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15.2.23

Tunnel Card

Hi friends ....sharing a Tunnel Card which is the magical abode of little birds and butterflies . The little birds frolic amongst cute teacup stacks , cupcakes and a lovely glittering dream catcher !

Tunnel Card

In this view you can see the shimmering magical bird house and more little birds on teacups!

Tunnel Card

Some projects are super fun to make and this Tunnel card was a delight to put together. Hope you liked it too.

Here is the video from my instagram account

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11.2.23

Interactive Slider Pop Up Card

Hi friends sharing a fun interactive card made with the huge word die " Happy " from Crealies . It it quite similar to the Party slider pop up card I shared earlier.

The card folds flat for mailing

And on pulling up the tab you have a window where you can write a message...I just added a cute image inside the window

The Happy is made from glitter foam and has a white outline cut with the same die set.

Added lots of floating clouds and happy balloons full of hearts.

The little horses float over the Happy along with the balloons , hearts and clouds.

The Happy word has stitch lines and is pretty on its own....but I added a simple layered flower for added interest.

Here is the side view when you open the slider and the card stands up on its own for display.

Supplies used: Dies : from Crealies. Paper : Dress My craft

Linking to All Sorts Challenge

Double D challenges hearts

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

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10.3.20

Carousel Pop Up Mini Album Tutorial

Hi friends sharing a very special project which I made as my first DT project for the Israel based company " You Artists " You Artists have super cute pattern papers and since I loooove cute whimsical designs , I didn't have to think twice when Noa Perez from You Artists asked me if I would like to be on their design team. And I am so happy to be able to work with such adorable papers!!

I used the paper collection " Zoo" from You Artists to make a 3 D Carousel Pop Up Album. Here is how the album looks when it is closed

I made a belly band with glitter foam and cardstock and added design motifs from the paper stack to bring it alive!

Added satin and faux leather tassels and a cute binoculars charm to a bronze ring on the closure . Decorate the band on all sides with matching papers.

In modern zoos most of the animals are not in cages but in enclosures and I tried to replicate that feel in my diorama style album. The first section is dedicated to the majestic tiger!

Each pop up diorama page has 3 layers which you can utilize to create a 3 dimensional effect and you can add photos right at the back or on the layers in front.

I didn't use any embellishments apart from motifs from the paper collection and its matching die cuts on each of the pages as it is best to have everything nice and flat for this type of pop up album. Isn't that sloth bear simply adorable !!!

I staggered the animals in different layers to add to the 3 D effect !

The section below has adorable zebras and a cute giraffe

I placed the zebras in such a way that you can see them clearly when you change your viewing angle!

Carousel Pop Up Mini Album Tutorial

The basic framework is pretty simple to make and is an adaptation of the popular "star album" you must have seen in the paper-crafting world. But this design uses less paper and so is easier to complete . I just added the pop up elements to make it more fun! You can keep it simple by just adding photos or go all out like I did here and create mini pop up diorama scenes for each section.

Materials

Pattern Paper/Card stock - You can make the basic framework using cardstock or if you have good quality, thick ,double sided paper this project is just perfect for it as in this design you can see and use both sides of your paper. The You Artists papers I used in this project are 250 g thick and double sided so perfect to use as the base.

You need 6 sheets cut down to 9 x 8 inches

This way you can use photos upto 4 inches wide on each half. Tweak the measurements to fit your needs.

Step 1

Step 1 : Score at 4 inches on the 8 inch side

Step 2

Step 2 : Fold in half along the score line

Step 3

Step 3 : Fold back the upper free corners of your folded page to meet the center fold as shown above in Step 3

Step 4

Step 4 :Chop off the corner triangles along the fold lines [ as shown by black arrow]

Step 5

Step 5 : You will have a "house" shape when you cut off the corner triangles from both the sides.

PS: The cut lines should fall along the black arrows in the photo...I had initially added a flap to my design thinking I will add magnets there but later abandoned that idea and chopped off that flap...so don"t get confused seeing that extra bit.

