While Walking My Dogs

Before we get to Card #23, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Michelle who said, “ADORABLE!!! That has to be my favorite one so far IT’S SO CUTE.”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Michelle!

I hope you enjoy your card.

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Card #23 –  Washi tape Card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I love washi tape!  Washi tape is a Japanese paper tape that comes in all different colors and patterns and is really versatile.  I’ve used it in card making before when I made a Valentine’s card and a St. Patrick’s Day card.  It’s also fantastic for scrapbooking and journaling.

For this card I used plum textured cardstock (4 1/4″ X 11″) for my base and white cardstock for the front panel.

I started by choosing 5 coordinating rolls of washi tape.  I took a piece of white cardstock and starting laying down strips of each washi tape repeating the pattern twice.  Once the tape was on the cardstock I took my brayer and rolled the paper to make sure the tape was adhered well.

I took the white cardstock front panel and punched flower shapes in a fairly haphazard fashion.  I then glued this panel to the washi tape cardstock and trimmed the excess.

Before I stamped the sentiment, I punched several flowers from the remaining washi tape cardstock and attached foam squares.  Positioning them at an angle to each flower cutout on the white cardstock, I pulled the release paper on the foam square and glued them.

I finished the card by stamping the sentiment, adding some rhinestone gems and going over the flowers with my Wink of Stella glitter brush pen.

Here is the finished card.

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Until tomorrow,

I just want to make sure I understand – These washi tape things aren’t treats?  I’m not supposed to gnaw on them like they’re a delectable morsel?  Got it!

Before we get to Card #22, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Pam who said, “This might be my favorite! Not sure if I said that before, but now I mean it! Super love it!!!!”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Pam!

I hope you enjoy your card.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for today’s card. Remember each day you leave a comment, you are entered into the drawing for the Grand Giveaway for all 31 cards. Easy, peasy.

Card #22 –  A Window Card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I’ve had this stamp set for a while and today I decided to take it out for a drive.  You stamp the front and back of a puppy or a kitten and attach them so it looks as if they’re peeking through a window.  When you open the card there’s a surprise inside.

I used avocado cardstock (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″) for my base, patterned paper (4″ X 5 1/4″) for the cover panel and flag, scrap white cardstock for the stamped images and scrap avocado cardstock for the flag and stars.

I started by die cutting the front of the card and the cover panel.  I used my circle frame die cuts and cut towards the middle left of the card.

I stamped, embossed and colored the front and back of the puppy.  After cutting them out, I glued them, wrong sides facing, together.

I used my tape runner to glue the patterned paper to the front of the avocado cardstock and then adhered the puppy image just over the lip of the lower circle.  This gives the illusion that the puppy is leaning on the circle.

I stamped the sentiment on the die cut banner and backed the banner with matching patterned paper.  I glued the banner inside the card just above the puppy in the circle.  Here’s a picture of the inside of the card.  Oh man, I love puppy butts!

I finished the card by gluing down the die cut stars and some enamel dots.  I went over the stars with Glossy Accents to give them a dimensional finish.

Here is the finished card.

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Until tomorrow,

I happen to think I have a cute butt now, but when I was a puppy there was no butt cuter than mine.  Here’s proof.

Before we get to Card #21, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Emilie who said, “I think that the box cards are really cute and fun especially this one.”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Emilie!

I hope you enjoy your card.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for today’s card. Remember each day you leave a comment, you are entered into the drawing for the Grand Giveaway for all 31 cards. Easy, peasy.

Card #21 –  A See Through Shaker Card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I’m a bit in love with shaker cards at the moment.  This one is a little different because the acetate sheets are placed right on top of each other, creating a see through card.

I used yellow textured cardstock (4 1/4″ X 11″) for my base, white cardstock (4″ X 5 1/4″) for the cover panel, scrap white cardstock for the stamped images and clear acetate (4″ X 4″) for the see through part.

I started by die cutting the front of the card and the cover panel.  I used my square frame die cuts and cut towards the top of the card to leave room at the bottom for the sentiment.

I stamped and embossed two images of a light bulb and cut them out.  Each image is glued together so that the back of the panel is the same as the front.

I adhered  one of the clear acetate pieces to the back of the front panel over the square made by the die cut.  I placed the light bulb and sprinkled glitter and sequins.  I then glued down the remaining acetate square on top of the bulb and sequins.  I glued down the white cover panel to cover the glue used to secure the acetate.

I stamped the sentiment on the lower portion of the front of the card and glued three rhinestones just below the left lower corner.

