I colored up the duck tucked into the upturned umbrella with the following Copic colors to match the patterned plaid papers from the same Scrapping for Less collection:
Duck: Y13, Y15, YR00, YR16
Umbrella: B00, B12, YG03, YG25, RV52, RV55
Puddle that I doodled in with a Copic Multiliner Pen in 0.03 pt and re-outlined with a Faber-Castell XS point PITT Artist Pen: BG32 and BG23
I also added white highlight marks to the umbrella and the duck’s bill with a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen.
I used the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set to cut out the image as well as die cut a frame for the image with purple handmade paper (for some added texture). I then used a plaid patterned paper and a striped pattern paper from this month’s Scrapping for Less Kit and covered the card front with these two patterned papers (about 2/3 and 1/3). I positioned a thin strip from more of the purple handmade paper between the two patterned papers to create a clean separation. Then I positioned the framed image centered on the card and overlapping the two patterned blocks.
For the inside of the card, I used a sentiment from the Scrapping for Less add-on kit that says, “Don’t let life’s puddles get you down.” I used another scrap of the striped paper to coordinate the inside liner with the card front and added a similar purple strip to edge the striped paper from the white of the card liner. Lastly, as a finishing touch, I used Ranger Multi-Matte Medium to adhere 7 sequins on the card front to add a little sparkle and interest.
CLICK on the following picture to watch the start-to-finish card crafting video:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Frame It Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional No Rectangles or Square Cards Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Cards Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
Penny Black and More Anything Goes Feminine Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Bright Colors Mood Board Challenge
NOTE: My readers can use Diemond Dies coupon code: thankskristina on all orders of $35 or more to get 10% off and free worldwide shipping!
First folded over about an inch from the top of half of a sheet of white cardstock. Then I ran the die through my die cutting machine with just a bit of the top of the die hanging off the edge of the folded cardstock. That creates a front panel for my card with a top tab. I ran the die through my die cutting machine again, this time with just more cardstock with no fold to create the back panel for my card. To connect the panels, I just glued them together at the back of the tab.
To add some stability and a more finished look, I also cut out an inside liner for the card with pale blue cardstock — getting the general size and shape with the die and then hand fussy cutting around the sides of the liner sheet to create a border all the way around. I also ran the top of the die with some shimmery silver cardstock to create a metallic mason jar lid; I hand fussy cutting just the bottom of the lid and glued that to the top of both the front and back panels. I used Copic markers in C3, C4 and C6 on the lid along with a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen to add some visual dimension to the lid.
To add some much needed color and the look of a warm Spring or Summer night that could be seen through the jar, I blended on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass, Seedless Preserves, and Blueprint Sketch onto the card front. To soften my rough blending, I also added some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Broken China. I was also able to achieve a magical look of distant lights by splattering on some water with an old toothbrush to “bleach” out the ink for a mottled light appearance.
For the featured glow-in-the-dark fireflies, I used an old Recollections clear stamp set called “Mason Jar” that has 3 fireflies. I stamped them and used the following Copic colors to color them: B000, Y13, Y08 and YG25. Then I used a VersaMarker Pen and WOW Glow-in-the-Dark Embossing Powder on the lighted parts of the fireflies to make them glow-in-the dark! I fussy cut out 6 of these fireflies and positioned 5 on the card front and 1 on the inside card liner.
Lastly, I hand wrote out the sentiment: “Let Your Light Shine!” on a scrap of black cardstock using a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen. I matted it with a scrap of white cardstock and cut it into a banner shape to place on the lower left part of the card front. I popped the whole thing up with some thin double sided foam adhesive to add a bit of dimension as well.
