Doggone Great Day

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Days of the Year website, tomorrow (26th August) is National Dogs Day. As you can see, I decided to create a dog themed card in honour of the occasion.

As you can see, I created a Slimline card.  I used the Be A Dog die set from Waffle Flower Crafts to create the two dogs I added to my card. I also used the bone die from the Stampendous Puppy Hugs die set which I used to add the "Happy Birthday" sentiment to my card. The sentiment is from a Creative Craft Products Birthday Sentiments stamp set.

To finish off the front of my card, I added the paw print wax seal to the middle area of my card.

For the inside of the card, I created a double pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up.

I added the dog faces to each of the labels using the Stampendous Puppy Hugs stamp set.

Both sentiments are from La-La Land Crafts' Pawsome Friend stamp set.

Other Supplies:

• Paw Print Wax Seal
• Green Wax Beads

Purrrfectly Wonderful Day

 

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Today I am sharing a Cat themed 5 x 7 card. 

For the background of my card I used Creative Craft Products' Triangles 5 x 7 Cover Plate die. I die cut it from white and black cardstock and then layered the two together, offsetting slightly. I then layered the background onto a rainbow patterned paper I have had in my stash for years.

To decorate my card, I used the Stampendous Kitty Hugs die set and coordinating stamp set.

For the inside of the card I added two sentiments and three cat faces from the Kitty Hugs stamp set.

Happy Furr Day

 Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Day of the Year Website, today (8th August) is International Cat Day. So I pulled out the Made To Surprise Cute Cat Die set from the It's Only More Puppets Collection to create a card.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

For this card, I pulled out an older Centre Step Card die set from Cherry Lynn Designs. This die set isn't available anymore, however I will link to one that is very similar.

I used papers from the My Pets at Home Paper Pad to add the background to the centre panel.

I die cut the cat from dark grey cardstock and added squiggles around the body, arms, legs and face to make it a tabby cat.

The sentiment and balls of wool are from the coordinating stamp set included it the set.

Here is a side view of my card, so you can see the folds a little better. I used the A2 It's Only More Puppets Mechanism die set to add the interactive portion of the card. I wasn't sure I would use this particular die when I purchased the collection and have already used it twice.

For the inside of the card, I used some more of the stamps included in the set.

Lettuce Celebrate

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun kinetic card using products from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott and Creative Craft Products, both of these are available from Craft Stash.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

My card uses another of the cute pets from the It's Only More Puppets Collection that was released by Made To Surprise a couple of months ago. This time around I am using the Terrific Tortoise die set, along with the It's Only More Puppets A2 Mechanism.

When these were released, I debated whether I needed to order the A2 Mechanism die set, seeing I was ordering the 5 x 7 mechanism and already had the 6 x 6 mechanism from a previous release. As it came in a bundle, I decided I would order it and I am glad I did as it made it easy to incorporate it in this Fancy Fold Card which uses the A6 Window Card die set from Creative Craft Products. All I needed to do was trim the sides down of the A2 Mechanism so it would fit into the width of the front of the card.

I used papers from the It's Only A Puppet 5 x 7 paper pack for the background of my card. As I didn't need the full height of the paper, I cut out the clouds and added them to the top of the panel on the front.

On the side panels and the hand on the right, I added some lettuce leaves. I also stamped some tortoise prints to the upper portion of the end panels.

The "Lettuce Celebrate" sentiment is from the Terrific Tortoise coordinating stamp set, which is also included with the dies.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a look at the back of my card. I added a white panel to the centre to add the sentiments and write a personal greeting. 

The top sentiment is again from the It's Only A Puppet Terrific Tortoise die/stamp set, along with the tortoise shelter stamped at the bottom of the card.

I also added a turtle and turtle sentiment to this panel. These are both from a Hero Arts stamp set.

Woof Dog Shaped Mug Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Late last month, I posted on here about the passing of my beloved dog Minnie. After she was gone, the house felt so empty and my heart ached, so my husband and I decided the best way to heal the pain and make our house happy again, was to buy another dog. We found a cute black and white Maltese shitzu cross, she is adorable.

As I had the Trinity Stamps Bear Mug and Cat and Dog Mug Add-ons die sets on my table, I decided to make a shaped card to send to the seller using the colours of our new dog. She has two black patches around her eyes.

On the inside of the card, I added sentiments from Lawn Fawn's Critter Chatter stamp set to add the "thank you"

Holy Cow!

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Days of the Year web site, today (11th July) is Cow Appreciation Day. I love checking out this web site for all the different days people celebrate, and if I find a day that works with stamps/dies I own it's as good an excuse as any to pull them out and play!

