Hello everyone,
We hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Today we would like to announce our winner who will receive an Asian Theme Prize Package valued at $50 (US).
Thank you for leaving your comment on our blog Barb Thompson, you are today’s lucky winner!
Please email us at joset@ecraftdesigns.com to collect your prize.
We would like to thank everyone else who left a comment on our blog as well.
Have a great day,
The Elizabeth Craft Designs Team
Hi everyone,
It’s Frances here today. Sunday will be Father’s Day down here in Australia and New Zealand so I wanted to create a masculine card for my blog post today. Although I did end up changing my card from a Father’s Day card to a birthday card it could, of course, be used for either occasion. I know I never have enough masculine-theme cards to keep everyone in my family happy.
The Lighthouses Peel-Off Stickers are one of the recently-released Peel-Off Stickers from Elizabeth Craft Designs. I couldn’t wait to play with the sheet!
Here is how I created my card:
1. Adhere a piece of double sided adhesive to white cardstock approximately 3 x 4 inches.
Remove release sheet and place it shiny side up on your work table.
2. Place lighthouse, rope and starfish peel-offs, sticky side up, onto the release sheet.
3. Take your white cardstock with the adhesive and place the adhesive side facing down onto the release sheet that has the peel-offs on it. The peel-offs will lift from the release sheet and stick to the adhesive on the cardstock.
4. Turn your cardstock over so the release sheet is now on top. Carefully take off the release sheet and make sure not to touch the images on the adhesive.
5. Cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and polish with your finger. Review Els van de Burgt’s video tutorial about the glittering technique here. Using Copics or any brand of alcohol-based markers, color your images as shown or as you prefer.
6. Cut out the lighthouse, rope and starfish, staying close to the black outlines, and set the three pieces aside.
7. Die cut one accordion page from blue cardstock using the Katie Label Accordion Card.
Trim off the side tab and also cut off the center label. Set aside the frame to use in step 10. Set aside the label to use in step 15.
8. Adhere a piece of double sided adhesive to the back of red cardstock approx. 6 1/2 inches x 5 inches, big enough to fit two sets of the Katie Stars Frame Edges. Die cut edges.
9. Adhere the Stars Frame Edges around the accordion frame, taking care to line up the corners where they connect.
10. Cut a piece of designer paper and adhere this behind the accordion frame cut in step 7.
The paper will show through the center of the frame.
11. Layer this piece onto a 4 1/2 x 5 3/4-inch piece of red cardstock.
12. Cut two pieces of white cardstock that measure 4 3/4 inches x 6 inches. Using a sponge,
apply light brown ink to distress the edges of both pieces. Option: Instead of two pieces of white cardstock, fold one piece of cardstock measuring 4 3/4 x 12 inches in half to create a top folding card ( 4 3/4 x 6 inches when folded). You will need a piece of 12 x 12 cardstock to cut down for this option.
13. Score the top of one of the pieces of white cardstock at 1/2 inch (along the short edge). Fold and adhere this piece to the back of the other piece of white cardstock to create a top folding card.
14. Adhere all the layers you have created to the front of the white card base.
15. Take the blue center label from step 7 and use scissors to create a curved edge at the top and bottom of this piece, removing the tabs. Tip: The easiest way to get a precise curve when removing the tags is to die cut another piece from scrap paper and trim off the center piece. Fold the center piece in half and trim the curve while folded. Use this as your template to trim the blue label.
15. Using the large accessory label from the Katie Label Accordion Card set die cut one white label. Using a sponge, apply light brown ink to distress the edges of the white label.
16. Layer the two labels. Position them on the card using foam tape for dimension.
17. Roughly trim around the negative part of the lighthouse and rope peel-off which remained on the sticker sheet. Peel off any excess black peel-off sticker that may be around your image until you just have the images as per the photo above.
