Hamster Wheel Cubbies Waterfall Card by Jil Lebel

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Some interactive cards look like they're complicated to make but they can be rather simple if you just know how they're assembled. I made this waterfall card with a long strip of paper and a few folds.  Of course I used the cute hamsters from the Hamster Wheel Cubbies and a greeting from the Christmas Wreath Set.  Maybe you'll try this on one of your cards.

The images were stamped onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I created the waterfall feature with one strip of paper.  It measured 2" by 7 1/2".  I also had a thin strip of paper to wrap around the entire piece as a band to hold it to my card.  I then scored the card at 2", 2 1/2", 3" and 3 1/2".  I made sure that all of the score lines bent back and forth well and then I folded the paper behind itself at the last score line. I then attached the belly band to the top flap and wrapped it around both pieces leaving it.

I started by attaching the last scene to the bottom piece over the belly band.  I then added the next scene to the 1/2" spine with double sided adhesive.  I added the next two scenes to the other two spines until all four scenes were attached in the correct order. 

I cut a piece of decorative paper to 5" x 1 3/4" and cut the end of it with the banner die.  I attached it to the bottom piece of the waterfall feature so it could be pulled out. I then attached the entire waterfall feature to the card with the belly band.  Don't add adhesive to anything else or everything will stick together.  I learned how to make this card on you tube.  You may find it easier to look there for full directions on how to make it.

Copic Colors Used:
Main Hamster - W1, E30, E31, R00
Second Hamster - W1, W3
Floor - W00, W1
Wall - R00, R01
Tree- YG05, YG17, YG67, G29
Present Red- R05, YG17, R37
Present Green - YG61, YG63, YG67
Sky Panel Three- B0000, B00, V000, 0
Ground Panel Three and Four - B0000, B00
Moon - C1, C3, C5, 0
Sky Panel Four - B99
Shadows - C5, C7

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Chibitronic Lighthouse Circlet MTF Card by Jil Lebel

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This card was a bit out of my comfort zone because it was the first time I've ever used Chibitronic lights on a card.  I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they are very simple to use and the results are stunning.  I used the Lighthouse Circlet MTF to create a 5" x 7" top fold card that lights up when you push where directed. You can't tell from the photo's, but the light is right behind the top of the lighthouse and lights up the sky and the yellow rays coming from the lighthouse. 

The images were stamped onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. The top two  images were cut out using the matching dies that come with the circlet set and a Circle Double Stitched Die.   This was all placed over the 5" x 7" card.  A layer of blue paper and patterned paper from the Recollections Sea Glass 6" x 6"paper collection were attached to the card base before a circle cut out  for the circlet image to be attached.

The inside of the card is two layers.  The main layer has the third layer of the Circlet and the Chibitronic light and circuits.  The directions on how to create the circuits were included with the light kit.  It is surrounded by a triple layer of foam tape. The middle Circlet layer was attached over a circle of patterned paper that was attached to a full layer of patterned paper that was attached to a layer of card stock.  The stamper circle saying PUSH was placed over the battery on the light.  When it is pushed, the light will light up illuminating the entire open area behind the lighthouse.

Copic Colors Used:
Fence - E31, E33, E35, E37
Light - Y000, Y13
Trees / Grass - YG11, YG03, G24
Lighthouse - BV0000, BV00
Cliff - B23, YG11, BV0000, BV00
Water, B000, B23
Sky - B000, B00, BV00

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Cabin Circlet MTF Shadow Box Card by Jil Lebel

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I decided to make another shadow box card.  They are quite simple to make and the end result makes you look like a magician!  I followed a video on You Tube to make mine and found it very easy to do that way.  I'm sure you'll have similar results.

The images were stamped onto Copic X Press It paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. The top two images were cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die as well as the matching die from the stamp set.  The image with the writing around it was cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die. I cut my patterned papers out and added them to the cards and die cut all of them with a circle die where my circlet image would show.  I did that for the two circle images without words.  I attached the layer with words inside the shadow box so it could be seen when the card was closed.

Copic Colors Used:

Fence - E31, E33, E35
Barn - E13, E15, E18, E37
Greenery - YG11, YG03, G24
Mountains - BV0000, BV00
Sky - B000, B00, Blender
Water - B000
Boat - C1, C3, C5
Deer - E70, E71, E74

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Large elephant Happy Birthday Shaker Card by Jil Lebel

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Have you ever needed a card much larger than the normal A2 size?  I did, so I made this elephant shaker card using the Elephant Twist Ties Set along with the Block Letters Die Set.  It measures 8" x 10 1/2".  It was perfect for a large group of people to sign.

