Wishing You Sunshine

Hey, stampers, Anni here.
Can you believe I haven't used the fantastic set Bad Day until now? I know, shocking! But today I have a card with the cute bird for you!

I am still in my mini series of interactive cards. So I knew I wanted to make an interactive card and I wanted to use the set Bad Day. I know I wanted to add something to spice up the surprise element in the inside of the card.

The idea was born to keep the front of the card in grey, neutral colors and in the inside of the card I wanted rainbow colors - because everyone loves a rainbow!

• Stamp, color and fuzzy cut all the images you need for the card.
• For the front of the card I used a stencil with mini clouds and a few different shades of grey ink.
• For the pop up element you just cut a circle into a spiral. One end you adhere to the one side of the inside of your card and the other to ther other side. If you don't understand my bad english you can find a tutorial for this kind of card here.
• To the spiral you add the elements you want.
• Stamp the sentiments and assemble the card.

• This technique is really simple - just try it!
• For a card kept in neutral colors it is important to use different shades of the colors. For my card I tried to use cool and warm greys to keep it intresting.
• I keep the sets that I haven't use seperate so I don't forget them.

Now I hav shwon you all the techniques for interactive card that I've tried before. Do you know another technique for interactive cards I have to try out? Please let me know!

A Hard Job!

Hey, Anni here!
I can tell you being on the Create a Smile Design Team is a really hard job at the moment. There are going on BIG things backstage and it is so hard to keep the secret. The May release is extra special and so A W E S O M E ! Have you already joined the event on Facebook? You'll better do because you don't wanna miss the release party!
Christine worked very hard to make it real and to fulfil all your crafter's dreams! I would LOVE to tell you about all the fantastic things to come! But I have to keep the secret although it is very very hard... Did I move your pity? :)
And because I don't like suffering all alone I have some hints for you on today's card.

I used the colors and two products of the extra special May release. And it is an interactive card again. When you pull the paper flap behind the boat it looks like that.

The sentiment means "Take a break!"




You can find a tutorial for this slider card here.

• For the soft blending on the bottom use VERY light pressure and add just a LITTLE bit of color.
• I didn't have a Copic marker that matches my patterned paper so I used colors from different groups for the sail of the boat. The second photo shows the colors more realistic. Just try it out until you are happy with the results.
• This technique for an interactive card is more complicated than the ones I showed you before (here and here) but I think it is so much fun. And if you don't have the patience Papertrey Ink has a die for this kind of card.

Don't forget to like Create a Smile on Facebook and join the release party!

      

EDIT:

Hi peeps, short little edit by me (Christine) - I made a Silhouette cutting file for pop up slider cards some time ago (and shared it with a sample on my personal blog) - so I thought I would link to the file to make it easier for everyone who has a Silhouette :)

(Click on the image to get to the download)

Another Interactive Card: An Untraditional Wedding Card

Happy weekend to all of you, Anni here!
Today I have another interactive card for you! Here it is in action!

As I said two weeks ago I want to make a mini serie about interactive cards. Last time I shared a pop-up card and this time I used an item that makes it really easy to add a little action to your card: The Action Whobbler. I made an untraditional wedding card. The cute fishes from the new set Underwater Love made me think of a couple - that's how my brain works.
Here is the card:

• Stamp your background stamp and heat amboss it. Add some ink and die cut it.
• Stamp, color and fuzzy cut your image. Add it to the circle.
• Add some watercolor on your card base.
• Adhere the action whobbler to the circle and to the card base. 
• Let it whobble and have some fun.

• The Action Whobbler is the easiest way to make an interactive card. So if you want to add a surprise element to your card that's the way to go.
• If you don't want to spend money on the Action Whobbler Jennifer McGuire showed in this video a trick to make your own whobbler.
• Choose an image that goes well with the shaking. For a wedding card a little bit of shaking is perfect in my opinion because everybody is excited and happy and dancing!