Card tutorials, craft tips, and Stampin' Up products
Want to know how to make an interactive card like a boss?! This fun fold is easier to make than you think AND I’ve got a free template for you too!
Aloha, all! I have had so much fun getting to understand how to make the "Never-Ending" or "Endless" card that's been so popular in early 2011. It's not a […]
SKETCH #74 Here's the latest addition to my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook! DON'T MISS THE PROJECT! Please check back on Thursday, September 21, when I will share a project using this sketch a
Have fun with this pretty card layout. I combined Nature's Sweetness DSP with others, but use any DSP you have. It's all about the layout!
Learn how to use your stamparatus to stamp your sentiment straight. Get beautiful cards each time with no paper waste with crooked images.
This impressive card comes together so easily! You can use this layout with any pretty papers. I have some paper saving tips to share, too!
This is a tutorial how to make a Swing card, easy swing card, stampin'up swing card, swing card tutorial, swing tedchnique card,
I am up on the CutCardStock Blog today! I wanted to share a pop-up gift card holder which is a new (to me) type of "fun fold" card called a Twist and Pop. I am not sure who invented this type of card, but I have been seeing a lot of them in my Pinterest feed lately. I watched THIS VIDEO to get the hang of it. My measurements are a tad different, but the construction is the same. When this card is opened, an accordion fold mini album "pops" out! There is space to write messages, place photos, and a space for a gift card as well. The whole card folds up for mailing, and is secured by a belly band! There is a huge WOW factor when you open this card! Let's get started with the tutorial! 1. Cut Flavours Gourmet Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock to 11" x 4 1/4" and score at 5 1/2" to make a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" top-fold card. We will work, on the INSIDE of the card first. 2. Cut another piece of the Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock to 3 1/2" x 10" and score at 2 1/2", 5", and 7 1/2". Accordion fold in a valley, mountain, valley pattern. Burnish score lines and set this piece aside. 3. Cut another piece of Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock to 3 1/2" x 8". Score on the short side at 1 3/4" and burnish. Unfold and rotate the paper to the long side. Use a ruler and pencil to mark the top edge at 2 1/4" and 5 3/4". Mark the bottom edge also at 2 1/4" and 5 3/4". Score an "X" using the pencil marks as a guide. 4. Fold the paper on the score lines to make a tent shape as shown. Burnish all folds. This piece becomes the pop-up mechanism for the card. 5. Working on the INSIDE of the card, cut two pieces of Classic Linen Natural Cardstock to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"and attach to the top and bottom panels. Cut two pieces of Prima Vintage Emporium paper to 5 1/4" x 4" and attach to the top and bottom panels. Place Scor-tape on the back of the "tent" pop-up mechanism as shown. 6. Place the point of the mechanism just below the fold, centered at 2 1/8" from the left edge. Place score tape on the top of the mechanism as shown. Close the card to adhere the top panel to the pop-up mechanism. 7. Open the card. The pop-up mechanism will unfold. Place Scor-tape in the lower left and upper right corners as shown. 8. Center the accordion fold piece over the pop-up mechanism and attach. 9. Cut four Classic Linen Natural Cardstock panels to 3 3/8" x 2 3/8" and attach to each panel of the accordion mini. Cut four decorative panels from coordinating decorative paper (Prima Vintage Emporium, Stationer's Desk, and Time Traveler's Memories) to 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" and attach to each panel. 10. Stamp a sentiment with brown ink onto a Classic Linen Cardstock rectangle and mat with Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock. Attach the sentiment to the top panel as shown. Use a die template to cut a gift card holder from Prima Vintage Emporium paper. Stamp a message across the bottom of the gift card holder with brown ink. Attach the gift card holder to the bottom panel. 11. Fold the card closed. Work the mechanism a few times to make sure it opens and closes smoothly. The accordion portion will "twist" and fold down into the card. 12. Use distress inks to color a sheet of Prima Vintage Emporium Watercolor Paintables paper. (Use Carved Pumpkin, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey.) 13. Cut a piece of Classic Linen Natural Cardstock to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" and attach to the card front. Cut the inked watercolor paper to 5 1/4" x 4" and attach to the card front. Cut one strip of Prima Vintage Emporium paper to 5 1/4" x 1 1/2". Use a border punch to trim the right edge of a 5 1/2" x 1" piece of Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock. Attach the cardstock to the decorative paper strip and then attach the panel to the left edge of the card front as shown. 