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Sparkly Christmas Tree Card

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a quick and easy way to create a sparkly Christmas tree card. The holiday season is coming up, so time for some Christmas card inspiration. The 3D Foam Trees are such a whimsical design that makes this Christmas card a playful twist.

Sparkly Christmas Tree Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Using the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside concept creates a stunning effect on your card. And…the great thing is, this card is also suitable for beginner cardmakers. Join me in making the card!

Making the Card Base

For my card, I chose the colors white and gold, a great combination for your festive Christmas cards.

Let’s start with an embossed white cardstock panel. Simply put a piece of white cardstock between an embossing folder and run through your die-cutting and embossing machine.

Next. layer the embossed paper onto a brushed gold card panel with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

To finish, place the panels onto a white card base with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.

Embellish the Top Panel

Die-cut and emboss a decorative edge rectangular panel from the brushed gold cardstock. Center one of the largest trees and two of the smallest trees on each side of the large tree from the 3D Foam Trees to the gold panel.

Now for the fun part! Remove the top liners from each of the trees and cover them with white glitter. Press the glitter into them to secure and tap off the excess. Maybe use a small brush to remove the stubborn glitter.

We refer to this technique as Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. It brings out our adhesives from underneath layers and to the front to shine as embellishments. Easy, right? Perfect idea for holiday kids’ crafts!

Finishing the Christmas Card

To add more dimension, adhere the embellished front panel using Crafty Foam Tape White to the layered card base.

Using a sentiment sticker, place it on a white cardstock banner. Next, add it to the card front, using Crafty Foam Tape White. For the finishing touch, colorful rhinestones adhered to the glittered trees for an extra festive effect on this Sparkly Christmas Tree card.

And voilá… your Sparkly Christmas Tree card is ready to be sent! I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial and wish you happy holiday crafting!

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 30 minutes

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Trees

Crafty Foam Tape White

Other

Cardstock (White, Brushed Gold); Etched dies and Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine (Spellbinders Paper Arts®: Platinum 6 Machine, Fancy Edged Rectangles Etched dies); Sentiment Sticker (Tim Holtz: Label Stickers Christmas); Glitter (White); Rhinestones; Tweezers; Scissors; Paper Trimmer

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Jingle All The Way Christmas Card

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Connie Mercer

Hi, Connie here with a fun Christmas card featuring the Creative Photo Corners Silver as a wonderful accent border! Add stamps and ink to create a fabulous Jingle All the Way Christmas Card. Always in need of good adhesive, stamps, and ink, don’t you think?!

Jingle All The Way Christmas Card by Connie Mercer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

The prep work on this card is minimal. Create your background and then add the cute border using Creative Photo Corners in Silver. This can be done on any card. The Creative Photo Corners come in six different colors (White, Black, Ivory, Gold, Silver, and Kraft). There are also Polypropylene photo corners in Clear and Black versions. So I think you are covered.

Creating the Border

1. Adhere a line of Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4″ along the backside (bottom) of the card front. Peel the film away, from the tape, and lay the Creative Photo Corners, silver side down, all along the bottom of the card.
2. Using the Crafty Foam Tape Black 108′ adhere a strip, along the bottom, covering the backside of the Creative Photo Corners. Then use the Crafty Foam Tape White 108′ and lay a strip along both sides and top.
3. Adhere the card front to the black cardstock mat.
4. Using the E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser adhere the black cardstock front to a white folded cardstock base. Emboss the card sentiment and adhere with 3D Foam Strips. Stamp the holly berries, then cut them out, and adhere to the deer with 3D Foam Squares White Mix.

Speckle the card front with white acrylic paint for a snowy look.

