Christmas card

It's that time of the year again so last week I spent some time making Christmas cards. This card is a pretty quick card because I used some left overs from the personalized Christmas cards I made earlier. I'll show these cards once they are sent :p

I started with stamping the leaves with Altenew Olive and Memento Bamboo leaves. The pine cone is stamped with Memento Peanut brittle.

I added the circle die which was first blended with Frosty Pink and Rouge from Altenew and stamped witch Festive berries distress ink. I used foam tape to adhere this circle to the card.

Finally I added some red Nuvo drops to add a little bit more color to the card.

Supplies
- Christmas icons (don't know which brand)
- Altenew ink: 
          - Olive
          - Frosty Pink
          - Rouge
- Memento ink:
          - Bamboo leaves
          - Peanut brittle
          - Love letter
- Stitched circle die
- Craft Sensations - Merry Christmas stamp
- Distress ink: Festive berries
- Clear embossing powder
- Nuvro crystal drops - gloss - Red berry

Beautiful flowers card

I'm in a romantic mood so I decided to make a red card with black and white as I think these colors match perfectly.

I first stamped the flowers with Versafine black ink and cut it out by hand.
For the background I blended worn lipstick, festive berries and barn door to create a gradient look.

Next I stamped the sentiment with Versamark on a piece of black cardstock and heat set this with white embossing powder.

Finally I used foam tape to adhere the flowers and the sentiment onto the card.

Supplies
- SSS - Beautiful flowers
- Versafine onyx black
- Distress oxide:
          - Worn lipstick
          - Festive berries
          - Barn door
- Versamark
- White embossing powder
- HP57p - gefeliciteerd
- Foam tape

Fish on card

2 days ago my father-in-law turned 70!
I already made him a card but my mother-in-law wanted to give him a fishing line as he likes fishing very much. So I made him a second card :)

I found a cute fish svg file on Pinterest and cut it out with my Silhouette Cameo.
Next I used the waves stencil from SSS and blended 3 blue distress oxide ink colors.
I splattered some water on top of it to get an oxidized look and added some glossy accents. It seems as if the the water droplets are on top of the card :)
Finally I used Black Soot to color the negative space behind the 'Fish on' word to increase the contrast.

Supplies
- Distress oxide ink:
          - Broken China
          - Mermaid Lagoon
          - Blueprint Sketch
          - Black Soot
- SSS - Waves stencil
- Fish on svg
- Ranger Glossy Accents

Waxed card

I'm so busy lately with my work that I have barely time to make cards. But today I found some time to make one. It's a card for my father-in-law who's turning 70 next week.

I used a gear embossing folder on black cardstock and added some gold and silver guilding wax to create a fun effect.

So it's a quick post with a quick card :)

A get-well autumn card

Today I made another card on demand, a get-well card.

Because the weather is changing and the trees get colorful leaves, I was inspired to make an autumn themed card with a warm orange color.

First I stamped the leaves with Versamark and heat set this with white embossing powder.
Next I blended Aged Mahogany on the outside with Spiced Marmelade on the inside of the card.

For the leaves I used a waterbrush to get an oxidized look. I also used Forest Moss to make some leaves a little bit darker.

The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and heat set with white embossing powder.

Supplies
- Craft Sensations - Leaves
- Concord & 9th - Perfectly Penned
- Versamark
- White embossing powder
- Distress oxide ink:
          - Spiced Marmelade
          - Aged Mahogany
          - Forest Moss

Balloon pop-up card

My husbands goldchild is turning 2 next week so I made him a balloon pop-up birthday card.

I die cut the inside of the card with the balloon thinlits and stamped the balloons with Altenew ink.

Next I stamped the sentiment with Versafine black ink on the inside of the card and adhered the inside to the card base.

For the front of the card I die cut 3 balloons. The sentiment is stamped with Memento Black ink and the letters are colored with Chameleon markers.
The second part of the sentiment is stamped with 3 different colors of Altenew ink who matches the colors of the word 'happy.
On this stroke of paper I used a stiched rectangle die on the edges to create a border.

Finally I used foam tape to adhere the balloons to the card.

Supplies
- SU - Balloon adventures + balloon pop-up thinlits
- Altenew ink: - Mountain Mist
                     - Lagoon
                     - Fresh lemon
                     - Industrial diamond
- CZ Design - Birthday palooza
- Versafine black ink
- Memento Black ink
- Foam tape
- Chameleon markers: BG3, BG4, CG8, CG5, YL2 
- Stitched rectangle die

A fake birth card

A colleague of mine will soon be dad of a baby boy. My father-in-law knows him very well and my colleague told him the name of the baby will be Hypolite :'D
Hahaha and he absolutely believes it lol :)
So he asked me to make a fake birth card just for him.

First I stamped the donkeys with Memento Onyx black ink and colored them with Chameleon markers. Next I cut them out by hand.

Then I took a stroke of petrol cardstock and die cut the name with the alphabet dies from Hero Arts.
I used this stroke as a guide to stamp the letters on a piece of white cardstock with Ocean Waves from Altenew.

Finally I assembled the card and used some foam squares to adhere the donkeys to the card.

I really enjoyed making this card and I'm curious to know the reaction of my father-in-law when he sees the card :)

Supplies
- Marianne Design - Eline's zebra EC0170
- Chameleon pens: NG4, CG8, CG9, NU0
- Design paper: - Gummiapan light turquoise
- Papicolor cardstock petrol
- Hero Arts Luggage tag alphabet
- Hero Arts Luggage tag alphabet frame cuts
- Altenew ink: Ocean Waves
- Memento onyx black
- Foam squares