27 3D Embossed Cards Made in 5 Minutes or Less!

Do you like to make gorgeous cards in less than 5 minutes you  can send out with pride to loved ones and friends? Who wouldn't? In my newest video I share many many cards I made with 3D embossing folders PLUS...Plus stencils, mirri card, sentiment dies and a new product for me called Gilders Paste Wax. I created 27 cards plus a few in the new video and so these blog posts are going to be photo heavy. To see how easy it is to create these cards and see a demo on the Gilders Paste Wax, be sure to watch the video here. 

I have four new 3D embossing folders that I use on all the cards I share. Under the picture of each card I will share a little info on what I used on the card.

I made a version of this card in the video showing how to add several colors of ink through a stencil onto the textured background created with the Woven 3D embossing folder from Tim Holtz and Sizzix. The stencil is a brass one from Sweet Poppy called Absolute Abstract and the sentiment is a die from Simon Says Stamp.

These three cards all feature stencils and brushed ink color onto a background created with the Sizzix Woven 3D embossing folder. 

I also demo in the new video a new product I just discovered called Gilders Paste Wax. Every month on the 2nd Saturday there is a full day of free classes on the Crafters Classroom Facebook Page.  You can watch for free but you can also choose to purchase kits so that you can make the cards with the instructor and I decided to buy the waxes and other supplies for the "Wax on Paper Intro Class" taught by Bill the Gilder. I have tried other paste waxes before but was disappointed in the limited colors and how I ruined my stencils with them. There are 28 colors of Gilders Paste Wax including 16 Metallics available at Stamplistic here and I am ordering more after playing with the ones I got in the class kit. I show in the new video how I made the card above in just a few minutes with the Patina Gilders Paste Wax and a lovely sentiment die from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions. 

I also demoed this quick card to show how the Patina on navy blue cardstock can be buffed to a brilliant shine especially on a less detailed embossing folder like this one from Stampin' up called Cascading Ruffles. I added a 3D champagne Easy Topper from Hearty Crafts and a Celebrate die cut from Karen Burniston. Here are some more cards I made with 3D embossing folders and the Gilders Paste Wax:

In the video I also show many cards made with the lovely Botanical Ferns 3D embossing folder from Lisa Horton and this one features the Antique Gold Gilders Wax on brown and on green with the pattern continuing from the back to the front.

I was so happy to find out the Gilders Paste Waxes can be washed off stencils (and my hands) with Fast Orange Hand Soap and will be playing with it and my stencils more for another video after I get the new colors I ordered. I added Patina over the Sizzix Woven 3D embossed background and then added Antique Gold through an Artplorations stencil. The sentiment die on this card and most of the cards I share in the new video is from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions as I just love her use of different fonts in her dies.

I hope you will watch the new video to see my demos of this great new product and all the rest of my 5 minute cards made with 3D embossing folders. Remember to take some time to play this week and then send some of your handmade joy out into the world!

I am entering the first card in the Make Your Own Background challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. 

More Easy To Make Floral Pinpoint or Debossed Cards

Most of the cards I share in my newest video featured stencils, but I do show a couple cards with the pinpoint or debossed backgrounds and simple floral dies such as this easy to make birthday card. I simply debossed the iridescent mirror card from Tonic Studios with the Memory Box Pinpoint Daisy background die and attached the Stamplistic Floral Flourish diecut on top. STAMPlorations clear sticker sentiments are so easy to attach to cards like this and I added Therm O Web's Easy Cut Adhesive sheets before cutting the black mirror card floral flourish. I made this and the next card in less than 5 minutes, but love how they turned out!

The leafy pinpoint background on this card is also from Memory Box on black Tonic Studios mirror card; the floral dies are from Gina Marie Designs and the sentiment strip is from Simon Says Stamp. 

Here is another favorite of the cards I share in the new video. I started with a Basketweave Slimline Die from Honey Bee Stamps that just adds that subtle texture and then brushed various colors of ink through ARTplorations Just Roses slimline stencil. The sentiment sticker is also from STAMPlorations. 

