Fancy Fold Friday - Broadway Bound Swing Easel Card

A really quick share for you today... with the last of the Broadway Bound  & Broadway Birthday Swing Easel card series...

Sorry this is so quick a share... but sometimes things aren't as you think they will be and then they just get in the way of your To Do List!

But I had to share as I think this one ended up as my favourite!! Who would have thought...

Original Cut & Score card Tutorial here (which was used for this card) ... Simpler Die Cut & Score version Tutorial here!!! (which is how I will make it in the future!!)

This one is definitely worth a try!!

Fancy Fold Friday - bright Broadway Bound Birthday card

So ... you may have noticed that all of the Broadway Bound cards I have shared to date have had one thing in common... and that is ... that I have used the foiled side of the papers only...

Being really honest... I found myself unable to use the somewhat brighter, lighter, younger in heart side... I was REALLY struggling with colour & imagery overload!

But then I demoed the card in my first class... and made myself put glue on the shiny foil side... and so use the brighter side... and I then became hooked!! I think it was something to do with cutting out the aperture in the centre... so then my eyes were not overloaded anymore...

And now... I love both sides equally... which makes the paper pack even better value for money... suitable for all ages and occasions! Love it when that happens...

And this of course used my new Simple Swing Easel Card method... click here for the Tutorial...

The hats are die cut out of the papers... great touch! 

And the WISH sign/frame was created as described in this post here... which shows the same card using the flip (foiled) side of the papers... and also has more information and photos of the products I used on both cards... 

SU! Products Used

Papers – Broadway Bound

Stamps – Broadway Birthday

Punches - Classic Label

Dies – Broadway Lights, RETIRED Squares Collection OR Layering Squares with front aperture slightly smaller

Inks etc – Gray Granite, Lovely Lipstick, Lemon Lime Twist, Versamark & White Embossing Powder

Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial for the Simple Swing Easel Card

So as I was busy creating Swing Easel cards for my July classes... a sudden "paper-engineering" thought came upon me... and the trial luckily proved VERY successful...

So put away my original cut and score method for the Swing Easel Card... and try this simple way instead! It is definitely a lot simpler...

But whilst I am in the process of converting all of the Swing Easel Card Tutorials to this Simple method... just click here for the A4 cardstock version...or here for the 12x12 cardstock version... and the same card size 5 1/2" (14cm) square one is here...

So this is another 5 1/2" (14cm) Square card size.... or as we say around here ... the one size fits all the world version!!

So without further ado... here are the Tutorials...

First up a pdf version of the Card Tutorial... for you to click...and download/save/print...

Second up ... the written version with an extra picture of the crosspiece position... and extra details of the final decoration... as well as the Shop links in the Recipe...

Craft Spa Recipe

Card Gray Granite 14 x 29 cm (5 ½” x 11⅜”*)

* With US Letter card… cut 5 ½” x 11”for card blank and separate 5 ½” x 3/8” for the crosspiece

Paper (Top) 13.5cm (5 ¼”) Square

Paper (Base) 13.5cm (5 ¼”) Square

Card Basic Black 9cm (3 ½“) Square

Card Gray Granite 8.5cm (3 ¼”) Square

Card Whisper White 8 cm (3”) Square

(D) Basic Black 5 x 10.5cm (2 x 4”) (for die-cutting WISH)

Papers – Broadway Bound

Stamps – Broadway Birthday

Punches - Classic Label

Dies – Broadway Lights, RETIRED Squares Collection OR Layering Squares with front aperture slightly smaller

Embellishments  - Metallic Pearls

Inks etc – Gray Granite, MementoBlack, Versamark & Gold Embossing Powder

Craft Spa Instructions

1.      LANDSCAPE. 28 cm (11”) on Trimmer Top Bar and cut across whole of card and retain the cut-off 1cm/3/8” sliver as a crosspiece…
* NOTE - With US Letter card… cut 5 ½” x 11”for card blank and  5 ½” x 3/8” for the crosspiece separately

2.      LANDSCAPE. 14cm (5 ½”) on Trimmer Top Bar. Score across whole card

3.      Mountain Bone Fold

4.      Place in a tent fold orientation (ie with score across top)

5.      Adhere Top and Bottom papers

6.      Cut out Top aperture with trimmer at 2.5cm ( 1”) all round
ie Line up at 2.5cm ( 1”) ; Cut 2.5 to 11.5cm ( 1-4 ½ “) ; Turn 90degrees, Cut 2.5 to 11.5cm( 1-4 ½ “) … and so on…
OR Die cut the Top central square aperture using the largest RETIRED Layering Squares die…  TIP – draw diagonal lines from tip to tip if you need help lining up centrally with a die)
 

