Lake Scene Book Card

Hello!  Today I'm sharing a card for Masculine Card Monday here on my blog ... but my post had to get moved until today. It still counts, right? Ha. I used the Book Card with Layers die set from Divinity Designs, which I purchased last year and haven't used nearly enough. This card started when I went to my stash to select a Birthday Card to send to a friend and discovered I didn't have any fun fold or pop up masculine cards in there. What??? 

Our friends live near a lake in BC, so I pulled out some older Hero Arts stamp sets. I stamped the scene on a white card panel that measured 5 x 3.75", then used the layering dies to cut them to fit the inside of the pop up portions. It was a good way to make sure I could get everything I wanted to in the scene.

Oh, and the front of the card was stamped with a partial image of a beautiful stamp by Penny Black called Quietude. That was die cut and matted with Karen Burniston's Crosshatch Rectangles.

One more look at all the dimension you get with this Book Fold!  Since I didn't leave much room to write a note, I added a Kraft panel to the back side and that is where we signed our names.

Since people generally turn cards like this over so they can view it from the top - I've included a photo of that view as well.

Once I got this card finished and in the mail, I immediately broke out an older, unused Paper Pumpkin kit that I recently purchased and will be making those into Paper Pumpkin Alternates with Pop Up's so I don't run into this situation again. I am usually really good about making my cards ahead of time, so I don't know how this friends' birthday got by me until I was scrambling.

For your convenience I have linked many of the products used below. Some may be affiliate links which means if you use these links to purchase I may earn a small commission at NO extra cost to you.

Additional Supplies:
DSP - Happy Trails, K & Co (old)
Various card stocks
Twine
Card size - standard A2, 4.25 x 5.5"

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Hola Llama Book Card

Hello crafty friends ...

You can see this card in action HERE on YouTube.

It's been awhile since I made a Book Card, so that is what I'm sharing today. I have several different sheets of Llama stickers, because - well, I have no good reason other than I love Llama stickers! Ha. But I am trying to USE them and not just hoard them, so these cute puffy stickers were what inspired the theme.

I had one sheet of this 12 x 12" patterned paper - so again, instead of hoarding it I cut into it! I have enough left to make a second card as well.

Below is a different view of the inside ...

The cute puffy stickers were attached to stitched fishtail banners and I added the ground dots with a marker.  The HOLA was die cut with the i-crafter Carly Alpha die set ... so cute!

There isn't much room to write a note or even sign a name on this one, so I added a stitched rectangle to the back with a pretty water coloured sticker as well. This will be one of the cards I send out for Happy Mail!

Supplies:

Blue, Green, White and black card stocks

Patterned paper - Chasing Adventures, American Crafts

Book Fold Card with Layers die set - Divinity Designs

Large Fishtail Banner dies - Pink & Main

Puffy Llama stickers - the Paper Studio

Carly Alpha - i-Crafter

Just because & Swirl stamps - Sweet Labels, Verve (retired)

Fun foam

Stitched Rectangle Die Set - Your Next Stamp

Holographic circle stickers - Stampendous

Wink of Stella

Card size - Standard A2, 4.25 x 5.5"

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Woodland Birthday Book Card

Hello crafty friends ...

I have always liked the look of Book Cards ... which is why I used the (retired) Lorna Label die as a double so often. The measuring and cutting with a craft knife to make a Book Card did not appeal to to me at all.  Recently Divinity Designs came out with a Book Card die set with Layers and I was SO happy! This is the first card I made with the die set:

I used some cute Cut Parts from the paper pack, some small puffy stickers from my stash and the sentiment stamp and die is from Your Next Stamp.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

I added a few YNS word stamps and more puffy stickers to decorate the inside as well.

Yep - the fun fold and dimension this die set creates just make me happy and I can't wait to make another one.

Supplies:
Blue and white card stocks
Book card die and layers - Divinity Designs
Patterned paper & Cut apparatus - Happy Camper, Echo Park
Puffy stickers - Sticko
Washi Tape Sentiments, stamps and die set - Your Next Stamp
Foundation dies - Queen & Company
Word stamps - Photo Booth, Your Next Stamp
Happy Birthday stamp - Way Cool Monsters, Your Next Stamp

Card size - Standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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