Going Floral with Lisa Horton’s 3D Embossing Folders

I’m a huge fan of all things Lisa Horton, including her fabulous 3D embossing folders.  This card was made using one of her latest releases, the Roses 6” x 6” 3D Embossing Folder and Complimentary Outline Die set.  The idea is that you use the die to cut out a rose from paper or card then pop it in the embossing folder in the area indicated on the packaging (which I marked with a pen on the outside of the folder), run the folder through your die cutting machine and the die cut comes out with a superb 3D embossed effect.  

For this card I inked the embossed rose die cut with some pink Distress Oxide ink.  I then embossed a  piece of white card in the embossing folder to make a rose background and I lightly ran the pink oxide ink around the outer edges to give it a little colour.  I used the same ink to colour a plain piece of white card stock, just around the visible edges then stuck this to a blank white card base.  I added the embossed panel on the top and added the embossed rose die cut to the corner of the card using some 3D glue gel.  I used another of Lisa’s new folders, the Variegated Leaf 3D Embossing Folder and Complimentary Die set to cut and emboss 3 leaves which I coloured with Distress Oxide ink and added it to the card with 3D glue gel.

The sentiment is from another of Lisa’s stamp and die sets, called Hellianthus Cluster.  I stamped using Crafters Companion’s quick dry Fuchsia ink then used the corresponding die to cut out the sentiment and add it to the card again with 3D glue Gel.  The bee I found on my desk from a previous project.

A New Home Card

 

Here is another project I made using digital cutting files and my Scan n Cut machine.  This time the cutting files were purchased from the Birds Cards website, the file is called Bird House and I cut all of the pieces at 140% to make a larger card.  I cut the shaped card base from 12 x 12 300 gsm pearl cardstock and  used pink and blue cardstock for the house and roof and I inked around all the panels in a corresponding ink.  The main blue house panel I embossed using one of Lisa Horton’s amazing 3D embossing folders, called Weave and added it to the card base then layered up the roof panels to give a 3D effect.  The circle that was cut out from the blue panel as part of the cutting file I flipped over to show the lighter blue colour on the other side and added a sentiment cut from black cardstock.  I stuck the circle inside the aperture on foam pads.  The flamingo is a cutting file on the Scan and Cut and I cut it out using scraps of leftover card, inked the pink edges and wing and added a googley eye.  The small flowers are shop bought and attached them to my card front with my hot glue gun.

This card was requested by my daughter to give to her best friend when she moves into her new house shortly.   I hope she likes it.

Chic Chick Treat Box

 

Oh my goodness, how cute is this little chick box?  I made this over the weekend using my scan and cut and SVG files from Dreaming Tree’s Chic Chick Treat Box file.  This was part of an Easter themed collection given away during March if you spent 10 dollars or more on their website - www.3dsvg.com.  The other items in the free collection were a gorgeous tulip card and a carrot bunny house.  The designers of these products are amazingly creative and the craft along videos are brilliant.

I started making this around midnight, laid in bed, wide awake with the card and paper pieces cut earlier in the day.  I’ve never crafted laid flat on my back, with my iPad on my knees before and I probably won’t be doing it again as I got glue everywhere!  

I planned to fill the box with some cute mini Toblerone chocolates my mother in law gave me for Easter but I appear to have eaten most of them so I’ve left it empty and put it on display in my lounge.

Easter Baskets

 

Over the last three weeks I have been making two Easter baskets for family members.  For the baskets I have used my Scan n Cut machine and cutting files I purchased from the svgcuts.com website called Picnic in the Park SVG kit.  

I used double sided pearl cardstock in a pinky peach colour for the base of the basket and some dark red card strips for the woven pattern on the side of the basket.  To decorate the basket I used papers from the Rose Garden paper pad by Crafter’s Companion.  After cutting the paper panels I inked around them using some brown quick dry ink before sticking them to the basket.  I attached the handles using some peach coloured brads.  I’ve decorated the side of the boxes with flowers and leaves cut using the gorgeous Climbing Rose die set by Sharon Callis.  The flower bases are rolled using a quilling tool and they look fabulous in whatever material you use and are so easy to make.  The white fronds were cut using dies by Bright Rosa and a drop of Tonic Nuvo Dream Drops added to each frond.  I cut the tag from the pinky peach pearl cardstock and added a black die cut sentiment, sorry, I can’t remember where I got it from.  I also made an Easter Bunny using the Bunny die set by Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I cut a thin strip of card and glued the bunny to it then tucked the strip into the opening at the back of the box.  To finish it off I added the tag on a matching ribbon.

I bought a large box of chocolates, split the chocolates between two cellophane bags, stapled the bag tops closed and put one bag inside each side of the basket along with the label from the chocolate box and the insert that shows what the chocolates are.  I took real willpower not to pinch a chocolate or two before sealing up the bags.  I hope the recipients enjoy the baskets as well as the chocolates.

That’s Another Fine Mess!

 

I bought this wonderful set of stamps from Craftstash recently.  The set is called Stan and Ollie by Aall and Create.  In the range there is also a Marilyn Monroe stamp set and a Charlie Chaplin stamp set.  I’ve been making a lot of slimline cards recently and for this card I used a slimline die set by Newton’s Nook to cut the frame and window panel from black Centura Pearl cardstock with silver glitter card behind.  I stamped the images with a Tonic black hybrid inkpad and coloured with Spectrum Noir Triblend pens before fussy cutting the characters out and adhering them to the card with foam pads.  I finished off with a thin layer of  Glossy Accents on the hats and some gems top and bottom.

It is nice to be able to try products by a variety of different brands, having resigned from the Crafters Companion Design Team in January to allow me to increase my working hours temporarily until the end of March.  I’m reducing my hours again in two weeks so I will have so much time to craft.  I’m a very lucky lady.

Create A Card Dies

This was my second allocation for Crafter’s Companion Design Team.  I worked with two dies from the Gemini Create a Card range, Ornamental Baubles and Christmas Greetings.   These dies cut into the card but they don’t have an outer cutting edge so the design stays within the card.  I loved working with these dies, they are so versatile and cut like a dream.   They make gorgeous shaker cards when used with acetate and look great when coloured with Sparkle pens.  

My favourite make with these dies was this Christmas planner.  I used the die to work out the size of the book and used a die cut as a decoration on the front cover then cut another and snipped out various words which I used to decorate the pages in the planner.  I will be making another one of these for myself for Christmas, I love having everything written down so I don’t forget anything.

The Ornamental Baubles die can be found here

https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/gemini-create-a-card-metal-die-ornamental-baubles.html?nosto=nosto-page-search2

The Christmas Greetings die can be found here

First Design Team Allocation

Above are a selection of the cards I made for my first allocation as part of Crafter’s Companion Design Team.  I just love these dies from the Fancy Nesting Dies range.  I used the Torn Edge Oval, Torn Edge Square and Torn Edge Circles Nesting die sets to make a selection of cards in different styles, including easel cards, dome cards, shaker cards, fancy fold cards etc.  I loved working with these dies as there are endless things you can do with them and they layer right down to a tiny centre die.  All the cards are decorated with a range of Crafter’s Companion paper pads, dies and stamps.

The range of Nesting dies can be found here:
https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=gemini%20nesting%20dies