Flowerbug's Inkspot

Sidestep Card Tutorial

And here is one of the cards we did this month at my Card Clubs. 

Soft Suede & Vanilla is such a gorgeous & rich color combo!  It's hard to see, but we used the Champagne glitter from the Fine Galaxy glitter stack on the tree & snowflakes.  I tried to get a good photo of this beautiful golden bronze glitter, but failed - take my word for it - it's amazing!

Here's the template I made to help you figure out the scoring & cutting measurements.  It's not that hard - really!

First score the 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece of card stock in half at 4 1/4".  Then place this piece in your cutter with one edge 2" from the cutting mark.  Cut from 2 1/4" to 7 1/4" - (or 2 1/4" from one end & 1 1/4" from the other end).  This is the only time you cut - the rest is all scoring.

***All of the remaining scoring is on the wide side of the cut. 

Score at the 1 1/4" mark across the wide side (3 1/2" wide).  Then score two more times, every 1" until you get to the original 4 1/4" or middle of the card score.

The last score is 2" from the middle score of 4 1/4" - so it's scored at 6 1/4".

Stamps - Snow Swirled

Card stock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla & the patterned paper is from the Bridesmaid specialty paper series

Ink - Soft Suede

Accessories - 1/2" & 3/4" circle punches, wide oval & ticket corner punch, vanilla taffeta ribbon, Fine Galaxy glitter - Champagne, 2-way glue, dimensionals, cutting tool with a scoring blade

November Card Club - Easel Card Tutorial

Here are the cards we did this month at my Card Clubs:

 

These are similar to one I received in the Founder's Circle swap from Beth Ann Wilson.  Click on the photo for a clearer view. 

The snow globes are made with the Snowfall printed window sheets in the Holiday mini catalog.  They were cut out using the largest circle on the Circles #2 die & the Big Shot. We sponged the edge with white Stazon ink.  Club members chose either a penguin or a snowman & also had a choice of sentiments.  The black base is also one of the circles in the Circles #2 die - the second largest one.

The red background CS is textured using the Perfect Details SU texturz plate & spritzed with Shimmer Spray - 2 oz of rubbing alcohol with 1/2 tsp of Champagne shimmer paint.

The penguin is from Punch Pals & the snowman is from Snow Buddies in the Holiday mini catalog.   

Aren't they just too cute?

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I got the idea for this next card from Sandi MacIver here.  Check out her blog - she does incredible projects!

I changed it up a little by making aged paper for the background pieces instead of using Designer Series paper like she did. 

 

The left card is open; the right set up into an easel. It folds flat for sending. It's 4 1/4" square when finished so it fits into a regular A2 envelope.

I love this easy, fun fold!  Here's what you need: 

 

The main card is cut at 4 1/4" X 8 1/2" from Chocolate Chip CS.  Score this piece at 2" & 4 1/4". 

You'll need one more piece of the same color of card stock (Choc Chip) cut into a 4 1/4" square.

For layering, you need two pieces cut at 4" square.  These are adhered to the 4 1/4" areas - one on the folded card & 1 on the 4 1/4" piece. 

Our 4 X 4" squares are Creamy Caramel.  We used the Direct to Paper technique to give both the Creamy Caramel & a piece of Vanilla card stock a beautiful golden 'aged' look.  The Vanilla was for the clock & sentiments.  To do this just rub your Classic ink pad directly over the card stock in a circular motion like you're washing it.  We used Creamy Caramel & Close to Cocoa.  Hint:  Be sure to keep your Vanilla piece lighter than the Caramel one.  And if your ink pads are well inked, you need to use a very light hand so the card stock doesn't get too dark.  Otherwise you won't see the clock well. 

Then onto this aged Vanilla paper we stamped the Clock & sentiments using Chocolate Chip Craft ink & embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The 'second hand' part of the clock was stamped once more; embossed, cut out & popped up on dimensionals over the main clock. 

You attach the 4 1/4" square onto the 2" area of the folded main card to get the easel effect.  You need to attach something raised on the bottom area to keep it in place.  We used a sentiment up on dimensionals, but a button or other embellishment would also work.

