Watch the creation of these ten cards made with the Spellbinders December 2018 Kit & Caboodle from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
One of my favorite things about card kit crafting is how the components all go together and match making creating lots of cards quickly and easily a snap! These 10 cards came together in one afternoon by using the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club Kit Dies, Large Die of the Month Club Kit Dies, and Card Kit of the Month for December. You still have time to join in order to get the supplies to make these cards! I am a huge fan of the Spellbinders kits and I think you will be too!
One of the best things about the December Card Kit of the Month is that the colors and designs work especially well for masculine-themed cards, something I am constantly on the lookout for.
Dressing up pre-mades with things like Nuvo Crystal Drops add instant interest to the designs, giving them a professional, finished look!
My favorite thing from each Card Kit of the Month is the exclusive dies. This month you get tons of amazing images, including the polar bear shown below, that make the most amazing cards! I love, love, lovethe dies!
I again, used patterned papers, foil cardstock, and cardstock from the Card Kit of the Month. These cards fold down and fit into a standard A2 sized envelope! Stamped and embossed greetings from the Simon Says Stamp Wreath Greetings finishes each card.
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Hello stampers! Today I have an interactive pop up card featuring the brand new Inside Pop Box of Fun Creative Cuts Dies paired with the new Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set and Dies. I am a huge fan of continuing a scene from the front of a card to the inside to extend the fun and to give the recipient a little surprise when they open it! The new Inside Pop Box of Fun dies just that by taking the pop up box we all love, scaling it down to a smaller size, and adhering it inside a card! You can change out the images with any critters or designs you like. I'm showing my card with the sweet little piggies from Hogs and Kisses. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of this inside pop box of fun interactive card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
For the front of the design, the front of a side fold card base was stenciled with a clouds stencil and Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink. A cloud border was die cut from smooth white cardstock using a Landscape Trio Die and adhered along the bottom edge of the front of the card.
Pigs and balloons from the Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink, colored in with black ink, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered as shown.
The Inside Pop Box of Fun was die cut from mint cardstock and assembled according to the video instructions. I love that this is a pop up box is a miniature of the box card version! Isn't it cute?!!!
More images from the Hogs and Kisses Stamp Set were used to decorate the inside of the box. Rectangles and stitched hearts from the Inside Pop Box of Fun were added to the outside of the box to finish the design.
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I'm so excited to share these Winter Woodland Critter Huggers shaped gift card holders with you today! These just might be one of my favorite holiday projects so far. These cute shaped cards can double as decoration, ornaments gift tags, and of course gift card holders! I purposely didn't add sentiments to these so they could be used beyond the gift giving. I can image these hung from the tree or tucked into the greenery on a mantle!
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Watch the creation of these winter woodland critter huggers shaped gift card holders from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Whether you choose to make the critters "as is" like the instructions (deer, fox, owl) or do a little creative manipulation to make your own (polar bear and penguin) these Winter Woodland Critter Huggers are sure to make the recipient smile. What sets these cuties apart are the finishing touches: buffalo check scarves and hats, glittery ear muffs, puffy foam in the mugs, and a glittery "snow" dusting scattered on each critter.
Here's a look at all six of my Winter Woodland Critter Huggers Shaped Cards:
Each card was created by scoring and folding a 3" x 11 piece of cardstock in half and die cutting the Woodland Critter Hugger off the top of the card. By making sure the ears didn't cut all the way through the card, you create a critter shaped card base. I trimmed the arms off each critter.
On the backside of each card base the Stitched Gift Card Pocket heart was die cut. This doesn't die cut the shape but rather makes a stitched heart shape. We will embellish this with a buffalo check stamped die cut heart from another set to make the backside cute!
The pocket from the Stitched Gift Card Pocket was die cut from the same cardstock color as the card base and adhered to the inside of each card. A sentiment from the Say What Christmas Stamp Set was stamped inside each card on the pocket. This is where you'll tuck a gift card!
To create your own critters, take a look at the dies and see what you can repurpose to make something else!
For the polar bear, I used the ear muffs from the Woodland Critter Huggers Winter Add On Dies for the ears (I trimmed off the tips of the pointy ears). I also used the ear muff piece for the face. Everything else is the same!
For the penguin, I used the tip of the fox tail to create "feet". Otherwise, everything on this cutie is the same! Isn't it amazing what a few small changes will do to your die cuts?!!!!
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This amazing kit is valued at $60.00 and you can pick it up for only $34.99 HERE!
The main kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday November 9th.
Be sure to subscribe HERE to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
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Watch the creation of these November My Monthly Hero cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Today I'm sharing cards that focus on full backgrounds. These first two cards feature the incredible November Add On Presents Background. I love this background so much that I decided to create two completely different color ways to really show the versatility.
I intentionally wanted to create a traditional metallic red/green Christmas-y background ad then a rainbow background because who doesn't love bright and colorful rainbows of happiness?! The metallic red/green/silver background was painted with Metallic Glimmer Inks after embossing with gold embossing powder. The colorful background was stamped and embossed with white embossing powder and painted with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen.
