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Elizabeth Craft Designs June Designer’s Challenge – Peel-Offs

June 30, 2015

Hello everyone and welcome to our June Designer’s Challenge! We at Elizabeth Craft Designs love our Peel-Off stickers so we thought about dedicating this month’s challenge to these beautiful outline stickers. Peel-Offs can be used for many different techniques and even the negative part of the Peel-Off sticker can be used so you’re not wasting anything! Let’s have a look at the projects our designers created.

First project is from Angela Beavers who turned a simple gift bag into this really fun bag with an ocean beach theme. To decorate the bag she used the Summer and Maritime Peel-Offs. The large palm tree is from the Palm Tree and Pail die set and the small palm trees from the Beach Edges. Find more info on Angela’s blog HERE.

Angela bag

Next project is from Jackeline Rojas who made this beautiful stand up card featuring the Kitchen Time Peel-Offs. She created the apron shape using the main die from Tags & More 2 – Deco and the oval from the Accordion Oval Card. Love this idea and the colors she used. For step by step instructions, visit Jackie’s blog HERE.

11222905_936043653128593_7044256827719454845_nFrances Byrne created this beautiful Rectangle Accordion card using the Baby Peel-Offs colored on top of the Silk Microfine Glitter. She used the Katie Stars Frame Edges, the Paris Edges and the Alphabeth 1 – Caps to decorate her card. Love how all the colors just match perfect. Find more inspiration on Frances’s blog HERE.

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The Summer Peel-Offs are so much fun and can be used for many different projects. Raquel Mason created a mini album for pictures or notes. To create the album she used the Tags & More 8 – Lattice die and the Alphabet 1 – Caps for the “Summer 2015”. Love how Raquel used the negative of the Peel-Offs to decorate her pages. See more HERE.

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Candy Spiegel created this stunning scrapbook page using the Foxy Peel-Offs, the Leafy Branch die and the Alphabet 1 – Caps. The bright pictures match perfect with the green background and the lay out is beautiful. Add a little note to remember these beautiful keepsakes forever. Find more inspiration on Candy’s blog HERE.

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Whether It’s a card, to decorate a gift bag or to create your own scrapbook page, Peel-Offs can be used in so many different ways. Marsha Valk loves playing with paint and decided to create this fun art journal page. She decorated the page using the Maritime Peel-Offs. See it HERE.

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We hope that you enjoyed this month’s challenge and feel inspired to take you stack of Peel-Offs and start creating. They are a lot of fun!

Happy Crafting!

The Elizabeth Craft Designs Team

 

 

 

 

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Leaves and Butterflies Card

June 29, 2015

Hello dear friends, It’s Bianca Petroschi.

This weekend I created several projects and for one of them I had to cut out multiple leaves for the Garden Notes – Lilac. The leftover piece of cardstock inspired me to create this card today.

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1. Create a square card base from pale peach shade cardstock, top-folded, measuring 15 cm.

2. On 2 opposite corners, glue some strips of paper, one from an old book and one from a piece of scrap paper.

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3. On your cut out piece of paper, attach a Double Sided Tape Sheet and cover the adhesive with Spring Peridot Silk Microfine Glitter. TIP: Use a tray to catch the glitter.

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4. Polish the glitter with your finger to bring up more shine.

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5. Cut one leafy branch from Green Metallic Shimmer Sheetz. Adhere to the right side of your card.

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6. Cut two frames and one label from pale peach shade cardstock using the Lorna Label PopUp set. Cut the two frames in half and write “For you’’ on the label. Distress all the edges with orange ink. Adhere to card.

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7. Cut some butterflies using the Garden Notes – Bugs & Butterflies die set.

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With this card I wanted to show that even bits of paper that you consider waste, may become interesting parts for any project.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

(1011) Garden Notes – Bugs & Butterflies 

(1017) Garden Notes – Lilac 

Spring Peridot – Silk Microfine Glitter

 (502) Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape Sheet – 8.5″ x 11″ – 5 pack

(SS 0213) Green Metallic – 3 Pack 

(1033) Leafy Branch 

(915) Lorna Label PopUp 

Other:

Cardstock: pale peach

Paper: My Botanic Garden- Studio Light

Memento Dye Ink

Best Wishes

June 28, 2015

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Hi everyone,

It’s Frances Byrne here. For my card today I have something fairly simple which can easily be mass produced if necessary for children’s birthdays or showers. We all need cards at times that don’t take hours to create. We are making use of the negative image of the die rather than the positive that we would normally use.

