Happy Holidays 2018 | ft. Lawn Fawn "Magic Color Slider" Dies with "Caramel Apple" stamp set

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

Today I want to share a card (and video tutorial) for this year's Happy Holiday Series, featuring Lawn Fawn (surprise, right?!) "Magic Color Slider" Die set with the "Caramel Apple" and "Sweet Christmas" stamp sets.

I recommend watching in HD over on YouTube!

This card really fits more between Halloween and Christmas because the caramel apple, I think is more of Halloween thing, right? But I'm using Christmas colours so it'll work. LOL I think that's the best part about card making, is being able to just change up the colours and say it's for a different season. One little change and it's a whole new card for a whole new season! Don't believe me? Check out this video here.

I wanted to keep the outside relatively simple, so that the slider would reveal a super fun surprise! I mean that's the point right? 

The interactive die sets can be incredibly intimidating, but I've found that they are super intuitive. If you're like me, you're probably watching the release videos the minute they're out (how else are you putting your wish list together?) and the instructions that Kelly Marie provides are always great.

See? Super surprise! I LOOOVE this die set. I really don't know why I don't use it more. The best part is, you can combine this set for the outside of the card with any of the pop-up sets for the inside of the card for someone you REALLY want to surprise. I wonder how many different interactive sets could be used on a single card.

I even remembered to do something for the inside of the card this time around, so I thought I'd include photos of that as well. It's usually an afterthought for me, so I don't really include them when I do a video. I know I'm not alone in this....

I hope you like today's card (and video) and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar, over on Facebook and on YouTube! Drop me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.

Hello Halloween Series| ft Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

For today's Hello Halloween card I thought I would use some awesome pattern papers, one of my all time favourite stamp sets and the Magic Color Slider Die set.

When this "Happy Harvest" stamp set came out, I almost died. I'm not kidding, I couldn't have been more excited. This was the perfect scene building set.

Don't get me wrong, their Christmas scene builders are amazing, but I'm a prairie fall girl and there is nothing more exciting than that crisp autumn air and the harvest and for me, this was the set.

This was also the first time I used the Magic Slider as a component to my card instead of the ONLY part of the card.

To begin, I created my Magic Color Slider using some Recollections Halloween paper. I stamped the wagon from Lawn Fawn's "Happy Harvest" on my acetate using Staz-On Black ink.

I stamped the scarecrow with his little crow on a piece of 110lb Copic-friendly cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then used my Brother 2 Scan N Cut to cut him out. While I do have the coordinating dies for this set, I added the crow directly to his arm and the dies can't cut that. I then coloured him with Copics.

For the "Magic" piece, I stamped that same wagon, masked that off and stamped the corn stalks with CTMH Honey Ink, then I stamped the crow and coloured them all with Copics.

I used a piece of my favourite Halloween cardstock for the background of the card, sadly I have no idea of the brand as the packaging didn't make it. And I can't find any more of it, so it's officially a paper that I'm hoarding now. LOL, I want to say Imaginisce, but that may not be right.

I adhered the slider to the front, slightly off centre and added my scarecrow to the left.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me over on the right side bar; you can also follow me over on Facebook. Toss me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.

This card is for:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge

#13 Fall Inspiration Board

Floral Hello | ft. Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider Die

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

Today I am beyond excited to share with you an interactive card using the Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider die.

If you are anything like me, you've been looking at this type of card and wanting to make one but being super intimidated to do so.

I watched all the videos I could find that used this die and I couldn't wait to try it out.

I started by die cutting all my pieces from 110lb Copic-friendly cardstock. There is a "U" shaped track piece that I felt needed to be doubled up, and I'm glad I did.

Using the MISTI stamping tool I stamped and masked each of the flowers on the paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then again on the acetate using StaZ-on black ink. Because of the overlap I stamped the middle flower both times, masked it, then moved on to the flowers on the side. While I'm sure this can be done without the use of the MISTI, I was thanking my lucky stars that I have it because my inks seem to be running low and I needed to restamp the images -- having the MISTI makes it so incredibly easy.

I used Shaded Lilac Distress ink to add colour to the frame piece. I coloured the flowers using Copic Markers.

The hello die is included with the set and I couldn't NOT use it. I die cut the word four times and stacked them up using a liquid adhesive.

Because I wanted the slider to be the star of the show, I kept the background of the card simple, but adhered a piece of Lawn Fawn patterned paper and left it at that. Everything you could possibly need for a fantastic card is included in this die set, and once you get the hang of the assembly, putting it together is like a dream.

I do recommend using a powder tool to brush the sides of the slider area so nothing sticks. I think the thing that I love best about this die set is that I am still able to make cards that can go in the mail! Even though the slider area of this card is popped up on foam tape, that is literally the only dimension that there is! I should have taken a picture of the card laying flat to show you, but hindsight and what not. I'm sure I'll be making and sharing more cards just like this one in the future so hopefully I'll remember then.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. Don't forget to follow me over on the right side bar so you don't miss any exciting posts!

Today I have included a short video (my first) to show you how the slider moves, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.