Interactive Father's Day Card

So Father's Day is just around the corner, and I wanted to share an interactive card using an old stamp and die bundle which I still love. I am using the 'Nailed It' bundle, as well as the little jar stamp from the 'Jar of Haunts'. 

My husband loves to tinker in his garage and is quite handy on the tools, so this card is perfect for him. The front is a shaker card with the little nuts and bolts as the shaker pieces, and the inside is a pop up card featuring the tools. The idea was to make the pop up part look a little like a tool-belt. It also includes a pocket for a gift card or money.

Sailing Home Interactive Card

Who doesn't love the 'Sailing Home' bundle in the Stampin Up annual catalogue? I adore this set, probably because I grew up down the coast, so it reminds me of home.

I have seen a few cards online that light up, and was inspired by Isabell Jauss's card, and knew I had to do something similar. Isabell, has a video of how she did the card, but unfortunately it is in German, so I couldn't understand a word, but I got the general idea just by watching it.

The products Isabell used to make the light mechanism, are not available in Australia, so I made the decision to invested in a chibi-tronics kit instead, so I could give it a go myself. This kit came with simple instructions that you can easily apply to a card. The third image shows the light on, when 'buoy is pressed'.

 

Interactive Pinwheel Birthday Card

Do you ever struggle to make the perfect birthday card for a child? Well if you do, then I have a great little interactive card that might just be suitable.

Jar of Love Shaker Card

I'm so glad Stampin Up decided to keep the 'Jar of Love' stamp set and matching framelits in the new catalogue.

I liked a card that Anke Heim made some time ago, so I based my design around her card, but made some changes to make it my own.

Jar of Love Shaker Card

I have been playing around with the "Jar of Love" stamps, as this is still my all time favourite stamp set in the current annual catalogue. The little gold fish is very cute, and brings back some childhood memories of when I had my own fish.....although, I never kept them in a jar!

This stamp set is great to use for shaker cards. You'll only need to use a small teaspoon of clear glass beads to make this fun interactive card.

Winter Trees Christmas Cards

Well, it was an extremely busy last couple of months for 2017, and I am way behind on sharing regular posts with you all.....my apologies!

For my next few posts, I will be playing a bit of 'catch up', and will be sharing many Christmas cards and some unique gift boxes.

Below are couple of cards I made using the Hero Arts 'Winter Trees' stamp. Normally I would stick to using Stampin Up products, but I wanted to use some Kaleidacolor inks that I had purchased from a craft show that I recently attended. The 'Winter Trees' stamp was a perfect match for using the new inks.

Jar of Love Shaker Card

Since it is summer in Australia at the moment, I though it would be great to share a card that represents the ocean and the beach. I used some clear glass beads and fussy cut some starfish to shake around in the card. I am very happy with the end result and hope my viewers like it too.

Christmas Jar of Love Card

The "Jar of Love" stamp set and coordinating thinlit dies are by far my favourite bundle in the annual catalogue. These jars are so versatile and they really do make the perfect shaker card. I have made many jar cards, and will share them over the coming weeks.

Today's card is a simple snowflake shaker card which is filled with 5 small snowflakes with rhinestones in the center and some "Diamond Dust" by Floracraft.

Weather Together Compassionate Card

The below card was made for one of my club nights. I had a request to make a card using both the "Weather Together" and "Love You Lots" stamp sets. After a little bit of thought, I decided to make a shaker card with the two stamp sets.....after all, who doesn't love an interactive card!

Spinner Shaker Card Tutorial

Christmas is just around the corner..... and I have finally finished my new "Spinner Shaker Card" tutorial for the occasion, please visit my Etsy Shop for more details.

I have spent countless hours over the last couple of weeks testing and perfecting my design and am thrilled with the end result.

The card can be made to suit many different occasions, such as a birthday, halloween and even engagements and weddings. I hope to make a birthday and wedding card with this tutorial soon, so please check back later to see my creations.

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Valentines Day Shaker Card

Well, I have seen many shaker cards recently and wanted to try and make one myself. It took me a little while to work out how best to do it and I am very happy with the end result.