Hi, Jamie here with you today and I have a Dotted Happy Thanksgiving card that is perfect to send out to friends and family that can’t be with us for the holiday
Create a Dotted Happy Thanksgiving Background
Stamp the sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat emboss with Lettuce Embossing Powder on a piece of white cardstock panel. Make the background by stamping with a dotted background stamp using Citrus ink. Then watercolor the little pumpkin with watercolor pencils using a touch of water since the paper is not watercolor paper.
Place a circle die on the right edge of a patterned paper card panel to create an offset window. Next, add 3D Foam Strips on the back of the panel along the edges and around the circle.
Pumpkins and leaves were die-cut from white cardstock and colored with orange and green inks.
The Finishing Touches
Using circle dies, a circle frame was die-cut from wine cardstock and glued to the top of the circle opening with the Dual Tip Glue Pen. Add a strip of decorative paper to the bottom portion of the card. Use a combination of Dual Tip Glue Pen and 3D Foam Squares to give them differing heights. The Dotted Happy Thanksgiving Card is ready to be sent!
Hello friends! I often like to challenge myself to use products in a little different way. Today’s masculine birthday card features papers from Photo Play’s “For the Love of Winter” Collection! The blue colors seem perfect for a guy’s card, so I chose papers that didn’t necessarily depict winter to make this card. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
Masculine Birthday Card Base
To make this card, form a 4 x 6.5 inches card base from white cardstock. Cut a piece of wood-patterned paper to 4 x 6.5 inches. Secure it to the card front using E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser.
Sprinkle Distress Glaze Uncharted Mariner over the adhesive, tap off the excess and melt with a heating tool. Trim long edges as needed so the glaze pattern is on the very edge.
Trim a piece of dark blue paper and black cardstock large enough to cover a “birthday” die. Next, apply a sheet of Adhesive Sheets 4×6 inch to the back of the dark blue paper. Simply pull back the yellow liner, place the dark blue paper facing up on top of the adhesive, cover the liner back on top of the paper and rub the adhesive to transfer it to the paper. Remove the paper and adhere it to the black cardstock.
Place the “birthday” die on the dark blue paper side and run it through the die-cutting machine 2-3 times. Gently remove the die-cut word and set it aside.
Stamp Part of the Sentiment
Stamp “Happy” with Medieval Blue ink on a piece of wood grain paper. Trim close around the word.
Grab the dot and plaid banners from the collection’s ephemera pack. Use one of the banners as a template to cut a third banner from music paper. Arrange the banners and secure them to the card using E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. Tuck the top of the banners under the band or trim to fit.
Squeeze a small amount of glue from Dual Tip Glue Pen onto a scrap of cardstock. Use a small brush to apply glue to the back of the “birthday” die cut. It’s not necessary to completely cover all of it with glue. Place on the card and press firmly in place.
Tie a bow thread to each button and then place an Adhesive Dots Small on the back of each. Peel off the liners and press in place on the band.
So what do you think of my Masculine Birthday Card? I challenge you to take a themed pack of papers and turned them into any occasion card creation.
Buttons Galore and More (buttons), Hero Arts Stamps (Sending Love Mail), Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Clair (Medieval Blue), PhotoPlay Paper Co. (For the Love of Winter Collection), Ranger Ink (Distress Glaze-Uncharted Mariner), Spellbinders Paper Arts (Yanna’s Layered Script Sentiment), Thread or Crochet Thread (Cream), Cardstock (White, Scrap of Black)
The Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique used on this Grateful card is one of the simplest and most fun ways to use your adhesive beyond layers of paper.
Creating the Dots
Randomly place the Adhesive Dots Medium on a white smooth cardstock panel. Keep the liner on the dots to protect them until you get your desired look.
I started with the Cooper Orange and then moved to the Brown and Gold.
Creating the card
Once I was satisfied with the tones and position of the Adhesive Dots, I matted the foiled dotted piece with a cajun craze cardstock. I pasted both layer using theE-Z Runner Grand Permanent Strips.
To add a message or sentiment to my card, I decided to use a die cut sentiment in coordinating colors. First, I die cut the Grateful for You Die, twice onto white smooth and cajun craze cardstock.
I created a card base using white smooth card stock. Additionally, I pasted both pieces in between created a little shadow using the Glue Pen Dual Tip. I also pasted the decorative layer over the card base using the same E-Z Runner Grand Permanent Strips.
