Crealies Never Ending Tree Cards In Minutes

Have you ever tried to make a never ending tree card following a scoring and cutting template and it wasn’t fun because it took a very long time to make? Or you saw one that just looked to intimidating to even try? In my new video I show how to make an interactive never  ending tree card in just minutes using a new Crealies die. Here is a couple looks at the card I made in the new video: 

 

 I have added a flap to write a message on the card above. Here is another never ending tree card I made so easily with this die set:

Both of these cards also feature the new Crealies Cozy Christmas two sided patterned paper which is perfect for holiday cards but has many papers that can be used all year. Sometimes the person receiving a never ending card have a hard time figuring out how to get the card folding and folding for the fun interactive movement. I added some arrows from the Paperclip Arrow die set to help get them started.

I wondered what else I could do with this die set and made this card with a scene on the front following Mandy’s instructions in the introductory video on the Crealies You-Tube channel:

 

The die set makes a pretty Christmas tree so I made this Christmas ornament by adding designer paper and gluing down some of the folds:

 

I am happy to share that Crealies dies shown can be purchased either on the Crealies website OR in the United States at the Frantic Stamper website.

Swiftie Friendship Bracelets with New Spellbinders Release

I admit I do not listen to today's music so I can not claim to be a Swiftie, but I do admire Taylor Swift and decided to make a card with Spellbinder's new Beads of Friendship release honoring her. I looked up on line what a Swiftie bracelet would look like and I found one that used the first letters of one of her songs - Never Ever Going Back. Here are some more pictures of the card I made:

I cut one inch off the sides of the card front and added the Heart Hands to that center. I hot foiled the Bestie Alphabet Beads with rainbow foil and then die cut the beads with the die that is part of that set. With the Bestie Alphabets Beads any word could be chosen for a friendship bracelet and that is what makes it so versatile and fun! 

Peace, Love and Belly Rubs

I am making Christmas cards for my stash with dies I purchased last year and didn't use enough before putting away. This adorable Holiday Corgi and sentiment are from Poppystamps and I used them on a card I made with a pop out window idea from Jennifer McGuire. The inside piece (cut with Essential Arches layering dies from Spellbinders) is popped up following her instructions here. Here is another view showing the pop out window: 

Amazing Cards with Hands That Move!

I love love love interactive cards so could not resist the new Tree Topper Dies from Concord and 9th but the pictures in this blog post do not show you why. You have to see the cards being opened to see the magic of the hand moving up and down to add a star or ornament on the tree. The best way to see that and all the cards I created with this amazing die set is to watch my new video here. Here is the first card I made: 

That hand moves up and down as the card is opened! I show how easy it is to do that when I created this card step by step in the video:

The perfect Grinch sentiment on the front is from a set by Gina Marie Designs. But the real magic happens when the card is opened:

That hand moves up and down with the love ornament! All the patterned paper on this card is from the Evergreen Season bundle from 49 and Market. I wondered what else the hand could hold as it moved up and down and created this birthday version:

I am adding some candles to the birthday cake! Note the fingernails even have red polish! Too fun! Of course I cannot capture the magic of the hands moving in still pictures. Too see that and all the cards, watch the video here.

I did film a mini reel showing that for Instagram and my Facebook page and so you can see that magical interactivity here:

(If you are a subscriber and getting this in your email- these mini videos do not usually show in that email. But you can click on the title to go to my actual blog to see it.) 

I had great fun playing with the Concord & 9th Tree Topper Dies and hope my cards encourage you to give some of the ideas and products a try!

Many More Cards from SCT Crop and Create Cardmaking Virtual Classes

In yesterday's blogpost I shared many many cards and details on the 4 day virtual classes I took last weekend and today I am sharing the rest. I am not done yet and can watch the videos over and over and make more anytime. I wanted to share now because NOW IS THE TIME to sign up for next spring's online event and here is a link for all the details. The box we receive of supplies and the classes taught by the nationally known instructors is worth every penny and much more than the cost!

Pink & Main taught us how to make 3 different shakers and gave us the plaid paper, 3 sets of dies, stamps and the shaker cover which I will be playing with some more soon!

Stamps of Life has so many awesome pop up die sets and we received the dies, paper and instructions to make these cards. I loved her cute worm paper so much that I created a 3rd card with a different way to use her die set. I even gave one of the worms googly eyes that make me smile.

Here is the card I made with the many supplies we received from Lawn Fawn.

