I have another Halloween card to share today and since it's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog I made a Half Shutter Card. I used the die set from Divinity Designs but only two of the layering dies.
The long Halloween is from a Doodlebug Designs Odds & Ends package - in fact, all of the elements are from the same package and the patterned paper is also Doodlebug Designs. So cute - I just love their Halloween items. I folded the 'H' at the front and the 'N' at the end so I could anchor the word inside the card fold, then carefully folded the whole word in half. Then it was adhered inside the card - the rest had already been decorated.
I added a stitched rectangle as a place for a personal greeting and this card folds flat into a standard A2 envelope and will mail for a single stamp!
This was supposed to be a post for Fun Fold Friday on my blog, but holy smokes - hubby and I got our second Shingles vaccine Thursday afternoon and it sent us for a tailspin (fever, chills, aches - even my HAIR hurt). I had to hold off posting until today when I can hold my head up for longer than two minutes. Other than a little achy and a sore arm at the injection site (completely normal) we both feel much better today.
This is the card I made for our youngest grandchild to give her piano teacher. Last year I made him a 5x7" Wiper Card, so I wanted to continue with a fun fold card and pulled out the Half Shutter With Layers by Divinity Designs. I love that it does all the cutting and scoring for the card base, and that the included layering dies make it so quick and easy to assemble my card.
I already had the music themed stickers - I love the nice big size of them and that they are glossy! I adhered them to white cardstock and fussy cut them out so I could pop them up with foam tape. This also helps the (thin) stickers have more stability even if just adhering right to the card or patterned paper. The polka dots on this paper are raised and they would have shown through if I had just pressed the stickers down on top of it inside of the card.
Alma has really great printing, but like most kids - it's pretty large. So I wanted lots of room for her to write a message but I didn't want a plain white panel either. Narrow gold tape to the rescue!
I wanted to have another play with the Half Shutter die set (Divinity Designs) and this is what I came up with. Both the chipboard and patterned paper (Stamperia) I've had for several years but I've been working on using both up and I'm almost there!
Below you can see the card opened up - they stand so nicely for display! I rarely use chipboard ephemera because I find them too bulky for mailing but for these ones I peeled off several layers from the back and that worked out really well.
Below you see the folds a little better ...
I used a favourite stamp set (Penny Black) for the stamped sentiments along with a few more chipboard pieces and Pops of Color for the look of enamel dots.
Happy Spring! SOOOO glad that 'officially' Winter is behind us. 😊 Of course, someone should let Mother Nature know since there is a big dump of snow in the forecast. Ug.
Today's card celebrates Spring and is a Half Shutter card using dies from Divinity Designs. I love that all the cutting and scoring is done for you, and the layering dies make adding the patterned paper layers so easy. The front decoration is a cut-apart from Echo Park, matted with Doodlebug patterned paper. I added Pops of Color on the raindrops and on the cloud scallops for some shine.
Above is what the card looks like when it comes out of the envelope, and below you can see the card opened up. It will stand nicely for display for a friend who needs a 'pick me up' .
I used Karen Burniston's Beach Elements for the umbrella and my Stampin' Up cloud punch as well.
In the photo below, you can see the folds a little better.
Last year I bought the Beehive Magic Iris Add-On dies (Lawn Fawn) because I knew I could use it for more than just a Magic Iris Card. Today created a Half Shutter Card and used the beehive as the focal point. I am so happy with how it turned out!
The bee patterned paper is too cute and I pulled out these bee dies from Marianne Designs to embellish the card.
I love that the Half Shutter Card die set (Divinity Designs) comes with the layering dies - it makes it so quick and easy to complete the card base and all that's left is my choice for decorating! I added a hexagon where I can write a personal greeting and the tiny daisy's are in Karen Burniston's Twist Flower Pop Up die set.
