jess- enjoy card

This card was made to go along with a scrapbook basket I donated for a raffle.  It's a quick and easy card that is suitable for any occasion.

Enjoy
by Jessica

SUPPLIES
paper:  Making Memories "Just Chillin" paper pad girl
ribbons: Making Memories "Flower Patch"
letters:  Making Memories
felt:  Fancy Pants
flowers:  Prima

Love Set Cards- Debbie

Card Set

by Debbie

Supplies used:

Heidi Swapp orange flowers
My Minds Eye Abbey Road Patterned paper

Imaginisce Love rub ons

Martha Stewart Double dot punch

Swiss Dot cardstock - white

HOW TO
Cut the Abbey Road paper to the size of your card.

Punch a strip of white double dot cardstock with an edging punch and position at the bottom third of the card.

Cut a 1 inch strip of the same paper and use the other side for the different pattern, place this on top of the white cardstock.

Place sentiment rub on at the left hand side.

Place 2 Heidi swapp flowers ontop of each other, embellish with a button and ribbon and fasten to right hand side of your card.

Karin- Fall Card

Fall card
by Karin Kreijen

SUPPLIES
My Mind's Eye paper
Cosmo Cricket
October Afternoon
Basic Grey
Alpha Sassafras Lass
Stickers Cosmo Cricket
Overlay Hambly
ribbon American crafts
stikcer tag Hambly

HOW TO
1) Choose the size of your card. This one is a double cut out of hand.  Then take a little piece of paper from the Cosmo Cricket and one strip each of Basic Grey and October Afternoon and glue it on the front.

2) Cut out some pieces of Hambly overlay and put it on the card, then add a piece of ribbon.

3) Put the hambly tag sticker in the middle with some little button stickers on it and the owl of cosmo cricket on the right. Add a title and your card is finished.

Karin - Monster Card

Monster Card
By: Karin Kreijen

Supplies:
my mind´s eye paper/abbey road dino
monster sticker from dutch big bazaar shop
some blue ribbon
magic mesh black
tag sticker hambly
clear plastic
red ink
stamp
black marker

How to:
1) First cut out the size you like and on your left side cut out the card not nice straight,then use the same size on the inside with little dinos on  it and leave a lit bit longer and cut also the same ..
2) Then on the front use some frame with a black marker. And put some journaling sticker on your left side of the card..then cut out a piece of abbey road paper and draw some frame wite black marker again and put it on your journaling tag.
3) Then take the clear plastic and use some stamp and stamp with red inkt on it and let it dry..when it is dry cut It out and put it on the card do the same with hambly journaling tag and your magic mesch and blue ribbon..
4) At last you put your sticky monster there and do some tittle with black marker and colour it in with white marker

And then you have finished your monster card

Karin - Halloween Cards

SKULLY CARD
By: Karin Kreijen

Supplies:
paper doodlebug
doodlebug design stickers
black paper
black marker

How to make it:

Step 1. Cut out the piece you want from your black paper for the size of your card,  I use a double one..the front of the card has two pieces of paper in the same size only twice smaller and smaller and glue it on the front..

Step 2. Then make of black paper a circle like a cupcake paper..and glue it in the middle. And cut out two circles of doodlebug design paper and put in the middle of the flower..

Step 3. then take the skullie sticker and put in also in the middle of the circle..and doodling with some  black marker

Step 4. Then the inside of the card cut two pieces of pumpkins one with a face and another used as a journaling tag and but some stickers and doodling on it and you have your skully card done.


The BOO card
By: Karin Kreijen

Supplies:
doodlebug design paper
fabric
cosmo cricket Halloween paper
mummy doll own collection
some tape
spider fop shop
ornament  privet
orange pompom

How to make it:
Step 1.  Choose a black paper and cut it the way you wanted to be .. then cut two pieces of paper one striped and one with boo on and glue it on the card.

Step 2.  Make a hole in the card with the crop a dile and make a bow from fabric and put there also something for Halloween I used a mummy doll..

Step 3. Then I used some sticky rounded black tape and orange pompoms and a little spider and a blinkie ornament and that is how the boo card is created.

