Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a classic Any Occasion Botanical Card. Sometimes you just need a card to cover most occasion. With a subtle detail like adding some sparkle, it can make a card. So, let me share how.
Stamp and Color Top Panel of the Botanical Card
Cut a rectangle white cardstock panel and tear on the left side, leaving space for a stamp design. Stamp the botanical image with a black ink and color the image using color pencils.
To add a subtle detail on the Any Occasion Botanical Card, I used the Dual Tip Glue Pen over the flower and leaves. The fine tip is perfect for precise placement of the glue. Next sprinkle clear embossing powder over the wet glue and tap off the excess. Let dry. Use a heat tool to melt the embossing powder for that sparkle!
Repeat the sparkle accent steps with the stamped text using the clear glitter instead of the embossing powder (minus the heat tool).
Card Base
Mat the card panel to a darker color patterned rectangle piece slightly larger than the panel with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser. Wrap the ribbon around the matted panel and secure the ends with the same adhesive. Then adhere on a white card base.
The Finishing Touch
Tie a bow and secure it with Adhesive Dots Large. It’s perfect because no adhesive shines through.
And voilá, the Any Occasion Botanical Card is ready. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and wish you happy crafting
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope your week has started off on a nice note! Have you ever heard of a swirly circles card element? It’s a fun one to make and gives the optical illusion of a spinning spiral! Leslie here, sharing a tutorial for making a Swirly Circles Thank You Card featuring a couple NEW Scrapbook Adhesives products – 3D Foam Squares 3mm White Mix and 3D Foam Strips 3mm White!
Yep, you read that right… we now carry 3mm thick foam squares and strips in white and black! Very excited to share this project using 1mm, 2mm and 3mm white foam squares, along with 3mm white foam strips and holographic transfer foil! You know I absolutely love the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique! So let’s get started!
Create Swirly Circles Element
Punch 1-1/2″, 2″ and 2-1/2″ circles and cut each one in half. Circle dies can also be used. Die cut some garden stems. Wasn’t sure how many I would end up using, so I cut a variety to balance out the element.
Use Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix to adhere the halves of the circles together. Stack them with the smallest on top and line up the top corner and right straight edge. Do both sets the same way.
Rotate one set of halves 90 degrees and line up the center circles with the straight edges meeting in the middle. Apply a piece of washi tape to the back to hold them together. Add the garden stems with the Dual Tip Glue Pen. Affix the sentiment in the center with 3D Foam Squares White Mix (which are 2mm in height), and set the element aside.
Cut Card Base & Layers
Now cut a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from light blue cardstock and score it at 4-1/4″ on the long side. Also, cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ dark green layering panel and a 3-3/4″ x 5″ white sentiment panel (for the inside). Afterwards, cut two 3/4″ x 4″ striped strips and a 1/2″ x 3-5/8″ floral strip. Additionally, if you have stitched scallop dies (or a border punch), also cut two 4″ long light blue strips for the front.
Adhere Layers
Grab the E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser and adhere the dark green layering panel to the card base front. Similarly, adhere the striped strips and stitched scallop strips to this panel. Let’s employ the Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique… my favorite! Apply two 3D Foam Strips 3mm White vertically to the card front. Remove the liner, press gold glitter foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Holographic Colors, and rub to secure. So easy and so beautiful! Don’t forget to adhere the floral strip to the white sentiment panel; this will be added to the inside of the card.
Affix Swirly Circles Element
Get that package of 3D Foam Squares 3mm White Mix and affix the swirly circles element to the card front. Wow, look at the dimension!
Looking down from the top of the card, check out the dimension using these new 3mm thick foam squares and strips! They are phenomenal!
Complete Swirly Circles Thank You Card
All that’s left to do is to stamp a sentiment on the white sentiment panel and adhere the panel with E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser. This pretty swirly circles thank you card is complete!
Other: Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Lessebo Arctic Blue and Stardream Metallic Neptune cardstock, Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock; Keep It Simple Cheerful Cottage 6×9 Papers Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Perfectly Pears stamp set Ink: Catherine Pooler Bay Breeze ink Dies/Punches: Fiskars 1-1/2″ and 2-1/2″ circle punches, Stampin’ Up! 2″ circle punch; Cottage Cutz Garden Stems dies, My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2 dies, Stampin’ Up! Perfectly Pears dies Accessories: Stampin’ Up! paper trimmer, Mini MISTI, Big Shot
Hi, Judy here! This Fall Foiled Leaves Garland came out from shopping at a craft and home decor store with my sister. She suggested making a garland out of some wood leaves…well, who can resist a sibling challenge?! LOL! To add more elements, I picked out a slightly different Fall color combo by using blue with orange, inspired by the plaid fabric I found in a display of fall fabrics.
Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Adhesive Sheets
Peel back the liner from Adhesive Sheets 6×12 inch and place wood leaf on adhesive. Replace the liner, flip over and burnish over the leaf with a bone folder. Peel back adhesive sheet from leaf and place leaf on non stick craft mat. Note, the adhesive will not completely cover the leaf. Designer Tip: I found it easier to cut Adhesive Sheets 6×12 inch to fit each leaf as duplicated this process.