Hello friends! It’s Shannon up on the blog today bringing you this cute Pumpkins fall-themed layout featuring all kinds of fall goodness! I wanted to continue playing with the Metallic Transfer Foil sheets. I had so much fun creating my title using the Foil Sheets and 3D Foam Sheets!
Pumpkins Title
Start with using some dies from my stash to create a title. I ran the foam sheets through my manual die cutting machine and then peeled the top layer from the letters.
Wear Your Adhesives on the Outside with Foil
Next, I applied a brown Foil Sheet to the adhesive. LOVE how it came out! Use the same foiling technique that I did with the title to the leaves. It ties in the embellishments to my title – love it!
With a bunch of scraps, I created the base of my layout. But first, ink the edges to give a bit of separation between all of the patterns. Now it was time to mat my photo using my E-Z Runner Grand. I love that it provides such a great hold yet I can pick up and move my pieces around if I do it quickly enough!
Finishing Touches
Pop up a few embellishments with the 3D Foam Squares. This creates both dimension and a bit of a shadow.
I love how quickly this Pumpkins fall layout came together! I used some great adhesives and bits and pieces from my stash!
Hi, everyone! It’s hard to believe that Christmas will be here in two months! Teri here to get your holiday cardmaking juices flowing by showing you how to make a super sweet Cookie Jar Christmas Card!
Make the Cookie Jar
Start by stamping a Christmas jar and some cookies to go in and outside of it. Color them in and die-cut them.
Place some of the cookies in the jar. Add some strips of Crafty Power Tape toward the bottom of the jar.
Apply fine glitter to the adhesive strips. Make sure it won’t come off by burnishing the glitter with a little bit of wax paper. Be sure to rub over the paper firmly with your hand.
Place a jar lid and label on the jar with 3D Foam Squares. Tie a little baker’s twine across the top of a jar. Use an Adhesive Dot to hold the twine in place. Set the jar and any other elements you want to put on your card aside.
Decorate the Card Front
Cut a panel of patterned paper to fit on a card. Add strips of adhesive across the top and bottom. Cover the strips with glitter.
Mount the patterned panel to your card. Add the cookie jar and your extra cookies to it. Complete the front of the card by adding a few foam hearts topped with glitter to it.
Add the Finishing Touches
Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit on the inside of the card. Flip it over and apply E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips on three sides to make a pocket to fit cash or a gift card.
Stamp a sentiment on the inside of the card. You could handwrite one instead if you’d prefer. Complete the card by slipping a gift card or cash in the pocket.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to get going on your Christmas cards!
Other White Cardstock: Neenah Paper; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories (Sunkissed Collection); Stamp and Dies: Lawn Fawn (How You Bean? and How You Bean? Christmas Add-on Stamp and Die Sets); Glitter: Stampendous!; Twine: The Twinery; Ink: Ranger Ink; Markers Copic
Hello crafty friends! It’s that spooky time of year, so I thought I would celebrate and share this Creepy Glitter Halloween Card with you. Here are all of the spooky details.
Firstly, I cut the cardstock layers for my card. The card front is white cardstock, then matted in black cardstock and a white cardstock base.
Using Distress Oxide Inks and a blending tool, create a simple blended background for the Creepy Glitter Halloween Card. Once blended, splatter the card front with water. Let dry.
Design the Creepy Glitter Border Card using the Dual Tip Glue Pen, creating a creepy drip-style border. Sprinkle the liquid adhesive with coordinating ultra-fine glitter.
Repeat the same Dual Tip Glue Pen border on the other side of the card. Let the liquid adhesive and glitter dry completely.
Adhere the card front to the black cardstock mat and the white cardstock card base using the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. Stamp the card sentiment onto the card front using black ink. Stamp the image onto white cardstock and add colour using Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush. Fussy cut out the image and adhere to the Creepy Glitter Halloween Card using 3D Foam Squares White Mix.
1. Stencil the pattern onto the white cardstock using brown ink. Dab the Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in. in random spots on the card panel. Then cut the Bronze Foil sheet from the Metallic Foil Transfer Sheets in Nature Colors into 2″ squares. Crinkle the foil squares to distress them and apply it on top of the exposed adhesive spots (color side up) with a rounded end of a bone folder. Peel off and you’ll see a wonderful look! If there are any sticky spots, simply reapply the foil. 2. Die-cut the leaves and distress them using Distress Oxide ink or watercolors. 3. Add stamps to the card background for a trendy mixed media look.
The buttons are attached using the Adhesive Dots Medium to the leaves. The sentiment word strips are added to the card front. Use black acrylic to speckle the finished card.
