Tag Punch Double Flap Large Square Card & WWWU #6

Having seen loads of standard size A6 Tag Punch Double Flap cards around the internet - and having made one at last months Team Training too – I just had to work out the sizings for a larger square card. So here it is!

Edited To Add…. I have spent some time tracking back to find the originator of this wonderful closure idea… one that has been much CASED around the world!!… and I believe it was the superb idea of the uber-talented Jenni Pauli in Germany… see her wonderful first card version here. Thank you so much for having the idea and sharing with us all Jenni…!

This was my other submission to the Jems Team WWWU colour challenge last week – the colours this time being Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay. And you can actually see the Bermuda Bay this time!!

Come back tomorrow for the tutorial to make this card base….. or arrange to come to a March Workshop here in Great Ouseburn. North Yorkshire - and make your own!

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps – Perfect Pennants; Petite Petals

Framelits – Banners; Circles

Punches – Petite Petals

Embellishments – Candy Dots Neutrals & Brights; Crumb Cake Seam Binding

Card & Ink - Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay.

Another Tag Topper Box Card – and the Decoration–and another WWWU Card

Here is another version of the Box Card using the So Very Grateful stamp set this time… but for all of you that don’t like fussy cutting…. don’t attempt the final decorating of this one!! Go back to this one instead!This was one of my submissions to the Team WWWU challenge last week – the colours being Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay.

I prefer the slightly deeper layering that I have  on this ….so the measurements for the papers shared here will produce paper decoration that looks like this!!

So here are some quick tips for decorating a Tag Topper Box Card for which I shared a tutorial yesterday. Hopefully this will save you the time I first spent fiddling about somewhat unsuccessfully with small pieces of paper!! Poor little box card sat there for 2 weeks on my craft desk before I had a re-think and returned to finish decorating it with more success….

So first the box base sides. Easy enough….

Cut your paper into a 5.9cm strip,then cut into three 4 1/2cm pieces & stick! (Imperial- 2 1/4” strip & cut into three 1 3/4” pieces)

Next the box flaps.

This is where I came unstuck…. I first tried punching  4 1/2 cm square pieces of paper…too hard! I then tried popping  the pieces of paper onto a post it note so that I had something to hold onto to put the paper into the punch….mixed success! And then the Eureka moment…..

1. Cut your paper into 2 pieces 9cm long x 4 1/2 cm wide. (Imperial– 3 1/2” long x 1 3/4” wide)

2. Pop each end into the Punch, centre and punch.

3. Fold the paper  in half

4. Sand the top outer scallops to curve & match those scallop edge to the flaps of your box. This is a fabulous little trick to create matching layers that I picked up from the wonderful Connie Stewart here . She has a video there for you too….

5. Open up & cut along the score line

6. (OPTIONAL) Push ribbon through slot in paper & card flap now or add ribbon bows later

7. Adhere your 4 paper pieces to the flaps.

And finally the back of the Box Card.

Outer coloured mat is 4.5 x 9.3cm. Inner White panel is 4 x 8.8cm (Imperial… Coloured mat. 1 3/4” x 3 5/8”. White panel 1 1/2” x 3 3/8”)

And some more views of this version….

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps – So Very Grateful; Perfect Banners;Petite Pairs

Punches – Scalloped Tag Topper Punch; 1” Circle; 1 1/4 Scallop Circle

Papers – Fresh Prints DSP Stack

Card & Inks – Crumb Cake; Coastal Cabana; Real Red; Bermuda Bay

Embellishments – Stitched 1/4” Grosgrain Real Red

WWWU #5– One for the Boys–Rev Up The Fun!

 

Just popping on with another quick share. Julie’s colour choice for WWWU last week was Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse & Early Espresso. Perfect for a card for the men folk….

So out came my Rev Up The Fun! stamp set and I CASED myself … which in turn was a CASE of Kerstin Lang’s card. I just changed the orientation of the layout….

SU! Products Used

Stamps – Rev Up The Fun!

Inks - Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse & Early Espresso

Card & Paper – Pool Party, Midnight Muse, DSP Stack Neutrals (Crumb Cake)

WWWU #4 Card–Ampersand Embossing Folder

Quick share today. This is a card I made for our weekly team colour challenge. Thanks again to Julie Wade for yet another fantastic colour combination. This time it is Smoky Slate, Basic Grey, Pistachio Pudding & Rose Red.

There are quite a few new embossing folders in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer catalogue – and the Ampersand one just struck a chord with me. I imagined lots of cards with Mr & Mrs… and You & Me… and then I came to use it…. and Hello & Thank You just popped into my head – for reasons that the recipient will understand in due course – as it is now in the post on its way to a very special & clever person!!!

The first card is a stepped up version of the first very clean & simple one shown below ( yes very CAS … even for me!!)

I used the new Texture Boutique machine (aka Baby Big Shot!) for the embossing. It was its first outing…. and I was very impressed with this baby for what it costs ….though I did add an extra plastic shim as I am used to the deep embossing that the Big Shot gives us….

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps – Four You; Petite Petals

Punches – Petite Petals

Embossing – Ampersand EF; Texture Boutique

Inks & Card - Smoky Slate, Basic Grey, Pistachio Pudding & Rose Red.

Congratulations Mr & Mr

A friend came to me with a request for a card she was finding impossible to find… my carved Undefined stamp was still out, my Mr & Mrs stamp was still out – and my colours for this weeks’ Wades Weekly Warm Up Challenge were out ( Pool Party; Basic Black; Sahara Sand & Crisp Canteloupe)

So  - in a ‘stache – her card difficulty was sorted!!! Hope the recipients are as happy with the card as she is!!! Looking forward to making their wedding card.

SU! Supplies Used

Stamps - Mr & Mrs; Sweet Essentials; Love & Laughter; my Undefined carved “Geek” stamp

Card & Inks - Pool Party; Basic Black; Sahara Sand