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Halloween Fun With Elizabeth Craft Designs

August 27, 2015

Hi, it’s Angela and I am so excited to share this project with you. My friend Nicole created a festive Halloween project featuring pull out tags. Let me share with how she created the project using Elizabeth Craft Designs dies, Peel-off stickers and Silk Microfine Glitter.

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*A piece of cardstock 17 1/4 x 11 1/2  was scored to create four panels, pockets & a flap.

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*Inside view of the book with the tags in the pockets.

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*Four pieces of pattern paper were cut to decorate the back of the book.

*Letter & numbers were die cut from black cardstock to create the front title of the book “October 31st” and it was glued on the front cover.

*A pumpkin peel-off was placed on double sided adhesive, glittered with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, polished, then colored with Copic markers and then cut out.

*A magnet was placed between the pumpkin and black cardstock circle to create a magnetic closure for the book front.

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*Panel # 1 has a pattern paper tag that has been scored twice and it creates a pull down tag which was decorated with a stamp image and metal skeleton.

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 *The tag has a journal spot and pictures placed.
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*Panel # 2  and panel # 3 have tags folded once and google eyes and photos were used to decorate the tags.

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*Inside the book was decorated with patterned paper behind the pockets and on panel #4, a patterned tag was placed on the pocket front.

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*Four back cardstock tags were die cut from assorted tag dies.

*The cardstock tags for the pockets were decorated with photos of the kids in costumes and ECD double sided tape was applied to the tags and then  ECD Silk Microfine Glitter was applied and polished in.

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*On the other two tags, glitter was applied and ribbon was placed on all tags.

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*The names of each child were die cut and glued to the tag back along with photos.

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*The positive and negative images from the alphabet dies were used to create “Brody’s” name and a gold metallic marker was used to write “My boys 2013”.

Nicole did a wonderful job on this cute tag book! Creating one is easy and fun to decorate and embellish. Pull out your photos, dies & glitter and make a tag book keepsake for yourself!

 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products:

958 Tags & More 5 – Sunburst

959 Tags & More 6 – Daisy

957 Tags & More 4 – Flourish

967 Alphabet 1 – Caps

1075 Alphabet 2 – Lower Case

1076 Numbers & More 2

2538 Pumpkin Peel-off

641 Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

624 Bluebell Silk Microfine Glitter

614 True red Silk Microfine Glitter

613 Orange Silk Microfine Glitter

612 Saffron Silk Microfine Glitter

631 Soft green Silk Microfine Glitter

601 Basic black Silk Microfine Glitter

 

Other products used:

My Minds Eye Frightful paper

Manilla cardstock 17.25 x 11.5

black and orange cardstock

black cardstock

magnets

copic markers

brads

skeleton charm

wicked stamp

ribbon

gold metallic pen

Hope you enjoyed.

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A Way With Words

Congratulations

August 6, 2015

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Hi everyone,

It’s Frances Byrne here. Today I am sharing a baby card that I created using one of the new Quietfire A Way with Words dies and Peel-Off Stickers.

Here’s how I created my card:

1. Creating the base card –

  • Cut a piece of designer paper 5 inches square. Cut a coordinating piece of designer paper 5 inches x 1 3/4 inches. Adhere the small rectangle piece of designer paper at the top of the square piece.
  • Cut a piece of white card 1 3/8 inches x 6 1/2 inches. Layer onto a piece of blue card that is 1 9/16 inches x 6 1/2 inches. Attach diagonally to the top portion of the card as per photo above, allowing for room underneath to  attach pram image.
  • Trim overhanging edges from sides of card.
  • Layer designer paper to blue card that measures 5 1/4 inches square.
  • Layer to top folded green card that measures 5 1/2 inches square (5 1/2 inches x 11 inches before folding)

2. Creating the Peel-Off Sticker images:

a.  Before reading the instructions below, you can see a video Els created using this technique here.

b.  Place a sheet of Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive onto cardstock that is big enough for your peel-offs and remove the release sheet.

c.  Be careful not to touch the adhesive or it will leave fingerprints in the glitter.

d.  From the Baby Peel-Offs, place the pram and safety pins onto the release sheet (sticky side up).

e. Place the cardstock that has Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive, sticky side down, on top of the peel-offs (In other words, place sticky onto sticky.)

f.  Use release sheet in handling the cardstock until you cover the adhesive with glitter so you don’t leave fingerprints.

g.  Cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, polish glitter with your finger and brush excess off.

h.  Color your images as desired using alcohol-based markers on the glitter.

i.  Cut around all peel-off pieces and attach to the card.