This is the full size slimline card I made a mini-slimline version of in the new video. I show how to apply Cosmic Shimmer Lustre Polish through a ARTploration slimline stencil (Peaking Mandala) over a pinpoint background die from Memory Box. I love how the inside pops with a W fun fold and am going to show how to make a similar card and the template for this card on my Facebook Live this Thursday, so be sure to join me there!

The W fold features ink stenciling over a pinpoint Stitched Heart Background Die from Kat Scrappiness. The alphabet dies are also from Kat Scrappiness as is the Wonky Wavy square die for the signature piece. 

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Easy Stencil Cards With Pinpoint Texture

What favorite cardmaking supplies do you reach for over and over when making cards? My current favorites are stencils and pinpoint or debossing dies, and in my most recent video I am featuring them on all the cards I share and make in the video. 

Isn't the combination of the stenciled ARTplorations Bold Rose over the Memory Box Pinpoint Daisy background die just gorgeous on this card? The stencil is one of many slimline stencils I feature in the video, but as you can see the card does not have to be a slimline one to use this or any stencil from ARTplorations (a division of STAMPlorations.) I have a subscription where I receive 3 brand new slimline stencils quarterly for only $18! You can choose to get yours monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly for that bargain of a price and can choose the ones you want or get brand new ones not even on the website yet! The sentiment is a clear sticker from STAMPlorations.

This is the card I make in the new video. It is a mini-slimline with a fun pop up surprise on the inside. I started with the same pinpoint background die from Memory Box and added Cosmic Shimmer Tantalizing Teal Lustre Polish through ARTplorations Mandala Accent #1 stencil. When it was dry, I layered on a piece of teal cardstock on a peach mini-slimline cardbase and added a Simon Says Stamp sentiment strip. I also created a mini-slimline envelope using a die from Kat Scrappiness. But the real fun happens when the card is opened:

I show how to stencil ink over the Kat Scrappiness pinpoint Stitched Hearts Background die before diecutting out the word LOVE and putting them back in for the eclipse look. The letter dies are Hannah's Alphabet from Dies...To Die For. Here is another view of the inside showing the signature piece on the right side:

As promised in the new video, I am posting pictures of the template I shared here on my blog. However to see how to use this template and how to put the card together, I suggest you watch the new video here. On my template I show two different sizes of the card itself and the W Fold Piece if you have 12 x12 cardstock or if you don't. 

I hope you will watch the video and give some of these ideas and products a try!

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Video - Cardmaking with Gina K's Laser Cut Wood Technique

I love to play with new techniques and stencils, and I was so inspired by a recent Gina K Designs Facebook Love session where she taught her Laser Cut Wood Technique, I had to try it immediately. I played with the colors of ink that Gina K showed and then tried some different color combos and card styles and show them all in my new video here. 

Gina K. showed her laser cut wood technique with shades of brown and a bit of teal and this is my first card with the technique and those colors. The stencil is from Simon Says Stamp and the layered sentiment die used for the eclipse technique is from Kat Scrappiness.

This is the card I show how to make in my new video. I love the color combo of blues and purples and the slimline style is one of my favorites. I used a floral stencil from ARTplorations called Bloom Sprinkles and show the magic of having the flowers appear after putting them through a die cut machine with a rubber mat to "emboss". If you like slimline stencils, you should check out the subscriptions available at STAMPlorations where you can get 3 slimline stencils for only $18 every month, bi-monthly or quarterly. What a deal!

The butterfly die is from Sizzix and the sentiment die is from Papertrey Ink. Here is a look at the inside of this card:

As I show in the video, I tried this technique on colored cardstock but found I liked it better with the woodgrain lines more visible when I started with thick cream or white cardstock. But the patterned paper was too pretty to throw away, so I cut a butterfly for the inside of this card. I die cut the slimline rectangle inside piece with a wavy, wonky die from Kat Scrappiness because I believe those stitches make everything so much more interesting.

I show several more cards in the video and hope my cards inspire you to give this technique a try! 

