Merry Christmas from Creative Impressions!

 I can't believe this is the last post before Christmas!  Time is flying!  So, for all our wonderful customers and friends, we are sharing one last card with  you until the New Year!

This card is called a "Bridge Card".  You can find multiple tutorials online so that you can create your own Bridge card.

For my card, I followed the directions for cutting the red cardstock and scored on the lines indicated.  Once the card was folded, I adhered patterned paper to the back, side edges and bottom of the card.  Before adhering the bottom piece, I wrapped it with our "Oh Christmas Tree" Ribbon Expression (80332) and then adhered the entire piece to the bottom of the card.

I stamped O Christmas Tree (S189) onto a piece of light green paper with dark green ink, cut it out and then adhered it to a slightly larger piece of dark green cardstock.  This was then trimmed slightly larger than the tree.  To finish the tree, I added some of our Mini Brads in Red, Green and White (Primary Mini Round Assortment 90190) to serve as ornaments on the tree.  Finally I added a Gold Star Brad (91002) to the top of the tree.  I then set the tree aside.

I stamped "Happy Holidays" from our Y494 Happy Hollidays set on a piece of scrap white cardstock with dark green ink and adhered it to a slight larger piece of red cardstock.  Before adhering this piece to the card back, I adhered four of the brads, one on each corner, to the card back.

All that was left to do was to adhere two Metallic Green Trees (90641) to the paper strips on either side of the card.  This may be done before adhering the paper to the card or afterwards if you don't mind the brad prongs showing in the back.

Lastly, I adhered the tree to the right side of the card and the card was finished!  Hope you like it.  It really was super easy to make!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone from Creative Impressions!

Janet, Susan, Candie and Jo

Origami Christmas Poinsettia Card

 Hello Everyone:  Here's a different Christmas card that's easy to make!

And yes, we love easy at Creative Impressions!  I made lots of this card for my Christmas card this year.  Easy to make in an assembly line!

To make the origami square, you will need a 4" square of double sided patterned paper.  Just fold the square in half diagonally, open it up, fold the opposite direction diagonally, open it up, fold each corner to the center where the diagonals meet and then fold each edge to the outside.  I finished this square by adding a felt "Poinsettia" ( Med Heritage Felt Blossom 62102) with green Felt Leaves ( Heritage 62002)_                     attached together with a Yellow Mini Round ( 90112 ).  I poked a hole in the center of the square and threaded the flower through.  To finish, I cut a square of green cardstock 3" and glued the origami piece to the green square

All that was left to do was add a Holiday sentiment to the card and a double bow with Green and Burgundy (80601 and 80600) Thin Twine.  Ready to send and took minimal time to make!

Hope you will try this fun technique.

Enjoy!

Susan

Christmas Joy

 

Hello Everyone:  Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the rest of the Holidays.  Here is an easy Joyful Holiday card perfect for creating those last minute cards:

To create this card, begin by stamping "O Christmas Tree (S189) with dark green ink onto a lighter green piece of cardstock.  Cut the tree out and back it with a red cardstock mat cut slightly larger.  

Adhere the tree to a piece of patterned paper which has been backed by a green cardstock mat.  Create a piece to go in the center of the tree by using our Felt Joy from our  Christmas set #63120 to which has been added a Medium White Felt Snowflake (Felt Snowflake #63000) with a Winter  Glimmer Round Paper Fastener (#90904). Adhere this to the tree by poking a hole in the center of the snowflake and threading the brad prongs to the back of the piece.  Then you will add a Gold Metallic 3-D Star (95549)                  to the top of the tree.

To a white card, create a slightly smaller green mat and then a red mat and adhere to the white card.  Finally, you will adhere the patterned paper panel to the red mat.  Now you're done!  Easy and fun!

Enjoy!

Susan

Pieced Paper Thanksgiving Tag

Hello Everyone:  Today I am featuring a fun pieced paper tag (not just for Thanksgiving)  that I would like to share with you .

Patsy Kral taught be how to do this technique which she found on Pinterest,

Isn't this pretty?  Patsy wrote instructions on the back of this tag for this technique:

"Cut paper into Long triangles.  Cut cardstock front to size.  The first piece glued down needs to be very straight.  After that, glue left to right and then right to left.  Trim and enjoy."

To finish the tag I created, I used Creative Impressions stamp # N071and stamped it onto a piece of tan cardstock with dark green ink.  I then cut it out using a circle die.

I adhered my favorite Autumn Leaves Felt Shapes  #63100 behind the location I was to place my sentiment and then finally used foam squares on the back of my stamped sentiment to adhere over the top of the leaves.  To finish, I used our wonderful Autumn Splendor Printed Ribbon #80461for the top of the tag.

Here are the unfinished and finished tags together.

 Hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial!  All of us at Creative Impressions would like to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving and a joyful day filled with friends and family!

Janet, Susan, Candie and Jo

 

Fun Pocket card for Thanksgiving!

 Hello Everyone:  I just don't know where the time is going!  Can't believe we are almost ready to celebrate Thanksgiving!  Today I would like to share with you a fun and easy Pocket Card:

I designed this card for Thanksgiving, however, it can be used for just about any occasion!  I found the instructions on the internet - easy to find and easy to make!

