Miss Lilly on the Bike Garden Gate Easel Card

Hi! It is finally starting to look like Spring!

Today I am sharing a sweet little easel card made by combining the adorable Miss Lilly on the Bike from Little Blue Button Stamps, with Birds and Garden Gate Easel from My Scrap Chick.

                              

When making the garden gate I made four of the cross beams on the gate. I put two across horizontally and the other two on each end vertically. I used two layers of double stick tape for the side pieces to raise them up a little.

I used cardstock from several sources for my card. I used a blue floral print for the background, a green dot for the grass, and a gray wood grain print for the garden gate. The card base is light blue,

I moved one of the birds to the left to create room for the image.

Here is how the card looks from the back and side.

I used my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color Miss Lily on the Bike. I tried to copy the grass and garden gate between the spokes of the bike tires. I fussy cut the image and added her to the card using foam tape to give the card some extra dimension.

I created the sentiments in Cricut Design Space and added the "Life is a beautiful ride" sentiment using more foam tape.

I think these two files make a perfect pairing. My Scrap Chick cards make a perfect base for LBBS images!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Spring!

Teacup Easel Card

                                                                                                                          

Today is my daughter-in-law's birthday so I had to make her a cute little card in her favorite color. I used Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets, and for the tag, Party Owls, both from My Scrap Chick.

MATERIALS

Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets

Party Owls,

Happy Birthday 2 U sentiment from Bird's Cards

Fresh Linen Papers, Stickers & Die-cuts pack by COLORBOK

Sturdy purple, lavender and a bit of white cardstock to coordinate with prints 

Aqua pearls by Jots

Lavender paper flower

Aqua tulle scrap 

Glue Dots, Pop Dots, adhesive

I slightly enlarged the card to 5 inches so I could put a gift card into the pocket. The tag is 2 1/4 inches tall and the sentiment is 1 7/8 inches across. The card base, cup base, large scalloped circle, tag base, pom, pom and sentiment were cut from purple. The top layer of the tag, small circle and sentiment shadow were cut from lavender. The large circle behind the sentiment and the party hat were cut from the striped print: the top layer of the teacup was cut from the purple flower print. (I cut two of these to make it more stable.)

 I inked all the pieces with purple before assembling the card. Make sure you glue the top layer of the teacup only on the two sides and the bottom so you leave an opening at the top for your gift card, teabag or whatever.

I added pearls around the lavender circle by the sentiment, and added a slightly curved line of pearls at the top of the cup.  I made  a 2 1/2 inch bow from the tulle, then added it and the lavender flower, with glue dots, one inch in from the top right corner of the cup. The tag was tucked in under the bow and attached with glue at the top, and pop dots at the bottom. 

I hope my Daughter -in-Law likes her card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Cat Latte Easel Card

Today is New Release Day at Digital Delights By Louby Loo.

For my cute latte easel card I used Cat Latte Set.

CARD RECIPE

All DD stamps used: Cat Latte Set

Cardstock & Papers: "Uptown Flair" by the Paper Studio, "Joie De Vivre" by DCWV, green cardstock by Recollections

Markers Used: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Acc./Embellishments: Pink pearls of various sizes, Dark pink 2/8 inch ribbon, light pink 1/8 inch ribbon, pink/white twine, latte shape card & easel card base by My Scrap Chick

Special Technique: 

For my card base I used "Latte Shape Card" and "Easel Card Collection" from My Scrap Chick. The finished card measures 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. I used Design Space and my cricut explore to print the digi stamps. I used print then cut for the cat and the writing feature for the sentiment.

The latte cup is 5 1/2 inches tall. I cut the shape card in half and used only half for my card. The cat image is 3 3/4 inches tall.

    

COLOR PALETTE

Cat: IG 1, 3, 5

Tummy & Chest: IG1, 3, Blender

Nose& Feet: IG 1, 3, 5, 8

Cup: PP 2, 4, 6, CG 2, 3, 4

Latte: EB 1, 2

I love this Cat Latte image! It's "purr-fect" for all you latte lovers!

Sending you Latte Love!  ~ Shirley

Kitty Cat Birthday Set

My granddaughter is a kitty lover so I made her this cute gift set for her ninth birthday. I used the following files from My Scrap Chick for my set.

            
                   Explosion Box                          Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio               Paper Bow Wrap

MATERIALS

Files from MSC:    Explosion Box , Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio,   Paper Bow Wrap and an easel base from Easel Card Collection.

Printed Cardstock: Joie De Vivre by DCWV, Modern Millinary Signature Paper by Colorbok and Pink Dot by Bazzill.

Other cardstock by Coredinations

small amount of 1/4 inch wide dark pink ribbon

1/4 inch clear gem

tape runner and glue

Keeping the box pieces grouped together, I sized the bottom of the box to be 11.5 inches. I used the kitty from the card and the paw print from the tag from the Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio as decorations for my box.