Stamps - Sense of Time

Ink - Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip Craft ink

Card stock - Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel

Accessories - Clear EP, heat gun, Vintage brads, narrow Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Autumn Splendor

Here's another card we did in Sepember at my Card Clubs.

Stamps - Autumn Splendor

Ink - Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust & Apricot Appeal

Card stock - Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Glossy white

Accessories - sponge daubers, wood sheets, 1 1/4" circle punch, wide Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, chocolate chip marker, 1/16th hole punch, linen thread, Crystal Effects, heat gun

Here are the steps to make this card:

1. We stamped the Lovely Letters using Basic Brown or Brown Stazon ink first.

2.  Then stamp the leaves in Taken with Teal, Really Rust & Chocolate Chip.

3.  Use sponge daubers to darken the leaves with the same color ink you stamped them in. 

4.  Heat set the images on the glossy before doing the next step.

5.  Use Apricot Appeal ink & a sponge dauber to lightly color the white glossy paper.  Use a circular motion to lightly rub ink into all or most of the white areas.  It's better to have to add ink than to have too much on your dauber. 

6. Use a Chocolate Chip marker to fill in the leaf veins.

7.  Tie a knot in your Chocolate ribbon & wrap around the card.

8.  Ink the acorn stamp in Brown Stazon or Basic Brown ink & stamp onto a wood sheet.  Punch out.  Sponge the edge with Taken with Teal ink & color the acorns lightly with Creamy Caramel & Close to Cocoa ink.  Tie onto the Chocolate ribbon.

9.  Add a few drops of Crystal Effects to the acorns.  Spread smoothly with the applicator tip.  Let dry at least 1/2 hour. 

Candy Dispenser Card

Remember this card?  Well I wanted a way to let the recipient of this card actually 'eat' their M & M's without destroying their card.  So I asked my very creative & intelligent husband (can you tell I have a to-do list for him??) how I could accomplish it easily. 

Here's the trick he came up with for my Card Club members to make.  

 See the ribbon on the right?  That pulls out a little tag behind the M & M's that lets the candy out on the inside of the card!  See below for directions.   

Stamps - Sweet Centers, Stem Sayings, Crazy for Cupcakes, It's Your Birthday

Ink - Basic Gray, Real Red, Brilliant Blue

Card stock - Real Red, YoYo Yellow, White, Brilliant Blue

Accessories - Red polka dot & Yellow grosgrain ribbon, 1 3/4" circle punch, YoYo Yellow marker, corner rounder, 1" circle punch, Sweet Centers cups

Check out the tutorial I did for you!  

Stamp your balloon image on the right side of your white card stock.  Be sure you do not stamp it too high - you need room for the sweet centers cup rim underneath the top edge. 

Lay the white layer over the red layer & center it.  Do not adhere anything at this point! 

I punched a 1" circle in a piece of yellow scrap & laid it in between my white & red layer.  Then I added a dot in the center of where I want the hole for my M & M's to come out.  This is my guide for where I will cut out another circle. 

Adhere the bottom blue layer to the main folded card & then the Red layer with adhesive on just the very bottom & very top areas. 

****Do not add any adhesive to this red layer in the middle.  

 

Because we do not have a long reach larger circle punch you need to use a circle cutter. 

Cut out a 3/4" - 1" hole with a circle cutter through the red layer & the main card - I used my Circle Scissors Plus.

This hole needs to be just large enough for M & M's to fall out. 

Here is what you will have so far.

 

Now add your ribbon & sweet centers cup. 

Our Sweet Centers cups have adhesive on the bottom underside.  I added a few mini glue dots to the edge so they would stick to my White piece while I am positioning it onto my Real Red layer.  This just holds it onto the white - not necessary, but helpful.

 This Real Red tag is about 1 1/2" X 3 1/4".  Round the corners if desired & add a ribbon pull. 

Turn your card over, add M & M's to the cup & add the pull tag. 

 

We used an image from the Circle Circus stamp set to line our M & M dispenser.

