Embossed Snowman

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Embossed Snowman

This card (previously posted) is one of the cards being featured over at Die Cut Divas this month where I was invited to be a guest designer. They have monthly challenges where all cards/projects must be made using at least one die cut or embossing folder. This month’s challenge is Your Favourite Holiday. (Click HERE to see all the challenge rules.)

The snowman on this card was made with the Sizzix Snowman & Hat Bigz die which also came with a bonus embossing folder that fits the die. The snowman was cut from Gina K Pure Ivory card stock, and the hat was cut from a scrap of textured black DCWV card stock. The arms were cut freehand from a scrap of black. Ribbon and gems were added to finish him off.

The background panel is Gina K Kraft card stock embossed with the Darice Snowflake Swirl folder. The frame was cut using my trimmer from a piece of Pebbles “Mary” card stock from the Walnut Grove collection. The Card base is Gina K Pure Ivory.

The greeting stamp is from the Gina K Designs “Winter Cheer” set and was stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gina k black embossing powder on kraft card stock and matted on pure ivory. A scrap of ribbon, jute and a glittered, wooden mini snowflake ornament from Michaels were added to the greeting banner.

This card was originally made for the Perfectly Rustics Challenge No. 36 – Embossing – where we were to use wet or dry embossing on our project. I used both. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2014/11/17/prdc-36-embossing/)

Pop on over to Die Cut Divas and check out their current challenge – Your Favourite Holiday.

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17Aug2015

Matchbox Card for Father’s Day

Posted in Cards, Father's Day, Interactive by lisababitz

Matchbox Card for Father’s Day

I am extremely excited and honored to have been asked to be a guest designer for the month of August over at Die Cut Divas! (Thanks, Cathie, for asking me!!) They have monthly challenges where all cards/projects must be made using at least one die cut or embossing folder. (Click HERE to see all the challenge rules.)

“Your Favourite Holiday” is the theme for the month of August so I thought I’d share this matchbox card project I made for Father’s Day.

A matchbox card has decorated, pop-up panels inside a sliding tray like a matchbox. I used my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board to create the box. I had never made a card like this before; this is the Matchbox Card Tutorial that I used make my card.

The elements I used to decorate the top and inside panels of my box are adapted from the Silhouette file by Lori Whitlock called Golf Box Card (Design #60656).

I designed the top of my box to fold and stand up; the underside of this panel is the “inside” of the card with the sentiment and signatures.

As you pull the tray out of the box, the panels inside pop up one by one.

My first panel has a golf cart on it…

Then a putting green…

And then a star with a golf ball and tee and a stamped image.

Here is a side view of the panels.

Behind the last panel is a space to include a gift card if desired.

The unique shape of this “card” requires a special envelope! I used the envelope punch board again to create a box-like envelope for my matchbox card.

This will definitely require a trip to the post office to mail!

The two-sided, patterned paper was called “Steady” from the Loyal Collection by Authentique . I also used Gina K kraft, cranberry tart, fresh asparagus, sandy beach and charcoal brown card stock. Both stamped images were from the “On the Links” stamp set by Papertrey Ink and were stamped with Gina K charcoal brown ink.

Now it’s your turn! Create a card for Your Favourite Holiday using a die or embossing folder and share it over at Die Cut Divas. I can’t wait to see what you create!

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24Jul2015

Wobble Head Santa

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Wobble Head Santa

An earlier version of this card was originally posted in my StampTV Gallery. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

The Santa I used is from an svg set called “Mr. and Mrs. Country Claus” which I have had in my file for a while. My records show it was purchased and downloaded from “Treasure Box Designs” although it was either discontinued or I am mistaken in the artist/company since it is no longer there on their site. (If I am giving credit to the wrong artist/company, I am sorry.)

I cut the pieces with my Silhouette, inked all the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain distress ink, and pieced him together. To create a bobble-head effect, I mounted Santa’s head on a spring. (Excuse the poor quality of the GIF file below. I cannot include videos here in my blog post but wanted to show the movement.)

The spring is called an “Action Wobble Spring” and is a plastic spring with adhesive on both sides so it sticks to your card project and to the element you want to wobble. (I got these on Amazon.com HERE.) I really love using these springs, but as you can see in the photo below, the adhesive panels are fairly large so your element needs to be big enough to cover the spring. (They now have mini ones for smaller elements.)

The background paper is Pine Green Plaid by Paper Pizazz mounted on a Gina K Cranberry Tart card base. The red for Santa’s clothes is Burgundy & Gold Crackle Paper by Colorbok. His sack was made with Recollections burlap scrapbook paper. Recollections gold paper was used for the gold elements. (My original card had gold glitter paper, but I it was difficult to cut, so I switched to a flat gold paper for this card.) The other pieces were cut from a piece of a manilla file folder and scraps of green, black and white from my scrap box.

