Peace on earth double flap fun fold CASE

Todays card was a trial run of card that I saw on YouTube.  It was from a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Lynn Dunn.  You can see her card here.  

When I do a trial run, I often use retired products, todays papers are Sun Prints and Starry Sky card. I was really pleased with the way this turned out.

What you need:  

A5 piece - 21cm x 14.5cm

A6 piece, 14.5cm x 10.5cm

Layers - Starry Sky 2 pieces - 10 x 10cm, 1 piece 4.5cm x 10cm

Layers - DSP: 9.5cm x 3.5cm

Layers - basic white:  2 pieces - 9.5cm x 9.5cm - emboss one with the Peaceful Greenery 3d embossing folder.

Die Cut pieces:  basic white, starry sky, blue foils (retired), dazzling diamonds glimmer paper (retired)

Versamark pad, white embossing powder,

Peaceful Greenery 3d embossing folder 

Peace on Earth stamp set, Versatile Christmas (140392) (retired)

First, start with a standard card base - A5 - 21cm x 14.5cm.  Fold in half.  With card folded in half, trim at 10.5cm  Keep both pieces.  The smaller piece becomes the flap mechanism.  Attach this small flap to the base card (centred on the left edge with fold flush against the edge).  Make the layers - both sizes.  The small layer will go over the flap mechanism with an even border around each top, bottom and left side.  Add the larger layers to the folded card one on the outside (with the embossed piece) and one on the inside.  When layers added, attach this to the back panel on the right hand side.

On the flap, decorate with layers die cut from the Peace on Earth die set. Stamp the Peace on Earth stamp with Versamark and emboss with white embossing powder. 

Bauble blooms meets concertina fold

Today’s card uses a technique called concertina fold.  The tutorial was from a fellow demonstrator called Connie Stewart.  You can view her tutorial here. I modified the measurements for a metric card and also for the width of the bauble aperture in the centre of the card. The bauble make a great aperture.

Measurements

Pretty Peackock - inside panel - 7cm x 26cm scored at 1.5cm, 3cm, 13cm, 23cm, 24.5cm

Card front and back panel x 2 - 10.5cm x 14cm

The mechanism - basic white 

13cm x 21cm, scored at 10cm, 20cm

13cm x 20cm, scored at 10cm

Top layer, balmy blue 10cm x 13.5cm - embossed with the distressed tile 3d embossing folder (retired)

Layer the 2 basic white pieces on top each other with the longer piece on the bottom with the extra 1cm being on the right.  Center the bauble die in the right 10cm panel, add a bit of washi tape to keep it in place, run through the die cutting machine. Score all folds, attach the panels together.  Fold up and run through the same embossing folder to add texture. Attach the front and back panels to the basic white mechanism. Decorate the floating layer and attach to the inside of the mechanism by lining up the folded edges.  Glue in place. 

 

Die cut 2 baubles in basic white and stamp the bauble leaves in pretty peacock ink, and the floral in balmy blue ink. 

Decorate the panel with the bauble image and stamp the leaves in balmy blue and the floral in pretty peacock.

Stamp the sentiment on basic white scrap and punch out with the heartfelt hexagon punch.

Bauble blooms tent fold in balmy blue and night of navy

 Another tent fold card today using the bauble blooms bundle. 

The first card I used the framed scenes die to cut the aperture.  I embossed the leaf part of the bauble using gold embossing powder, the flower part I embossed using retired tempting turquoise embossing powder which looks so pretty 

The second card I used the everyday frames to create the aperture and embossed with the tempting turquoise embossing powder (retired). 

Stamps used: Bauble blooms, that’s the tag (retired)

Ink: versamark, night of navy, balmy blue

Card: basic white, night of navy, gold foil, textured 12x12 shimmer paper (160838) retired 

Bauble Blooms with gold mercury vellum

A few more samples of cards using the bauble blooms stamp bundle paired with the gold mercury vellum. 

The first card on the left is a crumb cake base with a layer of real red and top layer the gold mercury vellum, the second card is just without the middle real red layer.  The baubles are stamped in versamark and gold heat embossed. 

