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Clean and Simple Happy Fall Card with Craft Metal

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· September 24, 2014

The Dazzling Diva Design Challenge this week is to create a project using Craft Metal Sheets in Fall Colors.(Inspirational Photo is below.) I wanted to create a Clean and Simple Fall Card so I stuck to Geometrics/Triangles.

Clean and Simple Happy Fall Card with Metal

The base card is SU! Whisper White Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″ – scored and folded at 5 1/2″.
The next layer is 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ Whisper White Cardstock which was passed through the Big Shot in the SU! Triangle Embossing Folder.
The Triangle Punch was used to cut 8 triangles – two of each in Dark Chocolate, Brushed Bronze, Gold, and Copper Craft Metal Sheets.
The triangles were then embossed using the SU! Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder and then adhered to the project with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two thin strips of Copper Craft Metal were adhered to the card front using Score Tape.
“hello, FALL!” from the SU! For All Things Stamp Set was stamped in Early Espresso Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and cut out using SU! Bitty Banner Framelits and the Big Shot.
A piece of Dark Chocolate Craft Metal was cut with Bitty Banner Framelits and then cut in two and reassembled behind the greeting as a border. The whole greeting was then attached to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Clean and Simple Happy Fall Card Flat

I hope you can see how rich the Craft Metal looks on the card! The fall colors are awesome but the Craft Metal Sheets come in colors too!

Clean and Simple Happy Fall Card Side

Challenges:

Dazzling Diva Challenge #44 – Fall Colors

Dazzling Diva Challenge #44

Categories : Clean and Simple, Craft Metal, Embossing

Clean and Simple All Occasion Card Fall Themed

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· September 22, 2014

I warned you that I would be leaf obsessed! I just cannot get over the gorgeous leaves you can create with this TH Leaf Die and Embossing Folder! I made a bunch of the leaves yesterday and pulled out a couple of embossing folders to create this Clean and Simple All Occasion Card. I wanted to sponge and grunge but just loved the simplicity of it just the way it was. The Vanilla Smooch Spritz Spray was in my hand but I resisted the urge to do anything to the card and I’m glad I was able to restrain myself! LOL

Simple All Occasion Card

The card stock is SU! Very Vanilla. I used the Woodgrain Embossing Folder for the background and a left-over piece of a Baroque-type embossing folder to the rectangle piece. The leaf was created using Distress Stains and Inks. You can see a tutorial HERE. The sentiment is from the SU! Four You Stamp Set and was stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. That’s it!

Challenges:

Eclectic Paperie – Fall

Mojo364

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Die Cuts, Embossing

Tags : Fall Theme, Mojo364

Lattice Weave Craft Metal Card

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 27, 2014

I use metal a lot! I really love it! What I don’t often do is use bright colored metals. So, today, I took out my left-over strips and weaved them together. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list for exclusive samples.

Lattice Weave Craft Metal Card

Base card is SU! Whisper White Cardstock cut 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ – Scored and folded at 4-1/4″.
The strips are Pucker Me Pink Craft Metal and Orange Craft Metal cut 1/2″ x 5″.
They are adhered to a piece of Whisper White Cardstock 4″ x 5-1/4″ that is trimmed down to make the metal even.
A White Satin Ribbon is adhered to the card front and secured behind. A Double Bow (See Video HERE to learn how to tie a double bow using your fingers.) is secured to the ribbon with Glue Dots.
“hello” is a Steel Ruled Die from Wplus9. It was used to cut the word 3 times. Each layer was adhered to the next using Liquid Glue. It is attached to the card front using Liquid Glue.
The Craft Metal layer is adhered to the card front using Foam Tape.
A Rhinestone Basic Jewel was used to embellish the corner of the card front.

Pucker Me Pink Craft Metal Card

Challenges:

Eclectic Paperie – Embossing

Inspiration Emporium – Everything Goes

Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday – Anything Goes

Dazzling Diva Challenge #40 – Pucker Me Pink & Orange Craft Metal – Inspiration Photo Below

Dazzling Diva Challenge #40

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Craft Metal, Die Cuts, Embossing

Tags : Add A Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets, Dazzling Diva Challenge #40

Thanks Teacher Card

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 20, 2014

The Dazzling Diva Challenge this week is Back to School. This had to be the fastest summer ever! My children are grown now but there were some incredible teachers in their lives. I always tried to let them know I appreciated their efforts. My sister is an extraordinary teacher and she talks about her students all the time! She adores them – (and they’re High School age). When they text her or write her notes telling her how much of a difference she makes in their lives, she feels so rewarded! If you’d like to Thank a Teacher, it’s extra special to hand make a card for them!

