Hi crafty friends! Today I've got a fun little card and gift card pocket duo to share with you featuring the Snowy Pastels paper and ephemera from this month's Paper Pad Club.
If you've been following my posts lately you might have noticed I'm currently obsessed with embossing folders again. LOL! I have always loved the way they look, but they keep getting moved around my stamp room as I make room for new things. Out of sight, out of mind, I guess. In my current creative chaos, the embossing folders moved over by the die cutting machine and it's like I've got a whole new stash of goodies to play with! I guess that's the pay off of 30 years of collecting craft supplies!
For this card I dumped out my Snowy Pastel Ephemera bits and pulled together a few I wanted to use. Isn't this sweet girl critter so sweet? I cut a little slit in the coffee mug ephemera to slip her hand under the handle, then tucked a little flower behind her. For the background, I pulled out the Perfectly Plaid stencil that is part of the Enjoy this Life bundle and used distress sprays and spritzes in salvaged patina and chipped sapphire to create the background. I love how the sprays give a dissipated look to the color. Snow fun!
I finished off the card with a white scallop mat and a strip of Snowy Pastel paper. I added a little chipboard snowflake, embellished with a flatback pearl, and then added to the top folding A2 card base that I had embossed with a snowflake embossing folder.
This time of year my cards often get a little gift accompaniment. For this coordinating gift card pocket, I chose a similar but smaller ephemera piece. The gift card pocket is so super simple. It's a 3" x 6" piece of patterned paper, folded in half and glued on the two sides. I punched a half circle as a little thumb notch, then embellished with more patterned paper and some ribbon and jingle bells. Super fun and quick.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous day!
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