Feb 17, 2020 | Die Cut, Flowers, Rubbernecker |
Today I have yet another card made with die cuts from Rubbernecker and I created all of these – this one and this one – so you could see the HUGE variety of looks and styles you can get using the same flower die cuts with variations in color, backgrounds and little added details. This is one of the reasons I love – and work exclusively for! – Rubbernecker. They spend a lot of time and resources creating dies that can be used in so many ways, making your budget and creativity go so much further!
Before I start my project description I want to show the new Rubbernecker nested dies and shaped pattern dies. I will be sharing more projects using these dies in the coming week. I especially love the look of the die cut patterns done in white and layered over colored cardstock.
| | 5300D Nested Scallop with Holes | 5305D Inside Scallop Nested Dies | 5304-01D Circle Square Die | 5304-03D Honeycomb Die | 5304-04D Circles Die | 5304-02D Diamonds Tattered Die |
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For this project I used the Inside Scallop Nested Dies, Circles Die, Flowers #3 and Stacked Butterflies.
The Inner Scallop Circle Layer
- Cut the Inner Scallop layer using white cardstock.
- Place the cardstock on the cutting platform and line up the Circle die where you want it to cut.
- Run through the die cutting machine.
- Apply strips of mounting tape around the outer back edges of the cardstock and place a few small pieces in key places in the center of the circle cuts. Note: mounting tape in the center of the circle cuts will hold the paper up from collapsing.
- Attach the die cut layer to the card base.
The Flowers and Butterlfies
- Cut the large flowers using white cardstock and the tiny flowers using brown cardstock.
- Use green cardstock to cut the flower stems.
- Color the flower petals using Wild Honey ink and a mini applicator.
- Form the large flowers using a large round stylus and molding pad and form the tiny flowers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
- Apply glossy accents to the back of the tiny flowers and attach them to the top portion of the large flowers.
- Use glossy accents to attach the flowers to the stems.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the stems and square pieces of mounting tape to the back of each flower.
- Attach the stem and flowers to the card base.
- Cut the butterflies using yellow cardstock, attach pre made white Nuvo Crystal Drops using glossy accents and attach them to the card base using glossy accents.
I know we all love a card made with die cuts – check out what you have that you go to over and over and switch it up for a whole new look! Thanks for coming by today and I hope you have a good week.
The dies I used for this project.
| | 5305D Inside Scallop Nested Dies | 5304-04D Circles Die | 5301-03D Flower #3 Die | 5306D Stcked Butterflies |
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Here are to tools and supplies I used.
| | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Peanut… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Gloss White | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | 12mm (1/2″), Be Creative Tape | Micro (1/8″), Glue Dots | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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We all love a card made with die cuts.
Feb 16, 2020 | Die Cut, Flowers, Rubbernecker |
Rubbernecker is releasing some new die cut patterns and, lucky me, I got first dibs at playing around with them. I just LOVE how die cut patterns can add a TON of textural and visual interest to a card with just one roll through your die cut machine. I used the same die cut flowers as I did in this project on yesterday’s blog post but this time left them one color and added some tiny flower buds to the centers for a totally different look.
Before I start my project description I w ant to show the new Rubbernecker nested dies and shaped pattern dies. I will be sharing more projects using these dies in the coming week.
| | 5300D Nested Scallop with Holes | 5305D Inside Scallop Nested Dies | 5304-01D Circle Square Die | 5304-03D Honeycomb Die | 5304-04D Circles Die | 5304-02D Diamonds Tattered Die |
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For today’s project I used the Diamonds Tattered Die, Flowers #3 and Tiny Flower Buds.
The Diamond Tattered Die Cut Pattern
- Cut a piece of white cardstock 5.25″ x 4.00″.
- Place the cardstock on the cutting platform and line up the Diamond Tattered die where you want it to cut.
- Run through the die cutting machine.
- Apply strips of mounting tape around the outer back edges of the cardstock and place a few small pieces in key places in the center of the diamond cuts. Note: mounting tape in the center of the diamond cuts will hold the paper up from collapsing.
- Attach the die cut layer to the card base.
The Flowers
- Cut the large flowers using purple cardstock and the tiny flowers using white cardstock.
- Use green cardstock to cut the flower stems.
- Form the large flowers using a large round stylus and molding pad and form the tiny flowers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
- Apply glossy accents to the back of the tiny flower and attach them to the top portion of the large flowers.
- Use glossy accents to attach the flowers to the stems.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the stems and square pieces of mounting tape to the back of each flower.
- Attach the stem and flowers to the card base.
- Finish by attaching a white organdy multi loop bow using glue dots.
