Merry Christmas, Crafty Friends! This is Selma Stevenson today and I have a card with one of the stamps from the Holiday Trees & Ornaments stamp set. The frame was created by layering a variety of die cut rectangles (Fitted, Stitched, Fitted Frames, Dotted Scallop). This was one of my favorite Christmas cards this year.
Hi Crafty Friends,
It’s Frances here and it’s my turn to post a tutorial for the Coloring Design Team. The countdown is on …. Christmas is only about 20 days away, so today I’m sharing a Christmas card while there’s still plenty of time to make some. Although at this time of year it is HOT where I live, snowmen are always fun for a holiday card!
Hi Crafty Friends,
The Die Cut and Coloring Design Teams are back today with another fun Designer Challenge to share with you.
This time around our challenge is Gift Giving – There are many times throughout the year when we need to give a gift to someone …. Birthdays, Christmas, Teacher Thank You’s etc. Create something for today’s challenge that could be given as a gift, either completely handmade, or something purchased and then decorated to give it that special touch.
If you haven’t heard, Elizabeth Craft Designs has just released new products from Krista Schneider; Elizabeth Craft Designs and new licensed designer Becky Seddon. You can find all these on the Elizabeth Craft Designs online store. The ModaScrap stamps/dies two of our design team have used will also be available soon.
For our Challenge today we are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on the Elizabeth Craft Designs website to 3 winners.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this blog post below and answer this question: What are some homemade and crafty gifts you have created over the years?
We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing.
The winners will be announced on Friday, August 18th, here on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.
Now let’s take a look at the wonderful creations our talented Design Team have created for the Challenge this month. For more information about the cards, click on the designer’s name under each card to be taken to the designer’s blog post and will open up in a new window.
Happy Birthday Card – Two Cards with one Die cut using Washi Tape and Silk Microfine Glitter
August 12, 2017
Hello! Diana here today with not just one but two cards to share with you using just one die. The initial setup takes a bit more time but it makes for two fun and shimmery cards. I chose to use the A Way With Words Happy Birthday die as my focal point. Sometimes you just don’t want to cover up the background too much, right?
Hello to you all. It’s Anita here and I am super excited to share a card making technique with you that will help you make amazing backgrounds for your projects. I have used the beautiful flowers from the Spring Bloom set. For my card I have used tal and other shades of blue teal for the flowers and background, plus metallic gold for the butterflies, borders, and outlines.
Thank You with a FuN Surprise
July 17, 2017It’s Karen here! I’m getting ready to move. I’m not terribly excited about it, so much work, but I am excited about having a reason to create special cards to express gratitude for those who help me. Today’s card project is created for my son who LoVeS Starbucks. He has been with me every step of the way and SO helpful. Using the Sliders and Spinners die set, I designed a card with a special surprise that slides up.
Hi everyone,
It’s Frances here and it is my turn to post a tutorial for the Coloring Design Team. Today I am playing with the Krista Schneider Zoo Babies stamp set and coordinating dies to create a baby card. For some reason I seem to be making girl baby cards lately, but this card could easily be changed to suit a boy just by changing the colors of patterned papers used.
Here is how I created my card:
Step 1 –
- Cut a piece of pale pink cardstock so it measures 4 1/4 inches x 11 inches. Score and fold at 5 1/2 inches to create a top folding card.
- Use the second largest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangles die set to cut a rectangle from dark pink cardstock.
- Use the second largest rectangle from the Fitted Rectangles die set to cut a rectangle from designer paper (from ModaScrap Sweet Vintage Rose Patterned Paper Pack).
- Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3 3/4 inches x 3 inches
- Cut a piece of dark pink cardstock that measures 3 3/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches.
- Layer all pieces onto the folded card using photo above as a guide.
Step 2 –
- Use the third smallest square from the Stitched Squares die set and die cut a square from designer paper.
- Use the fourth smallest square from the Dotted Scallop Squares die set and die cut a square from dark pink cardstock.
- Use a trimmer to cut the square in half diagonally (see photo above).
- Adhere one half of the square to the left hand side of the card using foam tape. (refer to photo below).
Step 3 –
- Using the Zoo Babies Clear Stamp set, stamp out the bear; present and single flower onto White Soft Finish Cardstock using black ink.
- Use coordinating dies to die cut each image and adhere to card using foam tape for the bear and present.
- Decorate the edges of the white rectangle and the half square panel using Glitter Borders Peel-Off Stickers.
Step 4 –
- Stamp a sentiment from the Baby Clear Stamp set to the lower right hand corner of card using black ink.
Step 5 – The Inside of Card:
- Use the second largest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangles die set to cut a rectangle from dark pink cardstock.
- Use the second largest rectangle from the Fitted Rectangles die set to cut a rectangle from designer paper (from ModaScrap Sweet Vintage Rose Patterned Paper Pack).
- Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 3 3/4 inches x 3 inches
- Cut a piece of dark pink cardstock that measures 3 3/4 inches x 3 1/4 inches.
- Layer all pieces together and adhere to the inside of the card using photo above as a guide.
Step 6 –
- Use the remaining half of the square we cut in half in step 2 to adhere to the left hand side of card.
Step 7 –
- Stamp the “Baby” and “Girl” sentiments from the Baby Clear Stamp set to the white panel.
- Color the ‘Baby” sentiment as desired.
- Stamp the trio flowers from the Zoo Babies Clear Stamp set to the top and bottom right hand corner of white panel.
Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.
Other:
Cardstock – Pale Pink; Dark Pink
Black Ink
Copic Markers
Foam Tape