Wednesday, May 31, 2023
What's More Fun Than Blowing Out Candles?
Rebus - Types of Biscuits
Hi Crafty Friends,
- The Way We Were
- Funny Face
- No More Tears
- People
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
- Somewhere
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Coffee Cup Rainbow
Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a Coffee themed Slimline Pop-up Card using dies from various companies.
First up ... the front of my card. I started with the coffee cups using MFT Stamps Creature Comforts Die-namics. I die cut the coffee cups and saucers in two shades of rainbow coloured cardstock and assembled.
I used Spellbinders Slimline Hemstitch die set to die cut the centre white panel which I then layered onto a black panel.
I used the rainbow coloured circles that were left over from die cutting the cups (the inner portion of the cup) to decorate around the edge of my slimline card. I cut each of the circles in half and then adhered them to the edge of the card, alternating the position of the semi circles.
Next I added the inner panel to my card and adhered the coffee cups in rainbow order.
For the inside of my card I created a pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Little Labels Pop-up die set. I die cut it in white and added it to the centre of my card.
I die cut two more coffee cups and adhered them to the outer labels of my pop up.
For the sentiment in the middle of the card I used a sentiment stamp from MFT Stamps Coffee Order stamp set.
To decorate the edges of my card and the long strip of the pop-up, I used Mama Elephants' Quick Stripes die and die cut the same coloured cardstock I used for all the coffee cups on the front. I then added Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the front of a panel of cardstock which was slightly longer and wider than I needed and adhered the stripes diagonally in rainbow order.
I trimmed the top and bottom edge panels using my guillotine and then used the dies included in the Little Labels Pop-up die set to create the rainbow banner to add to the pop-up portion of the card.
Monday, May 29, 2023
Time To Celebrate
Hi Crafty Friends,
As you can tell by the photo above, I added lights to the inner hollow portion of the card along with plenty of cogs which are from the Time Clock Additions Stamp/Die set. I die cut all the cogs from silver holographic cardstock and added them inside the clock, behind the face of the clock.
As it was a card for a teenager, I wanted to add a few things that I know my grandson would like. So I added a small game controller using a die set from MFT Stamps and a Pokemon thingy that I found already made up when I went to get my game controller dies. I also added a few more silver cogs to balance off that side of the card a little.
On the right hand side of the card I added the "13th" using the Large Modern Numbers die set also from Made to Surprise.
On the back of my card, I computer generate the blurb which tells you how many years, months, minutes, weeks etc 13 years is.
After going to all that trouble making the 3D Display Card, I wanted to make something to carry it in and that would protect it. When Sam Calcott released the 3D Display and Stand Collection, she shared a tutorial on how to make an Envelope Gift Bag to fit the 3D Display Card in, so I decided to make one of those. I kept mine fairly simple, as a 13 year old boy isn't going to care too much about a gift bag. You can see Sam's video here.
As you can see I added the number "13" to the front of the bag using the Large Modern Numbers die set. I also added a strip of card along the bottom with the sentiment "Woohoo!"
Friday, May 26, 2023
Here's To You
For this card I made use of some leftover beer themed paper that I had after making another card earlier in the year. I had just enough to make this card.
I created a belly band for my card, to help keep it closed. There is a die set available to make these with a fancy edge, but I didn't get that. I used the star dies included in the Star Gatefold Card die set to add to the belly band. I added the "Here's To You" sentiment using part of a sentiment included in MFT Stamps Here's To You Stamp set.
For the inside of my card, I used the reverse side of the patterned paper. I added another of the sentiments from the Here's To You stamp set, stamping it so it can be seen through the star aperture when the card is closed.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Wheely Awesome Day
Other Supplies:
Pine Tree - Sizzix / Tim Holtz (discontinued)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Love and Best Wishes
Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a Fancy Fold Card, this style of card is called a Diamond Flip Fold Card. This card is the 5inch x 7 inch version of the card and you can find a tutorial for it here.
This is a fairly simple card as it uses no dies and only one stamp set. The flowers around the sentiment on the front of the card have been cut from the patterned paper.
When you open the card, the diamond panel on the front "flips" so it can be seen in the opened position.
Both sentiments are from a Card Making Magic stamp set which I have linked below.
For a variation, you could opt for only cutting the pointed edge on the front panel and have the back panel a rectangle shape so that part of the rectangle can be seen from the front.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Have A Beautiful Day
Hi Crafty Friends,
Thanks for visiting my blog, today I am sharing an Offset Gatefold card I created recently using dies from Crafter's Companion.
I created a 5 x 7 inch Offset Gatefold card using Crafter's Companion's Vintage Ticket Layering Edge Gatefold die set. To create this I started with a 14 inches x 5 inches piece of white cardstock and then scored at 5 inches and 12 inches.
To decorate my card I used My Creative Life's All Dressed Up die set along with the Beautiful Sentiments and Fabulous Sentiments stamp sets.
Here is a look at the inside of my card, The "Birthday Wishes" sentiment can be seen when the card is closed. The other sentiment is only revealed when the card is opened.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Every Day is a Fairytale
Friday, May 19, 2023
Rainbow Presents
For the inside of the card, I used the Notched Nested Squares again for the layers of the card. I added two sentiments using two stamp sets from Creative Craft Products.