So, my one of my besties had a Finally Forty party last week and I wanted to make her something special because it was a big birthday! I wish I could say I invented this card but, alas, such is not the case. I found it at Gramma's House of Cards. It's called a book card.
As you can see, it sort of looks like a book. It looks really intricate but the hardest part is the accordion frame inside. Before I make this again, I'll be buying a scoring board! So here is the front:
I used Bo Bunny Country Garden paper and embellishments plus a little Stickles and a few rhinestones. The inside is more of the same:
I printed the poem and greeting onto cardstock and inked the edges of the patterned paper. I also added ribbon and corner fasteners to the top of the "shadow box". Here are some close ups and different angles:
In this part of the card, I placed the different items at different levels of the accordion folds to give a 3D effect.
It's a fabulous card that is sure to get lots of admiration if you are keen to give it a try!
Well, this is it! The last day... seems sad but it isn't because I have lifetime access to the class and it's information so I can go through the whole thing at any time. So can you if you are still interested! Just go to Online Card Classes to sign up.
Day 10 was about Stickles and Dimensional Mediums but only one tag to be made - with Rock Candy Stickles...which I don't have. So, I used Diamond Stickles instead! More glitter but I am happy with it. Very cool background (I need more background stamps cause I don't really have any)! Already have ideas to use it :0)
Tag 25 - Rock Candy Distress Stickles (really Diamond Stickles)
Probably more shiny that it will be when it fully dries but so cool! The streaking effect is what makes this a fave for me. It looks a little like old vintage paper that has survived time in the rain. I didn't colour the background like Tim did (forgot until just now!) but will give that a try next time.
Thanks for following me on this learning curve. I hope to be back soon with some projects using my new found skills!
Oh yes, I went there...finally! I have been wanting to get these inks for AGES but just haven't done it due to cost or because there were other things I wanted more. So, when I got a gift card for Christmas, I decided to buy the lot of 23 that I had my eye on in an Etsy store. It included two of the fixatives (gold and silver) and then I ordered the other items I needed from SimonSaysStamp who are a fantastic site to purchase from. Contrary to what some of my friends wish - these are not for drinking or licking! I do suggest that you work in a well ventilated area though!
On Monday, I finally had the chance and the energy to try them! Here are the results:
(Materials used: Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock, tissue paper in purple, blue and white, Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black, Diamond Stickles, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, hot glue, Hero Arts Stamp and Emboss Collage Background, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Mini Butterflies Movers and Shapers, Alcohol Inks in Stream, Currant, Wild Plum, Silver, Gold and Sail Boat Blue, misc brads, Clear Embossable Acetate, Tim Holtz Sizzix Springtime Backgrounds and Borders Texture Fade, Vintage Treasures Scrapbooking Dazzles, Pearl Pen in White)
(Materials used: DCWV Cardstock, Gold Glitter Paper, Ranger Archival Ink in Plum, Rhinestones, Vintage Treasures Scrapbooking Dazzles, Plastic packaging, Time Holtz Sizzix Springtime Backgrounds and Borders Texture Fade, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, hot glue, Staz On Ink in Jet Black, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Mini Butterflies Movers and Shapers, Alcohol Inks in Cranberry, Red Pepper, Watermelon, Gold, Butterscotch, Sunshine Yellow and Sunset Orange, Adirondack Alcohol Ink Cardstock, Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamps and Die Cut Message Frames, Gold Twine)
The purple card was done using a clear embossable acetate from Sparkle and Sprinkle while the red card was done using Adirondack Alcohol Ink Cardstock. You will need some form of glossy or slick surface to use these on but they have SOOOOO many applications. Here is a video from the guru himself about how to use them:
He tells you just about everything you need to know about these amazing inks in this video. There are many great videos on YouTube about Alcohol Inks as well if you search for them. I can also recommend Scrap Time as a fabulous site for videos too. Sorry I didn't have any step by step photos this time! I was just to excited to remember :)
What is this EXCITING NEWS I hear you say! Well, if you didn't see it on my FB feed - I've been published!!! Scrapbook Creations Issue 91 has a two page layout with one of my cards! I am beyond excited and very honoured that they chose one of my creations. I would have been jumping out of my skin for just a gallery shot but to have the two pages is more than I could have hoped for.
So run out and get a copy. If you live close by, I'll autograph it for you ;0) You never know, it might be worth something some day! Here's the cover of the issue it's in too:
Thank you so much to all of you who have been so supportive and encouraging. And thanks to all of those who have already celebrated with me! Your words of congratulations have made it even more enjoyable.
Next time, I will have some fun to show you with Claudine Hellmuth's paints and sticky back canvas!
I have been sitting at my craft desk more regularly lately but I have been quite slack in showing you what I have been doing. So here is a little catch up on it all.
It seems from September onwards, the days just start to run together. There are birthdays galore and then there are holidays that, although are not Australian, I still celebrate as I did growing up. It just doesn't feel right if I don't acknowledge them in some way. However, this month, there were two special birthdays to be marked in our calendar - my friend Dayna and her daughter.
Dayna was gifted the stationery box. She told me to tell you all that she was absolutely in love with her gift although I am apparently on call for more cards when she needs them :0) I am fine with that! So what is this stationery box I hear you asking? I found the tutorial on my ever faithful source - Splitcoaststampers. You can get to it from here. Most of the large cards are modified copies from other's websites too...sorry, not too original as I had limited time!
This is what mine looked like after I finished. There are a few pictures as I have chosen to show it both full and empty. There are 6 cards, 8 gift cards and 8 tags in the box as a "starter kit". All the items, including the box were made with Bo Bunny Gabrielle papers (no, it's not my favourite at all). The stamps are a mixture of Stampin Up's Cottage Garden and Vintage Vogue. I used Ranger Archival Inks in Jet Black, Cobalt, and Olive. I used a combination of my Glue Glider Pro, Glossy Accents and Xpress It tape to stick it all together. The flowers were Prima and miscellaneous and most of the embellishments were from the Bo Bunny Gabrielle range.
For Dayna's daughter, I decided to make a bookmark instead of a regular card. This way, she would get to see it for the whole year! I used a technique called ghosting. This is where you stamp in a white versa mark ink and then once dry, ink over the top. I grabbed the idea from here.
After I stamped the ghost butterfly (Stampin' Up's Great Friends set), I inked the entire tags with Distress Inks (Dusty Concord, Stormy Sky and Victorian Velvet). Next, I sprayed it with Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl and then stamped the butterfly from Stampin' Up's Priceless set. The ribbon was inked with the same Distress Inks and is from the Tim Holtz trims set. The card stock is Coredination card stock in the Tim Holtz Distress Ink colours. Finally, I added some diamond Stickles to give the butterflies a little bling of their own.
Finally, the card I made is for my Grandpa who is in hospital. I'm going to sent some photos along with a message for him to help remind him that we love him very much. The paper is - oh, I don't know - Bo Bunny Gabrielle?! The trim is a random one I've had for a while. The butterfly is cut from matching card stock and the antenna are brown memory thread. The bling is also a random brand.
So, I hope you have enjoyed all of these. I know I enjoyed making them and I hope to have some photo wallet ideas up for you before too long!