 

And here is how we stamped the inside.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial & try one of your own.  These Sweet Treat cups are so fun!   

Card Club Projects

Just thought I'd show you what we did this month at my Card Clubs.

I got this idea from the famous Jan Tink. I love her work!  You should check out her blog - she has a unique & amusing way with words & has been called the 'Erma Bombeck of stamping'. 

Anyway, we used the Baby Wipe technique here.  If you're not familiar with it, here's how:

Fold a moist baby wipe into thirds so it forms a thick pad.  Drop a few drops of ink refill onto it in spots - I usually use three colors.  You want to drop about 3-4 drops of each color in a spot & repeat with this color 3-4 times before adding spots of another color.  I used Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry & Rich Razzleberry - beautiful together!

We stamped the pheasant & leaves using the inked baby wipe, the wheat in Soft Suede & the berries in Dusty Durango.  The ground was sponged on with Soft Suede.  This card has an unusual fold - like a tri-fold.  Here are the dimentions:

Vanilla stamped piece - 4 X 3 1/8"

Dusty Durango piece - 4 1/2" X 3 3/8", score on the 4" mark (**tab not seen)

Soft Suede - 5 X 7" score at the 4" mark

Rich Razzleberry back - 4 1/4 X 5 1/2"

**The Dusty Durango 1/2" tab is adhered underneath the Soft Suede piece before it is adhered to the Rich Razzleberry back layer.  

I am currently filling up another card club that will start this Fall.  We need just a few more members to join us!  These Clubs are a blast & you get fantastic cards like this one each time.  Here's a link to all of the cards we've done in the last year or so.

Which time & day/night the new Club will meet will be up the members & my schedule.  Call me for more information - 839-6953.  

We also did this card.  You may have seen it last month on my blog - I did it for a swap card for one of my Swap groups. 

Again, using my favorite Summer Color combo - Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo & Black. 

The solid butterfly was 'kissed' on the dotted stamp included in this set. 

Stamps - For All you Do, Baroque Motifs

Ink - Black, Melon, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive & Whisper White craft ink

Accessories - black marker, 2-way glue, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 1 3/8" circle punch, Vintage brads, Circle Scissors Plus, Scallop Circle die, Big Shot

Punch Art Ice Cream!

We made this card at my Card Clubs this month.  Bright & fun, isn't it?

Card stock - Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, White, Mustard (cone), Rich Razzleberry & Razzleberry Lemonade
Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Mustard for sponging the cone
Stamps - Whimsy wheel, On Your Birthday
Accessories - Scallop circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, Melon Mambo ribbon, Chocolate Marker, Crystal Effects, jumbo wheel handle, circle Scissors Plus, sponge dauber, Sizzix Texturz #4, Big Shot, Scallop circle die, dimensionals

The ice cream cone scoops were made by punching out three Scallop circles from white card stock & then using a 1 3/4" circle punch-out to trace a smooth top for one 'scoop'.  We marked & cut off 5 scallops on that top scoop.  Adhere them together & draw your hot fudge with a chocolate marker, filling it in well.  Add Crystal Effects & you've got realistic hot fudge!  **Now, be sure to do this as your last step - it takes about 20 minutes for the Crystal Effects to set up.  We hand-cut the ice cream drips from white card stock.
The cherry is a 3/4" circle punched from Melon Mambo card stock.  Cut a little divot on the top & add a hand-cut stem.  Pop it up on a dimentional.  

I cut a piece of Mustard card stock into a long, pointed triangle for the cone(once you get your size right, make one to use as a template & save it).  Run it through the Big Shot using the Sizzix Texturz #4 & you've got a realistic cone.  We added a bit of sponging to increase the texture look.  If you do not have the Texturz plate, you could use a scoring tool to make these cross marks too.

June's Card Club projects

I thought I would show you what we did at my card clubs this month.

