More St. Nick

I posted this card design a few weeks ago, and was able to revisit it to create seven more!

After ink blending with the Jolly St. Nick stencils from Concord & 9th, I stamped the Waffle Flower postage images and added a few bits of stamped greenery.  I used the Postage Rectangle dies from Spellbinders to make him into a giant stamp.

I was able to use up most of these older Lawn Fawn holiday plaid papers, and adhered the stamp down with 3D foam adhesive.

Fourth Sweet Stems card

 I made a fourth one!  I had die cut the Sweet Stems background die from Cocord & 9th in five colours of cardstock, and I like to use up all my bits and pieces if at all possible.  This time I used the coordinating stencils to ink in the flowers and foliage, and used the outline, background and middles from my die cut pieces.

I added a sentiment that was hot foiled in gold on black cardstock from the You Are Everything Sentiments set from Spellbinders... plus a few black gems.

Bright Sweet Stems

 I've only used this die once, making some pretty pastel cards, so decided to go in a brighter direction this time.  This is the Sweet Stems stamp & die set.

I cut the background die in five colours of cardstock, then started to mix and match to put my cards together.

I used my Pinterest board to find my colour inspiration, and honestly this doesn't take too long to put together!  

For this one, I added some pale blue to the mix, from a previous time that I'd cut out this set.

I used the coordinating stamp set for the 'good day' senitment, and the other two are the Dashing Sentiments set from Pigment Craft Co.

Monochromatic Blues

My second project with the May Betterpress Society plate, Brighten Foliage is done in monochromatic shades of blue.

I had just recently purchase the new colours of Concord & 9th ink/cardstock, so I chose the Bluebell cardstock as my base, and pressed the leafy frame in Bluebell ink.  *The C9 cardstock is fairly thick, so I got some really great texture from the press!  Before I removed the frame plate, I placed the Hello plate on top of it to determine placement - then counted the grid squares on my Betterpress chase so that when I removed the frame plate, I counted and knew exactly where to place the Hello plate.

Hello was inked up in Capri ink.  I wanted a little more contrast around the edges of my panel, so used both shades of ink to blend softly around the outside.  I used both colours of cardstock to die cut a bunch of small flowers that I adhered around the hello, and added some silver gems to the centers.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Pattern Play in Blues

I really love the Pattern Play die set from Concord & 9th - and it's done exactly what I hoped - given me a bunch of cards that are gender neutral.

Both of today's card designs are ones that I've done before, but if it ain't broke, and all that.  I just try out a new colour combo, and it all looks new.

I used sentiments from the You Are Everything press plate set, that were hot foiled in gold on black cardstock.  Four more for my stash!

Colourful Anemone

I have a bright card today, which was inspired by the Fresh Picked Anemone die cut (Spellbinders) that I'd already cut out...  It's a bit of a funky colour combo, so I decided to go with it, and pulled out a bunch of Concord & 9th cardstock colours to create my card.

I placed it over my new favourite Arch Punch & Pierce Plate die, which I mounted on a larger arch created with the Essential Arches dies (both Spellbinders).

The background was created with Altenew's Dotted Tile debossing plate, and I used a gold foiled sentiment and gold paint splatters to finish it off.

Sweet Stems

So excited to have added this set to my craft room!  This is the Sweet Stems product suite from Concord & 9th that came out last year.

The main panel is all one die, so I cut it out in white, aqua, pale yellow and a moss green.  Then I mixed and matched the pieces to put my Hello card together.

I got creative with my next two cards, as I really wanted the leaves to be green, so for the card with the aqua frame, I used yellow leaves and blended some Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink on them.  I also added a little Speckled Egg ink to the centers of the white flowers, to make the centers stand out more.

The first two cards are using the Dashing Sentiments from Pigment Craft Co., double layered.

For the Yellow framed card, I used the white leaves & stems, adding some Scattered Straw and Bundled Sage ink onto each, and added some Speckled Egg ink to the flower centers.

