Springtime Hannah by Laura C

Are you ready for spring? Wow, I sure am!! This sweet little Hannah card is a little burst of springtime until the real thing gets here!!

This started with the "Hannah On Stepping Stones" stamp.


Yes....she started out on a pond, and ended up in a garden, thanks to the magic of Flower Soft! I stamped Hannah 4 times in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Twice on Bazzill Simply Smooth White Cardstock, once on pink cardstock, and once on patterned paper (the pretty pink print from the Echo Park Springtime set). The white cardstock Hannah, I colored in with Copics....the skin with E00, hair E21, E33 and E57, her bow with RV02 and RV04, the leaves and stems with G21 and the stepping stones, with E33 and E57. I cut her out using the Spellbinders Nestablilities Mega Dies Labels 8 and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Bundled Sage. Next step, was to cut Hannah's dress out of the pretty patterned paper, her boots out of the pink cardstock after coloring the soles black, and to cut out the bow on the second white cardstock Hannah after coloring it.


Then I used foam tape to adhere her dress, bow, and boots, and then I filled in the original "pond" area on the stamp with Flower Soft Glue, as well as adding a bit to the flowers in her hand, and the tall cattails....sprinkled with Heather Flower Soft, and now she's in a field of flowers!! I added a little bling to her bow and her boots with Star Dust Stickles and set aside to dry. The simple card base is 5&1/2"x4&1/4" pink cardstock, layered with a 5&3/8" by 4&1/8" piece of Echo Park Springtime paper, followed by a 4&2/4" by 3&1/2" piece of pink cardstock embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. To finish the card, I used green ribbon from my stash....knotting each end and adhering with score tape to the pink Swiss dot layer. I used foam tape to adhere the finished Hannah image, and added Hot Pink Kaiserkraft Rhinestones in the corners.

Ahhh, a fresh breath of springtime! And don't forget to pop into Cutters Creek to check out the awesome Flower Soft collection....so many colors to choose from and soooo many ways to use it!!

Just a reminder that EVERY comment left on the blog during the month of March will be eligible for some sweet BLOG CANDY!!!

Available at Cutters Creek:

The Pixie Cottage Stamps (Hannah On Stepping Stones)
Bazzill Simply Smooth White Cardstock
Echo Park Springtime 12x12 paper set
Spellbinders Nestablities Mega Dies Labels 8
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Bundled Sage
Flower Soft Glue
Heather Flower Soft
Star Dust Stickles
Hot Pink Kaiserkraft Rhinestones
Copic Markers ( E21, E33, E57, RV02, RV04, G21)

Spooky Witch by Sandi S.

I chose paper from an old paper pack I had.  Next I cut a swirl frame in black from the Cricut’s Storybook cart and attached it with a Zig glue pen.  Then I chose a flower from Cricut’s Accent Essentials cart and added a small paper flower with a dab of craft glue and finished with a Kaisercraft pearl.  I stamped Hanna onto white card stock using memento black ink, but before I did that I ran my embossing magic (anti static bag) over the paper to ensure I got a clean crisp image and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I framed Hanna with Spellbinder’s Oval and inked the edges with Copics YR16 Apricot.  I colored Hanna’s dress and hat with Copics BV00 Mauve Shadow and BV02 Purple for shadow and depth and added highlights using Inkssential Opaque White Pen.  Next I colored her hair with Copic Y08 Acid Yellow and her broom with Copic Y17 Golden Yellow then added Yellow and Purple Stickles for sparkle.  I attached the oval with Pop Up Dots.  I put the ribbon through the buckle from Spellbinder’s Lady Fashion Buckles, and taped the ribbon to the back of the paper before it was all placed onto the card with ScorTape.

