More Distressed Foil 2 and 3 Sided Tag Slider Cards From My Newest Video

I had so much fun making distressed foil tag slider cards for my newest video with Crealies 2 or 4 Sided Tag Slider Dies. The fun distressed foil look on the front of this little square card was created so easily with wrinkled foils and a sticky 2 sided adhesive sheet on cardstock as I show in the video. But the best part is when the top and bottom tag ends are pulled:

The super fun mushroom sentiments and sunglasses on this card are from Jaded Blossom. This card has a third tag which is lifted to show this fun inside sentiment and image also from Jaded Blossom:

I had a vision of a gift card sliding out from the tag slider and I had to adjust the cover piece and the lengths of the tags, but it was not hard to do. Here is the card I came up with: 

I used a combination of the Rainglow  and Gold Static foil from Brutus Monroe and Therm O Web on the front in the distressed foil technique. "Celebrate" is a die from Tonic Studios and the layered letter dies are from Dies...To Die For. Of course this card is even more fun when the tags are pulled:

A gift card is revealed as well as an "enjoy" which is a die from Karen Burniston. So as you can see, this 2 or 4 Sided Tag Slider Die Set can be used in many different ways to make 2, 3 or 4 sided sliders as well as a gift card slider. And as I also show in the new video, the distressed foil technique makes sparkly unique backgrounds easily for cards of any kind. I hope these cards and techniques encourage you to watch the video and give them a try!

Video - Die Cut Crazy Series - Cards for Kids with Dies

There is a new series and video on my YouTube channel today and in it I admit I am a die cut addict and am not looking for an intervention any time soon. The kids I know love interactive bright cards and I share the three in the picture above in the video. My favorite of the three is the Love Train card because the hearts dance and move when the tab is pulled!

I am a huge fan of Motion Crafts interactive stamps and dies and if you watch the video here, you see the hearts dance and how easy it is to make this card, and have an interactive moving section on your card. 

The first time I saw the new Love Train dies from Penny Black I ordered it immediately because my grandson just loves trains! 

Here he is driving a train in the Dells and he was shouting "All Aboard!" The alphabet set I used to say that is from Jade Blossom, and the stamp and grid are from Motion Crafts.

On the inside I said "love you" with dies from Impression Obsession and Honey Bee Stamps. To see how to make this card and more kids cards with my favorite dies, watch the new video here.

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

Anything Goes 4 Kids OR Cards for Teens at Send a Smile 4 Kids

It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This year, all challenges at SAS4Kids are Anything Goes 4 Kids! We will often have an alternative theme that you can choose to follow, but are not required to. Create and link any card that is appropriate for a child and your card could be chosen as one of our top three cards and you could join us as a guest dt member on a future challenge.

The theme for this challenge is: Anything Goes 4 Kids OR Cards for Teens.

I created a card for a teen that started with an alcohol ink background highlighted with gold Deco Foil that I die cut with a Jaded Blossom Card Layers die. I used small pieces of that same alcohol ink and foil piece to add some color to headphones die cut with a die from My Favorite Things, then added a sentiment  also from MFT.

Be sure to check out the rest of the cards from TEAM SAS here and we would love it if you entered our challenge.

 

Tonic Studios Craft Kit Flower Dies and Gorgeous Papers

 I recently found out that Tonic Studios USA still has a bunch of the Tonic Craft Kit 05 available to order and I got my crafty hands on one of them! And you can too! The Tonic Craft Kits are hugely popular and sell out very quickly in the UK and here in the USA, but the Craft Kit 5 was received here in the USA a little late and so there is  still stock available to order. The Crafted Corsage Die Set is worth the $39.99 price alone, but just look at some of the gorgeous paper you get:

I am in love with this paper and made the card above using pieces of almost all the paper I received in the box. I did not do the embossing- much of the paper is already embossed and is just lovely. Here is a look at the inside of this card with more of the gorgeous paper and flower dies: 

I have been playing with attaching napkins to cardstock with my new Mini MINC and made the flowers on these two cards using napkin paper:

The background on the first card was made with another new Tonic Nuvo product called Fresh Pear Mica Mist through a Tonic stencil called Sunray Scallop. The Mica Mist is a spray and is very pretty to use through stencils or to color anything. All the flowers were created with the Crafted Corsage Die Set from the Tonic Craft Kit 05 and shaped with the tool you would also receive in the kit. I cut the background in the second card with a Jaded Blossom Card Layers Die and added Easter Blessings from Kat Scrappiness.

In this Craft Kit 05 you would also receive a stamp set, some ink, glitter drops and a glue pen. You can see it all here.

