Tool Box Pop-up

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am excited to share a sneak peek of the new products being released by Karen Burniston on Thursday 23rd July.

For my card today I have used the new Tool Box Pop-up die set along with the Tool Box Stage Add-Ons and the Tool Box Charms die sets.

The tool images included in the Tool Box Pop-up die set are the same as the ones included in the existing Tool Box Charms die set, the only difference is they are mirror image which means you can back your tools if you like so they can be seen complete however you turn the card.

I used the base from the Tool Box Stage Add-Ons to create the border on either side of the edge of my card.

For the sentiment I used the Tool Times Sayings which is a new Clear Stamp set being released. I used one of the labels from the Greetings Labels die set to add the sentiment and a blank one on the top right for a hand written message.

Here is a view of my card from the back, so you can see the back of the tool box.

I kept the front of my card fairly simple, adding the border the same as the inside of the card. I added a Father's Day sentiment from the Fishing Clear Stamp set. 

You're My Fave

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another fun shaped card. I love shaped cards, and you might have noticed I have made a few recently.

For this card I used Hero Arts Jeans Jacket die set & coordinating stencils. For the front I die cut the pieces for the jacket and assembled them. I then used the stencils to add the details.

I used the Got Flair die set to add the badges & sentiment.

The stencil set, allows you to create the back of the jacket. I love that I could include both the front & back of the shirt/jacket.

For the inside of the card I added two sentiments & another badge.

 

Happy Father’s Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a shaped Father’s Day card using products from Spellbinders March All Clubs Crate. In Australia Father’s Day isn’t until September, but it’s good to get an early start on them.

For the base of the card, I used the Essential Arches & Color Block Accent Arches, to create the fun checker box pattern.

For the shoes & beer bottle I used the March large die of the month … Classic Kicks. The sentiment is from the Press & Foil set … Greetings Maker.

For the inside of the card, I added another sentiment and two more beer bottles.

 

Classic Father's Day Wishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Yesterday was Father's Day for those of us that live in Australia! So of course I had to make a Father's Day card for my husband ... this is the card I came up with using some of the products from Spellbinders Classic Road Legends Collection. I modelled the card colours to one my husband had many years ago. You can see all the supplies I used in the supply list below.

Recently I came across an older Sam Calcott YouTube video on how to adapt the 5 x 7 Trifold die set from the Showstopper Collection into a Top Fold Tri-fold Stepper Card. I love been able to use my supplies in different ways, so of course I had to play with the idea. You can find Sam's video here.

I also pulled out an older Sizzix Pine Tree die & a grass die set to finish off the card.

For the inside I used a Father's Day sentiment from Lawn Fawn which I discovered when I was looking for another die. I also added the road die which is also from Lawn Fawn.

Cheers Dad

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun male themed card I created recently. I have been wanting to make this style of card for sometime, but I didn't want to go to the bother of measuring and cutting. So when Sam Calcott released this die in her recent Made To Surprise Showstoppers 3 collection, I couldn't want for mine to get over the ocean to me.

This card uses the new Double Concertina Showstopper die set and like many of Sam's dies, there are a number of different ways we can use them. For this card I decided to score the two 6 inch sides in half to make it an accordion style card.

To decorate the card, I used the papers from the Mainly Male Paper Pad. I also used the beer images from the Hobbies stamp/die set. For the top concertina panel I used the Chevron Embossing Folder. The letters that spell DAD are from the Chunky Uppercase Alphabet die set.

I added two white panels to the back of the card, one for the sentiment and the other for a place to write a personal greeting to the recipient.

For the sentiments I used the two sentiment sets included in the Showstoppers 3 Collection.

To keep the card closed, I made a tall belly band. To decorate this I used the Chevron Embossing Folder on the dark blue panel. 

I used Trinity Stamps Here's to Brew stamp set to stamp the hand and beer mug.

The "Cheers" is from the sentiment set that I used on the back of the card.

Here is one last photo of my card when it is folded, before placing it in the belly band. 

