Slim Card Stitched Holiday Card

Hello! I created this card to try out for the Scrapbook & Cards 2020 Winter Wonderland Call. I created this card based on the sketch below. 

I started off by die cutting a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" green cardstock with Paper Smooches Cross Stitch die. I stitched a snowflake on this using a pattern from My Favorite Things. I am using a DMC E747 which is a light pearlescent blue embroidery floss.

I trimmed a Pebbles patterned paper at 3 1/3" x 6 1/2" to create the bottom portion of the card sketch. I actually got my color inspiration for this card from this patterned paper. Using a circle die from MFT, I die cut the half circle on this patterned paper as seen on the sketch.

To create the sentiment portion of my card based on the sketch, I die cut another green cardstock using the PS Cross Stitch die. I filled 5 rows with cross stitch using DMC E5200 which is a white pearlescent embroidery floss. I heat emboss the sentiment on a vellum using Wow! Blue Topaz embossing powder first. I re-stamped the sentiment with the help of the Misti Stamping Tool then heat set this using Wow! White Pearl embossing powder this time. I trimmed this to a strip and adhered it on top of the white cross stitched panel. The sentiment is from the Hero Arts Crystals stamp set.

I adhered the snowflake panel to the back of the patterned paper, centering the snowflake on the notch I created with the circle die. I trimmed off the bottom of the slim patterned paper to create a gap where  where I adhered the sentiment strip. I adhered the other half of this patterned paper to the sentiment strip. 

I created a card base using a light blue heavy weight cardstock. I adhered the panel to this. I added Pretty Pink Posh Aquamarine Jewels. Even the patterned paper has some shimmer which complements the thread and the jewels. Too bad it was not captured in the photo.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

 

Thank You Card Set

 

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. It is a Color Challenge in which you choose two or more of the colors in the color chart below.

Our sponsor for the challenge is Beccy's Place. I am using a digital freebie. After seeing the Poppies image, I thought that the perfect project for this image is a card set which will be a gift to my son's teacher.

I printed the image on Strathmore watercolor paper. I was impressed on how vivid the digital print out was. I colored the flowers with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor. I colored a print out with one color from the color board, and used the green from the color board for the leaves. I fussy cut the image leaving a white border around it. 

I die cut a retired My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad using one of the Waffle Flower A2 layers die. I die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Noteworthy Frames die set on the bottom portion of this patterned paper panel so I can slide the flower through it. It will also be a place to put the sentiment on. Details on the sentiments can be found below with more photos of the cards.

I trimmed color coordinating cardstocks at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I embossed this with Ellen Hutson Stitching Lines dies. These dies, as it is named, make designed line impressions. I have not snipped off all the wires which connects these dies together. I lined up the dies that I have snipped off with the rest of the dies and applied a piece of tape to the back to keep it all together. I made a diagonal impression of these dies for added interest. 

The sentiment is from Ink Blot Botanical Borders embossed with gold embossing powder.

I added a touch of vellum to the frame notch created by the Pinkfresh Studio die. After I die cut the frame on gold vellum, I cut off the ends with a scissor, following the impression created by the die. The sentiment is a die from Little B. I die cut this on black cardstock. I adhered three word die cuts on top of each other. I added Zig Wink of Stella on the top for shimmer.

The sentiment is from Avery Elle Peonies stamp set. I heat embossed this using Ranger Seafoam White embossing powder.

Which one is your favorite? Despite having yellow as my favorite color, I like the dramatic effect of the blue flower. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations in the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Halloween Class Giveaway Treat Bag

Hello! I know that this year's Halloween will be different than the usual Halloweens we are used to. I will surely miss walking my son from house to house, getting amazed by the Halloween decors, and also going through the treats my son gets for the night.

My son, who is a virtual learner, would like to do something special for his class as his way of doing Trick or Treating. His kind gesture will need some planning and coordination. The most important step is to get clearance from his homeroom teacher. Fortunately, the teacher agreed to it. 