Last month I had pulled out this Half Shutter die set (Divinity Designs) to create a plant themed birthday card for a friend. I went ahead and die cut a couple of Half Shutter card bases using the largest die, thinking that would save me some time when I wanted to make another one. When I saw this cute cut-apart on the patterned paper, I looked through those bases and found a teal one that would work with the colours in the paper ... and this is what I came up with.
I added a second cut-apart as a signing block on the inside, and stamped a sentiment on a crosshatch oval. This card is meant to be February Happy Mail rather than a Valentine 😊
I hadn't used the Half Shutter Card die set in awhile, so I pulled it out for today's card. It is from Divinity Designs and comes with all the layering pieces. I love that with just a couple of passes through your machine, all the cutting and scoring is done for you - and all the layers are a perfect size.
The patterned paper & journal card inside is from an older package that I am going to work on using up. There are some sheets that I absolutely LOVE (and what tempted me to buy the package in the first place) but there are a lot of 'meh' sheets too. I decided this wood panel print would make a good background for plants and I'm happy with how it turned out.
I bought the plant stamp set last year (Catherine Pooler) so pulled it out again to use for the card. After I fussy cut the images, I was putting the stamps in their package and realized that I had also purchased the die set. I didn't even check to see if I had them - I have no idea why - and ended up fussy cutting the plants. Grumbling the whole time. Ha.
The sentiment panel is actually a cut-apart from one of the sheets. It fit perfectly, which was a happy surprise. The sentiments themselves are from Ellen Hutson - so fun! This card was made for a plant loving friend and I think she will like it.
Supplies used:
Patterned paper & Cut Apart - Farmhouse, Craft Smart
Hello! I used the Half Shutter Card With Layers die set by Divinity Designs for my card share today, with the second half of the deep red 12 x 12" sheet of card stock on the first plaid Half Shutter Card shared HERE. The die requires a minimum of 12 x 5.5", but I just cut my 12 x 12" sheets of card stock in half at 6" to make it easier on myself. 😊 I have a walkthrough of my card on YouTube:
The plaid paper and cut apart are from Photo Play's Mad For Plaid series but I couldn't find it to link for you. Everything that is available is linked below though, and I did find a different plaid paper package to link.
The journal cards (or cut aparts) were matted on red card stock, and the stickers were on a sheet by Photo Play that I purchased at the same time as the papers.. I adhered them to white card stock with glue, then fussy cut them out.
Love that Karen Burniston has a shadow die for her Merry Christmas and I used both of them here.
These cards fold flat for mailing, and fit in a standard A2 envelope. They also display very nicely on a table.
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Additional Supplies:
Burgundy (dark red) card stock, 12 x 12" - stash
Patterned paper, stickers and cut aparts (Journal Cards) - Mad for Plaid, Photo Play
Hello! I managed to USE some older items for my holiday cards this year and this card features mostly those in addition to a couple of products added to my craft room in 2021. I have been enjoying the Half Shutter Card With Layers die set from Divinity Designs, and for this card I paired it with some of those older items to create a vintage Christmas card. I have all the details on YouTube:
Since I only used half of the 12 x 12" sheet of red card stock for this one, I have another Christmas Half Shutter card made and will share another day. As I said in the video, this K & Co Chipboard element had already been used twice - once layered on a large patterned paper label and tied to a gift bag with velvet ribbon. That was for my Mom, and she returned it to me on a wrapped gift (as a topper) a few years later. I saved it and that was my inspiration for this card.
Inside I used the Slim Flaps and Frames, a die set by Karen Burniston, and a stamped sentiment from Papertrey Ink. The Pine Cone and sprigs are retired from Stampin' Up.
One more look ...