Greetings from the November Add On In For the Holidays were stamped and embossed wtih gold embossing powder, die cut with an Oval Infinity Die, matted on a gold mirror cardstock oval and popped up over the background with foam adhesive. Simple but keeps the focus on those gorgeous painted presents.
The November Add On Presents Background was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The presents were painted with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen.
Greetings from the November Add On In For the Holidays were stamped and embossed with white embossing powder on dark gray cardstock, die cut with an Oval Infinity Die, matted on white cardstock oval, and popped up over the background with foam adhesive. Bright and colorful!
This next card was featured on the Hero Arts Blog for the Countdown to the kit release but I wanted to share it here since it features only stamps and dies from the Main Kit! This is an Advent Calendar card. The cute little images fit perfectly inside the ornament window openings.
I started by stamping the ornament cling background from the main kit on red cardstock with Versamark Ink and heat embossed the images with white embossing powder. I think it's easier to use a larger piece of cardstock to stamp the images, then use the coordinating ornament die from kit to line up the window openings and die cut the entire panel.
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Hi friends! I've got a couple more gift card holder cards to share with you today. I love the Inside Pop Card Holder dies from Mama Elephant so much that I wanted to share a couple of additional ideas on cards you can create with this awesome die set.
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To watch the creation of these inside pop card holder holiday cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
I've got two very different cards but both feature the Inside Pop Card Holder dies! Lots of Mama Elephant stamps and dies have been used to create the Christmas card and New Year's cards below.
For my first card today, I used the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Mint Shifter with Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet Distress Inks to create the plaid background. "Happy New Year" from the Happy New Year Wishes stamp set was stamped on the panel with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before the panel was die cut with the Madison Ave frame die and the center was adhered to the center of a white top fold card base with foam adhesive. The frame was die cut again from Island Blue Cardstock and adhered around the center panel as shown.
Additional sentiment phrases from the Happy New Year Wishes stamp set were stamped on Island Blue Cardstock using clear embossing ink, heat embossed with white embossing powder, trimmed into thin strips, and adhered to the card with foam adhesive strips.
Champagne bottles from the Holiday Bitties Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered to the card front as shown.
For my second card I inked a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of smooth white cardstock with Abandoned Coral and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks. A string of holiday lights and a greeting from the Bright Lights Stamp Set were stamped with black ink. The light bulbs were stamped with Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet Distress Inks. A white opaque pen was used to reinforce the highlight on each light bulb. A layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard was applied to each light bulb.
Copic Markers were used to color in the word "bright" in the sentiment and a layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard was applied over the greeting.
Images from Yappy Woofmas and Trim the Tree were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Yappy Woofmas Dies and Trim the Tree Dies. The images were adhered with foam adhesive as shown.
The Inside Pop Card Holder dies makes giving a gift card so easy and unique! Coordinating stamps were used on the Inside Pop Card Holder dies on each card so that the gift card holder matches the front of the card design. See the video for easy instructions on how to attach the gift card holders to the inside of cards.
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To watch the creation of this inside pop card holder holiday card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
The Inside Pop Card Holder and rounded handle was die cut twice from red cardstock and assembled according to the video instructions to the inside of a white side fold card base. Ugly holiday sweaters from the Holiday Bitties Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the Holiday Bitties Dies before being adhered to the gift card holder as shown.
A sentiment from the Holiday Messages Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink, trimmed into a thin strip and adhered below the sweaters. A gift tag was die cut using a Scallop Tags Trio Creative Cuts Die, stamped with "to" and "from" from the Holiday Messages Stamp Set using black ink and tied to the gift bag handle with green twine to finish the inside of the card.
For the front of the card, Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks were used to color in a piece of smooth white cardstock. Picket Fence Distress Paint was watered down and splattered over the background for distressing. Once dry, the panel was die cut with a Basic Rectangles Creative Cuts Die and adhered to the front of the side fold card base.
Sentiments from the Holiday Messages Stamp Set were stamped on red cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greetings were trimmed into thin strips and adhered below each sweater with foam adhesive strips as shown.
The designs were finished with a bit of Nuvo Crystal Drops on parts of the sweaters and highlights were added with an opaque white pen.
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Hello friends! With Halloween quickly approaching I have an interactive Halloween Stitched Hillside Pop Up Card to share with you featuring mixing and matching lots of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamps and dies! Interactive cards are everywhere and the Stitched Hillside Pop Up from Lawn Fawn continues to be one of my favorites. With all the Add Ons available for the Stitched Hillside Pop Up you can create all kinds of awesome pop up cards!
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Watch the creation of this interactive Halloween pop up scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The sky background was inked with Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks before being splattered with Picket Fence Distress Paint.
Images from Happy Haunting (house, moon, bats), Pick of the Patch (pumpkins), Happy Harvest (wagon, pumpkin, corn stalks), and Booyah (ghost) were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink (for the outline or solid bat images) or Doe, Sunflower, and Pizza Crust Ink (for the corn stalks). The images were adhered to the scene as shown. Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were used to add sparkle to the windows and moon. A white pen added highlights to some of the images.
A sentiment from the Pick of the Patch stamp set was stamped and embossed with white embossing powder along the bottom edge of the panel and the entire thing was adhered to the front of a side fold card base.
