Friend Tuxedo Fold Card

This card is an extension of the card box and because it looks like a man's tuxedo, it is called a tuxedo fold card.  I used a video tutorial  here to make my card.

I used retired Botanical DSP and the retired Botanical Builder Framelits.

This card cam stand upright without support.  I used Pool Party as the base for this card, and the Botanical DSP on the various triangular areas.  Cutting the various pieces was a bit tricky, but I was able to catch on after a while.

Inside the box are two support bars, much like the box cards.  Four 1/2 by 5" strips of Pool Party were used to attach the various die cut pieces to and then attach to the support bars. Usually I use strips of window sheets, but thought I would try this author's method.  I think I like the window sheet better.

The sentiment is from "Lovely Inside and Out", stamped in Cajun Craze on Whisper White and punched with the note tag punch. This was adhered below the left flap.  On the right flap, help in place with a clip is the rest of the sentiment.

To finish the card, I attached a bow made with Pool Party seam binding.

This card does lie flat for mailing, but a special envelope would have to be made.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Lovely Inside and Out

Inks:  Cajun Craze

Papers:  Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Basic Black, Botanical DSP (retired)

Accessories:  Note tag punch, assorted paper clips, 5/8" Pool Party seam binding (retired), Botanical Builder framelits (retired)

Cascading Truck Bouquet Birthday - Fusion Card Challenge

This is the first time I have participated in the Fusion Challenge.  I just love having the options to create something using just their sketch, or be inspired by the photo, or do both.

I decided to do both.

 

I was inspired by the cascading flowers from the truck window to make a card using the sketch provided.

I die cut a circular window surrounded by a scallop circle in the top half of the DSP strip. At the bottom of the window I placed a 3D flower which I made using the Pansy Punch.

Cascading down from this flower are numerous smaller flowers made using the Itty Bitty punch. They spill over the sentiment which is from "Cottage Greetings"

The main card consists of a Sweet Sugar plum base, layered with Whisper White card stock.  In the center is a strip of Sweet Sugar plum DSP with decorative die cut strips on both sides.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Cottage Greetings

Inks: Black Memento, Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Papers: Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum DSP, Mint Macaron, Old Olive

Accessories: Layering circles framelits, Pansy Punch, Botanical Builder framelits, Itty Bitty flower punch, pearls, gold dazzling details.

Fan Fare Fold Card

I have seen numerous examples of this wonderful card fold on Pinterest and thought I would try my hand on making a card featuring this fold. It reminds me of the Concertina fold, but a modified form.

The fan fare portion of the cards sits on a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" Thick Whisper White base.

The fan fare portion is a 4 1/4 by 11" of Peek-a-boo Peach card stock scored at 1 1/2, 3, 5 1/8, and 8" and fan folded. Be sure to burnish the folds well so the card lays flat.

The scored areas are decorated with DSP with one Whisper White panel. I used the Fruit Stand DSP
Dimensions for the DSP panels:
4 by 2 3/4" far right panel
4 by 2 3/4" Third panel
4 by 1 1/4" (two pieces) for remaining two
Whisper White piece: 4 by 2 1/4" for the second panel.
A sentiment stamped and then die cut using layering ovals and adhered only to the top fold.
The card is decorated with flowers made with the Blossom punch combined with Botanical Builder framelits.

When the folded areas are opened you can see all the various scored sections.

Using the Blossom punch, three sets of flowers were punched - 2 in Peek-a-boo Peach and one set in Watermelon Wonder.  Leaves are from the Botanical Builder framelits.


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Layering Love
Inks: Black Memento. Peek-a-boo Peach, Watermelon Wonder, Wild Wasabi
Papers:Whisper White (thick), Peek-a-boo Peach, Watermelon Wonder, Wild Wasabi, Fruit Stand DSP
Accessories: Layering Oval framelits, Blossom Punch, Botanical Builder framelits, Pearls

Starting this week, on Friday, I will be featuring flowers on Friday - one flower with a tutorial each week. Each flower will be made using current Stampin' Up Punches/thinlets.  This Friday will feature the above embellishment

Celebrate Beautiful You

I was working with the Up & Away thinlets for another project when the hot air balloon die cut fell on one of the images from the stamp set "Beautiful You".  It looked just like a balloon skirt, so the idea for this card was born.

