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CAS Cards with a Smile and 3D Foam Creative Sheets

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Yvonne van de Grijp

How can you not smile when you receive these cards?! With 3D Foam Creative Sheets it’s ever so easy to lift up and securely adhere the “Smile” sentiment on these CAS (Clean And Simple) cards. Hi everyone, Yvonne here today sharing two different ways to create cards.

CAS Cards with a Smile and 3D Creative Sheets by Yvonne van de Grijp for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Smile Eclipse Card Making

What is an eclipse card? It is a card that gives subtle dimension to a card front such as the sentiment rising from the background.

Let’s paint stripes with a paint dabber in different colors on to a rectangle piece of cardstock. Set aside to dry.

Die-cut the sentiment from the painted cardstock. Make sure you position the metal cutting die exactly where you want it. Maybe use washi tape to secure.

Mount the painted card panel onto a piece of pink cardstock using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. For narrow areas, I used Dual Tip Glue Pen to adhere. With the E-Z Runner Grand, I placed the layered panel on top of a white card base.

Now the secret of making an eclipse card is the 3D Foam Creative Sheets! Die-cut the sentiment from 3D Foam Creative Sheet. You can use either side of the sheet to cut from.

Lay out the letters and peel off the top liner of each. Carefully place the painted die-cut letters on top of the 3D Foam Letters.

Remove the bottom liner from each letter and place on top of the card front, matching each letter. Using a pair of tweezers will help.

Finish the card by applying dimensional resin to each letter. Adhere sequins to the card with Adhesive Dots Micro. Voila…You made an eclipse card!

Glittered Smile Card Making

Repeating similar steps, I will lift and apply glitter on my card to WEAR YOUR ADHESIVE ON THE OUTSIDE!

Paint stripes with paint dabbers and let dry.

Die-cut the sentiment from the painted cardstock. Then mount onto a piece of blue cardstock using the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser and the Dual Tip Glue Pen for the narrow areas. Finally adhere the layered card panel on to a white card base.

Die-cut the sentiment from a 3D Foam Creative Sheet. You can use either side of the sheet to die-cut from. Lay out the letters and peel off the bottom liner.

Carefully match the letter die cuts into the card front. Remove the top liner from the 3D letter die cuts and sprinkle glitter over the exposed adhesive. Carefully push the glitter into the adhesive with your fingers to secure. Tap off excess to reveal a sparkly sentiment!

Finish by placing sequins to the card front with Adhesive Dots Micro and done!

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L®:
3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Dots Micro

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
My Favorite Things (Smile Die-namics), Distress Paints, Glossy Accents, white glitter, sequins, cardstock, paper trimmer, tweezers

Creative Time: 20 – 30 minutes/Intermediate Level

Thanks for stopping by and wishing you happy crafting!

Hugs from Holland,
Yvonne

Embossed Watercolor Mother’s Day Card

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Dana Tatar

Hi friends! Dana Tatar here today sharing a floral watercolor card tutorial. Fresh flowers come to mind when I think about my Mom. I have fond memories of special events with fragrant bouquets. A hand-cut vase of fresh flowers brought in from the garden made an ordinary Spring day feel special. The perfect Mother’s Day card for my Mom naturally includes flowers.

Bright Floral Embossed Watercolor Mother's Day Card with Felt Flowers and Stamped Sentiment

This beautiful watercolor effect is easy to create using an embossing folder and Gelatos. Absolutely no prior watercolor experience is necessary to create these stunning background prints.

How to Create Embossed Watercolor Backgrounds

How to Apply Colorful Gelatos to a Floral Print Embossing Folder to Create an Embossed Watercolor Card

Step 1. First, gather several colors of Gelatos, a piece of white cardstock cut to size, a mister filled with water, and an embossing folder. I chose a colorful palette and used Snow Cone, Lavender, Metallic Mint, Margarita Mix, Lime, Banana, Watermelon, Acqua Dolce, Blood Orange, and Raspberry Gelatos. Next, lightly mist the back inside of the embossing folder with water. Then, apply Gelatos to the raised pattern on the folder.

