Hi friends! Today I have a card that I made with a couple of the Make A Moth Die
Sets by Emily More Designs.These moths are definitely
speaking to my soul because I keep thinking about different ways to use them on
a card.
I have used two different die sets to make the moths on the
front of this card. I used Make A
Moth Set: Betty for the four “earthy” moths and the Make A Mot Set:
Lorelai for the bright moth in the center of the card. I made four Betty and 1 Lorelai.
I applied double
sided 4”x6” adhesive sheets to the back of the different colors of cardstock
that I am using for my moth friends.
This is my favorite way to adhere all these little pieces together. It is not only easier, but it is neater
especially when you are working on foil.
To help me get a more precise placement, I also use a little liquid glue,
which puts a barrier between the adhesive and the cardstock below, giving me a
little wiggle room to place the piece exactly where I want it.
I have used a 3D embossing folder from my stash to emboss a
piece of dark gray cardstock. I used the
rectangle die from the Card Sentiment Dies to cut out my background.
This is one of my favorite dies, because it not only has really nice stitching
detail on the outside edge, it cuts the paper at 5.25” x 4.0” which leave room
for a border. I almost always have a
border on all my cards, I think it is a clean finish that draws all the colors
together.
With my background cut out, I glued my bright pink moth in
the center of it and then placed my four other moths around her. I am not worried about their wings and antenna
hanging off the edge because I will be trimming them off anyway.
Once I have trimmed my moths, I will glue that piece to a
pink piece of cardstock cut to 5.5” x 4.25”
For the sentiment on this card, I used the All The Happy
Things Stamp Set to stamp out “so proud of you” and “you did great”. I used the banner die from the Card
Sentiment Dies set to cut them out. Then I glued them to the front of my
card.
To finish up this card, I attached it to a card base. To make the card base, I cut a piece of white
cardstock to 5.5” x 8.5”. I scored it at
4.25” and folded it in half. I also cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.25” x 4.0”
to glue on the inside back panel. I do
this to give a little weight to the back of my card since the front has so many
layers to it.
I think that is such a pretty card and could be used for a
number of different occasions depending on the sentiment you choose.
Thank you for spending a little time with me and I hope you
have been inspired to make a card guaranteed to put a smile on someone’s face.
Hello friends!!! I have a card to WOW! today. Trinity Stamps has released a couple of new dies that will knock your socks off especially if you love the arcade games. In addition to the dies, there are a couple of stamp sets that look like the old school font. Then of course there is a stamp set to make the little stuffies that fill the "claw" machine. GAME ON!
To build the box, I used theA-2 Window Box Card Die Set. I used the large die piece to cut out two pieces of cardstock. However, on the first piece that I cut out, I used the die with both windows attached with temporary tape. (see blow)
On the second piece, I removed the center window and left in the side window. (see below)
There is another die in the A-2 Window Box Card Die Set that cuts out a piece that goes inside the box for you to attach little elements to create the 3-D effect. I cut two of them from the scrap cardstock. One will go at the top of the window opening and the other one will go directly under the window.
The die puts two score lines in the piece. One is about an eighth of an inch from the outside edge, which will be the tab that will connect the two pieces together and the other score line is to create a corner of the box. I have found that the best way to make a sharp and precise corner is to gently fold it towards me to help break down the paper fibers and then fold it in the opposite direction. I used a really thin metal ruler next to the score line to help me with the initial fold. Then I used my bone folder to give my piece a good crease once I have it folded how I want it. (see below)
I took thin double-sided adhesive, about an eighth of an inch, and put it on the little tab piece and then on the right and left side openings of the windows. I used a little bit larger tape, about a quarter of an inch, at the top and bottom of the windows. I did this just to give the windows a little bit of a stronger hold.
