Hello Bluebird Ruffle Heart Easel Cards

Hi everyone! This post is for my Hello Bluebird fans out there... there's a new release available and it's Valentine's Day themed. There is also a Spring Clearance sale going on too! Click here to go to the Hello Bluebird Shop.

Today I'm sharing a tutorial how to use the new Ruffle Heart dies and some of the new stamp sets to make heart shaped easel cards. 

These cards lay flat just a typical folded card, however they display like an easel when you open them like shown in the photo below.

Here's how to make the easel card base....

Now with the card base and front panel adhered, you can decorate the outside and inside however you'd like. For the inside, be sure to pop up whatever you add just a bit so it will be tall enough to prop up the card front when displayed. 

For this card, I used Crafted with Love stamp set for the images. The "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment comes from Kissing Booth. The "XO" die is included in the Heart Medley die set. The Word Bubbles die set is an oldie but goodie and I use this one often when I need something to stamp greeting onto. 

For this next card, I used the sweet images from Bee Mine. The patterned paper I used for both cards is from Carta Bella's Here Comes Easter collection. Even though it's mostly Easter prints, I found that the simple patterns and florals work well for anything. 

Again make sure your add something with height to the inside of your easel cards. The smaller heart dies in the Ruffled Heart set are the perfect addition on the inside of these. I used foam tape to adhere them which gives them a little dimension and height to prop the bottom edge of card front up. 

These will lay perfectly flat when closed and fit into an A2 size envelope for mailing. Fair warning...these are addictive to make and just a fun twist on a card design. I think you'll find yourself wanting to make all your cards into shaped easels now. I know I do!

My Etsy Shop is Open!

Hi everyone! In case you didn't know, I have an Etsy shop! Here's the link if you want to check it out - Gnomes and Rainbows Co Etsy shop. I have just stocked it with lots of fun Valentine's gnomes, gift sets, and card bundles. Below are photos of some of the listings I just posted. 

First up is a gift set that includes a 7 inch tall Valentine gnome, heart shaped card, and hand stitched felt heart magnet. This set comes boxed and is ready to gift. All that's needed is to add a personal message to the card. 

The next photo is of one my 9 inch tall gnomes paired with a handmade card. This set is also great to gift and perfect for Valentine's Day!

I have collaborated with my daughter to offer some unique Crochet charms and card gift sets. She does the crocheting and I make the cards. I have a few different sets listed similar to the one below. 

I also have bundles of my handmade cards for sale. In each bundle, I put 5 together with a common theme. They each include a coordinating envelope. The bundle below is a Valentine theme but I've listed spring, Easter, and friendship bundles too. 

My goal this year is to add new items to my shop weekly. I make all the things for every holiday and season. After Valentines, I'll be creating for St. Patty's Day and Easter. So check the shop often to see what will fun things will pop up!

Waffle Flower December Release

The Love You More Release from Waffle Flower is now available in their shop. This release is all about the basics with hearts and roses for Valentine’s Day, in addition to sentiments that help you send lots of love. Click here to see it!

I'm sharing a card created with some of my favorite products from the release. 

Here's a linked list of all the new products I've used to create this card:

• Rose Bouquet die-n-stencil set - for the large cluster of roses
• Shape of My Heart stamp set - for the stamped sentiments on the hearts
• Shape of My Heart die - for the die cut heart shapes **December freebie**
• With Love Word die 
• Dashed Lattice Texture die - for the texture on the background

The graphic below has info on how to get the gift with purchase this month. It's the Shape of My Heart die which creates a cute little 2D heart shape. 

PoppyStamps Challenge - Pockets Please!

Hi everyone! I'm guest designing with Poppystamps this month for their December Poppy challenge - PSC#133 Pockets Please! As the name suggests, this month's challenge is to incorporate a pocket of some kind on a project.  

Below are the instructions I've copy and pasted from the Poppystamps blog:

"Want to play? The rules are simple – just create a project following the theme, use at least one Poppystamps image or die, and link it up here. The design we love best will receive our winner badge to proudly display on their blog, and one lucky random winner will receive a prize. You don’t have to have a blog to play.  You can link to any online gallery. In fairness to other players, we reserve the right to remove entries that do not use at least one Poppystamps image. We ask that you link a maximum of  3 entries to each challenge. You are welcome to link your design to other challenges. Grab our badge to post on your blog post or sidebar!"

Here's the project I made....

I have made an A2 size card and the background is actually the pocket. This was so easy to do! I simply used a panel of pattern paper that I trimmed slightly smaller than my A2 card base. I applied adhesive to the sides and bottom of this panel leaving the top open. The notch at the top of the panel was created with a 2” circle punch. I made a tag that slides right behind the background panel. The tag is where you can add a gift card or money or even a secret message. 

Below is a list of all the Poppystamps dies used to create this card:

• Nordic Forest Gnome 
• Nordic Swirl Tree 
• Merry Christmas Cheerful Script
• Scallop Pinpoint Tags

Be sure to check out the Poppystamps blog where you'll find more pocket inspiration to help get you started with the challenge. 

Thanks for visiting today and happy crafting!

Waffle Flower November Release

Hello everyone! It's release day at Waffle Flower! This month's release includes lots of snow and wintery theme products. -->click here to view the entire release<---

I'm sharing a fun oval shaped card featuring a little snowy scene created with a few of my favorites from this release.

First I created the background using the new Snowy Hills stencil set. This set consists of two layering stencils and makes it so easy to create a backdrop for any winter card.  I then splattered the background with thinned white paint. To make the scene oval shaped I used the largest die from the Fancy Ovals die set I picked out a sentiment from the Snow Angel Sentiments and and stamped it directly onto the large snow hill.  

I created the sweet little snowman & snow lady with the Snow Fun dies. This set includes dies for the birdies too. To add a touch of sparkle, I applied some Skickles glitter glue to the snowman & lady. I also added the glittery snow flakes into the scene. 

Be sure to check out my recent Instagram post where you can win a $20 gift code to Waffle Flower.

The graphic below has all the details for this month's gift with purchase.