Karin - Trick or Treat card

Trick or treat card
BY: Karin Kreijen

Supplies:
black paper
doodlebug ribbon
alpha stickers
orange paint
doodlebug paper
white marker
foam tape

How to make it:
Step 1..cut out any size you like.the basic is black paper

Step2…. Then cut out little pieces of desing paper and glue them down 3 by3

Step3..then paint some alpha stickers orange..and put them on white paper and doodle around and cute out and put some foam tape on it and put in the middle of the card..

Step4..then take a piece of ribbon and decorate your card with and a frame with white marker and you have your trick an treat card..

Jessica- Hey.

Hey.

by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES

Patterned Paper: Piggy Tales

Barndoor: Piggy Tales

Brad: Making Memories

Chipboard: American Crafts

Alphabet: Making Memories, Doodlebug

Miscellaneous: Matchbook style card, ribbon, happy face patch.

HOW TO

1. Measure and adhere patterned paper to main part of card. Add a strip of contrasting cardstock along bottom.

2. On bottom portion of matchbook card, punch a hole in the middle and attach a brad. Adhere ribbon.

3. Center barndoor on the middle of the card. Adhere your patch. Along the top where the door opens, attach a chipboard arrow to show the recipient how to open the door.

4. Add greeting to the inside of the door.

Wendy- Just a Note

“Just a Note to Say Hello” Card
by Wendy Morris

SUPPLIES
Stamps – American Crafts – Sentiments – Just a Note #59023
Card Sticker Embellishments – Laura Ashley – Vivian
Ribbon – Pink w/ White Polka Dots – Source Unknown
Blossoms & Buttons – Making Memories – Garden Party #30019
Paper – October Afternoon – Cherry Hill (stripe)
Paper – KI Memories – Pop Culture
Other:
Cardstock – Prism
Ink – Ranger – Archival Ink – Jet Black
Stamps – Clearly Wordsworth, Studio G, Heidi Grace
Trinket Pins – Tim Holtz – TH92720
Mini Distressed Tags – 7 Gypsies (2)
Small White Tags – Paper Reflections
White Circle Tags – Avery
Chipboard Heart – Heidi Swapp
DMC Thread – White
Glue Dots
1” Circle Punch
Envelope
Optional: Bone Folder
Optional: Scoring blade (for your personal trimmer)
Optional: Xyron Create-a-Sticker 150

HOW TO
Cut cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½”. You can use a scoring blade with your trimmer to score in the center point for a smooth crease to fold. Fold. Smooth out with a bone folder.
Cut October Afternoon (stripe) paper to 1” x 5 ½” and attach approx 1/8” from top of card as shown.
Cut ribbon (pink w/ white polka dots) to same length, 1” x 5 ½” and attach below stripe strip. (Note: I use the Xyron 150 machine to run small objects through for great “stick” and this little machine works great for ribbon!)
Use American Crafts stamp & ink to apply greeting to card. Apply chipboard heart to left of stamped greeting.
Tear the bottom of the small white tag. Stamp/write “it’s been a while” on bottom of tag as shown. Apply Making Memories flower blossom to top of tag. Add thread to button and apply with a glue dot to center of flower.
Apply Card Sticker Embellishments – Laura Ashley (“hello”).
Stamp/write “love” on mini distressed tag and attach as shown.
Use 1” circle punch to punch out circle from KI Memories – Pop Culture paper. Apply circle to card. Apply Making Memories flower blossom to edge of circle. Add thread to button and apply with a glue dot to center of flower.
Attach distressed tag (with stamp/writing “live”) onto trinket pin. Attach trinket pin to circle tag. Attach circle tag to card as shown.
Add thread to button and apply with a glue dot to center of flower.
Stamp greeting to outside flap of envelope.

Rachel- Thank you Cards

Easy Thankyou Cards
by Rachel Burgess

SUPPLIES
Pale blue bazzill cardstock
Fiskars apron lace punch
DCWV 12x12 la crème tan floral black flock
Pink and blue inkpads
Laura Ashley Card embellishments Isabel and Tropicalia
6x6 black paper with white dots
orange die cut flower.

