SET# 6: AN ASSORTMENT OF THINGS

I played around with the papers of the Graphic 45 Typography and French Country 8" x 8" paper pads and came up with this assortment of things. First off is a simple red card.

CARD# HPJ-2014-33: Numbers

This is a simple and cute card great for a friend or loved one's special day.  I added a number '28' on it since it is my favorite number, but this could be customized to reflect the recipient's age. How cool is that.

I added foam tapes behind the numbers for dimension. You know how I love 3D.

I wrote the sentiment myself. I can't get enough of my new white pen. It is just awesome. I wish there is a finer-pointed one though for writing other notes and stuff.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory and black board paper, Graphic 45 Typography Collection Inscribe, We R Memory Keepers Precious Metals Collection, Uni-ball Signo Broad White, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug V2 Machine

CARD# HPJ-2014-34: Birthday

This is another simple birthday card in the batch. I stamped a birthday sentiment on a die cut using a clear stamp from Inkadinkado and inked the inner part with a ColorBox pigment ink pad.

I wound a length of burlap twine at the bottom and embellished it with a button. 

I covered the parts where the patterned papers meet with strips of self-adhesive lace. This accentuates the patterned paper and the main image.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory and black board paper, Graphic 45 Typography Collection Inscribe, Graphic 45 French Country Collection Grandeur and Montage, self-adhesive lace, burlap twine, button, Inkadinkado Clear Stamps Mini Birthday Words, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Black and Dune, black pen, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirty-Five and Captivating Squares, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2014-35: Celebrate 2

This next card is my favorite in the bunch. I used the more subtle papers in the French Country Collection. The image pops out by itself since it is already framed in black and a darker color design from the collection.

I only used one die cut on this card and it was for the sentiment. I cut pieces of patterned paper and layered them accordingly.

With the awesome white pen, I wrote the sentiment 'Celebrate' on the die cut tag and cut the other end of the tag. I added pearls painted with my Copper nail polish on the corners of the image.

Alas I only have one border punch so Arch Lattice it is for this card. (I hope to have some more of them in the future.) I inked the tips with the same ink pad I used with the patterned papers and the card base.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory and black board paper, Graphic 45 French Collection Abundance, Provance, A La Carte and Promenade, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Dune, Uni-ball Signo Broad White, Caronia Nail Polish Copper Rock Frosted, self-adhesive pearls, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One, Martha Stewart Punch Edge Arch Lattice, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2014-36: Bonne Chance

A simple 'Good Luck' card for a friend or family.

I did not use much embellishment on this card. I just used black crystals and black patterned paper from the same collection to accentuate the main image.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory and black board paper, kraft paper, Graphic 45 French Country Collection Grandeur, Montage and A La Carte, self-adhesive crystals, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Dune, Martha Stewart Punch Edge Arch Lattice

CARD# HPJ-2014-37: Typography

This could be a just because or saying hello card. You can basically use it for whatever occasion you want. It is 'Typography' so anything goes. Just put your message on the blank space inside the card and give or send it to the recipient.

The main image is cut out from one of the patterned papers in the collection and layered onto a die cut.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory and black board paper, Graphic 45 French Country Collection Rendezvous, Graphic 45 Typography Collection Inspire, Typography and Journey, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Card Creator A2 Valiant Honor, Cuttlebug Machine V2

CARD# HPJ-2014-38: Make A Wish

Here is another pretty birthday card from the French Country Collection.

I penned the sentiment on a die cut and adhered it on top of the main image.

I cut the two ends of a die cut tag to make the embellishments. I inked the edges with a gold ink pad and added pearls to complete them.

I tied a thin silk ribbon as an accent.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Ivory board paper, Graphic 45 French Country Collection Grandeur, Abundance and A La Carte, silk ribbon, self-adhesive pearls, Tsukineko Brilliance Dew Drop Ink Pad Galaxy Gold, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Pigment Ink Dune, Uni-ball Signo Broad White, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug Machine V2

And that is the last one in the set. So how was it? I hope you find at least one to your liking. I would appreciate it if you would leave a comment (or two). Thank you for stopping by and have a marvelous day.