DT Day: Sheri

Hello IHP fans!  It's Sheri here.   I thought I would create a THANK YOU card in appreciation to Kate for having me apart of her wonderful design team this past last year.  I'm super sad to see the store close but wish Kate all the best!!  Thank you, Kate!

I struggle with CAS (clean and Simple) cards and have been challenging myself to create more.  I still have lots of layers but have kept everything to a minimum as I wanted the raised die cut to be the focal point.  What do you think?

 Supplies:

Paper: White CS (Recollections), Vellum, Tangerine Jubilee 6x6 Pad (My Minds Eye); Stamps: Hand Lettered Thanks (WPlus9); Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento Luxe); Tools: Hand Lettered Thanks Die (WPlus9), Corner Rounder, Scor-Buddy; Other: Twine (My Minds Eye), Enamel Dots (My Minds Eye), Accents (Ranger), ATG Tape, Foam Tape

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DT Day: Tracy

Here's a great way to re-use holiday themed paper or any fun prints sitting in your stash. I simply layered a few strips of paper that I cut from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day pad, then pointed the edges using a ruler, pencil, and scissors.

On top of the layers, I showcased a fun scene from one of the paper stacks using dimensionals. Then added a wood veneer snowflake and some twine. Easy and fun!

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DT Day: Lori

Hi, IHP fans!  It's Lori with today's DT post.  I thought a thank you card would be appropriate today, as I can't thank Kate enough for having me as a part of the IHP family since the very start!

I stamped the "sending my thanks" sentiment from Avery Elle's Sending You set in gray pigment ink on a blue panel.  The paper airplane was stamped on a scrap of white paper using black ink and cut out, then adhered to the panel using a dimensional dot.  A trio of tiny hearts were stamped just above the airplane in red pigment ink.  The Sending You set is now sold out, but if you love the paper airplane theme, you could use the Air Mail set instead.  I edged the panel with a narrow strip of multicolored striped patterned paper, then added a blue strip.  The panel was adhered on an angle to a red card base.

DT Day: Sheri

Hello IHP fans!  It's Sheri here.  With Valentine's Day less than a month away I thought that I would share a fun kids project with you.

I created  3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Valentine Cards.  They are the perfect size to tuck in a childs lunch box or back pack.  They are easy enough for your child to make for their classmates for their classroom parties.

Supplies:

Paper: White CS (Recollection), Pure Poppy CS (Papertrey), Cupids Arrow No. 14 6x6 Pad (My Minds Eye); Stamps: Love you Tons (Lawn Fawn), Simply Said: Happy (Avery Elle); Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tools: Love You Tons Coordinating Dies (Lawn Fawn), Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn), Mini Heart Punch, Scor-Buddy; Other: Clear Wink of Stella (Zig), Glossy Accents (Ranger), ATG Tape, Foam Tape

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DT Day: Lindsay

Hello faithful i {heart} papers fans! Before I get to my card, I just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed bringing you inspiration during my time with i {heart} papers.  The store closing was a huge shock for me personally, and to many other crafters as well.  Kate did such an amazing job of providing fabulous customer service and lightening fast shipping.  I certainly wish her all of the best in all that she does.  Thank you, Kate! My card is super clean and simple, using an ombre or gradient color scheme.  I chose the Backgrounds and Borders 1 stamp set from Wplus9, and stamped one of the patterns in a variety of blue inks from Hero Arts and Wplus9.

I stamped a simple sentiment, and added a few gems to finish it.  The store still has a plethora of sentiment stamps, as well as bling, and of course it's thirty percent off right now!  Go, and shop!

There you have it, a super clean and simple card.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I am sure we will see you around the crafty sphere!

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DT Day: Tracy

Hi IHP fans! It's Tracy bringing you a simple and cute wintery scene card you can make. I used Lawn Fawn's snow day paper paired with this little penguin.

To make my scene, I just layered the decorative paper, then my penguin, and lastly a wintery hill I cut out using Lawn Fawn's stitched hillside border die. I finished my card off with a snippet of coordinating paper from the pad, a wooden snowflake, and some twine from Hemptique.

DT Day: Vera

Hi everyone. Happy 2015. Vera here.

For my post today I decided to give some love to some older sets. Every months there are tons of new sets come out in the market and so often we end up playing with all the new sets and the old ones end up sitting on the shelf gathering dust.

