Get Well Soon - Top Ten Winners International Blog Hop

Welcome back crafters :)
Last month I took part in Kylie Bertucci's International  blog highlights for February and I was lucky enough to be voted into the top ten!!
WOWSERS  now that was a surprise!!
I did a little happy dance when I saw that, hehehe

Thank you to all who voted for my card "High Tide"

 I have been invited to take part in the Top 10 Winners Blog Hop.
Our theme is "Get Well Soon" as it ties in with the Feb highlights.
You are currently here with me, Kim Oliver

Now moving along....
 I have seen on a FB page recently a card that had been made using a technique called Double Slider Card...The card I saw was made by Fran Ward but the technique used has been around for some time.

Her design gave me an idea for this Get Well Soon hop and also the Beetles and Bugs stamp set...I hadn't had a chance to use it yet....So, I did get rather excited.
 Hahahaha :)



Here is my card

So You Caught A Bug

#Toptenwinners #Internationalbloghighlights #KOCreationscards #Getwellsoon #Beetlesandbugs #Builditframleits #Doubleslidercard #Jaroflove

Card Stock and DSP :

1. Thick Whisper White x 2 and 1/2 A4 sheets - 2 piece at 14.5cm x 10.5cm (FRONT and mechanism piece) 1 piece at 8.5cm high and 14.5cm front wide, this is the right slider with the pull out ribbon. I piece at 8.5cm x 13.5cm...this the left slider and only has the slightest edge showing when closed. And 1 optional backing card piece 29cm which is then folded down in half and cut to 10.5 cm wide. 1 piece for stamping the alphabet letters and 1 large bug.
2. Inside the Lines Poppies sheet cut to match the card front.
3. Silver Foil Sheet (Just enough to cut out a hammer and a circle.)
4. Window Sheet

Ink Pads and Colouring Tools :

1. Melon Mambo
2. Pear Pizzaz
3. Watermelon Wonder
4. Calypso Coral
5. Crushed Curry
6. Real Red
7. Tip Top Taupe
8. Clear Wink of Stella
9. Chocolate Chip
10. Water Colour Pencils
11. Aqua Painter
12. Blender Pens
13. Whisper White Re-Inker

Tools and Stamps sets :

1. Jar Of Love stamp set
2. Beetles and Bugs
3. Labeler Alphabet
4. Stitched Shapes Framelits 
5. Layering Circles Framelits
6. Big Shot 
7. Build It Framelits
8. Paper Piercing Tool or tweezers.

Adhesives :

1. Tear and Tape
2. Fine-Tip Glue Pen
3. Glue Dots
4. Foam Adhesive strips

Ephemera :

1. Whisper White Organza Ribbon
2. Rhinestone Basic Jewels
3. 1 strip of 8cm wide x 20cm long plastic bag. To wrap around the mechanism card piece.

Open View

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Method

1. I started by making sure all of my pieces had enough room to trim any tatty edges from after colouring and stamping had ben finished.
2. I coloured the DSP first. I chose a piece that had a small bumble bee image in the corner.
3. I then stamped the letters onto the whisper White making sure I had enough of each letter to complete my sentiments. I also stamped the outline of the largest bug here too. I also stamped the bugs inside colours before I fussy cut everything out (not the bugs legs)
4. I stamped the outline of the bug onto a coloured flower.
5. I layered the fussy cut bug over the stamped image and glued into place.
6. I cut the silver foil and window sheets to make the magnifying glass and glued together using the fine-tip glue pen.
7. I glued the magnifying glass and the sentiment to the DSP and the adhere that to the thick whisper white card stock.
8. I proceeded to the inside slider parts. I stamped the bugs on one side and the jar with flowers and 2 small ladybirtds on the other. I asdded the pins to their backs. I then covered the bugs in Fine-Tip Glue to add dimension and shine...Some bugs also have clear wink of stella added for some sparkle. It rook around 30 minutes for the glue to dry completely so I could put everything together.
9. I glued the sentiment over the jar image and added rhinestones.. 
10. Stamp what ever image you would like inside the card to keep the theme going.

Slider Mechanism

1. For the mechanism card piece...measure 1 cm in from both top and bottom corners on both ends. 
2. Cut a line from one corner down to the other on both ends, so you have a slit either end. 
3. Slide your plastic bag strip into one end, then pull and feed into the other. 
4. Wrap all the way around and fasten close with tear and tape.
5. Place the right hand slider so it hangs about 1cm over the right edge and so it is also level with the left slit underneath.
6. Adhere this card piece to the plastic bag strip at the left slit side. 
7. Place your left card slider under neath then turn everything over. Make sure you only have the slightest edge of the slider showing on the left side of the actual card front. 
8. Line up then adhere as per right slider (but in reverse...hope that makes sense) 
9. Check that all works by gently pulling the right slider card to your right. 
10. Add ribbon and adhere with glue dots. 
11. That's the mechanism completed now to close up!

Back to Method

Okay nearly done!

You will have noticed that the sliders are narrower than the card mechanism, front and back. This is so it slides smoothly.

1. Put your slider machanism to it closed position. 
2. Measure and cut foam adhesive strips for the top and bottom of the right slider card and a piece for the left end. 
3. Peel backing and place your completed card front in place.
4. Turn over and repeat steps 1 through to 3 but remember your short strip of adhesive foam will be on the right end now.
5. OK time to add you card backing into position.