The third card has half a panel of the gold mercury vellum and a basic white piece of card cut using the everyday arches dies which is embossed with the distressed tile 3d embossing folder (retired) and layered with versamark using the pad directly to the raised embossed pattern then sprinkled with gold embossing powder. 

Bauble blooms with a Tent fold take 2

 Here is another sample of a card using Bauble Blooms with the tent fold technique. 

Stamp set: Bauble Blooms, That’s the Tag (retired)

Ink:  versamark, real red, shaded spruce Card: basic white, Textured 12x12 Shimmer Paper 160838 (retired), real red, gold foil 

Tools: Everyday arches, Bauble Blooms dies, gold embossing powder 

Accessories: gold thread

Bauble blooms tent fold

Today I started preparing for my card classes this month and came up with a Tent fold using the stamp set called Bauble Bloom. I tried two versions, crumb cake on the left and Basic White on the right. The photos don’t go the crumb cake justice, it’s stunning, the basic white has photographed really well. 

Measurements 

1 piece crumb cake, 23cm x 10.5cm, scored at 1.5cm, 3cm, 4.5cm, 6cm, 7.5cm and 21.5

1piece crumb cake 14.5cm x 10.5cm

1 piece gold mercury vellum (retired) 10cm x 13.5cm

1piece of real red 10cm x 13.5cm

1 piece of real red 10cm x 10cm - die cut the ornament from this

1 piece of scrap crumb cake to die cut a circle for the sentiment

1 pie cod basic white 3cm x 6cm, scored down the middle - this is the mechanism for the back of the die cut window shape. 

Stamps used: Bauble Bloom

Card: crumb cake, basic white, real red, gold mercury vellum (retired)

Ink: versamark, real red

Tools: bauble bloom dies, everyday arches, small circle die, gold embossing powder, adhesive sheets (used to attach the vellum to the crumb cake

Sunrise Sailing Shadowbox Card CASE

Todays card is a case of 2 different Shadowbox cards, one by Kim Fee and the other by Candi Suriano.  Be sure to check out their cards, they are awesome.

Shadowbox cards are so easy and fun to make.  

What you need:-

1 x A5 basic white card, score at 1.5cm and then 3cm.  Rotate 180 degrees and score again at 1.5cm and 3cm.  Cut card in half.  Burnish and crease all folds.  On the front, cut out a circle using the 2nd largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies.  On the pack piece, colour using strawberry slush, timid tiger and darling duckling with blending brushes.  This is the backdrop for our boat.

1 x 10.5cm x 3cm basic white, stamp with the Painted Stripes stamp set, firstly in cloud cover, then move to offset the stripe and then stamp in secret sea. Cut in half to give you 2 pieces 1.5cm x 10.5cm.

1 x 8.5cm x 8.5cm basic white, stamp also with the Painted Stripes stamp as before.  Using the 2¼" circle punch, cut out the centre.  The circle will be discarded, we will use the negative.

Using cloud cover, cut out 2 small clouds and one strip of wave from the dies from the accompanying sunrise sailing die set, then out of secret sea cut some birds and then another wave.  Cut also the small boat and sails.  Assemble the sail on the boat.  

Line the circle negative 8.5cm piece with the front panel, with an even border.  Adhere in place.  Layer the 2 waves together with the cloud cover on the bottom.  Attach to the front of the card covering the bottom of the circles. Stamp also the sentiment under the waves.  

On a 1cm x 7cm piece of acetate, attach the boat using glue dots to the right end of the acetate.  to work out placement, lay the base flat, then put the acetate with boat attached to the left then layer the top, manoeuvre the piece until it sits on top of the waves.  Glue to the back panel inside the first 1.5cm fold.  Attach front by adding glue on the front panel inside the 1.5cm fold.  Attach to back.  Repeat the other side.  Crease all folds  and watch the sail boat float over the waves.     Decorate with the clouds and seagulls.  Attach also the 1.5cm strips to the creased folds.

Stamps used:  Painted Stripes, Beautiful Butterflies (sentiment)

Dies:  Sunrise Sailing, stylish shapes (circle), 2¼" circle punch

Card:  basic white, cloud cover, secret sea

Ink:  strawberry slush, timid tiger, darling duckling, secret sea, cloud cover

Accessories:  Acetate, mini glue dots