For the inside of the card a background was die cut using a Small Stitched Rectangle die and inked just like the front of the the card. I like to use a smaller rectangle here as it fits the inside of the card better without having to trim anything to make the card close correctly.
Another sentiment from the Pick of the Patch was stamped with black ink inside the card as shown.
Additional images from the Happy Haunting (bats), Pick of the Patch (pumpkins), Happy Harvest (pumpkins, corn stalks), and Booyah (ghosts, speech bubble) were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink (for the outline or solid bat images) or Doe, Sunflower, and Pizza Crust Ink (for the corn stalks), die cut with the coordinating dies, and adhered to the design as shown to finish the card.
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The trees from Toboggan Together were stamped with Cilantro Ink and Freshly Cut Grass Ink and detail was added with Copic Markers. The trees were added to the scene as shown. The bear from the Oh What Fun stamps/dies was stamped with Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating die before being adhered with foam adhesive to the scene.
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Welcome to the Waffle Flower October Release Blog Hop!
This Christmas, make your cards stand out with Waffle Flower Christmas Tree Combo (stamp, pop-up tree die)! This tree lies flat for mailing but pops up when you pull the tab! You can make it pull on either side and lock it into place and keep the tree popped up! The matching stamp set provides you a quick way to customize your tree and the Pull-tab Tree Pop-up Add-on Die(available separately) adds another layer of dimension.
Also in Waffle Flower's October release, you'll find Hello Pumpkin (stamp, die, combo) that features the popular mice illustrated by Liz Mytinger in a happy fall theme; Yippee (stamp, die, combo) to help you tell your friends and family how proud you are of their success and achievements; Sweater Weather (stamp, die, combo) that can be customized to your heart's content; Coffee Time (stamp, die, combo) is the perfect set to go with a gift card to a favorite coffee shop; My Sunshine (stamp) will help you create beautiful cards to let your friends and family know how important they are to you.
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Watch the creation of these pop up tree holiday cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Today I'm sharing a couple of card ideas on using the incredible new Pull-tab Pop Up Tree, Stamp Set, and Pull-tab Tree Pop-up Add On. These are amazing y'all. You can create some really fantastic holiday scenes and interactive designs with these great dies!
The background of my card was inked the Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks, leaving the bottom of the panel white for "snow". Water from a Distress Sprayer was spritzed over the panel and blotted dry with a paper towel to give the illusion of falling snow.
The Pull-tab Pop Up Tree and Pull-tab Tree Pop-up Add On elements were all die cut from white cardstock (the star was die cut from Gold Glitter Cardstock and the circle was die cut from Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper Cardstock). The tree pieces were inked with Crushed Olive and Forest Moss Distress Inks and spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer for a snowy "outdoors" look. The pull tabs were left white.
The tree was assembled according to the video tutorial directions and adhered to the card base background.
A sentiment from the Christmas Tree Stamp Set was stamped in the upper right corner of the card with clear embossing ink and embossed with white embossing powder.
The mice images from the Hello Pumpkin Stamp Set and the stars from the Yippee Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, die cut with the coordinating dies, and adhered to the card as shown. The stars were finished with a layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry were added to the tree for "ornaments" to finish the card.
The background of the card was created the same as the first card. This time for the tree, I stamped the "joy" tree image from the Christmas Tree Stamp Set with Peeled Paint and Forest Moss Distress Oxide Inks before die cutting the pop up with the Pull-tab Pop Up Tree dies. The rest of the sentiments was stamped with Forest Moss Distress Oxide Ink, the tree was assembled according to the video tutorial and adhered to the background as shown. A gold glitter cardstock star adorns the top of the tree and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry finish off the tree!
The kid and star images from the Yippee Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered behind and on the tree as shown to complete the scene. The stars were finished with Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Gloss White were added to the "sky" to add additional "falling snow".
I hope this interactive pop up tree cards have inspired you to try your own Christmas pop up tree cards! Have a great day!
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To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 10/8/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 10/10/2018.
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Watch the creation of this Christmas card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The front of the card was created by die cutting the Galactic Cover from smooth white cardstock and inked with Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks. The cover was adhered to a white side fold card base. The Hilly Stitched Hello was die cut from smooth white cardstock and adhered along the bottom edge of the card. The heart from "hello" was colored in with Copic Markers and inlaid inside the "o". Greetings from Santa's Sleigh was stamped along the stitched edge of the die cut border greeting with black ink.
A puppy from Yappy Woofmas and the sign from Santa's Sleigh were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered to the front of the card as shown.
The inside of the card base was inked with Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks and bottom edge was covered with die cut On the Hills borders. The Inside Arch was die cut from smooth white cardstock, inked to match the rest of the design and secured to the inside of the card as shown in the video tutorial.
Images from Yappy Woofmas and Santa's Sleigh were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, die cut with the coordinating dies before being secured to the Inside Arch and pop up tabs on the inside of the card.
The "snow" effect inside the card was created by flicking watered down Picket Fence Distress Paint over the inside of the card for the illusion of falling snow.
The design was finished with Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard on the snow images and Glossy Accents on the sign pole.
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