Born to shop

 

Make this super simple card by using an already coloured image by Lili of the Valley

Maybe you are new to crafting or you do not have alot of craft stash to hand, or maybe you just need a really quick card. Then pre coloured and downloadable images are the answer. They are normally fairly cheap and you can download it immediately and print, as and when you need them (saves on having to physically store them too!). For the card this week I have used an image I have downloaded from Lili of the Valley:

I have stamped a greeting on the top of the image or you could just add a peel off or write your greeting. It's then just a case of layering onto a base card with another colour of card.

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Doggie Dreams of Christmas

 

Lawn Fawn's Christmas Dreams stamp and die set have been used to make this greeting card

Lawn Fawn's stamp and die sets are really cool as they are usually made up of lots of little stamps that can be put together to make a picture for your card. This means you can pick and choose which pieces to use. For example the Christmas Dreams stamp set comes with both cat and dog but as we have a dog, I have chosen to use that stamp to personalise my card.

Last year I made a tag using the same stamp set - if you missed it, click here to see what I did.

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Magic Color Slider Birthday Card

 

Use Lawn Fawns Magic Color Slider Die and Critter Consert stamp and die set to create this fab interactive birthday card

I just love interactive cards and this one has been created using Lawn Fawns Magic Color Slider die set. Lawn Fawn makes it so easy to create a fab looking card. Your black and white image suddenly colours itself in when you pull the slider out :)

I have teamed the magic color slider die with Lawn Fawns Critter Concert stamp and die set to make this card but you can use any image as long as it fits within one of the window dies that comes with the set

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Birthday Circles

 

Use nested circle dies to create this greeting card from coloured paper or card

I recently got a set of nested circle dies and had an idea of putting random circles onto a greeting card. It didn't quite turn out how I imagined but I am pleased with the result. It's really quite a chirpy card.

It's such a generic style card so could be used as a greeting for anyone. Also if you have square, rectangle or star shaped dies, you can use them to create a similar card.

    

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Potting Shed

 

Make a really cool 3 dimensional card using some images from a crafting magazine

In the Papercraft Essentials magazine out at the moment (issue 225), there is a luxury paper pad called potting shed. I loved the images and needed to make a gardening greeting card, so I bought the magazine and here is my card:

You get lots of different images within this pack which also includes some backing paper, so you can follow my make but adjust it to your tastes by including different images.  I've also got tons of images and papers left to make more cards :)

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Full of Surprises

 

A fun interactive card where the picture magically changes from a wrapped to an open present

Use Lawn Fawns Magic Picture Changer die to make this really cool interactive card. I've matched that with Lawn Fawns Birthday before 'n after stamp set where they have two pictures, one before and the other after. I choose to use the birthday present images.

I will also show you a technique where you can stamp just part of a long greeting.  Just keep reading to find out.

I've made one of these magic picture changing cards before - where a tray of flowers grow.  Click here if you missed this one

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Plant a Succulent

 

Use Lawn Fawns Succulent die set to make this birthday card

This die set by Lawn Fawn is such fun. There are lots of little dies within the set to make up your own plants - just mix and match the cut outs.  You can even add smiley faces to the pots if you wish :)

I needed a card for a gardener this week, so this seemed the perfect die to use.  It's such a versatile die set - for example, the leaves could be cut out of pink card, making it a flower instead of a leaf plant.  You could cut 4 cactus like plants and just stack them on each other making a far larger plant. In my example above, I made a floral/leaf arrangement in the centre of the card which doesn't need a pot.  So use your imagination, don't just follow the examples :)

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Pawsome Birthday

 

Make a cute birthday card for any of those dog lovers out there

I have used Lawn Fawns Furry and Bright stamp and die set to make this card. It's actually meant to be a Christmas themed stamp set but this just shows you, that you can use some of your stamp sets for many occaisions.

My originally version of this card turned out to be just brown and beige so I injected a little colour with some coloured gems and bows on the bones.

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Easter Chicks

 

Use Stampin Up's Basket Bunch stamp and die set to create this chirpy Easter card

I have used stamps from the Basket Bunch Stampin Up stamp set to change plain papers into decorative papers. It's quite easy to do and means you can colour coordinate your papers and you do not have to have a stash of decorative papers to make your own cards.

This technique of stamping your own background papers can be done with any stamps, inks and plain papers/card. So do not limit yourself to this Easter card - you can make backgrounds of flowers, leaves, stars, characters - the list is only limited to the stamps in your stash!

I've used a stamping aid to stamp the lines of eggs that border the central white card. However it can be done without one of these, if you do not have one, just use your normal clear acrylic block and steady your hand!

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Camping, Toast to your BIrthday

 

Use Lawn Fawns camping stamp and die sets to make this greeting card for those who love the outdoors

We bought a campervan last year to get out and explore a little more. This love of the outside can be seen in this really cute card made using some stamp and die sets by Lawn Fawn.

This card does require a few stamp and die sets to make but I can invisage how many other uses the dies will have. The tent can be a childs play tent or for those going to a gig in the forest or maybe a moving away or new house card. The forest background can be used for star gazing cards or maybe scenery for picnic cards. As crafters we have to make sure stamp and die sets are multipurpose!

It was really fun building this scene up and because you make it yourself, you can change any of the colours or characters to reflect the recipients preferences

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Sending Smiles Shadow Box Card

 

Use Lawn Fawns Butterfly Kisses Flip-Flop stamp and die set to create this really cute card that will make the recipient smile!

