CAS Card: Let It Snow

I just finished kitchen patrol duty for the afternoon so I thought I'd create another post and enter yet another card creation. This one's a clean and simple two-layer card that measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. To make this CAS card, I scored and folded a sheet of 80lb oatmeal cardstock (my recent fave). Next, I stamped the bird and sentiment using dye ink. Then I trimmed a patterned paper and adhered it on the top portion of the card. Lastly, I stamped snowflakes using two natural tone ink pads.

Materials: oatmeal cardstock, patterned paper, clear stamps (Inkadinkado), Hero Hues India Dye Ink (Black), wood-mounted stamp (snowflakes), natural tones ink pads (purple, teal)

I'm entering this card in the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 205 - Let It Snow. Below is the site's official badge. If you feel like creating a snow-themed card, this challenge is something you'll have to try. :o)

CAS(E) this Sketch #58 entry: Celebrate Everyday

I'd been meaning to try out card sketches from paper crafting challenge blogs since I revived my cardmaking hobby last year, but it's only now that I finally found the time (and plucked up the courage) to do one. Since I have always been a fan of clean and simple designs, I decided to join the CAS(E) this Sketch #58 challenge. The event ends tomorrow in PHL time!

... and here is my official entry: a two-layer card that says "Celebrate Everyday." It took me only about half an hour to make this one. First, I picked a pre-folded* 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 white card, and then laid out strips of patterned paper on top and at the bottom. Next, I stamped the sentiment in dye ink. Then, I adhered the blue flower using foam tape.

Supplies:

• smooth white cardstock
• patterned paper (green, pink)
• embellishment (blue flower)
• clear stamp: Celebrate Everyday by Hero Arts
• dye ink: Hero Arts India Ink Pad, Black

Tools: Cricut paper trimmer, acrylic block

* I like to make and prepare folded cards when I'm not actually designing or creating craft projects. This saves me plenty of time.

In case you want to join this challenge, too, here is the sketch and the link to the blog post:

Holiday Merchandise Tags: Home Cooking

Oh gee, Christmas is almost over! I got caught up with a lot of things and errands so I didn't get the chance to blog about my handmade creations as soon as they were prepped and done! Here's another batch of kraft holiday merchandise tags that I made for Nicquee and Midge's homebaked goodies. I sent the tags to Nicquee via private courier. Midge got hers when we met at a soy milk joint at Alabang Town Center last December 21st. She gave me cookie samples in return (I loved her Toblerone cookies!).

It took me almost 2 days to finish these tags. First, I cut out several rectangle pieces from American Crafts 12 x 12 kraft cardstock with the help of my Cricut Paper Trimmer. I rounded the corners using my Marvy Uchida corner rounder punch. Next, I hand-stamped apple pie and home cooking using Inkadinkado Apple Pie Mini Clear Stamp set and Hero Arts dye ink (Art Print Brown). Then, I hole-punched the tags and finished them with gold and green ribbons. 

I love how these tags turned out. The kraft cardstock, the stamp design and the dye ink gave them a real vintage touch. I thought about using distress ink to mark the edges but decided against it (after some careful thought) as doing so might overdo the vintage effect.

Well, I think I'm done with holiday tags for now. I'll be posting other tag art and design next time. Happy New Year to all of you! I wish you a productive and abundant crafting year! :o)