Hip Hip Hooray! Crop + Create Delivered Cardmaking Cards, Goodies and Giveaway!

Hip Hip Hooray! I just enjoyed an awesome weekend of cardmaking and am going to share all the cards I made and the amazing dis, stamps, stencils and other goodies I received in two videos (because there was just too much for one video!) I posted the first part this week and in the new video I show about half of the amazing products we received in a huge box as part of the Crop + Create Delivered Cardmaking virtual event put on by Scrapbook & Cards Today. This is the third time I have done this 3 day weekend of classes and I highly recommend them- they are worth every penny spent! I am posting all the cards I shared in this video on my blog today and two other days this week, AND YOU COULD WIN TWO OF THE CARDS AND A SET OF DIES AND STAMPS AND SEQUINS JUST BY WATCHING AND COMMENTING BEFORE 4/17/22 PER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VIDEO. 

This is the card I show how to make in the new video and it features the Confetti Dots Turnabout Stencil and Hip Hip Hooray Pop Up Die set from Concord & 9th along with a border die from Taylored Expressions and other graduation dies from Dies...to Die For.

Here are two more cards I made with this awesome stencil, stamp and die set from Concord & 9th. 

Another favorite from the huge box of cardmaking goodies we received was the Taylored Expressions Create In Quads Layering Stencils which makes 4 cards at once! Here are my first two (and the stamps were also given to us from Taylored Expressions.) And I love to make eclipse cards with cool background patterns like these so I made these two cards too:

And then I decided to use glitter gel in the last layer of the quad stencils and make another graduation card:

I have three more card fronts I can make more cool cards with! To see all these cards and all the products I used to make them (and many win some!), watch the new video here.

I am entering the 3rd card in the Birthday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. 

#cropandcreatedelivered   #cropandcreatedeliveredcardmaking

More Interactive Butterfly Beauties Made With Fabulous Folded Die Sets

I love to make interactive cards especially when they are made so easily with innovative die sets like those found in the Fabulous Folded Cards collection at Paper Wishes. I shared the two cards in this blogpost in my newest video here and had a great time making them with gorgeous papers and dies from the Tulips and Butterflies collection also from Paper Wishes. This rocker card was cut with the Circular Step Card die set. All the beautiful paper and butterflies are from Paper Wishes and so are the gorgeous Jewel Acetate butterflies. Here are a couple more views of this rocker card:

I added some more gorgeous Tulips and Butterflies paper to the back and inside and stenciled some fluttering butterflies on the back as well. 

This pretty box card was made with more of that lovely Tulips and Butterflies paper and another innovative Fabulous Fold Card die set from Paper Wishes called Sliding Pop Up Box. It is similar to a tuxedo fold card I tried years ago but way better because the inside piece is a slider that moves back and forth which of course is easier to see in the video here. I slipped in a tag and gift card into strips on the back sides of the box, and decorated with another Jewel Acetate butterfly and layered butterfly die all from Paper Wishes. Here are a couple more views of this fun pop up card:

I used some wavy wonky stitched square dies from Kat Scrappiness to the pieces I attached to the back of this card, and it lays flat to mail.

I am very excited to share that Paper Wishes has a new monthly Fabulous Folded Card subscription and so each month I am going to receive a new fun fold die set for only about $15! That is such a reasonable price as many of these types of dies can cost $30 - $40 each elsewhere! I am new to this and so will share more details after I receive my first one, but I am told the price may vary a little bit which makes sense since some die sets have many pieces and some have less. I can't wait for the end of the month when I will get my first of the new Fabulous Folded Card die sets! 

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

Interactive Butterfly Cards Made Easy!

