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I’m So Tuned Into You – Valentine Radio Tutorial

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Asia King

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Asia King here and today I would like to share a tutorial for this cute Valentine’s Day card I made for my husband.

My husband loves collecting vintage radios and I have been on a lookout for some related crafty items to make a card for him. I couldn’t find anything suitable so I decided to make my own ‘vintage radio’. I hope this tutorial will inspire you to try it out, too! So let’s begin!

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1. Trim in half a 12×12″ scrapbook paper with a wood design. Trim each piece to 6″ tall and 8″ wide. Score each piece at 4″ length and fold in half. Align each piece with the folded edge closely within the aperture of the largest Round Tag die and die cut. This way each die-cut shape will form two folding ‘pages’.

Apply Adhesive Sheets 4×6″ to the pages and bind them together – this will form a sturdier base for the card. If required, embellish the folds with some washi tape.

Cut an additional single shape for the card front.

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2. Layer Blossom Dies (as shown) and die cut a small aperture in the middle of the front panel. Keep all the cut outs.

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3. Pierce a small hole in the die cut blossom shape, align with a metal clock face and a small clock hand and secure all with a brad.

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4. Cut two pieces of the burlap ribbon, big enough to fit the aperture of the front panel. Dye with Distress Inks and Stains. Allow to dry.

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5. Add some adhesive to the front of the card base with E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips and cover with the dyed ribbon.

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6. Cover the element created in step 3 with Adhesive Sheets 4×6″ and layer over the ribbons. Use the die cut front panel from step 2 as a guide for your positioning.

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7. Cover the front panel generously with Boss Gloss and sprinkle with Clear Deep Impressions enamel. Heat with a heat gun. Repeat two more times.

Follow the same steps for the die cut blossom outline created in step 2.

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8. Cover the back of the panel with 3D Foam Squares Black Regular and 3D Foam Squares Black Small and adhere to the base of the card.

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9. Cover the back of the blossom outline with 3D Foam Squares Black Small and fit within the aperture of the front panel.

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10. Stamp the sentiment onto a chalkboard sticker with clear embossing ink and heat emboss in white. Add some chalky finish with chalk pencils.

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11. Attach the sentiment panel to the card with 3D Foam Squares Black Small. Just before you layer it onto the card, gently heat up the clear-embossed area of the front panel where the sentiment will be added. This will help the foam squares adhere to the embossed area.

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12. Adhere a couple of large leather buttons as radio dials with Adhesive Dots 3D. Again, gently heat the enamel before positioning to help ’embed’ the elements.

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13. Cover the tops of 4 small 3D Foam Hearts with Maroon glitter. Create two decorative pins by ‘sandwiching’ dressmaking pins between two hearts stuck together.

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14. Add the pins to the card.

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15. Embellish the card further with a suede twine bow, paper flowers and rub-on numbers for the tuning dial.

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Supplies used:

Adhesive Sheets 4×6″, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips, 3D Foam Squares Black, Regular, 3D Foam Squares Black, Small, Adhesive Dots 3D, 3D Foam Hearts

Other supplies:

Stampendous Tiny Alphabet and Vintage Lowercase Perfectly Clear stamps, White Detail Embossing Powder, Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamel (clear), Boss Gloss, Maroon Micro Glitter

Sizzix Tags Round dies and Spellbinders Blossom Die; Monte Paper Mill Take2 papers, Maya Road Calendar rub-ons, clear embossing ink, Tim Holtz Ideaology Game Spinners and fasteners, small metal clock face from a hand watch, Tim Holtz Distress Inks/Stains (Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey), suede twine (May Arts)

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial – and if you did, please leave some love for us in the comments below :). Thank you for sharing your Valentine’s Day with us!

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A Vintage Valentine Card Tutorial

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Kelly Klapstein

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Ahhhh….the day of love! Have you been making any Valentines? I created a few, and here is one that is a more elegant, vintage design.

I heat embossed a 3D Foam Heart with gold embossing powder onto a die cut piece of black card stock, which is attached to my card base with Gold Creative Photo Corners.

To do this, you need the following supplies: a rubber stamp, gold embossing powder, a heat gun, cardstock, and of course a 3D Foam Heart. You can also do this technique with every 3D Foam Shape because the high density foam can be heat embossed!

Here is a short video tutorial that demonstrates this technique:

Direct link to the video

I hope you give it a try with your 3D Foam Shapes and impress the ones you love!