I began by creating my pocket using 6x12 double sided design  paper.  Once this was done I added Creative Impressions Single Stitched ribbon in Brown with Black Stitching (70925) to either side of the triangular opening.  Then I wrapped a piece of our Grid Ribbon in Brown (70283) -my favorite- around the pocket and tied it off in the center where the Single Stitch Ribbon joins.  To finish that part I added a Maple Leaf Brad (Antique Maple Leaf Assort 95552).

I then added our Felt Shapes (63100 Autumn Leaves, 63110 Halloween and Sm. Felt Blossom (62002 Heritage) along with a bow made from our Thin Jute Twine (80612 Green Apple) towards the bottom of my pocket.

This is what the finished pocket looks like without the inside card:

The inside card  is very simple.  I used Creative Impressions stamp #J366 Thanksgiving Wishes and stamped the sentiment with Sepia Brown ink onto a piece of white cardstock that was backed with a tan mat.  All that's left is to place the card inside the pocket and you have a fun and creative card.  Hint:  I wrote towards the bottom part of the card that would be covered by the bottom portion of the pocket.

Your turn to try it!

Susan

Thankful Always!

  Hello Everyone!  Today I am featuring a card with one of my favorite stamps.  What looks to be just a Thanksgiving stamp actually works as a year-round stamp to remind us to be give thanks always:

This card features not only Creative Impressions' stamp Give Thanks ( N071 ) but also our Cork Paper (89000) which gives this piece a lot of dimension as well as our Leaf Felt Shapes (63100 Autumn Leaves) which are definitely my "go-to"  for Fall cards.  They are so beautiful and add a wonderful dimension to any card - no die cutting necessary!  

I began by adhering a piece of patterned paper to a burgandy card mat which was then adhered to a cream card.  I  cut a strip of burgundy cardstock and adhered a hand torn piece of our Cork Paper over the top.  This piece was attached to the center of the card.

I stamped "Give Thanks "with dark green ink onto a natural piece of cardstock and used a circle die cut (you can use a punch too) to cut out the sentiment.  I then cut a mat for it using another piece of burgundy and adhered them together.  I laid the sentiment circle towards the center of the card and positioned several Felt Leaves in different colors under the circle.  I removed the circle and added some liquid glue to adhere the leaves underneath.  Once I was happy with the placement, I added some of our Thin Jute Twine in Rust ( 80608) and glued it underneath as well before then adding the circle sentiment and adhering it on top of the leaves and twine.

Finally I added a bit of Liquid Pearls to the "berries" on the sentiment.  That's it!  Easy and lovely card suitable to send to anyone.

Enjoy!

Susan

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!  I am featuring another lovely card by Chari Hogsett to wish you a fun and safe day:

Chari stamped Creative Impressions stamp "Eat, Drink and be Scary" # M418 on a piece of orange cardstock.  She used deckle edge scissors to cut out the image and set it aside.  She then adhered a piece of plaid patterned paper to a black mat, then an orange mat and finally to a white card.  An owl                    was stamped in one of the plaid squares along with "Booooo" from Creative Impressions set # Y499 Halloween Haunting.                       .  

Once the mats were adhered, a piece of Orange/Black Double Stitched Ribbon (70960) was stretched between two Metal Loop Black Rounds (84455) that were attached to the base of the patterned paper piece using Orange Mini Rounds (90198) punched through the center of Mini Tropical Orange Spiral Clips (85007) .

The previously stamped sentiment was then adhered to the card on an angle and the card was done!

I think this sentiment is appropriate for tonight, so "Eat, Drink and be Scary" and have fun!  Happy Halloween!

Susan                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Haunting Time is Coming!

 Hello Everyone:  Today I would love to share with you a fun Halloween card by Chari Hogsett:

Are  you ready for "Something Wicked" coming on October 31st?  This sweet card was created using Creative Impressions Stamp Q108.  It was stamped on a piece of orange cardstock and matted with a white piece of cardstock.  Four Black Spiral Clips (Primary Spiral Clips 85006) were added to each corner of the panel and a Tropical Green Round (Tropical Rounds Asst 90672) was attached to the center of the spiral clip.  Set aside.

A patterned paper piece was adhered to a lime green mat, then to an orange mat and finally to a white card.  To finish, foam tape was added to the back of the previous panel and the panel was then placed in the center of the card.  Easy!

Now it's your turn!

Susan

Happy Haunting!

 Hello Everyone!  I have one more Halloween card to share with you:

This easy card features Creative Impressions' Halloween Felt Shapes # 63110 (no die cutting necessary!)  I began by wrapping a piece of our Swirl Organdy Ribbon #70322 Dark Green with Dark Green, around a piece of patterned paper cut slightly smaller than a black card and then adhering the patterned paper piece to a black card.

I then cut a retangular black cardstock mat and adhered a piece of Orange 2" Web Ribbon #70181 over the top.  A Ghost and "Boo" from #63110 Halloween Felt Shapes were then added over the top of the Web Ribbon.  This piece was adhered to the left side of the card.

