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Fun With Pattern Paper – Echo Park Paper Co.

by with No Comment Echo Park Paper Co.

Hello friends, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! For today’s card, I decided to have some fun with pattern paper – something I’ve never used before!

This was a very easy card to make. Using the “I Love Christmas” Collection Kit from Echo Park, I trimmed 12 small squares from two different pieces of patterned paper to fit my card front.

I glued them down and then added a square with a sentiment on top.

To finish, I added a red and green mat to the card to complement the rest of the colours.

@sashamakescards

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!! I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season full of peace and joy🎄🎅🏻 Here’s a fun card featuring pattern paper from Echopark! Be sure to check out my blog, sashamakescards.ca, for more! —— #cardmaking #cardmaker #cardmakersoftiktok

♬ Christmas Tree Farm – Taylor Swift

Thanks for reading. Catch ya next time!

Sasha

Products Used

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I Love Christmas Collection Kit

Kraftin’ Kimmie Holiday Village

Fiskars 12″ Portable Paper Trimmer

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Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue – THE ORIGINAL

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Rustic DIY Gift Tag – Echo Park Paper Co.

by with No Comment Echo Park Paper Co.

Instead of buying gift tags for your presents this holiday season, why not make them? Making tags is the perfect way to add a personal handmade touch to every gift you give!

To create my tag, I chose a piece of patterned paper from the I Love Christmas Collection Kit from Echo Park and trimmed it down to the size of a gift tag. I hole-punched the top of the tag and added twine and a sentiment from the Kraftin’ Kimmie Holiday Village Stamp set using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink.

To finish it off, I glued some twine ribbon with a twine bow on top of the tag and glued the tag itself on top of a slightly larger piece of brown cardstock to add more interest.

Thanks for reading. Catch ya next time!

Sasha

This post contains affiliate links that are of no extra cost to you. Using my affiliate links simply helps me to keep doing what I love – thank you!

Products Used

I Love Christmas Collection Kit

Kraftin’ Kimmie Holiday Village

Twine

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Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink

Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue – THE ORIGINAL

Fiskars 12″ Portable Paper Trimmer

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Craft Roulette #163 Large

A Card with Three Tags?! – My First Craft Roulette Submission! Episode #163

by with No Comment BirthdayCraft RouletteDistress OxideEcho Park Paper Co.Hello Bluebird

Hi friends! Today’s card is my first ever submission for the Craft Roulette show – this card is for episode #163. This episode was also my first time watching the show and I can’t wait to continue watching and to submit more submissions!

The four parameters for this week’s episode were the following:

– Three tags

– May (I used the word may in my sentiment)

– Rose garden colours (I used green and pink)

– Masking (I used the racoon and the masking of the stencil on the tags)

Let me tell you about how I made this card!

Using the Festive Fall Stencil from Echo Park Paper Co., I combined Twisted Citron and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxides to create a simple gradient of rose garden colours on the three tags.

I used the Cake Time stamp set from Hello Bluebird to stamp a racoon image and coloured it using the following Ohuhu alcohol markers:

CG5, CG2, CGII00, CGII08, CGII07, RV270, RV260, GY3, GY4, GY7

To finish, I printed out a sentiment in a font I liked and attached everything to an A7 card base!

Thanks for reading. Catch ya next time!

Sasha J

Challenges Entered

Craft Roulette – Episode #163

Products Used

  • Hello Bluebird Cake Time Stamp Set
  • Echo Park Paper Co. Festive Fall Stencil
  • Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
  • Stamp Press
  • Lawn Fawn Lawn Fawn Jet Black Premium Ink Pad
  • Double Sided E-Z Runner Grand Adhesive Tape Dispenser
  • Bearly Art Glue
  • Sizzix Big Shot
  • Distress Oxide
  • Blending Brushes
  • Hammermill Premium Colour Copy 100 lb cardstock
  • Fiskars 12” Portable Trimmer
  • Fiskars 6” Spring Assisted Scissors
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Embossing with a Stencil?!

by with No Comment Distress OxideEcho Park Paper Co.Lawn FawnSizzix

Hi friends! Today’s card is made using a new tool I recently added to my craft collection – the Sizzix silicone rubber and impressions pad, which allows you to emboss stencils! I was really excited to try this tool out. It opens the door to so many new crafting possibilities!

Using the Festive Fall Stencil from Echo Park Paper Co, I embossed white cardstock using the already-mentioned Sizzix embossing tools. I lightly sprayed the cardstock with water to get a prominent embossed image.

I then used the stencil normally, ink blending a variety of distress oxides and inks to create a rainbow of bright colour. I used the following oxides and inks:

– Saltwater Taffy

– Spiced Marmalade

– Mustard Seed

– Mowed Lawn

– Salty Ocean

– Wilted Violet

Now that I have ink blended and embossed using the same stencil, I trimmed both panels in a way where the ink-blended panel would align with the embossed panel when placed together – it is kind of like a puzzle! After trimming them, I arranged and attached the pieces to an A2 card base.

For the sentiment, I chose the “celebrate” sentiment from the Hello Bluebird Birthday Script Stamp set and fussy cut it using Fiskars 6” spring-assisted scissors. I then attached the sentiment to the card.

I love how this card turned out! You can never go wrong with a simple card!

Thanks for reading! Catch ya next time!

Sasha J

Products Used

  • Echo Park Paper Co Festive Fall Stencil
  • Hello Bluebird Birthday Script Stamp Set
  • Sizzix Embossing Tools – Silicone Rubber and Impressions Pad
  • Sizzix Big Shot
  • Spray Bottle with Water
  • Lawn Fawn Jet Black premium ink pad
  • Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide
  • Mustard Seed Distress Oxide
  • Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide
  • Salty Ocean Distress Oxide
  • Wilted Violet Distress Ink
  • Blending Brushes
  • Basic White Cardstock
  • Stamp Press
  • Fiskars Portable Paper Trimmer, 12”
  • Bearly Art Glue
  • Double Sided E-Z Runner Grand Adhesive Tape Dispenser
  • Fiskars Titanium Micro-Tip Easy Action Scissors, 6”