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Maritime Joy Fold Father’s Day Card

June 20, 2015

Hello Friends,

It’s Debra with you today. Father’s Day is tomorrow and, just in case you are still in need of a fabulous card for your beloved dad, I created a fun joy fold card using the new Maritime Peel-Offs. Coloring the peel offs with distress inks and a water brush make this unique card fast and easy to complete.

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Here’s how I made this card:

1. Cut a piece of red cardstock to 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″. Score at 3″ and fold with the fold on the left side. Cut a piece of gray cardstock to 3″ x 8″. Emboss gray piece with Lots of Dots embossing folder and then score at 4″ with the fold on the right. These are your card base and insert card.

2. Cut pattern paper to 4″ x 5-1/4″, a piece each of white and red cardstock to 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ and a piece of striped pattern paper to 2-3/4″ x 4″. Ink all pieces with black ink. Stamp sentiment with black ink on white piece.

3. Die cut a 4″ x 1″ piece of pattern paper with the wave die from Beach Edges.

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4. Adhere the large sailboat and steering wheel peel offs to white cardstock. Color  with Distress Ink markers and a water brush. Trim out finished peel offs leaving a small white edge. Add glitter dot to center of wheel.

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5. Assemble the card. Adhere the pattern paper to the inside of the red card base. Add wavy border strips on top and bottom of pattern piece. Adhere striped piece to outside of short piece. Tie twine around short piece with knot on the front.

6. Adhere the white stamped piece inside the embossed gray piece and the red piece on the outside of the embossed gray piece. Add waves to bottom of front of gray piece. Add glitter dots around the edges. Adhere sailboat on foam adhesive. Cut two waves from the wave border 3 times to use as “seagulls” on the background of the gray piece around the ship.

7. With red base closed, position the closed gray piece so that it is centered and adhere the back only to the inside of the red base. Your joy fold will now open the red to the left and the gray to the right. Add the colored wheel peel off on foam adhesive at the bottom corner of the gray card to hold in the closed position.

8. Add knot, bottle, seashell peel offs and additional wavy strip to inside of gray part to complete.

This card could easily be adapted for a masculine birthday by changing the sentiment.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

2592 Maritime Peel-Off black
1034 Corners and Borders black
981 Beach Edges
E114 Lots of Dots embossing folder
7018 Glitter Dots black/silver

Other:

Pattern Paper – Authentique – Seaside
Cardstock – red, gray, white
Stamped sentiment
Foam Adhesive
Black Ink
Twine
Distress Markers- Pumice Stone, Barn Door, Chipped Sapphire
Water brush

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Nautical Thank You

September 16, 2014

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Good morning crafty friends,

This is Rita Edwards here. Today I would like to share my new nautical-themed Thank You card with you.

As always, 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 wood patterned cardstock 6″ x 12″. Score at 6″ and fold to create top fold card base.

2. Cut a piece of the same wood patterned cardstock 6″ x 6″ and adhere to the top portion of the inside of the card. Cut blue cardstock 6″ x 6″ and adhere onto the bottom portion of the inside of the card.

3. Using the Ring Accordion Card die set, position the largest accessory die 1″ from the top and 1″ from left side on the front of the card base and die cut. This cut will serve as the base of the ‘porthole’.

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4. Using the Ring Accordion Card die set, trace around the outer ring edge and fussy cut the blue cardstock, create 4 large circles. Using the same die set, position the largest accessory die in the center of these large circles and die cut. These larger rings will be the outer frame of the ‘porthole’.

5. Using the Ring Accordion Card die set, position the largest accessory die inside the ring card die and die cut 4 rings, cut out center label and trim off the long side tab to create rings. These smaller rings will be the secondary frame of the ‘porthole’. Using the same ring card die, die cut clear acetate, which will be used as the window of the ‘porthole’.

The photo below will show you all of the ring cut pieces for the ‘porthole’ frame.

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6. Adhere 3 of the larger rings onto the card base to create a large frame around the ‘porthole’. Adhere 2 of the smaller rings onto the larger rings to create a smaller frame around the ‘porthole’. Adhere the acetate circle die cut on top and finish with the last smaller ring die cut. Adhere 1 large ring die cut onto the inside of the card base with one smaller ring die cut on top. Place red glitter dots onto the larger ring frames to complete the ‘porthole’. Set aside.

7. Die cut 10 flags from patterned and blue papers using the rectangle flag and label dies from the Lots of Pops die set. Adhere the flags onto thin natural hemp cord. Make sure that the sting is long enough to cross the card from the left all the way to the top right corner. Set aside.

8. Have Double Sided Adhesive, Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, Fishes and Lighthouses
Peel-off stickers in Gold, 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 the peel-offs 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. (This will pick up the stickers onto the adhesive.) Turn over, remove the release sheet and cover adhesive and peel-offs with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish with your finger. Brush off the excess glitter; return it to the jar for other projects.

