The One with Yet Another Batch of CARDS Challenge Cards

Yesterday I made not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE cards for the CARDS challenges on the Create: blog! Woo-to-the-hoo! They are as follows:

Challenge for 1.19.12 - rolled paper

I LOVE YOU CARD

How to: Roll about 18 pieces of patterned paper into tubes. I used all papers from the Chap collection by American Crafts. Cut a heart from scrap cardstock, cover it with strong adhesive, place the paper tubes down the front, and trim the excess. Wrap mint green ribbon across the top and add a blue banner sticker on the right side. Back a gray chipboard frame with white cardstock and place yellow "i" and "u" foam letter stickers inside. Cut a heart from a red patterned paper tag and set it between the letters using a pop dot. Adhere the frame over the banner sticker. Tie a bow from more of the ribbon and place it below the right side of the frame. Set the rolled paper heart on a square dark gray cardstock base and trace around it with a pencil. Remove the heart then sew three borders using white thread around the heart. Glue the rolled paper heart to the middle and you're done!

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, chipboard frame, letter stickers, ribbon, adhesive: American Crafts; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

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Challenge for 1.26.12 - cards using a square punch

THANK YOU CARD

How to: Punch (19) 1" squares from assorted patterned papers then fold two opposite corners of each square to the middle. Adhere the shapes side-by-side in a row of 6, 7, and 6 on the front of a robin's egg blue cardstock base. Straight stich across the middle of each row using white thread. Add various buttons to the front as shown. Draw a border around a chipboard banner using a black pen then place yellow mini alphabet stickers on top to make a sentiment; adhere the banner with pop dots to the bottom right side of the card.

Supplies: Cardstock, pen, adhesive: American Crafts; Patterned paper, chipboard banner: All from the Handmade kit by Studio Calico; Buttons: My Mind's Eye; Mini alphabet stickers: Cosmo Cricket; Square punch: McGill; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

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Challenge for 2.2.12 - 6+ hearts

THANKS SO MUCH CARD

How to: Handcut lots of hearts of various sizes from coordinating patterned papers. I used the Peachy Keen line from American Crafts. Layer concentric hearts then adhere them in a circle on the front of a square yellow cardstock base. Sew three circles over the hearts using white thread. Place a pink sentiment badge in the middle. Pierce two stickpins (one pink pearl and one jewel) into the foam adhesive behind the badge then knot gray baker's twine in a bow around the base of the stickpins.

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, badge, adhesive: American Crafts; Stickpins: Making Memories (pink), Maya Road (jewel); Baker's twine: The Twinery; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

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Challenge for 2.9.12 - Valentines

I LOVE U CARD

How to: Make a card base from white cardstock then trace around a small round plate on the right side and trim to make a curved edge. Trace around the card edges using a brown pen and add three set of three 'x's as shown for detail. Three-hole punch a bunch of patterned papers (I used the Garden Cafe line from American Crafts) to make confetti. (I love the confetti trend these days!) Trim a heart from a transparency then place a tiny bit of adhesive on the edges before placing it in the middle of the card. Start sewing around the edges of the heart, fill the heart with the confetti, then finish sewing around the heart. Glue a pink baker's twine bow on top of the heart. Place an aqua "i" foam letter sticker above and "u" below the heart to finish.

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, transparency, letter stickers, pen, adhesive: American Crafts; Baker's twine: The Twinery; Three-hole punch: Office supply; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

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Challenge for 2.16.12 - 3+ ribbons

THANKS THANKS! CARD

How to: Trim lots of small pieces of various ribbons, fold each piece in half, and secure with adhesive. Glue the ribbon tabs across the top and bottom of a light gray cardstock base. Add a multicolored striped paper block across the middle then sew across the top and bottom edges of it to secure it and the ribbons in place. Cut a gray accordion paper flower in half and glue them to the middle with a gap between. Cut out a banner from a journaling card, add a red button to either side, then place gray mini alphabet stickers and a yellow sentiment sticker on top; adhere the banner to the middle of the card.

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, buttons, ribbon, banner, accordion paper flower, adhesive: American Crafts; Stickers: Cosmo Cricket (sentiment), October Afternoon (gray mini alphabet); Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark

Until the next batch, TTFN, ta-ta for now!