BOO - A Halloween pop up card

 I used last year's "No Bones About it" to make this pop up Halloween card.

The skeleton of the person and the cat were embossed with white embossing powder and then die cut with matching dies. I added boots, a tie and a hat to the person and then added them to the card front using dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Black ink on white paper.  After fussy cutting them, I adhered them to Cajun Craze card stock and fussy cut them again. I added them to the card front using dimensionals.

I added some yellow ink to the moon using a brush.

The card front was then added to a Basic Black card base.

When the card is opened, there is a pop up with the die cut "BOO" attached to it.

More masculine cards

 While I had all the supplies out to make Masculine cards using the Let’s Ride bundle, I kept on making more cards. This time I am incorporating the content into different card folds

This is a modification of a z fold card. The small bike is stamped and die cut and placed before a scenic panel

 Card # 2

Card # 3
 

Legendary Ride - Masculine cards

 I’m laying on the couch with my feet elevated. I had foot surgery a week ago and I’m trying to keep the swelling down.

Recuperating can be quite boring so naturally I turned to cards - making cards to be exact. And since Father’s Day is approaching I thought I would make some Masculine cards.

I’m now retired from Stampin Up so I don’t have the latest Masculine stamps so I used some of the stamps and paper I already had.

Below are the three cards I made:

First card:

This is the first time I have used this bundle, consisting of the Legendary Ride stamp set and coordinating dies, and Ready to Ride DSP.

In the card above I die cut the motor bike from the DSP ands added Glossy Accents over the mechanical parts and wheels. Using dimensionals the bike was added to the scenic panel (also cut from the DSP) Behind this panel was a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock which was torn at the bottom. All of this was mounted onto a Basic Black cardstock base

The sentiment was stamped with black memento ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Since the sentiment was a single stamp. I cut it into 2 parts after stamping rather than cut the stamp. Each part was matted with Cajun Craze and added to the card front.

Some retired embellishments were added to the card front.

For this card I again use a scenic panel from the DSP. I trimmed it down, sponged the edges and matted it with Basic Black cardstock. At the to I added some natural cord and then added it to the card front with dimensionals.

This time I die cut all the pieces for the bike and then assembled it. The basic bike was die cut in Basic Black: part of the fuselage in Basic Gray; the frame and wheels in silver foil; the tires in Basic Black and the seat and wheel covers in Cajun Craze. Once assembled it was added in front of the matted frame using dimensionals.

The card base is Basic Black matted with a piece of DSP.

In this card I stamped two of the smaller bikes and die cut them, adding them to the card front using dinensionals.

The Cajun Craze card front , matted with a oiece of Very Vanilla cardstock embossed with the Metal Hammer embossing folder.

Again I use a map panel cut from the DSP which I trimmed and matted with Cajun Craze cardstock. I cut two strips of DSP which look like tire tracks and added them below the panel. The bikes were added below and beside the panel with the wheels on the “tracks”. I added some “exhaust fire” behind the second bike. I die cut this in Basic White and sponged it with the following inks : Cajun craze, daffodil delight, and real red. 

The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla , fussy cut, then matted with Cajun Craze cardstock, and added above the second bike using dimensionals

Spellbinder Vertual Retreat

 Last weekend May 16, 17 and 18 I participated in the first Spellbinder Virtual retreat. Below are some of the cards I made using the contents of the kit we were provided with

A new fun fold

 I have seen this fold on Pinterest and watched a video tutorial by Tina Zinck. 

Below is the card I put together using the retired Dainty Flowers DSP and Rich Razed berry card-stock. I used the cutting and scoring directions from Tinas video. 

 I also used the Dainty Flowers dies as well as Quatrefoil Embossing Folder. Stamp used was So Sincere

 

Above shows the card closed so that it fits into an A 2 envelope

For You - Beautiful Blossoms #16

 This is the second card for the challenge at Beautiful Blossoms #16

This time I used the Mood Board

The floral image is from Inkadinkadoo and is coloured with Pale Papaya and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends.  I added some black prills in the center of each flower. Some 3D Lacquer was added to each flower and while wet I added some Dazzling diamonds.

The leaves were coloured with Granny Apple Green as well as Mossy Meadow.  Some Balmy Blue in the vase made it look like the stems were sitting in water.

Products Used:

Stamp:  Inkadinkadoo

Inks:  black Memento, SU Blends (Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Balmy Blue)

Papers:  Pale Papaya, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Frame die (unknown source), sentiment die (Holtz), Black Prills, 3D Lacquer, Dazzling Diamonds, Gold Acrylic Paint, Mint Gilding Polish (background behind flower), dimensionals, Papaya embellishments

Best Wishes using “Happiness Abounds” for Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #16

 This card was made for the Anything Goes challenge at Beautiful Blossoms.  The flowers on the card are from the "Happiness Abounds" stamp set and its coordinating dies.