Thanks Teacher Card Side

The Dark Chocolate Craft Metal does all the heavy lifting in this card. It is matte finish and looks black when paired with Black Cardstock but looks dark brown when paired with Brown Cardstock.

Base card is Basic Black Cardstock 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″ – Scored and folded at 4-1/4″.
The next layer is 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ of Whisper White Cardstock.
The 4″ x 5-1/4″ Real Red Cardstock was passed through the Big Shot in the Arrows Embossing Folder.
A piece of Dark Chocolate Craft Metal was cut to 4″ x 3″ and layered onto a piece of 4-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ Whisper White Cardstock.
The word “Thanks” was cut from a Wondrous White Craft Metal Sheet using the Lawn Fawn Thanks Die and the Big Shot.
Stickers and Candy Dot Brads were used to embellish the finished card. The apple was covered with Crystal Effects for a little somethin’ extra!

Thanks Teacher Card Flat

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp – Back To School

Dazzling Diva Design Challenge – #39 – Back to School (Inspirational Photo Below)
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Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Craft Metal, Die Cuts, Embossing

Tags : Craft Metal Sheets, Dazzling Diva Design Challenge

Vintage Monochromatic Card

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 18, 2014

Vintage is my favorite type of Card Making. Rarely can I do simple and Monochromatic. This Patterned Paper really did all the work for me! The delicious ribbon was a fun find from a trip to a far-away Stamp Store – yummmm!

The layers are attached directly to each other with the sentiment circle popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Vintage Monochromatic Card Flat

The base card is SU! Chocolate Chip Cardstock.
The layers were created using scraps of the Cartographer’s Collection of Patterned Paper.
I attached the paper to coordinating card stock and trimmed it so there was a small border.
The sentiment is from a Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set (Spent the weekend in her classes – OMG!) It was stamped in SU! Chocolate Chip Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.
The sentiment was cut with a Circle Collection Framelit. The Chocolate Chip circle was cut with a 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and then embossed with the Argyle Embossing Folder in the Big Shot.
The button has a piece of Crochet Trim tied and attached with a Glue Dot.
The top layer of the card was attached to the base card with Foam Tape.

Vintage Monochromatic Card Side

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp – Monday – Anything Goes

Eclectic Paperie – Embossing (Greeting & Background Circle)

Inspiration Emporium – Everything Goes

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes

Mojo359

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Die Cuts, Distress, Embossing, Vintage

Tags : 613 Avenue Create Challenge, Eclectic Paperie Embossing Challenge, Inspiration Emporium Challenge, Mojo359, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Clean and Simple Monochromatic Thank You Card with Circles

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 16, 2014

Today is the last of the 3 cards I created using the Big Thanks Stamp Set. I hope you enjoyed them! This card is a Monochromatic Card using heat embossing and embellishments to create a Clean and Simple Monochromatic Thank You Card.

CAS-ual Friday Turquiose Spots

The base card is Tempting Turquoise Cardstock (SU!) cut 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored and folded at 5-1/2″.
A piece of Whisper White Cardstock 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ was used for the top layer. The circle stamp from the Big Thanks Stamp Set (CAS-ual Fridays) was stamped onto the card stock using Versamark Ink and embossed with Turquoise Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.
The “Thanks” stamp was stamped onto the card front (twice) using Tempting Turquoise Ink.
A 1/2″ Circle Punch was used to punch out several circles using Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. They were adhered in some of the stamped circles with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Spritzer Tool was used with a Tempting Turquoise Marker to spritz the front of the card.
The entire card was spritzed with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels).
Sequins (Avery Elle) were applied to the card front with Glassy Glaze.

Here’s a photo of the 3 different cards I created using the Big Thanks Stamp Set. You can see the original posts HERE and HERE.

3 Thank You Cards using the Big Thanks Stamp Set

Challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays – CFC134 Tic Tac Toe Board – (Dots, White, Sequins)

Cute Card Thursdays – Clean and Simple

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Embossing

Tags : Monochromatic

Thank You Card with Word Background

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 14, 2014

I was playing with my CAS-ual Friday Big Thanks Stamp Set today. I did a couple of cards in different styles – just because I could! LOL! This card uses various stamps which were assembled onto a Clear Block and repeatedly stamped onto card stock to create a word background. Check back tomorrow for a thank you card with a totally different look!

