Hello crafty readers! This is Crystal Komara here with you today sharing two cards that both feature a lot of white space. You might call these CAS or “clean and simple” cards. I love white for it’s clean and fresh look and it allows the vibrant alcohol ink colored heart and butterfly to be the focal point.
For this first A2 sized card, the base was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I die cut the Viola Layering Plate C from white cardstock and used that as a background. I had already created the alcohol ink background and simply die cut Layer A from the Dahlia Heart and adhered it over the heart.
I die cut the words using the Handwritten Love You and Outline. The first layer was die cut from magenta cardstock and the thinner top layer was cut from white cardstock.
I followed the same steps for this second card, but in lieu of the heart, I used Layer A from the Glimmer Butterfly.
Here are some photos detailing step by step how I created the cards:
I hope you have enjoyed these cards! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
For today’s project I am making more butterflies featuring the Butterfly Basic and Starlight Layering Die Set! Our butterflies will sit on top of a steampunk background to give our cards a masculine look!
As always, let’s get our die cutting done and set those pieces aside. For my butterflies I chose the Stormy Blue 6 x 6 cardstock paper pad by Memory Box.
When creating my background, I used my clear ink inside of the embossing folder and made sure I placed the ink on the side of the folder that creates the impression into the paper. Now before I place my paper into the folder, I very lightly mist the paper on each side so the fibers don’t break but rather bend. We will get great texture from the embossing folder!
I added my gold embossing powder onto my panel and heat set making sure all the powder is melted onto my card stock.
Next, I layer my butterflies using the solid die cut base and the top layer form the butterfly basics die set and of course the layered die set! I used my liquid adhesive when placing my layers together at the center to ensure they have a strong bond!
I created my standard A2 size card base and placed my embossed panel down first and then added my butterfly off center for each of my cards.
Of course, we have to add a little bling, so black gems completed the look!
As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!
Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!
Hi Everyone, It’s Renee’ from Delaney Jane Cards here with a Christmas in July card! Yes, Christmas in July. I also used an unexpected background die to create the “tree”! Sometimes it is about stretching your dies to make them really worth owning.
I really wanted to use the Marisol Ornament layering dies because, let’s face it, they are so beautiful!!! I decided on purple, silver and green for my color scheme.
I picked out some glitter cardstock, polished cardstock and some purple and green from the cardstock 6×6 stacks.
I created one entire Marisol Layering Die set and used the top layer (a) to create two other ornaments. The Christmas Ornaments and Labels Stamp and Die set has this solid die that works so well with the Marisol Ornament Layering Dies and the topper for the ornament. I used that solid die to back all three ornaments.
I added foam tape to the main image and adhered the other two down using liquid adhesive. Then snipped the excess off and adhered them to to other areas on the card. No need to create multiple ornaments when you can use just a few and place the bits and pieces in the blank spaces.
By being creative with how I layered them atop of the String Art Nativity Star background die I was able to “hide” the star and create the look of the branches of a pine tree. What a cool way to stretch that die, am I right?
I even stretched the Christmas Ornament and Label Stamp and Die Set and to selectively stamp the sentiment. I wanted to use the Merry Die so I only stamped the word Christmas.
You’ll have to let me know if you think this “feels” like a closeup of a Christmas tree because I think it does. Also, if you’d like to see how my card came together, you can click on the video below.
For today’s project I am featuring the Classic Sentimental Stamp Set! This stamp set creates a beautiful wreath and I will be showing how to incorporate the other images in our stamp layering!
Grab your favorite ink and let’s get stamping!
I will be using an acrylic block for all my stamping today…
I chose a soft pallet for my stamping and started with the solid wreath back ground and did not worry if it was stamped solid since I was not using the layering stamp showing the vines. Those gaps in the stamp add a lot of texture to your image.
I then stamped the leaf vine, making sure I followed the lines looking through my acrylic block. By stamping these in a curved fashion they followed the wreath perfectly.