Step 2. Carefully place the white cardstock on top of the colored side of the embossing folder. Fold the top half of the folder down and emboss. Set aside to dry.

Step 3. Use a rectangle frame die to cut a section from the center of the watercolor cardstock. Attach the outer rectangle die-cut to a colored card base using E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Permanent Adhesive. Use the same rectangle frame die to cut a piece of colored cardstock that matches the card base. Place the inner watercolor rectangle die-cut into the colored cardstock frame. Attach to the center of the card base using Crafty Foam Tape to add dimension.

Step 4. Embellish the card. Stamp a sentiment onto a small tag and use E-Z Runner® Strong Permanent Adhesive to attach it to the front of the card. Next, add felt flowers. The new 3D Foam Circles fit perfectly in the center of the flower petals for great coverage.

Thanks for stopping by today! How will you celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day? Let me know in the comments section!
~Dana

Creative Time: 30 mins/Intermediate Level

Materials Needed:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Supplies:
E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refill
3D Foam Circles White Mix
Crafty Foam Tape White
Adhesive Dots Large

Other Supplies: Cardstock (Core’dinations); Embossing Folder (Darice); Mother’s Day Stamp Set (Lynda Kanase); Chalk Ink (Quick Quotes); Pierced Frame Rectangle Die (My Favorite Things); Gelatos (Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft); Felt Flowers

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Pink and Teal Embossed Watercolor Card for Mothers Day

Lion Dance Shaker Card

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Valerie Ward

Hello! Valerie here today, and I have a fun, colorful shaker card for you using the Dual Tip Glue Pen and E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser!

Lion Dance Shaker Card by Valerie Ward for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Creating the Shaker

First, die-cut the grid window die with watercolor patterned paper. This will be your card front. Next, trim a piece of a clear transparent sheet to the same size as your card front.

Using the Dual Glue Tip Pen, adhere the clear transparent sheet to the back of the card front. The fine tip of the glue pen makes this very easy to accomplish!

Take a scrap piece of foam sheet and die-cut it with the grid window die. Adhere it to the back of the card panel (match it up to create one dimensional piece) using the Dual Glue Tip Pen.

When the glue dries, take a powder tool and rub onto the edges where any glue might have seeped out. This ensures that it won’t be sticky.

Fill the squares with fun and colorful sequins. Then apply the Dual Tip Glue Pen over the foam grid.

I have a card base created out of more watercolor patterned paper. This is the background to the shaker. Place the card base front over the shaker feature and set aside to dry.

For the embellishing the card front, I stamped and die-cut adorable images with white cardstock and colored them. To secure them on my card front, I used the E-Z Dots Permanent Refillable Dispenser.

This is a such a fun card that I hate to give it away! LOL! But I’m sure the recipient will enjoy it too!

Creative Time: 45 mins/Intermediate Level

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other:
Lion Dance stamp set & coordinating die set, Watercolor patterned paper, Grid window die, Transparent sheet, Foam, Sequins

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Delicate Die Cut Card using Adhesive Sheets

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Christine Emberson

Hi everyone, Christine here today with a Spring blossom card and to show you how to affix those delicate die cuts using Adhesive Sheet 4 x 6″. It’s so easy!

Delicate Die Cut Card using Adhesive Sheets by Christine Emberson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Let’s get started…

My card base has a patterned paper mat and panels affixed in place with the E-Z Runner Grand® Refillable Dispenser.

Using Adhesive Sheets…

To adhere those delicate die cuts we all love but find tricky, use Adhesive Sheets. They come in a variety of sizes (12″ x 12″, 6″ x 12″ and 4″ x 6″) perfect for all projects. Take off the top liner sheet of a 4″ x 6″Adhesive Sheet and apply cardstock on to it. Die-cut through your machine with your etched die. When you remove the sheet your die cut has an edge to edge layer of adhesive, not stringy!

The Adhesive Sheet also provides a more speedy way to affix the die cut onto my card front, no messy liquid glue involved! Using scissors, I’ve sliced the die cut in half to stretch the design on my card.

For the card center decoration, I printed a blossom photo onto canvas card and die cut a frame. This is all secured with 3D Foam Squares White Regular.

