Handmade Cards and Projects for Sale in Haddonfield

Posted in Craft Shows by lisababitz

I was invited (for a few months) to join “Uncle Ron’s Candles” in Haddonfield, NJ to display and sell some of my cards and projects. (Thanks Stacey!) This was a unique experience in that Stacey ran a dry cleaning business, and this display was in her store! Customers could come in with their laundry and dry cleaning needs and could leave with cards and gifts. How cool is that?!

(There were two display shelves.)

(click on photo for closer look)

This post is intended to satisfy the angel policy requirement of listing the supplies used on my projects.

All of the projects I am offering for sale were hand-created using a variety of materials including rubber stamps, cut files, designer papers and embellishments. The companies that designed the products I used all have Angel Policies which allow one to use their products on hand-made creations for sale. (The exact terms of each company’s Angel Policy can be found on their websites.) Some companies required a commercial license (which I purchased, when necessary). Most of the companies require that credit be given when using their products, and since my projects were all hand-made with no mechanical reproduction, it was not reasonable to list the “ingredients” used on each individual project. Therefore, I have included below (in no particular order) the links to my blog posts for each of the projects offered. (Click on the card title below the photo to go to the post.) In each of the posts, I’ve included the copyrighted products used for that project… Continue reading →

28Sep2016

Christmas Holly Tile Coasters

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Christmas Holly Tile Coasters

Another coaster design…

These coasters were made with Premier Decor 4×4 Ivory Travertine tiles I purchased at Home Depot. The images were stamped with Stazon Timber Brown ink and stamps from the Heartfelt Creations “Elegant Holly Swirls – HCPC 3339” set (retired?) and the Gina K Designs “Merry Little Christmas” set. Then I inked the edges with a sponge dauber.

Using the reverse masking technique, I created a stencil of the holly leaves by stamping the image on a piece of scrap paper and hand-cutting/removing just the leaves . Then I dabbed on Stazon Forest Green ink with a sponge dauber. I used a foam eye shadow applicator (the pointy tip) to dab on red Stazon Blazing Red ink for the berries since hand-cutting a stencil for these tiny shapes was too difficult.

Once the ink was dry, I used a Tombow sand eraser to lightly sand the stamped images and edges to soften them up a bit.

I cut squares of cork , ran them through my Xyron sticker machine, and adhered them to the bottoms of the tiles so they would not scratch the table when used. Each set contains 4 tiles.

The Mod Squad Challenge is called “Falling Leaves” this week, and we are encouraged to use a leaf or leaves on our projects. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

Thanks for checking out my coaster project post!

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28Sep2016

Falling Leaves Note Card

Posted in Cards, Other, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Falling Leaves Note Card

I was recently asked (several times) if I had any note cards on hand with no greeting (I did not) and decided it was time to create one! Both people who asked me were men, so I decided to go with a design with a more masculine feel to it.

I started out by creating a reverse mask by cutting out a rectangle in the center of a piece of acetate which was the same size as my image panel. The rectangle was cut with a die from the Spellbinders “A2 Matting Basics A” set. I then sponged Gina K Kraft ink in the cut-out portion of my mask onto a piece of Gina K Sandy Beach card stock. (I used acetate for my mask since I intended to create several of these cards and didn’t want a paper mask to become saturated with ink; a paper mask normally works fine for this reverse masking technique.)

Still using the Kraft ink for a tone-on-tone effect, I stamped the splatter image from the “Tiny Textures” set from Gina K Designs and one of the leaves from the Gina K Designs “Fall Foliage” set (retired?). I used two additional leaves from this set for my focal images. One was stamped with Gina K Faded Brick ink and the other one with Honey Mustard. Once these two images were stamped, I thumped Charcoal Brown ink in random spots on the stamps and re-stamped them to add a little variation to the color. Since I was using my MISTI, I was able to re-stamp with no problem.

The stamped panel was matted on Gina K Honey Mustard and Charcoal Brown card stock and was then adhered to a plain ivory card base.

I ended up making multiples of this card design to create boxed sets.

The Mod Squad Challenge is called “Falling Leaves” this week, and we are encouraged to use a leaf or leaves on our projects. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

The challenge over at AAA Cards is “Game #74 – Masking” where we are to make a CAS card using the masking technique.

The theme is “Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!” over at Cards in Envy. For this challenge, we are to create fall themed or fall color cards while keeping the total thickness of the cards to 1/4 inch or less. (No lumpy bumpy cards! All cards MUST fit in an envy for mailing.)

Thanks for checking out my card project!

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21Sep2016

Inside-Out Chef Card

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Thank You Cards, Tutorials by lisababitz

Inside-Out Chef Card

I called this card an “Inside-Out” card because the card front is pretty simple, but the inside is the more elaborate part and the part meant to be displayed. The above photo shows the inside of the card after the card is opened and the front is flipped over. Below is the front of the card before it is opened:

I think the images in this stamp set called “Recipe for Happiness” by My Favorite Things are just the cutest ever, and I had loads of fun making this card!

The nice thing about a step card is that it has a lot of dimension but folds flat and usually fits in an envelope. (This particular card is a bit thick even when folded so it requires a trip to the post office to mail.)

This card is being entered in the My Favorite Things – “You Could Be a Card Design Superstar Contest – 2016!”

The rest of this post is a detailed description of how I created this card. If you wish to keep reading, grab a cup of coffee and get comfy – it’s a bit long!

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16Sep2016

Christmas Tree K-Cup Holder

Posted in Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Christmas Tree K-Cup Holder

Need a hostess gift? How about something small for a teacher or coach? Choose your favorite coffees, teas, or hot chocolate, and this K-Cup holder would be perfect!

I made this using my Silhouette die cutting machine and an svg file from the “Christmas Cafe” kit from svgcuts.com. The kit contains several projects including two boxes that would be great for cookies, nuts, or candy. One is round, and the other is shaped like a stocking. There are three different K-Cup holders – the Christmas tree shown above, a snowman, and a reindeer. In addition to the svg files, there is a tutorial video to show you how the pieces go together.

On the sample shown on the website, Mary uses gold pipe cleaners for the garland. I created a cut file to make my garland out of card stock. (This file is not included with the kit.)

For the base of the box, I used Deep Green Card Stock from Cre8-a-Page (aka Creative Assembly & Packaging) that I ordered on amazon. The decorative paper on the front is “Green Plaid” by Hot Off the Press/Paper Pizazz. I used Gina K Metallic Gold card stock for the stars, garland, and trunk. I chose these Folgers K-Cups because I liked that they were red. Any standard sized K-cups will work.

There is a file for a decorative back panel which I did not use. Here is a view of the back; the K-Cups are inserted through holes in the front and stick out through holes in the back. Once in, they are kind of wedged in there and don’t really move.