Negativity can be fun!

Negativity can be fun!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's the twin sister of yesterday's card. I made everything the same way, except I die cut the leaf from the embossed panel and then layered a different die cut leaf over the negative of the first leaf.

Got all that? =D

I really, really like this style and layout. I could totally see using a snowflake embossing folder and die cutting snowflakes--negative and positive images. Maybe in a gorgeous icy blue??

Why, yes. Thank you!


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Neenah (Solar White cardstock); snippet (pretty sure it was some Cosmo Cricket paper)
Stamp: Stampabilities (Happy T'day)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge)
ETC: Cuttlebug (Forest Branches embossing folder; Leaves die cut); Glue Glider Pro



Only one more Thanksgiving card and then it's back to Christmas makes!

Thanks for stopping in today!


~Cynthia

Short a Turkey

Short a Turkey, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

So when I got ready to mail off my Thanksgiving cards on Saturday, I realized I was three turkeys short! Oh no! So I quickly headed to the craft room and got creating!

This card was kind of inspired by several of the cards I've made in the past few weeks. The combination produced a card that is fun to make and super quick!

I ran a piece of white cardstock through an embossing folder, die cut the leaf and stamped a sentiment.

The white leaf--kind of a shadow thing going on there--was die cut from the card I'll post tomorrow.


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Neenah (Solar White cardstock); snippet (pretty sure it was some Cosmo Cricket paper)
Stamp: Stampabilities (Happy T'day)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge)
ETC: Cuttlebug (Forest Branches embossing folder; Leaves die cut); Glue Glider Pro



So did you get all your Thanksgiving cards mailed out?? Now I've got to get back to making Christmas cards! =D


~Cynthia

CASEing Another CASology Card

CASEing Another CASology Card, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I have found the cards linked up to the CASology challenges a veritable font of creativity, ripe for the copying.

Take this card for example. Cute. Awesome. Easy to make. You should totally go visit Meghan on her Little Pink Bike blog and see all her very cool creations.

And here is my take.

Die cut two Nestabilities squares, one inside the other, leaving a longer piece of cardstock on the bottom to resemble a Polaroid photo.

Adhere sparkly paper on the back.

Punch trees. Glitter them up. Adhere trees. Pop up front tree.

Stamp sentiment.

Adhere to card blank.

You're done!

I love Meghan's idea of a Polaroid-type card. SO cute!!! =D



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (kraft card blank); Neenah (Solar White cardstock); unknown sparkly paper (need to buy more as I'm using it up rather quickly!!)
Stamp: KaiserCraft (Christmas set)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Aged Mahogany)
ETC: Punch Bunch (tree); Nestabilities (Classic Squares Large); Gelly Roll (Clear Star gel pen); EK Success (3D Dots); Glue Glider Pro


I think I'm almost done with my Thanksgiving cards. Finally!! Maybe I'll get them done this weekend....oh dear. They really *do* need to be mailed this weekend. Oops! Better get in the craft room and create stuff!!! =D


~Cynthia

Negative Christmas Tree

Negative Christmas Tree, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

So...a funny thing happened on the way to this blog post....

I had seen this card roaming the internet and decided to (AS USUAL) shamelessly copy it. I actually took a picture of it with my phone so I could refer to it while in the craft room.

Good thing I did.

You know I always give credit where credit is due. So. Um. I forgot who made the card.

Oops.

I desperately pulled the photo up on my phone in an attempt to remember who made it or where I had seen it. And would ya believe it?? The creator's NAME is her watermark!

And--WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT--I actually have her on my blog list over there >>>>

So thanks to Kim at Joyful Creations for another inspirational card!! ;-)


My version was easy peasy! Die cut a cool tree. Adhere sparkly paper behind the "negative" image. Stamp a cool sentiment on a little banner. Adhere everything. Amen.


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Bazzill (red cardstock); Neenah (solar white cardstock); unknown sparkly paper
Stamp: Artful Legacy (sentiment)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries)
ETC: Dee's Distinctively (Christmas Tree No. 2 die cut); Glue Glider Pro; Zig Two-way Glue; EK Success (3D Dots)




Thanks so much for visiting today!!


~Cynthia

Another Turkey Day CASE

Another Turkey Day CASE, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Yes, kind of like Thanksgiving leftovers. But without the calories.

Or the guilt! Heh. ;-)

This is the second card I made after getting angry at the first card I tried to make. (See yesterday's post.) I felt like I should not let those tiny adhesive dots defeat me.