* Coloring Tips for alcohol-based markers and glitter: Remember that when using alcohol-based markers, such as Copics, work quickly and don’t let the tip of the marker linger on the glittered surface. Too much alcohol ink can dissolve the adhesive and remove the glitter. It takes very little ink to color the surface of the glittered image so work with a light touch. To get the faded look, lay a line of color down along one edge of the section you want to color and then use your blender pen to pull the color across the rest of the image. You may have to lay more color down to get deeper shading after you blend it out.

3. Adhere a piece of Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive Tape to the front of white card. Use the “Congratulations” sentiment from the new Way with Words Collection and die cut sentiment so that the adhesive is on the top of the word.

  • Remove protective backing from the adhesive and cover the sentiment with Spring Peridot Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish glitter with your finger and brush excess off.
  • Adhere the sentiment to the white diagonal panel on the front of the card.

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4. The inside of the card:

  • Cut a piece of white card 5 inches square.
  • Layer the white card onto a piece of blue card that is 5 1/4 inches square
  • Layer to inside of card.

5. Remove the building blocks outline from the Baby Peel-Off Stickers, place this safely on a scrap piece of the protective backing sheet of adhesive sheet used previously in steps above, so you can use this another time.

  • Roughly trim around the negative building blocks which remains. Peel off any excess black peel-off sticker that may be around your image until you just have the image as per photo above.
  • Cut a piece of Transfer Sheet large enough to fit over the building blocks. Remove the protective backing and place the tacky side of the Transfer Sheet onto the negative shapes. Burnish with a bone folder or your fingers and carefully lift the Transfer Sheet checking to ensure that all of the pieces lift at once. You can see Els’ video using this technique HERE.
  • Now move the Transfer Sheet with negative shapes attached to it over to the card. When it is in the right spot, place it down onto the card and rub the front of the Transfer Sheet to release the pieces onto the card. Carefully lift the Transfer Sheet to check and make sure all of the negative image pieces are now on the card. (Don’t remove the Transfer sheet until all pieces are in place).

6.  Die cut the words “It’s a” from the It’s a Boy/Girl die from green card that has Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape adhered to the back of the card.

7. Die cut the letters “B O Y” using the Alphabet 1 – Caps die set from green card that has Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape adhered to the back of the card.

  • Adhere the sentiment “It’s a Boy” to the lower right hand side of the card as per photo above.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
1051 Quietfire “Congratulations
969 It’s a Boy/Girl 
967 Alphabet 1 – Caps
2593 Baby Peel-Off Stickers Black
600 Transfer Sheet
635 Spring Peridot Silk Microfine Glitter
639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 
509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 152mm
508 Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm
  
Other:
Cardstock: white, blue, green
Designer Paper: Kaisercraft Little One 6 1/2″ Paper Pad; Kaisercraft Cooper 12″ x 12″ Designer Paper
Foam Tape
Copics
Pop it Ups

Pop it Ups Wednesday with Fran – Katie Label Anniversary Love

July 29, 2015

Happy Pop It Ups Wednesday!  It’s Fran Sabad here, sharing an Anniversary card using some of my favorite dies.  There’s always a reason to share love!

This card features the Katie Label Pivot die and the beautiful Paris Edges paired up with the Lots of Owls Peel-Off Stickers in all their glittery wonder.

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1. Cut a piece of white cardstock 5 1/2″ x 11″.  Score in half at 5 1/2″. Mark the center of both short sides at 2 3/4.”

2. Line up the center of the Paris Edges die on one short side, centering it with the mark you made, and die cut.  Repeat on the other side.  (NOTE – the Pivot card die in the picture below is to show how the measurement works.  DO NOT die cut the pivot card at this point!)

