Hi everyone! It’s Ali here today! I’m super excited to share this fun Winter layout, Frosty, featuring the Adhesive Dots Micro—perfect for using on those enamel dots to decorate that big snowflake! Jeff and I attended the Snow Sculpture competition in Lake Geneva and were in awe with all that talent.
Frosty Layout Back Story
For our frosty photos, I used an Echo Park collection and used a cut file title. To add dimension to the title, I used the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft.! Plus, I added the 3D Foam Squares White Mix behind my stickers to pop off the page.
Final Element Details
I also used the Adhesive Dots Micro to adhere those cute enamel dots to my snowflake in the title. These little dots are fabulous to work with and are strong enough to hold down heavier materials—even though they’re small, they are mighty!
Stay Chill!
Thanks for visiting! Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)
A creative friend made this super fun fold card so I wanted to give it a try. The Thinking of You Double Z-Fold Card is perfect to send to a special friend for a pick me up. Hi, Margie here today! Let me show you how.
Create the Double Z-Fold Card Base
On a piece of 11 x 4.25 in. patterned paper, score on the long side up (11 in.) at 2.75 and 5.5 in. Burnish the score lines. Fold in half at 5.5 in. and fold in quarter at 2.75 in. in the opposite direction to form a Z shape.
Cut a piece of 11 x 3 in. patterned paper and repeat the score and fold step. Flip the 11 x 3 in. patterned paper over to the B-side pattern. Make sure the long scored piece is on the left side as pictured above. Set them aside.
Mat Pieces
With a piece of soft blue cardstock, cut one piece at 5.5 x 2.5 in. and one piece at 2.75 x 2.5 in. Using a piece of white cardstock, cut one piece at 5.25 x 2.25 and one piece at 2.5 x 2.25. Emboss the 5.25 x 2.25 in. white cardstock.
Embellish the Thinking of You Z-Fold Patterned Paper Strip
Stamp and cut a sentiment strip on a soft blue cardstock. Pop up the sentiment on the embossed panel with 3D Foam Strips.
At one end of the strip, add a small heart from the 3D Foam Hearts and remove the top liner. Cut a piece of blue foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors and wrinkle the piece. Place it on top of the heart (color side facing you). Gently rub the foil to transfer the distressed color to the heart. Cut a piece of green foil from the same set and place over the distressed foil heart. Peel off the foil to reveal a shiny marbled heart accent!
Embellish the Middle Section
On the middle section of the patterned paper strip, place a small, medium and largest heart from the 3D Foam Hearts and remove the top liners. Repeat the foiling steps (solid + distressed type).
Apply the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Dispenser on the back of each end of the patterned paper strip and attach to the card base. Make sure to fold up the strip and apply the adhesive on each end.
Make sure the card forms a Z-shape. Now it’s ready to be sent! I hope you enjoyed this fun fold card and make it for your friends!
Other: Patterned Papers: Memory Place (Dusty Blue Floral Collection); Stamps: PhotoPlay (Inside Out: Thinking of You Set); Ink: PinkFresh Studios (Storm Premium Dye Ink); Embossing Folder: Spellbinders Paper Art; Paper Trimmer; Bone Folder; Score Board; White and Soft Blue Cardstock
Hi, Judy here today! Using what I have in my kitchen, I took out my cooking foil to make this Metallic Embossed Card. Featuring the Adhesive Sheets, the card was embossed and WoW! So easy to do! Let’s see how it’s done!
Metallic Emboss Card Layers
Cut a piece of 7 x 6-inch black cardstock and fold in half to make a 3.5 x 6-inch card base. Next, cut a 4 x 6-inch panel and a 0.75 x 3.25-inch strip from black cardstock. Lastly, cut a piece of 5 x 7-inch aluminum foil.
Creating the Card Panel
Peel away the edge strip from one of the Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in., align along the edge of the 4 x 6-inch panel, and press in place. Curl the Adhesive Sheet back and peel the remaining liner while pressing the Adhesive Sheet onto the cardstock. Burnish the sheet well with a bone folder to transfer the adhesive to the panel.
Lay aluminum foil on the work surface. Peel the liner from the panel and place the adhesive side down onto the aluminum foil. Turn it over and smooth the foil. Cut away excess foil along the edges of the panel.
Embellish the Panel
Place the foiled cardstock in an embossing folder with the foil side up on the raised pattern of the folder. Pass it through a die-cutting machine to emboss.
