Double Fancy Folds Card Instructions

Card base measuring 21 x 28 cm

On the long edge of cardstock score at 2.5cm down 2.5cm, then between 8 to 13cm, and from  18.5cm to the edge of cardstock.

Next Scoreline on long edge is from 5cm down 2.5cm, then from 8 to 13 cm then from 18.5cm to the edge of cardstock.

Nest scorelines will be from the 14cm mark, in 2.5cm from edge to 8cm, then from 13cm to 18.5cm Next scorelines will be from the 16.5cm mark, from the edge to 2.5cm then from 8 to 13cm, then from 18.5cm to edge of cardstock

Using either paper trimmer or craft knife, cut from e the2.5cm mark at the 16.5cm scoreline down to the 5cm scoreline. Repeat these cuts from the 16.5cm scorelines at 8 and 13cm, and also from 18. 5cm down to the 5cm scorelines.  All folds are MOUNTAIN folds with the exception of the scorelines at the 5cm mark which are VALLEY

Decorative panels cardstock is 5cm x 11cm. 2nd layer 4.5cm x 10.5cm. 3rd layer 4cm x 10cm

Centre panel cardstock is 4.5 x 11cm. 2nd layer 4cm x 10.5cm. 3rd layer 3.5cm x 10cm

Stamp images on smallest panels and adhere to larger mats. Attach to card base, and add sentiment.

This card was so easy to make, and I was quite surprised at how quickly it all came together. Please feel free to use these instructions to make your own Double Fancy Folds creation or in a class, but please give credit where credit is due. I look forward to seeing some of your creations. Bye for now, Gwen

 

Double Fancy Folds

Today I would like to share with you a double fancy folds card that I designed. I  attended a class by my very good friend, mentor and honourary upline Kris McIntsoh and as we were making the fancy fold card I thought that I could do a double, so I set to and designed one! They are so simple to do and once you get the scoring right the rest falls into place so easily. I used a combination of colours that I would not usually use for this card and I also used my Dazzling Diamonds whch has been sitting neglected for quite some time :) I thought they added a lift to the finished card. The colours I used were Peach Pizazz Parfait for the base which I stamped with the vine from Elements of Style using Peach Parfait, and the mats were Bashful Blue, Cajun Craze and Whisper White. I love the softness of the Elements of Style stamp set, stamped it onto the Whiaper White using Stazon as I wanted to colour the flowers. On the two side panels I used Perfect Plum for the main flowers and Peach Parfait for the smaller blossoms and Old Olive for the leaves. The sentiment was stamped using Cajun Craze and punched out with the large oval punch then backed onto a scallop oval in Cajun Craze. I finished it off with two bows with a rhinestone in the middle and attached them to the card on the outer panels using mini glue dots (how I love them things!!)   I hope that you like this creation of mine and I would love to hear what you think. Bye for now, Gwen

Another Telescopic Card, made by a Special Person

My grandson really loved the card I made for my friend for her birthday and said he would like to make one for his dad. Of course who am I to deny this request, so this morning we sat and made telescopic cards together. (I am certainly getting plenty of practice using the Circle Scissors Plus) Young Matthew was really taken with the Owl Punch and really wanted to use it on his card as well as the beer glass from Cheers to You stamp set. The sentiment was from Fifth Avenue Floral. All in all he used a mixture of  stamp sets and punches, but he  had a wonderful time making his card and it was all done with minimal help from his Nan. I was so proud of him for sitting there and keeping on with his project. He gave the card to his dad and it was lovely to see how pleased and happy he was to be given this special card from his son, Maybe I have another member of the family that is interested in Stampin' Up! In the words of his older brother and cousin. "This card is way sik". I found out that "way sik" is so much better than "sik", which really means its awesome!. Well I think he is an awesome young man for making this for his dad. Till next time bye for now....

