Orange U Sweet

 This is a cheery little card I made for my neighbor.  The cartridges I used are My World and Lyrical Letters.  These are two cartridges I don't think I use enough, especially after this card.

Front of the card:

 I began by embossing the card with my Sizzix Texture Boutique.  The folder I used is actually a QuikKutz folder called Polka Dots. I used my Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Inker to add dimension to the embossing.  I welded the words "Orange U Sweet" to a frame from Lyrical Letters. The font is cut at 1 1/4 inches and the frame is cut at 3 1/4  inches. I cut the welded font and frame out of glittered paper from Hobby Lobby.  The orange was cut from My World.  I cut the orange at 2 1/2 inches in both watercolor cardstock and chipboard.  I then took my watercolor pencils and watercolored the cardstock to add depth, keeping the darkest on the edges.  Once the watercolor dried, I stamped with black Staz On a cute little PeechyKeen Face. I used my white Signo pen to fill in the eyes and my black BIC Mark-it for the blacks of the eyes.  Then I added a thin layers of Stickles to the orange (Orange Peel), brown (Cinnamon) and green (Lime Green) avoiding the eyes. While the orange dried, I began work on the chipboard piece.  I painted the chipboard with acrylic paints in orange (main part), brown (stem), and green (leaf), making sure to cover the edges of the die cut.  Once both are I glued the two oranges together.  Then I applied a thin layer of Glossy Accents over top of the Stickles.

Inside of the card:

This was a quick little phrase I made using Lyrical Letters. Cut and welded at about 1".  I cut a proportional orange mat and embossed again with Polka Dots folder.  Then I Xyroned the phrase and added it to the orange mat.  Finally I took a paper towel and dabbed the font and the embossing with the same Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Inker.
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Orange U Sweet Card

Love Struck By Flower Soft

 

 

Oh how I love finding and alternative to expensive embellishments! The front of this card is made using all the available fonts from Gypsy Font.  I cut them at 3/4" and added Glossy Accents to the top of each letter to give the Epoxy sticker effect.  Glossy Accents is amazing for giving such dimension to die cuts. I stamped few white hearts with Cloud White Brilliance.  The inside is my favorite part.  The hearts are welded from Love Struck and cut at about 1 3/4" each.  I cut the top stencil and the background to match. The settings for this cut worked well at 6 Depth, 2 Speed, and 2 Pressure.  I used 3D pop dots to raise it off the paper.  Then I took clear quick dry adhesive and placed small dots here and there.  Then I added my homemade Flower Soft.  I learned how to make this Flower Soft knockoff from Hog Wild About Stamping.  I am so in love with this trick that I am going to make several color tonight.  I used Cayenne Ranger Alcohol Ink to die this particular color, but food coloring can also be used.
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Love Struck Collage Card

Take Me! I'm Yours!

 

 

I am officially in love with Tie the Knot.  I thought that maybe this purchase was a splurge, but after playing with this cartridge for the last week, I can tell you that is not the case.  This cartridge has so many non-wedding images.  The flourishes are beautiful and on this project, I think the corset is just sexy!
The card itself is just white cardstock cut to 4.25x11. The red flourished background is 4 flourishes from Tie the Knot welded together.  I cut the welded flourishes out of American Crafts Red Metallic paper.  I made 2 of these welded flourishes- one for the front and one for the inside.  The corset is from Tie the Knot and I cut that at 3.75 inches. I cut the top layer out of red hearted holographic sticker paper from Hobby Lobby.  I also cut the background for the corset image as well and that was cut out of black American Crafts Metallic Paper.  I love the way the two textures play off each other.  I think it gives a great effect.  The hearts are also from the same two papers cut at 1.5 inches (black) and 1.25 inches (red).  The corset image has 3D pop dots to raise it off the background.  The lettering for "Take Me" (front) and "I'm Yours" (inside) is from Gypsy Font. Assembly for this card was super easy, but because of the paper, the card looks super expensive and complicated.  I hope you enjoy and as always the file is available for download.  Just click below to begin download.  Please leave me comments- They really make my day!

Take Me! I'm Yours!

If you do not have Gypsy, you not be able to cut the font.  Just delete the fonts from the mat.

