Cards

Hi there, it’s Gemma here and today I have a card to share featuring the Birthday Mug Additions die set. I love that the elements in these addition sets can be used with or without the mug.

I began by die cutting the cake, candle, hat and balloon from different card stock colours. I then assembled all the pieces, adhering them with liquid glue.

Next, I arranged the die cuts across an A2 card base. Once I was happy with the positions, I used some Press n Seal to keep them in place.

A few at a time, I lifted up the press n seal and added liquid glue behind the die cuts, before laying them back down and adhering to the card base.

As this is a busy background, I went for a Simple Sentiments stamp set greeting, stamped on white card and trimmed to a thin strip. I adhered it to the card with foam tape to finish.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you were inspired by this card idea!

Hello hello! It’s Leica here today on the PPP blog. I’ve got a fun birthday card to share with you and the color palette of my card is inspired by the Party Swirls Clay Confetti. Blue, pink, and purple – I love these colors together! 

I first started by ink blending through the Streamers Stencils with Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks. I then cut the frame from the Fancy Cake Dies in purple cardstock and made a shaker card by adding acetate and foam tape onto the frame. I filled the shaker with half a teaspoon of Party Swirls Clay Confetti.

Next, I cut the cake twice in white cardstock. I ink blended the cake stand with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink. For the cake, I used Antique Linen and Wilted Violet for the icing. The candles are ink blended with Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide inks. I sprayed the die cut pieces with water for an oxidized effect and I also splattered some white ink. Next, I colored the flames with Copic markers. Then I cut the “hip hop hooray” in gold cardstock and glued it on the cake.  I glued the cake in the middle of the card as the focal point. Lastly, I adhered the cad panel onto an A2 size card base. 

That’s all for this shaker card. The frame from the Fancy Cake Dies makes it super easy to create a shaker card – just add acetate and .25” foam tape around the frame. I hope you’ll try this method to make a shaker card.

Have a great day! 

Hi friends! It’s Stefanie here today and I’m sharing a simple card using the Leafy Spring Wreath combined with the Spring Jar stamp sets.

The wreath is so versatile and fun to decorate! I started by stamping it out and coloring it using Ohuhu markers, then cut it out using the coordinating dies.

To decorate it, I used one flower (the teal one) from the same set and the rest of the flowers and bugs were from the Spring Jar stamp set. Spring Jar also has coordinating dies which I used to cut out the images. 

All images were colored using a mix of Copics and Ohuhus (O):

• Leaves: GY1(O), GY4(O), GY7(O)
• Butterfly: BV04, BV02, B60, E43, E41
• Ladybugs: R5(O), R1(O), R19(O)
• Bee: W5, W1, Y6(O), GY6(O), BG10
• Teal flowers: BG13, BG10
• Pink flowers: R11, R000

To create the background I used a light coat of Distress Oxide in Salvaged Patina fading to white and darkened with Oceanside from Concord & 9th near the upper edge. Next I splattered some water onto the background and lifted it off with a paper towel for some extra texture. I also used a white gel pen to add a bit of a splatter effect as well.

The sentiment is from the Spring Jar stamp set. I stamped it directly onto the background using black ink once I determined the position of the wreath.

Then I adhered the wreath to the background using some foam tape for dimension and glued flowers directly onto the wreath. Finally, I added some foam tape to the little bugs and propped those up around the card. For final touches, I also added a little bit of highlight using the white gel pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you like my card! Happy Spring!

Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here today with a Spring-themed box card. The Scallop Box Card Die is finally available and I’m so excited about this die. I have made box cards with different box card dies in the past, but this is my absolute new favorite. It comes with perforated lines, which makes it easy to fold without scoring the line. It is also smaller in size, which is easy to fill and perfect for a quick card to make for your recipient. 

For my card, I cut the Scallop Box Card Die pieces in white cardstock. I assembled it by folding the perforated tabs and gluing them onto the main piece. For the scallop panels, I ink blended the back one with Squeezed Lemonade and the inserts were inked with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink. I then  sprayed some water for an oxidized effect. Once dry, I stamped the “Spring Greetings” sentiment on the front scallop panel of the card. This is from the Flower Garden Stamp Set.

I then stamped, colored and cut the images from the Flower Garden Stamp Set and the cute little chick from the Spring Chicks Stamp Set. Here are the colors that I used: BG02/000, BV01/000, N7/5/3, R24/22/20/00, W3/1/0, Y18/15/13, YG23/21. I added some white gel pen highlights on the images and glued them onto the inserts of the box card.

