Allsorts Challenge are celebrating their 700th Birthday this week - so I'm entering the pink card as it's 'Let's celebrate - any special occasion'. Very appropriate - well done to Brenda and the team! There's still plenty of time to join in the fun and also lovely prizes to be won.
Just a couple of days after Len's Birthday, Grand daughter Mia celebrated her Birthday - Autumn is a busy time in our family for Birthdays. I planned to make her sister Livi's card for 1st November at the same time so asked their Mum what colours the girls liked.
Mia is very girlie so and pink, white and gold are her favourites. Livi is the rebel/tomboy who likes blue, black and neon orange!
It was much easier to make the two cards, stage by stage, at the same time as they are both 'reveal wheel' cards and this was my first try at using the set of dies:
Mia's card
Livi's card
I used:
- 5.5" x 5.5" square white card blank, side opening
- 5.25" x 5.25" square of plain coloured backing card (Tonic 'Rose Platinum Mirror' fo the pink card and neon orange for the blue one
- 5" x 5" square of patterned card for the main layer - pink is from Craft Consortium's 'Ink Drops' paper pads - pink is from the 'Candy' pad and the blue is from the 'Ocean' pad (I love these papers!)
- then I used Gemini's 'Sentiment Reveal Wheel' set of dies and stamps to create the working parts of the card(s)'. I won't go into all the detail - but the set does not come with the promised set of instructions, so I had to find a demo. video on You Tube
- after assembling the card(s) I tucked the 'waste' from die cutting the half moon shape at the right hand edge of the card underneath where the edge of the wheel is all ready to turn - it looked unfinished otherwise, IMHO
- having added the additional parts of the stamped sentiments to the front of the card - I just added a couple of die cuts to the bottom left of the card. Poppy Stamps 'Rose corner' for Mia's card and an unknown stamp from a rose and leaves set - I suspect it might be a Tonic Studios die set as it's black
- and that was them, all done! Then I had a lie down in a darkened room to recover
What a palaver, first of all - having no instructions is bad - I now know that others have complained about this as well. The video I found was a very hurried demo, on a selling show and some important points were skimmed over. I ended up dizzy with having to keep rewinding the wretched thing to grasp each step. Thumbs down to Crafters Companion for little instruction and also inferior silicone stamps - made in China.
However, next time will be easier - and the girls loved their cards! I might just have a go at making one for Len for Christmas .......... whilst I can still sort of remember the steps involved, and before his card is at the end of the line - as usually happens. ☺
Fabulous results Di, and well worth your persistence! Isn't it frustrating when instructions are not well thought through or demonstrated
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What super cards for the girls Di and love the reveal wheel idea, makes them that extra bit special. So pleased to see you at our 700th Allsorts challenge, many thanks for joining in.
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Wow - they may have been tricky to make but they look wonderful, not to mention great fun as well! These are great kinetic cards, no wonder the grandkids loved them.
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Gorgeous reveal wheel cards, Di! Sounds like you had quite a time figuring out how to make them from the video, but well worth the effort! The girls will love them!
ReplyDeleteWonderful that you managed to come up with two brilliant cards despite the lack of instructions with the dies - that is bad and would certainly get a thumbs down from me. A gold star for perseverance 😀
ReplyDeleteFabulous makes Di, but I understand your frustration about no instructions. I had the same with a Lawn Fawn die but did find they had a very good video on You Tube. Trouble is every time I use the die I have to find the video again!
ReplyDeleteTwo perfect and personalized cards for your granddaughters!! Both so effective with the reveal wheels!! I always think I wish this die set :) Great work despite the the missing instructions! Waiting to see that one for Len before Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteI always save on my computer some interesting video tutorials. I downloaded a browser extension to do it, so even if internet doesn't work, or I don't remember where I saw those particular instructions, I search in my tutorial folder and find them ;)
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Lovely cards Di and your patience has paid off. I must say I'm not too keen on Crafter's Companion stamps either.
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Thanks Kath! It's a shame that they have the stamps made in China. They can usually get away with dies made there but to cut corners on cheap stamps is disheartening. xx
DeleteTwo great cards for your two granddaughters and I'm sure they adored them. Both so pretty and I love the papers and the reveal wheel makes a fun card, also the added flower for Mia and leaves for Livi make wonderful finishing touches. I did take a look on you tube as I was intrigued to see how it worked and this one from their own Crafter's Companion tv channel and the detail was fairly good, but that saying I don't think even so I would have remembered all the steps involved. Anyway if this is of any help here is the video I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjA-J1gxuc8. The first 30 minutes shows how to put the mechanism together. Mind you now you have done it twice for these cards you may not need this anyway. x
ReplyDeleteHello Pat! Oh yesss, this is MUCH better than Sara's demo. Many thanks - you're a star! **
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These are really pretty Di and so clever ..well worth the trauma of working out how to make them! I didn't realise CC have their stamps made in China ... I own a few sets of sentiments and they are ok. I'm not really big on CC stamps and dies, which is quite amusing as I live about 7 miles from one of their 3 UK shops .. but at least I can pick up my stamping card easily when I'm running low on snippets (which reminds me ....)
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Hi Pauline, thanks! Sadly CC seem to have their complete kits like these made in China - and that must be part of the deal. Hence the 'el cheapo' silicone stamps - the dies are always fine.
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What Super cards Di, love the personal different colours for each of the girls AND that you made a wheel card, so clever of you Di.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards Di! Not sure if it’s similar to an SU one, but you may find a video using it, which may help. I’ll find my one and send you the name xxx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fabulous cards Di loving the colours and the wheel card is amazing x
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards Di and striking colour combos too, no wonder the girls loved them x
ReplyDeleteWell they might have been a faff to make but the effort was well worth it! They turned out brilliant! I'm surprised that the stamps and instructions were so poor, their magazines aren't exactly cheap!!!
ReplyDeleteI admire your persistence, Di! I don't have the patience or tolerance for things like this without good instructions! That rewinding over & over to see what in the world they are doing or saying just drives me crazy! But...these turned out incredible! What lucky girls!
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