Happy Dad's Day

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Father's Day themed Slimline Easel Card. Father's Day in Australia is not until September, so I still have plenty of time to make this type of card this year.

For my card, I used the Trinity Stamps Here's To Brew stamp set to stamp the hand and beer mug. I am always on the look out for stamps and dies suitable for males and this is one I thought was perfect.

For the "Dad's Day" I used Lawn Fawn's Happy Dad's Day die. This sentiment was too large to fit in the space available, so I trimmed off the "Happy" from the top of the sentiment. I die cut the "Happy" from the Creative Craft Products Modern Sentiments die set which I added to the top left corner of the card.

On the base of the card I added the sentiment stopper, stamping the "Cheers" from the Here's To Brew stamp set and the "Best Dad Ever sentiment from the Waffle Flower Craft Be Him Sentiments stamp set.

On the back of the card I decorated the back of the card, the top portion with patterned paper. I added the white panel on the bottom section of the card for a place to add another sentiment and a place to write a personal greeting. 

I added the "Hoppy Father's Day which is from the Here's To Brew stamp set. I also added another beer mug, cutting it in half so part could be in both corners.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

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.

Dad's Tools

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another pop-up card using some of the new dies which are being released next Monday 20th February. Even though Father's Day isn't until September where I live, I couldn't resisted pulling out the Tool Charms die set to make this Father's Day card.

For the pop up on this card, I used the new Little Twist Panel Pop-up die set. This pop-up mechanism, glues into the card rather than being die cut into the card as the Twist Panel Pop-up does. This pop-up will work on just about any card size, here I have created a 5 x 7 card, but it will also work on A2; Mini Slimline and Slimline Cards.

I found this fun male themed nuts & bolts patterned paper in my stash so I used that on my card. I used the two larger rectangles included in the new Rectangles and Labels Crosshatch die set for the layers both inside and out. 

Most of the pop-up mechanism base is hidden under the nuts and bolts paper, so I had to trim approximately 1cm off the bottom edge of the paper. I glued the cut off portion of the paper to the back of the card first and then adhered the pop-up mechanism. Once that was in place I could adhered the remainder of the paper onto my card. There was a slight gap where the papers meet, so I hid that by adding a border using the Border Blends - Argyle die set.

I added the Happy Father's Day to the top portion of the card.

The label on the lower panel, uses the two larger labels from the Rectangles and Labels - Crosshatch die set. This is a place to write a personal message.

I found some ruler paper in my stash so I added that for the little flag thing in the centre of the pop-up. 

I die cut the tools from the Tool Charms die set from holographic and black cardstock, layering together before adding to my card.

I added some of the same elements that I used on the inside of my card, on the front. The "Dad" uses the Alphabet die set.

Make No Mis-Steak

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Father's Day down here in Australia! A few weeks ago I realised I hadn't made a special card for my husband for Father's Day, so I pulled out a stamp set from The Greetery and a die set from Made to Surprise and got to work. This is what I came up with.

For my card today I created a Sliding Window or Sliding Pop-up Card using the 6 x 6 Square Slider Card die set from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Super Sliders Collection. I do have other Slider die sets, but I like how this set has all the layers other than the base plus some fun accessory dies to create cards. 

The photo above shows my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

When you pull the tab at the top of the card, the main square panel moves to the upright position revealing a secret message as it does.

To decorate my card I used The Greetery's Dad Jokes High Steaks stamp set with coordinating dies. For the steak on the front of the card, I inked it using Tattered Rose and Fired Brick Distress Oxide inks to give it a look of rare steak. I used holographic cardstock on the fork and knife.

I added a tab to the top pull out panel using the tab included in the Lawn Fawn Double Surprise Pop-up die set. Adding the tab makes it so much easier to pull the tab up and down so the main square panel stands up.

I kept this card as a flat card rather than adding it to a folded card, this way display it with the main square panel upright.  I added the square panels to the back of the card. This time around I added my steaks well done and added the sentiments from the High Steaks stamp set and the Father's Day sentiment from Waffle Flower Crafts Be Him Sentiments stamp set.