HOW TO
Crease fold as many 4x12 inch pieces or cardstock as you need and decide on the orientation of each card.

Cover roughly one third of each with the black flocked crème card.

Trim a thin strip of the dotted paper to use as a border between the plain card base and patterned cardstock.

Punch the far right edge of each card using the border punch and ink the edges of each card with the dark blue inkpad.

Decorate with the laura Ashley embellishments and an orange flower the pink inked and curled petals.

Wendy- Sew Glad We're Friends

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Sew Glad We're Friends Card
by Wendy Morris

SUPPLIES
Paper – Diecuts with a View (DCWV) – Whimsy Matstock – Glossy Glitter #MS-003-00033 (blue pattern)
Paper – October Afternoon (OA) – Cherry Hill (yellow floral)
Rubons – American Crafts (AC) – Mini Marks – Craft Fair – Market Accents #43331 (row of buttons, stitched red heart)
Stamps – KI Memories – Love Elsie (mini flower stamp)
Blossoms & Buttons – Making Memories (MM) – Garden Party (felt flower, buttons)
Stickers – American Crafts (AC) – Patchwork Accents (fabric button)
Ribbon – Pink w/ White Polka Dot

Other:
Cardstock – Prism
Ink – Ranger – Archival Ink – Jet Black
Stamps – Stampin’ Up!, Clearly Wordsworth, Hero Arts
Trinket Pins – Tim Holtz – TH92720
Mini Distressed Tags – 7 Gypsies
Small White Tags – Paper Reflections
Paper Piercer
Needle
DMC Thread – White
Glue Dots
1” Circle Punch

Envelope
Optional: Bone Folder
Optional: Scoring blade (for your personal trimmer)


HOW TO
Cut cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½”. You can use a scoring blade with your trimmer to score in the center point for a smooth crease to fold. Fold. Smooth out with a bone folder.


Stamp greeting (“sew glad we’re friends”) to bottom corner of card as shown.

Cut DCWV (blue pattern) paper to 1” x 5 ½” and attach approx 3/4” from top of card as shown. Apply AC Mini Marks row of buttons above the DCWV paper strip. Optional: I used paper piercer to punch holes, needle & thread to apply stitching to the buttons as shown for a hand sewn touch.

Cut ribbon (pink w/ white polka dots) to approx 3” and attach to top of small white tag. Cut off excess ribbon.

Tear the bottom of the small white tag. Stamp/write “forever friends” in center of tag as shown. Apply AC Mini Marks stitched red heart to corner of tag. Attach tag to card as shown.

Stamp Hero Arts “friends” greeting to scrap piece of white cardstock. Use 1” circle punch to punch out circle. Apply circle to card as shown.

Stamp/draw mini flower on mini distressed tag and attach as shown.

Use 1” circle punch to punch out circle from OA floral paper. Apply to card as shown.

Add thread to MM button and apply to edge of floral circle with a glue dot.

Apply MM felt flower blossom to card with a glue dot. Add thread to button and apply with a glue dot to center of flower.

Add thread to AC fabric button and apply to card as shown. You can reinforce to card with a glue dot, if needed.

Stamp greeting to outside flap of envelope.

Karin- Welcome Home Card

WELCOME HOME

by Karin Kreijen

SUPPLIES

*yellow cardstock

DCWV paper

October afternoon stripes

Jenni bowlin mini bingo card

Elsie love paper

Cosmo cricket snorkletags sun and ice cream

Cup cake paper

Love elsie paper Daisy
Hambly overlay

American crafts remarks stickers diva

Alph sticker lola mix love elsie

Tag sticker sassafras lass

Ribbon pink polka dot and some stripes American crafts

Black marker

Foam tape

Glue

HOW TO

Step 1) basic size for the card 10,5cmx 29 cm

Then bow one on the size for that is 10,5 cmx 9,5cm

Step2) on the front I use some October afternoon stripes paper and on the back of the card also

Step3) on the inside of the card also October afternoon stripes and some glitter dwvc paper

Step4) The front of the card I use some jenni bowlin mini bingo card I glue it down and then cute out of snorkel paper the sun and the ice lolly and put it there with some foam tape , then use some cupcake paper for more dimension.