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3.  Cut 2 pieces of patterned paper 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″.  On the front of the card, adhere the paper permanently.  On the inside, use removable adhesive to adhere the paper.  Line up the Katie Label Pivot die in the center and die cut.  Remove the inside patterned paper, cut off the label area and readhere the patterned paper to the inside.

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EDC Step 4

4. Use the Lots of Owls Peel Off Stickers, Transparent Double Sided Tape Sheet, Cool Diamond Microfine Glitter and Copic Markers to color the owls.  Els has a great tutorial on how to do this here.

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5. Fussy cut the Owls and adhere to the front of the card.

6. Die cut both layering pieces from the Katie Label Pivot die set and add the sentiment using the Assorted Words Peel Off Sticker.

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Elizabeth Craft Designs Products

Katie Label Pivot Card Die

Paris Edges

Lots of Owls Peel Off Stickers

Transparent Double Sided Tape Sheet

Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

Assorted Words Peel Off Stickers

Other Supplies

Stampin Up paper – Whisper White, English Cottage

This card could easily be used for any other theme by simply swapping out the greeting. I hope you’ve enjoyed the tutorial and feel inspired to make your own Katie Label Owls in Love card.

 

 

Summer Crafting on the Go

July 28, 2015

Hi there! It’s Marsha here and today I’m going to share a couple of ideas for crafting on the go!

Summer is in full swing over here and there are lots of fun things to do and places to go. If I’m not on the go, I prefer to spend more time in the garden rather than in the craft room… But that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped creating!

So what am I up to?! Art journaling of course! You do not need to be in the craft room to art journal. You can take your journal and put a couple of your favourite supplies into a toiletry bag and head outside!

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

Next to the supplies there is always room in the bag for a couple of peel-off sticker sheets, some stencils, (homemade) fun foam stamps and maybe a couple of die-cuts that you pre-cut at home.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

For my Summer art (travel) kit I die-cut a couple of stencils with some of my favourite Elizabeth Craft Designs dies.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

As you can see, I don’t tend to clean my stencils, so I needed them to be as durable as I could get them. I cut them out of a mask material, but you can also use a regular transparency or even some cardstock.

If you want to die-cut stencils out of plastic mask material like this, you will need to use the Metal Adaptor Plate or even something heavier like the Precision Base Plate by Sizzix and you may need to run the material through the die-cut machine several times.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

If you are not into art journaling, but you like to do a bit of colouring or maybe if you would just like to try a couple of mixed media techniques, I’ve got another great idea for you.

One of my local scrapbooking/stamp stores hosts an annual Summer challenge where they give you daily prompts that you need to execute on a regular correspondence card. I’ve been playing along this year and I’ve fallen in love with the single 4×6 inch cards!

The cards are cheap. You can get a big stack of them for about two dollars, so if a technique or sketch goes wrong, it’s no big deal. The quality is also decent enough for colouring with alcohol markers, inking and stencilling.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

The size is just right. You can finish one card in a small amount of time. If you keep your toiletry bag of art supplies at arm’s length, you can do one at the pool or one at the park or… one just before the kids wake up from their nap!

Another thing I like about the format is, that you can bundle a stack of finished cards and make it into a mini book or journal. Or, if a particular card turns out really well… add a sentiment, adhere it to a folded note card and send it to someone!

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Crafting on the Go

You will be surprised at what can be done in limited time and with limited supplies. I know that I’m having a blast with just a few supplies, my art journal and that stack of correspondence cards!

What are your favourite Summer crafts? Do you have any tips for crafting on the go?

Have a wonderful (sunny) day!

Marsha

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

E111 Flower Mosaic
1033 Leafy Branch
781 All Seasons Tree
967 Alphabet 1 – Caps
968 Numbers & More 1
1026 Pebbles
1027 Bricks
1028 Circles
1055 Quietfire “Hello” (coming soon)
2565 Dragonfly Ladies in Circle
2575 Seashells Peel-Off Stickers in Black
2595 Summer Peel-Off Stickers in Black
803 Metal Adaptor Plate

Other:

Art journal and/or correspondence cards (4×6 inch)
Mask/stencil material (Carabelle Studio Magic Mask)
Craft or acrylic paint
Make-up sponges
A small selection of favourite pens, markers, (water)colour pencils or water-soluble crayons, a pencil and favourite adhesive
(Water) brush
Ink pad(s)
Washi tape
A small container for water and a lid or something to use as a paint palette

A Way With Words

Happy Birthday Shine !!!!

