Eek! Rolling Eyeball Halloween Card

Hello, today I'm sharing this fun card idea with you. I don’t often get chance to play with printable papers so when I saw the Free Halloween ones from Trimcraft I thought they would be fun to play with and test out my new printer at the same time. The papers are Modern, fun and bright and print beautifully and the striped paper is not just for Halloween.
I also made a little video to show the card in action : https://youtu.be/Mb8i-TE8jF0

 Step By Step:

1. Take a Dovecraft 6x6 Kraft card blank to use with fold across the top.  Cut a slightly smaller square of the orange paper from the Simply Creative ‘Play Days’ pad and adhere to card front using d/s tape.  Download the Free Halloween papers link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/free-halloween-printable-papers
   
2. Cut a piece of Kraft card approx. 5 ½” square and measure out a long rectangle approx. 4” long by about 5/8” using a pencil to mark the lines.  Carefully cut the rectangle out using a craft knife.  Test the cut out is wide enough by joining two 2p coins together using 3D foam, cut the foam so it’s in the centre of the coin only with space all around (see pics), slip the joined coins into the cut out by sliding 1 coin through and move the panel to check the coins move freely backward and forward when the panel is tipped.
   
   
3. Cover front of panel with the striped paper from the Trimcraft Halloween download papers, turn over and cut away the paper covering the cut out channel.  Add panel centrally to card front with cut out to the top, using double height of 3D foam tape.
4. Cut a large eyeball from the download papers, I did this by using my computers ‘snipping’ tool to select an area of the paper onscreen and then sending it to print. (you may have a preferred method). The size can be adjusted on the print screen, size doesn’t need to be exact as long as it covers the 2P coin.  I have adhered the eyeball to cardstock and then cut out to give it more strength.  Glue the large eyeball on top of the 2p coin and you should now have a rolling eye element.
   
   
   
   
5. To finish, cut 2 strips of the Eyeball patterned download paper and adhere across card front.  Cut out an ‘Eek! Sentiment and mat onto kraft card before adhering to card front using d/s tape.
6. I made a little video to show the card in action : https://youtu.be/Mb8i-TE8jF0

Products Used: 

Dovecraft Kraft 6"x6" Cards & Envelopes

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Dovecraft Double Sided Tape (12mm) DCBS05

Simply Creative FSC Paper Pad 6x6 Play Days

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Happy Days 3D Sandcastle Easel Card - Belle and Boo - Trimcraft DT

Hello, Today I'm sharing this DT Project I created for +Trimcraft Ltd .  Living at the seaside, I was very drawn to the gorgeous Belle & Boo II Ice-cream stamp set, cute nostalgic images of characters and shells teamed with fun Ice Cream stamps too.  Immediately I thought of childhood playing on the sand, using Kraft card to inspire a sandcastle theme.  Using an easel card shape allowed me to create a larger than life sandcastle as the backdrop for Belle & Boo.  I thought the striped ribbon reminded me of the sea and the dotty papers of sand. Using acetate to attach the characters gave a more 3D depth to the scene and also they wobble when touched giving an extra interactive element.  I absolutely adore this stamp set and looking at this card reminds me of childhood.

 Step By Step:

1. Take a 5 x7” Kraft card blank, score & fold the front to create an easel card.  Cover inside base and top half of easel card with blue pattern paper from the 6x6 pack, ink edges with light brown ink before adhering to card base using d/s tape.
   
   
2. Create a stopper for your card by cutting kraft card 14cm x 5cm and add a panel of dotty paper (ink edges).  Add stopper platform to bottom of card base using 3D foam pads to raise it up a little. Add ‘Happy Days’ die-cut sentiment from the decoupage pad using 3D foam pads.
3. I cut the sandcastle shape on my Cricut Explore (My Design Space link is here:  https://uk.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/39524858 if you wish to cut it exactly as mine).
   However you could easily draw a very simple castle shape onto Kraft card and cut out.  My sandcastle is layered with Belle & Boo paper from the 8x8 pack added with 3D foam pads to give depth.  Inking around all the cut edges of the Kraft card and papers with a light brown ink.  Add sandcastle to easel card using combination of d/s tape and glue.
4. Stamp a variety of shells and starfish from the Ice-cream stamp set using black ink and colour with First Edition Markers.  Add extra highlights with a white pen.  Edge with lightest grey marker and cut out.
   
