Gift Card Holder Shaped Card

 Hello! I have another fun project based on my new purchase from Emily Moore Designs. This time, I am featuring the Gift Card Holder Die. I love the shape of this die that I made a shaped card out of it. What do you think? 

Using the Gift Card Holder Die, die-cut one each of the circle flower patterned paper and white cardstock from the A2 Card Base Paper Pack.

Since I'm working with a narrow area, I scored one of the long sides of the white cardstock die-cut shape at 1/4" from the edge to make my hinge for the shaped card. Then applied the Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/8" and put the patterned paper die-cut shape on top to create one shaped card. This hinged method is how I create all my shaped cards :) 

Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Numbers & Gifting Stamp Set in black ink on the bottom edge of the white cardstock gift card holder.

Let's work on the card front. Using the leftover patterned paper and white cardstock, I cut 2 x 3 1/4" and 2 1/4 x 3.5". respectively to mat together and support the sentiment. With the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser, I layered the two mats and then popped up the sentiment with cut leftovers that I had from the 3D Foam Creative Sheets. Speaking of leftovers, I used one of the sentiments from my project, the Christmas Sentiment Tree Card. Waste Not!

Final touches included foiling my 3D Foam Stars with the Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Celebrate Colors. To achieve this Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside technique, simply take off the liner, place the foil color side facing you, and rub to transfer the color. Done!

Add the Golden Nugget AB Half Pearlz with the Adhesive Dots Micro on the opposite corners. Place the gift card inside the card and it's ready to give!

So much fun to play with the NEW Gift Card Holder Die! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH

Creative Time: 30 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Emily Moore Designs: Gift Card Holder Die, Numbers & Gifting Stamp Set and A2 Card Base Paper Pack; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser, 3D Foam Creative Sheets, 3D Foam Stars, Adhesive Dots Micro, and Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets in Celebrate Colors; Home Hobby by 3L: Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/8"; Buttons Galore & More: Golden Nugget AB Half Pearlz; White Cardstock; Scoreboard and Bone Folder; Gem Picker

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i-Crafter: Birthday in Boston USA Rosette Layout

Hello friends! Today I have a Birthday in Boston Layout featuring the Ribbon Rosette Die Set. It documents a trip I took with my husband to Boston, an iconic American city, and how appropriate as we approach America's birthday! 

This is my second guest design project for i-Crafter this month! Did you see my first project with the Thanks Foiled Rainbow Box Tutorial?

A few years back, my husband took me to Boston on a combination trip of business and (my) birthday. I love Boston for its rich history with modern vibe. We stayed at the Langham Hotel which was the former Federal Reserve Bank of Boston renovated - SO COOL! We covered a lot of ground in the 48 hours we were there.

**I receive products from i-Crafter and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Rosette Construction

I grabbed red, white, and blue cardstock to cut one set of three strips for each color from the pre-scored strip die in the Ribbon Rosette. When creasing the lines, start with the end that has the larger scored section (the other end has a narrow scored section - think tab) and mountain-fold. Next valley-fold and accordion-fold till the very end where it ends in a mountain-fold.

Showing the white strips below where the tab end is, I applied a piece of Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in. (red-lined tape) - do this to all three strips. Adhere the ends together (tab section underneath the next strip) to make one long strip, and then finally both ends together to create a pleated ring.

Close the ring together by making the center opening smaller and secure it with a circle cut with a circle die from the Ribbon Rosette set and 3D Foam Creative Sheet. LOVE how it turned out!! Repeat with the red and blue cardstock strips.

Embellish the Rosettes

With some silver mirror cardstock, I die-cut three times with the decorative edge circle die from the Ribbon Rosette set. Again, die-cut the circle from the same set with 3D Foam Creative Sheets, and adhere one to each of the decorative edge circles.

I had a set of USA-themed stickers in my stash and realized they had gold accents - OOPS! But I've got a solution - why not combine them?! I nested the circle and Happy Birthday circle from the Ribbon Rosette set to cut a Happy Birthday sentiment circle with a gold mirror cardstock. To pop it up, I cut the leftover 3D Creative Foam Sheet and centered it onto the decorative edge circle.

Taking advantage of the other sentiment circles, I die-cut them in gold mirror cardstock and spelled them out to IN BOSTON for the white rosette. Since they're so tiny, I used adhesive sheets to adhere - so easy! For the last rosette, I added the USA banner from the sticker sheet.