The following is a process video of crafting this fun glow-in-the-dark shaped card:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
The Male Room Spring Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
Crafter’s Castle Anything Goes Challenge with Optional Spring and/or Distressed
Penny Black and More Springtime Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Animal Antics Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Anything But a Card Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
For the 7th – 9th parts of the wreath, I used three more of the pups from the Mama Elephant Yappy Woofmas stamp set and Copic colored them using the following colors (featuring my favorite Christmas color combination – red, white and aqua):
Australian Shephard with snowballs: N3, N5, E11, E13
Terrier with snowballs: N0, N3, N5, R30 with Uniball Signo White Gel Pen details for furry texture
Bernese Mountain Dog with antlers: N0, E53, E55, E57 and E79
with Uniball Signo White Gel Pen details for furry texture
Floors: W3 and W5
Santa hat, candy cane, snowballs, collar, bell, antlers and scarves: C0, Y13, Y17, BG11, BG13, BG15, R35, R37, and R39
I also used the Uniball Signo White Gel Pen to add highlights to the noses and used a Sakura Black Glaze Pen to emphasize the eyes and noses. Since I was keeping all of these tags CAS (clean and simple with zero embellishments), to add a bit of interest, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the candy cane and all the snowballs for some sparkle and shimmer as well as Ranger Glossy Accents to the antlers and the candy cane for some high shine.
I die cut the images using the 7th largest circle die from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set. Then to create frames for the pieces, I used beautiful sparkly shimmer red card stock and the 5th and 7th largest circles from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set.
My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping at Diemond Dies on all orders of $35 or more by using the code “thankskristina” at check out.
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
CLICK on the following picture to watch the process of creating these tags:
These puppy tags are being entered into the following challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Christmas w Snowflakes
Card Mania Christmas Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Penny Black and More Traditional Christmas Colors Challenge
Stamping Sensations Winter Sparkle Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
ABC Christmas Y – favorite thing and Z – zero embellishment Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Cute Christmas Challenge
This time I die cut all the pieces of the Diemond Dies Teddy Bear Buildable Die Set from kraft and white (if I had a pale pink card stock, I could have used that but since I didn’t I used white and blended on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar) card stock, except the nose, and ears. Also, I die cut the muzzle piece an extra 4 times, twice with kraft and twice with the pink card stock, to form the floppy ears. Obviously I offset the pink inside the kraft and hand fussy cut the ends and tucked behind the head the bases of the ears to create the look of full floppy rabbit ears. For the eyes, I used the medium and small eye die cut ovals from the set, but used an ordinary 1/4″ hole punch to make the pupils. For the nose, I actually used the largest eye die cut oval with a bit of black card stock. I also doodled in eye brows, a little critter mouth and buck teeth to complete the bunny’s face. As with all the die cut animals, I also used my go-to Uniball Signo White Gel Pen to add highlights to brighten up the eyes, nose and paw pads of the bunny.
In order for me to make the background image from the Doodlebug Easter Express 6 x 6 Paper Pad work as a background for this card, I had to cover up the small train filled with critters in the foreground of the image (or it would look like the train was running into the bunny’s bum – hohoho). To do that, I took a scrap of pale green card stock from my scrap box, die cut a little grass using one of the dies from the MFT Grassy Hills Die Set, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn. For a bit of something special, I also used a dimensional bow from an old Jolee’s Boutique Bunny Ears Sticker Set and gave this Easter Bunny a bow tie. 🙂
The following is a process video of not only how I made this bunny, but also how I made the dog HERE and bear HERE in the immediately prior posts:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
Note: My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code: thankskristina
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Whatever the Weather Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Girly Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Reuse/Recycle Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
For this Easter card, I used the Diemond Dies Teddy Bear Buildable Die Set and built the bear from kraft, black (nose and paw pads) and white (ears, muzzle, belly and eyes) card stock. For all the kraft pieces, I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. For the white pieces that I wanted a hint of color on, I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen. Then for the inner ear white pieces that I blended on some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar. Oh and I added a tiny bit of aqua card stock for the colored parts of the eyes.
For accents to the bear, I added white highlights with a Signo Uniball White Gel Pen, which I thought really brought the teddy to life. I also added slightly rosy cheeks with Pale Pink and Pink Prismacolor Colored Pencils. The piece de resistance are the fun bunny ears that are from a Jolee’s Boutique Bunny Ears sticker set I had in my stash from last spring.
The card front was made with scraps from the Doodlebug Lovebirds 6 x 6 paper pad (retired). I added a delicate crocheted ribbon for a “ground” for the bear to sit on. Then I added a speech bubble with “BWOK, BWOK BWOK” hand written on it for the faux chicken sounds that the bear would make at the try outs (LOL). Lastly I added pink gems to the speech bubble and flowing from the bears mouth to the speech bubble for extra sparkle.
