Mystery at the Dog Park Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a Scene with Die Cuts!

Have you ever created a scene using die cuts? Today we are sharing a card by Ellen has created using several of our favorite die sets to inspire you!

Ellen started by die cutting the stitched rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set. This will be the panel for her scene. She inks up the panel in blue distress inks and adds a bit of splatter to make it into a night sky. Next, she cuts a piece for the ground using our Land Borders Die Set, inking it up with shades of brown and adding lots of splatter for texture. 

Once she has her setting in place, she adds a stack of books to the center of the scene using the book images that come with our Bookmark II Die Set. She uses our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add the trees, leaves and the little bird that is perched on the books. The stars in the sky were die cut using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. Then she adds a dog using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set and a speech bubble using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Inside the speech bubble she embossed a message from our Puppy's Reading List Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the theme of the card! So fun! To finish the scene she frames it with a yellow zig zag edged frame, die cut using our Frames & Tags Die Set. 

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous scene that Ellen created using mostly die cuts! Wouldn't it be fun to turn this into a daytime scene by adding a sunny sky? There are so many options! We hope you are inspired to try creating a scene using dies in your craft room! 

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Cuddle Puddle Scrapbook Layout by Samantha Mann

A Kitty Cuddle Puddle 

Today we are sharing an adorable kitty scrapbook page by Samantha!

This beautiful card features Samanthas adorable kitties and several of our cat themed products!

Samantha created a fun circle of cat themed patterns using our Meow Stencil with texture paste. Then she added various colors of paint over the top. She also added stamped pawprints, kitty faces and the sentiment "because cats" using our  Cat-itude Stamp Set with black ink. To add a fun pop of pattern, she used our Sky Scene Builder Die Set to cut out stars from patteren pieces taken from our Birthday Meows Paper Pad.  She also tore away a section of her paper on the left side and tucked a patterened paper behind it, also from our Birthday Meows Paper Pad. So fun!

Here are a few close up photos so you can see all the amazing details:

If you like to scrapbook, we hope this layout has inspired you today! 

To say hello to Sam and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!  

Bright Birthday Mouse Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Happy Birthday Mouse!

Today Ellen has created an adorable mouse themed birthday card!

This fun card features the mouse with the gifts and cheese above his head from our Birthday Mice Stamp Set. So cute! She colored the image, adding fun little speckles to the mouse for texture and cut the image out using the coordinating Birthday Mice Die Set. She also adds bits of candy using our Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Se. See below for full color breakdown and details on how to create this adorable scene!  

She also used our brand new Bright Sentiments Hot Foil Plates and our Banner Duo Die Set to create the lovely shiny birthday message in the banner! What a gorgeous bit of sparkle! 

Here are some tips from Ellen on how to create this adorable card:

• (Left photo above): First I die cut the largest frame of the Frames & Flags Die Set and used the Clouds Stencil to create a pretty background. I start inking the panel at the bottom (tip: start blending of the edge of the stencil for the best results and a smoother blend). Once you have inked the first cloud, move the stencil up and start inking again and keep repeating this until you have filled the panel.
  
  
• (center photo above): Here you can see I die cut the largest frame again and then cut it again using the Land Borders Die Set. Next I inked it so it looks like sand. Later I die cut 3 clouds with the Sky Scene Builder Die Set. I also foiled the sentiment with the new Bright Sentiments Hot Foil Plates!
  Turn on your hot foil machine and let it warm up. Lay your hot foil plate on the machine and trim your foil a little bigger than your hot foil plate. When the green button of the machine turns on, place the foil pretty side down on top of the plate. Than you place your cardstock on top. As the last step you place the shim and acrylic plate on top of the cardstock. After pressing the timer button, the light slowly will stop blinking, now you can roll the sandwich through a die cutting machine.
  
  
•  (right photo above): Here I colored the images. I used the Birthday Mice Stamp Set and Birthday Mice Die Set & Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Set for the candies.
  
  COPIC COLOR SWATCH:
  Violet: RV34, RV32, RV00
  Purple: V04, V01, V00
  Brown: E25, E23, E21
  Yellow: YR18, YR13, YR06, YR20
  Teal: BG49, BG15, BG32, BG11, BG10

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Vibrant Winter Scenes by Ellen Haxelmans

Vibrant Winter Scenes!

Today Ellen has created a duo of vibrant winter themed cards using sets from our Retirement Sale Category! There are several holiday and winter designs in our retiring sale that are only available while supplies last so it's a great time to get a jump start on your holiday cards for next year and receive a discount on the products!

