28 Jul 25

Christmas Card for July

This past Friday was the 25th and I got so busy at my mom's buliding a walkway that I didn't stop in time to do the video.  It was a long hot day of work and I just needed to keep going to get to a point of setting Saturday up for success.  So, I got up and got on early Saturday morning and did a live in my pjs!!  It's always a treat to have to set up in the kitchen of my mom's house.  I have to remember next time to bring a couple lights.  No matter when I do it, there always seems to be a lot of shadows on my paper.  Oh well, keeps it real, right?

The cards below are the same thing, just that one is portrrait and one is landscape.  It's always good to see different options.  You can see the video on YouTube.  I have it loaded in my Christtmas Card playlist.

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Measurements:
base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"
layer is 5 1/4 x 4"
DSP is two 3" squares or a 6 x 3" piece
scrap for center 
inside layer is 5 1/4 x 4 as well

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24 Jul 25

Trifold Arches fun fold video

Tthis week I did a Trifold Arches fun fold.  This fold is one of the reasons I wanted the die set.  I think this is a really cool card and there are so many ways you can make it.  I have a couple of samples shown in the video.  I did one that requires very litttle stamping to show how simply you can do it and still have a great look.  Then for the demonstration in the video I did two versions using the Sunrise Sailing bundle.  I modeled my card front after a Wendy Weixler design I found on Pinterest.  You can view the video on YouTube, here.

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  I didn't make this card on the video, just showed it.

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Measurements:
You need a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" piece for each main panel and double if you are going to add one to the back side.
two 1 x 3" hinge pieces in the same color as your main panel
panel layers can all be cut from 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" with some leftover, or cut them according to the arch die size you use
 
arch dies used on sailboat cards- starting from the outside
main panel- largest #1
card 1 inside white #2 (and the sliver of cloud cover from below)
white panel- #2 and #6
cloud cover- #2, #3 and #7 (this one makes the frame for the first version with the #2 & #3 sliver it cuts)
secret sea- #4 and #8

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24 Jul 25

Storybook Moments album

I recently purchased a tutorial from Gail Ellis for this cute album.  It didn't actually take too long to make, I was surprised.  I love the projects that Gail posts, this is the first time I have purchased from her blog.  I am going to give this to my niece as part of her baby shower gift.

The center of the album is an accordian fold that opens up to several pages for photos.

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18 Jul 25

Mirror Fold for my weekly live

This fun fold card was what I did on my weekly live.  I did two versions of it, one uses a standard piece of cardstock and the other uses a 12 x 12 paper.  I create the full card using the standard paper and then I got cut off showing the measurements and assembly of the 12 x 12 piece.  So, I did a video and added it to the weekly live for uploading to YouTube.  So if you click here you will see the full video on YouTube.  I also edited out the majority of my chit chat, which I may try do so the YT videos are more like a tutorial than the full on live version.  Maybe not but I think people may look on YT more for directions and tutorials than chit chat.  Yes, they can just fast forward so we'll see how time consuming it is to edit.  Anyway, I hope you give this fun fold a try too.  I think you'll be pleased with how nicely it will come together.  You can use up some more of your designer papers with it as well!!!  Happy crafting!

  This is the version of the 12 x 5 1/2" card I was making when I got cut off.  The one I did for the video is the same but different paper.  The supplies for this card are not listed because they are all retired.

  I did a quick finish of the fronts.  One is tied with a ribbon for closure and the other I created a belly band.  Just some more samples of how this could be created.

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Measurements for Standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper
base 10 7/8 x 5 1/2"
layers are 3 designer paper and 1 regular cardstock cut to 3 1/2 x 5 3/8"
back panel is 7 1/4 x 5 1/2"
 
Measurements for 12 x 12 cardstock:
base is 12 x 5 1/2"
layers of 3 designer pieces and one plain 3 7/8 x 5 3/8"
back panel is 8 x 5 1/2"

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2 Jul 25

Perfectly Pears fun fold

Tonight for my weekly live I did this corrner fun fold with the new Perfectly Pears bundle and coordinating Painterly Pears 12 x 12 paper.  I think it turned out so pretty.  I got the design idea on the front from a Gail Ellis design.  I also used a couple of other stamps and dies but you can definitely get by with whatever you have in your stash.  Even the pears could be used from one of the older sets we have.  The fold is super cool though so check it out even if you don't have any of the products I used.  You can see the video on YouTube here.  Below is the card I made on the video and the sample I made to show.

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Measurements:
base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
DSP is 6 3/4 x 8"
inside square is 2 1/2" and the white layer is 2 1/4"
inside panel is 2 3/4 x 5"
outside is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4", DSP is 2 1/2 x 4, white is 2 1/2 x 4"
scrap pieces for everything else

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30 Jun 25

Paper Pumpkin cards for Full of Charm kit

June Paper Pumpkin was called Full of Charm,  It coordinates with a suite in the July online exclusives,  Customers can get it tomorrow and I ordered it early so I could use it with my kit if I wanted to,  I designed the main cards with the kit and a few extra dies, then I did a couple of cards using some of the suite products.  You can see the YouTube videos on my Paper Pumpkin Alternates playlist or you can view them in the June album on my facebook.

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30 Jun 25

Catching up with cards- post 1

I just realized I have a bunch of cards I have not posted to show you.  I have the cards from my June birthday card class in this post,  I had class a couple of weeks ago and I think these were all a big hit.  I didn't hear any groaning at least.

This card is blackberry bliss with the sale a bration designer series paper.  The stamp set is Attention Shoppers. I cut the pieces with the everyday arches dies.  You just hang the die off the end of the paper so it doesn't cut the whole thing out.  Then line the die up and hang just a smidge over the end and cut just that little bit.  That will make the folded edge side rounded,  I did a video on this card a few weeks ago.  You can see it on here, on YouTube,

This card is made by punching different sized holes in a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" piece oof white.  You layer the dsp behind the holes and adhere it to the front of the card.  The Happy Birthday is a really old die Stampin' UP! used to have.

 This card uses the Boho Vibes 6 x 6 paper and the softt waves embossing folder.  You glue the paper strips and the beige rectangle to the cajun craze layer and then emboss all of it together.  The sentiment comes from the Simply Said set.

 This card takes a little longer to make because all the flowers are two step stamping and a whole lot of colors!!  This might have been the favorite though,  It used the Spring Corners set and the Impressions Abloom.

This was it for class.  Now I'm prepping all occasion cards for the July class.

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27 Jun 25

Last week live was a Christmas card

Last Wednesday was the 25th so a Christmas card replaced my usual weekly video.  I think this fat bear is such a cute image!  I really need to use the moose on something too, iti s super cute.  It's been so hot the last several days, it seemed extra odd to be doing a Christmas card!  I do like how it turned out and you could use any papers and images in the center too.  I thought some bells would be really cute on there as well.  I know we have several bell sets from the past.  Just use whatever you have on hand to fill in the center area a bit.  It will look great.  You can view the video here on YouTube.

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Measurements:
Base is Garden Green 4 1/4 x 11"
white layer for front and inside is 4 x 5 1/4"
Granny Apple Green oval is 4 1/2 x 3 1/2" scrap
Christmas Tree came out of the oval left from the outter Granny Apple Green frame
DSP for oval is 4 1/2 x 3 1/2" scrap
scrap white for bear and sentiment

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