Christmas Pop-Up Box Cards

Hi everyone,

I have here today two very cute cards to show you all for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft's awesome Christmas craft month! 🎄

I absolutely LOVE creating pop-up box cards, they are one of my favourite types of card to make.

First I created this card with a cute Santa popping up from out of the chimney. He has a present in one of his hands and some more presents sitting around the edge of the chimney ready to be handed out to the people who have been good this year. 😊

 

I used Doodlebug Design's 'Dear Santa' 12x12" paper from the Milk and Cookies Collection for this card as well as their Odds and Ends die cuts. I have used some Wink of Stella for Santa's hat and the snow that is on the chimney for some added sparkle. I added some dimension to Santa's eyes and his gloves by using a Sakura Gelly Roll glaze pen in black. The presents are from My Favorite Things 'Happy Pawlidays' stamp set and the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's 'Happy Happy Happy' stamp set.

 

I just love Santa's sparkly hat! 😄

Let's move on to the second and final card! 

I created this card with these two cute furry friends celebrating Christmas together and sitting near the colourful decorated Christmas tree. 😊

 

I used Doodlebug Design's 'Jolly Gingerbread' 12x12" paper from the Milk and Cookies Collection for this card as well as their Odds and Ends die cuts. I have used some Wink of Stella for the dog and cat's Santa hats for some added sparkle. I added some dimension to their eyes and dog's nose by using a Sakura Gelly Roll glaze pen in black and a clear one for the cat's nose. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things 'Happy Pawlidays' stamp set. For the tree I used some Wink of Stella for the star and then went over the star and the baubles with some Glossy Accents.

 

I hope you all enjoyed my projects for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of these projects in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Christmas 2

Hi everyone,

This month's theme is Christmas at Auzz Trinklets N Crafts and I have another cute card to show you all. This one I think most of you will WOOLY like, especially the crafters out there who love yarn! 😛

~My Process~

First I started with a white card base at 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches. The My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ) was perfect to cut my front panels. I cut one from smooth yellow cardstock and a shorter textured piece in teal that I trimmed down. Using the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, I stamped some cute little lambs and accessories from Mama Elephant's "Wooly Winter" using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them with Copic Ciao markers. Next I cut my images using a Scan N Cut to save time. 

After adhering my yellow and teal panels together, I stamped 'Happy Holidays' from Lawn Fawn's "Happy Happy Happy" set in Brilliance Graphite Black ink. These are such versatile stamps and can be used for many occasions. I adhered my front panels to my card base using Tombow's Multi Mono Liquid Glue and started adding my scene. I used the banner string die from Lawn Fawn's "Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up" die set to hang the super cute little sweaters on. Then I arranged the yarn balls into a tree and popped it up with some X-Press It foam tape, along with the little lambs. The sweaters and presents were adhered using Tombow's Multi Mono Liquid Glue.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue • Copic Ciao markers: Y02, Y06, Y08, C0, C1, C3, R20, RV10, RV21, B00, BG01, G02, YG41 • X-Press It foam tape • Coloured cardstock • Brother Scan N Cut •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Brilliance: Graphite Black •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Happy Happy Happy • Mama Elephant: Wooly Winter •

Dies: • My Favorite Things: A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 • Lawn Fawn: Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up •
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I really enjoyed making this card. It is simple and yet so adorable for any yarn fans. Maybe those little lambs have been making their own wool for the sweaters?

I hope you all enjoyed my Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft ~ Road Test

Hi everyone,

My name is Rianna and this is my first time posting on the blog for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft, I am so honoured to have been asked to be a Road Tester and Guest Designer. If you would like to know more about me, feel free to CLICK HERE. 😊

When I received these products in the mail from Aunty Vera I was very excited to create with them as I had never heard of these brands before or even heard of such a thing to create awesome shakers with the already cut out shapes! As soon as I saw the shaker mix and the star I was like, "YES! I can create something awesome for Christmas!". 😄

 

I have a video process of how I constructed the cute star shaker, which you can watch HERE. 😊

Now lets get to the "nitty gritty"...
Overall I was super happy with both products but each had their own pros and cons, so lets start with the star shall we?

Clear Scraps Star Pros: 
• Good quality
• Comes with everything pre-cut, even the acetate sheet so you're ready to decorate and create it however you'd like!

