More Gatefold Frame Dies

The die-cut frame pieces on these cards are from last year's Gina K's Twelve Days of Christmas. This completes my use of the items from last year's box. I'm looking forward to receiving this year's box, but I won't see it for a month! I'm going to be good and not peek. Wish me luck!

I had the pieces cut and matted and I didn't know what to do with this one. Then I thought of Gina's embossing folders that have dies to go with them, and I thought that would be perfect cut out of the same copper. I like how it turned out.

I used this piece on a Z-fold card - just matted. I added a gold-embossed greeting from My Favorite Things on the inside, covered by the panel. Here is how it looks from the side.

I matted these pieces and then added them to some fancy patterned cardstock that has glittered areas. I couldn't figure out how to add a sentiment, so it's plain and I'll stamp something on the inside. This card is a gate-fold card.

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Christmas Poinsettias

The part of this card that is from Gina K's last year's Twelve Days of Christmas is the background stamp. The poinsettias and greenery are from Gina K, also - stamps and dies. The sentiment is from - you guessed it! - Gina K. I added a bit of bling to the centers.

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Fancy Frame Thank You

Continuing on with using up those parts I made using Gina K's Twelve Days of Christmas from last year. The part from that box is the die-cut frame. The sentiment is from Gina K, also. I cut the bottom layer with a die, too.

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Foiled Merry Christmas

The background stamp used on this card was from Gina's Twelve Days of Christmas from last year. Not sure when my new box will be arriving, but I won't peek until December 12! The sentiment was from Gina, also - poly-glaze and then foiled in gold. I die-cut it and matted it. I also matted the background piece. I die-cut and added some pine boughs for more interest. 

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Stenciled Birthday

The image for both of these cards was made with a stencil set from Gina K (from her last year's Twelve Days of Christmas box.) I made it the size of a card front, embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then cut it in half. I added a thin strip of coordinating cardstock to each, and then the same sentiment - from My Favorite Things.

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Christmas with Frames

These frames were a set from last year's Twelve Days of Christmas box from Gina K. I cut them out of Christmas colors so I could add a couple more cards to my stack. The green one is glitter cardstock. I embossed the background with a Sizzix folder. The sentiment is an old wood-mounted one from Hero Arts. The image is from Hampton Art. I colored with Copics and added some white dots with a gel pen.

The image on this card is from Stampin' Up!

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Whales Birthday Wishes

Well, I'm working on my parts that I made with last year's Gina K's Twelve Days of Christmas. I got out all of the pieces and thought I should use them once they were out, and then I made parts with all of them. I've used quite a few and should have them done before this year's box comes. But, I'm taking an Online Card Class that starts on Monday, so I hope I have lots of time in my stamping room! (My calendar says otherwise, though!) The parts on this card are the image and the sentiment. They are both popped up. The tan matting piece in the middle is left over after using one of the dies from the box.

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Anniversaries

I needed three more anniversary cards this month, so I made these three very similar cards. I used all Gina K items on them. The flowers and sentiments are the foiled pieces that I made. I combined two of her stencils to make the backgrounds. On the second one, I also used the oval stencil to draw a border. On this first one, after stenciling the oval, I used the stencil to stencil around the oval that I had already done. The sentiment on the first and third cards is an old wood-mounted stamp from My Sentiments Exactly.

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Split Card

My friend, Vicki, posted a card with a layout like this a little white ago, and I thought I would do this again. I used a die to cut the curved edges. I just put patterned paper into my empty space. The sentiments are from Gina K - foiled, die-cut and popped up.

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Bubble Wrap Inking

Another card done with some of my foiled pieces. The image and sentiment are both popped up. I had a piece of bubble wrap packaging that I hadn't tossed, so I inked it up to make this background. An old technique, but fun once in a while.

Edited to add. The image and sentiment are both from Gina K.

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Card Parts

I thought I would share a photo of the pieces that I made with stamps, dies and stencils from last year's Gina K's Twelve Days of Christmas. I pulled them all out last week and decided to use at least one thing from each set. I'm looking forward to this year's box!

