Hello crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one last sneak peek for the November 2020 FOTM card kit!!! And it’s kind of bittersweet as it’s the last ever sneak peek for the last Scrapping for Less card kit. *sigh* But… rest assured that this kit will not disappoint!! As with all other card kits prior to this one… it’s absolutely awesome!! Enough with the chit chat… let’s check out my sneak!
It was hard to choose which ephemera piece to feature on my card… but this gorgeous floral is, well… gorgeous!! This card features products from Collection Four and I used the current sketch over at Poetic Artistry’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. It was the perfect sketch for this collection!
Isn’t the font on that sentiment just lovely?! I love it!
You can check out my process video for this card… here!
That’s it for me!
Be sure to head back to the SFL blog tonight at midnight EST for the reveal of the entire Simply Sentimental card kit and hop along with us!!
Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie and today I’m sharing a few Summer themed memory dex cards that I’ve created for my spinner to keep track of the birthdays in my life, be it family or friend. I’ve been struggling this year with sending out birthday cards… not sure if it’s just a 2020 thing, but I got to thinking that it sure would be handy to have a way to keep track of those birthdays in a more efficient way.
So I happened to have some Summer themed papers on my desk and I got to thinking that I’d just start with those!! I also had the new fabulous Barn Create-A-Dex die on my desk… so naturally, I used it!! I started by die cutting the stitched barn die from the pretty papers. I used a piece from the Strawberry Fields paper pad, the Rustic Watermelon paper pad, and the Golden Beach paper pad. And then I also pulled out my ephemera pieces… Strawberry Fields ephemera and Rustic Watermelon ephemera (looks like that is sold out). I didn’t have any Golden Beach ephemera so I just cut a bunch of images out of two different patterned papers. I just love how easy these cards came together.
Let’s have a closer look…
I used a red card stock from my stash for the memory dex card base. I adhered the beautiful Strawberry Field patterned paper that I had die cut with the stitched barn die. Then I adhered the leaves and jam jar ephemera pieces. I popped up the strawberry ephemera piece with foam squares and then I just trimmed June from an old calendar set that I had from a couple of years ago. I mat it on the same red card stock and adhered it to the card. I wanted to add a bit of ribbon and decided to just punch a couple holes in the card and tie the bow through there… it was pretty easy. I’m going to die cut another piece of red card stock with the base die and adhere it to the back just to make the whole card a little more stable.
I also added a little Nuvo aqua shimmer to the strawberry ephemera piece. You can see a little bit of the sparkle in this photo.
For my July memory dex card, I die cut a base of black card stock and then adhered the pretty Rustic Watermelon patterned paper. I also die cut the red heart from that same paper (it’s the other side of the double sided patterned paper). I covered up the black hole with the cute ephemera pieces and the red patterned paper heart. I also punched a couple holes in the card and added a bit of white baker’s twine. And to finish this one off, I added a few white enamel dots… oh, and a little sparkle to the watermelon slice in the gnomes hand with the Nuvo aqua shimmer pen. I’m also going make this one a bit more sturdy by die cutting another black base.
And my last card… which just may be my favorite! My base for this one uses my all time favorite card stock… Tempting Turquoise. I adhered the pretty star fish patterned paper from the Golden Beach paper pad to the base and adhered the bikini, life preserver, and sunblock bottle directly to the card. I then popped up the flip flops and seashell. I mat ‘August’ with the same turquoise card stock and adhered it to the card.
I also added some shimmer to the flip flops and the seashell. I wish it showed up better in the photos. So now I have three memory dex cards done!! Woo hoo! I think I’ll do the Fall months using papers from the September 2020 FOTM Card Kit Orchards & Patches. I’ll try to remember to share them in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share group. Well, that’s it for me this week! I’ll see you next Friday for my sneak peek of the new October kit!! You are going to love love love it!!
Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with a couple of cute cards using the Tropic Vibes Collection of the July 2020 FOTM Card Kit! I am loving the gorgeous papers in this collection! For today’s cards, I’m actually making two cards using one 6 x 6″ sheet from the Tropic Vibes papers in the collection.
I trimmed the patterned paper to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″ and then used a stitched scallop border die to cut both ends of the paper. A great way to use gorgeous papers in a simple card design.
I trimmed a piece of white card stock to 4 x 5-1/4″ and adhered it to a pink card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″. I then adhered the patterned paper to the card front and then adhered the entire panel to a white card base. I popped up the beautiful Tropical Vibes ephemera piece as my focal image with foam squares and finished off the card with a few pink enamel dots.
My second card using the other piece of patterned paper… with the same design, just flipped!
A super easy way to get two cards (plus scraps for a third, maybe) from a 6 x 6″ sheet of patterned paper. For this second card, I stamped the flamingo from the Tropic Vibes stamp set and colored it with the following Copic markers ~ R00, R01, RV00, RV10, RV21, RV23, Y11, Y13.