Use your thumb to press a portion of the Copper/Orange foil from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors (color side facing you) randomly on the leaf. Do not foil all of the exposed adhesive. Repeat with Brown foil and Bronze foil from the same foil pack until you get your desired look. Repeat these steps for the other side of leaf.
Add Another Layer – Ink
Apply ink with a foam applicator to cover areas without the foil on the leaf. It’s okay to rub over the foil as it will not absorb it. Simply wipe off the ink from the foiled areas with a paper towel. This works best on a non-stick craft sheet. Now, turn over the leaf and repeat the inking steps. Designer Tip: I recommend gloves for inking process. My fingers were quite blue when I got done.
Seal with Clear Embossing
Working on one side at a time, cover leaf with clear embossing powder. Remove excess and melt with a heat tool. The clear embossing will seal any stickiness. Repeat to make a total of nine embellished leaves.
Tie Leaves to Garland Base
Cut a piece of 8 feet long heavy twine and knot the ends to make a garland base. Position a leaf stem on the twine and with an 8 inch piece of medium weight twine, tie leave stem to the twine garland. Repeat with all leaves, spacing them about 9 inches apart.
Finishing with Fabric Strips
Cut fabric strips to about 1.5 inches wide and 8 inches long. Loop over garland twine centered between leaves.
Crumple blue seam binding by misting with water and wadding it into a ball in your hands. Shake out and allow to dry (or use hair dryer, heat gun to dry) Cut into about 8-9 inch lengths. Loop two on each side of fabric. Continue to add fabric and seam binding between all leaves.
I hope you enjoyed my Fall Foiled Leaves Garland tutorial and it inspires you to start creating some fall-themed home decor pieces. Share with us your take on this project by tagging us on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Instagram!
Hi there!!! Connie here with a fun Howdy Mixed Media Tag Art. It’s full of that wonderful dimension featuring 3D foam products. Great idea for those baked goods that require a special tag!!! Another win for tags!!! Plus it could get you into the kitchen:) Certainly worth thinking about.
Other: Paper Dolls and Tissue Papers: Tim Holtz; Stamps: Tracy Evans; Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress Oxide in Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain and Peacock Feathers) and Tsukineko (Versafine Ink in Black Onyx); Vintage Fabric; Button Pear Pin; Stickers.
Hello crafty cardmaking friends! Tracy here, and today I have a pretty little Gilded Frame Card featuring the 3D Foam Strips 3mm Black. Here are all of the details on how I created it.
Basic Layers for the Gilded Frame Card
My first step was to cut all of the basic layers of this gilded frame card. This includes a white cardstock card base and two more patterned paper layers. Then a 2.5″ kraft cardstock square, and a patterned paper 3″ square.
Let’s start the gilded frames. Using the 3D Foam Strips 3mm Black, frame the 2 square pieces and trimming off any excess.
Adhere the flat layers together using the E-Z Dots® Permanent Dispenser. Leaving the 2 patterned pieces separate for now.
Add a burlap string bow to the bottom of the card front and then attach it to the card base using Creative Photo Corners Kraft.
I added the sentiment ephemera to the card using some left over bits of 3D Foam Strips 3mm Black. Then I added the small heart using Adhesive Dots Micro. Add a few gems to the large frame to complete the gilded frame card.
Have you ever wanted to try a tunnel card? For my Wonder World Tunnel Card, all you need is patterned papers, circle die, scissors and of course, adhesives! This was my first attempt in creating one from start to finish 🙂 Hi, Margie here with my process…come join me!
Wonder World Tunnel Card Base
There’s a total of five 6 x 6″ layers, including the back and front of the card. Determine your back layer (think background) and set it aside. It will not be cut. Depending on your patterned paper thickness, layer the other four layers together and die-cut with a 4.25″ circle die. Otherwise, cut them two at a time.
Designer’s Tip: Use temporary tape to secure the layer so they don’t shift when die-cutting. I used the E-Z Runner® Repositionable Dots and rubbed off the dots when finished.
Since I only had the patterned paper collection, I fussy cut some elements from the patterned papers and determined placement before securing them with the E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. For the front card panel, I used some 3D Foam Circles White Mix to secure the large gear piece to the upper left corner for interest.
Create the Tunnel Card
For the tunnel mechanism, cut two pieces of 4 x 6″ patterned paper and with the short side up (4″ side), score every 1/2″. Next, accordion fold the piece starting with a mountain fold…you should end up with four mountain folds. Repeat for the second piece.
On the 6 x 6″ background piece, attach the accordion piece by apply the E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser on its end on the outer side and attach it on the inside edge of the background piece.
Attach the embellished circle cut layers one by one using the E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser by attaching each with the side of the mountain facing you. Attach the end of the accordion piece on the back of the front panel so it doesn’t show.
Finishing Touches
One thing I forgot to do when make the layers and elements…outline with a dark marker or ink. I used a marker. After outlining and some doodling, I repeated my assembling other side of the card with the second accordion piece.
