Easter Cards

 I am sharing some Easter cards I made last week.  These cards are a mish-mash of different companies products since I tend to mix and match die sets that I own until I get the look I want.

Earthen Textures - OSAT Pick Two and Something New Blog Hop

 Welcome to Corner of Plaid and Paisley where I have been creating cards with the new Earthen Textures Bundle for the One Stamp at a Time Blog hop!

This month's theme for the blog hop is Pick Two and Something New.   We are to be using two core colors and one new In Color for this challenge. (neutrals don't count!)

I choose to work with the Earthen Textures Bundle with the two core colors of Crumb Cake and Misty Moonlight and the new In Color of Copper Clay.

Dainty Delight Die Cutting Technique Challenge - Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

 Welcome to Corner of Plaid and Paisley where I have been playing with the Dainty Delight Dies from Stampin' Up! to make this beautiful, soft, pastel enchanted garden card.

I am hoping with the Stamping INKspirations group where the theme this month is a technique challenge.

Silly Goose - OSAT Blog Hop Fuzzy Buzzy Friends

 Welcome to a fun post where I am featuring the Silly Goose Stamp Set for the OSAT Blog Hop this month.

This month's theme is Fuzzy Buzzy Friends!  Our challenge was to make two projects with anything that would include animals or insects!!

When I saw the Silly Goose stamp set in the January- April mini catalog it made me laugh. 

Taco Fiesta - Stamping Inkspiration Blog Hop Color Challenge

Welcome to Corner of Plaid and Paisley where I am taking part in Stamping INKspirations monthly Blog Hop with the fun Taco Fiesta Stamp Set!

Thank you to Angie McKenzie for putting these monthly hops together.

This month's theme is a color challenge.  We were to take the colors in the photo below and make a card using at least 3 of the colors.

When I laid out a piece of cardstock from all of these colors

So Saffron | Sweet Sorbet | Tahitian Tide | Orchid Oasis | Shaded Spruce

I thought it looked like a Cinco de Mayo party!!  So I immediately went to the Taco Fiesta stamp set.

Country Floral Lane - Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop- Sketch Challenge

 Welcome to Corner of Plaid and Paisley where I am participating in the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop Sketch Challenge today!

The title of my post is a little off - because I was originally going to use the Country Floral Lane DSP with this card - but when I went back and read the instructions to the Sketch Challenge - we were to add a bit of bling!!  So I switched paper and used the Textured Chic paper with the Country Bouquet Bundle to meet the criteria of this month's challenge.

Christmas Card -Sounds of the Season -Stamping INKspiration Blog Hop

Today we are sharing cards that depict the Sounds of the Season.

I chose the beautiful Peace to You stamp set for my offering to the Stampin INKspiration Blog Hop.  Make sure you check out the links to all of the talented card makers at the end of my post to see what song and stamp set they used.

Festive Season OSAT Hop- Cottage Wreaths

 It is time to start on all those Christmas projects you have in your head! 

 This is one of mine!

  I have been wanting to try a sort of floating sampler of sorts as a framed piece of art.  I used this as my 3D project for this month's OSAT Blog Hop.

This month's One Stamp at a Time Blog Hop's theme is Festive Season.  We were all to make a card and a 3D project with a festive holiday feel to them.

 I made a twelve days of Christmas wreath sampler using the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and a beaded edged board I purchased at Hobby Lobby.  I stuck with the color pallet of Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, White and gold.  

I used the Deckled Rectangles Dies for my backgrounds and ran a few of them through various embossing folders, some I left plain and some I flicked some Evening Evergreen die on them with my Water Painter brush.  

I used the Country Wreaths Dies that come in the bundle to cut all of the wreaths, extra branches and the bows out.  Several were stamped - the leafy wreath stamps out with some beautiful shading that leaves the leaves looking light and dark,

I added a few ribbon and twine bows and some gems to give each wreath a very different look.

It is kind of hard to see all of the details in this photo - but there is a lot of texture to each wreath.

I popped up each of the 12 pieces with dimensionals to give the piece some depth.

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The card I made matches the 12 Wreaths of Christmas framed piece.