The sentiment from Creative Impressions Stamp # J361 was stamped on a scrap piece of white cardstock and orange ink was blended around the edges.  A slightly larger black mat was then added and the piece was adhered to the bottom right of the card.

Finally A piece of scrap yellow card was placed behind the Felt Jack'O'Lantern shape, followed by a black cardstock mat.  The Jack"O'Lantern was placed on top of the sentiment and the piece was complete!  Another cute and easy card to make!

Enjoy!

I will be taking a week off from blogging this coming week.  I'll look forward to sharing all these wonderful cards again the following week!

Susan

A "Batty" Halloween Card!

 Hello Everyone!  I confess that I am not a fan of the gory things I see at Halloween, only the cute things.  I love making cute cards that put a smile on peoples' faces instead of scaring them!  Here is a super easy card to make sure to put that smile on someone's face!

I started with a folded A2 standard card and adhered a slightly smaller patterned paper mat onto the card.  Then I cut another mat in purple slightly smaller still.  I die cut a circle into the purple mat (You could use a punch if you don't have a die) and placed a piece of Yellow 2" Web Ribbon behind the "moon" for added texture.  

I stamped the Happy Halloween Sentiment #Q230 on a piece of scrap white cardstock , trimmed it down and blended orange ink around the edges.  I then adhered the sentiment to a black mat and finally to a patterned paper mat.  The entire sentiment piece was then placed toward the bottom of the card.  (Note:  This stamp is an "Innie and Outie" so it has two sentiments which makes it more versatile).

Finally, three Felt Bats from our Halloween Felt Shapes #63110 were adhered to the  card.  I couldn't resist giving the bats some "googly eyes" to make them look silly.  So easy using our felt shapes.  No die cutting involved and super easy to put together!  You can make lots of these cards in just one day!

Enjoy!

Susan

Fun with Metal Embellishments

 Hello Everyone:  Today I have a very different and interesting card made with metal embellishments.  Love it!

I apologize that I don't know the author of this card.  It was in the Creative Impressions "vault" when it was discovered and we just loved it for its creativity.

Three metal tags ( 1 1/2" 84591) were used for this card.  They were run through an embossing folder which really gave them some depth and interest.  Some Small felt Heritage Blossoms (62002)                 were added to the tag as well as Creative Impressions Felt Leaf (62002).  They were then set aside.  

The card was so easy to finish as all that was left to do was run a piece of beautiful 1 1/2" Crepe Ribbon (70168 Olive)  across the front of a folded A2 card.  Then a length of our Twill Expressions Ribbon (80435 Live Long, Laugh Often and Love Much) was adhered over the top of the ribbon.  All that was left to do was adhere the previously embossed tags onto the card slightly over the ribbon and above the printed words.  So clever!

Hope  you have enjoyed this card!

Susan 

Lovely Fall Thank You!

 Hello Everyone:

Here is a simple and lovely Fall thank you that I would like to share with you.

A beautiful panel was created by using a rust color panel and embossing it with an embossing folder.  Then silver ink was lightly pressed along the top of the embossed panel.

Our Thank You Twill Expressions  (804690) was adhered towards the bottom of the panel and three different flowers were created using our Small Heritage Felt Blooms and Leaves (62002) and a Medium Heritage Blossom (62102).   Mini rounds in several different colors (Heritage 90191) were used to create the flowers as well as to attach them to the panel with the prongs at the back.

One last thing - The large word "Thanks" (Creative Impressions Y227 Thank you Innies and Outies) set was stamped and added to the top of the card.  It was adhered to a slightly larger dark brown mat and then to the top portion of the card.  That's it!  Easy and beautiful!  Adhered to a folded card and you're done!

Happy crafting

Susan

Bee Joyful!

 Hello Everyone:  Here is a very clever Bee card that I want to share with you today.  I wish I could give credit to the cardmaker, but unfortunately her/his name is not included on the back:

It is quite difficult to see in the photo, however, the creator of this card used a piece of yellow/gold glitter paper on top of a navy blue cardstock mat.  Some of our 2" Yellow Web Ribbon ( 70182) was also placed in three different areas.  Strips of our Cork Paper (89000) were then adhered over the top of the glitter paper, leaving a slight gap between the strips.  What a fabulous way to use up leftover pieces of cork paper!  Nothing goes to waste!  

Our Printed Bee Ribbon (70443) was adhered in several places over th cork and wrapped around to the back of the panel.  Then pieces of our Black Leafy Vine (70223) were added to the composition.  All that was left to do was to add Black and Yellow Felt Blossoms in different sizes (62003, 62103 and 62002) that were attached together using our Tropical Mini Rounds (90194).  The sentiment "Bee Joyful" was stamped with black into onto a scrap of yellow cardstock, trimmed and adhered to a black mat.  The sentiment (E165) was adhered towards the top of the card and "voila", you have a unique and interesting card.

Now it's your turn!

Happy crafting!

Susan

On Your Wedding Day!

 Hello Everyone:  Today I would like to share with you a wedding card created by "Yours Truly":

I know quite a few people getting married and wanted to create a sweet card to celebrate their day.

I began by stamping the horse, coach and sentiment on scrap white cardstock.  This set is Number YCC221 Wedding Carriage Silhouette.  I used navy blue ink for the carriage and sentiment and brown for the horse.  These images were then all cut out and set aside.  

I used a piece of patterned paper for the background and adhered it to a darker green cardstock panel.  I then punched a strip of light paper with a border punch  and adhered it towards to bottom of the panel.  I used our fun Grid Ribbon (70278 Green Apple) and wrapped it over the decorative strip and to the back of the panel.  Two Medium Pastel Heart Brads (90394) were then added to either far side of the ribbon.

To finish the card, all that was left to do was add three Yellow Pastel Mini Hearts (90395) to the axle of the carriage wheels and one for the dot on the word "Wedding".  This added a lot of interest to the pieces.  The sentiment and carriage were attached to the card panel with foam dots and a blue 1/8" Organdy (70604) bow was adhered to the neck of the horse. To finish, the entire panel was adhered to a white folded card. 

Done!  You have to admit that this card was pretty easy to put together and results in a darling card for any couple.  Now it's your turn!

Happy crafting!

Susan

Butterfly Explosion

Hello Everyone:  Today I have a treat for you - a beautiful Butterfly card created by our very own Candie!

 

Candie started by  using a die cut in the center of white mat.  She then adhered the white mat to a slightly larger purple mat.  The beautiful purple butterfly (63126 Butterflies) was adhered to the white mat over the die cut image.  Before adhering the mat to the white card, she then created three different sized lovely purple flowers using our Large, (60700) Medium (60601) and Small (60501) Pastel Sheer (60700) Blossoms and Leaves in purple.  Different size brads (Pastel Rounds and Pastel Mini Rounds 90192) were used as the center and to put the blossoms together.  Then a small hole was punched through the mat and the brads were threaded through it.  The entire piece was then adhered to the folded card.

I hope you love this card as much as we do!

Happy Crafting,

Susan

Summer isn't Over Yet!

 Hello Everyone:  Even though many kids have returned to school, Summer isn't over yet!  Here's a simple slimline card to enjoy:

You may recognize these images from several previous posts.  I used Creative Impressions Red Rubber Stamp  (U116).  Using dark blue ink, I stamped the seahorse, shell and starfish onto large white die cut circles.  It didn't matter if all of the image fit onto the circle.  I set these aside.  Then I did cut a larger circle and used "Sending You Happy Little Thoughts" from our stamp  E170.  I also die cut a few smaller circles to intermingle with the others and, using the cap from a ball point pen, I created little bubbles onto the smaller circles as well as the sentiment circles.

I also die cut some foliage from navy blue cardstock and punched out some small pine branches from white scraps.  All of this was set aside which I worked on the background.

To create the background, I used light blue card stock and ran in through water embossing folder.  I had to run it through twice so that the water embossing pattern would cover the entire panel.  This panel was then adhered to a white slimline card.

All that was left to do was to lay all of the previously created pieces into a pleasing pattern on top of the card.  Once this was accomplished I used foam tape in differing heights to adhere the circles.  The foliage was adhered with liquid glue.

As  you can see, there was no coloring, so this piece comes together easily and is a great way to use up scraps.  

Enjoy the last weeks of Summer!

Susan

Christmas in August

Hello Everyone!  Don't tell me you haven't heard of Christmas in August?!   Well, this is for all of us who didn't get a head start on Christmas cards in July.  I know there are a lot of us!  So, here is another Christmas card which just might be my Christmas card this year!

I wish you could see this card in person!  It was created with our Silver Bells Stamp (YY230-A) and Creative Impressions                      paper.  The paper itself has many different holographic colors to it.  I decided to see how the silver bell would stamp onto acetate.  Well, much to my happiness, it stamped very well.  I stamped the bell with dark blue permanent ink onto a piece of acetate.  I then cut around the bell and adhered it over the paper by placing a bit of liquid glue at the top and at the bottom where it wouldn't show.  Finally, I cut around the paper so that it was even with the acetate.  Set aside.

After cutting a piece of patterned paper and adhering it to a dark blue mat, I die cut a pine bough and adhered it to towards the top of the piece.  I wrapped a piece of our beautiful Lt. Silver Gray 1/4" Glimmer ribbon (70267) and wrapped it around the top of the piece.

All that was left to do was adhere the bell to the center of the pine bough.  I used a piece of Silver Leafy Vine (70226)  and created a bow with our 5/8" Silver Organdy  Satin Edge Ribbon (70470).  Using a Silver Snowflake  (92007 ) brad,  I punched a hole through the silver bow and leafy vine and finally through the top of the bell and mat to secure the brad to the mat.  Using some more liquid glue, place a bit behind the bell clapper to secure it to the paper.

This was so easy to put together and yet, with the fabulous paper behind the acetate, the bell makes such a statement on the card.  Not much else is needed except for a sentiment on the inside and you're done.  Easy to make lots!

Merry Christmas in August!

Susan

Another "By the Beautiful Sea" card

 Hello Everyone:  This week I would like to share with you another card I made using Creative Impressions By the Sea Rubber Stamp (U116):                .