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Additional Supplies: Patterned paper - Deck the Halls, Stampin' Up (retired) Burgundy card stock - stash Confetti card stock - stash Chipboard label - K&Co (stash, many years old) Sentiment - Stylish Sentiments Holiday, Papertrey Ink Peaceful Boughs, Stampin' Up (retired)
Hello! Today I'm sharing a Half Shutter card for Hanukkah. The Half Shutter Card With Layers is a die set from Divinity Designs and I am really enjoying it. This one was decorated simply with patterned papers and stickers, and a gold matted cut apart/journal card on the front. I have a walkthrough of my card on YouTube:
Neither the gold mirror card stock nor the Hannukah themed papers are available, but I have linked other ones below for you. I have those too, but wanted to use this package up. While I don't have any more 12 x 12" papers in the package, there are several cut apart and stickers left as well as smaller paper pieces still to use.
Above is what the card looks like when it comes out of the envelope and below is what the card looks like opened up ...
This view gives you a better idea of the different folds. While the card looks complicated, it is fairly quick and easy to put together because all the scoring is done for you. I always appreciate layering dies with a fun fold die set too. 😊
This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making!
Any supplies I'm unable to link are listed at the very bottom of my post
Supplies: 12 x 12” White card stock - Recollections Patterned paper, cut apart and stickers - Happy Hanukkah, Photo Play Gold foil card stock- Recollections
Hello! I'm back today with another Half Shutter card for Halloween and this time I did things a little differently. I didn't use the layering dies and created an additional pop up inside ... all the details are on YouTube!
Halloween cards are among my favourite cards to make, and of course Doodlebug Designs has such cute Halloween products I can never resist using them.
I am really having fun with this Half Shutter die set, and I have linked everything that is available below.
I used the new Giant Happy Halloween die from Lawn Fawn to create the additional Pop Up. So fun - I have other word dies that I want to try this with!
Since there wasn't room on the front to write a personal message, I added one to the back.
While the Doodlebug Designs patterned paper & elements are no longer available, I have linked similar ones by Doodlebug.
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Supplies: Spider Web doily- Stampin’ Up (retired) Pink copic marker Confetti - old, from my stash Thinlets - Stephanie Barnard (retired) Patterned paper and stickers - Doodlebug Designs
Hello! Today I'm sharing my second card made with the Half Shutter Card With Layers die set from Divinity Designs. I have SO many ideas for this fun fold card die and will share another one soon. I did a walkthrough of this card on YouTube:
I added 'enamel dot eyes' to the cat so mimic the eyes in the patterned paper. So fun! While I couldn't find the Eerie Eyes Shape Sprinkles I used, I did find some slightly different ones that I will link below. Both are from Doodlebug Designs, which of course, is where the patterned paper and cut apart come from.
These spider web 'doily's' are perfect for Halloween. I've been using them for several past Halloween cards and I still have scads of them. I'll be adding them to my Halloween cards for the next 10 years, ha ha.
While the Doodlebug Designs patterned paper & elements are no longer available, I have linked similar ones by Doodlebug.
This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making!
Supplies: Black 12 x 12” Card stock - Recollections Eerie Eyes Shape Sprinkles - Doodlebug (I did link a different set below for you) Spider Web doily - Stampin’ Up (retired) Fine point black marker Label dies - Stephanie Barnard (retired) Patterned paper, cut apart and stickers - Boos & Brews by Doodlebug
Hello! Today I'm sharing my first card using Divinity Design's Half Shutter Card die set with Layers. This die set had been on my Wish List for a LONG time and I am so happy to have finally purchased it! The rainbow die is fairly new as well, and it was sitting on my stamping table so I decided to use it on my card front and pulled out the bright rainbow patterned paper as well. I have a walkthrough of my card on YouTube here:
It's so hard to see in photos, but I added Wink of Stella shimmer to the rainbow arcs. In the photo below, this is what the card looks like when it comes out of the envelope ...
... and here is the card fully open. I added smaller scalloped rectangles than the one on the front so they are hidden until you open the card and the blank one is for me to write a personal message.
This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that I receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making!
Additional Supplies: Green card stock Patterned paper - Over the Rainbow, Recollections Copic markers Sequins - June Paper Pumpkin kit, Stampin' up Tearaway Tab Sentiments - Your Next Stamp Black marker