What die cut patterns do you have and how can you use them to add some extra interest to your projects – try it out a few times and you will be hooked! Check out this Pinterest link to see more die cut patterned backgrounds. Thank you for coming by and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
Here are the dies used for my project.
| | 5304-02D Diamonds Tattered Die | 5301-03D Flower #3 Die | Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D |
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Here are the tools and supplies.
| | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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Use die cut patterns to add interest and extra dimension to your project.
Feb 15, 2020 | Die Cut, Flowers, Rubbernecker |
Today I am SO excited to share with you one of my flower cards handmade with new dies from Rubbernecker – I can see myself using these gorgeous flowers over and over. And check out that BEAUTIFUL background! I LOVE new goodies!
Before I start my project description I w ant to show the new Rubbernecker nested dies and shaped pattern dies. I will be sharing more projects using these dies in the coming week.
| | 5300D Nested Scallop with Holes | 5305D Inside Scallop Nested Dies | 5304-01D Circle Square Die | 5304-03D Honeycomb Die | 5304-04D Circles Die | 5304-02D Diamonds Tattered Die |
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I love using decorative backgrounds on my projects. For this card I used the outside cut and largest inside cut of the Nested Scallop with Holes. I paired the new nested die set with the Flowers #3 and Thank You sentiment.
The Nested Decorative Die Background
- Cut the two nested layers using white cardstock.
- Turn them face down and apply double stick tape all the way around the back to attach the two layers together.
- Apply strips of mounting tape all the way around the back of the of the decorative layers and attach it to the card base.
- Cut another portion of the two layers to use for the sentiment , attach them together and set them aside to attach after building the flower arrangement.
The Flowers and Sentiment
- Use white cardstock to cut the flowers and green cardstock to cut the stems. I cut two sets of each.
- Apply Wild Honey ink to the petals and Vintage Photo ink to the top center part using mini applicators.
- Form the flowers using a large round stylus and molding pad.
- Attach the flowers to the stems using glossy accents.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the stems and small squares to the back of each flower.
- Arrange and attach the flowers and stems to the card base.
- Stamp the sentiment o the nested die cut section using Acorn Versafine Clair ink and trim.
- Apply mounting tape to the back of the sentiment strip and attach to the card base.
To be honest, any flower cards handmade by you are special – adding these new dies to your lineup will only give you even MORE creative options! I can’t wait to show you some of the other cards I’ve made using the new nested and patterned dies with this same flower. They will show how just how changing up the background can create a totally different card and yet using the same flowers. Thank you for coming by and I hope you have a great weekend.
Here are the dies and sentiment stamp I used for this project.
| | 5300D Nested Scallop with Holes | 5301-03D Flower #3 Die | 1319-10 Thank You |
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Here are the tools and supplies used.
| | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Acorn | Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… | Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen 2 pk | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | 12mm (1/2″), Be Creative Tape | Micro (1/8″), Glue Dots | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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All flower cards handmade by you are special.
Feb 13, 2020 | Clean and Simple, Flowers, Rubbernecker |
Today I’ve created a clean and simple card with beautiful dimensional paper flowers and a simple sentiment. There is something so elegant about an all white card base with popped up colorful flowers and foliage. For this card I used the Rubbernecker 5106D Mixable Flower Stack, Tiny Flower Buds, Large Ivy. Rectangle Combo One Piece and the Thinking of You sentiment.
The A2 Card Base and Sentiment
- Place the white card base in the MISTI and line up and secure the sentiment stamp in place.
- Apply brown ink to the stamp and stamp it on the card base.
- Use white cardstock to cut rectangle combination frames and attach the three layers together using double stick tape.
- Apply mounting tape to the back of the frame and attach it to the card base.
Coloring and Forming the Flowers
- Cut the flowers using white cardstock. I cut three flower layers for each sized flower.
- Apply Wild Honey ink to the flowers using a mini applicator. Note: I apply touches of ink along the back edge of each petal so the white edge doesn’t show through when the petals are formed.
- Use needle nose pliers to roll the edges of each petal. For the large flower I rolled one side of each petal backwards and one side upwards. For the small flowers I clamped the pliers right in the middle of each petal and rolled both sides upward around the pliers.
- Place each flower layer on the molding pad and push down lightly in the center with a small round tipped stylus.
- Use glossy accents to attach the flowers together making sure each layer is offset to create a natural looking flower.
- Use brown cardstock to cut the tiny flower buds, form them using a small tipped stylus and molding pad and attach them to the flower centers using glossy accents.
Arrange the Flowers and Ivy
- Use green cardstock to cut the six ivy sections.
