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Hello Rubber Ducky

July 12, 2014

DSC_0110-1Hi Everyone, it’s Jackie and I’m showing you a sneak peek of two new dies by Elizabeth Craft Designs that will be available mid-July. With Graphic 45 paper collection called ‘By the Sea’ I thought this paper line would be a good way to show off the new Rubber Ducky (920) and Rainy Day (928).

Instructions:

1. Create card base from Navy cardstock. Cut 5.5″x 11″ square; fold and score in half ( 5.5 ” Square card size).

2. Cut ‘Set Sail’ 5 1/4″ square. Adhere to navy paper using Double-sided Adhesive. Cut Red paper 5″ square and adhere to ‘Set Sail’ paper.

3. Cut ‘Beachcomer’ paper 4 3/4″ square. Place Karen Burniston’s Accordion Circle Card die in the middle and run through die cutting machine. Adhere on red paper using  pop up dots. Cut out middle shown by Karen Burniston video seen here. Flip over the circle and adhere to middle of circle.

4.  Use Wendy Vecchi reinkers in the following colours Cornflower Blue and Forget-Me-Not plus Tim Holtz’s Silver Mixative onto Ranger Teflon sheet. Spray with Rubbing Alcohol, so colours spread. Take white cardstock and swish through colors as shown.DSC_0126-15. Cut out bubbles using Blue Velvet Adhesive and adhere to color background as shown. Place in Damask embossing folder and run through die cutting machine. Cut out circle using largest die from Accordion Circle Card. Adhere using pop up dots. Sponge blue ink on top of the embossed areas and sponge black ink along the edges.

6. Die cut Rubber Ducky and his wing using Yellow Velvet Adhesive. Cut eye using Black Velvet Adhesive and beak using Orange paper. Sponge Diarylide Yellow, Orange and Red Iron Oxide PanPastel to add more dimension as shown.

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7. Apply Double-sided Adhesive to white paper, cut umbrella using the umbrella die from the set called ‘Rainy Day’ (928). Apply Sky and Blue Purple Silk Microfine Glitter alternating between colors. Cut out handle using Black Velvet Adhesive.

8. Cut out boots using Yellow Velvet Adhesive and overlay using Amethyst Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz.

9. Cut bubbles using the newest Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz and apply them using a Quickie Glue Pen. Cut ‘Hello’ from Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz and apply as shown.\

10. Take Glitter Icicles Peel-offs and color them using Tombow Markers 371 and 397 for waves. Apply on the bottom of card  as shown.

 

SUPPLIES

Elizabeth Craft Designs

920 – Rubber Ducky

928 – Rainy Day

769 – Accordion Circle Card

938 – Hellow Stand Up Helper

KB 104 – Damask Embossing Folder

SS 0216 – Amethyst Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz

SS 0230 – Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz

406 – Black Velvet Sheets

407 – Blue Velvet Sheets

401 – Yellow Velvet Sheets

625 – Sky Silk Microfine Glitter

622 – Blue Purple Silk Microfine Glitter

Sku 7064 – Glitter Icicles Peel-Off Stickers

502 – Double-sided Adhesive

Cardstock; Midnight Muse, Shimmery White, Only Orange- Stampin’Up,

Other; Tombow Markers -371, 397, 380.5- Red Iron Oxide, 250.5 Diarylide Yellow, 280.5 Orange PanPastels, Big Shot machine

Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks by Tim Holtz

 

 

Lacy Butterflies

May 22, 2014

Hi – it’s Karen Aicken here, and today I wanted to share a CAS (Clean And Simple) card. I absolutely love the butterfly dies at Elizabeth Craft Designs, and that they come in separate pieces:
a silhouette, an overlay and a body/antenna piece. They are so versatile and you can create many different looks with them.

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1.  Cut a piece of patterned paper, 8-1/2 x 5-1/2″. Score it in the center (at 4-1/4″) to form a side fold standard A2 card.

2.  Cut a white card stock panel 3-3/4″ x 5″ and adhere it to the center of the card front.

3.  Cut a 2nd white card stock panel 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ and ink the edges with a sponge and dye ink. Adhere this to the card front, centering it on the white panel below it.

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4.  Die cut five small butterfly overlay pieces and five bodies. Note, I cut them from the same watercolor-effect patterned paper I used for the card base, but I wasn’t happy with the colours when I laid them on the card. They were too muted for my taste, so I sponged each of the five overlay pieces with coordinating dye ink colours. I did not ink the butterfly bodies.

5.  Die cut the ‘Hello’ from the same patterned paper and attach it as shown using a glue pen.

6.  Attach a butterfly body to each butterfly, and attach a small strip of foam tape to the back of each butterfly.

7.  Now comes the fun part! Lay out four of the butterflies onto your card front, and when you are happy with the arrangement peel off the backing from the foam tape and adhere them in place.

8.  Gently fold the wings up, which creates shadows and gives the card even more interest.

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9.  Cut a patterned paper panel 4 x 5-1/4″ and attach this inside your card.

10.  Cut a white card stock panel 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″, ink the edges with a sponge and dye ink. Then attach it inside the card centered on the patterned paper panel.

11.  Attach the remaining butterfly inside the card as desired, gently lifting the wings.

Just think how quickly you could make a set of these cards to give as a gift! While I kept my card CAS … one of my favourite ways to use the Elizabeth Craft Designs Shimmer Sheetz is to cut butterfly and dragonfly overlay pieces and doing that would certainly take this card to a new level. As would adding Silk Microfine colored glitter to the butterfly bodies or cutting them out of Velvet Adhesive Sheets. What about using an embossed Shimmer Sheetz in place of the top card stock layer? There are lots of variations to this simple layout.

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I hope you enjoyed my card, made quickly and easily using Elizabeth Craft Designs dies!

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products:

713 Small Butterfly die
787 Hello die

Other Products:

Big Shot
Patterned paper
White card stock
Dye inks and sponges
Glue Pen
Adhesive
Foam tape

Thanks for stopping by today.

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