Honeycomb Pumpkin Fall Card

  

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It is the first of the month which means there is a new challenge at Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge in FB. We hope you join. There are several ways to participate with three sketch options to choose from.

The most intensive part of my card is creating the honeycomb. This is not the first time I created a honeycomb but somehow I struggled with this one. Maybe because it is smaller than the one I created before, and maybe because I am aiming for a halfway opened honeycomb.

The honeycomb above is my second attempt in creating a honeycomb for this card. I tried to save the first honeycomb but I was not able to. I think my mistake was applying more glue than I am supposed to. Some parts of the paper got stuck instead of opening up. 

Another thing that made this honeycomb a challenge is that I wanted to use a magnet to keep the honeycomb open. The honeycomb will initially be closed to allow it to be placed inside an envelope.

My first attempts were a fail. I later figured out that the magnet I used was not strong enough to hold it open. After adding another magnet, the honeycomb remained open.

If you are going to make a honeycomb using double sided patterned paper, keep in mind that the inside fold will be the one mostly showing when the honeycomb is opened. Just like in my honeycomb pumpkin, I have the orange background pattern outside and the brown background pattern inside. Thus, the pumpkin is more of brown with a hint of orange, There is nothing wrong with this but this piece of information can be helpful in case you are going for a certain look.

The dies I used for the honeycomb pumpkin is from Honeybee. The patterned paper I used for the pumpkin is from Simple Stories. I inked the edges of the pumpkin die cut on both sides using an orange and brown dye inks accordingly.

The other two patterned papers I used for the background are from Echo Park (green) and Simple Stories (brown). I die cut the green patterned paper using a stitched Lawn Fawn square die.

I used felt for the pumpkin stalk and curly vines. The lace trim is from Michaels. I used double sided tape to adhere the trim to the back of the square patterned paper.

The sentiment die is from Paper Smooches. I added stitching to the holes using an orange variegated DMC floss. I used all 6 strands and added a shiny gold thread for a tinge of shine.

The honeycomb pumpkin, when folded, still has a bit of depth but it still fits an A2 sized envelope.

I hope you like today's card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Digital Image Made Into A Felt Embellishment

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. For the month of March, the challenge theme is on Nature and Scenery, and/or Home and Food. It is a multi-theme challenge. Choose one or choose all!

I created a Christmas theme card for the challenge. Yes, I am starting my Christmas cards this early! Anyway, the candy cane image was too hard to resist. I created the digital image into a felt embellishment by printing the image on paper and using it as a guide to cut out the felt. I created a similar card using felt before. Check it out when you get the chance, Felt on Digital Image.

I stitched the red stripes using DMC Diamant Metallic Thread. I also used this thread to stitch the leaf veins. I added a die cut 3D bow and some sequins and baubles. 

For the background paper, I uploaded the sentiment to Cricut Design Space. I duplicated the sentiment to fill up a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel. To keep the arrangement of the sentiments, I attached these to the 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel. I selected the draw function and used a metallic gold gel pen. I set this aside to dry. I trimmed this panel to 4" x 5 1/4".

On a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" green cardstock, I adhered strips of patterned paper. I adhered the white sentiments panel next. I adhered the candy cane embellishment.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you join us in this month's challenge. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Foiled Felt Snowflake Ornament (Product Feature Week)

 

Hello! Welcome back! I am starting another series in my blog. For this week I will be featuring a product from Trinity Stamps. The product that I am featuring is the Trinity Stamps Big Snowflake Cut & Foil Die Set which is a part of their new release. This is such an awesome set! So many possibilities! Before I received this die, I have sketched my ideas on how to use it. I have even more ideas after I have used it.

For this project, I decided to give Glimmer foiling on felt a try. Not really the greatest outcome since the Glimmer foil adhered to the whole felt. Good thing is that I die cut the snowflake. The difficulty arises when trying to die cut this intricate die on felt. It required several passing through the machine. It also needs gentle removal of the negative cuts so as not to accidentally rip off a part of the snowflake. But if you do, you can just piece it in and adhere it to the shadow die cut. Nobody will know that it got ripped off. 

Instead of using glue gun to adhere the intricate snowflake to the shadow die cut, I used Ranger Glossy Accents which actually worked.

I added a white ribbon to the back to create the ornament hanger. I adhered this using a glue gun. Since it is on the back, a little mess won't hurt.

