Yay!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing four more teacher themed cards I created for my daughter to use for Early Chiodhood Day in September. Being that it is now August, I need to get serious about completing this collection. It's not too bad now as I have done 15 I think and I only have 18 to make all told I think.

This time around I created Mini Slimline cards using the Crayon die which was the Caboodle set for the month (the freebie when you purchase all the kits). There is also a stamp set with the crayon, but I figured the die would be easier so I used that. As you can see I die cut the crayon in rainbow colours and arranged them on the card in that order.

I used the Crayon Creations Clear Stamp & Die set to add the "Yay" sentiments to the top of the card.

I kept the inside simple, just stamping the teacher sentiment which is from MFT Stamps, this is one of my favourite teacher sentiments I have in my stash (and I have a few LOL).

 

Nativity Open Book

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have three Nativity themed Mini Slimline cards I created for Christmas in July.

For this card I used Waffle Flower Crafts Open Book die set along with the Open Book Nativity Stencil.

The background was created using Trinity Stamps Time Warp Letterpress Plate which I gold foiled onto white cardstock. I die cut the panel using Waffle Flower Crafts Mini Slimline Layers die set. 

The sentiment is from the Open Book Holiday sentiment stamp set. 

For the inside I added another sentiment from the stamp set. I added a star above using one of the stencils.

Scribbled A Note Mini

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing four teacher themed Mini Slimline cards I created using products from Spellbinders Mau 2025 Club Kits. This is four more of the 18 cards I need to make for my daughter’s Childcare Centre for September. 

For the front of the card I used the pencils from the Glimmer of the month and the Alphabet Background from the Betterpress of the Month.

 

For the inside of my card, I added a stamped sentiment from MFT Stamps and then added a few more pencils randomly around the sentiment.

Sending Get Well Wishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Thanks for visiting my blog! Today I am sharing four get well cards I created recently. I have been needing lots of get well cards lately, so it was good to be able to add these four to my stash.

To create my cards I used the “ March - Daffodil” 3D Embossing Folder from Lisa Horton’s A Year in Bloom Embossing Folder Collection. As I work my way through using these embossing folders I am trying to use different techniques. For these cards I applied the ink to the debossed parts of the embossing folder before running the folder through the die cutting machine. The card on the right was the first one I did, which wasn’t perfect. So I tried again and got the one on the left, which I was happier with.

Once I had put one piece of card through my die cutting machine, I decided to see what it would look like putting it through again with new Cardstock but without reinking … I like the look.

I used the “sending” from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott’s Big Words die set. The “get well wishes”. Is from an older stamp set.

All of the above three cards are 5 x 7.

For the inside of my 5 x 7 cards, I added the “take care” die cut sentiment from Waffle Flower Crafts. The remainder of the sentiment is from a Made To Surprise stamp set.

For my fourth card, I created a mini slimline card as this panel wasn’t playing nice when I was trimming it down. 

I kept the inside very simple here, just adding the stamped sentiment.

Time For A Little Something

Hi Crafty friends,

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Today I am sharing a Mini Slimline card featuring more from Spellbinders Classic Pooh Collection.

I used Spellbinders Pooh and Friends Silhouette die for the main image of my card. I die cut it twice from black cardstock layering it for strength and adhered it with foam tape to a rectangle panel of slimline pattern paper I found in my stash of Whimsy Stamps Slimline paper pads. 

To create the Mini Slimline card, I pulled out my Divinity Designs Mini Slimline Card dies ... the Mini Slimline Card Base Die; Mini Slimline Rectangle Dies and Mini Slimline Layering Rectangles Die sets. These take all the hard work of measuring and cutting the various layers and card base.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the sentiment which is from the Spellbinders Silly Old Bear Sentiments Betterpress Plate set.

For the inside of my card, I used the Mini Slimline dies to create my layers. I also die cut the Silhouette image again. from black cardstock and cut off Pooh, Piglet and Tigger and added them to the lower left hand corner of my card.

I added a sentiment to the panel which is from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Feeling Happy Stamp Set.

 

 

Sending You Sunshine

 

Hi Craft Friends,

It's been a while since I created a Mini Slimline card, so I decided to create one for my card today.

