Summer Hills-Painter

a bunch of hocus pocus

September 25, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here on the blog today. Today, I am using the cute caterpillar die set from the Bugs and Butterflies collection.

Preparation

Cut and assemble the caterpillar from the Caterpillar die set (for mine, is used some of the Pretty Pastels cardstock). Cut the witch hat, caldron, and spoon from the Halloween Accessories die set. Cut the second largest rectangle from the Indented Stitched Rectangles die from blue cardstock. Cut a slimline card base from black cardstock measuring 7″ x 8 1/2″ and score at 3 1/2″. Cut a card layer panel from green cardstock measuring 3 3/8″ x 8 3/8″. Cut a layer from white soft finish cardstock measuring 3 11/4″ x 8 1/4″. Cut a green grass piece from the Adventure Edges die set. Cut and assemble the “Hocus Pocus” sentiment from the Panner Essentials Halloween Set 3.

Instructions:

Select varying shades of blue ink, a yellow ink, and a black ink of your choice. Starting with the yellow ink, blend the ink to the right side. Using your lightest shade of blue ink, blend that around the yellow ink, leaving the yellow untouched. Take your next darker shade of blue ink and ink the rest of the cardstock. Lastly, go around the edges with black ink.

Using light green Distress Oxide ink, blend over the yellow ink which allows for a nice green glow from our caldron. Using white ink/paint, lightly splatter the white paint onto the card to simulate stars in the night sky.

Adhere your grass piece to the inked card panel. Afterward, adhere the entire panel to your green card layer.

Ahere your caterpillar, caldron, and sentiment to the card panel

Adhere the card panel to your slimline card base and your card is completed.

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Ombre Butterfly

September 11, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here on the blog today. The Bee dies set in the new Bugs and Butterflies collection is so adorable. I could not wait to play with it.

Preparation:

Cut two sets of wings and the wing overlay out of colored cardstock from the Butterflies die set. From black cardstock, cut the butterfly body and antennae. Cut the word “happy birthday” from Everyday Words die set out of patterned cardstock. Cut the “happy birthday” shadow layer from Everyday Words die set out of black cardstock. Cut one strip from black cardstock measuring 1 1/4″ x 5 3/4″. Cut another strip from patterned cardstock measuring 1″ x 5 3/4″.

Instructions:
Using dark purple ink, ink the edges of one set of butterfly wings. For the second set of wings, ink using using blue, medium purple, and dark purple inks in an ombre pattern. For added depth, you can ink the edges with black ink. Using the same blue ink, ink the overlay pieces. The colors I used were Villainous Potion, Wilted Violet, and Salty Ocean Distress Inks.

For added shimmer, spray the overlay pieces with a shimmer spray. For mine, I used Distress Mica Spray Stain.

Adhere the overlay pieces to the ombre pieces. Then use a foam dot on one end of the wing and glue on the end of the other end, adhere the wings together

Using a Sakura Souffle gel pen and white gel pen, add pen details to the butterfly body. I also chose to cut off the legs. Adhere “happy birthday” to the shadow layer.

Adhere the body to the wings. Adhere the antennae to the body. I chose to use a clear Sakura Glaze pen on the antennae and a red Sakura Glaze pen on the mouth.

Adhere the patterned cardstock strip to the black cardstock strip

Adhere the strip piece to the card panel and then trim off any excess

Adhere the butterfly and the “happy birthday” sentiment to the font of the card.

Use the honeycomb as a stencil and ink the honeycomb patterned cardstock that measures 2 3/4″ x 4″

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Buzzing Birthday

August 28, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here on the blog today. The Bee dies set in the new Bugs and Butterflies collection is so adorable. I could not wait to play with it.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the bee from the Bee die set. Cut and assemble the cake from the Party Time die set. Cut the honeycomb from Layered Honeybee die set. Cut one rectangle from white cardstock measuring 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″. Score at 3″ on the long side. Cut another rectangle from white cardstock measuring 3″ x 8″ and score at 4″ . Cut four rectangles from patterned cardstock two measuring 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ , 1 measuring 2 3/4″ x 4″, and 1 measuring 4″ x 5 1/4″. Cut the word “birthday” from Shakers die set out of white cardstock cardstock. Cut a spinner from black cardstock from the Tab 6 Planner essentials die set.