I added a Trinity Stamps confetti on the center of the snowflake. I could have added more confetti but I did not want the attention driven away from the sparkle of the snowflake.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

I added below the links to the Trinity Stamp products I used on this ornament. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase any of these products. While you are at the Trinity Stamps website, do check out the other amazing Trinity Stamps products including their newly released products. 

Maria Giselle B.

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Felt Shaker Rattle

Hello! I always enjoy joining Lawnfawnatics, Lawn Fawn's challenge blog. But the timing of their challenge coincides with the challenge blog where I am a DT member. Luckily, I mistakenly interchanged our blog's challenges. So, I created a project for Monday's challenge in advance. Now, I can join Lawnfawnatics! But their current challenge theme is Oh, Baby. This theme does not appeal to me that much since my sons are all grown up. I don't have anyone close to me who is pregnant. Oh, well. I can always save it for a future event. 

I came up with this idea. The products I used are:

• Lawn Fawn Stitched Flower Frame for the flower rattle and the rattle handle.
• Lawn Fawn Mom + Me for the critter on the center of the flower.
• Lawn Fawn Tiny Tags for the star tag.
• Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Collection for the star tag.
• Lawn Fawn Chirpy Chirp Chirp for the sentiment on the star tag.
• Paper Smooches Easter Egg Dies for the bow.
• My Favorite Things Circle Stax Dies for the shaker stacked cardstock well, circular handle and the acetates for the shaker.

The felt I used for this project is from Target. I used a metal shim to cut through it. I used a glue gun to adhere the felt to the acetate and cardstock stacks. I am not the best with glue guns but I was able to find the trick on how to work with my glue gun. 

I die cut 6 pieces of heavy weight white cardstock which I adhered on top of each other. This created a chipboard like material sturdy enough to create the rattle. The straight handle and circular handle are separate die cuts. To create continuity and some stability so the rattle won't break on the seam, I created a notch on the circular ring using the end of the stem die. After I've stacked the stem and circle rings on top of each other, I applied a strong liquid glue on this notch and slid the stem into it. I covered this with the stem felt and circle ring felt that added more stability to this seam. 

The shakers I used came from a baby sequin pack that was given to me by my friend, Janice. She bought it at a garage sale and thought that I will be able to use it. 

I created a mirror image of the baby owl to cover the adhesive of the owl adhered on the other side of the rattle. I don't think making a mirror image matters since the back of the owl is pretty much covered with the confetti inside the shaker. I just want something to cover the adhesive.

I die cut a lined patterned paper with the star tiny tag die. I cut the edges off, removing the stitched lines so I can matt this with the patterned paper star tiny tag. I doubled this with another star die cut.

I stamped the sentiment with a blue dye ink. I have to mask the sentiment so I can have two separate lines of sentiment. I attached the tag to the shaker rattle with a silver thread.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant day! Stay safe always.

Maria Giselle B.

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Felt, Flock and Another Use for Border Die

Hello! I created this card to join in Pinkfresh Studio's Card Sketch Challenge in Facebook. I am using my all time favorite Pinkfresh Studio Magical Unicorn stamp and die sets.

To accommodate the design, I created a larger card, a 5"x7" card. To create the card base, I cut a heavy weight card stock, one at 5"x7", and one at 5"x7 1/4". The latter is longer so I can create a hinge to adhere these two cuts together and create a top folding note card. I scored this at 1/4" to create the hinge.

I cut two more pieces of card stock, a white and a gray, both at 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".

Using the Hero Arts Oval Nesting die, I die cut two different sized ovals at the center, to create a stacked look. I traced the smallest oval window on the white card stock that I will be using as card front. This will guide me with stamping and arranging the elements of the card.

I created the horn by die cutting it on a white card stock. Keeping the negative cut, I applied a piece of non-tack tape on the back of this negative cut and pieced in the horn. I set this on the Misti Stamping Tool. I positioned the stamp on the horn die cut, picked it up with the Misti, and inked it with a yellow die ink followed with Tsukineko The Essential Glue Pad. I poured Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder to it and heat set it. I sprinkled Inkadinkado Canary Flocking Powder to this. After I tapped the excess off, I covered this with a wax paper and burnished the flocking powder to the horn with a scraper.

I die cut the flowers and leaves using felt. I stamped the flower and leaf details on the felt using the same piecing in technique as above. I used a yellow pigment ink for the detail on the white flower, and I used Tim Holtz Distress oxide inks on the yellow flowers and leaves.

