Di’s Digi Stamps – crazyforpaper

Humor with a message!

2018-04-22 C4C 432

This week’s challenge #432 over at Crazy4Challenges is to use this phrase as inspiration:

“Skating on thin Ice”

I have a friend who is married to a man who refuses to take the advise from his doctor. I’ll be sending her this card unsigned so she can give it to her hubby.

The Steps:

Step 1: Using Art Impressions UMI1238 stamp on paper suitable to the color medium of your choice:

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I colored her with Copic Markers.

Step 2: Cut one door from med. brown cardstock using Elizabeth Craft Designs 1128 – CountryScapes Carolina Farmhouse Door:

Step 3: The urn with flowers and wreath on the door were cut from this set 1010 – CountryScapes – Backyard 2 also from Elizabeth Craft Designs:

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Cut one urn, the flowers for the urn and the pieces for the wreath. I cut all the tiny flower pcs. for the urn and wreath from pink cardstock. The wreath itself, bow, urn leaves I cut from white cardstock and color with Copic Markers.

Step 4: I love digital stamps because you can resize them. For this card I chose “Caffeinated Craig” from Dr. Digi House of Stamps:

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Print and size “Craig” to 3.25″, color and fussy cut him out.

Step 5: I created the sentiment on my computer and cut it out with the smallest die from this set by Spellbinders “Card Creator”:

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I applied, a with a light touch, PanPastel’s “black” to distress the edges.

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You should now be ready to assemble the card:

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Step 6: Cut the cross pcs. out of the door window and glue the Art Impression colored stamped image behind the door as shown above.

Make base card by cutting a pc. of 12 x12″ cardstock in half. Score one of the halves at 6″ on the long side. Fold over. I chose Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock Dove Gray. I love this cardstock because it’s colored on one side only. This is a great choice when you want to stamp a sentiment on the inside.

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Step 7: Cut a 5.75″ square of designer paper or cardstock that will look like the side of a house. I chose this brick paper from Michaels because of the colors, but you could also use a “wood grain” look.

Adhere the door, with image behind it to the left lower side as pictured. I curved “Craig” slightly with my thumbs. Then I adhered him to the card as shown by gluing only his shoes to the card and putting a foam dot behind him about where the donut is. Now add your floral pcs. and the sentiment and that’s it!

Thanks so much for having a look. I love to make pretty cards but also find it really fun to make a funny card sometimes. I’d love you to leave a message so I know who stopped by. I love to read them!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Double Sided Adhesive 10mm

Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

C4C – 429 Use your dies as stencils!

You can use your dies to make custom stencils!

Well, this was a fun challenge theme because I got to use what is clearly becoming my favorite 2 die sets: Happy Frame and Happy Frame XL by Elizabeth Craft Designs .

For this project I used the Happy Frame XL

Let’s make this card:

Step 1: Using the Happy Frame XL die cut 4 times with heavy weight white cardstock.

Step 2: Attach a pc. of scrap heavy weight cardstock that’s at least 2 x 4″ to Double sided adhesive. Secure the longest die from the below die set, sharp edge down on the adhesive side and run through your cutting machine:

The photo above shows the 730 – Curvy Leaves die set, the stencil I made and another piece of a double sided adhesive I tried this die first as a stencil (that’s why it has ink on it) and the practice piece of cardstock that’s 1″ wide like the Happy Frame is.

Step 3: Cut the frame pcs. to 6″ long on the longest side. With your handmade stencil and stamp pad inks, stencil the Happy Frame pcs. (I applied 2 greens and a brown ink pads:

Next, using PanPastel’s 780.5 Raw Umber, lightly with a small sponge dauber, distress the entire frame pcs. except the two outside folds as shown below in case it would affect the adhesive when you assemble the frame:

Now assemble the frame

This is the assembly video link: Happy Frame assembly video.

Step 4: Size, print and color with Copic Markers this digital stamp from called “Sunflowers” Di’s Digi Stamps.

Trim the colored print centered in a 6″ square.

I then went over the print with the same very light touch of Raw Umber PanPastel.

