Back again and catching up on sleep. I never seem to sleep well when I'm working away (and yet I sleep so well if I'm away on holiday - guess it's my frame of mind). Still my visit to Cardiff gave me chance to meet up again with a crafting friend from the ILWS forum and have a great evening chatting crafting - thanks Dawn!
Today I have a matching set of cards that make a great gift set when packaged up. They're ideal to keep in for a last minute gift or to sell at craft fairs or school fetes. I've put mine in a clear plastic box that I got through a recent share but you could easily make a gift bag or a sized up mini pizza box to package them in.
All the cards use the printed window sheet from the Night & Day Specialty Paper pack and I got four cards from 1 sheet with a spare strip left over. The other papers in the pack are great for monochrome cards and items or they can be transformed by brayering coloured ink over as I did here.
The set started with this card that I blogged last month. Click here for the full details.
Recipe
Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Tiny Tags
Cardstock: Real Red
DSP: Night & Day Specialty
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Punches: Full Heart, Medium Jewelry Tag
Gingham Ribbon: Red
Other: Black EP, Linen Thread
The standard A6 card blank in Real Red was wrapped with the printed Window Sheet. Again, my wrap doesn't go all the way around, just about 1cm or so around the back, secured with Sticky Strip. Red gingham ribbon was tied around the card front and wrap and stamped sentiments from the Tiny Tags set (punched with the Medium Jewelry Tag) attached with twine. I stamped the Friend heart with Versamark on Real Red card, heat embossed with Black EP and punched it with the Full Heart before sticking to the front of the Window Sheet.
Recipe
Stamps: In the Stars, Tiny Tags
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black
DSP: Night & Day Specialty
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Punches: Large Star, Medium Jewelry Tag
Other: Black EP, Black Brads (Vintage), Linen Thread
This time I stamped the Tiny Tags onto Tempting Turquoise card and again punched them out with the Medium Jewelry Tag. I matted Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise (cut slightly smaller on all edges) and the Window Sheet and secured with Black Brads in each corner (this secured the Window sheet without having any glue showing) also pinning my Tiny Tags into the top left hand corner. These layers were then adhered to the front of the Tempting Turquoise card blank. The Wish for You star was stamped with Versamark on Tempting Turquoise card, heat embossed with Black EP and punched with the Large Star before sticking to the front of the Window Sheet.
Recipe
Stamps: Oval All, Tiny Tags
Cardstock: Green Galore, Basic Black
DSP: Night & Day Specialty
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Punches: Large Oval, Medium Jewelry Tag
Other: Black EP, Black Brads (Vintage)
The Green card is made the same way was the Turquoise one but switching Tempting Turquoise for Green Galore in all cases and using the Just for You oval stamp with the Large Oval punch.
A simple, quick and effective way to use those window sheets I think.
I'm at St Saviour's at High Green again tomorrow so may see some of you there *waves*. Don't forget to bring your Silent Night stamp set if you want to join in making some Christmas cards.
Have a great weekend.
Sara xx
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