Let's fix that, shall we? Let's dust those older sets and take them out to play. :)

 

I used Avery Elle Fill In The Blank and Storybook set to create this simple but adorable birthday card. Simply fussy cut the bunny and the balloon and adhere both with pop-dots. For the word Happy I used Avery Elle Aqua Marine & Lemon Grass ink pad. Love, love these colors. Add some festive finish by adding a few spotlight/disco gold sequins.

Hope you enjoy today's card and hopefully it inspires you to play with some of your older sets. Or maybe mix it up with the new sets. Need some more new stamp? Don't forget to check out i {heart} papers store. Thank you all for stopping by here.

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DT Day: Guest Mariana

Hello!  Happy New Year!

Today we're sharing a card from our guest Mariana.

This is another simple card using a pretty stamp set called Lucille Sew Perfect by Hero Arts/Basic Grey. I stamped the image and then the sentiment on a strip of patterned paper that belongs to a 6×6 pad collection called Sweater Weather by Lawn Fawn. I used Hero Arts Shadow Ink Mint Julep and Memento Tuxedo Black. I added decorative tape and stitches along two sides of the patterned paper. Finally, I just added three white hearts with KaiserCraft Basics Rhinestones Gems and then, I tied Earthy Hemp Twine around front panel. Very easy to make.

Well, that’s all from me right now, I will be back soon to share another project!

Thanks for stopping by :) Have a wonderful crafty week!

Products:

  

Lucille Sew Perfect

Memento Tuxedo Black

Sweater Weather

Earthy Hemp Twine

KaiserCraft Basics Rhinestones Gems

DT Day: Lori

Hi, IHP fans!  It's Lori here with today's DT post.  Since lots of us struggle with masculine cards, I thought I'd share one today using the fun Mister Man set from Technique Tuesday.

To get a masculine feel, I kept things simple with clean lines and added interest with a mix of fun papers, some shiny accents, and a tiny bit of texture.   I went with a trendy gray and yellow color scheme that I love for both masculine and gender-neutral designs.  Once I'd decided on my color scheme, I picked coordinating patterns from the Carta Bella Boy Oh Boy paper pad for the long panel that stretches down most of the length of my cardfront and for the paper pieced necktie.   The "you are the man" sentiment was stamped in gray pigment ink on a solid yellow panel that I layered over the patterned paper strip.  After adding the dotted necktie next to the sentiment, I added a little shine with a pair of silver brads along the side of the panel.  A little white twill tab tucked underneath the left edge of the panel adds just a bit of texture to the design.  The finished panel was adhered to a gray card base.

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DT Day: Sheri

Hello IHP fans!  It's Sheri here.  Can you believe Christmas is only a week away??  Have you finished up your shopping yet?   One of my favorite things to give are gift certificates so the recipient can pick something out they have been wanting but won't splurge on for themselves.

 

So I thought that I would create a fun way to present a small gift or gift card/certificate using Lawn Fawn's Goodie Bag Die. These are super quick to put together. 

 Supplies:

Paper: Red CS, SnowDay 6x6 Pad (Lawn Fawn); Stamps: Winter Penguin (Lawn Fawn); Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Coloring Medium: Copic Markers (C1, C5, C6, C7, R17, R20, R27, R29, YR15, YR18); Tools: Winter Penguin Die (Lawn Fawn), Goodie Bag Die (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Banner Set (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Snowflakes (Lawn Fawn), Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Other: Ribbon (May Arts), Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter (Tim Holtz/Ranger), 2 Way Glue Pen (Zig), White Paint Pen (Sharpie) Scor-Tape, ATG Tape, Foam Tape

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DT Day: Lindsay

To begin, I took the open dot pattern, and stamped it three times down the front of my white card base.  I then colored in the dots with my markers (which really didn't take that long).

I took a piece of black cardstock, rubbed it well with an embossing buddy, and white heat embossed my graphic sentiment onto it.  I trimmed it, and adhered it to the card using foam adhesive. I hope you are inspired to finish up those cards, and get them out!  There is nothing better than a handmade card for the holidays.  Thanks so much for joining me here today.

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DT Day: Vera

Hi everyone. Vera here today. How's your December looking so far? Well, for me, December means Christmas and also homesickness. Never more than in Christmas that I miss being with my family. Also, my niece birthday is in December. So, two events where I am totally missing my family.

With that in mind, I made this miss you card to send to  my niece.

This bunny is one of my favorite bunny stamp ever. Because it's so adorable & sweet. It's from Lawn Fawn Hello Baby set. For the hills, I added some green using the mini blending tool & Avery Elle Lemon Grass ink pad.