This Wonder World Tunnel Card can be for any occasion, depending on the sentiment. I left it as is so when an occasion needed a card, I would add the appropriate greeting.
I love how this turned out…can’t wait to make one again 🙂 What do you think? Would make one too?
Hi, friends! Have you ever made a card with a transparency? Teri here to show you how to do just that by making a Miss You Floating Front Card with a transparency window. Then I’ll add some 3D Foam Shapes to it that will make it clearly amazing!
Make the Floating Front Card Base
Start by creating a card base from white cardstock. Open the card up and cut a few inches off the bottom. Make sure your panel is slightly taller than the piece you cut off. Mount it onto the cardstock.
Cover the top front of your card with patterned paper pieces. Add a border with a sticker or piece of cardstock as well.
Add a strip of cardstock across the bottom of the card. Mount a 3D Foam Frame to cardstock. Add Metallic Transfer Foil to the frame. Remember, when using foil, you want to set it on the 3D Foam with the pretty side up. Rub it firmly onto the 3D Foam to transfer the foil. Once you’ve added the foil, cut part of the frame off and adhere it to your card.
Open your card up and add a piece of patterned paper to it. Be sure to position the paper panel so it can be seen through the window. Add a sentiment that you can see through the window. I used stickers but a stamped one would work just as well.
Complete the card by closing it up and adding a few sequins (or some other small embellishment) to the front of the card.
I hope you enjoyed today’s Miss You Floating Front Card project and are inspired to try making a card with transparency.
Hi everyone, Yvonne here! You know I like to use different and sometimes unexpected materials on a card. Well…. Today it’s beads! Using the technique Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside I made this Colorful Beaded Card.
And the fun thing is that ist’s so simple to make that it’s even suitable for beginner cardmakers. I would love to share how I made my card with a simple tutorial. Shall we get started?
Top Card Panel
First adhere a black sheet of 3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix onto a black cardpanel. Then rub the sheet for secure fastening. Next remove the top liner. Now sprinkle lots of seed beads over the sticky surface of the 3D Foam Creative Sheets Mix. Then rub for secure fastening of the seed beads.
Make two incisions on both sides of the beaded panel (as shown on the picture below) with a craft knife. With an orange ribbon, carefully thread through the openings.
Hey everyone! It’s Ali (FunAdventuresWithAli). I’m so excited to share a fun Disney Magical Moments Layout featuring Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft, and a fun cut file! During a visit to Disney World in March, we had the most exciting character encounter with Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket! We were thrilled to get photos with these two adorable guys, and I knew these memories needed a special layout.
Magical Moments Cut File
Using an older Disney-themed collection, I backed my cut file using seven patterns. I absolutely love how they pop against the blue grid background. The cut file title especially seems to jump right off the page with the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft.
Placement of Photo and Embellishments
I added the journaling word “Magical” to the letter M in “Moments” for a fun little detail. To give the red bow on Minnie’s head interest, I added 3D Foam Squares White Mix.
I applied baby powder behind my stickers (cotton candy and clock) to alleviate the stickiness. Then with a combination of 3D Foam Squares White Mix and 3D Foam Strips, popped them up on the page. Behind the heart, I added a 3D Foam Squares Micro White to place it in the upper right corner, along with a cute tab sticker.
And, of course, no Disney layout is complete without a little bit of sparkle! I sprinkled stars in three different spots around the layout to finish everything off.
I love how this page captures such a fun and unexpected Disney memory. Those little character encounters that you don’t see every day can become some of your favorite memories!
Here’s to magical moments at Disney! ✨🏰💙
Thanks for visiting! Ali Skifton (FunAdventuresWithAli)
It’s Kristin and today I’m sharing a Family Vacation Layout featuring a cherished family photo from a trip taken in August of 1960. The focal point of this layout is the large circle background. However, instead of leaving the circle flat, I created five individual shaker elements throughout the design. I used products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to securely assemble the layers and add beautiful dimension to my page.
Family Vacation Layout Shaker Features
I randomly and carefully selected a few areas on the circle patterned paper to cut out in order to make the shakers. Every section I selected as a shaker, I used different sequin mixes to give its own personality while still working together as part of the overall layout. The shakers add another layer of interest among the patterned papers, flowers, butterflies, and ephemera.
After you cut your shaker windows, back them with acetate. Flip the page over and use Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in. around the back of the window. Adhere your acetate and then adhere the Crafty Foam Tape White 108ft. around the back of the window (on top of the acetate). Fill with your sequin mixes and to close the shaker, I cover it with vellum.
This layout was such a fun layout to create. It was great to get out my stash of sequins and items from my stash along with the Vicki Boutin Storyteller collection. The circle design gave me plenty of opportunities to mix patterns, while the five shaker elements added something extra special.
I hope this project inspires you to look through your own supply stash and experiment with unexpected designs. Try creating a circle background, mixing your favorite patterned papers, or adding a few shaker elements to your next 12×12 scrapbook layout!
Happy scrapping & thank you for visiting! 💕✂️ Kristin Rizzo