The flowers were stamped with Black Memento ink onto Basic White cardstock and coloured with Stampin' Blend markers. The flowers were coloured using Flirty Flamingo and Polished Pink SU Blends; the leaves with Granny Apple Green and Old Olive. They were die cut using the coordinating dies and added to the card front using dimensionals.

Black Prills were added to the center of the smallest flower.  3D Lacquer was applied to each flower. Blooming Pearl (pink) embellishments added to the front finished the card nicely.

The sentiment, stamped with Versa Mark on Basic Black card stock and embossed with white embossing powder.  Dimensionals were also used to adhere this to the card base.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The edge was die cut using one of the dies of this set.  The 3/8" glitter organza ribbon was coloured with the Flirty Flamingo marker to make it coordinate better with the theme of the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Happiness Abounds

Inks:  Black Memento, SU Blends (Flirty Flamingo, Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive), Versa Mark

Papers:  Basic White (thick), Basic Black, Ombre DSP, Basic White

Accessories:  Happiness Abounds dies, 3D Lacquer, Dimensionals, 3/8" Glitter Organza ribbon, Blooming Pearls embellishments, White embossing powder

A Birthday card using a layering Sunflower stencil and a SU die for Addicted to Stamps & More #465

 I have not "played " with stencils very much, but thoroughly enjoyed creating a couple of cards using a layered Sunflower stencil for the challenge with Addicted to Stamps & More #465

I also used a die from the Darling Details bundle from Stampin' Up.

I was having so much fun I actually made 2 floral cards. The second 5 by 5" card will be posted at the end of this blog post.

Using the layered Sunflower stencil, I used blender brushes to create the 3 sunflowers on a piece of Basic White card stock. For the flower itself I used the following colours of ink:  Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede.  For the leaves: Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive.  Balmy Blue was added to the background as well as dots of Crumb Cake .

For the centers of the flowers I used dark brown prills.

The image piece was cut down to 4 5/8 by 3 1/2" and adhered to a lacy die cut that was 4 7/8 by 3 5/8".

Using dimensionals, this was adhered to a Basic White card base that had a 1 1/4" Balmy Blue DSP adhered to the middle with a 3/8" sparkly Balmy Blue ribbon down its center.

The sentiment, from "Peaceful Moments" was stamped using Soft Suede ink and adhered at an angle towards the right side.

To finish the card some wonderful gems were added randomly across the front.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Peaceful Moments, Sunflowers (Tim Holtz)

Inks:  Daffodil Delight Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Balmy Blue , Crumb Cake

Papers:  Basic White, Balmy Blue, Balmy Blue DSP

Accessories:  Layering Sunflower stencil, Darling Details die, Early Espresso Prills, Dimensionals, Blender Brushes, Wonderful Gems, 3/8" Glittery Balmy Blue ribbon.

Here is the other card I made, this time using all three sizes of flowers.

Inspirational Sketches Thanks - TSOT #644

 I still feel awestricken after watching the total eclipse of the sun yesterday. I don't recall seeing the eclipse in 2017 but this one will stay etched in my memory.  I think what really got me was how eerie the light was as the eclipse was starting, how quiet everything was - there were no birds, no children playing, no music playing, no wind therefore no branches rustling, no squirrels. The darkness did not last very long, and before I knew it all the things that were absent were all of a sudden present. 

Tonight I decided to make a card using the sketch from TSOT.  For this sketch I decided to use one of the stamps from the Inspirational Sketches bundle - the mushrooms.

About a month ago I planted all my Canna and Calla lilies in pots and watched as one by one they sent up sprouts and formed stems and leaves.  I was very careful not to water them too much, yet still some of the soil in the pots grew some mushrooms. This inspired me to use the mushrooms as the main focus.

On a top folding Basic White card base, I added a layer of Wild Wheat card stock which I embossed with the "Bark" embossing folder. The edges were sponged with Wild Wheat ink.

Towards the left of this embossed piece , I added a piece of Rings of Love DSP, the edges of which were also sponged with the Wild Wheat ink.

On top of that and offset from the middle, I added a rectangular piece of Soft Suede cardstock which I embossed with the "Stripes" embossing folder.

The focal image was added to the bottom right corner of this embossed rectangle.

The colours of the Mushrooms, from the stamp set "Inspirational Sketches" were inspired by the DSP. Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Wild Wheat, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green) were used to colour them, after which they were die cut using the Inspirational Sketches die.

