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Giving Balance To Your Card Ideas

Jennifer Gormly — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:37:13 +0000

Super puffy stickers from kawaii brands like Kamio are perfect for adding that extra special touch to your handmade cards. They are not only amazingly cute, they also give amazing dimension to your cards and really make them pop. Some of them are even decorated with rhinestones!

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I was very excited to get crafting with these beautiful stickers so I made this cute birthday card:

Materials Used: Pink cardstock, scrapbooking papers by Provo Craft, light purple cardstock, light pink cardstock, pink glitter gel pen, ‘Happy Birthday’ stamp, purple ink and Kamio Super Puffy Animals & Sweets Kawaii stickers.

I chose a blue cat sticker as my centrepiece. He is carrying a plate of macaroons and features a heart-shaped rhinestone near his left ear. Does it get any cuter?

He is also extra puffy for that extra special touch. He’s about 5mm thick, giving great depth and dimension to my card.

With such a dominant embellishment, you do need to anchor him to your page. And by anchor, I don’t mean how you attach him – he’s an ordinary sticker you just stick down as normal. However, your card design needs to include other elements to support him so that he doesn’t look out of place.

It comes down to weight distribution. Thanks to gravity, we all expect heavy things to be at the bottom and for extra heavy things to have other elements to support them. Keep this in mind when creating your own cards.

In this card, I have a big, heavy embellishment. So, I have placed him in the bottom right corner of my card. This places the weight of my design at the bottom of my card – where you would expect it to be.

I have also added an extra element to support that weight – the light purple square behind my embellishment.

Balance is another important element of design that is closely tied with weight distribution. Think about a table with one leg in the centre to support it. A table is designed to take some weight being placed on it. However, if you keep putting weight on just one corner of the table, it will eventually fall over. If, instead, you distribute that weight around the table, it will remain sturdy and balanced.

The same principle applies with card design. If you have a heavy element in one corner, you need to add extra elements to give it balance.

In this card, my super puffy sticker is positioned towards the top right corner of the purple square. To balance this out, I have placed my ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment in the bottom left corner of the purple square. This distributes the weight of my design between the two opposing corners.

However, due to the dominant nature of my super puffy sticker, just doing this was not quite enough. So, I added two much smaller, less dominant stickers, one on either side of my large sticker. This did the trick … and made my card even cuter!

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I hope this card idea has helped give you an insight into how I make cards and some of the important elements that make up a great card design. I’d love to hear what you think of my Kawaii Card Idea. Please leave a comment in the comments box below.

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Rilakkuma Card Making Ideas

Jennifer Gormly — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:48:13 +0000

Last week I introduced you to the adorable Japanese bear, Rilakkuma, so today I thought I would share a cute card I made using some of our new Rilakkuma stickers. I hope you like it!

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Rilakumma is known as a relaxed, somewhat lazy, bear. The name Rilakkuma is actually a combination of the Japanese word for relax and the Japanese word for bear. He is often seen lying around and enjoying some time off. I thought I might try to follow on with this theme in my card design:

Materials Used: Brown cardstock (two shades), scraps of scrapbooking papers, brown ink, a brown pen and San-X Shiny Rilakkuma Fruit Kawaii stickers.

I choose a sticker of Rilakkuma leaning back against an apple as my centrepiece. I placed it in the centre of a pink circle which I then matted on a brown flower-shaped cut-out. To further highlight my centrepiece, I inked the edges of both the circle and flower with brown ink and drew a dashed border with a brown pen.

I then created a colourful background using pieces of scrapbooking papers left over from other projects.

First, I covered the top half of my card with a leaf-patterned paper and covered the join between it and the brown cardstock background with a strip of dark brown paper. I then placed a row of four strips of patterned papers on the left side of my card to create a backdrop for my Rilakkuma centrepiece.

Finally, I added a row of mini Rilakkuma and fruit stickers across the bottom of my card. If you wish, you could also add a sentiment like ‘Happy Birthday’ in the bottom right corner, just above the stickers.

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I’d love to hear what you think of our new Rilakkuma stickers. Please leave a comment in the comments box below.

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Have You Met Rilakkuma?

Jennifer Gormly — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:49:22 +0000

Have you met Rilakkuma yet? He’s an adorable teddy bear character who is extremely popular in Japan…and now he is here at Stickers ‘N’ Fun! We are so excited to be able to bring you a brand new range of stickers featuring Rilakkuma and his two friends, Korilakkuma (a light coloured bear) and Kiiroitori (a little yellow bird)!

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Rilakkuma was created by San-X, a Japanese company that specialises in kawaii stickers, stationery and other character goods. Rilakkuma was first created in 2003 and in 2010, was ranked as the fifth most popular character in Japan. And it’s not hard to see why! He is so cute!

Our new range of Rilakkuma stickers feature a whole range of themes – some designs feature Rilakkuma with strawberries, some feature him with macaroons and other desserts, some with coffee and chocolate…and more.