Slice of Style

Slice of Style Cake

Supplies
Tie the Knot Cartridge
Wild Card Cartridge
Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge
1/3 yard Sheer Ribbon
4 Doublesided 12x12 Paper
Tim Holt Peeled Paint stamp pad
Paper Towel or Sponge Daubber
Low Melt Holt Glue Gun
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Gold Rhinestone Studs


3D Hibiscus Flower Directions:

Decide how many 3D flowers you want. Each flower you want to make you will need 3 die cuts. Cut your number of desired flowers from Plantin Schoolbook at 3". I always cut a few extra just in case.

Next trim one flower to have 5 petals.  Trim another flower to have 4 petals.

 

Apply a small amount of Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive to edge of the 5 petal flower.  Gently put the ends together to create a cup effect.  Repeat this step for the 4 petal flower.

 

Next trim the double petal into 2 equal pieces.

Then trim the bottom pointed end so it is flat.  Apply a small amount of Quick Dry Adhesive to the inside parts of the petals.  With a sharp pair of scissors, cut a fine fringe to the ends.

 

Then fold the the top open

 

Roll the center into a tube shape.  Apply a small amount of glue on the end to hold it in a tube shape.

 

Then gently pull the fringe outward to create an opened blossom center.

 

There should now be 4 parts to your flower.

 

Apply a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of the 4 petal cup and plave gently into the center of the 5 petal cup.

 

Then apply  a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of your flower and place on the 6 petal flower.

Finally apply a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of the flower center and place inside the 4 Petal cup. Gently fold and bend edges as you like.

3D Leaf Directions:

Next is the 3D leaves.  I used the cut from Wild Card because it cuts in the fold and grooves of the leaves and a open slice down the center of the leaf.  I cut the leaves at 3" and 2 1/2".  The above cake requires 6 leaves, three of each size.

 

Next take either a wadded up paper towel or a sponge daubber and apply a small amount of Tim Holtz Peeled Paint.  The definition will pop out of the leaves.  I recommend using this type of pad because they tend to be a little drier, thus allowing you to get the definition without an opaque look.

Then take you inked leaves and gently slide the small one into the large one.  Make a slight turn and the two images will lock together.  Apply a small amount of adhesive to the slices of the leaves and let dry.  Repeat for the other leaf set.  Ink your remaining 2 leaves.

 

Cake Box Assembly and Embellishments:

To make the box cut the Cake Box from Tie the Knot at 10" and the Lid at 10" (Real size off).  I used my Gypsy to weld the flowers to the edges of the cake box lid.  I used the Plantin flower again at 1.86".  If you do not have a Gypsy or Design Studio to do the welding, you will have to cut double the number of Plantin Flowers. Cut the Plantin flowers at 1 3/4". You will need 16 flowers total.  Apply a small amount of adhesive to the back of each flower and sandwich them evenly spaced to the cake box lid, making sure to leave space for folding.  Fold the top and bottom.  Start with the point and work backwards to ensure the front has a nice clean point. Apply your ribbon to the edge of the box. Apply your gold studs to the center of each flower.

To appy the flower and leaves on top, Apply  a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of your two flat leaves.  Place them inked side up.  Next hot glue the bottom of the flower and apply to the box lid.  Finally, apply a small amount of hot glue to the bottom of your 3D leaf and push into the side of the flower, tucking it in and and concealing the glue point.  Repeat for the remaining leaf set.

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Slice of Style Cake PDF

Slice of Style Cake Gypsy File

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Popping Pagoda Flowers

Popping Pagoda Flowers

Here is the second in the series on 3D flowers.  Pagoda will be the cartridge for this project.   I think of all the 3D Cricut flowers I have done so far, this one is the easiest.

I love the results from this image.

Supplies:

Pagoda Cartridge image Cherry Blossom

Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

12x12 Double Sided Paper

Low Melt Hot Glue

Begin by cutting several of the Cherry Blossom image.  These were cut at 3 1/2 inches.  Each flower takes Cherry Blossoms. I usually just cut an entire 12x12 piece full of my image.

Next cut one petal off each Cherry Blossom.  To begin assembling you will need a full 5 petal Cherry Blossom, 2 four petal Cherry Blossoms, and 3 individual petals.  Punch small hole in the center of the 6 petal Cherry Blossom. I used my Crop-a-Dile.

