Birds of a Feather Center Step Card (and a few more scenic cards)

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Father's Day, Other, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Birds of a Feather Center Step Card (and a few more scenic cards)

Over the years, I have purchased quite a few 12″ x 12″ paper pads and packs. Usually, I buy them for a sheet or two that I need for a particular project, and then the rest of it gets filed away and forgotten about. I recently pulled a bunch of them out and found some great pieces that made nice card panels.

The above 5″ x 7″ center step card was made with paper called “Birds of a Feather” by 7 Gypsies. The printed panels were matted on Gina K Faded Brick card stock and a heavy weight ivory card base. I love the pattern and rich colors on this paper!

To create the greeting, I used the “Thank You 2” die by Cheery Lynn Designs and black card stock. The background paper was so busy which made it difficult to see the die cut by itself so I created a banner for behind it from Gina K Faded Brick card stock and ink, a leaf stamp from the Stampers Anonymous “Falling Leaves” set by Tim Holtz, and the Banner Triple Punch from Stampin’ Up. (As you can probably tell from a few of my recent posts, I am loving the “texture” created when you stamp a tone-on-tone image randomly to cover the card stock panel!)

Here is the template for a 5×7 inch center step card:

I had several sheets of this paper so I made a few more without a greeting so they would be suitable for a variety of occasions and ready to go as needed.

Here are a few more step cards I came up with using paper from a pad called “Lake Life Is Best” by Paper House. (The Father’s Day stamp is from a set called “Father’s Day Innies & Outies” by My Sentiments Exactly.)

These cards practically make themselves; the scenic paper does all the work! I kind of feel like I’m cheating, but I have SO MUCH paper like this (with a large pattern or scene), and using it on this step card design is a great way to put it to good use. And you can add as much or as little to the scene; I think it always looks “finished” and awesome.

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2Nov2017

Photo Sympathy Card

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Photo Sympathy Card

(I made this card in May and am just posting photo now…)

Sadly, my Aunt Carol passed away on this past Mother’s Day after battling cancer for the past few years. Her never wavering positive attitude and fighting spirit was truly inspirational.

She and my uncle and cousin loved Gettysburg and went there often. I made this card for them with a photo (used with permission) of a Path near the Virginia Memorial in Gettysburg National Park (photo by Marc Andre). They recognized the scene immediately and said it was one of their favorite spots.

I knew I wanted to make a Gettysburg themed card for them and thought this scene would be the perfect backdrop, but I was not quite sure how to incorporate it into a card design. I didn’t want to cover the image, so I opted to keep the card simple by just embossing the beautiful sentiment and frame over it. The frame is from the “Inspiration Mosaic” stamp set (one of my favorites) and the sentiment is from the “A Beautiful Life” set which are both by Gina K Designs. The images were stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with Gina K gold embossing powder. The photo panel (photo printed on white card stock) was mounted on Gina K Honey Mustard card stock.

My Aunt was a fellow card maker, and I enjoyed sharing my hobby with her. She will be missed.

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29Oct2017

Autumn Leaves Note Card

Posted in Cards, Other by lisababitz

Autumn Leaves Note Card

In my last post, I shared a subtle, tone on tone pattern using a leaf stamp and ink that matched the card stock. For this project, I used the same technique but stamped a different color ink on the card stock.

This time, I used Gina K Faded Brick card stock, Gina K Dark Chocolate ink, and the same leaf stamp from the Stampers Anonymous “Falling Leaves” set by Tim Holtz (shown below). As on the last card, I randomly and repeatedly stamped the image (overlapping) until the whole panel was covered. (If you overlap a lot, the card stock will get darker and the leaves will be less defined. Overlapping less allows more of the card stock color to show and allows you do see the leaf images better.)

(I used the stamp on the bottom right corner.)

I used Gina K Dark Chocolate and Color Mates Light Caribbean Coral card stock for the mats and card base. A Strip of Recollections Shimmer Card Stock (bronze) was embossed with the Darice “Fall Leaves Background” embossing folder.

The leaves were cut from the stamped Faded Brick card stock (same as background panel) with a die from the “Oak Leaves” die set by Gina Marie Designs. I used glue dots just up the centers of the leaves so the edges could be curled up a touch.

Brown hemp was the finishing touch.

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28Oct2017

Layered Thinking of You

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Layered Thinking of You

This project features a layered greeting panel cut with the Gina K “Fabulous Label” die set.

To create the pattern on all of the Gina K Honey Mustard card stock, I used a leaf stamp from the Stampers Anonymous “Falling Leaves” set by Tim Holtz (shown below) with Gina K Honey Mustard ink. I just randomly and repeatedly stamped the image (overlapping) until the whole panel was covered. This leaf image worked well because it was not completely solid and allowed for a nice mix of ink (heavy and light) and open space. The “tone on tone” stamping makes the pattern very subtle.

(I used the stamp on the bottom right corner.)

To create the paper for the little leaves around the greeting, I repeated the process above but with Gina K Faded Brick card stock and Charcoal brown ink. Once the panel was stamped, I used a small Recollections Oak Leaf Punch (5/8 inch) to cut out the leaves.

The burlap paper was store bought, but it was an unmarked piece from my scrap box so I don’t know who made it.

I added a bit of texture to my project with the “Fall Leaf Background” embossing folder by Darice. Once that panel was embossed, I lightly ran the Honey Mustard ink pad over the surface to darken the raised areas a bit.

The edges were inked with Gina K Charcoal Brown ink.

In addition to the Honey Mustard panels, I also used Gina K Pure Ivory card stock. The label die set does not have a die to create the ivory mat around my embossed panel, but if you cut the (ivory) die cut up the center and position the two halves beyond either side of a whole (embossed) piece, it creates the matted edge along both sides as shown in this video HERE (at 6:20 mark).

The greeting is from the “Framed Greetings” stamp set (retired?) by Gina K Designs and was stamped with Gina K Charcoal Brown ink.

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24Oct2017

Masculine Birthday Magic Window Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Masculine Birthday Magic Window Card

This gatefold card has a cool “magic window” mechanism on the inside that reveals a hidden message or image when the card is opened.

The hidden message or image disappears as the card is closed again.

The sentiment in the window is from the “Framed Greetings” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs, stamped with GK Charcoal Brown ink. The sentiment below the window is computer generated. The patterned paper is “Kraft Small Dot” and “Kraft Stripe” by Core’dinations. I also used Stampin’ Up Tip Top Taupe card stock and Recollections heavy weight ivory.

I created a belly band which slides on the card when closed.

The image on the belly band is from the “Sketch a Party” set by Stampin’ Up and was also stamped with GK Charcoal Brown ink. The circle panels were cut with dies from the Spellbinders Large and Small Standard Circles dies.

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