Dynamic Duo's #23

I don't know what happened to my Dynamic Duos post - or the pictures ... but they have completely disappeared.  However, I have re-downloaded the pictures from my camera and can still get the card into the challenge before it closes. Here are this week's challenge colours:

... and I also used a recent sketch from Retro Sketches:

 Here is my card:

Tangerine Tango and Old Olive? LOVE both colours - I think Tangerine Tango is my new favourite shade of orange.  I kept is simple but I'm really happy with how the card turned out.  I stamped the flower and flower center onto white card stock, punched them out and attached them together with foam tape and a tiny green gem. 

I cut a wide banner from a scrap of Old Olive, ran it through an embossing folder, then embossed a white panel to attach to the Old Olivie card base.  There is a white panel inside the card, where the blossom was stamped off the bottom white corner as well as stamped on the envelope.

No greeting on the front - just the way I like it.

Supplies:
Mixed Bunch stamp set, blossom punch, 1" circle punch, embossing folders, Old Olive card stock, Tangering Tango ink - Stampin' Up.  :-)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

This is our Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and - while hubby and I won't be able to celebrate with our family this year, we will sure be thinking of them.

This is the Thanksgiving card I made for my parents:

This is one of those cards that I made last year to have to send this Thanksgiving, so I'm a little fuzzy on the details.  I know that sweet scarecrow was Cricut cut using a file from SVG Cuts - a fabulous company that I used to deal with a lot.  It was from the Harvest Hill Farm SVG Collection.

Then the 'nice lawyers' at Provocraft decided that the only SVG files that could be cut with a Cricut would be theirs, and they took several companies to court over it.  So now, in order to cut any of my non- Cricut SVG files I have to buy a different machine.  (As soon as I get some room in the studio - I'll do just that, and I haven't purchased a single new Cricut cartridge since then.) Really, was there a good reason why everyone just couldn't play nice with each other? The 'big guys' had to make even MORE money and wanted the 'little guys' share? Bah.

Anyhow ..... I created a little scene for the scarecrow by sponging onto a white textured panel and inking the edges. A texture stamp was added here and there as well. To create the moon, I simply punched a circle out of white scrap paper and discarded the punched piece.  I laid the paper scrap over my panel, and when I had the cut-out circle where I wanted it, I sponged yellow ink through the hole.  When you remove this scrap paper mask, you have a yellow circle - or, moon!

I added some pen stitching, inking, a small paper flower and brad, and used an embossing folder on the body itself. This little guy is so cute - he made me smile every time I looked at him!

The scarecrow was mounted with foam tape onto the scene panel, which was mounted with foam tape onto a patterned paper panel - then onto the A2 card base.

To my family, friends and fellow Canadians who are having their Thanksgiving Dinner today - ENJOY! 

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Bronze Embossed Pumpkins Card

I do have another gift card holder & birthday card to share, but since this is our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I thought I should go back to posting our Thanksgiving cards.  I used the pumpkin embossing folder again, this time with a beautiful orange shimmery Stardream card stock. Beautiful stuff. When you use a shimmery, heavy card stock like this - the card is very elegant and has a whole different feel than if I'd used regular card sock.

After embossing the trimmed panel, I wrapped it with bronze sheer ribbon and tied it off in a pretty bow.  I don't often add full bows to my cards!  I did line the envelope with a card stock panel so it would go through the mail OK.

I stamped the verse in orange inside the card - I am really loving the new Tangerine Tango shade of orange from Stampin' Up!

Supplies:
Brown duplex A2 card base - Michaels, DCWV
Embossing folder  -  Sizzix
Ribbon & foam tape - Michaels
Ink - Stampin' Up
Stamp - Hero Arts?

Have a wonderful Saturday - thanks for stopping by today!

Gift Card insert ...

Since I have been showing gift card envelopes the past few days, I decided to continue on and show another one!