July 26, 2015

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Hello everyone,

It’s Jackeline and for my project today I decided to create a fun card using the new Happy Birthday word die from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

To build the stand up helper:

1. Cut a rectangle piece of  11″ x 6 1/4″ in white cardstock.

2. Make 3 score lines: the first one at 2 1/2″, the second at 5 1/4″ and the last one at 8″.

3. Stick down 2 Stand Up Helper dies from Stand Up Helpers 3 – Hinges at the first score line (2 1/2″), and run it through your die cut machine. Repeat the process 2 times more at the same score line.

For more info on how to create a Stand Up Helper card, watch a tutorial by Els Here

To create the glitter background:

4. Adhere a piece of double side of adhesive to white cardstock.

5. Cut a rectangle piece of 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. Remove the backing, exposing the sticky side.

6. Cut a rectangle of approx. 6″ x 5″ of the the backing tape paper .

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7. With the assistance of the backing paper, mark the line for the first glitter stripe. Apply the Silk Microfine Glitter and polish.

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8. Repeat the same process to create the other 5 stripes.

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To create the bottom part:

9. Die cut the flowers using Bunch of flowers 4 and Bunch of flowers 2 in fuchsia and pink patterned paper .

10. Place the flowers on the stand up helpers base and decorate the center with gold glitter dots.

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To decorate:

11. Adhere a piece of double sided adhesive to Gold Shimmer Sheetz and die cut the sentimental using the “Happy Birthday” die from our new A Way With Words collection. Make sure to use the metal adaptor plate when die cutting Shimmer Sheetz.

12. Add some gold lines peel-offs on the first score line.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it will help you to find inspiration for your next project.

Happy Crafting!!

Jackeline

Supplies 

Elizabeth Craft Designs

729 Bunch of Flowers 2
963 Stand Up Helpers 3 – Hinges
1030 Bunch of Flowers 4
1054 Quietfire “Happy Birthday”
604 White – Silk Microfine Glitter
616 Peony Pink – Silk Microfine Glitter
617 Vintage Pink – Silk Microfine Glitter
619 Fuchsia – Silk Microfine Glitter
1016 Lines Gold
7018 Glitter Dots Gold
SS0212 Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz- 3 Pack
502 Transparent Double Sided Tape Sheet – 8.5″ x 11″ – 5 pack
801 Fine Pointed Tweezers by Elizabeth Craft Designs
802 Fine Pointed Scissors by Elizabeth Craft Designs
803 Cuttlebug and Big Shot Metal Adaptor Plate

Others

White Cardstock

Fushcia and Pink Patterned paper

 

A Way With Words

Best Wishes

July 17, 2015

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By Judi Kauffman

Thank you for inviting me to be today’s guest designer. My project today is a Best Wishes card. I offer it as an introduction to Suzanne Cannon’s new Quietfire Design dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs – A Way With Words Collection.

All twelve of the dies are so versatile. It would be SO easy to customize this project by changing the color combination or by switching to different peel-offs and embellishments.

In fact, you could change to another of the dies in the collection, too. The rectangle that holds the sentiment would need to be re-sized to fit the words, and the embellishments would be changed, but other than that the theory is the same:

1. Die cut words twice – once in Shimmer Sheetz and once in cardstock backed with adhesive sheet or in Velvet Adhesive Sheet.

2. Add the words to a solid color cardstock rectangle, overlapping them so the darker color becomes a drop shadow. Layer the first rectangle onto a contrasting border, also in solid color cardstock.

3. Layer a piece of paper from a castoff book onto the same solid color as used for the border in step 2.

4. Add this large rectangle to a 5” x 7” card base. Use foam tape to attach the Best Wishes rectangle.

5. Add Leafy Branch peel-offs and a Glitter Dot-encrusted Shimmer Sheetz butterfly peel-offs as shown, or substitute whatever low-relieve embellishments you prefer. (*Keep the embellishments flat or almost flat to avoid additional postage charges.)

