Plus our Kits Sale ends today also. If you've been eyeing any be sure to order today. Our Kit Collection is fabulous! We have over 25 current kits available. See them all here.
I'm sharing one of them today; it's our newest kit called Festive Tags.
It includes 3 each of 5 different Christmas tags. This kit is only $11.70 but today is the last day to get it at a discount. It's an all inclusive kit and doesn't include stamps. The greetings are all ready to add to your multi-layered tags. See it here.
I was inspired to make this fun chevron card fold when my friend Susie Wood shared hers with me. It's a neat way to use your scraps of designer paper for a unique card front. See hers here.
I chose to use the Botanically Inked designer paper for my cards.
I made one before and one during a recent live video. See it here.
Each month at my local Card Clubs we make at least one fun fold card. Here's the pretty card we made in August:
It's called a Diagonal Z-fold card. You might think it looks a bit intimidating but it's really not. I shared how to make it in a recent video seen here. Plus I have a free project sheet for you as well! Download Diagonal Z-fold card
I textured the Lost Lagoon layer with either the 3D Basics folders or the Painted Texture 3D folder.
My colors include Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and White with a bit of Vellum added with the die-cut leaf (Gorgeously Made dies). The other sprig and leaf are from the Bough punch (temporarily out of stock).
Below is the template I made. You start out with an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of card stock. Make a mark at 3" down from the upper right and 3" up from the lower left. Cut in half on the diagonal.
Then place the flat side of the card stock on your paper trimmer or scoring board and score at 4 1/4" and 8". That's it!
To create the diagonal layers for each area you start with full rectangles like a normal card and cut off the upper portion at an angle. Measurements are given in the project sheet above.
I've used the Inked & Tiled stamp set a lot; I love the images and the greetings fit in the Double Oval punch perfectly!
The designer paper is the Inked Botanicals seen here.
We're making this neat Tuck & Fold 'Peek-a-Boo' card tonight on my Facebook Page here. It starts at 7:30 pm CT Monday evening.
I encourage my followers to prep their pieces ahead of time and create along with me on the Live video.
You'll need the following pieces & tools:
Designer paper 6 X 6". Score it at 1 1/2" on all 4 sides. Cut off all 4 corners.
Card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
Front & inside layers 4" X 5 1/4"
Greeting for front
White layer inside the DSP fold - 2 3/4" square
Embellishments, adhesive, stamps & ink as desired
I'm using a brand new designer paper from the upcoming Holiday catalog. It's called Garden Walk. It comes in 6 X 6" size - 48 sheets - 6 each of 6 designs.
**I'll be offering a designer paper share later this week; it includes eighty 6 X 6" pieces of our newest, beautiful designer papers - all for $37 including shipping! Let me know if you want in on this; I'm taking names now and can invoice you after Wednesday.
Here's the inside view: I saved 3 of the 4 cut off corners to create a unique way to add my greeting.
My card base is Calypso Coral as well as the ink. The stamps are both from a new set called So Sincere. It's one of my very favorites in the Holiday catalog!
I hope you join me tomorrow night; Monday, August 28th at 7 pm CT here. If you aren't on Facebook the video will be uploaded to my YouTube channel here.
Oh; did you spy the new embossing folder? It's called Distressed Tile; it is in the upcoming Holiday catalog.
The 'Celebrate' die-cut is from the Wanted to Say dies seen here.
We were all amazed at Jacki's swap card; look at this!!
Our theme was to make a card without a greeting on it. What a huge 'WOW' card she made!
She used Night of Navy, Real Red, Silver foil (online exclusive) and some Countryside Inn DSP for the pockets and inside trim.
Her card base is 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" tall. It's scored 2 1/8" from each edge. She used circle dies to cut the arm holes and scored the collar to fold it back. She also trimmed the bottom at angles and sponged the edges with Navy ink to give it depth.
I'm not sure how she cut the pockets. But I know I would create one I'm happy with and then use it as a template to cut the rest. She made over 10 of these; it took her many evenings to make them all. Those of us lucky enough to get one sure appreciate it!!
I am wondering how many people will be casing this incredible card....
All of the extra items in the pockets are from the Gone Fishing bundle; it has so many fabulous die-cuts in it. See it here.
Our latest Flowerbug's Team swap theme was to create cards without a greeting on the front. I shared quite a few yesterday and here are three more:
First is a card made by Paula; check out the many details!
She featured the Earthen Elegance suite seenhere - the Earthen Textures bundle, the Earthen Elegance designer paper and the neat Natural 1/4" wavy trim too!
Lots of details and textures here:
She spattered her Vanilla textured front layer using a paint brush.