Step5) cut some elsie paper tag paper and glue it on the little place on the inside and put some tag from some squid on the left side I take a stroke of hambly overlay and glue it in the middle ,

Step6) Then take a tag sticker of sassafras lass and cut in two and place it on the card and then finish it with some remarks diva sticker from American crafts.

Step7) I choose for the dutch word welcome …welkom and use there lola mix alpha from elsie alpha stickers

Jess- Hi Card (DCWV)

Hi
by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES
Card: Matchbook style
Patterned Paper: DCWV glitter Citrus Mat Stack
Chipboard: American Crafts
Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts
Bling: Heidi Swapp
Brad: Making Memories
Punch: Fiskars

HOW TO
This is a quick and easy card. Using the red patterned paper, mat the background of the card. Cut out the design from the DCWV mat paper and adhere along the sides. Add a coordinating strip along the bottom of the matchbook card and use a decorative punch along the edge.

Michele- Bo Bunny

Card
by Michele beck


SUPPLIES
Patterned papers: Bo Bunny collection Alissa (adorable- front and back- spunky- twirls)
Alphabet: supersized alpha stickers Alissa
Tag: Alissa cut outs
Stickers: Combo stickers and Cardstock stickers “a true princess” Alissa

HOW TO
Cut a piece of 15/30cm on the “front and back” paper, and bend it.

Then cut a band of 3/15cm (you can use a border punch) and adhere it on the card.

Add a tag, and a big letter (C).

Punch 10 circles (approximately 2,5cm) and bend it to obtain little leaves.

Adhere the letter “O” on a piece of paper and staple the leaves on it. Add a circle sticker in the middle.

Decorate the card with some stickers (tag, swirl to make the stem of the flower)

Then add the tab sticker with the title “B-Day”.

Finally, outline all the elements with a white pen.

Kirs- October Afternoon

Card - Sterkte -

by Kirs de Ven Smit
SUPPLIES
Craft paper
Paper Pad 8”x8” October Afternoon Cherry Hill
Stamp Love Elsie clear letterstamp
Stamp Frame from own collection
Strass Heidi Swapp
Old paper
Black Ink
3D tape
Poscapen white and blue

HOW TO
I always use this dimension and this paper, namely that is my own style: 15 by 15 cm of craft paper.

Take 3 strips torn from 3 different paper and paste them in the middle.

Choose a frame from the green paper, cut them out. Take a paper pattern and cut it slightly larger than the frame, as for old paper should be larger than pattern paper. Edit edges of old paper with black ink . Paste them together and paste them slightly to the right on the card.

From various design paper I have cut birds, cherries, flowers and twigs.

Paste the stamped word - Sterkte-on the frame, then the bird and twig. I cut them into 2 parts so that the lower part below the word will be pretty heated.

Then paste the rest with 3 D tape. Finishing with the strass.

Edges of the card finishing touch with poscapen.

Carole- American Crafts

It's a Baby Card!!
by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES
cardstock: Bazzill
paper: American Crafts
wood stamp "Baby": American Crafts
clear stamps "Baby": American Crafts
layered embellishements "Details": American Crafts
glitter embossing powder: "Zinc" American Crafts

HOW TO
Fold a piece of cream or white paper in two to create a card.

Use the wood stamp "baby" on a white or cream small piece of bazzil and apply glitter embossing powder. Heat the powder.

Use a scalloped square punch on a green piece of paper and cut the middle to create a window. Cut a black frame and adhere it on the scalloped square and let appear the stamped words in the window.

Adhere all on a piece of american crafts paper then adhere this piece on a black paper and adhere all on the card.  Decorate with the layered embellishment. Make a title with a clear stamp.

