Egg Shaped Card Die with Sugar Egg Builder

 Hello!  Who remembers getting a sugar egg for Easter.  I sure do and I always marveled at how they could get the little scene in it.  Today, I have a card that re-creates those sugar eggs of past.  I am using a few new products from the Trinity Stamps release earlier this month.  

To make this card, I went at it the same way I would if I were making a shaker card.  I wanted all the dimension without adding the shaker embellishments.  I lined my the dies from the Sugar Egg Builder Die Set, using the second largest egg shape, on a piece of 110lb cardstock.  Once I had the placement of the dies, where I needed them to be, I used some mint tape to hold them together and then I cut out a total of eight pieces to create a well.  VERY IMPORTANT:  Make sure before you take apart your dies that you also cut out a piece of cardstock that will be the front of your egg.  In my card, it was a piece of shimmer pink card stock.

With all my pieces cut out, I glued them all together finishing with my pink cardstock on top.

I used the frosting stamp from the Sugar Egg Builder Stamp set to stamp and heat emboss the design with clear embossing powder.  I added a little bit of shading using a light blue maker to help give the design a little depth.  Once I had my shading done, I used the dies from the Sugar Egg Builder Die set to cut out my frosting and glued to the front of my egg.

For the "inside" of my scene, I used the largest egg shaped die from the Sugar Egg Builder Set to cut it from a light blue shimmer paper.  I added a little Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink to dust a little color at the bottom of the egg to make it appear like water.  

I used the Egg Shaped Card Die to cut out the base of my card from a light blue cardstock.  I used the largest of the egg shapes from the Sugar Egg Builder Die Set to cut out the shape from some patterned paper.  I glued those pieces together topping it off with my empty sugar egg scene.

I used Copic markers to color in the scene in the following colors:

• C00, C0, C1 - Swan
• Y000, T13 - Beaks
• E08, E57 - Cattails
• YG01, YG25, YG17 - Reeds
• BG0000, B0000 B000, B00, BG18 - Water

I used the die to cut out my little scene and then applied 2mm foam dots to the back of the piece and placed it inside my scene.

I applied a wide double sided adhesive to the back of a piece of vellum and used the bow from the Holiday Wreath Circle Card Add On Die Set.  Vellum doesn't play well with adhesives, meaning that they usually show through.  I work around this my applying adhesive to the whole piece and the parts that don't actually adhere to the card, are dusted with embossing powder so that they don't stick where I don't want them to.  To see how I do this, you can watch my process video which is linked down below.

The Easter Blessing sentiment on the front of the card was heat embossed with gold embossing powder and then trimmed to fit the front of the card.

For the inside of my card, I cut out a piece of white cardstock using the second largest egg shape from the Sugar Egg Builder Die Set.  I created my sentiment for the inside of my card using the Simply Sentimental-Easter Stamp Set.  

If you would like a more detailed description on how I created this card, I have linked my YouTube video below.

I love how this card turned out - it just hits all those memories.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope this blog is inspiring you to create a smile one card at a time.

Sandy

Sugar Egg Gnome Scene

 Hello...Hello!  Today I have a couple of my favorites from Trinity Stamps.  I am still loving the new Sugar Egg Builder Die Set and Stamp Set.  Of course, it goes without saying, that I love all the Trinity Gnomes.  This one just happens to be Gnome Bunny.  I have used both the stamp and the die set for this card.

I created the base of this card using the Egg Shaped Card Die Set with a piece of dark pink shimmer card stock.  I cut an egg from patterned paper using the largest egg shape from the Sugar Egg Builder Die Set.  I also cut out another egg with the smaller egg shape from that same set.  Once I have those layered together, I used the smallest of the frosting dies, to cut out the middle of the card.  I have my process YouTube Video attached at the bottom of this post so you can see exactly how I got it lined up and cut.  

I stamped the frosting ring using VersaMark Watermark Ink and clear embossing powder.  I used both of the frosting die pieces to cut it out.  

To add a little more dimension to my frosting, I used my Copic BG0000 marker to add a little shading to the bottom of each frosting leaf. I glued my completed frosting ring to the front of my card.

For the inside of my card, I cut out an egg using the largest egg shape from the die.  I placed in on my Crafty Companion Reusable Grip Pad and started to ink blend my background.  Using a Shading Sidekick Blending Brush and a mixture of Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink, I inked in my grassy layer.  Using the Puffy Cloud Layers Stencil, I inked in my clouds using my Blending Buddy with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.

I colored my little friend and his eggs using Copic Markers in the following colors:

• RV00, RV32, RV34, R83 - Pinks
• Y32, Y17, YR14 - Oranges
• Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15 - Yellows
• BG10, BG11, BG13 - Blue-green
• E31, E33, E34 - Shoes
• BG70, BG90 - Beard

Using the front window of my card as  a guide, I place the gnome, his eggs and little chick friend where I wanted them and then glued them down.

For the outside sentiments, used the Egg-ceptional Sentiments Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies.  I heat embossed them of the same dark pink cardstock as the base of the card, using white embossing powder.  

