Sweet Conversations Tic Tac Toe card

 This tic tac toe card caught my eye on Pinterest and then I saw how to make it on a YouTube video and had to give it a try. I was using my Sweet Talk Suite to make some cards for a monthly class-to-go and although I didn't include this card in my Monthhly Class to Go, it was a fun 'additional' card to make!

The Sweet Conversations stamp set includes an 'x' stamp and an 'o' stamp, so of course we need a Tic Tac Toe board! I decided to use one of the heart dies instead of the 'o' stamp.

Here is the stamp set and the dies. You really need the dies - I had a hard time creating a card with just the stamp set although this card could have been made just using the 'o' instead of hearts. 😉

You need the following supplies

Basic White card base (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4"). 

Basic White piece 4 1/4" square and a scrap for the sentiment

Real Red piece 4 1/2" square and a piece of Real Red scrap to die cut 5 hearts. 

Basic Black scrap to mat the sentiment

DSP to go behind the board...I wanted black and white so had to use a piece from a retired SAB Beautifully Penned set. There is some more black & white dsp coming out soon though!

Black Memento ink, 

Black embossing powder

Tear N Tape 

heat gun.

Using a ruler, divide the 4 1/4" square Basic White piece into a grid. I penciled in the lines measured      1 3/8" from one side then 1 3/8" from the opposite side. Rotate one turn and do the same again. 

Then place your Tear N Tape strips over the two lines going one direction. Trim the tape to the edge of the cardstock. Burnish really well then take the top off the tape. Place the Tear N Tape strips onto the remaining two lines, burnish, remove the tops and trim. 

Now you're ready to add the embossing powder. I use a small paint brush to remove stray specks of embossing powder. Use your heat tool to melt the powder. When you finish this part, you should have this...

Use the slimmer heart die and cut 5 hearts. Place the hearts where you want them so that you know where to stamp your 'x's. Attach your hearts with liquid glue.

Stamp your sentiment and banner the ends. Adhere to the black piece, trim to leave a small edge and banner the ends of the black as well. Attach the sentiment across the red 'x's with dimensionals.

Attach the DSP to the front of the card base. Attach the white piece to the Real Red square and adhere to the card front.

Your card is finished and you have a really cute Tic Tac Toe card to give to someone special.

Go here to see the video on YouTube.

Valentine Split Diagonal Card

 It's almost Valentine's Day! Do you have your Valentine cards made yet? If not, then give this Split Diagonal technique a try. It's so versatile and can be used in so many different ways!

Here's the card we made today on my Stampin Up  Facebook Live. You can go watch the replay if you want.

For this card I used one of the new Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper sets that you can get FREE with a $50 purchase from the Mini Catalog or the Main Catalog. This is the Flower and Field dsp on page 10. The card base is Cherry Cobbler and the card front piece is Powder Pink. The embellishments were cut using the Stitched Be Mine Framelits in the Main Catalog pg. 69 from the dsp and from Whisper White.

Card Base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Designer Series Paper (dsp) is 4 x 5 1/4

Whisper White cardstock (cs) is 4 x 5 1/4

Coordinating cs 4 x 5 1/4

Coordinating cs strips (2) 1/2 x 8 1/2

The white piece is your template. Mark with pencil as follows

    Left side 1/2" down

    Left side 3/4" down

    Right side 3" down

    Bottom left to right  3"

Connect these marks with pencil then cut on the lines.

 

 

 Label 'top', 'center', and 'bottom'. You'll be using the top and bottom piece for this card.

 

Position these two pieces on the dsp and mark your cut-line with a pencil. Next cut your dsp along those lines. Set the center piece aside to use on another card later! 

 

Now take your two narrow strips and glue each along the cut edge of the dsp so that you have a narrow border on each. Trim top and bottom of each piece.

 

Attach the coordinating cs to the card base. Now attach the two pieces of dsp with dimensionals as shown in photo.

 

Stamp your sentiment then attach the cut-out embellishments at the top of the diagonal split as desires.

That's it! You're done. Here are a few other samples of cards made using the same technique. Go come up with your own ideas and I'd love to see a photo in the comment section!