Pop-Up Wedding Cake Card

Posted in Cards, Interactive, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

Join us over at Perfectly Rustics for a new challenge. This fortnight, the challenge is to create a pop-up card. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2015/05/18/prdc-no-48-pop-up/)

The pop-up portion of my card was created using the Sizzix “Cake, Three Tier, 3-D” Bigz Die and my Big Kick machine. The base pieces were cut from Gina K Innocent Pink heavy base weight card stock. The die provides the bases and supports for the three tiers, along with a bride and groom and a candle, as shown below. The sides are 1 inch strips (of whatever material you want the sides to be) cut with a trimmer.

It was suggested by the designer of the die (Karen Burniston) that the sides of the cake be cut from a material that is resistant to folding since these circular sides flatten somewhat when the card is closed, and you want these sides to become circular again once it is opened. Grunge paper and acetate are good choices. If you choose to use card stock, she suggests crimping the strips because it will hide any folds that may end up on these pieces when the card closes and opens.

With this in mind, I decided to go with crimped card stock, but I wanted them to be a little less likely to tear while still being flexible, so I covered my white card stock strips with crumpled tissue paper from Hallmark. (I had recently discovered the tissue paper technique and had posted a few projects using it HERE.) I covered my flat strips with decoupage, then placed the crumpled tissue paper on the strips, flattened them, trimmed off the excess tissue paper, and then sealed each of them with a top coat of the decoupage. Once the strips were dry, I ran each of them through my crimper.

Also at Karen Burniston’s suggestion, I cut a “plate” using one of the dies from the Spellbinders Stately Circles set, and assembled my cake on this piece before adhering it to my card base.

The bride and groom on the top of the cake were cut from Recollections glitter paper. The flowers on the top tier are by Offray which I found in the DIY Wedding aisle at the craft store. The leafy flourishes were cut from a die from the Heartfelt Creations (Spellbinders) “Cut Mat Create 2A Die” set and cut into smaller pieces. The hearts were cut using a Creative Memories Two Heart Punch.

The card base is two pieces of heavy chipboard covered with papers from the My Mind’s Eye Simply Delightful 12×12 paper pad and attached in the center with Washi tape. I needed to use the Washi tape to keep the center of the card base somewhat flexible to allow the card to open and close once the cake was glued to the inside. I think that building the cake on the “plate” panel was easier perhaps than building it directly on the card base, but I also think that this “plate” makes closing the card VERY difficult! I am definitely going to have to play around with this some more to see if the plate could be done differently or eliminated or if there is another way to make the base to better accommodate the plate.

My card is meant to be displayed opened with the cake popped-up. My card front is very simple with some of the same paper I used on the inside along with a couple of hearts. To keep the card closed until the recipient is ready to open it, I loosely tied a piece of white ribbon around the whole card. I left off a sentiment because this card could be used for a wedding or an anniversary. I don’t think a sentiment is needed, but it could always be added later if desired in the form of a small banner or tag, for example. Even though I chose to make my card front very simple, you can see that it is possible to display the card “closed” as shown, so you can make your card front as elaborate as you want.

Here are a few views of the card as it opens. The circular tops of each tier are folded when the card is closed and open flat when card is completely opened. Notice how the sides of each tier kind of fold together when the card is closed. You don’t want to see a sharp fold on the sides of the cake when it is opened. This is why using a fold resistant material or a crimped piece of card stock is recommended.

Now it’s your turn. Create a Pop-Up card, and enter it in the challenge over at Perfectly Rustics. I’d love to see your project!

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22Mar2015

Easter Shaker Card

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

Easter Shaker Card

Over at Perfectly Rustics this fortnight, the challenge is “Eggs” (challenge #44 ) where we are to make a creation with an egg or eggs on it. For this project, I made an Easter-themed shaker card with an egg-shaped (oval) window. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2015/03/23/prdc-no-44-eggs/)

The cute chick, egg and greeting stamps are from the Inky Antics “Easter Chick” set (from the Honey Pop Collection). The speech bubble is from the Gina K Designs “Let’s Talk” set. I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then masked them and inked the background with Tim Holtz Broken China and Mowed Lawn distress inks. The images were colored with Copic Markers (Y13, V12, B04, YR15, and YG25). I used a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen on the egg, and I added texture to the chick with a piece of terry cloth towel and colorless blender solution. (I did a tutorial on this technique a bit ago which you can see HERE.) The card stock I used is Gina K heavy base weight pure white and sweet corn, and the printed purple paper is from the Recollections “All Girl” 6″x6″ paper pack.

Acetate, and thick fun foam were used to create the recessed window, and I filled it with a few Bead Girl Assorted Diamond Beads (by Cousin). There were different shapes in the pack, but I used the ones that looked like eggs! (In the past, I’ve created the edges of my window with pop dots, foam tape, and even a recessed window made with card stock (see StampTV tutorial HERE.) I’ve never used fun foam before to create my window, but it seemed the easiest material to use since the window didn’t have straight edges. Originally, I used 2 thinner pieces of fun foam that I glued together to make it thick enough and sequins and micro-beads for my shakers, but they kept getting stuck in the edges and between the two layers of foam. The thicker foam and larger shakers worked much better.)

I also used “an oldie but goodie” from my tool stash – my Creative Memories Oval Cutting Patterns from their Custom Cutting System. I usually reach for my Spellbinders dies, but the ovals just weren’t big enough to fit around my stamped images.

Join us over at Perfectly Rustics, and create something with EGGS!

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14Feb2015

Pop-Up Hearts

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive, Other by lisababitz

Pop-Up Hearts

This card is being entered in the Mod Squad Challenge “Pop-Up Card” where we are to make a pop-up card of any kind. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

I made this as a Valentine’s Day Card, although with no greeting on the front, it could also be used for an anniversary, a wedding, or a “just because” card for someone special.

