St Patrick's Day Box

Hello everyone! I have been absent from cardmaking and crafting for awhile, I had some health issues and just did not have the inclination to craft - I needed to work on getting my strength back. But I'm feeling pretty good now!

My "card" today is actually a treat box. I call it a treat box because that is what I would use it for. It is also for this week's challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I chose the diagonal - metallic, green, die cuts. I hope that you will join in the fun and play along!

I created this card as a Guest Designer for the Stamps of Life's January HSN release. I was so honored to be asked to create projects that Stephanie could show during presentations on HSN's Craft Day.

I had four different die or stamp sets to create samples for. This is one of five I created using the Luck and Love A2 card die. I made this into a box by cutting the card in half at the fold line and using the Stamps of Life Box-It die which converts and shaped card or card into a thin box. (There are three sizes ranging from about 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches - but I am just estimating.)

This decorative die is particularly fun because when cutting out the card base you get a LOT of shamrocks that you can use to decorate a card or as shaker bits! I added a few to the front along with some gold gems.

Products used - all The Stamps of Life 

• Card base die - Luck and Love - an HSN exclusive
• Medium Box-It die

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Joyful Cardinal Fold-It

Today is the last challenge of 2024 for Team O at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. And I had the fun of creating the board! I was going to make a gift card holder but at the last minute I went with this fun shaped easel card. I used the diagonal Wax Seal, Free and Bird (I really wanted to use a wax seal - they are so popular right now).

I love the Fold-It cards from The Stamps of Life. The cards can be a straight shaped card or made into an easel or attached to a traditional card base. This Bird card is probably me favorite of the Fold-Its. I have made him (or her) into a couple of parrots (here & here), an Uncle Sam eagle and now a Christmas cardinal.

I used a die cut sentiment popped up on foam dots as a sentiment stopper and added some shading for depth. The easel versions of fold-its are very simple to make. You simply score the front of the shaped card underlayer at roughly the half way point and glue your decorated layer to the front under the score line only!

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and will join us in the challenge.

I have listed the products used below. Fold-Its are available from the Stamps of Life individually and also as part of the Fold-It Club. With the monthly club you get a Fold-It and two stencils - one that directly colors the Fold-It and also a background stencil that coordinates but can be used on other cards.

When you join the fold-it club you will receive 15% off all orders (as soon as you sign up and as long as you are a club member) along with other member benefits. AND if you use my link you will receive a bonus of 500 club points AND a free stamp set to new members! Click here to join! (Full disclosure - I do receive small compensation but at no additional cost to you.)

Products used:

• Dies: TSOL Bird Fold-It, moreHollywreath2stamp coordinating dies, Joy die
• Wax Seal: TSOL Wax Seal Set (heart)
  
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry

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Fall Squirrel Easel Card

I have a fun fold card for Team O's challenge at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I chose the diagonal Leaves, Twine, Fun Fold although I could also do the top row across or the right column.

I used a shaped Fold-It card from The Stamps of Life and turned it into an easel card. I popped up the sentiment using foam tape in order to make it the stopped for the easel.

This squirrel is so stinkin' cute and was fun to make. I like using die cuts and shading them to add depth. I did that here and of course added some dark red to the leaves to give them fall color. I tied a piece of linen thread around the acorn and added a few sparkly embellishments.

This squirrel was October's Fold-It Club set. The November die will be released tonight and I can't wait to see it! The Fold-it Club is my favorite - every month you get an awesome new die with two stencils, one that goes directly with the die and the other that coordinates.

Products used:

• Die: Sweet Squirrel: October Fold-It Club set
• Papers: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Sunflower, Copper Clay, Blossom, Early Espresso,  Country Sunflower
• Ink: Vintage Photo, Ground Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

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Hello Pumpkin!

Happy fall! I love this time of year and look forward to cooler days. I also love autumn colors and creating with them. This cute card is for this week's Team O board at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

 

I played the left column down - Harvest, Plaid and Twine but also used other elements - Orange, Die Cut and Metallic.

I love how this little pumpkin owl turned out and since I'm not sure who I would send it to, I think I will leave it out as a fall decoration. This is a "fold-it" card from The Stamps of Life. They have many different themes of these dies and they do make for adorable decor. There are two different reindeer and a sleigh dies which I plan to make for Christmas.

This owl took a bit longer than anticipated because while trying to unclog my liquid glue it suddenly gave way and I had a huge puddle on my desk! Fortunately I have a glass mat  so it cleaned up fairly easily but not before some of the glue got on the wrong side of the paper. And so I have a metal leaf on the top of the pumpkin - to cover the paper that ripped when I was trying to remove excess glue. As it turns out I think it was a great addition and I'm glad a had that embellishment.

For the sentiment I used my label maker; something I have started to do when I want a custom sentiment. I also used Distress Oxide inks to shade the edges of the die cuts.

Products used:

• Dies: The Stamps of Life Pumpkin Owl Fold-It
• Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Delightful Dijon, Echo Park Celebrate Autumn
• Ink: Distress Oxide, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss 
• Accessories: Stampin' Up! Linen Thread, Copper Clay Ribbon and retired leaf

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Birthday Cupcake

I haven't been card making in quite a while. Lot's of things going on in my life right now. But I did want to join in this week's Team O challenge at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. And it felt very good to be back creating!

I chose the middle column - birthday, rectangle and die cuts.

My card is fairly simple. It is an A1 size Fold-It card from The Stamps of Life that was part of their April 2024 card kit. I love the shaped cards. They are easy to make and fast if you keep them fairly simple like I did here. But they can also be very elaborate and embellished making them super special. The fun enamel sentiment is also from the kit as is the patterned paper.

Products used:

• Dies: TSOL A1 Cupcake Fold-It
• Paper/Cardstock: TSOL Guave, Candy, You're Special Patterned Paper; Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla
• Ink: Candy, Distress Oxide Scattered Straw
• Embellishments: The Stamps of Life

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