Clear Scraps Star Cons: 
• A bit too thick and bulky to put onto a card, you could maybe make it work onto a card using 2 layers instead of the 3, but it might be too heavy for the card and the card may not be able to hold it upright

28 Lilac Lane Shaker Mix Pros: 
• Great colour mix!
• Cute transparent storage container

28 Lilac Lane Shaker Mix Cons: 
• The larger buttons are way too thick to put into a regular shaker, they might work well with a thicker foam tape or a double foam tape thickness though

I decided to make the shaker an ornament for the Christmas tree! You could definitely make some for friends and family and even pop a photo inside the star or whichever shape you prefer!

 

~Products Used~

Accessories: • 28 Lilac Lane Shaker Mix: Deck The Halls • Clear Scraps: Mini Shaker Star • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: C0, E21, E47, E51, E59, R29, YG41 and RV23 • Brother Scan N Cut • Paintbrush • EK Success powder tool • EK Success non-stick precision scissors • White Gesso • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear • Tombow Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner • Viva Decor Inka-Gold: Gold • Mod Podge Matte • Palette Knife •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Holiday Party Animal and Fairy Friends •
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I hope you all enjoyed my first Road Test project for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this project in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Kindred Stamps ~ 2017 December Release Blog Hop ~ Demon Hunters

Hi everyone,

I am the lucky last on the Kindred Stamps Blog Hop! 😊 This is my first time being a Guest Designer for any company and also my first time participating in a Blog Hop!

I am so excited to show you all my projects for the Kindred Stamps 2017 December Release! When I was asked to be apart of the December Release and given this Demon Hunters stamp set I squealed! 😄

I made 3 projects which include an A2 card, an interactive A2 card and 2 bookmarks!

I will firstly start off with the 2 bookmarks. 😊

I die cut the bookmarks using a My Favorite Things die with some white cardstock and then used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks for the backgrounds. The Angel one I used "Peeled Paint" and for Moose and Squirrel I used "Broken China". I stamped the bees from a Lawn Fawn stamp set on the Angel bookmark and the sentiment 'my PEOPLE skills are RUSTY' from Demon Hunters with Brilliance Graphite Black ink. Moose and Squirrel sentiment 'Emotionally Attached to Fictional Characters' from Demon Hunters was also stamped with Brilliance Graphite Black ink, the star background is a stamp set from Lawn Fawn and I used Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink. I added some clear Wink of Stella to the bees and Angel's wings. I then laminated both bookmarks and then punched a hole using a Fiskars punch and then threaded some black and white twine through the punched holes.

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Let's move onto the A2 interactive card! 😄

 

First I cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut the card frame (black cardstock) using My Favorite Things A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I used another My Favorite Things die - A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2 ( 4" x 5 1/4" ) for the card front using kraft cardstock, to make an interactive opening window for the card using a Lawn Fawn die. I used a My Favorite Things stamp for the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment and stamped with VersaMark ink then heat embossed it with some WOW! Embossing Powder. I thought the card front was a bit too...plain, so I added a cute red button and some red sequins to make the card POP! I also added some clear Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle to the Angel's wings.

Let's take a look inside the interactive card! 😊

I made a Christmas-y background on some white cardstock using Tim Holtz Distress ink "Abandoned Coral" and Distress Oxide ink "Cracked Pistachio" and then carefully used a water sprayer to spritz water onto the pistachio colour to make it look more fun.

I used an alphabet stamp set from Lawn Fawn to create the 'TO: YOU, FROM: and &' and I used 'MOOSE' and 'SQUIRREL' from the Demon Hunters set using Brilliance Graphite Black ink.

The Christmas hats were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black from a Lawn Fawn stamp set (one was mirror image stamped), I used Copic Ciao markers to colour them in and then added some clear Wink of Stella for a bit of sparkle.

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Last but not least, the A2 card! 😄

 

First I cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut the card frame (black cardstock) using My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I cut the card front with My Favorite Things A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4" x 5 1/4" ).

I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Forest Moss" for the grass, "Faded Jeans" and "Black Soot" for the night sky and then used Brilliance Starlite Silver with a paint brush to splatter on some "stars".

