Dotted Gift Card Bag

 

I just love playing with the gift bags on page 151 of the Idea Book.  You have seem me use them quite a bit as packaging when I give away cards and this time I used one as the envelope for a gift card. 

 



 

I took one of the Sketched dots tag a bag gift bags and decorated the front using Cherry on Top designer series paper, Cherry on Top washi tape, Corrugated paper and the Happy Birthday Everyone stamp set. 

 

I added one of the 2015 - 2017 In Color Blossom accents to finish off the bag.

 

Then, I made a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" panel (basically half a card, but you could also use a full size folded one as well) and decorated it before adding the gift card with a piece of Tear and Tape adhesive.

 

Supplies:

Happy Birthday Everyone

Island Indigo ink

Island Indigo, Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Corrugated paper

Cherry on Top dsp and washi tape

2015 - 2017 In Color Blossom accents

Sketched dots tag a bag gift bag

mini clothespins

Stronger Thank You Think

 

Today's card that I am sharing uses the You've Got This and Heartfelt Sympathy stamp sets.  I chose to add some Timeless Elegance designer series paper and Venetian crochet trim ribbon to the card base as well and I like how that part turned out a lot.  

 

The sentiment and mat are cut out with the Ovals collection framelits.  While I really like the way this card turned out, I think next time I would use a different color for the background stamp, this one seems a little too dark (Pear Pizzazz).  Maybe Crumb Cake or Soft Sky...

 

 

Finally a little button with some linen thread through it as an accent (and because I am covering up a little smudge!).

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Sympathy, You've Got This

Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black ink

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Soft Sky card stock

Timeless Elegance dsp

Ovals collection framelits

linen thread

Venetian crochet trim

designer button

 

 

More Watercolor Samples

 

These are the rest of the cards from the Watercolor Wishes card kit.  There are some that had the bases cut into smaller pieces like I shared with you on Monday and others that are pretty much like the kit suggests.  

 

I really loved the patterns and colors in the kit and wish there was a refill!

 

The kit contains lots of different types of elements to add to the cards, wooden elements, sequins, washi tape, stickers, etc...

 

As I said when I showed you the other samples, I love the stamp set that comes with the kit, especially the fonts...

 

I did add some different ink colors to the cards as well instead of just using what was in the kit, but the kit contains all you need to make beautiful cards!

 

And the last ones...

 

Hope you enjoyed the samples and try the kit out yourself as well!

 

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Watercolor Samples and A Taste of Harvest

 

Well, I ended up missing one day so far, but hopefully I can find time to keep the posts going for now (at least until we start potato harvest!).  Today I have some of the cards I made with the Watercolor Wishes card kit to share with you.  I will share some more in a few days as well.

 



 

Instead of making all the cards just like the directions I ended up cutting up some of the card bases into smaller pieces and adding them to different card bases (additional card stock). 

 

I chose to add some different washi tape to this one as well...

 

And some angled linen thread...

 

and some framelit pieces...

 

I have to say the stamp set in this kit has awesome fonts and sentiments.  It will be used long after the kit is gone for sure. 

 

Next up....Harvest Scenes :)  I took a few photos with my phone from my combine this fall and thought I would share them too. 

 

A little hard to see, but that is another combine in my mirror and my dad is in that one.

 

This was my view for 6 days...

 

And my husband in one of our trucks with some relatives in the background harvesting their own wheat...

 

One night there was some bad weather to the east of us and when I took the picture I didn't realize that this was the storm cloud, but on the way home it had lots of lightning flashes in it.  Through my dirty window it doesn't show the different colors in the cloud so well, but it was pink, yellow and white all in layers. 

 

I will have to remember to take some during potato harvest to show you in about a month too! 

 

 

You're Great

 

Another example of how I sit down to create when I don't get much time in the stamp room - more scraps of Farmers Market designer series paper...well, they were sitting on top of the scrap pile so they ended up there.  Maybe I need a better system!

 

I added part of the Watercolor Wash image behind some layers that was stamped with So Saffron ink..

 

Both ends of the layer with the 5/8" satin ribbon were punched with the Ornate tag topper punch and then I added some white perfect accents and neutrals sequins.

 

Supplies:

I think you're great

Mint Macaron, So Saffron ink

Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Crumb Cake card stock

Farmers market dsp

5/8" white satin ribbon

Ornate tag topper punch

1 3/4" and 2" circle punches

white perfect accents

neutrals sequins

 

Going Wild

 

I may have used too many different patterns on this card, LOL!  The designer paper is called Go Wild and I guess that is what I did with the patterns.  I layered some banners created with the Banner triple punch and added some silver baker's twine and neutrals sequins.

 

The sentiment is from the Watercolor Words stamp set...

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Words

Memento Black ink

Go Wild dsp

Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

silver baker's twine

neutrals sequins

Banner triple punch