Impossible card?

All over Pinterest and You tube I have been getting notifications about the Impossible Card.  I first saw this on MAYMAY Made It and she has a few different sizes for this card and a great tutorial.  I played around with it and then decided that I wanted a more solid base for mine so I attached it to a single piece of 5x7 or what ever card size I decided to do.  Lo and behold I then get another notification from someone I'm following and she did the same thing.  So I guess I'm not original.  This is a card made with 1 piece of paper but with a fancy twist.  You need to see her video.HERE  I could not even begin to explain it the way she does. She also has a few videos of different styles of this card!   Like I said I put a flat piece of card stock behind mine.

Have fun playing around with this fold.  Round the edges....Use a die for the pop up part...use a backing..don't use a backing.  Its just so darn cute and you can use up your scraps.  Plus this folds flat to mail!!  YAY!!


HAPPY CARDING!!!

Fancy fold Anna Griffin

In my last post I showed you a baby card in which I used an Anna Griffin die and made a fancy fold.  It was actually and Easel card that I turned on its side but I used the frilly die for the base creating a very fancy looking card.
Well today I have that same concept using another intricate die from Anna Griffin and making a Christmas Easel card.

I cut the card stock at 5.5 x 12" and score in half.  I then place the fancy die so that the bottom edge of the die is at the bottom of the open end of the folded card.
I really stink at using photo grids but I'll share this any way.  My order of the pics is more confusing than the actual process.

I numbered so you could follow.  First with the 5.5x 12 folded in half take the desired die and line the bottom as in #1.  The folded edge is on the right.  After it has been cut cut a piece of DSP from the same die. #2   #3 show how you take top part of car and fold it to form the easel part of your card.  #4 & 5 show your DSP placed on the base card and #6 shows yet another design of die that I also used.  I'm sure any intricate large die would work for this.  Anna Griffin dies were my choice since I own alot of them.  Couldn't resist HSN heehee!  Anyway I know Spellbinders also has large intricate die so play with what ever you have or can borrow.  Layer other die cuts on top of DSP to embellish your card such as the Christmas one above.  

Thanks for stopping by and be sure you check out my last post to see the other intricate baby card I had made.

HAPPY CARDING!

FANCY FOLDS BABY CARDS

Hello!   It has been awhile again and I have excuses as long as my arms!  LOL  I'll get right to the main reason these particular cards took awhile.  Its not the fault of the fancy folds.  As you all know I LOVE fancy folds and struggle with flat cards.  These were made for a dear friend.  I couldn't post them until they were well on there way in the mail because she checks in here.
  This time the struggle was which one to give her.  She is going to be a Grandma for the first time and that's so special.  I wanted to send her a super special card.  Made 2 and then could not decide.  So what does one do in that instance????  Mail both!
First one I wanted to do a easel card but after the layers were on I really liked it standing sideways instead.  I used one of my Anna Griffin dies that are oh so pretty.  Generally these dies are used as a top layer.  I used it as the entire card.  Making this Fancy yet simple.  

My lighting is a bit off.  I used a really pretty light pink shimmer paper for this card and it looks so nice in real life.  I will be making alot of these types of cards.  Just think how pretty the dies would look in Graphic 45 papers!  I believe I have at least 10 of these dies all different lacy looks!  I can't wait to make more.  I bet my next one will be Christmas!  

Next I did a Gate fold Shutter card.  Super cute too.

This one is also done in the shimmer paper.   Can you see why I had a hard time deciding?  I'm hoping she will be "Swooning" over these!  I always feel it's so hard to impress a fellow cardmaker!  lol

Til next time................................
HAPPY CARDING!

Is it Spring Yet?

Well it's April and we are having April Showers but they are in the wrong form.  Not rain but snow.  So much snow up North that I may be opening my summer home in August at this rate.  Over the past few days my poor cabin is sitting in 2.5 feet of snow!!!  Crazy!  My main home is in the path of a cold front and we have only had highs in the 30's.  So to get me in a better mood I decided that when spring really decides to stay here that I would have some new pretties to put out on the front porch.  I really liked the look of some of the porch signs that I have seen over Pinterest so I decided to make a couple.