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Design Strategies:

By using only simple rectangles the card can be completed in a jiffy! If you have more time, die cut other shapes for some of the layers.

If you’re switching to a different sentiment, change the color combination; use patterned papers, embossed layers, or whatever suits the occasion and the recipient.

For example:

With Sympathy would work better with a muted, respectful, tone on tone palette. Skip the sparkly elements.

Happy Birthday would look great in bright primary colors with balloons instead of a butterfly.

Congratulations is a long word and the die is not very tall, so I would change the shape of the card to a horizontal rectangle with a fold across the top.

NOTE: Some of the dies have words that are connected (Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings). The rest of the dies have individual words that can be configured on one line or more, and the words can mixed and matched among the die sets!

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs –
1050 Best Wishes
2598 Branches with Leaves Peel-offs in Black
0412 Big Butterflies Peel-offs in Black
7018 Glitter Dots in Black/Silver
Shimmer Sheetz in White (SS0102) and Yellow (SS0108) Iridescent
803 Metal Adaptor Plate
Double sided adhesive sheets and narrow tape
406 Velvet Adhesive Sheetz in Black

Other –
5” x 7” Kraft brown pre-made card with envelope
Solid cardstock in Red and Olive Green
Foam tape
Page from castoff book

You Bake Me Happy

July 16, 2015

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Hi everyone,

It’s Frances Byrne here. For my project today I created a tag shaped card using the Tags & More – Lattice die set and the Kitchen Time Peel-Off Stickers.

Here’s how I created my card:

1.  Cut a piece of red card so it measures approx 6 1/2 inches x 9 inches (we will be cutting this down so it doesn’t need to be exact). Fold the card in half so it measures 4 1/2 inches x 6 1/2 inches.

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  •  Position the main tag die from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set so that the left side of the die is beyond the fold line so it doesn’t cut the fold when die cut. Hold in place with some low tack tape and run through your die cutting machine.
  •  Use your trimmer to trim down the right hand side of the card so the edge is level with the part of the tag which was cut by the die.

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  • Cut a piece of red gingham designer paper that is approx 6 1/2 inches x 4 1/2 inches. Position the main tag die from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set at the top of the designer paper and run through your die cutting machine.
  • Use your trimmer to trim down the right & left hand side of the tag so the edge is level with the part of the tag which was cut by the die.
  • Place the decorative overlay die from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set so the hole in the overlay lines up with the hole in the tag and the tag shape of the card. Run this through your die cutting machine.
  • Adhere the red gingham designer paper shaped tag to the front of the fold red tag card.
  • Trim the bottom of the tag card so it measures 6 inches.

2. Use the decorative overlay from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set and die cut from brown card.  Take 6 of the brown diamonds  (the negative pieces) and adhere these over the red diamonds at the top of the card. Refer to photo of card for placement.

  • Die cut a square shape reinforcement from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set from brown card and adhere this over the hole on the front of the tag so that it looks like a diamond.

3. Cut a piece of designer paper that measures 4 1/4 inches x 2 1/2 inches.

  • Use the border die from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set and die cut a border from brown card. Adhere this to the bottom of the designer paper.
  • Cut another piece of brown card 1 inch x 4 1/4 inches and adhere this to the top of the designer paper.
  • Use the Birthday Wishes Stand Up Helper Word die and die cut from brown card. Attach the words to the top right hand side of the brown border at the top of the designer paper so that the top of the border lines up with the bottom of the words.
  • Adhere this panel to the folded red tag card as per photo above.

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4. Creating the Peel-Off Sticker images:

a.  Before reading the instructions below, you can see a video Els created using this technique here.

b.  Place a sheet of Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive onto cardstock that is big enough for your peel-offs and remove the release sheet.

c.  Be careful not to touch the adhesive or it will leave fingerprints in the glitter.

d.  From the Kitchen Time Peel-Offs, place the apron, whisk, spatula, bowl and cupcake onto the release sheet (sticky side up).

e. Place the cardstock that has Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive, sticky side down, on top of the peel-offs (In other words, place sticky onto sticky.)

f.  Use release sheet in handling the cardstock until you cover the adhesive with glitter so you don’t leave fingerprints.

g.  Cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, polish glitter with your finger and brush excess off.

h.  Color your images as desired using alcohol-based markers on the glitter.

i.  Cut around all peel-off pieces and attach to the card.

