Memory Box Framed Card MB Challenge 53

I love an octagonal frame but can't find a die to make one, so that's when you take the "Studio Octagon Layers" and make your own. I used washi tape to hold the shapes together and ran it through the Big Shot 4 times just to make a raised frame, each time making a pencil mark on the back so I would know which end was up. That way when you glue them together you're sure they match exactly. I pressed the frame into Versamark ink and sprinkled embossing powder over it and heat set it, so it would shine.

I took one of the octagon shapes and taped Memory Box "Country Landscape" on it, ran it through the die cut. This should fit into the frame exactly. I stamped "wishing you peace" on a small piece of paper and popped it with Scotch foam mounting tape. The sentiment is from Hero Arts "Color Layering Koi" stamp set.

I love to make a bunch of these alcohol ink backgrounds on Yupo paper and keep them on hand. This is a few shades of blue, I then take a felt stamper and put a few dots of Alcohol Blending Solution on the felt and just randomly stamp all over the yupo paper. I also put a few dots of glue down and poured some glitter on it to look like snow.

My Favorite Things Gift Card Holder

This month’s My Favorite Things Birthday Challenge is to create a gift card holder. I love making special ones, gift cards are practical but kinda boring to give as gifts. 

Here’s one that pops up when you open the little card. I found the instructions on YouTube, several people make these. 

This is the front with a belly band. I used yellow cardstock for the body and MFT 6”x 6” striped paper, sentiment and ‘Celebrate’ die. 

Snowflake Wiper Card

This is really a 2 part card story. The main part is that this is a Pop Up Wiper Card. I learned how to do this from Beth's Paper Cuts on YouTube. She explained it very well so I'm not going to try, watch her video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfNRuMxXSZA&t=124s

As you open the card, a arm comes down to show the sentiment.

The 2nd part of this card story is, that I saw a snowflake cover die that was connecting snowflakes, it was very pretty. I really liked it but I'm on a budget and can't buy every die I want. So I made it myself. This is the backside of it so you can see how I attached all the snowflakes to the rectangle frame.

 I have this set of Sizzix Tim Holtz snowflakes.. There are 14 small snowflakes in this set. I die cut a bunch and starting with the larger ones, I started gluing the snowflake edges to the rectangle frame. I used the small ones to fill in. It took a bit of time but I know I wouldn't make more than 1-2 of these cards. I flipped this over and glued it to the blue card front. I think it may be nice to attach a piece of clear window plastic to the front and make it look like a window. Maybe next time.

Susan

Gift Card Holder

I wanted to make a gift card holder with an interesting topper. You can buy all in one dies like this but I wanted to use what I have, which is this Memory Box "Tree Blossom Circle Frame". It's about 2.5"x 2.5".  I know the basic shape of a gift card holder so using MATH(!) I added up the dimensions.

I scribbled on paper what it basically needs to look like. You need a 5 1/4" by 5 1/2" piece of cardstock. On the 5 1/4" side, score at 1/2". This is to remind you this is the bottom of the holder.

Line up the die at the top of the page, very close to the edges. Partial die cut up to the halfway point of the die.

Here you can see the edge of the die is at 2.5". Score at 2.5" and 5"

Cut the card stock so it looks like this.

I used a ruler and stylus to draw a line where I needed to cut to make the front angle.

Put glue or red tape here.

Glued together...not perfect but the cut to fit printed paper covers the edges. I used markers to color in the flower branch. You can use any shape for the top as long is it is the width of you gift card holder, about 2.5" is best. You can use a circle or a fun edge die.

I hope this is somewhat informative, leave a comment or question.

Simon Says Stamp Flora Background

This is the newly released Flora Background stamp...it's so beautiful. I stamped it using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, then restamped it using clear Versamark ink. I covered it with clear embossing powder and heat set it. I don't like using black embossing powder because then I need to spend a long time trying to brush off stray powder before heat setting it. So I get the look of black embossing without the hassle!

 I used Copic markers Y13, Y19, YR68 to color the yellow/orange flowers. The red flowers are a combo of R24, R29, R46, R89. I just start with the palest shade, color the entire flower. Then I use the next darker shade and color up from the bottom about 3/4 of the way. Lastly, I take the darkest shade and from the bottom do a flicking motion up. I used white cardstock and the background looked too plain so I colored it in with B00 Frost Blue.

I die cut "thankful out several times (I think 4) in just white cardstock and then cut it out of the colored image. I glued these together and topped it with Glossy Accents for shine. I carefully glued it back into the card front image. I probably would have liked it just as you see it above with the orange word, maybe I'll do that the next time.  I drew a few random dots in the blue background using the white chalk marker I had. I had a bunch of topaz colored gem stickers that I added on but didn't get a good photo of.

It looks prettier in person.

Thanks for visiting!

Pinkfresh Studio Leafy Envelope

I try hard not to buy a new release on the first day but this is one I couldn't resist. It's Pinkfresh Studios Leafy Envelope. I love the leaves popping out of the envelope, I was going to add some flowers for a bit of color, but in the end I just loved it the way it was. I used a piece of white cardstock and watercolored the leaves. The die cuts an outline of the envelope and leaves so I put all the pieces back in like a puzzle, I wanted it to look like a solid white envelope and green leaves. I used "do what makes your soul shine" from Pinkfresh's "My Favorite Things to Say" sentiment stamp set. I stamped it on the envelope and gold heat embossed it so it would shine.

