CARD#s HPJ-2016-30 to 50: Holiday Cards

Hi again! I wasn't supposed to take in more commissions aside from the tags, but a friend asked for a favor so I took some time to make twenty Christmas cards. I made them light and simple since they will be mailed abroad. I just hope the recipients like them. Here they are.

For the first set, I went vintage. I just adhered some diecuts and stickers to add dimension and interest to the cards. 

As for the second set, I made it really neat and simple. Half of it was splattered with ink while I let the other half alone. They turned out cute. I want them for myself! I think I'll make more cards with this style for other occasions. Gah. Wait till I get my hands on those Tim Holtz and Prima stencils! I'll go crazy stenciling away. Haha.

So, how did I make them? Easy peasy. I first stenciled using light molding paste. After drying, I splattered glimmer mist onto five of the cards. I then added the stamped images (I adhered some chipboard at the back of the cutouts for dimension.). I wrote the sentiments on pieces of black board paper using white pigment ink pen. And that was that! Done!

By the way, the cards are 4 1/4" x  5 1/2" (A2).

How do you find the cards? I hope you like them. Till next time! (I will post about six more cards before the year ends.) Thanks for looking today! Have a great week! Happy Holidays!!!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Kraft Board, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Pink Paislee kre8v.kit Snow Village, Eno Greetings 3D Stickers, self-adhesive crystals, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Tile Texture and Mini Bricks, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Holly Jolly, Sentiments, Holiday Wishes and Snowflakes, Shimelle Clear Stamps Santa, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Fa La La, Pebbles Clear Stamps Winter Wonderland Snowman, ColorBox Archival Dye Wicked Black, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Creme de Cocoa, Black Gold and Bronze, Uni-ball Signo Broad White

CARD# HPJ-2016-29: Green Birthday

Hi! This one here is a simple mixed media card. The embellishments are minimal yet there is still some texture and dimension that make it interesting. I made it for a colleague's mom. I was told that she liked it. I'm glad she did. Here it is.

The card measures 4 1/2"x5 3/4".

I can't remember exactly how much time I spent on this card, but it was really short. I used light molding paste to stencil onto the background of the card. I then distressed the edges of the papers. I adhered them onto the base afterwhich I added the embellishments. I glazed the surfaces of the embellishments with metallic acrylic paint. I stamped some text onto the background as well. I stamped the sentiment onto a black board paper and affixed it onto the card. I added a crystal as a finishing touch.

This is what the inside looks like. I adhered a piece of patterned paper whose edges I also distressed. 

I still have several projects in progress. I don't know when I'll be able to finish them. I'm super busy these days. But I'll put them up once done. 

Thanks for looking! I hope you have a great week!



MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory, Prestige Board Paper Zulu Black, Eno Greeting 12"x12" paper pad Retro Series, Eno Greeting 3D Stickers, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishments, paper flowers, self-adhesive crystal, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Pearl White, Golden Light Molding Paste, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Mini Tile Texture, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity, StazOn Midi Ink Cloudy Sky, Stanley Glue Gun, Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue

CARD# HPJ-2016-25: Enjoy

Hi! Here's another late post. It's a mixed media card for a colleague's sister-in-law.

The card measures 4 1/2" x 5 3/4". 

I distressed the edges of the papers that I used for the card. Before adhering the patterned paper onto the black board paper, I stenciled on it. I then splattered ink all over the surface. After drying, I added the tag with a stamped sentiment and decorated it. I stamped on the dried molding paste as a finishing touch.

That was that. It was an easy card to make. It just took time for everything to dry, but I like how it turned out.

Thanks for looking today! Stay dry!



MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Ivory, Prestige Board Paper Zulu Black, Eno Greeting 12"x12" paper pad Retro Series, tag, Eno Greeting Wooden Embellishment, paper flowers, string, self-adhesive crystals, The Crafter's Workshop Stencils Mini Brocade, Golden Light Molding Paste, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Jack O'Lantern, Olive Vine and Butternut Sqquash, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, StazOn Midi Ink Cloudy Sky, Pebeo Gesso, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Sentiments, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity 1

CARD# HPJ-2015-21: Congratulations!

This card was for someone who worked really hard to finish what she started. Woohoo! Ayen survived military school! Congratulations! 

From the stories we heard from her during those times she was able to visit us, we know how hard it was in there and we are so proud of her for getting through it all with flying colours. 

I didn't have any military-themed paper, but I thought the Graphic 45 Time To Celebrate paper pad was perfect for the occasion. I love how it turned out and I love it more because Ayen loved it. Ugh. Sorry for using the same word over and over.

About the card, I made it simple, but still with a lot of layering and distressing. You know how I love distressed and vintage cards.

This is the inside of the card. I cut two slits to tuck in some small cards from the paper pad.

So that was another card project. I hope to make some more for the July birthday celebrants. I am still working on a wedding gift for a friend (I am half way through). I will post the photos when I complete it. Thank you for stopping by! See you again soon.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Graphic 45 8x8 paper pad Time To Celebrate Collection, ColorBox Cat’s Eye Queue Pigment Ink Chestnut, self-adhesive crystals, Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Card Creator Tranquil Moments, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# PR-2015-12: 'Peach' Perfect

Hello! It’s me again. Here is another late post. Please don’t mind the title. I couldn’t think of anything while writing this particular post so… The card is not really that peachy, but the background is and peach belongs to the orange family. Ooh. I’ll just go ahead and tell you a little something about it minus the peach part.