I love butterflies and interactive cards and I combined those two loves in all the cards I show in my newest video here. Here is the card I show how to make in the video: 

The front features the beautiful Split Butterfly Swirl stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over a subtle peach designer paper. The sentiment is a Dazzles sticker from Paper Wishes. But the real magic on this card happens when it is opened:

The large butterfly pops up and was made with the Pop Up Butterfly die set from a new collection by Bibi Cameron from Spellbinders. In the video I show step by step how to make this pop up butterfly. I added subtle color to some flowers cut with the Blooming Rose Die Set from Marisa Job by Spellbinders and attached them to the pop up butterfly. I added some punched butterflies and gold floral stickers and another Dazzles sentiment sticker to complete this card. Here is another similar card in different colors:

I added some rub on butterflies from 49 and Market to the front and inside of this card. The layered butterflies attached to this pop up butterfly are from a set by Paper Wishes which is part of the new Tulips and Butterflies collection. 

Be sure to watch the new video here to see how to make these cards and many more interactive butterfly cards. 

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

Cards 4 Moms or Special Ladies at Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge

It’s the first Saturday of a new month and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! The theme for this challenge is Cards 4 Moms or Special Ladies, but you can choose to participate in our challenge with any card appropriate for a child.

My card is a mini-slimline shaker card made mostly with dies from Kat Scrappiness, and the matching envelope was also made with a die from Kat Scrappiness.

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

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

Even More Monochromatic Cards From My Newest Video

White on white cards may seem boring but they don't have to be when extra texture is added with a background die and the focal point is raised up to stand out against the monochrome background as I show on this card from my newest video. I had so much fun creating tone on tone cards for the new video, I have shared many 5 minute cards Monday and Tuesday on my blog as well. The background die on this card and many from the video is the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Simple Plaid Background die. I cut several of the leaves using a die from Gina Marie Designs, layered them together for height and stamped a pretty "with sympathy" from Gina K Designs. 

Here is another lovely white on white card featuring a beautiful cover die from Tutti Designs called Lily Heart Panel. The scripty "love" die is from Karen Burniston.

My last 5 minute monochromatic card from the new video features a lovely Arched Garden Gate die from Paper Wishes and more of the marble designer paper from Stampin' up. The clear sentiment sticker is from STAMPlorations. 

I am entering the 3rd card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Monochromatic Masculine Cards For the Celebrating Parents Card Drive at Altenew

Monochromatic cards are perfect for masculine cards as I show in my newest video and I created the cards in this blogpost specifically for guys as part of the Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive. Here is a brief explanation of this great cause from their blogpost:

"Mother's Day and Father's Day are approaching, and this can be a difficult time for seniors who are in nursing homes or shelters. We want these important people to feel loved, celebrated and honored, so we have organized the Celebrating Parents Card Drive."

Altenew is collecting these cards until April 20, 2022. I will be sending a bunch of my cards for both men and women to the #AltenewCardDrive including those shown here today. All of these cards feature the new Sizzix Tim Holtz Simple Plaid background die. Here is the card I made in the new video here: 

I cut the plaid background diecut down for this card and embossed the whole card with a SU 3D embossing folder. The fishing dies are from a set called Gone Fishing from Gina Marie Designs. Here is a look at the inside of this card and another in greys and blacks:

To see how easy this card was to make and many more cards, watch the new video here. And if you have any extra masculine or feminine cards you could share for seniors in nursing homes, please read this blogpost and consider sending them to Altenew to cheer someone with your handmade cards.

5 Minute Tone on Tone Cards

5 minute easy to make cards with monochromatic colors do not have to be monotonous or boring! Choose the right papers and of course dies (if you are die cut crazy like me) and you and your recipient will love the results! 

All the cards in this blogpost and in the first card I made in my new video feature the new Tim Holtz Simple Plaid background die from Sizzix and two sided marble paper from Stampin' up along with favorite dies. I make the blue version in the video in less than 5 minutes and share the purple one as well:

The acetate butterflies are from a set called Jewel Acetate Butterflies from Paper Wishes and the layered hello die is from Gina K Designs.

I think the grey version is my favorite with the marbling really showing in the plaid background! The sentiment die is from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions and the leafy sprig is from Simon Says Stamp.

Wouldn't a set of these cards make a great gift? And these are just a few of the many tone on tone or monochromatic cards I share in the new video. Of course I didn't just stop at using these papers or that one die, so you will want to watch the video to see more 5 minute monochromatic cards.