Pop-Up with Quick Quotes and Lawn Fawn

Hi everyone, Gabriela here today with a way to showcase your paper patterns and have some fun with stamps or die cuts.  This card is a pop-up inside and has a decorative band holding it closed.

I am using the Winter Bliss collection and I started by cutting my paper into pieces. I used one 12" x 1" strip, one 5.5" x 4.25" rectangle, a 3" x 3" square and an 8" x 5.5" rectangle. I used a plain white card base.

I stamped my images using my amazing Stamp Perfect tool and used a pop-up die for the inside of the card.

Once I had everything cut out, I adhered my die cuts and stamped the sentiment.

The outside of the card was put together by using a stamp runner on the 5.5" x 4.25" piece and adhering that to the card base. Then the 3" square was stuck on top of that.

Finally, the 12" x 1" strip is what will hold the card closed, it's just a decorative touch.  Place the strip on the front of the card.

Turn the card over.

Fold each edge of the strip towards the center of the card.

Then adhere the ends together to make a band. The finished card will have a very nice look and a fun pop-up inside.

This card is motivational, but any occasion will work; Winter Bliss is my favorite collection right now, but you can use any of the beautiful Quick Quotes collections to make a project like this.  I hope you enjoyed this project and thanks for stopping by.

Quick Quotes Products Used:

Winter Bliss - New

Lawn Fawn Products Used:

Rooting for you - Stamps and Dies. Stitched Pop-Up

Happy Crafting!! A review of the Stamp Perfect tool is on its way (I love it!!!).

Xyron and Quick Quotes, Destash Those Scraps

Hi everyone, Gabriela here today with a video that will help you destash your scraps. I have so many nice scraps from several Quick Quotes Collections that I hate to waste them, so here is a fun way to combine your scraps with a paper trimmer and die cutting to get a brand new look of patterned background paper.

I did a video for this technique because I thought that would be easier to follow than pictures. If you use this technique, you can make about a dozen cards in an hour. This technique would also work on a scrap page as a cool background accent, check out the video below.

I hope the video was easy to follow and that you have a great new way to use your scraps and make them brand new again. Thanks for stopping by.

Quick Quotes Products Used:

Whistlin Dixie

Earth Wind Fire

Urban Oasis 

49 Shades of Grey

Chiffon

I am so happy to share this, the Xyron Creative Station made this so easy to finish. Until next time, Happy Crafting and stay safe in these crafting streets.

-Gaby

Shaker Card with Quick Quotes and Stamps

Hi everyone, Gabriela here today with a Shaker Card using several different paper collections! This card will require your favorite paper, some acetate, stamps, and ink. Check out the video below to make this card.

 

Thanks for watching and happy crafting.

Quick Quotes Products Used:
Chiffon - 100, 103
Earth, Wind, Fire - 102
Whistlin' Dixie - 109
Powder Puff Chalking Inks - Mahogany and Pixie Pink

Shell-Ebrate with Mermaids

Hi everyone, Gabriela here today with a card I made using the Anchors Aweigh Collection and a stamp I really love. I decided to make a mermaid themed card using the shell pattern from the Anchors Aweigh papers. I started with my stamp and then colored it in using my Copics.

Then I traced, colored and cut out my shell.

Then I used some of my chalking inks and a blender pen to color the top inside of the card.

I decided that I wanted to make the card a pop-up, so I attached some paper to both sides of the "shell" and attached the mermaid.

I added some glitter with my Wink of Stella pen in Clear.

Then I added some iridescent bubbles and did a little more blending on the inside.

Here is the final product.

I had a blast making this card and getting into this month's challenge! I hope you all do too!

 Quick Quotes Products Used:
Anchors Aweigh - 106, 100, & 109
Powder Puff Chalking Inks 2016

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo 2016

So this was my first year going to Scrapbook Expo and I got my entire life from it! There were so many booths and activities! I had no idea what I was missing but now that I have seen the crafty promised land, I am already excited about next year. There is a Mega Make & Take on Thursday night and then an all day crop on Saturday and Sunday. The shopping floor is also open on Friday & Saturday and classes are offered on those two days as well. 

The break area and the crop.

The side with the vendors/exhibitors had lots of product but also lots of space to move around and be comfortable. 

The shopping floor. 

I went with one of my coworkers and it was also her first time, so we wanted to try everything so we did a Make & Take with Fun Stamper's Journey and Richard Garay was there! We made this super cute Christmas tag and even got a free stamp. 

This is cool and it only took about 15 minutes. 

Cool stamp and it was free. 

I also spotted Quick Quotes at the expo. 

I had a fantastic time and bought a bunch of amazing products that you can see in the photo below!

Scrapbook Expo Haul

Expect to see some videos soon of these amazing products in action. Happy crafting!!!