Here is how I created my card:

1. To create the card base –

a.  Cut white cardstock 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score along the long side at 4-1/4″ so you have a top-folded card 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″.

b.  Cut a piece of designer paper which is 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ and adhere this over the top of the front of the white card.

c.  Cut a piece of yellow dot designer paper 5-1/2″ x 2-1/2″, adhere this to the bottom portion of your card approx 3/8″ from the bottom edge of the card.

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2. To create the duck layer –

a. Cut a piece of white cardstock that is 5-1/2″ x 2-1/2. Cover this piece with a strip of Transparent Double Sided Tape.

b. Position the duck die onto the card so the cutting edge is facing down towards the protective backing of the tape. The die needs positioned so it is centered top and bottom and is approx 3/8″ from the right edge and die cut. Remove the positive image (duck) from the die and position the die to the left side as per previous step and die cut again. You now have two negative duck images cut into your card.

c. Cut two pieces of orange cardstock that is 5-1/2″ x 1/4″, add some glue to the back of the top and bottom of the die cut piece and add the strips of orange cardstock so you have an orange border at the top and bottom. (Tip – I like to cut my strips slightly longer than I need and then trim off the excess so that if my measurements are off, it doesn’t matter because it lines up with my main card.)

d. Die cut the Best Wishes Stand Up Helper Word die from orange cardstock. Trim along the bottom of the word approx 1/4″ from the bottom of the letters and then adhere this to the top right corner of your card.

e. Remove the protective backing from the front of the card and cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, polish glitter with your finger and brush excess off.

f. Turn card over and apply foam tape around the back of the card. Adhere the card so it is lined up over the yellow polka dot designer paper.

g. Adhere a piece of yellow polka dot designer paper to a piece of white cardstock that is large enough to die cut two duck wings. Die cut the wings and add these to the duck’s body using foam tape.

h. Apply a piece of Transparent Double Sided Tape to the back of a piece of black cardstock that is large enough to die cut two oval eyes. Die cut the eyes and adhere to the duck.

i. Apply a piece of Transparent Double Sided Tape to the back of a piece of orange cardstock that is large enough to die cut two duck’s beaks. Die cut beaks and adhere to the duck.

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3.  The inside of the card:

a. Die cut a duck’s body and wing from yellow polka dot designer paper and adhere to the lower left side of card. Add black eye and orange beak like on the outside of the card.

b. Using the Alphabet 1 – Caps die set, die cut “QUACKY B-DAY” from orange cardstock that has Transparent Double-Sided Tape on the back of it. Adhere the letters to the card so that they are positioned slightly to the right of the card. (Tip: to help line up letters when adhering to the card, place a piece of low tack masking tape to where you want the bottom of the letters to be placed. Tape is easily removed when finished).

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
920 Rubber Ducky
934 Best Wishes Stand Up Helper
967 Alphabet 1 – Caps 
509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm
639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 
802 Fine Pointed Scissors
  
Other:
Cardstock: white, orange
Echo Park Birthday Wishes Girl 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Doodlebug Designs Inc. Back to School 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Foam Tape

Owl graduation card

June 26, 2015

Hello my crafty friends! It’s Raquel Mason here today. School is out for the summer! I thought I would make a graduation card to celebrate the students’ achievements. You can make this card for most any occasion by changing the sentiment and omitting the graduation cap. Let me show you how easy it is to make this card.

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1.  Cut black cardstock at 11″ x 5-1/2″ for the base card and fold at 5-1/2″. Cut blue pattern paper at 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ and adhere to front of card.

2.  Using the largest oval companion die from Oval Accordion Card, die cut an oval in the center of the base card.

3.  Cut a frame from pattern paper using Oval Accordion Card die and the next smaller size oval. Nest both dies onto pattern paper as shown in photo below then die cut. Adhere frame to card front.

