Peek-a-Boo Graduation Card

Posted in Cards, Interactive, Other by lisababitz

I had seen a tutorial for a Peek-a Boo Card where the image on the front of the card appears to transform into a second image as the card is opened. I thought these would make great graduation cards for my triplets who just graduated from high school.

When the cards are closed, you can see their senior portraits , and as the cards are opened, their senior portraits “transform” into pictures from their first day of kindergarten.

I used black and heavy weight white card stock. The congratulations stamp is from the “Curly Cute” set by Stampin’ Up and was stamped with versafine onyx black ink. The class of 2017 was a digital image I found online (although I am no longer seeing it there). I found the same image on etsy (for 2018) HERE by createsvg4you. The sentiment inside was computer generated.

To create the frames and openings, I used a die from the Spellbinders “Artist Trading Cards” set (S3-208) and a We R Memory Keepers Frame Punch Board.

I added a panel of acetate over the back image (the one you see when the card is closed) which helped my second image slide more easily as the card was opened. (Unfortunately, it’s adding to the glare in the photo.)

I made three of these cards. Same exact design; different photos.

They grow up so fast!!

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16Sep2017

Welcome Little One Shaker Card

Posted in Baby, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Welcome Little One Shaker Card

(Inside: Congratulations on your bundle of joy!)

Cheery Lynn Designs has a number of shaker card kits, and the one I used on this card is the Baby Rattle. The kit comes with the rattle dies, foam, acetate, and the metal fillers for inside the shaker element. The components of the kit are also sold separately, but it was nice having everything included! And it’s nice to know there are refills available if needed/desired. There are instructional videos right on their site if you’ve never made a shaker card before.

The adorable papers used on this project are “Linen Door Boy Plaid” by The Paper Studio, “Betty-Ann” by Melissa Frances (the polka dotted paper), and American Crafts #320333 (elephants). Stampin’ Up Mint Macaron card stock was also used along with the Mint Macaron ink for the inside sentiment and to color the white ribbon.

In addition to the metal “It’s a Boy” shaker elements that came with the kit, I also added some “Baby Shower Confetti” by Unique (#61842).

I used the Stampin’ Up Banner Triple Punch and a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder.

The greeting inside the rattle is from the “Basket Blessings” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs stamped with versamark and heat embossed in white. The inside greeting is from the “Rectangle Greetings” set (retired?) from Gina K Designs.

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11Sep2017

Center Easel Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Creative Folds by lisababitz

Center Easel Birthday Card

(Inside: wishing you a day filled with good things)

I know it’s September, and I’m feeling like fall colors and patterns are more appropriate, but as I mentioned in my last post, I am “a bit” (big time understatement!) behind with posting so I have a card to share today (finally!!) that I made in the spring….

This card has a panel that props up like an easel to reveal the greeting. It’s a great design for showing off beautiful printed paper (either store bought or handmade). The card is flat when “closed” for easy mailing.

My card features printed paper called “Blossom” by American Crafts (#340303) along with Stampin’ Up Mint Macaron and white card stock. The flowers were cut with a Sizzix Originals die called “Flower Layers #3” and embellished with some thin, white ribbon and some pieces of a small pearl spray I purchased at Hobby Lobby (DIY Wedding Department).

The greeting stamp is from the “Frame & Flowers 2” set by Gina K Designs. The inside sentiment is by Hero Arts and was stamped on a panel cut with the EK Success “Real Estate Sign” label punch. Both were stamped with Stampin’ Up Mint Macaron ink.

Here is a template for a 5×7 card base. (Click on diagram to make it bigger.) You can adapt the measurements to make an A2 sized card if desired.

You can see a tutorial HERE on You Tube.

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15Apr2017

Floral Thank You Note

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Floral Thank You Note

Inspiration comes from many places. Even bathrooms! I recently visited a friend who just moved into a new home, and when I was getting the tour, I fell in love with the color combination and design of her shower curtain! (I took a photo of a portion of it.)

The floral image from the Stampin’ Up “Avant-Garden” set as well as the SU Mint Macaron ink that I recently purchased immediately came to mind, and I used those to create my card.