I am very proud of my son since he contributed to making this giveaways. I am so used to doing this by myself for his older brothers, when they were still younger, and for him. He was the one who chose the design of the giveaway, and what elements to use to decorate the bag. He colored the stamped images. It made it a lot easier for me.

The tomb panel was cut using Cricut on gray and black cardstocks. I spritz the gray layer with Prima Precious Stone Color Bloom to create a cobble stone look. The stamp is from Lawn Fawn Spooktacular stamp set except for the vampire, which is a Paper Smooches stamp. Ryan colored the images using Karin markers. I die cut the Lawn Fawn stamped images with the coordinating die. I fussy cut the Paper Smooches vampire stamped image. I added some highlights on the colored stamped images with glitter pens and a glaze pen. I heat embossed the sentiment on the tomb cut except for the vampire treat bag. I used vellum for the sentiment on this treat bag since the stamped image fills up most of the tomb. I adhered the stamped images on the tomb with foam adhesive. 

Ryan filled the bags with two lollipops each. I will deliver this to the school today for her teacher to distribute tomorrow.

The treat bag size is 2 1/2" x 3". I cut the cardstock at 2 1/2" x 7", scored it at 3" & 4" on the long side. For the sides, I cut the cardstock at 1 1/2" x 3 1/4". I scored it at 1/4" on both of the long side, and on one of the short side. Where the scores met, I snipped off the corners. I used a double adhesive tape to close the bag up. For the handle, I am using left over strips of Halloween patterned papers from previous projects. I adhered this with a liquid glue. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. However you celebrate Halloween, enjoy and stay safe.

Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Stitched Anniversary Card

Hello! I created this for my husband for our 20th wedding anniversary. I created a fall color themed card to join in Altenew's Inspiration Challenge. I am using the following Altenew products: String Art Rectangles die set, Treble Love die set, Happy die, and Happy Halftone stamp set.

I created a sunburst design by tracing a circle die large enough to fit the heart in the Treble Love die set. I used a ruler to draw straight lines from this circle. The String Art Rectangles die set comes with a straight die which I used to pierce holes on my drawn lines. Since it only pierces 6 holes at a time, I fitted the end most piercing die to the pierced hole on the cardstock and ran it again through the die cut machine to extend the length of the pierced holes. I had to poke the pierced holes before stitching since I am using a blunt ended needle to make the stitching easier for me. But if you are using a pointed needle, this step can be skipped. I used various fall colored embroidery flosses. 

I die cut the word happy and the heart on a cardstock, cutting several pieces to stack it for added dimension. I heat embossed the word anniversary with Wow! Rich Pale Gold embossing powder. I die cut it into a strip using an Avery Elle Simple Sentiments Elle-ments die. I adhered this to the stitched panel. I added shimmer to the heart and the word happy using Zig Kuretake Copper Wink of Luna and Nuvo Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer pen.

I added splatters to the panel by adding dots of the Wink of Luna and Nuvo.

I adhered this to a plum colored 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cardstock, then adhered it to a top folding note card.

Thank you for viewing my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Shaped Floral Pumpkin Card

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The challenge theme is Halloween and/or Autumn-Fall Colours. This is the second project I created for the challenge blog. I am using an image from one of our sponsors in this challenge. This image is part of an image set. 

I am using a shaped pumpkin card cut from Cricut Design Space. I edited the image by using the contour feature to remove the scary Jack O' Lantern face. I cut the card base using an orange cardstock. I cut the layer using a retired Authentique patterned paper. To make the look more realistic, I added a stem which is from a coordinating cut file. I cut this on a green patterned paper.

I blended some ink on the pumpkin patterned paper using Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress ink. I created a mask to add more ink blending to the pumpkin and create the bumps of pumpkin to make it realistic looking. 

I adhered this to the front of the shaped card base. I adhered the stem by lining it up to the stem on the card base.

I uploaded the digital floral image to CDS. I chose the draw feature, using the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill tool on a purple foil. I colored the images with Copic markers. I fussy cut the images leaving a white border around it. 