Kelly Klapstein

ADHESIVES: 3D Foam Hearts, Creative Photo Corners Gold, E-Z Dots ™ Permanent
SUPPLIES: Bazzill Basics cardstock, Kaisercraft paper, May Arts Ribbon, Stampendous stamp and Embossing Enamel, Spellbinders die and Grand Calibur

Mason Jar Candy Holder

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Latisha Yoast

Latisha here with you today. I have a whole lot of unused mason jars laying around, so I decided to put them to use as Valentine Candy Holders.

1. Paint mason jar with paint of choice, I used DecoArts Chalk Finish paint (2 coats)

2. Wrap Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Tape around the mason jar, sprinkle glitter over top.

3. Repeat step #2, so you have to lines of glitter that circle the jar.

4. Add gold ClearSnap foil to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Hearts, adhere to the jar.

5. Die cut white card stock using Lawn Fawn Star dies.

6. Stamp sentiment in gold ink.

7. Line the star using a gold pen.

8. Using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, adhere the stamped diecut to a larger gold diecut.

9. Add red ClearSnap foil to a Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D heart, and adhere it to the sentiment.

10. Punch a hole in the star diecut, tie ribbon through the hole and attach to the jar.

Fill with candy and give to someone you love.

Materials Used:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Tape

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Hearts

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares (white, regular)

Lawn Fawn star diecuts

Lawn Fawn Stamps

Fancy Pants Designs Gold Foil Cardstock

Stampendous gold glitter

ClearSnap gold foil

ClearSnap red foil

Tsukinkeo Delicata gold ink

DecoArts Chalk Finish Paint

May Arts ribbon

Grateful For You – Simple Valentine’s Day Card

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Lisa Adametz

Hi everyone! It’s Lisa here to share a really simple, but beautiful, Valentine card. Cards like these are just perfect for friends, neighbors, or anyone that you just want to say “thanks” to.

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1. Scribble watercolor pencils over the watercolor paper (I chose reds and pinks for Valentine’s Day).

2. With a paintbrush, baby wipe, or wet fingers blend the scribbled colors so that they are now watercolors. Either allow to air dry or heat set with heat tool. Set aside.

3. Using different colors of glitter paper, a die-cutting machine, and dies – die-cut 3 hearts.

4. Using stencil with hearts, apply Glass Bead Glitter Gel to one portion of card front very thinly using palette knife. If Gel is applied too thickly it can take a long time to dry. This should NOT be heat set as it will bubble.

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5. Apply 3D Foam Squares – White, Small to backs of hearts and apply the hearts to the card front.

6. Tear piece of vellum, stamp sentiment in Versamark, heat emboss using white embossing powder. Wrap vellum around card front and secure in back using Crafty Power Tape.

7. Place 3D Foam Squares – White, Regular all over back of card front.

8. Wrap baker’s twine around card front and secure in bow. Using Dodz Small roll in ball and place under bow to secure. Remove backing from 3D Foam Squares – White, Regular and secure to card base.

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This card is so easy to make AND replicate! How fun would it be to make a bunch of these cuties for your best girlfriends?

Supplies:
From Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:
E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Adhesive (inside card)
3D Foam Squares White – Regular
3D Foam Squares White – Small
Crafty Power Tape
Dodz Small

Other Supplies:
My Favorite Things: Cardstock, Stamp (My Favorite Sentiments), Die (Rustic Hearts)
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®: Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils, Glass Bead Glitter Gel
Twine: Target; Stencil: Heidi Swapp; Punch: Martha Stewart/EK Success.
Watercolor paper.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Michele Kovack

Michele here with a Valentine’s Day card! I’ve noticed that I have been on a pink/coral/gold kick these days! So please forgive me if I am being somewhat repetitive. I used some of my favorite Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L products to create my glittery dimensional card.

I have a step by step photo tutorial to share my ~~chaotic~~ creative process! 😉

I’ve been asked many times if I have a plan when I am starting a card. Nope, not really. Though I do try and pick papers first to inspire me. From there the project takes on a life of its own. For today’s card I used some older papers in my stash. (I’ve got lots and lots of old paper!)

Does this die cut also look familiar? I can’t seem to get away from some of my favorites. They just seem to suck me in!

I love these 3D Foam Frames. Such an easy way to add dimension to a card without a crazy amount of bulk!

The frames are double sided so I peeled one side off and stuck it directly to my pink background paper.

