World Card Making Day 2019

As we wrap up the week following World Card Making Day I have one more project using the FREE cut file from Scrapbook.com. Have you gotten your free file yet? Be sure to hop on over and grab it before it's too late!

I wanted to do something with the negative of the cut- rather than the actual piece that most normal people would use 😁😁 I don't know why,,, I mean, nothing like adding 8 extra steps to your project, right?  Anyway,, I have been wanting to give this a try for a while and felt the time was right. I used my Silhouette Cameo 4 (y'all it is AWESOME) and I set the file to double cut, and turned on my Line Segment Overcut feature. I wanted to make sure that the negative stayed on the mat so I needed a nice, crisp, cut.  I very carefully pulled up the main piece, leaving the negative pieces on the mat. I used Tutu Pink cardstock from Bazzill for this project.

Using a piece of low tack transfer film, I picked up the pieces from my cutting mat. I very lightly burnished the film onto the paper pieces- I didn't want the film to stick to the mat. You know,, two sticky things pressed together is not a great thing to deal with.

Next up I used some low tack paper tape and masked off the outside of the transfer film, leaving just the cut portion visible. This yellow stuff is great, I bought it about forever ago and I normally use it for labeling my drawers in the studio. I would normally use my Purple Tape from ThermoWeb. However, the princess was here this weekend, and she colored at my studio desk, and now I can't find anything!

I burnished micro glitter into the transfer film, making sure to cover all of it. This is a one shot deal, so be sure that you get everything evenly covered. I poured the excess back in the bottle, then used a big fluffy brush to knock off any loose glitter still remaining.

So, I like how glitter looks,,, but I don't like glitter all over the place. I don't like to send anyone a card with glitter, and I don't want anyone sending me a card with glitter either! That stuff is the devil's dust. Seriously. So my goal here was to encase all the glitter with adhesive, so none would be floating around. I cut a sheet of double sided adhesive in half, and applied to the back of the cut out. Burnish well so that there are no loose spots.  Trim the piece to fit the front of your card using an exacto knife and a ruler.

I inked the edges of my card with chalk ink. Then remove one side of the backing from the adhesive and place the piece on the front of the card. Remove the last piece of backing from the adhesive and burnish it to the card front.  I also added a piece of chipboard on top using Glossy Accents,

So there you have it- how to turn a simple card into a multi-step process so you can use the throw away piece of a cut file!

Valentines Day Card #2

Hi everyone! It is Friday,, yeehaw! 

Now if it would only warm up, that would be awesome. 

Today I have a card for Just For Fun Stamps using

more of their fabulous Valentine themed stamps.

My card is 6X6 and I have used the new Basic Grey True Love papers, with one small piece from from a scrap that I cannot remember who made it.  I used the Passport Stamp Background to heat emboss the bottom sheet. You can see my tutorial on how to do it HERE. The die is Spellbinders and I am loving it - I need to use it more often!

I also used: Tim Holtz Rosette die, Stampin' Up ribbon, Doodlebug button, and paper flowers. I used the Happy Valentine's Day stamp for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous weekend!

Anita

Valentine Card- JFF Stamps

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a Valentine card to share. 

I am running out of creative ideas for my hubs, since I have been

making him cards for so long. It is getting harder by the year!

Today I have a card for Just For Fun Stamps 

I used papers from Bo Bunny and Pink Paislee. The die cut stickers are from Bo Bunny as well.

For my sentiment I used my Love stamp and stamped randomly for a colored background. Then I stamped a darker color in the middle and heat embossed it.

To make the vase I used Perfume Bottles and fussy cut one bottle. I stamped the Rose several times, fussy cut them and layered them with leaves and flower stamens. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have you started on your Valentine Cards yet?

I would love to see what you create, so leave me a comment.

Anita

Valentine's Day Card- JFF Stamps

Now that Christmas is over, you know it is time to start thinking about

Valentine's Day. It is not that big of a deal in our household, our

anniversary is a few days after, so we generally just exchange cards.

Today I have a card to share made with stamps from Just For Fun Stamps 

if you have never shopped with them before you should check it out.

I have used the large American Beauties for the background. I stamped in VersaMark

and dusted with pastel chalk. I used the Heart Cube for the trio of hearts which I

embossed with WOW embossing powders, fussy cut and added pop dots to. I stamped and embossed the

Happy Valentine's Day sentiment, cut it out and added it to die cut papers.

Ribbons, flowers and punched leaves finish it all off. 

My cardstock is Core'dinations and the paper is Doddlebug from a loooong time ago!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Anita