Concertina Fold #3

My plan was to post this earlier in the week but my dad had an emergency quadruple bypass on Monday so needless to say I have not been home much or stamping for that matter. He is doing fantastic though!

So this is the third Concertina Fold card I made using Take it to Heart stamp set again! I wanted to stick with the blues in this paper, mixing white and vanilla for contrast! Who says Valentines can't be blue or any color for that matter!

Concertina Fold With Love

For this concertina fold card I used stamped pieces of cardtsock instead of designer paper to layer on the middle folds. I stamped the large heart with the bird in a light ink and then cut it out and flipped it over to stamp on because I don't have the heart framelits dies yet! I used the Curvy Borders technique to create the heart border around the large heart with the Heart Pinking Border Punch...love that technique by technique junkies!

All Cherry Cobbler ink and cardstock, Vanilla CS and Sahara Sand ink. Fashionable Hearts die, Take it to heart stamp set and Hand-Penned Holidays stamp set.

Concertina Fold Directions:

two 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" cardstock pieces

one 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" cardstock panel

Glue or sticky strip

Score tool

Small paper cutter

Ruler

1. Score each of the two pieces of cardstock at 2-1/8" along the long side. You should have 3 score lines each at every 2-1/8"

2. Measure and mark 1" in... at the bottom of each scored cardstock pieces. Either end can be the bottom because the score lines are evenly spaced across each piece.

3. Place the first score line in... on each piece at the edge of the paper cutter channel and the bottom end where the one inch mark was made on the paper cutter channel and cut. Each piece should have an angled cut along the three scored sections going from the first score line to 1" in at the bottom.

4. Punch along the angled top part all the way across as seen above and fold each... valley fold then mountian fold then valley fold. If you are using DS paper then adhere it along the 4-1/4" top part of the one CS panel. Then glue or sticky strip the underside of each of the top valley folds (the uncut 2-1/8" section) and adhere to the panel. The folds should meet in the middle or down the center of the panel butting up against each other .

5. To finish...The front last and shortest folds need a focal point adhered to hold them together and make the card stand with the accordion folds showing. The heart on this card is centered to hold both sides together.

6. Embellish and fold flat to send.

Hopefully I can put a video tutorial together soon so check back!

Concertina Fold Valentine

I wanted to do a concertina fold card that would meet in the middle but fold flat for mailing so I came up with this card which is very simple to make and uses one sheet of cardstock and a quarter sheet cardstock panel.

I was going to make a video tutorial but won't have time to do that so I will post the directions some time this week so check back if you want the directions for my version of a concertina fold card!

Stamps used: Take it to Heart.

Paper: White CS, Shimmery CS, Vanilla CS, Pool Party CS, Antique Attic DSP.

Ink: Stazon Black, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, River Rock, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, More Mustard & Crumb Cake.

Accessories: Big Shot, Framelit Dies, Polka Dot Folder, Fashionable Hearts Die, Eyelet Border Punch, Pool Party Seam Binding, Crystal Effects, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Aqua Painter. 

Curvy Borders Card

This class card shows off the Curvy Borders Technique by Technique Junkies using the Eyelet Border Punch! I cut the Paper Doily in half and placed a piece of DS paper down the center to cover where the doily splits in the middle!

~Stamps: Apothecary Art, Computer generated saying.

~Paper: Whisper White CS, Poppy Parade CS, Shimmery White CS, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)

~Ink: Stazon black, Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Lucky Limeade.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Framelits Labels, Paper Doily die, Eyelet Border Punch, Aqua Painter, Everyday Enchantment Brads.

Shabby Sweet Valentine

For this card I wanted some sort of punched border along the sides... inside of the frame but everything I tried didn't give me the look I was going for so left that part out! Instead I stamped the rose frame stamp and colored and cut out a couple roses to go on the embossed hearts! Embossed Hearts sprayed with Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz!

