Classic Sunflower Collection - Heartfelt Creations - Cards with video tutorials

Hi .. super excited to share 2 projects with The Rubber Buggy DT today. Making cards are fun and easy. They also are a great project to create using the left over stash and pieces from your collections. It is also great to try some of the different shapes, sizes and styles of cards. Today I am sharing 2 cards - an easel card base and a shaker card.

We'll start with the easel card.

Products Used:
The Rubber Buggy Products
Paper: Classic Sunflower Collection

Chipboard: Blue Fern Studio geometric bits
Ink: Tim Holtz 
Other: cardstock, ribbon, copic marker

Watch a video and see more details shots below.

Here are a few up close view for details and some shots to make following the instructions easier.

Start with making the front of card on a card base.
Make the inside base for the card.

Now work on shape of easel card .. Easy inside applied.. and then the front panel gets folded over for the front easel panel.

Here is a straight on view of the finished card. Notice that the ribbon is a great border to help hold the front panel at about the midway point on the bottom base.

Instructions: Starting with an easel card base and the extra front piece to fit your card. It’s easiest to make your card front complete and then add it to your card base. Pull mix and match papers with some fun accents like the frame, tag, border edge, sentiment and fussy cut the butterfly. Cards are so much prettier when they have layers to depth, texture and colours. Switch them out from light to dark and plain to print. In all edges for colour and depth. For my front I work backward form the frame piece to a matted background and then forward with the chipboard with ribbon accent, a large fussy cut butterfly and the tag that I added the brad, small fussy cut butterfly and the sentiment grouping. When that was done I added it to the front half panel of the card base. 

Up next is the inside section of the stand up card.  I like to finish this section off as a separate section to complete and add to base when done also. (when you mess up you can start again with ease) This piece has a full background that I added a fun sunflower print piece topped with ribbon and bottom had a thin border piece that I added the 2^ndsentiment verse cut off the paper collection. Try to use some kind of border, punched edge or ribbon about the half way mark to help support the stand up of the front base.

Ink all edges for colour and depth. When all done glue it to the base. 

Everything folds flat to fit an envelope but the front half fold allows for the easel stand up base to display your card.

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Here is my shaker card.

Supply List:
The Rubber Buggy Products:
Paper: Classic Sunflower Collection
Flowers: Wild Orchid mixed 10mm flowers
Leaves: Wild Orchid Green Mulberry paper leaves

Other: Cardstock, lace, gem stones, Robin’s Nest dew drops

Watch a video and see more details on the close up shots below.

Here are a few up close detail shots for your viewing.

Your card shape and size will vary from the plastic mold you are using.

Inside of the molded plastic using pattern paper for great design behind the dew drop shakers.

Custom make the inside to your liking.

More detail pieces to create the inside of your shaker.

Organize your beads, dew drops / shaker pieces.

Place shaker pieces on centre of base... now glue down the cover firmly. Do not move around until totally dry.. so beads don't stick to inner edges.

Instructions:

Starting with a used piece of plastic packaging shaped with a lip to allow the insertion of dew drops, beads or sequins.... we will make a shaker card. My plastic piece measured about 4 x 4” and it also fit the one section of patterned papers for a perfect frame with some slight adjustments. Using the proposed framed section I added some lighter print paper, a light mat and dark mat… so my finished card is about 5.5 x 5.5” square.

First finish designing the inner square design. I added the fussy cut sunflower and the Sunshine sentiment and inked the edges. Glue down firmly to the outer edges and let the glue dry. ( so the shakers won’t stick) Place the shakers – I used dew drop inside the centre section and glue done the plastic dome cover firmly and let dry. The outer edge sometimes need to be covered depending on how it came off the packaging. I used another piece of frame from the paper collection that just happened to fix exactly…. Or you can cut your own piece to custom fit. With this done then I accented the outside with some off the edge flowers, lace and gem stones.

You would have the option of making the front of the shaker and then custom cutting your card base from cardstock to fit exactly. Sometimes they will require custom cut envelopes depending on the finished size.

Thanks for stopping by.. see you again soon.

The Rubber Buggy - The Story and a youtube stripped background video

Today at The Rubber Buggy I am share this cute page of my eldest Grand Daughter when she was little. OMG does time fly .. she is now 20 years old. So glad to create memories for her that will last forever. I used Maja Design Summer Crush collections with a fun background and some Blue Fern Studios copic coloured chipboards.