Next, let’s add the flowers around to add that pop of color!
I chose a soft grey for my sentiment keeping the images clean and simple. Sometimes our cards are never finished with out a little bling. I chose pearls within the wreath to add a simple elegance!
As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!
Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!
Hi there crafty friends, It’s Tracey back here today with a mini slimline card using some of the newest products Birch Press Design. We are seeing slimline and mini slimline cards all the time these days and what is the correct size? Well that varies when you start to do a bit of research. If you look at it as more of a range, which is what I am doing, mini slimline card bases seem to be anything between 3 – 3 1/2″ x 6 – 6 1/2″. Really a card base can be whatever you want it to be! Today my card base is 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ which I made by cutting a 7″ x 6 1/2″ piece of cardstock and scoring it on the 7″ side at 3 1/2″. Okay done…and set aside.
I started with a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock and I ink blended an 8 colour rainbow on an angle with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Kitsch Flamingo, Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, Chipped Saphire and Wilted Violet. Once I was done my quick blending I cut a solid butterfly from the panel using the newly released Butterfly Basics die set. I also cut a butterfly body from black cardstock. Then using the Eloquent Butterfly die set I cut Layer A only from black cardstock. I glued the black layer over the ink blended butterfly, added the butterfly body. I set this aside for now.
I cut all three layers of the Dazzle Mini Frame die set from white cardstock. The layers were glued together and how beautiful is that? It is going to be the frame to set my colourful butterfly over.
The last element I needed was my sentiment. I used the Handwritten Thanks and Outline die. I cut the shadow from black and the script sentiment two times from white. All the pieces were glued together to form a dimensional sentiment. It would have been ever more dramatic if I had cut a third white sentiment but two seemed just enough to give my card a lift without being too in your face.
Once all the pieces were glued together and dry I assembled the card. White cardbase, Dazzle Mini Frame glued to the top of the card base, the colourful butterfly adhered to the Dazzle frame with foam tape and the Thanks adhered to the bottom of the card.
To finish up I added a few rainbow bright fairy jewels to the butterfly body and wow, I was so pleased with the results!
One last look, such a fun card to create!
Thank you so much for stopping in today to craft with me. I hope I inspired you to get your dies out and create!
Do you get stuck in a rut? You know, flowers, flowers, hearts, rainbows, flowers, more flowers and maybe a cute critter or two? Yep, me too! I’m often searching for ways to create masculine cards with what I have on hand, or looking to find ways to stretch my stamp sets to do more for me than I originally thought.
I created a super masculine card using a super feminine stamp set. It was a super fun challenge and I adore the outcome!
I dry embossed the Toolshed Embossing folder onto this dots paper from the Garland Stripes and Dots 6×6 but instead of using the embossed side, I used the debossed side. (the side that is pushed in instead of raised)
By using a watermark ink on the embossing folder I was able to apply ink to the debossed areas and then heat emboss this with silver embossing powder.
For my sentiment I wanted to create a “piece of metal” and I started by cutting a piece of the polished foil cardstock. That stuff is so shiny and I left a silly little clip in my video showcasing this card. You’ll have to check that out.
I started by heat embossing the background from the Celebrate Tile stamp set onto a strip of the polished foil cardstock using some gunmetal embossing powder. After that I heat embossed the sentiment over-top with black embossing powder. I kept adding layers of embossing powder to create “rust” and used a copper embossing powder to add “rust” spots. I finished the entire sentiment strip off with some Matte embossing powder. Over the shiny finish from the polished foil cardstock it created a hammered metal type finish with the depth. It really looks like metal!
I added a tiny sentiment strip with a coordinating sentiment. I stamped the sentiment on some kraft cardstock to keep with the more masculine feel of this card.
I’d love to know what you think of my design and of this super fun attempt at creating a masculine card from a feminine stamp set. And if you have any ideas on creative ways to use Celebrate Tile Stamp set. Please let me know in the comments below.
