Hi crafty friends,
Yesterday I shared with you some of the projects that I made for the ESAD Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration blog hop. I am currently 'hopping' around and admiring everyone's creations. All I can say is.....WOW!
One of the cards I made was a Yo Yo Spinner card. I thought it might be a good idea to do a video tutorial. So here it is. Tomorrow I will list all supplies I used and measurements as well. I hope you like it.
Hi Crafty Friends, Welcome to my blog! You may have come from Megan Lenske or you may be starting the hop here. I hope you are enjoying all the amazing projects so far. Today I have created a few projects for you featuring items from the new Occasions catalogue and Sale-a-Bration catalogue. I love this time of year. Everything is new again. New year, and of course, new stamps! The first project is a Twist & Pop card using the Yummy in My Tummy stamp set. This one is similar to the Bear Hugs card that I recently did a tutorial on. I love interactive elements in my cards. Maybe that's the kid in me. I've used Marquee Messages, Avant Garden, and Yummy in my Tummy stamp sets. Avant Garden is available for free during Sale-A-Bration.
The card base is Wild Wasabi with accents of So Saffron Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and Silver foil Cardstock. My little monster is Crumb Cake and watercolored with the new Watercolour Pencils. I absolutely love how they blend seamlessly on virtually any kind of paper. To finish off the card I've used the new metallic ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue and the Petal Burst TIEF.
Keeping with the interactive theme and still using Yummy in my Tummy, I have created a Yo Yo Card. I haven't made one of these for quite some time so armed with my super cute little monster I set out to give this a go. The feature on her belly is from the Tie Died stamp set. The backing paper is from the Carried Away DSP pack as a Sale-A-Bration item. I made 2 versions of this card because my super awesome daughter suggested it would be the perfect card for my Niece. She loves dinosaurs and non girl colours.
The final project is with the Oh So Succulent Stamp set and co-ordinating framelits. I've always loved shadow box frames and decided to make a rectangular one. Initially I had plans of creating a succulent garden, then I decided I liked how it was evolving and turned it into a frame/display. I've popped a stand on the back that can be folded flat if I wanted to send to somebody. I have created stamped accents on each of the petals/leaves of the succulent plants using the white craft ink. It looks different on each cardstock colour base and really makes each flower look more realistic. The DSP is from the Succulent Garden DSP pack. I hope you have enjoyed hopping with me. Please continue on to Maree McIntosh and see what she has created for you today. Until next time, Stay Crafty, XO Tan
Today I made a Twist & Pop card with a difference. Taking inspiration from the cards that I made at christmas with the Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle, I set out to adapt this using the Bear Hugs set from the Annual catalogue.
Ingredients:
Card base - Tempting Turquoise 11 3/4" X 4 1/8" (scored on long side at 5 7/8")
Card front - Calypso Coral 5 1/2" X 3 7/8" Embossed with Petal Burst TIEF & another piece of Calypso Coral for the Scalloped mat on the sentiment and the writing panel.
Sahara Sand 1" X 3 7/8" Die cut with scallop edge from Cutie Pie Framelits
Burlap Ribbon approx 6"
Metallic Ribbon Combo - Silver approx 12" inc Bow
Card Inside - Sahara Sand 3 7/8" X 5 5/8" (Stamped with Hardwood in Soft Suede) & another piece of Sahara Sand for the sentiment and writing panel.
Mechanism - Very Vanilla 3" X 9 1/4" (scor 3" side at 3/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/4") Turn to 9 1/4" side (scor at 3 1/4", 4", 4 3/4", 7 1/4", 8").
Then use your stylus & ruler to scor an 'X' between the 4 squares as shown in the video.
Bear - Soft Suede - approx 4" X 5" (stamped in Early Espresso)
Old Olive cardstock for grass and Shimmery White for honey pots and flowers. I stamped these with Archival Black ink.
I hope this helps and you are able to make your own hugging bear. I absolutely love how this guy turned out.
Hi Crafty Friends, Wow! It sure is shaping up to be a big week. Last night my daughter had her end of year dance concert and as always, It was a fantastic afternoon of beautiful girls and their amazing teachers putting on an amazing performance. Today she had her end of year presentation assembly at school where she received a major award for academic excellence. I am so proud of her with or without the awards. Every day she reminds me of how blessed I am to be her Mum.
On another note, I've decided to have an end of year giveaway. Simply let me know what your favourite project has been and I will randomly pick 5 winners and they will receive that project. (exception of my puppy album but I will give a similar album). This is one of the giveaways. Big Shot cover.So just leave a comment on what your fav is and I will draw the names by Christmas. Stay Crafty, XO Tan