Birthday in Boston Layout

The patterned papers I used I had for years because I loved them so much. Do you have this same issue? LOL! Today, I will use some to create my page.

On a blue 12 x 12 patterned paper, I placed two of my favorite pictures. One is of the Old State House where the Declaration of Independence was read to the public from the baloney shown. The other is of my husband, business friend/Japanese pro soccer player, Keisuke Honda, and me. We all are summer birthday babes. This was taken at a business function but we celebrated! LOL!

Using coordinating patterned papers, I cut 1-inch width strips and then die-cut the ends with the larger ribbon tail die from the Ribbon Rosette set. Excused the well-loved cutting mat pictured - LOL! I cut three strips and place them under the pictures. The rosettes acted as guides to help place the strips.

Lastly, I clustered all the rosettes right below the birthday picture with the leftover 3D Foam Creative Sheet in single layers and also stack a few pieces to bring height over the other rosettes.

Designer's Note: If you find that you do not want your journal to be seen, tuck your journal BEHIND the page so you can only see it or adhere an envelope with your journaling tucked inside.

I hope you enjoyed this Happy Birthday in Boston USA scrapbook layout tutorial. Would love it if you follow me on my ILscraps Instagram! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH

Skill Level: Intermediate
Creative Time: 40 minutes

Materials Needed:
Craft Dies: i-Crafter (Ribbon Rosette)
Patterned Papers: PhotoPlay Paper Co. (Main Street Parade Collection by Samantha Walker - retired)
Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® (Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8in., E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong, Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6in, 3D Foam Creative Sheets Small)
Dimensional Stickers: EK Success (Jolee's Boutique/American Flag)
Other: Silver Mirror, Gold Mirror, Red, Blue and White Cardstock; Scissors; Crease Tool; Manual Die-Cutting Machine

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Kawaii Paper Goods: Washi Birthday Balloon Card

This Washi Birthday Balloon Card is part of the Kawaii Paper Goods Subscription Box Volume 2 Challenge! All the details are in my previous post, click: Celebrate Tea & Treat Holder post.

What is Kawaii Paper Goods? They are a NEW paper company from Japan and have the most kawaii (cute/adorable in Jpn) designs. The paper is about 80+ lbs and of good quality. They have retailers in the U.S. carrying their collections like my favorite online store, The Button Farm, where I purchased mine.

The subscription box is a quarterly kit full of exclusive papers and embellishments that will not be sold outside the kit. The challenge is open to those who purchased the kit and is worldwide. The winner receives a $30 Kawaii Paper Goods gift certificate and highlighted on their social media.

There five-category challenges (deadline: 10/29) and this is my card entry. Are you interested? Better hurry! Click Kawaii Paper Goods Subscription Bx Vol 2 Challenge (Public FB Post)!

**I receive products from Spellbinders® Paper Arts, and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Washi Birthday Balloon Card

Let's start with the layers. Cut a piece of 4 x 5.25-inch patterned paper and a piece of 4-1/8 x 5-3/8-inches purple cardstock. Adhere the patterned paper on top of the purple cardstock with E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser. My white cardstock card base is an A2 size (4.25 x 5.5-inch).

Die-cut a 3 x 3.5-inch balloon shape into the layered card panel. This will be the base of your focal design.

Using the washi tape, cover the balloon shape. Trim off the excess, leaving a little border. Wrap the excess border in the back to create a colorful balloon! Set aside.

Behind the layered panel, cover the entire back with Crafty Foam Tape. Then apply adhesive on the back of the balloon shape.

First, add the panel onto the card base and then add the balloon shape to complete the card front.

Now to add details. I made a bow and place it on the bottom of the balloon with an Adhesive Dot Medium. Add a few Sparkly Bubbles in Light Purple. Lastly, I added a sentiment banner from the Ephemera Pack. To pop it up, I stacked two layers of Crafty Foam Tape behind it and added it to the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Give it a try! If you haven't already, please follow me on the blog or my ILscraps Instagram.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
MargieH

Creative Time: 35 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Kawaii Paper Goods
Subscription Box Volume 2 (Time to Celebrate 05 patterned paper, Washi Tape and Ephemera Die Cuts)
Sparkling Bubble Rhinestones in Light Purple

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
Adhesive Dots Medium
Crafty Foam Tape 108ft.