I am keeping it CAS and sweet. This card totally reflect how much I am missing my li'l niece on her birthday (of course, she gets a birthday card as well). Hah.... My  brother is used to me sending her a bunch of cards. Sometime for no reason at all. Being far away, I need to make sure she knows that I think of her all the time. 

That's all for me today and thank you so much for swinging by here. Don't forget to check out {i heart} papers for all your stamping need. Cheers!


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DT Day: Tracy

Good morning IHP fans! It's Tracy here with a fun and simple pastel holiday card you can make. I used Chickaniddy's Jolly Good paper pad and layered a couple pastel prints. My sentiment comes from Lawn Fawn's Winter Penguin set stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

To finish my card off I used a couple of Lawn Fawn's wood veneer snowflakes that I dragged through Palette New Canvas ink first. And I added a tiny bow of pink twine from Hemptique. Have a wonderful holiday season and don't forget to check out i {heart} papers for all of your crafty needs!

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DT Day: Lori and Black Friday!

Hi, IHP fans!  It's Lori with today's DT post.  I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying IHP's Black Friday sale.  If you haven't shopped yet, be sure to check out the latest and greatest in the store. Black Friday is here and runs through Monday!

The holidays are fast approaching and I haven't even begun to think about what I'll do for a holiday card (other than a fun photo insert featuring my Chloe the cutie puppy in her Halloween costume that I'll send to a select few who will appreciate it!).  The beautiful Snowflake Backdrops set from WPlus9 that I used for this card just might end up being the set I use for my card.  The flakes in this set are so pretty!

I really like non-traditional colors for holiday cards, so I stamped the three snowflakes in pale pink pigment ink on a white panel.  The "peace" sentiment was stamped in gray pigment ink.  The image is a trio of banners, but the "peace" one was on the top, so it was super easy to mask off the other words to ink up just the one I wanted.  I scattered a few white sequins around the flakes for a bit of sparkle, then used some Sticky Thumb dimensional dots to layer the stamped panel on a white card base.  The white on white is so clean and elegant!  I'm thinking I just may do a variation on this design for my cards . . .

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DT Day: Sarah

Hi IHP fans! Sarah here today with a card unusual for me - it's pretty much one layer! When I saw this print in the Everyday Collection by Avery Elle, I just knew I had to let those rays be the star of the show!

The Finished Frames dies have not left my desk since they came out, I love them! The stamped sentiments from So Happy paired perfectly with the Simply Said: Happy die - cut from turquoise cardstock then covered with a Gold Wink of Stella pen for some sparkle. Avery Elle ink in Kraft was used for the sentiments and I finished with some enamel hearts. 

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a happy day! 

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DT Day: Sheri

Hello IHP fans!  It's Sheri here.  Eeek...Christmas is less than 6 weeks away!!  Have you started on your Christmas cards yet??  I'm always the one that waits to the last minute and totally stresses to get them in the mail.  

Today, I created an elegant CAS card that could be mass produced due to limited stamping and just using a combination of dies from Avery Elle, Lawn Fawn, My Favorite Things, and WPlus9.  I love how you can mix and match and come up with your own unique design.

Supplies:

Paper: White CS (Recollections, 110Ib); Stamps: Deck The Halls (Lawn Fawn); Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko); Tools: Small Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Hillside Borders Dies (Lawn Fawn), Finished Frames Elle-ments Dies (Avery Elle), Stag Trio Die (WPlus9), Noel Die (Avery Elle), Pierced Circle Stax Die-Namics (My Favorite Things);  Scor-Buddy, Embossing Heat Tool; Other: Detailed Silver Embossing Powder (Stampa Rosa), Clear Rock Distress Glitter (Tim Holtz/Ranger), Silver Sequins, Glue Pen, ATG Tape, Foam Tape

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DT Day: Lindsay

Hi i {heart} papers fans!

Lindsay with you today, with a colorful card using Wplus9's Dream Believer set and dies.  There are plenty of elements in this set to create a wide variety of designs with.  I used it in a more traditional way for my card here.  

I die cut the dream catcher and stamped it in brown ink, popping it up onto my card base.  I then die cut five feathers, stamping those with the coordinating stamp, and adhering them straight to card base.

I finished it off by stamping the cluster of dots in the same colors of ink in a triangle design on the card.  The Wink of Stella Glitter brush pen in clear, was added to the feathers for a bit of shimmer. Thank you for joining me here today!  I hope you are inspired to grab your stamps and dies and make a card!

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