Easter Creativity Kits and Projects

Well hello there friends and happy Sunday to you all. It’s a happy Sunday for me for sure because it’s also kit day!!!! Hooray. My Peeps have asked for Easter Creativity Kits and who am I to refuse?   You know the drill…..I get a kit too to play with and I share my projects so you can see all the fabby things I’ve created. I’m mixing it up a little and adding a banner and a slim mini album along with cards and a tag. I’ve added the usual fun and festive patterned papers and added holiday embellies like clips, doilies, ribbon and twine yards, flowers and tinsel trim.  Oh and a fabby bling strip!

I created these projects with the kit , some cardstock, and bits and pieces from my scrap and salvage box. You can check out this kit by hopping over to Polly’s on Etsy.

Polly’s Paper Studio ~ Easter Deluxe Creativity Kit 2018

Wishing you all a happy and productive day : ) G

You Are So Wonderful Greeting Card

Hello there and happy Saturday! Hope you are all well in this fin February morning : )  I’m dropping in to share  a lovely country chic inspired greeting card.

Anytime I can bring together a wood grain with a floral and a doily…. I am so there.

Also this is a really sweet color combination. Has me thinking Spring….which considering how much snow we still have left outside is a long way away.

I pulled these flowers to add after being inspired by the background floral pattern.

There’s a companion pattern tucked under this rolled section on the top corner. It adds a lot of dimension.  I hung a few sweet metal charms from a vintagy button so this card could have a little bling.

More flowers here with die cut foliage layered underneath. Stickles added to the die cuts is a great way to add subtle detail.

The lovely sentiment is stacked over a doily image and additional paper layers. Actual vintage buttons are a last but not least embellishment on this old fashioned inspired card.

Polly’s Paper Studio~You Are So Wonderful Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~Swiss Dots on Pink Satin

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

You are Loved Valentine Greeting Card

Hey there Peeps! Did I mention that I love to create Valentines? I mean….I think you all have figured it out by now. So many flowers and bows and hearts…and if you’re lucky some sweet treats and snuggles. What’s not to like????

This has all the important parts right?

Inspiration comes from this fabby paper collection So Loved from Photoplay.

I’ve used darker matting and spacers between the layers for added depth and to keep it from looking busy.

Pretty poofy bow topped with twine and a vintage button and accented with a lovely bird charm.

In place of my usual die cut doily I’m using an altered chipboard frame finished off in a ballerina pink acrylic paint. I’ve added a second sweet sentiment to the top and clipped it on for good measure.

So. Many. Flowers. Tucking in some die cut leaves and tiny loopy twine bows builds up this arrangement and Stickling on the leaves adds just a hint of sparkle.

Polly’s Paper Studio~ You are Loved Valentine Greeting Card

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Flourished Frame Marigold

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Double Faced Satin Pearl Pink, Pink Burlap String, WOC Tea Roses, White Open Roses, Cherry Blossoms, Sweetheart Blossoms.

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Family Inspired Greeting Card with G45

Hey there my Peeps! I’m taking a little break today from the Valentine projects to share a very vintagy inspired card created with the fabulous Penny’s Paper Doll Family collection from Graphic 45.

This collection is so much fun to work with. Anddddd easy to layer. You all know how much I love my layers.

I also love flowers. Lots and lots of flowers.

Vintagy keys and buttons are the perfect accents along with a warm and richly colored satin ribbon.

This chipboard frame and sentiment is finished to coordinate with the keys. The tiny clip also matches perfectly! These sweet little  stamp images are popped up on spacers and help to make a smallish focal image carry a little more weight.

I always like to include a few extra flowers to balance a larger arrangement.

Finishing the inside of the card is the right thing to do in my humble opinion .

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Family Greeting Card

Graphic 45~Penny’s Paper Doll Family

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Flourished Frame Mikayla, Words and Phrases 1.

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Delicate Stitched Satin Sherry, Ivory Burlap String, Cherry Blossoms, White Open Roses, Sweetheart Blossoms, Trellis Roses.

 

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

New Year’s Greeting Cards with Video Tutorial

Hey there Peeps! Well as you can see I’m late getting my post up again lol. Blame it on the nog and cookies : ) Or blame it on me sleeping in???? Either way I think it was worth the wait.

I’ve created some really sweet and vintagy New Year’s Greeting cards with the new Dollar Download Vintage New Years Printable from our shop.  I like the idea of New Year’s cards for just that holiday….but they come in very handy if you’ve just not gotten out all the Christmas cards….or drat forgot someone on your list and got a card from them ( it happens to all of us)  I think this is a good recovery.

Happy New Year Greeting Card

Winter Birds new Year’s Greeting Card

Winter Girl New Year’s Greeting Card

Please enjoy this Video Process Tutorial I have prepared for how I created the Winter Bird New Year’s card….

 

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

You are Amazing Greeting Card

Hey there  Peeps! Ginny here to share a card I created with some of my fave chippies from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.  I mean… to be fair I love all the frames. But sometimes just the right  frame is  the perfect addition to a project.

I feel like this card is so sweet and whimsical with the fairy and butterfly.