With the addition of a small sentiment and a cluster of flowers, leaves and ribbon, again all secured with 3D Foam Squares White Regular my Spring blossom card is finished.

Thanks for stopping by today. Make your next die cutting project with Adhesive Sheets, it’s a breeze!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Products used:
3D Foam Squares White Regular
Adhesive Sheets 6″ x 4″
E-Z Runner Grand® Refillable Dispenser
Others:
Dies: Spellbinders Paper Arts (A2 Swirl Background, Hemstitch Squares, 5 x 7 Matting Basics)
White Card; Canvas Print Card; Silver Foil Card; Silk Flowers; Patterned Paper – Jillibean Soup and Graphic 45; Pre-Printed Sentiment

Creating a Striped Background with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Christine Meyer

Are you always on the lookout for new trends in paper crafting? My eyes are always open and I’ve noticed a new technique trending in the scrapbooking world! I have seen people creating a messy striped background on layouts using various Mixed Media. Intrigued by the idea, I decided to put my own spin on that by combining Adhesive Sheets and Foil. Let’s take a look at how it turned out!

Creating a striped background using Adhesive Sheets from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Instead of creating my entire background from the Adhesives Sheets and Foil – I opted to alternate them with patterned paper stripes. This occurred in part because the patterned paper I was working with was striped and already had me thinking in that direction. I cut out half-inch strips of the Adhesive Sheets keeping the height of the stripes uniform. As you can see the length varies with placement. This Process Video will walk you thru just how I made them:

Striped Background with Foil & Adhesives Sheets Process Video

As you can see in the video, the foil is quite easy to add. It also creates a nice messy look which in my opinion makes things easier. I generally have a pretty clean style BUT anytime you are working with mixed media (or a mixed media look) you have to let that go!

You don’t have to stop at foil for this application. This approach really allows you to Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside therefore you could try it with glitter, flocking, embossing powder, the possibilities are endless! And notice – no machine needed to apply the foil!

When I created my first stripe, I actually thought I’d go back and clean it up to be more precise. But as I went on I realized I actually was really liking the messier look therefore I decided to leave things just as they were.

In addition to the Adhesive Sheets, I also gave the new 3D Foam Circles a workout – using them to secure and give dimension to my heart embellishments. This is one shape that is so much easier to apply with 3D Foam Circles on hand because it fits the shape so nicely!

Are you ready to make some stripes? Be sure to share them with us if you do!
–Christine

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6 inch
3D Foam Circles White Mix
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Dots Mini

HomeHobby by 3L®:
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other Supplies: April Flavors of the Month Kit from The ScrapRoom Kit Club

You Got This Layered Card Tutorial

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Shannon Morgan

When a friend needs a dose of encouragement, a layered handmade card is a perfect cure! Good morning, Shannon here! We as crafters know homemade is best made, right?! When time is of the essence, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L has you covered! There’s this awesome product if you are a regular reader…are aware of, and if you aren’t, here’s your introduction: Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″.

You Got This Layered Card Tutorial by Shannon Morgan for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Layered with Love

I am going to show you how to create a great layered card in no time with Adhesive Sheets. Using my trusty E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser will help me secure those finishing touches.

You’ll begin by adhering your patterned paper layer to the base of your card. Next, you will add the vellum or “light layer” I love using tracing paper. It’s inexpensive and you can add interest.

I chose a doily to be the next layer. This is where the Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″ comes in. It’s so hard to stick down a delicate doily. Using these Adhesive Sheets keeps everything tacked down and ready for the next layer. Trim the Adhesive Sheet to a 4 x 12″ strip for this project, leaving me the rest of the sheet for future projects! Yay!

You’re now ready to “build” your card. Add the doily. Using your remaining Adhesive Sheet, add the next layers of your card onto the sheet. Make sure you give them all a good rub to transfer the adhesive. This will ensure a proper adherence to the card. Next, lay the sentiment card or paper down. (I used a pre-made card, you can find these anywhere you shop online or locally.)