I die cut the ears on white card stock, die cutting 6 pieces of the ears. I stacked and adhered 3 of the ears on top of each other. I pounced the glue pad on the ears, poured sticky embossing powder on it, and heat set it. This time, I am using a white Deco Foil Flock Transfer sheet. I placed a piece of it on top of the ear die cut, with the fussy side facing the stick embossing powder. I placed a piece of paper on top and burnish it.

For the eyes, what helped me in positioning the eyes for stamping is the printed plastic film that comes with the stamp set. I positioned this film on the area where I want the eyes to be, placed the eyelashes stamp on top of it, then picked this up with the Misti. I did the same flocking technique as I did with the horn, only this time, I used a Martha Stewart black flocking powder.

The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Things To Say stamp set. I stamped this on a vellum with Versamark ink. I embossed this with Hero Arts Silver embossing powder. I doubled the vellum by running an extra vellum through the Xyron Sticker Maker. After I adhered the vellum layers together, I die cut this into a sentiment strip using Avery Elle Elle-ments Simple Sentiments die.

I die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Lacy Floral Border die on vellum. I die cut this 4 times. I run this through the Xyron Sticker Maker. I adhered this to the gray window panel. I cut off the excess keeping the extras and adhering it to any open space. I reinforced any areas that did not adhere with liquid glue that I placed on a spatula, sliding the spatula underneath the intricate die cut. I placed something heavy on top of this while the glue dries.

Putting the card together, I erased my oval pencil mark on the front card base. I adhered the white window panel on top of this. I adhered the vellum sentiment strip next, sliding the edges underneath the white oval window piece. I adhered the gray window panel, the horn, the ears, flowers and leaves. Instead of a glue gun, I used the Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere the felt. I am so glad it worked.

To fill in the gap between the eyes and the sentiment strip, I added cheeks on the unicorn. I created a circle stencil then ink blended Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress ink on the open area.

I adhered Pretty Pink Posh Buttercream jewels on the flower centers.

I applied a double adhesive tape to the hinge. I adhered the other white card stock panel to this hinge making sure everything is aligned.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day. Stay safe always!

Maria Giselle B.

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April 2020 Challenge

Felt Die Cut

Hello! I created this card to join Paper Smooches latest challenge with the theme on Happy Things. During these uncertain times, I can only think of goodness at the end of the struggles that we go through. I thought of the rainbow as my happy thing. After all, rainbows appear after the rain. So, I look forward to seeing our rainbow, when all of the struggles with the COVID is finally over.

My last card created for the PS challenge also has a rainbow in it. I stitched the rainbow on that card. Here is the link in case you are interested to see it...Stitched Pastel Rainbow Card.

For this card, I am using the PS Rainbow die. I die cut the rainbow on different colored felt. This rainbow die is one single die that cuts the layers of the rainbows. I ended up with 6 layers per color. To try and lessen the waste, I adhered the colors on top of each other creating more dimension on the inner color which is purple. I supported this with a rainbow cut out from card stock which I traced from the negative cut created by the rainbow. This is one messy job for me since I have to use a glue gun to adhere the felt to another felt, and to adhere the felt to the card stock panel.

I die cut the clouds on white felt using the PS Spectrum coordinating die. I die cut four pieces of the cloud so I can stitch and put some stuffing in the center. I tried punching holes on the cloud but since the cloud is small, I didn't like the look of a cloud with big holes. I just relied on the needle to do the holes while I am stitching. It was a bit of a struggle stitching through two layers of felt. Good thing it was just two small clouds that I have to sew.

I left the top part of the cloud open and stitched on the front felt piece only. After I inserted the stuffing, I applied glue gun to the the ends of the rainbow, one a time and carefully inserted the end inside the cloud. I adhered these at the center of a stitched square card stock. The die I used for this is the Lawn Fawn Stitched Square Stackables. I adhered this to a top folding 5"x 5" white note card.

