Winter Frost Double Pocket Card

I've been making Christmas papercrafts to the very last minute before we head home to see family tomorrow! I plan on sharing each and every one of them when we return!

Amongst all the Christmas cards, I made a special one for my coworker. We are a great team at work and she has become a good friend of mine, so I thought something unique would be most appropriate :)

I chose the double pocket fold for this card. It's quite simple really. I followed this tutorial on youtube and added my own creative touch. I chose the Winter Frost designer paper from Stampin up - this paper is gorgeous! (I've pretty much used all of it up this year!) Bermuday Bay, Coastal Cabana and Smokey Slate have become one of my favourite colour combos! Here's how it turned out:

 

 I finally made use of the chevron punch! I bought it quite some time ago with good intentions to use it... Months later, I pulled it out and have now used it on multiple projects. I love it! I think the rhinestones and the eyelet border really add some detail to this card front. Pull the tag out of the front pocket....

 

 

A simple tag with a little designer paper and adorable sentiment, and of course... rhinestones!

 

Let's take a look inside:

 

 

I simply added little ornaments hanging over the edge of the 2nd pocket. I filled this pocket with a tag from David's Tea filled with White Chocolate Frost tea (sounds delicious!) I pasted a small labels framelit to the space below the pocket so I had a spot to write my message.

 

I love how it turned out! And like I said earlier, this colour combo is fabulous!

 

This will be my last post until 2014! (I hope to be a bit more dedicated to my blog in the new year) :)

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!





 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Four Holidays, Word Play

Paper: Winter Frost DSP, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Smokey Slate, Whisper White

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana

Tools: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Large Scallop Circle punch, Eyelet Border punch (ret.), Snowflake Punch (ret.), Chevron Border Punch

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's), Pool Party Bakers Twine, Silver ribbon



Mojo314: A Christmas Card

I've been eager to post my Mojo Monday card (I made it earlier this week). It is contest week and I just had to play along! Here is the sketch:

I've been wanting to get an early start on my Christmas cards and I thought this was a great opportunity! I pulled out my new favourite Christmas designer paper - Winter Frost - and used it as inspiration for the colour combo. Here's the end result:

 

I love how these shades of blue/teal coordinate together! The snowflake embossed cardstock and a punched out snowflake with a rhinestone makes for a perfect wintery Christmas card!

 

 

Thanks for looking! I hope this inspires you to get an early start on your Christmas cards!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Chock Full of Cheer

Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Pool Party, Bermuday Bay, Winter Frost Specialty DSP

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Tools: Circles Nestabilities, Snow Burst Embossing Folder, Snowflake punch

Accessories: Coastal Cabana Stretch Ruffle Trim, Rhinestone

Inspired By... Funky Nail Art!

Just one more day of work and we are on the road again! This time we are making our way down south to Kelowna, to get one last taste of summer! Looking forward to a relaxing weekend of camping, shopping, and sun-tanning on the beach!

Friday means a new inspirational challenge!

 

It was Karly's pick this week and she chose a fun photo of funky nails. Love these colours together! 

 

At first I thought of doing a nautical-themed card... However, these colours would be a great non-traditional combo for a Christmas card! And with Christmas coming up in just 4 months, it's time to start building my stock! I chose the Retrosketches sketch to use as a guide and pulled out my new collection of Christmas DSP.

 

 

What do you think? I cut strips of DSP and glued them on a piece of white cardstock. The ornament is stamped in Coastal Cabana and popped up to give the card some dimension. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Slate and rhinestones are added to embellish it. After taking a look at it again, there was something missing on the top portion of the card so I added pieces of ribbon in similar colours and I like how it turned out!

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Enjoy the long weekend ahead!

 

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Sentiment - unknown; Delightful Decorations

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Winter Frost Specialty DSP

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Smokey Slate

Tools: Ornament Punch

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's), Coastal Cabana ribbon, Silver 1/4" ribbon, Pool Party Satin ribbon (Sale-a-Bration)