Homespun Cards

Saturday, October 4, 2014

This Is the Day

Today is World Cardmaking Day. Wow--I have been a very busy girl.

The card on this post was made with another new set from Diane's Daydream Designs, and is just right for fall, very whimsical, and just cute as a button! You'll have to go check it out for yourself. It is made for a red headed friend of mine who loves to dress in fall colors, and who loves animals. :o)

I glittered up the larger backing label for the image and sentiment with some Martha Stewart copper colored glitter, then I just barely glittered the main image and sentiment, so as not to cover the cute little hedgehog or the words. I wish my camera would show how sparkly the glitter is, but it seems to automatically edit out the bright glow of the glitter. You'll have to use your excellent imagination to picture the glitter effect.

These were used in making the card:

Diane's Daydream Designs Hedgehog Fall Frolics Set
Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three
Stampin' Up Button Brads
Martha Stewart Copper Glitter

Here's the card:

Close ups of the glitter effects:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Oct 04 613 Avenue Create - AG UE

Oct 04 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP

Oct 06 Through the Craft Room Door - AG 2E #2
Oct 07 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #3
Oct 09 Anything Goes with a Twist - AG UE
Oct 09 QKR Stampede Challenge - AG 3E #3
Oct 09 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Oct 10 Allsorts Challenge - Autumn 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. I pray for God's highest and best to you today and every day, and that you would prosper and live at God's highest level for your life.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do." NLT

His Birth Wrought a Miracle

I love the new Daydream Designs papers and sentiments for Christmas. Diane seems to have so many absolutely gorgeous items in her store, that it is so much fun to put them together, especially during this Christmas season with all her many choices to choose from on her site. I do hope you'll check them out.

This card was a LOT of fun, and don't you love to make Christmas cards with non-traditional colors? It seems to add a bit of pizzazz to the enjoyment.

This is what I used to make the card:

Diane's Daydream Designs Celebrating Christ Sentiments
Diane's Daydream Designs Winter Wonderland Papers
Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two
Memory Box Pine Needle Border Die
Paper Studio Curl Ribbon EF
Blue and White Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Pop Dots
Four Layers of Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil

Here it is:

Close up of the embossing:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Oct 04 613 Avenue Create - AG UE

Oct 04 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP

Oct 06 Through the Craft Room Door - AG 2E #1
Oct 07 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2
Oct 09 Anything Goes with a Twist - AG UE
Oct 09 QKR Stampede Challenge - AG 3E #2
Oct 09 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE

Oct 13 Top Tip Tuesdays Challenge - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors 3E #1
Oct 31 Christmas Cards All Year Round - Embellish It UE
Oct 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG as Long as It's Christmas UE

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Friday, October 3, 2014

The Greatest Gift

Another Christmas card today. I have pretty much made enough for my own personal use, and have asked a friend who volunteers at a nursing home how many she might need for the residents. That probably means a lot more to make, but it is an opportunity to remind those precious people that Christ Jesus is the Savior and that His birth, which we celebrate at Christmas, is the beginning of His mission to live, die and be resurrected for our salvation. I never want to miss that opportunity with any of my Christmas cards.

I used a Sweet 'n' Sassy stamp from the Christ Is Born set for the sentiment and die cut it out with a Spellbinders Our Daily Bread Designs Vintage Flourish Patterns die. The background is a white paper embossed with a Paper Studio "Holly" EF, then brayed with green ink. The holly berries were colored red with Viva Red Liquid Pearls. A red bow finished the card.

Here it is:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Oct 04 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP
Oct 06 Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Christmas 2E #1
Oct 07 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1
Oct 09 Anything Goes with a Twist - AG UE
Oct 09 QKR Stampede Challenge - AG 3E #1
Oct 09 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Oct 31 Christmas Cards All Year Round - Embellish It UE
Oct 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG as Long as It's Christmas UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. I pray for God's highest and best to you today and every day, and that you would prosper and live at God's highest level for your life.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

O Holy Night

Today's card is especially made using Diane's Daydream Designs paper and sentiment. I think she did an exceptional job of creating non-traditional colors into a very pleasing combination.