Instructions:
Use the honeycomb as a stencil and ink the honeycomb patterned cardstock that measures 2 3/4″ x 4″

Poke a hole at approximately 3/8″ in and 2″ up. Using a brad, adhere the spinner tab to the panel

Using the Bugs and Kisses stamp set, stamp buzzing by to say and the flying trail to one of the 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ stamp sets. For the buzzing by stamp, I cut off the word “Hi” but you can mask it off instead. I also added three dots to denote that the sentiment continues

Adhere the bee to the panel

Adhere the cake and the “Birthday” to the other panel that measures 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″. Using the Pieces of Life 1 stamp set, stamp the word “happy”

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel to the inside of the card

Fold the scored 3″ x 8″ panel to the card making sure that the panel layer opens from the left

Adhere the panel with the bee to the folded panel

Open the folded layer and adhere the panel with the cake to the inside

Lay the card upside down and flat. Adhere the panel with the spinner to the 4 1/4″ x 8″ panel. Make sure that the spinner is to the left

Flip the card over and fold in the spinner flap

Fold in the bee flap and secure with the spinner and the card is complete

Supplies Used”

Bee

Shakers

Bugs and Kisses

Party Time

Layered Honeybee

Planner Essentials Tab 6

Pieces of Life 1

Beautiful Brights

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Grasshopper Birthday

August 14, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here on the blog today. I am totally loving the new Bugs and Butterflies collection. The new Beautiful Brights pattern cardstock and Pretty Pastels cardstock is an added bonus. Here is a card using the new patterned papers and Grasshopper die set.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the grasshopper from the Grasshopper die set (for mine, is used some of the Pretty Pastels cardstock). Cut 2 blade of grass from the Grasshopper dies set using Beautiful Brights patterned cardstock. Cut the second largest rectangle from the Indented Stitched Rectangles die from blue cardstock. Cut an A2 card base from white cardstock. Cut a the second largest rectangle from Pretty Pastels blue patterned cardstock using the indented Rectangle die set. Cut the words “happy birthday” from the Shakers die set out of white cardstock.

Instructions:
Adhere the blades of grass to the blue patterned indented rectangle cardstock panel. Trim any excess from the blades of grass.

Adhere the grasshopper to the patterned indented rectangle cardstock panel. Tip: if you want the legs of the grasshopper for follow the curve of the blade of grass, use a blade of grass as a template to line up the legs as you are assembling the grasshopper.

Adhere the patterned indented rectangle cardstock panel to the blue cardstock panel

Adhere the card panel to the card base. Adhere the Happy Birthday from the Shakers dies set to the card.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Grasshopper

Shakers

Beautiful Brights

Pretty Pastels

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Dragon Birthday

July 24, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here on the blog today. My son wanted a birthday card for a friend and wanted it to have a red dragon. Here is how I made his card.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the dragon and flames from the Dragon die set. Cut the second largest rectangle from the Indented Stitched Rectangles die from green cardstock. Cut an A2 card base from another shade of green cardstock. Cut a the second largest rectangle from patterned cardstock using the indented Rectangle die set. Cut the words “happy birthday” from Birthday Flip Card die set out of dark green cardstock.

Instructions:
Adhere the patterned indented rectangle cardstock panel to the green cardstock panel

Adhere the the words “Happy Birthday” to the card front panel

Adhere the dragon and flames to the cardstock panel

adhere the card front to the A2 card base and the card is complete.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies used:

Dragon

Indented Retangle

Stitched indented Rectangle

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Hippo Birthday

July 18, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here. For today’s blog post, I am sharing a cute birthday card I made for a friend’s granddaughter.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the Hippo from the Hippo/Rhino die set. Cut the second largest retectangle from the Indented Stitched Rectangles die from pink patterened cardstock. Cut an A2 card base from white cardstock. Cut a the second largest rectangle from white cardstock using the indented Rectangle die set. Cut the words “happy birthday” from Birthday Flip Card die set out of pink cardstock. Also cut the “i” a second time from the same pink cardstock

Instructions:
To create an “o”, lay the Happy Birthday die on the edge of your die cutting plate and run through your machine

Flip the cut out around and cut the other side

Adhere “Hippo Birthday” to the front of the white panel

Adhere the die cut hippo to the center of the white panel

Adhere the white panel to the pink patterned panel

adhere the pink panel to the A2 card base and the card is complete.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies used:

Hippo/Rhino

Indented Retangle

Stitched indented Rectangle

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Tons Of Fun Birthday Card

June 26, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here. Here is a cute birthday card using the Elephant die from Joset’s Line