A look at both cards together! Love how these turned out!
Hello there crafty friends! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie sharing the July challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group!! This month’s challenge is a sketch challenge… I sure do love a good sketch!! You may recognize this sketch from the reveal of the new June 2020 FOTM Card Kit… it’s included in this month’s downloads of sketches! I hope you’ll check it out and play along with us!
Before we get to the sketch and the card I created… the key to playing along with the challenge is being a member of the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group so if you aren’t already a member —> join here!! Also, please note that you don’t need a blog to enter the challenge as you’re adding a photo of your creation directly in the Challenge album in the group. You are welcome to include a link to your blog in the description of your creation, if you’d like.
Let’s check out Sketch Challenge #6…
What do you think? Another fun sketch challenge!! I can’t wait to see what you all create!!
A super easy and quick card for this sketch! I can’t get enough of the ephemera pieces in Collection One… I just had to make one more card using the cute pink lemonade ephemera.
The sentiment is from Collection Three: Pond Life. I thought it was perfect to pair up with the pink lemonade… I’d love to drink a pink lemonade on the patio and just relax and breathe.
Sounds wonderful!!
This challenge will run from today, July 1st and will end July 31st at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be announced on Saturday, August 1st in the challenge album. Please use #sflsketchchallenge6 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.
And I’d like to invite you, again, to come play along with this challenge over in the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook Group! We’d love to see what you create using this fun sketch!
Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with one last sneak peek from the new June 2020 Flavor of the Month card kit called A Walk in the Park. This is such a cute kit full of critters and more fabulous papers!! Of course, there’s also lots of embellishments… including the adorable Picnic Time ephemera that I used for my card today!
Isn’t that ant just the cutest?! I love how it’s just chilling out on the watermelon… so fun!
I have more information about my card and the products I used on my process video. You can check out my Sneak Peek video here…
The last two card kits have sold out quickly so be sure to sign up for yours before they are all gone! And I hope to see you tonight at midnight EST for our blog hop and reveal of the entire June 2020 A Walk in the Park card kit!!
Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with the last sneak peek of the wonderful A Farmhouse Spring card kit from Scrapping for Less! This card kit is jam packed with fabulous Spring images and the papers are sooo beautiful!! Definitely a must have kit!!
I am loving the ephemera pieces included in this month’s kit so I just had to use this darling one for the focus on my card. I trimmed my patterned papers and adhered them to a Whipped Cream card front that was adhered to a white card base. I trimmed another piece of Whipped Cream card stock and stamped the ‘spring greetings’ stamp with Memento Tuxedo black ink.
I adhered the piece of card stock with the sentiment to the card and then popped up the ephemera piece with foam squares. To finish off the card, I added a few of the enamel dots from the collection. Such a sweet card and pretty quick since I used that adorable ephemera piece! You definitely do not want to miss out on this card kit go subscribe now —> A Farmhouse Spring card kit!
Be sure to come back tonight at midnight EST to check out the reveal of the card kit and to hop with us as the design team shares all kinds of wonderful inspiration!!
Hello there crafty friend! Crystal here from Tawny Owl Paperie with more inspiration using the Glass Slippers Collection from the It’s All About the Girls card kitfrom Scrapping for Less! This is just one of the four fabulous collections included in this card kit and there are just a handful of card kits left so be sure to snatch yours up before they are gone!! I had so much fun with the pretty papers and the beautiful ephemera in this collection! Let’s get to the cards, shall we?!
My first card uses a cut-a-part from the Glass Slippers patterned papers in the collection for the sentiment with a fun quote from Walt Disney. I thought it paired beautifully with the castle papers and the castle ephemera. I die cut a square window from the yellow leaf papers and also die cut the square scalloped window from the green paper. I trimmed down a piece of the castle paper just big enough to fit the scalloped window and adhered it to a 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″ piece of Nightshift Blue card stock. I then adhered the patterned papers to the panel and tied some pretty white organdy ribbon from my stash around the panel and tied it off cutting the ends like a faux bow. I then adhered my panel to a white card base. I popped up the cut-a-part piece and the ephemera castle with foam squares. I really love the dimension that the window gives the card!
My second card was a very quick way to finish off those scraps of pretty patterned paper. I pretty much finished off the Banana Split card stock with this one, too. I used the yellow card stock for my card front that I adhered to a white card base. I adhered a 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″ piece of Nightshift Blue card stock to the card and then mat my patterned papers to some of the Banana Split card stock. I adhered those to the card and cut my flag (or banner) piece. I adhered the flag piece and realized I had forgotten to stamp the sentiment after popping up the flower ephemera piece with foam squares so I decided to stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of white card stock, trimmed it and adhered it on the flag. To finish off the card, I added a few of the clear enamel dots. I really love the beautiful floral papers on this dark background… makes for a very striking card!