I wanted all of you to see what a versatile stamp this is as you can achieve so many different looks!  

I began by stamping my image with dark blue ink onto a piece of white cardstock.  Using a blender brush, I then blended different colors around each image and then the entire piece.  I rounded the corners and adhered a dark blue piece of cardstock with the corners rounded as well.  Set aside.

For the background piece,  I adhered a piece of patterned paper to a darker color mat and ran the whole piece through an embossing folder that looked like waves..  Towards the bottom I wrapped a piece of our White on White Swirl Organdy Ribbon (70316) towards the bottom and adhered to the back of the panel.  I then added a Pewter Metal Frame (84500) which was adhered with turquoise mini round brads (90194) and placed a scrap piece of cardstock stamped with "beautiful sea" in the center.

To finish the card, I adhered the embossed piece to a white card and finally my stamped panel to the top above the ribbon and over the embossed piece.

Easy peasy!  Now it's your turn!

Happy crafting

Susan

By the Sea, By the Sea..."

 Hello Everyone:  In keeping with our Beach/Ocean Theme, I have another card to share with you:

I began my creating a watery background using Distress Inks and Salt.  you can easily find these techniques on the internet.  You can also use water instead of salt.  Set aside.

This stamp (U116) is a rubber stamp with all three images on it.  I stamped and embossed the seahorse with white  on a scrap of blue card and the shell and starfish on a rusty background.  Both stamps have wonderful words on them but this time I wanted to see what would happen if I blurred them a bit to look like texture.  Mission accomplished!  Finally, I cut them out and set them aside.

I adhered a piece of our wonderful Cork Paper onto the bottom of my ocean background and stamped "By The Sea..." separately on the cork.  Stamping on cork gives a beautiful result!  (This sentiment is from the same rubber stamp, making it more versatile as well) I used foam tape to adhere my shell, seahorse and starfish slightly over the cork.

This panel was adhered to a slightly larger white panel, then a dark blue panel, a patterned paper panel, another dark blue panel and finally to a white card.

I wanted something to look like seaweed to finish this composition, so I turned to Creative Impressions 1/4" Grid Ribbon in Green Apple 70278.  I love this ribbon as it curls so nicely when you want it to and looks like the seaweed I was looking for!

Hope you like this undersea card!  Check out our blog next week for another card using the same set!

Happy Crafting

Susan

"The Sea Holds One in its Net of Wonder Forever"

Hello Everyone:  We hope that everyone is having a wonderful Summer.  Many of you will head to the beach and enjoy the ocean.  Here is a card to celebrate the ocean:

I love lighthouses. Creative Impressions has this wonderful Lighthouse Silhouette Rubber Stamp T319 that I used.  I stamped it with Dark Blue permanent ink on a scrap of white cardstock.  I noticed some slight "spots" when I stamped the lighthouse, but decided they added to the ocean theme, so they were left in place.  I then colored the windows with a yellow marker, cut it out and set it aside.

To create the porthole, I die cut a piece of white cardstock that was doubled for strength using two different sizes of circles.  I then wrapped small lengths of Thin Jute Twine in Natural (80604) 4 times around the porthole and adhered the ends of the twine with liquid glue.  I finished it with the addition of 4 Copper Mini-Round brads (95553).  Set aside.  Now using the inside of the porthole as a template, lightly mark with a pencil where to stamp the sentiment "The sea holds one in its net of wonder forever" by Jacques Cousteau on a white panel and stamp the sentiment in black. Set aside.

Adhere a patterned paper panel that has been die cut with the smaller circle used to create the porthole to a dark blue cardstock panel and then to a white folded card.  Now take your porthole and and center it around the previously die cut panel in the patterned paper.  Place foam tape around the porthole and adhere it to the patterned paper panel.

I then added foam tape to my lighthouse, being careful to avoid the porthole area so that it isn't too "lumpy. " To finish I used Creative Impressions Cork Paper (89000) for "sand".  I tore a narrow piece and adhered it along the bottom of the card, cutting a piece for the lighthouse separately so that it adhered down well.

That's it!  Now it's your turn to create this "Summer Sea" theme.

Happy Crafting

Susan
 

Christmas in July!

Hello Everyone!  It's Christmas in July!  You may ask WHY?  That's because it is time to start thinking about making those wonderful handmade cards for all your friends and family at Christmas!  Here's a simple one that is easy to mail:

To create this card I silver embossed Creative Impressions stamp "Silver Bells" YY230-A on a piece of red cardstock.  I added Felt Holly and Berries from our Christmas Felt Collection 63120 to the top and set the piece aside.

To finish his card, I adhered a piece of music patterned paper to a dark green mat.  I then wrapped a piece of our 5/8" Red Organdy and Satin Edge Ribbon 70468 around the piece.  All I had to do to finish was adhere the matted piece to a white card and then the previously decorated piece over the ribbon.

Easy peasy!  I really wanted a design that wasn't too bulky so that it could be easily mailed.  I think this one fits the bill!

