Rainbow Inspired Birthday Cards | Crafty Meraki

Hello friends and Happy Thursday!

Today I have a couple of colorful rainbow inspired cards to share with you as I recently took part in Crafty Meraki's 2nd Birthday Hop, and what better way to celebrate than with a couple of birthday cards🎉🥳 If you want to join in on the fun and participate in the IG Hop for a chance at winning $100 GC to their shop, click 👉 HERE. Winners will be announced on June 10th.

CARD RECIPE

For this frameless/infinity/edge to edge card, lol... whatever you want to call it 😂 I began with ink blending the CRAFTY MERAKI BIRTHDAY BALLOONS STENCIL using Atelier Inks. Once I had blended the first layer I repositioned the stencil and then blended the balloons out again to create the overlapping effect.

I then used a shaker pocket to create the frameless shaker. I used Assorted Moonshine Sequins to fill the shaker. Then once sealed I glued it onto an A2 card base.

I then stamped out the cute images from the CRAFTY MERAKI MAGICAL DAY STAMP SET out and colored them in with Copics and then added white gel pen details and sparkle glitter to some areas. 

For the sentiments, I just stamped them out in white ink and heat embossed them using white emb. pwd.

For my second card, I used the CRAFTY MERAKI LOVE POTION STAMP SET. I stamped it out onto watercolor paper using Fadeout Ink and then colored the beautiful image using Zig Real Color Brush Markers.

Once the coloring had dried, I added white gel pen highlights and prepped the paper for heat embossing using an anti-static tool.

I then stamped the sentiment using watermark ink and heat set it using gold emb. pwd. I used the same products to add a gold edging around the panel.

To finish this beauty, I added a few Gold Pearls.

Here is another close-up of this beauty!

I hope both of these birthday cards inspired you. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💗💛💚💙💜

Birthday Bliss Release Day 4 Sneak Peeks | Honey Bee Stamps

Welcome to the final day of sneak peeks for the Birthday Bliss Release from Honey Bee Stamps. Make sure you stop by the Honey Bee Stamps Blog for more inspiration from the Design Team featuring more day 4 product reveals! 

CARD RECIPE

This pretty frameless/edge to edge shaker card features the new:

• Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate
• Happy Happy Happy Sentiment Stamps 
• Happy Happy Happy Dies
• Aurora Borealis Gem Stickers 

Other Supplies used:

• Team Tie-Dye Paper Pad
• A2 Shaker Creator Pocket (a system I helped develop 😏) If you are curious about how these are made, click HERE to see its origins.
• Unicorn Pigment Ink and white Emb. Pwd.
• Chunky Glitter - discontinued from Martha Stewart

Here's what this birthday card looks like all shaken up!

This simpler version retirement card features the negative cuts of the previous one that have been stacked onto 3 more white die-cut layers for added dimension.

CARD RECIPE

 This card features the new:

• Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate
• Happy Happy Happy Sentiment Stamps 
• Happy Happy Happy Dies
• Aurora Borealis Gem Stickers 

Love when you can get 2 for 1 cards!

Well, the wait is almost over... the release will go live tonight after the lives with Honey Bee Stamps on Instagram and Facebook. Make sure to tune in as there is always a giveaway!

I hope my sneak peeks inspired you, can't wait to see what you all make with the new goodies! Tune back tomorrow as the DT will celebrate with an Instagram Hop.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Shopping!

Ilda👋

SHOP new release ➤ Birthday Bliss

For more Birthday Bliss Inspiration click the images below.

Day1👇

Day2👇

Day3👇

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Shopping!

Ilda 🥳🎉

You Are Amazing Frameless Shaker Card | Hero Arts MMHK April 2022 Global Team Blog Hop

Hello my friends, and happy Friday! Welcome to the Hero Arts Global Team Blog Hop. Today our design team is sharing inspiration featuring April's Hero Art Releases. If you have started to hop already you may have come from my friend Erica's Blog and you are on the right track. I will share more about the giveaway and the hop list at the end of the post.

For my project today, I created a frameless shaker card, also known as the flat/edge2edge/infinity card... a design/technique that is near and dear to my heart as I introduced it to the card-making community at Creativation 2020, and these pockets are now available from many companies. For a DIY version, which I still make, and to see where these cards all started click HERE to watch a video, as I won't go into details on how to put it all together. 

CARD RECIPE

• Stamp out the floral image using the 6" x 6" Cling Stamp from the MMHK April 2022 onto Bristol paper using Intens-ified Black Ink. 
• Blend out the background using inks to blend out the colors of the rainbow. I used Hero's Reactive ink cubes. 
• Use the Stencils from the kit to intensify areas of the floral images.
• Use Copic markers to color in the bees.
• I added liquid pixie dust to the centers of the flowers and the wings of the bees.

