Pick-Your-Present Lift the Flap Birthday Card + Video!

Hello there friends, 

Today I have a fun birthday card going to a young and new cardmaker. My friend's daughter started cardmaking this summer and has loved it! Her mom shared the "Wish list" of things she would like for her birthday much of it being crafty supplies! So for this birthday card, I decided to make it fun and interactive by making it a pick your present. Whichever flap she chooses to lift, will reveal a stamp company. She will be able to pick any stamp set she wants from that company & I will gift it to her.

Here's the card:

Which present will she choose? The blue or the pink???

Now let's reveal those flaps:

If she chooses the flap on te left, she'll get a Lawn Fawn stamp. If she chooses the one on the right, she'll get her choice of a Mama Elephant stamp. 😍

Here's a peek of the innies:

If you want to see how this card came together, just click below!

   

Thanks so much for popping in to my little corner of the crafty world.

Until next time....

Beach Week in Review + 3 Videos!

Hello there friends, I had a Beach week on my YouTube Channel recently and it was great getting to create several cards using beach-themed stamps from my stash. I created a simpler card and a stepped up card with an interactive feature!

Day 1 features the Gina K Ocean-Minded Stamp set

The larger card has a pop-up Adirondak chair. So fun!

Here's the video if you'd like to see how these cards came together.

Day 2 features the Hero Arts Color Layering Waves and Color Layering Sea & Sky stamp sets.

This set features a slimline card and a pop-up box card!

Here's the video, if you're interested

Day 3 features the Hero Arts Beach Heroscapes Stamp set.

For these cards, I created a one layer card, A interactive window card with an awesome brick technique I saw Vickie from Clips and Cuts do. I loved the way that came out! The third was another pop-up card this time with a pop-up beach ball.

Here's the video if you'd like to check these out:

Note: The Pop-Up dies I used are retired---I know, I know...BUT there are some updated dies available that are actually easier to put together that the ones I have and they are wafer dies, not the Bigz dies I have. You can check them out here ---> Adirondak Chair,  Surprise Ball.

Hope you're well and staying safe.

Until next time...

 

Interactive Promotion Card

Hello again friends,

Today I have an 8th grade Promotion card for a talented young lady. But it's not just any ordinary card- it's interactive!- My fave card type 😍😍😍

Here it is:

I used a few products from Simon Says Stamp including this quintuple slider die that moves five elements at the same time!

Here's what it looks like when you pull up on the tab:

A sentiment is revealed and the graduation caps fly up! So fun! I would recommend that if you have this die you follow Jennifer McGuire's tutorial because her version allows you to conceal the mechanism much better and gives you a space for that hidden sentiment. You can find Jen's video ---> HERE.

Supplies:

Hat's Off Stamp set- Simon Says stamp

Quintuple Slider die- Simon Says stamp

Congrats Dienamics- My Favorite Things

For the Gradute Stamp set- Papertrey Ink

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Until next time....

Crafty Catch-Up!

Hello crafty friends,
I know it's been way too long since I posted. That was right before the shut down happened and Distance Learning began. I just finished on Friday and cannot stress enough how relieved I am. I was glad to see my students (when they managed to turn on their video), but am worried for the ones I didn't hear from. I'm hoping it was simply because they didn't want to bother. My district made the decision to give all students, regardless of their grade at the time, a "credit" for their semester grade. So that meant that if they had an A, they got "credit" on their transcript. If they had an F, they got "credit" on their transcript. Ah well... more on that later...

Since I was crazy busy trying to learn a million tech things, I totally neglected my poor little blog. So let's catch up why don't we? Remember, I post regularly on Instagram, so that's the best way to see what I'm up to when you don't hear from me here...

A Reveal Wheel Card: Fortune Teller Tabby-Lawn Fawn

 

Interactive Birthday Slider Card: Peek-A-Boo Fair- Avery Elle, Coaster Critters-Lawn Fawn 

Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

 Watercolor Aloe Thank You Card: Aloe My Friend- Darcie's
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

Slide and Bump Interactive Birthday Card: Peek-A-Boo Fair- Avery Elle
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

 Hello Kitty Easter Cards: Hello Kitty Sizzix dies
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

Make-up Shaker Birthday Card: Make Me Up kit- Queen and Company

 

Watercolor Hummingbird Birthday Card: Hummingbirds-Pretty Pink Posh, YOF Lily of the Valley- Papertrey Ink.

Mother's Day Orchid Inside Tunnel Cards: Orchid- Hero Arts

 Slimline Mother's Day Cards

 Boba Tea Mother's Day Shaker Card: Boba Shaker Combo dies- Mama Elephant

 Boba Tea Hello Card: Boba Tea- Mama Elephant

 You can find more deets on the instagram posts or the videos. I will be back with a (LARGE) crafty haul to share.
Tootles!