I glued the sentiment wording on the front of the card balancing it out with an egg from the Gnome Bunny Stamp Set.  I didn't put a sentiment on the inside of the card because I didn't want it peeking out through the front sugar egg window.  I figured the card could be signed on the grassy area under the gnome or a message could be written on the back of the card.

I am very happy with the way this card turned out and I hope that you have been inspired to create a scene using a stamp in your own sugar egg.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing day!

Sandy

Make A Moth: Lorelai by Emily Moore Designs

 

Hi friends!  I am on the blog over at Emily Moore Designs in addition to a new YouTube Video showing the process behind this beautiful note card. 

The moth on this card is from the Make A Moth: Lorelai Die Set.  I just love making these moths.  There are so many different ways to decorate their wings especially if you combine the sets.  I also like that you can use the little bits and pieces as embellishments. 

For this beautiful moth, I used Turquoise, Periwinkle, Lilac and Stippled Silver Matte Foil Cardstock.  You can purchase this paper at 12x12 Cardstock Shop

I applied double sided 4" x 6" adhesive sheets to the back of the cardstock.  This is my favorite way to adhere all these little pieces together.  It is not only easier, but it is neater especially when you are working on foil. 

When I’m die cutting the pieces, I like to peel off the back tape and place my little pieces on a sheet of heat-resistant Teflon.  This is really helpful when you need to use the same die multiple times. 

Now you get to put your moth together.  The body and the wings definitely have only one way to go on, but the decoration on the wings is entirely up to you! This is the fun part - the creative opportunities are endless!

For the bottom layer of my card, I cut a piece of gray cardstock, 4.25” x 5.5” . I also cut a piece of black shimmer cardstock to 4.0” x 5.25”.  I rounded my corners so that everything looks cohesive.  I glued those two pieces together.

I used the largest background die from the Decorative Sentiment Die to cut out a piece of green shimmer cardstock. 

For the sentiment on this card, I used the “Hey” from the Hi, Hey, Hello Word Dies – Big and Bold.  For the shadow on the word, I used a black shimmer cardstock.  The scripty lettering was cut from the silver matte foil.  

Next, I removed the back of the adhesive tape, put a little glue on the back of the moth and place it on the green shimmer cardstock.  The reason I am putting liquid glue on the top of the adhesive because it gives me a little barrier so I can move the piece around until I have it exactly where I want it.

I always like to pop up something on my cards if I can – I think it always adds a nice little touch.  I use Crafty Foam Tape to pop up the layer with the moth on it. 

To finish up this card, I attach it to a card base.  To make the card base, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 5.5” x 8.5”.  I scored it at 4.25” and folded it in half.

This was such a quick card to make, I decided to make another one since my supplies were already on my table. 

Thank you for spending a little time with me and I hope you have been inspired to make a card guaranteed to put a smile on someone’s face.

All the products can be at Emily Moore Designs    By using my affiliate link, I make a small commission at no cost to you.  I am grateful for any support that helps me create and share more ideas with you.  

Sandy

Craft Roulette 6th Anniversary Hop with Trinity Stamps

Hello friends!  Today I am participating in a Trinity Stamps YouTube Hop celebrating Craft Roulette's 6th Anniversary.  Six years - Wow!  Congratulations to Mary Funn Gunn and Craft Roulette.  

This parameters for this week are:

• Project - Tri-fold Card
• Colors - Garden
• Element - Nursery
• Random - Star(s) or Starry

I didn't have a lot of baby to pull from, but luckily the January release had a couple of baby themed stamps in the Nugs & Kisses Stamp Set.  There is also a coordinating die set.

I used Copic markers to color in my little nugget family in the following colors:

• Y08, Y19, YR23 - Cheese Sauce
• Y26, YR23, YR24 - Nuggets
• R14, R27, R39 - Heart

The base of my card was cut to 8.5" x 5.5".  I scored it at 2.24", folded the 2" in and then butted the folded edge up to the left side of my Score Buddy.  I scored it again at 4.25" and folded the left side into the middle of the card.

I also used the stamp for the sentiment for the inside of the card.  The panels for the inside of the cards are cut to 4.0" x 5.25" and 3.75" x 5.0".  

I used the Simply Sentimental: Baby Stamp Set and the 5-Star Rating Stamp Set to make my own "patterned" paper for the front of the card.  Instead of using a colored embossing powder, I used a clear powder, which gave me the tone on tone.  

I cut the cardstock pieces for the side panels at; 2.0" x 5.25", 1.75" x 5.0" and 1.5" x 4.75".  Once they were cut, I glued the layers together.  

The medallion in the center of the belly band was cut using the Emergency Card Essentials #1. I used that die set to cut out the center piece and the trim on the band. I used the 5-Star Rating Stamp Set to stamp the stars on the band.  They were also heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Oh my goodness, this card turned out so stinking cute!  It is such a break from the more traditional new baby card don't you think?

Happy Anniversary to Craft Roulette and I look forward to many more challenges is the future!

Cheers!

Sandy