Winter Woods - using up left-overs

 I almost forgot to share this card and then I remembered that I was featuring the foil-edged cards this week. This card is the perfect example for fast and classy!   AND.... I am using up left-over scraps from the last Stamp-a-Stack session

I made over 30 of those cards in front of the TV on one evening... the Stamparatus sure helped a ton!


Product List

149992 $50.25	147900 $9.50	147892 $11.00	146957 $5.00	146282 $7.00
144107 $10.00	132708 $6.00	146276 $49.00	104430 $4.00

One-Layer Card

Today I decided to "use up" a piece of cardstock that was meant to be a card backing at stamp club this week. During make-and-take we were sponging on a separate piece of white cardstock, creating a strip. Which then was supposed to be layered onto Lemon Lime Twist CS and then onto the thick white cardstock.

Well like it goes sometimes.. someone did not hear that minor little detail and sponged right on the card LOL. I had her start over on the correct piece and kept the card for a project later on... which I used today:

Sooo remember, the green stripe was already sponged on the card, so I masked it off and then used the fun mask and sponged in Dapper Denim over it.  I think it gives it the look of a layered card...sort of


Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103] $6.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies [143725] $33.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $5.00	Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141414] $8.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $6.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50
Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50	Glitter Enamel Dots [144200] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

VERY limited supplies

I've had this idea in my head for a while and today I finally sat down to try it out... no stamping at all this time...

I used our adhesive sheets 2 ways... a) to adhere the words to the card and b) add silver glitter to the word Happy... 

I had cut the word "Happy" out 3 times and "Birthday" only once, but in watercolor paper so I could use my Aqua Painter and inks on it... that was fun!

Supplies used:

Delicate Details one layer card

I needed to make several Thank You cards and was looking for a quick but pretty way... and had this idea of a one layer card:

I am very happy with the outcome of this card! It looks clean, elegant and due to the lace borders, not like a ONE LAYER card at all... I feel a little like I've cheated LOL...

But since I used a cute enamel heart, I think it's perfectly fine... don't you agree?

Supplies used:

Avant Garden in Emerald Envy

Today's swap card shows off the Sale-a-Bration Stamp set Avant Garden AND the "Succulent Garden" Ribbon that can be found on page 21 of the occasions catalog. It's very pretty and so soft!

Here is the card:

Sometimes I forget that it's OK to make "one layer" cards ;-) I think this one turned out so very nice!

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Botanical Builder, one layer card

OK so yesterday, I announced I would be back with a very special card today. And I am going to post it right now. I hope you'll notice what's special on it...

Well not only is is a ONE LAYER card (on the outside), but I also managed to use that vine border cut in a way to keep the card intact. You may remember 2 cards I posted a while back where I only used it as a border. You can see those here and here.

Here is another view of today's card:

My little trick... I adhered a piece of Window Sheet to the inside to make the 2 pieces stay "connected".

But then when you open it you'd see this:

And because YOU know how anal I can be about little things... I decided to cover that now with the same color cardstock. And to get the cut in the exact same spot on the "liner", I cut the cardstock 1/8th of an inch smaller than then front and place it inside. Then I slid the edgelit inside and clused the card. Then moved the framelit into place while looking through the leave opening. Once in place, I gently opened the card and used a post-it sticky to secure the framelit in place.

Then I ran it through the BigShot and adhered the 2 pieces to the inside

That gave me the finished and clean look I was after. I know it may not bother others, but I thought the card looked so elegant that it deserved a nice inside as well...

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