For this card, I used the sentiments included in the set, which you can create several different sayings.

Jolly St. Nick

I picked up a few wonderful new-to-me items at The Papercrafter's Workshop Crafty Destash sale yesterday!  I was actually a vendor... but of course you have to check out what others are selling.  Here is the Jolly St. Nick stamp/stencil/die set that was released last fall by Concord & 9th:

I used Distress Oxide inks on a white, A2 panel, and used five of the stencils to put him together.  There are several sentiment stamps that fit on his beard, so I picked one of them, and stamped it in Hickory Smoke ink.

I also stamped and die cut several of the holly & leaf bits, then used the coordinating dies to cut them out and added them around him.  I cut then entire image with a stitched edge die.  I may add a little glitter before I mail this one out?

Cozy Toes for a Baby Girl

 And these make for a total of five baby cards made in the last few weeks!  I've mainly needed baby boy cards, until a friend saw my girl version a few days ago, and asked for another...  So I have two baby girl cards to share with you today, made with the Cozy Toes stamps and dies from Cocord & 9th.

 I once again pulled out paper packs from Art Impressions - as the coordinating smaller scale prints work SO well with this design.

The use of patterned paper with the dies also make these come together really quickly.  I loved making a couple of non-traditionally coloured baby cards.

Baby Girl Card

Once again, it's Cozy Toes by Concord & 9th to the rescue!  I had a last minute request for a baby card, and reverted to my trusted and true card design with this set.

I pulled out the 5835 Mini Paper pack by Art Impressions, and used it with all the dies from this set to put a card together fairly quickly.  Using a coordinating paper pack takes out a lot of the guesswork.

I think this is my 5th card with this design, just switching up the papers.  More are in my future, as I cut a bunch of additional pieces to use in cards down the road.

C is for Cozy Toes

I'm playing along with the Alphabet Soup challenge on the Papercrafter's Inner Circle Facebook group today... the Feb letters are C and D.  So this is C is for Cozy Toes and Concord & 9th.

I got this sweet Concord & 9th set a few months ago.  My kids, nieces and nephews are all at the age where they and their friends are having babies, so I think this will get a lot of use.

The set comes with a bunch of sweet stamped patterns to create the sock designs, and then the dies to cut them out.  I paired them with the Art Impressions Baby Boy paper pack.

You can find the stamp/die set at The Papercrafter's Workshop!

Simple Pattern Play

If you follow me, you'll have seen this die set appear several times on my blog - it's one of the favourite products that I purchased last year.  These are the Pattern Play dies from Concord & 9th:

It's my husband's birthday later this week, so I was in need of a masculine card (I made two of these!).  I have a jar with 'extra' bits and pieces that I've die cut using this set, so I pulled it out, and was able to get about 80% of what I needed for two of these from my stash.

Every time I pull these dies out, I've used a different pattern/layout, and different colour combos - keeps it feeling fresh every time.  The sentiment was done with my Betterpress on Brushed Gold Treasured cardstock from Spellbinders.

Cozy Toes

This sweet set is the Cozy Toes stamp and die set from Concord & 9th.  I loved it from the moment I saw it, especially for this sentiment.

The set includes a bunch of options to cut two lengths of adult socks, and a cute pair of tiny ones, all of which you stamp first, then use the dies to cut them out.

The details are so amazing, there are two clotheslines, clothespegs, and even sock details like toes & heels, and frilly tops.

There are several other great sentiments, so you're sure to see more of these from me in the future, but this is my new go-to set for baby cards!

Rainbow Pattern Play

Time for another couple of cards using the Pattern Play dies from Concord & 9th.  This was an idea that I got from Maggie Haas, who did a similar card with this set.

I die cut enough bits and pieces to get four of these made!  Once that was done, the assembly went pretty quickly.

The sentiments are from the Dashing Sentiments stamps and dies from Pigment Craft Co.

I think these would look equally stunning on a black background!  But it's summer... and I wanted some light and happy cards.