Craft Roulette #270 - You're Stellar

 

After watching the Craft Roulette Challenge #270, I was so excited about two of the parameters, that I jumped in again this week.  The parameters that inspired me were A7 and Arch.  

A few weeks ago, I was shopping the JoAnn's Closeout Sale and came across the Tim Holtz Big Shot Switch Plus Machine marked down to $100.  I had been wanting one of those for a long time, but just couldn't justify the cost when I already had two Big Shot Machines.  Plus I would probably miss burning off all those calories cranking on the Big Shot - Ha! Ha!.  I am not one to walk away from a good deal so of course it went home with me.  One of the most exciting things about my purchase is that I was finally able to make the A7 arched card using the Trinity Stamps Arched Shaped Card Die.  I have used a lot of the dies that come with the set, but never the card.  

Back to Craft Roulette, so then the wheel landed on A7 and Arch, it was a no brainer!  The other two parameters were 1980's colors and Interjection.  The 1980's colors were easy, but I don't really have any "interjection" die cuts, so the word Love had to work.  

Trinity Stamps came out with a fun stamp set this past spring called, You're Stellar, that reminded me of the Lisa Frank/My Little Pony things, so I felt that it would work perfect with the 1980's colors.  Plus it has a really nice sentiment that I could use inside the card.

The heart from the You're Stellar Stamp set was colored with Copic Markers in the following colors:

V000, V01, V04

RV10, RV21, RV04

B00, BG15, BG53

Y11, Y06, Y18

YR07

I cut my card from black cardstock and then used the dies on the right side of the set to cut out my other arches.  For my final arch layer, I used the Time Warp Letterpress Plate with some silver glimmer foil.  That plate reminds me of Star Wars which also helped with the vibe I was looking for.  

I cut the work "love" was cut from black cardstock using the Simply Sentimental: Love Die.  For the letters, I used the same cardstock that the arches were cut from.

This was a super fast card to make.  I was worried that it was going to be difficult to cover such a large area, but I let the dies and the paper do all the work.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a stellar day!

Sandy

Honey Bee Stamps All Things New

 

Hello all!  Today I am up on the ScrapbookPal Blog with this really sweet card that I created with Honey Bee Stamps new All Things New Stamp and Coordinating Die Set.  This card turned out so pretty and I am very excited to share the process with you.  Hop on over to Scrapbook Pal to get all the things to make it!!

 I usually start my cards with the background, but I wasn’t sure what colors my butterflies were going to be, so I waited.

I kept the coloring of the butterflies really simple, so they are very quick to color.  I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• Orange – YR02, YR65, E97
• Yellow – Y32, YR21, YR12
• Turquoise – BG01, BG45, BG07
• Pink – R83, RV34, R56
• Purple – V05, RV66, V06
• Blue – B21, B34, B45

Once I had them colored, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. 

To create the background for the card, I used the  Honey Bee Stamps, Barn Wood Planks Die.  I love this set, not only does it cut but it also embosses.  I also like that it is planks rather than I full woodgrain background.  Each plank has its own pattern.  I cut my planks from a very light gray cardstock.  I added a little bit of Weathered Wood Distress Ink Oxide. 

I glued six planks on a piece of white cardstock, using Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, that was cut to 4.25” x 5.5”.  I trimmed it down to 4” x 5.35” and glued it to a piece of lilac cardstock that had been cut to 4.00” x 5.25”.

I used the sentiment that comes with the stamp set.  I heat embossed it on a piece of lilac cardstock with Lawn Fawn’s White Embossing Powder. I used Versamark Watermark Ink Pad. 

This would be a great card for change the sentiments for different occasions don’t you think?

 Everything that is on this card is available for purchase at Scrapbookpal.com. 

Thank you so much for  stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Sandy 

Summer Gnome Emergency Card #3 - Double Slider

Hello!!!  This card was created for Craft Roulette Challenge #269.  I had been wondering how the new Trinity Stamps and Sassy's LLC, Emergency Card #3 - Double Slider would work with a square card.  I wanted to make one of the Gnomes from the Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set and Coordinating Die Set, jump on the diving board from the Backyard Pool Stamp Set and Coordinating Die Set.  I have used both of these sets multiple times - they just might be my favorites.

