Easter Bunny

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing an Easter themed Kinetic Easel Block card I created recently to give to one of my grandchildren for Easter. 

This card using the Bouncing Bunny & It's Only More Puppets 5 x 7" Mechanism die sets from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott. I used Sam's tutorial on creating an Easel Block card which she created when this collection was released last year, but I did give my card a few tweaks to make it a little different. You can find Sam Calcott's Easel Block Card Tutorial here.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action and how it folds.

For my Easel Block card, I did use the same bunny and papers which Sam used on hers, mainly these papers suited the style of card the best in my opinion. I did how change up the theme, making mine an Easter card.

I added Easter eggs to the card using Lawn Fawn's Mini Easter Eggs die set.

For the sentiment I used Karen Burniston's new Happy Easter die set which I adhered to the centre of the block portion of the Easel Block Card.

I also added an Easter Egg Basket to one of the bunny's arm which is from Karen Burniston's new Animal Add-ons 5 die set.

Here is a side view of my card, to see the look of the card a little easier.

On the inside base of the card, I added a large Easter Egg die cut and an Easter sentiment. Both the sentiment and large egg are from Divinity Designs, links of which are in the supply list below.

You can also see on this photo how two eggs at the back of the "block" are adhered so they don't interfere with the workings of the bunny.

I added a panel at the back inner portion of the card. Here I added two more sentiments which are also included in the Divinity Designs stamp set. I also added four more of the mini Easter Eggs. 

Here is a look at my card when it is folded, ready to be placed in an envelope. You can see how the card folds to fit an envelope, by watching the video at the top of the post. Because of the pull tab at the top of the card the card measures 7 1/2 inches x 5 inches.

  

Happy Furr Day

 Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Day of the Year Website, today (8th August) is International Cat Day. So I pulled out the Made To Surprise Cute Cat Die set from the It's Only More Puppets Collection to create a card.

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

For this card, I pulled out an older Centre Step Card die set from Cherry Lynn Designs. This die set isn't available anymore, however I will link to one that is very similar.

I used papers from the My Pets at Home Paper Pad to add the background to the centre panel.

I die cut the cat from dark grey cardstock and added squiggles around the body, arms, legs and face to make it a tabby cat.

The sentiment and balls of wool are from the coordinating stamp set included it the set.

Here is a side view of my card, so you can see the folds a little better. I used the A2 It's Only More Puppets Mechanism die set to add the interactive portion of the card. I wasn't sure I would use this particular die when I purchased the collection and have already used it twice.

For the inside of the card, I used some more of the stamps included in the set.

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.

Love Is A Four-Legged Friend

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Recently Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott released her It's Only More Puppets Collection. Sam had previously released a It's Only a Puppet Collection which was Christmas themed with a mechanism to suit 6 x 6 cards. This new collection is Pet themed which includes the following pets ... Dot; Cat; Rabbit; Guinea Pig; Tortoise and Parrot die sets. Also included in this collection are two new sized mechanism die sets to suit 5 x 7 cards and A2 cards.

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

For my card today I have used the Adorable Doggie die set along with the 5 x 7 Mechanism die set. I used one of the background papers included in the Paper Pad that coordinates with this collection.

When you pull the tab at the top of the card, the arms and legs start moving. 

I added a sentiment which is included in the coordinating stamp set, to the top left corner of my card.

I created a Faux Stepper Card for this "Puppet Card" which is one of the tutorials Sam did when this collection was released.

I added a white panel to the back of the card, for a place to add a sentiment and personal greeting.

I also added a few of the stamped images included in the stamp set that coordinates with the Adorable Doggie die set.