Thank You Acetate Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing another Thank You Card:  

The main image panel is a Pre-Coloured Acetate Overlay that already has the silhouette images printed on it.  I bought a bunch of them years ago from Bellbird PaperArts at a Craft Show and found them in my stash when I was looking for something else.  The Acetate Overlays came in a bunch of different colours.   I had totally forgotten about them - but you do forget what you have, don't you?!  

I trimmed the overlay to a square then stamped the Thank You Sentiment with Stazon Jet Black Ink using a Stamp Positioner so I could stamp the sentiment a couple of times to make it nice and dark.  The sentiment came free with a whole set of sentiments from a UK Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine ages ago, and was designed by Simonne Clay.  This set is one of my most-used sentiment sets and I just love the fonts in the set. 

I added some white cardstock behind the acetate and used 3mm Pale Mustard Brads to attach them together.  You can't use glue because it shows through.

I glued the panel to Black Cardstock then to Mustard Yellow Cardstock - then to a Cream Card Base.

I glued on an Acetate Butterfly with Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive along the butterfly's body but left the wings so I could bend them up.  I also bought these butterflies when I bought the Pre-Coloured Acetate Overlays.

Finished size is 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" or 137mm x 137mm.

This card will be going to the Nursing Home who took such good care of my late Mother.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Sincere Sentiments by Simonne Clay (free with magazine)

Ink:  Stazon Jet Black

Designer Paper:  None

Accessories:  Pre-coloured Acetate Overlay, Acetate Butterfly, Kaisercraft Paper Trimmer, Pale Mustard 3mm Brads, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Doublesided Tape, Stamp Positioner, Square Cream Card Base, Cardstock - Mustard Yellow + Black + White

Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove Thank You Rose and Lace Card

 

Hi everyone,

My Mother passed away a couple of weeks ago, aged 94, and her Memorial Service was 8 days ago - so I have been in my Craft Room making some Thank You Cards for various people who have supported our family.

When I was planning out my card, I was thinking about how much my Mother loved roses and also how much she adored her wool and haberdashery business that she ran in the 1970s, and used this as my inspiration (read on for the explanation).

The rose is Paper Tole aka Diecut Decoupage - and is by Reddy Creative Cards.  I have had this particular sheet for some years so I don't know if it is still available or who stocks it.  I bought this sheet at a Craft Show here in Australia from a vendor who specialised in these types of products but I can't remember their name.

Once I popped out the images, I layered them together using 0.5mm Doublesided Foam Squares.  It was easy to put together and I just love how beautiful the rose is.  Here is a close-up:

I layered the rose panel onto some Dusty Rose Coloured Designer Paper then onto Oive Green Coloured Designer Paper which are both from the Kaisercraft - Magnolia collection.  My borders are 1/16". 

The bottom designer paper on the card base is also by Kaisercraft - Magnolia Grove.  The collection was first released in 2012 - so long retired.  The top designer paper is by Kaisercraft - English Rose - first released around 2010 - which I thought matched the rose so beautifully.

The strip of Cotton Lace across the middle originally came from my Mum's wool and haberdashery shop and is around 50 years old.  The colour of the lace was cream but I wanted it to look more aged, so sprayed it with some watered-down Parisian Essence then left it to dry.  Parisian essence aka Browning Agent is a flavourless browning agent that is usually used to add a rich, dark brown colour to gravies, soups, puddings, baked goods etc.  It is readily available from the supermarket and very cheap.  I have used it alot over the years in all sorts of projects when I want something to look old.  Years ago, when I went to the Stitches and Craft Show here in Melbourne, one of the exhibitors was using it to age some calico and it was a real "aha" moment - so I have used it ever since.

When I gave the Eulogy at Mum's Memorial Service, I talked about Mum's shop and how I started working in it on Saturday mornings when I was 12.  It was a great learning experience for me and I gained alot of knowledge about knitting and sewing.  I still have bits and pieces from the shop like buttons, lace, ribbons, yarn, dressmaking materials and embroidery floss.  I felt it was really important to include something on my card that connected that time to now.

I threaded some Dusty Rose Satin Ribbon through the lace just to tie in the colours from the rest of the card, then glued the lace/ribbon on using Helmar's Fabric Glue.

