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Category: Techniques
This month I am showing you how to make a Gatefold card. There are many variations, and this one is the simplest. Instructions: Cut a piece of A4 cardstock in half so that each piece is 21cm x 14.8cm. This will give 2 standard sized cards. Use one of the pieces for this project. To create … Continue reading Technique Tuesday: Gatefold Card
Alisa has given us a sketch this week for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. There is very little stamping on my project today. Instead I have chosen some English Garden DSP for the art panel. The card base has been embossed with the Elegants Dots TIEF, and a sentiment cut with one of the … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blushing Macaron
Here is another of the fancy folds from recent classes. This one is a portrait centre (or center) step card. You can check out my tutorial here. Onto today's card: I have a base of Blackberry Bliss with matching DSP. The art panel has an image from World of Dreams, some of the new Gold Metallic … Continue reading World of Dreams Blackberry Centre Step
I just love how all the Stampin' Up! products co-ordinate with each other. Check this out: Using the circle/lines Happy Patterns Decorative Mask, I spritzed Pool Party ink over it onto Whisper White cardstock. This panel was then embossed with the Elegant Dots TIEF - a perfect match. I then cut out the 'Happy' from … Continue reading Endless Birthday Wishes Pool Party
We have some pretty colours this week for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. I have created a floral collage bordering the sentiment. Some paper piercing and a drawn frame adds definition between the two areas. You can view the rest of the blog hop by following the Previous or Next Buttons.
One of my class ladies has requested we do some fancy fold cards. I am starting her with one of my favourites - the Trifold Angle card. This is much easier than it looks. You can check out my tutorial here. Onto today's card: I have used a base of Marina Mist with Whisper White … Continue reading Floral Wings Marina Trifold Angle
