cardmaking - Right as Rain

Rubbernecker | Die-cut Underwater Scene

Hello! Today, I am sharing a friendship (or love) card created with Rubbernecker dies and stamp set. There are a number of occasions for which this card would work.

Create focal elements

Die-cut Tropical Fish from colored, white, and black cardstock; assemble. To inlay the eyes, remove eye of the fish body color, add tape to the back of the fish, and drop in black cardstock eye.
Die-cut small fish with the Sea Animals set from colored cardstock.
Die-cut the Submarine from colored and black cardstock. Only die-cut the portion of the submarine visible in the frame.
To add textural interest, heat-emboss pieces with clear embossing powder. With tweezers holding the die-cut piece, press piece into VersaMark ink pad, apply clear embossing powder, and heat emboss. (Technique used on fish stripes, fish fins, small fish, and submarine’s glass windows.)
Die-cut underwater vegetation from two shades of green cardstock with the Sea Kelp and Seaweed/Coral die sets.

Create frame and background

Die-cut the Slimline OPC Squares frame from white cardstock.
Stamp the Under the Sea #2 sentiment in VersaFine Onyx Black ink on teal cardstock panel.
Add foam adhesive strips to frame. Trim sentiment panel and attach to the back of the frame.
Create slimline card base in dark teal cardstock.
Cut black cardstock 8 2/8 inches wide by 3 3/8 inches tall. Attach to card base.
Attach frame with sentiment panel to card base.

Assemble

Add elements – fish, seaweed, submarine – inside frame with dot adhesive and foam adhesive; trim elements as needed.

Rubbernecker | April 2022 Release

Hello! I am delighted to share two CAS cards created with new dies in the April Rubbernecker release, which includes cover plates, garden dies, and stamp sets.

The Shed Bird House Add-On die works with the Shed die to create a large birdhouse.

I paired the birdhouse with birds created with the Spring Birds die.

On both cards, I used a sentiment from the Kittie Says Springtime set.

The Shed Bird House Add-On die set includes several options for the birdhouse opening and a smaller heart die. I sprinkled several hearts on the patterned-paper background to reinforce the theme.

Spellbinders | Die Cutting Glitter Foam

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, mini slimline card created with just-released Spellbinders products: Glitter Foam Sheets and Color Block Mini Triangles. The glitter foam is a game changer; it is a lot less messy than traditional glitter.

Cut the Shimmering Tropics (bright green) and Peacock Feathers (blue and purple) foam with the Color Block Mini Triangles die set.
Cut Color Block Mini Triangles bases from Onyx cardstock.
Glue bases to assembled foam sets.
Glue triangles to card base; trim to mini slimline size.
Foil Be Bold sentiment in Silver on Snowdrift cardstock and cut with coordinating die. Add to card.

Spellbinders | Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection

Hello! Today I am sharing two takes with Spellbinders products to introduce the Layered Fleur Bouquet Slimlines Collection by Becca Feeken.

I used the Layered Cherry Blossoms set on an A2-size card and a mini slimline card. Let’s take a look!

To create the card shown on the right:

Dry-emboss A2-size panel of light teal with the Diamond Plaid embossing folder.
Cut Layered Cherry Blossoms from Snowdrift cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks. Cut flower centers from gold foil cardstock. Assemble flowers; add flowers and leaves to branches. Add assembly to card background.
Foil sentiment in Gold with plate in the Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set.
Embellish with Gold Mix gems.

To create the card shown on the left:

Dry-emboss mini slimline-size background of lavender cardstock with the Diamond Plaid embossing folder.
Cut Layered Cherry Blossoms from Snowdrift cardstock. Cut flower centers from gold foil cardstock. Assemble flowers; add flowers and leaves to branches. Add assembly to card background.
Foil sentiment in Gold with plate in the Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set.
Embellish with Spectrum AB gems.

Rubbernecker | Farmyard Birthday Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a farm-themed birthday card created with Rubbernecker dies and stamp set.

Create focal elements

Cut cows with the Farm Animals die from cardstock. Back nostrils with black cardstock. Glue bell to female and nose ring to bull. Optional: Cut eyes from black cardstock using die in the Submarine set and glue to faces.
Cut barn building, doors, and window with Barn set from white, gray, and dark red cardstock; assemble.

Create background and frame

Cut grass from green cardstock with a die in the Slimline Grass set.
Cut frame with largest die in the Outside Scallop Frame set from white cardstock.
Stamp Birthday Vase sentiment in VersaFine Onyx Black ink on light blue cardstock panel.
Cut Peak Fence #4 twice from white cardstock. Tape together on back allowing enough fence to span the dimensions of the frame.

Assemble

Trim grass and glue to the bottom of frame from the back.
Trim fence assembly and add to back of frame.
Trim stamped background and affix to the back of the frame.
Add frame to yellow, A2-size card base.
Add barn and cows to scene.

Embellish

Cut sun from yellow cardstock with Sun Moon die and tuck behind barn.
Cut cloud from white cardstock with Clouds die and add to scene with foam adhesive.
Cut small flowers from yellow cardstock with Small Flowers #3 die set. Shape flowers with shaping stylus in the Paper Blossom Tool Kit. Add white crystal drops to centers. Once dry, glue to fence.