13. Create a belly band to hold the card closed. Trim Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock to 1 1/2" x 11" and fold around the card, securing the band at the back. Layer a piece of Classic Linen Cardstock cut to 1 3/8" x 10 7/8" over the top of the band. Cut one strip of Prima Vintage Emporium paper to 1 1/4" x 6" and a second strip 1 1/4" x 4". Splice the strips together and layer on top of the band. Use a die cut template to cut "thanks" from Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock and glue the word to the belly band as shown. Slip the band over the card for mailing. Thanks for looking! CutCardStock: Flavours Gourmet Toasted Nutmeg Cardstock Classic Linen Classic Natural White Cardstock Prima Vintage Emporium 6x6 Collection Kit Prima Vintage Emporium 6x6 Watercolor Paintables Cardstock Double-sided adhesive. Scor-tape Tombo Mono Multi-purpose Liquid Glue Other: Patterned paper: Prima Stationer's Desk, Time Traveler's Memories Ink: Ranger Distress Carved Pumpkin, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey; Memento Rich Cocoa Stamps: Papertrey Ink Thanks All Ways, Reverse Confetti Thanks Dies: Sizzix Thanks, My Favorite Things gift card pocket. Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles Border punch: Fiskars
The Color & Contour stamp set from Stampin’ Up is perfect for a variety of different cards! Today’s card is a bit more advanced but uses the set, plus a few other supplies to make a…
Hi Everyone, Hussena here to share with you a tutorial on how to make a flip-card using your dies and Big Shot..It's a really very easy wa...
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! As promised, I made a video for you over the weekend (whilst enjoying a glass of vino) to show you how to make a lovely “Card in a Box”. This was the project all my Stamp Club Members made this month and it was a big […]
My Stampin' Up! Sketchbook offers oodles of clean & simple card sketch ideas and layouts using Stampin' Up! products.
Hi all! I’ll jump right to my video this week showing a paper saving trick and a layout that I really love: VIEW/PRINT RECIPE PDF WITH MEASUREMENTS HERE Here is the link I mentioned for my …
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Hi, everyone! We are so glad you are here! Welcome to our brand new Sketch Challenge blog and our very first Sketch Challenge! Ready to get started? Current Sketch: Design Team Samples: Janis Kimberly Stacey Tanya Theresa Georgiana Georgiana Can't wait to see your creations! You may enter as often as you like using our current sketch. Our challenges run for two weeks. This challenge ends on Tues, Feb 23. New challenge starts Wed, Feb 24. An InLinkz Link-up
I hope you have all enjoyed a peaceful Christmas with your families and are ready to face the New Year with lots of inspiration and enthusiasm. I don’t have any creations to show you today. I…
Hi Friends. If you’re like me, you’re more than likely still discovering ‘hidden gems’ in our new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. There’s a wonderful hybrid embossing folder that’s only included in the “Art in Bloom Bundle” and this is one ‘gem’ that I don’t want you to miss! We’ve never had an embossing folder like […]
When I first saw the Stampin’ Up! Timeless Arrangements Bundle, it immediately went on my “must have” list. It has all the elements for creating detailed shapes, labels and florals that pack a creat
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is our Favorites from the New Catalog. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my p
Thanks, Julee T, for another fabulous Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO116). I needed a birthday card for my niece's husband. I thought these colors (Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie) were simply splashy for a festive, masculine card. Click here to see more of my masculine card samples.STAMPIN'
Today is my Dad's birthday, and here is the cool card (if I do say so myself) that I made him. It is a 5"x7" side step stair card, complete with a tutorial below. (You can see a few other A2 side stair examples here and here.) I really wanted to try the slightly larger size, and I LOVE the results. It is even easier to cut and to decorate. Begin with a 10"x7" card stock base. If you want to stamp your base, do this before cutting and scoring. Place a short side against the measuring edge of your paper trimmer (so that you will be making a long cut, as shown above) and set the left corner at 3". On the cutting arm, move your blade to 2.5". You will cut from 2.5" down to 9". Next, turn your card 90 degrees so that the long edge is against the measuring edge of your trimmer. USE YOUR SCORING BLADE and score from the cut to the edge of the base at 1". (You are scoring the longer 4" section not the shorter 3" section.) Move the base to 2" and score again. Score again at 3.5". At 5", score all the way across the entire card stock base. The final score at 7.5" should be at the