Friday, February 21, 2014

Flip Card Instructions


To make a flip flop or swing card:

Take 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of card stock. Score at 4 1/4" and at 2 1/8". Center your die or framelit of choice on the 2 1/8" score mark. Place your plate so that you only cut the half of your die closest to the edge of the paper. Fold in half at 4 1/4" score, and again at 2 1/8" score. Cut out two more of each framelit, decorate, and glue to either side of flip.



sample of card using dress up framelit: 
http://3boymomstamps.blogspot.com/2014/02/dress-up-flip-card.html

sample of card using circle die:
http://3boymomstamps.blogspot.com/2014/02/flower-flip-card.html

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Dress Up Flip Card







I missed the original Flip Card craze - so this was my first one. What fun!

To make the card, start with 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" cardstock. Score at 4 1/4" and again at 2 1/8". Center framelit on 2 1/8" score line and cut only half of the framelit (see below). Fold card in half and run through big shot with Moden Mosaic EF. Cut Dress Up framelit 4x - two in Pool Party and two in Basic Gray; emboss with square lattice. Fold at 2 1/8" score line. Cut gray piece and glue to pool party piece. Glue one completed dress to each side of flip.





To make the flower rosette, I punch 7/8" scallop cirlce out of Square Lattice embossed piece of Pool Party. Cut in a spiral and then beginning at the outer spiral edge, rolled the flower. Secured bottom with a glue dot.












Sunday, February 16, 2014

Shades of Gray


SUPPLIES:

  • STAMPS: Distressed Dots Background, Chevron Background, Sunflower Background, Simply Sketched. Papillon Potpourri
  • CARDSTOCK: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Black
  • INK: Smoky Slate, Craft White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz
  • ACCESSORIES: White EP, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Markers, White Gel pen.
Stamped the large sunflower stamp in craft white ink onto basic black cardstock; added white EP and heat embossed. Stamped distressed dots background stamp in basic gray on whisper white; stamped chevron background in smoky slate on whisper white. Stamped chevron with pear pizzaz on whisper white; stamped sentiment over it in basic black and punched. The butterfly was stamped onto pear pizzazz cardstock in basic black ink and then added a little pear pizzazz marker, and white dots with gel pen.

Red Sunflower


SUPPLIES:

  • STAMPS: Sunflower Background, Everything Eleanor, Lacy & Lovely
  • INK: Basic Black
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black
  • ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, Stampin Write Markers
I colored the large sunflower stamp with real red, cherry cobbler, cool cantaloupe; misted lightly with water and then stamped onto whisper white. Colored middle with crushed curry. Stamped flourish from everything eleanor set and sentiment. Added a few random rhinestones (some to cover the smeared black ink!). Colored around the sunflower with sahara sand marker.

The Fox Says Thank You


SUPPLIES:

    • STAMPS: Life in the Forest, Express Yourself, Banner Blast, Oh Hello
    • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade
    • INK: Stazon Black, Pear Pizazz, Really Rust, Crumb Cake
    • ACCESSORIES: Mini Brads, Banner Punch, Modern Mosaic EF, Silver Baker's Twine, Stampin' Write Markes. Nestabilities Circle dies, ribbon not SU.
This card originally started out to be a "magic card" I saw on Pinterest. But mine didn't turn out as pretty! So I already had the acetate stamped with the fox in Stazon, and the white piece behind stamped with the fox, but colored. So I decided to go ahead and layer them for an added dimension - even though I don't think you can see in the photo.