18. Cut a piece of a Sticker Transfer Sheet approximately 3 x 4 1/2 inches. Remove the protective backing from the Transfer Sheet and place this onto the negative portion of the lighthouse Peel-Off Sticker. Burnish the Transfer Sheet and carefully all of the negative pieces. Position the lighthouse on the inside of the card at the bottom left. Burnish again to release the pieces from the Transfer Sheet onto the cardstock. Repeat the process to lift and position the negative pieces from the knotted rope. (The Sticker Transfer Sheet can be used over and over.)
19. You can see Els van de Burgt’s video tutorial demonstrating how to use a Sticker Transfer Sheet here.
20. Add a Happy Birthday Large Peel-off in Black to the right of the lighthouse.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Elizabeth Craft Designs
Lighthouses Peel-Offs (2574)
Happy Birthday Large Peel-Offs in Black (2577)
Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter (639)
Double Sided Adhesive Sheets (502)
Katie Label Accordion Card (903)
Katie Stars Frame Edges (913)
Sticker Transfer Sheet (600)
Other
White, blue and red cardstock
Foam tape
Copic or other alcohol-based markers
Wave pattern sheet from Anchored 6 x 6 Paper Pad – Authentique
Karen Aicken here, with today’s post. Every September I send my parents and my in-laws a Grandparents’ Day card. This year I used these lovely Big Hearts Peel-Offs to create my cards.
I love using hearts – they are good for so much more than anniversaries and Valentine’s Day.
What could be better to show our love for grandparents than by using glittered and colored hearts? This year, Grandparents’ Day falls on Sunday, September 7th.
1. Below you can see the patterned paper I decided to use. The three Big Hearts Peel-Offs have been attached to double sided adhesive and glittered with Silk Microfine Glitter. Els’s YouTube video shows all of the steps and you can view the tutorial by clicking HERE.
2. Choose colors that match the patterned paper, color the bottom two large hearts from the
Peel-off sheet with Copic or other alcohol-based markers. Set aside the remaining heart for another time. It’s already glittered and ready to color!
(You could also use Tombow Dual Brush markers, but a lot more drying time is needed.)
3. Fussy cut the bottom two hearts.
4. Option: With the hearts sitting on a piece of scrap paper, slowly and carefully go around the edge with a black permanent marker to hide any white edges.
5. Using a pencil, trace the heart twice onto a sheet of fun foam. Cut out the two hearts about 1/8″ inside the penciled line. Add strips of double sided adhesive to one side of the foam hearts.
6. Adhere a foam heart to the back of each colored Peel-Off Heart. Tip: Use craft foam on larger items for extra dimension instead of foam tape or dots. It’s lightweight, acid-free and offers good support over the whole area so the shape doesn’t buckle.
Below are the two finished cards.
7. For each card, cut a blue panel 4-3/4” x 6-3/4″ and adhere to 5”×7″ card blanks. Cut a patterned paper panel 4-1/2” x 6-1/2″ and adhere to blue panel.
8. For each card, cut a blue panel 4” x 6″ and adhere to the patterned paper. Cut a white panel
3-3/4 x 5-3/4″ and adhere to the smaller blue panel.
9. Add adhesive to the two foam-backed Hearts and adhere to the white panels.
10. With a black fine point pen, add hand lettering as shown. Add color with Copic markers in the same palette as the glittered Heart and patterned paper. Option: Use rubber stamps instead of hand lettering.
11. Option: Add Glitter Dots Peel-offs as shown. Decorate the inside of the cards as desired.
Here is the second card, with a close-up of the glittered heart. Note that I used both Pink and Orange Glitter Dots on both hearts.
I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made these pretty cards, and that you are inspired to use some
Big Hearts Peel-offs for your next project!
Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies:
2553 Big Hearts Peel-Offs in Black
7018 Glitter Dots Peel-Offs in Pink and Orange
502 Double Sided Adhesive Sheets
641 Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Other Supplies:
White card stock
Blue card stock
Patterned paper – BasicGrey
Fun foam – craft store
Millennium Fine Point Pen in Black – Zig
Copic Markers
Judi Kauffman is guest designing today with a Christmas Elves Trio, cards that are sure to bring lots of smiles.