The chipboard layered in creates so much depth and texture.

I’ve added a few additional elements like vintage buttons and vintagy metal keys.

Spacers between the layers to build up the scene and keep it from looking busy.

Okay..maybe it’s a little busy…but in a totally fabulous way!

A proper fairy card needs loads of flowers and I think we have the perfect amount! I’ve also tucked in some ribbon and twine to fill in this arrangement.

Picking just the right chippies….

Adding sparkle to the stars with antique gold embossing powder then adding heat to set the powder.

The frame is finished with pink embossing powder that has just a bit of gold flake in it. It was a bit too large so I snipped it in half to fit the card perfectly.

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~Deco Stars, Flourished Frame Lisa.

Really Reasonable Ribbon~Pink Chevron Stripe on Twill.

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing you all a happy and productive day : ) G

Believe Christmas Greeting Card

Hello everyone! I’ve been a busy little bee creating loads of Christmas projects and I’ve fallen into a Victorian groove lately. Or at least this is my version of it. I think it’s the scripty font on sentiment die cut and the vintagy Santa.

This combination of paper patterns reminds me of wall paper in a lovely old house in England. Not that I’ve ever been. Maybe someday. Travel goals.

The chipboard window is finished to look very antique and has faux snow in the panes to look like a frosty Christmas scene.

Holiday die cuts are layered here with spacers for depth and some have more of the “snow.”

A tiny number tag is clipped on to accent the window. All of the elements here are layered over a pretty die cut doily in crisp white.

Last but not least sparkly jingle bells, ribbon, and twine.

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Believe Christmas Greeting Card

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~ Double Window Ornament

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Celery Plaid Ribbon, Ivory Burlap String

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Vintage Santa Love Christmas Greeting Card

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed a lovely holiday with your family. This year we had two Thanksgivings  so that we could spend time with all the Peeps. Last night we had dinner with our Niece and her Husband and family. It was really a great time with delicious food and new friends!

But back to work today…..Santa’s elves never rest after all. I’m sharing a Christmas greeting card with a gorgeous Santa image.

The images are traditional….but I think it has almost a Victorian theme. Maybe it’s the font on the  sentiment die cut?

I know I’m obsessed with vintage buttons….but this is a record amount for me to add to one card. And I ain’t even mad lol.

Pretty coordinating  trims and flowers : )  I’ve layered in a die cut wreath here as well and tucked in a crisp white doily to create a base for the embellishments.

Have you noticed a trend here with the dark plaids?  If I’m being honest….I want to put plaid on every project from now on.  This time it’s paired with black patterns on kraft cardstock and I love how it turned out!

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Vintage Santa Love Christmas Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Swiss Dots on Red Satin, Red Cherry Blossoms, Ivory Burlap String.

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Vintage Santa Bingo Christmas Greeting Card

Hey there Peeps! Did I ever tell you how much I love adding GSL chippies to my Christmas projects? Well I do…..so much. And I can alter them for any style so that makes them pretty much the perfect embellishment. For this card I’m mixing a bit of vintage with a bit of retro and I think it’s pretty fabulous!

Vintage Santa Bingo Greeting Card

 

I used the chipboard to create a bit of a frame for this Santa image.

 

I choose the colors to coordinate with the papers.

 

And layered them up to create a lovely focal point on this card.

Then topped it off with gorgeous flowers and holiday embellishments.

A bit of ribbon and vintage buttons and voila…Christmas perfection : )

 

I selected the chippies and wiped them down to prepare them for altering.

Embossing powder is a great way to add detail. I’m using silver for the frame and metallic red for the berries.

I finished the snowflakes in white with a sparkly top coat and the stars in chartreuse because it’s fun to say and it looks very vintagy.

Here’s the pan for the arrangement. It looks so festive!!!

Loving the retro and vintage style mixed up.

Polly’s Paper Studio~ Vintage Santa Bingo Christmas Greeting Card

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~Layered Frame Bella Round, Snowflake Shape Set, Winter Shapes Set, Deco Stars.

Really Reasonable Ribbon~Satin Swiss Dots on Red, White Rose Bud, Red Rose Bud, Mums Cream, White Open Roses, Red Aster Daisy, White Spiral Stamens.

Okay that’s all for me. Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Santa Must Like You Greeting Card

Hey there all my favorite peeps! I’m sharing a card today with the cutest cheeky sentiment. I mean it’s Christmas time lets have a little fun right?

Santa in a onsie is pretty much the most holiday thing don’t ya think?

I’m using very traditional colors here but mixing it up with a whimsical focal image. I think my girl Martie would approve. shout out to Martie whoop whoop!!!!

Pretty holiday inspired flowers with ribbon and twine…..swooning.

An itty bitty rose for this corner too so it’s not left out : )

Polly’s Paper Studio~Santa Must Like You Greeting Card

Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Satin with Gold Edge in Forest, Ivory Burlap String, Red Tea Rose, Red Open Rose.

Okay I’m off to do the shopping. But not for fun stuffs…..we are out of food lol the cupboards are bare….so I’m on my way to the markets. Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G