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4.  Cut light green cardstock at 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ and adhere to inside of card.

5.  Die cut the pieces shown below:

  • Leafy Branch – Peridot Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz
  • Owl die – (2) branches from light brown, (2) sets of leaves from Peridot Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz,  overlay from black and pattern paper, eyes from white, shadow layer from tan and feet/beak from orange. Tip: adhere Transparent Double Sided Adhesive to black and pattern paper prior to die cutting will make assembly quicker.
  • Props 2 – glasses from Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz and hat from black cardstock (not shown). Tip: use the oval die to cut the top part of hat off or hand cut.
  • Brownie the Cow – tail only from black cardstock cut to look like a tassel (not shown).  Tip: If you would like to decorate your envelope, die cut (2) sets of owl parts.
  • Alphabet 1 – “GRAD” from Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz (not shown).

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6.  Assemble pieces from step 5 using photo below for placement. Use the oval opening to help center the branch and Owl. Use foam adhesive to adhere Owl on the branch. Apply Border Lines around the edges of card.

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7.  Close your card, use the inside branch to aid in placement of the branch on the front of your card. Cut Leafy Branch in half and place as shown. Apply Congrats peel-off and “GRAD” to bottom left of card.

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I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and feel inspired to try it out yourself.

Happy Crafting,

Raquel

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

1033 Leafy Branch

1032 Owl

967 Alphabet 1 – Caps

772 Oval Accordion Card

911 Props 1

1022 Brownie the Cow

SS0220 Peridot Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz

SS0230 Light Blue Metallic Shimmer Sheetz

2578 Congratulations Large

1167 Borders Assorted

7018 Glitter Dots

502 Transparent Double Sided Tape

802 Fine Pointed Scissors

Other:

Cardstock – black, light green, tan, light brown, orange, white

Pattern paper – blue,

Foam Adhesive

Decorated Box With Susan’s Garden Patch

June 25, 2015

Hi, it’s Angela and today I want to share a decorated box that I created with Elizabeth Craft Designs products. Lately I’ve been inspired by softer color palettes and springtime. I decided to use one of Susan’s Garden Patch die and the new flower dies to create a quilt. The box is a perfect place to keep your dies or cards that you’ve created.

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The Box:

*Cut about 15 1/4″ strips of assorted patterns of pattern paper. Attach ECD double-sided adhesive to a piece of 5″ x 4″ thin white paper. Start placing the 1/4″ strips to the adhesive in a herringbone pattern.

*Using the Garden Patch die, cut out a green cardstock grid and also cut out the paper you created the herringbone on and keep the 6 squares, discard the frame.

*Attach the green grid to a double mat of patterned papers and glue the six squares into the openings. Apply some coffee ink around the edges using a sponge.

*Attach the grid to a piece of patterned paper and a green mat and attach to the box top.

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Decorating the Quilt:

*Cut one leafy branch from green cardstock to decorate the two opposite corners of the box.

*Cut 3 sets of flowers from the Bunch of Flowers die. Distress and wrinkle the flowers. Apply ink to the edges and nest the three sizes together. Place a brad to hold them together. Glue two flowers to the lower left corner.

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*Glue one flower to the upper right corner and place two pins under the flower.

*Cut the word “QUILT” using the Alphabet 1-Caps die from patterned paper and glue to the bottom right corner of the box.

*Decorate the sides and the inside the box as desired.

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I hope you will try this faux quilt technique with your Garden Patch dies! The results are beautiful!

Angela

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

Other:
Graphic 45 Book box
Gilded Lily 8 x 8 pad Graphic 45
Green and white cardstock
Coffee Ink
Sponge
3 Brads
2 Pins

Pop it Ups

Pop it Ups Wednesday with Summer Hills-Painter – Heart Pivot Shutter Card

June 24, 2015

Hello crafty friends, it’s Summer Hills-Painter here.

Today I want to share with you a fun technique, a tri-fold pivoting shutter card. I cannot say how wonderful it is to not be limited by your card size and design  with Pop It Ups dies. Let me show you how I made this card.

