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Gift Card Set (for HIM)

Hello! I have a fun post today filled with masculine cards and a handmade box for gifting. This is perfect for this time of year or anytime you want a sweet handmade gift! I also have a more feminine gift card set…find it here.

This is a part of my Altenew Level 1 FINAL project! I chose to highlight three techniques that I learned throughout all the Level 1 courses:
1) Ink Blending
2) Adding Sparkle & Shine
3) Stencil Techniques
I use one, two or all three techniques in different ways on each card. Here’s a look at all six cards:

Here’s a look at all 6 cards!

I began choosing a color theme of Dark Blue, Green, and Gray and I started by ink blending some backgrounds and gathering some papers to support my theme. I have a video of all the cards, watch it here or on YouTube:

For my first card, I used the Altenew Layered Snowflakes Cover Die A cut with gray cardstock. I chose a dark blue and gray ink blended background I created and inlaid some of the snowflake stars with gold glitter paper (for the shine factor)! One of the tips in the ink blending course was to use a die cut sentiment in the same ink blended on the background. So I added the “HI” cut from the alpha dies in the same ink blended colors. I popped it up with white fun foam to set it apart.

The gold watercolor ink splattered on the background creates another element of shine.

For my second card, I started by taping off a square onto my card that I could ink blend an evening dusk scene. Then I stamped the sentiment “believe” with black ink and clear heat embossed over it. (I did this so the black ink wouldn’t smear.) Then I used the new star stencil to add some Glacier Paste in the color Quicksilver.

That Glacier Paste dries flat and shiny and really looks like foil! I added a sub-sentiment that I heat embossed in white on a black paper strip. I cut the panel down just a little to mat it all onto black paper and then onto the card base.

For the third card, I used a little trick taught by Carissa Wiley to create a frame using stacked die cut shapes. For this one, I cut glitter paper out of stacked rectangles to create a frame.

I stamped all the acorns using my color theme and stacked them onto some Altenew gray paper with birch trees. I fussy cut the grateful sentiment and popped it up with foam tape. I used a navy blue frame to finish it all off.

For the Fourth card, I used a die cut as a stencil…this is a great way to stretch your cover dies! This time I used the Snowflake Stars Cover die B as a stencil on this green inked background.

I added a sentiment, and a Copic colored Gray Fox. For the sparkle on this card, I sprinkled on some silver star sequins. This sentiment makes me smile!

This next card is like a moonlight stroll! I masked off the branch (from the Winter Cardinal set) and a circle die before inking on some dark blue inks and black ink with makeup brushes. I continued to add light layers, building up the color each time.

The moon has a glow around it!

Before I removed the masks, I added some splashes of water and gold watercolor. Once the masks were removed, I inked on some Weathered Wood Distress Oxide ink onto that moon to create the shadows. For extra shine, I used Stardust Stickles to add some ice to the branch…it sparkles in the moonlight!

The die cut Hello is cut in black and layered onto a gold die cut hello.

And finally…the last card features some die cut & layered evergreen trees, inked in green and splattered with metallic paint (both gold watercolor paint and Altenew metallic spray).

I used the cover plate die that I used earlier as a stencil! If you look closely, you might see the stars inked subtly on the background. I finished it off with a favorite sentiment of mine!

I have gathered together a list of all the supplies I used.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

I hope you enjoyed this gift set of cards. I packaged it all up in this handmade card box:

I created the tag using the Majestic Mistletoe stamp set. The corregated cardboard is recycled from packaging (that I’ve been saving because I loved it!) and the ribbon is also recycled from packaging…it was tied around a blanket. All I had to do was iron that ribbon and it looks good as new!

If you are interesting in making a gift card box, the instructions for the card box is in the beginning of my video for the feminine card set here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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The Love of a Pet

Hello! Today I have a sweet pet sympathy card with an even sweeter sentiment. “The Love of a Pet is one of the Greatest Gifts…”

I just had to use my Peek-A-Boo-Pets for this one. Love these critters!

Greatest Gift

I first colored up those cute pets with Copic Markers and die cut them out. Then I die cut the rainbow paper from Lawn Fawn with a stitched square die to resemble a gift. I stamped the sentiment on the die cut square, then I adhered it to fun foam and put it back into the card panel it was cut from.

I glued on the pets behind the square and glued their paws to the top of the gift. Then I added a die cut bow. Aren’t they cute?! This is sure to bring a smile to any pet lover.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

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Sweater Weather

Hello! Well, it was almost sweater weather here in Arizona, and then….it warmed right up again! Lol. But I was inspired to make a few cards when I was still wearing a sweater! So I’m going to share them with you today.

This first one features a sweater embossing folder that I love! I first inked up the background with my favorite domed ink blending tools. After it was dry, I ran it through the embossing folder and then splattered on some white paint for a bit of a snowflake effect.

Glitter embossing on the sentiment

I love a silver glitter snowflake, so I added some of those, too! I stamped the sentiment onto the tag, added some yarn and that’s the card. Does it look cold to you…as in cold weather?

I also used some glitter embossing powder on the sentiment (you can never have too much glitter, right?!) I have a video on this card, watch it below or on YouTube:

I couldn’t resist making another card with this fun sentiment. And, after all I had this cute sweater die that was begging to be on a card!

I had some plaid backgrounds I inked up earlier, and this cute sweater I put together earlier, too! So all I had to do was add the white embossed sentiment and this card was so quick!

I stacked 3 die cut sweaters on top of each other to get this raised sweater look. I think some Nuvo drops would be fun on that Christmas tree!

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

I love this Fall Sampler set!

I hope you enjoyed this project. If you have been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I’ve used this Fall Sampler set on many other projects (I’m really getting some good use out of it!!) I love a set that gives so much inspiration! Check out my other posts with this set here and here!

Thanks for stopping by!

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You are Loved

Hello! I have a quick post today for The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I always love to participate in these, even though I don’t drink coffee. But I do LOVE a good hot chocolate and so that is my focus for this card.

I love a good plaid background so I stamped with Distress Oxides onto red paper. Then I added coffee cups…I paper pieced those cup holder centers with my favorite red Christmas paper.

I added a garland of holly onto red baker’s twine. Then I stamped the sentiment with versafine onyx black ink.

The quickest card, and oh-so-fun to make! I hope you enjoyed!

If you are joining in, today is the last day…so hurry on over to enter.

Have a wonderful day! Linking up here.

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All the Dogs Will Come Running

Hello! Today I have a sweet dog sympathy card to share. I’ve recently been thinking of my own little puppy who passed away just a couple years ago (I always get sentimental around Christmas time…he just loved the Christmas tree and the tree skirt made of “snow’!)

This sentiment set has me all teary-eyed and so I made a bright and happy card to counteract the sadness.

Can you just see it now? All the dogs we’ve ever loved!! Yes! I will love that day.

To make this card, I colored up a trio of Corgis with Copic Markers. I created a rainbow cloudy sky with a stencil and my favorite domed blending tools.

Then I stamped the sentiment, colored in the rainbow with Copics, and added my favorite Stardust Stickles to that cloud.

I added two layers of grass in varying green colors. Then I popped up the Corgis with foam tape! Aren’t they so cute?!

For some fun I die cut using Wonky Stitched Borders around the entire card. That’s what adds the stitching lines around the border.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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