The flowers were first stamped with the Mint Macaron ink and then stamped again (slightly off-set) with Stampin’ Up Blackberry Bliss. To add the darker detail to the centers of each flower, I applied Gina K Edible Eggplant ink to the stamp by swiping the corner of the ink pad directly onto the stamp (as if I were drawing lines from the center and out a bit onto each petal.) I would have used a water-based marker to add the darker shade, but I didn’t have a color that worked. I used the Edible Eggplant for the stamen as well. I created a mask of the flower and then went on to stamp the stems and leaves.

For the stems and leaves, I used stamps from the Stampin’ Up “Terrific Tulips” set. (Of all the leaf stamps I have in my collection, I was surprised to find I had nothing similar to the ones on the shower curtain. I didn’t even see anything online so I went with what I had!) I inked up the stamps with the Mint Macaron ink and then randomly swiped my Spectrum Aqua “Moss” marker over parts of the inked stamp before stamping the images. Again, my water-based marker colors are limited, and in hindsight, I probably chose a color that is more green than the color I was going for. (It is really overpowering the mint color!)

The greeting is from the Stampin’ Up “What I Love” set and was stamped with GK Edible Eggplant ink. The card stock I used is “Soft Stone” from Papertrey Ink and “Edible Eggplant” from Gina K Designs.

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5Apr2017

“I Do” Wedding Box Card (take 2…and 3!)

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

“I Do” Wedding Box Card (take 2…and 3!)

(inside: Wishing you a beautiful life together)

I can be very stubborn and don’t give up easily on an idea that I am not thrilled with, even when it would be so much easier to just start over! I thought I was done with the wedding box card I posted yesterday, but I ended up back in my craft room last night, (still trying to design a card base to hold it) and this morning (trying to improve on the stand-alone box card design – that I show towards the end of this post and have since added to yesterday’s post). Sorry for the long post; it’s been a long few days!

First, the card base design…

The first challenge was to make my new card base work with the “monochromatic-ness” of the piece I created yesterday. I know I said I was determined to stick with one color, but it just wasn’t working for me with so much card around it. Maybe next time! I ended up using Karen Foster’s two-sided “Congratulations” card stock, more from the Recollections “Shimmer Champagne and Silver” pack, and some Gina K charcoal brown (for the front).

The second issue that needed to be addressed: the whole box card portion shifts to the right when it is folded flat but shifts to the left when it opens which created a problem with making it fit (when closed) but also making it “appear” centered (when opened). After much playing around, I ended up making a gatefold card base with uneven front flaps. The left flap is wider to compensate for the extra space created on the right when the box card portion opens and shifts to the left. (It’s not perfect, but it’s better than when my side flaps were the same size.)

I un-attached the front flap (of the box card) that I had tacked down yesterday, lined the top and bottom with some of the congratulations card stock (it was sticky without it!) and added a panel for my sentiment and signature. The stamp used is from the Gina K Designs “A Beautiful Life” set and was stamped with Stampin’ Up Early Espresso ink.

I originally wanted to center my greeting panel on the card front by attaching it directly to the left panel, but you could see some of the back of it hanging over the left side when the card was opened, and I wasn’t happy with the way that looked. So I ended up adding the greeting panel to a belly band that slides on and off the card which worked out well because the thick card did not want to stay closed without it! The stamp is by Hampton Arts (no name on it) and was stamped with Early Espresso ink.

Just for fun, I decided to try adding a battery operated tealight under the box card portion….

While not exactly what I was going for, I could live with this base design which works with the skinny box structure.

Once I finished with this card, I got to work re-doing the actual box card. I changed the dimensions and added some patterned paper to spruce it up a bit. Here’s my new design:

I used all the same materials and elements that I used on yesterday’s card, but I needed to add a few additional things since the box was bigger. I needed an extra “row” inside my box so I added a scrap of a die-cut that looked like it could be flowers, grass, etc. (It is actually part of a tree die cut that I had planned to put behind the gazebo, but it was much too busy.) I also added the love die cuts on both side flaps (made with my Fiskars Teresa Collins Love Punch); they just needed a little something. The Karen Foster’s “Congratulations” card stock added a bit of interest while still keeping the card monochromatic – sort of! (The sentiment is under the front flap as it was on the original card.) I like this soooo much better as a stand-alone design!

Thanks for checking out my card projects…again!