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9. Use your Copic or other alcohol markers to color the glittered peel-offs. Fussy cut around the peel-offs. Els has a wonderful video demonstrating this technique on YouTube: Silk Microfine Glitter – Coloring with Alcohol Markers

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10. Adhere the flags and bell onto the card front with foam squares. Adhere the glittered fish and seaweed, as well as the gold outline bubbles (circles) on the inside of the card, making sure that one fish is centered under the porthole. (Refer to photo.). Add Glitter Dots in Red and Blue to the fish. Add Glitter Dots in Red, spaced at even intervals around the porthole, on both the inside and outside of the card.

11. Die cut Thank You from blue cardstock. Adhere to lower right corner of card front.

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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
– (904) Ring Accordion die set
– (788) Thank You die
– (7018) Glitter Dots Peel-offs in Blue and Red
– (2574) Lighthouses Peel-offs in Gold
– (2349) Fishes Peel-offs in Gold
– (641) Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Double Sided Adhesive

Other supplies:

– Momenta cardstock
– The Gilded Paper stack by DCWV
– Beach House paper pack by the Paper Studio
– Natural hemp cord
– Foam squares
– Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
– Toothpick or a corsage pin to apply glue to hemp cord
– Copic Markers: G21, G99, R59, Y08 and 0 (colorless blender)

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By The Sea Shore

September 12, 2014

Howdy!

Debra back again to share a tribute to summer with you. Even though fall has officially begun, here in Texas it’s still blazing hot, sunny and green. It sure doesn’t feel like fall! My mind keeps heading back to the beach and the wonderful days of summer I am not quite ready to let go. The new Seashells Peel-Offs inspired me to take those feelings and create a card to embody sun, surf and the carefree  life.

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Here’s how I made this card:

1. Fold a piece of white 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  cardstock in half to form a standard A2 size base. Emboss the front half with the Mini Mosaics Embossing Folder.

2. Cut a piece of  white cardstock to 3 3/4 x 5. Cut a rectangle out of the middle leaving a 1/2″ edge all around to form a frame shape. Save the middle panel, we will use that to build our seascape.

3. Using a textured embossing powder sprinkled with a little Fire Opal Silk Microfine Glitter, heat emboss the bottom third of the frame to give the look of sand.

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4. Pick 5 seashells from the new Seashells Peel-Offs and place them on a page from a cast-off book or piece of sheet music. Lightly smudge with brown ink to give a vintage look and to add the illusion of some texture. Color with a clear glitter paint pen to add shimmer.

5. Roughly cut around peel-offs and adhere them to a piece of white cardstock for more stability. Then fussy cut peel-offs. *Note- using a black marker to cover the cut white edge is a great way to hide any areas that didn’t get trimmed closely enough. Just be careful not to let the marker jump to the front of your shell and leave a mark. Work slowly and you should get good results.

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6. Tear strips of three shades blue cardstock- dark, medium and light, into thin uneven strips. Adhere them to the rectangle piece cut in step 2 starting with the lightest color at the top overlapping with a darker color until the whole piece is covered. Add a few random darker pieces in for more interest. Curl back some of the edges for added texture.

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7. This is the completed panel. Do not trim the excess off the sides unless they stick out past the edge of the frame. The extra length on the side will cover any gaps when you adhere the panel behind the frame.

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8. To assemble the card, add foam adhesive to the back of the frame. Only peel the liner off the bottom edge. Center it on the card base and adhere down the bottom edge only. Add adhesive to the back of the torn panel. Slide the panel behind the frame, center it and secure down. Peel the liner from the rest of the foam adhesive on the back of the frame and secure down.

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9. To complete the card, arrange the seashells on the front. Die cut Hello from white cardstock and adhere to top of frame. Free hand cut two tiny “seagulls” from the edge of the sheet of Peel-Offs and add to the sky on the torn panel. Here is another look:

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I hope my card helped you hang on to summer just a little bit longer! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products:
2527 Seashells Peel-Off
E116 Mini Mosaic Embossing Folder
787 Hello Die
609 Fire Opal Silk Microfine Glitter
802 Fine Pointed Scissors

Other Supplies:
Cardstock- Bazzill
Piccolo Brownstone Enamel Powder
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Clear Wink of Stella Brushpen
Foam Adhesive

 

 

 

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Hello Seashells

September 11, 2014

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Hi! It’s Candy back to share a nautical card.

This card uses one of the brand new Peel-Offs from Elizabeth Craft Designs – Seashells! I love everything related to the sea, so I was particularly happy to play with these.

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1. Cut card base 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score at center and fold.