A white piece of paper was stenciled with the Picket Fence Life Changing Blender Brushes using Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink over an Altenew stencil.  The Block Letter Dies were lined up on a T-Square ruler and taped to the paper using low tack tape before being cut out with my die cut machine.  Once they were all cut out I attached a piece of acetate behind the paper with scor-tape.  I added a double layer of foam tape around the words on the back of the paper and added in the confetti before adding a piece of white card stock to the back of  the foam tape.  It was then layered onto a dark blue piece of card stock and then added to the card. The elephants were added to the card with foam tape.

The elephants were stamped onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and water colored with Tombow Dual Brush Markers. I used N25 Lamp black for the bodies of the elephants and 725 Rhodamine Red to accent them.  The flowers were colored with 177 Jade Green, 725 Rhodamine Red and 993 Chrome Orange.  After they dried they were cut out.

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Tropical Watercolor House Two Ways by Jil Lebel

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My father's birthday was last week and I wanted to make him a personal card so I turned to the watercolor series of stamps.  I make a card depicting a house he built here in Florida.  It's not exact, but he knew exactly what it was when I gave it to him.  While I was at it, I made a second card with a few different colors with a similar layout.  The watercolor series of stamps are so versatile!

Use the Square Double Stitched dies to cut out a frame from the watercolor paper.  Color the house from the Mini Cottages set with Chocolate and Deep Blue markers and stamp it off to the right side of the inner square of watercolor paper.  Stamp the house onto Post-It Tape and cut it out before applying the mask over the image.  Apply Dark Jade and Chocolate markers to the palm tree and stamp the it over the house. I used my stamp positioner for both of those images.  Remove the mask and use the #1 brush to pull the color from the stamped lines.  Add extra color to the house with the Deep Blue, Avocado and Chocolate markers. Add Grass and Palm leaves with Dark Jade and Avocado and pull the color out with your #4 brush.  Add some tiny flowers with the Rhodamine Red marker.  Add in the sky with True Blue.

The background uses the Palm Fronds from the Palm Tree set and the tiny flowers from the Mini Flowers set.  Randomly apply the palm fronds using the Dark Jade and Avocado markers.  Fill in the blank areas with clusters of the flowers using the Rhodamine Red and Chartreuse markers.  Use the #4 brush to pull out the color.  Add the scene flat to the upper portion of the background and add the white frame around it with foam tape.  Add a sentiment from the WC Sentiment Set 2 that is cut from the Flag Double Stitch Dies below the framed image.

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Lighthouse Circlet MTF by Jil Lebel

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This Lighthouse Circlet MTF was so fast to color in with my Tombow markers.  It's becoming one of my favorite stamps to use.  I made up two different card for today's post.  The inside portions are the same, but I used different papers for the front.  The second front is the last picture in this post.

All three images were images were stamped onto Strathmore Watercolor paper with Versafine Clair nocturne Ink and colored with Tombow markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. The images were colored using a combination of a #1 and a #4 paintbrush.  Some of the markers were painted directly onto the image but some of the areas were first colored onto the Watercolor Palette and added to the image with a brush.

 The top two images were cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die as well as the matching die from the stamp set.  The image witht he words around it was cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die.

I attached Recollections Seaglass 6" x 6" patterned paper to the front and middle piece of a white Tryfold card.  Then I attached the front Circlet image to the card and used the matching die cut to cut through the card.  I matched up the second image and cut then attached it to the middle piece of the card before using the matching die to cut out the matching window. The last thing I did was cut a circle with the patterned paper and attach it to the center of the card before attaching the last piece of the circlet to the top of it.

Tombow Markers Used -
Sky - 296 Green, 493 Reflex Blue
Water - 526 True Blue
Grass/Bushes - 177 Dark Jade
Ground - 177 Dark Jade, 526 True Blue
Lighthouse - 526 True Blue, 969 Chocolate
Fence - 969 Chocolate
Boat - 969 Chocolate
Lighthouse Beam - 993 Chrome Orange

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Old Goat's Club by Jil Lebel

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I needed to make several birthday cards and a few of them were for men.  I wanted to keep them fun and colorful without many embellishments.  I got out the Old Goat Set and stamped out a bunch of images and have been coloring them while we've been watching movies. Now I have the cards I needed and some extra cards on hand!

The images were stamped onto Copic X Press It paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. They were then cut out using an Oval Double stitched die.  Another oval was cut from the Rainbow Perfectly Plaid 6" x 6" patterned paper from Lawn Fawn. Another layer of the plaid patterned paper was cut with the Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies and attached to a white A2 card base that has some Lawn Fawn twine wrapped around it.

One of the cards is left plane for a masculine look.  The card with the cake has some added embellishments.  White Blizzard Nuvo Crystal Drops are added to the image and around the background.  Nuvo Crystal drops in Blue Babe and Bubblegum Blush were also added around the background.