For the accents, I sandwiched a floral wire in between 2 bat sequins. I used Ranger Glossy Accents for glue. I set this aside with a tweezer holding it together while the glue is drying.

I added foam adhesive to the back of the flowers. I adhered this to the top of the pumpkin. I stuck the bat wire accents to the back of these flowers, cutting off the excess floral wire.

The sentiment is from a retired My Mind's Eye patterned paper. I cut the sentiment using an Avery Elle sentiment strip die. To make it dimensional, I die cut more paper using the same die then adhered it on top of each other. I inked the edges with the same black ink to hide the white core of the paper.

To make the sentiment pop out, I traced the letters using an orange pen. I added Nuvo clear Aqua shimmer pen to the sentiment strip. I adhered this to the front of the card.

The finished card is about 4 1/4" x 4 1/4". 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations on the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Faux Carved Paper Pumpkin

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. Our challenge is on Halloween and/or Autumn-Fall Colours. We are working with a new sponsor, and I am so excited to work with their images.

The first time I saw this image, I knew it will be best to use it as a template to carve a pumpkin. The problem is I am not a pumpkin carver. So I designed a pumpkin made of paper. 

I am using a layered pumpkin image from Cricut Design Space. I uploaded the haunted house image to the CDS so I can make sure the sizes match. I used the slice feature to cut a circle window on all the layers of the pumpkin except for the back layer. I added inking to the front panel to make the pumpkin more realistic looking.

I printed the haunted house on vellum and set it aside to dry. I colored the back of the vellum using Copic markers. I die cut the image using a MFT Circle stack die. I ink blended one of the cut circles with Tim Holtz Distress inks to create a night sky and reinforce the sky of the colored digital image. 

I used cardstock to create the dimension. I was hoping I can flatten the pumpkin without distorting the dimension the folded cardstock creates but it cannot be flattened. It must be how I adhered these cubes of cardstock. Anyway, I think it would have been better to give this in a box since you have to add a tea light to complete the effect. 

I die cut a dome on the back two pumpkin panels to create a holder for the tea light. The tea light also supports the pumpkin but with the dimension, this pumpkin is sturdy. I used an oval die to create the dome cut. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see your creations on the challenge blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Using Left Over Foil - Craft My Stash #5 Part 2

Hello! I am continuing my Craft My Stash series using a pretty left over foiled leaf from my previous post. I used the negative cut of the leaf as a mask to apply Deco Foil Transfer Gel on a burgundy colored cardstock. I set this aside to dry overnight. I fussy cut the foiled leaf. I lined this on top of the dried Deco Foil Transfer Gel. I placed this inside a folded parchment paper and ran it through the Minc Machine. The reveal is always amazing with foiling.

I am creating this card for the Scrapbook and Cards World Cardmaking Day Sketch Challenge. I rotated the sketch, just like Mindy did in the blog post as linked below. I cut two more leaves using a Cricut Design Space Fall Leaves Image. I cut the leaves on a pearl red cardstock. This image also scores the veins of the leaf. I traced these lines with a gold gel pen. I ran a maroon colored Copic marker on the sides of the leaves to cover the white core of the cardstock. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the word grateful from the Concord & 9th Lace Leaf die set. I die cut this on white cardstock three times. I adhered the word on top of each other for a dimensional look.

For the panel, I created a horizontal A7 panel from a dark brown cardstock. I trimmed a woodgrain cardstock to 6 1/2"x 5 3/4". I splattered some gold paint on it, then set this aside to dry. I trimmed off 6/16" from both sides on the long end, keeping both of these strips. I trimmed off 2/16" on both long ends. I adhered the strips to the dark brown cardstock, then adhered the middle panel. 

I curled the tip of the leaves. I adhered this to the center woodgrain panel with the foiled leaf at the center. I adhered the sentiment on the foiled leaf. I added Nuvo gold drops. I set this aside to dry.

I added brown bows to the bottom of the leaves.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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