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Instructions:

1. Cut a 6” x 12” piece of cardstock and score at 4” and 8” for your card base

2. Fold the card and place the Fancy Label die on one end just above the points and cut with your machine, cutting through all layers.

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3. Place the Agatha Edges die at the top of the card and run through your machine, cutting through all layers.

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4. Cut 3 panels of patterned paper at 3 ½”  x 3 ¾” each.

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5. Open up your card flat and adhere the second and third panels with temporary adhesive. Place the Heart Pivot Card die on the last 2 panels, making sure the alignment nubs on the die are directly over the fold between the pages. Run the card through your machine to cut the pivot card.

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6. Remove the die and the patterned paper panels and trim the heart from the paper using detail scissors. Adhere the paper to the card with permanent adhesive.

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7. Cut three coordinating flourishes from the Agatha Edges and trim them down to fit the card by cutting off the outermost swirl section from each flourish.

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8. Adhere your flourishes and add decorations as desired. Train the hearts to pivot so they fold in the opposite direction as the pages. For my decorations I used the spiral from the Spiral Circle Pull Card to make 3D roses, the Leafy Branch die, the Happy Anniversary die and glitter dots.

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Your card is now complete and is can fit in an A7 (5 x 7) envelope when folded up. This could also be a great birthday, love, thank you or thinking of you card.

Happy Crafting,

Summer

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies –

775 Heart Pivot Card

771 Accordion Fancy Label

782 Agatha Edges

916 Spiral Circle Pull Card

1033 Leafy Branch

1034 Flourish and Branches 

970 Happy Anniversary

Glitter Dots – Transparent/Gold

Other Supplies –

Ivory  Cardstock

DCVW patterned paper cardstock

Distress Ink in Tattered Rose, Shabby Shutters,

 

Videos

Monoprinting with Embossing Folders

June 23, 2015

Hi! It’s Marsha here today, sharing an art journal page I created using the Gelli Plate.

I recently spent a whole day monoprinting at a class taught by two of my friends. It was very inspiring and the idea for this page came from that class.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Monoprinting with Embossing Folders - Owl Art Journal Gelli Print

I’ve been wanting to use the sentence on the page ever since I got the owl die. It translates as ‘Hoot, I love you’. It rhymes in Dutch dialect and it happens to be one of those silly things my husband and I say to each other at home.

Here are the written steps to create the page:

1. Die cut the shapes you want to use out of paper. I used scissors to cut clouds. You can also use a circle die to die cut the sun shape. The All Seasons Tree die would be good to use here as well.

2. Take a sheet of paper (mine was A5 size – 8.27 x 5.83 inches) and think about which parts you want to mask off. Use a re-positional adhesive to adhere the die-cut shapes to the paper.

3. Choose a couple of paint colours and start monoprinting. I started with the sun, then the sky, then the grass and I stenciled the heart in last.

4. To create the pattern in the sky and the grass, layer paint onto the Gelli Plate and then use an embossing folder to stamp on the plate.

Marsha Valk | Elizabeth Craft Designs: Monoprinting with Embossing Folders - Owl Art Journal Gelli Print

5. The embossing folder will take some of the paint off, leaving a beautiful pattern that will transfer onto your paper when you pull your print.

6. Finish the page by adding additional die-cut shapes and a title or sentiment.

I created a video to give you a better idea of how I did it:

Layering like this can be a bit of a puzzle, but don’t let my little mishap stop you from trying this technique! Happy mistakes are just part of the process and most times I end up liking the imperfect prints even better.

Option: I could have masked off the owl before I printed the yellow and I also could have die cut part of the owl silhouette out of the sun mask.

I hope you try using your embossing folders with the Gelli Plate! Have fun creating!

Marsha

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:
E111 Flower Mosaic
E116 Mini Mosaic
794 Heart with Wings
1032 Owl
1033 Leafy Branch
781 All Seasons Tree

Other:
Paper (A5 size)
Gelli Plate (6 x 6 inches)
Acrylic paint (Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic – Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, Light Blue Permanent, Light Green Permanent, Naphtol Crimson, Ultramarine Blue (Green Shade)
Brayer
Brush pen (black)
Adhesive (I used re-positional and permanent dot runners)
Baby wipes

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Basket Full of Tulips

June 22, 2015

Hi Friends!