Balancing Act

Once you have these all ready to go, begin layering. Add your sentiment. Mine is slightly off center, I am really bad at “exact”, so I compensate for this by making my cards and layouts slightly askew. I just wanted to pass that along to anyone who may be struggling with that. Never think that you can’t do it, you can! Add your tab to the side. Add an arrow or whatever embellishment you’ve chosen, above the sentiment to the left. You’ll want to add your heart also. I placed mine in between the “got” and “this”.

I used my runner to add a tab at the bottom of my card. You can see it pictured above. The final touches I added to the card are simple adds. If you are going for a simple, clean look, you’re done. If not you can add the following like I did: enamel dots, washi tape, some staples and a few splatters of mist here and there, finish it up and make it ready to mail or give in person!

Thanks for letting me share with you!
Shannon Morgan

Creative Time: 35 mins/Beginner Level

Material Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser

Other:
Patterned paper, Tracing paper, Enamel dots, Washi tape, Paper doily, Wood chip shapes, Spray ink mist

Glittered Background Card

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Shellye McDaniel

Who doesn’t love anything glittered? Hi everyone! Shellye McDaniel here today with an easy way to add a glitter background to a card. I was in need of a wedding card for a friend’s daughter. She loves sparkly bling, so why not glitter!

Glittered Background Card by Shellye McDaniel for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

A Glittered Background

To get started, I selected a premade A2 card base (4.25″ X 5.5″), dots background die and a sheet of the Adhesive Sheets 12 x 12″.

Trim the adhesive sheet to 4″ X 5.25″ and adhered to the center of the card base.

Using a burnishing tool, I transferred the adhesive by rubbing well the back of the protective sheet to the paper.

Next, I cut the patterned paper to 4″ x 5.25″ (the same size as the adhesive) and die-cut it with the dots background die.

Wear the Adhesive on the Outside

Carefully line up the edge of the patterned paper with the edge of the adhesive on the card front. Pour a generous amount of superfine iridescent glitter over the entire background.

Next, gently rub the glitter into the adhesive with my finger. Pour the excess back into the container. Tap or use a cloth to remove more of the excess.

Now onto decorating the front! I die-cut a label shape and secured it with 3D Foam Squares, Black, Regular to the center of the card front.

The Finishes Touches

Next, I adhered a felt heart to the center of the label. Because the felt is fairly thin, I used the Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix and attached it to just the end of the label sticker. This helps to keep the end of the sentiment label from getting bent and also adds an extra bit of stability to the sticker.

Let’s have a close-up look at the finished card!

See all of those lovely dimensional layers? The little pops of glitter are just enough to make this card extra special and sweet!

Try using different shapes for your background with the same glittering technique. I know I can’t wait to try out more! Thank you for joining us today 🙂

Creative Time: 35 mins/Beginner Level

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Products used:
Adhesive Sheets 12x 12″
3D Foam Squares, Black, Regular size
Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix

Glittery Wedding Card with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Judy Hayes

Today I’m sharing a Glittery Wedding Card made with Adhesive Sheets. These sheets make it so easy to add glitter to the front of the paper. It’s called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside!

Also included in my project are the NEW 3D Foam Circles White Mix, Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix and E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser. The E-Z Runner® Micro has a narrow strip of adhesive which is perfect to assemble the “Happily Ever After” die cut layers along the narrow edge.

Glittery Wedding Card with Adhesive Sheets by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Create a Glittery Background

The glittered border on this card is easy to do with Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch. First, apply a piece of Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch to 4.25 x 5.5 inch piece of rose quartz cardstock. Then die cut it using the Grand Cabinet Outline Die (solid shape) with the adhesive side up (the backing).

Next, use another 4.25 x 5.5 inch piece of rose quartz cardstock and die cut with Grand Cabinet Inlay Die (intricate design).

Remove the adhesive liner from Grand Cabinet Outline Die (solid shape). Place Grand Cabinet Inlay Die Cut (intricate design) over the solid shape die cut (make sure to remove its backing). Align all edges and try not to touch the exposed adhesive in the open areas.

Cover the open areas with glitter and press into the adhesive to secure. Tap to remove excess. Ta-da! It’s a beautiful glittery border 🙂

Stamp a script over 4.25 x 5.5 inch card with Pumice Stone ink and smear the ink slightly for a distressed look. Fasten the glittered piece to card front with E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable dispenser. The Ultra Adhesive is very sticky and has an immediate hold. It works well with pearlescent paper with a slippery finish.