I have to admit I dug into my stash for this card… I had run out of Nightshift Blue card stock with that bottom strip across the card. I had a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ piece of the Nightshift Blue card stock left over from a previous card kit so I used it. Again, I love the striking contrast with the dark background and the pretty blues, yellow and gold! So beautiful! I used another cut-a-part piece for my sentiment and the matching ephemera piece. These beautiful princess ephemera pieces are so gorgeous… I just love them!! And I was super excited to see that they are offered in the A La Carte section of the SFL shop —> Glass Slipper Ephemera!!
I just love how my last card turned out!! For this card I used product exclusive to the Banana Split subscription… I love the extra goodies included in this month’s kit!! I used the beautiful Flourish stencil to create my background. Since I wanted more of a dreamy background… kinda magical… I just used purple tape to secure the Flourish stencil over the Distress Watercolor card stock from my stash, rather than using Pixie Spray to secure it down which would have given clean crisp lines to the background. I sprayed the card stock lightly with water and then watercolor washed some Picked Raspberry Distress ink over the top left corner and the bottom right corner. I dabbed up the excess water and watercolor washed some Scattered Straw Distress ink (from my stash) that I watered down to get a lighter yellow color. I pulled up the stencil and dried the background with my heat tool.
I trimmed the background down to 4 x 5-1/4″ and adhered it to a white card base. I popped up the princess ephemera piece with foam squares and adhered a few sequins from the collection around the card. I then die cut the Beautiful Word die {exclusive to the Banana Split subscription of the card kit} several times from my last scrap of Banana Split card stock. I adhered three layers of the Beautiful Word die together and then adhered three more layers of the Beautiful Word die together. I decided I’d adhere the Beautiful Word die across the bottom of the princesses dress so I cut one of the layers of die cuts just after the letter ‘e’ giving me three layers of the word ‘be’. I adhered those layers to the bottom of my other die cut of the Beautiful Word die and then adhered the entire die cut piece to the card. The extra layers under the ‘be’ portion of the die cut were perfect to keep the whole piece level with the height given to the princess ephemera piece from the foam squares. Love it!!
So, I’ve pretty much finished up this collection in my stash but I saw that the consumable products in the collections are available to purchase in the A La Carte section of the shop… the card stock, the pretty patterned papers, the ephemera, and the enamel dots!! I can restock my stash and make more pretty cards! Woohoo!
Hi Everyone! Luci here from My Crazy Craft Life with a card from the January 2019 Flavor of the Month Card Kit! This was a fun coffee-themed kit and I love this Newton’s Donut stamp that was part of Collection Two and the papers and ephemera were SFL Coffee Time from Collection One.
This is an A2 sized or 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 inches. I cut a back panel to 4 X 5 1/4 inches, a strip that was 1/2 X 5 1/4 inches, and oval from a Spellbinders nesting set.
I stamped the Newton image with Momento Oynx Black Ink and colored it with Copic markers. I layered the card together and picked a few of the ephemera pieces. I popped up the oval with some fun foam and I popped up the two coffee mugs with for foam tape. I finished off the card with a few sequins from Collection One.
Hi Everyone! Luci here from My Crazy Craft Life with six cards all from Collection 3 of the February 2020 Flavor of the Month Card Kit! I love making quick cards and the ephemera and papers in this collection make it so simple!
Check out the video for all of the measurements and information!
The products I used from the kit were Collection 3, the cardstock, and the stencil that is part of the Banana Spilt Level. Outside items from my stash were white embossing powder and a sequin pack from a past kit! That’s all six from one collection!
Hello to all my fellow crafters! It has been quite some time since I have been on here and put up any of my own creations. In fact, it has been quite some time since I have crafted period! I have been in a creative slump let me tell you. So much of a slump that I have not created anything in months. In an effort to get me crafting again Design Team member Stacy said OK…enough! Let’s get together (via Facetime) the best way to craft if you don’t have anyone close by…in my opinion anyhow 🙂 and do some creating together.
So, we Facetimed and did just that…got our Christmas cards going. I needed to keep mine simple and fast so I went through my Christmas box and Christmas paper pads…(I was also trying to use just older stuff from my stash). I came up with the My Mind’s Eye Collection “Cozy Christmas” and some ephemera. Oh and the crucial element to me to help me whip out fast cards is to use sketches!
Hooray to Stacy for getting me out of this slump!!! Thanks so very much!
So with just a paper pad and some ephemera you can create some quick and easy Christmas Cards! I have to remember to tell myself that every single card does not have to be a masterpiece!
We have several Christmas items that you can shop from. Take a look around in our shop and just see what might strike your fancy!
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