Unicorns, rainbows AND a pop up! How cool is that? I have to tell on myself. When I was designing this card, I could not figure out the pop up part. I glued the tabs to the rainbow and glued it to the card and
IT. WOULD. NOT. POP. UP!
I took it off and put it on about four million times. Pulling my hair out ensued. While that may be a slight exaggeration, it was still frustrating.
Then an accident happened. I got the angle right and it popped up! Who knew an angle could be so important. If you're thinking that I should have known, I bet you're a math genius or an engineer. Or at least it makes me feel better to think so!
As long as it took me to figure out, this was still a fun card. And now I know how important that angle really is.
The background on this card is made with Copic inks. I used my refills and a small paintbrush. I really like the subtle color.
Here's the video on the unicorn rainbow pop-up card (including that all important angle):
I've been having fun with my mini floral stamps again. I finished these up while Louisa was taking her naps last weekend. This time I've added distress ink into the mix. All fun, easy ideas to incorporate into your creations. You can see the video with tips below.
Talk about getting your money's worth - I've used these butterfly dies a lot! I love the butterfly covered in flowers with a little milled lavender distress ink blended on the edges.
I heard someone say " Quit using unicorns, already!" Well, no. I think this unicorn is adorable and I'm going to continue coloring unicorns as long as I want to! So there! Seriously, though. this is cuteness! The mini floral stamps in the scallop tag are covered with a light layer of cracked pistachio distress ink. I really like the flowers showing through, so I used distress ink in lieu of distress oxide.
The unicorn is colored the same colors as the flowers - love the stripes and pink hooves!
This is another stamp that is pure cuteness! I love the tea theme and those mice are adorable. You can barely see the distress ink on the teapot and cup. It's spun sugar and the light pink is really pretty. You can probably think of stamps you could decorate with mini flowers.
My favorite mouse is the little one asleep with his little round belly. Here is the video:
Do you make odd sized or shaped cards? I never think about the envelope until I have the card finished. You should have seen me in the past, flinging open drawers, slinging out envelopes, pulling out my hair... I have a LOT of envelopes. Seriously. Drawers Full. And still half the time, I've made a card that just WON'T FIT or is dwarfed by the envelope. Solution: Make envelopes. Well, okay. But.... (confession here), I really don't have the patience for that really cool envelope maker that I have stashed away. I just can't figure out how to make envelopes with it that work for my cards. Real Solution: Make really easy envelopes. Okay. How? Here's how:
The video shows how to make easy envelopes for small, large and shaped cards. I use my score pad, but you could use a straight edge and a bone folder to make the scores.
One fun thing to make with this method is gift card holders. We love books in our family, so this gift card holder has a Barnes and Noble gift card. And see that little cat reading? Adorable! The kitty with the party hat is stamped on sticker paper. It will be the seal for the back of the gift card holder.
This card is long enough for some envelopes I have, but it's too skinny. So, a custom envelope it is.
This is another of my Agnes Richardson images. I just love the sweet little girl and the black kitty. You can download her below.
Download Agnes Richardson Girl with Black Cat HERE.
Dropbox seems to work differently for different people. Either right click and save when image appears or click the download button in the top right corner. If neither method works, email me and I'll send the files to you.
Louisa made valentines when I was there last week. We didn't make them until February 15th, but oh well... I die cut some hearts and then printed unicorns on sticker paper. I peeled the stickers for her and handed them to her.
She really did a good job and had a lot of fun. She made 6, which was just about right for a 15 month old. I rubbed some baking soda on the back parts of the unicorn stickers that stuck out over the hearts to keep them from sticking to anything.
You can see I also made envelopes the same way as I show in the video.
So, go ahead and make those small, large and shaped cards. Envelope? I've got you covered.