I used a My Favorite Things die for the sentiment which I cut from some kraft cardstock, the sentiment 'My Prince Charming hunts demons, ghosts and monsters, has a brother and likes pie' was stamped with Brilliance Graphite Black ink.

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All of the Angel, Moose, Squirrel and Car images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card so I could use my alcohol markers to colour them in. Everything was adhered with Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue.

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We are all really excited about this release! We have 8 new sets being released on Friday! Our collection is quite an eclectic one, with something to attract everyone! What are the set(s) you are most excited about!?

One lucky person will win a $10 credit to the shop! Will that be you?

All you have to do, in order to win, is to visit the following blogs and comment on their posts! Easy Peasy! ALSO, one of our Creative Team Members will be giving away a card she created from this release, find out if you are our lucky recipient by heading over to the Kindred Stamps blog!

Kindred Stamps

Fanciful Spaces - Hannah Rubenstahl

R. Winn Creates - Rachel Winn

Cards by Salima0705 - Salima Abdullah

The Frolicking Fairy - Marcia Caradinta

Crafty-Angel - Hayley Warren

Perky Penny Paper Arts - Joanne Soukup

DaggDesigns Blog - Molly Dagg

RiCre8s - Rianna Fenning (YOU ARE HERE)

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A BIG thank you to Audra and the team from Kindred Stamps for giving me this wonderful opportunity! ❤️

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I hope you all enjoyed my Guest Design Team projects for Kindred Stamps.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of these projects in the comments below.

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Christmas

Hi everyone,

This month's theme is Christmas at Auzz Trinklets N Crafts and I have a BEARY cute card to show you all. 🐻🎄

~My Process~

First I cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut my card front (kraft cardstock) using My Favorite Things "A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1" ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I stamped the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment using Mama Elephant's "Bella Letters" with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks "Candied Apple" and "Lucky Clover" with the Tim Holtz stamp platform. I did one colour at a time and carefully removed the ink from either side of the stamp to achieve the 'two-tone multicoloured look'
I then cut out the sentiment with My Favorite Things "Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX" ( 5/8" x 4 1/2" ) die using the Sizzix Big Shot but altered the length.

I stamped the tree, star and tree trunk from My Favorite Things "Oh Christmas Trees" with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks "Fossilized Amber", "Lucky Clover" and "Walnut Stain". The hats, bears and presents were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink so I could use my Copic Ciao markers to colour the images in. The bears are from Heffy Doodle's "Beary Big Heart" and the hats and presents are from Lawn Fawn's "Holiday Party Animal". I coloured the images in and cut them all out, the pink bear image is originally hugging a love heart, but I cut around the bear as I only wanted to use the bear in this project.

I adhered the card front, sentiment and images with Tombow's Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner.

I added some Wink of Stella to the white on the christmas hats, ribbons on the presents and the star. I originally had nothing on the tree, but it looked unfinished so I added Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops "White Blizzard" to represent baubles and I used a Wink of Stella fine tip pen to 'join' the baubles together to look like sparkly tinsel. I also added some Sakura black glaze pen for the bears noses.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Poppy Crafts 210gsm A4 Premium White Cardstock • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Black • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Martha Stewart mini scoreboard • Tombow Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner • Copic Ciao markers: C0, Y17, RV02, RV10, RV29, BV02, B00, BG01 • Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear • Wink of Stella fine tip pen: Clear •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Candied Apple, Lucky Clover, Fossilized Amber and Walnut Stain •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Holiday Party Animal • Mama Elephant: Bella Letters • My Favorite Things: Oh Christmas Trees • Heffy Doodle: Beary Big Heart •

Dies: • My Favorite Things: A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 and Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX •
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I hope you all enjoyed my Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below. 😊

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Pets and Animals 2

Hi everyone,

This month's theme is Pets and Animals at Auzz Trinklets N Crafts and I have another cute card to show you all. This one will be going to my 7 year old cousin for her 8th birthday, she loves dogs and I thought this would make her feel very happy when she receives it on her birthday and knowing her favourite cousin handmade it for her. 😛

~My Process~

First I cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut my card front (blue cardstock) using My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I cut out the grass hill with Lawn Fawn's "Stitched Hillside Borders" die then put it through the Sizzix Big Shot with My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I cut the clouds using Lawn Fawn's "Simple Puffy Clouds" die, adhered it to the card front using Tombow's Multi Mono Liquid Glue and stamped the sentiment 'YAPPY BIRTHDAY!' from Mama Elephant's "Playful Pups" with the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

I stamped the trees from "Snow Day" by Lawn Fawn using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Evergreen Bough. Once cut out, I went over the trees with the ink pad dabbing them until I was happy with the result.