I used the Mini Slimline Layers die set from Waffle Flower Crafts, to create the layers for my card.

It's summer here in Australia, so I decided to pull out some stamps I received from a magazine I purchased last year. This is from Creative Stamping Magazine Issue 124. The girl was designed by Colorado Craft Company and was also included in the free stamp set.

I added some sentiments and a surf board image which were also included in the stamp set.

Just for You

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Mini Slimline card I created recently.

I used Mini Slimline dies from Divinity Designs to die cut all the layers and card base for this card.

To decorate my card I used Concord & 9th's Weekend Market die set. 

I kept the inside of this card simple, just adding a few layers and a stamped sentiment.

Teacher Mini Slimline Shaker

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Teacher themed Mini Slimline Shaker Card I created recently. I still need to build up my stock of teacher cards, so I have enough for my grandchildren to give to their teachers at the end of the year. I am slowly getting there.

Trinity stamps recently released some Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches in various card formats. I decided to get a few different options to try out. For my card today I decided to try out the Mini Slimline Shaker Pouches, these pouches fit on a rectangle that measures 2 3/4 inches x 5 3/4 inches. As I wanted to add a layer as well as a border on my Mini Slimline card, I made my card so it was 3 1/4 inches x 6 1/4 inches. The shaker pouches also have a protective backing on them, so make sure you remove that before you attach the shaker to your card ... don't ask me how I know!

To decorate my card I used the book stacks, owl and cat from Clearly Besotted's Rhyme Time stamp set.

Here is a look at the shaker when it has been shaken and laying on my desk, so you can see the shaker portion of the card.

I added the die cut "teacher" which is an older die from Heffy Doodle Stamps. I also added the "#1" using Karen Burniston's Mini Alphabet and Numbers die set.

For the layers of my. card, both inside and out I used Trinity Stamps' Mini Slimline Stitched Layers Stack die set.

For the sentiment I used MFT Stamps' Teach, Sleep, Repeat stamps set for the "Thank You and Teacher" the remainder of the sentiment is from Heffy Doodle Stamps Teach Me Words stamp set.

I also added the apple which is from a Mama Elephant stamp set.

Other Supplies:

Teacher Die - Heffy Doodle Stamps

Sequins - various colours.

Birthday Wishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

My card today is a Birthday themed Mini Slimline Pop-up card that I created recently.

My Mini Slimline card measures 3 1/2 inches x 6 inches. I used Mini Slimline dies from Divinity Designs to cut the card base and the layers.

To decorate my card I used Waffle Flower Crafts new Stacking Box die and the coordinating stencil set. I die cut the box lids from white glitter cardstock and the bows from holographic card.

For the background of my card I used Made To Surprise's Ditsy Embossing Folder.

For the sentiment I used Honey Bee Stamps Birthday Wishes stamp/die set embossing both sentiments using silver embossing powder.

Finally I added some matte silver pearls randomly around the card.

For the inside of my card I created a pop-up card using Waffle Flower Crafts Inside Pop-up Stacks die set. I again used the coordinating stencil to decorate the layers and the Stacking Box die set to add the white glitter lids and holographic bows to each of the presents.

I added a birthday sentiment to the top right hand corner.

Finally I added a strip of holographic card to each side edge of the card.

Party Like a Pineapple

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Days of the Year website, today (27th June) is International Pineapple Day and National Sunglasses Day ... so of course seeing I had dies that fitted both those themes, I had to make a card.

As you can see by the photo above, I have created a honeycomb card using Creative Craft Products' Pineapple die set from their Tropical Honeycomb Collection. This set includes dies to create both the pineapple and the sunglasses.

I created a Mini Slimline card using Karen Burniston's Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set for the patterned paper background.

Normally I can fit a honeycomb card in an envelope, as I can fold the honeycomb paper back for mailing. However since I wanted to decorate the front of the pineapple as a face, this card will need to be delivered by hand or placed in a box. 

The sentiment at the top right of the card is from Creative Craft Products' Tropical Sentiments stamp set. 

Here is a look at the inside of my card. I computer generated the "If life gives you pineapples" sentiment. The "Cheers" and the images are all from the Creative Craft Products' Tropical Sentiments stamp set.