Sunday, June 28, 2020

Let's Go Fly a Kite Card (Rose Hill June Card Kits To Go)

Ok, maybe it's a tad past kite-flying season, but I thought this was such a cute and unique card, I just had to try it anyway.  This was my contribution to the Rose Hill June Card Kits To Go.

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A big thanks to Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Libby Fens for this idea.  Click HERE to see Libby's original design.

Materials

Paper
* Merry Merlot card stock (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"; scraps for butterflies)
* Whisper White card stock (5-3/16" x 3-15/16" for layer; 10" x 3" for kite; 3" x 11/16" for label)
* Melon Mambo card stock (5-1/16" x 3-13/16" for layer; 3-3/4" x 3/4" for label)
* Blushing Bride card stock (4-7/8" x 3-5/8")
* Melon Mambo polka-dot Designer Series Paper ("DSP") (4-3/4" x 2-3/4")**

Other Stuff
* Simply Scored Scoring Tool
* Simply Scored Diagonal Plate**
* Butterfly Duet Punch
* Lovely Labels Pick a Punch
* Meadow Moments Embossing Folder (butterflies)
* Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (background)
* Greetings Thinlits Dies**
* Iridescent Sequins**
* White Curling Ribbon (6")***
* Velcro Thin Clear Fasteners***
* Adhesives: Tombow Liquid Glue; Stampin' Seal; Stampin' Seal+ or Tear and Tape; Shimmery Crystal Effects

** Stampin' Up! retired items
*** Items from my stash

Assembly
Stampin' Seal used to assemble card, unless otherwise indicated.

1. Adhere 5-3/16" x 3-15/16" Whisper White card stock to Merry Merlot card stock.

2. Adhere 5-1/16" x 3-15/16" Melon Mambo card stock over Whisper White card stock.

3. Use Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to Blushing Bride card stock.  Adhere over Melon Mambo card stock.

4. Use Lovely Labels Pick a Punch to trim each end of 3-3/4" x 3/4" Melon Mambo card stock.

5. For the greeting, I used Stampin' Up! retired Greetings Thinlits Dies to cut "hello" from center of 3" X 11/16" white card stock.  I then scanned it into my Scan 'n Cut machine and slightly reduced the size before cutting.  (A good alternative would be to stamp a greeting of your choice on 3" x 11/16" white card stock using Merry Merlot, Melon Mambo or Black ink.)  Adhere greeting to 3-3/4" x 3/4" Melon Mambo card stock, and then adhere label over embossed card stock -- the bottom of label is about 1" from bottom of card.

6.  To make the kite, with inside of card facing up, score 10" x 3" Whisper White card stock at 5".  Turn paper over so outside of card is facing up and score diagonally from long edge of paper beginning at 3-1/2" from top edge and crossing over center of 5" score line.  Repeat on opposite long edge.  You should now have an "X" with the diagonal scores crossing at the center of the 5" score line.  Use a pencil to make a small dot at the bottom center.  (See diagram below.)

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NOTE:  If you happen to have the retired Stampin' Up! Simply Scored Diagonal Plate in your stash, the diagonal score lines are very easy to make.  If you don't have it, you can still accomplish this using any scoring board: Use a pencil to mark 3-1/2" from the top and 3-1/2" from bottom on each side, and then turn your paper at a 45 degree angle to make your score lines from dot to dot.

7.  Fold card stock back along center score line; turn card stock over and fold back along each diagonal score line.  Fold sides to inside at center score line (they should actually fall into place without much effort since they've already been scored and folded) so you have a shape that looks like a house.  Burnish with a bone folder to make the folds nice and crisp, and then cut through both thicknesses from fold line to pencil mark at bottom center.

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Video Tutorial:  Ok . . . now that I've written this all out . . . you can actually view a great YouTube video tutorial by clicking HERE.  Note that the card being made in this video is a slightly different size and shape than mine, so the measurements are slightly different.  But the folding technique and assembly is the same.  (I had planned to make a video myself, but I'm not quite ready to take that step yet.) 

8. To make DSP layer that goes on front of kite, trace around kite shape on a scrap piece of card stock and then use a ruler to draw parallel lines inside the shape 1/8" from each side.  Cut on inside lines to make a template that you can use to cut as many pieces of DSP as you need to make the dozens of kite cards you will be making.

9. Apply strong adhesive (i.e., Stampin' Seal+, Tear and Tape, or Liquid Glue) to back of kite card and adhere to card base over textured card stock and label.  Use scissors to curl the ribbon and then attach one end to inside of front flap with a glue dot or liquid glue.

10. Attach self-adhesive Velcro fastener to inside of kite near bottom tip.  The easiest way I found to do this is to first fasten the two sides of Velcro together.  Remove the backing from one side and attach it to the bottom tip of the card (the side attached to the card base).  Then remove the top backing piece and carefully line up and fold the front of the kite down over the Velcro.  This assures perfect placement on both flaps of the card.  (TIP:  These little fasteners are pretty sticky, but I've found that it's usually a good idea to allow the adhesive to "set" for a little while before opening the card to make sure you don't tear it back off on the first opening.)