But Rilakkuma and his friends are not the only creations from San-X that we have to share with you. My personal favourite is a collection of characters known as Sentimental Circus.

The Sentimental Circus characters are said to be a group of cute, abandoned toys. The main character is Shappo. He is the pink, rabbit-like character who plays the role of the circus ringmaster. The other characters include Mouton (the elephant), Rio (the lion), Kuro (the black cat), Pigu and Mamo (the trapeze artists) and more.

Another popular character is Kutusita Nyanko. He is a cute little black cat. He is often called Boots or the white socks cat as he has cute little white paws.

Kutusita Nyanko also has a few kitty cat friends. They include a small, white, fluffy cat called Norutti and a grey kitten called Lossy. As you can see from the stickers pictured above, they are all just too cute!

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Of course, there are many more characters to choose from. They include a cute little pink pig named Piggy Girl, a sweet, chocolate loving Panda named Chocopa, friendly dolphins from Sea Paradise, Sweet Face seals and penguins and many more. And they are all featured in our new range of kawaii stickers from San-X Japan.

We hope you love them all as much as we do. They would all make sweet embellishments for your card making, scrapbooking and paper craft projects.

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Kawaii Cat Card Making Ideas

Jennifer Gormly — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:14:41 +0000

This week we have a brand new range of kawaii stickers from Crux Japan, so I thought I would have some fun and use some of them to make a cute little cat-themed card. To make my card I chose to use puffy cat stickers. They were perfect for my project as they are absolutely adorable and give your cards great dimension and texture.

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I titled my card ‘Have a Purrfect Day’ and here it is:

I didn’t make this card with anyone in particular in mind. I just wanted to make something bright, colourful and happy…something that would make you smile.

The design itself is fairly simple and easy to recreate. I did add one very special touch though. If you look closely, you will see that I have removed part of the front of the card and the pink background you see above the blue strip is actually on the inside of the card.

The blue stripe creates a nice division between the front of the card and the inside and helps my little blue cat stand out. I hope you like it!

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Kawaii Sticker Sacks

Jennifer Gormly — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:44:09 +0000

Kawaii sticker sacks have just arrived from Japan and I just know you are going to love them! If you haven’t seen them before, they are little packets of sticker heaven bursting with kawaii cuteness! I love these stickers and I use them myself for so many different things ALL the time! (Just ask my hubby…I have them lying around all over my desk and my scrapping area!). I can’t help it. They just make me smile.

And, they make the perfect stocking fillings at Christmas. They are small, inexpensive and super cute. Sticker enthusiasts are guaranteed to love them (who else is going to give them unique stickers from Japan?) and they make fantastic gifts for your kids to give their friends at this festive time of year!

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Sticker sacks come in a wide range of designs so there is something to suit every taste. As you can see from just the selection above, there are cute teddy bears, pretty bows, yummy sweets and more.

Each pack usually contains 10 different individual stickers, known as sticker flakes, and 7 to 10 of each. Some even have bonus big stickers or puffy stickers.

The sticker flakes themselves can also vary greatly. Some are ordinary stickers, some are shiny and some are made from a metallic material. Each one is only around 2cm long, making them super cute and very versatile.

You can use them to decorate your paper crafting projects, dress up your mail or even embellish items around your home.

One of my favourite uses for them is to scatter a few of them inside letters and cards as a nice surprise for the recipient when they open them. It’s a wonderful way to share the spirit of giving with your friends and family and is sure to bring a smile to their faces.

Why not include a few with your Christmas cards this year? It’s a nice way to give a little gift to everyone on your Christmas card list without going broke.

Of course, there are many other uses for sticker sacks and sticker flakes – you could include them in goodie bags at children’s birthday parties, decorate the edges of a photo frame and more. You can even collect them and swap them with friends. Get some today and see where your creativity leads you.

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Kawaii Letter Set

Jennifer Gormly — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:38:12 +0000

One thing I have always loved to do is to write letters and notes to my friends. Even now that we have email, I still think there is something special about writing and receiving hand-written letters. So this week, I thought it would be fun to make my own letter set using some of our adorable kawaii stickers.

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Handmade letter sets are a great way to personalise your mail, but they also make wonderful gifts for the letter-writers in your life. Perhaps you could make a collection of personalised writing paper with matching envelopes for a letter writer in your family this Christmas.

For this letter set, I wanted to make something cute, so I chose to use these Cute Happy Sea World kawaii stickers.

Other than that, all I needed was some plain white paper, two shades of blue ink and a line stamp to create this letter paper with matching envelope:

To create the letter paper, I cut a sheet of plain white paper to the desired size. I then inked the edges with light blue ink and set it aside to dry.

While I waited for it to dry, I used a scrap piece of paper to cut out an oval shape. I then placed it over the centre of my paper to cover the area that I wanted to keep white. I then smudged my second shade of blue ink all over the remaining exposed section to create a nice background.