2. Cut patterned paper 4″ x 5 1/4″. Adhere to card base.

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3. Adhere Double-Sided Adhesive to white cardstock.

4. Peel off protective backing and turn it over on the table in front of you with the shiny side up. Peel off the two seashells and the crab sticker as shown in the picture above and place stickers sticky side UP on protective backing. Pick up adhesive covered cardstock and turn it over onto stickers. Turn over so the cardstock is on the bottom and peel off protective backing. Stickers will now be right side up on top of adhesive.

5. Cover adhesive with Silk Microfine Glitter. Shake off excess. Burnish with finger.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 until all stickers are coated. Use Fire Opal, Orange and Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter for the other seashells.

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7. Color Cool Diamond glittered seashells and crab with Copics or other alcohol-based markers as shown in the photo above, blending from lighter to darker tones for dimension.

8. Cut out all images.

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9. Adhere knotted twine fishing net to card.

10. Use dimensional foam adhesive to adhere crab and seashells to card.

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11. Die cut Hello from black and white cardstock. Layer and adhere with white on top, slightly offset to allow black to show as a shadow.

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SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products:

502 Double-Sided Adhesive

2575 Seashells Peel-offs in Black

609 Fire Opal Silk Microfine Glitter

613 Orange Silk Microfine Glitter

633 Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter

641 Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

787 Hello die

 

Other Products:

Cardstock in White (Stampin’ Up!)

By the Sea Collection anchor pattern paper (Graphic 45); Option: or any nautical theme paper

Copic Sketch Markers

Knotted twine fishing net

Dimensional Foam Adhesive

 

 

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Nautical Hello Card

September 10, 2014

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Created by Mary Dimercurio Prasad for Elizabeth Craft Designs

The new Peel-Offs include nautical themed designs. I decided to step a little outside my box and create something different, at least for me anyway since it’s not a theme I frequent.

Making the Card

1. From the Nautical paper pack: cut a piece of red cardstock 10×7 inches. Fold in half to create a card base. Cut a piece of cream cardstock to 9 1/2 x 7 inches; fold in half. Using Lorna Label Pop Up main die, center and die cut along fold.

2. Cut piece of cream cardstock 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Cut piece of blue/cream striped cardstock
6 1/2 x 2 inches; adhere to bottom of cream cardstock. From Basic Black Shimmer Sheetz, cut a thin strip 6 1/2 inches; adhere over seam as shown.

3. Stamp compass rose on graph paper from Far and Away paper pad using Black Soot Distress Ink. Tear it out in a square. Using the blending tool, add Antique Linen Distress Ink around edges. Crumple.

4. Using main die from the Lorna Label Pop Up, die cut label from red cardstock and trim down to just the label. Find the US map in the Far and Away paper pad. Using banner die, cut flags of varying lengths as desired. Arrange and adhere to red label as shown; trim from back with scissors following label contour. Adhere a piece of cheesecloth from behind as shown.

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5. Adhere Peel-Offs shown on card to watercolor paper and paint with watercolors. Fussy cut around each – cut “rope” off life preserver. Using your fingers, gently shape by rounding edges down for all but the life preserver.

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6. Braid a length of blue/white twine to about 9 or 10 inches. Use half to tie a nautical knot. Die cut a banner from Lorna Label Pop Up set from cream cardstock; set a red eyelet at each end of banner and thread ends of twine as shown, adhering and trimming ends behind banner.

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7. Arrange and adhere pieces to front of card as shown, using dimensional tape for label, shells and banner.

8. From blue cardstock, die cut label from Lorna Label Pop Up and emboss with stitching; sand lightly to show stitches. Adhere to center of pop up.

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9. Cut 6 copies of Hello word from black cardstock. Glue each layer on top of the other to create a thick stack. Add Glossy Accents to top layer. Set aside to dry. Cut talk bubble from cream cardstock. Adhere Hello to talk bubble.

10. Using the other half of the braided twine, glue behind handles of life preserver.

11. Color some of the transparent Glitter Dots in matching blue with alcohol marker (optional). Adhere to pop up as shown.

12. Adhere pop up to inside of card. Adhere everything to pop up as shown using dimensional tape.

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Supplies

Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other Supplies

  • Watercolors
  • Nautical Paper Pad (Craft Smith)
  • Black Cardstock
  • Glossy Accents
  • Twine, Blue/White
  • Red Eyelets
  • Cheesecloth
  • Far and Away Teresa Collins 6×6, Map Paper
  • Stamp, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Air Travel CMS 102, Compass Rose
  • Blending Tool
  • Distress Ink: Black Soot, Antique Linen
  • Blue Alcohol Marker
  • Dimensional Tape
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My Lighthouse

September 2, 2014

 

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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

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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

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