• Create the pocket for the shaker and fill it with all the shaker bit bling. 
• Add the finished shaker front to a card base.
• Die-cut the amazing, 3 layers of black cardstock and 1 shadow layer using silver glitter cardstock. 
• Stack and glue the black layers for the script dies, to add the finishing shine, coat with top with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat emboss using a clear embossing powder.
• Stamp out the "you are"using Unicorn Pigment Ink and heat set it using White Detail Embossing Powder.
• Fussy cut the sentiment.
• Glue onto the shaker card front.

GIVEAWAY

To enter the giveaway make sure you leave a comment on every stop of the hop to win a $25 Gift card to Hero Arts. The deadline to leave a comment is April 26th and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog on April 27th.

HOP LINE UP

Anna Celdran Mahtani

Daniel Diaz

Erica A B Andersson

Ilda Dias You are here 👈👋

Jen Kray

Lisa Tilson

Michelle Lupton

Sandi MacIver

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy hopping!

Ilda🌈✨

SUPPLIES

My Monthly Hero Kit April 2022 Shop at: HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Sea Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Nature Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA
Sunshine Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Floral Palette Reactive Cubes Shop at: SSS | HA	Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | HA	White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA
Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Liquid Pixie Dust Shop at: SSS | IO3	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS | HA	Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	A2 Shaker Creator Pocket Shop at: SSS | TS US
Assorted Moonshine Sequins Shop at: SSS	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	CRYSTAL CLEAR Emb Pwd Shop at: SSS | IO3

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

Make a Wish Frameless Shaker Card | Tonic Studios

Hello, my friends, and happy Friday!

If you joined me here for the Tonic Studios Shoot for the Stars Blog Hop, last month, you would have known that I hadn't received the release on time. So now that the products arrived, I have a fabulous shaker card to share with you featuring the Shoot for the Stars Stamp and Die Set!

Fun fact: For those of you that don't know, the new Shaker Creator Pockets from Tonic Studios, came from my idea... Remember my DIY Frameless Shaker Cards, well I showed them to Tonic Studios last year at Creativation and they thought it was a brilliant idea! Fast forward and a little over a year and now everyone can make them. The best part is that they come in many sizes too! If you are looking for the most popular A2 size, Simon Says still has some in stock, just saying 😉 

CARD RECIPE

• I started by creating the background for this shaker card. On watercolor paper, I sprinkled various shimmer powders and then spritzed them down with water. Adding layers of color and allowing the paper to dry in between colors.

• Once dry I then die-cut random stars from the background. 
• I then adhered a piece of silver glitter paper from the SILVER SERVICE paper pad behind the background to make the stars sparkle. 
• Stamp out the sentiments onto the background panel.
• Trim background to fit inside the Shaker Creator Pocket. 

• Fold and secure 3 of the Skaker Creator tabs to the background. 
• Fill the pocket with your shaker bits.
• Seal the last tab.
• Adhere the shaker pocket to a card base.
• Finish by adhering the die-cuts to the front.

Here is a side view. These shaker pockets are so easy to put together, no foam needed!

I hope you were inspired by this Shoot for the Stars creation. I think this would make a wonderful birthday card for someone or even for a friend who needs cheering up.

Below you will find all the links to the supplies I used.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

SUPPLIES

Shoot for the Stars Set Shop at: TS US | TS UK	A2 Shaker Creator Pocket Shop at: SSS | TS US | TS UK	Shimmer Powder - Meteorite Shower Shop at: SSS | TS US	Shimmer Powder - Blue Blitz Shop at: SSS | TS US	Shimmer Powder - Cherry Bomb Shop at: SSS | TS US
Shimmer Powder - Solar Flare Shop at: SSS | TS US	SILVER SERVICE Shop at: SSS | HBS | TS US	A5 Ringbinder Die case: Blue Shop at: TS US | TS UK	MINI MISTI Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Strathmore WATERCOLOR Shop at: SSS
MED. WATER BRUSH Shop at: IO3	Copic Opaque White Pigment Shop at: AMZ	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch Trimmer Shop at: SSS | TS UK	MAGIC POWDER BAG Shop at: SSS | AMZ
ATELIER SHARK TOOTH Shop at: SSS | IO3	ARCTIC WHITE POWDER Shop at: SSS | IO3	Black and Decker Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	Crystal Clear | Confetti Shop at: SSS | SK	CRYSTAL STARS Shop at: SSS | SK
Scor-Pal Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	NEENAH SOLAR WHITE 110 Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	BEARLY ART PRECISION GLUE Shop at: SSS | AMZ	FOAM SQUARES Shop at: SSS | HBS

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

Shoot for the Stars Blog Hop | Tonic Studios

Happy Friday Friends and welcome to the Tonic Studios May 2021 Shoot for the Stars Stamp Club Blog Hop. If you have already joined the hop you should have arrived from Seeka's Blog.  I will link the complete hop list and giveaway details near the end of this post, so stay tuned! 

Unfortunately, my stamps did not arrive on time but the good news is that the Shoot for the Moon set was such a hit that it is being re-released as well! So I have made a Shoot for the Moon Shaker card for today's hop inspiration. If you want more inspo with this set check out this blog post →HERE

Let's take a look at this fun release Shoot for the Stars Set US | UK, this set will coordinate well with the Shoot for the Moon Set. 