Copic Colors Used:
Card 1
Far left Goat - W00, W1, W3, W5, R11
Middle left Goat - E31, E33, E35, E37, R11
Middle right Goat - C00, C1, C3, C5, R11
Far right Goat - E19, E31, E33, E35, E37, R11

Card 2
Goat- E19, E31, E33, E35, E37, R11
Cake- W00, W1, R81, R83
Plate - W1, W3
Candles - C1, C3, B00, B1
Purple - BV00, BV02, BV04
Green - G14, YG03, YG01

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Cabin Circlet MTF Flip Top Card by Jil Lebel

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I am fascinated with all things TryFold so it won't shock anyone to know that I try to come up with different ways to use them.  I wanted to use my Cabin Circlet MTF stamp set in a way that I haven't seen before, so I came up with this fold.  I'm sure it's been done, but I haven't seen it done with the Circlet Mini TryFolds.  I hope you enjoy this different card fold! yet.  

The images were stamped onto Copic X Press It paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. The top two images were cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die as well as the matching die from the stamp set.  The image with the writing around it was cut out with a Circle Double Stitched Die.

Three cardstock base layers were cut out with the We R Memory Keepers Circle Dies.  I also cut out matching layers from the American Crafts Cedar Lane 6" x 6" patterned paper and attached them to the card stock.  I also cut a smaller circle from the patterned paper for each of the three card layers using the Ai Circle Double Stitched Dies and attached them to the center of each layer. I used the matching dies from the MTF set to cut out the top two layers. Then I scored a crease at the top of each of the top card layers.  I also added two holes into each of the top two layers.  I attached the top two layers together with brads and the middle two layers together with twine.

Copic Colors Used:

Fence - E31, E33, E35
Barn - E13, E15, E18, E37
Greenery - YG11, YG03, G24
Mountains - BV0000, BV00
Sky - B000, B00, Blender
Water - B000
Boat - C1, C3, C5
Deer - E70, E71, E74

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Woodland Trees Cubbies by Jil Lebel

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I have really been enjoying the critter cubbies line but I wanted to do a little something different with them.  That's why I came up with today's card.  I used the Woodland Trees Cubbies set to make a scene that isn't just inside the tree as it's shown on the packaging.  It was fun to see the tree image in a different way.

The images were stamped onto Copic X Press It paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. They were then cut with the matching dies that come in the set. Black Glaze pen was added to the eyes of the animals.

Two sheets of patterned paper from Recollections was die cut with the Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Die and attached to a white A2 note card. I cut a piece of white cardstock with the shaped die cut and placed the outer layer aside so I could keep it white.  I stenciled onto the inner pieces with the cloud stencil and the Stormy Sky Distress Oxide ink.  I also added some splatter to the pieces with Perfect Pearl colored Perfect Pearls mixed with water and let them dry.  I attached the frame to the card front with foam tape and added the colored pieces in with flat adhesive.  I arranged the tree, animals and leaves and added them with a variety of foam tape and flat adhesive.  

Copic Colors Used:
Birds - B000, B02, BG13, BG10, Y11, YR14
Leaves - YG61, YG63, YG67
Squirrel - E70, E71, E74, E77
Bunny - C0, C1, C3, C5, RV11
Chipmunk - E000, E13, E15, E19
Tree - E31, E33, E35, E37

Treehouse - Y13, Y26, Y28

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Love Lives Here Succulents Card by Jil Lebel

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I've been wanting to watercolor some flowers for a while now.  The new Succulents stamp set was the perfect excuse to get out my markers and brush.  I really enjoyed how fast and easy these images were to color.  I did a bunch of cards in a very short time.

The images were stamped onto Bristol paper with Scrapbook.com Black Hybrid Ink and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.   I used a #1 brush with very little water and my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color the images.  I added the marker to the base of the petals and pulled it out with a damp brush. The largest succulent is the most complicated.  I used 041 Light Green and let it dry before I came back in with 400 Marine Green at the very darkest parts of the leaves. I then added a tiny bit of 082 Purple to the tips of the petals. The other succulent that I used multiple colors on has tiny red points at the tips.  I used 045 Pale Green at first to try to give it a very light color. Then I dotted the 022 Carmine Red onto the tips of the leaves and added my damp brush to a few of the dots.  I used 041 light green, 031 Cobalt Blue and 081 Light Violet on the other images. I then die cut the larger images with the dies from the stamp set and cut out the two tiny images.

I then cut out my two main panels of paper from the patterned paper with my Rectangle A2 Double Stitched dies and attached them to my white A2 card base.  Using the same patterned paper, I cut out a Circle Double Stitched Die.  I also cut out a brown circle and attached the other circle over it. I cut a piece off of the bottom of both of them with my stitched rectangle die and attached it to the card with foam tape. I used the shape of the circle to add the succulents around the greeting.  Some were attached with glue while a couple were attached with foam tape.  The last thing I did was attached some enamel dots around the card.  

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