Thanks for stopping by!!
Connie Mercer

Creative Time: 45 minutes
Skill Level: intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser and E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refill
3D Foam Strips
3D Foam Squares White Mix
Crafty Foam Tape White 108′ and Crafty Foam Tape Black 108′
Creative Photo Corners Silver

HomeHobby by 3L®
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4″

Other: Stamps: Indigo Blu, Darkroom Door, and Lavinia; Ink: Ranger; Embossing Powder: Wow! Embossing Powder; Acrylic Paint in White

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Layered Glitter Thank You Card

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Jamie Martin

Hi, Jamie here with you today. Can you believe that it’s December already?! Today I have a layered glitter thank you card to help spark your creativity. Get prepared when you send them out after Christmas.

Layered Glitter Thank You Card by Jamie Martin for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Glitter Thank You Stenciled Background

To create the background, I used a two-piece layered floral stencil. The first layer was to add the flowers with red ink on a white cardstock panel. Then layer the second stencil over the floral background and add the leaves with green ink.

Designer’s Tip: use the E-Z Dots® Repositionable Dots to hold the stencil in place. When finished, simply rub the dots off without residue!

Get the Glitter Thank You Layers On

Next, die-cut the center of the decorative panel using a rectangle die and die-cut gold glitter paper using one size larger than the rectangle die.

Layer all of the pieces using the E-Z Runner Grand and layer onto a gold glitter card.

The Glitter Butterfly Element

Die-cut the butterfly pieces with white glitter and gold glitter cardstock.

Grab the butterfly body and brush to color it with Nectar ink.

Use the Dual Tip Glue Pen to assemble the butterfly pieces together. Then place it diagonally to the center of the smallest card panel.

Die-cut the “Thanks” with black cardstock. Glue it below the butterfly with the Dual Tip Glue Pen.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Creative Time: 45 minutes

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
EZ Runner Grand Refillable Dispenser
E-Z Dots® Repositionable Dots (Designer’s Tip)

Home Hobby by 3L®
Dual Tip Glue Pen

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Christmas Tree Tag Tutorial

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Judy Hayes

Hello crafty friends! I’ve put together an easy Christmas Tree Tag for holiday packages. Metallic gold foil on 3D Foam Circles White and 3D Foam Stars to decorate a die-cut tree on a white tag. It’s so easy to make and mass produce. Simply die-cut the pieces and gather supplies whenever you have a few minutes and assemble at another time.

Christmas Tree Tag Tutorial by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Basic Supplies

Each tag requires a 2.25 x 4.75-inch white tag, a green cardstock tree die-cut shape, a holiday greeting stamp, ink, and red baker’s twine. Of course, you need your adhesives so grab 3D Foam Circles White Mix, 3D Foam Stars, E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser, and 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit with Foil. Let’s get started!

Stamp Greeting

Use black ink to stamp “Merry Christmas” along the left edge of the tag.

Attach the Trees

Apply E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser to the backs of the tree shapes and place them on the tags. No need to apply adhesive to the top of the tree as the 3D Foam Stars will hold it in place.

Star Placement

Place a small star from 3D Foam Stars on top of each tree. Keep the liner on the star.

Add 3D Foam Circles

Randomly place small circles from 3D Foam Circles White Mix on the tree with top liners in place.

Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Foil

Remove the liner from the 3D Foam Star. Place a piece of gold foil from the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit with Foil over the exposed adhesive color side UP. Gently rub with a fingertip to transfer the color to the star. Peel away the foil to reveal the color. If there are missed areas, reapply the foil.

Determine foil color placement for the 3D Foam Circles on the trees. Then apply the foiling steps as above but do them one by one to avoid mixing of colors (unless you want that look). I’ve used a combination of red, gold, or silver foil from the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit with Foil.

Finishing Touches

Thread a 12-inch piece of red and white twine through the tag hole and finished! Designer’s Tip: You can grab the 3D Holiday Embellishment Kit with Foil for more holiday pre-cut foam shapes (it also includes the 3D Foam Stars).

Repeat as many times as desired to make lots of tags! I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy Christmas Tag! Try this idea on a holiday card too. So many different ideas with this Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside concept!