other edge of your cut. Once you have finished cutting and scoring, first fold the card in half along the 5" complete score. Leave the 3" side as a mountain fold, but push the other (4") side down to make a valley fold. You will then have to fold the remaining edges to create your side stair card base. Then you're ready to decorate! Since my Dad's a pilot, I had to use my Lifting Spirits stamp set (even though he doesn't fly bi-wings). I also used two retired stamp sets for the sentiments. The Timberline paper pack is a great match on many levels: first the Ponderosa Pine color and then because he loves to go in his motorhome! (It has a camping theme.) I did a lot of fussy cutting for this card, but some of the clouds are from the CTMH/Cricut Artiste cartridge. Here's a side shot so you can see how the elements and layers work together. To finish the card, I embellished it with Gold polka dot and Lagoon houndstooth washi tape and Durables studs. The inside has a white panel that finishes the sentiment with "growing up is optional!" Thanks for helping me wish my Dad a very happy birthday! I hope you're having fun celebrating in the sun. All supplies from Close To My Heart: Lifting Spirits stamp set; Timberline paper pack; White Daisy card stock; Ponderosa Pine, Slate, Twilight, Goldrush, and Lagoon inks; Ponderosa Pine, Goldrush, and Twilight markers; Gold polka dot washi tape; Lagoon houndstooth washi tape; Durables studs; CTMH/Cricut Artiste cartridge
Welcome to our June Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We …
Hello Stampin’ Friends, Today I’m sharing with you my Note of Thanks card that I created for my Tutorial Artist’s Group. I did the split card technique so I will include step by …
Happy Wednesday blogging friends! Today I have another fancy fold tutorial to share with you. And as I have said before, the original tu...
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Create this simple card using the Ranunculus Romance Stamp Set by Stampin' Up! Card created by PS. Laura Milligan, I'd Rather Bee Stampin'
Hi Friends! I was recently introduced the “Triple Easel Card” by my friend Joyce. Wow – I’m so glad she shared this interactive card with me – I LOVE it! I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this card fold before. There are just SO MANY ways to make cards and I think sometimes we assume we’ve […]
Card tutorials, craft tips, and Stampin' Up products
This project is quite easy as long as you follow each step. 1- Fold stamped (or printed) square piece of cardstock or paper in half, stamped side out. Burnish with bone folder. 2- Fold […]
A Wiper Card is a form of pop-up card with a swinging tag that pops out when the ends are pulled. You can use the tag to hold a sentiment, like I did, or perhaps a fun little embellishment that fits the occasion. 1. To make a 6" x 4" folded card you will need two pieces of card stock measuring 4" high x 9" long and one small piece measuring 3" high x 11/2" wide. 2. Place one of the 4" x 9" pieces of card stock horizontally on your score board and score at 11/2" and again at 3", create a valley fold on the first score line and a mountain fold on the second. Repeat for the second piece of card stock. 3. Turn one piece around so the folds are at the other end. Set them aside. 4. Place the 3" x 11/2" piece of card stock vertically in front of you. Measure 11/2" down the right hand side and place a little mark. Use a ruler and pencil to draw a line from the mark to the left hand corner, as shown in the photo below. 5. Score along the pencil line, then fold. Rub out the pencil line. 6. I used a pair of sharp scissors to round off the top of my tag. Although it's not necessary, I find it helps the tag slide in and out of the card a lot easier. Flip the tag over so that the fold line runs from the left hand edge down to the right hand corner. Decorate the top of the tag as desired. 8. Place one of your long pieces of card stock horizontally in front of you, with the wrong side facing up. The fold lines should be on the right hand side. Add some glue or adhesive tape to the section of the tag below the fold line. 9. Adhere the tag to the card between the two score lines as shown in the photo below. The tag should be parallel with the card and have its fold line flush with the top edge of the card. When you turn the card over you should not be able to see the fold on the tag. 10. Apply double sided tape or glue to the end panel of each card, as shown in the photo below. 11. Remove the backing paper and adhere the two pieces of card stock together, with the tag between them. 12. Now you can decorate the card as desired! I used patterned paper, ribbon, white card stock, die cut trees and a digital stamp to finish my project. Stamps:
Today I have a cute fancy fold card for you. It is known as a Mini Miura card. I also have a FREE PDF tutorial for you. Here is one of them OPEN …. … and this is what it looks like CLOS…
How to make an infinity card. Check out the video tutorial on how to create a never ending card with 4 different sides!