To start, I stamped the Backyard Pool on a piece of cardstock cut to 6" x 6".  I masked off the all the area except the water in the pool and the sky in the background.  I have used this mask multiple times, so it is a bit inked.    I used the Puffy Cloud Layers Stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, to lay in some clouds.  

To ink the water in the pool, I used the Cow Print Stencil with Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink.  To create the look of water movement, I just used the different colors of ink and different areas of the stencil.  

Once I had both of the areas inked, I removed the mask and started to color in the background.  For this back ground, I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• E13, E23, E57 - Fence
• T0, T2, T5 - Boulder
• BG000, BG01, BG45 - Diving Board
• W1, W3, W5 - Pool Bricks
• G21, YG63, YG67 - Grass & Bush

The next step is to start building the interactive element.  I cut the background piece to 5.5" x 5.5",  Using the smallest slit die, I lined it up over the diving board where I wanted my Gnome to jump up and down.  Try to make sure this opening is perpendicular or straight with the sides - that helps with the placement of the actual mechanism.  I had thought mine was straight but it was off a little bit.  I will also use the enclosed die to cut a notch above the slit to give the recipient and area to grab on to the tab.  

I cut the two tabs that extend above and below the card out of white paper and then inked them like the sky for the top on and the water for the bottom one.  

I've cut some soft acetate from discarded packaging to just a smidge under 2.25" to wrap around the "H" piece that I have cut from white cardstock.  I applied strong .25" double sided adhesive to the top of the acetate, wrapped it around the "H" making a loop.  Don't wrap too tight but loose enough for it to move freely.  I then applied the adhesive tape to top of the front of the "H" and the bottom on the back of the "H".  Then I attached my tabs to the "H".  The cloudy piece goes on the bottom tape strip and the water piece is attached to the top piece. I also adhered .25" foam tape to the sides of the "H".

I have built the piece that will move my Gnome up and down by folding the strip on the embossed lines and then gluing it together.  Make sure to round those tabs because it help that piece slide up and down.  I wrapped mine around some long metal tweezers that I have but you could use a pencil or paintbrush. I also apply strong double sided tape to the base of this piece.  

Before I assemble everything, I needed to stamp the top tab with the "pull" direction from the Papercrafting Magic Stamp Set.  

I inserted the tab piece through the slit with the protected paper removed from the adhesive tape on the back, and place it all the way to the bottom of the slit.  Then I removed the tape from the foam pieces on the "H".  Before I press it down, I needed to make sure that my top tab was even with the top of the card and "pull" is centered.  

To finish up the background, I filled in all the open areas with two layers of foam tape after I put a single layer on the back sides of the "H".  Once that was done, I applied another piece of cardstock cut to 5.5" x 5.5" to seal everything up.  Now I had the front of the card ready to finish up.  I am linking my YouTube Video at the bottom of this post if you want a more detailed description of the assembly.

I have stamped, colored and die cut the images from the Summer Gnome Fun and Gnomies Under The Sea with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• B0000, BG01, FBG2 -Blues
• YR01, YR07, YR18 - Oranges
• RV10, RV04, RV17 - Hot Pink
• Y02, Y08, Y17 - Yellow
• E00, E0 - Skin
• C1, C3, C5 - Beards & Hair

The sentiments are from the Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set. I also used the Sunshine Die Set for another part of the sentiment.  

I had my little bathing beauty Gnome left over from coloring, so I used her and another sentiment on the inside of the card.

As I mentioned at the beginning of this card, I submitted for the Craft Roulette Episode #269.  The parameters were:

Project: Square Card

Element: Clouds

Colors: Butterfly/ies

Random: Tie

This was such a fun little card to make.  I really like working with the Emergency Card #3 - Double Slider die.  The Summer Gnomes have a very special place in my heart!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have some fun summer adventures or at least some relaxing pool time!!!

Sandy

Mulit-Alien Birthday Card

 Greetings Earthling!  How about a super quick and cute card?  

I love the Tiny Alien from Trinity Stamps and he is definitely cute enough to hold his own on a card.

The sentiment on the front and on the inside are from the We've Come For Cake.  

This one just makes me giggle.

That's all for today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Sandy