Once Upon A Time Anniversary Card

Posted in Cards, Interactive, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

I recently posted Peek-A-Boo graduation cards for my kids, and here is another one I made for my parents’ 55th wedding anniversary. When you open the card, the wedding day image from the front “transforms” into a photo of my mom and dad now.

I used Gina K Lovely Lavender and white card stock along with “Fancy Swirl Foiled – Silver” card stock from The Paper Studio. The sentiment (inside and front) 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.

There is lots of shine on this card!

HERE is a video tutorial from You Tube that shows how to create this type of card.

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18Sep2017

Peek-a-Boo Graduation Card

Posted in Cards, Interactive, Other by lisababitz

Peek-a-Boo Graduation Card

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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26Mar2017

Pop-up Birthday Wishes

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Pop-up Birthday Wishes

I made 3 interactive birthday cards inspired by THIS card that Karen Hasheck posted on her blog and THIS video tutorial posted by Maymay that shows how to make the pop-up feature. What’s fun about these cards is that when they are closed, the are flat and look like ordinary cards…

…but when they open, the animals’ arms pop out.

These cards were for my triplets who celebrated their birthday several weeks ago. I know they are not babies anymore (this was their 18th birthday – YIKES!!), but they are good sports and humor me when they know I am trying out a new card design. (And they actually seemed to get a kick out of them – opening and closing them repeatedly!)

Here are the other two designs…

and

and their fronts…

The animal designs were adapted from files I purchased in the Silhouette Store. I had the most trouble making the elephant work because the head, with the big ears, was either too big for the card (the trunk got in the way of the center folds and the ears extended too far over the sides) or too small for the rest of his body. An elephant’s body is also pretty plain so I struggled with an idea to jazz him up a bit. The overalls finally helped him come together.

I kept my card fronts super simple by just using the designer paper I used on the insides, but obviously, you can make them as elaborate as you want.

Over at the Die Cut Divas this month, the challenge theme is “for the love of animals/pets” where our projects must include an animal and must also include at least one die cut or embossing folder. (Die cuts made from electronic die cutting machines are permitted.)

Here are the supplies used for each of the designs:

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7Nov2016

More Pop-Up Cakes

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

More Pop-Up Cakes

I made my original pop-up cake a while ago and kind of forgot about the die until I recently got a request for a custom pop-up wedding cake card. Now that the die is out, I’ve been having fun making different cakes! (I’m including two more of them in this post.) My daughter needed an 18th birthday card for her friend so I created this “chocolate” one for her.

Here is the front of the card when it is closed:

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

Ingredients for this card are listed at the bottom of this post.

“Anything Goes Birthday” is always the challenge over at Seize the Birthday which is a bi-monthly challenge blog aimed at helping you get those birthday cards done. This week’s “toppings” option is to use a stencil, but I opted not to use one on this project. Pop on over and check out the beautiful inspiration posted by the design team along with all the entries in the gallery.