~Stamps: Apothecary Art, Something to Celebrate (ret. hostess)

~Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Shimmery White, Confetti Cream CS, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB).

~Ink: Stazon Black, Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Limeade, So Saffron, Pool Party, Soft Suede.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Folder, Fashionable Hearts Embosslit, Watercolor Brush, Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Sponge, Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz.

Antique Attic Valentine

I really love the Antique Attic DS paper! I especially love the Pool Party and reds together!

~Stamps: Take it to Heart.

~Paper: Whisper White, Antique Attic DSP, Shimmery White.

~Ink: Soft Suede.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Oval die, Eyelet Border Punch, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Pool Party Seam Binding, Fashionable Hearts embosslit die, Basic Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details.

Thoroughly Smooched

Another Valentine Card using New Products from the Occasions Mini mixed with current products that go so well together! The heart was stamped and embossed then watercolored with Blushing Bride refill ink and then a layer of Frost White Shimmer painted over! The background was sprayed with Blushing Bride Smooch! Greeting printed on the computer.

~Stamps: Take it to Heart.

~Ink: Versa Mark, Blushing Bride refill and Marker.

~Paper: Blushing Bride, Shimmery White CS, Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Watercolor Paper.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, Black E.P, Big Shot, Doily die, Striped embossing folder, Edgelits Impressions Folder, Pinking Hearts Border punch, Moonlight Smooch, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals.

Sweet Valentine

Happy New Year! A sweet Valentine using Take it to Heart stamp set and Twitterpated DSP from the new Occasions Mini Catalog! The Happy Valentine's Day was printed on the computer!

~Stamps: Take it to Heart.

~Paper: Whisper White CS, Watercolor Paper, Pink Pirouette CS, Twitterpated DSP.

~Ink: Versa mark pad, Basic Black, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, Black E.P, Big Shot, Scallop Circle die #2, Stripes Embossing Folder, 3" Circle die, Itty Bitty Flower Punch, Hatpins (new), Pink Taffeta, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dinensionals, Aqua Painter.

Patterned Thank You

This card really shows off the new papers! Again I love how all these sets and paper from the Occasions Mini go together to well!

~Stamps: Apothecary Art, Rue Des Fleurs.

~Paper: Twitterpated DSP, Whisper White CS, Shimmery White.

~Ink: Stazon Black, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Pear, Limeade, Baja, Crumb Cake, River Rock.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits dies, Riding Hood Red Pleated Ribbon, In-color Brads, Dimensionals.

Birthday Wreath

I pre-colored a few of these frames to make a few cards for me and a few as gifts for my card box! I mainly used the colors listed in the new papers from the Occasions mini and SAB catalog! I really love the Enchantment SAB paper which is where this background paper is from...it matched the image colors so well!

I also cut out the new paper Doily in White CS and then cut it in forths to piece behind the frame! The frame is slightly raised on Dimensionals so that was an after thought but I like how it looks! The Doily die is nice and I love that it can be cut down to size to fit behind the different size frames!

~STAMPS: Apothecary Art.

~PAPER: Whisper White CS, Shimmery White CS, Blushing Bride CS, Everyday Enchantment DSP.

~INK: Poppy, Daffodil, Pear, Limeade, Pool Party, Stazon Black.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits dies, Paper Doily Die, Blushing Bride Satin Pleated Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals.

Watercolor Pen & Ink

Most of this card is that lovely Attic Boutique DSP with the center focal being the Apothecary Art frame and the banner cut out from Take it to Heart banner stamp! I love that all these new Occasions Mini catalog stamps and paper go together so well!

~STAMPS: Apothecary Art, Take it to Heart.

~PAPER: Attic Boutique DSP, Vanilla CS, Shimmery White CS.

~INK: Stazon Black, Poppy, Pear, Limeade, Calypso, Pool Party.

~ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Framelits die, Edgelits die, Textured Embossing Folder, Vintage Brads, Dimensionals, Pool Party Seam Binding, Watercolor Brush.

