Unicorn Shaker Card

I liked the idea of using this castle image for a shaker card.  I got the idea from this fabulous card by Yainea.  Mine is different other than that, but I still wanted to give proper credit for the fun shaker element.

I decided to create a cloud background and add some lines to my castle for texture.  All done with my Copics.  I made some fun grass too, but you only see it when the shaker goodies move.  Inside the shaker I have a little silver glitter and some faux snow.

The unicorn and castle images are from Lawn Fawn's Critters Ever After.  The fun patterned paper and sentiment came from the DCWV mat stack Once Upon a Time.

I decided not to add to specific of a sentiment to this.  I think it could work for a new baby girl, or a young girl's birthday.  

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Amber

Sewn Jar Shaker Easter Cards

Today I made some shaker cards using my sewing machine!

I designed this card starting with the jar.  It's from Lawn Fawn's Summertime Charm set.  I'm going to take a little time to write out all my steps.

The back layer of white was stamped on white cardstock and then I filled it with lots of jellybeans.  The jellybean stamp is from Lawn Fawn's Happy Easter set.  I stamped it using Stampin' Up inks Almost Amethyst, Pixie Pink, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, and Barely Banana.  I did not fussy cut it at this point.  I cut out a large rectangle around it.

I stamped the jar onto some acetate using some Staz On. For each shaker I stamped the jar twice and did a very rough cut around it.  You want some space for moving it while you sew so don't fussy cut yet!

I used a single small glue dot to adhere the 2 layers of transparency together.  Then I took it to the sewing machine and used white thread to sew the sides and the bottom closed.  I did NOT sew across the top yet.  After stitching I filled the jar with some little seed beads and some faux snow.  Once it was filled I went back to the sewing machine and stitched the top to complete the shaker effect.

I stamped the jar lid in black Staz On onto some silver cardstock.  Then I fussy cut it and adhered it over the acetate.  

I adhered the completed shaker over the stamped white layer with jelly beans.  I used some ATG tape along the lid area because it's hidden, then I used a mini glue dot at the bottom of the jar to keep it from flopping around.  It really isn't noticeable.  At this point I fussy cut the jar just cutting the white and clear layers all at once, leave a small border to make sure you don't cut through your stitches.  The jar is adhered with pop dots.

OK, that was the hard part :)

The pink (or green in the boy version) layer is 1 3/4 by 2 1/2.  I did some faux stitching with a white gel pen.   I used the Happy Easter Lawn Fawn set for the sentiment and image, although it didn't stamp cleanly so I went over it with a white gel pen and it looks a little rough.  If I did these again I would do white embossing instead.  I adhered this layer with pop dots.

The jellybean paper is from the Doodlebug Design 6 by 6 pad Hello Spring.  It is cut to 3 by 4 inches.

The purple (or orange) layer is cut to 3 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches and dressed up with more faux stitching with a white gel pen.

The card base was done in vanilla and is an odd size.  It's 4 by 5 inches.

Sorry for the long explanation, but I wanted to explain in case anyone wanted to make one.

I will be entering these into a challenge over at Lawnscaping Challenge.  This is for challenge Challenge #54  Stitching.  I used both real and faux stitching on my card so I've really got the bases covered.

Tri Shutter Feminine Birthday Card

Here's a feminine card that I put together.

I used this tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers for all my measurements to create a tri shutter card.  I made all of my layers 1/4 inch smaller in both directions to leave a border of kraft showing around them.

All the papers came from the Bo Bunny Ambrosia 6 by 6 paper pad.

 

 

The center panel was a piece of vanilla cardstock that I stamped on.  I used the stamp set Elementary Elegance from Stampin Up.   For all the butterflies I used the stamp off technique where you stamp first on a scrap and then stamp the second time on your project.  I did this to soften the colors of the butterflies a little.  I used the Stampin Up ink colors: Pumpkin Pie, Taken With Teal, Perfect Plum, YoYo Yellow, and Rose Red.  I used some Creamy Caramel to ink softly around the edges.

The flowers and brads have been in my stash awhile, not sure of the brand but I do know I purchased them at Michael's.

All the little pearls were created using Ranger's Liquid Pearls.  I used the colors: Bisque, Lavender Lace, and Petal Pink.  I'm not even sure you can see all the pearls in the photos.

I'm happy with the way this came out.  I think it would also work wonderfully for a Thank You card, obviously the sentiment would need to be changed.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stay crafty my friends :)

Follow Your Heart Maze Card

How fun is it that this card has a little maze on it that you can actually play?!

The maze is available from Stampin' Up.

The stamp set is designed to coordinate with the maze and is called Totally A-maze-ing.

