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Let the adventure begin

May 15, 2023

Hi all, it’s Sylvia here for you today at the blog. Those of you who know me, know that I love to travel abroad to countries with a lot of nature, where I hopefully have an opportunity to spot wild animals. As I cannot travel the whole year I have made a fun safari card with animals as a substitute. It requires a lot of diecutting, so grab a coffee or tea and craft along with me.

Step 1: measure a piece of white cardstock of 21 x 29,5 cm (A4 size) and score halfway to form a A5 card

Step 2: use various shades of green ink (I use distress ink) to ink the front side randomly, leaving a white space in the centre (does not have to be perfect at all).

Step 3: diecut in different shades of green cardstock a whole lot of leaves & foliage, from different die sets and glue them randomly as a border at the front of the card, leaving the (white) centre part open.

Step 4: cut away the white centre along the edges of the glued leaves (see photo for reference)

Step 5: diecut the monkey, lion, giraf, elephant, safari jeep, prince and as many other animal body parts that you like. Assemble the “whole” animals, the jeep and its driver.

Step 6: Arrange the assembled animals on the front of the card, as well as all animal body parts. (see photo for reference). The legs, ears and tails (body parts) can be put anywhere between the foliage, you don’t have to show them in total, just a part will do.

Step 7: Put the driver behind the wheel of the jeep, glue them both on the inside of the card, so that you can see it peeking through the open centre at the front. Decorate the inside with the elephant and some stamps. If needed you can even add more foliage, to both the front and the inside.

Step 8: Stamp the sentiment on a large leaf and adhere to the front of the card.

Can you see how many animals are hidden on the front of my card? Just as in real life during a game drive, you cannot always spot all animals through the thick foliage…..

Happy crafting!

Sylvia

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Treat Yourself Mini Slimline Card

April 18, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. I have a fun card to share with you using the Food Truck, Food Truck Accessories and the Dog dies. Below are the steps to create your own card.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish to 7″ x 6″, score at 3 1/2″ and fold in half for a vertical side fold card. (Mini Slimline)

Step 2 – Trim White Soft Finish to 3 1/4″ x 5 3/4″. Place Planner Stencil 3 on top and using Blending Brushes and apply Ink of your choice. I used the Dots stencil since my dog has spots and used Blue on top and Green on the bottom to simulate an outdoor scene.

Step 3 – Stamp Good Food Good Mood sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black Ink towards the bottom of the panel created in Step 2. Adhere to card front using Foam Tape.

Step 4 – Diecut Food Truck (picnic table) using Light Brown Cardstock. Adhere to card front using Kids Choice Glue.

Step 5 – Diecut Dog using White and Black Cardstock. Assemble using Kids Choice Glue. Leave the two front paws until completing Step 6.

Step 6 – Diecut Food Truck Accessories (small hot dog) using various colors of cardstock. Assemble using Kids Choice Glue. Adhere the Hot Dog to the bottom of the Dog created in Step 5. Attach the front paws like it is holding the Hot Hog. Adhere to card front using Kids Choice Glue.

This card can be used as a pick me up to someone who is feeling down. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Welcome Little One

April 4, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. I needed a card for a new baby card but found myself with no specific dies or stamps. I looked through my Elizabeth Crafts Design stash and came up with the following. Below are the steps to create your own card.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″, score at 5 1/2″ and fold in half for a vertical side fold card. (A2)

Step 2 – Trim White Soft Finish Cardstock to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Place Planner Stencil 3 on top of the panel to create some interest. Use a blender Brush to apply ink directly on the stencil.

Step 3 – Diecut Fitted Rectangles using the panel created in Step 2.

Step 4 – Stamp Life Is Better On The Farm Sentiments using Versafine Onyx Black Ink directly on the panel created in Step 2. Adhere to card using Foam Tape.

Step 5 – Diecut Ducks using various colors of cardstock. Assemble and add some highlights using an alcohol marker. I used Copics for some shading. Adhere to card using Kids Choice Glue.

When you lack specific dies and or stamps don’t hesitate to look through your stash. Most likely you have something that will create the card that you need. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Mini Floral Truck

March 21, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. Today I am sharing a Mini Floral Truck. Below are the steps to create your own Mini Floral Truck Card.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ and fold in half for a horizontal top fold card. To create the mini truck version visit Els’ YouTube here. You have to place the Food Truck die slightly below the fold line so that the card doesn’t cut in 2 and bring the front just at the edge of the side. Pass it through the die cutting machine and cut only the front. The same for the back. Place it at the edge and only diecut the back. For the center part use a trimmer or an exacto knife.

