Party cards

As I mentioned in last weeks post, I have a few cards to share using the Authentique "Party" paper along with some cardstock stickers. The 2 pages of cut aparts are both feminine and masculine.

Kraft card stock for the base and I layered pattern paper and Kraft cardstock, a cut apart adhered to Kraft card stock with a piece of twine tied around it; finished it off with a couple of buttons in the lower left corner.

Kraft card stock for the base, layered Kraft and pattern paper and made some tags, layered on to the front of the card. Cut an oval out of one of the cut aparts and adhered it, off centered, to an oval die cut. Popped it up with some Stamping Up dimensionals. Tucked in some black twine made into bows to the right side of the cut apart.

Same thing for the top and bottom cards except I switched to black card stock and layered pattern paper along with layering a cut apart to black card stock. Using Stamping Up dimensions, adhered it to front of card. Added bows made from ribbon and twine from my stash

This last card was actually made from a piece of the 12 x 12 pattern paper. I cut it to size, added some  glossy accents to the balloons and the speakers on his radio.

Below is a close up of the speakers and balloons. Hope you can see the shine of the glossy accents.

I have been busy in my craft space. Once you get the mojo back, you just can't quit!! Next week I will share another mini album I made from another wonderful crafter I discovered while carousing You Tube again!
Have a great week ahead -
N~

Gate fold mini album

I'm sharing another album I finished following the amazing Frances Long's tutorials on You Tube.
This one is her Gate Fold mini album, version 1. I used Carta Bella's paper line "Summer Splash".

 The two doors are held closed by a magnet closure on the right side of the cut apart.

There is a mini waterfall folio on inside of left door that holds 3x4 pictures. You will see quite a few stickers from the collection that I reinforced with cardstock on the backs and used as 'tuck spots' throughout the album.

This is an expanding pocket that holds a ton of cut parts and photo mats/booklets (see photo below).

 Inside flap that holds a large tag and opposite side has a belly band that holds more cut aparts

 More photo spots

 Inside front right door has 2 pockets that holds 1 large and 1 small tag

A large waterfall folio that holds 4x6 photos.

That is it from me. Working on a few cards using Authentique "Party" paper line that I will share with you next week.

I haven't shared any pics of the baby lately - he'll be 2 next month! Where does the time go?

My little Target shopper!
Thank you for stopping in - comments are appreciated!
Have a great week ahead -
N~

Stiches

I found another crafter who shares her love of mini albums on YouTube! Her name is Francis Long and her channel is called Your Book of Memories. I'm sharing my first album following her tutorial on a double waterfall folio album. I used the Authentique Stitches paper line.
The album measures 6 1/2 X 9 1/2.

 This is the front cover. I am using ribbon for the closure. This ribbon was actually the handles from Victoria Secret's shopping bag!

 Inside the album - left side holds 3 tags and has a vertical waterfall folio with a magnetic band.

This is the right side of the album which holds 2 tags and a horizontal folio with a magnetic band.
Since I took the pictures, I have since decorated the tags with pattern paper, punched a hole and looped ribbons and twine through them. I picked up some sewing themed charms from Michaels so once I add those, this book is complete!

That is it from me. Enjoy your week ahead!
N~

Graduation

Happy Sunday everyone!
Popping in kind of late today with a graduation card I made for my niece who has finished 8th grade! I was scouring Pinterest for some ideas and found this sketch.

Card stock and pattern paper is from Stamping Up along with the stamped sentiment.
I am working on another mini album and hope to finish it to share with you next week.
Until then, have a great week ahead!

N~

Botanical

I'm sharing a card I made a few weeks ago. I've been pulling out a lot of my older paper pads and creating cards for any and all occasions. They measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Here is one I made from Graphic 45 Botanical Tea paper line.

 I created the card base using Stamping Up brown cardstock and adhered a piece of the pattern paper from the 8x8 paper pad.

 I cut out one of the cut aparts and adhered to brown card stock, wrapped some pink twine around it a couple of times and made a bow. Topped the bow off with a button and adhered it to the left side of the card. Cut out a couple of small stamps from one of the papers from the pad and popped them up with dimensionals from Stampin Up.

Wishing you a great week ahead.
N~

Horse woman

Happy Sunday and happy Mother's Day to all you mom's and grandmothers out there.
We've had a rainy week end up until today. It turned out to be a beauty out there!
I made this birthday card for a friend who is a huge horse lover. As a matter of fact, she owns her own horse, Bailey.

 This card measures 5 x 5. I used Authentique's Frontier paper line and cut aparts for the front of the card. Brown twine is from my stash. Brown cardstock is Stampin Up.

Inside - I matted a strip of pattern paper to the bottom of the card just to dress it up a bit.

That's it from me. Enjoy the week ahead!
N~

Butterflies

Happy Sunday everyone. Popping in to share a card I made last week for a friend's birthday. I inked up Tim Holtz brick embossing folder for the background after stamping the ferns in the lower left corner.  I then used Stampin Up dies to cut the 2 butterflies and adhered them to the cut. I embellished with self adhesive pearl gems.

I haven't shared a picture of the little guy in awhile. He's getting so big, isn't he?

Have a great week ahead!
N~