I stamped the pink background using Pixie Pink ink.  Then I went in with a Real Red marker and added some stitching lines and doodle dots.  I filled the little heart in the center with Fruit Punch colored Stickles.

I layered the maze onto a piece of white cardstock that's 3 inches square with corners rounded on a 1/2 inch setting using my Corner Chomper.  The stitching lines were drawn with a Real Red marker.

The card base patterned paper was given to me by a friend.  I have no idea what brand it is.

The banner along the bottom was simply hand cut.  I stamped the sentiment from the same Totally A-maze-ing set using Real Red.  The glittered chipboard heart is from DCWV and has been in my stash from a kit I purchased a long time ago.

I'm feeling the love in the air for Valentine's Day :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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Ruff Day Side Step Card

Hello everyone!  I'm so excited to share my card with you today!  The new challenge over at Whimsical Wednesday is to have some fun with folds and create something other than the standard A2 card.  It really inspired me to do this side step card, and I've been wanting to try a side step card for a very long time.  Be sure and head over there to check out the challenge.  You can see all the inspiration from the whole design team, and also enter your own project for your chance to win an awesome prize!

There are a couple of sizes of side step cards.  This one folds into a 4 and 1/4 by 5 and 1/2 size to fit in a normal envelope.  There are videos on Youtube of how to make them.  The video I used for reference was made by Mary over at Cardz TV.  You can watch it here.   I did change the last fold line from 6 and 3/8ths to 6 and 2/8ths.  I tried twice and it didn't fold flush before.  Very likely my own mistake, but if you run into that problem you can try making that modification.

The grass at the bottom was created using a Martha Stewart border punch.

The rest of the cuts are all from the Cricut Lite Four Legged Friends cartridge.

The dog is cut at 2 inches.  I added brown flocking powder to his ears to make them soft and fuzzy.  He also has some Cinnamon Stickles on his nose and Waterfall Stickles on his collar.

The bone is cut at 3/4 inch.  I used some Diamond Stickles to accent it.

The bowl is cut at 3/4 inch.  I embossed the food portion with the Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder, it turned out SO cute like real little pieces of dog food.  I also added some Cinnamon Stickles along the bottom.

The house is cut at 2.75 inches.  I embossed the roof with the Candy Cane Stripes Cuttlebug folder.  I went around the blue parts of the house with some Waterfall Stickles.

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Punny-Licious set.

I added one last detail by using my white gel pen to do some stitching.

Thanks so much for visiting me today :)

Be sure and try a fun fold and enter it at Whimsical Wednesday.  I can't wait to see everyone's fabulous creations!

Have A Ball Spinner Card

Hello everyone and welcome to my crafty little corner of the web :)  My fun card project today is for the Beach Party Blog Hop hosted by Abby!  If you'd like to start the hop from the beginning please head on over to Abby's Blog.  If you are already hopping along you should be coming from Angelica's  blog.

So, today I've made a spinner card.

If you've never heard of one before the basic idea is that when you tilt the card back and forth you have an object that spins from one side to the other.  It's actually pretty easy to create the spinner using 2 pennies with a pop dot in the center of them. I don't want to make this post too terribly long winded since I'm toward the tail end of a long hop - so I will provide a link to a helpful Youtube video on a spinner card.  I did not create this video, I just found it while searching online - check it out here!

In the video the gal uses a punch to create the card slit.  I used my Gypsy and the George and Basic Shapes cartridge to create mine.  I stretched a rectangle long and skinny, and added 2 circles onto the ends, welding everything together.

The boy and girl are from A Child's Year.  The boy is cut at 2.5 inches and the girl is cut at 1.75 inches.

The ball was made using a circle Nestability and my own hand cutting, but there is one on the Life's a Beach cartridge that looks just like it. 

The patterned papers are from Echo Park's Summer Days collection, except the red polka dots on the ball are from Stampin' Up.

The sentiment is from Pink By Design's Simply Everything set.  It says "Have a Ball"  pretty fitting, huh?

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Remember to leave everyone some comments for your chance to win prizes from fabulous sponsors like Market Street Stamps, Sakura, Kich N Bleus, and KaDoddle Bug Designs.


To continue along on the hop it's time to head on over to Ashley's Blog!

Hang In There Pop Up Card with a Video

I had so much fun putting this card together!  Here for the inside you can see the pop up I created with some additional details and a punched frame I made.

Here's a closeup of the balloon.

Here's what I did to the outside of the card.

I stamped on the ribbon and solved the problem of my cloud image not repeating properly when stamped.

