Give me a call! It’s Ali here today and I am excited to share a Valentine’s layout featuring those adorable conversation hearts, brought to life with the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft! See how I created this Conversation Hearts Layout!
Conversation Hearts Back Story
Last year, a friend and I celebrated Galentine’s Day in Chicago at JoJo’s Shake Bar. They had an adorable conversation heart backdrop where we snapped some great photos! This was my inspiration for this page.
Conversation Hearts Cut File Details
For this layout, I used a free cut file from Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine, which allowed me to transform all the hearts into conversation hearts that perfectly matched our pictures. I backed the hearts with Echo Park papers using my trusty Dual Tip Glue Pen.
Embellish the Layout
Once I secured the cut file to my background, I began decorating the hearts with Doodlebug Design puffy letter stickers. I even added a Doodle Pop phone sticker so you can call me to chat about the adhesives I use! To finish, I sprinkled some extra hearts and included a flair from Scrappin Happy Studio using my favorite 3D Foam Squares White Mix to make my embellishments pop off the page.
Xoxo, Ali
Thanks for visiting! Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a fun and easy-to-make dimensional Squared Make Today Count Card, using the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique. It is a fun glittery card suitable for beginner cardmakers. I would love to share how I made my card. Come join me!
Squared Make Today Count Card Panel
Emboss a piece of white cardstock with your die-cutting and embossing machine. Trim it to the desired size. Next, randomly add a combination of 3D Foam Squares White Mix and Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix all over the embossed card panel.
Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Glitter
Now for the fun part…making the 3D Foam Squares as embellishments to use the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique! Remove some of the top liners, and cover them with pink glitter. Rub the glitter in to secure and tap off the excess. Repeat the steps with your desired glitter colors.
Other: Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine: Spellbinders Paper Arts® (Platinum 6 Machine); Embossing Folder: Sizzix (3-D Texture Fades™: Foundry by Tim Holtz®); Blue, Orange, Pink, Green, and Yellow Glitter; Sticker: Tim Holtz® (Label Stickers); White and Soft Blue Cardstock; Paper Trimmer; Scissors
Hi, Lara here today! Being born in Hawaii, you really don’t get to experience snow at all. We moved to Colorado just before I turned 3. The only memory I have of it was that I loved to eat snow and it wasn’t like sand. I haven’t done any scrapbook pages for a long time so I decided to share this First Snow Scrapbook Page of my childhood. This is a fairly simple page but I love how it came together.
First Snow Page Design
To create this First Snow page, I started with a 12 x 12″ Kraft cardstock. Next, layer it with a strip of patterned paper on the left side. In my stash, I had a label-shaped paper that was cut a little over half and secured it down with the E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser.
Photo Placement
Since I had about six photos at hand, I thought a photo gird design would be the best to showcase them. So I cut the photos down to a 2 x 2″ size except for the main photo. It is a little larger and slightly tilted for interest. The 2 x 2″ pictures were adhered with the E-Z Dots Permanent Refillable Dispenser.I used the 3D Foam Squares White Mix to pop up the main photo.
First Snowflakes
Create the title with plain chipboard letters. To match the theme of the page, I painted them and covered them with glitter while the paint was wet. Set aside to dry. To create the foiled snowflakes, I cut out a snowflake with paper and traced it on the 3D Foam Creative Sheets Medium White. Then I cut them out and add to the page and used the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Pastel Colors to create custom snowflakes using the Wear Your Adhesives on the Outside method.
Finishing Touches
Using a black pen, I drew some lines and added journaling. Lastly, I added the blue gem border that I have hoarded for a very long time.
Adhesives Used
Have you documented your snow days? I hope the process of my page inspires you!
Hi, Judy here today! I created a Unique Birthday Fabric Card to share with you. Its background consists of fabric adhered to cardstock, embossed, and inked. Wish I could capture the feel of it in a photograph. Something different to try in your next card creation.
Fabric Birthday Card Parts
Card: From a piece of 9 x 6.25 in. Birch cardstock, score + fold it to form a 4.5 x 6.25-in. card base.
Mat: Cut a piece of 4.25 x 6 in. Birch cardstock.
Sentiment: Cut 2 different rectangle sizes from Birch cardstock at 2.25 x 3.125 in. and 2.5 x 3.375 in.
Embossed Background: Cut 4 x 6 in. Birch cardstock and cut 4.25 x 6 in. fabric.
Ink the Mats
Use a foam applicator to apply Distress Scorched Timber around the edges of the 4.25 x 6 inches mat and the larger sentiment mat (2.5 x 3.375 inches). The above photo shows the pieces with inked edges.
Fabric Birthday Background
Peel the liner strip from the edge of Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in., align it with the edges of 4 x 6 inches cardstock, press the edge in place, and then continue to peel the liner and press the Adhesive Sheet to cardstock. Rub well with a bone folder.