* Coloring Tips for alcohol-based markers and glitter: Remember that when using alcohol-based markers, such as Copics, work quickly and don’t let the tip of the marker linger on the glittered surface. Too much alcohol ink can dissolve the adhesive and remove the glitter. It takes very little ink to color the surface of the glittered image so work with a light touch. To get the faded look, lay a line of color down along one edge of the section you want to color and then use your Blender pen to pull the color across the rest of the image. You may have to lay more color down to get deeper shading after you blend it out.

5. Cut a piece of blue ribbon and tie into a bow and adhere to the top of the card over the reinforcement hole.

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6. Cut a piece of white card that measures 4 1/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches.

  • Use the border die from the Tags & More 8 – Lattice set and die cut a border from brown card. Adhere this to the bottom of the white card.
  • Cut another piece of brown card 1 inch x 4 1/4 inches and adhere this to the top of the white card.
  • Adhere this panel to the folded red tag card as per photo above.

7. Using the Alphabet 1 – Caps die to die cut the letters ” Y; U; A; E; E; A; P” from aqua card and also the letters ” O; B; K; M; H; P; Y” from yellow card. (Place a piece of Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive to black cardstock prior to die cutting the letters to make it easier to attach letters to card).

  • Measure from the top of the white card 1 1/4 inches and make a mark on both sides of the card. Place a piece of low tack masking tape between these lines. Place the letters alternating between aqua and yellow to spell YOU BAKE.
  • Remove the masking tape.
  • Measure from the top of the white card 3 inches and make a mark on both sides of the card. Place a piece of low tack masking tape between these lines. Place the letters alternating between aqua and yellow to spell ME HAPPY.
  • Remove the masking tape.
  • Erase all pencil marks.
  • Adhere the Cupcake Peel-Off sticker to the centre of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
2594 Kitchen Time peel-off Stickers Black 
961 Tags & More 8 – Lattice
934 Best Wishes Stand Up Helper 
967 Alphabet 1 – Caps
509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 152mm
508 Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm
639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 
802 Fine Pointed Scissors
  
Other:
Cardstock: white; red; brown; aqua; yellow
Designer Paper: American Crafts Family Fun 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Ribbon
Copic Markers
Foam Tape

 

Videos

Watercolour Fun with Dye Inks and Summer Peel-Off Stickers

July 14, 2015

Hi there! It’s Marsha here again!

Today I have an accordion folded tag card with a beach theme to share with you:

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Fun with Peel-Off Stickers

I would never have guessed it, but black Peel-Off Stickers just might be turning into a staple for me. I love the clean black outlines, especially when combined with something messy like watercolour!

Here are the written steps to create this card:

1. Die-cut and accordion card with four folds out of watercolour paper, using the Tags & More – Sunburst die.

2. Adhere the outline (I mean: the sticker part that is left on the sheet when all peel-offs are used up) of the Summer and Seashells Peel-Off Stickers onto sheets of printer paper. Fussy cut within the outlines to create stencils.

3. Choose three colours of dye inks. Magentas, yellows and blues mix well and suit the happy summer vibe.

Ranger has discontinued the Adirondack Dye Inks that I’ve used on my card, but Distress Inks come in the same bright colours now, so I’m sure you will be able to find the perfect replacement.

The techniques will probably work with a lot of other dye inks too. Just give it a try!

4. Use an ink blending tool to apply the ink through the peel-off stencil onto the card.

5. Tap some dye ink onto your craft sheet and spritz it with water. You can now pick it up with a watercolour brush and apply it around the stencilled images, leaving a small white outline.

6. While the surface is still wet, add another ink colour and let it bleed into the first colour on the card. Leave to dry completely.

7. Pick some wet ink up with the brush and flick it onto the card. Leave to dry.

8. Pick some clean water up with a (clean) brush and flick that onto the card. Dry it off with a paper towel to remove some of the watercolour stain.

I usually use the unscrewed nozzle of my (water) spray bottle instead of a brush to flick water drops!