Apply Paint
Add a light coat of black paint with a brush and work it into the embossed pattern. Allow the paint to partially dry. Designer’s Tip: Can’t wait? Use a heat tool to speed up the process.
Rub gently with a folded piece of paper towel to remove paint off the embossed pattern. Allow it to completely dry or again, dry with a heat tool. Stunning!
Stamp a greeting with the Versamark ink on the 0.75 x 3.25-inch black cardstock strip. Cover it with silver embossing powder, remove the excess, and heat with a heat tool to emboss. To frame the sentiment, press an edge of the strip onto the Versamark ink pad, cover it with silver embossing, remove excess and heat emboss. Repeat for all edges of the greeting strip.
Finally, cut a piece of Crafty Foam Tape Black 108ft. and place it to the back of the greeting strip. Peel the liner and secure it on the card front.
I found some pictures from a past trip so I decided to document one of them before I forget! LOL! Hi, Margie here today! Let me show you how I brought back an old technique, paper tearing, and creating clusters on the page.
Creating the Wander Layout Foundation
Three patterned papers were used to create my layout base. Two papers were hand torn, and the green patterned paper was kept as a whole 12 x 12-inch base. I secured all the layers with the E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser. I like this adhesive for its strong hold as I will have layers of papers on top of the base.
Designer’s Note: Fold the papers where I wanted to tear, lightly mist the fold lines before tearing, and when dry, sand or distress the edges.
Photo Mat Layers
Using the same E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser, I cut three mats and adhered with patterned papers: 5.5 x 7.5-inch (green pattern), 4.5 x 6.75-inch (dotted pattern), and 4 5/8 x 6 5/8-inch (taupe pattern). The mats were slightly tilted to give interest. The photo measures 4 x 6-inches.
Four other clusters I created around the layout…love how they turned out. Always take another look at your page…you never know what other elements you can add.
I hope my Wander & Wonder Layout inspires you to document your trip!
Hi, this is Jingle and I am excited to share a super cute Hello, Rhino Card with you that uses all kinds of fun specialty papers.
Design Ideas Behind Hello Rhino Card
The thing about specialty papers is that they have a lot of interesting qualities to them, but that also means that finding the right adhesive is important. For this card, I relied on some fantastic choices from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to ensure my adhesives were not visible through the papers and that they would stay permanently attached to the card.
Layers with Crafty Power Tape
For the yellow mulberry paper and the gorgeous Aquamarine Glitter Gloss cardstock, I relied on the super sticky and easy-to-work Crafty Power Tape Polybag 81ft. It works well with delicate papers better than a tape runner which can pull and tear them. On the flip side, the Crafty Power Tape is super strong to support heavyweight cardstock like the Glitter Gloss…a win-win!
Layers with Vellum and Rayon Papers
For the Kiwi Translucent Vellum and the White Hemp Flower Rayon papers, I use my trusty E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser (aka Vellum Runner). It hides away nicely and provides a gentle application for delicate papers.
Other: Papers and Envelope: Your Paper Insider (Box 10); Stamp and Die Set: Lawn Fawn (Rhino-Mite Stamp and Dies); Craft Dies: Memory Box (Stitched Rectangles); Markers: Olo Marker
Apply strips of Crafty Foam Tape 54ft. across several white cardstock panels. Trim any excess tape over the sides of the panels. Next, place your panels in embossing folders and run them through your die-cutting machine.
Designer’s Tip: You might want to try this out before actually making a project. Pick a variety of embossing folders to see what takes to the foam tape best. Also, a good time to adjust your machine’s plate sandwich to ensure a good pass-through!
Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have such a sweet and simple Little Boy Layout to share. Here are all of the crafty details on how I created it.
Little Boy Layers
Cut the two background patterned paper pieces and the cardstock mats for the 4×6 photo.
Once again using the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser, add the individual background layers to the layout base. I also added a cardstock sticker border to the left edge of the little boy layout.
Design Layers
Add the matted photo to the layout using Crafty Foam Tape Black. I love that pop of dimension to this little boy layout.
The final touches are a few more embellishments and a burlap string bow to the top of the tag. All of these things create the sweetest little boy layout.
Hi everyone! It’s Ali here today! I’m super excited to share this fun St. Patrick’s Day layout, Adventure Awaits, featuring the Adhesive Dots Micro—perfect for using acrylic word titles! My friend Sheri and I celebrated St. Patty’s by heading out to dinner in downtown Milwaukee, where we indulged in the most delicious shamrock shakes—they were pure heaven!