She stamped one of the natural elements images on the right inside layer.
She wrapped the vase (cut from the Earthen Elegance DSP) with the Natural Wavy trim and added another die-cut piece as a second decorative element.
Measurements:
Card base is 6 1/2" X 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4"
Vanilla front 2" X 5 1/4", inside 4" X 5 1/4"
DSP inside 1" X 5 1/4"
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Next is a special card fold made by Annette who featured the Masterfully Made designer paper:
It doesn't look like a fun fold from the front. But it sure shows off that pretty designer paper!
Do you see the wavy die-cut trim in Pretty Peacock? It separates the right side edge of the same DSP as the front. She folded it back on itself so you see both sides of the DSP on the card front. What a neat idea!
Here's the inside view. She added the other die-cut edge as an extra detail to the inside of the card.
I believe her measurements are:
DSP 6" X 5 1/2", score at 1/2" and 4 3/4" (the 1/2" side is adhered to the back of the quarter size card base.
Card back is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", plus a 1 1/4" X 5 1/2" strip to cut the wavy trim (Basic Border dies)
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Next is a book binding fun fold card made by Candy. She featured the Sweet & Precious stamp set seen here.
Her colors include Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie and Pretty Peacock.
Measurements:
Card base 11" X 4 1/4" score at 4 1/4" & 5 1/2"
DSP 1" X 4"
Pretty Peacock 4" square
Details:
She colored the sweet animals in with her Blends markers.
The circle and square die-cuts are from the Stylish Shapes dies.
The Pretty Peacock layer is textured with the Fern 3D folder
Today I'm sharing a few of our August Flowerbug's Team swaps. Our theme was to create a card without a greeting on the front. It was quite the challenge for some of us!!
First is a fractured card made by Karen. She shared how to make it and we were all blown away by how easy it is!
She featured the Inked Botanicals designer paper and the Trucking Along bundle. The Truck builder punch is unavailable at this time; it will be back in October. Her card base & 1/4" strips are Calypso Coral. Love that truck full of flowers!
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Next is a sweet card made by Sharon who chose the Cheerful Daisies bundle seen here.
She added lots of die-cut daisies & leaves; some are sponged. She added the circles image (from Timeless Arrangements) using the Baby Wipe method. Love this look! And after stamping the circles she textured it with one of the Basics 3D embossing folders(online exclusive). Plus she colored the White glittered ribbon (another online exclusive) by sponging on color. So many great details!
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Next is a pretty card made by Mary who featured the Darling Details bundle seen here.
The pretty & delicate frame adds beautiful detail to the Delightfully Eclectic designer paper in the center. Her colors are Fresh Freesia, Night of Navy and Crushed Curry.
This wonderful bundle may have slipped your notice; here's a photo of both the stamp set & dies:
You may have seen these cards online lately; they're quite popular. It looked s bit intimidating to me; I thought I'd have to do a lot of measuring to get the pieces to fit exactly.
Well my team member Karen shared how to make them at our August Team meeting and I was surprised to learn it's quite easy peasy! So I had to share the fractured card on a recent Live video so YOU could see how fun & quick it is.
I chose to use the Hello, Irresistible designer paper and the Irresistible Blooms stamp set; both Online Exclusives. See all of our products available online here. There are so many they have their own category!
This card starts out with a full 4" X 5 1/4" layer of designer paper. The center squares and strips are added on directly over the designer paper! No measuring needed!!
This pretty designer paper is in low inventory. Do you have it yet? It's just beautiful!
My center squares are approximately 2" in size and are from the Stylish Shapes dies - the middle die of the 5 square dies. I chose to add a 2 1/4" layer under my square.
Tip: Once you adhere your square to the upper center (eyeballing, no measuring needed) you will start adding your 1/4" X 5" strips of card stock. You start at the upper center. Leave the excess strips hanging off the card until you're done; then just trim off. *watch the video below to see my helpful tips for success.
Here are both cards I shared in the video; one in Pretty Peacock and the other in Petal Pink.
Which do you prefer? One is soft and pretty and the other is vibrant. I like the 1/4" strips to match the card base; I feel it gives a greater sense of continuity.
I kept these cards quite simple but you could certainly add more to it.
Click hereor on the photo below to watch the video. I believe it will give you the confidence to try it.
I shared this super unique fun fold card on last week's Live video. If you're on Facebook please follow me herefor my weekly Tuesday morning videos. If not, you can always follow my YouTube channel here.
As you can see it looks a bit tricky... but with my step by step tutorial it's not! I do have a PDF project sheet for it but even with the written instructions I the video posted below will help a lot.
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