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January 2, 2023

Butterfly Thanks

Hello everyone! Wish you all a very Happy New Year! Hope you all had a great holiday season! This is Berina here today, sharing a beautiful shaker thank you card.

I die cut the frame/window using the Hot Off The Press - Butterfly Window die on white card stock and colored the butterflies and the leaves with copics. I die cut it again with Light Yellow card stock and snipped off the leaves and butterflies to use it just as a frame over the colored panel. The shaker mix is from Doodles Paper Playground. I used the Fancy Thanks die from Altenew for the sentiment.

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

- Berina

December 26, 2022

Snowflakes For New Year

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend! This is Berina here today, with a few New Year cards using some snowflakes in gold on red.

For the first card, I used the Happy New Year sentiment die cut from Gina Marie Designs. I die cut the sentiment and some snowflakes from gold card stock. I used a bunch of different snowflake dies - Simon Says Stamp - Joy Snowflake, Divinity Designs - Snow Crystals and Spellbinders - Create A Flake 6.

For the second card, I used the same set of dies, just a different layout. I just die cut a bunch of snowflakes using my SNAP and arranged them on the card base till I liked the layout.

For the third card, I decided to use the sentiment stamp from Power Poppy - Glistening Paperwhites. Same snowflake dies, just a different orientation and layout. I inked the edges of the red card stock panel with a darker red ink for some variation.

How do you like my Snowflake New Year cards today? Do let me know in the comments below. Thank you for stopping by. Wish you all a very happy New Year!

- Berina

December 30, 2015

simple and quick....

eBrush Design Team: Jan Hunter Week 5 Cycle 3

Jan here with a really quick and easy card just in time to Ring in the New Year!
It's just what is needed when you're moving across the country and there's another holiday coming up quickly.

and this is perfect if you have some scraps you can use too... (most of my papers are still packed away! So grab your eBrush, some markers and let's get started!

You'll need:
Teresa Collins acrylic paper (Wanderlust Gold dots -- I used the silver back side of the paper)
Gray/white/black
card stock (card base and number cut outs)
Electronic die cutting machine - use a font from your library for the numbers
stamp Happy New Year sentiment
metallic thread in silver
paper piercer and guide
eBrush (SN and SP adapters); silver sharpie and black marker

Design and cut your numbers. I cut the top layer once and a shadow layer 2x. Stack the shadow layers and adhere together. Using the ebrush spray black. Set aside. Spray the top layer silver and then stack on the top of the shadow layer. You can adhere with a drop of glue if you'd like. Set aside.

Cut a piece of the acrylic paper and the black cardstock to 4.25 and 5.50 inches. With the black on the bottom and silver dots face up, use the paper piercer to create a zig-zag pattern in the upper left and lower right corners. Using the metallic thread, stitch the two pieces together. Secure the threads by weaving on the back side of the black paper. Place the numbers in order on the front of the stitched card and stitch the numbers in place. The numbers may swing a little if you like or you can secure them with a glue dot or small bit of tape. Mine or hanging free and move when the card is moved.

Once you've secured the numbers to the card front, secure the front to the card base. Add the sentiment to the lower front of the card, one on the inside and it's ready for delivery!

We're so excited to ring in the new year in our new home along the Wasatch Front! Wishing you the best the new year has to offer and lots of creative time as well.