March 20, 2012 at 3:47 am (Card making Tutorials, Occasions)
Tags: birthday card, birthday card ideas, card making crafts, card making ideas, card making projects, clear acrylic stamps, clear rubber stamps, clear stamping ideas, clear stamps
The ‘Best Birthday Blooms’ greeting card is filled with layers of delight as one opens and enjoys each level. Embossing enhances the interest, adding both texture and color to the cardstock. Clear hobby rubber stamps create delightful flowers and finish of a wonderful birthday wish!!!
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS CARD:
- Happy Stamping!!!Follow the instructions for cutting and folding found with the TAILORED Card Making Template.
- Texture both outside flaps of your card if desired using embossing folders. Ink the raised portion of the embossing if desired.
- Using the Bold Geraniums clear hobby rubber stamps, stamp 2 flowers onto your white cardstock. Be sure to add a flower pot to the one that will be on the front of your card.
- Also stamp the Bold Geraniums frame that will hold the birthday sentiment.
- Using the Garden Box clear stamps, ink and stamp the ‘Happy Birthday” saying into the frame.
- Cut out the flowers and frame and prepare them for attaching to your card.
- Before securing the flowers to your card, play with how they look a little to ensure that you will be happy with the end results. One flower goes inside the card and is framed by the smaller circle. The second flower adheres to the side of the small circle and is partially framed by the largest circle. The potted flower goes on the front of the card to complete the design.
Add a ribbon down the side and a saying or note inside to complete your own Best Birthday Blooms greeting card.
Happy Stamping!!!
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August 10, 2011 at 4:38 pm (Card Making Template)
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This week we are featuring the EXOTIC card making template which makes increadibly striking and dramatic cards! The card featured below uses the split negative stamping effect which will be featured in the September Clearly Rubber Stamping newsletter. Be sure you are signed up for your copy of the monthly newsletter to learn how to create stunning cards with you clear hobby rubber stamps.
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August 4, 2011 at 10:23 pm (Insect and Critter Cards, Nature)
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This card looks like it belongs outdoors! You will learn how distressing techniques of crumpled paper give the backdrop a weathered appearance, making the perfect frame for the woodland scene which this greeting card features.
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TO MAKE THIS CARD
- Cut your cardstock pieces and prepare according to the CRACKLED Card Making Template. For this card you will need to cut two D pieces. One in rust cardstock and one on cream. Be sure to trim the edges after you have folded your card so all edges are even. (NOTE: This card is larger than 6×6. Begin with Step 4 and adjust your template pieces to fit your card.)
- Take the lightweight, light colored paper (B) and distress as instructed in Distressing Techniques by crumpling and inking the paper.
- Carefully smooth out the paper, and glue onto the front of the card.
- On the D rust colored cardstock, using the Birch Buddies Clear Rubber Stamps, stamp two birch trees on right third of your paper in rust colored ink. On the D cream cardstock, stamp birch trees on the outside edges of your paper. Add leaves, grass, and animals as desired. Cut out the center area using a crat knife. Cut your photo or stamped image (D) to size. Matte your photo or stamped image with the cardstock (C). Distress the edges with ink if desired. Using 3-d sticky squares mat and mount this image as indicated in the above template.
- Using the Fall Season clear acrylic stamps, stamp three leaves, one each in green, rust, and a deep yellow opto cream colored cardstock. Cut out the leaves and arrange on card using 3-d sticky squares to secure.
- Stamp your message on the tag using the Garden Box Set of clear stamps, distress the edges with ink as explained in Distressing Techniques. Fasten the tag to your card. You can put the brad in either before you secure the tag to the card, or after.
- Add a saying or sentiment inside the card and stamp a leaf or two onto your envelope to finish your card making project
Happy Stamping!!!
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August 3, 2011 at 12:31 am (Card Making Template)
Tags: card, card making crafts, card making ideas, card making projects, card making template, card making templates, card making tutuorial, clear rubber stamps, clear stamps
This weeks NEW card making template highlights curves and circles. It offers a wonderful way to use the flexibility of your clear rubber stamps for decorating curved edges of your card elements. Here is what it looks like!
To see card samples that have been made using this template visit the Encircled Card Making Template Page at Clearly Rubber Stamping.