For the sentiment, I stamped this on a banner die cut using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I heat embossed this with clear embossing powder. I adhered this to the bottom of the rainbow. The sentiment is from PS Sentiment Sampler stamp set and the banner die is from LF Fancy Folded Banners. I added Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix to add some sparkle to the plain, white background.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Always stay safe. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Felt on Digital Image

Hello! We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The challenge theme is on Footwear. Our challenge sponsor is SheepSki Designs. The image I am using is a scene image that I cropped to focus on the high heeled shoes the lady is wearing. She was laying on her belly with her feet up. After I cropped the shoes, I rotated the image to make the shoes upright. I printed the image on Canson water color paper. I also printed the image on scrap typing paper and fussy cut the shoes. I adhered this to the back of a blue felt with the right side adhered to the felt. I fussy cut the felt using the paper as a guide. I had to cut through the straps so I can get to the the small openings which I cannot cut off using a craft blade. 

I colored the image with Karin markers. The regular colors is not as highly pigmented as the metallic ones. I acquired the metallic markers first. I figured out that I have to scribble on a pallet, then pick up the pigment with a brush to paint on an image. Coloring straight on the image makes you lose the details. It is hard to fix this despite the amount of water you put on the area. The regular markers, on the other hand, can be used to color the image. I used a water brush to distribute the color. I totally forgot the blender marker. Next time, I will try using it. Also, I will not advise using Canson water color paper with Karin. There was some degree of warping as I applied more pigment to the image. I will also try this marker on other water color paper brand.

Back to the project, I am using the same water color paper for the card base. I treated the area with an anit-static pouch. I stamped the front of the card with a My Favorite Things Rose All Over Background stamp. I used Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink for stamping. I also used the Misti Stamping Tool which was really helpful in re-stamping this large stamp. I think I stamped this repeatedly about five times. I poured clear embossing powder to the area. I heat set this making sure the heat gun is nice and hot before zapping the stamped image.

I adhered the felt cut shoes to the image, lining the cut-out with the printed image. The shoes to the right was raised with Gina K. black adhesive foam. Despite the dimension, I felt I am not getting the right depth between the two shoes. To create this, I colored the shoe on the left with a Copic marker. Now, that made a difference but it was a big difference that it looks like it is not the same pair of shoes. So, I colored the shoe on the right with the next lighter blue shade of Copic marker. Much better! I ran this through a die cut machine to flatten the felt a little bit. 

I created a frame for the image using a blue card stock. I adhered this to the image with foam tape. I cut off the excess. 

I don't have a shoe related sentiment stamp in my stash. Looking through the web, I came across this sentiment. I don't feel like using my alphabet stamps for this so I used my typewriter and We R Memory Keepers blue typewriter ribbon. I first had to do a bit of practice before coming up with the final piece. I am using the same water color paper. I matted this on the same blue card stock which I die cut with an Avery Elle Custom Panels Elle-ments. I had to partially die cut this label to make it shorter, perfect for the sentiment strip. 

I adhered the digital image, then the sentiment strip. I added some Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold gems to the ends of the sentiment strip. I punched the corners of the card with We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see you creations! Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Letter Board Birthday Card

 

This card was created for my 6-year old son's friend (as per my son's request), and to join Sugar Pea Designs blog challenge.

I am using the Sugar Pea Designs Message Letter Board die. I die cut a red felt. I have to add a metal shim to be able to cut the felt with the board die. I die cut the letters using a 110lb Bazzil Taffy cardstock. I die cut the letters a couple of times to complete the message, and at the same time, stack them on top of each other to create a chipboard-like letter embellishment. I die cut all the letters. I did not want to separate the letter dies apart for fear of losing a letter of the alphabet. I kept the extra die cut letters in a storage box for future use. 

I adhered the letters on the message board with liquid adhesive. I applied an acrylic block on top of the letters while the glue is drying. A glue gun will be the best adhesive for felt but with the intricate letters, a glue gun will be a hot mess for me. Thankfully, the liquid adhesive worked.

I heat embossed a balloon from SP Birthday Balloons on a cream cardstock. I used Wow! Gold Pearl embossing powder. I don't have the matching die for this stamp (I wish I did!), so I fussy cut the image. I tied a gold DMC floss to the balloon which is the most challenging step for me in this card. The bow would not stay still despite applying liquid adhesive to the floss! After I got this done, I taped the tip of the gold floss to the back of the balloon. I adhered the balloon to the letter board using foam adhesive. I adhered the gold floss to the felt. I added star sequins to tie up with the balloon design.

I adhered the letter board to a top folding A2 white note card with a fun foam on the back of the letter board for additional dimension. I colored the letters with Spetrum Noir clear shimmer pen, then I added Nuvo Periwinkle Jewel Drops to the letters for added dimension.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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