5/11/2012

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: Card Creations Volume 10 Blog Hop

*Edited to change the deadline: comments must be received before Tuesday, May 15th at 5 pm MDT*
Hinweis: Ich habe diesen Post nur auf Englisch verfasst, weil er sonst zu lange geworden wäre. Aber jeder ist berechtigt, am Giveaway teilzunehmen. Solltet Ihr etwas nicht verstehen, sagt mir bitte Bescheid.


Hello! It is time again for another inspiring Paper Crafts Blog Hop! Today we are celebrating the milestone issue Card Creations: Volume 10:




What a beautiful cover! This is a must-have magazine! It is available here. And you will be able to win it, too! But we'll come to that later. First, it is all about 10. In honor of this 10th issue, I have decided to create a birthday card set of 10 cards:






First, the packaging. I used two clear boxes my PTI stamps came in, trimmed off the tops, assembled them and embellished them. To close my box, I created a lid from matching patterned paper.


Now, let's open it:






I made five cards with a "cooler" look and five cards with a "prettier/feminine" look and they are separated by those two assembled boxes.


For the cards, I used one design, but two different paper collections from Crate and it worked really well. First the feminine cards using the Pretty Party collection:






Simple doesn't mean boring, so I tried to add more dimension with foam tape behind the pretty elements. The background stamp is from Hero Arts for Studio Calico and it is so versatile! Different ink makes it look completely different every time. Here come the "cooler" cards, using the Storyteller collection:






The background looks completely different here, doesn't it? Here are all the cards in one picture:






I think this set would be a great gift for Mother's Day. Ok. Now to the giveaway details! Just leave a comment on this post and you will be eligible to win a brand new copy of the Card Creations: Volume 10 issue! All comments must be received Tuesday, May 15th at 5 pm MDT. And be sure to stop by the Paper Crafts Connection blog to win even more amazing prizes!


Finally, hop on to the other Designers' blogs:





4) Vanessa Menhorn       you are here :o)










Thank you for visiting, happy hopping and good luck with the giveaways!!! (btw, you'll find my own current giveaway on the right top sidebar!)


Vanessa


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109 comments:

bikchantaeva said...

i'm first! ((((:

Jen W. said...

Love how you created the box for the cards - it's brilliant! And the cards themselves are so fun. :)

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

I love the box! How brilliant is that...and the cards? Darling. I really like the set with the screen background. Super cute! And not at all boring. :o)

Unknown said...

love the cards!

Cristina said...

So cute, Vanessa! Love how there are both masculine and feminine cards in the set, and I love how you packaged it!

Elise C. said...

What a cute card set! That would make a perfect mother's day card set!

Marie said...

What a great card set! TFS =)

Tanja said...

Lovely set of 10 cards!

Lin said...

WOW, Vanessa, you really outdid yourself on this set! Beautifully done - someone will be thrilled to receive it!

Scrappin4kim(Jennifer) said...

Awesome card set and yes, it would be a GREAT gift for Mother's Day!!!

Jeanette M. said...

Wonderful card set!

gssfam said...

Oh my! I LOVE THOSE!!!! You have got me wanting to go off and create sets of cards! LOVE THOSE! Did I mention that?

Betty said...

What a great set of cards! Love them all! Thanks for sharing!!

Vicky said...

oh my! What a wonderful idea! and your cards are so super cute :)

Fru Heisel said...

Du machst wirklich tolle Sachen. Die Karten sind echt schön.

Schönes Wochenende und vielen Dank für die Inspiration :-)

Piali said...

Beautiful card set, Venessa! Love the box too!

calamity jane said...

This is such a wonderful idea!! I love the look of each birthday card! I want a set of these too...guess I'd best get busy, huh?!

Katherine said...

I love using the same basic layout for a card but using different papers/colors to make completely different looking cards! Great projects!

Jessica Wekenman said...

What a beautiful card set! I am loving those patterned papers and stickers you used! What a gorgeous box and great way to recycle your PTI stamp boxes!

Queenie said...

LOVELY set of cards!! Great minds think alike with that Crate paper!!! I used Storyteller as well-very versatile! This is a great gift for someone--you can never have too many birthday cards!!! Fabulous! :-)

Deirdre said...