Spellbinders® Paper Arts
DI-0388 Uplift Die Set (ret.)
Platinum 6 Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other
White and Purple Cardstock; Purple Ribbon; Scoring Tools; Paper Trimmer; Scissors

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InkyStamper: Cupcake Kind of Birthday Card with Cupcake Inspirations

This is my first project with InkyStamper's NEWEST RELEASE called Cupcake! This set is a part of the Ralph and Rosie Stamp Series - aren't they fun?!

Also in commemoration of the Cupcake Inspirations Group's 500th challenge, they are featuring InkyStamper! So Excited! With my card, we are going to use a masking technique to get the most out of your stamp. Come let me show you how!

**I receive products from InkyStamper and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**

Cupcake Birthday Card Steps

Grab the Cupcake Stamp and Die Set. Let's stamp Ralph and his cupcake image with black ink on white cardstock. Place its matching die and die-cut the image out. Set aside. Since I have the ink out, let's work on the masking step next.

Mask Out Ralph

Using a sticky note sheet, I stamped and die-cut Ralph with the cupcake. Then I fussy cut Ralph and his tail out. Ink the stamp with black ink first and then cover Ralph and his tail with the mask.

Next, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, repeat one more time to get a total of two cupcakes. Connect the lines with a black marker and cover any unwanted lines with a white Gelly Pen.

Colorful Ralph

To be conservative, I colored Ralph lightly with a combination of watercolor pencils in grays (#234 + #273) and pinks (#119 + #131).

Cute Cupcake Colors

Using the patterned paper as inspiration, I colored the cupcakes in pastels. I started from the bottom up for no reason. LOL! The cake was watercolored in a combination of browns (#183 + #187). The liner I tried to match the stripes in lavender and blue (#139 + #140). Keep adding color until you get the desired look.

The cupcake tops were colored with Gelatos (Guava, Butter Cream + Aqua Dolce). The lines in the tops were touched up with a black artist pen.

When the colors dried, I added "sprinkles" in a combination of Stickle Glitter in Lavender, Turquoise, Lime Green, Candy Cane + Cotton Candy, and Liquid Pearls in Peacock, Ocean Blue + Pumpkin.

Add the Layers

As the glittered accents dry, I am cutting the card panels for my A2 (5.5 x 4.25-inch) card base. Cut a piece of 5.25 x 4-inch pink cardstock and 5 x 3.75-inch patterned paper. Layer the two pieces together and adhere with the E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong adhesive.

The next layer cut a piece of 5.25 x 2.5-inch pink cardstock and die-cut two 1 x 6.5-inch stitched scalloped borders out of white cardstock. Emboss the pink cardstock with a stripe design embossing folder.

Add each border on the top and bottom with the E-Z Runner Grand Ultra Strong adhesive. Trim off the excess border pieces. Using the same adhesive, center the layer on the card front.

Using leftover 3D Foam Circles, I cut them apart and added them to the backs of all the cupcakes. Place each one on the card front. Add sequins with Adhesive Dots Micro and finish!

Another look at the finished card.

Thanks for stopping in!
MargieH

Skill Level: Intermediate
Creative Time: 25 minutes

Materials Needed:
Stamps and Craft Dies: InkyStamper (Cupcake Stamp and Die Set)
Patterned Paper: Memory Place/Kawaii Paper Goods (So Sweet Collection, MP-60168 Origami Pack)
Pink Cardstock: My Color Cardstock (Petal Pink)
WaterColors and Black Marker: Faber-Castell (Gelatos in Guava, Butter Cream + Aqua Dolce, PITT Artist Pen in Black, and Art Grip Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils in #119, 131, 139, 140, 183,187,234 + 273)
White Pen: Sakura (Gelly Pen in White)
Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (E-Z Runner Ultra Strong, Adhesive Dots Micro + 3D Foam Circles)
Ink: Nuvo Hybrid Ink (Black Shadow)
Glitter and Dimensional Accent: Ranger Ink (Stickles in Lavender, Turquoise, Lime Green, Candy Cane + Cotton Candy, and Liquid Pearl in Peacock, Ocean Blue + Pumpkin)
Embossing Folder and Border Die: Spellbinders Paper Arts (A4 Stripes M-Bossabilities Folder and Border Basics Die Set)
Other: White Cardstock; Sticky Note Sheet; Sequins

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Interested in the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge? Click Spotlight on InkyStamper Challenge to Join In!