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I "dressed up" my designs with foiled backgrounds using some of my favorite Spellbinders Glimmer Plates. Crystal Lacquer and pom poms were also used to embellish these quick and easy cards.
From start to finish, including foiling, all 10 cards took me only 2 - 2 1/2 hours to finish!
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Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm back with a couple of interactive snow-themed Mega Flipper cards featuring lots of Mama Elephant stamps and dies. One of the requested videos from YouTube is more Mega Flipper cards so today I thought I'd share two holiday themed mega flippers that feature the brand new Dashin' Through the Snow Stamps/Dies, Snow Much Fun Stamps/Dies, and Flurry Frame Dies as well as a bunch of previously released product to finish out the cards. These fun designs are a great way to hide a sentiment (like I'm sharing today) or to even hide a gift card.
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Watch the creation of these snow-themed interactive mega flipper holiday cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Four scalloped panels from the Mega Flipper set were die cut from smooth white cardstock. The scallop edges from the scallop to stitching were masked off and the panels were stamped with the snowflake background as well. I love a light colored ink for this this as it instantly adds interest without overwhelming the sweet images.
The Flurry Frame Dies was die cut from smooth white cardstock and the snowflake edge was ink blended with Distress Inks in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Shaded Lilac, and Wilted Violet. I love the bright, happy snowflake border.
The pull tab from the Mega Flipper was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Fog and Lipstick Red Cardstock. The die cut pieces were adhered along the bottom edge of the Mega Flipper.
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Polar Bear: Gray Tint, Blendeer, Pale Pink, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Carmine Red, Light Carmine, Orange, Pale Orange, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Light Green, Yellow Green, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Blue, Light Blue, Pale Violet, Light Violet, Violet
Fox: Brown, Light Brown, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Carmine Red
Bunny: Mid Brown, Beige, Pale Pink, Blue, Light Blue
Sleigh: Mid Brown, Beige, Dark Gray, Light Gray
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Polar Bear: Gray Tint, Blender, Pale Pink
Penguin: Dark Gray, Light Gray, Medium Beige, Blender, Orange, Pale Orange
Red Sled: Carmine Red, Light Carmine, Dark Gray, Light Gray
Brown Sled: Mid Brown, Beige, Dark Gray, Light Gray
Bunny: Beige, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Carmine Red
The pull tab from the Mega Flipper was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Fog and Lipstick Red Cardstock. The die cut pieces were adhered along the bottom edge of the Mega Flipper.
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Snowballs: Light Blue, Blender
Sheep #1: Gray Tint, Blender, Dark Gray, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Light Green, Yellow Green, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink
Sheep #2: Gray Tint, Blender, Dark Gray, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Light Green, Yellow Green
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Sheep: Gray Tint, Blender, Dark Gray, Blue, Light Blue, Pale Violet, Light Violet
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Fox: Brown, Light Brown, Medium Beige, Blender, Pale Pink, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Carmine Red, Light Carmine, Orange, Pale Orange, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Light Green, Yellow Green, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Blue, Light Blue, Pale Violet, Light Violet, Violet
Bunny: Beige, Medium Beige, Blender, Pale Pink, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Carmine Red
The following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers were used to color the images:
Dogs: Mid Brown, Beige, Pale Pink, Light Green, Yellow Green, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Blue, Light Blue
Snowballs & Snowman: Light Blue, Blender, Carmine Red, Light Carmine, Light Green, Yellow Green, Orange, Pale Orange, Pale Pink
The Mega Flipper was secured to the background with the two tabs as shown in the video. Pull the tab and enjoy the magic!
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Watch the creation of this interactive camera pull tab card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The slider track and stabilizer were die cut from smooth white cardstock using the Let's Toast Pull Tab Add On. The pull tab was assembled as shown. The camera was adhered to the back ground with foam adhesive along the sides only, sliding the photo through the slot in the camera.
The panel was adhered to a white side fold card base.
White hearts embellishments were adhered to the camera to finish the design.
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Hello friends! I am so super excited to share this fun interactive beach scene card featuring all kinds of awesome dies from Lawn Fawn and showcasing the brand new Magic Iris Camera Add On! If you're crazy about the original Magic Iris from Lawn Fawn you're going to love this latest add on! It turn the Magic Iris into the most perfect camera! I decided to turn this camera into a fun beach scene that is not only on the camera but continues when you open the iris. So much fun!!!
