2019 Happy Holidays Card Series | Day 9 | Clean and Simple

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

In our world of rush rush rush, it is really hard to enjoy the little things. Especially this time of year. Is it me, or does the news seem more depressing than usual? I'm not going to get all political here, with everything that is going on, I'm sure we've all got other ways than a crafty-blog to get Presidential opinions.

I'm just talking about what people do to each other. There seems to be more fires right before Christmas, and there seems to be more home invasions right before Christmas, and there seems to be more killing right before Christmas. Are there actually more? Or are we just more sensitive to it, because we so desperately want to hear that there is good out there this time of year?

Perhaps if more people took a moment to appreciate something beautiful around them, they'd be less inclined to set their neighbor's house on fire? I can appreciate the beauty of falling snow, despite the crippling sense of sadness that winter brings me.

Today's card is super simple, clean and one of my favourite go-tos when I need a quick card in a hurry. Not for me, but to make someone else's day a little bit brighter.

I used a snowflake embossing folder to create the dry embossed design on my background panel. I then used Lawn Fawn's "Joy" die and the Mini Stitched Snowflake dies to cut my pieces of blue glitter cardstock.

The rest of the greeting is from the "Let's Bokeh" stamp set, it is stamped with VersaMark ink and then heat embossed with Lawn Fawn's white embossing powder.

This card would be ridiculously easy to mass produce and could be done in any colour palette.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar, over on Facebook and on YouTube. Drop me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.

Delicate Wedding

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you are having a great day.

Today I have something a little bit different. No stamping (well, almost no stamping), no colouring, no punny greetings, something a little more serious.

To begin, I used a damask embossing folder with some silver shimmer paper. I then threaded a length of tulle through a vintage button from my collection to create the look of a gown accessory and adhered it using half inch Skor tape. I chose this tape because it is incredibly strong and I wanted to ensure that the tulle wouldn't slip or come loose from the back of the card.

I used a dab of Aleene's Glass and Bead Adhesive under the button to ensure it wouldn't move.

I then cut a tag from the same shimmer paper and heat embossed the greeting, using silver embossing paper and popped this up on foam tape.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. Don't forget to follow me over on the right side bar so you don't miss any future posts. Toss me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.