I just love monocromatic cards!  I think they invoke a calm feeling & are pleasing to the eye.
The colors are Vanilla & Kraft.
The damask stamp is from the set called Friends 24-7.  We do not carry Kraft colored ink & I found the best match was Sahara Sand - stamped off once for the damask image & not at all for the 'together Forever' image.
Creamy Caramel is another ink that can work well with Kraft card stock.

We used the scalloped edge punch on the right side, Kraft taffeta ribbon knotted above the verse, Bella Bleu DSP behind the main image & a half-backed pearl as the finishing touch.

Here's the second card:
We used the same stamp set for this card - Friends 24-7. 
The DSP is from the Occasions Mini catalog & soon to be retired - Walk in the Park - such a wonderful pack of papers!
We used the 1 3/4" circle punch to punch out a hole between the front of the card (through both the DSP & the Not Quite Navy card front).  I added a bit of sponging around the hole & paper piercing too.

Added touches:
Kraft Vanilla ribbon, Filigre brads with a NQN center brad, & a Little Leaves die cut in Baja Breeze.
The top note trim was done by running a strip of Not Quite Navy card stock through the Top Note die with the Big Shot.  Then we placed it over the bottom edge of the Walk in the Park DSP & either traced the curvy edge or cut it out free-hand.  Then move up the NQN piece about 1/4" so you have a double Top Note border trim.  

Love that bird! 
Notice he is shaded - darker on top?  We inked the image in Baja Breeze ink first, then picked up some Not Quite Navy ink with a sponge dauber & added ink just to the top of the bird with the dauber.  An easy way to highlight!

Club cards for May

We did some fun ones this month!
These flowerpot cards are addicting!  And oh so easy too.
I used my Sizzix dies for the flowers & various buttons, brads & pearls for their centers.

To make the pot you need a piece of card stock measuring 3 3/4" X 9" & scored at 3 1/2" & 7". 
Fold it so there is a pocket for the flowered insert  & the flap is on the front.  Make a mark on the bottom at 1/2 - 3/4" from the outer edge on both sides & cut up to the flap fold to make the angled sides.  To close the pot, add a mini glue dot in each top corner. 

The measurements for the insert are as follows:  White piece - 4 1/2 X 2 1/4", Cocoa piece - 4 3/4 X 2 1/2".

The trick to adhering your flowers to the pocket card is to insert the card first to see where the flowers go.  I started adding them at the bottom & went up, adding sections of the 5 petal punch (for leaves) & Little Leaves sizzlet in between the flowers.  On the bottom two flowers I added dimensionals so the flowers were raised a bit & could lay over the lip of the pot easily when the pocket card is inserted.
We sponged the front of the Really Rust pot to add that aged, terra cotta feel.

Stamps - A Little Somethin'
Ink - Old Olive, Really Rust
Card stock - Really Rust, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Summer Sun, Real Red, Lavender Lace
Accessories - Scallop edge punch, 5 petal punch, Bashful Blue & Olive narrow grosgrain ribbons, buttons, 5/16" brads, pearls, buttons, mini glue dots, Flower Daisies #2, Simple Flower embosslet, Little Leaves sizzlet, Big Shot, sponge daubers, dimensionals

This is our second card - the extra touches really finished this one off nicely.

Can you see the texture on the Chocolate piece?  We used the Sizzix Texture plates kit #4 & the Big Shot.  A fabulous look & feel for nature or masculine projects!

Notice the ribbon trick?  Layer one piece of narrow Chocolate grosgrain over two pieces of Sage Shadow grosgrain that are separated a bit - looks like wide Sage ribbon underneath! 

I love this Branch Out stamp set & how you can add any color/season to the tree that you want.  And the accessories included are wonderful - birds, butterflies, boots, tree-house & a tire swing! 

