CARD# HPJ-2017-27: Best Wishes

Hello! This will be my last post for the day. It's another box card and it's for Donna. I made a mistake on the focal point for the belly band, but I just sticked with it. Anyhow, I've used the same techniques as the previous ones. I hope you like it.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Best of Studio Calico 12" x 12" Sampler, American Crafts 6" x 6" paper pad Amy Tangerine Stitched, Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Boho Dreams, Rosie's Studio Clear Stamps Flourish, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Dusty Concord, Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough

CARD#: HPJ-2017-26: Black Monster

Hi there! Here is another box card. It is similar with the one I made for A last March, but I totally made it just plain black and white (and gray). John likes black and white. 

 I used the same set of stamps for this card. But for the main image, I used the other bigger stamp. 

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Recollection 12" x 12" paper pad Blackjack, American Crafts 6" x 6" paper pad Documentary and Amy Tangerine Stitched, Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, ColorBox Ink Pad Wicked Black, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Monsters, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Weathered Wood, Aqua Flo Waterbrush, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD#s HPJ-2017-21 and 22

Hello! The projects on this particular post are two box cards for my colleagues whose birthdays are in April. Here they are.

CARD# HPJ-2017-21: Bird

This card is for Acel. Her favorite color is orange so I made a vibrant orange card for her.


CARD# HPJ-2017-22: Monster

This one is for A (Adrian). The card that I made for him last year was also black and white, but this time I added blue and green elements to it for variety. 


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Studio Calico Sampler Pack 12" x 12", Recollections 12" x 12" Blackjack, Bo Bunny Paper Pad 6" x 6" Et Cetera, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Paper Pad 6" x 6" Documentary, Eno Greeting 3D Stickers, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Monsters, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Boutique, Ranger Distress Stains Tumbled Glass and Broken China, Water brush, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One and C, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2017-01: Bam!

Hi there! I don't know if there are or if there is someone who actually reads what I post here, but I still want to write and share what I do. Here is the first card I made this year. I am not that proud of this one, but this is what I came up with after cramming.

I don't have papers with superhero designs or anything close. I just gathered images from Google to make the background and printed it at work. Heh. I had to re-adjust the measurements because the paper was slightly smaller than an 8 1/2"x11" sheet. Gad. I am mathematically challenged so it took me forever to make the correct measurements and botched several bond papers in the process.

I pre-cut the die cuts at home. I just adhered the 'Superman' logo on a die cut and added it to the belly band to close the box. 

The box card looks plain but I could not do anything more since I had to finish it before the birthday celebrant arrived for the surprise. I'll do better next time. AND I better collect superhero-themed papers and embellishments for future projects.


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: A4 Paper white, printed paper, Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2017-2: Enjoy

Hi again! This second box card is better than the previous one. Heh. I made this for one of my colleagues, Espie. (I made a criss cross card for her birthday last year.)

I just made it like I normally do when I work on mixed media box cards except that I did not use modling paste. I only layered inks. Here is what it looks like.

I thought against glazing the embellishments.  I made do with just the layering of inks and embellishments. I hope you like it. Thanks for looking!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivy, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, 12"x12" patterned paper, Eno Greeting Resin Embellishment, paper flowers, beads, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Peacock Feathers, StazOn Midi Ink Midnight Blue, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Honeycomb and Boutique, Uni Ball Signo Broad White, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Doily Lace, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One, Cuttlebug Machine V2 

CARD# HPJ-2016-27: Precious

Hello! Here is another box card. I hope you like it!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory, All About Scrapbooking 12"x12" paper, best of Studio Calico 12"x12" Sampler Pack, manila tags, printed text, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishments, paper flowers, metal charm, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Chicken Wire Reversed, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Cinder, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy, Spellbinder Nestabilities Labels One, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2016-26: Pink Birthday

Hi! It has been a while since I last posted anything on this blog. I've been really busy (still am). The holidays are here and there are just a gazillion of things that I need to finish. [Sigh.] I have a couple of projects which I made weeks ago, but I couldn't manage to upload them. So here is the first one. It's another box card. I hope you stick around for the others.

What's different on this box card version that I made is the belly band. I usually use board paper or patterned paper for the band, but this time, I used a length of organza ribbon to hold the embellishments. It's pretty, but you need to make sure that it's tied really tight so it would not slip down.

So that was that. Please check the next post. It's a purple and green box card.

Thank you for stopping by today!



MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Best of Studio Calico Sampler Pack 12"x12", Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory, Kaisercraft 12"x12" Paper Pack Forget-Me-Not, manila tags, organza ribbon, Eno Greeting resin Embellishments, paper flowers, button, pearls, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishments, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Scarlett, StazOn Midi Ink Cloudy Sky, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pearl White, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Doily Lace, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Four, Cuttlebug Machine V2, Stanley Glue Gun

CARD# HPJ-2016-16: Live Laugh Love

Hello there! Here is the third box card in the set. This was for Ate Jolly. She loves orange so I made something with elements of orange and of course some black and gold.