The cool thing about these sets is that they come in high-quality plastic sleeves, that are compatible to work with A5 ring binders. How cool is that!? They come in an Orange US|UK or Blue binder US|UK.

Before I get started on the card details, I am so excited to share that my→ Frameless Shaker Cards were the inspiration for Tonic's latest Shaker Pockets US | UK! Make sure to check them out!!! 

They are a complete game-changer in the shaker game and I know a few sizes have already sold out! Luckily, I had some from when they were in the development stage and used it for today's project. They come in many sizes and they have this bundle that includes a bunch of sentiment dies, or you can purchase each size individually →HERE.

CARD RECIPE

 (Ingredients found in Supply List)

• Create your background. I used Atelier Re-Inkers to watercolor my background on Watercolor paper. I also added a layer of Liquid Pixie Dust for added sparkle before adding the splatters. Set aside to dry.
• Die-cut pieces from the Shoot for the Moon scene. Some will be on the inside and some die-cuts will be glued to the outside. I used cardstock from the SILVER SERVICE paper pad US|UK.
• Figure out where you want to stamp out the greeting. 
• Prepare the surface for heat embossing and stamp sentiment. My paper was very textured at this stage and the impression I got wasn't the best. In hindsight, I should have stamped the sentiment before adding all the splatters.
• To the Moon, I attached a clear thread. See the picture below. This will allow for the moon to wiggle a little when the card is being shaken.
• Wrap the thread around the back of the panel and secure the line with a piece of tape. 
• Trim the background to A2 size. You may need to trim it slightly smaller to fit nicely into the Shaker pocket | UK . 

• Place the panel finished side face down onto the shaker pocket. Fold and secure 3 of the tabs to the backside of the panel.
• Fill the shaker pocket with the shaker bits.
• Seal the pocket by gluing down the last tab.
• Attach the shaker panel to the card base using strong double-sided tape.
• Finish the scene by gluing on the remaining die-cuts along the bottom of the panel. This also hides the fact that there are shaker bits inside adding that surprise element.

Here is what it looks like when the shaker bits are hidden.

Here is a video to show you how fun this card is in action!

STAMP CLUB INFO

• The Stamp Club Monthly Releases are launched on the last Friday of every month. It is NOT a club or subscription-based program, but a small monthly stamp release. 
• Stamp and dies will only be sold as a bundle.
• 6x8" stamp and die set.
• Tonic dies are amazing and come precut/separated with no burs!
• These products are exclusive to Tonic Studios. 
• Stamps & dies come in high-quality plastic sleeves with a tab for labeling and binder holes on the side. Compatible with A5 ring binders.
• Inspired by Maria Willis

GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will win a $50/£50 Giftcard (depending on which market you live in) to Shop Tonic Studios and the Shoot for the Stars Bundle! To enter a comment on every blog in the hop by 11:59pm PST on June 2nd, 2021/7:59 am GST on June 3rd, 2021. The winner will be announced on June 4th, 2021 on IG and FB so make sure you're following all Tonic accounts!

BLOG HOP

Maria Willis

Sandi MacIver

Daniel West

Jen Kray

Lydia Fiedler

Marie Heiderscheit

Seeka

Ilda Dias 👈You are here👋

Michelle Short

Jessica Frost-Ballas

I hope you weren't too disappointed in not seeing a Shoot for the Stars project today. I will be sharing some inspiration featuring that set as soon as I get it. So make sure you are following me here or on my IG or FB account. See the sidebar for all the Social Links.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

SUPPLIES

SHOOT FOR THE MOON BUNDLE Shop at: TS US | TS UK	A2 Shaker Creator Pocket Shop at: TS US | TS UK	SILVER SERVICE Shop at: SSS | HBS | TS US | TS UK	Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch Trimmer Shop at: TS UK	Shoot for the Stars Set Shop at: TS US | TS UK
Shaker Creator Pocket Bundle Shop at: TS US | TS UK	A5 Ringbinder Die case: Blue Shop at: TS US | TS UK	A5 Ringbinder Die case: Orange Shop at: TS US | TS UK	Strathmore WATERCOLOR Shop at: SSS	Majestic Royal and Langnickel Brush Set Shop at: AMZ
ATELIER TRINITY TEAL Shop at: SSS | IO3	ATELIER PAINT IT BLACK Shop at: SSS | IO3	LIQUID PIXIE DUST Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	Copic Opaque White Pigment Shop at: AMZ	MAGIC POWDER BAG Shop at: SSS | AMZ
MINI MISTI Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	ATELIER SHARK TOOTH Shop at: SSS | IO3	ARCTIC WHITE POWDER Shop at: SSS | IO3	Black and Decker Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB
Clear Nylon Invisible Thread Shop at: AMZ	MOON DANCE Confetti Shop at: HBS	BEARLY ART PRECISION GLUE Shop at: AMZ	Scor-Tape 0.25 Inch Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!