It’s Debra Hensley today for Susan’s Garden Design Team. Tulips come in many beautiful colors and varieties. They are beautiful, happy flowers that brighten up the earth after the cold of winter. Susan’s Garden’s Garden Notes – Tulip look so realistic and are easy to assemble. I was inspired to create a card featuring a beautiful basket of tulips perfect for a variety of special occasions.

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Let me show you how I made this card:

Card Base:

1.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8″ x 4-1/4″.

2.  Round bottom 2 corners and ink all edges with brown ink.

Tulips:

3.  Die cut the following:

  • 5 tulip petal sets from red cardstock and 3 sets from yellow cardstock.
  • Die cut 8 sets of leaves and stems from green cardstock.
  • Die cut 8 stamens from yellow cardstock.

4.  Color edges of red petals with yellow Pan Pastel. Color edges of yellow petals with red PanPastel. Ink leaves and stems with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.

5.  Using the All Metal Flower Tool Kit, shape and vein petals and leaves. Clip apart each stem from the long leaf. Susan has created a video showing how to assemble the tulips HERE.

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Basket:

6.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/4″ x 3″ and another to 1/2″ x 2-1/2″.

7.  Emboss both with Mini Mosaics embossing folder.

8.  Die cut bottom edge of larger piece with Paris Edges die. Trim top straight edge so that piece is 2-3/4″ high.

9.  Ink both pieces with brown ink, brushing across the embossed design to give a vintage look.

10.  Adhere to card front on foam adhesive so that the center of the cut edge hangs off about 1/2″. Add 1/2″ strip to top in center, also on foam adhesive, to form basket handle. Add glitter dot where handle meets basket.

11.  Build tulips directly on card front.

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Assembly:

12.  Map out where each tulip will be on the card front. Adhere stems, trimming if needed and overlapping in the center. The ends will be covered by the bow.

13.  Build each tulip as shown above, alternating colors.

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14.  Fill in space between tulips with leaves. You may have to trim some to make them fit where needed. Work a few leaves under the basket handle for a more realistic look. You may have extra leaves left over after you have filled in to your satisfaction.

15.  To complete, place a bow in the center of the card where the stems meet at the base of the handle.

Here is a view from above:

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This lovely card could easily work for any special occasion such as wedding, birthday, anniversary or thinking of you.  The low relief of the tulips make it easy to mail to that special someone – sure to brighten their day!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you give Garden Notes – Tulip a try and create your own basket of joy!

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

808 All Metal Tool Kit
810 Large Molding Pad
811 Leaf Pad
1000 Garden Notes – Tulip
30116 Susan’s Garden Pan Pastel Kit 2
E116 Mini Mosaic embossing folder
979 Paris Edges
7018 Glitter Dots Assorted colors – transparent gold

Other:

Cardstock- Bazzill – white, red, green, yellow
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Crushed Olive Distress Ink
Inking Tool
Corner Rounder
Foam Adhesive
Liquid tacky glue
Flower Soft

Quotes & Flowers Composition Book

June 21, 2015

By Judi Kauffman

Album 1

Thank you for inviting me back as today’s guest designer. My project is an inexpensive, quick and easy embellished composition book I’ve dubbed “Quotes & Flowers.” I think it’s the perfect place for jotting down favorite quotes, as well as for notes and quick sketches. This is a decorative book meant to be kept on a table or desk rather than tucked into a tote bag.

It’s so easy to customize! Because the background layers are neutral black and tan with a tad of white, the flowers – made with black outline peel-offs and Shimmer Sheetz – could be purple or yellow or orange or whatever you prefer. And if you’re not into flowers, simply substitute butterflies or dragonflies, ladybugs or leaves (or a combination).

If you happen to want a more durable book, seal the cover with a couple of coats of acrylic medium and then add the flowers. Back the flowers with double-sided adhesive sheet so they are flat instead of dimensional.