This is the most embellished of the three. Since I used black for the main die cut, I added a patterned paper for the background. I used bits of scrap from previous projects to build the background. Also, I added a resin embellishment. I adhered a couple of paper and silk flowers. I put in several metal charms and stamped on the paper. I then brushed some micro pearls over the embellishments. After drying, I adhered the sentiment and added the crystals as a final touch.

Since the die cut for the belly band is already ornate, I did not bother to add a punched border on the flaps of the box.

So that was that. I am so glad how the cards turned out. I was totally in the zone when I made them. Heh. My creative juices oozed out freely after weeks of not making anything. Watch out for my next post-it's a mixed media canvas. Thanks for looking!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Best of Studio Calico 12"x12" paper pad, Eno Greeting 8"x8" paper pad Romantic, printed text, Eno Greeting Resin Embellishments, paper flowers, metal charms, lace trimming, self-adhesive crystals, micro pearls, Mod Podge Matte, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Spellbinders Nestabilities Captivating Squares, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2016-15: Pink Birthday

Hi again! Here's the second card I've mentioned in the previous post. I hope you like it.

For the belly band, I just stamped on the diecut and adhered the embellishments. Afterwards, I glazed the flowers with metallic acrylic paint.

I punched a strip of white board paper with one of  my Martha Stewart Edge Punches and adhered it to the flaps at the opening of the box.

As was with the other box cards, I cut several die cuts from pink patterned papers for the messages. The finished project is also so cute I love it!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory and White, Best of Studio Calico 12"x12" paper pad, Rosie's Studio Sticker Quotes, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishment, paper flowers, beads, pearls, Heidi Swapp Mixed Media Clear Stamps Script, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pearl White, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Doily Lace, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 34 , Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2016-14: Take Wing

Hi! My internet is still as crappy as ever, but at least I could upload some photos right now.

I think I've said in my earlier post that I'll be showing my recent box cards next. I made three box cards for my colleagues who celebrated their birthdays this month. Here is the first one. This was for Jeff.

It is always a challenge for me to make masculine cards. This was not what I originally started with. I made a mess on the first one. I didn't quite like it so it was junked. I thought of another way to make it. Voila! My fascination for steampunk and the sight of one of my overused clear stamps prompted me to the right direction. Here is what I came up with. I rummaged through my box of ever growing number of clear stamps to look for my Kaisercraft Diamonds Clear Stamp and my Multicraft Vintage Tool set and stamped away!

 I inked the surface of the diecut after stamping the images and worked on the hot air balloon. Like what I usually do, I stamped the image on piece of patterned paper (left over from some previous project) and adhered metal wings and crystals to make it more interesting. I love dimension so I adhered a piece of chipboard at the back of the image before affixing it onto the diecut. I added the sentiments and then the jump rings and spacers. I just love how it turned out! I wanted to keep it for myself, but oh well, I must give it to the birthday boy. I don't really know of he liked it, but I feel that he appreciated it. That's the good thing.
 This is what the card looks like, the box still closed and the belly band removed.

I made several die cuts for the messages. It was a little difficult to do so since my Cuttlebug is acting up. It's hard to turn the crank again. Anyway, I was still able to cut fine after exhausting a lot of energy. Haha. The hardship is nothing when I looked at the finished project. I'm so happy with it. 

I have decided to make box cards for the birthday celebrants for the remaining part of the year. It would be more consistent given the fact that it's for the team. Yay! The next celebration will be on September and I would need to make another set of three. I am thrilled since I already have an idea on what to make for the two ladies. It would be so much fun! As for the gentleman, I think he would like anything. Yehey for that!

The post ends here. Please do check out the next one for the second box card. Thanks for looking!


MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Best of Studio Calico 12"x12" paper pad, Graphic 45 12"x12" Steampunk Debutante Collection Eclectic Emporium and Mechanical Mind, Tim Holtz Paper Stash 12"x12" French Industrial Revolution, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Diamonds, Multicrafts Clear Stamps Vintage Tools, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Inspirational Lift, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot, metal charms, jump rings, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Daisy, Spellbinders Dies Nestabilities Labels 35, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2016-08: Birthday Girl

Hi again! Here's another card I made last February. It's a card with a box or also called by some as a box card. It was for one of my colleagues and friend Nessie. 

She loves cats. I thought of making her a card with a cat design, but then again when I was trying to come up with the layout, my mind completely went to making a layout for a vintage, floral one. There was still a cat in it since I put in a cute little notepad inside the box with a cat on the cover which she adored. Yay!

Here it is.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Rives Board Paper Traidition Black, Graphic 45 8x8 paper pad Time To Celebrate and Time To Flourish, Eno Greeting 3D Sticker, Eno Greeting Resin Embellishment, Chipboard Sticker, tags, metal charms, beads, paper flowers, self-adhesive pearls, shrink plastic embellishment, string, lace trimming, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Flutter By, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Machine V2