World Card Making Day 2017

Well, as most of you know I don't need a reason to make cards but today since it is World Card Making Day I really got busy this afternoon and did up a few Christmas cards. I won't go into great details on how I did them. And I used a lot of scraps and leftovers to create them.

First up is a card using pattern paper and die cutting it in a half circle and then making it into a tree. One has to use a pattern paper that has both sides decorated. I had some from Stampin' Up that I thought would work. This idea was from a blog post by Karen Hasheck and she also made a video. The snowflakes are from Kat's Scrappiness.com and the gems are from Eyelet Outlet. I hand cut out a star for the tree and also the snowline. The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs.

I found a foiled piece that somehow had slipped between the cracks so I finished that off into a card. It uses Emerald Watercolor Deco Foil, a Tim Holtz stencil, Deco Transfer Gel, as well as some gems and ric rac that I have had for ages. The panel was of Gina K. Designs Kraft and the card base was Gina K. Designs Christmas Pine. I also lined the card with white.

This next card uses strips of pattern paper from Stampin' Up and a sentiment and die from Gina K. Designs. It is just a simple design but I like it. I added some red rhinestones also on the sentiment die cut panel. I also added some of the pattern paper inside the red and white duplex card base.

My fourth card of the day features more Gina K. Designs dies and a sentiment.  I sponged on some red ink in the center die cut panel. I found some Cheery Lynn Designs holly leaves that I had die cut so I added them also to the design. And, the pattern paper and gems are from unknown sources. All were mounted onto a white card base.

The last card I made today is one featuring some Cheery Lynn Poinsettia dies and Holly Leaves. I had them tucked away inside a cellophane sleeve which were leftover from another year. So I used them to create a fun card design. And, the pattern paper is from an unknown source. That is the only little bit of it I had but I thought it worked great with the poinsettias of varied shades of pink and red. I added a few gems from Kat's Scrappiness.com on each poinsettia in the center. I used a Gina K. Designs sentiment again on this card.

Well, that is my parade of cards I did today. Now I have to figure out something for supper that won't give away that I spent all afternoon just making cards. I hope you have been enjoying this day as I have and that the rest of the weekend will be wonderful as well. Thanks for the visit.

God bless,
Verna