Maker's Movement Petite Card

Hello friends, today I am sharing a tutorial on a petite card using Maker's Movement Petite Sentiments and Die set.  It was so much fun to create one step at a time, with really no idea what the end result would be.

So, here we go...

The actual card is only 3 1/4 high x 4 1/2 wide. It's so petite and cute and fits the Petite Sentiment and Die Set perfectly.

I selected my sentiment and stamped it 

Tape both the shape dies together.  Or, do not snip them apart, which is even better! I left the room at the bottom for something.  At this point, I didn't know what yet.  I used the Crossover II Machine

Then I cut it again using a sheet of the Maker's Movement Doble Sided Adhesive Craft Foam.

I used the Crossover II Machine. 

I layered two pieces of Copic Express IT paper and ran it through the Crossover II Machine.

I cut an appropriate size Xpress It Paper.  Colored the sky with B00, B000, B0000.  The added blades of grass with YG99, 17, 03.  The Stems and leaves were colored in YG17. The flowers were colored in V06, RV17, BG23, R81, Y13, YR12, R32, and decorated with a white gel pen and a .3 multiliner. 

some were popped up with foam circles (link below) and some were just glued flat.

Well, with no vision of what the project was going to be, I am so giddy over the end result.  I just love this set and I think it is a staple to have in your stash.

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Maker's Movement Pop It!

Hello, Wouldn't you love to make your own Pop Up Squares?  Well, guess what, You can with Maker's Movement Foam Sheet and Squares and Circles Die.

Today just so happens to be my sweet husband's birthday.  So I took this opportunity to create a unique card just for him.  We all know it is difficult to make a masculine card.  Maker's Movement made it easy for me this year with two of four of their products. 

Here is what I used.  The most important is the Double Sided Adhesive Craft Foam.  With Foam sheets, any of the Maker's Movement dies can cut through it.  BUT, the best die is the Squares and Circles Die.  I have given you a closeup above, so you can see exactly what it cuts. 

I ran the hearts and square/circle dies through the Crossover II Machine.  The correct setting is in the instruction manual.  Above is what you see.

With the heart die, I ran a total of 6 pattern papers in masculine blues, 3 at a time.  I also cut the heart strip 2 times through the Crossover II.

I would recommend leaving your pop up set in tack until you are ready to use them.  I used a stylus to pop them out.  Why? Well, you want to keep the protective paper on both sides.  The circles came out so easy as did the squares.  Now, see those tiny pieces?  I will be using them as well!  How many times do you have this itty bitty section like a tail you want to pop up and you've used squares everywhere else? Ta-Da, now you have the perfect piece to use.  Don't waste any of this magnificent die and foam sheet!  This is a must-have in your staples.   

Here you can see the cut-out heat foams and the paper is a perfect fit because they came from the same die.  Then I used the circles to pop up where the squares would not fit.  The squares where they would and, just simply used adhesive to lay down flat hearts.

Then I stamped Happy Birthday and I love you as shown.  And used a B97 and R27 to make the dots on the Copic Friendly Craft paper. 

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A Boy and his dog....nothing sweeter

Hello there friends, I am happy today to share with you, "A Boy And His Dog" from Jan's Digi Stamps.  Isn't this just the sweetest digital image.

I didn't worry much about the reflection in the water.  The water is just a very shallow puddle and really wouldn't have many reflections in it.  But there are hints of reflection.  

A new challenge is starting today and it is anything goes!  So visit Jan's Digi Stamps. and play along!  You could win!

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I am really excited to see everyones creations!