Tag Archives: Card

29 years – a card for him

Posted on January 12, 2014 by alinakelo

So making cards for men is hard but this is what I came up with. Here’s a card using the Tim Holtz’s embossing folders. The bingo folder works with a birthday theme. The ripped banner paper is actually from an … Continue reading →

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A card for a b’day boy

Posted on January 4, 2014 by alinakelo

We seem to know a lot of children who have their birthdays around Christmas time. One of our friends dear little boy turned 2 and we had the chance to attend his party just after Christmas. Even though 2 year … Continue reading →

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Christmas angle card

Posted on December 7, 2013 by alinakelo

So I think I have to admit to myself that I might not get everything done that I was planning to do before the end of next week. There are just not enough hours in a day for me to … Continue reading →

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Glittering snowflakes

Posted on November 19, 2013 by alinakelo

I counted that I want to make at least 16 handmade Christmas cards. Last night I got my 9th done so I’ve got 7 more cards to go. I seem to have a really hard time with creating any card … Continue reading →

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Father’s day

Posted on November 10, 2013 by alinakelo

Today is father’s day here in Finland and thanking my father and my husband with the girls is important to me. I think we should always try to stop for a moment and cherish the important people we have around … Continue reading →

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Housewarming card

Posted on November 9, 2013 by alinakelo

I created this card as a housewarming gift. I didn’t actually have any sentiments nor stamps that were clearly for this occasion but I do think that the tree with the two birds works well. The sentiment ‘ Happy everything’ … Continue reading →

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White Christmas card

Posted on November 2, 2013 by alinakelo

I not sure I’d be able to actually spend a white white Christmas. In the end I’d just add a bit of red and green here and there. I’m all about the traditional colors but I’m really trying to break … Continue reading →

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Pink, silver, white Christmas

Posted on October 24, 2013 by alinakelo

I took a small break from making Christmas cards since I borrowed my Big Shot to my daughter’s play school. That machine is just great to use with kids as well. I use it quite often with my daughters and … Continue reading →

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Brown, grey and mint

Posted on October 14, 2013 by alinakelo

So I continue this Christmas card road still. I used the sketch made by the talented Jen at the Sketch Saturday blog. This is what she had created: This is my take on it. I also used the color combo given … Continue reading →

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Just around the corner

Posted on October 12, 2013 by alinakelo

Someone asked me ‘Already?’ when I wrote a post on a Christmas card. I answered back ‘ Seriously already?’. Christmas is a serious happening in the crafts world. each year when Christmas hits the stores people talked about how it … Continue reading →

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