I used the following in making this card:

Diane's Daydream Designs Country Morning Papers
Diane's Daydream Designs Christmas Wonder Sentiment Set
Darice Snowflake EF
Memory Box Plush Poinsettia Corner
Spellbinders Clasic Scalloped Ovals
Blue/White/Gold Embossing Powder on the embossed snowflakes
Blue Liquid Pearls

This card is extra special because it is going to a lady who has moved to Saudia Arabia. She will be able to send Christmas cards to her friends this year. The guidelines were to use an EF, have only one embellishment and a sentiment. For me, this was a challenge because I really like to pile on the embellishments, especially for Christmas cards.

Here it is:

Here is a closeup of the embellishment:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 25 Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle Challenge - AG with Glitter and/or Embossing Powder UE PP

Sep 27 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Love to Scrap - AG 3E #2 PP

Sep 28 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Incy Wincy Designs - AG 5E #1 PP

Sep 28 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP

Sep 29 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE PP

Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE PP

Sep 30 Through the Craft Room Door - AG 2E #1 PP
Sep 30 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Wise Men Still Seek Him

The Christmas card posted today is made by using a new die from Tattered Lace called Three Kings. This is the first TL die I have ever gotten because they are super expensive, but the intricacy in these dies is unparalleled. They cut as three separate images; they were so large that they needed to be layered one on top of another.

The sky is a darker purple and is glittered with SU Diamond Glitter and Martha Stewart Course Clear Glitter, which resembles snowflakes. The sentiment is from Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps and is heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Here is the card:

This shows more of the glittery snow and the detail in the die cuts:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 23 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Sep 25 Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle Challenge - AG with Glitter and/or Embossing Powder UE PP

Sep 27 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Love to Scrap - AG 3E PP

Sep 28 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Incy Wincy Designs - AG 5E #1 PP

Sep 28 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP

Sep 29 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE PP

Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE PP

Sep 30 Through the Craft Room Door - AG 2E #1 PP

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Monday, September 22, 2014

Peace on Earth

This Christmas card was so much fun to make, and new tools were used, which made it even more enjoyable. I used a new stencil and dabbed it with Versamark Ink over a piece of black cardstock, then sprinkled it with pewter embossing powder and heat embossed it. To make it really sparkle, I sprinkled it first with fine Diamond glitter, then sprayed it with glue again and sprinkled it with coarse clear glitter. This really gave it the appearance of snow falling.

The sentiment was also heat embossed and die cut, then put on the background with pop dots. It was also treated twice with the same glitters a the background. A silver ribbon with a double looped bow finished the card.

I used these in making the card:

The Craft Workshop Aspen Trees Stencil
Versamark Ink
Pewter Embossing Powder
SU Peace Stamp
Spellbinders Labels 18
SU Diamond Glitter
Martha Stewart Coarse Clear Glitter
Silver Ribbon

Here it is:

This shows the glitter better:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 22 Through the Craft Room Door - AAG 2E #2 PP

Sep 23 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Sep 25 Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle Challenge - AG with Glitter and/or Embossing Powder UE PP

Sep 27 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Love to Scrap - AG 3E PP

Sep 28 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE PP

Sep 28 Incy Wincy Designs - AG 5E #1 PP

Sep 28 Crafting from the Heart - AAG UE PP

Sep 29 Holly Jolly Christmas - Ribbon or Lace 2E #1 PP

Sep 29 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE PP

Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE PP

Sep 30 Craft-Dee-Bowz - AG with a Handmade Bow UE PP

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Unto Us a Child Is Born

Today's card is using images, a sentiment and paper from Diane's Daydream Designs.

These were used:

Diane's Daydream Design Country Morning Papers - Red Gingham Background Paper
Diane's Daydream Designs Little Bits of Christmas Color Set - Manger and Angel
Diane's Daydream Designs Christmas Blessings - Sentiment

When a digi is pre-colored, that is a huge blessing for me, because #1 I really don't enjoy coloring images, and #2 She does them so beautifully, that I could never make them look that good!

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 22 Through the Craft Room Door - AAG 2E #1 PP

Sep 23 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP

Sep 27 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Sep 29 Holly Jolly Christmas - Ribbon or Lace 2E #1 PP

Sep 28 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE PP

Sep 29 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE

Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE

Sep 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper UE

Sep 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - 20 Minutes or Less UE PP

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Saturday, September 13, 2014

A Very Golden Thank You

Today I was attempting to clean up and organize my craft room.

