Snowman Shaker Card with the We R Memory Keepers' Fuse Tool

Hi everyone!!! I wanted to post a quick tutorial for this snowman shaker card I finished.  

The finished card! 

I started by using some white card stock and a snowman stamp. 

2 stamped snowmen in case I make a mistake. 

Then I colored one in with my Spectrum Noir markers. 

All dressed up. 

Then I fussy cut the head off, because I knew that was all I would be using. 

Then I cut a 4.25" x 11" strip of heavyweight card stock for my base.  

Top folding card. 

Then I cut a 3.74" x 5" piece of red card stock. 

Red insert. 

I decided to spray a sheet of paper I had with spray glitter to give it some shine. The paint takes 10-15 minutes to dry, so I was working on other things while it dried. Here is the result.

Next I started on my shaker pocket. I used a circle die one size bigger than the die I chose for my card and taped it to a plastic sheet. 

Secured die and the Fuse.

Then I cut around about 3/4 of my circle, leaving an opening at the top. 

Then I filled it with sequins and glitter, and then sealed the pocket shut. 

Finished pocket. 

To cut the window I used a die slightly smaller than the shaker pocket. I taped the glitter paper and the card base together and taped the die to the front.

Now came the assembly of the card. I started by adding a sweater to the snow man and attaching him to the back of the glitter paper so that his scarf was hanging out. 

His sweater from the back. 

I just cut out a piece of card stock and stuck his head on it.

 Then attached the pocket to the back of the glitter paper as well.

Almost done. 

Then added the red insert and it was done and ready for greatness!  

Happy Holiday! 

Using the same technique I made this gift tag. 

:) 

That's all for this post, and let me know if you have questions, Happy Crafting!!

Moving Owl Cards

I made some cards today using these cute owls. One card is a moving card. 

I also made a watercolor and embossed card. 

Done with embossing powder, watercolor pencils, and distress ink. 

Finally, the last card I made was a sliding pop-up also featuring some owls.  

The outside... 

The inside. 

These were a ton of fun to make and not too difficult, let me know if you have questions, happy crafting!   

3 Easy Cards with Digistamps

So I have been doing my own artwork and using them as stamps and this weekend I had the time to really turn them into cards. I made three, one is a Congratulations Card, seen below.

Yaassss, you did it!

Then I used Misha to say Arigato.

A fun, elegant thank you.

And finally, the resident forest friend wishing someone a happy birthday.

Happy birthday from a little fox.

So these were very easy to put together, since I'd already colored the images after drawing them, I just printed them off and added some text and layers. These stamps are for sale in my spicyninja etsy shop if you'd like to make your own.  That's all for now, happy crafting.

Treat yo' self!

So I have been playing with the idea of making a card for one of my favorite phrases and here it is... 

Sonia being fabulous. 

This is a birthday card for one of my girlfriends! I drew Sonia a while back and just cut her out with Print & Cut on my Explore so I could attach her to this card. I used glitter vellum in a Cuttlebug embossing folder, some pink glitter card stock, and a Recollections edge punch.  The card size is 5" X 7". 

I also received my Dazzles in the mail today from Hot off the Press and used them to make this...

Done using double sided adhesive, micro fine glitter, and Copics. 

So that's it for today's projects, happy crafting! 

Cardmaking - Birthday Flowers

This is a fairly simple birthday card I made, using a few different techniques. Materials you will need:

Scoring board and bone folder

Card stock in 2 coordinating colors

White card stock  

Stamping ink in color of your choosing

Large background stamp

Happy Birthday stamp

Edge punch

Adhesive ribbon

Markers

Glue runner  

Start by cutting and scoring your card stock to the desired card size, I chose 5 x 7 to fit in A7 sized envelopes.  Then edge punch what will be the front of the card, I used a lace edge punch.  I stamped my background image on a 4 x 6 piece of white card stock and then colored in the image with markers. I used a coordinating piece of adhesive ribbon along the left side, but washi tape will work as well.  Then I cut a coordinating rectangle of card stock 1.5 x 3 and layered my "Happy Birthday", stamped on white card stock to it. I then used dimensional dots to give it some depth when attached to the front of the card. I also used patterned scissors to cut around the "Happy Birhday" stamp to give it a nicer edge. Try this out for any occasion and set of stamps you love, happy crafting!