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...

 

Paris Chic Baby Armoire

Hi ya friends,
I am boring. OK, maybe boring isn't quite the word ;) especially since my hubby says I'm many things, but boring isn't one of them! I'll say... I'm a creature of habit. Why, you may ask? Well, cuz whenever I have a baby card to make, the baby armoire is where my head automatically goes toward. But I can't help it!!! It's just so adorable :)

Here's the latest baby armoire to leave the showroom floor.
Here it is closed:

 The armoire doors are held closed by ribbon wrapped around the card & through the ribbon tag.

Here it is opened:

 The top drawer pops up! ***Squeal*** It has an Eiffel tower decorative hanging on the left (MFT die) & on the right is a mirror. There's a mini-banner with the baby's name across the center held by two bows (MFT die). The drawer knobs are little clear rhinestones.

 Here's the card with the matching pink zebra print envelope.Why zebra print for a baby card? Well, cuz that's the motif of the baby's room. It's BEAUTIFUL!!!! It's every little girl's dream room, including THIS big girl ;) When I saw her room, I think I did hear my jaw hit the floor. There's even a little chandelier in the room! It's total baby chic, let me tell ya! The colors are black, white & dark pink & it's AMAZING! --->Not your everyday little cutesy baby room. This one is so chic & fabulous & will totally grow with her. Can you tell I want to move in!? Tee Hee! In case you're wondering, this card fits an A7 sized envelope, which are a cinch to make on the Martha Score Board.

Here you can see why I was so happy to get T!m's Easel die. It's the perfect thing to add to cards like this:

Here are a couple of pics from the gift bag I made for the gifts I gave her:

Sorry I don't have better pics, but the bag was too big for my photog area. :( ... and the photog needs some serious help ;)

And you know, I love this template so much, I've got one to share with one of you! I will ship it worldwide since it hardly weighs anything at all :) Yaaaay! Just leave a comment with: "What's your go-to gift for a baby shower?" or... "What do you keep making over & over cuz you like it so much?" I'll choose at random after the groundhog comes out of his burrow. That is Friday, Feb. 3rd (in one week). But if you'd like to get one of your own, you can find it HERE.

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

Spooky Sibling Squeeze

Hi ya friends,
I have another Halloween card to share. I love making interactive cards and this is a basic way to create one.  Here's the creepy cover:

 A simple belly band wraps around the card to hold it closed.

Here's what's inside:

 Awww, poor Tilda & Edwin are in a spooky forest in front of a haunted house! Eeeek!

 

So how are the trees, Tilda & Edwin up?

Here's the trick...

 

 It's your basic tab pop up card style. I started off with black strips & then the ol' brain clicked on & then used clear acetate strips to make the mechanics more "invisible."

Here's a buzzard's view:

 The trees were cut on my Cricut using the Happy Hauntings cart (soooo luv this cart!) All the trees are on tabs so when the card is closed the trees lay flat & when you open it, all of the elements pop right up. Gotta love the simplicity :)

Here's one last peek:

 "I do believe in spooks, I DO believe in spooks, I do, I do!" No worries, this happens to be the house at 1313 Mocking Bird Lane and Herman & Lily Munster are just your typical American family ;)

That's for peeking!
Gotta go!

Pumpkin Fun

Hi friends,
It's that most wonderful time of year once again! Yes... PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE IS BACK AT STARBUCKS!!! Yaaaaay! (that's what you were thinking, right???) Ohhhh, I luv me some PSL- so yummy! Well, it's also Halloween time, which is another of my fav times of the year. It's fun, and best of all, there's loads of chocolate to be found :)
So for my first card of the season, I thought I'd start with a bang...er... make that a POP!

Here's the outside:

 (The binder clip is just to hold the card closed.) This cutie is a digi stamp called Pumpkin Marcy from La La Land Crafts. The pumpkins beside her are from the set Carved & Candlelit from SU.

Here's a closer peek:

Now for the innies:
POP!!!

 It's an XL pumpkin growing in front of that haunted house!

Here's a side peek:

A closer peek:

 You might have noticed it's made from one of my fav dies- the 3D ball. I have definitely gotten my money's worth with this die cuz I've made lots of different things with it :) I added flower soft for the soil & the leaves are a Spellbinders border die (that I picked up on clearance ;) The grass was made with the MS grass die.

Yes, it does fold down flat & all the parts lie flat too :) as the beautiful hand model is showing you...

I'll be adding a sign/sentiment later once I figure out who it's going to! My son's teacher? My grammy??  IDK (as my son will text). Hehehe.

I used Carly's sketch for my card:

I'll also be playing along with the following challenges:

Anything Goes: Die cuts or punches or both
City Crafter: We are going 3D
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room: Inspiration Pic- Shabby Autumn
The Pink Elephant: Trick or Treat

That's all for today. Thanks so much for peeking!

