Embossed Arum Lilies Sympathy Card

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

I debated whether I should even post this card as I feel I didn’t do very much to make it…

I find sympathy cards so hard to make, but this embossing folder is perfect for creating a simple but beautiful card that could be made quickly when the need arises.

The 3D embossing folder is called “Arums” by Nellie’s Choice and makes a really deep impression. Because it is pretty thick, you may need to play around with the sandwich for your machine. And spritzing a little water on your card stock before embossing helps prevent the paper from cracking.

The embossing folder is 4″ x 5 1/2″ so my card is not exactly an A2 size; my finished card is 4 1/4″ x 5 3/4″. You can get it on a (slightly narrower) A2 base which will fit comfortably in an A2 envelope if you don’t have any of the card base showing as a border. (I made a slightly larger envelope for my card as I liked the look of the border.)

I used a sheet from the Recollections Shimmer Silver and Champagne card stock pack (never sure which one is which; both gorgeous!) and a Kraft card base. The stamp is from the “The Simple Things” set by Gina K Designs (retired) and was stamped with Stampin’ Up Tip Top Taupe ink (retired).

Here’s a view showing more of the shimmer…

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27Mar2023

Plaid Bunny and Bow Easter Card

Posted in Cards, Easter, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Plaid Bunny and Bow Easter Card

This card features the “Bunny and Bow” die set from Echo Park and one of the dies from the “Floral Ovals” set (S4-356) from Spellbinders.

The bunny was cut from the oval die cut, and then the oval was embossed with the “Subtle” embossing folder from Stampin’ Up (retired). A scrap of “Linen Door Boy Plaid” (468835) by The Paper Studio (retired?) was placed behind the hole left where the bunny was cut. A piece of paper from the “Watercolor” card stock pack by The Paper Studio was used for the front panel and bow.

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24Mar2023

W-V Fold Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Creative Folds by lisababitz

W-V Fold Birdthday Card

I came across this video showing how to make a W-V fold card and thought it was another great way to use up some of my patterned paper. I think it’s a pretty cool fun fold as well!

If you look at the overhead view, you can see where the fold got its name.

I’ve had this beautiful fruit themed paper for years and have no idea where I bought it. Unfortuate since there is not a single bit of info (name, company, etc.) on it. Hmmm…

As many of you know, I love earthtones so my first thought was to pair this paper with Recollections Kraft and Bazzill Butter Mints.

I also tried one with the beautiful Bazzill Velvet (plum) card stock.

In the video, Janie made her card 5 1/4 inches tall (and her panel measurements reflect that). I made mine 5 1/2 inches tall so I adjusted my measurements accordingly:

You could decorate all four of the tall skinny panels, or you could just decorate the first and third to make it less bulky. (You don’t really see the second and fourth panels when looking at the card head-on.)

I wasn’t sure how I was going to decorate the front when I made the measurement sheet above so the smaller two squares (with my greeting) aren’t on there. (My embossed panel with greeting is 2 1/4 x 2 1/4, and the mat is 2 3/8 x 2 3/8.) I used the Subtle embossing folder from Stampin’ Up (retired) or the Tapestry embossing folder from Gina K Designs for texture and the “Mini Expressions – Happy Birthday” die from Creative Expressions or the “Doodle Happy Birthday” die from Poppy Stamps for the greetings. There’s a panel on the “inside” to write or stamp a sentiment.

And I used just one sheet of patterned paper, but you could use several different prints (or solids) on the same card. So many possibilities to make use of your patterned paper with this card design…

This card folds flat to 5 1/2 x 4 inches so it fits in a regular A2 size envelope. However, it could be a bit heavy or bulky depending on the papers and card stock you use and may require extra postage (if it weighs more than an ounce) and/or a trip to the post office to mail (if it is more than 1/4 inch thick).

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22Mar2023

Dapper Little Bunny Easter Card

Posted in Cards, Easter, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Sweet Little Bunny Easter Card

(inside: Wishing you a blessed Easter)

This dapper little bunny with greeting (all one stamp) is from the “Eight Great Greetings” set from Stampin’ Up (retired). He’s pretty small so Clean and Simple seemed the way to go!

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic Markers (C2, B21, B66, Y11, G82, V000, BV11, and 0).

The Blue Gingham paper (#513689) is from The Paper Studio and the Swiss Dots embossing folder is Cuttlebug.

The inside sentiment is from the “Just Sentiments: Easter” set from Papertrey Ink.

This was a card I made last year and am just getting around to posting it now. Didn’t get much crafting done last year and even less posting. Sigh…

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20Mar2023

Single Chevron Happy Birthday

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards by lisababitz

Single Chevron Happy Birthday

Here is another card I made using the chevron fold as my focal element. Different paper, different direction, different look.

I used two-sided origami paper which was super easy to fold (obviously – lol!). I used that for the mat and greeting as well. White card stock was used for the front panels and base.

I used my score board to emboss the vertical lines and then adhered an embossed panel (Cuttlebug Swiss Dots) in the empty space.

The greeting was cut with the “Doodle Happy Birthday” die from Poppy Stamps. The origami paper is pretty thin so, before I die cut from it, I used double sided Super Tacky Tape to attach card stock to the back of the paper and more Super Tacky Tape to the back of the card stock to make my greeting into sturdy stickers.

Here is the video I watched showing how to do this technique. I actually had to make my (white) front panel a smidge bigger than the size given in the tutorial as my last folded piece hung over the edge a bit. (This happened on my first chevron card as well. For that one, I trimmed the last folded piece a little to make it fit.) I found that the (1 x 2 1/2 inch) folded pieces fit better if my base was 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches (instead of 5 1/4 x 4 inches). As a result, the mat/border is now super skinny (1/16 inch on all sides). Maybe I just need more practice positoning the folded pieces…

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