Wonderful Christmas Wishes - Take and Make Kit

 

Wonderful Christmas Wishes take and make kit designed by Sharon M. Reinhart

Stopping by to share my most recent release! There is still time to create these cards - the prep work has been completed for you! Make 5 different cards; an A2 side fold, an A2 top fold with an added gift card holder and folded pocket, a gate fold, a square card and a stair step card. This kit makes use of the beautiful Mintay Time of Wonder papers! All you need to add is a green ink pad for edging (I used Distress Peeled Paint) and some sparkly stickles like Star Dust (which I used) or Crystal, your favourite adhesives and paper crafting tools.  It is available now at The Paper and Ink Boutique!

https://the-paper-and-ink-boutique.mybigcommerce.com/sharon-mr-take-make-wonderful-christmas-wishes/

Oh Christmas Tree Tag

 

Stoping by to share this festive tag! The inspiration for this tag began with this wonderful tree stamp set by Jofy at Paper Artsy, set 108. This image has many possibilities, on this one I chose to embellish the circles on the tree with die cut poinsettias (Spellbinder’s) and an accordion fold rosette. A little bit of foliage (Spellbinder’s) and some gift packages add to the festive feel! The background has also been created using stamps from this set, stamped with peeled paint distress ink and memento tuxedo black. An additional touch with glitter kiss medium from Creative Expressions on some areas gives a slight sparkle, along with one of their die cut sentiments. I also added a little bit of charcoal and white pencil to the tree. The tag base is a Dina Wakley large tag - a wonderful surface for creating on! This tag could be the start of a wall decor piece, a bottle tag for wines or flavoured oils, an embellishment for a gift bag, a tree ornament or even placed in a mini easel and used as a Christmas decor! I hope you are inspired to create and stay tuned to see what other possibilities these images hold.

 

Christmas Kit

Just wanted to stop by and share this Christmas card kit available at www.thepaperandinkboutique.com this is a take and make kit with complete instructions and supplies, you just need a needle and piercing pad and your adhesive. The techniques include thread wrapping, spirelli and stitching.

Sew Beautiful Christmas

Delicate Foliage 2 - Take and Make

 

Stopping by to share my most recent take and make kit available through The Paper and Ink Boutique! With this kit you will be able to make two A2 cards, one 5-inch square card and one bottle tag/gift card holder. Beautiful Mintay Vacation Papers have been utilized in this kit. Below is the link where this kit may be purchased.

https://the-paper-and-ink-boutique.mybigcommerce.com/sharon-mr-take-make-delicate-foliage-2/

 Creatively Yours,

Sharon

Shake It Up Baby!

 My newest take and make kit has released and is now available through The Paper and Ink Boutique!

https://the-paper-and-ink-boutique.mybigcommerce.com/sharon-mr-take-make-shake-it-up-baby/

Excited to share with you the launch of my new take and make kit “Mini Slim Line Lovely’s” with the Paper and Ink Boutique in Calgary. This store offers you delivery in Calgary, curb side pick up and shipping possibilities in Canada and the United States! They have a brick and mortar store as well as an online store! Head to The Paper and Ink Boutique online store, take and makes and view all the wonderful kits available now!

Stopping by with a mini slim line Easter card. The Scalloped rectangle and the stitched rectangle are both made with Taylored Expressions dies, loving the mini slimline size! If  you don’t have these templates check your supplies, many basic shaped rectangles, often referred to as nesting dies, usually have multiple sizes in the set and there is sure to be one that would work nicely. In the case that you don’t have a stitched rectangle, replicate the look by piercing the perimeter, using a sewing machine without thread or use a fine point marker to add stitch marks. The eggs have been die-cut using a Photoplay die and the larger egg is from a Spellbinder’s Nestabilities set. I have adhered a few die-cut eggs together in order to have a slightly thicker shape. The center egg has been adhered with foam mounting tape to create further dimension. The flourish and stitched oval have been die-cut using Stampin’ Up dies. The sentiment is stamped with memento tuxedo black ink using a Photoplay stamp. The punched bow has been accented with an adhesive rhinestone to add further interest to the overall design. I encourage you to choose a double sided card stock and use one side for the eggs and the reverse side for the Scalloped rectangle panel. This one comes together quickly and results in a delightful card!

Creatively Yours,

Sharon

 

Valentine Inspiration

Card designed by Sharon M Reinhart

What are your favourite size of cards to work with? Usually I enjoy making A2 size (4-1/4x5-1/2 inches) or 5-inch square. Lately though I have been really liking the mini slim line 3-1/2 x 6-inches. They have a good amount of surface area to work with and don’t leave me trying to just fill space. The other thing that I like is that the envelopes are readily available at dollar stores and are inexpensive!

