First Ever Motion Crafts Blog Hop!

 

Hi Folks! I first saw Motion Crafts at Creativation last year, and had the best time hanging out in their booth trying every single stamp/grid combination to see what kind of magic was at work in getting these images to be animated. Now they are bigger and better than ever with die sets to make your own slider cards, fun new stamps, and an animation die grid so you can make whatever color grid you need (as an alternative to the included black grids). You can also find some of their products at Michael's, but many of the products we're featuring today are exclusively available on the Uchi's Design web site.

You may have come from Martine Rijnbeek's blog, but if not feel free to start from the beginning at the Motion Crafts blog. 

My card uses the Animation Card Pull Slider die set, the Animation Grid Die and the adorable Fox and Friends animated stamp set. Before going on with the instructions and details, I must show you what this does!!
   

 Eeep! I'm so excited with how this turned out! Let's take a closer look ...

Here are all the pieces I used to make the card. Once you put the first one together, it all makes sense. There are a lot of good instructional videos on the Motion Crafts Youtube channel that are very helpful.

This die that I'm wrapping around the grid holder is the mechanics for the slider component to the card. The lines are pre-scored so you just fold them around the two tabs on either side of the grid holder. Because there are a few places that are tight to work with, Motion Crafts carries a Skinny Double Sided Tape (1/8") to help adhere the pieces.

 Now it's time to adhere the die cut grid to the back of the grid holder, again using the skinny tape. I also adhered the lime pull tab for the slider that's going off the bottom of the photo.

 Finally, line up and adhere the grid holder on top of your animated image. It's important that the grid lines are straight over the animated image to make sure he moves well. There is a flat edge on all the animated image stamps to help you make sure you're stamping it straight to begin with. Then guide the slider through the slit on the front of the card, and adhere it all behind the window on your card.

Here's a side view of the mechanics adhered behind the window. I ended up using a thin foam tape to make sure everything slides easily. The mechanics are so solid and smooth though, which makes it even more fun to play with.

 I seriously had so much fun putting all this together! Even better was showing it to my two teenage sons who thought I was a magician : )

Prize Alert!
In addition to the (3) $50 gift certificates that Motion Crafts is giving away, they have generously provided us with a prize package of our own ($35 value!!) Please head over to my Instagram account (link on the side bar) where I will be giving my package away.

Your next stop on the hop is Karen Hasheck

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

 



Animation Card Pull Slider
Animation Grid Die
Fox and Friends
Skinny Double Sided Tape (1/8")