I added the card front to a base from  Easel Card Collection to make it an easel card .

My grandaughter was thrilled with this set and I'm sure any kitty lovers you know will love it just as much! 

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think so please leave a comment.

                            Happy crafting! ~Shirley

Onesie Gift Set

I have a dear craft friend who is expecting a baby girl any day now, so I made this gift set for her. I think they turned out really cute and were so easy to make!

For the gift box I used Onesie Gift Box Girl from My Scrap Chick and enlarged it a much as I could. I decorated it with bits of lace and ribbon.

The easel card and tag were made using Onesie Girls Tutu Easel Card and Onesie Girls Tutu Flat Fold Card. 

Materials List

Printed cardstock and pink dots from "Uptown Flair" from The Paper Studio. Check and plaid from my scraps stash. 

Plain cardstock from Recollections.

Various gathered white laces

Various white and pink ribbon

Clear Gems by Jots

Pink dotted flowers from Craft Smith

The following files from My Scrap Chick were used.

I love how this gift set turned out, and so did my friend. If you have a special someone who is expecting, this set would make a great gift. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. 

Have a great day!

Shirley

 

Carrot Love Easel Card

Before we know it Easter will be here, so I thought I'd make a Easter Easel card for my "Anything Goes" project for Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

I used Easter Egg Easel Card  Cut File for the card base 

and images from Carrot Love Set .

Card Recipe

All DD Stamps Used: Carrot Love Set

Cardstock and Papers: Images printed on Spectrum Noir Cardstock by Crafter's Companion, printed cardstock from DCWV, lavender cardstock from Recollections

Markers Used: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Acc./ Embellishments: White pearls in two sizes, 3/4 inch wide lace and ribbon trim, 1 inch purple ribbon, 3/4 inch purple paper flowers and green leaves, adhesive and foam tape

Special Technique: Using the Easter Egg Easel Card file, make the card so it sits 6 inches high. The main scalloped circle is 4 1/2 inches.

The Easter Egg image is 3 3/4 inches tall, the bunny is 3 inches, the border is about 1 by 4 1/8 inches. The sentiment is 1 by 1 3/4 inches. I adjusted the mat behind it to fit.

The trims were added as shown, then the pearls were added. The images were added with foam tape to give the card dimension. Last, I added the purple flowers and leaves. 

Color Palette

Bunny: IG 1, 2, 4, blender

Inner Ear /Cheeks: CR 1, 2

Carrots: BO 1, 2, 3, BG 2, 3

Leaves: DG 1, 2

Flowers: PL 1, 3

Egg: PL 1, 3, CT 2, 4

I hope you liked my little card! I'd love to hear from you.

Darla Duck Dutch Gate Card

Today is New Release Day at Digital Delights at Louby Loo and I am sharing a Dutch Gate Card using "Darla Duck Set" and "Splashes of Spring Papers."

Card Recipe

All DD Stamps Used: Darla Duck Set

Cardstock and Papers: "Splashes of Spring Papers" from Digital Delights, "Modern Millinary Signature Paper" by COLORBOK, cardstock by Recollections, dotted paper from stash

Markers Used: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Acc./ Embelishments: 1/4 inch pink dotted ribbon

Special Technique:

I created the card base in Design Space.
Here is the Design Space file link. 
https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/52496965

COLOR PALETTE

Duck: CT 2, 4
Beak: OR 1, 2, 3, CR 10
Pinks: MG 1, 2
Greens: DG 1, 2

I hope you like my little card. If so, or if you have a question, I'd love to hear from you. Have a great day! 

Hoopla Birthday Double Twisted Easel

Hi! DT Shirley here sharing my Hostess Monday project.

 I decided to make a double twisted easel card using "Bobo Betty Set" and "Hoopla Hobo Set" which can be found here: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_121 :

A double twisted easel card may look difficult to make, but is actually quite easy.

Start with a 10 inch by 10 inch piece of cardstock and fold it in half one way, open it up, and fold it in half the other way. Cut down along one of the fold lines from the top to the center fold line.

Using the flaps just created, fold the top inner corners down diagonally to the outside edge along the fold line, as shown.

Here is the design space file:

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/52490615

 Add oval mats, approximately 4 by 5 inches, and a bottom mat that is 4 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches.

The balloons are from cricut.

The images were printed on 3 3/4 inch by 4 3/4 inch ovals.

Here is a closer view of the finished images.

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers Color Palette

Face: FS 1, 4, TN1, CR 1

Reds: CR 1, DR 4, 5

Greens: Hair: LG 1, 3, 5

              Clothes: CG 1, 3

Yellows: CT 1, 4

Pinks: BP 1,3,4

Oranges: BO 1, 2, FL 2

Browns: TN 2, 5, 9

Blacks: IG 2, 5, 9

Thanks for stopping by!