Safari Birthday Box Card with Tutorial

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Safari Birthday Box Card with Tutorial

I really like box cards because they have so much dimension for displaying, but they fold flat for mailing. They are even better when you have adorable images to work with! (I’ve included a tutorial at the end of this post for creating the box card base.)

The stamp set is called “Safari Friends” and was included (a free gift) in the April 2017 issue of Papercraft Essentials magazine (issue 145). (I was lucky enough to find this set on ebay.)

I created cut files for the images with my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine, stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored them with Bic Alcohol Markers. I also used a few colored pencils for the boy’s and girl’s skin.

The patterned paper I used to decorate the box is from a digital set called “Zoo Visit” by Scrapbook Gems and was purchased on Etsy. There is room on the back for a stamped or handwritten message.

This card is 5 x 7 inches when folded flat and easily fits in a regular envelope for mailing.

This card was a lot of fun to make!

If interested in seeing how to make a box card… Continue reading →

11Nov2018

Baby Carriage Z-Fold Card

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Baby Carriage Z-Fold Card

Here’s one last baby card I made a week or so back…

This card features the Cottage Cutz “Fancy Baby Carriage” die and the Light Aqua Plaid card stock from Core’dinations. I wanted the focal panel to to be white with just a bit of color so I smooshed Mint Macaron ink (stampin’ up) onto my craft mat, spritzed it with water, and dipped my white card stock into it. (I love the splotchy, water color effect you achieve with this technique!) In addition to the white card stock, I also used Bazzill Chiffon and a sheet from the Earth value pack by Recollections for the solid colors.

The panel on the inside for stamping or handwriting a sentiment is hidden behind the focal panel when the card is closed.

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6Nov2018

Fall Leaves Center Easel Card (and a word on Movers & Shapers Dies)

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Fall Leaves Center Easel Card (and a word on Movers & Shapers Dies)

I had shared a center easel card (along with a template for how to create one) a while back. I decided to try another one with fall themed paper and embellishments.

The patterned paper is called “Fall Leaves” (#676908) from the Paper Studio. Heavy weight ivory and kraft card stock was also used.

To create the leaf embellishments for the center of the card, I used my Uchida Corru-Gator paper crimper to add some texture to the leaf cut from the kraft card stock, some American Crafts paper backed burlap for additional texture, a piece of ivory ribbon, and a piece of gold cord. Since I was cutting burlap (in addition to the plain card stock), I thought I’d get a cleaner cut using a steel rule die instead of a wafer thin die so I used one of the Sizzix “Movers & Shapers Mini Tattered Leaves” dies by Tim Holtz.

A word on Movers & Shapers dies: The small insert dies (like these leaves) can not be used by themselves in a standard die cutting machine with standard plates. They were designed to cut shapes from the larger Movers & Shapers base dies (steel rule dies), and as a result, are not the proper thickness to be used alone. If you don’t have a base die that accommodates the insert die, they now sell a Movers & Shapers Shuttle which is a 6 inch wide magnetic plate that is the correct thickness for these Mover’s & Shapers dies. (This shuttle was designed to be used specifically with these insert dies and in the Sizzix Big Kick machine; I am not sure if it fits in other machines, like the Cuttlebug, because I do not own one of these plates. I used one of my base dies to cut the leaves for this project.)

Below is a photo of one of the base dies called Postage Stamp Frame. It could be used alone to cut the postage stamp shape. (The little magnetic square in the center is removable and does not actually cut anything but is used to make it easier to release the die cut from the die after cutting. Don’t throw it away; it is not trash! It keeps the paper a little higher than the die itself, and without it, the die cut may get wedged inside the die and is hard to get out.)

In this next photo, I replaced the little square with one of the magnetic leaf insert dies. Now, the leaf is cut along with the postage stamp frame.

So, in order to use these insert dies, you either need one of the available base dies or the shuttle adapter. Personally, it makes more sense to me to purchase a base die because then you have an additional die in your collection. The shuttle adapter has no other use than to be a carrier for the small insert dies. Plus, if you choose a base die that is narrow enough, you can use other die cutting machines. The die above, for example, fits in the Cuttlebug. Just a thought….

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31Oct2018

Joy Fold Card With Thumping

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Joy Fold Card With Thumping

This card features a Joy Fold card base which is like a mini card (that opens backwards) on a larger card base.

First, the smaller “card” is opened:

Then the larger “card” is opened:

A sentiment could be stamped or handwritten on the inside of the smaller “card” panel.

I thought this water color patterned paper (#PPR3507) by love nicole was so beautiful and that the thumping technique would complement it nicely since the end result has a water color look to it. The stamp is called “Butterfly Scroll” (#2056125) by Inkadinkado and was inked up with Memento Summer Sky ink. Then I thumped ink from a blue and a purple marker from the Recollections Brush Marker set over it. Because I used my MISTI to stamp the image, I was able to repeat stamping/thumping it a few times to get more color variation.

The greeting was stamped with Memento Danube Blue ink. Gina K Designs Powder Blue card stock and white card stock was also used.

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27Oct2018

A Few Baby Card Variations

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A Few Baby Card Variations

In a recent post, I shared a few easel cards with negative framed scenes which were samples I had made for one of the classes in the 8-week card making course I am teaching through the Haddonfield Adult School. One of my students had asked me (prior to that class) if I had any baby shower supplies as she needed a card for her daughter-in-law who is expecting. I went through my stash at home and adapted the easel card lesson to include some baby shower elements and offered this variation as an option along with the others. The above sample is the same basic card as the others but has patterned paper behind the negative (instead of the scene) and different greeting stamps.

Once my baby supplies were out, I got to playing with them along with a few scraps of paper that seemed appropriate and came up with a few more designs. Below are a few cards using the negative of a “baby” word die cut.

For two of the samples, I embossed the stitched rectangle frame with a wafer thin stitched rectangle die using my Cuttlebug and a Spellbinders embossing mat. (The “sandwich” I use for embossing with a thin die is A-plate, B-plate, embossing mat, card stock, die with cutting edge facing paper and embossing mat, B-plate, and a chipboard shim.) For the other two, I cut out the rectangle instead.

This is a pretty easy card design that could be customized with whatever colors and printed papers you desire. And once the front panel is created, it can either be adhered to an easel card base or to a plain folded card base. (I show how to create the easel card base in the post mentioned above.)

The “baby” die is called “In a Word: Baby Cutaway” and the “happy” die is called “In a Word: Happy Cutaway” which are both by Winnie & Walter. The “Baby Shower” stamp is from the “Mommy-To-Be Diva” set and the “a blessing from above” stamp is from the “Blessing From Above” set which are both by Gina K designs.

The patterned paper I used was Green/Pink Plaid HOTP-200210 (Paper Pizzazz/Hot off the Press) and several prints by Core’dinations called Light Aqua Plaid, White Plaid, and Light Aqua Small Dot. The solid colored card stock was Chiffon (Bazzill), April Lovely (Core’dinations), Grey Kraft (Recollections), and a sheet from the Earth value pack (Recollections).

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