Happy Birthday Fun "Tri-shutter" fold card

Hello, how are you?
It's been a very wintery day here today. I s'pose because we live on a mountain the weather has really drawn in. It is winter time here so it kind of goes with the territory (forgive the pun!). If you live across the other side of the globe you may have a warmer time of it. Mind you, you take the weather with you don't you? Meaning it can be really miserable outside but sunny on the inside.

My card today is a fun one. It is a "Tri-shutter" fold card. Let me show you . . .

The basic instructions to make the base card can be found on the Split Coast Stampers website, resources section.

I used a green coloured card-stock from my ever faithful DCWV Neutral Card stock Stack Pack.

Then all the panels were covered with patterned design paper. The selection included:

Crafters Choice Pastel Basics 120 Paper Pack

K& Company 12" x 12" Daisy Printed Embossed Paper item code: 643077 63479.

Once the panels were covered it was a question of adding all the embellishments.

On the front panel:

I used JustRite Stamp set, Topsy Turvy Cakes – CR-02230 and Memento Black Tuxedo ink pad and stamped my images onto X-press it blending card.

I coloured the cake with Prisma Color Pencils and blended the colours using the Gamsol Technique with Stumps and Gamsol. There is a video showing you how to do this, click> HERE.

I then cut and embossed my image using Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large S4-110. 

On the middle panel:

I used JustRite Stamp set, Botanical Butterflies CR-02245  and Memento Black Tuxedo ink pad and stamped my images onto X-press it blending card. I used my Prisma Color Pencils again and blended them together as before with Stumps and Gamsol.

I cut and embossed this image using Spellbinders Standard Circles LG S4-114.

Additional embellishments used were: October Afternoon SIDEWALKS Chip'n Stick Chipboard Stickers CB830, NitWit Collections – So Berry Precious Label/Tag, Hero Arts Stamps & Sizzix, Die Cut Antique Flowers & Butterflies, Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly, Golden Yellow Wire Butterfly and Dragonfly from Spotlight and a Gold Peel-Off Happy Birthday sentiment.

Here is a more detailed (and visual)  list of the ingredients I used:

DCWV Neutral Mat Stack 12 x 12	Crafters choice pastel basics 120 paper pack	K&Company 12 x 12 Daisy Printed Embossed Paper Item code: 643077 63479	Copic BLENDING CARD X-Press It Paper Pack of 10	JustRite Stamps "Topsy Turvy Cakes" CR-02230
JustRite Stamp Set Botanical Butterflies - CR-02245	Prisma Color Pencils	Paper Stumps for Gamsol Technique	Gamsol for blending technique	Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG S4-110
Spellbinders Standard Circles LG, S4-114	Hero Arts Stamps & Die Cut ANTIQUE FLOWERS & BUTTERFLIES Sizzix 657773	Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly:	NitWit Collections - So Berry Precious Label/Tag	October Afternoon SIDEWALKS Chip'n Stick Chipboard Stickers CB830

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So there you have it, a "Tri-shutter" fold card. One of my first and I really enjoyed making it. I'm sure I'll make more of these styles of cards now I have tried this particular fold.
Thanks for stopping by.

RRR Challenge #48 - Father's Day/Masculine with Ribbon or Trim

Hi, how are you and how are things where you are? This post is another exciting milestone for me as it is my first response to a themed challenge. This particular one is from one of my favourite stores - Really Reasonable Ribbon. The theme of the  challenge is: A Father's Day or Masculine card, layout, multi media piece, tag, ATC, hair bow, you name it. So long as  ribbon or lace is used somewhere on the project.

This is a Father's Day Card.

How was the card constructed?

The card base was cut from a 12" x 12" piece of white card stock, the finished size of the card once folded is 6.5" x 6".
I created the black polka dot paper on my computer as well as the sentiments for the card. Having printed the polka dot paper I cut it to size and layered it on some red card stock.
The red and black card stock are from a pack of DCWV matchmakers Bright card stock.

