Fancy Fold Out Card

This is another tutorial from Technique Junkie.  I purchased their DVD called 3D and Fun Folds and there are a lot of interesting things to make on it.

This is the outside of the card all folded up, held in place by a belly band tied with a ribbon on the right side.

It looks more complicated than it is.  This is the inside of the card showing all the different folds made.

This is a close up of the inside of the card.  I later put dazzling details on the inside and outside edges of the flowers.  I used the Stippled Blossoms stamp set and the two step stamping method to make the flowers.  The sentiment is from Word Play.

Hope you liked it.

Sentimental Vintage Verses - Unscripted Sketches #202

This coming Friday is the last day for Sale-a-bration, so the opportunity to use the Sale-a-bration products is fast drawing to a close.  So for today's card, I am using 3 of the Sale-a-bration products using the sketch challenge with Unscripted Sketches here

 

Stamps:  Feeling Sentimental, Vintage Verses

Ink: Island Indigo

Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP

Accessories: 3/8" Island Indigo ruffled ribbon

Secret Garden - Just Because - Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #73

I am so anxious to get out in my garden, but there's a whole lot of winter to get through yet.  Tomorrow its supposed to snow again!!!  The mild weather we have experienced over the last couple of days is just Mother Nature's way of either fooling us or giving us a taste of things to come. Just because the weather has been mild doesn't mean spring is around the corner; Just because the days are getting longer doesn't mean summer is coming any faster; Just because.........
I made this card for the Freshly Made Sketch challenge here and the card looks so summery it made me a bit nostalgic and the sentiment is quite fitting - Just Because!

 

The size of the card if 5 by 10, scored at 5 to make a 5 by 5" card

Stamps: Secret Garden, Vintage Verses(SAB)

Inks: Versa Mark, SU Markers (Melon Mambo, Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight), Black Stazon

Papers:  Summer Starfruit, White Doilie, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP (SAB)

Accessories: Secret Garden framelits, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1/4" Tangerine Tango ribbon (SAB), Accessority folder, large rhinestones, dimensionals, Pool Party embossing powder, Tangerine Tango embossing powder, Wild Wasabi embossing powder

Shelling out Wishes - Paper Craft Crew Challenges 27

I was born near the ocean and crossed the Atlantic to come to Canada when I was six.  The sea has always had a special place in my heart.  That's why I love By the Tide stamp set so much.  Plus, the images make excellent masculine cards.
This is the card I made for the Paper Craft Crew Challenges here

 

The card is almost monochromatic.  If it wasn't for that touch of pink it would be.

I started out with a base of Crumb Cake, layered with Whisper White, and then a layer of Parker's Design Specialty Paper.

The image of the Conch Shell was colored using SU markers and an Aqua painter.  After it was dry, I cut it out and mounted it on an Apothecary accents framelit but not before I  stamped the script image on the die cut with River Rock ink.

All edges were sponged with Soft Suede ink.

Stamps: By the Tide, Vintage Verses (SAB)

Inks: Black Stazon, River Rock, Soft Suede, SU Markers

Papers: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Parker's Design Specialty paper

Accessories: Apothecary Accents framelits, 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, Pearls, dimensionals, Natural Trim Ribbon

There's Only One You - The Paper Players #129

The challenge this week with the Paper Players is a clean and simple sketch.  These are notoriously difficult for me so I hope I accomplished the task.

Here is the card:

 

I started by inking up the stamp of the seaweed in Always Artichoke and stamping off before stamping it onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.  The image of the Lobster was then stamped over top of the sea week using Black Stazon.  The Lobster was colored with Bravo Burgundy and Basic Gray markers using an aqua painter, then covered with Crystal Effects.  I hope I colored the Lobster correctly as I have never seen a lobster before and had to look up a picture of it on the internet.

Stamps: By the Tide, Vintage Verses (SAB)

Inks: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, SU markers (Bravo Burgundy, Basic Gray, Always Artichoke)

Papers: Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White

Accessories: Fancy Fan folder, Crystal Effects

All edges were sponged with Bravo Burgundy ink.