A Cheery Birthday Card

Hi friends,
I'm back to share a birthday card for a friend and I've got another video for you! My friend has been a bit down recently, so I wanted to bring a smile to her face by giving her a happy card. And I don't know anything happier than Lawn Fawn images along with some super cute ones from Neat and Tangled! I am super rusty at making videos...since it's been 3 years, but hopefully I will learn more and create better videos in the future. Hope you enjoy the video  *Ü*



Supplies:

Stamps:

Lawn Fawn: Party Animal, Forest Feast

Neat and Tangled: My Favorite Nut

MFT: Twice the Wishes

Dies:

Treehouse Scene Die- Hello Bluebird

Stitched Hillside Borders- Lawn Fawn

Mini Banner dies- MFT

Other:

Brusho- Lime Green

Victoria Embossing folder- ProvoCraft

Until next time...

Shaker Pocket Card with a Twist (VIDEO!)

Hi again friends,
I'm back with my final card for day five at Camp Create by My Favorite Things. Yay! I was able to complete all five cards and earn all five badges!
Here's challenge number 5:

 So today I have a shaker card to share, but it's not your typical shaker card. It's very much inspired by a Clear Shaker Card Jennifer McGuire shared some time ago. I have created a few in the past because they are so fun to create and to give. But I always lamented that in order to get the gift card out of the shaker, they'd have to cut it open, and essentially, destroy the shaker pocket... (insert sad face here...)

So while thinking of what I wanted to create for this challenge, I thought of Jennifer's Shaker pocket. And it HIT ME! Why not ADD a pocket to the pocket! And I went to work!

Here's my shaker card:

Basically, it is the same construction as Jennifer's shaker pocket. I used one of the pockets from the baseball card sleeves I bought for making Pocket Letters (remember those things?) As it turns out, they are the PERFECT size for gift cards and little note cards, which is what I put in mine.

Here it is with a gift card instead: (It's slid into the front pocket)

In my shaker, I used the Postage Stamp Stax dienamics (MFT) to create my little note card. I used some Gold Deco sheets (Tim Holtz) and die cut the "Thank you"from the Twice the Thanks dienamics (MFT) and the flower from the Scribble Roses dienamics (MFT).

Here's what it looks like from the back:

I added star confetti as well as gold sequins and three die cut "Thanks" from the Twice the Thanks dienamics (MFT).

I luuuv Jennifer's Shaker Pocket idea and now that the recipient can get their gift card out of it without sacrificing the shaker, well, I'm just tickled pink!

This is the card you'll be seeing in the tute:

Don't ask me what happened to the original video, lol...
I invite you to watch the video tutorial below or on my You Tube channel ---> HERE.


Thanks for stopping by today! You can put this in a standard A2 envelope because the shaker card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2 size). I hope you'll give this card style a try because it's so much fun! *Ü*
Tootles,

Hi There, Doggie

Hi there friends,
I'm back for badge number 4 for Camp Create at My Favorite Things:
The challenge:

I decided to create a card with the partial die-cutting technique.
Here's my card:

 I partially die cut the Woodgrain Fence dienamics (MFT) on the front of my card base so that the fence would also be part of the inside as well. I colored in this cuuuuute doggie image from the Lucky Dog stamp set (MFT) that has a front and back view that line up. I used my Prisma Color pencils to color him in. To keep this simple for myself, I decided to use a couple of the papers from the Watercolor Wash paper pack (MFT). I die cut the grassy border dienamics (MFT) from light green as well as the "Hi There" so that it would blend with the background.

Now for the fun part--- the innie:

I die cut a fence and grassy border to carry the outside of the card inside. I scattered lots of bones and balls this doggie might have thrown over the fence for some reason *Ü*... as you can see he's holding a heart in his paw.

Now for the inside panel on the right, I again used the pattern papers to set the scene (and not have to color the whole background! What a time saver!!!) I stamped the sentiment and added a sun die cut in the top corner. It got a generous coating of Clear Spectrum Noir glitter pen. I adhered only the center so the little rays could pop up a bit for dimension!

I had so much fun creating this card and I hope you liked it too *Ü*

Thanks so much for stopping by. I have my last card for camp coming on the heels of this one because time is not my amigo right now *Ü*

Tootles,


The 411
Stamps: Lucky Dog, I Knead You (MFT)  Thanks (Simon Says Stamp)
Dies: Lucky Dog Dienamics, Hello there dienamics, Grassy Border dienamics, Woodgrain Fence dienamics (MFT)  Stitched Sun and Clouds (LaLa Land Crafts)
Paper: Neenah Solar White cardstock, Watercolor Wash Paper Pack (MFT)
Prismacolor Pencils Used--- DOG: PC935 Black, PC947 Dark Umber, PC941 Light Umber, PC1082 Chocolate, PC924 Crimson Red  BALL: PC989 Chartreuse, PC912 Apple Green
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid Ink (MFT), Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan (Colorbox)