- Apply glossy accents to the back of the large flower and attach it to the upper corner card base.
- Tuck two of the full ivy sections under the large flower and attach using glossy accents.
- Apply glossy accents to the two smaller flowers and attach them to the two ivy sections.
- Cut the rest of the ivy sections apart and tuck them around the larger flowers to fill in the arrangement and attach using glossy accents.
- Finish by using a shimmer pen to add a touch of sparkle to the tiny brown flower centers.
Do you like to create dimensional paper flowers for your projects? I sure do. You can see lots and lots of examples of paper flowers project in my Flower Category. I think there are more than 700. Yikes!! I sure do appreciate you coming by today and I hope you are having a great week.
Here are the dies and the sentiment stamp I used for this card.
| | 5218D Rectangle Combo OPC #3 Die Cut | Mixable Flower Stack Die 5106D | 5162-02D Large Ivy | Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D | 1319-05 Thinking of you… |
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Here are the tools and supplies I used.
| | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Peanut… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft | VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Acorn | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Dykes Needle Nose Pliers Extra Long… | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… | Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen 2 pk | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | 12mm (1/2″), Be Creative Tape | Micro (1/8″), Glue Dots | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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Dimensional paper flowers add so much interest to a clean and simple card.
Jan 27, 2020 | Flowers, Rubbernecker, Z Fold Cards |
Ok – I will admit it – this z fold box card IS over the top! I went a little nuts, what can I say? But the BASIC form of this Z fold box card can be used in about a zillion ways, as complex or as simple as YOU want to make yours, and it will STILL be a showstopper! For this card I used the Rubbernecker Circle Lattice, Window w/ Pierce, Tall Terracotta Pots, Tall Buckets, Apple Cart. Watering Can, Leaf Group, Large Ivy, Small Ivy, Flower Buds and Small Flowers #1.
The Z Fold Card Base and Box
- Use the pre-scored Z Fold Box Card kit to create the base.
- Cut 2 2.5″ x 4.00″ designer paper layers and one 5.25″ x 4.00″ layer and attach them to the card base using ATG adhesive.
- Cut the Window w/Pierce and Circle Lattice sections using white cardstock.
- Attach the lattice sections to the card base using double stick tape and attach the window using mounting tape along the top sections and double stick tape along the bottom section.
- Score the 11 inch strip of white cardstock from the kit at 5.50″ and 8.25″.
- Attach the strip to the card base using double stick tape on both ends of the strip.
- Apply double stick tape to the tabbed ends of four box inserts and attach them inside the box.
The Terracotta Pots, Buckets, Watering Can and Apple Cart
- Cut the terracotta pots using yellow cardstock, the bucket and watering can using gray cardstock and the apple cart using Kraft and black cardstock.
- Use Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge ink and mini applicators to color the terracotta pots, bucket and watering can.
- Apply Vintage Photo ink to the Apple Cart using a mini applicator.
- Attach the bucket handle to the bucket and the wheel to the apple cart using glossy accents.
The Flowers and Foliage
- Use green cardstock to cut the foliage sections.
- Cut the small flowers using bright pink, pale pink, yellow, aqua, purple and yellow cardstock.
- Apply dots of color to the some of the flowers using Distress Inks and mini applicator.
- Wild Honey ink for the yellow flowers.
- Worn Lipstick ink for the pink flowers.
- Dusty Concord ink for the purple flowers.
- Form the flowers using a small tipped stylus and a molding pad.
- Attach several large ivy sections to the lattice walls using glossy accents.
- Fill the flower pots with small and large ivy sections and attach the pieces to the back using glossy accents.
- Attach flowers to the flower pot foliage and lattice wall foliage using glossy accents.
Assemble the Card Pieces
- Begin assembling the card by attaching the back flower pots to the window section using pieces of mounting tape.
- Attach ivy and leaf group branches and pots to the box insert sections using glossy accents.
- Use glossy accents to attach flower pots to the cart and attach it to the card front using pieces of mounting tape.
- Finish the card by attaching the bucket, watering can and additional flower pots to the card front using mounting tape.
So are you up for making your own Z fold box card? Give it a shot! They are fun and you can start easy and work your way up to something like this! Check out this Pinterest link if you would like more Z fold box card inspiration. I have twelve more cards for you to check out in my Z fold box card category. Thank you for coming by today and I hope you have a great week.