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28Jun2015

With Love Triple Layer Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Get Well/Sympathy, Mother's Day, Other by lisababitz

With Love Triple Layer Card

Normally, I stamp my panels when making a triple layer card, but I had this beautiful printed paper and wanted it to be the focus of my card. The dark layers add interest without covering up the print.

This card was done with patterned papers (floral and brown) from a pack by Momenta. (There is not a name on the package so I don’t know what it called.) Once I cut and layered the panels, I adhered them to an ivory card base so the card was sturdier. The stamp used for the greeting is from the “Vertical Greetings 2” stamp set by Gina K Designs. I heat embossed it with versamark ink and Ranger’s Liquid Platinum embossing powder. The ribbon by Recollections – Celebrate It #215813 matches the embossing powder beautifully. I stamped a birthday sentiment on the inside, but this card could be used for a variety of occasions. To cut my panels, I used dies from the Spellbinders “5×7 Matting Basics B” for the dark panels and “5×7 Matting Basics A” for the floral panels. (The center panel was cut with a paper trimmer.)

This technique could be used with any printed paper for any occasion, and I will definitely use it again!

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22Apr2015

Vintage Floral Mother’s Day Card

Posted in Cards, Mother's Day by lisababitz

Vintage Floral Mother’s Day Card

The current challenge over at Perfectly Rustics is the try a new technique. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2015/04/20/prdc-no-46-new-technique/)

For this card, I tried a new technique for my background panel that I saw on StampTV called “Scrappy Background” which you can see HERE. Basically, you cut strips of paper, and arrange them in a perpendicular pattern with a thin space between them. In the tutorial, Gina uses a variety of patterned paper scraps. My pieces are all the same pattern. I started with a piece of paper from the Momenta “Songbird” 12×12 inch paper pad (which was white and gray) and sponged Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink on the whole surface (to match my focal image panel). I cut 3/4 inch strips and arranged them on a piece of Gina K Dark Sage card stock. Once all my strips were attached and the edges trimmed, I matted the panel on another piece of Dark Sage card stock. I thought this looked kind of cool because it appears that I measured (perfectly!) the edges to leave a border around the outside to match the spaces throughout the pattern.

One of the things that frustrates me is that I have a room full of paper (I am running out of places to put it!!), and yet I can never seem to find paper to match my projects when I am working on them. That was the case with this project. I had completed my focal panel, and then I could not figure out what to do with it because nothing seemed to match it! (Mental note – choose papers first and then color the images! Seems obvious, but I never do that! The other thing I always forget is that different surfaces and papers take ink differently so even using the same color ink doesn’t always look exactly the same.) Anyway, I found the printed paper that had very little color and inked it to match (or at least complement!) my focal panel. It was still pretty boring as one whole piece, but the Scrappy Background technique added a bit more interest. If I had multiple matching papers, I may have tried it with several patterns, but as I said, finding one was a challenge! I kind of like the single pattern on this card, though. (Next time, I’ll try several patterns!)

The focal panel was made with an Inkadinkado large background stamp called “Floral Wood Cut” stamped on Strathmore Mixed Media paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The darker parts of the flowers were first colored with a Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany distress marker, and then they were “water colored” with plain water and a brush to fill in and blend them. The leaves were colored with a Peeled Paint distress ink marker, and the edges were water colored with peeled paint ink and water. Once that dried, I sponged over the entire panel with the Tea Dye distress ink. This panel was mounted on a piece of the Dark Sage card stock. (I used the mixed media paper because my water color paper is textured, and I was having trouble stamping my image on it. This image is very subtle with lots of shading and I needed a smooth surface. Since I planned to water color my images, I wanted a paper that could handle the water. This was my first time using the mixed media paper, and it worked well!)

For my greeting, I used a scrap of the paper I used for my scrappy background. The greeting was from the Spellbinders “Matching Clear Stamps – Label Accents” (which matches their Labels 2,4, and 8 die sets) and was heat embossed with Stampendous Garnet embossing powder and versamark ink. I cut this piece out with an oval die from the Spellbinders “Fancy Frame Tags Two” die set and tucked it behind a metal Tim Holtz idea-ology ornate plate.

To complement the flowers, I cut burgundy mats from the Recollections “Habitat” 12×12 paper pad and inked over them with a bit of the Aged Mahogany ink to get the colors closer.

Finally, I used Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany distress stain to color some “Hug Snug” seam binding to create the crinkle ribbon for my bow.

If you’d like to try a new technique and share your project over at Perfectly Rustics, I’d love to see it!

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