 11. Use the Butterfly Duet punch to cut two small and one large butterflies from Merry Merlot card stock.  Use the Meadow Moments embossing folder to add texture to the butterflies.  Fold wings up slightly and adhere to card with a small amount of liquid glue or glue dots at the center, allowing the wings to flap freely.

12. Now it's time to have fun with the sequins.  Use a tiny dot of Shimmery Crystal Effects to adhere each sequin wherever they make you happy.  (TIP:  I find it helpful to apply the glue to the card and then place the sequin on the dot of glue -- much easier and less messy than trying to apply glue to the back of the tiny sequins.)  If you don't have a good liquid glue for adhering sequins, mini glue dots also work.

That's it!  Your card is finished and you're ready to add a personal message inside the kite and send it flying to a friend.


NOTE:  Because I was using retired DSP to make this card and had only a limited amount of each color, I made three different versions.  Below the photo are listed the colors used for the other two color schemes.


Card on left:
* Card base and butterflies:  Terracotta Tile card stock
* Layers: Whisper White card stock, Calypso Coral card stock, Petal Pink card stock
* Label: Calypso Coral card stock
* DSP: Calypso Coral

Center:
* Card base and butterflies:  Cajun Craze card stock
* Layers: Whisper White card stock, Pumpkin Pie card stock; So Saffron card stock
* Label: Pumpkin Pie card stock
* DSP: Pumpkin Pie

Card on right: See materials list above.

I hope you enjoy this card!  It sure was fun for me to make it . . . and I also enjoyed learning how to make the kites!

Happy Summer!

Cathy  ;D





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Sunday, June 21, 2020

Double Pocket Card

This article is all about using up some of that unused Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) you have lying around (don’t deny it – we ALL have some).  The featured project is a beautiful and fairly simple two-pocket card. 

All you need to make the basic card is an 11” x 8-1/2” piece of DSP that has a pattern on both front and back (the sample shown below uses See a Silhouette DSP leftover from the Stampin’ Up! 2019-2020 Annual Catalog).  It also may be helpful – but not absolutely necessary – to have a scoring board with a diagonal scoring plate.

The scoring, cutting and initial folding directions follow, but you because the assembly is just a little confusing and difficult to explain in words, you should watch a video for that.  The two YouTube video tutorials listed below are fairly clear (although the second one is a little long).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13rwZJg_C_Q  Video by Jessica Taylor shows very clear basic instructions how to use 11” x 8-1/2” paper to make a double-pocket card.  NOTE:  This card has two pockets on the front, but the card does not open.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PYPYSRjiBc  Video by Dawn McVee shows basically the same instructions, but uses 12” x 12” paper and goes on to show how you can add a LOT of embellishment.  NOTE:  This card shows a slightly different fold that allows you to open the card to add an inside greeting.

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Materials for Sample:

Paper:
* See a Silhouette DSP (11” x 8-1/2”; leftover pieces for embellishments)
* Whisper White card stock (5-1/4” x 2” for bookmark; 5” x 3-1/2” for note card; 5-1/4” x 4” for inside)
* Night of Navy card stock (scraps for daisies)
* Old Olive card stock (scraps for sprigs)
* Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (tiny scrap)

Accessories:
* Scallop Tag Topper Punch
* Daisy Punch
* Medium Daisy Punch
* Sprig Punch
* ½” Circle Punch from 2019-2020 Annual Catalog
* Detailed Trio Punch
* 3/16” Braided Linen Trim (about 12”)
* Clear Faceted Gems from 2019-2020 Annual Catalog
* Bone Folder
* Simply Scored Scoring Tool
* Adhesives: Tombow Liquid Glue

Stamp Set (bookmark):
* Sending Sunshine stamped with Night of Navy Ink

Assembly:

 Refer to diagram below for Steps 1-5.

1. With pattern you want to use as the inside of your card facing up, score lengthwise at 4-1/4”; score cross-wise at 5-1/2”.

2. In lower right-hand corner, make a small dot on right edge of paper 2-1/4” from bottom.  Make second dot on bottom edge of paper 2-1/4” from the right edge.  Score paper diagonally from dot to dot.

3. In upper left-hand corner, make a small dot on left edge of paper 4-1/4” from the top; score diagonally from dot to top of page at center score line.

4. Make a cut ½-way across paper from right edge to center along vertical score line as shown.

5. Fold each corner to inside on diagonal score line.

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Now you’re ready to assemble the card.  It would be very difficult to explain in words how to fold this card, so please visit the YouTube video tutorials listed above for clear instructions.  Note that one of the videos shows how to fold a card that doesn’t open and is simply two pockets; the other shows how to fold the paper so you have two pockets on the front of a card that opens like the sample shown here.  If you don’t like to follow links, you can find several videos online by Googling “Double Pocket Card Tutorial.”

