You Spin Me Round

I made a card that has a little spinner action happening.

You can see a bit of the action.

Stop by the Poppystamps blog here for all the details on how to make this cute critter card!

I'm also entering this for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Add A Sentiment, here!

Wishing you a crafty day!

Masculine Marquee

Todays card is another interactive one from Ellen Hutson's Hownow School.

A fun little masculine gate fold card that opens like this

to this

and reveals a hidden stamped image. I just love the cards that Julie taught us to make in this class!

I'm entering this at A Blog Named Hero's Dust Em Off Challenge.

My least used stamp in the project is the birthday cake. I've used the sentiments from the stamp set is belongs to but I don't think I've ever used the cake stamp, if I have it was eons ago.

I'm also entering this for the Simon Says Father's Day/Special Male Challenge. I never seem to make as many cards for the guys as for the gals, why is that?

Wishing you an inky day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts (Raindrop Background, Birthday Messages, Designer Woodgrain, Birthday Frame & Messages)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, DCWV, Bazzill, Ranger Black Glossy Cardstock
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black Colorbox Chalk Ink in Gray Whale, PTI Smokey Shadow
Other: Hero Arts Digital Kit Sea Patterned Papers, EK Success 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Spellbinders Standard Circle Large Dies, Provo Craft Olivia Alphabet Dies, Ranger Black Embossing Powder, Memento Marker in Lady Bug, Sakura Glaze Pen in Clear, Sakura Stardust Pens in Sky Star, Copper Star & Red Star, Copic Markers C-1 & C-3, Scotch ATG Gun, Martha Stewart Score Board, Tim Holtz Vagabond, Xyron Creative Station

Shadow Box Card

I really had fun making my next card for the FIPIFIZI class (link at sidebar).  It's a shadow box card that can be folded flat and mailed in a standard A2 envelope.

Supplies: Cornish Heritage Farms Weathered Wood Background Stamp, Jenni Bowlin Cough Syrup Ink, Memory Box Dies (Modern Landscape, Puffy Clouds), Spirelli Punch, Paper (Neenah Solar White, American Crafts Cardstock), Hero Arts Birds & Patterns Digital Kit, Twinery Twine

I made a little scene using a punch and a couple of dies from Memory Box.  Can you tell what I used to make the Modern Landscape Border?

It's packaging from Memento Ink Pads! These multi-coloured tear drops make me smile so I kept the packaging and thought I might be able to use it on a project one day, well today was that day.

It's hard to tell in the photo but all the elements are at different heights so it adds a lot of dimension to the card.  Here's a side shot of the card depth.

 Thanks for stopping by and visiting, I truly appreciate all your comments!

Buckle Card

Just doing a quick post showing the buckle card I made for the FIPIFIZI class (there's a link in my side bar).

Supplies: Hero Arts Stamps (Feather Grass, Antique Engravings), Inks (Distress Peacock Feathers, Tsukineko Brilliance Sunflower Yellow, Versafine Onyx Black), Paper (Neenah Solar White), Stampin' Up Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Perfect Pearls

I love this colour combo of bright yellow with the new Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Peacock Feathers. I made a spray out of the reinker and misted white cardstock then finished off with a spritz or two of Perfect Pearls. While the paper was still damp I stamped the Feather Grass with Peacock Feathers so it would bleed a bit and give a water colour effect.

It's hard to photograph the "buckle" part of this card but it involves the butterfly. If you want to know the secret of how to make this card you can still register for the class at Ellen Hutson.

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Clean & Simple Challenge.

Have a great day!

Interactive Birthday

Here's another card from FIPIFIZI class, you can still register for it here.

This is what the card looks like when taken right out of the envelope....and then

When you open the front flap a hidden section is revealed.

I had such fun making this card with the little monsters. They are from a Hero Arts digi kit found here. I used a combination of traditional stamping and some digi elements on this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts (CG440 Tartan Background, S5027 Design Block Birthday, CL498 Celebrate Everyday, Cl139 Birthday Messages)
Digital Kits: Hero Arts (Monster Party, Blush Patterned Papers, Foliage Patterned Papers, Silly Scape)
Paper: Hero Arts Powder Layering Paper, Neenah Solar White
Other: Hero Arts White Embossing Powder, Versamark, Memento Lady Bug Ink, Googly Eyes, Twinery Twine, Sakura Stardust Pens

Fold It, Pop It, Flip It, Zip It

That's the title of an interactive card class being taught by Julie Ebersole at Ellen Hutson's How Now School of Creative Arts. You can still register for the class and participate in all the lessons!

This card sits on a raised base that will fold nice and flat and fit into an A2 size envelope.

How fun for the recipient to pop open the card to reveal the surprise!

Wishing you an inky day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts (CG130 Butterflies, CL139 Birthday Messages, CG170 Wildflower Garden, S5208 Designer Woodgrain)
Paper: Hero Arts (Foliage Designer Paper, Grass & Latte Layering Paper), Canson Watercolor Paper
Inks: Versafine Onxy Black, Hero Arts Chalk Ink in Latte
Other: Memento Markers (Lady Bug, Lilac Posie, Rosebud, Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Tangelo, Rhubarb Stalk, Grape Jelly), Marvy Marker (Light Green), Twinery Twine