Happy Crafting

Susan

Sweet Baby Girl

 Hello Everyone:  Today I am featured a sweet and simple baby card card:

I sure hope you aren't tired of seeing circles as I just love them!  I made three cards using different colors of our Printed Ribbon with circles (This time 80134 Magenta with Black)  Love the fun ribbon!

I used Creative Impressions Polymer Stamp Set #TT202 Baby Caps for the Baby's Initial and Teddy Bears.  After stamping the desired Initial, I die cut the initial with a small circle die.  I also cut a slightly larger circle from black and another from a coordinating patterned paper.   "A New Baby" from Set #TT255 Baby Innies and Outies was stamped directly over the top of the circle initial onto the patterned paper after the circle was adhered to a piece of patterned paper.

I stamped a teddy bear on two other scrap white pieces and  punched then out with circle punches.  Then I did as above and punched a slightly larger black circle and finally a patterned paper circle.  These were adhered towards the bottom of the card.

Finally, I adhered the entire patterned piece to a black mat.  I wrapped the Circle Ribbon around the entire matted piece towards the left side of the card and finally to a white card.  Super easy and cute!

Time to create your own!

Susan

Let Freedom Ring!

 Hello Everyone:  Happy 4th of July to everyone!  Today I am sharing a card I previously made to celebrate the holiday!

This card could not be easier but makes a statement due to the wonderful Creative Impressions stamp and embellishments!  I stamped "Let Freedom Ring" (E193) onto a piece of scrap white cardstock and adhered it to the center of a patterned paper piece.  This was then adhered to a red cardstock mat.  Red (70250) and Blue (70255) Glimmer Ribbon were then placed around the sentiment and adhered to the back of the panel.  

White Primitive Star Brads (90680) were placed in each corner of the sentiment where the Glimmer Ribbon intersected.  Then all that was left to do was adhere the panel to a larger blue cardstock panel and finally to a white card.

Now it's your turn to make a statement for the 4th!  Let Freedom Ring and let us never take it for granted!

Happy Stamping!

Susan

Guest Artist Patsy Kral

Today I am sharing a coffee card created by Patsy Kral, former owner of Artsy Stamps and Papercrafts.  Patsy has always been a big fan of Creative Impressions and decided to create a card using one of her favorite sets:

The coffee set is YCC232 Delightful Drinks-Coffee.  Patsy stamped the coffee mug with brown ink on a piece of cream scrap.  She then stamped one of the sentiments on the inside of the mug. The coffee was was then cut out and set aside.

A piece of our fabulous Brown Grid Ribbon (70283)  was adhered towards the left hand side and around a piece of patterned paper created with scraps and "strip pieced". (Great technique!)  A Copper Mini Round Brad (93001) was placed in the patterned paper.  Then the whole piece was adhered to a brown card.  A scrap of brown dot paper was cut out and the corners were rounded.  Two more brads were attached to this piece for interest.  Our Thin Jute Twine in Brown (80603) was wrapped around the brown dot piece several times and the entire piece was adhered to the patterned paper over the mesh ribbon.

The previously set aside coffee mug was  adhered with foam dots over the dot patterned piece and the lovely composition was finished.  Easy!

Thank you Patsy for sharing your art with us!  "Drink coffee and Do Good".

Susan

My Cup of Tea!

Hello Everyone:  Today we are featuring a darling tea card by our very own Jo! 

This card was made using Creative Impressions Stamp Set YCC234 from our Delightful Drinks Collection.   

 Jo stamped the tea cup with black ink on a scrap of white cardstock, added some pretty aqua ink for color, cut it out and set it aside.

You're My Cup of Tea was stamped separately on a scrap piece of white cardstock with aqua ink.  A slightly larger aqua piece of cardstock was added as a mat behind the panel and then 3 White and Yellow Daisies ((90662) and a small aqua flower made by using a Small Sheer Blossom in Tropical (60500), a Leaf in Bright (60503) and a Small Yellow Mini Round in bright (90198). Set this panel aside.

Adhere a patterned paper piece to an aqua cardstock mat.  About 2/3rds of the way down, adhere a half round piece of cork paper with a small piece of White Web Ribbon (70187)  adhered over the top.  Then she added a piece of 1/2" Dot Ribbon in Aqua with Yellow (70422) and wrapped it around the panel.  The panel was adhered to a white card.  To finish, the previously cut out tea cup was adhered with foam dots over the ribbon and cork.  

This Creative Impressions set is very versatile - great for tea drinkers and non-tea drinkers alike!

Now it's your turn!

Happy Creating

Susan

You're A Classic!

Hello Everyone:  This week we are featuring an old favorite card for Father's Day.  It was so popular we are sharing it again!

 I used Creative Impressions set YCC227.  I love the font and the versatility of this set as it works for not only Father's Day, but Birthdays as well!

Patterned paper scraps were used to create this Father's Day card.  I began by stamping the card, using a stamp positioned. I inked the stamp several times using the positioned to achieve deep black color on the card.  I then cut the car out, adhered it to a scrap piece of patterned paper which was then adhered to a black cardstock scrap.  This piece was then set aside.

