Add a POP of Color! Magic Slider Card Idea: Crafty with Caly
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Have you ever tried making a Magic Slider card? Even after seeing them multiple times the result is such a fun and (for lack of a better word) magical effect I can totally see the draw to making and receiving these fun interactive cards! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Caly Person, and read on to learn more!
Hello there, friends! Today’s card is so much fun and is an interactive card that a lot of people love. You don’t see it often, but every few months, I’ll see it and it amazes me every time so I wanted to make one! Magic Slider cards can be made without fancy dies and can be made in so many ways! All you need is a slider panel that pulls away to reveal a colorful surprise!
Today’s card uses the Magnolia Pattern Stamp. I wanted a background cling that would carry the image over the entire card. I stamped first on white cardstock, and then again on acetate using StazOn Jet Black ink. StazOn is a permanent ink and is great for non-porous surfaces like acetate.
Be sure to check out the video to see how my card is made!
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I ink-blended my image using the Magnolia Pattern Stencils and Pinkfresh Studio inks. After ink-blending, I used a Simple Rectangle die to cut a window through the panel. You get a rectangle border and a rectangle out of the ink-blended panel.
I used the inner rectangle to adhere to a card base. Then I adhered the acetate panel to the rectangle frame – like you’re creating a shaker window, except you leave the top open. I created a track system using 4 layers of cardstock stripes down the right, left, and bottom sides of the window panel that’s ¼” wide.
The slider panel is made using a white piece of cardstock. For my card, it’s 3” x 5”. I used a Corner Chomper to round the top and stamped a “push here” sentiment using the Push Here stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I finished my card with an embossed sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments set.
I hope you like this card! Thanks so much for stopping by today! ~Caly
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Six Cards Made with the April 2023 Card Kit!
Hello, all! Kristina Werner here. Today I have some cards for you created with the April 2023 Card Kit. Specifically, I used the Poppy Perfection stamp set that’s included in the kit.
When I set out to create some cards, I originally planned to create only two. But as I started stamping, I thought it would be just as easy to create duplicates of each card design. So I stamped three of each design. Be sure to watch the video below for tips and ideas on how to make the stamping easy and simple.
For the first card design, I created all three cards the same. After stamping in alcohol marker friendly ink (I used Intense black ink), I colored the cards with Copic markers and ink blended Stone ink from the bottom of the card. Simply adhering the design to a card base was all that I needed to do to finish off the cards.
The second design was a bit more involved. After stamping in the same ink, I colored the background of each card in a different color. Then I colored the poppies in the same Copic markers that I’d used for the first card. To give the cards a more dramatic look, I ink blended a slightly darker ink onto the edges. For the tan background, I used Sparrow ink. For the blue background, I used Soft Navy ink. And for the pink background, I used Merlot ink.
The greeting on the second card design was stamped and white heat embossed on black cardstock and then popped up on foam adhesive.
Thanks for stopping by today! You can pick up the Poppy Perfection stamp set within the April 2023 Card Kit HERE, or purchase it separately. You can also subscribe to receive this kit and future kits HERE.
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Easter Egg Hunt Mixed Media Project!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I’m HOPPY to share this sweet mixed media project from Anna-Karin Evaldsson with you today! (see what I did there!? ;) Read on and enjoy!
Hi everyone! I am happy to be back here today with a new tutorial. This time I created an Easter Egg Hunt scene. I am very fond of making my own ornaments and little scenes like these. The eggs in the scene are easy to find, because there are lots of them. It might even be where the Easter Bunny stores the eggs and other little treasures. There are also glittering diamonds, pearls and mica flakes.
I wanted a round base and sometimes use wood discs for that, but I didn’t have one at hand so instead I repurposed the metallic lid of a glass jar. You could even put the lid back on the jar and fill the jar with sweets. It would make a great gift.
Start by coating the lid with gesso. The lid I used is about 3.5 in in diameter.
When the gesso is dry, paint the edge of the lid with Ground Espresso Distress Paint. I also painted the Salvaged Rabbit and the base of the snow globe with Distress Paint. The pink and grey paint was mixed with white to get lighter shades.
When the bunny is dry, mix a watery brown paint and paint the whole bunny with the mix. This gives a distressed effect and makes the details easier to see. Do the same on the base of the snow globe.
I often find that it is easiest to add the eye with a marker instead of with paint. Don’t worry if it isn’t perfect.
Color the eggs by placing a couple at a time in a plastic bag and add a few drops of alcohol ink. Place them on another plastic bag to dry.
Glue pearls and droplets into the base of the snow globe. Add eggs into the glass globe and sprinkle Mica Flakes into the globe.
I wanted signs in the scene and made my own by cutting pieces of Tim Holtz Woodgrain paper. Ink them with Distress Ink.
The sentiments come from Tim Holtz Clipping Stickers and I used tooth picks for the posts, inking them with Distress Ink.
Mix a little brown paint into Texture Paste and apply a thick layer to the top of the lid. You can use green paint instead if you want more of a spring-time look. I recently did another Easter scene with pastel colors and was in the mood for more subtle colors here.
Press the snow globe, bunny, sign posts and eggs into the paste. The paste will act as a glue.
Add pearls, droplets and crystals and sprinkle some mica flakes.
Later, I also added a few Tim Holtz Bouquet Findings flowers, which had been colored with Distress Spray Stain.
When you place the eggs on a plastic bag to dry, they get this great marbled look.
The eggs will all look different. One of my favorites is this shiny brown egg.
I added lace trim around the edge of the lid. You could also use ribbon or Design Tape.
The mix of shiny eggs, mica flakes, crystals and pearls made me think of a treasure.
The eggs move around in the snow globe if you carefully shake the piece.
The bunny can be painted in many different ways and doesn’t need to have this distressed look. I hope this tutorial inspired you to create your own Easter ornaments or to make other types of 3-D scenes. Thank you so much for looking! Happy crafting! –Anna-Karin
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