Showing posts with label Bookmarks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bookmarks. Show all posts

Thursday, 3 August 2023

Set of Nine Dog Themed Cards!


I used some premade elements, patterned paper and coordinating washi tape to create nine dog themed cards for my stash. I didn't photograph them all together though, but in groups. Oh, and I made some bookmarks from the leftovers as well. 😊.  The card on the top right, with the doggie in the window, is actually a pop up card using Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop Up. You can see the inside with a pop up heart in the photo below.


I also have a walkthrough of my cards on YouTube:  



I really enjoyed creating these cards, just sitting down and playing with the journal cards and ephemera pieces. No pressures, deadlines, using whatever appealed to me at the moment - just the joy of creating.


I just loved this water coloured look WOOF cut-apart so actually made two cards using it, but added a different dog element to each one. 


Our eldest grandson (11 years) is going to come and stay here next week to help me out with some chores & dog walking. I have mobility issues because of my Rheumatoid Arthritis and there are some things that I find too difficult including getting down on my knees. Truthfully, that is too painful to even attempt! We plan on paying him for his efforts, but we aren't going to tell him beforehand. He is such a thoughtful kid, he is happy to come and help - and get a break from his little brother. We will put the $$ in one of these cards to give him, and I have already sent a couple off for Happy Mail with a note written inside.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards
March - 55 cards
April - 32 cards
May - 43 cards
June - 34 cards
July - 56 cards
August so far - 11 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me too much out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used.

Supplies:
Pawsome Birthday Sentiments - Waffle Flower
Pawfect Sentiments - Waffle Flower
Heart Crosshatch dies- Karen Burniston
Nuvo Glaze
Enjoy the Adventure, Memories and More card bases/envelopes - Stampin' Up
Various cardstocks
A7 Double Stitched Frames - unknown
Infinity Oval dies - Hero Arts
Furry Friends - Echo Park
Versa Fine Ink
Simple Strips WOOF stamp - Taylored Expressions
Simple Strips die - Taylored Expressions
Catherine Pooler Inks
Wink of Stella
White Paint Pen
Bookmark tassel - stash

Saturday, 3 April 2021

Mini Slimline Bookmark Cards


Hello! Today I'm sharing five Mini Slimline Cards that I'll be mailing out to our Grandkids for Happy Mail. These aren't just cards though, each one holds a bookmark on the front!

This Slimline die set by MFT peaked my interest. It was called a Slimline Slide In which I thought was interesting so I ordered it. I have no idea if I used it correctly on these cards, and it matters not - I'm really happy with it and you can see that it works perfectly for Mini Slimlines too! Win Win.

Below you can see how the die cuts slits on either side of the circle - perfect for tucking in these chipboard bookmarks. I picked these up a couple of years ago when visiting Arizona, probably from Amazon down there.. The package came with quite a few, and I enjoy using them on my cards as embellishments rather than bookmarks.



Not all of the bookmarks have a 'handle' like the unicorn ones above' but the slit is wide enough for these ones too!


The die set came with the circle die, which is what I wrote our Grandson's names on ... as well as the heart die that I added to each of our Granddaughters cards.


These cards are blank inside so I can write each of them a little love note.


Supplies:
Patterned paper - Garden Party, Pebbles
'Slimline Slide In' die set - MFT Stamps
Wink of Stella
Chipboard Bookmarks - stash (old, possibly from Amazon in the US)
Stickles
Teal patterned paper - Sweet Celebration, MFT Stamps
Blue patterned paper - Petite Patterns, Queen & Company
Rainbow packing tape
Flourish - Be Full, Neat & Tangled
Markers
Water brush
Card size - 3.5 x 6", fits in a #8 envelope

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Saturday, 7 December 2019

Stocking Fold It Holiday Card

Hello my crafty friends

I don't play with this Stocking Fold-Its nearly enough, so when I received this lovely foiled patterned paper as a gift I decided to use it with the Stocking Fold-Its for a Christmas card in non-traditional colours.





Here is a peek at the inside ... and the card stands open on itself.


Supplies:

Stocking Fold It's - Stephanie Barnard, the Stamps of Life
Blue and vanilla card stock
Patterned paper - Brightly Gleaming, Stampin' Up
Sakura gold gel pen
Gold embossing powder
Stamps inside - Merry Christmas to All, Stampin' Up

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Thursday, 5 September 2019

Fun Friday Challenge Bookmarks

Hello my crafty friends

Today I'm playing along with the Fun Friday Challenge #121 at Your Next stamp, where the challenge is to make an ABC ... Anything But A Card. I made more bookmarks - this time for the Grandkids, using scraps from my stash and some stamped and coloured images I had in my bin.


Since the challenge is a Your Next Stamp one, I made sure to use this fun Chameleon which is a YNS image. While Alma (age 2) doesn't read, if her big brother Ilai gets a bookmark she will want one too. So she is getting the Chameleon. Ilai will get the Minion.


A friend stamped out some of her dog images for me several years ago, and I water coloured the dog ones two summers ago while we were camping. so I used 3 of them for the remaining bookmarks.


I didn't have a supply list going for these - but the stitched labels are from Stampin' Up. You can find all the details of the challenge HERE.

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Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Bunch of Bookmarks

Hello my crafty friends

Today I'm playing along with the Fun Friday Challenge 121 at Your Next Stamp, which is an ABC Challenge ... Anything But a Card. You can see all of the details for the challenge HERE.

Since almost everyone in the family reads, I made a bunch of bookmarks for them! These are the ones I made for the men ...


... and these are the ladies choices ...


I just used some paper scraps and leftovers, a few punches, embossing folders and dies. I also made some for the Grandkids as two of them are reading chapter books now, but we were heading out to visit them and I forgot to take a photo. 💖

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