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

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Renate

A Christmas Bridge Card

Today I am showing you a Christmas bridge card. I love making fun folds as they are just so different from anything store bought. 

So for this one I took a white base card. I added the score lines and then folded the model. I made 5 panels to go on the folded parts so 4 long rectangles and a larger rectange panel. I embossed the little panels first with a falling snow embossing folder. I added a snowflake border on top before I attached the smaller panels so the the border would be stirdy enough and hide it's ends. I then die cut a snow mountain border for the front that is about 7 inch width. So the card has a top and bottom bridge. I added a little panel in between to add the snowman with the red hat onto for more dimension. The snow guys and the pole are from Spellbinders from the North Pole Sentiments set. I did not feel the need to add any extra sentiments to the card. 

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
52 Weeks To Christmas - Kerstkaart Week 38
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up #126 - Anything Christmas Goes
FarmQuest Country Christmas #24 - Anything Country Christmas Goes
Peace On Earth #95 - Anything Christmas Goes
A Cut Above September 2025 - Anything Goes With A Die Cut
Let's Craft And Create #223 - Lots Of Layers

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Renate

A Floral Christmas Card

 

Hi today I am showing you a floral christmas card. It turned out better then I initially intended so that is realy good.

I used a poppy red base card and put a piece of digital paper on that from the Christmas Romance collection of Nitwit Collections. I love the backgrounds from them so much and use them a lot in my cards. So I don't remember all the brands of the dies I used so lets skip that for now.
I die cut a nesting panel with a lovely lace edge in poppy red. On that I added a white oval panel and I stamped the sentiment on that with black ink. I then cut out a whole bunch of leaves and poinsettias. I inked up some of the leaves and I then made the poinsettias. I die cut the flowers twice in 3 sizes so each of the flower has a double layer. I added the Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink in the middle of the flowers and added a touch of black on the points. I then sprayed a bit of water on them and shaped the leaves. I added some red stamens to each of the flowers. I used tacky glue to added it all together. I then started to composition everything onto the oval panel and I used quite a bit of foam to add dimension. It is a bit bulky but really beautiful so I think I will hand gift this one instead of mailing this. I decorated the inside to match the front as well.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
The Holly And Ivy Christmas #191 - Anything Christmas Goes
Sparkles Christmas #176 - Let's See Some Holly
CD Sunday Plus #167 - Anything Digitals Goes
Krafty Chicks #785 - Christmas

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Renate

A Lemon Get Well Card

 

Today I am showing you a get well or encouragement card with a lovely die set from Spellbinders.

I took a white base card. On that I added a digital paper from the Freshly Squeezed collection of Nitwit Collection. I pierced a border and then stitched it with white crochet yarn. I die cut 2 panels of an arch nestabilities set and I die cut the larger panel of vellum and the smaller panel out of white cardstock. I die cut all the parts of the Lemon Spritz by Spellbinders. I inked up the leaves, lemons and flowers with different tones of Distress Oxide Ink. I added foam tape to give all the pieces a dimensional touch. The sentiment is homemade.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Carlin's Kaartenparadijs #86 - Opkikkertje/Beterschap
CD Sunday Plus #166 - Anything Digital Goes

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Renate

Gingerbread Christmas CAS card

 

Today I am sharing a CAS card and I kind of made it similar to one I saw on Pinterest.

My base card is white. On that I added a white panel with some embossed lines. I just made the lines using my scoring board. On that I addded a large star that I then embossed in a embossing folder with falling snowflakes. On top of that I added a circle that I cut a couple of times and glued together to create that dimension. Around the circle I added a piece of 15mm satin ribbon and attached it to the back of the white panel. I then added the little gingerbread fellow. He is from a die set of that was recently released by Spellbinders in grey and white tones. I then made a nice satin bow and added that to the already attached piece of ribbon on the card. I added a few small stars for the finishing touch. To complete it I added a homemade sentiment which says Merry Christmas translated to English.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
The Holly And Ivy Christmas #191 - Anything Christmas Goes
Peace On Earth #95 - Anything Christmas Goes
Girlz Creative Christmas #141 - Alles Mag Kerst
52 Weeks To Christmas September 2025 - White + 1 Color 

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Renate

A Snowy Christmas Card

Today I am showing you a card filled with snowflakes on a pink grunge background.

