Fancy Fold Friday - Tutorial for Swing Easel Card

 Remember this Timeless Elegance card shared a couple of weeks ago. 

Well a remake was in order for this week's classes using the Pretty Petals papers (which - did I tell you - are on Bonus Deals this week - just over £5 for 48 sheets!! Nice papers... Nice price!!)

And it went down very well.... apart from me not saying LIFT loud enough!!! Oops...but we got there in the end....

Couple of closed views

And here you go - a cut and score tutorial to make one of these for yourself from 12 x 12 card... Please feel free to share any make using this tutorial with me - you can decide whether you would like me to feature here on The Craft Spa blog!! Or not!

Edited To Add - and click here for the Cut & Score version from A4 card

Supplies Needed
12x12 Cardstock  Calypso Coral - 12" x 6"
Paper 5 3/4" Square x 2 patterns
Cardstock Old Olive 3 3/4" Square
Cardstock Very Vanilla 3 1/2" Square
Scallop Square Framelits die

1. Die cut Scallop Square aperture out of centre of 1 piece of paper ( I eyeball but you can draw diagonals on back to make eyeballing MUCH easier!)
2. Score LANDSCAPE Calypso Coral panel in half at 6"
3. Bone Fold (mountain fold)
4. With card blank in tent fold direction ( ie centre fold at top) adhere die cut paper to card blank

5. Place card blank LANDSCAPE on trimmer with papers to right hand side
6. LANDSCAPE. Line up on Top Bar at 7", cut 1" to 5" (2.5 to 12.7 cm)
7. LANDSCAPE. Line up at 11", cut 1" to 5" (2.5 to 12.7 cm)

8. LANDSCAPE. Line up at 8 3/4", score 0 to 1", LIFT, score 5" to 6" (score 0 to 2.5, LIFT,score 12.7 to 15.2cm)
9. LANDSCAPE. Line up at 9 1/4", score 0 to 1", LIFT, score 5" to 6" (score 0 to 2.5, LIFT,score 12.7 to 15.2cm)
10. LANDSCAPE. Line up at 9 3/4", score 0 to 1", LIFT, score 5" to 6" (score 0 to 2.5, LIFT,score 12.7 to 15.2cm)

11. Place card blank PORTRAIT on trimmer with papers/cut sections to top.
12. PORTRAIT. Line up at 1". Cut 1" to 2 3/4", LIFT, cut 3 1/4" to 5" (cut 2.5 to 7cm, LIFT, cut 8.2 to 12.7cm)
13. PORTRAIT. Line up at 5". Cut 1" to 2 3/4", LIFT, cut 3 1/4" to 5" (cut 2.5 to 7cm, LIFT, cut 8.2 to 12.7cm)

14. With mountain centre fold, fold outer scorelines as muntain fold, valley fold , mountain fold
15. Decorate as you desire.

Stampin᾿ Up! Supplies

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Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack	Corner Garden Wood-Mount Background Stamp	Corner Garden Clear-Mount Background Stamp	You're So Sweet Wood-Mount Stamp Set
You're So Sweet Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Happy Birthday, Everyone Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Happy Birthday, Everyone Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Gorgeous Grunge Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Gorgeous Grunge Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Subtles 12" X 12" Cardstock	Old Olive A4 Cardstock	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Metal Rimmed Pearls	Stampin' Trimmer	Aqua Painters
Blender Pens	Squares Collection Framelits Dies	Butterflies Thinlits Dies	Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies

Corner Garden - and a Tip!

Another quick share today. This is the Corner Garden stamp set that I have had a short while  - but new In colors and products intervened...so it didn't see ink... So now it has!

Well I was looking for something to quickly put on my trial of a 6" card using the NEW Whisper White Thick Cardstock... which I have to say has passed all of my tests so far!!!

I stamped and Aqua-Painted the flowers and leaves...and added my favourite Happy Birthday wording (yes again!) - but something was definitely missing...

So a quick tip for you when you just know a card needs just a little bit more... 

Get the Soft Sky inkpad out... 

Aqua Paint a faint outline around the flowers and leaves to make a shadow.  

Then pick up the little splats from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set - and splat. 

And then suddenly it all come to life....

Golden Ornamental Pines

Just a very quick share for today.

Here is a very simple card made using the Encore Gold ink, Ornamental Pines and a few splodges from Gorgeous Grunge!

I hope that you are all more ready for Christmas than I am….

I have ticked off quite a lot …but  many left to do… Next step… tree decoration ( sorry Julie W – there would only have been a bare tree photo today!!) …then house decoration!! Only 2 weeks later than usual….Ooops…

Again sorry for the bad photos… I really need Santa to deliver my replacement lights set…. not long to wait now…..

Ornamental Pines Set– Clean peace, Sponged beauty or downright Grungy!

Moving swiftly onto the Ornamental Pines stamp set…. Same card. Different styles!

Clean on clean to start with… just the addition of the Gorgeous Grunge splats to add a bit of texture…

Bit of sponging to that centre panel… definitely stands out more!

And trying to go grungy for a change ….. all over sponging to the right…

Holiday Home– and a How To…

Just a quick share of some other clean & simple projects using the Holiday Home stamp set & co-ordinating Homemade Framelits.  And with stars! Albeit tiny ones…

I was asked for a “how did she do that” so … without further ado… apart from the MERRY card…

These were all made by sponging Soft Sky, then Lost Lagoon through a rectangular aperture ( I have a plastic sheet with the rectangular hole all cut out & ready to go!).

I popped a punched 1” circle as a 2nd mask where I wanted the moon…

Then a quick stamp of the Gorgeous Grunge small splats in Soft Sky to add a bit of texture /snow effect.

Then the masks were removed.

And finished off by stamping Silver Encore stars, Soft Sky tiny snowflakes, Memento Ink or Basic Grey Santa & sleigh and wording.

Simples…

Apologies for the bad photo of this first one! Not only is this the simplest but this was also the favourite so I couldn’t leave it out!!… Love this wording – which is from the Wondrous Wreath stamp set. And big thanks to Jean for putting this wording on her version of the card in class - I liked it so much I had to quickly make another!!

Wording from Bright & Beautiful….

And the MERRY stamp Seasonally Scattered makes it debut here! Along with lots of Gorgeous Grunge splats! And Christmas from Endless Wishes.

And the last one I have shared before..click on the photo for more views & information…

Swap Card UK Regional Event in Telford

As you read this I will be amongst my wonderful Demonstrator friends down at the UK Regional Training event in Telford.

No doubt we will be very getting very excited seeing and touching new products from the new Annual Catalogue that launches 1st July. What a lovely way to spend a day!! Can’t wait!!! And even better … I set off yesterday… so I got to spend a night way with friends too….

So here is a quick share of my Swap Card (sorry for awful photo!) – and a big shout out to my customer and friend Hilda  - without  whom not many would have been made! Making 100 swaps is so much more fun when you are not alone… thank you so much Hilda….

And also a shout out for fellow demo friend, Julie Wade…. thank you for the Raspberry Ripple colour inspiration Julie!

Two colourways as options – Raspberry Ripple for the first, Tangerine Tango for the 2nd…

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Petite Petals	Petite Petals Punch	Flowering Flourishes	Gorgeous Grunge
Million & One	Raspberry Ripple A4 Card Stock	Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock	Pool Party A4 Card Stock
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad	Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin' Pad	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad	Basic Pearls Jewel Accents