For those who just want the supplies 

Cloud Background Stamp is by Hero Arts

Cuts on the Front are From Country Life Cricut Cartridge

Sentiment from Pink By Design's Country Living Set

For the inside I used the Everyday Pop Up Cards Cricut Cartridge

Martha Stewart Ribbon Loops Punch Around the Page Set

Sentiment from Pink By Design's Country Living Set

Here's the video with all the details & plenty of little tips and tricks along the way:

This project is the featured guest designer post over at the Cricutolics forum.  Isn't that fun?!  If you're interested in a forum to talk crafts they have several sections for you to talk in.

You're The Best Card

I had so much fun making this card.  I just played and played until I got the look I wanted.  I find this card to be extra special because several things I used on it were gifts from friends.

The explanation is fairly long, so I will also put a quick supply list first before I get into that.

Hero Arts - Sew Stylish

SP & Company Stitchery Doo

SP & Company Ultimate Sentiments I

Martha Stewart Button Punch

3 Dew Drops

Stampin' Up Ribbon

2 Brads

2 Stickers

Paper Peircer

Copic Markers

Stamp-n-Write Markers

Card Inside

Hero Arts Have a Donut

Copic Marker for the brown part

Stamp-n-write Marker for the sprinkles

Diamond Stickles

I used the Hero Arts stamp set called Sew Stylish to create the girl.  I stamped her on white with brown ink - but I used a q tip to wipe off the ink on her lips so that I could use a pink stamp-n-write marker on them to give them that little extra bit of pop.  I colored her skin and hair with Copics.  Her outfit was created by stamping her again onto patterned paper by DCWV and cutting out the shoes and the outfit.  The hairbow was more tricky.  It would have stamped in the solid brown color that she was stamped in.  So, I had to use the bow on the stamp as a general guideline and cut my own.  Then I outlined it, and drew the circle in the center with a marker.

I mounted her onto a cream colored piece of cardstock and stamped stitching from the SP & Company Stitchery Doo set on all 4 sides of that peice.

The button is just matching paper punched with a Martha Stewart button punch.  I added a bit of Marshmallow Glimmer Mist - but it doesn't show up too much, very subtle on the pattern.  I threaded the button with cardstock.

For the sentiment I stamped it from Ultimate Sentiments I from SP & Company.  Then I cut it out.

The ruler is also from the Sew Stylish Hero Arts set.  I stamped it onto peach paper and cut it out.  Then I cut my purple card layer at 3 and 3/4 by 5.  I put some ribbon on it before laying it down.  The ribbon is from Stampin Up.  I attached the ruler over the top of it, and the ribbon is ruffled so now the ruler had ruffles around it.

After laying all the previously mentioned pieces on the card I did some finishing touches.  The two tabs with brads in them are just stickers.  I also added Dew Drops - I think that is what they are called but I may be mistaken - a friend gave them to me in a goodie bag at the recent Swarm I attended.

The last thing I did to the outside was use a paper piercer around the edges. 

The inside is simple.  I laid patterned paper to cover the entire card inside - this covered up the brads and paper piercing holes nicely.  Then I added a cream colored cardstock measuring 4 inches by 5 and 1/4 inches.  

I stamped the donut from Hero Arts, Have a Donut set.  I colored the base of it brown with a Copic marker.  Then I colored all the sprinkles pink with a Stamp N Write marker.  I cut it out and glued it to my card base.  Then I added Diamond Stickles, and they bled the pink ink in the sprinkles to tint the Stickles light pink.  I really loved that effect - even though I didn't plan it. I did have to swirl the Stickles around a little more to get even color.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the same set.

All finished!  This card was a labor of love.  I spent hours just playing around with it - I really had no idea of half the details I wanted.  *LOL*  I tried some other various ways to lay it out, different embellishments, etc.  I would just hold things up and decide if I liked the look or not.

Thanks for stopping by my crafty little corner of the world today :)

Embossed Acetate Glitter Pocket with Video

Hello everyone.  This is the last of my holiday themed cards to share with you.

In the video I will show you some various techniques, creating the frame on the front with a paper trimmer, cutting a window out of a card, doing some masking and of course making the embossed acetate pocket.  It did not photograph too well - it's very pretty snowflakes on the front.  It did show up pretty well while filming though - so you'll get a better look in the video.

Here's the inside of the card - I used masking to create the effect of dimension.

 The stamp set I used to create the trees you see inside the card is Ornamental Trees by SP & Company.

So, onto the video....

Wobbling Hula Girl on Dashboard Card w/ a Video

Hello everyone.  Taking a break from thinking about snow and winter projects I've created this fun and very large card that is meant to look like a hula girl on a car's dashboard - and she moves!

To see me put this fun and unique card together check out the video below.  These Action Wobbles are way cool!  

Snowman Display Globe Card

I think this card is pretty special.  I found these Flower Soft Display Globes at a local stamp and scrap expo, and I had to try them out.  I knew that the Falling Snow stamp set from SP & Company would be a PERFECT fit for one of these awesome globes.