Once you have folded your card, you’re ready to embellish it.  The instructions below describe how the sample was made.

6. Instead of folding the upper left corner to the inside, the corner flap for this card was folded and glued to the outside (front) of the card. 
Two sprigs were punched from Old Olive card stock and glued over the flap.
Two daisies were punched – one from Night of Navy card stock and one from leftover DSP – and glued together with a dot of liquid glue at the center, rotating slightly so all petals show.
Two medium daisies were punched – one from Night of Navy card stock, and one from leftover DSP – and glued over the larger daisies, rotating slightly so all petals show.  The assembled flower was then glued over the sprigs, and a self-adhesive Faceted Gem was attached to the center.

7. Pocket Inserts:


For the bookmark, the bottom two corners were punched with both the flower and the corner rounder sides of the Detailed Trio Punch.  This piece was then glued to a 5-1/4” x 2” piece of leftover DSP, and the excess DSP in the corners was trimmed with the corner rounder side of the punch.  The top was then punched through both thicknesses with the Scalloped Tag Punch.
The sentiment was stamped with Night of Navy ink.  A sprig punched from Old Olive was glued onto the card, and a medium daisy assembled from Night of Navy card stock and leftover DSP was glued over the sprig.  The center of the flower was punched from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper with the ½” Circle Punch, and then glued to the flower.
Finally, two pieces of 3/16” Braided Linen Trim (about 6” each) were looped through the hole at the top of the bookmark.
For the note card, all four corners of a 5” x 3-1/2” piece of Whisper White card stock were trimmed with both the flower and the corner rounder sides of the Detailed Trio Punch.

8. Don’t forget the inside!  Since the sample card opens, something was needed for the inside – easy-peasy!  All four corners of a 5-1/4” x 4” piece of Whisper White card stock were punched with both the flower and corner rounder sides of the Detailed Trio Punch, and then the card stock was glued to the inside of the card, ready for a personal note.


Below is another sample of this card made years ago with some then current DSP -- if you were attending my classes at the time you may remember this.  This card shows what the card front looks like when the upper flap is folded to the inside instead of the outside.  If you have several sheets of coordinating DSP, you also can make a matching envelope as shown here.

Hope you enjoy this project!

 Cathy  ;D


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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Faux Cloisonne Technique

Today I'm sharing with you a fun and easy technique called Faux Cloisonné.  It sounds complicated, but it's actually a very simple technique!  And the results are awesome!

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Steps:

Step 1:  Use VersaMark Stamp Pad to stamp image on a glossy page of photos from a magazine.

Step 2:  Heat emboss image with Gold Embossing Powder.

Step 3.  Cut out images.

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That's all there is to it!  The sample shown above uses the Faux Cloisonné technique for the seahorse, snail shell, and sand dollar.

Materials

Stamp Sets
* Seaside Notions (seahorse, snail shell, sand dollar, sandy background)
* Sending Sunshine (sentiment)
* Very Versailles (background script)

Paper
* Sahara Sand card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4”)
* Misty Moonlight card stock (4-7/8” x 3-5/8”)
* Whisper White card stock (4-1/2” x 3-1/4”)
* Glossy page with photos from magazine

Ink
* VersaMark Stamp Pad
* Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
* Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

Other Stuff
* Gold Embossing Powder
* Linen Thread
* Iridescent Sequin Assortment*
* Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal; Glue Dot to secure bow; Shimmery Crystal Effects to adhere sequins

** Retired Stampin’ Up! product, but there are other sequin assortments in the current catalog that also would look great on this card!  Or maybe you already have some sequins in your stash.

Assembly
(Unless otherwise indicated, Stampin’ Seal used to assemble card)

 1. Score 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Sahara Sand card stock at 4-1/4"; fold away from score line to create card base.

2. Adhere 4-7/8” x 3-5/8” Misty Moonlight card stock to card front.

 3. Stamp background images with Sahara Sand ink on 4-1/2” x 3-1/4” Whisper White card stock.  Stamp sentiment with Misty Moonlight ink.

 4. Adhere seahorse, snail shell and sand dollar as shown.

 5. Use a needle to poke a hole at top of seahorse, and pull Linen Thread through card stock.  Wrap other end of linen thread around top of Whisper White card stock and tie a bow as shown.  Slip a Mini Glue Dot behind knot to secure.  Adhere card stock to front of card over Misty Moonlight card stock.

 6. Use tiny dots of Shimmery Crystal Effects to adhere sequins as shown.

This card is based on a design by Stasia Sloma.  Visit https://stampzone.blogspot.com/2019/07/high-tide.html to see Stasia’s original design.

 Hope you enjoy this fun card and this elegant technique!

 Cathy  ;D

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