Oddleigh Cupcake pop-up Birthday card by Leigh!

Season’s Greetings Creative Friends!
LeighSBDesigner Val is celebrating a very special milestone birthday today🎉
I’m so proud and very lucky to have such a wonderful Mom😘. Wishing you the happiest of Birthdays full of joy, love and lots of hugs❤️

I made this pop-up Birthday card for my Mom featuring lil miss Oddleigh Cupcake and the matching  Cupcake from the Oddleigh Cupcake set.

 Here's the front of the card showing my Cupcakes piled onto a die cut cake stand.  I constructed the matching wedge shaped box envelope completely from scratch to perfectly fit the shape of the card while closed.

The magic happens when you open the card and reveal the 3D scene with a tiered pop-up Birthday cake on a the same cake stand I used on the front of the card.  The dimensional birthday cake dies, embellishment dies and decorative cardstock are all from Crafter’s Companion.

lil miss Oddleigh Cupcake is stunning in her colour cordinating finery, cupcake fascinator and a die cut gold star earring!   Isn't she the cutest!

There's an extra cupcake for even more wish making too🌟

You can never have too many cupcakes🎂

The ODDLEIGH CUPCAKE SET is now on FLASH SALE!
Sale ends Wednesday Dec 5th at midnight pacific!

Come and join the festivities and play in our Artist Trading Coin Christmas Linky Party and Swap!  Everyone receives the Christmas ATCoin Swap Label as a FREEBIE for playing❄️

The Linky Party and Swap closes Dec 9th so you've got lots of time to come and join the fun!

The details on how to play and the swap rules are in my post HERE!

Thanks for stopping by to see today's featured project!
Happy Creating!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

"Dragon's Christmas Present" featuring About Art Accents and Third Coast Rubber Stamps!

Howzit Stampers!

Wow, where did July go?  I can't believe tomorrow is August 1st already!  Before August arrives I've got a super cool whimsical double-slider card to share with you on this last day of Christmas in July!

My card features a beautiful Christmas Tree stamp available from About Art Accents on the front and the double-slider treat inside features the gorgeous Christmas Dragon stamp (KG-004-Q) available from Third Coast Rubber Stamps!
  

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I made this card for my 4 year old nephew, Daniel, and personalized it with my own message on the front!

"Daniel!  What could be hiding beneath the Christmas Tree?"

Check out my little video demo showing off my finished slider card!
FYI:  the video only seems to work when viewing this post here on my blog only.

MATERIALS

Christmas Tree - About Art Accents

Christmas Dragon KG-004-Q - Third Coast Rubber Stamps Page 5 of the August 2010 catalog

Merry Christmas sentiment - source unknown

White Cardstock

Red Cardstock

Christmas patterned paper

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Copic markers:  Blues, Greens, Purples and Red
Red Prismacolor pencil

Glitter Glue

Judikins Diamond Glaze

Double-sided sticky tape

Santa's on his way! ribbon from Michaels
Small Circle punch
Tiny hole punch

Mini gold brad

Small gold star brad

Metallic gold paint pens - broad and fine point
Fine point Black Sharpie marker

Small Ziploc baggie

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 To make the main center part of my slider card I cut a large 5.5" x 12" panel from red cardstock and scored fold lines at 3.75", 7.5" and 11.25".   For the Slider sections I cut two 3.5" x 5.5" panels from red cardstock.    I then cut out 4 mats from patterned paper just slightly smaller than the red panels and 4 panels from white cardstock slightly smaller still but only after I did all my stamping.

 

I stamped the Christmas Tree with Memento Tuxedo Black onto white cardstock and coloured with Copics in shades of green.  I coloured the baubles on the tree with various Copic colours and also did a few in metallic gold with a fine point paint pen.  I then added dimension to all the baubles with drops of Judikins Diamond Glaze and cut out the panel once the baubles were dry.  I then wrote my message around the Christmas Tree with a fine point black Sharpie marker and added sparkle to the tree and message with touches of glitter glue.   I edged the panel with a gold metallic paint pen and punched a tiny hole at the top of the Tree and embellished with a small gold star brad.  I then adhered the Christmas Tree panel to the patterned paper mat and then to the main center part of the card with double-sided sticky tape.  I then punched a half circle notch on the right hand side of that middle section which is where the ribbon sits and allows you to pull out the slider.