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Fun with Peel-Off Stickers

9. Adhere the coordinating peel-offs to the card. I like it best when they end up a little offset.

10. Adhere a couple of washi tape strips to a scrap of cardstock. Adhere two peel-off stickers onto the scrap and cut out the images. Use foam tape or a pop dot to attach them to the card.

11. Add a handwritten sentiment or a quote with black pen.

Of course I made a video to be able to explain the process to you even better:

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Summer Fun with Peel-Off Stickers

I had so much fun creating this card, that I actually made several! I hope you try it too!

Happy crafting!

Marsha

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
958 Tags & More 5 – Sunburst
2575 Seashells Peel-Off Stickers in Black
2595 Summer Peel-Off Stickers in Black

Other:
Watercolour paper (about 4,7 x 11,7 inches)
Two sheets of printer paper
Bone Folder and scoring tool
Post-it tape
Dye ink pads (Ranger Distress Ink Pickled Raspberry, Adirondack Dye Ink Pool, Sunshine Yellow)
Craft sheet
Ink blending tool
Watercolour brush
Washi tape
Cardstock scrap
Foam tape
Black pen

Congratulations

July 12, 2015

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Hello everyone,

It’s Jackeline Rojas here. For my project I have created a stand up card using one of the Jackie’s Dolls peel off stickers.

To build the Stand Up Helper:

1. Cut a rectangle piece of black cardstock 11″ x 4 1/2″.

2. Make 3 score lines: the first one at 2 1/2″, the second at 5 1/4″ and the last one at 8″.

3. Stick down the Hinge die from Stand Up helper set 3 at the first score line (2 1/2″), and run it through your die cut machine. Repeat the process 2 more times on the same score line.

4. Cut a rectangle 3″ x 4 1/2″ in green paper and a rectangle 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ in polka dots patterned paper. Adhere these pieces in the front part of the stand up helper

For more info on how to create a Stand Up Helper card, watch a tutorial by Els Here

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To build the tags:

5. Cut two rectangle pieces 3 1/4″ x 6″, one in black cardstock and one in patterned paper.

6. Place the tag top die from Tags & More 3 – Leaves at the top of both pieces and run it through your die cutting machine to create the tag shape.

7. Use the decorative overlay die from Tags & More 3 – Leaves to die cut the leaves pattern at the top of the tags, only on the patterned tag. Adhere the patterned tags to the black tag using double side adhesive.

8. Cut two rectangle pieces of 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″, one in black cardstock and one in green paper. Repeat steps 6 and 7 replacing the die for Tag and More 6 – Daisy.

To decorate:

9. Die cut 5 flowers in red and 6 flowers in patterned paper using Bunch of Flowers 4. Adhere them to the small tag using double sided adhesive and finalize the decoration with red glitter dots in the center of the flowers.

10. Transfer the outline of the Jacky Doll peel-off sticker onto watercolor paper, and color it using Distress markers.

11. For the sentiment use peel off stickers 343 in black.

12. Create some decorative corners using the red glitter dots and finally add a nice red and white polka dot ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed this project. See you next time!

Jackeline

Supplies 

Elizabeth Craft Designs

953 Tags & More 3 – Leaves
959 Tags & More 6 – Daisy
963 Stand Up Helpers 3 – Hinges
1030 Bunch of Flowers 4
2557 Jackie’s Dolls in Oval Peel-Offs in Black
343 Assorted Words Peel-Offs in Black
7018 Glitter Dots Peel-Offs in Red
WP903 Watercolor Paper 4″ X 9″ – 10 pack
502 Transparent Double Sided Tape Sheet – 8.5″ x 11″ – 5 pack
801 Fine Pointed Tweezers
802 Fine Pointed Scissors

Others

Cardstock: Green, Black, Red
Patterned Paper
Distress Markers

 

Pop it Ups

Pop it Ups Wednesday with Frances Byrne – Hello

July 8, 2015

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Hi everyone,

It’s Frances Byrne here with today’s Pop it Ups Wednesday with tutorial. A few weeks ago I set upon trying to reorganise some old cards I created using various technique which I wanted to keep for future reference. While I didn’t get very far with the reorganisation, I did rediscover a few tent cards I had previously created and this lead me to thinking of using the Oval Accordion Card die set which is what I have used for my card today. I love when a die can have more than one purpose for us to use it for.