The medallion for the card  was made using Spellbinders Lacy Ovals Die (S4 - 314) and red card stock, then Spellbinders Ovals Large die (S4 - 110) with black card stock.
The image is a Digi stamp from La La Land stamps and coloured with Prisma Color pencils and blended using the Gamsol Technique.

The button was made using my computer generated sentiment which was cut and embossed using Spellbinders Classic Circles  Large (S4 - 114). The red layer was cut with Spellbinders Large Classic Inverted Scallop Circles (S4 - 194).

These two layers of circles were adhered together with Foam pads with two pieces of ribbon taped between these layers.
The red ribbon came from RRR January 2012 ribbon subscription club pack and the Black came from the RRR May 2012  ribbon subscription club pack.


I finished the card with a sentiment across the base of the card printed onto white card stock and pinned to the polka dot layer with two small red brads (from my stash).









Here are the main ingredients that I used to make this card:

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Thanks for looking at my post today. It was fun being challenged to make a card with a specific theme. I might try another one soon. Father's day is celebrated in many countries on the third Sunday of June. Here in Australia it is celebrated on Sunday, 2nd September 2012.

The Dreamy Fairy

Hello, I hope all is going well where you are. I thought yesterday was chilly, today the temperature has dropped even more. If it's like this where you are I suggest you snuggle up with a cup of something hot and have a read!
We have heard some good work news. It looks like we will be overseas in Kenya for 6 weeks in August. This will be a great trip as we will combine it with seeing family and friends whilst we are travelling anyway. I can already envisage the great long talks that I will have with you Clare when we get over to see you.

Today's card (and I cannot believe that I am managing a card each day!! So far so good!) is another experiment. It has some common ingredients to others I have made - - yep you've guessed it, there is a Spellbinders die or two in it!

Here it is:

I have called it "The Dreamy Fairy" you can of course see why.

How was it constructed?

I began again with my DCWV matchmakers card stock "neutral" stack and using the Spellbinders Labels 23 (S4 - 347) die, cut a folded layered piece of the green card stock (ensuring I kept the die just over the edge of the fold to create the hinge of the card).
Then I cut a piece of MME - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy design paper to fit inside the shape of the card and also added a middle strip of Kaisercraft - Sweet Nothings design paper.
Using a paper piercer I made holes all round the edges of the combined Design Papers and then used a pencil to join all the dots and make it look like it had been stitched (Faux Stitching Technique) Thanks Angie Crockett from Our Daily Bread Designs for this inspiration.
Then using the Spellbinders Splendid Circles S4 - 354 and some more of the MME - Follow Your Heart - Be Happy design paper cut and embossed the bottom layer of the centre medallion. I used DST (Double Sided Tape) to add this to my "Faux stitched" panel; this than enabled me to see where I would add my ribbon, which I did next and then added a bow of the same ribbon on the top.

I stamped my Fairy twice onto  Neenah Solar white card using a Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad.
The stamp is one I have had for a while, it is from PSX (Personal Stamp Exchange G-3247)
who do not make them any more (After January 2007). You may find it and similar Fairies (there is a set of them) on e-bay.
Using my Prisma Color Pencils, Gamsol and stumps I coloured and blended one of the images until I was happy with it. I then fussy cut it out ready to layer on top of the other image which I cut out and embossed using Spellbinders Circles LG (S4 - 114).
I used Copics B000 and B00 to colour the background, then I layered the two fairy images on top of one another using foam pads. Then added the Fairies to the medallion already placed on my card using DST.

I made a sentiment using Silver Mirri Card from Flourishes and decorative edge scissors. The stamp sentiment is from Fleur De Lis Labels 20  JustRite stamps and not available there (I have added a link to where I know you can still get it).

Finally adding a few pearls from Want2scrap finishes my card.







Here is the list of ingredients I used to make this card:

I really appreciate you stopping by to look at today's' card, maybe even add a comment  - Thanks.