So there, tiny adhesive dots!!

Taking inspiration from Rosemary's CASology card, I die cut the letters and used a glue pen to adhere them this time. Then I punched the apple and cut it to resemble a pumpkin.

I used a long piece of painters' blue tape to keep the letters all on one line and straight.

Sadly, the tape...although I was oh-so-careful removing it...tore off part of the card.

So while the tiny adhesive dots did not defeat me this time, the painters' blue tape did.

*sigh*

I'm sending it out anyway. Maybe the recipient won't notice! ;-)



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (ivory card blank); Bazzill (orange cardstock)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Marker (Rusty Hinge--to make lines on the pumpkin and Forest Moss for the stem)
ETC: Martha Stewart (apple punch); Memory Box (Typewriter Lower die cut letters); Zig Two-way Glue Pen


My local scrap store is having a store-wide 40% sale! OH THE JOY. Cathy, the manager, was telling us that they're having their Black Friday sale NOW and not the day after Thanksgiving because, "No one will shop here on Friday--we don't sell TVs!!" LOL!!!


~Cynthia

CASology #19: THANKS

CASology Cue Word: THANKS, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

So, first off...Full Disclosure Time. For CASology #18 (ORANGE), I saw this card created by Rosemary.

SO CUTE.

I decided to shamelessly copy it...you know, as I so often do. However, I ran into a bit of a problem with the letters and to cover up my mistake, I did some funky stuff.

SO. This is no longer a shameless copy of Rosemary's awesome card and therefore I feel kind of OK in linking this card up to CASology #19 (THANKS).

(I'll be like that hot guy on the Old Spice commericals...)
Look at my card...now look at hers...look at my card...now look at hers.

See? Not exactly a copy. More like a source of inspiration. Yes?? =D

My problem was that I used a new (to me) product called Sticky Dots Die-Cut Adhesive by Therm O Web. The idea is you press your die cut onto the sheet, which is covered with tiny dots of adhesive, and then you just press the die cut onto your project to adhere it. Now, this worked fine for the pumpkin, not so good for the skinny letters.

I ended up with tiny adhesive dots on the edges of the letters, which would not come off no matter what I did. They became sticky and dirty and gummy.

And I was angry, so I just cut the whole strip off the card blank.

After some deep breathing exercises, I thought...you know...if I covered it with some thin tissue paper, it might be cool. So I did. I spread a bit of Multi-Medium over the card blank strip and pressed the tissue paper down, then used a bone folder to press the tissue paper around the letters.

Not bad!

So. Is my card too much of a shameless copy? I should do a poll.......



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (kraft and ivory card blanks); Bazzill (orange cardstock); stash (tissue paper)
ETC: Martha Stewart (Apple punch, cut to resemble a pumpkin); Memory Box (Typewriter Lower die cut letters); Therm O Web (Sticky Dots Die-Cut Adhesive); Ranger (Multi-Medium); Glue Glider Pro; bone folder


Thanks so much for stopping in today!!


~Cynthia

CASEing so I can't play along!

CASEing so I can't play along!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I saw this card over on Cindy's blog--Papers Pads and Pictures. And I decided that I definitely needed to shamelessly copy it.

Then I saw the challenge this week on Less Is More: House. PERFECT.

Well, sure. If I wasn't shamelessly copying somebody else's card, I could join right in, but alas. No copying allowed.  And, oh sure, if this wasn't a multi-layered card I could join in too!

That's OK.

I can play along in my mind. =D

I pretty much followed Cindy's instructions to the letter, using different stamps of course. So if you would like to shamelessly copy her card along with me, head on over to her blog! :-)

Even though it looks complicated, it really all came together rather quickly. Getting the score lines on the "door" was the most time-consuming, but that was pretty easy.

I stamped the wreath once on white cardstock in black ink, colored it in and cut it out, then stamped it again on the red so the swirls would show up.

When I make this one again, I'll move the windows up farther so the wreath doesn't look like it's dragging on the ground! ;-)


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (kraft card blank); core'dinations (red cardstock); Neenah (Solar White cardstock); unknown white sparkly paper
Stamps: Penny Black (A Bright Tomorrow--wreath); Stampabilities (Merry Christmas 08)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries, Pine Needles, Black Soot, Gathered Twigs)
ETC: The Paper Studio (brad); Scor-Buddy; Ranger (Distress Stickles--Xmas Red); Glue Glider Pro


Now I seriously SERIOUSLY have to get my Thanksgiving cards done. SERIOUSLY.


~Cynthia