 

Stamp the Dragon image twice onto white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colour with Copics.  I used various shades of blues and purples on the Dragon and blues, reds and green on the present.  I also used a red Prismacolor pencil to add some background shading around the Dragon.  You only need to colour just beyond the half way point on each image coz part of the other portion is cut away and the rest remains hidden inside the center section of the slider card.  I also added sparkle with touches of glitter glue.  I then cut out the two panels and edged them with a metallic gold paint pen.  I then layered the panels on to the patterned paper mats and then adhered those to the red slider panels with double-sided sticky tape.  I cut two pieces of ribbon and attached them to the right hand slider panel with a mini gold brad.

 

 Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment onto another piece of white cardstock and colour with Copics.  I coloured the stars with a fine point metallic gold paint pen and also added touches of sparkle with glitter glue.  I cut out the panel and edged it with a metallic gold paint pen and adhered it onto the patterned paper mat and then adhered to the back panel of the main slider card with double-sided sticky tape.

Next comes all the assembling.  

I got my instructions from a great video on YouTube by Obsessedwithscrappin.  I think watching the video yourselves will be better than me trying to explain how to make the slider mechanism and assemble the card.  So click here to watch the video!  There's a couple of videos on slider cards on YouTube with slight variations on how to make the slider mechanism too so just go with the one you prefer.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my whimsical Christmas Slider Card!  They really are quite easy to make once you get the hang of the assembling and construction!

Happy Stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

About Art Accents Designer

Third Coast Rubber Stamps Designer

Blockheads Paper Arts Designer

Take part in my Kinetic Challenge over at Blockheads Paper Arts!

Happy Friday Everyone!

I'm an official designer for Blockheads Paper Arts and I'm hosting the first of our new Design Team Challenges!  So if you're a Blockheads fan and would love to enter then here's all the info!

I challenge you to create one of my 'kinetic' projects and submit your creation on the Blockheads Facebook page to win a $25 Blockheads gift certificate plus more incentives (see below)!

What's a 'kinetic' project you ask?  Basically it means a work of art that depends on moving parts for its effect and in the last month or so I've designed two projects that fit the bill.  

Check out my 3D Pop-Up Easter Egg card and my Ladder Folio tutorials.  

Click on the photos to view the tutorials!

Spring 3D Pop-Up Easter Egg Card

Imagine the Possibilities Ladder Folio

To enter my Kinetic Challenge all you need to do is decide which project you'd like to try your hand at and get creating!  Feel free to alter my templates slightly if you need to change something to suite your creation.  The themes of your projects are also up to you, i.e they don't have to be the same themes I used!

Challenge deadline is June 12 

The winner will be announced in the next Blockheads Newsletter.

KINETIC CHALLENGE CRITERIA:

For your Challenge entry to be considered you must either use only the Blockheads line of rubber stamps and/or images from the other stamp companies Blockheads sells! 

 Please ONLY use the images that Blockheads carries so double check Blockhead Paper Arts' website!

Please include the details of the stamps you use with your entries! 

As an extra incentive to use only the Blockheads line of stamps you will also receive 1 point per card submitted to a maximum of 5 points towards earning Blockheads Rewards!  Those of you who have ordered from Blockheads Paper Arts this year, have probably noticed you can earn points, through purchases, toward a $20 gift certificate.  Enter the Challenge and give your points total a boost to earn your $20 gift certificate even faster!

The winning entry will be posted on the Blockheads blog, on my blog and Karen's blog (my fellow Design Teamster) for everyone to enjoy too!

So who is up for my Kinetic Challenge? 

Good luck & happy stamping!

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Blockhead Paper Arts Design Team

Spring 3D Pop-Up Easter Egg Card & Blockheads Flower Stamps!

Hello Stamping Friends!

I think you guys are in for a real treat with my latest project!  

Here's my new Blockheads Design Team creation!

Spring 3D Pop-Up Easter Egg Card!

This one is so much fun but it is challenging with some tricky bits so you'll need all your wits about you before attempting it!  But don't worry its not too hard and my tutorial will walk you through it!  I received one of these cards as a RAK (random act of kindness) about 6 years ago and I've been wanting to design something with this template for some time now and I've finally done it, yay!  Unfortunately the card was not signed (always remember to sign your creations) and I don't know where this idea originated but I was able to dismantle and reverse engineer it.  While designing my project I made some changes to the original and now I think I've got an improved version for you to experiment with!

It's finally spring and I've been having loads of fun with the Flower rubber stamps from Blockheads Paper Arts and I knew they would be perfect for this project!  I've made a template for you to print out or just use as a guide line based on the included measurements.  So lets get started!