The circular sentiment is by Kaisercraft - Banksia Rose - from their Collectables.   I was so rapt that it matched the rest of my card so perfectly. This is a much more recent release and still readily available.  I diecut the Dusty Rose Designer Paper using my Big Shot and a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities die and glued that underneath the sentiment.

Both the main image panel and sentiment are popped up on scraps of white cardstock.

I used an Impression Obsession die - Heart of Hearts - to diecut 3 x tiny hearts from the same Dusty Rose Designer Paper.  This die cuts out many different styles and sizes of hearts so it was perfect for what I needed.  I've had this die for many years so it is probably retired.  I glued two hearts around the rose and the third on the sentiment panel, then added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to them just to add some subtle sparkle.

I attached the three Green Sparklets on the top RHS using Helmar's Quick Dry Adhesive - then glued my card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  Finished size is 145mm x 145mm which is about 5-3/4" x 5-3/4".

I will be sending this card to the Clergy who officiated at the Memorial Service. They were a great support to our family in our time of need.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove 12" x 12" (retired), Kaisercraft English Rose 12" x 12" (retired), Kaisercraft Banksia Rose Collectables

Accessories:  Big Shot, 0.5mm Doublesided Foam Squares, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Helmar's Quick Dry Adhesive + Fabric Glue, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Cream Cotton Lace, Parisian Essence, Dusty Rose Satin Ribbon, Reddy Creative Diecut Decoupage #83875, Kaisercraft Trimmer, 3 x Green Sparklets (EBay Australia), Square Cream Card, Scraps of White Cardstock

Dies:  Impression Obsession DIE052-I Heart of Hearts (retired), Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities Small S4-117 (retired)

Lavinia Stamps Druid's Inn Welcome to your New Home Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a mixed media Welcome to your New Home Card that I made for my niece and her partner who have moved into a new home and were having a Housewarming Get-together to celebrate.  

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

• Crafty Catz Challenge #694 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Make Us Smile.  My card did make the recipients smile so I hope this qualifies for that part of the Challenge.  Click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge.

Anyway, into my card:  I looked in my stash for anything that I could use.   I don't think I have ever made a Housewarming Card and I was quite stumped 😐  The only house types of stamps that I had were really only suited to someone who was retiring to the country and they looked too old-fashioned for people in their 20s.  And then it hit me:  I had a Lavinia stamp called Druid's Inn which had a door on it so I decided I could make a whimsical scene instead.  I can honestly say that this is one of the HARDEST cards I have ever made because it was really taking me out of my comfort-zone and using products that I have never used before.  However, as my year is all about challenging myself with new techniques and styles of card, I was up for the challenge and was very determined to keep going despite nearly binning it at one stage. 

I have a pad of 8" x 8" Lavinia Dreamscape Papers and picked one of the sheets that was quite light as I knew I wanted to able to have a moon in the scene.

Firstly, I stamped The Druid's Inn using Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves which is a lovely brown ink.  I stamped the two hares using Versafine Clair Nocturne then left the paper to sit overnight so the images dried and didn't smear once I started adding my colouring mediums.

I have never coloured on these Dreamscape Papers before and it isn't watercolour paper so I had to be super-careful with how much water I added.  For the Druid's Inn:  I coloured it using multiple products:  Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils in brown tones + black, an Albrecht-Durer Watercolour Pencil in the colour Indian Red, Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in the colours Mid-Brown 065 + Dark Oatmeal 066 + Red Ochre 604.  I added white highlights using a White Gel Pen and Titanium White Pan Pastel.  This is my first time using Pan Pastels.

To make the moon, I diecut a circle from acetate in the size I wanted using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circles Dies - then placed that where the moon was going to be and lightly sponged around the edge with my Ink Blending Tool using Weathered Wood Ranger Distress Ink.

I sponged underneath the hares to ground them using the Weathered Wood Ink then added some shadow behind them where they would be casting a shadow from the light of the moon.  I used a White Gel Pen to add highlights to the hares but smeared it with my finger to make it look more natural.

I used ALOT of stamps to add the foliage and mushrooms.  Some were stamped with Versafine Clair Twilight - others with Rainforest and Fallen Leaves.  Some are 1st generation - some are 2nd or 3rd generation.  I again used my White Gel Pen to add some highlights to the mushrooms smearing them to again make them look more natural.