Here is the finished card.

Remember to leave a comment below and be entered to win this card today and possibly the Grand Giveaway of all 31 cards on February 1, 2015.

Until tomorrow,

You know…. that light bulb gives us an idea.  Let’s all have cookies!

Before we get to Card #20, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Marjorie who said, “Very pretty card – I love it!”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Marjorie!

I hope you enjoy your card.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for today’s card. Remember each day you leave a comment, you are entered into the drawing for the Grand Giveaway for all 31 cards. Easy, peasy.

Card #20 –  Card-In-A-Box

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I love the Card-in-a-Box design because you can have so much fun with it.  I found this tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers and will let them instruct you if you’re interested.  It’s an excellent tutorial.

These are time consuming cards so I usually save them for big or  milestone celebrations.
I used white cardstock (12″ X 12″) for my base, patterned cardstock (12″ X 12″) for the panels and scrap white cardstock for the stamped images.

I followed the tutorial and cut and scored the white cardstock and cut out the panel pieces from the patterned cardstock.

I attached the patterned pieces to the white cardstock base and then I stamped the sentiment and stuck the letters “Dad” on the back of the box.  It’s easier to do this step before you start building your card because everything’s flat.

Here’s a little tip for attaching adhesive letters.  Use a small plastic ruler to line up the letters before you glue them to your paper.  When you’re pleased with how they’re lined up, just press the letters onto the cardstock and then remove the ruler.  They stay perfectly in place.

Once the back of the box was complete, I folded the paper into the ‘box’ shape and using double sided tape, glued the boxed together.

There are two shelves (that’s what I call them) that need to be attached inside the box.  The shelves are used for attaching the ephemera of your particular design.  In my case, that was stamped images of ice-creams.

After attaching the shelves, I set the box aside and started working on the stamped images.

I stamped and embossed several images of ice-cream cones. And then I colored them in with my Distress markers and cut them out.

After I finished all the ice-cream cones, it was time to assemble the card.

Using clear acetate stripes, I glued ice-cream cones along the front inside, 2nd and 3rd shelves of the card.  I also glued a couple cones to the back panel of the card.  For the three flaps in front of the card, I glued three ice-cream cones that I embellished with Glossy Accents.

There is really no rhyme or reason to this part of the card-in-a-box.  Just keep placing ephemera until you feel the card is full.  It’s important to keep opening and closing the card to make sure none of the pieces stick out the edges of the box.

This card could be used for Father’s Day or a dads birthday.

Here is the finished card.

Remember to leave a comment below and be entered to win this card today and possibly the Grand Giveaway of all 31 cards on February 1, 2015.

Until tomorrow,

So I was thinking… maybe you could make a card like this with just pictures of me.  You know – with all my different facial expressions.  I think it would be cool.

Before we get to Card #19, the winner of yesterdays daily giveaway is: Deb who said, “Very pretty! It is going to make some one smile when they get it for Valentines Day.”.

Thank you for your kind words and Congratulations Deb!

I hope you enjoy your card.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post for today’s card. Remember each day you leave a comment, you are entered into the drawing for the Grand Giveaway for all 31 cards. Easy, peasy.

Card #19 –  Shaker Birthday Card

I started by assembling all my supplies.

I’ve been intrigued by shaker cards for a while now.  I thought this would be a good time to try one.

This card is a design that could be used for any occasion.

I used pink cardstock (4 1/4″ X 11″) for my base, white cardstock (4″ X 5 1/4″) for the card front and patterned cardstock for the circle backgrounds and sentiment circle.

I began by die cutting the two circles on the card front.  Then I die cut the background patterned cardstock, the clear acetate and the two foam rings.  A shaker card needs about 1/8″ between the acetate and the patterned paper for the sequins.  The foam rings are glued between the acetate and the patterned paper.

First I glued the acetate to the circles using Glossy Accents.  I let that dry for a few minutes and then glued the foam rings around the circles.  When that dried I sprinkled a few sequins and micro beads into the foam ring wells.

I glued the patterned paper over the foam rings to prevent the sequins from falling out.  I finished off the back of the card front by placing foam tape along the perimeter of the cardstock.

Before attaching the card front to the pink card base, I white embossed the sentiment to one of the circles and attached it using foam squares.  As a last minute thought, I die cut a smaller circle out of the silver embossed sheet I used in yesterday’s card.

I finished the card by gluing a few pink sequins.

Here is the finished card.

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Until tomorrow,

I love circles because I’m really good at making them when I chase my tail.