Peel the liner and press the adhesive side onto the fabric. Press and smooth fabric in place. If fabric extends far beyond the cardstock, trim fabric near the edge of the cardstock but not necessary to trim exactly to the cardstock.
Emboss Fabric
Rub Distress Ink Scorched Timber direct to the smooth side of the embossing folder. Carefully align fabric-covered cardstock on the opposite side of the embossing folder with the fabric side up and close the folder. Pass the embossing folder through the die-cutting machine to emboss. The photo shows the fabric in the folder after being embossed.
Apply Ink to Fabric
Keep the embossed fabric piece in place in the embossing folder for support when applying ink. Use a foam applicator to apply Distress Ink Iced Spruce over the fabric. Continue until the ink is evenly spread over the fabric.
Then gently rub the Distress Ink Iced Spruce ink pad directly to the fabric to apply more ink to raised numbers. Repeat with Distress Ink Faded Jeans to add more color to the numbers. Spray with a very fine mist of water.
The Card Front
Trim all edges of the embossed fabric piece so it measures 3.875 x 5.75 inches. Apply adhesive to the back of the embossed fabric piece with E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser and fasten to the mat with inked edges. Wrap cream color twine around the matted piece 3 times and tie a knot at the right edge. Use the E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser to apply adhesive to the back and fasten it to the card front.
The Sentiment
Stamp the sentiment on the 2.25 x 3.125 in. birch cardstock with Distress Ink Scorched Timber and quickly cover with Distress Glaze Scorched Timber. Remove excess glaze and then heat with a heat gun. Then lightly edge with Distress Ink Iced Spruce. Adhere it with the inked 2.5 x 3.375 in. mat using the E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser. Place 3D Foam Squares White Regular on the matted sentiment and place it on the card front.
I hope you enjoyed my Unique Birthday Fabric Card tutorial. Give it a try on your next card creation!
Hi, Jingle here today and I am so excited to share this fun technique with you using felt to create a beautiful Woven Heart element on your card design!
We are going to create the heart element on this card from felt. First, we need to die cut strips of felt and then thread the first green strip through the grey strips to get us started. You will want to secure that initial strip with Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in so it doesn’t fall apart while you are working. I used a strip on both the front and back. Don’t worry about visibility, as this will be cut off later.
Once you have woven the full block (ensure it is large enough for the shape you intend to cut from it), you will secure the entire thing by backing it with Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. This will ensure that when you die cut the heart, your weaving will stay perfectly in place.
Next, you will die cut the heart from the woven felt. I used the Spellbinders Platinum Six with the following sandwich: Platform with Platform Top, shim, Cutting plate, adhesive sheet with felt attached, die, release backing from the adhesive sheet (this protects your top plate from getting very sticky adhesive on it), Cutting Plate. I then ran it through the die cut machine and it successfully cut through the felt and the adhesive sheet the first time! YAY!
Now we can assemble the card. Trim a 4x 5 1/4 panel of white cardstock along with a sheet of woven paper the same size. Die cut a white circle from a striped embossed cardstock. Use the E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive Dispenser (aka Vellum Runner) to adhere the woven paper to the white panel and then use the same to adhere the circle to the panel, as well. Finally, remove the release paper from the back or the woven heart and adhere.
Now that this is assembled, die cut your sentiment from black and white cardstock. Use the Dual Tip Glue Pen to adhere that to the felt heart.
Other: Specialty Papers: Your Paper Insider; Craft Dies: Waffle Flower (Thins Strips, Nested Circles), Spellbinders (Everyday Sentiments by Simon Hurley), MFT Stamps (Heart); Black and White Cardstock; Grey and Green Felt (Spellbinders)
Hello crafty friends! Tracy here, and today I have a Sweet Punny Valentine Card to share. Here are all of the crafty details.
Start with Layers
Cut the white cardstock card base, the red patterned paper card front, and a strip of pink patterned paper for an accent. Adhere the layers of the Punny Valentine Card together using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser.
The Focal Point
Stamp the sentiment onto the precut floral heart piece with black ink. Adhere and pop up the element to the card front using Crafty Foam Tape Black.
Stamp the Moo Deng image on white cardstock and color it using Zig Clean Color Markers and a waterbrush. Fussy cut the image and secured it to the card by stacking two layers of Crafty Foam Tape Black.
The final touch was to add a few more little die-cut pieces to the Punny Valentine Card using Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix. Also, I added a little sparkle and shine with coordinating gems and pearls.
Hi, everyone! Looking to congratulate someone on a job well done? Teri here to show you how to put together a Shiny Modern Congratulations Card to celebrate a co-worker, graduate, or even a couple on their anniversary! It’s easy to make a card like this with Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets and 3D Foam Adhesive!
Create the Modern Congratulations Panel
On a white cardstock panel, crisscross two strips of Premium Double-Sided Adhesive 1/4in. to it. Apply foil to them by taking a piece of foil (color side facing you), rubbing to transfer the color, and peel off to reveal the color. Leave some of the adhesive exposed and add another foil color to it. Designer’s Tip: This is a great way to use any used foils…no waste!