I also used a line stamp to stamp in the lines for writing on. I left two little spaces in the lines though, so I could add the two small fish stickers.

When everything was dry, I decorated my new writing paper with my Cute Happy Sea World kawaii stickers to give this result:

Of course, writing paper also needs a matching envelope, so I made one out of another sheet of plain white paper.

I used the same technique as above with my two blue ink pads to create the blue background. I left a white rectangle in the bottom right corner so I can write an address there later. I then decorated the envelope with some more of my Cute Happy Sea World kawaii stickers.

And now I have an adorable letter set to write a letter to a friend. What could be more special than a hand-written note on paper made just for them?

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Kawaii Flower Card Making Ideas

Jennifer Gormly — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:56:41 +0000

Last week my Mum celebrated her birthday so I decided to make her a birthday card using some of our brand new kawaii stickers from popular Japanese brand, Mind Wave.

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Mum has always loved flowers, so I chose to use these Mignon Fleur Flowers kawaii stickers.

I chose the large flower arrangement sticker as my centrepiece and created this birthday card for my Mum:

I layered several patterned papers and cardstock to help create my backdrop. Firstly, I used a dark brown pattern paper with torn edges to anchor my card design and give it texture. I then used the patterned backing card that came with the Mind Wave stickers for the main pattern of my background. I embellished it by inking the edges with two shades of brown ink and using a pen to draw in a dashed border.

I then cut a piece of light brown cardstock and again inked the edges and drew in a dashed border to help draw attention to it. Finally, I placed my flower sticker in the centre of it.

I even added glitter accents to the flowers to make them sparkle and stand out. It gave them that extra special touch for this special occasion.

And there you have it…my Mum’s birthday card! I hope you like it.

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Kawaii Girl Card Making Ideas

Jennifer Gormly — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:13:10 +0000

Kawaii dress-up stickers are puffy stickers that work just like paper dolls. Each sheet features at least one doll sticker for you to dress up and an array of outfits and accessories to choose from. They are a lot of fun for little girls to play with but they also make fantastic dimensional embellishments for your paper crafting projects!

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This week, I wanted to share with you two birthday cards I made from a single sheet of kawaii dress-up stickers:

I designed the first card with my teenage niece in mind. It features the doll sticker itself. I have dressed her up in stylish ‘rock’ clothing to given her a young, modern look that would appeal to any teenage girl and accessorised her with a fun headband and a sleek black handbag. I then have placed her against a sophisticated black and red backdrop featuring the outline of a guitar. Just the thing that would appeal to a young adult!

One of the great things about these kawaii dress-up stickers is that you get to choose how you dress them so you can add a touch of your own personal style.

Layering the clothes and accessories on top of the doll also gives your card texture and dimension so that it really stands out:

Of course, you can’t fit all of the clothes and accessories on the doll all at once, you will inevitably have some left over. You can still put them to great use though and create your own fashion themed birthday cards like this one:

For this card, I used a selection of leftover tops, shoes and accessories. I arranged a selection of circles down the left side of the card and embellished them with my stickers. I then added a ‘Happy Birthday’ message and accented it with a pair of red shoes to give my design a bit of pop.

And once again, I have created a birthday card that would be suitable for a teenage girl or anyone who just likes fashion.

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I’d love to hear what you think of our new dress-up kawaii stickers. Please leave a comment in the comments box below.

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Have You Heard Of Kawaii?

Jennifer Gormly — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:15:31 +0000

Kawaii (pronounced ka-why-ee) is the Japanese word for cute and is commonly used to refer to cute products from Japan. The most common types of kawaii products are cosmetics (like lip gloss and eye shadow), fashion items (like ear-rings and pendants), home items (like frying pans with cute faces) and our favourite…stationery and craft items.

We are so excited to share with you, our first range of kawaii stickers. They are from a popular Japanese kawaii company called Kamio and they feature all sorts of sophisticated and adorable designs.

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Kawaii stickers have a style all of their own…one that is rarely matched by scrapbooking companies from the US. They are also very versatile and can be used for all manner of craft projects. But most importantly, they just make you smile!

These are a few of our new designs from Kamio:

If you look closely, you can see that these particular stickers are embellished with foil accents – some silver and gold.

Kawaii stickers are made from a wide variety of mediums. Some are your typical flat stickers while others, like the ones above are accented with gold or silver foil. Others are made from a hard but light plastic. These are my personal favourite as they have dimension without being too heavy and bulky. Plus the designs tend to be super cute!

Other stickers, know as satin stickers, are made from fabric and have a wonderful texture to them.

Not all designs fall into the cute category, but even the more mature designs have an element of elegance and sophistication about them and are just as appealing. They often feature real life images like cakes, macaroons, flowers, butterflies and more.

Which ones are your favourites? I can never choose. I love them all!

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