Shaker Cards Two Ways *Video*

Hello and welcome back!  Today I've got two styles of shaker cards for you and I've used the same background papers in each of them.  

Paper Rose Studio supplies used: Betty's Garden 6x6 Paper Collection 28576, Betty's Garden Die Cuts 28579, Rectangle Ray Metal Cutting Die 25648, Fruit Salad Shaker Mix - 26302, Cracked 6x6" Stencil 19298 (used on the background gel print), Celebrate Layered Metal Cutting Die 17454.  Other supplies: Acetate.

I've created a video for you, showing how I made both of these cards.  If you would like to know more, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!

Front Pop Up Box Card *VIDEO*

Hello everyone, I’m back with a fun floral card and video. I recently saw a florists’ stand outside the shop that was covered with little pots of flowers and I wanted to recreate it into a card. So although my card isn’t covered with pots of flowers, there is one big box of flowers that folds down to allow the card to be put into an envelope. And the best thing is that you don’t need any special interactive dies for this one! I have used the Creative Expressions Beautiful Blossoms die set for the flowers, but you could also stamp flowers and cut them out using any set in your stash.

I’ve made a quick video for you showing how I made this card.  If you would like to see the video, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’re having a great day! 

It's Christmas?? *VIDEO*

Hi again!  Christmas in June anyone??  I've got a Christmas card to share with you and a video showing how I made it.  I've created a Northern Lights sky background to go along with the beautiful Creative Expressions PaperCuts Edger die called "It's Christmas"

I love that this die has the image and the sentiment on it.  It's definitely an easy die to use for quick Christmas cards!

If you would like to watch the video for tips on how to make this card, PLEASE CLICK HERE.  I've got a list of supplies used in the YouTube description below the video, with links.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!

Interactive Birthday Frogs *Video*

Hi and welcome back. I'm really excited to share a new inexpensive, interactive die that I've just added to my collection.  It's the Lawn Fawn Swish 'N Pop Pull Tab die and I love how it adds such a fun interactive element to cards. Paired up with all the cute stamps from Gerda Steiner Designs, I see a lot of fun cards in my future 😁 !   I've made a frog themed card for today and here's a look at it.

You can see that when you pull the tab, the frog with the confetti leaps up from behind the frog on the lily pad.  How much fun is that!! Plus, it's really easy to make.  

I've made a video for you on how to create this card, so if you would like more details, PLEASE CLICK HERE.  There's also a second card that I share in the video, again made with Gerda Steiner Designs stamps, so check it out.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!

Heffy Doodle and Gerda Steiner Designs Collaboration Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Gerda Steiner Designs Collaboration Blog Hop!
Design Team members from both companies are sharing inspiration using products from both companies!

Front of the card when closed

Opened card

Side view of opened card

I have to say I had loads of fun creating this card! These stamp sets are just perfect together.  I’ve used the Big Bite stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs, and the You Go, Gull stamp set from Heffy Doodle.  This is a theatre fold style card which gave me lots of room for these stamps.  I’ve made a video for you, and I think it’s the easiest way to explain how these cards are made. It may look a little complicated, but once you’ve tried it, you’ll see, it’s really not that hard.  

 

To watch the video, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

 

Here are the dimensions of cardstock required:

Front - 2 pieces (110# cardstock) 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

Back - 1 piece (110# cardstock) 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

Curtains - 2 pieces (80# cardstock) 4 1/8” x 5 1/2”  80# cardstock makes the curtains easier to open and close

Stage - 1 piece (110# cardstock)  1” x 5”

Sleeves - 2 pieces (any cardstock) 1/2” x 5 1/2”

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop!
Gerda Steiner Designs will be giving away $35 and Heffy Doodle will be giving away £25 to their respective stores!  Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM on May 21st to be entered to win!

Each company will post their random winner on May 22nd at 10AM EST!  Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle Blog and Gerda Steiner Designs Blog to see if you’re a winner!

You should have come from Jenn Bena and the next stop is Leica Palma

Blog Hop Lineup:

Heffy Doodle Blog
Cassie Trask

Cathy Chapdelaine

Jenn Bena

Karen McKibbin

Leica Palma’s

Noga Shefer

Carrie Rhoades

Jeannie Lieu

Gerda Steiner Designs Blog

How to Make a Hillside Trifold Card *Video*

 Hello and thanks for stopping by!  I’ve got a couple of cards for you today that use a similar technique but they have very different looks. They are both hillside trifold cards and are both Christmas cards. 

This is the first card and it features the beautiful Hero Arts Tri-fold Edge Village die set.  I’ve kept the colours very simple - just white and gold, which gives the card a classic, elegant look.  

The second card features The Reindeer and a Tree stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs, as well as Sunny Studios Woodland Border die set.  This is a fun, whimsical card and has the added surprise that from the front of the card, you don’t see all the reindeer decorating inside. You only see them when the card is opened.  

I’ve got a video if you would like to see how I made these cards.  To see the video PLEASE CLICK HERE.

I hope these cards will give you a little inspiration or help jumpstart your creativity.   Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you’re having a great day! 

*Video* MFT Birthday Buds Inside Pop Up Card

Hello everyone, I hope you’re having a great day!  I’m really excited to share with you this inside panel pop up card technique. It adds such a fun element to any card and you don’t need any special dies for it.  Basically, you’re adding a third page, or partial page to the inside of your card.  I first saw this done on a video by Jennifer McGuire and you can see her video here.

Inside pop up panel

If you would like to see an HD video of this card on YouTube you can FIND IT HERE or watch it below.

I made this card by first stamping and colouring in the images from MFT’S Birthday Buds stamp set and then cutting them out. I also cut 2 panels of light blue cardstock that were 4.25” x 4”, as well as 2 green hill shapes and a grassy border. I also die cut 2 matching cloud borders.

On the blue sky panels, I creased them 1/4” from one end on each of them ( these creases will line up with the fold on the card and once adhered, become the mechanism that will hold the panel upright).

Next, I adhered the hills to both the front and back sky panels and the the grassy border on the front panel. Finally, I adhered the cloud die cuts, making sure they did not extend past the top of the card. It is best to unfold the creased bottom of the sky panel and line it up with the fold on the card base to help with positioning of the cloud piece to be sure you don’t extend past the top of the card.

Then I arranged my coloured images where I wanted them to go on the panel and adhered them with glue. I did not duplicate the image on the back panel but you could certainly do this.  I also find it easier to stamp the inside sentiment now before attaching the pop up panel.

The next step is to glue together just the top portion of the panels.  You don’t want the bottom glued together because it needs to be able to splay out and hold the panel upright when the card is opened.

Glue just the top edges of the panels together

I put a double sided adhesive tape along the opened out, creased folds on the bottom of both the front and back panels. After removing the backing paper, I lined the edges of these panels up with the fold on the inside of the card. Once I had them in position, I held them in place and closed the card so that the tape would adhere along the fold. Now the pop up panel is finished!

Line up the creased ends along the inside fold of the card base

Fold up the card base keeping the panel in position

The completed pop up mechanism

Front of the card

For the front of the card, I decided to mask off a diagonal line and ink blended above it in blue inks to make a sky. I used a piece of green cardstock from Sunny Studios and a grassy border that I had in my stash, to make a grassy bottom half of my card front.  After trimming this down to fit the card, I adhered a white frame made from 3 layers of Hero Art’s Wood Frame die set. Finally, I attached my images and sentiment. I think the front of the card can be quite simple, leaving the wow factor for the inside.

I hope that you will give these pop up cards a try - they are just so much fun to open up and perfect for all ages and seasons!!