The pop-up box cards is one of my favourites because you can get so much depth and dimension to the card, yet it folds flat to go in an envelope- magical!! It also feels like you are telling a story. The Tattered Lace decorated pop up box card dies make it so easy to construct. I stamped the patterned card I used to make the card base with the background stamps to help bring the design together.
I stamped the animals onto patterned paper and added extra colour and definition with alcohol markers. I added some of the animals and foliage which give the impression of being in a forest clearing.
For some reason I decided to create the background directly onto the cards. I used distress and oxide inks spritzed with water on a craft sheet. I then added additional colour using a make up sponge. Paper masks were used to give definition to the moon and the hill. I stamped the vines and flowers coming down from the top and sides to give the feel of a forest.
I stamped the unicorn and girl onto a paper with stars and added a bit of extra colour. The toadstools and butterflies were stamped and cut out to give a bit of extra dimension.
I had such fun creating the backgrounds that I made several different versions. Some of them have the background stamps stamped and embossed in white in the sky and in black on the hill to add extra interest and and a little extra magic.T
The bear could be a polar bear as well as a forest bear and I love the fox design.
I added google eyes to the rabbits to add to their whimsical characters.
I love to decorate bags and if you were giving a present and matching card they would co-ordinate well.
I decided to cover a notebook, using the same kind of techniques.If you had a book that was plain inside you could create your own colouring book.
I decorated this wooden tag. You could use a tag to make a name plate for a door or just a decoration. I really like these stamps and think they have a lot of potential for many projects.
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