The Wiper Card. This has to be one of the easiest Fancy Fold cards to make. Two score lines on two same sized pieces of cardstock and the little wiper piece at the top and you are good to go.
Scroll down to watch the video and you will be making Wiper Cards in no time. (If you received this message by e-mail or in a blog reader, you may need to visitmy blog to see the link.)
For this card, I used more new products from the Holiday Mini catalogue. This time the Holiday celebrated is Thanksgiving with a fall colour pallette. The Autumn Spice Specialty designer series paper has Cajun Craze, Old Olive, More Mustard and Early Espresso. Isn’t this paper great?
The stamp set is Day of Gratitude – a set of 7. I think the images in this set are beautiful and can be used well after Fall.
For this card, I stamped the large circular image and the greeting onto So Saffron cardstock with Early Espresso ink. I mounted the greeting onto a larger piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and the other image onto layers of Early Espresso and Cajun Craze. I inserted an Early Espresso brad into the center of the image.
I love the coordinating embellishments on this card. Early Espresso ribbon, brad and button. Don’t you love SU! products and the way they match?
Just this morning, I read an article stating that Ribbon Flowers are going to be a big trend in scrapboooking and rubber stamping this year.
And this video shows you how to make your own!(If you received this message by e-mail or in a blog reader, you may need to visitmy blog to see the link.)
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This box was made using the Fancy Favor die for the Big Shot. After cutting out the box from 12×12 Basic Black cardstock, I embossed it using the Square Lattice embossing folder also for the Big Shot. I did one section at a time lining up the folder so its outer edge fit into the side pleats of the Fancy Favor box.
Next, I wrapped a length of the Basic Black 1-1/4″ striped grosgrain ribbon around the bottom of the box and used a knot of Real Red satin ribbon to hold it in place.
The greeting piece was stamped with Basic Black ink onto Whisper White cardstock using the So Many Thanks a la carte stamp ($9.95, #120173,page 18). This stamped piece was then layered onto a larger piece of Basic Black cardstock and a second larger piece of Real Red cardstock. I added small rhinestones over the row of hearts on the stamped image to tie into the rhinestones on the ribbon flower.
Finally I added a Ribbon Flower that was made with a 1-1/4″ circle of cardstock. See the video below for the Ribbon Flower instructions.
What a creative way to use a circle punch together with an oval punch to make an adorable punched flower.
I saw this idea at Convention and couldn’t wait to try it myself. To make this flower, I used a 3/4″ circle punch with the large oval punch. I also made petals using the small and wide oval punches with different sized circle punches and they all worked.
This card also uses the Sweet & Sour Specialty designer series paper. The colours of this paper are Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie. I used the Sweet & Sour paper for a layering piece on top of the Rose Red card and Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie layers as well as to create three of the six petals.
To cover the center of the punches I used a Pumpkin Pie button and then decided to follow through with more Pumpkin Pie and used the 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon.
And, guess what? No stamping required.
Scroll down for more details and instructions.
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Instructions for the punched flower petals:
Punch a circle from cardstock.
Position the oval punch over the circle you punched previously and punch again.
Today’s Technique Tuesday video features the Stained Glass technique.
Scroll down to watch the video and to see a second card sample. (If you received this message by e-mail or in a blog reader, you may need to visit my blog to see the link.)
For this first card, I used Baja Breeze and Wild Wasabi reinkers. As the colour in the reinker is so concentrated, it often dries darker than the cardstock colour. So, for this card, I used Marina Mist cardstock instead of Baja Breeze.
If you are finding the reinkers are too intense and the colour is darker than you would like, try diluting the reinker with a little bit of water before applying to the Crystal Efffects.
This technique is a great way to to create the look of dominoes on your cards and projects. Actual dominoes are heavy to use and can be hard to find inexpensively but with the Faux Domino technique you can have the look without the effort.
See the step by step instructions below.
For this card, I paired Cherry Cobbler with Pink Pirouette. I like these two colours together. For more of a contrast, I added Basic Black brads and ribbon. After stamping the greeting, I punched it with the 1″ circle punch and layered it onto a 1-1/4″ punched circle of Basic Black cardstock.
To create a shiny finish, the dominoes can be emboss with clear embossing powder.
I love the look of patent leather on shoes and handbags, so why not on my cards?
By applying one or two layers of clear embossing powder to cardstock, I can recreate the look of patent leather. See the step by step directions below for patent leather embossing.
To make the Black and White Watercolor Trio card above, I ran my patent leather paper through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I added four black brads from the Vintage Brads assortment (did you notice that these are retiring? I use them all the time!)
The greeting and image were stamped with Black StazOn ink. To complete the card, I layered different sizes of circle punches under the greeting.
For this card, I used Real Red cardstock that was run through the Big Shot with the Finial Press embossing folder. Since this folder has a bolder image, it created a really interesting vintage look on the cardstock.
I layered with Basic Black, Whisper White and Brushed Silver cardstocks and stamped again with Black Stazon ink. The greeting is the Elegant Thank You stamp.
The Basic Black satin ribbon was threaded through the Flower Ribbon Slide included in the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware kit.
This card uses Sahara Sand cardstock that has been patent leather embossed. The embossing folder is Manhattan Flower.
I stamped the same Watercolor Trio greeting as the first card in Night of Navy ink and punched it with the large oval punch. It was layered onto a scallop oval in Night of Navy cardstock and applied with stampin’ dimensionals.
The card itself is Night of Navy cardstock with a layer of Certainly Celery. I used those two colours again for the ribbon – Certainly Celery satin ribbon and Night of Navy 1/4″ grosgrain.
Patent Leather Embossing is a simple technique that creates a look that can be fun or elegant. Try it today!
Cover the cardstock fully and evenly with VersaMark ink. Make sure your pad is well inked. Apply the ink gently and tap to apply instead of rubbing to avoid damage to your ink pad.
Apply clear embossing powder to the entire surface of the cardstock.
Heat with a heat tool until all the powder is melted. If necessary, let cardstock cool and apply a second coat of VersaMark ink and embossing powder so coverage is even.
Cardstock will be shiny just like patent leather. You can see that some glitter made its way into my clear embossing powder. It actually adds a neat effect for this technique.
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