March Card Club - a simple sketch with a little die cut greeting

I usually make our last card a little easier than the other two and so for this month I used a few diecuts layered over a decorative paper background and a little ribbon bow.  The circles were cut with a new to me die (CB) which cuts a variety of circles.  I used the three largest and then layered them in a variety of configurations.  Closer together and overlapping simulates the look of a wreath.  The design becomes a bit more asbstract as you separate them more and they overlap in a few more places.  All of them work well.  So we started by adhering our backgrounds to our cards and then played with our die cut circles until we were happy with them.  We glued them into place and then added the little leaf die cuts (SU) into the arrangement.  Having cut all these elements from the same cardstock meant that they gave a unified look.  The little greeting was cut using a large word die (CB) from the same cardstock as the circles and we used a little rhinestone for the dot on the "i".  We coloured our rhinestones with Sharpie markers to coordinate with our other elements.  The little bows were made from 1/8" satin ribbon in a coordinating colour and tied in a bow using the rabbit ears method which results in stable bows.  They were added with glue dots.  Another wonderful evening of creating and visiting.  So nice to have a new person in the group and look forward to our next get together at the end of May!!!  Therese

 

March Card Club - skinny shaker card with bright papers and a layered embellishment

An easy shaker card!!!!  I have made shaker cards in the past and they involve dimensional tape to create an enclosure for the shaker material and making sure that there are no escapees along the way.  I found this design online as I was searching for ideas for Card Club.  It is so much easier and makes a card that is easily mailable as well.  You start with a coordinating card front and background. I would recommend a background paper that is a little heavier.  For those that were only bond weight papers I adhered them to a scrap of light weight cardstock.  I applied double sided tape to all four sides of the back of the background.  Next, I used a  larger piece of clear cellophane and laid my background face down on it and folded the edges to the back on only three sides securing it to the tape.  The fourth side is sealed only closed once you have added your shaker material into the shaker pocket.  I used a variety of sequins for these shaker cards but you can consider glitter, small round beads, confetti, etc. or any combination you like.  We added the torn strip of vellum to our shakers securing the ends to the back with double sided tape before using double sided tape to adhere them to our card fronts.  We layered our embellishments and then mounted them over the vellum using 3D foam tape.  These do not really need greetings but for those who wanted one there was a variety to pick from.  I used two small font greetings on two of mine.  For these embellishments I used scallop circles (SU) layered with glittered flowers and a punched butterfly (SU) with gold cording tied around its middle to simulate a body and antennae.  I look forward to making variations of these in smaller sizes and using different shaker elements.  Therese

 

March Card Club - lady bugs over layered decorative paper and greetings

It was great to get together with friends and make cards once again!!

We started with these cards that featured lady bugs and some fun decorative papers.  I started with a black card and added a subtle green background paper that I embossed with Swiss Dots (CB).  The other two panels were cut the same size and as you can see below can be used in a variety of ways in the creation of a card design.  It is always fun to see what others do with exactly the same supplies - a creative bunch.  I first chose a greeting and auditioned all the pieces so I could establish the relationship of all the pieces to each other and then added the greeting first.  I added the little lady bugs (SX) with 3D foam tape.  I had preassembled the lady bugs which are on a small green die.  The wings were cut from red and the body from black cardstock.  I added antennae using black thread secured with double sided tape on the back.  I see that some of them have become wonky.  I will certainly be using this die again though it is the first time I have used it though I have owned it for quite a while.  They are very cute and so many people respond postively to them.  I used all the same papers because havine tried different ones I could not get the same feeling in the cards as I could with this combination so I just made all the kits with the same supplies.   Therese