A Halloween Card

 

Today I am showing you a halloween card. In my country halloween is getting more and more celebrated so I can make these kind of cards also now. 

I took a white base card. I added a black panel on top of it. I used a piece of digital purple plaid designer papers from Nitwit Collections. This paper is from the Trick or Treat collection. I inked the edges of the paper with Distress Oxide Ink in the colors Shaded Lilac and Villainous Potion. I added die cuts from the Halloween Wonder set of Spellbinders. I added some black pearls and a homemade sentiment that I die cut with a label die. 

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Color Hues #120 - Purple & Orange
Die Traumfabrik #144 - Halloween
Make My Monday #263 - Halloween Your Color Choice
Daisy Chain #101 - Autumn Or Halloween
Creative Knockouts #557 - Halloween or Fall
Creatalicious #294 - Anything Goes Optional Halloween

Till next time

Renate

A CAS Christmas Card

Today I am showing you a card that I made from a cute graphic that I had as a leftover and I just didn't wanna throw it away. 

The oh so cute santa bear holding a gingerbread cookie is from Creative Fabrica. I die cut the graphic using a circle nesting die. I cut a white rectangle panel and took a bigger circle out of it on the upper part to make the window for the circled graphic. I also embossed a strip using my embossing pen. I then popped the panel onto some foam and also the circle with the graphic. I added it onto a white rectangle base card. I die cut a sentiment with my label die to finish the card. I kept it simple because I want the cute santa bear to be the focal point of this card.

I will be adding this to the 52 Weeks To Christmas this week

Till next time
Renate

An Autumn Card

 

Today I am showing you an autumn or fall card with mushrooms.

I die cut a background panel from Pretty Pink Posh. I added some Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink in the middle of the panel. On top of that I added die cuts from the Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms: Mushrooms die set. I use cream and brown cardstock and inked the edges. I also added some ink to the leaves and leaf branches. I used 2 different green tones of cardstock for the greenery. I added a few clear pearls here and there and added a homemade sentiment to finish the card with.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Kaartjes Inspiratie #211 - Mushrooms
Hobby Vision #150 - Mushrooms
Carlin's Kaartenparadijs #87 - Forest
Girls Rebel #45 - Mushrooms
Dream Valley #347 - Autumn Colors

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Renate

Christmas Sketch Card

 

Today I am showing a card I made using the sketch at the Cheerful Sketches challenge. I still had some images left and decided to use this cute bear holding a mini christmas tree.

I used designer papers for the sketch of Nitwit Collections. I actually used scraps I still had because I hate to throw away leftover pieces. I found some that matched together well along with that cute image of Creative Fabric. I only added a sentiment on top and that is it. Not a lot to say about this one.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
Cheerful Sketches #149 - Follow the sketch

Till next time
Renate

A Cake Pop Halloween Card

 

Today I am showing you a halloween card made with cute cake pops.

I die cut the cake pop dies from Pretty Pink Posh in halloween colors. I added foam tape behind the cake pops. I die cut the sentiment strip from A Pocket Full of Happiness. I added the cake pops and the sentiment onto a piece of vellum. I then added some foam tape behind the vellum underneath the die cuts to adhere the panel to a piece of desinger papers. The paper is a digital paper from the Gnome Halloween collection of Nitwit Collections. I added some glitter enamel dots from Carlijn Design. I adhere everything onto a purple cardstock panel and then onto a white base card. Totally halloween but not creepy. This would be nice to give to a little kid I think.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Cut It Up #341 - Add Embellishments
Paper Craft Crew #643 - Create A Halloween Treat of Favor
Papercraft #123 - Spooky Delights
Double D Challenge - Halloween Colors
Creative Crafting Uncles #70 - Halloween
Shopping Our Stash #558 - Hey Ghoulfriend
Daisy Chain #101 - Halloween and/or Autumn
Crafty Calendar October 2025 - Halloween
The Paper Funday #81 - Anything Goes Optional Cute
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #209 - October Spooky Fun
Simon Says - Add Some Text

Till next time

Renate

A Card Made From A Sketch

 

Today I am showing you a card made using the sketch over at 52 Weeks To Christmas challenge.