Her first card features the snowboarding moose from our retiring Moose Mountain Stamp Set:

This card features a gorgeous orange and yellow background that was stenciled using inks with our Snowfall Stencil. She also used our Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Sets to cut white snow.  and added black tree silhouettes using our Forest Scene Builder Die Set. The whole scene was cut out with our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a scalloped edge. 

Her second card features the sweet llama with gifts on his back from our retiring Llama Delivery Stamp Set:

For this card she created a square layout using our Frames Squared Die Set to create the layers. She added stars to the sky using our Cascading Stars Stencil. Stars and a cloud were die cut using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. She also added snowy hills using our Land Borders Die Set and Sea Borders Die Sets.

Here are instructions from Ellen for creating these cards:

• (Left photo above): I stamped the images using Llama Delivery Stamp Set and the Moose Mountain Stamp Set and colored them with copic markers. Colors listed below:
  
  LLAMA:
  Red: R27, R24, R22
  Green: YG05, YG03, YG01
  Teal: BG13, BG11, BG10
  Blue: B00, B02
  White: E43, E41, E40
  Grey: C9, C7, C5
  
  MOOSE:
  Blue: Bg09, BG07, BG05 + BG13, BG11, BG10
  Yellow: Y14, Y12, YR02
  Orange: YR09, YR07, YR20
  Red: R39, R29, R27, R24
  Grey: W4, W3, W1
  Black: 100, C9, C7
  Brown: E29, E27, E25, E23
  
  
• (Center photo above): I colored the backgrounds with ink and went over them with a stencil and the same ink. This creates a pretty tone on tone background.
  
  
• (Right photo above): At the last step I die cut some trees and clouds form the Sky scene builder and Forest scene builder die set.
  

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

Note: Llama Delivery Stamp Set and the Moose Mountain Stamp Set are part of our retiring sale and will only be available while supplies last so if you like these products, make sure you get it while you can and don't forget to see what else is retiring in our retiring sale category! 

Happy Fall Cycling Card by Donna Idlet

Cycling by with Fall Fun!

Today Donna has created a fun Autumn cycling card that will help you feel the Fall breezes passing by!  

This fun card features the cycling dog and kitty from our Cycling Friends Stamp Set. She colored the image in neutral tones but colored the bicycle a bright blue shade. Such a fun way to make it pop! She cut the image out using the coordinating Cycling Friends Die Set to add to her card. To add the the Fall feel she added pumpkins to the bicycle basket, cut out using our Fall Friends Die Set. 

For her card base she created a scene by inking up a sky and adding in clouds and sun using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. The lower cloud holds a sentiment inked from our Newton's Crate Stamp Set. 

Along the bottom she added a hill and some grass, cut out using our Land Borders Die Set. She assembled it all together, adding some leaves floating in the breeze from the Harvest Haul Stamp Set.  The whole scene is framed with a scallop edged frame that was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

We love how this fun bicycle set can be used for Spring and Fall cards alike! 

To see more beautiful cards by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

A Lovely Fall Slimline Card by Ellen Haxelmans

A Lovely Fall slimline Scene!

Today Ellen has created a beautiful night time Autumn scene on a tall slimline card layout! 

This card features the cozy porch friends from our Fall Friends Stamp Set. She colored this cute duo in neutral tones and added pops of orange on the pumpkins, yellow and teal on the blanket and cushion and purples for the mums to create a colorful fall scene. The image was cut out using our Fall Friends Die Set.

Next she cut out a tall paper for her slimline scene and added dark inks and splatters for the sky. She embellished the sky using the stars, moon and clouds from our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. She added a fence along the bottom using our Fence Die Set and grass and hills using our Land Borders Die Set to complete the scene! So pretty! 

The finishing touch is the sentiment "have a lovely day" which was stamped from our Tulips Stamp Set and cut into small banners that she popped up on the sky with dimensional adhesive dots. She framed the whole long scene using the scallop edged panel from our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set.

We hope you are inspired by this lovely fall greeting today! 

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Rain or Shine Card by Ellen Haxelmans

  

Rain or Shine!

How is the spring weather where you live? This card by Ellen is perfect for sending someone in any weather, rain or shine! 

For this beautiful spring card she features the trio of kitties with umbrellas and rain suits from our Newton's Rainy Day Trio Stamp Set. She colored the kitties and their gear using cheery spring colors and cut the image out using the coordinating Newton's Rainy Day Trio Die Set.  She also colored the little frog from the Newton's Rainy Day Stamp Set, cutting him out with the coordinating Newton's Rainy Day Die Set. 