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July 21, 2011 at 5:44 pm (Insect and Critter Cards, Occasions)
Tags: accordian fold cards, accordion fold cards, birthday card ideas, butterfly card ideas, card ideas, card making, card making craft, card making crafts, card making ideas, card making projects, card making tutorial, card making tutorials, hand made greeting cards
This card just feels like spring and summer! With its colorful butterflies and swirling designs, Butter fly Gardens is a fun accordion card to make and give to the special people in your life.
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TO MAKE THIS CARD
- Fold the 6″ x 12″ cardstock into thirds as illustrated in Fig 1 in Accordion Fold Card Making Instructions.
- VARIATION on Fig 2. Cut the angle from the top left hand corner accross all three sections of the card as shown in the photo below.
3. Using the Butterfly Beauties clear rubber stamps, ink the butterfly designs using 2-3 ink colors. Simply ink a portion of the butterfly in the first color, then in the darker color, ink the remainder of the design allowing the colors to blend together where they meet. Stamp 3-4 of each of 3-4 butterflies in this manner on scrap cardstock. Cut them out close to the design and glue to the top edge of the card. Be sure that your butterflies do not overlap the folds of the card, just the top edge.
4. Turn the card over and decorate the center portion of the card so the butterflies in that section have a front and a back. This will give you a completed card front when it is all folded together as well as when it is opened completely.
5. Select fun sayings from the Live Well clear stamp set to add to each section of the inside of the card, on the front stamp your Birthday Sentiment .
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July 5, 2011 at 11:45 pm (Card making Tutorials, Random Cards)
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A fun new idea for using tags in your card making crafts! This card features 3 coordinating tags that work together to convey heartfelt thanks to the recipient! A little fun wire along the top helps hold everything together with a little fun and lots of room for variations!
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
- TRIO Card Making Template
- Garden BoxClear Stamp Set
- Mega Thanks Clear Stamp Set
- Timeless Tags Clear Stamp Set
- Dark Green, Brown, and white Cardstock
- Green ink or embossing powder and embossing ink
- Yellow and Brown Ink or chalk for coloring
- Black or gray ink for stamping
- Gold Craft Wire
- Glue
- 3-d sticky foam squares
TO MAKE A CARD USING THIS TEMPLATE
- Prepare card according to the TRIO Card Making Template instructions.
- Using the Timeless Tags Clear Stamp Set stamp 3 tags on white paper in black ink. Color the tags with yellow ink or chalk. Color in the reinforcement image with brown chalk. Mat and trim as needed. Punch out the hole in the top of the tag using an eyelet setter or hole punch.
- Using a dark green water based marker ink the first two letters “th” in the word thanks on the Mega Thanks Clear Stamp set. Stamp (and emboss if desired). On the next tag ink the letters “an” and stamp. Repeat the process on the third tag with the last two letters “ks”.
- Using the Garden Box Clear Stamp set choose a flower to position under the Mega Thanks letters. Ink only the part of the stamp that will fit on the tag so the stem does not extend beyond the tag image. Emboss if you are embossing.
- Lay out tags on the card front so you know how far to space each one. Secure with 3-d Sticky squares. Be sure to keep the hole in the tag free for wire.
- Taking the craft wire, thread it through the center tag leaving lots of length on both sides. Twist in place. Thread one end through the first tag and twist to secure curling the wire as desired. Do the same with the other end of the wire for the last tag.
- Add a sentiment or thought inside your card or leave it blank for a finished project!
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July 5, 2011 at 11:41 pm (Card Making Template)
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Introducing the TRIO Card making template!!! This template uses three tags to adorn its face! It is easy to make variations from this template by altering the size and shapes of the tags, securing them with wire, ribbon, string or simply attaching individual ribbons at the tops! You imagination is the limit – we’d love to see what you come up with if you would like to share! Happy Stamping!!!
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March 28, 2011 at 2:13 pm (Card making Tutorials, Nature, New & Promotional)
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These adorable animals almost tell a story and easily convey the feelings of friendship contained in this card.
MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TO MAKE THIS CARD:
- Cut beige cardstock to 7″ x 10″. Fold in half for a 5×7 card.
- Cut another piece of beige cardstock to 4.5″ x 6.75″. Stamp your woodland design using the Birch Buddies clear stamps and the black pigment ink.