Stamps - Branch Out, Thoughts & Prayers

Card Stock - Chocolate chip, To the Nines Specialty papers, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla

Ink - Chocolate chip, Sage Shadow, Close to Cocoa

Accessories - Ticket corner punch, Designer Label punch, sponge daubers, Vanilla hodgepodge hard ware, crafters tool kit, dimensionals, Big  shot, Sizzix textures plates #4

Club Cards

Here's what we did for Card Club in April:

The first one is a Joy-fold card made with Basic Gray, Black & White CS.  
To make this fold, you cut a piece of card stock at 4 1/4" X 11", score it at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" from one long end.  See the next photo to understand. 
The patterned paper is 1 3/8" square punches from the Walk in the Park designer series paper from the new Occasions mini catalog & then adhered to a 3" square.
The 'Just for You' is from the new stamp set Only Ovals also from the Occasions mini catalog.  We stamped it in Black ink on both Red & White card stock.  Then we punched it out using the large oval  & the Scalloped oval punches.  These were layered onto a Wide oval punch.  Don't you love how they layer so nicely? 

On the bottom card I added eyelets & black gingham ribbon.  You can also see the inside greeting which was done with the 'Heard from the Heart' stamp set & black & red markers.  A die cut flower from Blooms was placed on the corner.

This card is a case from one done by Stacey Schafer, seen here:

I love the colors together.

 
It uses Wonderful You & the Stems & Silhouette's jumbo wheel. 

Card stock - Turquoise, Chocolate, White
Ink - Celery, Turquoise, Chocolate Chip
Stamps - Kind Thanks, Wonderful You
Accessories - Chocolate stitched ribbon, dimensionals, white gel pen, jumbo wheel handle

Punch Art Bunny & Hinged Card Tutorial

This is one of the cards we did at my Card Clubs this month.  It's clever, fun & even easy!  I got the idea from our Stampin' Up! Demonstrator magazine 'Stampin' Success.  It's called a hinge card.  Isn't he (or is it she) sweet? 

Card stock - Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Celery, Whisper White, Delicate Dots SAB DSP
Ink - Basic Gray for inside greeting
Stamps - All Holidays
Accessories - black marker for eyes, eyebrows & freckles, SS brads, Mat Pack, Pink gingham or taffeta ribbon, mini glue dots
Punches - small & large oval, scallop circle, 1/2" circle, 5 petal flower (just the tip) for nose, scalloped edge punch, corner rounder

Here are the punched pieces I used. 

The whiskers are hand cut. 

Hinge Card Tutorial

Here are the layers & measurements needed for this card. **Click on the pictures for a closer view!

The bottom card base (pink) is not fully shown.  It is the size of a card base - 4 1/4 X 5 1/2". This card does not really open - just the top hinges up. You could make this a full folded card by changing the card base to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2".

Step 1:

First use your scallop border punch on the long side of your DSP (Designer Series Paper). Then attach it to the blue narrow strip.  I changed this from the original instructions.  This is my answer to the problem I had with my top layer catching on the scallop edge when opening & closing.

Step 2:

These layers are not adhered together! This is the only tricky part.  I did not want the back of my brad to show on the back of the main card.  So, you need to place the top Celery piece over your pink main card back & lay the DSP layer over that. The scalloped piece overlaps the Celery one by about an inch.  Line these up to match the top & bottom of your pink piece.  Once lined up, top to bottom, lift them away from the pink layer & add the brad just through the Celery & scallop/blue layers.

So far no adhesive is used except on the narrow blue strip & the scalloped DSP piece.

Step 3

Add adhesive below the Celery piece - just on the DSP. 

Adhere to the main Pink card base. The Celery layer will not be adhered at all.  This is the hinged part.

Step 4

To keep the hinge from falling down, place a triangle of dimensionals at the edge of the blue layer.

Add your punched bunny layer over the dimensionals.

You could add any stamped image instead of a punch art piece. 

Anything works here!  Have fun with it & please post a link to your own hinge card in the comments section of my blog.

February Club Cards

I just love my Club cards this month.  So far they've been a hit with my gals too.

I always try to do a fun fold or technique each month & this time I absolutely LOVE it!  We learned this spiral pop-up technique at Convention last year. 