I have been on a roller coaster ride for the last week around here. I had mentioned that my dad was having his second knee replacement surgery. Well we thought everything was going fine and they sent him home after lunch on Saturday. Around 7 p.m. he was running a high fever and was advised to go to the Emergency Room. As anyone who's ever gone to the ER knows, it will NOT be a fast trip. LOL Well, the fever became the least of our worries because he went in to an irregular heart rhythm. They ended up putting him in ICU and he's still there. The cardio doc says it's nothing life threatening, but obviously needs to be brought under control. Weekends aren't the best time to get lots of answers from the doctors so hopefully we'll know more today. I'd appreciate it if you would keep him and us in your prayers. One of the comments on my "Watchin' the Flutterby's" card last week was a request to show how to do the Out of the Box technique. There are lots of great tutorials out there on this technique, but since several of you asked for more tutorials I figured I'd throw my own version into the lot. This is a very simple technique that can really add a lot of interest to your card. So here we go. 1. Supplies. You'll need your stamped image, a die, scissors, and a pencil. 2. Place your die, cutting side up, over your image and decide where you'd like it to be. Placing the die cutting side up will make it a bit easier to judge where your cutting line will fall. 3. With your pencil, lightly trace along the inside edge of the die next to the parts that will be sticking out. You can trace along the whole inside circle, but it's not necessary. 4. Here's what you'll have after the tracing. 5. Remember, the line you just traced is NOT the cutting line. You're die will cut a little less than an 1/8" further out from the drawn line. In the photo you'll see that I penciled in a dotted line roughly an 1/8" out from my first line. This isn't necessary, but it sure helps you to cut more precisely. The arrows indicate where you will start cutting in. It's necessary to cut straight in or you will have a visible cut line in your image edge. 6. This photo show everywhere that I have determined I will need to cut. 7. Time to cut! If you follow the arrow down to the dotted line you should have an invisible cutting line when finished. Simply continue cutting until you reach your original traced line. That's as far in as you want or need to go. 8. Once you've made all your cuts you'll be able to slip the die under the cut outs and line it back up perfectly with your inside pencil marks. Make sure your die is now cutting side down. 9. Run the image and die through your cutting machine. 10. This is what you will end up with and then all you have to do is finish trimming around the hair and paw. 11. You'll end up with a trimmed, ready to use image with some parts sticking Out of the Box errrr....circle. hee hee Hope this was helpful. Have a great week!
I have frequently been asked for information on how to make the Four Fold Card I posted, on July 10th this year, so I am showing how to mak...