I loved the fun fold we learned in Scrapbook.com's class with the huge die set we received and the two awesome paper packs. Here are the rest of the cards I made with some of the supplies from the rest of the classes:

The last two cards were not like those taught but that is OK- I have the supplies and can make cards with them in my style as many times as I want. 

Are you convinced yet? I highly recommend if you are a card maker, check out the details here and consider joining us next spring.

My Favorite Cards from Crop and Create - Cardmaking from Scrapbook & Cards Today AND YOU CAN SIGN UP NOW FOR THE NEXT ONE!!

Last weekend I was in the middle of FOUR days of classes and joy as part of the virtual Crop and Create Cardmaking event from Scrapbook & Cards Today. We had 16 full length classes where 3 cards were taught by nationally known instructors PLUS several other demonstrations and a long video from Jennifer McGuire with so many more ideas on how to mix up all the products. Above is the 120 page color manual with written instructions and pictures of all the cards we were taught.

I am sharing the cards I have finished so far and many of the products we received in our huge box of dies, stamps, stencils, inks, paper etc. The box alone is worth 3 times what we pay for everything and so are the classes, so these on line events are a bargain! I am not done with all the cards and learning, but am posting today and tomorrow so you  can see and maybe decide you would like to participate next year? IF SO- NOW IS THE TIME! Open registration is open today for the Spring 3 Day Cardmaking event March 21-23 2025 and here is the link where you can find out about it and sign up. I would encourage you to sign up fairly quickly- registration will  close on October 28- but if they fill up and they always do, it may close sooner. We had 3350 participants this time!! It gets bigger and bigger each time they do it. I highly recommend these classes and the box we get! If you  can't watch during the actual event or don't get all the cards done- AND YOU WON'T - you can watch again and again forever which is the beauty of on line cardmaking classes! OK- on to many many pictures of just some of the cards I have made so far:

In my pictures I am including some of the products we received but not all. These gorgeous cards were made with Brutus Monroe products including script and skeleton leaves rub-on transfers which I used completely up.

Omg- do you believe that Hoosier Cabinet card we made with Honeybee Stamps huge die set?? It takes a while to put together but is sooo worth it!! We also got the patterned paper and sentiment stamp set.

Spellbinders is one of my all time favorite companies and the embossing folder we received is just gorgeous! And we learned how to make this nature journal tri-fold card:

I love Concord & 9th's colors and we always get a sample of their inks with their classes. We also received a beautiful stitched cover die, a stencil and stamp set along with the instruction of course to make 3 cards.

I learned so so much in the Hero Arts class and the pictures of these cards just do not do them justice. One thing I love about these classes is that we don't need to make the cards exactly as the instructors show- we can make them out own. I used Hero Arts' copper spray instead of water spots on my cards and added more inking of the amazing stencil we received to my 3rd card. 

Taylored Expressions has the most innovative and unique layered stencils and we received the set of 4 stencils and matching dies that created the sentiments you see plus the fun background stencil. I used Simon Hurley's Astro Paste and that stencil on the last card. We also received two colors of that Astro Paste plus stamps and dies from Simon Hurley and Ranger to make these cards:

Gina K Designs taught us techniques with her beautiful silhouette stamps including kissing or double stamping. I did it too on the sentiment die on this card.

My Favorite Things gave us beautiful plaid cardstock, a die set and a gorgeous sentiment stamp set and these are the two cards I made with the instructor's help.

Come back tomorrow to see the rest of the cards I have made so far and remember if you would like to get a huge box of amazing cardmaking supplies and three days of inspiration next spring, you can read about it and sign up here. DON'T WAIT TOO LONG - it will probably fill up.

One Product That Will Make Gorgeous Holiday Cards and Tags in Minutes!

I love to make tags for Christmas gifts and with the new 49 and Market holiday rub ons and two sided cardstock, I made these in just a minute or two. No fancy dies needed- just nip the top corners, punch a hole and add some ribbon. 

In my new video here I also share several postcards made with the beautiful 49 and Market rub ons and the Vintage Postcard Stamp from Penny Black. Here is the other side of each of these and two more I made:

It is less expensive to mail a post card than cards so after making these postcards, it will save a little money to mail them too. As shown, the postcards don't need to be only for Christmas. I took a full sheet of 49 and Market flowers and butterflies, cut the 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 size and attached to the front of the first postcard here. As I show in the video, there is no need to rub on all the rub ons with a stick or bone folder. Simply attach them and run the whole piece through your die cutting machine. The pressure is perfect and way faster to perfectly attach the rub ons. Here is the back of these postcards: