear Jewels

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6x6 pack

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6x6 pack

SP1008 Twilight Purple 6x6 pack

Twiggy Alphabet by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I don’t know about you, but I have a thing for alphabet dies. 😂  No seriously, I  do!  I love how I can customize my cards with them.  And no surprise I loved the Twiggy Alphabet dies from the Sumner Daydreams release as soon as I saw it.  I used it here to create a very simple card today.

Started by picking out the papers from the different paper packs to get a rainbow.  Die cut the letters from them in rainbow order and their shadows from Bristol paper, then adhered them together.  “sending” from Deep Blue Ocean stamp set was white heat embossed on black cardstock.

The background is Bristol paper die cut with the Double Stitch Loving Heart die, then backed with Dura-Lar.  Dura-Lar is a synthetic film and its heat resistant properties make them ideal for heat embossing, which I was planing to do but changed my mind.  Assembled the card onto a split black/white card base to finish.

So I couldn’t let July pass by without creating a Christmas-in-July card. 😉  I made it rainbow color as well, but only used the shadow for the sentiment.

Shading was added to each letter shadow with a grey Copic marker.  

The holly from Antique Holly Label was die cut from Bristol paper.  Left it uncolored because I didn’t want it to compete with the colourful sentiment.  Assembled the card onto white woodgrain paper, then added a few clear jewels as holly berries and clear shimmer on the letters for some sparkle to finish.

And that concludes this post for today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Supplies

 

94581 Twiggy Alphabet craft die

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

94334 Antique Holly Label

SH44001 Woodgrain Paper Pack White

JWL001 Clear Jewels

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SP1003 Lush Green 6x6 pack

SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6x6 pack

SP1005 Ocean Blue 6x6 pack

SP1007 Vibrant Violet 6x6 pack

SP1008 Twilight Purple 6x6 pack

Ahoy Matey by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.   Have you played along in this month’s Ahoy There Nautical challenge yet?   As you can see, that was the inspiration for my mini slimline card today.

I find mini slimline cards can range in size anywhere from 3”x6” to 3.5”x6.5”, depending on who you ask. 😂  I have mini slimline envelopes that measure 3.5”x6.5”, so to ensure my card fits, my mini slimline cards are either 3”x6” for bulky cards or 3.25”x6.25” for flat cards.  For here, I trimmed a piece of mixed media paper to 3.25”x6.25”.  Using blender brushes, ink blended Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean distress inks (DI) for the water and a gradient of brown dye inks for the sand.  Spritz with water and blot off with a paper towel to give it some texture.  For even more texture on the sand, splattered with diluted Black Soot DI.  Used a sponge dauber and dabbed white gouache paint along the shoreline where the water and sand meet.  Set aside to dry.

The castle from the new Majestic Achievements stamp set was then stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa dye ink onto the lightest color paper from the Earth Neutral paper pack.  Colored it with Copic markers to transform it into a sandcastle, then fussy cut it out.  Used a brown marker to color the edges to cover the white and give it a finished look.  The sailboat was die cut twice from Bristol paper and once from the Springtime Bouquet pattern paper and stacked for dimension.  Black heat embossed the sentiment from the new Deep Blue Ocean stamp set onto Bristol paper then die cut out with the new Banner Sentiment die.

Trimmed off the left fishtail and drew in the “flag pole” with a black marker before assembling the card onto a white 3.25”x6.25” card base.  Added waves with a white gel pen to finish.

You have till July 30, 11:59 pm EST, to enter the challenge.  Thank you for joining me today.  Enjoy your day.

 

Supplies

 

CL5267 Majestic Achievements clear stamp set

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

94580 Banner Sentiment Trio craft die

1152 Marina Sailboats

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

PP1006 Springtime Bouquet 6x6 pack