Victorian Roses

This stamp set and paper remind me of so many victorian papers and clip art I've seen...and of course I love that style! I can't say that I have anything in my house even remotely close to the victorian style, maybe that's why I like it! After attaching the front to the Vanilla base card I realized I should have used a White base card to tie in the white frame but it looks fine I guess!

I have fallen in love with this stamp set Apothecary Art from the Occasions Mini! I love to watercolor and this is so nice to watercolor! I watercolored the roses first with ink from the pad lid and then went back over the roses and leaves with the fine point of the markers to give it dimension! I also watercolored around the outside of the image with a little blue to 'pop' the whole image! Too fun! The two roses on either side of the So Grateful are cut out of the background paper!

The background paper is Attic Boutique....LOVE it! The Pleated Ribbons are so nice too! I always look forward to the Occasions mini the most...there is always the most over the top stuff in it I know I'll love!

~STAMPS: Apothecary Art, Take it to Heart.

~PAPER: Vanilla CS, Shimmery White CS, Attic Boutique DSP.

~INK: Poppy, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Limeade, Pool Party, Stazon Blk.

~ACCESSORIES: Labels Framelits die, Big Shot, Baja Breeze Pleated Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Fine Watercolor Brush, Dimensionals.  

Enchanted Heart

I'm having a ball playing with my new Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration catalog stuff!

For this card I used Everyday Enchantment DSP from the SAB catalog with Take it to Heart stamp set, Paper Doily Sizzlits die and Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die all from the Occasions Mini!

The Hearts were sponged with Poppy Parade ink to match the watercolored flowers! I wasn't super happy with the watercolored bird but decided to use it anyway...realistic birds, I seem to have trouble watercoloring to my satisfaction! I also used the matching Enchantment ribbon in Limeade also from the SAB catalog!

~Stamps: Take it to Heart.

~Paper: Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Whisper White CS, Vanilla CS, Shimmery White CS.

~Ink: Stazon Black, Poppy, Daffodil, Suede, River Rock, Pear, Limeade, More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Espresso.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Paper Doily die, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die, Fine Watercolor brush, sponge, Basic Pearls, Limeade Ribbon (SAB).

Create & Keep Card Set

Simply Sent Create & Keep Card Gift set box from the 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog!

I got this cute Create & Keep Set for my friend who does not stamp or craft! I decided to put it together and gift it to her assembled! This set includes: Ready to assemble box, 4 tab inserts, ten printed cards and envelopes and two 12" x 12" sheets of matching stickers.

After putting the stickers on the cards, I decided to make some matching cards to insert as well which I have pictured here! So you can fit more then 10 cards and envies in this cute box!

 I used the same colors as the kit uses for my extra cards which are Calypso, Pear, Pool Party, Daffodil. I also used Apothecary Art Stamp set, Framelits Label Dies, Edgelits Dies, matching textured folders....all from the upcoming 2012 Occasiona Mini Catalog!

Live to Ride Ornament

This card uses two retired sets called Cruisin' Christmas 04' and Celebrate the Season 97'

Over the years I have used Celebrate the Season so much, I love all the ornament and light pieces in this set- Perfect for creating a scene. The hook is from Ornamassortment 06' Stamp set.

The santa was stamped and colored and then punched out. I masked the santa and sponged around the circle and then dotted on smooch and glitter. I covered the circle with Versa Mark ink and embossed with clear powder twice to give it a shiny look!

~Ink: Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Stazon Black, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Peach, Suede, Basic Black, Bliss Blue, Sahara, Baja, Blush Blossom, Saffron, Versa Mark.

~Paper Shimmery White CS, Garden Green CS, Metallic Blue CS.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, Clear E.P. Smooch Accent Inks, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Dazzling Details, Sponge, White Gel pen. 

Mischievous Elves

This is a beloved retired set called Santa's Elves 1997.