I peeled the other side off and dumped my gold glitter over it.

I had several different circles from the die cut above and knew I wanted to place many of them back into the die cut. But first I added 3D Foam Hearts to random circles.

And of course, add more glitter!

I placed the circles on my paper and decided that I wanted a second frame.

I added the second 3D Foam Frame and cut off any excess circles.

Once again, I dumped more glitter over the frame.

I am often asked about my bows. I rarely “tie” a bow the traditional way. Instead I overlap each loop and pinch in the center. For this card I did this with two bows and placed them on top of one another.

Then I take coordinating string and tie it off in the center.

I added a sticker to vellum and placed it under my bow. I didn’t like how the sentiment was resting on the card. I wanted it curved a bit.

So my Dodz™ Small came to the rescue! Just place a small Dodz™ at the end of the sentiment…. Dodz Small

Voila! A curved, dimensional sentiment!

The whole thing was adhered to the front of my card using E-Z Squares®.

Here is one last look at the finished card. 🙂

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Supplies:

Dodz™ Small
E-Z Squares®
3D Foam Hearts
3D Foam Frames

Other Supplies:

Circle die
Sticker
Vellum
Ribbon
Gold cord
Sequins
Gold glitter

“Magic” Accordion Fold Mini Album – Ready for Photos!

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Angela Ploegman

Hello all! It’s Angela today sharing a accordion fold style mini album that I made in advance of our family’s upcoming Disney cruise.

"Magic" Accordion Fold Mini Album by Angela Ploegman

This album is completely pre-made, ready for my photos to be added. I haven’t done anything with our Disneyland pictures from several years ago. Maybe having a ready made album might help ensure the timely documentation of our family vacation.

All of the self-adhesive chipboard in the album was reinforced with the Adhesive Sheets – 4 x 6″. I find for projects that will be handled often (especially by little hands) that this extra step ensures all the pieces stay in their correct places!

The album is held together (i.e. the accordion folds are fastened) with the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips – Refillable. Spots for the photos are identified by the Creative Photo Corners – Black. Here are a couple of examples of the inside pages. Some of the embellishments were popped up with the 3D Foam Squares – White, Regular.

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Now that the album’s all done, I can hardly wait for the trip!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® supplies used: Adhesive Sheets – 4 x 6″, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips – Refillable, Creative Photo Corners – Black, 3D Foam Squares – White, Regular

Other supplies used: Simple Stories patterned paper, card stock and chipboard stickers, clear overlays

Card Duo with 3D Foam Creative Sheets

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Erica Houghton

Hi! It’s Erica and today I’m sharing a set of cards I created using E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable and 3D Foam Creative Sheets, as well as a step-by-step tutorial showing you how I created my cards!

Card Duo with 3D Foam Creative Sheets Celebrate Card by Erica Houghton for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

First, I cut four pieces of the Tea Time Collection by Craft and You Designs, stamped and adhered them to the base of my cards using the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable.

(adhere paper to base of cards; stamp image)

Finally, I adhered a sentiment using 3D Foam Creative Sheets, and adhered flowers and a bow to finish my cards.

Adhesives

Paper

Craft and You Designs, Tea Time

Embellishments

Petaloo & Prima Marketing – flowers
Flying Unicorn – adornments
Bead Landings – jump rings, chain
Studio His & Her – tulle
Celebrate It – ribbon

Products

Martha Stewart – punch
Heidi Swapp – stamp
Tim Holtz – stamp
Versafine – pigment ink
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – distress ink

Thanks for joining me today!

Erica Houghton

3D Foam Key To My Heart Canvas Tutorial

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Margie Higuchi

Happy (early) Valentine’s Day! Just for the occasion I wanted to use my stash of 3D Foam Hearts and to create a sweet and fun canvas piece!

Key To My Heart Canvas by Margie Higuchi

On a prepped canvas (covered with Gesso), I hand drew a heart with pencil. You can also find a heart shape on the internet and print a template.

To figure out how to place all my 3D Foam Hearts, I took off the liners from the hearts and used them to determine the place with the help of Spellbinders® Tool ‘n One™ tool.

Next I adhered all the shapes with the exception of the Key (leave space for it) and covered all with Gesso.

To make the Key stand out, I colored with Silver Ice Gelatos® stick. Don’t be afraid to layer on more than one coat of color. Set aside to work on the canvas background.