Thanks for Visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 15 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Circles White Mix and 3D Foam Stars

3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit with Foil or 3D Holiday Embellishment Kit with Foil

E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser

Other
Stamp: Heidi Swapp (To & From); Ink: Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad); Craft Dies: Sizzix (Framed Tags and Twig & Stump by Tim Holtz); White and Green Cardstock; Red/White Twine

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Glittered Christmas Card

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Martha Lucia Gomez

Hi, everyone! Martha Lucia here with a Glittered Christmas Card. This is a fun and easy technique that you can create using Crafty Power Tape and glitter. To make it more evident, I am using decorative strip dies that let me combine the glitter colors. The technique is called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. Come! Let me show you…

Glittered Christmas Card by Martha Lucia Gomez for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Strips of Glitter

To create the strips of glitter is necessary to die cut first the patterns over the top layer of your card. You can use any color of cardstock but keep in mind the tones of the glitter that you want to use.

Paste strips of Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81 ft. behind of your die cut design. This tape is a super high-tack and permament double sided tape. Don’t peel the back paper of the tape.

Turn around your top layer and cover the open areas of your die cut design with glitter.

With your finger, press the glitter to the adhesive and remove the excess with a brush or dry clothes.

Repeat the process in all the free areas of your die cut designs. You can combine the colors of the glitter if you use different strips of Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81 ft.

Finalizing the Christmas Card

When you are satisfied with the strips of glitter, you can clean your top layer with a piece of dry clothes or a piece of Swiffer Sweeper. This is a great tip to clean the glitter from your working area.

In my sample, I mat the top decorated layer with a coordinating color of cardstock. To paste the mat, I used the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. Then, I used 3D Foam Square White Mix to paste the decorated panel over a whisper white card base.

I hope that I was able to inspire you today to create a quick and easy glittered Christmas card that can be a great idea for mass-produced cards!

See you soon with more inspiration,
Martha Lucia

Creative Time: 40 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81 ft.
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Square White Mix

Other: Craft Die: Diamond Press (Slimline Borders Holiday Sweater); Die-Cutting Machine: Sizzix (Big Shot Die Cut Machine); Whisper White Cardstock; Colored Glitter

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Farm Fresh Scrapbook Layout

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Guest Blogger

Hello friends! It’s Shannon up on the blog today bringing you this colorful Autumn layout with lots of fun dimension! Every layout that I create starts with a fun collection and my trusty E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser! Let me share my Farm Fresh scrapbook layout with you.

Farm Fresh Scrapbook Layout by Shannon Allor for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Farm Fresh Background

I wanted to begin with some dramatic tearing on both sides of my layout. I attached my Simple Stories patterned papers with my E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser.

My photo needed to be popped up as well….3D Foam Squares to the rescue! I like the 3D Foam Squares White Mix so I have the option of two sizes depending on how small or big the elements are!

Embellishment Details

I had a lot of hexagons that I wanted to include. I used my E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser to make quick work of a bunch of mid-sized embellishments. Next, I used my 3D Foam Strips to add a secondary title.

Adhesive Dots Medium are the key to adding embellishments such as buttons and flair. They hold heavier embellishments down with ease!

Finally, I used a bunch of Distress Oxide inks to create some ink splats around my photo. I had so much fun creating this project today!

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Happy Scrapping!
Shannon Allor

Creative Time: 45 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner® Grand Dispenser
3D Foam Squares White Mix
3D Foam Strips
Adhesive Dots Medium

Other: Patterned Papers, Ephemera, Stickers and Buttons: Simple Stories (Harvest Market Collection); Buttons: Scrappin’ Happy Studio; Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress Oxides in Spiced Marmalade, Speckled Egg, Evergreen Bough, Kitsh Flamingo & Seedless Preserves)

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Two Tone Foil Cards

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Teri Anderson

Hi, everyone! Do you love the look of foil on your cards and scrapbook pages? Teri here with a fun way to use foils that you might not have thought of. How about using two different foils together to create a two tone design? Cards like these are easy to make with Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets!