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the elephant from the Elephant die set. Cut an A2 card base from cream cardstock measuring. Cut a doily from the Large Doily die set. Make sure to keep the drop out. Cut a circle from the Fitted Circles die set that will fit onto the doily. Cut a rectangle from pink cardstock using the Stitched Rectangle die set. Cut a rectangle from patterned cardstock from the Fitted Rectangles die set. Cut 3 balloons from solid color cardstock and strings from the Birthday Flip Card die set. . Cut the shadow layer from the “Happy Birthday” from the Everyday Words die set using one of the solid colors of cardstock used to cut the balloons. Cut the words “Happy Birthday” from cream cardstock.

Instructions:
Adhere the piece of patterned cardstock to the pink base layer. Also adhere the doily to the panel along with the center drop out

Adhere the die cut circle from the Fitted Circles die set using foam tape to the center of the doily die cut.

Adhere the elephant to the panel with the balloon string being held by the elephant trunk

Adhere the balloons to the card panel. I used some foam take to even out due to the foam tape under the elephant. I have also added highlights to the balloon and elephant eyes

Adhere panel to the card base and the words “Happy Birthday” to the card and the project is complete.

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“Burgday” Fun

June 12, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here. With summertime approaching, there will be lots of birthday parties at a BBQ. Here is a fun card for just such occassion

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the cheeseburger from the Food Truck Accessories die set. Cut a circle from the Stitched Circles die from cream cardstock. Cut a card base from cream cardstock measuring 6 1/4″ x 5″. Cut a rectangle from cream cardstock using the largest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle die set.Cut a circle from circle from tan cardstock from the Fitted Circles die set. Cut a rectangle from tan cardstock measuring 6″ x 4 3/4″. Cut the word” Easter “BURGDAY” from the Planner Essentials 37 die set from the same tan cardstock . Cut “Happy”, “to”, and “you” from cream cardstock using the Everyday Words die set. Cut the layering pieces for each of the words from the tan cardstock used earlier.

Instructions:
Adhere the cream die cuts to their coordinating tan pieces

Adhere the word “BURGDAY” 3/4″ above the edge of the cream stitched rectangle

Adhere the tan circle to the card layer. After placement, adhere the words “Happy”, “to”, and “you”.

Adhere the card panel to the card base. In the circle, adhere the cheeseburger with foam tape/dots. The card is now complete.

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Monster Birthday

May 22, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here. I have some birthday parties coming up for some little boys and needed a boy themed card. Today I am sharing one of them.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble the monster from the Monster 3 die set. Cut a card base from blue cardstock. Cut “Happy Birthday” from the Birthday Flip Card die set using the same blue cardstock that was used for the card base. Cut a rectangle from white cardstock from the Fitted Rectangles die set.

Instructions:
Using blue ink, lightly stencil ink onto two corners of the white cardstock using the stencil from the Planners Stencils 1 set.

Adhere “Happy Birthday” to the top of the stenciled rectangle

Stamp “Little Monster” from the Monster Hugs stamp set. I cut the stamp in half but you can make off “Happy Birthday” if you are uncomfortable cutting the stamps apart

Adhere the monster to the card panel

Adhere the card panel to the card base and then the card is complete

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Berry Sweet

May 8, 2023

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here. Today I am sharing a simple positive motivation card.

Preparation:

Cut and assemble five strawberries from the Strawberry die set. Cut two leaves and both swirls from the Strawberry Die set. I have inked the strawberries and leaves for some added dimension. On the strawberries, I added white gel pen in the debossed berry seeds. Cut a white circle from the Dotted Scalloped Circles die set. Cut a rectangle from pink cardstock using the Stitched Rectangle die set. Cut a rectangle from patterned cardstock from the Fitted Rectangles die set. Cut the word “Berry” from the Planner Essentials 23 die set from the same red cardstock used for the strawberries.

Instructions:
Using a post-it note turn backwards so that the sticky side is up, temporarily adhere the word berry. With finger daubers, add two colors of red ink to create an ombre effect. These are the same two colors of ink used to shade the strawberries in the prior step.

Using the “you’re so sweet” sentiment from the General Sentiments stamp set, stamp the sentiment onto the scalloped circle die cut. I chose to cut my stamp apart so that I could have space for me die cut word. For those that do not wish to cut their stamp, this step could be done with masking off words and stamping them, also leaving a gap for the word “Berry”