Mice Hanging Out | Pretty Pink Posh & Stamping Bella

Hi crafty friends!  Today I am sharing a Valentine’s Day card I made for my father featuring products from Pretty Pink Posh and a pretty old, beloved stamp from Stamping Bella.  Mixing and matching companies’ products is so much fun and opens the doors to endless creativity!

The supplies used:

Stamping Bella – Mice Hanging Out Stamp Set

     Pretty Pink Posh – Eyelet Hearts Die Set

     Spellbinders – Precision Layering A2 A Die Set

     Altenew – Featured Sentiments Die Set

     Echo Park – Love Notes 6” x 6” Paper Pad

     Honey Bee Stamps – Love Letters 6” x 6” Paper Pad

Spellbinders - Merlot Colorwheel Cardstock

     Xpress It White Blending Cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Vellum

     Copic Alcohol Markers – RV00, RV42, R14, R21, R27, RV29, R39,

RV32, R85, C0, C2, C3, N0, N2, N3, E57

     Lawn Fawn – Jet Black Ink Pad

     Therm O Web - Pink Melon Deco Foil Transfer Sheets

     Picket Fence Studios – Bright Pink & Coral Flatback Pearls

     Xyron  Creative Station Machine

     Altenew – Instant Dimension Foam Tape, ¼” x 1/16”

     Scor-Tape Double-Sided Adhesive

     Scrapbook Adhesives – Thin 3D Foam Squares

Brother Scan N Cut Machine

     Minc Hot Foiling Machine

     Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

Creating the Background Panel

I die cut a piece of the patterned paper from the Honey Bee Stamps Love Letters paper pad using the second largest die in the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A die set which cuts the panel to be approximately 4” x 5-1/4.  Then I used the largest die from this set to cut a 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” piece of Spellbinders Merlot cardstock for the base layering panel.  After die cutting was completed, I used Scor-Tape to adhere the patterned paper to the center of the Merlot cardstock panel.

Creating the Focal Points

Using the Stamping Bella Mice Hanging Out stamp set, I stamped the mice image onto a piece of Xpress It Blending Cardstock using Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink.  I heat set the ink to keep it from smearing when I colored it with Copic alcohol markers.  The Copic alcohol markers I used to color the images are:

     Hearts 1:  RV00, RV42, R14

     Hearts 2:  R21, R14, R27

     Hearts 3:  RV14, RV29, R39

     Hearts 4:  RV00, RV32, R85

     Mouse 1:  C0, C2, C3

     Mouse 2:  N0, N2, N3

     Branch:  E57

I used my Brother Scan N Cut to fussy cut the Copic colored image versus fussy cutting with scissors – not sure why I don’t use the Scan N Cut more than I do!

My heart die cut layers were created using the Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Hearts die set.  I cut two of the largest heart from white cardstock, one from a piece of patterned paper from the Echo Park Love Notes Paper Pad, and two from vellum.  I used Bearly Art Precision Glue to adhere the two white hearts together and glued the patterned paper heart on top of the white ones for dimension.  Next, I ran the two vellum hearts through my Xyron Creative Station machine to add “invisible” adhesive to the backs of them.  Before removing the Xyron backing paper from the hearts, I used scissors to cut alone the dashed lines made by the die since I didn’t want the eyelet portions for my card to be covered by the vellum.  After fussy cutting, I removed the backing paper from the vellum hearts and adhered them on top of each other onto the center of the patterned paper heart (using the faux stitched/dashed line as a guide).

Creating the Sentiment

For the sentiment, I used my computer and laser printer to create a sentiment strip that says “Happy Valentine’s Day”.  I used Therm O Web’s Pink Melon Deco Foil and my Minc machine to foil the printed toner sentiment.  Once the foiling was completed, I used the best fitting die from Altenew’s Featured Sentiments die set and die cut the sentiment strip.  I also die cut a second plain sentiment strip from white paper to make the sentiment more substantial.  I adhered both die cut sentiment strips together using liquid glue.

Assembling the Card Front

I started by adding liquid adhesive to the back side of the heart die cuts and glued them to the center of my card’s background panel.  I added pieces of Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares to the back side of the stamped mice image and positioned/adhered it to the card front.  I placed a small piece of the Altenew Instant Dimension ¼” x 1/16” Foam tape on each end of the back side of the sentiment strip and added glue to the middle and adhered it to the bottom center of the card front.  Lastly, I glued a sprinkling of Picket Fence Studios Bright Pink and Coral Gradient Flatback Pearl embellishments across the front of the card.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it.  Until next time, happy crafting!

