Card Inspirations Part 4

Hi! How is everyone doing on their cards today? I have been making them up a storm, and good thing, because I need to get these mailed out soon in time for Christmas!

Today I'll show you a set of 3 cards that I made using Kristina Werner's cards as inspiration. In her project A Year in Cards, she featured these 3 cards.

Hers are on the left, my versions are on the right:

Here is a closer picture of the first card I made:

First, I folded green cardstock into a card. I added a red felt strip to the back of the green polka-dotted square and pop-dotted this onto the bottom of the card base. I next added a wreath cardstock sticker to a red circle, then added this to a white scalloped circle base. I added this to the top left part of the green polka-dotted piece. When I secured this piece, I only added a pop-dot to the back top part of the wreath, and some tape runner to the bottom. This was because the green polka-dotted square was already pop-dotted, and I wanted the top of the wreath to be level with it. Next, I simply stamped "Season's Greetings" along the top right edge of the green polka-dotted piece. Done! So, on this card I used her sketch, a sticker instead of a photo, words stamps instead of an image stamp, changed the colors and didn't add the brads.

Here is a closer picture of the 2nd card:

On this card, I chose 3 colors that I just love together...pink, turquoise, and red! With some white accents, I just love this card!

First, I made a card base out of white cardstock. I added a piece of turquoise cardstock (just a bit smaller than the base of the card) to the top of it. Next, I added a cardstock sticker of a present to a piece of pink cardstock just slightly larger, and faux stitched around it with a white Uniball gel pen. Then I cut a piece of red scrap paper slightly smaller than the pink square, scalloped the right edge of it, and pop-dotted it to the card top where I wanted. I pop-dotted the pink cardstock piece with the present on it to the red. I used Versamark to stamp my words under the present, then using white embossing powder, heat embossed it to make it stand out and have texture! I then faux stitched around the entire piece of turquoise and I was finished! On this card, I used her sketch, changed the colors, the words and the image.

The last card is really a fun card to look at up close, because of the dimension of Santa behind the scalloped hole!

Here is a close-up of the card:

And here is a picture closer up of the dimension you see better in real life:

On this card, I folded the red cardstock into a card that is horizontal looking, but actually opens on the right side. I cut a piece of creamy scrap into a strip for across the front. Along the right side of this I cut out a scalloped circle with my punch. On the first part of the cream strip, I stamped 2 trees and a little reindeer. I pop-dotted this piece to the card front. Next, I stamped the image of Santa on white paper, colored him in, and punched him out using the same scalloped circle as I made the hole with. I adhered him exactly in the same position, only I attached him right onto the red cardstock. So....he is inside the hole. Using a white Uniball gel pen, I faux stitched along the bottom edge and the top edge of the creamy strip. I figured out where I wanted the red and white gingham ribbon to lay, then I cut a slit along the folded edge of the red card base to fit the width of the ribbon. I slid the ribbon through the hole, tied it into a bow (or knot) and I was done. On this card, I used her sketch, changed the images, the colors and the way I made my image inside the hole.

Fun, simple and you can use these as your inspiration!
Watch for my next post and next card inspiration.....
Happy Card Making!!