Oh, my! I have hundreds of die cut and punched images that have just hibernated in there. I would cut something out and then decide not to use it and put it aside knowing that some day it would come in handy. Well, I should use them! And that is just what this card is made from -- previously prepared elements that were begging to be assembled into something that would look good. The only thing that is new is the bow, which I made using my fingers. (You can see a tutorial on how to do this at http://homespuncards.blogspot.com/2014/08/quote-from-st-patrick-and-bow-tutorial.html.

I wish I could remember the name of the EF used to make the background, but it was so long ago. I looked through my stash and could not find it. (It is in there somewhere, though!) The flower is Memory Box Lovely Peony and Lovely Peony Outline; the foliage is Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish; the sentiment is printed from my computer and punched out with a 1 1/4" scalloped circle punch. There are two kinds of ribbon used on the card, both from my stash. Copious amounts of white and gold glitter were used, and the background was inked with gold ink.

So there you have it. I have enough pre-cut elements in my stash so that it may be a long time before I make anything new. Just kidding! But they do need to be used up. (smile)

Here is the card:

Close up of the glitter:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 14 Craftin Dessert Diva ATG UE
Sep 14 The Memory Nest UE
Sep 15 Through the Craft Room Door - AAG 2E #2 PP
Sep 17 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP
Sep 19 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE PP
Sep 19 Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - AG UE PP

Sep 26 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE PP

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B

Romans 10:9-11

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Christmas Candle and Poinsettia

Today's Christmas card was a lot of fun to make; the main pieces were from Diane's Daydream Design, using her papers and a colorful digi from her store. These background papers add to a certain "down home" feeling for the card, like you were in a country setting with warm, loving family members. I do hope you will check out her store; she has some delightful things there.

:o)

I added some interest to the background gingham piece by running it through an EF.

These were used to make the card:

Diane's Daydream Design Country Morning Papers - Red Gingham Background Paper
Diane's Daydream Design Bouquet of Daisies - Green Dotted Background Paper
Diane's Daydream Designs Deck the Halls Color Set - Candle, Poinsettia and Evergreen
Paper Studio - Holly EF
Spellbinders - Labels Twenty
DieNamics - Four Corners Die
Green Raffia Ribbon from My Stash
Brass Bell
Green Ink

And here is the card:

This is the embossed gingham background. The pattern is indistinguishable, but you can tell that it adds texture and interest.

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Sep 11 Simply Create Too - Show Us Something New - New EF and Digi 3E #2
Sep 15 Holly Jolly Christmas - Something beginning with R.E.D. - Red, Ribbon, Embossing Folder, Digi, Die Cut 2E #1 PP
Sep 15 Papertake Weekly - Repeat, Repeat - Corner Die Cuts 5E #1 PP
Sep 15 Through the Craft Room Door - AAG 2E #1 PP

Sep 26 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Sep 29 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE
Sep 30 Crafts Galore - Make a Card UE

Sep 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper UE
Sep 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Do You Hear What I Hear? Bell UE

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Joy and Music

Another Christmas card!

Woohoo! Those of us who have been working on these since we last mailed our cards out in December know that slow and steady wins the race when it comes to getting enough Christmas cards done before time to mail them out again. It is so much easier when they build up gradually, than to feel rushed at the last minute. When I feel rushed, not only do I not do a very good job of card making, but all the joy is gone from it because of having the stress of finishing on time.

That's my story and I'm stickin' with it!

So today's card is made from a pretty musical, very wide fabric ribbon found at Joann's. It is the background for the rest of the card. On top of that is a double-looped wire-rimmed red and silver glittered bow, a sentiment by Sweet 'n' Sassy (Jesus Is Born set), die cuts from Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles, and a holly sprig cut from the Teresa Collins December 25th Cricut cartridge. With this cut, I used some paper that I didn't like very much, and after it was cut, it was spray-painted green, then sprayed with silver glitter mist. The berries on the holly are made with Viva Red Liquid Pearls.

Here is the card: