Priscilla's Papercrafts

Monday, February 13, 2017

Nailed It! Yes, I did!

Remember this card?

I used the new Nailed It stamp set with the coordinating Build It framelits dies. It was a huge hit.

But today I'm taking it to the next level. I really liked my "carpenter's apron", but my son's birthday is coming up, and I wanted to make his card an over-the-top one.

OK, are you ready to see it? One that takes a masculine card to the next level? I call this my "card in a (tool) box"...what do you think?

Evan loves everything "tool". So when I first saw this set, I knew it was going to find a home in my craft room, and I also knew that I'd be creating something special with it for Evan.

I took the basic "card in a box" idea, but made it into a tool box. It had to be able to fold flat for mailing.

This was NO easy task. I had to figure out the measurements; my previous card-in-a-box template was for a square card. But tool boxes are not square. So back to the drawing board...or should I say "grid paper". Yes, I sketched out what I wanted, and with a little help from the internet, figured out my measurements. The cardstock was cut to 3-1/2" x 11". I scored it at 1", 5", 6" and 10", then turned the paper and lightly scored it at 1-3/4".

The box is Soft Suede. I then took another piece of Soft Suede and inked up my Hardwood stamp with Soft Suede ink. Once stamped, I cut it into pieces to adhere to the face of my toolbox.

Then it was on to the tools. Such fun to stamp them (on Chocolate Chip, Real Red and [retired] Brushed Silver cardstock) and then cut them out with the framelits.

I struggled the most with the name plate. I used a rotary alphabet stamp [also retired] on Copper Foil. Of course the foil is slippery--took me about 6 tries to finally get the darn thing inked up with Archival Black ink! But the nameplate is a die in the framelits, set--isn't it cute on the front of the tool box?

So what do you think? Will my Mr. Fix It son like his card? I think so...

Click on the product picture for my online store:

Product List

Nailed It Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143074]

$29.00

Nailed It Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143077]

$21.00

Nailed It Wood-Mount Bundle

[144734]

$50.25

Nailed It Clear-Mount Bundle

[144735]

$43.00

Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[133032]

$20.00

Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[133035]

$15.00

Alphabet Rotary Stamp

[133769]

$15.00

Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141506]

$17.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

$6.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115318]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$4.00

Build It Framelits Dies

[143230]

$27.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Urban Underground Embellishments

[142786]

$6.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Moon Baby

Although most of my baby-card-making days are over, I still like to have a good baby stamp set. And when I saw Moon Baby in the Occasions Catalog, I knew this was one I could have some fun with. Look:

Isn't that precious?

While at my dentist's office the other day, I heard that my dentist has just become a grandfather. After I left, I was in the Starbucks drive-through, and this card just popped into my head.

Had. To. Create. It.

I started by stamping the moon-baby image with Black Archival ink. Then I colored this little sweetie with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen. And I snipped it all out.

Using the Layering Circles framelits and my Big Shot, I cut a circle in the Soft Sky cardstock and backed it with a piece of Window Sheet. The baby was then adhered to the cut-out area using Multipurpose Glue.

Clouds (from Weather Together) were stamped with Smoky Slate ink--some directly on the card front and some on Whisper White; these were cut using the Umbrella Weather framelits. The stars are from the Moon Baby set, stamped in Smoky Slate on So Saffron paper and hand snipped, and I added Wink of Stella to the moon and stars.

Adhesive Foam Strips were added to the back, creating a shaker card, and the opening was filled with punched stars cut with the Confetti Stars Border Punch.

And inside:

A sweet phrase for a sweet card...awww...

Supplies used are here; click on a pic to go to my online store:

Product List

Moon Baby Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143082]

$28.00

Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143085]

$20.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141543]

$21.00

Weather Together Photopolymer Bundle

[142319]

$41.25

Umbrella Weather Framelits Dies

[141479]

$25.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

$6.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$10.00

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131203]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[105118]

$8.00

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$4.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Confetti Stars Punch

[135861]

$22.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Cluck, Cluck, Cluck

Confession time:
When I first saw this stamp set in the Sale-a-bration brochure, I turned the page thinking "who would ever choose that as their FREE set?"

Then I started seeing samples. And then I held a class, showed off the brochure and heard the squeals of glee when the attendees saw this page...OK, so I ordered it that night!

And I have to admit, it's beginning to grow on me.

So what FREE set is it?

Hey, Chick!

Then I was wasting some time, wading through Facebook posts, and I came across different type of card fold. Decided to try it...and made this:

Now unfortunately, I can't remember WHO was showing this gatefold card with the frame cut out, and since it was on Facebook, and I'm not very social media savvy, I couldn't go back and find the post. So if this was you, please identify yourself and let me thank you for the great tutorial!

Anyway, let's look at my card:

It's actually quite simple, save the lining up of the squares. It's a standard 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of cardstock, but it's scored at 2-1/8" from either side, allowing the opening to be in the middle.

Then I used the Layering Squares framelits dies to cut the square opening and the Melon Mambo frame.

That "chicken wire" is the oh-so-cool Hexagon Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. But instead of running the cardstock through the Big Shot, I simply ran my Smoky Slate ink pad over the inside, placed my cardstock in the folder, and pressed it together, leaving an inky chicken wire design.

And look how this opens:

There's my chickie, Helen, in all her feathery glory. (Yes, Sue--I named her after your chicken!). Helen was colored with the fabulous Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen (did you miss your chance to pick up the Watercolor Pencils before they were temporarily discontinued? Well don't despair--they are due back in stock mid February).

And catch that label--front and back, there's a sentiment just perfect for this fun card!

Don't miss out on Hey Chick! This Sale-a-Bration offering is FREE with a qualifying $50 purchase and won't be around for long. Sale-a-Bration disappears on April 1 - no fooling! So get yours today!

Supplies used (click on the pic to go to my on-line store):

Product List