I cut two pieces of acetate to 1.875” x 3.5” for the side windows and one piece of acetate at 3.0” X 3.5” for the center window. Once the protective tape is peeled off, I placed the acetate in the openings. It is very important that you make sure that the acetate isn’t preventing the card from folding at the fold lines. You may need to do a tiny bit of trimming especially on the side windows. (see below)
On the inside tab pieces, I folded them at the die created score lines and added a piece of double-sided adhesive to each end.
For the background inside the machine, I cut a piece of
white cardstock to 3.0” x 3.5”. To help
create my farm scene, I used a stamp from the We’ve Come For Cake Stamp Set. You want to make sure that you stamp it
so that it is where you want it to be when you look through the front window. I used my Misiti to help me get it lined up
correctly. (see below)
I used a variety of Copic makers to color in my
background. Once it was colored, I glued
it to the inside making sure that it is butted up to the fold and doesn’t
extend past the outside edge.
For the inside tab pieces, I folded them at the die created score lines and added a piece of double-sided adhesive to each end. I generally prefer
to use liquid glue for most of my cardmaking, however, this is one of the
times, where it make things so much easier by using the tape.
I peeled off the tape and adhere this piece to the side
window piece lining it up with the top of the card and the short edge right at
the long fold on that piece. (see below)
Now I can start decorating the A-2 Box Card with the pieces that the Gashapon Machine Die Setcreates. I applied double sided adhesive to the back of the cardstock that I am going to use. Rip and Stick sheets work well for this. Some of these pieces are so small, that it is really hard to glue and place them, even with tweezers, so that you don’t make a mess with the glue – having the adhesive makes it a whole lot easier.
Another thing that
I like to do is place the pieces on a piece of heat resistant Teflon once the
protective back is removed. This is
especially helpful when you are using the same die a number of times to cut
different colors of cardstock. I start with the window trim first.
I cut the larger frame for the front window using the die in the
Gashapon Machine Die Set. The thinner
frames have been cut using the window dies from the A-2 Window Box Die
Set.
Next, I want to get the game top placed to make sure that I
have enough room to decorate the bottom of the machine.
I placed the prize door and coin slot on the
card with a little bit of glue. The
wording on the prize door was created using the 8-Bit Birthday Stamp Setand
Coordinating Die Set. I heat embossed it
on black cardstock using white embossing powder. The “.25” is also part of the 8-Bit Birthday Stamp Set. I carefully stamped the lower
right corner of the coin slot piece. It
is always the little details that make these cards so special. (see below)
For the joystick, I cut the outline out of black cardstock
and then used the other die, that has the individual joystick pieces to cut out
yellow and red cardstock. The different
colors help to add whimsey to the project.
I used the 8-Bit Birthday Stamp Setagain to stamp
the “instructions” on the game panel and then I'll build my game button. I used two different colors to
create definition and detail.
To finish up the bottom of my card, I will trim and glue the fence pieces on the sides of the box.
To finish up the top of my box, I will build my awning. Again, I have used several different colors of cardstock to give it dimension.
My little friends are from the new Stuffies Stamp Set and
Coordinating Dies. Since this is a
little farm, I stamped, colored and cut the Cow, Pig, Sheep, and Chicken. I think I made 4 of each animal. For the little clump of stuffies that will go
on the inside of the right side of the machine, I piled them up and glued them
together. I glued the pile of stuffies on the bottom tab over to the right side of the machine.
To help create depth, I glued a few of my friends so that
they are up against the window of the machine.
Once I attached the claw to my cow, I wanted to fortify
it a little bit, so I added a little piece of acetate to help hold it up on the
top tab.
I attached the piece of acetate along with wire and
the box to the top of the tab.
With both of the tabs decorated, I can close the box. I placed a very thin bead
of glue to the tab piece of each large machine piece and glued them together
paying close attention to lining up the top and bottom and going right up to
the fold. I did that on both
sides. You may have to reach in the box
to make sure the side is completely adhered.