Day 13 | Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween

Hi crafty friends!  I’m back to share my final creation for this year’s Craftoween box kit with you.  Today’s card is Day 13’s die envelope and I’m going to reach out of my comfort zone and make my very first  pop-up card!

The supplies used were:

Spellbinders – 13 Days of Craftoween Box Kit, Day 13 Dies

    Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Die Set

    Spellbinders – Halloween Wonder Die Set

    Spellbinders – Halloween Wreath Add-Ons

    Sizzix/Tim Holtz – Moonlight Die Set

    Pretty Pink Posh – Spooky Fence

    Spellbinders – Royal Amethyst Essentials Cardstock

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Beeswax Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Alabaster Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Onyx Mirror Metallic Treasured Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Peridot Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Lilac Colorwheel Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Lunar Grey Essentials Cardstock

    Spellbinders – Graphite Essentials Cardstock

    Gina K. Designs – Onyx Black Cardstock

    Simon Says Stamp – Clear Acetate Sheets

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad

    Ranger/Tim Holtz – Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad

    Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder

    Simon Says Stamp Clear Watermark and Embossing Ink

    WOW!  Heat Embossing Tool

    Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

    Misti Original Stamp Positioning Tool

    Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine

I started today’s card by die cutting and assembling the pop-up platform from the Lawn Fawn “Platform Pop-Up” die set.  If you want to do the same type card you might want to do what I did and look for the instructions on YouTube… it’s a bit confusing at first, but overall easy to assemble.  The pop-up platform was die cut from Spellbinders Royal Amethyst Essentials cardstock with Ranger’s Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain cardstock for the decorative squares that go around the outside of the platform.  The little tabs that will hold up your decorations were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Clear Acetate.  I also die cut two of the grass strips from the die in the set using Gina K. Designs Onyx Black cardstock.

I created a moon for my background layer of the pop-up using the Sizzix/Tim Holtz “Moonlight” die set.  The base of the moon was die cut from Spellbinders Alabaster cardstock ink blended with Distress Antique Linen ink and the front layer of the moon was die cut using Spellbinders Beeswax cardstock that was ink blended using Distress Tea Dye ink.  The two moon layers were glued together and set aside to dry.

For some of the decorative die cuts, I used the Spellbinders “Halloween Wonder” for the tombstone which was die cut from Spellbinders Lunar Grey and Graphite Essentials cardstock.  The picket fence was die cut from Pretty Pink Posh’s “Spooky Fence” die set out of Spellbinders Onyx Mirror Metallic Treasured Cardstock.  Then from Spellbinders’ “Halloween Wreath Add-Ons” die set, I die cut three bats from Gina K. Design’s Onyx Black cardstock.

Now for the Day 13 die set – I die cut each of the elements from the following cardstock and glued them together after die cutting was completed:

    Coffin Front Panel:  Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

    Hand:  Spellbinders Peridot Colorwheel Cardstock

    Skull and Bone:  Spellbinders Snowdrift Cardstock

    Coffin Back Panel:  Reverse Side of Distress Black Two-Tone Woodgrain Cardstock

    Coffin Lining:  Spellbinders Lilac Colorwheel Cardstock 

I glued the picket fence to the first tab of the pop-up platform and glued one of the black grass strips to the front of the fence.  Once the glue on those dried, I added the tombstone and bone to the right side of it.  On the second platform tab, I glued the cute coffin die cut onto a strip of acetate and then adhered the acetate to the actual platform tab.  Lastly on the third tab of the platform, I adhere the moon die cut to a strip of acetate to elevate it in the scene and adhered the acetate strip to the pop-up platform’s tab and glued the three bats directly to the moon front.

For the sentiment, I used one of the sentiment stamps from the Craftoween box set.  I stamped the sentiment onto Onyx Black cardstock and applied Brutus Monroe Alabaster White embossing powder, tapped off the excess and heat set the sentiment.  I fussy cut the sentiment and glued it to the front panel of the platform base. This card fits perfectly in a 5x7 envelope!

That completes today’s card!  Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this final, Day 13 pop-up card showcasing the dies from the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween boxed kit and found inspiration for some of your own card making projects!  Craftoween was such a treat this year – Spellbinders really knocked it out of the park with the imaginative, fun die sets.  I’m only sad there were just 13 days versus 31!

Until next time… happy making!