Youth Cards

I recently taught a group of teenage girls how to create 2 notecards and a treat bag.  It's always fun creating with these girls.  We try to get together every 4 months to create some cards, bookmarks, or treat bags.

We created this notecard from the original design idea by Beate Wacker.  I needed to change it into a notecard size for the girls I was working with.  It's always so much easier creating with them when we work with the already pre-cut and pre-scored Whisper White notecards or the Crumb Cake (retired) notecards.  I just had to change the dimensions and use gold faceted gems since I didn't have anymore of the clear faceted gems.  The girls loved the gold bling and some even got creative by changing up the greeting to "Congratulations" or "Thank You" depending on what they planned to use the card for.  Click here to view the card recipe.

The original card idea by Dawn Ferguson

This holiday card was so much fun to create.  When I first saw it on the SU! Demonstrator FB Page, I knew instantly it would be a great card to turn into a notecard with these girls.  The teens loved the bright colors and the sparkle in this card.  I have fallen in love with this Foil Frenzy Speciality DSP.  The bright color combinations of Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Soft Sky and Tangerine Tango are so much fun to use when creating cards especially a holiday card that would usually use traditional red, green and white colors.  Some of the girls stamped a holiday greeting inside their card and others left it blank to add a personal message later. Click here to view the card recipe.

Original Treat Bag Idea by Julie Edmonds

This treat bag can be used to give a sweet treat to a special friend or you can add a gift card inside the bag to give an even sweeter treat to someone special.  The teenage girls I created these treat bags with "ooh and ahh" at them.  They were amazed how easy they were to make and began filling them up with candy right away. Click here to view the card recipe.

November Club Cards

This month we created holiday cards to prepare for the upcoming holidays.  The holidays are always here before we know it!

Original Idea from Tracie from For the Love of Stamping

Close Up of lamppost and greenery with gold metallic-edge ribbon

This idea came from Pinterest.  I love how simple and easy this card was to create.  The simplicity of the white on white gives it a classy look and the Softly Falling Embossing Folder gives it just the right amount of dimension.  I chose two different items to go on the lamppost.  I used greenery like ... did in the card I CASEd but I also liked using the wreath with rhinestones colored with red Sharpie on it as well.  Both cards were loved by my Club members and everyone chose a different look for their lamppost.

I decided to use the wreath and bow from the Brightly Lit bundle to the lamppost.

Tip: Use a Sharpie marker to color the Rhinestones to add color to your project.

Original Idea from Julie Schulz at Julie's Creations

I absolutely love the idea of using stamp sets for out of the box ideas.  For example, Merry Little Labels coordinates with the Everyday Label Punch so it seems like it is made for just making labels.  But ... used it to create a lovely winter card as well.  I love the color combination of Night of Navy, Smoky Slate and Silver.  It gives an elegance and simplicity to the card.  The Silver Foil Snowflake just adds to the elegance and draws your eye to the "Let It Snow" label which is embossed with Silver embossing powder.  The Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon was so popular last month that it was on backorder for awhile so I used some retired SAB metallic ribbon instead.

Original Idea from Mary Deatherage

The final card we created came from Pinterest as well.  I didn't have the Christmas Happiness stamp set so I substituted with the Christmas Pines stamp set.  I am always showing my customers how to use what they have and this was a great example of substituting a stamp set in a card you want to recreate.  We all need a change in our crafting at times and cutting the cardstock in a "V" shape at the bottom of the top layers does just that.  I also changed up the original card by substituting Jute Twine for Linen Thread and I didn't add any embellishments or the tear border punch on the "V" shape of the card like Mary did on her beautiful card.  I had to make it a simpler card.


I hope all of theses cards we created during Club this month give you inspiration for your holidays.  They have a simple and classic look to them that can be easily mass-produced.