Now for the tricky part – I need to attach the ends of the
tabs to the inside of the box. I peeled off the tape, added a little glue to the tab and then reached in and glued it
to the side of the box. It was too
difficult to try to add glue to the bottom tab, so I just relied on the
adhesive tape to hold it in place. You
can also collapse the box and give those spots a good press.
Since the box is the actual card, I cut a piece of white
cardstock 2.75” x 5.25” and stamped a sentiment on it. I glued this on the back of the box so that
the person giving the card can sign it.
I also had a few little friends left over, so I added them to the sides
and the bottom of the box.
This was a really long post but there are a lot of steps in making this card, but it is so worth it. There are so many ways you can do this card. I will be posting more cards to this blog, and I will have some more YouTube videos because I just love the way this card turns out.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope this has been somewhat helpful in making this card. My YouTube video makes is really easy to follow along if you want to check it out.
Hello Fellow Earthlings!!!! I am so excited to share this card for the Trinity Stamps Instagram Hop for their new release. This whole release just sings to my heart! From the stand-alone Arcade Machine to the "Claw" Machine. There are so many fun memories wrapped up in both those.
For this card, I decided to make theArcade Machine Die Set into a shaker card, however, it also works perfectly with the new A-2 Window Box Card Die Set. I will have some more posts showing how to create that in addition to some YouTube process videos on my channel.
Back to this card........ when I make shaker cards, I prefer to use cardstock to build my shaker wells. For this card because there are so many components to make the machine, I cut multiple pieces of cardstock to build it up. Meaning, I cut eight pieces of cardstock for each component, such as the machine base, instrument panel, sign holder and the actual screen that creates the well for the shaker bits.
My little alien is from the Tiny Alien Die Set. I think he was just made for this card - just sayin.
To make a background that blended with the rest of my card, I used the Papercrafting Magic Coordinating Die Set. This die set has a ton of little dies that are perfect to make little filler pieces for background. It also has a stamp set which is perfect for giving instructions for interactive cards but I just needed the shapes for this background.
The sentiment on the inside of the shaker and the inside of the card was created using the 8-Bit Birthday Stamp Set. Talk about retro!!!! Love! Love! Love! The same set also has the tiny little stamps for the coin slots and the game panel instructions.
I just don't know if I could be any happier with this card! I hope it puts just as big of a smile on your face that it does mine!
Hi there card makers! I seem to have a slight obsession with the Make A Moth Die Sets by Emily Moore Designs. I just love how you can mix up the little bits and pieces that come with the die an if you combine the different sets, then you have even more goodies to play with.
As I was making another card with a number of moths, I got to playing around with the placement of them and figured out that they looked really neat in a circle. I loved that idea because it left room for one of the Hi, Hey, Hello Word Dies - Big & Bold sentiments. All three of the dies fit if you are wondering.
I made five moths using the Make A Moth: Lorelai die set. However, I also used the little die from Make A Moth: Betty that cuts out the little decorations for more decorating options.
I arranged and glued four of my moths on a piece of teal cardstock that I had embossed using the Altenew Woven Basket 3-D Folder. I also splattered it with a little metallic gold watercolor mixed really thin.
I cut my teal paper, at 5.25" x 5.25" and glued it to a 5.5" x 5.5" piece of cardstock. I didn't factor in the depth that the layers of cardstock created, so it wouldn't fit in the envelopes that I purchase for my square cards. When I make this card again, I will reduce my background pieces by .25". The wings on the moth might extend off the inside layer of cardstock but I think it will still look fine.
To create the card base, I cut a piece of cardstock 5.5" x 11.0". I scored it at 5.5" and folded it in half.
I cut another piece of white cardstock at 5.25" x 5.25". I used the All The Happy Things Stamp Set for the inside sentiment. I also glued my fifth moth inside for a little extra embellishment.
I have a very short YouTube video linked below if you would like to follow along with the process.
I just Love! Love! Love! this card even if it was a little bit too big for my envelope and I had to make my own. It was a good little mistake because now I know what will work better. What does Bob Ross call those? Happy Little Mistakes - I think.
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