CRAFT ALLOWANCE

We have budgeted an allowance for crafts each month!  I had a little fun with this photo from a trip to Loon Mountain when we lived-in New England!

FAUX TEXTURED METALIC TECHNIQUE

This technique is inspired by Jennifer McGuire. Here is the link to her tutorial:

FAUX TEXTURED METAL TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL

FAUX METAL TECHNIQUE
1 - Tape your card base or a piece of card stock onto a mat or paper
2 - Apply ink with an applicator (You can use one or as many colors as you wish)
3 - Select the color of Perfect Pearls you wish to use. Apply on with brush. (A little goes a long way.)
4. Wipe the area with a cloth either before or after removing tape.
5. To set Perfect Pearls – spritz water in air and wave card through the area you spritzed.
6. Place card base or card piece into embossing folder and run through the embossing machine. 7. If using a card piece, adhere card piece to card base and embellish as desired. 

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO A DROPBOX FOLDER TO DOWNLOAD THE INSTRUCTIONS:

FAUX METAL TECHNIQUE PDF INSTRUCTIONS

MORE TO COME - IMAGES OF CARDS DESIGNED BY LADIES THAT COME TO THE NOOK!

And here is another metallic technique, we will have to try!

Here is the tutorial for the stamping technique:

FAUX METALLIC STAMPING!

FLOWER POT CARDS

FLOWER POT CARD INSTRUCTIONS    

Card base:

9 x 3.5 card stock

Score at 2 and 5.5  (Fold mountain/valley)

Can trim base to so it angles (see images above)

Border punch edge of folded flap (optional)

Can sponge base edges with color, if desired.

Can add patterned paper if desired to front of pot

Tie ribbon around card to keep it closed. No adhesive needed

Insert:

4.5 x 2.5 colored card stock

4.25 c 2.25 white or ivory card stock

Adhere together

Cut small strip from same as base and adhere to insert towards bottom, if desired.

Stamp sentiment if desired a few inches from top and can stamp off an image over sentiment too, if desired

Adhere flowers, leaves, branches to insert at top

Dimensionals can be used

Can create a sentiment embellishment to front of card pot

CLICK HERE:  FLOWER POT CARD TUTORIAL

FLOWER POT CARD INSTRUCTIONS    

Card base:

9 x 3.5 card stock

Score at 3.5 and 7.5  (Fold mountain/valley)

Can trim base to so it angles (See video regarding creating a template)

Border punch edge of folded flap (optional)

Tie ribbon around card to keep it closed. No adhesive needed/

Insert:

4.5 x 2.5 colored card stock

4.25 x 2.25 white or ivory card stock

Adhere together

Put 2 strips of adhesive at top of insert where you will adhere flowers

(To make sure it will fit into an A2 card – place a piece of 4.25 x 5.5 paper (as a template under pot as you put card together.
Adhere flowers, leaves, branches to top of insert.

CLICK HERE: A SIMILAR FLOWER POT CARD TUTORIAL

These are cards created by me and by others in my Nook!

SPECIAL EVENT CARDS - CREATED BY THE "NOOK AND GRANNIES"

Sometimes we refer to ourselves as the "Nook and Grannies". A lovely teen who came to the Nook with her Mom came up with that reference!  (Hmmmm why am I suddenly hungry for a Thomas English muffin?!?

I desire for the Nook to touch a lot of lives. I encourage the ladies to continually invite new ladies to the Nook. I don't want us to be "ingrown" but to reach out to others.  

Another way that we reach out to others is to send cards for special events or needs.

The birthday cards below were created by ladies in the Nook and sent to Jacob Abedini when his father, Pastor Saeed Abedini, was in prison in Iran for over 3 years. They were sent to Jacob to cheer him up on his 7th birthday. 

Perhaps you heard about a young girl in Schenectady, NY who lost her family

in a home fire. Her one wish was to receive lots of Christmas cards.  The ladies in the Nook

created the following cards and sent them to her. 

The card above and below is the same card (exterior and interior) 

and it was sent with the other cards we created so that the 

little girl could see what we looked like! 

This is a close up of the card. (above)

These are the cards we sent!

LASTING HEARTS

Lasting Hearts is here to help comfort mothers who have lost 

a piece of their heart.  Losing a child, whether in pregnancy 

or older, can be one of the hardest pains a parent can endure. 

Cards are sent to accompany a book that is given to the parent(s). 

See more at the link below.

This link tells about the campaign:

LASTING HEARTS CARDS

These are the cards closeup.

MORE ABOUT LASTING HEARTS

We also created these cards. Check the link below to learn more about them. 

NOOK CARDS ONLINE - MARCH MAIL CALL 2016