So it would be no surprise that today I am sharing a cow themed card I created using stamps and dies from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Flip and See Collection.

One of the card that Sam shared when she released her Flip and See Collection back in April, was a Single Flap DL (slimline) card. For my card today I used her tutorial as inspiration, but changed my card a little. You can see Sam's card and her tutorial here.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

For my card I used the DL Flip and See Flip Card Mechanism die set to create my DL card. To decorate the card I used the Tops and Tails and Farmyard Sentiments stamp sets as well as the Farmyard Icons die set.

For the inside of the card, I added another panel of the patterned paper I used on the front of the card. I added two more cows and two more sentiments which are both from the stamp sets I used on the front of the card.

Love Is A Four-Legged Friend

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Recently Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott released her It's Only More Puppets Collection. Sam had previously released a It's Only a Puppet Collection which was Christmas themed with a mechanism to suit 6 x 6 cards. This new collection is Pet themed which includes the following pets ... Dot; Cat; Rabbit; Guinea Pig; Tortoise and Parrot die sets. Also included in this collection are two new sized mechanism die sets to suit 5 x 7 cards and A2 cards.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

For my card today I have used the Adorable Doggie die set along with the 5 x 7 Mechanism die set. I used one of the background papers included in the Paper Pad that coordinates with this collection.

When you pull the tab at the top of the card, the arms and legs start moving. 

I added a sentiment which is included in the coordinating stamp set, to the top left corner of my card.

I created a Faux Stepper Card for this "Puppet Card" which is one of the tutorials Sam did when this collection was released.

I added a white panel to the back of the card, for a place to add a sentiment and personal greeting.

I also added a few of the stamped images included in the stamp set that coordinates with the Adorable Doggie die set.

Herd It's Your Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Reveal Wheel Card using stamps and dies from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott.

I have a number of reveal wheel cards in the past, but this is the first one using the Reveal Wheel Die Set from Made To Surprise. The reveal wheel portion measures 5 1/2 inches square which gives a lot more room to decorate.

Here is a quick video to show my Reveal Wheel Card in action.

The Made To Surprise Reveal Wheel normally has a pie wedge cut out somewhere on the front, so that whatever is seen in the reveal wheel section is seen through that hole. However I wanted to try something different, so I die cut a speech bubble and then stamped various sentiments that relate to the farm animals shown on the card.

I added sky paper to the base card and then used the grass border included in the Easy Edges die set to add two layers of grass on the bottom section of the card.

I used the farm animals and three sentiments using the freebie set included in the Creative Stamping Magazine Issue 117. The stamp set was designed by Sam Calcott.

I coloured all my images using coloured pencils, this is my first attempt and colouring with these pencils, hopefully I will improve. The coloured pencils I used are the Black Widow Brand.

The Made to Surprise Reveal Wheel has a large brad in the middle of the card to hold the wheel. This normally can be seen, however I placed the cow in a position so that the brad is hidden.

I also needed two more farm themed sentiments, so I used two from an older MFT Stamps stamp set.

Here is a look at each of the 5 scenes showing the different sentiments that are revealed when you turn the wheel at the side of the card.

And finally the inside of my card, I added two of the animals to the bottom right hand corner of the card. I also added a birthday sentiment using the same MFT Stamps stamp set.

Other Supplies:

Black Widow Wax Coloured Pencils - Black Widow

Black Widow Dragon Wax Coloured Pencils - Black Widow

Black Widow Monarch Wax Coloured Pencils - Black Widow

 

Just Ducky

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Mini Slimline card I created using a couple of the new dies from Spellbinders Showered with Love Collection designed byVicky Papaioannou. I just love this cute little duck and the fun outfits you can give it. The duck is from the Duck with Umbrella die set. 

When I was thinking about making my card, I remembered about a Memory Box die called Splashing Puddles which I have in my stash, so I pulled it out to use for the background of my card. This die is designed for an A2 sized card, but it was easy to cut down for a Mini Slimline size. I die cut the background using cloud paper from Made To Surprise's Reveal Wheel Background Paper Pad.

I added the sun and cloud to the top left corner of the card, using another of the die sets from the Showered with Love Collection ... Rain or Shine.

I added some Cattails to the bottom of the card, using the Cattails Border die set from Lawn Fawn.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the "Just Ducky" sentiment from an older CC Designs stamp set.

For the inside of the card, I again used the Splashing Puddles die set to create my panel. I added a sentiment from MFT Stamps Rain or Shine Stamp set.

Other Supplies:

• Rainy Day Sentiments Stamp Set - CC Designs (discontinued)
• Splashing Puddles Die - Memory Box (discontinued)