And that completes my card. It really is very simple to assemble this Scallop Box Card Die and fill with the cutest images from PPP. I hope that you’ll give this interactive card a go!

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am sharing an infinity shaker card today! Grab some of your saved packaging (we love a good recycle moment) and let’s create with the Easter Sentiments Stamp Set, its Coordinating Dies and the Layered Easter Floral Stencils.

I grabbed a lot of Distress Inks for my stenciled background today, but I really wanted a rainbow of colors! I stenciled the bunnies with Lost Shadow; the eggs and flowers with Kitsch Flamingo, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac; and the bunnies’ eyes with Walnut Stain. I masked off parts of the stencils to do my best at keeping the colors separated.

The final layer of the stencil, I added in Champagne Gold Stencil Butter for flower details, Fuschia Stencil Butter for the bunnies’ noses, and Pearl White Stencil butter for their little tails! The background took a little time, but I think it was well worth it as I just love how colorful it turned out.

Using my plastic packaging, I created an infinity shaker around my background once it dried and filled it with the Easter Garden Mix! I trimmed down the stenciled background to 4×5-¼” and I just love those chubby carrots in the mix. It’s so fun and matches so well with the Easter Sentiments Stamp Set.

I stamped out the images from the Easter Sentiments Stamp Set with an alcohol marker friendly black ink and colored them in with my Ohuhu Art Markers. I added in some highlight details with a white gel pen and die cut them out using the Easter Sentiments Coordinating Dies. I also cut out the label die in both white and a glitter purple cardstock.

Using black ink, I stamped the “Easter Wishes” sentiment to the center of the white label die cut. I cut the glitter purple label in half and glued the pieces behind the white label so you can see the glitter popping out on the left and right side of the white label. I layered the sentiment label and all of my images onto the front of the shaker panel and adhered with adhesive tape.

With more strong adhesive tape, I adhered my shaker to an A2 panel of the same glitter purple cardstock that is attached to an A2 card base. I’d love to know what you think of infinity shakers! Do you find them fun to make or would you like to see an in-depth tutorial in the future on them?

I hope you like this card and it inspires you for your Spring and Easter projects!

Hello friends! It’s Leica here today on the blog. I am sharing a fun card using the Across the Miles Stamp Set and Layered Roads Stencil that are so fun. Let’s get started!

I first cut a 5 inch square panel and worked on the background using the Layered Roads Stencil. I inked through the stencil using Distress Oxide Inks in Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, and Weathered Wood. 

Next, I stamped and colored the images from the Across the Miles Stamp Set. I then cut the images with their coordinating dies. I stamped the sentiments onto the card panel using Memento Tuxedo black ink. The images are then foam mounted onto the card panel. I then cut a 5.5 inch square panel using patterned paper and layered the panels before adhering onto a 5.5 inch card base.  

That’s all for this card. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card share and that you enjoy crafting with these products! Have a great day! 

Hello hello! It’s Leica here today sharing an any-occasion card that is sure to make someone smile. For my card, I’m using the new Umbrella Shaker Die and the previously-released Spring Foliage Dies. What I love about this card is that there’s no Copic coloring involved. Yay! 

To begin, I inked through the Grid Stencil with Salvaged Patina on a 4.5” square white cardstock. With the remaining ink on my brush, I ink blended through the white areas very lightly. I then took scraps of white cardstock and ink blended them with various Distress Oxide Inks, sprayed them with water that has a bit of white ink, and used these papers to cut out the flowers and the cute little sign. For the umbrella, I gave it a pattern by inking through the  Medium Polka Dots Stencil. 

Here are the inks I used for this card: 

Panel: Salvaged Patina
Umbrella: Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed
Label: Vintage Photo

Flowers: Bundled Sage, Dried Marigold, Dusty Concord, Kitsch Flamingo, Milled Lavender, Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron

I arranged the flowers on the umbrella and foam mounted them onto the card. The “for you” sentiment is from the Spring Jar Stamp Set. I simply inked the “for you” line only so that it would fit in the label. You can also use the Simple Sentiments Stamp Set as a substitute. To embellish the card, I glued some Pansy Purple Pearls here and there. Lastly, I glued the card panel onto a 4.5” square white card base. 

I hope that you’ve enjoyed my card using the Umbrella Shaker Die. As the name suggests, you can make a shaker card with this die. I’m sure I’ll be playing with this again. Have a great day!