I die cut the hot air balloon using the Playful Palette DSP, turned it upside down, trimmed off the basket, and made a pleat (to fit the waist better) in the middle.  Because this die cut was very transparent, I lined it with filter paper cut to shape.
Watercolor pencils were used to colour in the bodice of the dress and hat, selecting the colours from the Playful Palette DSP.
The skirt was added using glue dots.
Two tiny holes were punched on either side of the waist and a piece of 1/4" very vanilla ribbon was inserted through them (from the back), and tied at the waist in the front.

The 2 3/4 by 3 3/4" art piece was matted with Basic Black cardstock before adding it to the card front.

The flower embellishments were made using the Botanical framelits.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Beautiful You
Inks: Black Memento, Watercolor pencils
Papers: Peek-a-boo Peach, Whisper White, Playful Palette, Basic Black, Emerald Envy, filter paper
Accessories: Botanical  Builder Framelits, Up & Away Framelits, Corner Rounder punch, dimensionals, glue dots, rhinestones, Classic Label Punch.

Hello Spring - The Paper Players #334

For the challenge with The Paper Players I die cut some flowers and leaves and formed them into a vine of sweet peas.  As someone said to me today "I'm winter weary!" so making this vine of sweet peas was my way of bringing in spring.

The challenge at the Paper Players is to "Cut it Out" - punch, die cut, fussy cut, etc.

The Botanical Builder framelits and other flower dies were used to create the Sweet Pea flowers and the vine on which they are placed. The bee was die cut using the Detailed Dragonfly Framelits.

The vine was built on a piece of the Inside the Lines DSP which had been brayered with Pool Party, Mint Macaron and Bermuda Bay.  This art piece was matted with Bermuda Bay card stock.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Circle of Spring

Inks: Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzelberry, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay, Black Memento

Papers: Always Artichoke, Sweet Sugarplum, Daffodil Delight, Inside the Lines DSP, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Botanical Builder framelits, Detailed Dragonfly Framelits, Other non SU floral dies, Flower shaping tools, Hot glue gun, 1" circle punch

A Z box pop up get well card

My friend of 47 years had open heart surgery - to replace two heart valves which were damaged when she had rheumatic fever as a child. The last couple of years have been particularly hard on her so I was very glad to hear that her surgery had finally been scheduled.

Friends are very important to me. We met when I was starting University in Kingston, Ont.  I had been working in a bush hospital in Northern Manitoba, so I could not come south soon enough to find accommodations.  My sister, living in Kingston at the time, found an apartment and a room mate for me.

This room mate and I had an immediate connection and a friendship that has survived 47 years began. She now lives in Manitoba; I live in Ontario, but despite the distance we have remained friends.

You can understand why I would want to make a very special Get Well card for her.

 I started with a Tip Top Taupe base, making another Z box pop up box.  I made a similar box yesterday where I gave a link to a tutorial I used.  See blog post here

Flowers die cut using the Succulent framelits and the Botanical builder dies were adhered to strips of window sheets which were adhered to the inserts inside the box.  Bermuda Bay glimmer butterflies were adhered randomly on various parts of the card.  They provide that touch of glimmer that I so love.

My friend loves flowers, but is not a nature person, preferring to renovate her house rather than tend to a garden.  And she's quite good at it too.

This is a sideways view of the box within the Z fold card.  The sentiment, when stamped, would have been too large for the space available for it, so I cut the sentiment into smaller pieces and adhering it to a piece of sponged Mint Macaron cardstock and then adhered some on the front, and some on the back panels.