I stamped some text on the LHS and RHS using Versafine Clair Twilight Ink in 1st and 2nd generation then went around the edges of the card with the same ink.  I darkened the edges a little more with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

To brighten the moon, I added Mont Marte Lemon Yellow Pastel Pencil and Titanium White Pan Pastel.  This was also my first time using a Pastel Pencil.

I used a Sunshine Yellow Posca Paint Pen to add yellow to the window so it looked like the lights were on and casting light on the vines of the tree and on the stones below it.  I added dots here and there around the images using other Posca Pens in the colours Light Pink, Metallic Pink, Apricot and White.

I drew a red heart between the hares using a Red Fine-Point Sharpie then added Candy Cane Stickles to make it sparkle.

Of course, the card needed MORE glitter and it's amazing how much it brightens your card and makes it more special; it just seems to come alive somehow.  I added dots of glue using my Quickie Glue Pen around the moon then just added dots here and there around the scene - then sprinkled on some Bellbird PaperArts Diamond Glitter.  It's just a shame that you can't see it on my photo but it does look lovely. 

Once I had finished the scene, I ran it through my Big Shot with fresh plates and a couple of shims to flatten it which worked surprisingly well.

I added some coloured cardstock layers to the scene using Kaisercraft Ivory, Forest and Cinnamon and trimmed the ivory to 1/16" and the others to 1/8" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.  I then glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 5-7/8" x 5-7/8" or 149mm x 149mm.

Phew, that was a marathon!  Thanks for sticking with me if you got this far - and for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lavinia - Leaf Creeper LAV742, Slender Mushrooms Mini LAV151, Quirky Mushrooms LAV413, Forest Mushrooms Mini LAV564, Berry Leaves LAV577, Druid's Inn LAV572, Wild Hares Set Small LAV614, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832

Ink:  Versafine Clair - Fallen Leaves, Twilight, Rainforest and Nocturne + Ranger Distress Weathered Wood

Designer Paper:  Lavinia Dreamscape - Colourburst Collection 8" x 8"

Accessories:  Big Shot, Acetate, #4 Round Paintbrush, Pan Pastel - Titanium White, Mont Marte Lemon Yellow Pastel Pencil, Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils - Brown Tones + Black, Albrecht-Durer Indian Red Watercolour Pencil, Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers - 065 Mid Brown + 066 Dark Oatmeal + 604 Red Ochre, Posca Paint Pens - White + Sunshine Yellow + Metallic Pink + Apricot, Red Fine-point Sharpie, Candy Cane Stickles, White Uniball Signo Gel Pen, Quickie Glue Pen, Bellbird PaperArts Diamond Glitter, Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Square White Card Base, Kaisercraft Cardstock - Ivory + Forest + Cinnamon

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles (retired)

Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Masculine Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

I made another masculine birthday card for my stash whilst I still had the Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Papers and Creative Cuts out on my desk:

Because I am still learning how to make these types of layering cards, I used a somewhat similar layout that Maria Aloisi did on her card in the matching Uniquely Creative magazine - however, I put on my own spin on it and you probably wouldn't recognise the layout unless I pointed it out.  I think that it is important to acknowledge where our inspiration comes from even if the card turns out significantly different to the original.  Maria's card has a car and car elements on it but I wanted to use plane elements.

The card base is Kraft Cardstock by Kaisercraft.  I used a Uniquely Creative Checker Plate Stencil and Weathered Wood Distress Ink to stencil the top left and bottom right.  Another thing in my Craft Room that I am determined to use more is stencils.  The blue cardstock on the card base is by Kaisercraft - Dusty Blue.

The writing is a stamp by Uniquely Creative called Longhand.  I stamped it onto one of the designer papers using Stampin' Up Lost Lagoon Ink then cut it up into three pieces then went around the edges with my Ink Blending Tool and the same ink.

The Kraft Cardstock underneath the writing was dry embossed using my Big Shot and Uniquely Creative Tiny Stars Embossing Folder.  I swiped over the top of the panel using Weathered Wood Ink in a fairly haphazard way to make it look a bit distressed

The main image panel is another piece of designer Paper.  I went around the edges using Weathered Wood Ink.  The plane is from the Creative Cuts and all the other bits and pieces are either Creative Cuts or images trimmed from the Designer Paper.  I popped up the main image panel on scraps of white cardstock but there isn't a huge amount of dimension on the rest of the card which you can see in this photo:

I added some subtle glitter to the pale green, orange and blue stars using my Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush which gave a bit of life to the card.  I did pop up those stars on 0.5mm dimensionals.