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Watch the creation of this interactive magic iris camera beach scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The images for the camera fit were adhered to the front camera scene.
The Magic Iris was die cut and assembled according to the video directions and adhered to the background.
THE INSIDE OF THE MAGIC IRIS
The fish, seaweed, and bubbles were adhered to the inside of the Magic Iris. Nuvo Crystal Drops is Ebony were added to the eyes and Glossy Accents was applied to the bubbles.
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Hello friends! I love a good surprise inside a card, don't you?!!! Today I'm sharing how to create this inside fairy spinner showcasing the Simon Says Stamp Fairytale Spinner Stamp and Die Set! Not only is the card front a darling little fairy scene but when you open up the card there's a surprise inside with a spinning fairy! All the stamped images and greetings are from the Fairytale Spinner stamp set. I love keeping it easy like that! Let's get started!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this vellum window thanks card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
THE CARD FRONT
The card base was created by trimming Hero Arts Arctic Cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scoring in half at 4 1/4".
A piece of smooth white cardstock was trimmed to 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and a Simon Says Stamp Scallop Stitches Die was used on both long sides to add detailing. The stenciled panel was adhered to the white strip.
Hero Arts Mist Cardstock was trimmed to 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" (just a 1/4" shorter on one side than a standard A2 card). The card was scored at 4 1/2" and then 2 1/4" from each side.
The floral images and butterflies were adhered along the bottom edge of the panel being sure to avoid any of the scored lines.
A piece of thin thread was adhered at the top and bottom of the circular opening using a nice, strong adhesive. You want to make sure the thread is nice and taut so that the image on the string will spin!
The string was sandwiched between the front and back fairy images using liquid adhesive.
Strong double side adhesive was placed along the two outer sides of the inside panel (see video) and adhered to the inside of the card. You want to make sure and avoid adding adhesive to that center pop up panel so that the card will pop open and the image will spin!
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Puffy Cloud Borders were die cut from smooth white cardstock and Pearlescent Vellum. The vellum border was adhered along the bottom edge of the panel. A sentiment from the Tiny Fairy Tale Stamp Set was stamped on the white cloud border with Sugarplum ink and the border was adhered to the bottom of the panel with foam adhesive.
The Little Dragon and Tiny Fairy Tale images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Dragon: Deep Blue, Blue Haze, Light Violet, Pale Violet, Purple
Fire: Orange, Pale Orange, Bright Yellow, Yellow
Knight: Gray, Light Gray, Deep Blue, Blue Haze, Light Violet, Pale Violet, Purple, Beige, Flesh Colour
Princess: Beige, Flesh Colour, Mid Brown, Deep Blue, Blue Haze, Light Violet, Pale Violet, Purple
The Unicorn Picnic and All The Clouds images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Rainbow: Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Orange, Pale Orange, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Light Violet, Pale Violet
Clouds: Green Shadow, Blender
Fairies: Green Shadow, Blender, Beige, Flesh Colour, Mid Brown, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Light Violet, Pale Violet
The images were die cut using the coordinating dies and the Reveal Wheel Unicorn Picnic Add On Dies (for the unicorn reveal window). Some of the images were adhered directly to the background and some were adhered with foam adhesive for depth and dimension.
Greetings from the All The Clouds stamp set were stamped with Peacock Ink and clear embossing ink embossed with gold embossing powder.
The All The Clouds images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Sun: Bright Yellow, Yellow
Rainbow: Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Orange, Pale Orange, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow, Light Violet, Pale Violet
Clouds: Green Shadow, Blender
The images were die cut using the coordinating dies. Some of the images were adhered directly to the background and some were adhered with foam adhesive for depth and dimension. Funfetti Hearts were adhered to the card as shown.
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Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Today I'm showcasing how to use the brand new Mega Flipper Creative Cuts Dies to make this out of this world interactive birthday flipper card! The Mega Flipper is a larger size of the previously released Flip Slider Creative Cuts Dies. Want to see the original dies in action? Check out THIS post. I love the larger size of the flip slider. You can even fit a gift card in this size to make it extra special! Let's get started!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this interactive flip slider card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The panels were adhered to the tabs on the Mega Flipper as shown in the video above.