7.        Place opened out card blank back on trimmer LANDSCAPE with aperture/top papers to the right hand side…

8.      Score top and bottom sections at 8”, 8 ½” and 9”

9.      Fold the 2 side sections as Mountain, Valley, Mountain. 

10.  Open out in tent fold orientation (ie with aperture to Top)

11.  Adhere the sliver to first/bottom (mountain) section

12.  Fold back over with card in tent fold orientation but closed

13.  Apply glue to front face of sliver

14.  Adhere largest square mat…lining up carefully with your card aperture!

15.  Decorate as necessary
I left it fairly simple for this one...
(a) Gray Granite stamped Hooray, with gold embossed Hooray dots over.. plus metallic pearls
(b) die cut hats from the papers
(c) Die cut Basic Black Wish... with another metallic pearl on the dot of the "i"
(d)  "MAKE A" stamped in Black and then punched with the Classic Label punch.. popped up with mini 3D foam dimensionals...  And you will be delighted to know that you can stamp the "MAKE A" image as it comes (ie with the line underneath) as the punch spacing just removes the line!

Broadway Bound Birthday Swing Easel Card

As soon as I saw the die cut "marquee sign" shape in the Broadway Birthday bundle... I knew a Swing Easel card had to be made for classes...

Well a few actually... but more on the others another day...

So this is the Broadway Birthday bundle... love it!

And here are all the Broadway Bound papers for you... foiled on one side ... light and bright on the other...

 

To make this sign... I die cut it in both Basic Black and Whisper White... drew around the outer frame onto Gold Foil and then cut out the gold foil mat by hand... stuck the black outer frame onto the gold foil mat... and then popped and stuck... the stamped white inner part into the centre

And spot the detail of the little Candle Embellishment on the I of the die cut word Wish

Aren't they just the cutest things ever! In Gold and silver... About 3/4" (2cm) big...

And this is the card closed as it will appear in the envelope...

Now as I made this Swing Easel card... I came up with a different way of making it... which I will be back to share in the next week... as it makes life SO much easier... 

But in the meantime.. click Click here for the original Swing Easel Card tutorials... this is another 5 1/2"(14cm) one... 

And oh... the Classic Label Punch was used to punch out the small Broadway Birthday greetings...

New Swing Easel Card Tutorial for Fancy Fold Friday

Time for new card designs with new papers for new classes... but a return to one of my card design classics, the Swing Easel card... for which a large amount of people still visit me daily (probably via Pinterest of course!) for the 12x12 version tutorial... and the A4 version tutorial...

And now was the time to re-make as the format is perfect for the papers I am using for July and August classes... so today is the time for Twinkle Twinkle... (have I told you these are my favourite papers!!! And that they are on the 4for3 Sale promotion running this month... ) and a re-size to my original Swing Easel card...

As I always intended to do another Tutorial for the Swing Easel Card... for a 5 1/2" Square version from US Letter card (or 14cm from A4 card)... so roll on a few years.. and here it is... though I am sure the internet is already awash with a US Letter 5 1/2" in both word and video form.... but still... apologies that it has taken me so long...

But whilst I was there... on a Swing Card that is... I couldn't resist trying out another idea I had had for the card... think you will like that one even more... but more on that next week... 

And I thought I would try something different... a PDF tutorial for you too... Just click on the photo to upload and/or save and/or print etc ... 

And please let me know what you think of the pdf version... either in comments...  or in my contact me form down the right hand side of my blog... 

Craft Spa Recipe

Card Thick Whisper White 5 ½” x 11” (14 x 28cm)

Paper (Top) 5 ¼” (13.5cm) Square

Paper (Base) 5 ¼” (13.5cm) Square

Card Gray Granite 3 ½” (9cm) Square

Card Whisper White 3 ¼” (8.5cm) Square

Papers – Twinkle Twinkle

Stamps – Broadway Birthday; Pop On By

Punches - Twinkle Builder; PrettyLabel ; Classic Label

Dies – RETIRED Squares Collection

Craft Spa Instructions

1.    Die cut the central square aperture in the paper(or cut out with trimmer at ¾”or 2cm all round)

2.    LANDSCAPE. At 5 ½” (14cm) on Top Bar. Score across whole card

3.    LANDSCAPE. At 6 ½” on Top Bar. Cut from 1” to 4 ½” (2.5 to 11.4cm)

4.    LANDSCAPE. At 10” on Top Bar. Cut from 1” to 4 ½” (2.5 to 11.4cm)

5.    Bone Fold along central 5 ½” (14cm) line

6.    With card as Tent Fold – adhere paper on front (around the cuts)
TIP – ensure you have glue spread all over (but thinly) half way down the sides

7.    Place card blank back on trimmer LANDSCAPE with papers to the right hand side…

8.    LANDSCAPE. At 8” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

9.    LANDSCAPE. At 8 ½” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

10. LANDSCAPE. At 9” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

11. Place card blank on trimmer PORTRAIT with papers at Top…

12. PORTRAIT. At 1” on Top Bar. Cut 1-2 ½” (2.5-6.4cm), LIFT, Cut 3-4 ½” (7.6-11.4cm)

13. PORTRAIT. At 4 ½” on Top Bar. Cut 1-2 ½” (2.5-6.4cm), LIFT, Cut 3-4 ½” (7.6-11.4cm)

14.  Fold the 2 side sections as Mountain, Valley, Mountain.
(Tip – it is easier to fold the 2 mountains and then push the valley fold in between)

15. Decorate as necessary

Other Swing Easel Card Tutorials already published for you
Click here for A4 cardstock version
Click here for 12x12 cardstock version

Hap-Panda New Year to you!