Step 5: Cut enough pcs. to make two Sunflowers from this die set (I cut the petal pcs. out 2 or 3 times for each flower just for extras, the seeds pc. twice per flower, and the leaves twice per flower) Cut the leaves from green cardstock and the petals from yellow cardstock and the seeds from dark brown cardstock:

Sunflower Assembly video

Add color as in the assembly video and shape the parts too:

Now as in the video build your two sunflowers right onto your assembled frame:

Step 6: Add 10mm (1/2″) Clear Double Sided adhesive to the edges of your 6″ colored image square on the colored side. Now attach it to the back of the frame.

Step 7: Create a base card by cutting a pc. of 12 x 12″ cardstock in half and scoring one of the halves at 6″. Fold over. My choice for base cards if I have the color on hand is Elizabeth Craft Design’s Soft finish cardstock. I love it’s weight 100lb. and it’s colored on only one side. When I want to stamp on the inside this is a great benefit:

If you are going to stamp a sentiment on the inside, do it now.

Step 8: Add Clear Double Sided adhesive 10m to all four front edges of your card base. Adhere the frame to the card.

That’s It!

Thanks so much again for having a look. These frames are so fun. And come back next week for another fun challenge! Please let me know you were here by leaving a comment. I love to read them!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Soft Finish Cardstock 12 x 12 Dove Gray and 8.5 x 11 white, 10mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive.

Beacon’s Kid’s Choice Glue

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

C4C – 427 Cutie Patootie Challenge

I decided to make an unconventional “baby card”.

I am absolutely crazy for Elizabeth Craft Designs release of their two Happy Frame die sets. For this DT card I used this set:

Let’s make this card:

Step 1: I found this adorable digital stamp, at Di’s Digi Stamps.

(You go straight to her online store by clicking on the blue link above)

It’s called “Hello Bumblebee”. Size, print and color the image. I colored it with Copic Markers. I added shading to the background with PanPastels. Cut out your colored image with the 3rd. to the largest die in the below set on the left. Then cut a brown mat with the 2nd to the largest die in the set on the right. Adhere the stamped layer to the brown scalloped mat:

Step 2: Cut out the die four times out of wood look cardstock. from the set called Happy Frame from Elizabeth Craft Designs. (pictured above with link to the store in blue.) I chose a piece from this paper pack:

Here is the assembly video: Happy Frame assembly video

Note: Cut your four frame pcs. to 6.25 x 6.25″. Your finished frame will be a 6.25″ square.

Step 3: Using the dies on the far right below cut two pink and two white layers for a small pink daisy and white daisy. Repeat for a smaller daisy of each color. Cut the circle center pc. for the daisies with the pc. shown below on the right side of the picture below:

This set is from Docrafts and is called: Glorious Gerbera. I added a little darker pink Copic marker from the middle out to the pink daisies.

Cut the leaves only (two of each) from this set: 1368 – Garden Notes – Dahlia:

Cut two of the longer die from this set:

Cut enough of the “bee parts” to make 3 bees from this set:

Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock from this stamp set below:

Cut out sentiment with the 2nd to the smallest die in this set from QuicKutz:

I used PanPastels to add a little blue color to the edges.

Choose a designer paper and cut a square that measures 6.25″ x 6.25″.

Step 4: Adhere the designer square paper behind the wood frame. Adhere the image stack to the center and then decorate the frame as shown.

Here’s a look at the inside of the card:

It was made by creating a base card by scoring a pc. 12″ x 6″ pc. white cardstock at 6″. Then fold over. Attach two squares of the same designer paper. Then I added charm dies, banners and the word Congratulations from these dies.

That’s it!

Thanks so much for taking a look. I know you’re time is valuable so I appreciate it. I can’t wait to see what you make if you choose to take the challenge!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Soft finish Cardstock White 12 x 12″, Clear Double Side Adhesive 10mm

Joanne Fabric and Crafts: Baker’s twine

Michaels: Recollections: Pink Wood Planks

Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

Tag: Di’s Digi Stamps

Humor with a message!

“Skating on thin Ice”

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C4C – 429 Use your dies as stencils!

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C4C – 427 Cutie Patootie Challenge

That’s it!

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