For her card base she created a rainy day scene using a raindrop printed paper from our Springtime Paper Pad. She added grass and a hill along the bottom using our Land Borders Die Set and clouds along the top using our Sky Borders Die Set. The cheerful yellow sun is from our Sky Scene Builder Die Set and she framed the whole scene with a yellow scalloped border using our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

We hope whether your day is gloomy or sunny, this card has added some cheer to your day! 

 To see more adorable creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

 

Belly Rubs Scrapbook Layout by Samantha Mann

Belly Rubs!

Today we sharing a creative sunny scrapbook page by Samantha using some of our brand new products.

For this page layout she used a photo of her sweet kittens and then created sun rays around the left side of the photo using yellow and orange patterned papers from our new Springtime Paper Pad. Behind the phot on the right side she added some blue sky using paint and then little textured paw prints over the top using our new Petite Paw Prints Stencil. She also cut out some clouds using the cloud patterned paper from the Springtime Paper Pad with the cloud die from our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. The little gray heart pattern is from our Love & Meows Paper Pad and gives this layout just a little pop of neutral color to match those gray kitties. Then she added the "belly rubs" title with some 3D letters. How adorable! 

Here are some close ups so you can see the gorgeous textures:

If you like to scrapbook, we hope that you are inspired to try our stencils stamps and die cuts on your pages! 

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit Sam over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

St Patrick's Day Card by Donna Idlet

St. Patrick's Day Gold!

Today we are sharing an adorable St. Patrick's Day card created by Donna! 

For this fun creation she uses the adorable image of Newton peeking out from behind the pot of gold from our Newton's Pot of Gold Stamp Set. She colored the image and added some gold sparkle to it and gold sequins for the gold! How fun! She fussy cut the image out by hand to add to her scene. 

To set the scene, she used our Hills & Grass Stencil to add a layer of grass along the bottom of the card and inked the sky in blue. Then she cut thin strips of paper in rainbow colors and adhered them so that they are radiating out of the pot of gold. Clouds were also added to the sky using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. 

We hope everyone is as lucky as Newton and finds a rainbow and pot of gold this St. Patrick's Day! 

To see more beautiful cards by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

You Make Ruff Days Better Card by Maria Russell

Ruff Days Better!

If you love have a friend who loves dogs, this card by Maria is perfect for sending wishes to let them know you care! 

This adorable card features the puppy chasing a butterfly from our new Puppy Friends Stamp Set. Maria colored this adorable image and then cut it out using the coordinating Puppy Friends Die Set to add it to her card. On her card she created a lovely outdoor scene. For the sky she used our Petite Clouds Stencil to add small clouds with teal into the sky and then she layered a few larger white clouds using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. Grass was also added using our Land Borders Die Set. Along the bottom she added the sentiment, embossed in white onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. For her card base she repeatedly stamped the "You arf the best" sentiment to create a fun background pattern. What a fun idea! 

To see more beautiful projects by Maria you can visit her over at her blog, Maria Russell Designs and don't forget to subscribe to her YouTube channel too!

Oh Sheep! Interactive Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Oh Sheep!

Need a card to make someone smile? Today we are sharing an adorable card with a surprise moving element by Tatiana that is perfect for sending smiles!

Her card features a trio of adorable sheep from from our Baa Stamp Set. Tatiana colored the sheep using copic markers and a fun dotted coloring technique to give them a fun fuzzy look! She cut the images out using the coordinating Baa Die Set. For the scene, she used our Land Borders Die Set for the hills and grass and our Petite Clouds Stencil to add clouds to the sky with white texture paste. She also added a sunshine in the corner using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. So adorable! In the center she added two hay bales from our Moo Stamp Set. 

Here is the extra bit of fun - the sheep on the top actually leaps back and forth over the hay bales from left (photo above) to right (photo below)!

How to create this card:

Below we have some instructions from Tatiana on how she created the interactive element for this card:

• I trimmed a piece of clear acetate and punched a whole towards the bottom. I slightly rounded the bottom corners with scissors. 
• Then I adhered a small "spin and slider disk” (I used My Favorite Things brand) to the background. The disk can be easily replaced with a round 3D foam piece. 
• I let the glue dry, inserted the acetate piece through the hole and fixed the mechanism with a small paper circle glued to the disk. The bottom part of the slider element was hid under the hay bales. 
• The sheep was popped toward the top part of the acetate on a foam tape.

Here is another look at the card. What a fun way to add an extra special element to a card by creating a piece that moves! The recipient is sure to have fun sliding the sheep back and forth! 

Thank you, Tatiana, for the fun card idea and instructions today! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!