The Mint Macaron glimmer grass was due cut using the Basket Builder framelit/die.

The Succulent DSP dresses up the card nicely.

The close up here shows the multi layered flowers with rhinestones in their centers

The card folds closed for mailing.  It will be posted in a bubble envelope hopefully today.

It's Your Day - Hand Stamped Sentiments #254

On cold days like today, my thoughts go back to my garden in the summer, and particularly my flowers. Spring is several months away yet, but one can dream. Part of what helps me survive the cold dark gloomy winter days is making paper flowers - a substitute for the real ones I guess. So, I guess its not a far stretch for me to put a paper flower on the card I made for the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments

The main card is Blushing Bride cardstock.

In the center is "Falling in Love DSP" matted with Very Vanilla Cardstock.  At the lower end is a Very Vanilla banner embossed with the Falling Pedals Embossing Folder.

The sentiment, stamped with Black Memento onto Very Vanilla is punched with the Classic Label punch and adhered to the banner with one end tucked under the flower embellishment.

Flower Embellishment:

Two flowers were die cut using the Succulent framelits - the larger one with Sweet Sugarplum cardstock and the smaller one with Blushing Bride cardstock.  In the middle is a Daffodil Delight center die cut using the Botanical Builder framelits.

All the edges were sponged with Sweet Sugarplum ink then curled up slightly before being adhered together with a hot glue gun. In the center is an Iced Rhinestone (retired), which provides a nice touch of bling.

The Botanical framelits were used again to die cut both leaves using Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  These were sponged with Old Olive ink before attaching them to the flower.

A dimensional was used to adhere the flower to the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Love Sparkles

Inks: Black Memento, Sweet Sugarplum, Old Olive

Papers: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, Sweet Sugarplum, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Falling in Love DSP

Accessories: Succulent Framelits, Botanical Builder framelits, Iced Rhinestone, Falling Pedals embossing folder, Classic Label punch. dimensionals

Pinwheel Card - To Someone Special

This special card fold card was made for a special event with the Canadian Die Exchange group.  The card technique this month was "Pinwheel" card.
I have made this card before, but I used a video tutorial by Julie deMatteao which made making this special fold very easy to make. The card itself did not take long to make - as usual, it's the decorating that takes the time.
I made about 6 of them, but so far have decorated only 1.
I used some of my own framelits, and some die cuts I have received from previous swaps.

Pinwheel card closed

The sentiment and tag are from previous swaps

 

 

The card is opened.  Some stamping is done using the Botanical Blooms stamp set.  The sentiment is from another die cut swap.

The card is closed with a 1 1/4" wide belly band.  It is decorated using the Botanical Builder Framelits

A close up of the decoration.

Supplies

Stamps: Botanical Blooms

Inks: Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Always Artichoke

Papers: Botanical Blooms DSP, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Old Olive, 

Accessories: Botanical Builder framelits, rhinestones, dimensionals, white baker's twine, non SU die cuts from previous die cut swaps

Here are the other Pinwheel cards I have made - 5 of which have not been decorated yet.

A Cuppa Made my Day

This card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.  It was not a SU card, but when I saw it I said to myself that I could make a similar card using the stamp set "A Nice Cuppa"

Three cups were die cut using the "Cups & Kettles dies and framelits" - two in Whisper White and one in Daffodil Delight.  A 1/4" Daffodil Delight strip was added along the right side of the card.
The cups were decorated using the elements in the dies and framelits, and then mounted on Basic Black cardstock.
Then using the "Botanical Builder framelit dies" some colour was added.  Some small flowers were die cut in Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Basic Black.  Some Old Olive leaves were also added.
Metal framed pearls were added to the middle of each flower, and some Wink of Stella clear glitter was added to various elements of the card.

Stamps: And Many More
Inks: Black Memento
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Cups & Kettles framelits & dies, Botanical Builder framelits, Metal framed Pearls, Wink of Stella clear glitter, dimenskionals.