Adventure Awaits Layout Back Story
For our adorable photo, I used an Echo Park collection, cutting out a shamrock frame from a 12×12 sheet. To add dimension, I used the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft. on the frame, making it pop! Plus, I added the 3D Foam Squares White Mix behind my stickers and flair from Scrappin Happy Studio to really make my page come to life! Did you see the leprechaun hat popping off the title? That’s because I stacked three foam squares behind it!
Final Element Details
I also used the Adhesive Dots Micro behind my Color Cast Designs acrylic word title “Adventures Await!” These little dots are fabulous to work with and are strong enough to hold down heavier materials—even though they’re small, they are mighty!
Wherever you go and whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there with you!
Thanks for visiting! Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a Cute Little Tiger Card. To add a little extra sparkle to the card, I accented it with a subtle gold dotted background using the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique.
I would love to share how I made my card. Would you like to join me?
Creating the Tiger Card Panel
Make a blue circle on a piece of white cardstock with blue chalky ink and an ink blending tool. Just add a dab of the blue ink to the center of the cardstock and rub it in a circular motion. This creates a lovely “glow” of blue background for the Cute Little Tiger Card. Designer’s Tip: Use a chalky ink to give it a better glowing effect, as it dries slowly than normal ink and is easier to blend.
Wear Your Adhesives on the Outside with E-Z Dots®
Roll and tap the E-Z Dots® Refillable Dispenser across the inked circle, leaving tiny glue dots, as shown in the image. Next, take a piece of gold foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors and with the color side facing you tap on the exposed dotted adhesive. Rub the foil to transfer the color. Reapply the foil in missed areas.
For my Cute little Tiger Card, I stamped a little tiger, a palm tree, and a leaf on a piece of white cardstock. Next, I colored the images with color pencils, and fussy cut them. Adhere the palm tree and the leaves to the card using Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix. Using 3D Foam Squares White Mix, I secured the little tiger for an extra lift. Lastly, cut a sentiment banner and adhere to the card with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix.
Other: Stamps: Lili of the Valley™ ( Safari A5 Stamp Set); Coloring Pencils: Caran d’Ache (Luminance Coloring Pencils); Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress Oxide Ink by Tim Holtz in Salvaged Patina); Ink Blending Tool; Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Craft Knife; White and Green Cardstock
Are you looking for an elegant thank you card? I was! We have a wedding to plan this year with my youngest son 🙂 I created thank you cards like this Geo Diamond Thank You Card to give at the rehearsal lunch. Using our Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets with the hot foil system, I loved how they turned out! Hi, Margie here today and let me share my process with you.
Geo Diamond Background
Following the instructions on my hot foil system, I used a gold foil sheet from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Celebrate Colors. These foil packs are great as they have two sheets of five different colors and are packaged flat – no frustrating curled sheets! Depending on the pressure and the foil design, test before committing. Designer’s Tip: a sand eraser is your best friend if you have over-foiled areas.
Creating the Sentiment
Die-cut the sentiment with gold mirror cardstock for extra sparkle! Then die-cut its outline with vellum paper to finish and anchor the greeting. Usually, I place the Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6″ on the back of the mirror cardstock before die-cutting but I ran out. #Gasp!
I used the E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. If you run it through your die-cut words, it only hits the words and rarely leaves dots on the table surface below. If it does, rub them off. Designer’s Tip: Use the crease tool to press the words into the vellum outline for a firm adhesion.
Let’s put this Geo Diamond Thank You Card together! For a subtle lift, I used the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft. because of its 1/32″ height (half of 1/16″). We also have Crafty Foam Tape White 54ft. which has a height of 1/16″. Add the panel to an A2-size (4.25 x 5.5 in.) white cardstock card base. To finish, I randomly placed sequins with the Adhesive Dots Mini.
I hope my Geo Diamond Thank You Card tutorial helps when looking for an elegant design!
Other: Craft Dies: Craft Fancy (Handwritten Thank You Die Set); Hot Foil Plate: Spellbinders Paper Art (Geo Diamond Glimmer Hot Foil Plate); Sequins: Buttons Galore & More (NAME); Vellum Paper; Gold Mirror and White Cardstock; Score Board and Crease Tool; Paper Trimmer; Sand Eraser