Back at the end of April, I made a birthday card for our Nephew. You can see it HERE.   Flash forward four months, and he is staying with us for a bit while he starts a new job out west. So I wanted to give him something useful for his birthday.

I cut a seed packet envelope (Papertrey Ink) and an ATC (Sizzix). After stamping the image (Michaels) and colouring it with Copic markers, I attached it to the front of the envelope with foam tape then attached the envelope onto the inside left side of the card.

A couple of Stampin' Up items (punches, stamps) to create the little label on top of the Subway Gift Card and it tucked quite nicely inside the card.  Made him go WOW, too!  (He likes Subway, ha ha). The punched label made the card easy to grab and remove, since the envelope was attached inside the card.

Easy Peasy, but more fun than just tucking a gift card inside a birthday card.

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Thank You Card and Gift Cards

Today's share is the set I made for my Sister In Law and hubby to thank them for their hospitality. We stayed with them in Whistler BC back in June and I brought this set with me to leave behind when we left.

The papers were in the 50% off bin at our local scrapbook store and I was smitten with the colours so brought home a couple of sheets. They came in handy for this card set!  First up, the card. It is a 5x7 card with a creamy pale yellow card base.

 I used My Favorite Things dies for the labels, and I think it was a Verve stamp. Also, foam tape and orange Bakers Twine (love).

We wanted to leave them with a gift - something consumable. So once again, I turned to my Papertrey Ink dies.  I cut two gift card holders, and two of these card layers. See how everything works together? The seed packet also fits into these slits ... SO well thought out.

The gift holders were decorated with punch out pieces from coordinating paper (also on clearance) and attached to the gift card holder without interfering with the flap. Putting them onto these card layer (sized for A2) gave them a bit more substance since they were being tucked into a 5x7 card!

Above and below you can see the flap to hold the gift card up and the notch to keep the gift card in. Brilliant.

Like so many people, they frequent Tim Hortons ... so I know they will have enjoyed their gift cards. It was the least we could do as we had a GREAT time with them in Whistler.  :-)

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Birdy Baby Card

My parents asked me to make them a baby card & gift card holder when Ethan was born. I turned to this sweet paper stack (by DCWV, I believe) to come up with something special. I didn't want to just use a card from my stash to celebrate our Grandson and their Great Grandson's arrival! Since it was going to be hand delivered, I went with a 6" square card.

The colour is really off the the photo above, the one below is a better representation of the colours. The bird and label are both Sizzix dies, and I tied the matted plaid strip with yellow Bakers Twine before attaching it to the sparkly bird print paper.

I added another strip of the plaid paper inside, and penned in the words ...

From the remainder of the bird print paper, I used a Papertrey Ink die to cut the Gift Card Holder. It was attached inside the card with 2 sided tape.

I love this die - it was so well thought out. Which is one of the reasons I prefer Papertrey Ink dies to almost any other one.  Once the gift card envelope is opened by untucking the flap, you can see there is a little fold up flap at the bottom to keep the card (or cash) from sliding out of the bottom, and a half circle cut into the center top area to keep it from sliding out of the top.

Below is a photo of the little darling, at 6 weeks old. His bib says 'I'm Hungry', which is perfect for him. He is always hungry, and growing like a weed. Just the way you like them.  :-)

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Warm Wishes Christmas Card

Remember that kraft Christmas paper stack I used for my Merry Monday #29 card? I used it to make a card for my friend Jane last year, and just found the pictures in my file so they never did get posted! I'm trying to clear out some of these older cards/pictures to make room for new ones.  :-)

I cut a 6" square card from green Bazzil card stock, and trimmed down one of the patterned sheets. The rest of the design is in my scrap folder to use for a future project. I outlined lots of the details on this teapot with glitter glue.

In order to get the Warm Wishes to fit on a 6" card base, I had to cut it apart and squish the words together. But I think it worked out OK.  It was one of my first group of large square cards, so it was really fun to do and Jane really liked it.

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