I now prepared a panel to be added to the left side of the white card.  I adhered a black and white polka dot scrap to another piece of patterned paper.   I then cut a piece of  Oatmeal Blank Twill (80509) and glued it to the left side of this panel.  I wrapped a piece of 1/4" single Stitch White with Black Gros Grain Ribbon (70912) .  To finish this panel, I adhered three black buttons (51001)  that had a piece of Natural Thin Jute Twine ( 80604) tied through the holes previously to the top of the ribbon piece.  This panel was then adhered to the left side of the card.

Finally, the car panel was adhered towards the bottom of the card under the sentiment.  Done!  Great way to use up scraps and a lovely card!  Hope you will make one too!

Susan

More Fun with Circles

 Hello everyone:  Do you remember my fun circle card from four weeks ago?  Well, I had so much fun creating it, I continued the theme and created a couple more cards.  Here is one of them, a baby card created with bright colors:

For this card I used Creative Impressions Stamp Set Number Y592 Oh, Baby. 

 I stamped the various images and punched/die cut them with various sized circles and slightly backed them with dark blue cardstock.  They were then set aside.

I also stamped the onesies on small white scraps of cardstock three times, coloring in only one of them. I mounted each one to a slightly larger orange panel.   These were then set aside.

Finishing the card was super easy!  I added an orange panel to a dark blue panel and a slightly smaller piece of dark blue over the bottom half of the orange panel.  The onesies were then adhered towards the bottom of the panel with two Orange Safety Pins (Tropical Assortment 84562 ) in the middle of the small panels. 

A piece of our 3/8" Printed Ribbon (Orange with Aqua 80136) was wrapped around the panel, covering the place where the cardstock panels met and a bow was tied towards the left side.  "A loving welcome to the newest member of the family" was then adhered over the ribbon towards the left hand side.  The other two circles were then attached to the top part of the panel and the entire panel as adhered to a white  card.  Easy and fun card for any new parents!

Have fun creating!

Susan

By the Sea, by the Sea

 Hello Everyone:  I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend!  I have a treat to share with you, another fabulous card by Jan Francis!

We absolutely love the use of creative embellishments with our stamps!  Jan began by created a beautiful sky with a cloud template.  She then added a piece of torn tan cardstock along the bottom of the card panel to represent sand.  Then she stamped and embossed Creative Impressions' Starfish from our Stamp Set Y493 By the Sea.  

Jan also added some white embossing along the edge of the sand to look like waves.

"By the Sea, by the Sea" from the same set was stamped in black in the sky.  To finish this panel, Jan created a fabulous embellishment using Creative Impressions Antique Triangles in Silver (84452) with a Blue Glimmer Round (90904) and our light blue and white Baker's Twine (80710) which was wrapped around the back of the panel after adhering the metal piece to the right side of the card.

All that was left to do was adhere this panel to a white panel and finally a black card.  We hope you have enjoyed this card as much as we have!  Hope you all can make it to the beach this Summer!

Now it's your turn!

Susan

Spring has Sprung!

Hello Everyone!  Time to shake off the Winter Blues and celebrate Spring!  Here is an easy Spring card suitable for any occasion:

To create this card I stamped The darling bird, brand and leaves using our set Y576 Nature Speaks onto a piece of white cardstock.  I colored in the leaves, bird and branch with colored pencils.  I wanted to add some "flowers to the scene, so I stamped flowers from our set YCC203 Floral Sympathy Cards randomly around the card panel and colored them in with pencils.  "Thinking of You" from the same Sympathy set was also stamped in the lower right corner of the panel.  Always think outside the box to use different stamp sets interchangeably.  That way you get more use out of the images!  To finish,  I used a cloud stencil with blue chalk to add clouds in the background.  That way I would erase any of the chalk that was visible on my stamped images.  The panel was then set aside.

A lovely patterned paper was adhered to a black cardstock mat.  Before adhering the piece to a white card, I wrapped our 1/2" Seafoam with Brown Dot Ribbon (70411) around the panel.  I love to double up different sized ribbons, so I added our Brown/White Bakers Twine (80714) over the top and wrapped both pieces to the back of the patterned paper panel.  

I stamped "One Touch of Nature" from Y576 Nature Speaks onto a white cardstock scrap, inked the edges with blue ink and mounted it onto a piece of black scrap.  This piece was then mounted with foam tape over the top of the ribbons.

To finish, I adhered the panel previously set aside to the top of the patterned paper panel and then adhered the entire panel to a white card.  

Here are the stamp sets used to make this card:

Happy Spring and Happy Crafting,

Susan

Lilacs in Full Bloom!

 Hello Everyone:  I have another treat for you this week - a beautiful card by Jan Francis!  The timing is perfect as we have had a lot of rain here in Colorado lately and the lilacs are in full glorious bloom!

I love the way Jan uses scraps in such a clever way!  She began by using Creative Impressions stamp set Y402 Floral Anniversary Cards and stamping the lilac on a scrap piece of white cardstock.  She then colored in the flower and cut it out, setting it aside while she created the rest of the card.

Now Jan took pink, purple and green cardstock scraps and cut the edges out using various dies.  These were arranged on a white card in a pleasing manner and then a white die cut rectangular piece was added using the sentiment "You're the Only one for me in this Whole Wide World" stamped towards the bottom of the piece.  This was then added over the various colored scrap pieces.