Cardmaking with Vellum and Stencils From My Newest Video

In my newest video I share many slimline and mini-slimline cards I made with vellum and all of today's cards also incorporate favorite stencils as well. I brushed on pink ink through a slimline stencil from Artplorations (a division of Stamplorations) called Floral Joy and turquoise ink through another new slimline stencil from Artplorations called Overlapping Leaves onto white cardstock below for the soft stenciled background on this mini-slimline card. I receive 3 new slimline stencils every other month from Stamplorations as part of their slimline subscription plan. The cost is only $18 (including shipping!) and you can choose monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly - such a great bargain! The see through sticker is also from Stamplorations and the Simple Stem die is from Simon Says Stamp.

I created both of these pet sympathy cards with two stencils from A Colorful Life Designs called Rainbow Pets and Layered Rainbow Bridge Set as well as a beautiful set of Rainbow Bridge sentiment stamps from Waffle Flower. The soft look was achieved by stenciling and stamping on vellum and also on the white cardstock below. 

I used a new layered stencil from Trinity Stamps to create the soft vellum background on this slimline card. The stitched frame was created with Kat Scrappiness dies and "You Shine" is a new layered sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp. 

As you can see I had great fun playing with vellum and making cards for my newest video here. I hope some of my cards inspire you to give some these ideas and products a try!

I am entering the first card in the Make Your Own Background challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Double Stenciling with ARTplorations Slimline Stencils

I have a subscription for slimline stencils from ARTplorations (a division of STAMPlorations) where I get 3 brand new slimline stencils for only $18.00 on a regular basis. You can choose monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly and it is such a great deal! I hadn't had a chance lately to design with my new slimline stencils, so I took a day to play and created these cards all with double stenciling ideas. The "Trees" slimline stencil from ARTplorations is one of my favorites and I first brushed on brown distress ink, then moved the stencil over and added Therm O Web Deco Foil Aged Copper Metallix for this textured look. The sentiment was created with dies from Karen Burniston.

Here is another slimline card I created with double stenciling and a pretty slimline stencil called Bloom Sprinkles. I first brushed on Mahogany Distress Ink and then added Gina K Designs Glitz Glitter Gel for this pretty sparkly look. I die cut out the shadow of the Hello die (also from Gina K Designs), raised it up on fun foam and placed back into the card front for the eclipse look and then glued on the "hello" sentiment. 

Of course we don't have to make slimline cards with slimline stencils. The A2 card above was created with inked double stenciling on the cardstock that I cut out with new Tim Holtz Leaf Fragments dies. The background die is from Taylored Expressions and the sentiment die is from Gina K Designs.

I used the same slimline stencils on both of these cards (Whimsy Leaves and Leaves All Over.) On the mini-slimline card, I brushed on orange, yellow and red inks first and then sprayed on a Nuvo gold spray for the second layer. 

I used Cosmic Shimmer Airless Misters in two colors and two ARTplorations slimline stencils to make this fun colorful card. I cut out the front and the inside with stitched slimline dies from Kat Scrappiness.

I think cutting out shapes with stitched dies adds so much interest to our cards and the wonky stitched dies are my favorite. You will see me using Kat Scrappiness dies more and more now as I am now proud to be an Influencer for them. I also like to use scraps from whatever I am working on both on the inside with these strips and on the front with the punched butterflies. 

Designing with Slimline Stencils and Different Mediums

I receive three new slimline stencils every other month from Stamplorations as part of a subscription plan that only costs $18 for the three with shipping included. That is a bargain! I haven't had time to play with my new ones until recently when I made these three cards. One of my favorite of my new slimline stencils from ARTlorations (a division of STAMPlorations) is the "Whimsy Leaves" above. I added gold Glitz Glitter Gel from Gina K Designs and Therm O Web through the stencil on a black card front and then simply added a sentiment strip from Simon Says Stamp. 

I did some ink blending through the Rose Garden slimline stencil for this pretty card and added a stamped sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps. 

Here is another easy to make but lovely card made with ARTplorations Trees slimline stencil and a silver Glacier Paste from Nuvo. The sentiment dies are from Simon Says Stamp.