Here are links to the dies I used for my Z fold box card.
| | Circle Lattice Die Cut 5026D | Window w/ Pierce 5148-02D | 5209-04D Apple Cart Die Cut | Watering Can Die Cut 5147-12D | Tall Terracotta Pot Die Cut 5147-16D | Tall Buckets Die Cut 5147-13D | Leaf Group die 5118D | 5162-02D Large Ivy | 5162-03D Small Ivy | 5210-04D Small Flowers #1 | Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-09D |
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Here are links to the tools and supplies I used.
| | The Paper Cut: Z Fold Box Card Kit… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Candy… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… | Bazzill COTTON CANDY Card Shoppe… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Rusty Hinge, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Dusty Concord, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Worn Lipstick, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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So are you up for making your own Z fold box card?
Jan 26, 2020 | Flowers, Rubbernecker, Shutter Cards |
Having a template for a double shutter card is a great thing to have in your card making arsenal. They are easy to make, can be done in an endless variety of papers, motifs, themes and you can dress them up or down any way you want. AND a double shutter card is PERFECT for when you want to send something but don’t have a lot to say because there’s naturally not a ton of room to write a message! Unless of course, you want to fill the back of the whole card, at which point you have TONS of space. So you can see why this is such a great idea to have handy!
For this project I used the Rubbernecker Nested Rectangle Scallop w/Holes, Leaf Group, Small Flowers #2 and Blooms Your Way.
The Card Base
- The card base was made using a pre scored A2 sized card from White Double Shutter Card kit.
- Use your bone folder to sharpen the folds of the card.
- Cut the Carta Bella Home Again designer papers to fit the card base. I used two different papers to add interest to the card.
- Cut 4 2.00″ x 2 3/4″ pieces of paper in each design.
- Cut 1 4 1/8″ x 2 3/4″ pieces of paper in each design.
- Apply ATG adhesive to the designer paper and attach them to the card base.
- Cut 4 1/4″ strips of white cardstock and 1 4 1/8″ strips of white cardstock.
- Attach the white strips to the card base using double stick tape.
The Rectangle Scalloped Layers
- Cut two scalloped layers using white cardstock.
- Pull out your Stamp-a-ma-jig set and make ready to use to line up the red rubber sentiment and acrylic block.
- Secure the stamp on an acrylic block, apply ink, secure the block in place against the Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp on the clear image sheet.
- Line the image sheet up over the white scalloped layer where you want the sentiment to be stamped and secure the Stamp-a-ma-jig against the corner of the clear image sheet and secure in place.
- Remove the image sheet, apply ink to the stamp and stamp the sentiment by lining up the acrylic block against the Stamp-a-ma-jig.
- Check out this video to see how to use a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up your stamped images. It’s makes so much more sense when you see it in action. I have wasted lots of paper over the years by thinking I could line up a red rubber stamp and get it perfectly straight where I wanted it.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the sentiment layer and attach it to the middle of the card base.
The Flower Bouquet
- Cut the small flowers using white cardstock.
- Apply a light shade of Antique Linen ink to the flowers using a mini applicator. I wanted the flowers to match the flowers in the paper but needed to add the light shade of Antique Linen so they would show up well against the white scalloped layer.
- Place the flowers face up on a molding pad and form them using the small round stylus.
- Attach the flower layers together using glossy accents.
- Apply glossy accents to the flower centers and attach pre made black Nuvo Crystal Drops.
- Use green cardstock to cut the leafy branch and attach it to the white scalloped layer using glossy accents.
- Attach the flowers to the branch using glossy accents.
- Hand cut a couple thin strips of cardstock to use to extend the blower bouquet branches and attach to the end of the leaf branch using glossy accents.
- Create a black multi loop bow and attach it to the bouquet using glue dots.
- Apply strips of mounting tape to the left side of the flower bouquet layer and attach it to the front of the card base.
I’d love to hear about your trying out a double shutter card – be sure to let me know what you thought in the comments! Thank you for coming by and I hope you have a great Sunday
Here are the dies and stamp used for my project.
| | Nested Rectangle Scallop w/ Holes 5141D | 5210-05D Small Flowers #2 Die Cut | Leaf Group die 5118D | 1319-17 Blooms your way |
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Here are the tools and supplies I used for the project.
| | Carta Bella Paper – Home Again… | The Paper Cut: White DOUBLE Shutter Card | Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… | Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… | Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Ink Pad | VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne | Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft | Clear Acrylic Block 3.25″ X 4.25″… | Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… | McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… | Stamp-a-ma-Jig, EK Success | Offray 1/8″ Wide Double Face Satin… | Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Black Ebony… | Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents | Glue Dots, Mini (3/16″) | Scotch Foam Mounting Tape | Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… | ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider | Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen | Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 | Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… |
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Making a double shutter card is so much fun.
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