Washitape Wednesday

It's Washitape Wednesday again loves! Of course I saved the best for last! This is my absolute favourite of the cards I made for my giveaway winners. It's so bright and fun. I'm absolutely pleased with how it turned out, to the point that I almost didn't want to give it away. But I'm sure someone will love it as much as I do.

I pulled colours from the floral tape for this one, and I'm so pleased with how well they all go together.

I kind of went with a split chevron / herringbone look for this card. It was so much fun to do. I made sure the tapes lined up on both panels, but I couldn't get the patterns to match up perfectly.

I used the same Congratulations stamp as I did for the first card, and adhered it with foam squares. I adhered the tape panels to the card using my tape gun. 

I added gems in corresponding colours down the side to add a touch of sparkle to the card, and make it even prettier. I placed them in the same order as they were on the card.

Hope you all have a wonderful Washitape Wednesday! I'd love to see all of your projects! Leave links in the comments below and I'll be sure to check out your blogs!

-Alex

Washitape Wednesday

It's that time again! I really wish I had some Christmas washitape, but I haven't been to Michaels since August! It feels like a lot longer, but it really hasn't been that long. Perhaps in November I'll be able to get to Michaels and pick up some Christmas goodies to finish up some penpal packages, cards and blog posts.

Anyways, onto the third of my giveaway congratulations cards.

With this card, I wanted to try something different with my tape. I've always put it into white paper, so with this card, I put it straight onto the black paper. 

In this close up, you can see that the black of the paper doesn't show through very well, but it still makes the colours a lot brighter. I stuck to mint and pink tapes for this one.

I used the same congratulations stamp, and a leftover piece of paper from a Christmas card I'm working on. I inked the edges with blue to make it pop a little.

Here's a side view of the card. I inserted a white piece inside the card to make it easier to write in. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Washitape Wednesday! I'd love to see your projects, leave a link in the comments, or email me! creationsbycoal@gmail.com

-Alex

Pink & Sage Celebrate

Ever time I turn around, I feel like I don't have enough birthday cards. Why does everyone have to have a birthday? Just kidding. I've been trying to use up more of my scrap paper because I currently have a box almost overflowing with paper that I've cut pieces from and never used again. This card was made using the left over paper from Friday's Gift Card Holder card.

I added the green behind it to add a bit more depth and make the floral paper stand out more.

You can't really tell, but I inked the edges of the celebrate piece with two different shades of pink. I used sage green ink to stamp the sentiment.

I used my Martha Stewart Doily border punch on the front edge of the card and adhered a piece of white paper to the inside edge on the back of the card. Then I inked the edges with the sage green ink again.

Here's a side view of the card. I adhered the celebrate piece with foam squares, and you can see how I attached the white piece inside the card. Perhaps next time I'll adhere a full white piece inside, or stamp something down the white edge inside the card.

There you have it! I suppose I should stop procrastinating and start working on my Christmas cards at some point! Going to Edmonton tomorrow, which means a trip to Michaels, and some Christmas shopping! Yay!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

-Alex

Gift Card Holder

Sometime I don't know what to get people, so I buy them a gift card to a store they love so they can pick something out themselves, or in the case of Jon's sister, she asked for gift cards so she could redecorate her house. Rather than just throw a gift card into a card, I decided to make a card to hold her gift card. I found a tutorial for this card on Youtube. I'll include a link at the end of this post!

Here's a photo of the inside of the card (I made this after I sent her card to her so I didn't have a card to put into it). The gift card goes under the ribbon on the middle rectangle. The gift card is attached with tape just to ensure it stays, and the sentiment goes on the white rectangle on the bottom. 

Here's what it looks like when it's all tied up in a pretty bow! So pretty!

I'm obviously a terrible bow tier, but otherwise it turned out really nicely.

Here's a close up, I inked the edges of the floral paper before I adhered it to the pink paper.

Here's the side view of the card. Aside from the bow, the card isn't any thicker than a normal card.

This card is so simple to make (after you try it once). I'm probably going to make it a lot if I have gift cards to give to people. 

Incase the video above doesn't work, here's a link to the Youtube Tutorial.

Have a wonderful day!

-Alex

Congrats On Your Baby!

I love when people have babies, they're so adorable! Our renter (who also works for Jon's parents) recently headed back to the Philippines for the birth of his and his wife's baby. Everyone at work was giving money to buy some small things for him to take back for the baby, so Jon asked if I could make a card to go with all of it as well.

No one told me what they were having, so I wanted to make it as gender neutral as possible, without being boring and monotone. I knew I wanted to use the polka-dot paper for sure because it matched all the colours I wanted to use, and opened up the possibility of using other colours.

I made the card white, then layered the green paper on top, and the polka-dot paper on top of that. I rounded the corners of the gaga baby tag, and used foam squares to adhere it.

I stamped congratulations with sage green ink, and cut it out of the white paper I stamped it on. I used yellow washitape and another piece of white paper to create the banner in the back, and I used my Martha Steward doily border punch on the bottom of the green paper. I didn't attach the bottom of the yellow banner, I thought about curling the ends a bit, but decided it looked fine.