Two Tone Foil Cards by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Two Tone Foil Frame and Heart Accents

Start by arranging several pieces of patterned paper together to make a larger design and adhere them together.

Place a 3D Foam Frame on top of your patterned paper. Randomly apply silver foil on top of it, color side up to transfer the color to the frame. Leftover/used foil from a previous project would be perfect as there might be patterns on it and what a great way to use them up! Next, take a second piece of foil and cover any open exposed area of the frame.

Add two 3D Foam Hearts to the inside of the foiled frame. Use the same foiling steps for the hearts as with the frame.

Embellish the Card Front

Trim the excess patterned paper from around the frame and place it on the card base.

Complete the card by stamping a sentiment on a strip of cardstock and adhering it across one of the hearts.

Embellish the card with sequins or some other small embellishment. I think embellishments always add a nice, extra pop of glitz to cards.

Two Tone Foil Paper with a Self-Laminating Pouch

Try the Self-Laminating Pouches/Cards – Medium and Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets to create a two tone foil look. With a little more time and effort, the end result is pretty cool!

Open a self-laminating pouch, just a little bit at a time. Apply one color of foil in small bits onto the sticky side of the pouch and then another foil color.

Open the pouch a little more and apply more foils to it until you get your desired look. Beware that you might have to use a little force to pull up the foil sheet where this is no foil on it from the pouch. Don’t fret! It will work out just fine.

After foiling the pouch, seal it with the E-Z Runner Petite Permanent Dots to the pouch and seal it up. Be sure to look at both sides of your pouch! One side might be darker than the other, depending on the colors of the foils you use. Pick your favorite side and use it just like patterned paper to decorate a card.

Looking for more information and ways to use the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets? We have a post and video on that! Click Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Information. Lots of neat ideas!

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy creating!
Teri Anderson

Creative Time: 60 Minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

HomeHobby by 3L®

Self-Laminating Pouches/Cards – Medium

Other
White Cardstock: Neenah Paper; Patterned Papers: Simple Stories (Sunkissed Collection); Stamps: My Favorite Things (From the Heart Stamp Set); Black Ink Pad: Ranger Ink; Sequins: Cartwright’s Sequins

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Wintery Slimline Card

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Tracy McLennon

Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a pretty little Wintery Slimline Card to share. With the seasons changing and the days getting shorter, I thought I would embrace the winter mood. Here are all of the details on how I created my Wintery Slimline Card.

Wintery Slimline Card by Tracy McLennon for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Warm Winter Crafting

Start your creation by cutting the cardstock layers. I used white and light blue cardstock for the base of my Wintery Slimline Card.

Using the Dual Tip Glue Pen add lines of liquid adhesive to the white cardstock card front. Then add the ultra-fine glitter. Let dry completely.

Once completely dry, adhere the cardstock layers of the Wintery Slimline Card together using the E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser.

I wanted lots of texture and shine. So add an Adhesive Line between each of the glitter lines. Add sequins to each of the Adhesive Lines. I ended up using a mixture of a few sequin mixes.

I chose 2 coordinating embellishments for the front of my Wintery Slimline Card. Add these embellies using Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix. The final touch was to add a little gem to the coffee cup embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

Skill Level: Easy
Creative Time: 45 minutes (not including dry time)

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix
Adhesive Lines
HomeHobby by 3L®
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Cardstock (White, Blue); Spiegelmom Scraps Sequins Mix; Ultra-fine Glitter; Vicki Boutin- Embellishments

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Santa at the Ranch Card

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Connie Mercer

Hi, Connie here to share a fun and unique card project. Who combines Santa with a ranch theme on a card? Me! LOL! I will also show how the 3D Foam Strips can help in those hard-to-reach areas to create this wonderful holiday card!