For the background, I colored with a combination of Bubble Gum, Double Scoop, and Red Cherry Gelatos® Double Scoop® colors to achieve the look I wanted. A subtle outline of the heart was created with Black Licorice Gelatos® and Stamper’s Big White Pen, rubbing the colors for a softer look.

After I added the Key, I outlined the heart with an Artist Pen Black.

Using a piece of burlap ribbon from the burlap set as a stamp, I dipped into Gesso and pressed in different areas of the canvas to create a background texture. Then I layered another color, Chalkboard Paint, on top of the Gesso design.

The sentiment was handwritten with black pen on the white canvas ribbon, cut into pieces and placed on the canvas, using Adhesives Sheets 4 x 6″. The words were outlined with the same pen and highlighted with a White Pen.

To finish, I outlined the edges of the canvas with the pen. Here’s another look at the canvas.

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Project Supplies:
SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L®: 3D Foam Hearts and Adhesive Sheet 4 x 6″

Tool: Spellbinders® Creative Arts (Tool ‘N One)
Color and Mediums: Faber-Castell® Design Memory Craft® (Bubble Gum Gelatos® Double Scoop®, Red Cherry Gelatos® Double Scoop®, Black Licorice Gelatos®, Guava Gelatos® and Sliver Ice Gelatos®, Stamper’s Big White Pen, PITT® Artist Pen Black (#199), Chalkboard Paint and Gesso)
Other: 8 x 8″ Canvas

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH

Fancy Pants Designs Day 5 – True Friend Valentine Card

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Kelly Klapstein

Welcome to the Fancy Pants Designs Feature Week!

Make sure you visit every day this week to see the designers use Fancy Pants Designs product along with Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L®. At the end of the week we will be giving away a great adhesive package, so be sure to leave a comment in the Raffle Copter.

Hello everyone! It’s Kelly here on the final day of our week featuring Fancy Pants Designs. I think I came across one of the best paper collections to make Valentines: Fancy Pants Designs “True Friend.”

Not too mushy, not too feminine, and suitable for all ages! And to make things even easier, this collection has packages of ‘Brag Cards’ and Ephemera (die cuts) along with a wonderful mix of solid color and patterned papers.

With the right adhesives, my Valentine card came together really quickly!

I started by layering two sizes of Brag Cards with my E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable. Can you see in the photo below that my dispenser is blue E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable and the inside is red? That is because all of the Refillable adhesive runners are interchangeable…and you can see through the clear plastic to see which one is inside!

Then my Crafty Foam Tape came out to pop up the sentiment die-cut.

I adhered ribbon to my card with Crafty Power Tape, which works awesome with ribbon.

Because it’s a Valentine card, I had to add a 3D Foam Heart with red glitter.

I hope you have enjoyed our week with Fancy Pants Designs! Don’t forget to enter to win a prize package below!

ADHESIVES: E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable, Crafty Foam Tape, Crafty Power Tape, 3D Foam Hearts,

SUPPLIES: Fancy Pants Designs True Friend collection; Clearsnap Glitter

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Fancy Pants Designs Day 4- Card Trio

Posted on January 29, 2015 by AJ Otto

Welcome to the Fancy Pants Designs Feature Week!

AJ here on day four of Fancy Pants Designs week- Today I am sharing a trio of cards I created using the True Friend line. What I love about getting collections is how easy it is to create coordinating projects- whether it’s for a party, layouts, or just to have a few cards. You can always pull together a few cards quickly using all the adorable items from ephemera pack.

This first card I simply adhered the Besties paper to my card base. I popped up the cute owl die cut with a 3D Foam Square, paired with a sticker, (also popped up with a 3D foam square) from the Sticker Fundamentals page.

I just love how cute this little hedgehog is!

I adhered the Good Times paper onto my card base with Crafty Foam Tape.

Secure the hello sticker to a piece of card stock, then adhere it to the backside of the tag with E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable .

I adhered the tag die cut with 3D Foam Squares to my card, then popped the Hedgehog on with 3D Foam Squares also.

Lastly, I made a cute little note card again using the Ephemera pack, Little Things paper, and the letter stickers from the Sticker Fundamentals page. I finished it off with some black twine. The cute little critter is popped up with 3D Foam Squares.

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Products used: E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable, 3D Foam Squares, Crafty Foam Tape

Fancy Pants- True Friend 12 X 12 Collection Kit & Ephemera Pack. Spellbinders dies, twine, card stock, wink of stella glitter pen

enjoy~AJ