I used white for my base card. I added a printed grunge background in pink. I really like this one so much. It is from Creative Fabrica. I pierced a border on the larger and smaller panel of my card and then stitched it with white yarn. That was the part of this card that took the longest to complete but it looks and feels so nice. I the added about four snowflakes for Papertrey Ink. I added some white pearls in the middle of the snowflakes. Underneath the small panel I added some leaves and branches of Spellbinders in white. I then popped it onto foam tape and added it to the card. For the finishing touch I added a few pearls here and there in different sizes and added a die cut stamped sentiment to it and voila. A really nice almost vintage looking snowy christmas card.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
ABC Christmas - P is for Pastel
Peace On Earth #94 - Anything Christmas Goes
The Holly And Ivy #190 - Anything Christmas Goes
Merry Little Christmas #64 - Anything Christmas Goes
Girlz Creative Christmas #140 - Anything Christmas Goes
Inspire Create #200 - Never Too Early For Christmas

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Renate

Parachuting Gingerbread Christmas Card

Today I am showing you another card made from the sample at Spellbinders.

I used the Candy Christmas collection agian and I like this the best out of all 3 I have done. The gingerbread man is delivering the christmas present with this cute card. I can't take any credit for it because I really made it like at Spellbinders website because I like it so much. So this is just to show to anyone who may not still know about this cute colletion.

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Renate

Gingerbread Plane Christmas Card

 

Today I am showing you another card made with the Candy Christmas Collection of Spellbinders. I really like this collection a lot as it's so cute and whimsical.

This is the Gingerbread Plane & Banners Etched die set. I added several clouds on some blue cardstock. The gingerbread plane has pink and red icing on it. I choose for the Happy Holidays banner to add behind the plane. A really quick and fun card to make and a joy to give to someone later this year.

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Renate

Gingerbread House Christmas Card

Today I am showing you a card that I saw on the Spellbinders website.

I like the color combo so much that I just had to recreate that. Mine is a bit different ofcourse. So the dies are from the Candy Christmas by Stamperia collections of Spellbinders. This is the Gingerbread House Etched Dies. The banner is from the Gingerbread Plane & Banners Etched Dies set. 

I like this collection so much that I made more cards that I will show later on

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Renate

A Floral Card

Today I am sharing this cute floral card. I got the idea from the Papertrey Ink blog. 

I inked up a panel with blue ink. On top of that I added a die cut pattern panel. I inked that up with the same color blue but more thick until it was the blue was dark enough. I then added the darker blue panel onto the light blue panel and I love the effect. It is almost like designer paper except it isn't. I added a white scalloped oval panel from Loved to Layer of Papertrey Ink. I also die cut the flower from the Into The Blooms Daisies set of Papertrey Ink. I cut the envelops from the snail mail set of Spellbinders. I added ink to everything for a more realistic look. I am still practising with the inking. I don't know the brand for the sentiment but I love it. For the finishing touch a few pearls here and there in matching yellow color.

I will be entering this in the following challenges:
Color Throwdown #835 - Yellow, Green, Turqoise
Try It On Tuesday - Add Some Text 
Beautiful Blossoms #30 - Anything Floral Goes
Craft Rocket #126 - No Design Paper
Creative Fingers #304 - Anything Goes

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Renate

A Christmas Rocker Card

 

Today I am showing a card I created as a guest designer for the Rudolph Days challenge. 

I decide to make a rocker card. I love this type of card a lot. I cut a large circle that I folded in half.
I added a piece of digital papers from Nitwit Collections. I took a smaller white circle that I embossed with a wall pattern On top of that I added a smaller scalloped circle and cut a piece out of it with a smaller circle so you can see the embossed wall pattern. I die cut a lovely gnome of Carlijn Design. He is holding a present that I die cut from the Delivering Joy die set of Spellbinders. I added my own handmade sentiment that I cut out with a label die. I added some black ink around the edges of the strip to hide the white cardstock it was printed on. 

I was happy and honoured to be a guest designer and hope you will all join in this challenge. It is so fun.

I will also enter this in the following challenge:
Everybody Art #582 - Christmas in June

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Renate

A Requested Birthday Card

 

Today I am showing a birthday card made upon request. For my job that brings in the money to afford my hobbies I assist people, mostly elderly, that need help keeping their house clean. One of my clients asked me to make a birthday card for her great grandchild who is having her very first birthday.