I stamped the dog "Lunar Animals" and birthday cake "Unicorns and Rainbows" by Mama Elephant using Memento Tuxedo Black on some X-Press It Blending Card so I could use my Copics to colour in the images. I didn't like having the cloud on the cake image, so I carefully trimmed it off using some scissors.

I adhered the card front to the card base using my ATG gun, everything else was adhered with Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue.

I added some Wink of Stella to the icing on the cake and Sakura black glaze pen for the dog's nose and eyes for some dimension.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Poppy Crafts 210gsm A4 Premium White Cardstock • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Black • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Martha Stewart mini scoreboard • Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue • Coloured cardstock from Kmart Australia • Coloured cardstock from Target Australia • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: E33, E35, E79, V01, V12, RV23, BG23 • ATG gun • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear •

Ink: • Versafine: Onyx Black • Memento: Tuxedo Black •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Snow Day • Mama Elephant: Unicorns and Rainbows, Playful Pups and Lunar Animals •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Simple Puffy Clouds and Stitched Hillside Borders • My Favorite Things: A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 •
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*** I literally have no tree stamps in my stamp collection! 😨 So when I came across the "Snow Day" stamp set from Lawn Fawn I was doing a happy dance! ***

I hope you all enjoyed my Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Pets and Animals

Hi everyone,

This month is full on with birthdays and special occasions, I will be turning 21 this Wednesday (15th November YAY!) how time flies by...but anyway, this month's theme is Pets and Animals at Auzz Trinklets N Crafts and I have created this cute birthday card that I made for my friend's birthday. She has quite a variety of pets!

I always enjoy playing around with multiple stamp sets to create something cute, fun and unique.

~My Process~

First I cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut my card front using My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" ).

I used my Sizzix Big Shot to cut out the card front, clouds and grass.

I used the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the sentiment 'HERD YOU HAD A BIRTHDAY' using Versafine Onyx Black ink and the animals using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the animals onto X-Press It Blending Card so I could use them with my Copic Ciao markers.

Everything was adhered to the card base and card front using Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue.

To add some dimension to the animals eyes and the cat and dog's nose I used a Sakura Glaze pen in black.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Poppy Crafts 210gsm A4 Premium White Cardstock • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Black • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Martha Stewart mini scoreboard • Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue • Coloured cardstock from Kmart Australia • Coloured cardstock from Target Australia • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: C5, C7, Y00, RV10, RV23, R27, YR15, YG67, E21, E33, E35, E37 •

Ink: • Versafine: Onyx Black • Memento: Tuxedo Black •

Stamps: • My Favorite Things: Witch Way is the Candy?, Animal Farm, The Whole Herd and Friends Furever •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Simple Puffy Clouds and Grassy Border • My Favorite Things: A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 •

I hope you all enjoyed my Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Rainbows 2

Hi everyone,

This month's theme is Rainbows at Auzz Trinklets N Crafts and I have another cute colourful card to show you all.

~My Process~

Check out my video process HERE
OR
Watch below:

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Poppy Crafts 210gsm A4 Premium White Cardstock • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Black and Clear • Sakura Gelly Roll Classic: White • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Martha Stewart mini scoreboard • ATG gun • Clarity Stamp Stencil Brush • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao Markers: C-2, C-5, RV02, BG01, YG06, BV02, R27, YR04 • Kokuyo glue dot tape • Brother Scan N Cut •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Versafine: Onyx Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade •

Stamps: • Clearly Besotted: Be Lucky • My Favorite Things: Adorable Elephants and Somebunny I Love •

Dies: • My Favorite Things: A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1, Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX •

I hope you all enjoyed my Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

 

- Ri

Auzz Trinklets N Crafts ~ Rainbows

Hi everyone,

This is my first time posting for the Auzz Trinklets N Crafts blog, I'm so honoured to be a part of Auzz Trinklets N Crafts Design Team and can't wait to show you my creations.

