Birthday Surprise

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last Year I purchased Craft Stash's Advent Calendar, so I have pulled out one of the stamp sets included in the kit to create my card today. All the main Craft Stash Branded Companies were included in the kit and this stamp set was created by My Creative Life.

For my card I created a Fancy Fold Card using dies from Creative Craft Products, this card uses the Honeycomb Card die set.

The card can fold flat and measures approximately 6 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. 

Here is a look at the back of the card, I added a birthday sentiment to the centre panel using an older stamp set from MFT Stamps.

And finally a photo of the back of the card, when the card is folded. This could be the front of the card with say a panel in the centre which is then opened to reveal a sentiment or whatever. I may do that next time I play with this die set.

Let the Adulting Begin

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing the first of two eighteenth birthday cards I needed to make for my daughter, as she has two nieces turning 18 in January.

For both cards I have used Creative Craft Products 18 from their Numbers Galore Collection.

 For this card, I added the "18" to the front of Creative Craft Products A6 Window Card die set.

I added the "Congrats" and "Let the adulting begin!" to the front of the number "18".

I added the hands & wine glasses to the panels on the outer portion of the card, which are both using dies from MFT Stamps.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. It measures 6 inches square when closed.

Here is a look at my card from the back, the panels are easier to see in this view as the "18" hides a lot on the front.

I added a white panel to the centre so I can add the sentiment and a hand written greeting to the recipient.

Reindeer Mug

 Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Coffee themed Christmas card, that I created recently.

For the base of the card, I used the A6 Window Card die set from Creative Craft Products Fancy Folds Collection. 

To decorate my card, I used Trinity Stamps Freezin' Season & Beary Cute Layered Mug die sets.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a look at the back of my card, I added the "Season's Greetings sentiment at the top of the panel. I then added the "cup of Cheer" sentiment which is a digital sentiment I got from Verve Stamps some years ago.

Sweet Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends, 

It's almost 4 months until Christmas, so today I am sharing a Christmas card I created.

In July, Craft Stash released their Creative Craft Products Sweet Christmas Collection die sets. These dies make cute little holders for a round chocolate. Today I am using the Santa Himself die set to make a Christmas card, instead of the chocolate holder it is meant to make.

I also used one of the Fancy Folds die sets from Creative Craft Products ... this one is the A6 Window Card die set. 

Because the Sweet Christmas Collection die sets are made to display a chocolate, there is a hole die cut into each of all the Christmas Characters. In the case of Santa Himself, his tummy! As I wanted to use this on a card rather than a treat box, I decided to cover the hole by using a wax seal. 

My wax seal is part of a collection of Christmas Wax Seals I found on Amazon. I also used a metal Wax Seal mould to use when pouring my wax, to give a fun shape to the seal. I also found the moulds from Amazon.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

I used the Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Ditsy Embossing Folder for the background layer on the front panel of my card.

Here is a look at the back of my card. I added a white panel to the centre to add the sentiments and write a personal greeting. The sentiment and Santa in his Sleigh are both from an Apple Blossom Stamp set called Santa Claus is Coming To Town from their Festive Globes Collection.

Other Supplies:

• Festive Globes/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Stamp Set - Apple Blossom
• Merry Christmas Wax Seal 
• Green Wax Seal Beads
• Floral Wax Seal Mould

 

Lettuce Celebrate

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun kinetic card using products from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott and Creative Craft Products, both of these are available from Craft Stash.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

My card uses another of the cute pets from the It's Only More Puppets Collection that was released by Made To Surprise a couple of months ago. This time around I am using the Terrific Tortoise die set, along with the It's Only More Puppets A2 Mechanism.

When these were released, I debated whether I needed to order the A2 Mechanism die set, seeing I was ordering the 5 x 7 mechanism and already had the 6 x 6 mechanism from a previous release. As it came in a bundle, I decided I would order it and I am glad I did as it made it easy to incorporate it in this Fancy Fold Card which uses the A6 Window Card die set from Creative Craft Products. All I needed to do was trim the sides down of the A2 Mechanism so it would fit into the width of the front of the card.

I used papers from the It's Only A Puppet 5 x 7 paper pack for the background of my card. As I didn't need the full height of the paper, I cut out the clouds and added them to the top of the panel on the front.

On the side panels and the hand on the right, I added some lettuce leaves. I also stamped some tortoise prints to the upper portion of the end panels.

The "Lettuce Celebrate" sentiment is from the Terrific Tortoise coordinating stamp set, which is also included with the dies.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a look at the back of my card. I added a white panel to the centre to add the sentiments and write a personal greeting. 

The top sentiment is again from the It's Only A Puppet Terrific Tortoise die/stamp set, along with the tortoise shelter stamped at the bottom of the card.

I also added a turtle and turtle sentiment to this panel. These are both from a Hero Arts stamp set.

Surprise!

 

His Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun birthday card using the DL Diamond Card die set from Creative Craft Products Fancy Folds Collection. I die cut the base from white cardstock and then used papers from Crafter's Companion's Colour My World Paper Pad to decorate the various panels.

In the centre panel I added the cute woman jumping out of the cake which is a Daisy Mae stamp set.

The "Happy Birthday" Sentiment and tags are from Creative Craft Products Happy Birthday Bundle. I elongated the tag the "birthday" is on by doing some partial die cutting.

Here you can see how the side panels, fold into the centre panel when it needs to close to be placed in the envelope. 

Here is a view of the back of my card, I decorated the side panels with the same patterned paper I used on the front of the card.

I added the birthday sentiment which is from a Made To Surprise stamp set. The present and party hat are both from the Creative Craft Products bundle I used on the front.

Gnome Father Like You

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a gnome themed Father's Day card I created recently.

I am always on the look out for male themed stamps and dies so when I saw this cute Beer Gnome stamp set from Woodware Stamps, I had to add it to my stash.

For my card base, I used Creative Craft Products A6 Window Card die set. I love how quick and easy these are to make.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a look at the back of my card. I added a white panel to the centre to add the sentiments and write a personal greeting.

The "Gnome Father" sentiment is from the Beer Gnome stamp set. The Happy Father's Day is from a Waffle Flower stamp set.

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.

Sugar Pug Fairy

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last week I shared a card using Creative Craft Products A6 Window Card from their Fancy Folds Collection, today I am sharing another card using this die, folding the card the opposite way, so you have a double gatefold on the front.

To decorate my card I used the pug and sentiment from Pink Ink Designs Pawsome Pooch stamp set. I just love that cute pug wearing the tutu, it reminds me of a pug I know LOL!

Here is a look at my card when it is fully opened. I added the "Sugar Pug Fairy" sentiment to the inside panel as well as the wand and paw print which are also included in the stamp set.

I used pink woodgrain paper for my layered panels which I found as a digital paper on Etsy.

Here is a look at the back of my card, I added a birthday sentiment combining sentiments from an older There She Goes Pugalicious stamp set and a birthday sentiment from Card Making Magic.

I also stamped the top half of the pug in the lower left hand corner.