Instructions:

  1. Cover all but a quarter-inch of the spine of the composition book with patterned washi tape. Add a strip of border peel-off along the tape.
  1. Glue black textured paper to the front cover, leaving a quarter-inch of the black and white pattern on the composition book showing. Optional: Repeat for the back cover.
  1. Die cut bricks background from tan cardstock backed with double-sided adhesive sheet. Cut the bricks in half lengthwise. Position one half on the upper left side of the cover, the other half centered on the right side. (Refer to project photo above.)
  1. Add quote blocks, angled as shown. Optional: Use photos, recycled card fronts, or other paper ephemera instead of quote blocks.
  1. Place five black outline Crystal Flowers peel-offs, 3 small and 2 large, onto Red Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz. Cut around the flowers staying close to the outline.

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  1. Embellish each flower with LOTS of Glitter Dots peel-offs in Red/Gold and Pink/Silver. Bend petals upward for dimension.
  1. Arrange the flowers on the cover using Tombow Power Adhesive Tabs to hold them in place.

SUPPLIES:

Elizabeth Craft Designs –

1027 Bricks die

2579 Crystal Flowers peel-offs in Black

7018 Glitter Dots in Red/Gold and Pink/Silver

1241 Borders Leaves peel-offs in Black

0226 Shimmer Sheetz in Red Iridescent

Other –

Graphic 45 – Kraft Reflections Collection 12” x 12” #4500474 “Quote…Unquote”

Tombow – Power Adhesive Tabs

Tan cardstock

Heavyweight black textured paper

Patterned washi tape (Little B)

Die cutting machine, cutting plates

Sharp point scissors

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Maritime Joy Fold Father’s Day Card

June 20, 2015

Hello Friends,

It’s Debra with you today. Father’s Day is tomorrow and, just in case you are still in need of a fabulous card for your beloved dad, I created a fun joy fold card using the new Maritime Peel-Offs. Coloring the peel offs with distress inks and a water brush make this unique card fast and easy to complete.

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Here’s how I made this card:

1. Cut a piece of red cardstock to 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″. Score at 3″ and fold with the fold on the left side. Cut a piece of gray cardstock to 3″ x 8″. Emboss gray piece with Lots of Dots embossing folder and then score at 4″ with the fold on the right. These are your card base and insert card.

2. Cut pattern paper to 4″ x 5-1/4″, a piece each of white and red cardstock to 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ and a piece of striped pattern paper to 2-3/4″ x 4″. Ink all pieces with black ink. Stamp sentiment with black ink on white piece.

3. Die cut a 4″ x 1″ piece of pattern paper with the wave die from Beach Edges.

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4. Adhere the large sailboat and steering wheel peel offs to white cardstock. Color  with Distress Ink markers and a water brush. Trim out finished peel offs leaving a small white edge. Add glitter dot to center of wheel.

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5. Assemble the card. Adhere the pattern paper to the inside of the red card base. Add wavy border strips on top and bottom of pattern piece. Adhere striped piece to outside of short piece. Tie twine around short piece with knot on the front.

6. Adhere the white stamped piece inside the embossed gray piece and the red piece on the outside of the embossed gray piece. Add waves to bottom of front of gray piece. Add glitter dots around the edges. Adhere sailboat on foam adhesive. Cut two waves from the wave border 3 times to use as “seagulls” on the background of the gray piece around the ship.

7. With red base closed, position the closed gray piece so that it is centered and adhere the back only to the inside of the red base. Your joy fold will now open the red to the left and the gray to the right. Add the colored wheel peel off on foam adhesive at the bottom corner of the gray card to hold in the closed position.

8. Add knot, bottle, seashell peel offs and additional wavy strip to inside of gray part to complete.

This card could easily be adapted for a masculine birthday by changing the sentiment.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

2592 Maritime Peel-Off black
1034 Corners and Borders black
981 Beach Edges
E114 Lots of Dots embossing folder
7018 Glitter Dots black/silver

Other:

Pattern Paper – Authentique – Seaside
Cardstock – red, gray, white
Stamped sentiment
Foam Adhesive
Black Ink
Twine
Distress Markers- Pumice Stone, Barn Door, Chipped Sapphire
Water brush

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