Cards | Papercrafting with Kelly Janes

I have three cards to share with you today!

Card #1

Starting with a Kraft Cardstock base, I added a layer of CTMH Colonial White Cardstock with the help of a corner rounder on the top left hand edge of both pieces of cardstock. Using the CTMH Pirouette Stamp Set in CTMH Champagne Exclusive Ink™, and then the CTMH Swirls Around Stamp Set in Desert Sand Exclusive Ink™. The sentiment is from the CTMH Sincere Expressions Stamp Set also in Cashmere Exclusive Ink™. I added a few Brown & Tan Sparkles to give the finishing touch. {Card inspired by this card from Bonnie Klass.}

Card #2

Starting with a traditional white card base, I added a layer of CTMH Laughing Lola B&T, followed by a layer of white cardstock. The cute little buildings are from the CTMH Cityscape Stamp Set in Honey Exclusive Ink™, Juniper Exclusive Ink™, and Sorbet Exclusive Ink™. Did you spy the little sun in the top right hand corner? It is from the same stamp set in Honey Exclusive Ink™. I used the same ink color and a round sponge to imitate the feel of sunshine. The sentiment is from the CTMH Belated Birthday Stamp Set and is stamped on a piece of Honey Cardstock using Black Stazon™ Ink. {Card is inspired by this card from Leigh Penner.}

Card #3

Using Kraft Cardstock and a B&T Duo™ from the CTMH Jubilee Paper Packet. To add a little dimension to the card I used the Chevron Dry Embossing Folder. This adorable doll comes from the CTMH March Stamp of the Month; Happy Place. Using Jubilee B&T Duos and Black Stazon™ Ink I paper pieced this doll together. To add a little more color to the doll I used Watercolor Pencils and a Blending Pen. The sentiment, from the CTMH Hello Blooms Stamp Set, is stamped on Colonial White Cardstock using Black Stazon™ Ink. {Card inspired by sketch #5}

-Kelly

My sister celebrated a birthday this week, and it was a very special birthday. The big 4-0. This was a great reason to create a fun birthday card!!

Starting with a white card base, I added two layers of B&T Duos™ from the Balloon Ride Paper Packet. The Cashmere Cardstock gets it’s shape from the Art Philosophy Cricut® Cartridge. The Chocolate Cardstock gets it’s texture from the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder.

Now let’s talk stamp sets!! If you look closely at the top half of the Cashmere Cardstock you will notice I used the Distressed Backgrounds Stamp Set in second generation Cashmere Exclusive Ink™. The sentiment is from the Belated Birthday Stamp Set in Cashmere Exclusive Ink™. And those chevrons {who doesn’t love chevrons?!?!} are stamped in Sorbet Exclusive Ink™ on White Daisy Cardstock using the Charming Chevrons Stamp Set. For finishing touches I added a bow of Chocolate Baker’s Twine. {Card inspired by this card from Jen Del Muro}

I hope my sister had a very, very special birthday. I love and appreciate her more than she could ever know!!

-Kelly

*All products mentioned are from CTMH unless otherwise mentioned.