This particular card is a mini slim line and I have to put a shout out to Taylored Expressions, I have been thinking about getting their stitched rectangle and Scalloped rectangle mini slim line dies for some time and poof the other day while in a craft store they were staring me in the face so I purchased them. They work beautifully for this size of card, but will also be very useful with other card sizes as well. (No I do not work for this company or receive any compensation. Just truly love their products, please know though that regardless of compensation I will always give my true opinion)

I started this card with a piece of white card stock cut 6 inches wide by 7 inches long. Next score at 3.5 inches and fold in half. This one will be a top fold landscape card. The layers are a red Scalloped layer die cut with the largest Scalloped die in the set followed by a stitched rectangle die-cut with the largest stitched rectangle in the set and from printed card stock.

Cut two solid hearts, these ones were made using an older Stampin’ Up template that cut and embossed at the same time. Use what you have, you can always die cut a solid heart and then emboss with an embossing folder or you can create texture by using a score board and doing lines vertically and then turn and repeat to create a grid effect. Or if you have none of those supplies stamp a decorative design all over the hearts, or even pierce a design into the heart. That is only a few options,  I think you understand that there are many avenues to pursue while creating.  The middle heart is an open decorative heart, again one from Stampin’ Up, yes, I do love their products as well. If you don’t have this particular one, layer two nesting heart templates to create an open style heart, or stamp a decorative design around the outside edge of the heart and place a smaller heart cut from the printed paper in the Center of the heart in order to create a similar effect. This sentiment was generated on my computer and printed onto card stock. Add an accent piece such as a flower, gem or both. Simple but very effective design! Hope you are inspired to create!

This card has been chosen for a card-of-the-month contest through Creative Scrapbooker magazine, it’s just a fun little contest, no prizes, just a way to show some creativity and hopefully inspire others. If you like this card and wish to vote please use the link below to see all of the cards, scroll to the bottom and you will find my card! There are different rounds to vote in, the first ends February 6, 2021. 

Creatively Yours,

Sharon

Sharing a little Valentine while encouraging you to take advantage of all the Christmas themed products that are on sale at deep discounts presently. Keep a look out for items that can be used for Valentine’s, red papers, ribbons, twine, vinyl backed velveteen ribbon is perfect for die-cutting - the possibilities are endless. This paper is actually a Christmas paper, the reverse side is a definite Christmas theme but this side with the hearts is great for creating Valentine’s! The window frame is the perfect grid for the X and O effect, with the little hearts serving as the O’s. Are you looking for some metallic accents but don’t have any mirror cardstock left? Just adhere some metal duct tape to a piece of cardstock, use the lines on your scoring board to create a grid, create vertical lines then rotate paper and repeat then punch!

Creatively Yours,

Sharon

Heartfelt Appreciation!

 

Sharing this card that I created for a family member to show their appreciation to an individual who did something wonderful for our family. It’s important in life to show your appreciation even if what they have done for you is part of their job, let them know that they are making a difference and touched your life in a positive way!

I am pleased with the finished results of this card. Awhile back I had the opportunity to design and teach some classes for an inaugural crafting event. I didn’t use all of the papers and had some beautiful papers leftover. I decided to pull them out and use for this card. So unfortunately the paper is retired but if you visit Bo Bunny’s website I am sure you can find some equally as beautiful. These papers had multiple different size panels perfect for pocket scrapbooking, probably their first intention but also great for card-making.

I made use of a fairly new set that I purchased from my Stampin Up rep, the forever fern stamp and coordinating die bundle, love it! The focal point was created with a shimmer sheet and flower die from Elizabeth Craft Designs, I further embossed dots on the flower with an embossing folder. The sentiment stamp was the finishing touch. 

I have been noticing the metal rings that Stampin Up had released and quite liked them but didn’t have any. So as a crafter does, I went on a quest to create my own, my answer drum roll, memory wire used for bracelets, it comes packaged in a beautiful coil and you can just snip with wire cutters adjacent to the loose end and voila you have a beautiful metal ring. As mine was being covered on one side I simply placed foam mounting tape on top of the ring to secure. If you would like less of a footprint try some liquid glue or an adhesive dot to secure the ring together. My aha moment for this post!

Hope you are inspired to create, and please remember and acknowledge the individuals in your life thatmake a difference!

Creatively yours,

Sharon