My husband noticed our local home center had bundles of wood pre colored.  These are actually used for decorating walls kind of like paneling.  Anyway we bought 2 bundles 1 with 5  1x6 boards and 1 pack with 6  1x4 boards.  Not a cheap investment as each package was $20 but I figured I could make a few of these signs so it would be worth it to me.  I had checked local craft stores and for a blank similar board they were running around $39 for 1 and although you could use a coupon you would only get 1 project for around the same price.  The letters I did get at the local craft store and lucked out because they were already painted.  The O in home is a grapevine wreath that I decorated with some silk flowers.  Scrap wood from the shed was used for the back braces and the decorative top and bottom trim.  The smaller sign has words that I got at the craft store for just 99 cents and I painted them black.  These are so cute and I can't wait until I can put them out on the porch.

Well that's it for now.  I'm going to go look for Spring!

Til next time..............................

EASTER IS COMING!

Is it "Spring" yet???  My word we have had some pretty chilly days here in the Northern states.  Not a ton of snow but Oooooo sooooo cold!  The sky's have been so deceiving lately.  Beautiful .. Clear ..   Sunny and Blue buttttt...oh so cold out there.  How are all the little children going to go on their Easter Egg Hunts when they need to wear big parkas?
 So  today I stayed inside admiring the sun and the warmth of the indoors and thought about Spring and Easter.  I came up with these 2 very Quick cards.  Both are regular A2 in size.  First a simple one using a new die I picked up at the Stamp show earlier this month.

Aren't those Bunnies adorable?  All the papers used were from my scrap bin except the Hello Easter.  That I had just cut off from a 12x12 sheet of Easter journaling cards by Echo Park.  I got the curves by using a paper trimmer from Creative Memories that they had many many moons ago.  LOL  I'm not even sure if its still available or if the company still is in business.  I haven't heard about them for years now.  Anyway I had cut the green and the stripe at the same time for perfect layering.

This one is a Z-fold Flap card.  Simply put you make a Z-fold card...the base on mine is 4.25 x 11 and scored at 2.75 and 5.5.  The the flap (Gold) is 7.5 x 3.75 scored at 3.75.  When you close the card the left side closes first and the right flaps over it.  Maybe I should have taken a picture.  Oh shoot....OK...wait a minute I'll go take one.

OK that's better....lol.  So since I need to make 8 Easter cards this may be the route I take.  Simple simple simple.  Now to just get at them.

Thanks for stopping by and ...........................................

HAPPY CARDING!

Reverse Gate fold card

This was written just before Valentines day and I forgot to post it.  So instead of deleting I thought I'd post it now anyway,  Sorry for the delay.


Valentines Day is nearly here and I am obsessed with fancy fold cards.  Today is one I showed earlier in the week though is was undecorated.  It is a simple gate fold card but you decorate the back side instead of the gate fold side.  Nothing special...nothing new...but oh so fun to do.  You can make this as simple or fussy as you'd like and it will always turn out fabulous and the receiver will be impressed.

This one I used the scallop blade on my old cutterpede paper trimmer.  Boy when that blade goes bad I'm going to be so sad because replacements are so hard to find.  The paper is from a Recollection paper pad called

Next I decided to make one for kids.  I had to search the Internet for retro valentine images.  Remember when you could buy just a box of Valentines for your kids and there wasn't a specific theme?  I looked all over for those generic Valentines but everyone I found was themed.  Such as Paw Patrol, Marvel Hero's, Minions,  what about just a cute little girl holding a valentine behind her back or a kitty with a Valentine in its mouth.  You know....just Valentines!!
Well I found this one and it is pretty cute.

Both of these I think turned out cute but my favorite is the first one.

Til Next Time

HAPPY CARDING!

Tea Light Valentine

With Valentines day coming I am reminded that I never have enough Valentines ready and the one I nearly always forget is the one for my husband.  Oh the horror.  I'm usually so busy trying to make sure I have all the valentines for my kids, my grandkids, my grand nieces and nephews that I just plum run out of time to make one for my husband.  So this year I'm starting with him.

I love watching May May Made It on YouTube.  She has some dynamite videos and makes it so much fun to watch.  Earlier she posted a video on making a Tea light Valentine.  I had decided right then and there that it was THE card for hubby.
Here's my version of her card.

Isn't it adorable?  I love this.  I'd like to make a few more since I have this beautiful paper pad with such lovely patterned double sided cardstock.  Please be sure to check out May May's video seen HERE.  You have to give this a try.  Its quick....elegant and you know you need a special Valentine for the love of your life right?

As for me I'm going to make some more real soon.
Til next time............................

HAPPY CARDING