I made a base slimline card out of kraft cardstock. On that I added digital papers from the Merry Moments Collection of Nitwit Collections. The graphic is from Creative Fabric. They have so many cute and adorable graphics. I inked the circle along the edges with a bit of Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink. I don't know the brand of the bow I used. The sentiment is homemade by me.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
52 Weeks To Christmas October 2025 - Sketch
52 Christmas Card Throwdown October 2025 - Colors Red/Green/Brown
ABC Christmas October 2025 - V is For Vertical
Peace On Earth #97 - Inspirational Photo (Santa)
CD Sunday Plus #169 - Anything Digital Goes

Till next time
Renate

A White And Gold Anniversary Card

 

Today I am showing you an anniversary card I made a while back. I made the script background myself for this one. Please read on if you like to know how.

I saw a nice script background with German language on it and I wanted something like that but with Dutch text. So I made this background in PSP. I then printed it in black using my laserprinter. I then added gold foil using my laminator. It is always exciting to remove the foil to see it it got every bit but it did. I added a gold nestabilitie square frame in the middle and added a smaller nestability on the gold frame. I then die cut a rosette in white. I added the circle and decided to add the number 50 in the middle so I can give this to a couple having their 50th wedding anniversary.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:

AAA Cards #301 - Anything CAS Goes Optional Monochrome
Dutch Card Lovers #404 - White with A Touch Of Gold
PIP #2541 - Anything Goes
Stamp & Fun = Creativity #483 - Stamp Or Punch

Till next time

Renate

A Pumpkin Thank You Card

 

Today I am showing a card I made as a thank you card for my husbands brother and his wife who were hosting the annual family day this year. Once a year all the brothers, sister and their spouses get together for a day for family fun and good food. It is usually in the beginning of October when they started the tradition after their mom passed away in 2016. So each year one of us hosts this coming together and I always make a nice card to thank them along with a small gift of appreciation.

So for this card I used a digital plaid background from Nitwit Collection. On that I added a rectangle background frame from Papertrey Ink. I made the pumpkins from an oval nestabilities die. I die cut 5 for the large pumpkin and 3 for the smaller pumpkin. I die cut some flowers and inked them with Distress Oxide Ink. I then stamped the spots in the middle and added a pearl in the center. I die cut some leaves and inked those as well in fall colors. I even used a script stamp on some of the leaves. I die cut a small sentiment in copper metallic cardstock and die cut it a couple of times to stack them on top of each other to get a bit of dimension. I added everything onto a kraft base card. 

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Papercraft #122 - Amazing Autumn
Inkspirational #352 - Seasonal (mine is fall ofcourse)
Pearly Sparkles #112 - Pumpkins and/or Leaves
Unicorn #114 - Autumn and/or Halloween
Craft Rocket #130 - Autumn/Halloween
Four Seasons October 2025 - Fall
Pinspirational #330 - Mine are the pumpkins
Cupcake Inspirations #628 - Fall Harvest
A Place To Start October 2025 - Pump It Up For Pumpkins
A Cut Above October 2025 - Anything Goes With A Die Cut

Till next time
Renate

A Shaker Thank You Card

Today I am showing you a card that turned out exactly as I imagined it would. It did take a lot of time though even if it may not look like it. I made a whole bunch of flowers with a watercolor look and decided to keep them for a later time and now was that time to use some of them.

I made 4 small shaker windows by using a rectangle die from Alexandra Renke. I like die cut about 24 of them and glued them all together. I added a small piece of acetate between the top and second layer. I then added all the shaker bits and closed the square with a white square. I then added the flowers with a glue gun as glue would be too messy for this. Then I lined them out on a 12 cm rectangle and glued them down. I then added another panel behind it of 12,5 cm for extra strength. I tied a bit of string yarn around the middle and added a little bow. I popped the panel on some foam tape and then I added everything to a 14,5 cm square card. For the finishing touch the sentiment in black so it really stands out. I felt the card didn't need anything else after that.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Liftchallenge #200 - 4 Shapes
Time Out #299 - Photo Inspiration (mine are frames like my shaker frames)
Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Till next time

Renate

A CAS Pumpkin Card

 

Today I am showing a CAS card with a gorgeous graphic of an orange and pink pumpkin. I made this model after seeing something similar on Pinterest and I wanted to try it. It looks good but I probably should have made the bow a little smaller in the middle.