  

Draw the egg shape onto a sheet of white heavy weight cardstock.  It is more of an oval really coz it needs to be close to symmetrical as possible so it can stand. Then draw a mirror image of the shape with a fold line in between.

 

Apply colour to the entire egg using the 'Direct-to-Paper' method, staining the cardstock with Milled Lavender Distress ink.  Blend as you go with a piece of paper towel and then score and crease along the fold line with a ruler and a bone folder.  

 

Stamp the single Calendula flower image all over the egg shape in Versafine black ink and heat set to prevent smudging.

 

Cut out the egg and colour the flowers with chalks.  I used finger sponge daubers to apply the chalk to the images, starting with yellow, then orange and red for the centers. 

 

Fold the egg at the crease line and draw a crack line down the middle.  Cut the egg in half along the crack line.  Now you've got 2 broken halves of an Easter Egg. 

 

Then trace out the interior folding mechanism for the 'pop-up' part of the card.  Score and fold along the dash lines.  The main center fold is a mountain fold and the 4 triangle flaps are valley folds.

 

Stamp the large Tulips image twice and the single Tulip once in black Memento ink onto heavy weight white cardstock that is suitable for Copic markers and colour in the flowers.  Memento is a recommended ink pad for Copic markers.

 

I used RV10, RV12 and RV13 for the pink tulips, V15 and V17 for the purple tulips and YG03 and YG06 Copic Sketch markers for the leaves.  You can totally use your own favourite colouring products too of course.  I often use coloured pencils, watercolour pencils, chalks and Marvy brush markers too and they work just as beautifully!  You can find all of those alternate products at Blockheads! 

 

Then colour a background for the flowers that looks like a blue sky with fluffy white clouds in light blue Decorating chalks and a sponge dauber. 

 

Repeat the same process for the back of the egg pieces and the interior mechanism too.  Pretty much all the areas that will be seen once the card 'pops' open!

  

Cut out the flowers to create the 'pop-up' panel part of the card and the single Tulip image and layer it onto the front with foam tape or a pop dot for extra dimension.  Also cut out the extra Tulips and put aside until needed.

 

 

Use the 'pop-up' panel as a guideline and trace the outline of the flowers onto another piece of heavy weight cardstock.  Cut out the easel part of the 'pop-up' and also colour it with blue chalk.  Score and fold crease lines on the 'pop-up' panel and the easel back and attach them together with double sided sticky

tape.

Adhere the 'pop-up' panel to the center of the 'pop-up' mechanism section on either side of the mountain fold line. 

Trim or use a corner punch to round of the points on the flaps.  Apply double sided sticky tape to all four of the triangle flaps and adhere the back side of the 'pop-up' mechanism section to the 'back' portion of the egg halves.  Fold down the front of the egg and press down firmly to adhere the front flaps to the 'front' egg halves.

    

TIP:  If you want to include a written message with the card then do it now before assembling!  You can write it on the blank area on the base of the interior 'pop-up' section.

Test the pop-up card and determine where to start filling in the extra flowers and leaves on the 'pop-up' panel.  Adhere the extra flowers and leaves with double-sided sticky tape.  The photo below on the right hand side shows the difference it makes with the extra flowers added to the bouquet!

 

Stamp the word 'Tulips' onto white cardstock in purple Brilliance Pearlescent pigment ink.  The word comes with the Tulips stamp image.  

TIP:  I masked the portion of the flower near the word with a piece of regular sticky tape, inked the word and then removed the tape.  I was then able to stamp the word without any of the flower image getting in the way!

  

Cut out a ribbon label with a Spellbinders die and edge it with a metallic gold paint pen.  Thread the label onto a length of 'Sunshine' yellow satin ribbon.  I think I got this ribbon in the $1 section at Target (I LOVE the $1 section LOL!).  But you can find similar ribbon at your local craft stores.

Adhere the ribbon and the label to the front of the egg card and hide the ribbon ends inside the egg with double sided sticky tape.  Make a bow from the same ribbon and adhere it to the Easter Egg card with a glue dot.  Trim the ends of the bow into dove tail points.

 Finish off the card by adding yellow glitter glue to the centers of all the flowers on the egg for just a touch of sparkle!

 

 

The card does lie flat so will fit nicely into an envelope.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to make your own 3D pop-up cards this Easter!  If you'd like to see more creations featuring Blockheads Paper Arts stamps and products then check out my fellow Design Teamster's blog, Karen of Dreaming and Creating!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Designer for Blockheads Paper Arts