   Stamp, colour, and cut out 3 large ice-creams in the same way.
   Stamp Boo the bunny, colour and cut out but leave a section at the bottom uncut.
   Stamp Belle and colour everything but her dress, stamp her again onto the lilac paper from the 6x6 pack, cut the dress parts only out of the lilac paper and paper piece onto the main Belle image. Add extra highlight with a white pen and then cut out same way as for the bunny, leaving an uncut portion at the bottom.
   
   
5. Cut 2 thin strips of Dovecraft acetate to fit behind the characters and make 2 bends in each strip, the space between the bends will determine how far from the card the character will stand away (just over 1cm worked well for me)  Glue an acetate strip to back of each character and then trim if required.  Cover bottom uncut areas of stamped images with dotty pattern paper to resemble sand, shape with scissors and ink around.  Position characters in front of sandcastle and glue other ends to card front, you may need to trim to size before gluing.
6. Take 2 lengths of blue & white striped ribbon to fit width of card, fishtail the ends and adhere 1 length just under sandcastle where it will also cover where acetate is fixed to card.  Adhere other ribbon length across base of card below the stopper platform.
7. Take the stamped & coloured shells & starfish and add along the ribbon ‘sea’ behind belle & boo using 3D foam pads.  Glue a small starfish to top of ‘castle’ and glue some shells and a starfish to the stopper platform.
   Add the 3 stamped and coloured ice-creams at jaunty angles across the base ribbon using 3D foam pads and glue.
   
   
8. To finish add blue & white twine across sandcastle, add a little twine bow to each end, then cut little bunting triangles from different pattern papers in the Belle & Boo 6x6 pack, add along the twine using 3D foam pads to create a bunting effect.
   

Products Used: 
Belle and Boo II - Clear Stamp – Ice cream
Belle and Boo II 6 x 6 Paper Pack
Belle and Boo II - 8 x 8 FSC Paper Pack
Belle and Boo II - 8 x 8 FSC Decoupage Pad  
Belle and Boo II Half Ribbon Box  
Dovecraft Kraft 5"x7" Cards & Envelopes  
Dovecraft Back to Basics - Blue Skies Twine
Dovecraft A4 Acetate Sheets
Cricut Explore Machine
First Edition Twin Marker - Blender
First Edition Twin Markers - Greys
First Edition Twin Markers - Skin Tones
First Edition Twin Markers - Purples
First Edition Twin Markers - Pinks
First Edition Twin Markers - Browns
First Edition Twin Markers - Yellows

Vintage Rose 'with Love' card - Moroccan Spice & Gold Foiling

Hello, welcome to another Blog post and time to share another of my Trimcraft DT makes with you.  I do love those vibrant warm colours in the First Edition Moroccan Spice papers and thought the orange would look great for a vintage style with some gold foiling using the First Edition Foiling products.  

I rolled a simple rose from the papers to accent the sentiment.  The edges of the papers have been distressed and inked with an orange ink to complement the papers and gold colours.

Step By Step:

1. From the Moroccan Spice 8x8” paper pad cut green paper to measure 6 ¾” x 4 ¾” and orange textured paper to measure 6 3/8” x 4 3/8”.  Distress edges with scissors and then ink around with orange ink.  Mat orange paper onto green paper centrally using double sided tape to adhere.
   From the Moroccan Spice 6x6” paper pad cut green paper to measure 5” x 3” and green pattern paper to measure 4 ½” x 2 ½”.  Distress edges and ink as before, mat smaller piece onto larger piece with double sided tape.
   
2. Using a 5 x7” Kraft card blank with the fold across the top, adhere larger mat centrally onto card front.  Add smaller mat at an angle.
   
3. To create rose, cut a circle of orange double sided paper (Moroccan Spice) and cut into it to create a spiral, then roll up starting from outside edge.  Secure rose with glue at the bottom and press into place to dry.
   
4. Using the FE Foliage die set, die cut 2 large leaves from the green paper, pass through your die cutter again with a rubber mat to emboss the veins.
   Add gold foiling to leaves and rose by applying the FE Foil Transfer Glue and leave to become tacky, then place the foil on top and press and rub firmly before lifting the foil. 
   
5. To create the foiled sentiment, die cut ‘With Love’ (Modern Sentiments set) using the FE Foil Applicator Foam.  (I find it easier to peel the backing and adhere the foam to white card before die cutting).  Remove paper from die cut and place gold foil on top, pressing down as before to transfer the foil onto the sentiment.
   
