Showing posts with label Echo Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Echo Park. Show all posts

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Frosty Winter Shaker Cards with Cats - Buttons Galore's Crystalz with Instructions


 
Shake up some winter fun to send to others.  In my opinion, it's the best way to share winter's frosty cold.  

I created some winter shaker cards and glammed up cards featuring Buttons Galore and More's new Crystaz colors.  They are glitzy, glammie and perfect for adding sparkle to shaker cards or craft projects.  

Scroll down and I'll share the super easy instructions on how to make a quick shaker card. 

This is Buttons Galore's new amazing Ocean Blue Crystlaz - which I used as my perfect frosty shaker mix. As you can tell, it also makes great embellishments for decorating any card.  

Snow Angel is my first shaker card.

The adorable cat stamp is from Newton's Nook Designs SNOW ANGEL NEWTON Clear Stamps and has been colored with Journey Color Burst Pure Color Pencils
from Spellbinders.  They are easy to use and the colors are heavily pigmented for bold coloring options. 


Newton's Nook Designs SNOW ANGEL NEWTON Clear Stamps NN2111S03Journey Color Burst Pure Color Pencils





Here is the second shaker for today.  The sweet kitty stamp is also from 
Newton's Nook - NEWTON'S TOBOGGAN Clear Stamps .  I thought it perfectly represented my three gray kitties sledding joyfully down the hills enjoying winter.   

Newton's Nook Designs NEWTON'S TOBOGGAN Clear Stamps NN1911S01


Simple Shaker Card Instructions: 
Shaker cards are easier than you can imagine.  Below are the quick instructions.  The cards presented today only use a few supplies for the shaker.  
1. Netting /tulle
2. Double sided tape  (glue does work also).



Step 1.  Add double sided tape (or other adhesive) to the back of your card.  Make sure you have tape on all four edges.  

Acrylic sheets make great shaker card windows as well but tulle is easy to use and cheap to buy.  It's now my preferred material for creating a shaker window.  



Step 2.  Cut some tulle/netting big enough to wrap around the card and secure to the tape in the back.  Leave one end open so you can fill with shaker mix.  

Step 3.  Add shaker mix and seal the final end flap closed.  Glue to the card.  


The last card for today uses a mixture of cat clear stamps: 

My Favorite Things PEACE LOVE AND PAWS Clear Stamps cs504Purple Onion Designs FELICIA AND SNOWCAT Cling Stamp pod4063


Other Important details 
Special shout out to the frosty winter paper choice today.  This is Echo Park WINTER MAGIC 6 x 6 Paper Pad wim223023*

Echo Park WINTER MAGIC 6 x 6 Paper Pad wim223023*

I used the My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented (MISTI for short)  platform for perfect stamped images.  This is important because without the MISTI, I am a rather poor stamper and would waste a lot of paper and ink in the effort to get just one image I could use.  The MISTI stamping platform completely eliminates the waste and provides a perfect stamped image.  

My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented

Thanks for stopping here today.  Happy stamping and crafting. 

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Stamperia ARCTIC SNOW Glitter Paste k3p63
Stamperia ARCTIC SNOW Glitter Paste k3p63 - 
from: Simon Says Stamp


Sunday, September 5, 2021

Pumpkin Cards - Grateful - Spellbinders Fall Traditions Collection





Fall Traditions Collection - Spellbinders New Stamp Set

 Fall and pumpkin season is approaching.  Spellbinders is prepared with their new Fall Traditions Collection of dies, stamps, and embossing folders.  

Today I am featuring a few different ways to use the clear stamp sets to create unique cards.  


 Charming Pumpkins Clear Stamp Set from the Fall Traditions Collection

The first card was created by layering and adding foam for dimension.  I stamped each design three times and then backed the layers with foam. 


A little about how I colored the pumpkins.    
They have been perfectly stamped using  the Mini MISTI platform - My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented

These colored pencils are vibrant and well pigmented. They do not need a lot of pencil pressure for vibrant colors.  If you are looking for a set of pencils, this may be a great addition to your stash.  

Magic Wand Colored Pencils ArtEssentials by Jane DavenportMy Sweet Petunia Mini Misti - Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented


The card was embellished with faceted crystals from Buttons Galore and More's new Jewelz collection.  The image below is Buttons Galore's Orange AB Jewelz - JZ120.   

The Jewelz are flat on one side and have a bit of sparkle from faceted edges.  The flat sides make these little gems super easy to adhere to cards and projects. 


The cards today were created using the paper from 
Echo Park - Halloween Party Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad


So here is the second card - totally different from the first in simplicity but still very fun to create because I found some pattern papers for stamping.  This card is also layered but has no dimension.   




Here's a few other samples from this beautiful stamp set.  Just other color and design options. Click the image to see the blog post. 




 

Time to get those autumn cards on your craft table.  I am grateful for your visit today. 


Thank you for stopping here to visit. 

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Liberty Sunday Drive Shaker Card - July 4th Patriotic Cards - Spellbinders



Patriotic Cards - Spellbinders Liberty Sunday Drive Convertible
I love patriotic cards.  My husband and many family members proudly served in the US armed forces  through the years.  So I was thrilled when Spellbinders introduced Sunday Drive All-Occasion Sentiments Clear Stamp Set from Liberty Collection - a new addition to the delightful Sunday Drive convertible die set.

Here is an image of the classic base "Sunday Drive convertible die" set.  
Shapeabilities Sunday Drive Etched Dies

Here are the images of the products used on today's cards. Spellbinders has had a lot of fun creating companion die sets ( add-on expansion sets) for the original base Sunday Drive convertible.  


In addition to the patriotic Liberty Sunday Drive Collection, they have added a wonderful sentiments stamp set which I also used today.  The stamp set has wonderful meaningful sentiments for use year round.  


 
The Liberty Collection has a lot more versatility than just for patriotic occasions.  Don't limit yourself.  Let your imagination roam freely! Give yourself the liberty and freedom to create all year round. 
    



Additional Expansion Add-Ons for Sunday Drive
Can't get enough of the adorable Sunday Drive convertible die set?  Spellbinders has add-ons for:
and more. 




The Shaker

Shaker cards are fun to make because of the interactive feature on the card.  You can be sure the person opening will be delightfully surprised to see a shaker card.  My two "go-to" products for shaker making are chipboard shakers from Creative Embellishments and mixes from Buttons Galore and More

Every fabulous shaker needs amazing shaker mix to make the shaker magic happen.  I love Button Galore's unique shaker mixes.  Today's shaker card uses the following:  



The paper used on this collection is from Echo Park's America Collection.  

Echo Park - America Collection - 12 x 12 Collection Kit