Fun Fold Friday

 Fun Fold Friday

Hello on this lovely sunny Friday. Today's card is one that I have made for my daughter in law's mum. 

It's her birthday on Sunday and you know the expression, 2 birds with one stone... That's my card for today. This simple folded card is made from either a 14.85 cm square card or 6" by 6" square card. Either set of measurements will work. The stamp set is as all of this week, Nothing's Better Than.

More information HERE

I used metric so starting with a piece of A4, I cut it portrait style, at 14.85 cm. Then scored it also at    14.85 cm. The White card mat inside is also 14.85 cm square. I scored that at 7.4 and a smidge horizontally in both directions and then once diagonally. All folds must be nice and crisp so I used the bone folder to reinforce the edges of the folds.

Using a sheet of the white vellum, Plush Poinsettia papers, I cut 3 squares of 14.4cm by 14.4 cm or 5,3/4" square. I added those to the front and inside of the card. I took some DSP double sided paper or in Stampin' Up! terms Designer Series Paper and cut 2 squares of 14.4 cm square. I found the centre of the papers on one edge and in the middle, then pencilled a line from centre to outer corner on both pieces. These were then cut out. I added the 2 pieces of DSP before adding the White square or diamond as it was turned around. When fixing this centre piece to the card, make sure that you glue or tape 1 whole, unscored square at a time. I fixed the one on the right first then closed the card on top of it to make sure it was closed properly. Then repeated the same for the other side.

I added Silver Foiled card squares from the Stitched Shapes set of dies. I love those dies, they are so very versatile.

The 2 pieces of DSP cut out from the other earlier, was then trimmed down to fit the front and the points meet in the middle.

The rest was just decorated using the Nothing's Better Than stamp set. 

I added a white mat to the back of the card to write on and then added a couple of messages from the Best Year stamp set for the birthday greetings. 

 

My card is a standard opening card but it could just as easily be an A framed card. Either way will work really well.

Thank you for joining me this week. I hope my cards have given you some inspiration to make your own cards and projects. 

Please keep well, stay safe and keep on crafting, until next time xxx

:)) 

Cary will be back on Monday to show you some of her amazing designs.   

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday  

Thankfully, I haven't spilt my tea over this card so it's nice and clean! Yesterday's ... now that's another matter! However, after my disaster with my cards and the cup of tea yesterday, I went on to work on today's card. This card is based on a similar one I made last year. It's my cheats version of the floating card. I stamped 6 of each of the images from Nothing's Better Than stamp set in Memento Black ink. Then had great fun colouring them all in using my Blends pens. I love my Blends. They have such amazing colours and tones that you can match and shade in so many ways.I then had the fun of cutting them all out. I know, I'm crazy but I just love the fussy cutting. It really is relaxing, I promise.

Nothing's Better Than information HERE

Once I had finished, I added Dimensionals to the backs of each and placed them all close together onto a C6 mat in Whisper White which I had embossed before hand using Dainty Diamonds 3D embossing Folder. Then I die cut a Stitched Oval from the centre of the whole mat. I added the mat to the card base, stamped and die cut some messages and a mat, then added a bow to complete this one.

Then, not wanting to waste anything like all crafter, I made another card using the centre oval that I cut from the centre of the first card.

  

2nd card

                   

Again, this card is made in the same way as before,  another simple but this time a slightly fiddly card. These are the cards I made last year which have inspired me for today's cards.

I do hope you can get some ideas from them. :)

Tips, Tricks and Techniques Tuesday.

Tips, Tricks and Techniques Tuesday.  

Well, today I'm showing a card style that I made on Sunday. In our Stampin' Up! team on a Sunday, we hold a challenge. One of us designs a card and giving descriptions and basic measurements only, we all make the version of the card that was designed. This card today was designed by Claire Keifer. 

I used Mango Melody for my card base and die cut a hole from the centre. The front of the card base was then embossed, I used the new Evergreen Forest 3D folder for this. A white piece of card inside which was scored and folded. Then decorated all around. The hole that was cut out originally was stuck to the front right hand side of the white.

I have used the stamp set, Nothing's Better Than for this, more information HERE

I'm really pleased with how everyone's cards turned out, they were all really stunning.

I hope that you like it too.