Wine Lovers Interactive Birthday Card

I am having so much fun with the new Hanging Charm Pull Tab die by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Crafts. For this wine lovers birthday card, I decided not to have a hanging element, but to attach a wine glass (cut with a die from My Creative Time) to the side of the pull up window frame. Here is a look at the card before the pull tab is pulled:

I cut the base and the frame of the Hanging Charm Pull Tab out of black cardstock with white script text on it. I cut the pull tab part out of red cardstock. All the wine stamps on this card are from a new set by Inspired by Stamping. The "Celebrate" was cut out with a die from Tonic Studios in red mirror card (also from Tonic.) I added some sequins on the front and the red pull tab. When the baker's twine is pulled, the top frame stands up like this: 

I stamped one more wine birthday wish from the same set by Inspired by Stamping that shows when the tab is pulled by it's recipient. I know many wine lovers who would love and display this card.

I am entering this card in the Happy Birthday challenge at Scrapy Land.

Christmas Card with Tonic Dies and Paper

I am loving Tonic's Premium 8 x 8 Paper Packs and created this card with sheets from the Winter Wonderland Pack. I die cut the Rococo Santa's Sleigh die out of two sided tape paper and applied Nuvo Glitter Noir embossing powder to the top part of the sleigh and Nuvo Gold Enchantment embossing powder to the bottom. I heat set the entire sleigh with my heat gun and the result was a sparkly textured beautiful sleigh. I created a red A2 card base and die cut the sentiment and top opening with the Merry Christmas Strip Die Set out of a snowy kraft piece from the Winter Wonderland paper pack. I added some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops to the brown snowflakes. The Tonic paper packs include several sheets of perfect sentiments and I used one for the inside of this card:

I added a couple snowflakes I cut out with Tonic's Festive Flurry die set. 

I am entering this card in the "Emboss It" challenge at Scrapy Land.

Masculine Faux Leather Card for Scrapy Land Guest DT

I am very happy to participate again this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land Challenges which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is Masculine and use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries.

I created this masculine card using a “faux leather” technique I learned watching this video on line. I adapted the technique for card making and did my own tutorial here which you could refer to if you would like to learn how to create this “faux leather” look. The embossing folder I used is by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. The deer die cuts are by Memory Box and the sentiment is from Dee’s Distinctively.

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a guy card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

This is my last blog post as a guest dt member at Scrapy Land, so I want to say thanks to the whole Scrapy Land team for this fun experience!

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at 613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion. 

Many Thanks for my Guest DT Gig at Scrapy Land

I am very happy to participate again this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land Challenges which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is Anything Goes as long as you use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries.

I designed this pretty thank you shaker card with a new Many Thanks Topper die from X-Cuts. I die cut the Thanks Topper out of a subtle designer paper and rounded the bottom edges of that piece and the green square card base. I applied two layers of thin mounting tape around the center of the die cut after attaching a layer of acetate. I dumped a bunch of beads and sequins in the shaker part and attached it to the card base. I attached a colorful die cut butterfly and added a few more sequins to the front to complete the card. Here is a look at the card “all shook up”:

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at 613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion.

Lots of Layers at Scrapy Land Challenges

I am very happy to participate again this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land Challenges which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is Lots of Layers and use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries.

I designed this floral layered shaker card for a dear friend’s birthday recently. I started with a white card base and attached a pretty flowered designer paper. Then I die cut and sponged a gorgeous Anna Griffin for Cuttlebug flowered layer. I also die cut the Memory Box Stitched Happy Birthday Rectangle and attached acetate behind it. I attached two layers of mounting tape around the edges and dumped in a bunch of colored beads, then sealed it again with acetate. Here is a close-up of the birthday shaker layers: 

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

I am entering this card in the birthday challenge at Dies R Us and the Anything Goes challenges at 613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion.  

Guest DT at Scrapy Land Feminine Birthday Card

I am very happy to participate again this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is Anything Goes as long as you use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries.

I created this feminine birthday card with a new die from Tattered Lace called Double Delights. I die cut two and attached them to a square black card base. I die cut Happy Birthday from Memory Box out of the same paper, but then smoothed on Tonic’s Nuvo Mother of Pearl Mousse. Then I added some black dots with Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops. I attached some pretty yellow roses to complete the card.

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,  613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion.

Oh Happy Spring at Scrapy Land

I am very happy to participate this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is: “Oh Happy Spring” and use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries.

I think flowers are a sure sign of Spring, so I used several Memory Box floral dies on my card. The sparkly glittery party of this card was made with the Kiss Cut Technique. I applied a 3” x 5” piece of sticky two sided tape on a thick piece of white cardstock. I cut the Memory Box Joyful Bouquet die only through the sticky tape top part. This “Kiss Cut” is accomplished by using a thinner plate when die cutting on your favorite machine than you typically use. On the Big Shot, I used the transfer plate instead of one of the usual cutting plates. Then I used a Tonic Studios Tim Holtz pick to pick out the pieces of the flower I wanted to be pink, and dumped pink glitter in the flowers. I repeated with purple for the center flower, light green for the leaves centers and dark green for the rest of the flowers. Then I removed the rest of the sticky tape cover and sprinkled on white glitter. I rounded the edges and then embossed the piece with a Sue Wilson Beaded Fan Fare embossing folder. Here is a closer look at the sparkly glitter piece: 

I cut a green A2 card base and rounded the corners. I die cut Memory Box Floral Breeze and applied some purple gems through the flowers on the white center piece.

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at 613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion.

My First Guest DT Blogpost for Scrapy Land

I am very happy to participate this week as a Guest Designer at Scrapy Land which is one of my favorite challenge blogs. The theme of this challenge is Anything Goes as long as you use at least one of the die brands Scrapy Land sells. Here is a list of the over 40 different brands Scrapy Land carries. I have chosen to use Sizzix and Impression Obsession dies on my card for this challenge.

I created the card base for this card with a Sizzix Jen Long die called Thinlits Fold-A-Long and some two sided cardstock. The front also features the Sizzix Pete Hughes Magical Butterfly and “For You” by Impression Obsession. 

This is how the card looks when the baker’s twine is untied and the card is opened. I added another Sizzix die called Graceful Flourish to the center of the fold up card.

Why don’t you pull out your favorite dies and create a card for this challenge? The prize is a $15 Scrapy Land gift certificate and you know you can find something great you want there!

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at 613 Avenue Create and Craft Your Passion.