Celebrate Twisted Gatefold Card

Hello! I had been poking around on YouTube and saw this Twisted Gatefold idea. It's not a new idea by any means, and I was surprised by the variations of measurements there were. I made three different samples and decided this was the one I liked the best - it is by Judy Newsome and I have that blog post linked in the Supply list below. I have a walkthrough of my card and a tutorial on YouTube here: 

I used the Celebrate from the Celebrate Slimline Tag die by Crafty Meraki to decorate the front, as well as that beautiful paper ("That Paper", as it's referred to on Facebook) that was sent to me as a Random Act of Kindness by Marilyn W back in November.

Both the envelope and the inside panel were stamped with the Forever Fern images from Stampin' Up and I added a birthday sentiment inside from Studio Katia.

Initially I thought I had seen a video tutorial by Judy Neewsome, but after spending far too long scouring YouTube and coming up empty handed, I realized that it was a blog post I had seen and not a video! In order to give her credit though, I am linking her blog in the Supplies below.

This was a fun one, and I expect I will make more down the road.

Supplies:
Blog Link for card by Judy Newsome 
Card stocks
Patterned paper - Eucalyptus, the Paper Studio
Celebrate Slimline Tag - Crafty Meraki
Shimmer Spray
Birthday Greetings - Studio Katia
Forever Fern - Stampin' Up
Sequins
Fits in an A7 envelope

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Leafy Hello Slimline Card

Hello crafty friends ...

Today's card is a special one because of the patterned paper which comes with a story. A talented paper crafter named Bette Manning had posted a LOT of cards using this beautiful patterned paper on a Face Book group called Stamp Junkies. Her cards are all beautiful and received lots of comments. Eventually everyone just started referring to this paper as 'That Paper'. It's called Eucalyptus and it's from Hobby Lobby so no way I was able to get my hands on it as we don't have a Hobby Lobby here in Canada. 

One afternoon in November I received a message from one of the group members letting me know she had purchased extra of this paper and would be happy to send me some. I was thrilled! Well when my envelope arrived, she had included more than just a few sheets. I was in tears from this RAK (Random Act of Kindness) and of course had to make a card right away. Since I share holiday cards in December though, this one had to wait until after Christmas for me to post it. Thank you THANK YOU for your generosity and kindness Marilyn W - you have no idea how your gesture lifted my spirits!

So here is my first card with That Paper, and you will be seeing it a lot in the coming months. I love leaves anyhow, and I adore the colours in this print and am thrilled with how well it works with the Stampin' Up Forever Fern bundle. 

My Slimline card features a fold back flap - this was the first time had done this on a Slimline card and I was really happy with how it works out.  This  Fold Flap Slimline layout is one you will be seeing a lot of from me in the New Year!  I've seen A2 sized cards done with this technique and the card is then held closed with a Belly Band. I didn't want a Belly Band for this card though, so my flap is held closed with thin foam tape instead. While this is the first Fold Flap Slimline Card I made, I did post one on the 24th in a Christmas theme. I rarely post my cards in the same order I make them!

Here is a peek at the inside, with some stamping, a gold Peel Off Border Sticker and a pair of stamped, die cut sprigs. Just enough room to write someone a quick note to send this card for Happy Mail!

Measurements for my Fold Flap Slimline Card:

• Cut card stock 7 x 8.5"
• Putting the 7" edge at the top of your scoring tool, score at 1-1/4" and 3-1/2".
• Fold your card in half at the 3-1/2" scoreline, to form your card base
• Fold the 1-1/4" scored edge to the front of the card.
• NOTE:  I adhered the flap right to the card front using thin foam tape, but most of the A2 Fold Flap Cards I've seen utilize pretty patterned papers and have the card open as more of an accordion. 
• I chose these measurements for my card as then the patterned paper layer measurements are easy to figure out. I usually make my patterned paper layers 1/4" smaller, so if that top flap on the card base is 1-1/4 x 8-1/2", my patterned paper strip is 1 x 8-1/4".

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Eucalyptus - Hobby Lobby
Card stocks - stash
Gold Border Peel Off - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Rectangle dies - Waffle Flower
Forever Fern - Stampin' Up
Shimmer Spray
Gold Foil card stock - Stampin' Up
Hello die - MFT Stamps
Charcoal Dtaradream
Vellum
Tasteful Label Dies - Stampin' Up
Gold Fever Confetti - Studio Katia
Thin gold cord
Card size: 3.5 x 8.5", fits in a #10 Business Envelope

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Sympathy and Birthday Card Duo's

Hello crafty friends ...

