Oct 31, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving Card




Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun interactive card featuring Lawn Fawn Products.

This is the card I created. The second image shows the hidden Chickie and sub-sentiment.



Let's get started.

I stamped, colored, fussy cut the images. I die cut all the components for the card.

Next, I start assembling the card. I adhered the trees first because I need to die cut the slot for the pull tab through the tree layer. I line up the slot die with the notch at the top of the card and run it through my Crossover II die-cutting machine.
 

Then, it's time to work on the pull tab. I first fold on the scoreline close to the long pull handle. I fold inwards towards the pull handle. Then, I fold on the next scoreline away from the handle.
 

Next, I slip the pull handle through the slot I created on the card panel. I then cover the folded section with adhesive and placed a piece of pattern paper onto it. *Note: I covered the fold section because my image is smaller than the folded section. If your image is the same size or a bit larger than skip this part.
 

Then, I folded on the scorelines of the pull handle holder. * Not sure if that's the real name for this piece but it's what I am calling it for now.

I adhere it to the back of the card panel beneath the pull handle. Making sure the handle is straight. Then, I wrap the handle holder around the handle and adhered the small tab onto the larger one.
 

Then, I adhered the first layer of grass using foam adhesive. Making sure that the pull handle mechanism isn't obstructed. 
 

Next, I trim off the extra of the pull handle. I do this by checking with my image is well covered by the first layer of grass. I then adhered the decorative arrow tab to the top of the pull handle.
 

Then, I adhered the top layer of grass. I gathered all my images and start decorating my card by creating the little Forest Feast.
 

Once, my scene is adhered in place I then add my sentiment to the top left corner of the panel. I just tucked it under my trees to anchor it to the scene. I then adhered the card front panel to a Kraft card base to complete my card.



Materials Used:
Lawn Fawn - Forest Feast Stamps

 Lawn Fawn - Party Animal Stamps

Lawn Fawn - Let's Toast Pull Tab Add-On Dies

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Tree Borders Dies

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders Dies

See the source image

Best Glue Ever

Thermoweb - 3D Foam Squares Combo Pack - White .25" &  .5"
Other supplies:
Recollections Brand Cardstock: White, Kraft, Green & Brown
Recollections Brand Specialty Cardstock: Copper dot on Kraft & Solid Copper
Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: White & Black
Tsukineko Ink: Memento -Tuxedo Black
Tsukineko Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you found some inspiration!

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Oct 30, 2019

It's a Pine Time...

Vicki here and I think it's never too early to start prepping for your Christmas Cards and the Tall Pine Tree by Frantic Stamper is the perfect addition to your die stock!

This was such a fun card to make and it has great versatility. There are 2 dies included in the package- the smaller trees are connected and the single other tree is single- which means you can use them separately. Win Win!

  1. I made an A2 card with black, taupe and buffalo print scrapbook paper.
  2. Using black card stock I only had to make one run through my die cutting machine and these popped right out- there's nothing worse than have to poke and poke the paper just to ruin the design.
  3. I decided to make these for Christmas, but how perfect would these be for note cards or a masculine birthday. I will be making some that are a bit more feminine too.
  4. I added some matching twine and knotted it across the top for texture and added some black Nuvo drops around the Pine Trees.
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Oct 29, 2019

One Card Panel, 3 Cards

Hi, fellow crafty friends. It's Julie with you today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.  I've been playing with a card panel die, and I want to show you what I've come up with!  One panel, 3 looks!

The die is a Diagonal Striped Card Panel Die from Frantic Stamper.  There's lots you can do with this!

The first card I created was a Christmas card:

I'll tell you more about it in a bit, but first, a photo of all the supplies used in today's projects:


All the die cut pieces for the first card look like this:
Once it was die cut, it was easy to put together.  I used Stick It Adhesive for small die cuts and the Best Glue Ever for everything else.

Card 2 is a thank you card.  In this one, the card is a landscape card, and I cut out a square to go behind the diagonal panel.  Here are all the parts of the card after they are die cut, but before they are put together:

Here's the assembled Thank You card:


The final card is a sympathy card.  I went back to the original orientation with this one.  Here are all the pieces die cut:
Here's the last card, assembled:

I'll give you links for all the wonderful dies and products I used on these cards, found in the Dies R Us Store




I also used dies from Crafter's CompanionSizzix, and Memory Box.   

I hope you enjoyed your visit and that I was able to inspire you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.




Oct 28, 2019

Christmas Birds

Hello crafting friends. Lena here today sharing another Christmas card with you.




As you know by now, I'm a huge fan of Marianne Design dies and when Dies R Us have their Special Order Sales, I tend to buy more than my fair share :-) If you love international dies or are just looking for some to complete the dies you already have, the best way to know about these amazing sales is to subscribe to the Dies R Us Newsletter.

So using one of Marianne's newest dies, Petra's Winter Circle, I cut out all the layers in the different colours that I had planned.

  

This die is gorgeous and comes with a few embellishment pieces.


   After die cutting and embossing them, and while the card stock is still in the dies, I used Memento Desert Sand to add a bit of shading.


Once that was done and I had all my bits and pieces together, it was very easy and quick to assemble the card.  


I picked a small greeting stamp and curved it on the stamping block so that it would take the same curve as the greeting space on the banner of the die. I could have stopped right here, but felt that I wanted to add something to the bottom of the card to balance it out.  So I grabbed another few dies, listed below, and made the little poinsettia arrangement.  I added a few gems here and there and adhered the image, which is from a die cutting sheet by Amy Design, called Warm Christmas Feelings.  For the inside, I used the fancy circle from the die to cut out the circle.  The stamped greeting from the Festive Greetings stamp set by Creative Expressions.

Here is a list of the crafty supplies used,
each linked to the Dies R Us store  for your convenience.





Petra's Twigs - Marianne Designs







I hope you enjoyed my Christmas card today.  Christmas will be here before you know it, so I hope that I was able to inspire you to use your dies, create a project, and come play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift voucher to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of every month.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.