Every Year I make a couple of fun Christmas Cards for our Harley Owner friends! I only made two of these with the Motorcycle in them for the obvious reasons but they were so fun to make! I started out planning on just having the one elf hold his hand up like 'ta-da' on one side of the bike and the elf on the other side wrapped in lights and then add a few lights to the bike! BUT I ended up adding more and more because this set is so darn cute!

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I liked the above so well that I had to make a couple of regular cards just using the Santa's Elves set! Everything was stamped with Black stazon ink on Shimmery Wt. CS and then colored with markers and I did color a few images with a fine brush and ink from the stamp pad lid. I did quite a bit of masking and most of the images had masks already stored in the set-lucky for me I saved them from last time!

 Merry Christmas added from Teeny Tiny Wishes set, Motorcycle single stamp above.

Markers: All the reds, All the Greens, Suede, River Rock, Sahara, Blush Blossom, Pink Pirouette, Bliss blue (retired), Baja, So Saffron, Glitter markers, Silver and Gold Sharpies, all the Smooch accent inks, Dazzling Details, Crystal Effects.

Paper: Shimmery white CS, Garden Green CS, Metallic Red CS.

Soft Vellum Flowers

For today's card I stamped the flowers with White Craft ink on Vellum CS and Blushing Bride CS and just let them air dry-no embossing! The White Craft ink without embossing gives it such a soft look! The center Decorative Love Label was embossed with white embossing powder to make it really stand out and I love how the center oval is see-thru on the vellum! Very Simple card showing that wonderful Vellum cardstock and You are Loved stamp set! I had this card in mind for a wedding card as well!

~Stamps: You are Loved.

~Paper: Blushing Bride CS, Whisper White CS, Vellum CS.

~Ink: White Craft Ink.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, White E.P. Blushing Bride Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals.

Trinket Box

Blue Bird Trinket Box made from a pattern I found in my files that I've had for years and decided to use again!

Paper Crafters Sampler is featuring this Trinket Box Template this month! If you are interested in this pattern, go to papercrafterssampler.com

Supplies for this Blue Bird Trinket Box:

Cherry Cobbler CS, Brushed Gold CS, Baja Breeze CS, Pear Pizzazz CS, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Two-step Bird Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Crystal Effects, Gold Cord, Basic Rhinestones, Gold Smooch, Sponge.

White Vellum Wedding Roses

I love white craft ink stamped or embossed on this great SU Cardstock Vellum! The Cardstock Vellum is so rich and transparent, it's the best I've ever found! For this card I stamped the roses on vellum and embossed them with white embossing powder to use as the background. I embossed the heart the same as the background on Vellum and cut it out and attached it to Brushed Silver CS and cut out around the heart to mount on Whisper White CS with a Silver Waffle Paper Ruffle attached around it. The Vellum was attached to the silver CS heart with Mini Silver brads, while the background embossed vellum was attached to the card base with small strategically placed pieces of sticky strip so as not to show through the velllum!

All items found in the Stampin' Up! Catalog, main stamp set found in the Holiday mini!

~Stamps: You are Loved, Teeny Tiny Wishes.

~Paper: Brushed Silver CS, Whisper White CS, Silver Waffle Paper, Vellum Cardstock.

~Ink: White Craft Pad.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Mini Silver Brads, Basic Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Modern Label Punch. 

Floral Heart Valentine

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving! I got all my Christmas stuff put up which makes me super happy!

However I'm done making Christmas cards so I'm on to Valentines now! This card uses You are Loved set again from the Holiday Mini! This time I used Real Red and Garden Green along with the Stripes Embossing Folder, Real Red Satin Ribbon and the small Heart Punch and Tiny Flower Punch. This is a simple card also using Shimmery White CS, Basic Rhinestones, Teeny Tiny Wishes and some Dazzling Details Glitter! The Heart I backed up to Real Red CS and free hand cut around to frame the stamped heart!