Continuing with my desire to decorate the inside of cards, for the card liner I used more Doodlebug Lovebirds scraps as well as a little sentiment cut apart that says “Hippity Hoppity Easter’s On Its Way!” from the Doodlebug Easter Express 6 x 6 paper pad.
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
Note: My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code: thankskristina
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Girly Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Reuse/Recycle Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
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I am so excited to be doing a YouTube collaboration with my friend Sarah Elliott. She and I both recently passed 7,000 YouTube subscribers so we decided to do a collaboration/giveaway! We share many crafty loves, and one of them is the Santoro Gorjuss Girls so we made these cuties our shared theme (I can’t wait to see what she created). I had so many Gorjuss Girls in my stash that I had never inked up (so embarrassing) so I thought this also would be a perfect opportunity to combine this collaboration with my participation in the #thedailymarker30day coloring challenge hosted by Kathy Racoosin. I pulled out a bunch of Gorjuss Girl images and colored and fussy cutting them out to make embellishments for my new letter board (Sponsored Letter Board Unboxing and Giveaway ending 2/14/18). The following are the Copic colors I used:
The Little Friend:
Blue dress: B41, B32 and B45
Green bib: YG01 and YG07
Orange squiggles: YR04 and YR07
Raspberry/purple in tights, underskirt and hair: V04, V06 and V09
Black in hair and tights: C3, C5, C7 and 100
Skin: E50, BV01, E51, E21 and R20
Quote by Felix Mendelssohn
Oops a Daisy:
Blue dress: Y000, B91, B32, B34 and B37
Tights: W1, Y000, C00 and C1
Hair: Y11, YR31, YR04 and YR24
Skin: E50, E51, E21 and R20
Purrrrrfect Love (I did not include the heart background and kitty, as I’m a dog person):
Hat and boots: E41, E53, E55 and R30 (inside ears)
Yellow shirt: Y13, Y19 and E55
Blues of dress and fingerless gloves: BG70, B91, B34 and B37
Spring At Last:
White parts of dresses: C1
Blue parts of dress and tights: B21, B32, B34 and B37
Flowers, purse and butterfly: Y08, RV02, RV04 and RV55
Hair and dark stripes on tights: B01, C4, C6, C8 and C9
Skin: E50, E51, E21, E53 and R20
Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
Little Fishes:
Blue parts of dress: B32, B34, B37, B69 and B39
Red parts of dress, hair tie, and pantaloons: R14, R35, R37 and R39
White parts of dress: C1, C3, Uniball Signo White Gel Pen and
Prismacolor Pencils in white (PC938), 10% cool grey (PC1059) and 30% warm grey (PC1052)
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11 and R20
Hair: C5, C6, C9 and BV08
Seaweed: YG25, G14
Algae on rock: YG95, G99
Rock: E41, E43, E44, E84 and E87
Crab: B93, B95, B97, B99, YG01 and R35
Water: B91, B93, B95, B97, BG11, 0 blender marker and Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
Quote by CraftyPaws — I’m a So Cal Girl and I Miss the Warmth of Summer
Sweet Tea (this stamps set is discontinued but I found some at Blitsy and Quick Creations as of 2/10/18):
Blues of dress and bow: B32, B41, B34, B37 and B39
Stuffed bunny: 0, W0, W1, B91, B32, B41, B34, R30 and R20
Pink of teacup and saucer: RV000, RV00 and RV52
Cream of teacup and saucer: E50, E31 and E55
Skin: E000, E00, YR00, R20
Hair: E97, YR07, E23, E19 and E18
I also added some dimensional detail to the teacup by using the Diemond Dies Natures Flourish and the flowers from the Diemond Dies Cherry Blossom Branch and Flowers Die Set, adding flat back pearl centers for the flowers.
Quote by Lao Tzu
Diemond Dies is having a SALE on everything in the store through February 28, 2018! Use the coupon code “save14” for 14% off and free worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more. After that date, use the coupon code “thankskristina” for 10% off and free worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more.