She took a look at all the photos in my albums on Pinterest and she like a similar one like this so I remade it for her. Ofcourse a few small differences as I never ever make the same card twice. Sometimes they seem alike but I always do small changes so it will guarantee the uniqueness of the card.

All I used it cardstock in white, pale pink, pink and hot pink tones as well as some metallic pink. I die cut a whole bunch of balloons, hearts and butterflies in various sizes from different die sets of Spellbinders, Pretty Pink Posh and Lawn Fawn. The sentiment is homemade and printed myself. To hide the white cardstock the sentiment was printed on I added some black ink around the edges. This fun fold is known as a Z-fold card.

I will enter this in the following challenge:
Unicorn #110 - Not Square
Aud Sentiments #326 - Fun Folds + a Sentiment
Dragonfly Dreams June 2025 - Use One Or More Butterflies
AAA Birthday Game #74 - No Stamping
Everybody Art #580 - Butterflies
A Cut Above June 2025 - Anything Goes Using A Die Cut
Kaartjes Inspiratie #206 - Butterflies

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Renate

A Floral Birthday Card

 

Today I am showing you a floral birthday card.

I used a white base card. On top of that I added a die cut panel that I die cut twice and then glued together so you get mor dimension on it. I added a small white rectangle panel on it. I splattered some paint on the panel before I added the flowers and leaves on it. The flowers are from Spellbinders Gorgeous You collection. I added some ink to the middle and edges of the petals to give it a bit of shading. The sentiment is homemade and printed. I used a little banner die to cut the sentiment out.

For now I will keep this for my stash. Always handy to have some in case you need them.

I will be adding to this to the following challenge:
Cardz 4 Galz #251 - Floral Frenzy
Krafty Chicks #770 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
Paper Craft Crew #623 - Color Challenge

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Renate

An Anemone Birthday Card

 

Today I am showing you a floral birthday card. I will keep this for my stash of cards for now.

I printed a digital background paper from the Sweet Pea Lavender collection of Nitwit Collection. I used the newly released Into The Blooms Anemone dies of Papertry Ink. I added Distress Oxide Inks Scattered Straw and Fossilized Amber to the petals. The centers are die cut out of gold metallic cardstock. I die cut the leaves out of a pieces of designer papers of Marianne Design. On the back they have solid colors and the green color was perfect. The other leaves are from white cardstock that I inked up with Distress Oxide Bundled Sage ink. I added the flowers onto two panels from Spellbinders Essential Floral Reflections. I die cut the largest panel from vellum. I then added the sentiment onto a strip of vellum. I added an adhesive sheet before I cut the sentiment and that is why I could added it smoothly to the vellum. I added a few white pearls for the finishing touch. For my base card I used white.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
CD Sunday Plus #158 - Anything Digital Goes
Cut It Up #330 - Send Me Flowers
Sparkles Monthly #188 - Flowers
Beautiful Blossoms #29 - Anything Floral Goes
Do-Al(l) Kreatives #101 - Anything Goes Optional Flowers
The Sisterhood of Crafters May 2025 - Flowers

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Renate

Musical Birthday Card

 

Today I am showing a birthday card in a music theme. I always like the kind of polish style of cards. I am not that good at making them but this is what I came up with.

I used musical designer papers from Lemoncraft. I used the distress tool of Tim Holtz to make the edges. After that I inked up the edges of the card with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. I then pierced the holes all across the borders and stitched them using ecru crochet yarn by hand. I added a white die cut doily to the middle and placed the guitar on that. I die cut some white and brown leaves and branches and inked those as well. For the flowers I dipped into my stash to find the matching colors for this card. Sometimes if I am out of inspiration I make a whole bunch of flowers to have on hand when needed. So all the flowers are made by myself. I also added a few small butterflies of Spellbinders die cuts. The letters are from a Concord & 9th alphabet set.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
Hobbyvision #148 - Music
TGIF #525 - Paper Flowers
Little Red Wagon #807 - D Is For Die Cut
Everybody Art #579 - Birthday
Seize The Birthday #305 - Flowers

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Renate

A Yummy Christmas Card

Today I am showing you a christmas card with a delicious elegant christmas cake. Unfortunately it sometimes takes a while to post a card and then when I post it I have a hard time remembering all the materials I used but I will do my best to list it below.