The inside pop-up element was made with the Sizzix “Hearts-a-Plenty 3D (Pop-Up)” die. Card stock used on the inside was Gina K heavy base weight white and cherry red along with Recollections silver glitter paper. The stamp is from the Gina K Designs “Bundle of Love” stamp set and was stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink. In addition to the sizzix die, a Creative Memories double heart punch was used as well. I used score tape to make sure the pop-up element was adhered well to the base. I didn’t have any “Happy Valentine’s Day” stamps that fit in the white space or on the white heart; I need to fix that!!! The card pictured is my sample; on the cards I actually sent, I hand-wrote that along with a short message in the upper left and lower right corners (before adhering my pop-up element – learned that the hard way!!!).

Here are a few close-up shots of the inside of the card:

Here is the front of the card:

For the front, I used patterned paper from the Gina K Fight Like A Girl paper pack. Gina K cherry red, black, and white card stock was used along with Recollections silver glitter paper. The embossing folders I used were Darice Heart, Darice Stripe, and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots. The giant crystal heart-shaped gem sticker is by Mark Richards. Spellbinders classic circle dies (large and small) were used for the focal panel, and a piece of ribbon was tucked behind.

This card, with the pop-up center and the big gem sticker on the front was so thick, it needed to be sent as a package! Ugh!!!

This card is a variation of a card I made for the StampTV MIUM “Put Your Heart Into It!” Challenge where we are to use a heart somewhere on our project, but it cannot be a Valentine’s Day card. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.) While my card pictured above could be used for a variety of occasions, I decided to change up the front so it was clearly NOT a Valentine’s Day Card! Here is the variation I entered instead:

Again, the patterned paper is from the Gina K Fight Like A Girl paper pack. Gina K cherry red and white was also used. The Stamp is from the GKD Sweet Tweets stamp set and was stamped in Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copic Marker R46 and a clear Wink of Stella glitter pen. A few silver heart spangles were added to the frosting. The greeting is a Momenta metal sticker. The embossing folder is Darice Heart. Spellbinders classic circle dies (large and small) were used for the focal panel. You can see the shine a little better in this close-up.

I used two tools to place and adhere those tiny heart spangles to my project. The first is the glue. Since I needed such a small amount for each heart, I used my Zig 2 Way Glue pen. It looks like a pen and has a fine ball point. You can squeeze or roll just the right amount of glue that you need with perfect placement. This glue can be used two ways. Use it when it’s blue and wet for a permanent bond or let it dry clear for a few moments to get a temporary bond.

The second tool I used is the Silhouette Pick-Me-Up tool. One end has a tacky substance on it that allows you to pick things up. The other end has a removable tool that has two ends that allows you to push the item off the tacky end and onto the adhesive on your project or to push the item in place. I found a “review” with instructions on how to use this tool online HERE that you may find helpful.

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11Feb2015

Baby Wobble-Head Card

Posted in Baby, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Baby Wobble-Head Card

The papers on this baby card coordinate with the Baby Crib Box Card project I posted yesterday. (I will be sending both of them together.)

The baby image was Googled and “traced” with my Silhouette software. The baby’s head is mounted on a spring, and it wobbles when the card moves. (Yes, the blurry head is supposed to show movement! lol)

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 used the following paper and card stock for this project: Core’dinations April Lovely, Colorbok Heidi Grace Designs bgirl buggy (double-sided), Core’dinations light pink plaid, Gina K bubblegum, ivory and white. I inked all the edges and stamped the greeting with Gina K bubblegum ink. The greeting is from the Gina K Designs “Bundle of Love” stamp set. The baby’s hair is made with a few strands of yarn and a ribbon, and I added a few pink pearls to finish it off.

Inspiration for this card came from two places. First, I used the same baby (as a boy) with the wobble spring on a card I made a bit ago. Here is the card that I had previously posted in my StampTV gallery. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

Secondly, I used a sketch from the StampTV Sketch Book which is under the “Freebies” section on the StampTV Site (HERE – scroll down; the sketch book is a little below the photo of the swimmer). This is a fantastic resource for layout ideas when you are stuck! You may need to be a member of StampTV to view this Sketch Book, but membership is free. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.) Here is the sketch I used as a starting point for my card project:

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25Jan2015

Hog Wild Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Hog Wild Birthday Card

This card is being entered in the Perfectly Rustics – PR Design Challenge No. 39 – Animals, where we are to “go wild” with animals in our creations. (http://perfectlyrustics.com/2015/01/12/prdc-no-39-animals/)

This was a fun card to make! I love this awesome party pig and sentiment by Art Impressions called “Hog Wild Birthday” from their Zoo Crew collection. She was stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored with Copic Markers (R20, R24, Y23, B12, B14, and W4). I made her a tutu from white tulle which I attached with Score Tape.

She was originally stamped on plain, white card stock and was then hand-cut, but there were too many thin lines, and I felt she wasn’t all that sturdy. I decided to make a second card using a heavier weight card stock for the stamped pig, but this was very hard to cut without bending it so I made a cut file on the Silhouette and stamped the image on that. (You’ll see the thin white border around the pig on the photo below.) Glitter was added with a clear Wink of Stella brush pen. (It’s on the card in the photos above, but it’s hard to see unless it catches the light at the right angle.)

The pig cut-out was mounted on a spring, and it wobbles when the card moves. (If there is a big blank space below, click on it to see the gif file of the pig moving. Not sure why it’s sometimes visible and sometimes not!!)

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 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 come in a smaller/mini size as well.)