Stamped Background Clear Window Cards

I have been playing around with the idea of different cards, and today is all about window cards!  Placing a see through window on the front on the card that you can see through to the other side.  On top of all that, I played around with creating my own background with stamps instead of patterned paper!

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Check out my video below to see how to make all these fun cards above!

Each card I made with a different background stamps and a different color of ink.  It was a great way to match the 3D topper on the front of the card with the perfect background color, plus it was a way to use up some of the ink colors that I have stashed away.  Speaking on ink, I store my ink colors in my Xyron Large Click n Store box.  I have over 40+ inks, reinkers, and foam pads of various sizes and shapes in this one box and it works great!

I stamped the backgrounds with the NEW Unity Stamps from Ann Butler called Background Builders (link below).  So many different options for designs and with colored inks, so many colors too!!  I love this one in yellow!

The middle section of each of the cards is cut away and a clear film in pace in so you can see the middle pop thru when the card is closed.  It is a Dur-a-lar film from Grafix and it works wonderfully and the Xyron adhesive sticks to like magic!  Here you can see the clear film on this card angle.

Every now and then I went a little too far out of the lines with my Xyron Tape Runner, so I needed to remove the extra adhesive so my card was not stuck shut, the Xyron Adhesive Eraser is perfect for this!

Just check out this card with a bronze ink background!

All the layers of the papers and the clear middle section are all held together with the wonderful Xyron Tape Runner Adhesive.  A card makers perfect tape runner!

I even used my homemade foam sheet made with Xyron adhesive to make the 3D toppers to give them dimension.  Check out the video below to see how to make you own!!

I love how these 3D toppers look on this type of card - they really do pop!!  Check out the green background card with birds!

I also tried to see what the card would look like if I just changed one element, the stamp for the background.  I kept all the other parts the same, and below you can see the difference!

I think the card works great for both stamps - now sure which I like better!

Supplies Used

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Autumn is Here - DIY Pine Cone Fox & Owls -- Plus 3 Autumn Cards for Inktober

I love autumn, and the crafts that surround the autumn season the amazing colors I think are the best!  Check out a couple of cute DIY pine cone animals I made with felt, plus a trio of autumn inspired cards that also have felt on them!!

Various companies provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

Let's start with these super cutie pine cone felt animals in a fox and an owl  Learn to make them in this video below!

This fox is super easy to make, a little Kunin felt, scissors, Supertite Glue, and a pine cone and you are set to go!  Some basic shapes of circles and triangles are really all you need to cut out the shapes for this cute fox!

The owl is just as easy to create.  This is mostly circles for the eyes and then layered tear drop wings.  

To hold all the felt to the pine cone I used Supertite All Purpose Universal Glue, sticks like magic!

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Since I had made this fun pine cone critters, I thought how cute it would be to make one of the felt faces on a cards.  The first card I made an I created an extra fox face and used it on this autumn card.  This card uses a fun ink technique for Inktober of using a square ink pad and making a fun background.  Check out the video below to see how!

On the next two card I used a little peach flower cut from the felt in the clusters.  For the first card I used the same brown ink but did a swiping method to create the background.

For the last card I used a simple swipe method on the edge to give it the illusion of another layer of color.

Check out the video on how to make these!!

I used the same glue as I did for the felt pine cone for these card to help hold all the various layers together.  One glue can really do it all!

What are you going to create this fall?

Supplies Used

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