Before adding them to a die cut deckled circle, some "dots were added to the background using a dot stamp from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Inspirational Sketches, Irresistible Blooms

Inks:  Black Memento, Wild wheat, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green,, Wild Wheat, Soft Suede)

Papers:  Basic White, Wild Wheat, Rings of Love DSP , Soft Suede

Accessories:  Bark embossing folder, Stripes Embossing folder, Sparkle gems Dimensionals, Deckles circle dies, Inspirational Sketches dies,

A Gatefold Accordion Card with Perennial Lavender DSP

 The Accordion Gatefold card was featured on Manic Mania 9 on the weekend of March 1 to 3, 2024. The card features the Perennial Lavender DSP along with Pretty Peacock and Crumb Cake cardstock.     I also use the Stamp set, & Hexagonal dies by Sizzix that were provided in the kit we used.

A tutorial, other than the one provided by the presenter (Ladybug Scrapbooking, Manitoba) can be found here.

Card opened

Card closed using a belly band

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Sentiment stamps by Sizzix

Inks:  Gorgeous Grape

Papers:  Basic White (110 lb), Pretty Peacock, Perennial Lavender DSP, Crumb Cake, Gorgeous Grape

Accessories:  Stacked Tiles Hexagon dies (Sizzix), Wild Blooms #2 dies (Sizzix), dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Dazzling Diamonds, Small flower punch, Small rhinestones for flower centers

Swing out Pop up card- Creative Creases Challenge #78

 This unique card fold highlights the Flowering Zinnia DSP. It is a fold I learned from one of owners of the “Scrap Chicks” Scrapbooking & Papercrafter’s Supply Store in Manitoba, Canada. I'm not sure what to call it other than a Swing out Pop Up Card.

It took me 3 tries but I finally got it. 

I am submitting this card to the Creative Creases #78 Anything Goes

This is the front of the card. The card base is a 24 by 16 cm piece of Berry Burst cardstock folded in half at 12cm. I adhered a piece of Flowering Zinnia DSP as well as a Basic White die cut made with the retired Scallop Contour die.

A ribbon and a die cut sentiment and the front was done.

The magic comes when you open the card.

There are 2 panels attached to hinges, and when the card is opened, both the panels swing out to reveal another 'secret' area of the card. There is a small panel, and a larger panel. A Basic White Scallop contour die cut is added over DSP on the larger of the swing out panels. A different pattern is added to the smaller panels after which I add a triangular piece of another pattern to form a pocket.

In the pocket are two tags.  Strips of left over DSP cover both tags after which I embossed them with the Texture Embossing Folder.

The floral embellishments were fussy cut from the DSP as I had not received the stamp and die set yet.

This shows the card opened almost all the way.

The card is opened all the way.

For a short video clip copy and paste the link into your browser.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c3TIpI8GPXtJ1raumsW8m7Fg 

Supplies Used:

Papers:  Berry Burst, Basic White, Flowering Zinnia DSP

Accesssories:  Scallop contour dies, Scallop top punch Small flower embellishments. Berry Burst ribbon, dimensionals.

Hummingbird Lattice card

 I like using every scrap I have left over after making a card/ project and use them to create a new project. The following is an example of this. 

 

For this 5 by 7” card, an oval was die cut in the center of the card front.  Actually I die cut 2 pieces of card stock at the same time. The second piece will be used to cover  up the work on the inside.

Some adhesive was added around the oval die cut on the inside. The strips of Basic White cardstock, which had previously be cut to a uniform size, were added one at a time to form the above lattice. When done the extra length was trimmed off.

I then added some Meandering Meadow DSP over the lattice after which I adhered the second die cut piece of card stock. This second one hides the glued ends etc.

The flowers and hummingbird, from      were added to the top and bottom corner using dimensionals. Each image was colored with Stampin' blends and die cut with the coordinating dies. 

A sentiment will be added when I need the card for a specific occasion.

Supplies used:

Stamp: Thoughtful Expressions

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (hummingbird:  Melon Mambo, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Granny Apple Green  Flowers: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow)

Papers:  Basic White,  Meandering Meadow DSP, Old Olive 

Accessories:  Oval dies , Thoughtful Expressions dies, Dimensionals, 

Double Pillar Floral Display Birthday /Anniversary Card for Creative Folds #76

 This double pillar display card (6 by 6")was made specifically to celebrate the 3rd anniversary for the Creative Folds blog /challenge.  I had made a card earlier for challenge #76 but it was not made with the anniversary in mind.  So I wanted to make a card specifically for the occasion. However, I made it a birthday card.

To make the card I used a tutorial by Mixed Up Craft 

Note:  the flowers in the card are left over from previous projects.  I wanted to make my own flowers but I am having trigger finger and other issues in both hands that prevent me from doing fine work.

To protect the fIowers a piece of window sheet (thus the glare in the picture) was adhered over the card front. I also added the display to a 6 by 6" card base at the back. This allows the card to stand up as well although it will stand out without the extra card base.

On the front of the pillars I added some Pansy DSP (retired) matted with gold foil.

The  card does not fold flat for mailing so I made a box for the card.  It could be mailed, but it would be better to hand deliver this one.

Happy Anniversary (birthday) Creative Folds.