I opened my PSP and I added the text underneath the graphic. I then added it into word and printed it twice. I took one square with the graphic and from the second graphic I cut a strip of about 2,5 cm or 1 inch. I added embossing lines to the strip. I then adhered the strip to square exactly on top of the other graphic. I then added a piece of white satin ribbon over the strip. I then made the bow with a bit wider satin then the strip on the card. I adhered the bow with a glue gun. I rounded the corners on two of the four corners. I added a few white pearls for the finishing touch. I added it all onto a white base card. I like how it turned out.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Simply Clean And Simple October 2025 - Pumpkins
The Sisterhood of Crafters October 2025 - Anything Fall
Fab 'n' Funky #623 - Colors Of Autumn
Aud Sentiments #330 - Fall + a Sentiment
Dream Valley #346 - Pearls or Gems
Make My Monday #262 - Fabrics or Textiles
Inspiration Station #78 - Inspirational Photo (mine is the pumpkin)

Till next time
Renate

Another CAS Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing another christmas CAS card. If I keep going in the speed I am I will have enough cards for next year as well LOL. 

I made a square base card. I die cut a panel of Alexandra Renke with tiny stars aroung the borders so felt that suited the christmas theme a lot. It is king of hard to see in the photo but underneath the christmas moose I added some Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink. The die cut moose is from Cat Love Craft. They have several cute dies that I can't wait to use. I stamped the sentiment with Archival Ink by Ranger. And added a few sequins for the finishing touch.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Addicted To CAS #293 - Sweater
ABC Christmas October 2025 - U is for Uncluttered
The Holly And Ivy #193 - Anything Christmas Goes
Peace On Earth October 2025 - Anything Christmas Goes

Till next time
Renate

A CAS Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing you a CAS card that I made from inspiration over at Pinterest. I am a member of Creative Fabrica and just recently they have these so adorable graphics available. There are many in this style already and they are perfect to use for cards like the one I just made here.

I made a square base white card. On that I added a panel with the text printed on it by using Word. I then took a small square to make the window in the panel for that cute graphic. I took a small strip below to add the score lines to it. I just used my scoring board for that. I then tied a piece of satin burgundy yarn and I made a small bow to put in the middle on the yarn. I added foam tape on the back of the entire panel and then added that cute graphic behind it. I then added the panel to the base card and my card is ready.

Till next time
Renate

A Cas Sweater Card

Today I am showing you the Christmas Sweater card in CAS style. I made this card especially for the Addicted to CAS challenge. The code word is sweater.

I took a white base card and folded it in half. On that I added a white panel and scored some line in the middle from left to right and up and down. I then cut the corners with a rounded corner punch. I die cut a small square panel and in that I stamped the sentiment with Archival Ink by Ranger. The die cut sweater is from Cottage Cutz. I still had to use this one so this was a nice time to pull that set out.

Till next time
Renate

A Soccer Rocker Card

 

Today I am showing you a rocker birthday card in a soccer theme. I made this for a 9 year old boy. Rocker cards are such fun folds to make.

I die cut a large circle, scored it an then fold it in half. I took some green soccer papers from Creative Fabrica. I die cut the large soccer ball from Marianne Design CR1691. The prize cut is from a gnome set of Globeland. I added a large number 9 out of green glitter cardstock. in the prize ribbon. The sentiment is homemade and it says "Big Birthday Hugs" translated to English.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Girlz Creative Fun Art Of Scrap #14 - Anything Goes Using Designer Papers
Cut It Up #340 - Use More Then 1 Die
Krafty Chicks #788 - Birthday
Kreativ Tanten #106 - Anything Goes
Creative Creases #108 - Anything Goes With A Fun Fold
Creatalicious #293 - Anything Goes optional Happy Birthday
The Creative Crafters #92 - Anything Goes

Till next time
Renate

A Christmas Card With Lights

 

Today I am showing you a christmas card I made after getting inspiration from Pinterest. I made it an all white card and I still had some fairy lights laying around so I used them on this card. It is so festive. The photos don't do the card justice but hey I am a crafter and not a photographer.

So I folded my base card and then cut out half a circle. I then cut a circle and added some acetate in the circle and added the sentiment on it. I then die cut a whole lot of snowflakes of various dies of Papertrey Ink. I added some fairy lights behind the snowflake circle. The poinsettia flowers are from Lady E Designs. I added some pearls in the snowflakes for a bit of shine with the lights turned off. It is not a very difficult card but I have yet to find a nice way to cover up the string of the lights. For now I will keep this myself just because I like it so much.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
52 Weeks To Christmas
12 Months Of Christmas #127 - Anything Goes Christmas
The Holly and Ivy #192 - Anything Goes Christmas
Little Red Wagon #827 - H Is For Holidays

Till next time

Renate