- Next color your design using Technique #5 in the Coloring Designs Like a Pro Information pages. Using this technique, use light blue and brown pigment inks to create shadows on the trees. If you want to make an area darker simply paint over it once more after it is dry.
- Trim your paper if needed to that your scenic picture is centered.
- Cut Navy blue cardstock to 7″ x 5″. Trim off .75″ of an inch off the long side and put it through your border punch.
- Secure the navy blue cardstock to the beige 5×7 card with the edge lining up evenly with the fold. Secure the woodland friends in the center of the navy.
- Next, carefully add the decorative border to the side of the card leaving a small space between the two pieces of navy.
- Add a thoughful friendly sentiment to the inside of your card and mail it to a special friend.
Happy Stamping!!!
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March 26, 2011 at 2:17 pm (Card making Tutorials, Flower Cards)
Tags: card making, card making craft, card making crafts, card making ideas, card making projects, card making template, card making templates, card making tutorial, card making tutorials, clear rubber stamps, clear stamps, rubber stamping, rubber stamping crafts, rubber stamping ideas, shadow stamping, shadow stamping ideas
Shadow stamping techniques combined with pastel colors make this a lovely spring or Easter card!
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TO MAKE THIS CARD:
- Score cardstock and fold giving you a 6″ x 6″ card. Cut papers to size. Attach the striped paper to the card and trim the edges for evenness.
- Using the Ribbons and Rikrak Clear Stamps, stamp a ribbon border along the top of your striped paper pink. Now choose a ribbon design and stamp it over stripes in corresponding colors of ink to add character to the pattern.
- With the Geo Shapes Clear Stamp Set, ink the large square in one of the three colors of ink. With the Fresh Flowers Clear Stamp Set, stamp the solid tulip on the inked square. Stamp the square onto the white cardstock. Do three of each color with this stamp as described in the Shadow in a Shadow Stamping technique. To complete the design, stamp the solid tulip on the side, then stamp the outline and add a green stem. Mat and glue together. Adhere to the card with 3-d sticky foam.
- Stamp a saying or sentiment inside your card and you are ready to brighten the day of someone special!!!
Happy Stamping!!!
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March 25, 2011 at 5:56 pm (Card making Tutorials, Occasions)
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This fun card features a large Easter egg that is decorated traditionally with an Easter bunny scene filling the center. The Easter Egg lays on a bed of Angelina Fibers giving the same feel as the Easter fluff that fills much anticipated Easter baskets.
MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:
TO MAKE THIS CARD:
- Cut out a large oval from a light colored cardstock.
- DECORATING the egg: To create the decorative lines use your ribbons and rik rak clear stamps or some of your favorite border clear stamps, peel the design of the clear carrier and place it on your stamping block with a slight bend in it. Ink and stamp the border so that it divides the egg into three sections. Switching borders and colors as often as you desire, continue to decorate the top and bottom sections of the egg with the border clear stamps. Finish the top off with a flower or other round design. If you wish, color in any empty space between the border designs.
- To decorate the center of the egg, you will need your stamping ink, the sticky note and a sponge dauber create grassy hills as outlined in the Cheerful Mist Card Making instructions. Using the Birch Buddies clear rubber stamps stamp the rabbit onto a separate sheet of white cardstock. Use the grass clear stamp if desired to add texture to the hills you create. Stamp in bushes and trees using the smaller stamps on the Winter Trees clear stamp set. Cut out the rabbit and secure it in the hills. Finish the egg off by gluing oval rhinestones randomly through the hills you have just created. You may wish to add tiny sparkles to some of the border designs on your egg as well.
- Cut an oval scallop edged mat for the egg.
- Prepare your angelina fibers as instructed in the Angelina Fibers Information page. Make it large enough to surround the bottom half of you Easter egg design.
- Secure patterned paper to the top part of your card, then place the oval mat so that it is centered on the card. Secure the green cardstock at the bottom of the card face. Next secure your angelina fiber with double sided tape. The last step is to adhere the egg design on it’s mat. Stamp “Happy Easter” on the top half of the card using your clear alphabet stamps.
- Stamp a saying or sentiment inside your card to prepare it for use!
Happy Stamping!!!
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