Other: Stamps: Darkroom Door; Stencil: Darkroom Door; Craft Dies: AJVD; Ink: Ranger Ink (Distress Oxide in Walnut Stain, Rustic Wilderness, Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany); White, Kraft and Black Cardstock; Bone Folder; Acrylic Black Paint; Buttons: Buttons Galore & More, Stickers: Tim Holtz: Small Talk
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a Textured Fall In Love Card. I love how the texture of the silk leaves creates a stunning effect on this card front!
This card is all about adding texture and by using 3D Foam Strips Black you can create extra texture through an uplifting effect for the sentiment on the Fall in Love Card. The great thing about this card is that it’s super easy to make…who would have thought that! Shall we get crafty?
Making the Textured Fall Card Front
Start by making the fall leaves with an embossing punch set. I punched lots of leaves from different shades of fall colors cardstock.
Don’t panic if you don’t have such a punch set…no problem…simply use mulberry leaves which you color using chalk inkpads or paint.
Making the Top Card Panel and Card Base
Simply adhere all the leaves onto a kraft card panel using Adhesive Dots.
Then carefully cut off the leaf- parts that stick out. Next adhere the leaf-card panel onto an orange card panel and then onto a kraft card base.
First, stamp the letters FALL onto black cardstock using an embossing ink pad. Then sprinkle white embossing powder upon and tap off any excess embossing powder. Now use a heat tool to melt the embossing powder. Next fuzzy cut the letters.
Hi, Jamie here with you today and I have a couple of Metal Christmas Tags. They are perfect to add to wrapped gifts or gift bags. Plus they are sturdy enough to be used year after year!
Metal Christmas Tags Background
Apply several strips of the E-Z Runner Grand across the bottom portion of the metal tag.
Place a piece of decorative paper on top of the tape, turn the tag over, and trim off the excess paper. Next, add a strip of Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4″ along the edge of the decorative paper, and then cover a strip of decorative paper on top of the adhesive strip.
The Sentiments
Die-cut Merry from decorative paper and the shadow of the Merry from kraft cardstock.
Die-cut snowflakes from white glitter paper and kraft paper, and glue the glitter snowflakes on top of the kraft snowflakes with the Dual Tip Glue Pen. Off set it so the kraft paper can be seen.
Glue the snowflakes to the metal portion of the tag and pop up the Merry on top of the snowflakes. Stamp Christmas on white glitter paper, layer onto kraft paper, and then glue down on the decorative paper diagonally. To finish, add a gold glitter enamel dot.
Do you have summer memories to document? I created a fairly simple and clean summer celebration scrapbook page to record my summer {milestone} birthday with fellow milestone babes! Let me show you how I created this style of layout.
Summer Celebration Page Base
Distress the edges of an 11 x 11-inch square cream cardstock. Then adhere to a 12 x 12-inch patterned paper with the E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Strips Dispenser. For kicks, I tore and split a small area on the top left corner of the cream cardstock.
Cut about eight strips of 2 x 10-inch patterned paper and distress the edges on all. It’s a great way to use up scraps! Next, die-cut a 7.25-inch circle from cream cardstock. Varying the width of the strips, place them on top of the circle with the E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Strips Dispenser. Designer’s Tip: I cut the width between 1 to 2-inches and shift them at an angle for interest. Trim the edges to form the circle.
For a dimensional accent, I used two die-cut butterfly shapes and secured them with Adhesive Lines along their bodies so that I can lift the wings up.
With the leftover strip of patterned paper, I created a ribbon tail banner and matted it with a Summer Celebration sentiment on a cream cardstock strip with the E-Z Runner® Grand Permanent Strips Dispenser. Using the same adhesive, place the sentiment below the picture.
From the ephemera pack, I clustered a few die-cut shapes together and popped it up with a leftover piece from the 3D Foam Creative Sheet. Place over the bottom right corner of the picture.
Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with Foil
Now the fun part, foiling with adhesives! For my Wear Your Adhesive technique, I am adding foil to the flower centers on the cluster and making faux sequins (vs. sequins) around the layout. Using the small foam circles from the 3D Foam Circles in Black, I centered them on three flowers. Foil them with the yellow and green foil sheets from the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Pastel Colors.
Take the top liner off (one at a time), cover the foil sheet (color side UP) over the exposed adhesive, rub with your fingertips to transfer the color, and peel off the foil. If there are missed areas, simply reapply the foil. Repeat with the rest of the centers.