Thank you, Joset. I’m glad to be back. I’ve been playing with my Christmas Elves peel-offs all week, getting a head start on holiday card making. This trio uses the outline peel-offs and I still have the leftovers (the negative shapes) for another round of cards.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Place outline peel-offs onto white cardstock.
2. Color with markers, accent with white gel pen dots and doodles.
3. Cut around the peel-offs. Set all of the pieces aside in the lid of a box or in a baggie so none of the little shapes get lost!
4. Using the Mini Mosaic folder or any allover pattern you prefer, emboss a 4” x 5” piece of Green Iris Shimmer Sheetz for each card.
5. Cut a solid color cardstock rectangle measuring 5.5” x 8.5” for each card base. Score and fold in half (A2 size, 5.5” x 4.25”, fold at left).
6. Cut a strip of patterned paper measuring 3” x 12” from 12” x 12” Lemonade Stand sheet
(side with starburst pattern). Mat to red cardstock with an eighth-inch border.
7. Using photos for placement of the elements layer and assemble card fronts. Use foam tape or dots for dimension. OPTION: Cut a 5/8” x 4” strip of red cardstock. Trim away a V-shaped wedge at one end to create a banner. Add Merry Christmas peel-off. Add the banner to the card front.
SUPPLIES
Elizabeth Craft Designs –
2582 Christmas Elves in Black
2576 Merry Christmas Large in Black
SS1070 Shimmer Sheetz in Green Iridescent
E116 Mini Mosaic Embossing Folder
502 Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive Sheets
Other –
ColorMates Smooth & Silky 90# cardstock in White (WorldWin Papers)
ProMarkers (Letraset)
Gelly Roll Medium pen in White (Sakura of America)
Lemonade Stand Collection paper in 16301392 “Good Times” (BoBunny Press)
Cardstock in Red, Green, Chartreuse
Foam tape or dots
Fine point scissors, craft knife, straight edge, cutting mat, sanding block
Embossing machine (Cuttlebug or other)
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Good morning crafty friends,
This is Rita Edwards here. Today I would like to share my nautical-themed card with you. I have been fascinated by lighthouses for as long as I can remember and never miss a chance to visit one.
Of course, lighthouses were built to guide sailors and bring them back to land safely and that’s exactly how I think of them in our daily lives, too. To me, a lighthouse can symbolize our homes,
our friendships, the something special that can be used as a guide to bring our loved ones safely back to us.
I hope you have a nice cup of coffee or tea in your hand so you can sit back and enjoy my tutorial.
This is how you can create this fun nautical card:
1. Cut light blue cardstock 6″ x 12″, score and fold at 6″. Set aside.
2. Cut light blue patterned paper 5 3/4″ x 5 3/4″. Cut white zigzag-patterned paper 2″ x 5 3/4″.
Set aside.
3. Using the Accordion Fancy Label, die cut one accordion panel from yellow anchor paper. Cut out center label and trim off the long side tab to create one fancy label. Set aside.
4. Die cut fancy label from blue diagonal paper using the largest accessory die from the Accordion Fancy Label set. Set aside.
5. Die cut 10 flags from patterned paper using the triangle flag die from the Lots of Pops set.
Set aside.
6. Using the large bubble dies from the Rubber Ducky set, cut 2 Kraft brown paper rings. Set aside.
The photo below will show you all of the cut pieces for the card.
7. Have Double Sided Adhesive, Peel-off stickers, white cardstock and a clean non-stick craft mat ready for this step: Peel off the release sheet from the Double Sided Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive side to white cardstock. Peel off the other release sheet and place it upside down on your craft mat (shiny side up). Place lighthouse and life ring peel-off stickers upside down on the release sheet (sticky side up) and place your white cardstock with the Double Sided Adhesive Sheet applied to it on top. Turn over, remove the release sheet and cover adhesive and peel-off stickers with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish with your finger. Brush off the excess glitter; return it to the jar for other projects. Fussy cut around each image.