I used the Cottage Wreaths Bundle again - along with the Christmas Banners Bundle.  I started with an Evening Evergreen base,  a layer of Evening Evergreen run through the  Time Worn Type Embossing folder.  I cut a piece of Gold Foil with the Deckled Rectangle Dies - but ran it through a second time to make the piece more square, and did the some for the next size down die with Basic White Cardstock.

  

Adding my stamped and cut wreath and my stamped and cut Merry Christmas, I used dimensionals to pop them up.  I finished off the card with the gold bow and some Champagne Gems. 

This is just a classic looking Christmas Card with that touch of elegance.  

This is going to be a small hop this month - so please take the time to look at what other Seasonal Projects have been created by the other participants! 

OSAT Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop - Hello Harvest Card and Gift Box

 Welcome to Plaid and Paisley where it is harvest time!

I am participating in the OSAT Blog hope were the theme is Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop.

We are to show a card and 3D creation that is anything Fall or Halloween.  The links to all of the other blog hop participants will be at the bottom of my post.

I thought I would give a nod to all the pumpkins that are grown in my home state of Ohio.

Halloween Card - Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop/Sketch Challenge

Welcome to a slightly spooky version of Corner of Plaid and Paisley.

Today I am showing a card I made for a Sketch Challenge.

This is for the Stamping INKspirations October Blog Hop.

It is fun to take a sketch and see what you can make and then see what everyone else comes up with!  

All of the links to the other talented card makers will be at the end of my post.

Here is the Sketch for this Challenge!

By My Side - OSAT Blog Hop BFF

 Welcome to Corner of Plaid and Paisley where today is all about the BFF!

I immediately thought of the cute little characters in the By My Side stamp set.

I am participating in the OSAT Blog Hop today. 

 The theme this month is to create a card for your BFF!

So all those participating are making a wonderful card and 3D item fit for a best friend.

All of the links to the other creative card makers are at the end of my post.

OSAT Time to Saleabrate - Christmas in July

 Welcome to more Christmas in July here at Corner of Plaid and Paisley!

Today I am participating in the OSAT Time to Celebrate Blog Hop!

Which means I was challenged to do a card and a 3d item with the current Sale-abration items for this month's theme.

I am using two different Sale-abration items with both my card and my tea light box.

Window Wishes - Christmas in July Color Challenge - Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

 Welcome to my Christmas in July Color Challenge card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop.  I chose the new Window Wishes Bundle from the July-December Mini Catalog to use for my card.  

The Stamping INKspiration's Hop is mixing things up a bit with this Christmas in July Theme-

  We had the choice  of a cold color pallet or a warm color pallet. 

Snow Flake Card and Ornament - OSAT Season of Cheer Blog Hop

 Snowflakes are a big part of our Season of Cheer here in Ohio!  We don't really have to dream of a white Christmas, more often than not - we have snow on Christmas here!

So I made a snow card and a snowflake ornament for this month's One Stamp at a Time Season of Cheer Blog Hop!

The card is a double Z fold with a circle cut out and a snowflake hanging from some fishing line! My husband is an avid fisherman, so fishing line is a staple at my house.  This DSP is absolutely gorgeous and my photos don't do it justice!  This cards has a lot of shine and shimmer to it.

  I used the Stitched Snowflake dies, the Layering Circles Dies, the Seasonal Labels dies, Night of Navy Cardstock, Basic White Cards Stock, the gorgeous Peaceful Place 12 X12" Designer Series Paper, some white Stampin' Emboss Powder  and a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.  The sentiment is from the Peaceful Deer stamp set.

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Since this hop is all about a card and a 3D item - I made a 3D snowflake ornament that coordinates with the card.

This was made with 4 die cut snowflakes folded down the middle and glued back to back with a piece of fishing line glued down the middle.  The outside was made with the Layering Circle dies - two blue and one white scalloped circle sandwiched in the middle.   The little tags is cut with a die from the Ornate Frames die. The bow is made from the White 3/8" glittered Organdy Ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed these projects.  

Please check out all of the other talented paper enthusiasts with their offering for Season of Cheer!

 

OSAT Blog Hop Ghouls' Night Out Card and Treat Box

Happy Halloween!!

 I am taking part in the One Stamp at a Time Ghouls' Night Out Blog Hop!

