Day 104: Rose Fairy Card

I used Anna Griffin and Stampin' Up! papers and some lace to create this Rose Fairy Card.  My daughter had assembled the fairy while we were on our vacation and then I selected the papers for the card tonight.

Day 103: Orange and Blue Fairy Card Completed

Tonight I put together this orange and blue fairy card using the fairy 3-D image from Dufex Crafts and Stampin' Up! papers.  I die cut the oval using the Sizzix machine and the oval frame die and added some pretty lace.

Day 102: Roses and Dragonfly Card Assembled

Tonight I assembled the Roses and Dragonfly Card.

Day 101: Roses and Dragonfly Card

Tonight I selected the papers I wanted to use for the Rose and Dragonfly Card.  I chose Anna Griffin papers because the soft muted tones really accented the delicate beauty of the 3-D image.  I used the Sizzix machine and the oval frame die as well.

Day 100: Putting the Dufex Crafts 3-D Cards Together

While I have already posted the pictures of the 3-D bouquet cards from Dufex Crafts in my previous posts, I have to say that I only put the layered bouquets together while on my trip; I didn't assemble the cards until we returned home from our trip. I put them together tonight, and it took me an hour!! The oval domes provided by Dufex Crafts were not very deep, and they were not all cut straight, which meant that I needed to use lots of tape to attach them to the inside of the card. I ended up using double-stick tape to adhere the inside front cover to the back inside cover of each card because I was afraid everything would come undone.  So now they do not open up like cards. As a result, I will have to make card bases and attach the 3-D bouquets to the card bases, or I will frame each bouquet and use them as art.

While I really liked these 3-D kits, I think Dufex Crafts either needs to make the oval domes deeper or else provide very thin pop dots in their kits so that the 3-D bouquets fit well.  I just used some pop dots I had, and while I didn't think they were overly thick, when there were 5 layers of flowers on these cards, it was hard to make the bouquets fit in those ovals.  I also think Dufex Crafts needs to provide matching card stock to cover up the inside front of the card once you get your ovals attached, so that the card looks nice once you open it up.  No one wants to see a mass of tape holding the dome onto the inside of the card.

Day 99: Roses and Dragonfly in 3-D

I put this pretty roses and dragonfly from Dufex Crafts together today.  Happy Easter!

Day 98: Orange and Blue Fairy

Today in the car, I put together this orange and blue fairy from Dufex Crafts.

Day 97: 3-D floral card by Dufex Crafts

We are travelling again, so I am working on the last 3-D bouquet card from the kit by Dufex Crafts.  The pieces are pre-cut, so I just have to punch them out, put a pop dot on the back of each piece, and layer on top of the base to make a beautiful 3-D card.

Day 93:The Way 3-D U-Cut; Rose Fairy Card

In the hotel room tonight, I worked on making this 3-D The Way [to the Manger] ornament from Darcie's U-Cuts (UC527). It required a lot of cutting, so I wanted to wait to work on it when I wasn't in a moving vehicle!!

I also helped my daughter to make the rose fairy from Dufex Crafts.

Day 92: Hanging Flowers 3-D Card

Another day travelling in the van...made another card from Dufex Crafts card kit.

Day 91: Poppy Card in 3-D

We are travelling today.  I worked on this 3-D floral bouquet card while my husband was driving the van. This card is one of three from a kit by Dufex Crafts.