More Cards!

Hello! I have made a few more cards in the last week or so. First up is a pair of cards based on this sketch from Stick It Down:

I received the Concord and 9th Merry Mix stencil pack for Christmas and finally put it to use on these cards. There are two stencils in the pack that you can use to create a plaid pattern, one with a wide stripe and one with a narrow stripe. I started with those on a light blue cardstock for my background. I also received a set of nesting postage stamp frame dies for Christmas, so I used a couple of them to create the frames. I cut a circle and stamped it with the cupcake stamp and edged it with the darker purple ink used on the background. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the strips and attached it to the layout. To finish off the card, I used a scattering of paper sequins and some irridescent Stickles for "frosting' on the cupcake.

I used another of the masks on my second card. This time it was a snowflake background. I used a foam blending tool and white pigment ink with the mask and heat embossed the masking with Nuvo Pearl Luster embossing powder. I stamped the little people on white cardstock and colored them in with mettalic markers. I used my Cricut to cut the balloon and found an old set of Thickers and used the 4 for the age of the recipient. For the snow, I found a scrap of white cardstock and embossed it with an embossing folder for some texture. I piece of embroidery floss and a stamped sentiment strip finished of this card.

For my next card, I used the largest postage stamp die. I also got creative with the other dies I had received, which were Christmas themed. I used the shadow and outline tree die, using the insides of one of the trees as well. One of the sets included the sentiment "Happy Holidays", so I used just the "Happy" and stamped "Birthday" on my background, which was created with the Concord and 9th Marbled Turnabout stamp.

My final card was for my son who turned 13 last week. I had purchased the circle sentiment on Design Space a few years ago when my older son had turned 13, so I started with that and figured out a way to bring in one of my son's interests- video games. I used a game controller and computer monitor cut. for the monitor, I cut the frame twice from regular black cardstock and once from shimmer cardstock to give it some dimension. I created the "screen" part by using a marker and my Cricut to write the words "Level Unlocked". I adhered the sentiment and then used a gold marker to make the rays. For the background, I stamped the stripes with a stamp inked up with an ombre pad. Then I ran the piece through an embossing folder for some added dimension and interest.

The funny thing about this last card is that my son got a homemade card from my mother-in-law with all the exact same words and a video game controller too!