6. Cut an oval of orange card (I used the oval waste from the frame in the Belle & Boo die set) distress and ink edges of oval before adhering to panel on card front.  Glue foiled sentiment on top.
   Glue rose and 2 leaves to top left of panel, bending and shaping the leaves first before gluing in position.
   
7. To finish I die cut a flourish from the FE Doily die set and cut it in half, inking in orange ink and then tucking 1 piece to top left of panel and 1 piece to bottom right, gluing in place before adding 2mall orange adhesive gems to flourishes and 1 larger adhesive pearl to centre of rose.(Dovecraft).
   
   
   
   
   Products Used:
   First Edition 8x8 FSC Paper Pad Moroccan Spice
   First Edition 6x6 FSC Paper Pad Moroccan Spice
   First Edition Dies - Foliage
   First Edition Dies - Sentiments Modern
   First Edition Dies - Doily
   First Edition Foil – Gold
   First Edition Foil – Foam
   First Edition Foil Glue
   Dovecraft Kraft 5"x7" Cards & Envelopes
   
   
   All products used are from +Trimcraft Ltd and this project also appears in my Trimcraft Design Team Gallery link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/121434/vintage-rose-card-with-first-edition-moroccan-spice-papers-and-gold-foiling
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Jar of Hearts

Hello Today I have a bright card to share with you.  When I first saw the First Edition Pots & Vases die set I thought it would be fun to make a ‘jar of hearts’  but then I got distracted with other crafty ideas.  Recently, whilst looking through the new Grace Taylor paper pads, the idea popped back in my head, thanks to the heart patterned papers.

 Step by Step Tutorial:

1. Cut a 5 ¼” square of heart patterned paper from the Grace Taylor Sherbet Sky pad, then mat onto a slightly larger square of Dovecraft Kraft card using double sided tape to adhere. 
   Cut  3 ¼“ square of grid patterned paper from the Sherbet Sky pad and again mat onto a slightly larger square of Kraft card using d/s tape.  Adhere smaller mat centrally onto larger mat using d/s tape. 
   
2. Take bright patterned Dovecraft washi tape, sticking across the bottom of the smaller mat and taking it round to the back of the larger mat so the ends are neatly stuck at the back, I used 2 lengths of washi tape to create a wider strip.  Take a length of Dovecraft ‘With Love’ sentiment ribbon and use permafix tape to attach across the washi tape stripe, take ends to the back of panel and secure.  Cut a piece of washi tape and angle the ends before sticking across the top LH corner of the smaller mat.
   
3. Take a 6 x 6” bright green card blank from the Bright Spark pack and position with fold along the top, attach layered paper mat panel centrally to card front using D/S tape.
   
4. Cut jar shape using the FE Pots & Vases die set.  I cut one from a pale blue section of paper in the Sherbet Sky pad.  I then added a little extra blue paper behind the cut outs and then cut the jar again from white card and glued the paper jar to the white jar to create a sturdier piece.
   
5. Cut different sized small hearts using the heart dies from the Santoro die set and the pink geometric paper from the Sherbet Sky pad.  Glue some of the hearts so they look to be inside the jar.  The attach jar to card front using 3D foam pads, position jar so it looks to be sitting on the washi tape / ribbon border.
   
6. Next using the Modern Sentiments die set, cut the words ‘Love’ ‘You’ using spare card to match the card blank, attach the words using glue and position at angles to look like they are coming out of the jar.  Arrange the rest of the die cut hearts around the jar using glue, except one larger heart attached with a small 3D foam pad to bottom left of jar and a larger heart attached with 3D foam pad to ribbon trim at RH side.
   
7. To finish add 3 small clear adhesive gems to the heart on the ribbon and a clear gem to the ‘o’s in Love You.

 Materials List: 

• 6 x6" Bright Spark Card Blank - Dovecraft
• Grace Taylor 'Sherbet Sky' 12x12 paper pad
• First Edition 'Sentiments Modern' die set
• First Edition 'Pots & Jars' die set
• Santoro Willow Die Set - Trimcraft
• Washi Tape - Dovecraft
• Sentiment Ribbon - Dovecraft
• 6mm Double Sided Tape - Dovecraft
• small 3D Foam Squares - Dovecraft

all materials from +Trimcraft Ltd  and the project can also be seen in the Trimcraft DT Gallery link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/121098/jar-of-hearts-card-with-grace-taylor-sherbet-sky-first-edition-dies