I wanted to make an easel card so that this would display well since it sticks out so far.  The card front is 5 inches by 6 inches.  To make the easel base I took a 5 by 12 inch piece of cardstock.  I folded it in half, then I took one half and folded it in half again - but in the opposite direction of the other fold.  If you watch Youtube videos on making Easel cards it will make sense, just modify your measurements to score at 6 and 9 inches along this larger piece.

My sentiment is on a 1 and 1/2 by 3 inch piece of Kraft cardstock.  I stamped the "Winter Wishes" in Elegant Eggplant ink from Stampin' Up and then doodled around that piece with the matching marker.  I layered this on  a piece that is 2 and 1/2 by 4.  This is on 2 layers of Pop Dots.

For the card front I have a white piece that I did my stamping on, with a blue and white paper from the Peppermint Forest paper stack from Joanns layered over it.  The globes come with cardboard templates that you can trace so you know where to cut to go around the globe.  I stamped the snowman, in black Staz On.  I stamped the hills and the snowflakes in Stampin Up's Bordering Blue.

I colored the snowman using a black Copic Marker for the buttons.  I wanted the snowman to be a snow woman - so I used girly colors and I also created polka dots in the scarf and hat to make it more special and unique.  I used the Following Stampin' Write makers for everything else on her...

Bordering Blue

Real Red

Tempting Turquoise

Lavender Lace

Pink Passion

Only Orange

I used a little Frosted Lace Stickles on the hills and on a few spots around the outside of my snowman.  The snow inside the globe is Polar White Flower Soft - it really does look like snow!  Not glittery really - just like real snow and so soft and fluffy.  The ribbon is just stuff I've had sitting in my stash.  

Thanks for stopping by today to visit me!  Your visits and sweet comments mean a lot :)

Acetate Window Birthday Card!

 Oh I think this just turned out SO cool!  It all started because I recently did a make and take at Archivers where we embossed acetate.  So, I wanted to emboss some at home. 

I'm thinking of re-doing this on video.  If you'd like that please let me know in the comments :) 

I used the Cuttlebug Spots and Dots folder on a piece of acetate, and loved it.  So, I decided I wanted to be able to see confetti through it.  So, I attached another piece of acetate behind it, adding confetti inside, and then I had this cute little pouch with confetti in it.  I used red line tape for a strong hold.

I used my Gypsy to place a rectangle window in a card, although you can do this with a paper trimmer if you want - I just stink at that technique!  *LOL*  I attached the window behind it.

I wanted something pretty on the inside to see through the card, so I cut a cute little cupcake from the Sweet Treats cartridge and added some various colors of Stickles for bling, Cotton Candy, Lavendar, Magenta, & Yellow.

I stamped the sentiment from the SP & Company Ultimate Sentiments I set.  Using Elegant Eggplant ink from Stampin' Up.

I finished off by decorating the front of the card.  I used the Itty Bitty Bits set from Stampin' Up.  They are so tiny and cute, it took me a long time to fill the whole frame, but it was fun, and that makes this really one of a kind.  I was still using the Elegant Eggplant ink.  

Then I added Deep Plum Glimmer Mist.  I taped down the rectangle that cut out to make the frame, I put it over the acetate to avoid getting glimmer mist on it, but if you are duplicating this project you could also just glimmer mist BEFORE putting the acetate in and you wouldn't have to :) I just didn't know I was going to yet.

I rounded the corners and used Lavendar Stickles around the inside of the frame.

Wah - lah!  This fabulous card :)

Functional Gumball Machine Card!!!! FREE TEMPLATE!!! Video Instructions too!

I could not be more excited about this project!  On the Cricut Messageboards someone saw a functioning gumball machine, but the instructions were about $6, so I figured I could make one too.  I have no idea how mine compares, but I'm happy with it!

I spent hours upon hours playing around with different ways to make the machine.  Finally, I decided to create a template that you can print and use.  It works wonderfully, and the cutting is super easy.  You do not have to have anything fancy to use it, but you will require a Sweet Treat cup from Stampin' Up.  

When you download the free template you'll also get a list of supplies, and some things to have prepared to make the project.  The full instructions are on the two part video.  I tried writing them all out, but parts just didn't make sense without the visual.  Enjoy!

I'd love your comments and I'd be honored if you'd subscribe to my Youtube channel or follow my blog :)

Here's the link to the template and supply list. 

Here's the two part instructions on video!

Part One


Part Two

Wild Pop Up Card

This was my first attempt at a pop up card.  I had a hard time with it, having trouble with positioning and then a mishap with misaligning something, but I stuck with it, and I really love the results.  I'll have to try another one and see if I can improve.  Sometimes you just have to stick with it!