Vanessa, love this beautiful boxed set of cards. Love how you recycled your PTI packaging too and added a patterned paper lid... genius! TFS.

Miriam Prantner said...

These are great - I love how there are kind of a feminine and masculine set, and I love the packaging!

Anonymous said...

I love the card set you created! They all look so different with the different elements that you put in :)

Laura Williams said...

these cards and that fun packaging are PERFECTION!!!!! so fabulous! :)

Linda Callahan said...

What a fabulous collection of cards! Love the retro feel of them and the box is terrific~!

Mom to Deanna said...

Oh, my, those are very nice! Who wouldnt want a set of those!

Anonymous said...

these are sooo cute! I love creating card sets and these look so easy to reproduce on a mass scale. I definitely have to try them out! TFS!

Jingle said...

Super cute set!

{VICKI} said...

I think they would be a great gift for any occasion!

Virginia L. said...

Outstanding design all around, Vanessa! Thanks for sharing your amazing cards today!

Heather said...

Great card sets!

Diana N. said...

Wonderful cards! I love the embossing on the backgrounds and the accent pieces add just the right touch.

DonnaSue said...

Very nice gift idea!

raquelmason.blogspot.com said...

How lovely to package the cards in a box like that, it would be a great Mother's Day gift. Thanks for the chance to win the magazine.

Unknown said...

They turned out fabulous. What a great use for those old boxes too!

Sue D said...

This is a great set of card--thanks for showing a masculine and feminine version.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Anonymous said...

Great idea for a gift. Doing something in assembly-line fashion makes things go so much faster. And the cards don't look like that was how they were made.

mtscrapgal said...

What a wonderful set of cards.The box is clever too. Even though you used some of the elements each time the skill of the emblishments made each card different and unique. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Pam said...

Wow I am blown away. Thanks for the inspiration I can't wait to get stamping.

Jessi Fogan said...

Awesome! So different and yet all so cool :) Love the quatrefoil background :)

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Fun! Can't ever have enough birthday cards!!

Tricia said...

Vanessa, what a great set of cards! Love the backgrounds!

Sandi said...

you are so creative!

Leanne said...

fabulous card sets.

Agata said...

These are truly pretty! Love the feminine look!

Chunyuan said...

great card set. I have been seeing these Crate paper everywhere. I have to get some myself.

Jennifer said...

What a beautiful set of cards. These would be so fun to have, bet they were fun to create too!

Lindsey said...

These are terrific! You're right... similar yet quite different for the two looks. :)

Cathy said...

great project, this definitely would be a great mother's day gift:)
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sharon g said...

What a great gift---so many cute, different cards!

B. Poteraj said...

What a great project for a gift. You made a nice bunch of cards.

Linda Kunsman said...

Such a great set of cards-I love the idea of the two different styles!

Robin Gibson said...

What a great idea & SO lovely! TFS!

Esther Asbury said...

Oh my, I absolutely LOVE your card set! Love the elements you used and the colors you chose!! So very, very pretty!

NatQuebec said...

these cards boxes are a great idea !

Venus and Luanne @ Sisters Craft Cafe said...

wonderful set of cards! great to give as gift.

~Luanne

bjmartin said...

Great set! Loved seeing the two totally different looks, and the packaging is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Barbara said...

Great card collections.

KathyW said...

Love the bright colors on the box. Great recycling trick! I also love how you got so many different cards from the same design. wow!

Georgie Horn said...

What a lovely set of cards. love!

Mary-Anne V said...

Beautiful set...like how you used 2 basic designs (kraft and white).

Helen F. said...

Fabulous gift set of cards, Vanessa! Love the 'differences' in your cards too :)

Emily H said...

Wow! All ten cards are just lovely!

Renee V said...

I am so totally smitten with this little card set, it's not even funny! I love everything about it, the packaging, the papers, the sentiment.. OH THAT SENTIMENT - is it PTI?!!!!! I have got to get that one!!!!!! Thanks for the eye candy and inspiration, you definitely succeeded at proving simple doesn't have to be boring~!

Anonymous said...

Wow, Vanessa, your cards totally ROCK and I love the way you put the beautiful box together for them! Awesomeness, honey!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

What a wonderful set of cards! Your "simple" is definitely NOT boring - beautiful job!

Neha said...