Wendy- Crate and 7 Gypsies

Card - “There’s No Place Like Home”
Designer: Wendy Morris

Materials List:
Cardstock – Prism
Paper – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (Kelp CS237) (Lagoon CS234)
Diecuts – Crate Paper – Crush Collection – Theme Set (CS238)
Ribbon – Crate Paper – Crush Collection
Stickers – 7 Gypsies – Family
Mini Tag – 7 Gypsies
Rubons – 7 Gypsies
Jewels – Heidi Swapp – Clear

Other:
2” Circle Punch
Bone Folder
Glue Dots
Ink – Ranger
Jump Ring – Local Craft Store


Instructions:
1. Cut cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half. Use bone folder to smooth out crease of card.
2. Ink edges of card.
3. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots.
4. Use Crate Paper (Lagoon CS234) to punch 2” circle from reverse side of cardstock. Adhere to ribbon as shown. Apply sticker of choice to center of circle. 5. Cut Crate Paper (Kelp CS237) 1” x 5 ½” and adhere to card as shown.
6. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots. Cut additional 4” ribbon, apply jump ring and mini tag (with applied rubon of choice), and tie into a knot as shown.
7. Select border strip from Diecuts – Crate Paper (CS238), cut to 5 ½”, and apply to card as shown. Adhere Heidi Swapp jewels to strip (alternating between every other dot on strip).
8. Cut 6 ½” desired ribbon of choice and apply to card. Wrap edges of ribbon to inside of card and adhere with glue dots.

Quick Card #3

Father Card
by Emma Trout

Cut the smaller flap (Front and back) off the black gatefold card.

Cut patterned paper to 14cm x 8.5cm and glue on to front of card.

Add a tag, ribbon, brad and Bazzill sticker on a Bazzill chip.

Quick Cards- Emma

The next few days we will share some quick cards made by Emma, our designated "non-card maker."

Cut brown Bazzill to 24cm x 15cm and fold in half (portrait)

Cut pink Bazzill to 11cm x 14cm

Cut green Bazzill to 10cm x 13cm

Cut white paper to 9cm x 12cm. Glue KI Memories patterned paper on top of the green piece and trim. Layer on top of the green card, pink card then the brown card.

Add matted Bazzill sticker on a Bazzill chip.

Natalie- Crazy For You

Crazy for You

by Natalie O'Shea

SUPPLIES
Bazzill Basics white, red and brown cardstock
My Minds Eye Quite Smitten Paper Kit
Twine
Making Memories Love 2 Cardstock tags
3D foam pads
Scallop punch

HOW TO
Make a base card from white card. Cut 1.5 inches from the bottom of the front of the card and scallop the edge. Scallop the edges of a strip of red and a strip of brown card. Attach to the front of the card to create three layers and ink around the edge with brown ink. Cut four squares from the front sheet packaging of your paper kit and edge with brown ink and attach in a square using 3D foam pads. Thread some twine through the tag and wrap around your card. Attach the tag to the card.

Natalie- **BASICGREY**

Happy Birthday
by Natalie O'Shea

SUPPLIES
BasicGrey Urban Prairie Collection of patterned papers:
Bonnet, Morning Glory, Patchwork Quilt, Straw, Milk and Monarch
Lasting Impressions metal greeting
Scalloped circle punch
Circle punches
Ranger Star Dust Stickles

HOW TO
Make a base card from the Milk cardstock. Cut a rectangle from the Bonnet card and mount onto the base card. Cut a rectangle from the Patchwork Quilt paper and mount onto your base card. Cut three butterflies from the Monarch paper. Mount onto straw or Morning Glory paper and trim leaving a small border around the edges. Edge the border with Stickles. Cut four progressively larger rectangles from Bonnet, Straw, Morning Glory and Milk card and mount on top of each other. Attach to the bottom right hand corner of your card. Cut a scallop circle from the Straw card, a circle from Morning Glory and another circle from the Patchwork Quilt paper. Mount on top of each other and stick onto the bottom right hand panel. Add the metal greeting onto the same panel. Use the Stickles to edge the circle and the panel. Bend the three butterflies so that their wings bend off of the card and attach along the middle.