Welcome Baby Robot Pop Up Box

This card folds flat for the mail and then pops up to reveal a simulated technological wonder!

The box die is from Lawn Fawn and incredible useful. It cuts the rectangles for the box flaps as well. I used a computer chip stencil from my stash since the theme was robots.

The robot stamps are"mini bots" from Clearly Besotted. They just made an add-on to this stamp set, featuring baby/plushies, called "robot plushies", so I will also be using down the road. These cats are the best and fun to color. I also used an embossing folder to make the gray paper look like metal. You can adjust the flaps, I wanted to show the other side, so I kind of flipped it up, but you can put them at 90 degrees or completed flat once you open up the box. I personally leave the back piece flat and do not crease that side, so it provides a backdrop. The sentiment says "awesome people make awesome babies", which I thought was fitting for my robot loving friends. 

My favorite part? The poo-bolts under the baby.. did you notice?

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges: 

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/

Dream-Catcher

Hi. Today I did a card for dreamers. 

The first two pictures came out pretty well and show off the clear embossing powder I used on all of the die cuts. I thought about adding some gems for the beads that are commonly strung on dream-catchers: I used a minimal combination of crystals and sequins to achieve this effect. I am not really sure if I like the before or after better- what do you think? I try not to overly complicate cards, which is difficult for me, haha. With my stash, it feels like I have a kitchen sink and makes me want to throw it at every creation. 

First I blended a piece of paper with blue distress inks. This nice collection of die cuts is from AC Moore, which I bought it for 55% off of course! I have had this in my stash for a while and thought about making this card a few times. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp set, appropriately called "Make a Wish". 

The black stars are from a random die cut out, and I added some white stars with a gel pen.

Let me know if you prefer I go into the step by step details of embossing and die-cutting... I feel that many readers/fellow crafters already know these processes.. and reading multiple blogs that explain the steps in great detail over and over again can get a bit tedious. If you like, check out my first few blog entries as I go into much more detail on these common techniques. This is written as a fast yet fun read :)

Please come by again and have a good day!

Challenges: 

Addicted to Stamps

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge

Avenue 613

Clean and Simple on Sunday

Simply Create Too

Hanging Floral Bday Card

Milton and I took my mom to London for her bday and we went to a few beautiful restaurants and bakeries with hanging flowers. They were on the walls, the ceilings, all over the place! (Clos Maggiore, Saint Aymes, Dalloway Terrace, Aubaine)  

I tried to replicate some of the floral work on her birthday card:

The vines were cut using the Leafy Background Die from Impression Obsession. Since it is pretty detailed, I normally need a metal adapter plate, but it is a die I find myself using frequently. 

I cut it out of sticky paper and used two tones of fine green glitter for the leaves. Then, I peeled the rest of the paper off and covered the background area with some white sand that I had laying around (it was fine sand I had bought to put in the bottom of a vase or something).. I was curious if it would work or not.. I was hoping for some cool sandy texture.. Well, only the finest of the finest grains of sand stuck, and I think it was mostly white dust haha..  but it actually looks good, even when you look closely- it just appears to be a smooth white, which works great.

I adhered that to a piece of pink cardstock from Simon Says Stamp and got started on my layered flowers. The flowers are from Altenew's Life is Awesome set. I actually think I did the pink ones a bit wrong, since the die didn't match up AT ALL lol. Apparently, I started them a bit too far from the tip of the green base.. they were way longer than the die.. so I hand-cut those and they worked just fine. Live and learn. Glued the flowers on and popped a few up with foam tape. 

The happy birthday diecut is from the Simon Says Stamp site and I believe it is Karen Burniston's collection. I like the large size and the font. Stacked two of them together, but if I did it again I might stack 5, so it is even most dimensional.

Thanks for coming by. I thought about including pics from the restaurants, so let me know if there is interest and I can make another post or edit this one with a more personal touch of my trip(s).

Challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies

Creative Fingers Challenge

Corrosive Challenges by Janet

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