If you have seen my previous posts, you might have come across my craft hauls. In one of those crazy hauls, I got several 6x6 paper pads. The one I used for this card came from one of those paper pads. I’ll get back to you once I figure out which paper pad it belonged to. I am thinking it was from the Dear Lizzy Serendipity, but I am not that sure. I will just check it out later.

So, like the previous card, I didn’t think while making this card. I mean I just went on adhering the paper flowers and pearls. I just regret stamping the grids on the background. I shouldn’t have done that. Oh well. I better go back to planning next time. Perhaps I would still do something on the card when I feel like it. For now, that is what it looks like. It is not much, but it does still look good. What do you think?

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Wrapping Paper Book, Graphic 45 Couture Collection 8x8 paper pad, Board Paper Buffalo Brown, American Crafts Canvas Texture Pure Chocolate, paper flowers, pearls, self-adhesive crystals, metal charms, lace trimming, Spellbinders Nestabilities A2 Card Creator Valiant Honor, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# PR-2015-10: Bon Voyage!

Hi there! It has been a long time since my last post. I will really try to write more often after I finish all the things that need to be done. I am still working on an invitation suite and very soon I will be working on the decorations of a wedding reception for another friend. Gah. I will be busier in the coming weeks.

Anyway, here is a card I made earlier. I haven’t gotten any sleep yet before going to work tonight, but I needed to write about it. If not, I would pretty much not do anything about it for a week or so. It is better to post it now while my mind is at it.

This project is a going away card for one of the Italian visiting professors in my university. I haven’t met her personally, but my friend and housemate asked me to make a card for her since she will be returning to Italy soon.

It is actually a great timing because I recently bought a Graphic 45 Come Away With Me 8x8 paper pad which was perfect for the theme. It was such a great thing that there was a part of one of the pages that has Italia on it. I made it as the focal point of the front of the card.

I cut a strip of the designer paper and adhered lace trimmings over and under it. I added the 'Italia' card with foam tape afterwards. To make it more interesting, I placed metal charms and crystals. By the way, I hand-sewed the edges of the background paper before distressing and inking it.

I made a pocket inside the card to hold small tags for the messages. I just stamped some images on all of them and inked the edges with the same color as the one I used on the outside of the card. I snipped another image from the paper pad to decorate the pocket.

And that was that. I didn't really time it, but I believe I made the card in under 2 hours. Woohoo! I don't know. It didn't take me long to decide on how to do it. I just knew right off the bat. Haha. Perhaps my system just missed creating things. I haven't showed it to Tengki yet, but I hope she likes it and of course I so hope that the recipient would love it. 

If I finish the invitations this week (I really must) , I will post the photos and let's hear what you think about them.

Thank you for bearing with me and for stopping by today. Till next time. Have a great week!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper Ivory 170gsm and 270gsm, Graphic 45 8x8 paper pad Come Away With Me Collection, hole reinforcer, metal charms, self-adhesive crystals, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Chestnut, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Film Strip, Edges, Grid and Tiny Triangles, needle and thread, lace trimming, foam tape

CARD HPJ-2015-18: Purple Madness

Hi again! I have a loooot to catch up. More post are coming up after this. Haha. I’ve not been in touch for far too long.

Moving on. This time I am going to share to you the most recent card that I made. It is a mixed media one with a purple, black and silver color palette. I don’t use purple that much so I thought it would be great to utilize my mostly untouched purple stash. It is actually a part of my Mothers’ Day project. I am thinking of making different cards using the ROYGBIV scheme. I mean I won’t do indigo, but I would try to make all the other colors. Wouldn’t that be fun. And I will make several mixed media cards. Woohoo! I love the texture and the dimensions.

Anyhow, I feel happy about this card. Aside from the front, I also decorated the inside. See. I am employing the techniques I learned in making mini albums. Thanks a lot to all the artists who are so generous to share their knowledge and their talent to the world. I learn a lot from them and I am inspired to create even more awesome projects. I love you guys!

As for the front of the card, I layered two distressed patterned paper. I added molding paste and stamped an image for the background. I cut a small part of a die cut and also cut the center to make the image show through. I then adhered a couple of paper flowers which I gessoed and put glitters on before doing so. I also affixed black pearls and some charms to add more flare.

At the bottom left of the card, I adhered another die cut. I am thinking of writing or stamping the name of the recipient later on. For now, I do not know who will get it so I will leave it at that.

Inside, I made a small pocket where a cardstock for the message will be tucked in as well as a journaling card from the Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection. I debated on whether to make a matching box for it or just put it in an acetate box. Well, the acetate box seems to be more appealing. I could make a small stand at the bottom and decorate it a bit to match the card. What do you think? I’ll add a photo of it inside the acetate box once I made the stand, but for now, I’ll only show images of the card itself, okay?

I had a great time creating this piece. I hope to make the other cards soon. Thank you for stopping by! Till the next post.

[MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Stardream Board Paper Silver, All About Scrapbooking 12x12, paper flowers, lace trimming, pearls, charms, crystal, Marie’s Gesso, white glue, glitters, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Windsor, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Stencil Mini Punchinella, Stanley Glue Gun, micro pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities Splendid Circles, Spellbinders Shapeabilities D-Lites fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug Machine V2]