Santa at the Ranch Card by Connie Mercer for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

The Thought Behind the Santa at the Ranch Card

To use the stamps that I had picked out I would need to build a scene. Then the elements would need to be stamped and colored. Last decide on the layout of the card and which elements will need to be trimmed out. I cut the cow, star, presents, scarf and suitcase out. The trees and deer were stamped on the card front after landscape was penciled in. I used Distress Oxide for the coloring and Archival for the card front.

Assembling the card

1. Pencil in a line to separate the sky from the snow. Stamp in trees. Adhere the small gifts under the tree using the Dual Tip Glue Pen.
2. Using the 3D Foam Squares White Mix to adhere the Santa cow to the card front. On the very end of the cows tail is a trimmed down piece of the 3D Foam Strips. Just the perfect size!
3. Next adhere the Santa hat over the cow horns and the suitcase with 3D Foam Strips.
4. The sentiment is embossed and adhered in the middle of the cow using the 3D Foam Strips.

Finishing touches

1. Adhere the card front to black cardstock using the Crafty Foam Tape 108′.
2. Adhere the card front to a folded card base using the E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser. Speckle the card front with acrylic paint for a snowy distressed look. I added black speckles to the snow ground also.

This was a fun Santa at the Ranch Card project!! I hope the concept of creating your own scene doesn’t scare you off. Pencil it off and that will get you started.

Thanks for stopping by.
Connie

Creative Time: 90 minutes
Skill Level: Advanced

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser and E-Z Runner Permanent Strips Refill
3D Foam Strips
Crafty Foam Tape 108′
3D Foam Squares White Mix

HomeHobby by 3L®
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other: Stamps: KatzelKraft, Darkroom Door and Blue Knight Rubber Stamps; Ink: Ranger Ink; Embossing Powder: WOW! Embossing Powder

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Happy Holidays Card

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Yvonne van de Grijp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a Happy Holidays card. With 3D foam products, you can easily create a stunning glitter effect on your Christmas cards. For my card, I used a technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. Also, the great thing about this card is that it’s quick and easy to create. Wanna join me in making this card? Let’s get started!

Happy Holidays Card by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Happy Holidays Card Panel

To create the Happy Holidays card first you trim a piece of patterned cardstock to a rectangular size. Then it’s time for a technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. Start by die-cutting a tree shape from 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small, Black.

Now remove the white liner from the die-cut tree and adhere it to the patterned top card panel.

Remove the top liner and sprinkle copper glitter over the tree. Then rub the glitter over the tree shape using your finger for extra secure adhering.

Now tap off any excess glitter. You have created a glittered tree! This technique for making your adhesive shine is called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside…it’s that simple!

Making the Card Base

Simply adhere the top card panel onto a red card panel using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser for adhering. Then adhere onto a white card base again using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser for adhering.

Embellishing the Happy Holidays card

Embellishing the Happy Holidays card is quite simple. First, adhere a small 3D Foam Star on top of the tree. Then remove the top liner and rub gold Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors over the star shape. Make sure you have the gold color of the foil facing up when rubbing the foil onto the star shape. You have just used the technique Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside again! Adhere a moose sticker onto the card. Then adhere a Happy Holidays sticker onto a red banner which you make from a leftover piece of the middle red card panel. Now adhere the sentiment onto the card using some leftover pieces from the 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small, Black. Finish the card by adhering some pink rhinestones all over the glittered tree.

Voilá your Happy Holidays card is ready. I hope you enjoyed this easy tutorial and wish you happy crafting!

Yvonne van de Grijp

Creative Time: 30 minutes

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Creative Sheets Small, Black

3D Foam Stars

Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors

Other

Cardstock (White, Red); Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine (Spellbinders Paper Arts®: Platinum 6 Machine); Etched Dies (Sizzix: Tim Holtz Thinlits™: Woodlands); Patterned Paper and Moose sticker (PhotoPlay™: Canada 2 Collection Pack); Sentiment Sticker (Tim Holtz: Label Stickers Christmas); Glitter (Copper); Tweezers; Scissors; Paper Trimmer

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