Supply List:
The Rubber Buggy Products
Paper: Maja Design Summer Crush
Stamp: Blue Fern Studio clear Halftone
Chipboard: Blue Fern Studio Film Strips, Arrow Words
Markers: Copics
Ink: dylusions ink spray, Tim Holtz ranger
Other: rubons, metal flowers, pen, cardstock, dew drops

If you love this background be sure to view it on The Rubber Buggy youtube channel. Here is the link for viewing and leave a comment so I know you were there. Always love to share with scrappy friends.

VIDEO YOUTUBE 

Here are some sectional shots to view .....

 

And here are some products used........

 

Thanks for visiting today.... see you again soon.

Paper House and Christmas go hand in hand.. and a great Candy Purse Tutorial

It's the 1st of December...and xmas is just around the corner. 

Paper House has amazing products to create with.  I am sharing a fun Candy Purse with tutorial and it will come in handy with those kids at xmas, also for fun accents on the party tables for your guests. ... and they can be filled with so many items of your choice.

Here is my video tutorial to help you create you very own candy purse too.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and maybe take the time to make some of these cute candy purses too.

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I made this Christmas page using Rouge Color Ways and added some very cute fun Paper House stickers and puffy stickers.

                                       

Thanks for stopping by... hope to see you soon.

Maja Design Collection with tips on Scrabble Tiles and Sunbursts from The Rubber Buggy

Welcome today to The Rubber Buggy. I am using the great Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics Collection along with lost of other fabulous Rubber Buggy products

Today's page highlights a fun Scrabble Tile title and a Sunburst background which I will share some tips and links to make your own too.

Supply List:
The Rubber Buggy Products:
Paper: Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics
Chipboard: Blue Fern Studios Ironworks Medley
Markers: copics
Stamps: Blue Fern Studios Halftone
Ink: Tim Holtz ranger distressed
Bling: BoBunny Jewels, Say it in Crystals Adhesive
Lace: 3/8" cream Crochet lace
Doily: Unique
Other:
Twine: Bella Creationz timeless twine
Cut File: Brenshevia sunburst
Sketch: Bev Code at Turtle Soup

This is my sketch used today at the Turtle Soup that I used for the project above.

Today's video shares tips on making your own Scrabble piece titles and also some info on Sunburst backgrounds. Hope you enjoy them both.

In the close ups you can view some of the details. Notice the machine stitching on only one edge of the sunburst rays. In the upper corner is a stamp that I stamped 2 times with different coloured inks to give it more depth and texture along with some gem stones and a fun sentiment accent.

Amazing Blue Fern Studios chippies coloured with copic markers is a fabulous and elegant embellishment to any project. I also matted the background with a doily.

The base of the photo uses papers, stamped image with gem stone accents and a fun bow tied twine accent.

The title is the super fun and easy print scrabble tiles and the sunburst background gives depth and texture. Be sure to watch the video so you too can create using scrabble tiles and sunbursts.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

Card with 3D Flower and Tutorial for The Rubber Buggy

Welcome to my blog. Today I am using The Rubber Buggy products to create this cute card and will share the video tutorial on how to make what I call the 3D Flower. When making your own flowers you can use the papers that match the rest of your project.. and even good to use those scrap pieces too.  

Supply List: 

The Rubber Buggy Products: Paper Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics

Ink; Tim Holtz ranger distress ink

Other: button, frame

Cardstock: misc

Stickers; SRM

Hope you'll take time to  view the video so you too can make these cute flowers.

Close up view of the 2 different size of bud size parts of the flower.

Close up view to see the finished flower after mounted on scrap piece and trimmed ready for applying to the card.

Paper House 1st DT reveal with amazing LIL' MONSTER COLLECTION

This super fun, bright and wonderful page is my first post for the amazing

Paper House Production DT.

The kit used is Lil' Monster Collection  

 and with only a few pieces of plain cardstock and some 

added accents with a homemade medallion flower.... it's too cute.

When you have a print that you need to slightly float accents for photos under

just fussy cut around the pieces and insert behind them.. it's so easy to make

things fit this way and now cover the cute images on the papers.

This close up section shares all the fun circles cut with the best ever Kreaxions Circle Cutter.

Full circles or just fun different width ring circles.. some outlined with white gel pen stitches doodled on.

Super cute stickers, some brads, a tied piece of twine and the big circle was mask with gesso.

This fun section has buttons and a medallion flower with glossy accent dot accents.
Below is the instructions to making this flower with a video.

Video Tutorial making the medallion Flower... the only difference is 

I used the Kreaxions #920 punched border piece to form my flower.

Thanks for visiting..come back often so I can share my Paper House Creations with you.