**If you are loving these dies and paper and want this Tonic Craft Kit 05, just call the Tonic USA service department at 844-866-4287 and tell them you heard about the availability of this Craft Kit 05 from me. Gary, who is the head of Tonic USA, said they are available to order but not on line at this point. New kits are sold every month and all include Tonic Studios dies, stamps, papers and Nuvo goodies. Those do sell out, so if you want those, you may want to consider a subscription or jump on them when you see them.**

I am entering the first card in the Floral Frenzy challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Watercolor Powders Comparison on YouTube Brusho Samples

All week long here on my blog I am sharing the cards I made with all my watercolor powders for the Watercolor Comparison video with LOTs of sample cards (and a card from start to finish with Brushos and a touch of sparkle from embossing powder.) Please click on the link to watch the video- I appreciate your support there.

The card I made from beginning to end in the video and the ones I am sharing today were made with my favorite of the watercolor powders I own- Brusho Crystal Colours. They have 32 gorgeous colors and I like the control I get sprinkling them out of the container with a hole punched in the top. I chose my favorite colors of Brushos for this card and added some gold embossing powder for some extra sparkle. I die cut the dried piece with my Jaded Blossom Card Layer Die and also punched and die cut some butterflies. I added a "wishing you a" diecut from Memory Box and continued the thought on the inside of the card:

I didn't want to waste any of the Brusho beauty so I used some on the inside of the card too.

On my last Brusho sample, I once again used fall colors, then stamped and die cut a leaf from Stampendous. I punched a couple other leaves and die cut "Best Wishes" from Tonic Studios out of the same Brusho and gold embossed piece of watercolor paper. 

I am entering the second card in the Anything Goes challenge at Scrapy Land.

I hope you enjoyed all the samples I have shared this week using the different watercolor powders I own and will watch, share and comment on the YouTube video I posted here.  Thanks for helping me share the joy of creativity!

Handmade Hugs Card with NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff)

I finally got a chance to play with my pile of NBUS (never before used schtuff) on the bed in my craft room and this handmade hugs card is the result. I saw a few cards made with the marbled background stamp from Stampin' Up and knew I had to get it. The different tones of blue and white are created with the stamp and only one color of ink- so pretty! I die cut the top and bottom pieces out with Jaded Blossom's Card Layer Die Set Two and then cut the hugs die cut (from Lawn Fawn) out of the bottom one. I also die cut a "hugs" out of white fun foam, glued the two together and then attached it back in the spot I die cut it from. The sentiment and the hearts in the center strip are from a new set called Cuddles and Hugs from Concord and 9th. Here is a peak at the center of the card where I attached another strip of that lovely marbled paper:

I figure every time I send a card I made to someone, it is a handmade hug, so I love the sentiment on this card!

Thanks for helping me #share the joy of creativity!

Hello Gorgeous Flamingo Card with NBUS

I finally got a chance to play with some of my NBUS (never before used schtuff) that was piled on my bed and I made a couple cards I will be sharing this week on my blog. I featured the Card Layering Die sets from Jaded Blossom, Distress Oxide Inks and the Zen Waves background stamp from Technique Junkies in my 1st Enabler Alert video on YouTube and here is the first card I made with them. I stamped the Zen Waves stamp with two colors of blue distress oxide inks (Salty Ocean and Broken China) in my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (in case I didn't get a perfect impression the first time- and I didn't, so this tool is a must especially for large background stamps.) I die cut the perfect stitched triangles with the Card Layers Die One from Jaded Blossom and sponged some blue distress ink around the edges. I also used my Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the flamingo from Hero Arts in three shades of pink inks and then cut it out with the matching Hero Arts Flamingo Frame Cut die. I attached him with mounting tape to raise. The "hello gorgeous" stamp is from the same Hero Arts Color Layering Flamingo stamp set. I added some sticker gems to the front. Here is another look and a peak at the inside of the card:

I die cut a stitched tag with the Card Layer Dies One from Jaded Blossom out of the Technique Junkies Zen Waves background and stamped another fabulous sentiment from the Hero Arts flamingo set. 

You Make Me a Happy Camper!

I really use that expression all the time- and right now I am truly a Happy Camper because I found time to play with some of the new dies I have sitting on my bed in my craft room and also because of my new adventure! I played with some new dies from Recollections (the Happy Camper set I couldn't resist) and the new chunky alphabet die set from Jaded Blossom to make this card. I received some summer flowers recently from my husband and they were wrapped in the cheerful striped paper I cut out for the front of this card. It was just too cute to discard and I loved the bright primary colors. I started with a round cardbase I cut out with layered circle dies from Tonic Studios. The striped wrap was die cut with a stitched circle die from Lil' Inker. I die cut and attached the camper and "happy camper" sentiment and attached with pop dots and my favorite glue- Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. Then I die cut "You Make Me A" using the new dies from Jaded Blossom. I like that I can say anything now with these dies and they are a nice size even for longer sentiments. 

I am also a "Happy Camper" right now because the grand opening of my YouTube channel is going well and I have received many encouraging comments and new subscribers. To check out the new YouTube channel and see how you can qualify to win a prize package of dies, stamps and Nuvo goodies valued at almost $200, click on the top picture on the right side of my blog or go here.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Scrapy Land. Thanks for helping me #spread the joy of creativity!