Card Making in the Mountains

Friday, July 25, 2014

Welcome to the Poppystamps & Twinery Blog Hop! July 24-26, 2014.

Welcome to my blog! You probably arrived here from Christine Meyer's blog. I hope you are enjoying your blog hopping today. There is a lot of great inspiration yet to come and a few prizes are up for grabs from courtesy of Poppystamps and The Twinery!

For my post today, I am jazzing up a gift container. You can use any container from tin (even an empty tin from mints if you do not want to purchase a tin or a glass jar/bottle). I used Maraschino Twine from The Twinery to give it a festive holiday feel. Then I turned to the [1097] Poppystamps Stocking Garland die from Poppystamps' recent release.

Supplies you will need:

Poppystamps dies, I used 1097 Stocking Garland
Twinery Twine, I used Maraschino Stripe Twine
Embellishments (I used gold star brads)
Adhesive (glue works best to adhere twine to the container)
Container to decorate
Foam adhesives
Card stock

How I did it:
I used a tin that I had on hand. To give you an idea of size of the tin that I used, I was able to put a variety of items inside. I tested it by filling it with gourmet tea bags or truffles or small wrapped gourmet chocolate squares, hard candies, etc.

Another fabulous use of a small tin is to surprise your favorite crafting buddy with some Poppystamps dies! I was able to put in a couple dies even with a little bit of padding. Some ideas? Well the Christmas Baubles [1040], the Lyndon Butterfly [1059] or even the Theo Butterfly [1060].

I used a glue adhesive circle to hold the end of the twine and then I used glue lightly to keep the twine on the tin.

As you wrap you may need to push the twine down to keep any gaps from forming. You can also vary the colors of twine or twist the twine to create a pattern.

Next, I wrapped the sides of the lid.

While the glue was drying, I cut and heavily glittered paper. Then I added some gold star brads and finished with the 1097 Stocking Garland from Poppystamps. To adhere it, I used a slightly larger piece of paper and the foam adhesive squares to give the scene a little depth.

Want More? Maybe even a chance to win a prize?

Go to the Poppystamps blog and The Twinery blog to find out how you could win a great prize during the July 24-July26, 2014 Poppystamps and The Twinery blog hop! Before you go, feel free to leave me a comment, a suggestion or a question.

Your next stop on the hop is the blog of DoBea Alberts.

If my blog is the first you have "hopped to" here is the full list of talented crafters and the generous companies who have made this hop possible! Check them out!

Blog Hop for July 25th, 2014

Poppystamps

The Twinery

Monika Wright

Tifany DeGough

Ira Huberts

Christine Meyer

Yvonne Dunlop

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Spooky Fireplace

07/05/2014

Spooky Fireplace

Welcome to Poppystamps Blog Blitz!

I hope everyone [in the USA] had a great 4th of July celebration. While most of the country was thinking of traditional American summer food, I was thinking toward cool temps and Halloween.

This card leverages some wonderful new dies from Poppystamps latest release. The first of which is the Classic Brick Fireplace. This versatile die can be used for a Christmas Fireplace awaiting Santa or, in this case, a spooky fireplace awaiting a cauldron of wicked potions.

I love the new Spider Web Border die. I placed it on the top of the card and trimmed the rightmost edge off. This was perfect to put in the corner of the fireplace.

Next, I ran the Fireplace logs die through in a dark brown color for the logs. Then I built the fire by running the Warm and Cozy fire through red, orange and yellow cardstock. I stacked several layers of the flames to provide a big fire.

Then I cut two cats and placed them on top of the mantel. To spice it up a little bit, I added rhinestones in the center of the webs and as a collar on one of the cats. I only had clear rhinestones so I used an orange marker and colored them to make it more along the color theme of Halloween.

I finished the card by using Boo from the Scary Background die. I hope you enjoy this card and find a couple of Poppystamps dies from the new release that will make your Halloween extra spooky!

Supplies:

Classic Brick Fireplace [1041]

Spider Web Border [1085]

Scary Background [1078]

Warm and Cozy Fire [1070]

Fireplace Logs [1072]

Sitting Cat [860]

Walking Cat [859]

Adhesives [glue pen, foam adhesives]

Embellishments [rhinestones]

Markers

Scissors

Cardstock

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Christmas Cottage in July

07/01/2014

Christmas In July!

Welcome to Poppystamps Blog Blitz!

Poppystamps has an amazing new release launching today so get ready for an exciting two weeks as we, the Poppystamps Design Team, will be presenting some of the many wonderful versatile dies.

For my first contribution, I chose the new Cute Cottage [1089] to create a Christmas In July card.

I created the snowy background from white chalk ink and Q-tips. Just dab and dot and continue until you are happy with the background. It is okay if some are light and some are smudgy.

Next, I used the dies to do all my cutting before assembling the card. I ran the cottage through twice so I could use a lighter shade of brown for the windows. As my cats love to sit in the window and watch outside, especially when it snows, I took some of the Baby Kittens to place in the windows.

I traced the outline of the cottage on a yellow sheet of paper. Then I cut off the chimney and cut the cottage out with scissors. Then I used foam adhesives to attach the front of the cottage [brown] to the background in order to give it a bit of depth. I wanted to make it look like there was light inside and white seemed to wash it out a bit so I chose yellow as the background shape to the cottage.

I wanted to add a couple of trees to the card so I ran the Large Flourish Tree [1088] through twice. Before attaching the cottage to the card, I lined up each tree, one slightly taller than the other, and then glued them on. Next I trimmed off the bottoms of the trees. Finally, I glued the cottage layers.

I finished the cottage by attaching the Frosted Roof and Ledges [1095] that I ran through my Big Shot with glitter paper and added a red heart embellishment. Lastly, I added Christmas [from the Merry Christmas background #1065] to the top of the card.

Supplies:

Cute Cottage [1089 ]

Large Flourish Tree [1088]

Merry Christmas Backgroud [1065]

Frosted Roof and Ledges [1095]

Baby Kittens [982]

Adhesives [glue pen, foam adhesives]

Embellishment

Scissors

Card Stock

Sunday, June 29, 2014

06/29/2014

With Best Wishes

My card for you today could be used for a variety of occasions including birthdays, to express thanks or, in the case of this card, I used a sticker sentiment to express best wishes.

I used the Tulip Fanfare and ran it through with a few colors for pink and purple tulips. I also cut the tulips to layer into the window box. I used one of the shapes that are leftover from the Meso Background to add interest on the wall inside the window.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Dies - Dianna Border [1029]

Poppystamps Dies - Classic Ribbons [1005]

Poppystamps Dies - Tulip Fanfare [1018]

Poppystamps Dies - Baby Kittens [982]

Poppystamps Dies - Meso Background [999]

Poppystamps Dies - Verano Lamp [891]

Poppystamps Dies - Aston Side Table [897]

Poppystamps Dies - Grand Flower Box [821]

Poppystamps Dies - Grand Madison Window [815]

Greeting, Cardstock, Adhesive

[1005] DIES- Classic Ribbons	[1029] DIES- Dianna Border	[999] DIES- Meso Background	[1018] DIES- Tulip Fanfare
[982] DIES- Baby Kittens	[891] DIES- Small Verano Lamp	[897] DIES- Aston Side Table	[821] DIES- Grand Flower Box
[815] DIES- Grand Madison Window

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

06/26/2014

Summer Bench

My card for you today is a summer bench full of playful kittens.

This card is a quick way to send a sunny summer birthday card to a cat lover.

I framed the park bench by using two die cuts of the Leafy Sprig Border.

Next I ran the Brighton Flower Border through the die cutting machine a few times and cut the flowers off the stems so I could adhere them to the top of the card.

Then I ran the kittens through several times to get different colors.

While it seems like a lot of die cutting to get the different colors of flowers or kittens, the great part is that you can save what you do not use for another card.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Dies - Baby Kittens [982]

Poppystamps Dies - Brighton Flower Border [1022]

Poppystamps Dies - Leafy Sprig Border [1002]

Poppystamps Dies - Madison Park Bench [881]

Colored cardstock

Adhesive

[982] DIES- Baby Kittens

[1022] DIES- Brighton Flower Border

[1002] DIES- Leafy Sprig Border

[881] DIES- Madison Park Bench

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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Wishing You Much Luck

Welcome to the last day of May!

My post for today can be a birthday card, hello greeting or, as in the case of my card, a card wishing luck.

For this card, I chose to dry emboss the Bailiwick Background by Poppystamps. I cut a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper in half and then folded along the 5 1/2" side (instead of the fold on the shorter 4 1/4" side). I then cut another sheet of paper in the same color family just a bit shorter in order to create a layer. Then I cut the last sheet of paper, lighter, but in the same color family.

I adhered the first two layers together and ran it through my Big Shot with an embossing pad. Then I glued it onto the card background. This allows the embossing to cross both colors. Since I typically have to use another piece of cardstock on my Big Shot, it wasn't an issue; however, if you do not have to use a shim or cardstock, then you may want to emboss each layer separately.

Next, I ran the Bailiwick Background through in a green color and cut off all the leaves and glued to the card. Then I ran (several times) the Rosebud die in two colors of cardstock. Once completed, I carefully trimmed the flowers from the stems before inserting the cutaway pieces back into the flowers before adhering to card.

I embellished with tiny half-pearls and then used the ribbons to cut a layered greeting. I used the smallest ribbon and cut a little off in order to get the fourth layer. Then I added a German greeting sticker. Finally I put a little pearl inside each ribbon and adhered with foamed back adhesives for a little dimension.

I hope you enjoy the card and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

[1017] Poppystamps Wild Rose Bud Die

[1005] Poppystamps Classic Ribbons Die

[987] Poppystamps Bailiwick Background Die

Adhesives [glue pen, foam based adhesive, tape]

Embellishments [pearls for center of flowers]

Scissors

Cardstock

Sentiment

Spring Treat Bag

5/27/2014

Hello. For my post today, I created a treat bag.

The treat bag began with a piece of cardstock cut 6 high by 11 inches long. The finished product is 11 inches tall with 2" sides. The front and back are 3.5" wide. The treat bag is perfect to fill a few truffles or hard candies. When tied with a ribbon, it makes a perfect little thank you or party favor.

To get the different colors on stems and leaves, I used three different shades of green markers and hand colored. I also used markers to color the flowers after using the die cut on ivory cardstock.