Step 2 – Diecut Food Truck pieces using various colors of cardstock. Assemble and adhere to truck using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 3 – Diecut Farm Accessories (sunflower) using various colors of cardstock. Assemble and adhere to card using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 4 – Diecut Monster 2 (flower) using various colors of cardstock. Assemble and adhere to card using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 5 – Stamp Good Food Good Mood using Versafine Onyx Black Ink to the inside of the card.

Don’t be afraid to come up with ways to stretch (or in this case slim) your dies. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Sending You A Bear Hug Birthday Card

February 7, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. Today I have a sweet Birthday wish card and a bonus card to share with you. Below are the steps to create your own cards.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish to 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″ and fold in half for a horizontal top fold card. (A2)

Step 2 – Diecut Bridge & Lotus (pond) using a scrap piece of cardstock to use as a stencil. Place the stencil created and place it on the card front. Use a Blender Brush to apply mid Blue Ink. (Optional – if you have the Planners Stencils 1 place the one that looks like waves and ink it with the remaining ink on the brush.)

Step 3 – Diecut Bridge & Lotus (bridge and lotus) in various colors of cardstock. Assemble and adhere to card using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 4 – Diecut Panda using Black and White Cardstock. Assemble using Kid’s Choice Glue and adhere to card using Foam Tape.

Step 5 – Diecut Party Time (Balloon) using coloured Cardstock of your choice. Adhere to card front using Foam Tape.

Step 6 – Stamp Life Is Better On The Farm & Bear Hugs Sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black Ink to the card front.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish to 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″ and fold in half for a horizontal top fold card. (A2)

Step 2 – Stamp English Countryside 1 using Versafine Onyx Black Ink to the card front in various areas. This will create a background.

Step 3 – Stamp English Countryside 1 using Versafine Onyx Black Ink using Watercolor Paper. Sprinkle Clear Embossing Powder, remove the excess, heat set it with a Heat Tool. Sprinkle various colours of Shimmer Powders. Spray water and let dry. If you do not Shimmer Powders you can use Watercolor Paints. Once it is dry diecut with the matching die. Adhere to card using Foam Tape.

Step 4 – Stamp Beautiful Blooms Forever (sentiment) using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. Diecut it with the matching die and adhere to card using Kid’s Choice Glue.

These cards can be used for many occasions by changing the sentiment. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Hugs In A Mug Tag Card

January 24, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. I have a card to share using the Nested Tags, Warm Winter Mug Dies, and the Holiday Treats Sentiment Stamps, along with some oldies to create a sweet Hugs In A Mug in time for Valentine’s Day. Below are the steps to create your own card.

Step 1 – Diecut Nested Tags 2 times using White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a Bone Folder score at 11/16″ to one of the diecuts. Apply Kid’s Choice to the upper part of the score line and place the 2nd diecut on top. (You now have a Tag Card)

Step 2 – Optional – Place a stencil from Planner Stencil 2 on top of the card front and apply ink of your choice using a blender brush.

Step 3 – Diecut Warm Winter Mug in various colors of cardstock, diecut Gnomes (hearts) and Monster 2 (flowers). Assemble and adhere to card using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 4 – Stamp Holiday Treats using Versafine Onyx Black Ink on Soft Yellow Cardstock. Diecut the sentiment using the Fitted Fishtails.

This card can be used for several occasions by changing the colors and/or sentiment. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Be Mine Mini Slimline Card

January 10, 2023

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. Happy New Year! I wish you all a healthy and happy 2023. This is my first blog post for the new year. I can’t believe it. The next holiday to look forward to is Valentine’s Day. Below you will find a card using the Gnomes Dies, Dotted Background Die and the Love Sentiments Stamps from Joset Designs.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish 110 lbs to 7″ x 6″, score at 3 1/2″ and fold in half for a horizontal top fold card. (Mini Slimline)

Step 2 – Trim White Soft Finish 110 lbs to 3 3/8″ x 5 7/8″. Apply Inks of your choice using colors Fuchsia, Lt. Red, Lt. Orange and Yellow. Set aside to dry.

Step 3 – Diecut Dotted Background using a scrap piece of cardstock to use as a stencil. Place it on top of the panel created in Step 2. Apply Texture Paste Translucent Gloss, remove the stencil. Quickly add some Soft Microfine Glitter Cool Diamond before the Paste dries. This will secure the Glitter. Let dry then adhere to the card front using 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape.

