So, with one paper pack and a few extra colored cardstock piece and bases, I was able to create six 2page layouts and 47 cards! This was every bit of paper that was left from the workshop your way kit when I was done. (phew)
Nine of the cards were cut from the workshop instructions,
Some of the cards were cut from the Kathern’s 6×6 pattern and another one I found (Previous posts)
Others were just what struck my fancy at the time I was creating!
Happy Crafting.
Yes, I have joined the pop and twist card fan club. We did this at our Fall Craft Weekend and everyone loved it! Here are the instructions I gave out at the retreat.
Open Office Format Word Document Format
And now, here are my samples! The first one I am going to show you is the very first pop up & twist card that I ever did. I was using older papers from a bag under my craft table as I didn’t think it was going to see the light of day. (Typically I learn something when I do fancy folding cards and end up scraping the first one or two.) Not this one, and I LOVE how it turned out. I just put it in the mail today for a friend. After I had successfully mastered the card, and I was finding (creating) things to decorate it, I knew who it would be going to as soon as I had used it as a sample for people to look at!
The flowers are all done with the new Flower Market Cartridge. (Loving it!) Hint, I needed to add an extra 23 cents when I mailed it.
This next sample is more a result of me playing with the new cricut explore and the cool layers in our images on our cartridges. I have a feeling this will be going to a 2nd grade teacher soon!
The papers are fundamental papers and everything else is cricut cuts!
Happy Crafting!
It’s been a comfortable fall so far, love getting out the sweatshirts and making stews! Pot Dots are a staple in my tool bag, and hopefully they are, or will be in your bag too! (See the information at the end of this blog to learn how you could win all 35 of these technique tags in this series.)
If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file, leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.
Love using Pop Dots on cards especially. Gives some dimension to the card, but still ships without extra postage. I’ve also been know to use pop dots to keep the wings of my butterfly away from the page and look more like they are ready to take off and fly.
On the club night sample hopefully you can see what I mean with the butterfly wings.
Using the window pane technique is a great way to fill a little more space if your image is just a tad smaller than you would like it to be. I’ve also found that it can make a quick stunning card too. (I’ve taken a flower and cut it into a window pane and voila a card.)
You don’t have to back it with another color, but it does make it easier to dry fit in the window pane part is already glued down to another paper.
Here is the club night sample.
Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:
I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)
Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.
Contest Information:
Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win these tags. There are several ways. Write a comment on this post. (1 entry) Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it. (1 entry per share). Like my FB page. (3 entries) If you’re a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry. (up to 35!) At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner. I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.
If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file, leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.
Happy Crafting and Good Luck!
Here they are, the next two techniques in our series. (See the information at the end of this blog to learn how you could win all 35 of these technique tags in this series.) Summer life is very busy around here, now that school is going we are back into a routine and I have carved a little of time out to do some creating!
I also managed to take a few more photos of the completed technique tags. (Still have some craft time in my future to finish the rest! yay) That means I have some more techniques to share with you. I’ve really enjoyed being able to re-visit techniques that I have forgotten about, or just haven’t taken the time to do them.
You may have noticed that I’ve used the same stamp sets and colors for all of the tags. Part of that is so the completed book is prettier, but most of all it was to show the versatility of stamps when you employ different techniques as you use them.
Faux Stitching is a fast and fun way to add some framing or interest to your project. After I finished the “stitching” around the bicycle, I wish I would have done it closer to the edge of the white paper, but I do think it looks pretty real.
I really like this patchwork for using up scraps too. I will attach strips of left over paper to typing paper then cut it up as accent pieces on my project.
If you don’t want to cut out (or punch) an image, you can always use it to fill in the negative space of a punched image.
Club night samples:
Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:
I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)
Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.
Contest Information:
Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win these tags. There are several ways. Write a comment on this post. (1 entry) Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it. (1 entry per share). Like my FB page. (3 entries) If you’re a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry. (up to 35!) At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner. I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.
If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file, leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.
Happy Crafting and Good Luck!
Two more great techniques today! They aren’t ones that I use all the time, but when I do I love the results. (See the information at the end of this blog to learn how you could win all 35 of these technique tags in this series.)
Pockets & Tags (to put in those pockets.) That’s what we will talk about today.
Sometimes it’s fun to have an “inside joke”
as part of a card or scrapbook page. By using pockets, you can easily accomplish this. There are also times when journaling is very personal, and you don’t want to leave it out, but you don’t want it displayed either. (Some photos are better in pockets so the squeamish can be protected.)
In this Seaside sample, I created pockets with a simple rectangle glued on three sides, a mini envelope and a shaped cut out in which I cut a slit.
Here’s another look with the contents of the pockets pulled out of their hiding places. 
You can also cut a slit in your project itself and line the back with paper to create your hidden pocket. So many fun things to do to create pockets. You can see on my club night tag that I used a circle element to create the base of my pocket. Did you notice the circle punch out in the circle pocket to make it easier to pull out the journaling?
Now that we know how to make pockets, let’s move onto tags to put in those pockets.
I used tags to make my tag title “Hello” and created a removable bookmark tag as well.
Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:
I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)
Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.
I’ll leave you with the tag samples from our club night book, and the information how you could win all 35 tags that will be shown in this series of technique tips blog.
Contest Information:
Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win these tags. There are several ways. Write a comment on this post. (1 entry) Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it. (1 entry per share). Like my FB page. (3 entries) If you’re a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry. (up to 35!) At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner. I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.
If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file, leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.
Happy Crafting and Good Luck!