The left image is the front of the card & the right side is the inside.  Neat huh? 
I punched a 1 3/4" circle punch from Vellum card stock & then you just start cutting a spiral out of the vellum.  You do not have to use Vellum, but I love the effect it gives - firmness, but almost a non-color so it doesn't distract you from the jumping stars.
Then you lay the cut spiral circle down on your card & add a mini glue dot to the center of it.  Close the card & it will adhere to the top.  Flip it open, add a mini glue dot to the outer end of the spiral & close the card.  That part will now adhere to the bottom.  Make sense?  Super easy!!

Stamps - Animal Crackers, Voila for the Happy Birthday stamp
Ink - Basic Brown or Brown Stazon
Card Stock - Olive Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Accessories - Blender pen, Pumpkin ribbon, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, star punch, Chocolate Chip marker, Water Color crayons, mini glue dots, Scallop circle die #2, Big Shot

****By the way, check out page 49 in the current Spring Summer Idea book to see where I got the basic idea for this card & what I did to change it up a bit.

Here's the second one:
I'm loving the new Scallop Oval Frame for the Big Shot.
You can cut out two pieces at the same time, maybe even three with the Bigz dies.  We textured the Lavender frame on this card with the SU backgrounds damask Texturz plate & the Big Shot.
The flowers & leaves from the FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp set Botanical Blooms forms the center piece.  We stamped them randomly first in Black ink.  Then in the soft spring-like colors of Regal Rose, Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery & Apricot Appeal.
We added a little stamped tag along with the Embosslet 'Sweet Stems' done in Celery with a ribbon tied on the stem. 

Remember - those of you who want a FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp set, you can choose one for each $50 you spend in the current catalog during February & March.  You can do this with an On-line order too!  And you also get a free Spring Summer Idea Book & Catalog for any online order you place!  Go to my yellow Online Ordering icon on the top left of my Blog to check it out. 

January's Club Cards

Just thought I'd show you what most of my Card Clubs made this month. 

We had to use the awesome Love you Much bundle that's on special in January of course.

The left side is the front of one card & the right side shows the inside pop-up technique. 
I just love this simple pop-up!  How easy is it to push your word window punch all the way in on the center of the fold on your card & punch?  Do this to both sides; score a line between the tips of each end of the word window punches & fold up.  Add another piece of patterned paper or card stock on the top of the card (mine is pink) to cover up the punched holes. That's it.  Think of all the fun pop-ups you could do!  Balloons, stars, any greeting you want or even animals.

I also really liked the lined envelope that has the hearts pouring out of it.  You can cut a piece of patterned paper at the same time as the white card stock with the Scalloped Envelope die.
We stamped the birds on the Bella Rose patterned paper & cut them out - paper piecing technique.
See the curvy 'Happy Valentine's Day'?  This is hand cut in a slow wave motion.  One of the things we did when I first started stamping 5 years ago. 

Stamps - Love you Much, Holidays & Wishes
Card stock - Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink - Riding Hood Red, Whisper White craft
Accessories - scalloped circle punch, word window punch, Scalloped Envelope sizzix die, Big Shot, scalloped edge punch, sponge daubers, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Heart to Heart punch 

This is the other card most of my clubs did this month.  A Sympathy card made with Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy & Vanilla.
We used Sahara Sand ink with the Sanded background on the large piece.  The flowers were done with Not Quite Navy ink.  Kraft Taffeta ribbon wraps around the long piece & Not Quite Navy brads were added on the bottom.  We also sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa ink. 

December Card Clubs

Here are the two cards we did at my December Card Classes:

This beautiful card uses the stamp set 'Snow Swirled' for the ornaments.  We used Versamark ink & white detail embossing powder & then punched them out using SU's 3 largest circle punches.
Add brads for the centers & pop them up with dimensionals.
Hint: The hanging cords are separate from the bows.  The bows are attached with mini glue dots rolled up a bit.

These colors are Certainly Celery, Baha Breeze, & Pretty in Pink.

 For our second project we did these fun, calendar cards.  I cased them from Nancy Littrell here:

It starts out with a regular card base of Black cut at 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" & scored at 4 1/4"
The solid pieces of card stock are 4" X 5 1/4".

The ribbon runs through both front & back & ties on one side.  When you need to flip the calendar to another season inside, just untie the ribbon & fold it the other way & re-tie it.

