Showing posts with label Marianne Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marianne Designs. Show all posts

Jul 14, 2021

Hello Sunshine!

 Hello Friends,

Can you imagine being on the beach with your toes in the sand, feeling the warm sun on your face and a slight salty breeze in the air.  Well, Diane here to share some Summertime beachy card inspiration with you using fabulous Dies R Us stamps and dies.  I have used the Marianne designs "Creatables" flower dies along with leaves from Karen Burniston and outline dies from Lawn Fawn.  The paper I used is a fun beachy theme from Prima Marketing called "Golden Coast" paper pad.

Come see what I have created.


This card is very simple to make.

I used gold card stock in between the layers to accent all the beautiful gold foiling in the Prima Marketing papers.



  Here is a picture of the supplies I used for this card. 

Later in this post I will have links for the supplies.


Card Tutorial

Below I have created for you a photo tutorial, so you may recreate this fun Summertime card.

Have Fun!!!


First, I chose my papers.



Next, I embossed my sentiment.


I used "Versamark" to stamp the Lawn Fawn "Hello Sunshine" stamp onto a scrap of white
cardstock.  Then, I sprinkled "Zing", Gold embossing powder on top of the wet stamped image.


I used my heat tool to set the embossing powder.
This creates a raised golden texture.



Using the Lawn Fawn coordinating die to the sentiment stamp set, I cut out my sentiment.


I wanted to create a small decorative boarder for my circle sentiment, so I selected the

Lawn Fawn, Stitched Scalloped Circle Frame.  I cut this out of Gold cardstock and attached 

it to the back of my sentiment circle.  Set aside.



The next step is creating handmade flowers.  This is so much fun.
I encourage you to give it a try.  I took the flower dies from
Marianne Designs, and using my Sizzix Big Shot Die cutting machine, I 
cut the flower pieces using pink metallic cardstock.  This cardstock is
available at Michael's Arts and Crafts and comes in all colors.  It is so pretty.



Next, I cut out the leaves.  I used gold metallic cardstock for them.



In order to add dimension and shape to these flowers, I suggest making a small
cut between each petal.  This will allow for the paper to come up a little as you
used an embossing flower shaping tool, as seen below.



I use this flower shaping tool which has a small ball at the end to roll around the
circumference of the middle of the flower.  As I roll the tool around, the petals
slowly lift up a little and create dimension.



Once I have all the petals shaped, then I glue them together.
Placing glue only in the center of the flower and then putting the smaller
flower on the larger one.


The next step is to add a center for your flower.

 Here I am using a flatback gem stone.

Because there is a hole in the center of this flower die, you could use a 

stamens for added dimension and a more realistic look.



This card measure 5x7.  My card base was cut from white cardstock measuring
10x7, I scored in the middle at 5" and folded my card in half.  The layers of decorative
card are cut as follows.  The first gold layer measures 4 7/8 x 6 7/8.  The next layer,
Prima paper measures 4 5/8 x 6 5/8.  The next gold layer measures 3 3/4 x 5 3/4.
Then next Prima paper layer measures 3 1/2 x 5 1/2.


Putting it all Together...


Here I am adhering with glue the Prima decorative paper on top of the gold metallic paper.
This will be my base decorative paper.



Do the same with the smaller layers.



Using pop dots or foam dimensional tape and glue to "pop" up the smaller layer
on top of the larger decorative base layer.  This really adds interest to your card.


  
Next, add your flowers, gold rope bow and gold leaves to the front of your card
with hot glue.


Here is another look at the finished card.




Supplies:
Available at Dies R Us


Lawn Fawn Magic Messages



Coordinating die to "magic messages" stamp set.




I used the second to the smallest.







Right now this flower die is not available at Dies R Us, however if you really want
it, you can find it by searching for it on Google.  There are plenty of flower dies currently
available at Dies R us.  You can use any floral die for the embellishments to this card.

Come check them out at Dies R Us.



Thank you for joining me today.  I hope you were inspired by my card.




Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  







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Mar 29, 2020

D&D Inspired Card

Hello all, Samantha here!

I hope you take a second and stop by the Dies R Us store because there are SO MANY GOODIES! 

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my brother, who is an avid D&D player.




I know I've said it a few times but Karen Burniston's items are SO MUCH fun to play with. This was created with her Surprise Ball Pop Up & The Flap and Closure set. 

The other thing I really love about Karen's dies, is that she includes tutorials on how to put these magical things together. For this one you can see it here. 

I chose to use my Memento Ink to darken up the embossed lines from the brick. I used Rich Cocoa,  just to give it a bit of depth.



Thanks so much for checking out my card today! I hope you have a great day!
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.
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Mar 23, 2020

Congrats on your Graduation!

Hello crafting friends.  Lena here with you today. My term with the Dies R Us Inspiration design team has come to an end. I can't begin to tell  you how much I have loved being a part of this awesome team and how much I'm going to miss it.  On a happier note, I'd like to let you know that I have joined the Dies R Us Challenge team 😀 and look forward to working with a wonderful group of very talented crafters.  I hope you come join our challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month.

For this post, I created a graduation card using several dies from Karen Burniston and a few other companies.  The list of supplies will be further down on this post.


The front of the card with a very cute and smart owl from Marianne Designs.


When you open the card, the balloon arrangement pops-out of the parcel.
I used the Parcel Pop-up to make this card, as well as the Flap and Closure dies to create the closure on the card. Both sets of dies are by Karen Burniston.  Tutorial link below.


An idea of how it looks as it's being opened.


And then when it's fully opened. It's such a fun interactive card, and the possibilities are endless!


Here is a close up of the "celebration in a parcel" 😀



I began by using the Flap and Closure die to create my card base, and adhering the patterned paper to the insides and to the front and closure flap.  I chose these colours because they are the university colours.


Then I worked on the parcel. I wanted the corrugated cardboard effect, but since I don't have an embossing folder with this pattern, I dug into my "old tools" drawer and got out my very old, and very neglected, straight paper crimper.  Does anyone still used them? Next I highlighted the folds with color box cat's eye brown ink.


Now it was time to cut out all my bits and pieces using various dies, and assembling the contents of the parcel pop up.  For directions on how to make the mechanism, please see the video tutorial by Karen Burniston.



On a different video tutorial, Karen Burniston mentions a way to make the lift mechanism stronger, so that is what I did.  It's pretty simple and well worth it. You just cut that little piece, seen on the above pic, and adhere it with strong adhesive to the original die cut.  The video tutorial for this is HERE.



Once the inside was complete, I cut out all the bits and pieces for the owl. It's a great way to use up all your scraps and since the dies are not very big, you can die cut the entire own in one sweep if you have one of the larger die cutting machines.

All that was left was to put the owl together, cut a mat and adhere it to the front.  I used a small velcro closure for my card, but you can use the closures that come with the Flap and Closure die set.


I'm a very messy crafter while creating my projects, and for those of you who are like me, I have a small tip for you.  Find a container to throw all your dies into.  Some of them are very small and can easily be trashed with all the left over bits and pieces.  The same goes with stamps.  I use a very inexpensive acrylic photo frame or the ruler that goes with my glass mat for my stamps and just the lid of a cookie tin for all of my dies.  Then when the project is finished, it's easy to clean up and pack everything back in its place.

As promised, here is the list of supplies I used, each linked to the Dies R Us store
for your convenience.

Karen Burniston


Karen Burniston


Karent Burniston


Marianne Designs


Tutti Designs


I used - Graduation Set by Cheery Lynn Designs which is currently out of stock.
A good substitute is the Graduation Ensemble by Frantic Stamper



Impression Obsession Dies










Thank you so much for stopping by today and for your support during my term at Dies R Us.  I hope you will continue to visit the blog everyday, not only for some great inspiration, but also to create a project, and  play along at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.


Before I end this post, I'd like to remind you that our sister store is now open. 
Didi Crafts has warehouses located in the USA and Canada.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!





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