8. Use your Copic or other alcohol markers to color the glittered peel-offs. Els has a wonderful video demonstrating this technique on YouTube: Silk Microfine Glitter – Coloring with Alcohol Markers
9. Adhere the smaller Accordion Fancy Label onto the larger die cut with foam squares and prepare the large die cut with foam squares. Set aside the double label till Step 11. Adhere the magenta and white zigzag-patterned piece onto the blue tile page.
10. Adhere the little flags onto thin natural hemp cord creating two separate banners with 5 flags on each one. Space the flags as shown and make sure the strings are long enough to cross the top of the card as if they are hanging at a festival. Double the thicker hemp cord through the 2 Kraft brown paper bubble die cuts to create the look of metal rings (tails of cord pulled through cord loop as if attaching a cord to a tag).
11. Adhere the earlier-assembled elements onto the card front. Center the lighthouse on the Accordion Fancy Label die cut and place the life ring to the right with natural hemp cord connecting the two elements. TIP: To secure cord without having any glue visible, use only a few tiny dabs of thick glue applied with a corsage pin or toothpick.
12. For the inside of our card, cut your desired page to 5 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ and add a Missing You (large) peel-off sticker from the Thinking of You Peel-off sheet.
As always, I would like to thank you for following my tutorial and I hope that you enjoyed reading it as much as I did creating it.
Hugs, Rita
Elizabeth Craft Designs supplies used today:
– (778) Lots of Pops die set
– (771) Accordion Fancy Label die set
– (920) Rubber Ducky die set
– (SKU 2574) Lighthouses Peel-off Sticker
– (SKU 2580) Thinking of You, Large Peel-off Sticker
– (502) Double Sided Adhesive
– (641) Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Other supplies:
– Natural hemp cord
– 6 x 6 Glitz paper pack , Uncharted Waters by Traci Smith
– Light blue and white cardstock
– Foam squares
– Thick non-runny glue (like Beacon Kids Choice in a tube)
– Toothpick or a corsage pin to apply glue to hemp cord
Judi Kauffman is back with Part 2 of “One thing leads to another”!
Thanks for inviting me to be part of the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog again today, Joset.
Part 1 of One Thing Leads to Another was posted on August 30. As promised, here are instructions and a supply list for all projects shown in both Part 1 and Part 2.
The Basics:
Pick your favorite Elizabeth Craft Designs outline peel-offs, put them on white cardstock, and color inside the lines. Cut out the shapes staying as close as possible to the outline.
More Options:
*Color around the shapes on the outside of the peel-offs for a halo effect, enlarging the shapes and making them easier to cut out.
*Cut a rectangle and leave a white background.
*Add doodling with fine and medium nib pens (see supply list).
Projects:
Using the photos for ideas, layer the peel-offs onto embossed and sanded Shimmer Sheetz, patterned papers, solid color cardstock, or a combination of these. (All cards are simple side-fold format.)
Embellishments:
*Add a greeting (die cut Adhesive Velvet Sheets or peel-offs).
*Add border peel-offs, ribbon, or other linear elements.
*Add photo corners, brads, charms, or other low-relief components.
*Use foam squares or tape for added dimension.
SUPPLIES
Elizabeth Craft Designs –
Outline Peel-offs in Black, Gold or Silver
Border and Greeting Peel-offs in Black, Gold or Silver
Glitter Dot and Glitter Heart peel-offs
Dies (Hello, Good Luck!, Happy Birthday, other)
Velvet Adhesive Sheets in colors to coordinate with projects
Double sided adhesive sheets
Embossing Folders
Shimmer Sheetz
Other –
ProMarkers (Letraset)*; ColorMates Smooth & Silky 90# cardstock in White (Worldwin Papers); Pigma Micron 01 in Black, Gelly Roll Moonlight in assorted colors, Gelly Roll Medium in White (Sakura of America); Assorted solid color cardstock, patterned papers, purchased embellishments (manufacturers of choice); Pre-folded cards (manufacturers of choice); Fine point scissors, sanding block
(*Color list for cards with grapes shown on August 30, 2014: Maroon, Olive Green, Moss, Burnt Umber, Cool Gray 5)
