Christmas in July

The challenge at Creative Knockouts is Christmas in July using a image from Polkadoodles and I am using this one santa bicycle our Christmas is in the summer,  so I went for this image it looks more like our Christmas would be

I found a card layout like this idea on Pinterest. What I like about this layout is you can do it any size My black base card is 9 inch by 5&3/4 or 130cm by147cm  The backing paper you can do any size as well  mine is 4 by 5& 1/4 I used double sided paper you then cut it top right to bottom left  then left top to bottom right then you turn two corresponding pieces over then I put the pieces onto a white card  that was slightly bigger than the backing paper. It doesn't have to be double sided paper you could use two or four different papers then you will have  spares to do some more cards

I then printed out my image  and cut it with the postage stamp die distressed the edges with old paper ink, coloured in the image with copics and gave Santa a green bike just to be different. I kindy glitzed all the white bits of his suit but will have to go over it when it has dries properly

Sakura

The challenge at  creative knockouts is to use die cuts punches, stencils with a image from Star Stampz I am working with this image sakura cherry blossom

As I was having a spring clean of my craft room(out with the old in with the new) I donated a lot of stuff I no longer need or use to the local primary school. I found this 3D Diorama Die I have only used it once and thought it would look good with the image  

Unfortunately this is not a good photo it is rather flat 

 

Now this started off being a card but a granddaughter thought it would look nice hanging on her wall so a board is to be made and this will be adhered to this card? 

I coloured the image with copics cut an extra two so I could 3D her

This is the back piece the tags get cut off                 First panel tags also off

 I cut four panels  tags on                                           Side pieces

                                                                                   The tags go into this panel                                                                                                                  

                                             

I adhered the coloured image to the first panel then 3D the girl, each panel of the four has a stem of blossom adhered to the back of the panel I cut them with the scan n cut so I could put a border around the stem, the front panel has a bit of blossom poking over the bottom the top is a row of birds on a branch I also kindy glitzed the flowers it is much easier if you decorate  each panel before putting the card together

The tags slip into the  the cuts in the panel ( I have coloured it blue so they could be seen ) once all in place it keeps the card together

For the kids

Hello out there. This  challenge at creative knockouts is for the kids using a image from patties creation and I picked  fairy bella

I am into doing shaped cards again so I decided to make this an easel card using one of my nesting dies I have no idea what it is called and as it was to be for the kids I had to make it pink 

My base card is white and the pink card was cut with a smaller die, my fairy has pink hair and clothes I used kindy glitz on her wings and the stars I did the sentiment on the computer the bling was from my stash 

I then decided it didn't look right so I got the pink bow it didn't look right either the other bows were too big so I got a charm, that has a butterfly on it, threaded it onto a piece of chain then adhered it to the bow then onto the card

Embossing sheepski image

This challenge at Creative Knockouts is for Embossing using a image from Sheepski design  I chose this design, butterfly , as I had to make a man card and I wanted to try the technique of inking an embossed card ...... Man cards are always a challenge for me to make

                                                                                        

I used craft card for my base card, Embossed black card with this EB folder (can't think of the name of it) then I swiped over it with gold sparkle pigment ink I did it twice, I also went a bit thicker around the edges a bit of ink changes the whole look

I put the image in a word document and changed the colour, then put a border around it, I cut three, two I did not colour  The top image I coloured with colouring pencils and outlined it with fine liners. I cut two strips of plain black card and heat embossed the sentiment

I adhered the embossed card to the base, adhered the strips of card then adhered the images, the top one I used 3D foam 

I will definitely use this technique again    

Concertina Pocket Card

Another shaped card this one is a Concertina Pocket Card once again there are tutorials and measurements for this on You Tube

I am in a small card group here in New Zealand and we have a monthly car swap, so nice to get a card in the mail, and the theme for that month was an interactive card 

I had recently been to a card class using Mintay Papers it was the meet me in Paris set, such lovely papers to work with and I had papers and scraps left over enough to make this card

The lady I was to send the card to has traveled and Paris was one of her destinations

One of the first things to do with the card was to score two lines on the fold of the card so that it looks like a book this is so with the thickness of the inside of the card it folded neatly and the ribbon used to tie the card together fitted nicely

I used  hot pink card as my base, adhered the pink backing paper, that looks like it has a white  embroidered flower on it, onto white card then a piece of white ribbon to tie the card up, then a tag with the tower on it adhered the camera, glasses and card with 3D tape then it was onto the inside

Once again there was a lot of measuring , cutting and pasting that was the reason for the two scoring lines I used the same pink backing paper as on the front of the card, added other bit of ribbon to the back, the pockets and front pieces were backing paper with peonies on it, such pretty paper.

now the interactive part of my card was all the bits and pieces I was putting into pockets

I covered the score lines with a strip of gem lace (only way I can think to describe it) The pockets were filled with tags, doily's made with card BP paper and images scraps of paper on the pink card, a perfume bottle a cat a envelope with a dog to name a few there was space to put things on the back of the concertina part, in the bottom of the pocket, gems and brads you can just put anything you want to on a card like this

This card also took some time to put together but I think it was worth it and the lady receiving it like it  

Envelope box card

I have recently got back into making Shaped cards, flowers, using different textured papers and other beady embellishments. I also get ideas and inspiration from Pinterest and when I saw the envelope box card I knew I had to make one, You Tube has also got some great tutorials 

I am enjoying doing them again, this one I made for a very dear friend of mine.

There was a bit of measuring cutting and pasting to do so I got that all together and adhered the Backing paper I used dusty pink card stock for the base and the Backing Paper was from my stash

this was it put together I misjudged the side bit but that will be covered with flowers

The back is only half covered, as the white card was just that to write on and to hinge

I made an assortment of flowers one of the white flowers is made of toilet paper the other with a handi (paper )towel, three flowers were made with flower crepe paper, it is a bit firmer than normal crepe paper, the other flowers were made of card stock I cut an assortment of leaves with the cuttle bug and a bunch of hearts there was also some artificial flowers and a string of silver thick thread

I then had a play around to see how my flowers would be placed then took a photo to give myself a guide line

I put it together by using the oasis ( the grey block) I cut it to fit the box My flowers all had a wire stem, I tried using florist tape around the wire but they didn't go in the oasis very well so I just put them in without the tape Once I was happy with the flowers I added some leaves It needed a bit more so I put some small carnation flowers underneath the larger flowers and a string of hearts to the back of the box 

The front finished finally

there was also a hinge at the back to help the box stand upright the hinge was made with card

I really enjoyed making this card, although it did take a while putting all the bits together and building the card, but to me it was well worth the effort it took. 

My friend just loved it she has it on show for everyone to see 

 

Birthday Wishes

The theme this time at Creative Knockouts is Birthday wishes using this image sweet sunflower

This is a fun card, it is a mini easel card, instead of having the side pieces  sitting up like a stepper card they are glued down. There are tutorials on Pinterest and YouTube. seeing as the sunflowers are brown, yellow and green I thought I would carry on the the same colours I used yellow card for my base, green card for a contrast then a green gingham backing paper. white card was adhered across the bottom layer before gluing the sides down but because my base card was not  yellow both sides I could see what the white was going to look like (not nice) I made my bottom yellow I printed out the image with an extra one, I coloured it with copics then adhered it to the the original with 3D double sided foam Then adhered it all to the fold of the easel, the row of sunflowers I downloaded from the net did two put thin DS foam in between and adhered it to the card decided to put sending love instead of happy birthday for my sentiment I was going to put something on the side panels but it looked too much, so I left them plain. I then added clear gems in the two corners