Note Any stamping that needs to be done to the panels (i.e. the sentiment and lines coming from the back of the rockets) should be done before attaching the panels to the Mega Flipper. I stamped the greeting and images from the Little Agenda Spaceship Stamp Set with clear embossing ink and heat set with white embossing powder.
The Night Sky Cover was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy Cardstock. The edges of the panels were masked with low tack tape and Distress Oxide Inks in Speckled Egg, Wilted Violet, Black Soot were applied to the cardstock. The panel was spritzed with water in a Distress Sprayer and allowed to dry. The panel was backed with silver glitter cardstock.
The Mega Flipper was adhered to the background as shown.
FINISHING THE CARD
Images from the Little Agenda Spaceship Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish no line coloring ink and colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The following color combinations were used for each image:
Rockets: Wine Red, Blush, Peacock Blue, Shadow Mauve, Bright Yellow, Yellow, Blue Gray, Blue Haze
Earth: Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow Green, Pale Pink
Moon: Natural Gray, Gray Tint, Pale Pink
Stars: Bright Yellow, Yellow
Bunnies: Natural Gray, Gray Tint, Pale Pink
Dogs: Mid Brown, Beige
Cats: Brown, Light Brown, Natural Gray, Gray Tint, Pale Pink
The pull tab from the Mega Flipper was die cut from silver sparkle cardstock and red colored cardstock. The die cuts were added to the pull tab to show the recipient where to pull to make the interactive element work.
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A tab was die cut from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock, stamped with "pull here" from the Lawn Fawn Push Here Stamp Set with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The tab was adhered to the slider to make sliding the tab easier. It's a great "handle".
Shading was added to the house with Copic Markers in E40, E43, and E44. Shading was added to the door with E44. Shading was added to the door frame and rock detail with C5 and C7. Shading was added to the flowers with RV55 (pink) and YR04 (orange).
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Happy Monday and welcome to the June My Monthly Hero Blog Hop! Today I am sharing these two galaxy style backgrounds using stamps, stencils, and dies add ons from the June Release and Distress Oxide Inks.
***Hero Arts is working on restarting our operations in a safe manner, bringing back our production and shipping teams with social distancing, and keeping our warehouse cleaned under the strictest standards. We are first focusing on all of the orders in-house for all of our wonderful and patient customers, subscribers, and international customers, and hope to get back to regular shipping times once we are through what was delayed. We estimate June kits and add-ons will begin shipping on June 18, after all previous orders have gone out.***
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Watch the creation of these two galaxy sky backgrounds cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Both card feature ink blended backgrounds with Distress Oxide Inks and a spritz or two of Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Mist. One background then features stenciling with the new Shooting Star Stencil and Gina K Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel and the other features paint splatter, stamping and embossing with the Galaxy Pee-a-Boo Parts background stamp, and painting with Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust.
The background was die cut with the Hero Arts Circular Peek-A-Boo Fancy Die, splattered with white opaque paint, and stamped and embossed with the Galaxy Pee-a-Boo Parts background stamp and white embossing powder.
The astronauts from the Galaxy Pee-a-Boo Parts Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intens-ified Black Ink and colored in with Copic Markers before being fussy cut and adhered to the background with foam adhesive. The astronauts and greeting will cover a few of the windows so they won't open.
The greeting from the Galaxy Pee-a-Boo Parts Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Navy Ink and die cut with a Hero Arts Nesting Circles Infinity Die and adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
Gina K Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel was applied through the stencil with a palette knife and allowed to air dry. The iridescent gel picks up a touch of the color of the background inking for a beautiful, shimmery, glittery effect!
The Music In The Night Fancy Die was die cut from a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of Hero Hues Pitch Black Cardstock. A sentiment from the Hero Arts You're My Universe Stamp Set was stamped on the window frame with Hero Arts Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The clouds from the Music In The Night Stamp Set were stamped with Hero Arts Navy Ink and the shooting star with Dandelion and Indigo inks. The images were adhered to the background panel as shown. The frame was adhered over the stenciled galaxy background with foam adhesive.
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The Simon Says Stamp Quintuple Slider Dies slider was adhered to the panel and foam adhesive squares were adhered to the front as shown in the video. The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base with foam adhesive.
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