April 7, 2011

CR84FN22 & WMSC #41


Hi there, friends!  I'm back to share a set of mini cards I whipped up this afternoon while my little guy was napping, an increasingly rare occurrence around here!  I combined this week's colors at CR84FN and the sketch challenge from Waltzingmouse, which is to create mini cards.  I always include a little thank you note with my Etsy orders, so it's good to have a stash of these on hand!


















I kept the cards simple so as not to overpower the smallish size of the cards (3.5 inch square).  Each one has a kraft card base with a woodgrain embossed panel of Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, or Ripe Avocado.  I used strips of patterned paper from PTI's Green Tea Leaves collection.


The gorgeous label is from Waltzingmouse's Vintage Labels 18, stamped onto Vintage Cream cardstock.  I finally picked up the coordinating Spellbinders dies last weekend, and this is probably my new favorite label shape.  


The sentiment is from PTI's Mat Stack 1 Collection, and the leaves are from Turning a New Leaf.  I added a few random chocolate pearls for a little something extra.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Vintage Cream), Bazzill (kraft)
Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Green Tea Leaves Collection)
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Vintage Labels 18), Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack 1 Collection, Turning a New Leaf)
Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate), Clearsnap (Lettuce)
Tools:  Spellbinders (Labels 18 die), We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper)
Accessories:  Michaels (pearls)

These were super easy to put together, so it's a great design for mass producing.  So glad I had a chance to play along with both of these challenges this week!

Thanks for stopping by tonight!  Have a happy Friday, folks!

24 comments:

Diane Jaquay said...

These are so beautiful and elegant! I love how you changed up the colors, fabulous work girlie!

Karen B. said...

You knocked it out of the park with these, Christina! Each is just amazing.

Nance Leedy said...

Ah, green, brown, leaves and woodgrain...these are a few of my favorite things! And these sweet mini cards are perfect! Love the label, love the paper and adore the little chocolate pearls!

Mona Pendleton said...

Beautiful collection of cards Christina! Love the WM Label and the pretty patterned paper! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN and the WMSC :)

Linda said...

Beautiful cards!

Amy Kolling said...

Oh I love that Spellbinder shape with the stamped frame to match! Hmmmm....shopping tomorrow, maybe I *need* these dies! This is a super cute little thank you set!

**Congrats on the Chic of the Week over at JUGS! That card was beautiful! I now can say, "hey, I KNOW her!" :) Have a great weekend!

Jean Martin said...

Christina these are PERFECT!!! You totally rocked this sketch challenge!

Karen said...

Oh I am inlove with the gorgeous earthy colours you've used here Christina! And I'm with you on that label too........I quite fancy it! lol

Karen
x

Marilyn (stampwithMJ) said...

Very pretty set! Love these!

Deborah Frings said...

These challenges combine so well as you've shown great variation in the cards! Lovely clean and simple designs. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN this week!

Marisa said...

This is the PERFECT paper for the colour challenge and well done with the WMS :) Your cards are all wonderful. Thought Moxie Fab had something going on with card sets too but could be mistaken - may want to check it out. Congrats on your win over on JUGS :)

Sue Lelli said...

Christina, What a FAB creation! LOVED how you created all those mini cards and just switched the colors around! What a pretty set! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

Julia Aston said...

what a wonderful set of cards! love the colors and papers you used with the pretty labels stamp! thanks for playing with the WMS sketch this week!

Lindsay said...

These are so fun Christina! Love that WG IP! Great job!

Pastila said...

Wonderful work!

Anita Rex said...

these are super lovely! Such a great die and matching stamp! I think papercrafts is having a card set challenge you should enter it there too!

xiumaiyuki said...

Oooooh you always do such a fabulous job with those Nesties labels. These are absolutely gorgeous!!! Simple and clean and so elegant! I love how that frame pops at you against the Woodgrain background.

Andrea M said...

These are FABULOUS Christina!!! Love the woodgrain IP and the CAS layout! What a great set!!! Wonderful take on the color combo! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN!
Gosh, I haven't been by in a while and I've missed loads of great creations!!!

Clare said...

Really elegant set, love the papers and color combo! thanks for joining us this week at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!

Unknown said...

Lovely set of cards, Christina! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

Silke Ledlow said...

HOLY MOLY...THESE ARE TRIPLE GORGEOUS Christina! You totally rocked the colors with these awesome cards!!! Hugs ~S~

Smita said...

Lovely cards!!

You haven't posted for 2-3 days... is all well?

Heather Rogers said...

These are beautiful, Christina. Sorry I am so late stopping by. Thanks so much for playing at CR84FN! :)
Hugs~

The Paper Parade said...

These are seriously gorgeous. They can totally go feminine or masculine and I just love them! Awesome job :)

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