We will all be sharing one card and one 3D project, all the links will be at the bottom of my post so you can see what everyone has created.

Snail Mail - Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - January 2021

 Welcome to the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.    I am Ann Krucek, from Ohio, USA and I chose the fun Snail Mail DSP and the Snail Dies to feature today.

The Stampin' Dreams is a international group of Stampin' Up! enthusiasts who love to share their ideas. This month's theme is anything new.

This just seems so relevant with all the issues we are having with the post office in this part of the woods!  We are always happy to receive something fun in the mail and this set is just the answer!!

The Designer Series Paper with this set is just adorable and I know I will be forever using the Happy Mail enclosed stamp on a lot of my envelopes!

I used the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch for the cute little postage stamp shape, this punch compliments this suite perfectly.

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So I wanted to create something with just the cute little mushrooms.  I have a friend who tends to get a little wound up about things - so I thought this mellow out card would be the perfect thing - it's fun and a bit quirky - she would appreciate the whimsy in it.

I hope you enjoyed my cards using the Snail Mail DSP and Snail Dies.

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Now on to all the other ideas and inspiration!

Here is a list of all the other wonderful bloggers showing off their projects,

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Quite Curvy Christmas Card and Tag

 This card has been a favorite with my creative friends, so I thought I would share the details to the Quite Curvy Christmas Card.  I also made a tag to match that I am sharing as well.

• The card base is a standard A2 Card in Cherry Cobbler Cardstock. 
• Cut two pieces from the Classic Christmas 6X6 Paper  -about 2 to 2 1/2" with the Quite curvy Dies. Trim to 5 1/4" long.
• Cut one piece of white card stock 2" X 5 1/4" 
• Layer the three pieces on your card front and adhere - I like to use the Liquid Glue because you have a tiny bit of time to shift them into place - unlike tape.
• Cut 2 of the small boughs, and one of the medium boughs out of Garden Green Card Stock and adhered in a cluster.
• Cut a 12-14" piece of the Metallic Mesh Ribbon and cut it long ways - about one third of the width so that you get a nice long thin piece of mesh, loop it several times and adhere on top of the boughs with tape or  Stampin' Seal
• Cut three stars from the Stitched Stars Dies - I did a variety of sizes - I ran each of these stars through an embossing folder to give the stars some texture and adhered them with Dimensionals, Place your big star over where you adhered your mesh to cover up the messy part!
• Stamp your sentiment in Cherry Cobbler - the sentiment I used is from the  Wrapped in Christmas stamp set.

Here are the items I used for this card:

The Softly Falling Textured Embossing Folder is a retired item.

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The tag is quite similar  - 

• The top layer is the Tag Die from the North Pole Wonder Dies 
• The second layer - Whisper White Cardstock - Measures 2 1/4" x 4 1/4"  - I clipped the corners off - just with scissors - nothing fancy
• Stamp the To and From - I used the Tag Buffet Stamp set - In Cherry Cobbler - the star stamp on the bottom is from the Quite Curvy Bundle- called Curvy Christmas.
• The Back layer is 2 1/2"  X  4 1/2"
• Punch a small hole in the top of all three layers and thread some ribbon through the hole and tie those with another small piece of ribbon.

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I hope you enjoyed these Christmas projects.

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Stampin' Dreams November Blog Hop - Christmas Project

Welcome to the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop for November where we are featuring Christmas projects for you to enjoy!  I am Ann Krucek, from Malvern, Ohio, USA.

I really love the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper and have had so much fun designing different Christmas projects featuring this DSP.  With a blog name like Corner of Plaid and Paisley - you would have to know that I was drawn to the cute red and green plaid!  

The card on the left was made with the Arrange a Wreath bundle featuring the partridge and its's pears.

The pizza box in the middle uses the Arrange a Wreath as well, along with the Joy Dies.

The little treat box is made with the Little Treats Bundle.  

Here is a closer look at the card.

I used two different embossing folders with each of the Whisper White layers to give the card an interesting layered look with lots of texture.  I also used three different colors in the wreath, a layer each of Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz and Mossy Meadow, this gives the wreath a lot of dimension.  The sentiment is from the Dove of Hope set.  

I hope this gives you a few new ideas for some Christmas projects.

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