I have a video walk through of these cards for you on YouTube:

Note - now that 'they' have changed Blogger (grrrrrrr) I found that you couldn't see the videos from an iPhone. It just didn't show up. Nothing. WTH??? If you scrolled down to the bottom of the post on your phone screen and clicked 'view Web Version', the video showed up no problem. So I did some research and found out that now I have to go into the HTML and delete some code for the video's to show up on an iPhone. Come on, Blogger - how does this make things better for any of us? But thank you to those that shared their tip online!! And I will be checking this post from my iPhone in the morning to be sure it worked. Fingers crossed .......

Earlier this week I shared a Slimline card duo made using Stampin' Up's Forever Fern bundle and the Split Stamping technique recently shared by Jennifer McGuire. For these four cards, I started with two 8.5 x 5.5" panels of matte coated card stock and stamped the greenery right up the centre. Cutting the panels in half gave me 4 pieces to trim and layer onto my card front!

Since I went over the details in the video, I'll keep the comments here to a minimum. I made two Birthday and two Sympathy Cards, and below are the two sympathy cards.

I did add a bit of gold shimmer to one of the leafy die cuts, as well as some gold Glitter Dots. I don't like a lot of bling on a sympathy card but nestling those stickers among the greenery helps keep the focus on the sentiment.

Below are the two Birthday Cards. For these two I kept the leafy border at the bottom of the card and added some additional sparkle and sequins.

I die cut one of the 'wreaths' from the (retired) Swirly Scribbles die set from gold card stock, then snipped it in half and added one half to each card above the gold border strip.

Inside the cards are a stamped greeting, a pair of die cut leaves and I used the leftover piece of the gold foil border from the front.

Supplies:

Matte coated card stock

Forever Fern Bundle - Stampin' Up

Subtle Embossing folder - Stampin' Up

Gold foil card stock - Stampin' Up

1/4" Quick Strips die - the Stamp Market

Card stocks - my stash

Banners Pick A Punch - Stampin' Up

Here for You - Waffle Flower

Gold Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Nuvo Glitter Pen, Aztec gold

Heart Epoxy Droplets - Stampin' Up

Mini MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

Sympathy words - Stampendous

In & Out Birthday - Taylored Expressions

Gold Fever Confetti - Studio Katia

Birthday Words - Cool Tag Banner Sentiments, Your Next Stamp

Swirly Scribbles die - Stampin' Up

Card sizes - all, standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Slimline Forever Fern Card Duo

Hello crafty friends ...

Today I'm sharing a Slimline card duo made using the Forever Fern bundle from Stampin' Up. I tried really hard not to purchase this bundle when it was first released, but I could not hold out any longer, ha ha. I love leaves and a set like this is a classic that can be used for years!

I pulled out some matte coated card stock, which behaves like glossy card stock but doesn't have the same shine. Then I decided to try Jennifer McGuire's technique of 'split stamping'. I took a double width of the card stock and stamped randomly up and down the very centre. Then I simply chopped it in half which gave me two panels with lovely leaves stamped down one side. For these cards, I rotated one so both would have the leaves coming from the left side. 

Note, I did more than these two panels and those cards will be shared later this week.

Additionally I stamped a few of the leaves on some scrap card stock and cut them out with the coordinating dies then layered a cluster along with some die cut leaves from the bundle. A gold foil card stock strip as well as a few gold sprigs completed the cards. I made one a Birthday Card and one is a 'thinking of you'.

The Birthday card has a stamped sentiment inside and a few more stamped leaves while the Thinking of You card just has the leaves. I also stamped the leaves onto the envelopes to dress them up a little.

Supplies:
Matte coated card stock
Forever Fern Bundle - Stampin' Up
Gold foil card stock - Stampin' Up
Embossed Edge Nesting Slimline Dies - Kat Scrappiness
Thinking of You - Hero Arts (old)
Happy Birthday and words inside - The Inside Scoop, Taylored Expressions
Tasteful Label dies - Stampin' Up
Gold Fever Confetti - Studio Katia

Card sizes, both - 3.5 x 8.5", fits in a #10 Business Envelope

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