Supplies Available at Cutters Creek 

Scor Tape

Cricut Cartridges (Storybook and Accent Essentials)

Spellbinders Ovals

Spellbinders Lady Fashion Buckles

Hanna - Pixie Cottage stamps

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Magic (anti static bag)

Heat Gun

Memento Ink Pad

Pop Up Dots

Paper Flowers

Kaiser Pearls

Zig Glue Pen

Inkssential Opaque Pen White

Stickles (yellow and purple)

Copics YR16, BV00, BV02, Y08, and Y17

Never Ending Card by Melissa

Well I am finally back!! Overtime has ended at work for the most part and I am now able to finally create again! I have been hearing a lot lately about Never-ending Cards so I decided to do some research and was able to make my own. Now if you have no idea what I am talking about, it is perfectly fine! I didn't know what it was either! Below is a short video (under a minute) showing a completed Never-ending Card and the 4 panels you create. Hopefully it sparks your interest too!

Just in case it doesn't load for you, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMNymSEYaSc

Ready to start making your own? It is soooooo simple! You will start with 4 sheets cut to 3" x 6" and scored at 1 1/2" on each side.

Next, you will want to go over each score with your scor-tool in both directions (with the scored portion on top and than on the bottom) This way it bends much easier after assembled.

Lay out two of the 3" x 6" pieces horizontally and line them up evenly to apply tape to the 4 corners only.

Take the 3rd sheet of 3" x 6" and lay it over one side vertically. Only remove the adhesive one corner at a time so you can line up the pieces perfectly. (Ask me how I know this!)

The last sheet is extremely easy to apply as you really only need to line it up against the other vertical sheet. But remember to still only remove the tape one corner at a time.

And here is your assembled card!

Just in case, here is the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKovCaMrehw


The next part is simple. It is probably the most time consuming part because you are cutting out the sections for each of the 4 panels. The measurements for each panel are below. I am using color 1 and color 2 so you can see how I layered them. Also, if you are going to be using layers, I would recommend using patterned papers or thin papers as cardstock makes the card very thick and heavy if you are mailing.

Panel 1:

















Color 1: (4) 2 3/4 x 1 1/4
Color 2: (4) 2 1/2 x 1
Color 1: (2) 2 3/4 x 2 3/4
Color 2: (2) 2 1/2 x 2 1/2

Panel 2:

Color 1: (2) 2 1/2 x 2 1/2
Color 2: (2) 2 3/4 x 2 3/4
Color 1: (4) 1 x 1

Color 2: (4) 1 1/4 x 1 1/4


Panel 3:

Color 1: (4) 1 1/4 x 1 1/4
Color 2: (4) 1 x 1
Color 1: (2) 2 3/4 x 2 3/4
Color 2: (2) 2 1/2 x 2 1/2



Panel 4:

Color 1: (2) 2 1/2 x 2 1/2
Color 2: (2) 2 3/4 x 2 3/4
Color 1: (4) 2 1/2 x 1
Color 2: (4) 2 3/4 x 1 1/4


Now the best thing I have found about this card is that there are so many areas to fill that your imagination has free reign. But, you are limited on your 3D embellishments as with all the folding it may not work properly. I love simple cards. I used the stamped flowers for my background in place of a patterned paper and sponged like crazy! I love how it turned out. You can see how very little embellishments are needed after everything was stamped.

Some good stamps for this project are:

Pink Cat Studio Garden Plate.
Inkadinkado Chandeliers, Filigree Fall, Leaves Galore, O Holy Night (this would make an awesome Christmas Card!!!)
FlowerSoft Flower Foliage
Autumn Leaves Swirls V2

Let me know what you think!

Products Available at Cutters Creek

Mini Hannah Collection from Pixie Cottage


Copic Markers:

Water: B000, B00, BG10
Sky: YG11, G0000, BV0000, RV0000, YR000
Skin: E50, E00, E02
Stones: N1, N4, N6, N9, C00, C2, T1, 0
Grass: YG03, YG63, YG17, E33, Covered with: YG11, YG06, YG03, YG63
Leaves: YG91, YG93, YG95
Flowers: Y04, R30, R32, R35
Dress: Y32, Y35, Y17
Hair Band: Y17, Y19, Y18
Hair: E33, E97, E99, 0


Copic Atyou Spicas


Prism White Paper
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Mini Hannah Collection by Pixie Cottage

Scor-Pal
ATG
Scor-Tape 1/4"