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LED Light Up Fox Shaker Card {video}

on December 21, 2015

Everyone likes interactive cards, right? Well, this one was double the fun because not only is it a shaker card, but it also has a built in paper circuit with a LED light!

OMG I LOVE IT SO!

Our friend Jennifer (affectionately known as my Craft-Mule due to the fact that her visits to the UK usually include a suitcase full of US crafty products 🙂 heehee) brought me a special treat when she was last over to visit. A pack of LED lights from Chibitronics, along with some batteries and conductive tape! I had never heard of this company before, but my secondary school physics education quickly returned, and it wasn’t long before the whole family were playing with paper and LEDs.

There are blue, yellow and red lights in the set- and immediately i wanted to do a snowy scene with a blue light, a Christmas tree with a yellow star, and a Rudolph with a red nose. So far, i have only managed to do this card.

Here is the video as I walk you through how i have made the card – of course i had to use some Lawn Fawn stamps- they are my mostest, most favourite! I was definitely making it up as a went along, so in hindsight i know that there would be easier ways to reach the final goal, but it all worked out in the end anyway.

Just a little note, there are templates and lots of ideas over on the Chibitronics website- you should check it out if you are interested in playing with some paper circuits of your own.

Copper Tape Shop at: SSS \| CHI	Red, Yellow and Blue LED Stickers Pack Shop at: SSS \| CHI	Mini Round Blending Tool Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Wilted Violet Distress Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Water Mist Spray Bottle Shop at: SSS	Copic Markers Shop at: SSS	PINK ATG Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods Shop at: SSS
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Shop at: SSS	SSS Stitched Circle Dies Shop at: SSS	SSS Mini Hearts dies Shop at: SSS	SSS vellum Shop at: SSS	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Multi Glue Shop at: SSS
Acetate Shop at: SSS	White StazOn Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Card Shop at: SSS

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You COLOUR My World – Adapting a stamp to adjust the spelling

on November 26, 2015

Hi there,

I always loved this crayon stamp set, and i finally got my hands on it! It was a great stamp for practising my copic colouring too. The only niggle was that the message had the American spelling of COLOR. But, as always, i made it work.

In this video tutorial, not only do a make this sweet card (my daughter and i call it the Rainbow Road card, because it looks like Mario’s rainbow road going through the middle), but i also show you how i adapted the stamp so the message reads You COLOUR My World – the spelling which matches this side of the world! 🙂

Enjoy the video, and please give a thumbs up if you like it.

In other news, my arms are recovering. Finally. I have more physio tomorrow, but my left arm (broken elbow) is healing nicely and i can almost straighten it the whole way. My right arm (bone edema, tennis elbow & tendonitis) is recovering slower, but i managed to get a little bit of light crafting done yesterday without too much pain. It was definitely much required – i have had to stay out of the craft room for 4 weeks, and it makes me sad to not have my craft therapy. Fingers crossed for a speedy and full recovery!

I hope you have a colourful day full of rainbow roads!

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Happy Retirement Build-a-scene Card {video}

on November 16, 2015

Happy Retirement Tony!

I love to look through my stamps and find ways to mix and match images to build a bigger picture. That is exactly what i did when creating this card for Tony – a work colleague that i have known for nearly 8 years, who retired in the summer. He and his lovely wife decided to live life to the fullest- they packed up the camper van and headed to France for the summer.

I realised the other day that i hadn’t shared this video with you yet – have fun, and please do give me a thumbs up if you liked the card or subscribe to my youtube channel.

and here are some close up piccys to share with all you crafty kids.
Have a great day.

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