Hope you like my card!  Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832

Ink:  Ranger Weathered Wood Distress, Stampin' Up! Lost Lagoon

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 12" x 12" and 6" x 6" - including Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Big Shot, Ink Blending Tool and Foam Pad, Uniquely Creative Tiny Stars Embossing Folder UCEF2002, Uniquely Creative Checker Plate Stencil UCMM1736, 0.5mm Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush, Cardstock:  Kaisercraft Kraft + Dusty Blue, Scraps of White Cardstock

Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly + Country Roads Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

I made a card for my Nephew's Birthday.  He is into cars so I wanted to make a car-themed card:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

• Cut it Up Challenge - #328 - Starts with a C - Must include a diecut:  my diecut is the grid in 3 of the corners as well as the car and of course my car starts with C

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday - F4A792 - Tilt - Where you need to tilt something on your card or are using items/techniques or colors that spell the word tilt.  I tilted my car as well as the three elements next to the main sentiment plus the black and white checkered star in the top RH corner.

This is another card that is out of my comfort-zone as I challenged myself to do more of a collage style of card.  I have been looking at ALOT of cards on Pinterest that use this style of card and other than using the Uniquely Creative Card Kits where they have done all the hard work for you, I am not confident with making this style.  I am very keen to learn to make this style of card more often - I just need to dive in and not overthink it which isn't easy for me.

My card uses a mix of products from Uniquely Creative.  The designer papers on the card base are from their Country Roads 6" x 6" papers.  The 'Happy Happy Happy' sentiment was trimmed from one of the Country Roads papers and popped up on dimensionals.  I also used other pieces from their Drive and Fly 6" x 6" papers plus the matching Creative Cuts.  I also used the Country Roads Creative Cuts.  Some elements are glued flat and others up on dimensionals.

The bottom LHS cogs and the individual stars scattered over the card are all Creative Cuts.  I added some subtle sparkle on the stars using my Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush - alas, not captured by the camera - but it did add some life to the card.

The grid on the top and bottom LHS + bottom RHS is a Uniquely Creative die called Urban Grunge.  I diecut a neutral sheet of designer paper then roughly blended on a mix of Weathered Wood and Hickory Smoke Distress Inks.  I cut up the diecut and glued it around the card using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  

The car is another Uniquely Creative die called Mustang.  I diecut it twice using Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock then glued them together to add a bit of height.  It looked a bit flat by just having one layer.  I tilted the car on an angle to simulate a car doing a bit of a wheelie.

The stop-watch was fussy-cut from one of the designer papers.  I added some Glossy Accents to the face to make it look like glass.  Here is close-up:

Finished size is 5-5/16" x 5-5/16" or 135mm x 135mm.

Hope you like my card!  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  None

Ink:  Ranger Distress Inks - Weathered Wood and Hickory Smoke

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Country Roads 6" x 6" + Drive and Fly 6" x 6" and co-ordinating Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Foam Pad, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Glossy Accents, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Uniquely Creative White Card Base, Kaisercraft Lost Shadow Cardstock

Dies:  Uniquely Creative Mustang UCD1998 + Urban Grunge UCD2034

Lavinia Stamps Scene-Scape Fairy Couple Card

Hi everyone 😄

I am really enjoying trying new techniques and different styles of cards as part of my New Year's Resolution of getting out of my comfort-zone.  Today I am sharing a card that really took me out of my comfort-zone and I absolutely loved creating it.

I have watched many, MANY Lavinia Stamps You-Tube videos by Tracey (the owner and creator) so based my card on Tracey's style:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday - F4A791 - Use more than one stamp set

• A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - April #4-2025 - Anything Goes

I used a Lavinia SceneScapes background called Star Dust so this made things alot easier than creating my own background.  I love that you can build on something that has done the hard work for you and particularly, if you want to make a quicker card.  This is another thing on my list to do:  create backgrounds and learning to drive my Gel Press.  I have seen Tracey make some amazing backgrounds using her Gel Press so I can't wait to have a go!