Add another strip of adhesive and repeat the foiling steps until you’ve covered the panel with lots of shiny foil! To kick things up a notch and add interest, use some 3D Foam Strips and cover them with foil, too!
Assemble the Card
Cover a card base with patterned paper. Cut a rectangle out of a cardstock panel using a die or a paper trimmer. Set the rectangle aside for another project. Mount the frame onto your card with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser.
Add the foiled rectangle to the card. Before you adhere it down, add a couple of Creative Photo Corners Mix (I used the silver ones) to the frame.
Stamp a sentiment on a strip of cardstock. Mount it to your card with 3D Foam Strips.
Cut some large 3D Foam Circles in half. Randomly add them to your card and foil them.
I hope you are inspired by today’s project to use Metallic Transfer Foil to make Shiny Modern Congratulations Cards of your own! Thanks so much for stopping by. See you next time.
Other: Patterned Paper and Craft Die: Sunny Studio (Subtle Grey Tones Paper Pack and Rounded Rectangle Die Set); Stamp Set: Lawn Fawn (Simply Sentiments); White Cardstock: Neenah; Black Ink Pad: Ranger Ink
Hi everyone, Yvonne here. I made this Valentine Love Card with the ultimate romance day on February 14th. It’s a modern Clean and Simple (CAS) style card that is fairly easy to create. I used the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside Technique to add an extra fun element. Join me!
Valentine Love Card Panel Background
To make the card panel, I inked a piece of white watercolor paper with a combination of pink, yellow, and orange ink. Next, sprinkle water and dab off with a cloth or kitchen towel. This will lift the ink to give a distressed look. Let it dry thoroughly or use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.
Add the Sentiment Design
After the watercolor background dried, stamp the word “LOVE” twice on the panel with black ink. Make sure to leave room in the middle to add more designs. Next, die-cut the word “LOVE” from black velvet cardstock. Secure the letters to the card panel with 3D Foam Squares Black Mix to pop up and give interest to the Valentine Love Card. You can use 3D Foam Strips (a width of 1/8 inch) but I had the 3D Foam Squares Black Mix in my stash so I used it. First, I cut into small stripes with a craft knife before adding them behind the die-cut letters.
For a pop of bold color, I wanted to add the red velvet hearts. So I secured them with Adhesive Dots Medium to the card panel.
Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with the E-Z Runner Hearts and Foil
For a fun finishing touch on my Valentine Love Card, I used the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique. Randomly roll some E-Z Runner® Hearts Refillable Dispenser onto the card panel. Designer’s Tip: Use a needle or tweezers to pick up and precisely place the hearts. Once you have your desired design, cover the copper glitter on top of the heart, and rub it into the heart to secure. Tap off the excess.
Assemble to the Card Base
Trim the top card panel to the desired size and mat on a piece of red cardstock. Then adhere to a white cardbase using the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser. And Voilá, Your Valentine Love Card is ready!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you a Lovely Valentine’s Day crafting
Other: Stamps and Craft Dies: My Favorite Things (Love You Big Time Stamp Set and Love You Die-namics Die); Ink: Ranger Ink (Archival Ink in Jet Black and Distress Oxide in Kitsch Falmingo, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed); White, Red, and Black Velvet Cardstock; Watercolor Paper; Ink Blending Tool; Coper Glitter; Red Velvet Hearts; Heat Tool; Paper Trimmer; Scissors; Craft Knife
Hi, Ali here today! I’m excited to share a winter-themed Magic of Winter Layout featuring the amazing E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. This adhesive is perfect for securing all those layers and helps create a beautifully dimensional layout without adding extra bulk.
Magic of Winter Layout Background
For this project, I used the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Fresh Snow collection. The “First Snow” paper was a fantastic foundation for that layering effect, but I wanted to enhance the depth with a chipboard frame. To attach my framed photo to the paper, I used a Crafty Foam Tape in White 54ft for added dimension.
Hi, Lara here, and today I have a great idea to put a small(?) dent in your paper stash. Work ahead to document your Valentine’s event with a Love Grid Valentine’s Page. Although some spacings aren’t perfect, I love how this page turned out. Most people don’t notice but I do…the struggles of a perfectionist. LOL!
Love Grid Design
Using a 2-inch square punch, I punched out a whole bunch of squares from multiple patterned papers. Next, I laid out the squares in a grid pattern on a 12 x 12-inch red cardstock. After determining my desired look, I adhere them with the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser.
Final Touches
Grab a few die-cut shapes that would be perfect with the theme, in this case, I chose a lacey doily and some delicate floral motifs. I adhered them with the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. Add the sentiment strip using 3D Foam Squares White Mix. I drew lines on white cardstock for a photo placeholder and journal spot. I used the Dual Tip Glue Pen to adhere the gold half pearls.