To finish, Jan added the previously stamped and cut out lilac to the card towards the left side using foam dots.  The final touch was a lilac bow using Creative Impressions 1/4" Lilac Glimmer Ribbon 70264 added to the base of the flower.  Love it!

Hope your lilacs are blooming as well!

Susan

An Apple for the Teacher

 Hello Everyone!  School is wrapping up in so many places, so I thought I would post a cute apple card for the teacher.  So easy to make and sure to impress!

I began by stamping Creative Impressions Silhouette Apple stamp  YY216 onto a piece of scrap white cardstock.  To create this look, I "smooshed "three different shades of red ink directly onto the red rubber of the stamp along with some green on the leaf.   Then I took a blender brush and gently blended the colors together.  Before stamping I very lightly spritzed the stamp with water and stamped the apple onto the white panel.  Once trimmed to a size I liked, I use a ruler to create some "stitches" with a black Micron pen.  I also stamped CI Rubber stamp Teacher L122  directly onto the apple.  Then the panel was adhered to a slightly larger black cardstock panel and an apple brad (90620) was added to the top right corner of the panel.  Set aside.

To create the alphabet background, I used Creative Impressions Alphabet stamp set Y530 Multi Script.                             The beauty of these stamps is that the letters can be used separately to create words, but have you ever thought of creating a background with them?  All you have to do is flip the set upside down, ink the letters and place a piece of cardstock on top.  Light press the cardstock down, lift up and "voila", a lovely background!

I trimmed down the cardstock, added some red to the edges and matted the piece with black cardstock and set aside.

I adhered a patterned paper panel to a white card and then adhered my alphabet background piece on top slightly over to the left side of the card.  Now here is a fun technique inspired by our fearless leader, Janet!  Using our Red Jumbo Rick Rack 70835 and 1/8" Apple Green Grosgrain Ribbon 70525, wrap the green ribbon around the Rick Rack.  Doesn't that make a beautiful new "ribbon"?  I adhered this down to the left side of the alphabet background on the card and cut off the excess.

Now all that was left was to adhere the apple panel to the card using foam tape.  Easy!  I'm sure any teacher would be thrilled to receive this card!

I will be taking a week's break from blogging so I can rest in Florida!  See you all in 2 weeks!

Enjoy!

Susan

Having Fun with Circles!

 Hello Everyone!  Here at Creative Impressions we are having fun with circles!  The first card I would like to share with you is a fun birthday card loaded with circles of every size!  The best part of this was using up scraps of cardstock and patterned paper!

I began by punching out and die cutting circles in white cardstock, patterned paper and a background piece I had previously made with shimmer spray ink.  I wish it showed up better in the photo, but sadly it doesn't.

I decided to make a birthday card, so I used Creative Impressions polymer stamp set 590 Cupcake Birthday.

I stamped "Happy Cupcake Day" onto one circle, "Happy Birthday from all of us to You" on the largest white circle and a piece of cake on a smaller one.  I then laid them all out with circle mats to see how I liked the composition.  When I was happy with the composition, I began adhering everything down to a piece of patterned  paper previously adhered to a white card.

I used Creative Impressions' darling Printed Ribbon 80135 Lime with Aqua and wrapped it around the left side of the card.  (Note more cute circles).  The finishing touch was the addition of a small Iridescent Pastel Blue Blossom (61001) with a White Glimmer Round Brad (90907).

That's it!  Wasn't that a fun way to create a birthday card with scraps and cute Creative Impressions stamps!  Now try it yourself!

Have fun!

Susan

Mothers Day Beauty

 Hello Everyone:  Here we are in the middle of April and May is right around the corner along with a Mother's Day Celebration!  Here is a simple card to celebrate all the Moms out there:

To create this card I stamped D164 which is an unmounted stamp in various Distress colors onto a piece of white cardstock.  I then drew in some stems and leaves with a green marker.  I inked the edges of the piece and then matted it with a piece of dark purple cardstock and set it aside.  

A piece of patterned paper was adhered to another dark purple cardstock mat.  I then adhered a piece of our 2" Plum Web 70178 to the left edge of this piece.  Finally I adhered this matted piece to a white card.  A piece of Lavender Thin Twine 70178 was wrapped around this piece.

To finish, I adhered the floral piece to the patterned paper piece.  I stamped S184 "You Make my World a Beautiful Place" onto a piece of scrap white cardstock with Purple ink.  This is an "Innie" and "Outie"stamp.  This is the "Outie" part of the sentiment stamp.  The beautiful aspect of this stamp sentiment is that it doesn't have to be used for Mother's Day as the first part is great for anyone!

I inked the edges and matted it with a dark purple mat.  Using foam dots, this sentiment piece was adhered over the twine towards the bottom left of the card.

To finish, I stamped the "Innie" part of the sentiment onto a piece of scrap white cardstock.  This was matted onto a dark purple piece and adhered to the inside of the card.

Hope this card has inspired you to start making your Mother's Day cards and thank the Moms out there for all they do!

Happy Crafting,

Susan