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
The following is a video sharing the giveaway details along with a little Copic coloring and assembly of the Sweet Tea embellishment:
These embellished letter boards are being entered into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes Challenge with Optional Love/Anniversary/Thinking of You
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Love Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
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So I was excited to try out this idea with this unicorn love card. I first Copic colored up the cute unicorn from the C.C. Designs “Unicorn Dreams” stamp set:
Unicorn body and ears: W0, W1, W3 and R20
Unicorn hooves: C3, C5 and C7 with Uniball Signo White Gel Pen highlights
Main and tail: V01, V04, V06 and V09
Rainbow horn: B24 and B28; YG07 and G09; Y13 and Y08; YR00 and YR04; and R14 and R37 with Uniball Signo White Gel Pen highlights
I fussy cut that out with my favorite Fiskars Spring Loaded Scissors and inked the cut edges with a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker to give a nice finished look.
I die cut the card front with the scalloped stitched rectangle die from the WPlus9 “Sunshine Layers” die set. Then I die cut the love shaker window with the Diemond Dies Bold Love Word Die. With a scrap of plastic from some sticker packaging, I then framed in the shaker window using Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive (which works great on non-porous substances like plastic). Then I created a double thickness double sided foam adhesive well all around the love word window. I also added double sided foam dots around the rest of the card front so that the card front would be level and fully supported. I next used my EK Tools Powder Tool to remove the stickiness around the edges of the double sided foam adhesive in the love word window area so that the Doodles Paper Playground Unicorn Sparkle Blend shaker pieces wouldn’t stick to the edges when I poured them in the well. I next removed all the release paper from the foam dots and foam adhesive strips and carefully aligned the ready-made pink ombre card base over top.
For the card front, I decided to blend on some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick behind where I was going to position the unicorn as well as a couple of smaller dots on the upper right and lower left hoof area of the unicorn. I sprinkled a bit of water on the ink and used a paper towel to get a nice splotchy look. Then after adding some thin double sided foam adhesive behind the unicorn, I placed him into place as if he was doing the splits on the love shaker window. For finishing touches I added seven additional shaker pieces around the unicorn for some sparkle and coated the unicorn’s horn and hooves with a coating of Clear Wink of Stella for some shine.
The following is a process video of creating this fun shaker card:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Something New Challenge
Crafty Gals Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes With Optional Love/Anniversary/Thinking of You Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Love Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Art Impressions Feel the Love Challenge
MFT Sketch Challenge #370
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For this Valentines card, I used three of the four new die sets. First I used the middle sized heart from the Inside and Out Stitched Hearts Die Set to inlay a heart from the black card base. I love that with these hearts die set, the stitching is both on the inside and outside of the heart dies so if you just want to use the frame or area outside of the heart, you still get stitched details but you can get stitched hearts if you want to use the heart cut outs only.
In this sample, I first blended some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple onto some watercolor paper to create an ombre look. Then sprinkled some water on the paper and lifted up some of the ink with a paper towel for a mottled look. I die cut the heart from the inked paper for the heart inset. Lastly, I die cut the same heart from the black card base and inset the ink-blended/splattered heart.
I repeated the same treatment to a bit more water color paper and used the Bold Love Word Die to kind of add a defining sentiment to the base of the card. Lastly I die cut the cute boy and girl (and dog) from the Sweet Kiss Die Set using red metallic card stock and positioned them in front of the heart. The metallic red adds festive shine and pops nicely from the black card base. The extra heart from the inside of the heart shaped leash I used as a finishing accent hovering above the boy and girl. To add a bit of softness, I also rounded to two right corners of the card with a We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper and inked the edges of the card with more Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Worn Lipstick.
The video below shows all the dies in this new release and also shares how I made this card:
My readers can get 10% off and FREE wordwide shipping at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code: thankskristina
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some (not the Diemond Dies links) may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Layer it Up Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Cute Challenge
Addicted to CAS Ombre Challenge
Card Mania Monochromatic Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
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I first stamped out the image with Versafine Black Onyx Ink and colored it up with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
Background: Light Blue (036) and my waterbrush was fortuitously still dirty with yellow ink from a prior project so there is a beautiful blue-to-yellow ombre glow around the image too.
