Project Club: Bee Happy

This card is made in the same way as this months project club card, except I used the stamps from May Project Club 2013.

I think I got a little carried away making this months club cards, but I just love how versatile the stamp set is.......

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Project Club: With Love

This one is another non Christmas card made using this months Nina Crafts Project Club Stamp set. I think I got a little carried away!

How to make: 

• Cut a piece of black card 1cm smaller than a small square white card, clear emboss one or two small roses in three corners and attach to the white card with the unstamped corner in the bottom left.
• Cut out a large red heart and attach to the card on an angle with point in the bottom left corner.
• Stamp the envelope and card twice onto white card in Tuxedo Black masking off the star and Merry Christmas from one of them, in the space stamp “With Love” and the roses colour in the roses and border on one of the cards, cut out the card with some of the envelope below the v, cut out the second envelope cutting away the corners of the card, using a craft knife cut the v just enough to slide the card in, glue the card in place attach over the heart from the bottom left corner.
• From silver card die cut two small Elegant Flourishes (Sizzix 656639 Tim Holtz) and punch out four small leaves, attach the flourishes from the bottom left corner over the edges of the heart and card.
• Stamp the roses twice onto red card in Tuxedo Black  cut out one set of roses and attach in the bottom left corner with two of the leaves, cut out one rose and attach to card near the v the two leaves, glossy accent  the roses on the leaves and add red glitter glue to the corners of the white card.

Project Club: Cream and Brown Holly

Another Christmas card  using this months Project Club Stamp set, this time in my traditional colours of cream and brown....

 How to make

• Cut a piece of brown card to mount on a small square cream card and cut a piece of cream card a little smaller, stamp the envelope centrally on the smallest cream card in Rich Cocoa mask off and stamp the holly three times from the left hand corner.
• Colour in the leaves and berries in shades of light browns, edge and draw a line around the sides of the card in brown.
• Attach two pieces of 1cm brown ribbon across the bottom left hand corner.
• Centrally attach the brown piece of card to the square cream card then the stamped cream card on to this.
• Stamp the envelope and card in Rich Cocoa onto cream card mask off all but the “Merry Christmas” on the card over stamp with the swirls and berries, colour the envelope the same as the holly leaves and the edge, berries and star in the berry colour, attach over the stamp one on the card using 3D foam pads.
• Thread and tie dark glitter cord through three brown buttons and 3D glue them to the bottom left corner.

Project Club: Button Holly

Another Christmas card! This one is so quick to make........

 How to make

• Randomly stamp the envelope and card in Rich Cocoa onto 19cm x 19cm piece of white card, mask them off and over stamp with a music stamp (KAISERCRAFT C5757sheet music) in Desert Sand, distress around the edges in Peeled Paint
• Stamp the holly twice down a 19cm x 7cm piece of white card in rich cocoa colour in the leaves and berries, distress the two long sides and mount onto a 19cm x 7.5cm piece of red card, attach 1.5cm in from the left hand side of the piece of card.
• Attach a 4cm wide piece of open weave jute craft ribbon across the card 2cm up from the bottom, centrally attach to a 20cm x 20cm square red card.
• Add crystal stickles to the open weave part of the ribbon (so it will not fray and it looks good.
• Stamp “Merry Christmas” in Rich Cocoa to the right of a 4cm x 11.5cm piece of white card colour in the M and C, shape the M end into a tag and distress the edges in Peeled Paint, mount onto a 12cm x 5cm piece of red card and trim the M end and punch a hole in the shaped end, tie red, green and gold ribbon through the tag and attach to the bottom left corner with 3D foam pads.
• Thread and tie thin gold cord through small red buttons and attach with 3D glue over the groups of holly berries, thread and tie thicker gold cord through three large red buttons and 3D glue to the bottom left hand corner.

Project Club: Holly

So, it's back to Christmas for this one....

How to make 

• Cut a piece of white card smaller than a dark green DL card and stamp the vertical “Merry Christmas” in rows nine times down the card in red green and sand, starting in a different place with each colour. Between the sand ones stamp the small star, distress around the edges in Festive Berries and Peeled Paint.
• Attach a piece of gold edge dark green ribbon 4cm up from the bottom of the piece of card and attach to the DL card.
• Stamp the holly onto white card in green ink colour in and die cut using Spellbinders (S4-190 Labels Four) cut the largest in red and the size smaller from stamped holly distress the edge of the holly in Peeled Paint, centrally attach to the red card then attach to the centre of the card above the ribbon,.
• Stamp the holly onto white card colour in three leaves, cut them out, shape and attach with 3D glue to the ribbon add red glitter glue for the berries.

Project Club: Floral Wishes

Here is a really girly card made from this months Christmas set, I just love how the card and envelope can be adapted for any occasion with a little bit of masking.......

How to make 

• Trim a piece of lilac card for a mount on a small square white card.
• Cut a piece of white card a little smaller, onto the white piece of white card using the corner stamp from Junes Project Club 2014 and lilac ink, stamp part of it twice along each side with the swirl to the corners.
• Stamp the envelope and card onto lilac card, make a mask to cover Merry Christmas and the star place onto white card and stamp the envelope and card over it, mask off the edges of the card and stamp part of the corner stamp in the space colour in the edges and flowers on the little card.
• Cut out the lilac envelope cutting away the corners of the card using a craft knife cut the v between the card and envelope.
• Cut out the white card so it’s 0.5cm shorter than the envelope slide into the lilac envelope and glue into place, centrally attach the pieces of lilac and white to the square white card using 3D foam pads attach the envelope and card on an angle in the centre.
• Add lilac glitter glue to the corners of the white cards,

Project Club: Family Christmas

Whoops Jackie beat me to it again! 

Here are this months Nina Crafts Project Club Cards, this months is a fabulous Christmas set that is just so versatile.....

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How to make

• Using Paris Dusk randomly stamp the holly onto an A5 piece of white card.
• Using London Fog fill in the spaces with the stars.
• Colour in the leaves and berries in grey and blue.
• Trim down so it’s smaller than a dark blue A5 card and distress around the edges using Faded Jeans.
• Cut a strip of white card the same width as the stamped piece of card by 3cm, deep and stamp the Family sentiment in the middle with part of the holly to the left in Paris Dusk and the two small stars to right in London Fog edge in blue, colour in the holly leaves and berries as before 
• Mount onto a 4cm strip of dark blue card and attach 2cm up from the bottom of the card then attach to the blue A5 card,
• From dark blue card die cut some pine branches ( Sizzix 657492 Tim Holtz Tattered Pine cone) attach in the top left hand corner.
• The laser cut star bauble was coloured with Paris Dusk and tied to the pine branches with silver glitter cord, add silver glitter glue two the two silver stars and dark blue to the holly berries on the sentiment strip and dark blue glitter glue to the bauble.