Here is how I created my card:

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The Card Base –

1.  Cut out the following:

  • 1 Aqua Card that measures 5 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
  • 1 Aqua Card that measures 5 1/2″ x 3″
  • 1 Designer Paper that measures 51/4″ x 4 1/4″ (not shown in photo above.
  • Die Cut large Oval Accordion Page die from Aqua Card
  • Die Cut Oval Dots Frame Edges die set  from Teal Card (you need 2 large and 2 small frames). To make adhering of the frame edges to the accordion pages easier, adhere a sheet of Transparent Double-Sided Tape to cardstock before you die cut your frame edges pieces.

 

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2. Adhere the Teal Oval Dots Frame Edges to the Aqua Accordion Card panel as per photo above.

  • Use a score board and score the 5 1/2″ x 3″ Aqua card along the short edge at 1/2″; 1 1/2″ and 2 1/2″.

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3. Place adhesive to the tab of the Oval Accordion page and attach this to the inside of the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ panel as shown in top photo above.

  • Place adhesive on one of the 1/2″ tabs we created to the narrow scored piece of card and attach this to the other end of the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ panel.
  • Adhere the designer paper to the centre panel (this will help hide the tabs and be a decorative feature when the card is finished)

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4.  Creating the images to decorate the card –

a.  Before reading the instructions below, you can see a video Els created using this technique HERE.

b.  Place a sheet of Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive onto cardstock that is big enough for your peel-offs and remove the release sheet.

c.  Be careful not to touch the adhesive or it will leave fingerprints in the glitter.

d.  From the Lots of Owls peel offs, place the owl couple; small owl and branch onto the release sheet sticky side up.

e.  Place the cardstock that has Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive on top of the peel off. (In other words, place sticky onto sticky.)

f.  Use release sheet in handling the cardstock until you cover the adhesive with glitter so you don’t leave fingerprints.

g.  Cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, polish glitter with your finger and brush excess off.

h.  Color your images as desired using alcohol-based markers on the glitter.

i.  Cut around all peel off pieces.

j. Color white edges with a black permanent marker to give a more finished look.

* Coloring Tips for alcohol-based markers and glitter: Remember that when using alcohol-based markers, such as Copics, work quickly and don’t let the tip of the marker linger on the glittered surface. Too much alcohol ink can dissolve the adhesive and remove the glitter. It takes very little ink to color the surface of the glittered image so work with a light touch. To get the faded look, lay a line of color down along one edge of the section you want to color and then use your Blender pen to pull the color across the rest of the image. You may have to lay more color down to get deeper shading after you blend it out.

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5. Die cut the large oval from the Oval Accordion Card set from white card. Punch two tiny holes at the top of the oval and also at the fold line at the top of the card where the Accordion page is attached to the back panel.

  • Use cord to thread through the holes. Ensure that the oval is centred in the large oval before tying off the cord in a knot behind the white oval.
  • Place adhesive on the remaining tab of the scored narrow panel at bottom of card and adhere the bottom of the oval accordion to the tab. (You may need to trim the tab slightly if you have any overhang showing through the oval

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6. Attach the Owl Couple Peel off stickers using foam tape to the oval that is now hanging in the centre of the card. (I die cut another oval shape, sponged the edges and adhered this over the hanging oval to hide the holes at the top of the oval, but this is optional)

  • Adhere the branch and the small oval using foam tape to the lower right hand side of my card.
  • Die cut the speech bubble from the Rectangle Accordion Card die set from white card and the Hello also from this set from aqua card. Adhere the sentiment to the speech bubble and attach to the top left corner of card using foam tape.

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One last photo showing the view of the tent card from the side.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
772 Accordion Oval Card
972 Accordion Rectangle Card
776 Oval Dots Frame Edges
2596 Lots of Owls Peel Off Stickers 
509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 152mm
508 Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm
507 Transparent Double Sided Tape 10mm
639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 
802 Fine Pointed Scissors
  
Other:
Cardstock: white, aqua, teal
Score Board
Hemp Cord
Copic Markers
Foam Tape
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