A telescopic birthday card for a special friend

Today was the birthday of a special friend and to make her card I made a card that was a  case from Barb Mullikin it is a lovely creation using the Big Shot and the Circle Scissors Plus, which I must admit that I dont use often enough. I think the trick is to have it out where it can be easily accessed and therefore used! The colours I used were So Safron, Perfect Plum and Whisper White, I lightly sponged around the edges of the Whisper White with Perfect Plum and used the Stamp n Write Marker to add the little design around the edge of the second layer. Cottage Garden was the stamp set I used because I love the delicate forms of the flowers and the tendrils, of which I stamped in Pear Pizazz. I finished the card off with little butterflies that were run throught the Big Shot using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. To hold the circles together I used some Butterfly Brads (not SU) but they seemed to bring the card together. My friend loved her card and I loved making it for her. We took her out to lunch to a resaurant nearby and had a lovely afternoon, and when we came home we held an impromptu class where everyone made one of these cards too. My next post is going to be another telescopic card, but with a very special person making it. Bye for now.....

Triple Twisted Easel Wedding Card

A special wedding card for a special couple



Envo Box



Side Panel



Yesterday I shared with you a beautiful photo of my son and his new wife at their wedding ceremoney on Long Island. Today I am going to share with you the Wedding Card that I made for them. I did not know wht the colour scheme was to be other than the men were wearing blue shirts, so that is the colour I used for the card. The base of the card I used White Shimmer cardstock, and the embossed mats were done in Bashful Blue. I absolutely adore the Presto DSP and I brayered that with Bashful Blue to give the look that I was after with it. I embossed vellum cardstock with the Finial Press embossing folder and layered this over the Bashful Blue Cardstock.The hearts were punched out using the large heart punch and my good friend Kris lent me her heart emboslit to give the hearts a final touch.  I placed some basic pearls to hold the easels where they sat naturally on the card base. The champage glasses on the centre easel are not SU. I was asked by so many people how to make the card and I have had the tutorial for the single, double and the triple twisted easels placed on SUDSOL. This lovely card needed a special envelope in which to hold it so I carried the theme though by making one of my 'Envo Box's to hold the card. I used Whisper White cardstock for the body of the box and then used the Baroque wheel and rolled the decorative edge. A strip of the Presto DSP was placed on the box and to that I attached two hearts which co-ordinated with the card that was inside.      

Notice the small pearls the easel is resting against.

Wedding Bells

Well here I am back again after a break. My son and his lovely partner married on Long Island, in the Whitsundays and we were fortunate enough to have fabulous weather for the beautiful beach wedding. I loved everything about it, it was a small wedding and filled with so much love it was wonderful. Our arrival home was delayed by a day when our flight could not land on Hamilton Island so we had to have another night away before we could come home. For a family getaway I dont think you could go past Long Island Resort. It is small enough to be private, its informal and there is heaps for the kids to do and meals can be included in your tariff. Sally-Anne's Dress was a beautiful ivory sleeveless creation that had the most delicate beadwork. Her flowers were Calla Lilies, as were the button holes for all the men and the corsages for the all the ladies. It was lovely to see the joining of two families with both David's sons and Sally-Anne's son and grandsons all taking part in the ceremony. Bye for now

My Version of the Glassine Technique

It has been a while since I have posted, I have had a bad dose of the flu and sinus and my get up and go got up and went!
I saw a technique from Madeline at Inkspirations 4 U, called glassine. I searched hi and low for my mod podge, but I am thinking it got up and went with my mojo! Not to be deterred, because I really really wanted to try this technique, I used  Crystal Effects instead of Mod Podge. Now using the CE I didnt achieve the 'opaqueness' that Madeline did in her tutorial, but I liked it just the same. Reminded me a bit of a frosted bathrooom window. Wanting to take it just a little further I wondered what the effect would be like if I stamped the image onto the tissue before I added the 2nd coat of CE. It turned out beautifully and when the CE dried I took my Stamp n Writed Markers and coloured the image. It doesnt show up all that well in the photo but it really does look quite effective. I had also put my metal sheets in a very safe place and couldnt fin them for looking, but I unearthed them and they were exatly where they were supposed to be. I just couldnt see them for looking! Because I wanted a blokey sort of card I embossed the metal sheet using the square lattice folder and loved the effect. The cardstock used was River Rock, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla and finished it off with some black brads and Night of Navy 1/4" grosgrain. Oh well back to search for the Mod Podge. I know it will be staring me in the face, but in the meantime I have taken the technique another step forward to do something else and will post that a bit later. Hope you like it and I would love to know what you think. Bye for now..........