It looked cute but not enough "shine" for the sentiment, so I tried a few things and in the end I die cut the same die in gold cardstock and glued the outline on top of the first one, and that made all the difference. I glued the envelope to a peachy pink card stock which I cut with a stitch edge die just for a little interest. I matted it on gold cardstock and glued a slightly smaller piece of fun foam underneath to pop it. The floral paper is also Pinkfresh Studio, isn't it pretty? Glued it all to a lilac card.

I have other ideas for this sweet die, maybe for Christmas with some red berries? Or a few orange flowers for Thanksgiving!

Comment if you like this post:)

I'm entering this in PinkFresh Studio's Sept. challenge.

https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/blogs/card-making-challenges/september-2019-challenge

Thanks, Susan

Sizzix 3D Embossing Folder Card

This is a card I made using the Sizzix Botanical 3D Embossing Folder. I liked it so much I bought it twice! I never thought I'd be that person:)

Look at the deep impressions this folder has! 

 After running a piece of kraft cardstock through the machine with the folder, I took a white ink pad and ran it over the cardstock. The design is so raised it easily hits the design while leaving the background untouched. I really love the look. I wanted to use a black and white stamped image so I used the Altenew Pen Sketched Flower stamps.

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I used one of the stamps and stamped it 2x, fussy cut each out. I glued one down on the embossed cardstock. I cut out a few of the flowers out of the 2nd image and popped them to give the image a 3D look. I used Wink of Stella on the flowers for a little shine. The image was small so I cut out an extra flower and added it to the image. See above.

That's it. I hope someone out there is reading this!

Box with a Display Top

The idea for this came from a box I saw on Mixedupcraft.com (a bug display box) but I wanted it smaller around 3.5"x3.5". So I looked on youtube and found a candy box by Laura's Favorite Things. Believe me, I'd love to give you the instructions but you're better off watching the video.

So, I followed Laura's instructions (I didn't make the divider for candy nor did I reinforce the lid with an extra cut out square) and then added my own special thing, the display: Take a square 3.75" x 3.75" and score at 1/4" all the way around. Cut at one corner at each corner and glue in place to make a thin edge lip. This should fit snugly into the lid with the acetate. I didn't even need to glue it, but a small dab of glue is up to you.

Scored and cut

Glued together, this side up, glue a flower or butterfly here

Halloween Lantern

Last Christmas I made a "Mini Lantern Tree Decoration" by Mixedupcraft.com
I love that little lantern and made 3 for a table decoration putting a battery operated votive inside. I thought how cute it'd be to make one for Halloween. I had a spider/web stamp set from years ago when I made party invitations for my then young daughter. I guess it's good to be a hoarder sometimes.

I used washi to tape down the vellum 

Used white ink and iridescent embossing powder

Held it with craft tweezers to heat

The lantern itself is cut and measured by hand, it's not difficult to make after following instructions. I happen to have the orange glitter ribbon from the same Halloween invitations leftover. (from Michaels). The spider I stamped on regular cardstock in black, heat embossed it in clear for shine and sturdiness. I used silver stickles for the spider's thread.

The back left open for the BATTERY votive. Remember it's paper!

Cute, right? If you love interesting boxes, visit Mixedupcraft.com she has amazing papercrafts and great tutorials.

Stacked Hearts Distress Oxide Ink

 I was so excited to see this Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts Die on sale. It's so cute, not just for Valentine's Day! Get well, Happy Aniiversary, really any occasion. I die cut it 3x and glued them together using Gina K Connect glue. I decided I wanted to white heat emboss it to make it shine.

I used Versmark ink and a stamping block to press it into the pad.

Covered it with white powder

Picked it up using an x-acto

Blended these 2 colors on the cardstock

Use an anti static bag for heat embossing!

No stray powder marks!

Gold Embossed Altenew Flowers

I've seen so many beautiful cards with gold heat embossing on dark cardstock, I decided to give it a try. Here I took the Altenew Pen Sketched Flowers set and arranged the stamps around the edge of the cardstock. I used VersaMark watermark ink and then used gold embossing powder. I like to do one stamp at a time so I don't make a mess with the gold powder, accidently bumping it.

I colored the leaves and flowers in with Faber-Castell Polychromos. I used several shades of blue and 2 shades of green. I then highlighted a few areas with the white pencil on the flowers, I used a light yellow on the leaves for accent.

I then matted the cardstock on gold cardstock and attached the entire thing to a regular white card, finished size is 5x6.5".

I diecut the Happy Birthday 2x,once in the blue cardstock, once in the gold and glued them together using Gina K Connect Glue, which has a nice fine tip.

Altenew Pen Sketched Flowers

This set from Altenew is called "Pen Sketched Flowers". It's so beautiful with a number of flowers, buds and leaves, so many different ways of how they can be used.

I decided to frame the card with leaves coloring it all in with Copic markers. I usually either leave the background plain or watercolor it in but I was watching a baseball game and didn't feel like getting up and getting brushes and water out!

I'm entering this in Altenew's August Challenge:

https://altenewblog.com/2019/08/03/how-to-video-august-2019-inspiration-challenge-with-may-sukyong-park/




Here's a photo of the color Copics I used.