Its a really nice idea for gift! Everyone does need birthday cards every now & then. thanks for inspiration!

Neha

Anonymous said...

What a cute card set, Vanessa - and I love that lattice bg! And thanks for the chance to win a copy of the newest Card Creations!

Unknown said...

Wow, what a great gift idea! A great way to use your stamps packaging, too!!
~Rachel in Sacramento

donna mikasa said...

Wonderful set of cards, Vanessa! Love them all!

Vikki H said...

great way to demonstrate two different but similarly designed card sets.

Kathy Mc said...

Vanessa, your box creation is fabulous. Can't believe the two sets of cards are so different and yet you used very similar products for both ~ changed up just a bit. What an awesome gift for someone. Thanks for the chance to win Card Creations Volume 10!

Kris in Alaska said...

Love it!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

bzyPTmom said...

Love your card sets! I made a few sets of cards (in German) when we traveled to Europe and stayed with friends and family. Each "host" received a set of cards--from Birthday, Anniversary, get well, thinking of you--all in German. The recipients thought they were great and thought it was a super cool gift.

rush said...

what a nice collection! thank you for sharing. rush88888@gmail.com

marymac said...

This would be perfect for a gift. Love the colors.

Anonymous said...

Hallo Vanessa,

das ist ein wunderschönes Set geworden.

Liebe Grüße, Tina

Sonia Y said...

Love the sets! I'll get those PTI packages and make something like yours : ) Thanks!

Dawn T said...

What a fabulous set Vanessa. I like the cooler cards a lot.

Stamp with Angela said...

What a great idea to create the 10 card set. Love the cards with the two different styles. The box is works so well too.

Unknown said...

What a beautiful selection of cards for mother's day! Love both versions!

Lee said...

What a great set! thanks!

Batraplume said...

Awesome cards and brilliant ideas! Thanks for the chance to win this magazine! :)

Unknown said...

Wow! These are awesome!! I'm loving the sets you came up with!! Thank you so much for the chance to win this publication!

Gina said...

I love the card layout and the different card styles. I need to do something like this and keep it in my stash -- both to give as a set and just to give as birthday cards. Such a great set!

Kathie said...

What a great idea to use the same design and create 10 different looks! I like your cards and the box and agree they would make a great gift for Mother's Day. Thanks for the chance to win the new issue of Card Creations!

Poorvi said...

This is sooo pretty! It's interesting how one can use one layout and achieve completely different looks..TFS :)

Bethany Stellpflug said...

Such pretty and sweet cards! Thanks for the chance to win.

Caroline said...

I love your card sets. What a simple layout but it is so pretty.

Isha Gupta said...

Love all these cards Vanessa. TFS the box idea too.

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Wow!!! This is awesome!!! I love this whole set and I def. do not think CAS cards are boring, I am in love with them! Great idea and thanks for sharing!
Lisa

pcm said...

lovely set!

Lilly said...

What a beautiful set! Love this idea :)

Jennifer Rzasa said...

Love how the same layout looks so different on each card!

Elena said...

What a great idea! from the box to the great cards! Thank you!

Trisha said...

Absolutely fabulous set of cards. Love the backgrounds and the images. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

carpediem said...

great blog hop and awesome cards! laura j

lynda said...

I like the feminine set the best, especially the retro one with the girl!

Lucy Newton said...

What a cute set!!!

Ashley Newell said...

What a great set of cards!

karenelr said...

Oh how impressive! I am loving what you did with the 10 cards--the pattern was similar, but they all turned out completely different! Anyone would love this gift! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of Card Creations!

Ravengirl said...

Wow, what a fabulous set of cards! I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who creates multiples with just a little variation.

Anonymous said...

I love card set ideas. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

Tiffani said...

Awesome cards! I feel inspired to make some, too!

Andrea said...

Ein super schönes Kartenset hast du gemacht.
LG Andrea

Tammy V said...

What a wonderful set of cards. Love that the change in background color changes the look so much!

WDF said...

nice idea.

Michelle said...

Vanessa, this set is fantastic! I love the two different styles, and I love how they've used the same layout so that they work so well together! Beautiful!

judy said...

I absolutely love your card sets, Vanessa! I also love how you show that with a simple card design and different elements, you can get quite a lot of variety in the look of the cards.