Cardstock to create the Pop Up frames :

You need

six 8 x 5 inch and

six 7½ x 5 inch cardstock pieces

Tip : Don't use very thick cardstock as it can become too bulky.

Choose the colours according to each section

Step 6

Step 6 :Score the 8 x 5 inch pieces at 1/2 inch from either side and down in the middle along the long 8 inch side

Step 7

Step 7 :Score the 7½ x 5 inch cardstock pieces at 1/2 inch from either side and down in the middle along the long 7½ inch side

To create the windows

To create the windows in your pop up frames you can simple fold the card pieces and cut out rectangles to create the apertures or use dies in your collection to create the windows

Tip : Take care not to make your frame borders too narrow as then you wont have room to add decorative and pp up elements.

Step 8

Step 8 : I used a simple rectangle die to cut out the windows

Tip : Mark the center of your die and align this to the central scoreline on your cardstock to get perfectly centered windows

Step 9

Step 9 : Cut out windows in all the frames

Step 10

Step 10 : Valley fold along the central scorelines and mountain fold along the scorelines at the ends as shown above

Step 11

Step 11 : Apply glue to the 1/2 inch ends[which are gluing tabs] of the 8 x 5 inch frame as shown

Step 12

Step 12 : Stick one 1/2 inch gluing tab to the edge of your base as shown

Step 13

Step 13 : Fold over your frame with the other gluing tab folded and facing upwards as shown

Step 14

Step 14 : Now fold over your base and the gluing tab of your frame will stick in place.

Do the same thing for the smaller size 7½ x 5 inch frames...the only difference is that these will stick over your 8 x 5 inch frames

Step 15

Step 15 : Fold a 5 x 1 inch strip of card stock length wise to create connecting tabs to join each of your pop up diorama sections

Step 16

Step 16 : These will go on the back side of your diorama as shown above. Apply on one diorama and align and stick the next one [ red arrows]

Tip : A combination of adhesive tape and liquid glue is best for this step

You can see how the pop up frames help to create dimension and depth in this seal diorama.

This one below is my favorite .

You have the adorable sloth bear with the serious gorilla in the backdrop!

I fuzzy cut leaves from the paper in the background and added them to the frames

The sign and the fence are some of my favorites from the Zoo theme!

I kept the penguin diorama fairly simple using black and white frames to set a subdued tone to the busy backdrop!

And here is the back side of the diorama...where you can see the double sided nature of the papers and which you can use to add more photos and journalling

The carousel is held in place using hidden magnets

Here is the video showing all the features.

I hope you liked this idea and project.

Supplies : Papers : Zoo from You Artists , Die cut elements Zoo

23.2.20

Jar Shaker Cards

Hi friends...sharing fun shaker cards in a Jar/Bottle shape

Crealies "Cardzz" dies are perfect for making shaker cards as the size is big and there are usually frame style inner dies to easily create the shaker frame

To make these shaker Jars,I die cut 2 jars from card stock, 1 from acetate and 4 from pattern paper. The set has 2 inner dies for layering or creating frames and I made 3 frames from pattern paper, card stock and foam

The base was created using pattern paper and card stock and I added the foam frame atop it

I added a trio of dangling butterflies inside the jar by sticking butterfly diecuts dangling from threads onto the foam frame. Layered the card stock frame atop it ...put in the shaker elements and sealed with an acetate Jar to create my shaker

The flower is a simple stacked flower made using Crealies dies

I just had to add some foliage and pollen to complete the card.

The big berry pollen is my favourite...it looks good enough to eat!!!

To match the dangling butterflies I added dangling crystals on the neck of the jar.

I ran out of crystal hearts and so used a butterfly button dangler on this one

I had so much fun making these shakers I made them in different colours!

Batch production is sometimes fun as you don"t have to think too much about the design but just enjoy the creation process !

The 2nd orange jar is quite similar to the first one except that it has 2 dangling button butterflies!

The butterflies were a find from a local craft store and they look sooo cute!

Since I love making flowers I hardly ever use store bought flowers in my projects but I do love to buy the pretty flowers when I see them in a shop...which is kinda crazy!! So for the blue jar I used a pretty flower I bought from a local shop!