Create Happily Ever After

For this layer, die-cut the Outline Design Die from Layered Happily Ever After Etched Die Set and stamp the script over the die cut.

Next, die-cut Happily Ever After Insert Dies twice – one from rose quartz pearlescent and the other from Taffy cardstock. Now fasten them together using E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser. The narrow adhesive easily fits along the edges. Finally, fasten over the script background using the same adhesive. Note I used E-Z Runner Micro Refill in the E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable dispenser – it’s so easy to switch adhesive cartridges with any refillable E-Z Runner dispenser!

Fasten the layer to the card with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix.

Adding Finishes Accents

From the same die set above, die-cut two heart shapes from rose quartz paper that has been applied with Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch to the front of it. Remove the top liner and cover with glitter. Fasten them to the card with 3D Foam Circles White Mix. These work so nice for rounded shapes like the hearts, there are no corners to trim off!

Die-cut an arrow from Taffy cardstock. Add tiny dot of glue to the arrow ends using the Dual Tip Glue Pen and add glitter.

Cut the arrow in half and attach each end behind the hearts using Dual Tip Glue Pen.

Enjoy!

See more Wedding Craft Ideas on the blog and Pinterest!

Thanks so much for visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 1 hour/Intermediate Level

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
Adhesive Sheets 6 x 12 inch
E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser
E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Circles White Mix
Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

HomeHobby by 3L®
Dual Tip Glue Pen

Other Supplies:
Dies: Spellbinders® Paper Arts (Layered Happily Ever After and Grand Cabinet 3D)
Cardstock: Bazzill Paper (Taffy) and Solar (White)
Metallic Cardstock: Stardream (Rose Quartz)
Patterned Papers: Simple Stories (Always & Forever “Together”)
Glitter: Prisma
Ink: Ranger Ink (Pumice Stone Distress Ink)
Stamp: Penny Black (Script)

Glitter Stripes Card Tutorial

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Teri Anderson

Have you ever wanted to add a bit of sparkle and glitz to your background such as subtle stripes in my card? Read on for an easy way to do just that with Adhesive Sheets!

Hey, everyone! Teri here today with a tutorial for you! I’m going to show you how to make this card and how to add glittery accents to patterned paper! You are going to love this easy technique!

Glitter Stripes Card Tutorial by Teri Anderson for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Subtle Glittery Stripes

Start by taking an Adhesive Sheet and cutting it into strips. Place the strips onto a piece of patterned paper. Be sure to firmly burnish the adhesive onto the paper with your finger or a bone folder. Then remove the backing paper.

Set the paper panel on a piece of scratch paper. Dump glitter over the top of it. You could use any kind of glitter, but I prefer to use a fine glitter. I think it takes to the adhesive the best! Shake off the excess. This technique is called “Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside.”

Finishing Up

Adhere the panel to a card. Add some additional pieces of patterned papers to it.

Then affix a couple stamped images to it. I like to use the 3D Foam Squares White Small Size to do this. Most of my stamped images are usually cut from white cardstock so I prefer to use the white foam squares ones over the black ones. Also, I love the pop the foam gives the images. It really helps make them stand out against patterned paper!

Now you are going to create the sentiment. Adhere cardstock to one of the foam sheets included in the 3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit. Set the “sunshine” die onto it and run it through a manual die-cutting machine! You’ll end up with a 3D sticker like this!

View a quick video on How to Use 3D Foam Creative Sheets below.

Adhere the sticker on your card. Finish the sentiment by stamping “hello” on a strip of cardstock and adhere it above the “sunshine” word.

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
3D Foam Squares White Small Size
3D Foam Creative Embellishment Kit
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Sheets 12×12 inch

Other:
White and Gray Cardstocks; Ellen Hutson All Inside Stamps; Ellen Hutson Sunshine Words Dies; Doodlebug Design Inc. Sugar & Spice Patterned Paper; Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer Patterned Paper; Glitter; Black Ink Pad; Various Markers