Saturday, October 23, 2010

I picked a winner! (of the class...hee)

 
Evelin said...
I love your projects! I'm so glad I found your blog through Shimelle's! :) and Thanks for a chance at the giveaway! :) I'll be back here often! :) October 21, 2010 9:22 PM

Congratulations! Can't wait to see you there, Evelin! Thanks to everyone for stopping by.

Yesterday was another "Take 5 Friday" on the Pink Paislee blog, which means I was challenged to use 5 Pink Paislee products in my design. This month we are working with the Hocus Pocus line, but instead of using the papers for a Halloween project, I used them on a couple of Christmas cards! The greens, blues and purples in this line are lovely colors that can be used for Christmas/winter projects as well, not just Halloween!

On the JOY card, I used the Hocus Pocus – Hocus Pocus paper (blue), Hocus Pocus – Spider’s Lair paper (brown), Sweetness – Love Letters paper (background), Hocus Pocus – Good Fortune paper (snowflake) and the cardstock sticker letters from the Hocus Pocus Collection Craft Kit. I punched a snowflake out of the blue paper to let the background paper show through. For the dimensional snowflake, I punched 2 snowflakes and layered them together, then added some glitter over the top and a button from my stash.
The Merry card is just white cardstock that I punched some snowflakes out of. This was REALLY quick and easy. If I had to make a stack of cards for the holidays, this would be a technique I could do for a quick design! I adhered sticker letters to spell “Merry”, some glitter, ribbon and another dimensional snowflake.
The twine is from Studio Calico and the glitter is called Diamond Dust (from AC Moore). I used wet glue and applied it with my finger in several places, then poured the glitter over the top. The snowflake punch is Martha Stewarts' Himalayan Snowflake that I got here. The little vines would be cute on a card as well, those are here. I hope this inspires you to get crafty with your papers that aren't necessarily for Christmas!

21 comments:

Jodi said...

beautiful cards!!

Suzy Girl said...

Delicious!!!

Evelin said...

omg omg omg!! :) Thank you thank you thank yoU!!!!!! :D

*doing the happy dance... la la la*

Yeay!!! Can't wait to see you at the class too!!! :D

Evelin said...

and oh, I absolutely adore your card. I love Pink Paislee... I love their paper so much I hoard them rather than use them.... sigh..... :P

Ines said...

Just wonderful! Got to make some Christmas cards right now! Thanks for sharing.

Greetings, ines

Ayarina said...

Lovely cards! :)

Ania said...

They truly are gorg cards - sigh - now I need a snowflake punch I see...even though I've talked myself outta it several times before :P

Melonie said...

Ha! Love your post title:) Great cards too! You definately always inspire me:)

Shirley said...

Those colors make beautiful holiday cards!

jen said...

*swoon* :)

farmhouse-story said...

lovely!

Jocelyn said...

LOVE these Danielle!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Suzanne said...

These cards are gorgeous!

Marie/Mison said...

Such an great idea. I have a stack of Halloween teamed papers that I don´t have any use of (we don´t celebrate Halloween much). Think I might pick you up on this one. Lovely cards you creates (as usual..).

Leslie Ashe said...

LOL....LOVE your cards Dani!!

Babydoll said...

Great cards!

Heather Innusa said...

These are just BEAUTIFUL!!!! Beyond Beautiful!! I love them!!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous as always Dani!! I love how you wrapped your twine around the brad...or is that a button...anyways wonderful!!!

Kay said...

Love the natural, organic feel! The colors remind me of evergreens and pine cones! :) ♥♥ Kay

Jennifer Beason said...

Hi Dani! As always your work is stunning!!! Love how you used the line for Christmas! Thanks for visiting my blog. :)

Jenny Bergvall said...

Omg those are the most beautiful x-mas cards ever!!