Start with the four petal Cherry Blossoms.  First fold the two petals towards each other where you cut the individual petal off.  Then add a small thin strip of Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive and press firmly. It should look like a cup shape.  Repeat for your second one, but this time fold the paper so the reverse is showing.

Next take the individual petals and fold them lengthwise in half

 To assemble the center of the flower, apply a small amount of adhesive to the back side on one half of the petals.  Push this glued side together on one of the remaining folded petals, making sure to match the pointed ends together.  There should now be a "flat" side to the new center.

Next take the remaining folded petal and apply adhesive to the entire backside of the petal and press it firmly to the flat side of your other assembled center. Now there should be one 3D image.  This is the center of your flower.

Now take a your tri-sided center and fold the whole thing inward.  Firmly press the crease down.

Take a sharp pair of scissors and trim the slanted end off in the same direction.  All you are doing is shortening the length by about 1/3 of an inch.  The other end should still have the "points".  The points will face outwards from the center of the flower and the slated end will be glued down.

Now the individual pieces are ready to be assembled into the the final flower.

Take the 2 Four petal flowers and place a small amount of hot glue in the center of one of the cups.  Then gently press the second one into the hot glue.

 

 

Place a small amount of hot glue on the bottom of your cup shaped blossom and gently press it into the hole in the six petal flower.  Finally drop a small amount of hot glue in to the cup and gently press the tri-sided center into the glue.

To download these instructions, please click below.

Popping Pagoda Flowers PDF
To download the Gypsy File for the card above, Please click below
Pagoda Blossom Card

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3D Canvas Flower Tutorial

I have been having a great time using this method to add dimension to my projects.  The video I watched was from Leah's Scrpabook Room.  Her method and supplies are slightly different from mine.  She uses Sizzix dies for her flowers and dictionary paper for the material.  This my take on this method using my Cricut.  This is the first in a series of how to make these Cricut flowers.

3D Canvas Flowers

Supplies:

Canson CanvaPaper

Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Low Temp Hot Glue and Gun

Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

Paper Towel

For this tutorial, I used Tiger Lily, Wheatfields, and Key Lime Pie for my Glimmer Mist colors and my Tim Holtz color is Tea Dye. I bought the CanvaPaper at Michael's in the art department. It comes in a couple different sizes; I used 9x12. An emobssing folder is optional. For this particular flower I used Mother's Day 2010 Seasonal Cartridge. This creation can be made from many other cartridges.

I began by cutting my image at 3 ½ inches. I cut a total of 12 flowers on the CanvaPaper.  The settings on my Expression were as follows: 

Depth 6

Pressure Med

Speed Med

Multicut 2

Then I embossed the flowers using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.

Next I sprayed each flower with the Glimmer Mist. I sprayed the flowers individually so I could get a variety of results to add dimension. 

Then I crumpled up my paper towel and dabbed it into the Distress Ink. Then I took the ink and rubbed it into the embossing to allow the images to become defined. I was sure not to be uniform in my application.

Next I chose a flower and cut one petal off of the flower.

I then chose another flower and cut it in half.

Then I took one of the three petals halves and cut it into 2 petals and one petal.

To begin assembling the flower, I started with the three petal pieces.  I gently rolled it inward and began to overlap the edges.  I placed a small thin strip of Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive on the edge of the petal where it overlaps.

I pressed firmly and allowed it to dry. 

 Now take the 5 petal flower and repeat the folding and gluing.

 

Then I took the single petal and rolled it into a tube shape.  This will be come the center of the flower.

 

Cut the bottom off of the center piece petal.

Take the center of the flower and place a small amount of hot glue on the end.  Quickly, but gently, place the glue down into the petal flower.

Take the assembled three petal flower and place a small amount of hot glue on the bottom and place into the five petal flower that was assembled earlier.

Finally take the assembled flower and place a small amount of hot glue on the bottom and place into one of the uncut flowers.

The flower is now assembled.  Below is a picture of some variations of this flower.

Playing with the layers really makes these flowers look fantastic!

 

The creative options with this flower are endless!

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3D Canvas Flower Tutorial PDF

If you like the card at the beginning, here is the Gypsy file.

Floral Screen Card Gypsy File