Moved Nicole

Since yesterday's card featured WONDERLAND, I thought today would be the perfect day to share another Wonderland card.  But this one isn't a shaker is a BOHEK EFFECT card. Is BOKEH perfect for this stamp set or what!!  The softness of the effect looks beautiful with the snowy scene. Although this card seems like it took a lot of effort to make, it really was pretty easy!  It all started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I create the bokeh effect on with Lost Lagoon ink and Whisper White craft ink. Once the bokeh effect was complete, the trees were stamped with archival black ink and a few white snowflakes were stamped around them.  I also added snow to the trees with a white gel pen.  The sentiment was embossed in silver on vellum and added to the card along with a few glimmer stars. I think this has become my favorite Wonderland card and I see a new bohek obsession starting! CLICK HERE to SHOP anytime and earn FREE STAMPS SHOP the CLEARANCE RACK and WEEKLY DEALS ...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are featuring Christmas cards using BLUE,WHITE and SILVER. I'm back with another shaker, I thought today's hop would be perfect for this snowy scene. Isn't this wonderful!  I bought a bag full of little snow beads last year and have a ton left to use, so here we go!  The perfect stamp set for this type of card, WONDERLAND. Here's a close up of the shaker.  I stamped the trees in Night of Navy then added silver stars and the snow beads.  To dress up the shaker, I gave it a silver glimmer frame. For a bit more silver and to continue with the snow theme, I added Winter Wonderland Vellum over Whisper White.  This softness allows the bold silver embossed sentiment to really stand out.  I am so pleased with the silver snowscape, what do you think? SUPPLIES: STAMPS:   Wonderland PAPER:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Winter Wonderland Vellum INKS:   Versamark, Night of Navy DIE CUT...

I have a really fun shaker for you today!  I made a cozy little snow globe with Cozy Christmas. Bet you didn't expect these colors for a Christmas shaker card!  I know it's a little unusual, but I think it works.  Guess where I got this color combo?? Yep, it's from Create with Connie and Mary! I love being able to use black glimmer paper for something other than Halloween, so that's how this card got started!  I pulled out my glimmer paper and the Winter Wonderland Vellum.  The black stripes look amazing with the black glimmer. I kept the center of the card neutral with Smokey Slate which makes the bold red glimmer sentiment really pop. I couldn't resist adding in a few silver sequins, I figured the card could handle just a little more bling!  Lots of glimmer today for this fun shaker with non-traditional colors.  I didn't have Cozy Christmas on my radar at first, but I am so glad I bought it!  That's it for me today, see you Saturday for the Create with Con...

Have I told you how much I love Blackberry Bliss??  Well I do!!  So I have several cards coming up in the next two weeks featuring this gorgeous color. Today's card is a quick one layer beauty. Just because a card is one layer doesn't mean it has to be boring, this one certainly isn't!  The richness of the Blackberry Bliss gives a real wow factor along with the bit of bling from the silver glimmer sentiment.  Guess where I got the design idea.... Yep, another card for the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!  I loved this week's sketch so much I made TWO cards!  If you missed the first, you can check it out HERE . Speaking of Create with Connie and Mary, it's time for a teaser for the upcoming November Mini Session.   Snow Place Embellished Ornaments Reason for the Season Winter Wishes Holly Jolly Greetings BONUS:  Christmas Cuties We have 5 more awesome tutorials to help make your holidays both easy and festive!  Three card sets and two 3D pro...

I have the last two cards to share made with the October My Paper Pumpkin kit.  I've had SO MUCH FUN with this kit and can't wait to see what November's looks like!  The first card is a thank you card that features the EXPRESSIONS NATURAL ELEMENTS. I love these natural element embellishments, they add great dimension to cards and projects.  I used mostly the kit for this card, keeping the stamping in the background on the neutral side. The second card is yet another anniversary card, less floral and more woodsy. I am really loving Mossy Meadow right now, it worked beautifully with the dijon banner.  I used a retired sentiment again, but I love how it fit neatly in the banner and the script is pretty! So that's it for the October kit from me this month.  I am SUPER looking forward to November's kit to see what we get!  To see the past cards made with the October kit, just click on the links below. October Kit Card One October Kit Card Two October Kit Cards Three and ...

There are two beautiful sets of vellum in the catalog, one of which is WINTER WONDERLAND.  It has black, gold and silver tones and is perfect for Christmas and winter cards.  But, I wanted to make a fall card with this lovely vellum and it worked beautifully! Isn't this really rich looking!  Gold is a perfect match with the Soft Suede card base. Did you notice that there's no stamping!!  This card is all about the Big Shot so it came together easily. The inspiration for this card came from the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary. I love the simplicity of the design, so many options for your cards!! Once my card base was embossed, all I had to do was add a couple layers of vellum plus gold glimmer paper. With all the gold,  I needed a bolder greeting that would stand out.  "Grateful" die cut in Early Espresso did the job quite well.  It was bold enough to stand out, but it still was cohesive. This would be a lovely card in Christmas colors, you could make a...

Welcome to the CREATION STATION BLOG HOP!  This is my first month on the team and I am super excited to be a part of this AWESOME group of stampers! We are using fall sets this month with a THANKFUL theme and our feature product is WASHI TAPE. I don't know about you, but I hoard washi tape just like I hoard designer paper.  It's been an ongoing process, but I am making an effort to use up (gasp!) the consumable supplies that I buy.  So, today I have used TONS of washi tape to show you how easy it is to actually use the fun accessories that you buy! I started out with a bunch of washi tape on my desk and thought about what kinds of fun little gifts I could make with things in my craft room.  So I dug through my drawers and came up with some coasters and tea candles. Using four colors of washi, I glammed up the plain goodies that I dug up.  The coasters are so quick to make, just apply strips of washi that overlap to the back.  I added self adhesive felt to the backs of the coast...