Card in a Crunch! - for Fr. Paul

 My priest will be celebrating his 8th Ordination Anniversary.

I realized that it's next week & the best time to give him a card would be after Mass on Saturday (tomorrow!).

We've had thunderstorms all day and I didn't get out.

So, I sat down and made a quick card for him.

It turned out a bit cheesy with the silver sequin balloons on it, 

but he'll get a kick out of that!

I simply took a thick piece of white cardstock and cut it to 5" x 7" size & scored it.

First, I brushed some lavender color on the background 

using a makeup sponge wedge.

I cut out the letters with some alpha dies and glued them to the card.

Lastly, I glued on some silver sequin balloons!

I wrote Father Paul a special note inside congratulating him.

He's special to so many and for me, 

he truly changed my life and I'll be forever grateful.

Thanks for stopping by to see this ultra-simple CAS card.

Have a blessed weekend,

Lisa

Products used:

120 lb White Cardstock

Recollections 65lb cardstock - Blue Jay

Life Style Crafts Alpha Dies - English Rose

28 Lilac Lane Premium Sequin Mix - Girls Night Out

Faber-Castell Mini Pastels - lavender

Tools

12" Fiskars SureCut Deluxe
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Big Shot Machine

Adhesive - Nuvo Glue

2019 Christmas Cards

I designed my 2019 Christmas cards in June and started creating them in August.

They might look simple but they sure took quite a bit of time to make.
You will read later in my post how cleaning off glue from the shiny gold was imperative.

Here is the front of my Christmas Card.

I was excited when I purchased the new Spellbinders 3D Nativity Set earlier in the year!

There are three dies in this set.

And this is what the 3-layer fabulous die set looks like glued together!
Isn't it gorgeous?!

Here is the process.... 
Adhering each of the three layers of the Spellbinders 3D Nativity Set together.
The bottom layer is solid; the middle layer is the shining star; the top layer is the Holy Family.

I chose Navy Blue cardstock because I really love how the Gold Foil cardstock looks with it.
Including the word "Peace" really added much more to this card!

Adhering delicate dies is very tricky and to be honest, 

I had to throw away a number of cards because if the slightest touch of glue gets on the dark navy card, 

it sticks out like a very sore thumb.  

So, I used extra care and a good pair of tweezers that I cleaned in between making each card.

Here is the beautiful Border die for the front of the card.
Painting on Mod Podge glue to the backside.

Each card is marked at the exact center spot on opposite edges, 
so when the glue filled die cut is placed, it's perfectly aligned on both sides.  
Almost like having an imaginary level tool. 
See the gold dots I made on each side as markers to show where I needed to lay the fancy die cut.

Once each die cut is laid in place, I had to wipe it with a damp paper towel to remove excess glue.

For some interest, I decided to add gold stars from one of the sequin mixes I have.

Stars & the border together.

I computer printed some profound text that was posted on FaceBook
and then made die cuts for the inside of the card.

I think this die coordinates very well with the border die on the front of the card.

The sentiment where I sign is printed in a font called "Before the Rain". 

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Lastly, I bought a personalized stamp and put it on the back 
of my Christmas cards in gorgeous shiny gold! 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a great day & very Merry Christmas to all of you,

Lisa : )

Products Used:

Papers ~

Recollections - 65 lb. Cardstock 

NAVY

SHIMMER CHAMPAGNE

GOLD FOIL

Dies ~ 

Cheery Lynn Designs (Maker's Movement) - Border #2

Spellbinders - 3D Layering Set - Nativity 

Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Astoria Decorative Element

Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Alpha-Numeric Script

Embellishments ~

Buttons Galore - 28 Lilac Lane Collection - Premium Sequins 

GOLDEN

Sizzix Tools ~

BIG SHOT

MAGNETIC PLATFORM

PRECISION PLATE

Adhesives ~

MOD PODGE

TOMBOW MONO GLUE

SCOTCH TAPE GLIDER