Creative Card Crew

Hi friends,
Welcome to a brand new challenge at Creative Card Crew! This week we are presenting one of your favorite challenges: ANYTHING GOES!
I took the opportunity to create a graduation card for my TA.
Card front:

The "LA" is our school initials cut out with the Varsity Letter Cricut cartridge using our school colors.

The innies:

The graduation cap is a Spring fold card so that it pops out when you open the card.

Here's a closer peek at that:

The paper comes from the foil collection so it's got the shiny look of foil with a textured or linen paper feel. I have 5 cards to make for the Seniors I mentored this year who will be graduating & I will definitely be making this type of card style for the rest of them. It's easy & fun :)

Be sure to Linky your card creation to the Creative Card Crew blog by next Monday & be in the running by the fabbie prizes the wonderful Gry is offering. Remember... anything goes! You can find another great tute on SCS for the Spring Fold Card----> looks complicated, but it's a piece of cheesecake :)
My paper is sized at 5 1/2" x 11" and the card base is 6 x 6 (finished).  The size on the tute is a bit smaller.

Thanks so much for peeking!
Have a great day :)
 

I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me...

Hi ya friends!
Happy Halloween to ya! I LUUUUUUV Halloween- it's so fun 'round these parts! We all keep it light & fun. Today I wanted to share a card I had a blast creating & it's totally a concept I came up with in a dream. I know I'm not the only dream crafter out there, right???
Here's the cover:

 The card is held closed with this meshy-webby creepylicious ribbon :) The sentiment reads "Enter if you Dare." I cut that out on my Cricut using the Happy Hauntings cart.

Then when you slide the ribbon off...
POP!!!
 goes the spooky tree & the gravestones!

 I cut the tree (and the sentiment) on my Cricut as well with Happy Hauntings. This is the tree that actually is a 3D tree (it stands on its own), but I only used 1 side & altered it a bit to create a pop up tree! I love the creepylicious feel it has :) The gravestones were made with the small tag punch from SU! & then I added a little pen work to embellish.

 Here's another peek at it:

You may have noticed that this is no ordinary tree. Nooooooooo. Apples or oranges don't grow on this tree---

 They're EYES!!! Yup, popped some googly eyes on :) I also added some flower soft to cover the pop up mechanism & give it that mossy look. I added a bit more around the grave stones as well. It was the perfect touch!

The card does close flat & the tree pops right up when you open it! I love it when a plan comes together just like I had imagined---> or in this case, dreamed of!

Well friends, I hope you have a howling good time trick-or-treating tonight. Don't forget to grab the good candy check the candy your kiddos get before they have at it. It's your duty---> your obligation as a good parent ;)

Sorry I didn't get a chance to share more Halloween cards & projects- trust me I had a lot more to share. But for Christmas, I'm wishing for 40 hours in my day. 24 just isn't cutting it! KWIM???
Thanks so much for peeking today!
 Gotta Go!

Cinema Saturday Challenge: Father of the Bride

Hi ya friends!
I'm so glad you're here :) Today, Amy & I get to reveal this week's movie as guest designers for Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge! This week's flick is...

Your challenge, should you accept it, is to create with "something blue" from the wedding adage "something old, something new, something borrowed, something BLUE."

I had not seen this movie so I rented it & had such a blast watching it! Steve Martin is hilarious!!! I think I could mute the movie & just watch his facial expressions & crack up! The whole cast is great :) One of my favorite scenes was when they were at the dinner table when she's telling them she's getting married & George just sees his "little 6 year old girl" telling him she's getting married! Aww, I think that's exactly how dads really must feel :) (Hee! Hee!)

Anyhoo, on to my card...
Here's the cover:

I used a soft blue. I cut out the main image from the Love Struck Cricut cart. The ribbon works as the closure.

Open the card & this pops up:

A big ol' engagement ring! 

Modeled after the size of my own ring (if viewed with a microscope) just kidding ;)

Here are a few more peeks of it:

I used the Sizzix 3D Ball die for the diamond (I told you I wasn't done with it ;)
and cut the ball in Shimmer White CS. I had originally done it in vellum, but it did not hold up well :(  For the gold band, I simply cut a strip of Shimmer Gold CS & tucked the ends under the pattern paper leaving it so that it loosely sat above it (for even more dimension.) I cut out the Congrats with the Gypsy Wanderings (minus the star) & sprinkled some flowers around. The beautiful papers come from the Linen Closet collection from DCWV (my most fav DCWV stack evah!)

So that's it! Hope you're inspired to play along :) You've got til Thursday night to get your creations in. If you haven't seen Father of the Bride, be sure to treat yourself to it! It's loads of laughs!
Thanks for popping in!
Gotta Go!