I'm not sure I mentioned this in any of my past posts but earlier this month I found out I made the Top 20 pick for the Graphic45 design team. We were asked to send in a l/o or project that reflected our style. I ran into a bit of a problem in that I couldn't find any Graphic45 product at any of the local stores in the area! and I had to get my project sent off to them asap as it had to get from Canada to the US (postal service is crazy between the borders!) in record time. Well, so many of you came forward and offered to share you product with me so I could meet this deadline!! I ended up actually finding a store in Toronto (about a 3 hour drive back and forth) that had some of the new G45 product and was able to pull off the l/o above and get it sent off in time. Well, I didn't make the final cut, and I suppose in a way I didn't deserve it as I only now remembered to check the G45 blog to see the announcement! LOL!!.....I guess I was meant to jump out of bed this morning to check the site! and here I am at 4:00 in the afternoon only now remembering to check if I made it! So big congrats! to the ladies that made it! I'm looking forward to seeing their creations over the coming year. But one thing I did learn from this experiance is how many wonderful friends I have out there!! The outpouring support and offers to share their products so that I could meet the deadline was overwhelming! Most of you I have never even met in person and yet you've all been so kind and wonderful! So I want to say a big THANK-YOU to all my dear friends out there!! xx Here are a couple of close-up pic's and a small tutorial on how I make the scallop edges with the woven ribbon in it on my l/o's (I often get little PM's asking me about this, so here it is)..... 1. First off I have to say that I like to save interesting shapes as templates to scrapbook with on future products. So when I picked up a package of Bazzill 'Just the Edge' paper cuts, I saved one of each design to use on my l/o's as a template. I just simply trace out the design on a piece of patterned paper and cut out. You can also treat the edges of the cut out paper at this point, I like to lightly ink with a bit of chalk ink, and sometimes lightly distress the edge with a scissor. 2. Second step is to use a hole punch an punch out two holes at the top point of each scallop leaving only a small space between the punches. 3. The next step is to simply run the ribbon through the holes and secure the two edges of the ribbon underneath the patterned paper with some adhesive. You can at this point glue it down 'as is' to your project or you can mat it with some cardstock. Here is a close-up pic of the finished border, along with a couple more close-ups of the finished page... Thanks for having a peek!! ~Gabrielle xxx
I've had some fun with these wiper cards, all made at different times of course, but now I have a little collection to share. Stamp Sets: Oh What Fun Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla & Home for Christmas dsp. Ink: Memento Black Ribbons: Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Venetian Crochet Trim & Burlap. Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch Extras: Gold Glitter Stamp Set: Oh What Fun Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla & Home for Christmas dsp. Ink: Memento Black Ribbon: Real Red 1/4" Cotton Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch Extras: Home for Christmas Enamel Dots I wanted the dsp ( patterned paper) to continue across the whole card, but I found that (with ribbon tucked around it &) going all the way to the edges made it a bit thick and stiff to fold open and closed. Stamp Sets: Oh What Fun Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla & Home for Christmas dsp. Ink: Memento Black Ribbons: Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Venetian Crochet Trim & Burlap. Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch Extras: Gold Glitter This was the first wiper card I made and the first time I've used the Floral Wings stamp set. Stamp Set: Floral Wings Card Stock: Tip Top Taupe & Whisper White Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush & Watermelon Wonder Ribbons: Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim Tools: Word Window Punch Extras: Brick Wall Embossing Folder Stamp Set: Sprinkles Of Life Card Stock: Cucumber Crush & Whisper White Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Smoky Slat & Watermelon Wonder Ribbons: Sliver Metallic Thread Tools: Tree Builder Punch Extras: Sponges
I have been on a roller coaster ride for the last week around here. I had mentioned that my dad was having his second knee replacement surgery. Well we thought everything was going fine and they sent him home after lunch on Saturday. Around 7 p.m. he was running a high fever and was advised to go to the Emergency Room. As anyone who's ever gone to the ER knows, it will NOT be a fast trip. LOL Well, the fever became the least of our worries because he went in to an irregular heart rhythm. They ended up putting him in ICU and he's still there. The cardio doc says it's nothing life threatening, but obviously needs to be brought under control. Weekends aren't the best time to get lots of answers from the doctors so hopefully we'll know more today. I'd appreciate it if you would keep him and us in your prayers. One of the comments on my "Watchin' the Flutterby's" card last week was a request to show how to do the Out of the Box technique. There are lots of great tutorials out there on this technique, but since several of you asked for more tutorials I figured I'd throw my own version into the lot. This is a very simple technique that can really add a lot of interest to your card. So here we go. 1. Supplies. You'll need your stamped image, a die, scissors, and a pencil. 2. Place your die, cutting side up, over your image and decide where you'd like it to be. Placing the die cutting side up will make it a bit easier to judge where your cutting line will fall. 3. With your pencil, lightly trace along the inside edge of the die next to the parts that will be sticking out. You can trace along the whole inside circle, but it's not necessary. 4. Here's what you'll have after the tracing. 5. Remember, the line you just traced is NOT the cutting line. You're die will cut a little less than an 1/8" further out from the drawn line. In the photo you'll see that I penciled in a dotted line roughly an 1/8" out from my first line. This isn't necessary, but it sure helps you to cut more precisely. The arrows indicate where you will start cutting in. It's necessary to cut straight in or you will have a visible cut line in your image edge. 6. This photo show everywhere that I have determined I will need to cut. 7. Time to cut! If you follow the arrow down to the dotted line you should have an invisible cutting line when finished. Simply continue cutting until you reach your original traced line. That's as far in as you want or need to go. 8. Once you've made all your cuts you'll be able to slip the die under the cut outs and line it back up perfectly with your inside pencil marks. Make sure your die is now cutting side down. 9. Run the image and die through your cutting machine. 10. This is what you will end up with and then all you have to do is finish trimming around the hair and paw. 11. You'll end up with a trimmed, ready to use image with some parts sticking Out of the Box errrr....circle. hee hee Hope this was helpful. Have a great week!