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Sympathy

I dug out all my things from Gina K's last year's Twelve Days of Christmas last week to show a friend, so I thought I should use the items while they were out. I haven't turned much of it into cards - just made more parts. Hopefully I will get them used soon. (Much sooner than I will use up all those foiled pieces that I recently made!)

The item on this card from Gina's box was the Spatter Paint. I took a piece of black cardstock and spattered the white Spatter Paint on it and cut it in half. I used some of my foiled pieces to complete these cards. I used the coordinating stencils to color the images.

You can't really tell, but I also used a Copic marker to add a little shading to these flower. The flowers and sentiments are popped up.

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November Calendar Page

Well, somehow it's November and Thanksgiving will be here before you  know it! Then Christmas - oh my!!

I went very easy with this one. The pieces are ephemera from an old Gina K set. I forgot to write down what I used for this month's page, but I'm pretty sure the stamps are from Gina K, also.

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Foiled Pieces

Gina K often has poly-glaze sheets to foil to match her stamps and dies sets. I sat down one day (or maybe a couple days) and foiled all the images and sentiments in this set. Then I spent a lot of time die-cutting them. I used rose gold, pewter and black foil for these. You can't really tell by the picture, but there are a lot of pieces here! I will use the stencils to color them, as I use them up. I actually used some before I took this photo. Those cards will be coming soon.

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Halloween Cards for the Grandkids

I really don't have a lot of supplies for making Halloween cards - not my favorite thing. But we send them to our grandchildren, so I have to make something to hold the "pocket money," as my mother-in-law used to say. So, here is what they got.

This first one uses an image (made by AI) that I got from my friend, Cheryl. The sentiment (on all of them) is from Repeat Impressions.

The stamps are from Gina K. I embossed with black embossing powder and colored in the eyes.

These last three were embossed with an embossing folder, and then I rubbed the design with black ink. Simple - but they work.

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Purple Ornaments

I've still had this die-cut image of four ornaments with the mirror cardstock behind it on my table for a while. I finally finished it up. I scored lines above and below the ornaments, then added thin metallic strips. The sentiment is from a new Kristina Werner/Concord & 9th set. The set is part of the bundle of stamps, dies and stencils for the upcoming Online Card Class. I stamped it and then die cut it and four more pieces and layered them together. The purple metallic strips and the purple behind the ornaments don't match perfectly, but they  match a lot better in real life than they do in the photo!

 
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"Woven" Anniversary

One night last week, I was either dreaming, half-conscious, or awake during the night and I spent hours working on this card in my head!! I was even doing measurements. When I woke up the next morning, I made a diagram, so I wouldn't forget. It was a horrible night's sleep, but here is the card that came of it. I made slits in the cardstock, embossed it, and then took ribbon and wove it through. The sentiment is several (about five) layers of black cardstock. I matted with black and added it to a white card base.

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Sunflower Warm Wishes

Wow, time flies!! Life has been busy, for sure. I DID finish up my calendars, though, so that makes me very happy. They are all ready for the wrapping paper.

For this card (using extra pieces from my calendars) I used Gina K stamps and dies and colored with Copic markers. The background was embossed with an Anna Griffin/Cuttlebug folder and then rubbed with a white pigment ink. The sentiment was stamped and die cut, and I also die cut many extras and layered them for added dimension. The flower and leaves are popped up, too.

We are definitely enjoying the beautiful fall weather here in Minnesota!

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October Calendar Page

Another month has arrived already! Here is my calendar page for October. The stamp is an old wood-mounted rubber stamp from Annette Watkins. The paper is from an old Recollections pad. Happy October!

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Ornament Christmas

Another Christmas card for the stash. I used Spellbinders dies for this one. I backed it with a purple mirror cardstock. The ornament toppers are cut from holographic silver. The sentiment is embossed with silver, and I added a very thin strip of silver sticker across the top of the panel.

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