I used red cardstock as my base card. I added a digital designer paper from Nitwit Collections on the card base. I then added a white panel on top of the designer paper. I used the 94854 Party Layer Cake of Memory Box. I embossed the cake layers and added white guirlandes on the layers. I also added some christmas elements from Spellbinders Christmas Cocktails on top of the cake and added the candles. I made the sentiment myself and die cut it with a label die.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
Carlin's Kaartenparadijs #82 - Yummy That's Tasty

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Renate

Photo Inspiration Card

This is a card I created after I have seen a beautiful photo of a christmas cake on Pinterest. I don't know if the photo is AI or real. I am trying to embrace AI for good reasons and it does give me inspiration for making cards. So when I see an image I try to make it into a card using my supplies I have.

Below you will find the photo that gave me the inspiration and I think it turned out pretty good. I used the Spellbinders Ganache Gateau die set for the Christmas Cake. The snowflakes are just from various dies set. I don't know the brand for the snowflake embossing folder I used. I like but the cardstock kept cracking even after spritzing it with a bit of water. Luckely you can really see it on the card. The card is a somewhat bigger then a regular card I make because of the large die set of Spellbinders. The sentiment is made by myself and foiled with gold foil. I also added a few gold and white peals on top of the cake for the finishing touch.

Here is the inspirational photo I used



I will be entering this into the following challenge:
52 Christmas Card Throwdown April Technique - Embossing
The Holly And Ivy Christmas #183 - Anything Goes Christmas
Sparkles Christmas #171 - Christmas Foliage
Can You Handle The Pressuren 4/25 - Anything Goes Optional Weather
Aud Sentiments #324 - Embossing + A Sentiment
Try It On Tuesday - Oh so Sweet (Cake is Irrisistable right)

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Renate

Barbecue Party Card

 

Today I am showing you another gnome step card with a barbecue gnome scene. I made it into a card to invite someone to a bbq party.

I used a Globeland Barbecue Gnome set. I put him on some grass that I cut out with a grass border. The blue panel was printed on my computer. The clouds are from Spellbinders Summer Vacay set. On the border I add little die cut pieces from the barbecue set. The sentiment is homemade and printed by me. I really like this a lot myself.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:

Girlz Creative Crafts #55 - Bake, Cook, Cupcakes
Cut It Up #328 - Starts With A "C" (mine is Cook)
Alphabet Challenge - A is for Alphabet (mine B for Bake)
Cardz For Guyz #370 - Fancy Fold
Sparkles Monthly #187 - Weather Related
Craft Rocket #124 - Layer It Up

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Renate

Two Slimline Baby Cards

Today I am showing you 2 slimline baby cards. I saw an inspirational photo of a cover for a photo-album that had a bear on a cloud and it gave me the inspiration for these baby cards. Ofcourse a boy and a girl version as I can't help making one of each.

I used digital printed papers of Nitwit Collections of the the Beautiful Baby Boy and the Beautiful Baby Girl collections. I added some tiny clouds popped up onto some foam tape to get the dimension. The largest clouds is from Spellbinders Summer Vacay die set. I just made the width a bit smaller so it wouldn't fit onto the card better. The baby is from Marianne Design COL1479 Eline's Babies. The ribbon die is second hand so I don't know the brand for it.

On the boy version I added a few little stars and on the girl version I added a few hearts. The sentiments are homemade and printed. I then die cut them out with a label die. 

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
2 Sisters On The Blog #96 - Baby Card
Girlz Creative Fun Art Of Scrap #8 - Anything Goes Using Design Papers
CD Sunday Plus #155 - Anything Goes Using Digital Items
Sweet Stampin' - Female Cards
Crafty Calendar - Feminine
The Paper Funday #75 - Anything Goes starting with letter "B" (Mine is Baby ofcourse)
Pearly Sparkles #106 - Monochrome

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Renate

Retirement Card

 

Today I am showing you a card that I made for an guy that finally gets to enjoy his retirement. Yesterday he worked his last day so hopefully he gets to enjoy this for a long time to come. And as a celebration I felt it was a nice idea for a card to make it with this big cake. 

I used the Spellbinders Ganach Gateau to make that adorable cake with the cute macarons. I used white and shades of blue for the macatons. I did cut somewhat off the top of the cake part otherwise the card would have been so large because I really wanted to use the sticks on top with the dots garland. I made the sentiment myself and if you translate it to English it would say Time For Cake.

I will be entering this card in the following challenge:
Color Throwdown #828 - Light brown/Blue/Dark Brown
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Unicorn Challenge #107 - Boys/Men

Till next time
Renate