Also, if you’d like to see how my card came together, you can click on the video below.
Hello again, friends! Dee here today sharing a simple to recreate, yet delicately detailed, card featuring the new Arista layering dies!
To begin, I die cut the Arista layers (A, B, and C) from white cardstock, then stacked and adhered them together. Next, I die cut layer A only in 4 different colors of cardstock and adhered each onto an A2-sized card base, trimming off the excess and using that to fill in any gaps/holes for a fuller background.
Next, I adhered the white Arista layers onto the center of the panel, and added gold bobbles for a bit of extra dimension and sparkle! To finish, I die cut the Handwritten Hugs in gold glitter and the outline in white cardstock, adhered them together then onto the center of the card using square foam adhesive.
Simple, right? If you’ve seen my cards, you already know that I love stretching my supplies and using dies to create my own backgrounds. The possibilities really are endless! Thank you so much for stopping by!
For today’s project I am featuring the Butterfly Basics Die Set! This set will provide many hours of creative Butterflies!
This set is perfect to use up those scraps we just cannot put into the trash. So, I dug into my stash and pulled out aqua colors from my ink smooshed backgrounds and also my solid card stocks.
Once I completed all my die cutting, I started building my butterfly! Have fun with you die cuts and work like you would a puzzle. The possibilities are endless in how you can build your image with this die set!
For the final layer I used a piece of vellum to soften my image. I set my butterfly aside for it dry and worked on my mats for my card base. I chose Black card stock to make the image pop – this piece was cut to 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in. My next aqua mat was cut to 4 in x 5 ¼ in. The panel my image will be displayed on was cut to 3 ¾ in x 5 in.
I stamped my sentiment using the Open Studio Big and Little Reverse Words!
Layered all my panels onto a standard A2 size top folding card base measuring 4 ¼ in x 5 ½ in.
As always, I hope you enjoyed today’s project… and if you want to see more details just click on the video below and see how these projects come together step by step!
Make sure you stay tuned for more wonderful projects coming soon! Have a great day and always remember… Be Creative!
Welcome back, friends! Dee here and today, I’m sharing a fun card featuring the Dazzle Mini Frame Die, but used for a traditional A2-sized card! I absolutely love the diversity of these layering dies! Let’s get started!
I began with an A2-sized base and die cut all layers (A, B, and C) of the Dazzle Mini Frame Die, twice. I wanted to add a bit of color to the frames so I placed Layer C onto a splat box and sprayed it with shades of purple, teal, and blue acrylic paint. Once dry, I adhered the frame together then onto the A2-base, side-by-side, to create a full panel.
Next, I die cut the Big Sugar Script Thanks in white and repeated the same steps as above, this time spraying the shadow layer with acrylic paint. Once dry, I adhered the white ‘thanks’ to the shadow, then the completed sentiment onto the center of the frames, with foam square adhesive. To finish, I mounted the card onto an A2-sized top-folding base.
I hope that you enjoyed these variations using the Dazzle Mini Frame Die! Thank you so much for stopping by!
I layered the butterfly layering dies from the Starlight Butterfly die over the Solid butterfly from the butterfly basics set. I also die cut the butterfly body to finish off my butterfly. All done with the 6×6 paper pads. I love the weight of that cardstock. It cuts like BUTTAH!
I wanted to highlight this super cool texture but also tone down this amazing polished foil cardstock. I loved the metallic feel but it needed a bit of grunge. I added a little bit of alcohol ink over this. This polished foil cardstock works so well with alcohol inks, if you are looking for a fun new technique.
And a single sentiment wasn’t enough, clearly! So I added 3!!! I think they all work well with this card design. These sentiments are in the Lovely Butterfly Stamp Set.
Oh my creative heart! This card has everything, this photo showcases it so well. Shine, depth, clean lines, graphic sentiments. I’d love to know if this card does the same for your creative heart as it does mine.
Also, if you’d like to see how my card came together, you can click on the video below.