SPRINGY THINGY CARD TUTORIAL It's time for me to share my weekly Tuesday tip or technique. This tutorial fell out of my tips/techniques book as I moved it last night and so got chosen for today's effort. It makes a card front that the receiver pulls open and the card opens out like a spring to see an inner 20cm square area. Images of a completed card using this technique are below these instructions. Practice this on some scrap paper first. MATERIALS 20cm square piece of card stock or decorative paper of your choice. Pre colour the card if you wish. I'll use white card stock so you can clearly see what to do. Pencil, rubber, ruler, craft knife, craft mat and bone scorer. HOW TOO 1) On all sides measure and make a light pencil dot at the 5cm, 10cm and 15cm mark. On my sample I will use a black marker so you can see what I did easily. 2) From the 5cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark 3) From the 10cm mark at the left and right side measure in and mark a dot in at the 5cm mark from each side 4) From the 15cm mark at the left and right side measure and mark a dot at the 10cm mark. These dots make a large diamond. 5) Score between all these dots. In my image I have drawn dashes to show you were to score 6) At the top 15cm mark score down to the right side of the diamond. At the 15cm mark at right edge, score across to the bottom of the diamond. At the 5cm mark on the bottom edge, score up to the left side of the diamond. Lastly at the 5cm mark at the left edge, score across to the top of the diamond. See dashed marks I have marked for you on my sample. All these score lines will be mountain folds. That is you bend the scored line back on itself to make a mountain. 7) At the 10cm mark on all sides score into the points on the diamond. See dashed areas on my sample. These scored lines and the scored lines for the diamond are all valley folds. That is you bend the scored line in on itself to make a little valley. Here is my sample with all the scored lines bent to their respective mountain and valley folds. 8) Now all you do is gently fold the card in on itself. Start on one side and then work your way around. If you have all the scored correct lines and folds it sort of winds in like a spring. It should look like this at the front and this at the back. Rub off all marked pencil dots. After I made my sample above for you I painted the card stock with white gesso, sprayed it with various sprays. Stamped and added embellishments to turn it into a steam punk card. I then layered and stuck it to a base card. As mine is fairly embellished it doesn't fold completely flat. This is m Springy Thingy Card open Some close ups of the folded card part. Hugs Annette In Oz
Good Morning! A few years ago my BFF Judy Woodland introduced us to that Triple Stamping Technique via this VIDEO from Stampin' With Frenchie. Now, Melanie Muenchinger has put her little twist on the technique.....literally! Check out her VIDEO. Here's Melanie's card, which I CASED! Here is my card: I used the Gina K Designs stamp sets, A Year Of Flowers 2, Enjoy The Sunshine and Fabulous Frames. I stamped along with Mel and her fabulous video, it was pretty fun! Images colored with Copic Markers. Vellum strip for stamped sentiment. Check out Mel's VIDEO, super easy and packs a WOW! This card will be entered into the Challenges at; Simon Says Monday, Beautiful Butterfly Simon Says Wednesday, Make It Girlie Double D, April Showers Bring May Flowers
I've recently rearranged my stamping room and office, combining them together (lovin' it!). While I was cleaning and reorganizing, I came across some old projects from when I first was introduced to Stampin' Up! 10 years ago. In addition, I came across a card online that reminded of this technique and I thought I'd bring it "back from the past"! My "old" project featured a technique that was shared with me at one of the first Stampin' Up! parties I attended. Stamping all three layers at the same time. When you "pull them apart", you could use them on different...
How fun and uplifting is the new Fly a Kite collection?!? While browsing Pinterest recently, I found instructions to make an adorable kite-shaped card. I can't wait to share it with you! To create the card base: 1. Trim card stock to 4 x 11". 2. Use a