CAS-ual Friday Big Thanks Card

The base card is Basic Black Cardstock (SU!) 4-1/4″ x 11″ – scored and folded at 5-1/2″.
Various “thank you” stamps from Big Thanks were assembled onto a clear block and then stamped in Black Archival Ink onto a 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ piece of Whisper White Cardstock – alternating the pattern.
The White Cardstock was attached to a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ piece of Real Red Cardstock.
A piece of Real Red Cotton Ribbon was wrapped around the White Cardstock and secured with Glue Dots. A smaller piece was tied around the ribbon.
“Little Card…Big Thanks” was stamped in Versamark Ink onto a piece of Whisper White Cardstock and embossed using Black Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.
Word Window Framelits were used to cut out the greeting.
Word Window Framelits were used to cut out Real Red and Basic Black Cardstocks. They were both embossed using a Triangle Embossing Folder.
The Red Word Window piece was cut diagonally and reassembled behind the greeting to frame it. It was then layered onto the Black piece. It was attached to the center of the card using Foam Tape.
Rhinestone Jewels were used to embellish the finished card – 3 horizontally on the bottom and 3 vertically on the top. Smaller Rhinestones accent the greeting.

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Embossing

Tags : CAS-ual Friday Big Thanks Stamp Set

Sunshine and Flowers Card

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 11, 2014

This card is not what you’d expect from Sunshine and Flowers but it worked. 😉 I love Monochromatic Cards. There’s a simplicity about them and they just seem to come together on their own.

Basic Black Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Chevron Ribbon, Crochet Trim, Paper Flowers, Versamark Ink, Black Embossing Powder.

Pre-made Paper Flowers were used for this card but your own would work just as well.

The Ribbons and Flowers provide lots of texture and dimension.

Challenges:

Mojo358

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Embossing, Paper Flowers

Tags : Monochromatic, Paper Flowers

Maritime Masculine Clean and Simple Card

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· August 4, 2014

Happy Monday! The weather is glorious here! 70’s and sunny! Makes me think of the boats on the water so I created a Maritime Masculine Clean and Simple Card for you today. 🙂

Maritime Mojo Card

A simple embossing folder makes up the Whisper White background.

Maritime Masculine Card Flat

Maritime Designer Series Paper layered on coordinating card stocks are the focal point.

Maritime Masculine Card

Simple embellishments finish your card and it’s ready to go! Thanks for stopping by today. Check back later for a fun blog hop with some Craft Metal!

Categories : Cards, Clean and Simple, Embossing, Masculine

Tags : Mojo357

Nautical Card with Square Knot

Posted by Cathy Parlitsis

· July 28, 2014

Today’s Clean and Simple Card is a Nautical Card with a Square Knot. I have to be honest, it took me longer to tie the Square Knot than it did to make the whole card! LOL! (You Girl Scouts are probably laughing right now!;) I found a great little animated example HERE.

The base card is a Whisper White Cardstock Skinny Card measuring 3 1/2″ x 11″ – Scored at 5 1/2″
The next layer is 3 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ of Whisper White Cardstock.
The strips of Patterned Paper are 3/8″ x 4 1/2″ and 3/8″ x 4 1/4″ of SU! Maritime Designer Series Paper.
The Circles were cut using SU! Circle Collection Framelits #5 for the Night of Navy Cardstock and #6 for the Whisper White Cardstock.
The Ship is from the Open Sea Stamp Set and was stamped in Night of Navy Ink.

The Compass from the Open Sea Stamp Set and was stamped in Night of Navy Ink onto a piece of Whisper White Cardstock after “stamping off” to get a lighter image. It was then punched out with the Curly Label Punch.
“Just Because” from the SU! And Many More Stamp Set was stamped over the Compass in Night of Navy Ink.
A piece of Real Red Cardstock was punched with the Curly Label Punch which was diagonal cut and reassembled behind the sentiment.
All of the pieces were attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4 pieces of White Baker’s Twine were stretched across the card front and secured in the back with Glue Dots.
2 pieces of White Baker’s Twine were tied into a Square Knot and glued to the card front.
The card front was adhered to the base card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.