This month's theme is Rainbows and I have a cute colourful card to show you all.

~My Process~

First I used Poppy Crafts 210gsm Premium White Cardstock to cut my card base at 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, and folded it in half. Then I cut my card front at 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches.

I used the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the circles from Lawn Fawn's "Let's Bokeh" with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Abandoned Coral, Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon). The Stamp Platform is amazing because it lets you stamp repeatedly in the same spot, which is fantastic when using Distress Inks in particular.

I stamped the bear from My Favorite Things "Friends Furever", the paintbrush and pail from Lawn Fawn's "Chirpy Chirp Chirp" and the little rainbow from My Favorite Things "Magical Unicorns" on to watercolour paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Tim Holtz Distress Inks are also great for watercolouring, which I did using a regular paintbrush. I added White Blizzard Nuvo Drops to the paint brush and the paint pail. To add dimension to the bear's eyes and nose I went over them with a black Sakura glaze pen.

Using the same watercolour paper, I cut the stitched square from Lawn Fawn's "Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up". I stamped 'YOU COLOR MY WORLD' from Lawn Fawn's "Starry Backdrops" in Versafine Onyx Black, then heat embossed it with WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder. To add some colour I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Wild Honey and Brushed Corduroy).

My card front was adhered to the base using an ATG gun. Art Glitter Clear Adhesive is great for attaching small pieces, like the paintbrush on to the bear's hand. I used X-Press It high tack foam tape to add dimension for the sentiment, bear, pail and rainbow.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Poppy Crafts 210gsm A4 Premium White Cardstock • Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Black • X-Press It high tack foam tape • Art Glitter Clear Adhesive • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • EK Success non-stick precision scissors • EK Success powder tool • Martha Stewart mini scoreboard • WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder • Acrylic Block • Paintbrush • Watercolour paper • ATG gun • Ranger Heat It Tool •

Ink: • Versafine: Onyx Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Abandoned Coral, Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Brushed Corduroy and Wild Honey • VersaMark •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Chirpy Chirp Chirp, Starry Backdrops and Let's Bokeh • My Favorite Things: Magical Unicorns and Friends Furever •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up •

I hope you all enjoyed my first Design Team project for Auzz Trinklets N Crafts.
Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

 

- Ri

5 Year Old Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

I made this cute birthday card for my cousin who turned 5 years old today. You can't really tell in the picture but I used a clear glaze pen to add the "wet nose effect" that dogs usually have on the cute dog's nose.

~Products Used~
Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Coloured cardstock from Kmart Australia • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: E11, E33, E35, E37, E79, R29, Y35, RV21, RV23, BV02, BV04, and G17 • ATG Gun • Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops: Dandelion Yellow • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Clear • Sakura Gelly Roll Classic: White • Clarity Stamp Stencil Brushes • Art Glitter Clear Adhesive •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Salty Ocean • Brilliance Dew Drop: Moonlight White •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Fairy Friends • Simon Says Stamp: Cuddly Critters and Cuddly Critters Accessories •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Grassy Border and Fairy Friends • Simon Says Stamp: Cuddly Critters and Cuddly Critters Accessories •

I am entering this creation in the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp

(Sketch Challenge #74)

Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

- Ri

21st Pop-Up Box Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

Sorry I have been a bit MIA lately. I have been dealing with a lot of health issues and have been on a mini holiday.

Here is a photo of a pop up box card I made for my partner who turned 21 on the weekend.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Brother Scan N Cut • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Ranger Heat It Tool • Original sized MISTI • Coloured cardstock from Kmart Australia • Coloured cardstock from Target Australia • Patterned paper from Aldi Australia • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers • Ranger Wonder Tape • ATG Gun • Tombow Multi Mono Liquid Glue • VersaMark pen • EK Success Powder Tool • Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder: Purely White • Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops: Ripened Pumpkin •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • VersaMark •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Happy Happy Happy and Bicycle Built For You • Mama Elephant: New Family • Paper Smooches: Mirror Blocks • CTMH: Pen Pal Alphabet •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up, Grassy Border and Stitched Hillside Borders •

I am entering this creation in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 

(Pop It Up)

- Ri

Sewing Themed Birthday Card

Hi everyone,
I made this sewing themed birthday card for one of my friend's who recently turned 21, as you probably could've guessed she loves to sew and her favourite colours are blue and orange.

Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Brother Scan N Cut • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Coloured cardstock from Kmart Australia • Tim Holtz Distress Stain: Spun Sugar and Vintage Photo • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: Y35, YR07, B05, BG01, BV02 and E33  • Ranger Wonder Tape • ATG Gun • Liquid Pearls: Orchid • Chameleon markers: RD4 and YG3 • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze: Clear and Black • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut Stain •

Stamps: • Lawn Fawn: Sewn With Love and Woodgrain Backdrops •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables •

- Ri

Aquarium Shaker Card

Hi everyone,
I made this Aquarium shaker card for Nini's Things.

~My Process~

Firstly I cut my card base, coloured cardstock, watercolour piece and acetate with Nini's Things Designer Collection Dies (Rectangle Nesting Shapes and Stitched Borders) with my Sizzix Big Shot.

**The mustard yellow swirly line is the sized dies I used, so I hope it makes sense. Click on the images below to have a larger view.**

Once I cut out the sand and watercolour pieces, I used Tim Holtz Distress Stain in 'Broken China' for the water and 'Scattered Straw' for the sand. I spritzed water from my Distress Sprayer onto the watercolour piece for a under-watery kind of effect, heat set with my heat tool and then stamped Kaszazz's 'Bubbles Background' with Brilliance ink in 'Moonlight White' onto the water to add a bubble effect using the brand new Tim Holtz Stamp Platform.

I adhered the water piece to the card base and then stamped out "You're Fintastic!" from Lawn Fawn's 'Fintastic Friends' stamp set with Brilliance ink 'Graphite Black'.

Then I used Memento ink pad in Tuxedo Black to stamp out all of the images from Lawn Fawn's 'Fintastic Friends' and 'Mermaid For You' stamp sets onto X-Press It Blending Card. I cut them all out with my Brother Scan N Cut and then coloured them all in with Copic Ciao markers. The seaweed is a die from 'Mermaid for You', that I cut using my Sizzix Big Shot and coloured in with a Copic Ciao marker.

After I coloured all the images I then adhered them to the water piece and onto the sand. I adhered the sand to the back of the border frame and then added the acetate to it. I doubled up Scotch Foam Tape so the shaker mix won't clump and get stuck, and added it to the card base/water piece and carefully on the back of the acetate where the sand is.

I used a tiny spoonful of Nini's Things shaker mix in 'Ocean Breeze' and carefully took out the flower sequins leaving the pretty shimmery blues. I then used the EK Success powder tool around the edges of the foam tape so the sequins wouldn't get stuck to it and then I adhered the acetate piece to the card base.

Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sizzix Big Shot • Brother Scan N Cut • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform • Coloured cardstock from Target Australia • Tim Holtz Distress Stain: Broken China and Scattered Straw • Distress Sprayer • Ranger Heat It Tool • A4 Acetate Sheet • X-Press It Blending Card • Copic Ciao markers: R14, V04, V05, BG01, E33, E35, E37, B05, B24, G99, RV02, YG03, YG41, YG67, YR02, YR15, Y17 and Y35  • Nini's Things Shaker Mix: Ocean Breeze • EK Success Powder Tool • Scotch Foam Tape • ATG Gun • Daler Rowney Watercolour Paper •

Ink: • Memento: Tuxedo Black • Brilliance: Moonlight White and Graphite Black •

Stamps: • Kaszazz: Bubbles Background • Lawn Fawn: Fintastic Friends and Mermaid For You •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Mermaid For You and Stitched Hillside Borders • Nini's Things Designer Collection: Nesting Shapes - Rectangles and Stitched Borders - Rectangles •

- Ri

Magical Unicorn Shaker Card

Hi everyone,
I made this Magical Unicorn shaker card for Nini's Things.

~My Process~

Firstly I cut my card base and coloured cardstock at 3 1/2" by 3 1/2" then I cut out the centre of the coloured cardstock so it would be a border frame at 1/2" all around.