The characters in Lawn Fawns stamp sets are so cute and always bring a smile to my face. They are easy to use, colour in and often come with matching dies to cut them out - what is there not to love about them? So this weeks card, I have used Lawn Fawn's Shadow Box die and matching Park add-on set to make the scenery for the little fox to chase the butterflies. The butterflies are stuck onto a bit of acetate so they look like they are really flying about :)

The shadow box die creates a 3d card that folds flat for posting. Once you've created the card and added background images, you can then add whichever little characters you like to your scene - for example your recipient might prefer birds, so stamp and add birds to the scene - some of them could even fly using a little bit of acetate just like the butterflies in my card.

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Happy Mother's Day

 

Make this lovely Mother's day card using Lawn Fawns Reveal Wheel and Tulip add on die sets

This makes such a lovely , cute and interactive Mother's day card. Just turn the wheel and the little flower's face changes!

It can easily be changed for another occasion just by changing the greeting stamped at the top

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Teacup Birthday

 

Use Lawn Fawns Stitched Teacup die set and some beautiful decorative papers to make this pretty greeting card

I'm using a teacup die again to make this weeks card but this time teaming it up with a decorative paper pack which makes colour and pattern matching so much easier.

It's a very decorative card but thats all down to the patterned paper rather than adding lots of toppers and layers. You can use the same layout theme but change the image in the circle to something that your recipient would really appreciate.

Ive made this into a birthday card but it would be lovely as an invite or to say thank you.

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Gleeful Garden

 

Use Lawn Fawns Gleeful Garden stamp and die set to create this really fun birthday card

Lawn Fawn's stamps are just so cute and it makes making your cards so easy. I've made this gardening based card to remind me of sunnier days.

There are lots of stamps within this set so you can alter the picture on the card quite easily by stamping more snails or flowers if you would prefer. Why not make a smaller card and use less stamps? A little snail climbing up the side of the large mushroom would make a fab small card or gift tag.

My card has a frame in the centre but i've placed some of the stamped images so they overflow this frame which I think makes the card look less plain.

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Floral Teacup Birthday Card

 

Make this pretty greeting card of flowers in a cup by using Lawn Fawns Stitched Teacup die set

I've used a small die set by Lawn Fawn called Stitched Teacup and filled it with flowers to create this card.

You can use any teacup die or even cut one by hand and can choose any flowers or leaves to fill your cup. The beauty of making your own cards is that you can alter them to your recipients favourite colors etc.

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Relaxing Birthday

 

Make this cool relaxing birthday card using a couple of stamp and die sets by Lawn Fawn

The thing I love about making your own cards and particularly stamping, is that you can mix stamp sets and colour in your own way to achieve a card that is specific to your recipient. It would be quite difficult to find that ideal card in the shops! The card below was made for a teddy loving, book reader, whose living room is a peachy colour.

This time last year, I made a little money box to collect coins, that the family find on the streets, for charity. Click here if you want to take another look at how it was made.

Anyway, we collected coins over the year and counted up what we had collected just after new years day. We collected £44.35 which we will be donating to cancer research. I've emptied the box and will be refilling this year with coins we find. I wasn't expecting to find quite so much as people are supposedly using more card transactions these days. But a brilliant donation for charity.

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Christmas Dreams Tag

 

Make your gift tags as pretty as your greeting cards - this one using Lawn Fawns Christmas Dreams stamp and die sets

I buy fairly basic wrapping paper for my Christmas gifts and then make pretty tags to match the paper. This time, I thought I'd use a stamp set and make a tag similar to making a greeting card.

I've got friends and family who have dogs, so this tag would be ideal for them :) .  The stamp set comes with a cat too for those who prefer cats.

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Giant Holiday Message Tag

 

Make really easy tags using Lawn Fawns Giant Holiday Message Tag stamp set

Sometimes you just need a quick tag for a last minute gift. This is a really easy way to make a tag and doesnt take very long at all.

I've made mine red and white to match my wrapping paper - but because you are making them yourself, you can change the colours to match any wrapping paper.

The tag could be added to a blank greeting card as a topper.

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Cats Happy Birthday

 

Decorate a large Happy Birthday with the recipients' favourite items

This card is so easy to adjust to your recipients' favourite things - whether it be flowers, animals or monsters. Just stamp and colour in the large Happy Birthday then add the flowers or animals to decorate. In my case I needed a birthday card for my friend who is cat crazy.

If you don't like colouring in, then stamp the Happy Birthday onto patterned paper and cut around it

If you do not have a large Happy Birthday stamp, then why not use one printed from your computer.

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Butterfly Kisses

 

Learn how I made this slider card with Lawn Fawns 'Butterfly Kisses' Flip Flop stamp and die set

This is a cute slider card - just tilt the card left or right to see if the fox can catch any butterflies.

Lawn Fawn make these flip flop stamp and die sets which are basically the main character from one of thier other sets but the image has been flipped over the other way.  In this instance the fox from the original 'Bitterfly Kisses' stamp set is facing right whilst the one with the flip flop set, I have used, is facing left. It's so you can have both sets and have two foxes looking at each other. The flip flop set is much smaller than the other set and has just the fox, net, butterflies and small greeting. Enough to make this card :)

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