And we're finished...Whew that was one big operation!

But TOTALLY worth it

Just look at this gorgeous card!

Slider Open View

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Click HERE to see the video that I watched to learn how to make this Double Slider Card By Darlene DeVries.

A short video showing the movement of my Double Slider Card

P.S Sorry for my nails :o
Thank you so very much for stopping in and taking the time to view my blog. 

I have added a list of all the other talented top ten winners for you to see what other projects they will have for you to see below.

Don't forget Sale-A-Bration is still happening!
Spend $90 to earn one FREE product, you can choose anything from these products in the images below.

1st release Catty



2nd Release Catty




If you live in Australia and LOVE paper Crafting of any desription or perhaps you would like to earn extra money, then Stampin Up may be just the thing you need!
I am always looking for new people with a love of papercrafting to join my team.

Click HERE  to sign up and start getting your %20 discount on all your Stampin' Up! products!

If you would like to purchase any of the items I used to create my porject, I have aded them all to the carousal below for your convenience.

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Janneke de Jong

Welcome back once again crafters.

I love my life :)

I get to participate with the Crazy Crafters Team once again in another wonderful blog hop, this time CASEing the gorgeous Janneke de Jong.

You are currently here with me Kim Oliver.
I will have a list of names at the end of my blog to enable you to keep hopping along uninterrupted.

CASEing is where you Cope And Selective Edit...I have chosen this design of Janneke's to CASE

Janneke's card is a Gift card holder with a front...I made mine into cards.

I have used the same stamp and die set 'Special Reason bundle' from page 42 of the Occasions Catalogue. Plus I have kept the basic bones of this design.

I like to try and make each CASE my own...putting my stamp on the back of a CASE card just isn't enough.

So, I have stepped these cards up just a little bit.

I am going to use the cards that I have made from this hop as customer appreciation gifts for my next four customers!

I do hope they will like them :)

Thank You

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

You can't really tell from the group picture above what some of the changes are that I have made....

So, in order to show how each card has subtle differences, I have taken single photo's with inside shots added beside them.

One obvious change is the addition of the 'Thank You' sentiment....this lovely stamp from the 'So Very Much' set and can be earned FREE from the SALE-A-BRATION catalogue, just for spending $90...

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

The colours of this card really helps to make it POP, don't you think!?!
I have used the cut out leaves die in Chocolate Chip as a contrast. 

The flowers have been stamped using Bermuda Bay, stamping two images before re-inking. This gives a two toned effect. 

The base card stock is also Bermuda Bay. 

For each card I have moved the flower posy to the bottom corner of my cards. 

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Now this card above was definately a challenge.... as I wanted again to step up the design just one more level.

and because it's so hard to show exactly what I have done in the front on photo, this card deserved another photo ! lol
It will help me to explain what I did to step this design up another level.

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

Can you see better now? 

It's a window!

I cut out both the front and the base layer to show the inside of the card. 

I cut each layer seperately using the negative die of the flower image. 

I put pencil marks around the petal holes to aid in positioning the die for the base layer. 

I did the same to the inside layer of the card and placed the solid die image where the pencil marks guided me to.. I then stamped the solid image inside the card using the die to help line up the stamp exactly where it had to be. 

If you try this for yourself, don't stick the base layer down completely until your stamping has been completed. Don't ask me how I know! 

But it needs to be stuck in place lightly in the correct position to enable stamping correctly and if you do make a mistake, you need to be able to remove it easily.

To finish the card I have added glue from the fine-tip glue pen to the centre of each flower, as well as placing a few spots of glue randomly over the card front.

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

This particular card has the addition of a Chocolate Chip card base, this just helps to frame the Bermuda Bay that little bit more and tie the colours together.

Rhinestones have been added to the centre of the flowers on both cards done with the Bermuda Bay and Chocolate Chip colours, as well as placing a couple more in random positions of the front.

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

The colours for this card and the more stepped up version are Pear Pizzaz and Watermelon Wonder. The flower images that have been die cut were stamped 3 times before re-inking. This gave even more varyation to the colours.

This card has a base of Pear Pizzaz card stock, to help tie in the colours a little bit more.

The addition of the washi tape to both of these cards was almost accidental...I made some cards using the Cool Treats bundle and had the washi tape still sitting on my table.
You can view those card HERE
I noticed that one of the washi's matched the watermelon wonder card base and Voila....More magic lol

This card has also had Old Olive Bakers Twine added ....Shhhhh don't tell anyone, but you can't really see the difference in the colour from the Pear Pizzaz unless you look reeeeally closely :)

#Specialreason #Thankyou #Customerappreciation #Springtime #Handmadecards #Australiammade #KOCreationscards #Saleabration

  

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today.

I will now share the list of other partcipants playing along.

OH!
Nearly forgot to mention.....

 Don't forget Sale-A-Bration is still happening!
Spend $90 to earn one FREE product, you can choose anything from these products in the images below.

1st release Catty



2nd Release Catty




If you live in Australia and LOVE paper Crafting of any desription or perhaps you would like to earn extra money, then Stampin Up may be just the thing you need!
I am always looking for new people with a love of papercrafting to join my team.

Click HERE  to sign up and start getting your %20 discount on all your Stampin' Up! products!

If you would like to purchase any of the items I used to creat my projects with, I ahev placed them all in this carousal for your shopping convenience.