One is done with the retiring set 'Trees for All Seasons' & the other with 'Flowers for All Seasons'.  These are just perfect for this card calendar.
The seasons stamps are from the stamp set 'Season by Season'.
I used Ruby Red for Winter, Pumpkin for Autumn, Pretty in Pink for Spring & Bashful Blue for Summer.  

These are so cute - perfect for a desk top of your favorite people!

****** You can get the calendars here:

Card Club projects

Just thought I'd show you what we did at my November Card Clubs. 

Isn't he cute?  I had to let my clubs do punch art too since I've been having so much fun with it lately.

Stamps - Best Yet hostess Level 1

Card stock - Handsome Hunter, White, Real Red, Blush (face), Ski Slope DSP

Ink - Hunter, Real Red

Accessories - white Signo gel pen, striped Real Red ribbon, dimensionals, mat pack, large Oval punch - greeting, scallop square punch - red hat, 1 1/4" circle punch & 1/4" circle punch for his face, Word Window punch - hat brim, Trio flower punch - beard & pom pom on his hat.  We used 13 of these flowers on him.  Add Dazzling Diamonds glitter with 2-way glue & he sparkles so nicely! 

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Since so many of us use gift cards these days I wanted to do one, but wanted something a bit unique.  We used the new set from the Holiday Mini - Season of Friendship in Mustard, Ruby Red, Cocoa & Sage Shadow.  Crystal Effects on the leaves make them really shine. 

See the top card below?  The 'Office Depot' gift card slides partway under the 1 1/2" fold & a bit into the right sided flap. It's a bit complicated to figure out, but is such a cool hidden gift card.  When you hold it, the Round Tab punch is your only clue that you need to pull/slide it to open it. 

The left side is made up of a 4 1/4" X 5" piece of Sage card stock, scored at 2 5/8".  When folded in half, this leaves an area for the Mustard gift card piece to slide into easily.  Glue the fold together only at the top & bottom edges. 

The Sage CS piece on the right is 4 1/4" X 5 3/8" & scored at 2 7/8".  Again, fold it & glue only at the top & bottom edges & also adhere the back of the Mustard piece to the Sage piece so this piece with the gift card can slide into the left pocket.

The Ruby Red piece is 4 3/4" X 4". 

The Mustard piece is 4" X 3 5/8", scored at 1 1/2" so when folded up it measures 2 1/2" X 3 5/8".  We used the Curly label punch to create the wavy edge on the fold. 

Check out the back view on the second picture. 

October Card Club projects

Just thought I would show you the cards we made this month at my Card Clubs.

By the way, I am looking for a few people to fill out a Daytime Card Club.  We meet once a month on the second Thursday at 3:30 pm. 

These are the sort of cards we do each time:

 This card uses one of the Birthday stamp set on sale this month - Party Hearty.
Don't you just love the colors?  Who would have thought you could mix Basic Gray with Green Galore & Pink?  I think the Black pulls it all together beautfully.

Stamps - Party Hearty, Polka Dot background
Card Stock - Basic Gray, Black, Pixie Pink, Green Galore & Whisper White
Ink - Versamark,
Accessories - Markers - Pixie Pink, Summer Sun & Green Galore, Black gingham ribbon, green grosgrain ribbon, white embossing powder, dimentionals, 2-way glue, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

 Isn't this fall card adorable?  And the fold is easy & fun too.  The ribbon holds the Mustard flap down.  Check out the picture below to see how it works.
Stamps - Flowers for all Seasons, Canvas BG
Card Stock - Mustard, Really Rust, Naturals White, Autumn Vine DSP, Chocolate Chip
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Brown Stazon, Really Rust, Close to Cocoa

Accessories - Wide Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, aqua-painters, markers - Summer Sun, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red, Brads

See how it works?  Cool huh? 

The measurements for the main pieces are as follows:

Chocolate Chip Base - 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
Really Rust - 4" X 8" - score at 5 1/8"
Mustard - 4 1/4" X 2 3/4" - score at 3/8"