I then used Memento ink pad in Tuxedo Black to stamp out the unicorn and the stars from Kindred Stamps 'Magical Unicorns' stamp set onto X-Press It Blending Card and to stamp out "(I believe in you)" from Lawn Fawn's 'Believe in Yourself' stamp set onto the coloured cardstock border frame.

I coloured the unicorn and stars with Copic Ciao markers and then used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out all my coloured images. I used Memento's pen in Tuxedo Black to touch up the stars edges and added Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze pen in (Clear) to add some shine and also used Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze pen (Black) to add dimension to the unicorn's eyes as well as Wink of Stella brush pen (Clear) to add some sparkle.

I made my shaker pouch with a heavy weight A4 sheet protector and made it slightly larger than my border frame center, I used the WRMK Fuse Tool to seal in the shaker mixes from Nini's Things (Mermaid Scales and Springtime).

I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Milled Lavender) with a blending foam onto the card base. I then adhered the shaker pouch to the back of the border frame with Ranger Wonder Tape and then adhered the shaker and frame to the card base with Scotch Foam Tape.
I adhered the stars with Ranger Glossy Accents and used Ranger Wonder Tape to adhere the unicorn to the centre of the card on top of the shaker pouch.

Thank you for visiting my blog and feel free to let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

~Products Used~

Card base and coloured cardstock are 3 1/2" by 3 1/2"
Coloured cardstock border frame is 1/2" all around

Accessories: • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear • Memento Pen: Tuxedo Black • Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze Clear and Black • Coloured cardstock from Target Australia • X-Press It Blending Card • Ranger Glossy Accents • Ranger Wonder Tape • WRMK Fuse Tool • Marbig Heavy Weight A4 Sheet Protector • Scotch Foam Tape • Nini's Things shaker mixes: Mermaid Scales and Springtime • Brother Scan N Cut • Copic Ciao markers: BG10, Y08, Y35, B05, BV02, RV04 and RV23 • Ranger Blending Foam: Mini •

Ink: • Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Milled Lavender •

Stamps: • Kindred Stamps: Magical Unicorns • Lawn Fawn: Believe in Yourself •

- Ri

Doctor Who Pop-Up Box Birthday Card

Hi everyone, 

I made this Doctor Who Birthday Card for my Dad because I love him very much and it's also his 50th Birthday in Australia today. Let me know what you think of this card in the comments below.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Sakura Gelly Roll Classic (White 08) • 185gsm ED Kraft Brown Paper from Eckersleys • Coloured cardstock from Kmart • Coloured cardstock from Kaisercraft • Copic Ciao markers: BG93, E21, E11, 100, B05, C1, C3, C5, E79, E59, E37, E35, B99, B39, Y35 •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up •

Ink: • Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black • Dew Drop Brilliance: Starlite Silver and Galaxy Gold • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Picket Fence • Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen Big Brush: White •

Stamps: • Kindred Stamps: Time Traveler • Lawn Fawn: Happy Happy Happy, Yay, Kites! and Harold's ABCs • 

-Ri

Mother's Day Card

Hi everyone,
I made this Mother's Day Card for my Mum because I love her very much and it's also Mother's Day in Australia this weekend. It was the first time I have ever used the Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (which I purchased from the lovely Vera from Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft) and they look like velvet on this cardstock. I have also tried out Mirror Stamping too for this project, which was quite fun.

~Products Used~

Accessories: • Staedtler Pigment Liner pen (Black 0.5) • 185gsm ED Kraft Brown Paper from Eckersleys • Sakura Pigma Micron pen (Black 03) • Wink of Stella brush pen: Clear • Copic Ciao markers: Y00, Y02, Y08, RV23, G02, YG03, E11, E33, E35 • Paper Smooches: Mirror Blocks •

Dies: • Lawn Fawn: Stitched Hillside Borders, Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Puffy Cloud Borders • Nini's Things: Designer Collection Nesting Shapes - Rectangles •

Ink: • Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black • Dew Drop Brilliance: Graphite Black • Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Picket Fence and Wilted Violet • Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink: Peeled Paint, Iced Spruce, Broken China and Worn Lipstick •

Stamps: • Mama Elephant: New Family • Woodware Craft Collection: Happy Mothers Day • Jane's Doodles: Springtime • Lawn Fawn: Chirpy Chirp Chirp • Paper Smooches: Mirror Blocks •

- Ri