Love Birds Valentine’s Day Card

Posted in Cards, Holiday Cards, Valentine's Day by lisababitz

(inside: Love you so much!)

Back to some basic stamping…

This card features a stamp from the “Better With You” set from Gina K Designs (retired?).

The pink and gray plaid digital paper is from the “Valentine Plaid Mini Pack 1” by TLPrintableDesigns that I purchased on Etsy. I paired it with gray card stock from the “Cool Waters” card stock pack by Recollections and Cranberry Tart by Gina K Designs.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers (B45, Y17, R56, C5, E70, And E71). The panel was then cut with the circle die from the “Snow Globe Gumball Machine Die” set by Creek Bank Creations. (Any circle die would have worked; this set was on my desk from another project.) Once the panel was colored, I embossed it with the “Subtle” embossing folder from Stampin’ Up. (I used this same folder to emboss the plaid panel as well.)

The gray mat was cut with a die from the “Stitched Circles” set from Gina Marie Designs.

The greeting was from the “Miniature Type” stamp set by Clearly Besotted and was cut with a die from the “Sentiments Strips” set by Photoplay. The inside sentiment is from the “My Little Bear Hearts for You” set by Scrapberry’s.

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10Feb2021

Sweet Treat Valentine’s Day Card

Posted in Cards, Holiday Cards, Interactive, Valentine's Day by lisababitz

Sweet Treat Valentine’s Day Card

(inside: have a happy day!)

I made gumball machine shaker cards for my kids for Valentine’s day, and the “gumballs” are mini m&m’s. This fun card design was made with the “Snow Globe Gumball Machine” die set from Creek Bank Creations. As the product title suggests, this one set contains elements to create either a snow globe or a gumball machine. (Their video tutorial shows how this shaker card was made.)

The m&m’s are fun to shake, but they are also yummy to eat! When you open the card, you will find a zip strip that enables you to tear open the panel behind the gumball machine to get to the candy. How fun is that?! Creek Bank Creations has a zip strip die, but I already owned the “Essential Sentiment Rip Strips Die-namics” die set by My Favorite Things so I used that one instead. I stamped “open” on the strip using a stamp from the “Push Here” set from Lawn Fawn.

To cut the acetate for the shaker window, I used a die from the “Standard Circles Small” set from Spellbinders. I used pre-cut self adhesive foam rings from Creekbank Creations to create the shaker “resevoir” but forgot that I needed a double layer for each card to accomodate the thickness of the m&m’s and had not ordered enough. I ended up cutting my own foam rings for the last card from foam sheets with a die from the “Stitched Circle Ring Die Set” – both also from Creek Bank Creations. (I used a Copic Marker (C7) to color the edges of the foam so it blended in from the side.)

The red on red heart paper is from the “Happy Anniversary” digital paper pack by PrtSkinDigital that I purchased on Etsy. The light gray card stock is Bazzill Tiara, and the dark gray is from the “Cool Waters” pack by Recollections. I also used silver mirror card stock by Gift Boutique.

The greeting is from the “Miniature Type” stamp set by Clearly Besotted. It was heat embossed with white embossing powder and cut with a die from the “Sentiment Strips” die set from Photoplay. The sentiment on the inside is from the “One in a Million” set from Gina K Designs (retired?).

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14Feb2020

More Copper and Kraft (Valentine’s Day and Sympathy Cards)

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy, Holiday Cards, Valentine's Day by lisababitz

More Copper and Kraft (Valentine’s Day and Sympathy Cards)

I loved the combination of copper and Kraft so much and still had the supplies out on my desk after making my Copper Leaves card, so I decided to make a few more cards…

The sympathy card above was made with the “Magnolia Blossoms” stencil by Crafters Workshop (#TCW6X6-815S), gel medium, and Hero Arts Copper embossing powder. The greeting is from the “Sympathy Duo” stamp set from Gina K Designs (retired?) and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink. The Kraft card stock was also from Gina K Designs.

This Valentine’s Day card was done by placing the “Flourish” stencil by Tim Holtz (THS-032) over a heart shaped mask cut with a die from the Ecstacy Crafts/Nellie Snellen Heart set MFD060 before applying the gel medium and copper embossing powder. The greeting is from a stamp set called “Sealed with a Kiss” by Paper Pretties (no longer available).

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13Feb2020

Diagonal Split Panel Valentine’s Day Card (and another CAS design)

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Diagonal Split Panel Valentine’s Day Card (and another CAS design)

This 5×7 Valentine’s Day card is similar to the diagonal split panel cards I posted previously and features the gorgeous patterned paper called “Moonstruck” by American Crafts (#320318) along with a greeting from the Hampton Art (SC0744) stamp (and die) set.

Diagonal split panel cards are quick and easy to make and can be adapted to any holiday or occasion by simply choosing different patterned paper, an appropriate greeting, and as many (or few) embellishments as desired.

Here is a video tutorial on how to do this technique, although as I mentioned in my previous post, I changed mine up a bit by matting my finished panel and changing the angle/measurements of my cuts. I’ve also seen variations where the solid panels are popped up with foam tape and where the center portion is hand-stamped.

This next card seemed too simple to get its own post – lol!

I whipped up a few of these “Clean and Simple” cards for my kids who think it kind of silly that I make and send them Valentine’s Day cards at all but who enjoy the “little something” I put inside – lol!

This A2 sized CAS card features the heart stamp from the Hero Arts “Stamp Your Story – Brush” set along with a greeting from the “Sealed With a Kiss” set from Paper Pretties (both no longer available). The texture stamp behind the heart was unmarked and was stamped off to keep it subtle.

Gina K Designs Soft Stone ink and Edible Eggplant card stock was used (not black as it appears in the photo!!) along with Blackberry Bliss ink from Stampin’ Up.

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5Feb2019

Foiled Valentine’s Day Z-Fold Card (and a few variations)

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Holiday Cards, Valentine's Day by lisababitz

Foiled Valentine’s Day Z-Fold Card (and a few variations)

Z-fold cards display beautifully and are easy to make. To create an A2 size z-fold card base, simply score an 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ panel at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″ and fold like a Z. Z-fold cards fold flat for mailing, and this one (with these dimensions) fits in an A2 size envvelope.