Table: Oatmeal (064), Beige (072), and Dark Oatmeal (066)
Mice: Pale Pink (028) (inside ears), Oatmeal (064), Beige (072), and Dark Oatmeal (066)
Leaves: Lemon Yellow, Light Green (041), Green (040)
Yellow flower centers and yellow of teacup and saucer: Lemon Yellow (051), Yellow (050) and Bright Yellow (052)
Red flower petals and teacup polka dots and saucer: Bright Yellow (052) and Geranium Red (029)
Then for more detailed nooks and cranny and highlights coloring I used the Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils over top:
Background: Canary Yellow (916), Electric Blue (1040), and China Blue (1100)
Table: 90% Cool Grey (1067)
Mice: Blush Pink (928) and White (938)
Leaves: Canary Yellow (916)
Yellow of teacup and saucer: Canary Yellow (916), Yellowed Orange (1002), Tuscan Red (937) (shadowed areas), and White (938) (highlight areas)
Flower petals and red of saucer: Crimson Lake (925) and Tuscan Red (937)
I had so much fun experimenting with this coloring, and I didn’t want to distract too much from the final image, so I kept the rest of the card simple. I die cut the image using the fourth largest Diemond Dies Cross Stitched Circles Die Set (NOTE: My readers can get 10% off and FREE worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more at Diemond Dies by using the coupon code: thankskristina).
For the layer underneath, I cut a rectangle of white card stock and ran it through my Big Shot with the heart embossing folder from the We R Memory Keepers Next Level Dotted Set. I also rounded the upper left and lower right corners with a We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper for a little added interest. For a tiny bit of dimension, I added a sheet of fun foam under this layer before adhering it to my standard A2 size card base.
For the sentiment, I decided to use the Neat & Tangled Celebrate Word Die, which I cut out of card stock 3 times and stacked together for a little thickness and stability. I colored it ombre similar to the colors I used in the image background and then glued it overlapping the lower part of the lower part of the image. To continue with the sentiment idea, I stamped out the sentiment from the stamp set that reads, “enjoy the little things” on the pale blue-green inside liner sheet. I also re-stamped just the two mice peeking over the teacup on the lower right of the liner sheet to add their sweet little visages again.
The following is a coloring process video:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
CAS-ual More Coffee Please Challenge – WINNER
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Cute Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Girly Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Add a Sentiment Challenge
Addicted to CAS #128 Ombre Challenge
MFT Color Challenge #85
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I first stamped out the bunny and the bear and then decided that I needed a third critter. So I stamped out the bear again, but wiped away the ink on the ears before stamping it. Then I used a 0.1 pt Copic Multiliner Pen to doodle in what I thought would transform this bear into a puppy! I Copic colored all three critters with the following colors:
Bear: N0, N2, N3 with C7 nose
Puppy: E50, E51, E53 with E15 nose
Bunny: Y11, E53 and E21 with R30 nose and inner ears
Using a MISTI Stamping Tool to help position the words exactly where I wanted them, I also stamped out the composite card sentiment. I stamped “happy” on the bunny’s sign, “birthday” on the bear’s sign, and “ditto” on the puppy’s sign inside the card. I used the accompanying dies to cut out the bunny and the bear, but I had to hand fussy cut the puppy with my favorite Fiskars Spring Loaded Scissors.
Next I gathered some old birthday patterned paper from my stash (sorry, I don’t know the name of this collection). What drew me to this paper was that it was double sided, which I thought might help the card look finished even on the back sides of the flipping mechanism.
Pop Up Flip Mechanism Measurements:
1. To make a standard A2 size card, my card base measures: 5.5″h x 4.25″w
2. The inside pop up flip mechanism measures: 5.25″h x 6.5″w, scored along the width at 2″, 4″ and 6″
3. For the window on the card front, I used the 10th largest circle die from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set
4. To create the framed circle for the bunny and the bear to fit inside on the card front (this is the part that flips inside the window on the card front), I used the 9th and 10th largest circle dies from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set
5. To create the framed circle for the puppy to fit inside on the inside of the card, I used the 5th and 6th largest circle dies from the Diemond Dies Die-Normous Stack-Ems Circle Nesting Die Set
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to describe the assembly of the card, so the following is a tutorial video showing the step-by-step process:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Cute Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Something New Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Birthday Project Celebrate Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Add a Sentiment Challenge
MFT Sketch Challenge #368
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