A Rainbow CAS Card

 

Today I am showing you a rainbow CAS card. 

I took one of my many boho rainbow dies and decided to die cut half in gold metallic cardstock and the other half in black cardstock. I die cut each part 3 times and stack them on top of each other so you get a nice dimension. I stamped a scripty birthday wish below the rainbow. I rounded the corners of the white panel and base card using a corner punch. 

I will be adding this to the following challenge:

Till next time

Renate

A Thank You Card For A Knitter Or Crafter

Today I am showing you a card I made for the challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. I have some friends that love crafting as well so I am sure I can give this to one of them at some point.

I die cut balls of yarn in the colours that you need to use. I don't know who the designer is of this one because it was gifted to me. I added little white bands around the yarn and placed a small metallic heart in the middle of the band. I stamped a sentiment in black of Gina K Designs and die cut that out for the finishing touch. I did pop up the sentiment and some of the yarn balls on some foam tape.

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Renate

Autumn Sunflower Card

 

Today I am showing you a card that I made from inspiration of Tina Smith of Cards And Coffee Time. She made this beautiful card and I did my own version of it using her tutorial over at the Youtube channel she has.

I took a white base card and added a light blue panel on it. On the panel I added 6 wood planks that I inked up here and there using some brown ink. I then took the dainty sunflower of Simon Says Stamp and cut 6 sunflowers so I used 2 layers per flower. I inked them in yellow tones using Distress Oxide Ink. I used brown ink for the centers. I die cut some leaves from one of the Into The Blooms sets of Papertrey Ink. I popped everything on foam tape and for the finishing touch I added some sequins and a Dutch sentiment which says Congratulations if translated to English.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
Kaartjes Inspiratie #209 - Bloemen op je kaart

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Renate

Parachuting Gingerbread Christmas Card

Today I am showing you another card made from the sample at Spellbinders.

I used the Candy Christmas collection agian and I like this the best out of all 3 I have done. The gingerbread man is delivering the christmas present with this cute card. I can't take any credit for it because I really made it like at Spellbinders website because I like it so much. So this is just to show to anyone who may not still know about this cute colletion.

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Renate

Gingerbread Plane Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing you another card made with the Candy Christmas Collection of Spellbinders. I really like this collection a lot as it's so cute and whimsical.

This is the Gingerbread Plane & Banners Etched die set. I added several clouds on some blue cardstock. The gingerbread plane has pink and red icing on it. I choose for the Happy Holidays banner to add behind the plane. A really quick and fun card to make and a joy to give to someone later this year.

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Renate

Gingerbread House Christmas Card

Today I am showing you a card that I saw on the Spellbinders website.

I like the color combo so much that I just had to recreate that. Mine is a bit different ofcourse. So the dies are from the Candy Christmas by Stamperia collections of Spellbinders. This is the Gingerbread House Etched Dies. The banner is from the Gingerbread Plane & Banners Etched Dies set. 

I like this collection so much that I made more cards that I will show later on

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Renate

A Christmas Shaker Card

Today I am showing you a Christmas shaker card. 

I die cut a postage rectangle out of a piece of rectangle cardstock. I then added the acetate behind it and added foam tape around the edges to create the shaker part. I embossed another white panel using a snowflake embossing folder with diagonal squares slightly larger then my shaker window. I added shaker materials such as beads, pearls and sequins in the middle of the embossed panel and then carefully added the shaker window on top of it. 
I then die cut some trees in red and white tones and added these to the shaker window. And for the final touch I added the sentiment of Carlijn Design to finish the card. It says "Merry Christmas" if you was to translate it to English.

I will enter this in the following challenges:
52 Weeks To Christmas
The Holly And Ivy #189 - Anything Christmas Goes
FarmQuest Country Christmas #23 - Anything Goes Country Christmas
Girlz Creative Christmas #138 - Shaker Card


Till next time
Renate

A CAS Baby Card

 

Today I am showing you a clean and simple baby card.  

I guess this one speaks for itself but I will give a short explanation how I made this card.
I used a small embossing border with stars on a white panel. I then added a piece of white satin ribbon across the panel. I added some die cut hearts and stars in blue and white tones. After adding these to the panel I glued a white satin bow on top. I added a few baby blue pearls on the ribbon. And I die cut a blue Baby sentiment from Papertrey Ink to finish the card. I really like how it turned out.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
CAS on Friday #315 - Baby
Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes Using An Embossing Folder
Creative Moments #273 - Embossing
Inspire Create #199 - Clean And Simple
Inkspirational #348 - CAS

Till next time 
Renate

A Fun Fold Pop Up Card

 

Today I am showing you a pop up bridge card. I followed a tutorial of Jennifer McGuire.

I used white cardstock for my base. I glued strips of the colors I used for the flowers to connect the front panels. I added some flowers that I die cut from Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms Cute As A Button die set. I used green, pink and peach for the flowers.The sentiment is from Marianne Design LR0749. I cut that out of gold metallic cardstock. A quick fun fold card that will pop up as soon as you take it out of the envelope.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Color Throwdown #838 - Hot Pink, Peach & Green
Knutsels & Kadootjes - More Then 2 Folds (Vouwen Maar)
Creative Knockouts #552 - Fun Folds

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Renate

A Floral Card

 

Today I am showing you a floral card. There is a little story as to how I made the background so read on it you are interested in that.

I don't have a hot foil machine. I have several die cut machines but none that I can use the hot foil machine with so I came up with another solution and to find out if it would work you need to try it right. So here is what I did to get that gold foil border on my background.
I printed a green colored digital paper from Nitwit Collections. It was from the collection Snow Family. I used my inkjet printer for this part. I found a nice border graphic on Creative Fabrica and I then placed the background paper I just pinted into my lasterjet printer and printed the border in black onto the background paper I just made. I then added a piece of gold foil onto the background paper and ran it twice through my heated laminator. I then couldn't wait to reveal it to see if my idea work. Guess what it did. It looks so beautiful and shiny. If in future any of my current machines will need replacement I may buy a Spellbinders machine but for now it works like a charm.

So and for the rest of the card I used the leaves of Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms Anemone set. I inked these with Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain and added some pearls on it. The flowers I made some time ago so I don't remember the brand. I was giving glitter centers a try and I saved them to use later and they were perfect for this card. The white panel is from Papertrey Ink Reflections September die. I added some white sheer organza ribbon through it. The Love sentiment die is also from Papertrey Ink and I cut it out of gold metallic cardsock. 

So that was quite a story to tell on this card. I hope this will inspire you to make your own foiled backgrounds without owning a hot foil machine.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Kaartjes Inspiratie #209 - Flowers/Bloemen
CD Sunday Plus #165 - Anything Digital Goes
The Flower Challenge #105 - Add Embellishments
Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes
Creative Uncles #68 - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams August 2025 - Lots Of Layers
Creative Inspirations August 2025 - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations August 2025 - Anything Goes
Creataliciious #292 - Anything Goes Optional Bling
Ally's Angels #97 - Anything Goes

Till next time
Renate

A Large Cross Stitch Card

 

Today I am showing you a cross stitch card. It is quite large. The total size is a little over 8 inch all together. 

I stitch the Forever Friends bear on white Aida Linnen 18count. I used DMC embroidery floss. The design is from a calendar that came with The World Of Cross Stitching 313. I also stitched another design of the calendar that I will show later on.  It took about a week to complete as I not so quick about it. I did use white DCP Clairefontaine A3 paper to be able to make the double card due to the larger size. I wish I could get it a bit flatter so it will look neater but I am still practising on getting it framed properly. I do love how it turned out and for now I will keep it myself.

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Renate

A Cas Card With Squares

Today I am sharing this CAS card I made. It looks really simple and I guess it is but it took me more time then I figured it would take initially.

I used a square with base card. I cut out 2 squares using some nesting dies. The cardstock I used is from DCP Clairefontaine 300gram. I used this cardstock often for CAS cards. It is very smooth to the touch and you can blend on it perfectly with inks. I also used to color my stamped images on this paper when I still colored stamps. And I often print my own background papers on it. 
Anyways in the middle I first stamped the little sentiment which says "For You" in you are to translate it to English. The sentiment is from Carlijn Design. I then die cut a few of the flowers from the brand Fantasy. They have some of the most beautiful flower stamps. I inked them up with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink. In the center I added a white pearl flower center. So that's it for this card. The trickiest part for me was added the squares onto the card properly.

I will be adding this card in the following challenge:
AddictedTo Cas #289 - Squares
Simply Clean & Simple August 2025 - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly #191 - CAS 
Creative Friday #392 - Square

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Renate

Ink Blending Christmas Card

Today I am showing a card I made following an old tutorial from Gina K Designs on Youtube. 

So I bought some 12 inch Mylar sheets. I then cut a sheet in 4 pieces and I used some of my nesties to cut out the shapes. So in this card I used my newly made stencil with a rectangle. The good part is I don't have too use any masking tape at all so it is cheaper in the long run as you can just clean the stencil you use. And absolutely no tearing of your paper when removing the stencil unlike with some masking tape. And in the end it is a time saver not having to tape of all the paper. Just place your stencil and go. I even ordered a lot more of those Mylar sheets because I have so many more ideas to use them for.

I have always wanted to give this one a try. I think hers is a lot prettier but I am still practising on some things. I used different shades of Distress Oxide Inks. On the top I used blue blending over into pink and then blending over in pale orange. I tried to make the snowbanks but I don't have any gray tones in ink so that didn't really work. Guess I will still need to buy that soon. I stamped some trees and a sentiment in black ink and added a few clear pearls for the finishing touch. I also added the whole thing onto a black panel and then onto a white base card.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Sparkles Christmas #175 - Include A Tree
Stencil Fun August 2025 - Optional Trees 
Inkspirational #347 - Mood Board
Alphabet Challenge - I is for Ink Blending
My Time To Craft #566 - Use a Clear Item
Cardz 4 Galz #256 - Create A Scene

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Renate

Another James The Gnome Card

 

Today I am showing another card made with the cute gnome from Studio Light.

I used a sketch from the Cheerful Sketch challenge. The designer papers are from Studio Light also. And James the gnome is also from Studio Light Craft Lab. I like the gnome so much that I had to use him again and it probably won't be the last time either. I added a few pearls and a homemade sentiment for the finishing touch. I also added a decorative strip of the papers on the inside of the card. 

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Peace On Earth #93 - Anything Christmas Goes
Cheerful Sketches #147 - The Sketch
Girlz And The Art Of Letters #7 - Letter G (Gnome in my card)
Cut It Up #336 - Add A Sentiment

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Renate

A Suzy Zoo Cross Stitch Card

Today I am showing you a cross stitch card made with a lovely frame.

I stitched the design of a sleeping baby Witzy on white Aida 18count Linnen Fabric. I used DMC embroidery floss. I added the stitched piece onto a stitched scalloped rectangle by Spellbinders. I used white crochet lace yarn for the stitching on the frame. I then added everything onto a pastel green base card. This design is so adorable and makes a lovely baby card.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Craft Rocket #128 - Animals
Critter Crazy #101 - Anything Animals Goes
Allsorts #829 - Animals
Crafty Animals #97 - Animals

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Renate

Guest Designer Card for AAA Cards

 

Today I am showing you my card I made as a guest designer for the AAA Cards challenge.

The idea is to follow to the sketch. Originally I made a different card but the ink for the black silhouette turned gray so I made this new card with ink that did go with the distress oxide ink I used.

I cut an oval out of a piece of a sheet with masking tape. I then inked that with Distress Oxide Ink colors Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber and Wild Honey. I then added the silhouette palm tree using Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink to make the black impression. And below a nice sentiment. I followed the sketch but you can use other colors and images ofcourse.

So hope you participate in the fun challenge also. We would love to see your cards.

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Renate

Gnome James Is Here

So this is my newest gnome addition. He is from Studio Light Craft Lab and is called James. I just had to put him on a card. You can make 4 different looking gnomes from the die set.

I used background papers from Studio Light in a christmas theme. The colors are not traditional but still very cheeryful. I took some nesting panels to add James too. James is holding a present that I used from a different die set and I think the present is from Marianne Design. I added some snowflakes on the sides and put a light blue pearl in the middle of each snowflake. I die cut the sentiment from Mama Elephant Holiday Word Banners Stamps and matching dies. I then added some die cut buttons. I layered them up and added some crochet yarn to make the white crosses on the buttons. However they are a bit bulky to add to the card. For the finishing touch I added some sequins in matching colors.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
The 12 Months Of Christmas #125 - Anything Christmas Goes
The Holly And Ivy #188 - Anything Christmas Goes
Merry Little Christmas #63 - Anything Christmas Goes
Carlin's Kaartenparadijs #85 - Anything Goes
Dutch Card Lovers #402 - Christmas In July
Creative Friday #391 - Sequins
Creative Crafting Uncles #67 - Layer It Up
Dream Valley #341 - Christmas In July
My Time To Craft #565 - 2 of More Designer Papers
Paper Rocks Scissors #7 - Anything Goes Using Paper and/or Scissors
PIP #2530 - Anything Goes

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Renate

Guest Designer Card

 

So today I am showing you the card I made being a guest designer for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. We would love for you to join in the fun and easy challenge. Please click the photo below to go to the blog and see how you can participate. Thanks for the opportunity to be a guest designer.

I took a white card base and added a red panel onto it. On the red panel I added some lovely designer papers of Studio Light. I got the cute paperpack on a raffle draw at my local hobby shop. I added a rectangle star border panel in the middle and added the 2 coffee cups on that. The cups are from My Favoritie Things. I added a snowflake on the cups. A nice simple homemade sentiment strip to finish the card and voila another christmas card done. I love the non traditional colors of this one.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Krafty Chicks #779 - Anything Goes
Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes Optional Christmas In July
The Creative Crafters #90 - Anything Goes
Ally's Angels #96 - Anything Goes

Till next time 
Renate