Here's a side view of the card. The gaga baby tag and congratulations are adhered using foam squares. You can also see my TV calendar in the back, my empty cup of tea from work, and my water. ;)

The tag and the polka-dot paper came from an old K&Company baby paper stack I found when I was unpacking. I almost forgot I had it. It was one of my first paper stacks.

It feels so good to be back making cards for all of you. If any of you are actually still there...

Have a wonderful day!

-Alex

Warhammer Congratulations

In my Calgary Trip Recap post, I mentioned my friend Terri. This post is also going to be about Terri (sort of). A few weeks ago, Terri was part of a competition to become a part of the Geek and Sundry Vlog on Youtube. This was a huge deal for her, and Jon and I are so proud of her for making it onto their channel!

To congratulate her, I made her this card (which she raved about on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). I cut the image from a White Dwarf (Warhammer magazine), and used up a scrap of orange paper to match.

I cut the image into a square and cut it in four. Then I adhered it to white cardstock, and adhered them to the card.

I used my Martha Stewart congratulations stamp, and adhered it with foam squares. The string wraps around the card and ties under the congratulations.

I also made her a bookmark to match (sort of), since I'm sure she'll be doing a lot of reading.

Have a wonderful day!

-Alex

Washitape Wednesday

Another Washitape Wednesday, hooray!

This week, I decided to keep it simple, and use a tape combination I've used before.

I made a pretty thank you card, okay I made five of them.

I used a combination of stamps that I've previously used as well. I love that they look like they belong together, but they come from totally different sets.

The bottom tape doesn't exactly match, I picked one more red than pink, but from a distance you can hardly tell the difference!

I used my new lace punch on the edge to make it prettier!

Hope you all have a wonderful Washitape Wednesday. Don't forget to submit your projects to Tiffany over at Crafting a Fairytale

-Alex

Washitape Wednesday

Happy Washitape Wednesday loves! I found something similar to this on Pinterest, so I made a few of these. I don't know many people who send a card "just saying hello", but people obviously do. I see this card as being something one would send in the mail.

I'm considering removing the gems. I feel it makes the card too sparkly. It wasn't intended to sparkle. I rounded opposite corners to keep the card from looking too square. 

I tried to line up my washitape as well as I could, but you can still tell that it's two pieces. You could always intentionally leave a small gap between the strips, or use a wider tape or even a patterned paper.

The side view of the card. I love how it looks from this angle. I also love that I finally made a card that didn't have a white card base. It's been so long since I made something that wasn't white. I'll be adding a white panel to the inside to make it easier to read/write inside.

Have a wonderful Wasshitape Wednesday. Don't forget to submit your washitape projects to Tiffany over at Crafting a Fairytale

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

-Alex

Celebrate

Since Jon's gone to BC with his dad for a fishing trip, I've had a lot of free time to work on cards. I also have a few extra days off this week since a coworker is back from holidays. This means I've made a lot of cards, which is wonderful because I was running low on a few things, and I'd like to open an Etsy shop soon to bring in some extra money when we move.

This card sat like this for a couple of days until I could figure out what to put on it to finish it. I knew it needed a sentiment, and I knew it needed to go across the top right, I just couldn't find the right stamp.

When I got home from work today, I went through my Stampin Up! stamps and found this one. Knowing it was perfect!

I inked the top and bottom edge with light pink ink, and trimmed the edges to look like tape. I adhered it to the card with foam squares and angled it slightly.

Here's a side view of my card. I love that it's bright and cheerful! So happy with how it turned out. All the colours were picked from the floral paper.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday!

-Alex

Sending You Sunshine and Laughter

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was going to post on Friday but things were all over the place, so even though today is a holiday, I'm going to post this card I made over the weekend!

I made this card, and before I stamped the sun on it, I realized it needed something more on it.

I used this stamp that one of my penpals sent to me.

I love how it goes perfectly with the sentiment along the bottom, and the grey colour I used doesn't make it stand out and overpower the pattern of the paper at all!

The ribbon at the bottom breaks the card up just enough, and the gem adds a little bit of sparkle.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Birthday Wishes

Good morning loves! Hope you're all feeling wonderful today! I'm sure everyone is excited for the weekend. I'm working again this weekend, but I'll try and come up with something other than cards and shopping trips to post next week! I have a few projects in mind, but they take longer than a couple of hours, and since I do most of my posts the night before, I don't have time to do a few things I'd like to.

Today, I tried something a little different. I never use border punches on the edge of a card, but today I wanted to hide the fact that the paper didn't quite reach the edge without cutting it smaller.

I love the different shades of green paired with the navy on this one! I just wish I'd had ribbon to match that could hide the seams.

Here's a side view of the card. The punch I used along the side is one of the new Stampin' Up! ones that I picked up last weekend.

I inked the edges of the birthday wishes, and used foam squares to adhere it to the card. I added gems to give the card a little something more.

Here's what it looks like closed. I only trimmed the front layer with the punch, and left the back layer the way it was. I love the business of the middle, and the simplicity of the top and bottom.

That's all for today! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

With Jon being gone this weekend, I should have tons of time to get things done!

-Alex