Pop Up Box Card

Hi Everyone! I'm sure you've seen many of these pop up box cards recently on the internet.  So I finally joined the bandwagon and tried to make one myself.  I followed several tutorials, but ended up changing up the measurements so that it will fit into an A2 sized envelope.

Here's what I came up with...

Just can't get enough of the bunny from Mama Elephant!  The balloon was from a Hero Arts stamp set, and the sun and cloud dies are by Lawn Fawn.  Love how these collections just work together.  The background paper is actually by Lawn Fawn too, but it's hard to see in this photo.

I have more projects to share- will post again soon!

Boo!

Hello Weekend!!! So glad today was a furlough Friday for me. Got TONS of stuff done and about to do more. Cleaned up our living room- and I mean CLEANED UP!!! Woo Hoo! Now I can see my computer desk. Then headed to IS to get the store ready for tomorrow's 8th Anniversary Sale. Stop by if you are in Hilo- you won't want to miss out on the fun. Here's the make 'n take I'll be doing tomorrow morning. Used Lawn Fawn's Halloween set along with some IS lasercuts in "Boo". Cut the flags using the pennant die by Spellbinders. It was rather plain looking until I added in the ribbons and button. Here's a close up of the ghosts... So stop in if you are in Hilo! See you tomorrow!

Happy Hallo"wee"n!

Finally got to play with my new fairwee stamps by Sweet November. I just love these little fairwees! So small- so its super fast to color! I also found my old set of hats by Lawn Fawn, which contained a witch hat that was the perfect size for this little fairwee! Paired it up with the heebie jeebie's halloween set by Lawn fawn too. Love how the web has the sentiment right in the middle! I must admit, borrowed the idea about using the hat set from my CBFF Debi. She used the Santa hat on one of the fairwees, which totally inspired me to dig up my old set and dress up my fairwees. Background was colored using my distress inks- orange, green and purple. Love how you can blend colors you wouldn't normally be able to blend! Have a great weekend!

Happy Winter!

Did I tell you how much I'm loving Lawn Fawn? Their stamps just make me happy... especially the new releases! Couldn't wait to get my hands on those cuties. Making Frosty Friends was one that I knew I had to have. I didn't think that I would use it in a stamp layering class though... But as I sat and stared at my messy desk and stamps, I started to visualize what I wanted to do and here's the end result... I love how this came out! So simple too. This Lawn Fawn set actually comes with all the accessories for your snowman too! I can't wait to play with them more. Well, that's the last of my class samples. Hope you enjoyed it! Supplies:

• Snowmen, snowflakes and sentiment stamps- Lawn Fawn
• Snow background stamp- Hero Arts
• pearl mica powder
• cardstock- Bazzil

Another Wreath Card

I didn't realize it until Debi told me the other day... "You like wreaths yah?". I guess I do. I didn't think I did, but I guess I do use them a lot on my projects. Here's another Hero Arts holiday stamp that I picked up and yup... its a wreath! I thought it was more rustic looking and that I could use it for "manly" christmas cards. The challenge was to figure out what color to ink up the image. After discussing it with Debi, I decided it was best to ink it up in brown and add the green to the wreath using my copics. I tried it out on white cardstock, but decided to try it out on kraft- since its all the rage. I liked the results a lot on the kraft, so I stuck with that. To jazz it up a bit, I added some gold stickles to the needles. It reminds me of those fake pines that you can decorate your home with. Love it! Too bad you can't see the glitter in the photos that well. Here's the result... Since it was screaming for a sentiment, I chose a banner from my new favorite stamp set by Lawn Fawn. It is so easy to stamp and cut out and looks really cute. I chose a Hero Arts sentiment from an old clear set. The wreath still needed something, so I used the two doves from the same banner set and cut them out to put on the wreath. For a touch of color, I added a small punched red heart between them. Never thought I'd use those doves, but they came in handy here! Supplies:

• Wreath stamp- Hero Arts
• Doves and banner stamp- Lawn Fawn
• Sentiment- Hero Arts
• Heart hand punch
• Stickles- red and gold

Full of Words

Guess I forgot to post this one... Made this a few weeks ago while getting ready for one of my classes. I really like using words as an accent. This card is just full of examples of how I've used words not only as the sentiment, but also on the background and on the flowers, which are the focal point of the card. My other favorite thing to use lately is kraft cardstock as my background. This card was very simple to put together.. just cut a piece of kraft and punched the corners only using the French Scroll corner punch by Martha Stewart. After I punched it, I thought it was a bit plain, so I stamped it using my Hero Arts background writing stamp in distress ink. I liked how this turned out since it gave it a vintage look. Cut the flowers and leaves using my Spellbinder nesties and used Pearl Brads (American Crafts) and pearl accents (Kaisercraft) for the centers. Topped it off with the Lawn Fawn banners and sentiment sets. Love how they coordinate so well together. The Lawn Fawn banner set is quickly becoming one of my faves. Sometimes a simple card is just as nice as a fancy card!

Have A Whale of A Time!

I promised you another class sample for my upcoming Copic class right? Well, I decided to keep the card really simple as you can see. The focus is on coloring and blending, so didn't want to much detail and complicated layouts. All stamps featured here are from the Lawn Fawn Critter's in the Sea set. Isn't this whale so cute? I just love how they have the coordinating sentiments in the set. The waves are also a stamp from the set that I stamped on patterned paper (My Mind's Eye). Here's a close up of the whale... Hope you have a great weekend!

If Friends Were Flowers...

I've been meaning to work on my class samples for my upcoming Copic class at Island Scrapbooking, but didn't get around to it until this week. I normally include a card with a person in it so they can practice coloring hair, clothes, etc. Greeting Farm images work really well since they are pretty large and easier to color and shade than smaller stamps. Decided to go out of my comfort zone and pair up yellow with brown. This Lawn Fawn sentiment is so cute and matched the background paper so nicely. Here's a close up of Flirty Anya... Well, today's another Furlough Friday for me! I am gonna miss these if we have to give them up. I have another class sample to share with you tomorrow- talk to you soon!

Some Bunny Loves You!

This is another pre-scheduled post. Just wanted to share another pleated center pop up card. I originally saw this on Eunice's blog and then again on Joy's blog. Thanks ladies! Made a few adjustments so that it was A2 sized. Guess I was in the mood for spring, so I decided to make an Easter themed card for my upcoming class. I think the key to this type of card is to find background items that will stand up or float to show off the coolness of this card (did I just write coolness?). Anyway, I couldn't resist using the Easter Anya since she's back in stock at Island Scrapbooking. Also finally able to use my easter basket punch and Lawn Fawn bunny from the Critters in the Burbs set. Yay! I think my favorite thing about spring is the pretty pastel colors. They are my favorite pallet to work with. Hope you are having a good week! Can someone check my cupcakes on Cupcake Corner please? ha ha ha!