More Cards Made with New Dies from the Michigan Show

The cards I am sharing in this blog post feature the A2 Compass Scroll Die Set from Scrappy Tails. I chose to create the card base with the same die set so the card shape is an unique one. I embossed the scroll with an embossing folder and inked them to age the look. Here is one I made with a maps patterned paper:

This die set makes great masculine cards and I am sure I will be using it again and again.

3 Ways to Create With Scrappy Tails A7 Tri-Fold Die Set

I recently took a class taught by Sabrina Leavell of Scrappy Tails learning how to make a tri-fold Winter Wonderland card. I was so impressed by the die set and the many ways to create with it, of course I had to buy it and many other die sets from their booth as well. 

This is the Christmas Wishes card I create step by step in my new video here.  As I show, it is not at all hard to do and will be loved and displayed by the recipient I am sure. In addition to the A7 Trifold Pop Up Die Set, this card also features Scrappy Tails' Winterscape Tall Trees & Deer, Rustic Log Cabin, and  Christmas House Window die sets. 

Here are a couple more view of this tri-fold card:

As I show in the video, this die set can make single, double or triple pop up cards and here is my favorite of the single versions I made:

I know so many dog lovers so could not resist the Scrappy Tails Birthday Dog Treats die set and I used that die set to make this single pop up card. "Enjoy" is a die from Karen Burniston and the little dog on the front was from a set I received as a free gift from Scrappy Tails for spending lots in their booth. 

Here is a double version I made with many of the same dies I used in the triple pop up card I made in the video:

I love all the layered sentiment dies included in many of the die sets from Scrappy Tails. The loon stencil is from Northwoods Stamps. 

Another of my favorite booths at the Novi MI was Brass & Bliss, and I could not resist the Build an Owl and Owl Halloween Add-ons as well as the Googly Eyes dies that I made this single pop up card with:

The A7 Tri-Fold Pop Up from Scrappy Tails die set is very versatile and you choose to have one, two or three images pop up. I put the mummy owl on the top because it covered up the adorable witch owl too much.

I had great fun creating these cards and hope you will watch the video here and then make some pop up cards of your own. 

Sassy Cards With Club Scrap Kits

I love using humor in my cards and so could not resist a card kit from Club Scrap called Sassy. After purchasing the kit, I watched their video and learned how to make this card do this:

So true and so funny!! Here are two more cards I made with this kit and the same fun pop up motion:

These cards lay flat to mail and are sure to make the recipient laugh out loud. 

Here is a mini video showing the great pop up motion of these cards. (If you can't see the video, you  can find it on my Facebook page or Instagram - links on the right side of my blog.) 

Here is a link to the video I learned how to make these cards from Club Scrap. And here is a link to the whole Sassy Kit with all the cardstock and pieces to make 12 cards. 

Signs of Love with Crealies Dies

Summertime is almost here and that means warmer temperatures and wedding season. Crealies newest release is full of the signs of love, and I had so much fun creating love cards for my newest video here. Above is a postcard I created to "Save the Date." The new Sign Posts are also perfect for personalizing wedding cards like I did below:

 

In my new video I show how to create elegant wedding cards with a surprise pop out corner, and this is the one I created step by step with front and inside views along with another card with the same pop out corner:

I had great fun creating with these new Crealies dies and I hope you will watch the video and give some of the ideas and products a try!

Gorgeous Dies and Papers from My Latest Adventure

I have never been to a huge stamp and scrapbook show before, and was thrilled to attend the show recently in Novi, Michigan with some friends. I saw so many new products and learned so much and now am playing each day with the new treasures I found. 

These cards feature a new die called Clouds-Stained Glass from a company that is new to me - Brass & Bliss. They used to be Rubbernecker Stamps but the owner's son is now the owner and is designing many amazing dies and stamps that they displayed in a booth they shared with The Paper Cut out of Appleton. These cards also feature paper I bought at the show in a kit called Abundance from Club Scrap. I loved the color combinations of the papers in this kit and used them on the cards below as well:

This is the A2 Fan Fold card I learned how to make from Frenchie on her website here and this switched around to teach in my new video this week. 

One thing I love about Club Scrap's card kits is that they include sentiments to use if we choose to, and I did with some of the left over triangles after making the fan fold. Here is an A2 version and a 5x7 version both made with some more of the gorgeous paper and leaves in the Abundance Card Kit:

Fan Folds and Die Cuts Sparkle with Deco Foil!

Deco Foil just released some new Toner Card Fronts and Toner Sentiments perfect for summer celebrations or celebrations anytime of the year! I love the ease of creating cards with Toner Card Fronts because all you need to do is put a piece of foil over them and run them through a MINC or laminator for patterned foil beauty as I show in my newest video here. But if you know me I have to show them on a different card sketch or fun fold and in this case, I showed how to make a reverse A2 Fan Fold. Here is the card I showed step by step how to make:

Both cards have first, second and third generation foiling starting with just one Toner Card Front from the new Rays of Sunshine pack. I learned how to make an A2 Fan Fold card from Frenchie on this blogpost. Here is a card I made with the rays going up as is traditionally done:

The stars and firework circle were created with toner card fronts from the new Star Spangled set from Deco Foil. I saw a card on Pinterest by Linda Delbango with the fans going down but there was no link or template so I created my own and showed how to make it in the new video. 

I paper pieced a rainbow foiled pattern into a Brass and Bliss Clouds- Stained Glass diecut and shared this in the video too. Brass and Bliss is a new company I discovered at the Novi MI show and was amazed at all the awesome dies and stamps there. Later in the week I will show more cards made with this fun die. 

Check out all the new Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts and Foils here on the Therm O Web website.  

May Very Special Class Cards

I just finished teaching my May classes at Harts n Scraps and wanted to share the cards here before I forget. This class was called Special Cards for Very Special Occasions. They included cards that are a bit harder to make like Karen Burniston pop ups and a lace glitter technique plus a fan fun fold that is not mailable so we made a matching box. 

We have fun at our classes, so if you are local I encourage you to check them out.