Couldn't resist that title! All in the spirit of wishing you a very Happy New Year... and may 2018 be your best year yet...

So not one... but three... Sale A Bration exclusive goodies have come out to play to create this card... you know the ones ... one free with every £45 you order from 3rd January to 31st March 2018...

First up... the Party Pandas have come out to party... after all... it is what they do best...

Second up... Amazing You for the larger greetings and the firework effect behind my middle panda...

Third up... Bubbles & Fizz designer series paper to dress my card...

The card is a Swing Easel card... which has been an incredibly popular card for visitors over the past  year... You will find the 12x12 tutorial here...and the modified A4 version here... though this time I cut the top paper and stuck it on before I started all the cutting...

The Happy New Year greeting is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments ( aka Teeny Tiny Wishes in some areas of the world) and the 2018 is created using Labeler Alphabet...

And before I go for the year... don't forget...
(1) Today is the last day to reserve your Stamparatus... otherwise you will be waiting till June to order... Click here to reserve ... and/or here for the full details...
(2) To request your Spring Summer catalogue UK Product Shares...click here...
(3) To order your Spring Summer catalogue UK Paper Swatch books... click here...

And a final word to thank you for all your support during 2017... my blog wouldn't be what it is without your daily visits to spur me on... and particularly your lovely comments and feedback too... thank you so so much... and I look forward to more creating, sharing and inspiring in 2018...

Peekaboo Peach Swing Easel Card

Back to an old favourite... the Swing Easel Card... tutorial from A4 card here ...and from 12x12 card here

Back to an old favourite Butterfly Basics...

And showcasing the new 2016-18 In Color Peekaboo peach designer Series papers and a new gold/vanilla ribbon for the Stampers Showcase tables at Telford On Stage...

Liking the combination... which is Peekaboo Peach teamed with Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe and Early Espresso... which was a good job as I finished this one 5 minutes after I was supposed to be being picked up on the Friday to go down to the event!! Like to leave a few things till last minute!!! Life would be too easy otherwise.....

Birthday Bouquet Swing Easel Card

Sorry but it is a really quick post today.... I actually nearly forgot and it is really late at night now!! Just one of those weeks with school holidays.. and then great Weekly Deals & update to Clearance Rack etc.... (and I thought I was going to get a few days off!!!!)

Birthday Bouquet papers and a butterfly... along with sentiments from Watercolour Words and Remembering Your Birthday... the latter being punched out using the Washi Label punch...

Want to make your own... here are the tutorials.... A4 card version and 12x12 card version... 

Want to order some Clearance Rack or Weekly Deals products... then go to my Online Store (press the Shop Now button)... or email me... 

Birthday Bouquet Swing Easel Card Twins

Another duo of cards designed to allow the class attendee to create for boys or girls from the same prepped kit... proved so easy this way!

Swing Easel Card this time...

Original flowery version posted here...

Balloons version shown here...

Swing Easel card tutorial posted ... here for A4 card version...and here for 12x12" version...

And I have now reminded myself that I haven't written up and posted the US standard card version... 

Though now if you google Swing Easel cards - there are already a few re-writes/re-sizes of my tutorials around! Think I have spotted 4 or 5 so far... So you are covered!

Birthday Bouquet Swing Easel Card

 

Back to my Swing Easel card... a new fresh look!

Loving these Birthday Bouquet papers... think these are proving to be my favourite papers... ever!

Very versatile... but more on that another day...

12x12 card version of the tutorial here

Oh ... I have to laugh... have you spotted that bit of Sticky Strip red layer on the card!! Proving that stuff gets everywhere... thank goodness for the Tear n Tape nowadays!! Might have to retake and replace all these photos at some point tomorrow!!!

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Linda's Special Christmas Cards inspired by The Craft Spa

I saw these on fellow UK demo, Linda Gilbert's blog...

And just had to share...

Here are 3 gorgeous cards made for Linda's husband and 2 daughters ...all inspired by my own little offerings...

I just adore all 3 of these... FABULOUS! And I am even happier as Linda is allowing me to share with you all...

Just press on the photo to go to the original post/tutorial that inspired Linda...

I so love the Creative Circle... and it always makes me so happy, flattered and proud to see other's makes inspired by my makes and/or my tutorials...

And just in case you have missed the links shared above to Linda's blog- here it is again! Thank you Linda...