First up, I stamped the Tree of Courage (LHS tree) using Altenew Obsidian (Black) Pigment Ink then the Tree of Hope (RHS tree).  The tendrils hanging from both trees are from the Tree of Courage set and were stamped using Versafine Clair Monarch Ink.  I then stamped the Fairy Couple in Obsidian Ink.

The foliage along the bottom is numerous Lavinia Stamps:  Slender Mushroom, Mini Forest Mushroom, Fairy Buttercups and Lavender.  Some were stamped in the Obsidian Ink using 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation - others were stamped using the Monarch Ink - again 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation - which was to add some depth to the scene.

I ink-blended around the whole scene using Monarch Ink and darkened the 2 bottom corners and along the base using Obsidian ink.

I used my Gold, Yellow and White Posca Pens to add dots on the bottom half of the panel then added more dots using an Anko (KMart) brand Purple Paint Marker to match the Monarch Ink used on my card.

I added dots of glue using my Quickie Glue Pen and sprinkled on Gold Glitter and waited for it to dry - then added more dots of glue and sprinkled on Diamond Glitter.  The image looks very sparkly in real life.  Here is an angled photo to give you some idea but you can't really see all of the sparkle at the same time:

The image panel was glued to Kaisercraft Amethyst Cardstock with an 1/8" border using Tombow Mono Multi Glue - then onto Black Cardstock with a 3/16" border.   I know the black cardstock doesn't look black in the first photo but trust me, it is.

Lastly, I glued the panel to a White Card Base.

I didn't add a sentiment as I didn't want to cover-up the scene but my intention is to use it as a Birthday Card.

Finished size is 4-7/8" x 4-7/8" or 123mm x 123mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lavinia - Tree of Courage LAV657, Tree of Hope LAV658, Fairy Couple LAV029, Slender Mushrooms Mini LAV151, Mini Forest Mushroom LAV564, Fairy Buttercups LAV375, Lavender LAV093

Designer Paper:  Lavinia Scene-Scapes Star Dust

Ink:  Altenew Obsidian Pigment, Versafine Clair Monarch

Accessories:  Ranger Round Ink Blending Tool + Foam Pads, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Quickie Glue Pen, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Posca Pens - Gold + Yellow + White, Anko (KMart) Purple Paint Pen, Superfine .008 Light Gold Glitter, Bellbird Paperarts .008 Diamond Glitter, Kaisercraft Cardstock - Amethyst + Black, Square White Card Base

Studio 73 A Country Spring Collection Easter Card

Hi everyone 😊

Happy Easter!  

I made an Easter Card to give to my beautiful sister-in-law as we were going over to her home to spend the afternoon with her and her son + daughter-in-law + their 2 young children - our great-nieces.  It was full of joy and fun as we watched our great-nieces run around the garden excitedly finding all the Easter Eggs that the Easter Bunny had left for them.  It was lovely to hear their squeals of delight as they discovered another egg and then another.  You couldn't help but smile!

My card is a simple one because I was a bit short on time:

I photographed the card this morning and the weather was quite dreary so it isn't a great photo but it was the best that I could do under the circumstances.

The main image and the designer papers are by Studio 73 - A Country Spring Collection - which comes with a bunch of images and sentiments + matching papers.  The Rose and Buttercream Cardstock were trimmed to 1/16" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.  The Olive Cardstock on the card base was trimmed to 1/8".

I popped the sentiment up on dimensionals then diecut some tiny butterflies using a Memory Box Beloved Butterflies Die and my Big Shot.  I added some Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue to the butterflies.  You can't tell from the photo but I added some sparkle to the basket of Easter eggs using my Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush.

Here is a close-up of the main image:

Once I had finished the card front, I popped it onto a Uniquely Creative White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

And here is pic of the inside:

I added the designer paper border to some Rose Cardstock and trimmed it to 1/16" on the top and the bottom was punched with an EK Success Scalloped Scallops Border Punch.

The sentiment is a sticker that I recently bought from KMart (Australia).  I added the same diecut butterfly that I have on the card front and added Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Studio 73 - A Country Spring 12" x 12" (released 2022)

Accessories:  We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Big Shot, Happy Easter Sticker - KMart,  Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue, Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Dimensionals, Uniquely Creative White Card Base, Cardstock - Rose, Buttercream, Olive

Dies:  Memory Box Beloved Butterflies #99136 (retired)

Punches:  EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border