Step 4 – Diecut Gnomes using White Soft Finished Cardstock 110 lbs. Color in using any color medium of your choice. I used Copics. Be sure to only use the same colors for your background. Assemble using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 5 – Stamp Love Sentiments using Ink in a Fuchsia color. Place the Gnomes on the card front first before stamping to make sure the positioning will not hide the sentiment. Once the sentiment is stamped adhere the Gnomes using Kid’s Choice Glue.

Step 6 – Optional – For added interest apply some Shimmer to the glasses and flower center using a Shimmer Pen.

This card can be used for several occasions by simply changing the colors and sentiment. Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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Merry Day After Christmas

December 26, 2022

Karen here hoping your Christmas Day was filled with love and good memories. There’s no better way to preserve those memories than in a scrapbook! Creating pages using the Planner Essentials line is easy and fun! Today’s pages are for Day 25 of my December Day-by-Day album! (I created these pages right before Christmas, so I’ll add pictures to them later…)

I used a Planner Essentials 55 (over a Planner Essentials 4) for the front of the page. How fun are these file folder pockets. I added a strip of paper to each of the tops of the pockets and dotted the bottom to make sure they stood out. I used the Library Pocket Filler Cards (one of them is cut down to fit the page) for the tags and added the small heart from the Gnomes set to keep the cards from slipping down. I’ll add pictures to the tags soon. And, of course, you can see that I added a sweet Gnome too! That fun ribbon is from a present someone wrapped for me. I didn’t yet open the present, but I had to steal the ribbon off of it.

On the back of the page is a space for more pictures along with a Stitched Circle and another Gnome. All of the paper I used on these pages is from the Christmas Lives Here set, except for this green snowflake paper. Of course, no page is complete without some fun reinforcements. (I’m addicted to them!)

Craftily yours, Karen

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Green pattern and colored cardstock. Dark and light silver glitter pens. Half pearls. Ribbon.

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Ho Ho Ho Holiday Stocking Card

December 20, 2022

Hi everyone, it’s Tina here. I can’t believe the holidays are just days away. This is my last post for 2022 so I decided to add some bonus cards. Below are the steps to create your own cards.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish to 7″ x 6″, score at 3 1/2″ and fold in half for a vertical side fold card. (Mini Slimline)

Step 2 – Trim White Soft Finish to 3 1/2″ x 6″. Place Planner Stencils 1 on top of panel and apply Versamark. Remove the stencil and sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder. Remove the excess and heat set it with a Heat Tool. Adhere to card front using 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape. (Planner Stencil 1 is no longer in stock so you can replace with Planner Stencil 3.)

Step 3 – Diecut Holiday Stocking using various colors of Glitter Cardstock. If you don’t have Glitter Cardstock you can make your own using Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheets and Silk Microfine Glitter by placing Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheets on Soft Finish Cardstock. Remove the release sheet and add Silk Microfine Glitter. Remove the excess and burnish it with your finger. Assemble and adhere to card front using Foam Tape.

Step 4 – Stamp Holiday Treats sentiment using Versamark on White Soft Finish Cardstock. Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder and remove the excess. Heat set it with a Heat Tool.

Step 5 – Diecut Diagonal Stitched Fishtails to the sentiment created in Step 4. Adhere to card front using a piece of Foam Tape on the left side and 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the right.

Bonus Cards

All the cards are using the same products but the colors and stencils are different. I used Planner Stencils 1 & 2 but it is no longer in stock. Instead you can use Planner Stencils 3.

Step 1 – Trim White Soft Finish Cardstock to 11″ x 4 1/2″, score at 5 1/2″ and fold in half for a horizontal top fold card. (A2)

Step 2 – Trim White Soft Finish to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Diecut Fitted Circles using Masking Sheets and place on top of the trimmed Cardstock. Apply inks of your color choice using a Blender brush. Once done place Planner Stencil on top and using the same colors. This is called Double Stenciling. Remove the masks.

Step 3 – Diecut Fitted Indented Rectangles using the panels created in Step 2.

Step 4 – Stamp Holiday Treats sentiments to the panels created in Step 2 using Versamark. Sprinkle Embossing Powder and remove the excess. Heat set it with a Heat Tool. Adhere to card using Foam Tape.

Step 5 – Diecut Beautiful Baubles using Matte Cardstock for the baubles top and string. Beautiful Baubles is no longer in stock so you can use Classic Christmas Special Kit for the baubles top and use string or draw a line for the string.

Below is a link to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

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