Kitchen Range Bench Fold Card Part 2

And so this is the Kitchen Range card made by Heidi... no guesses that she does possess an Aga and that her walls are green... with accents of yellow... she is also a master baker... so it is all relevant...

We got particularly excited over her flapping tea towel!! Love that there is never a mistake in crafting... and the others were gutted that they had already stuck theirs on when they saw this added bonus...

My original Kitchen Range card is here... and click HERE to go and order the tutorial (s)... 

Bench Fold Card Tutorial - Kitchen Range/BBQ/Tool Bench

It is ready! The Bench Fold Card Tutorial is in the house...

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Or if you are in the UK only... you can get the Trio Tutorial(s) for free with an online order of £25+ (before P&P)  But please email me after placing your order and tell me to send you the Tutorial... otherwise you will be getting my usual monthly card and gift in the post instead!!

The Tutorial(s) are step by step and full of photos... with Bonus Tips too. Suitable for all levels of Papercrafters. It is a .pdf document which will be e-mailed to you. Please allow 48 hours from your payment  (though I will usually do sooner!) 

And for my new followers & visitors... I don't normally charge for my tutorials... I write and publish 100s a year on this blog... so please stay a while and have a look round... I am sure that some of them will be of use to you... Enjoy!

 

And further details for you....

The Card does lay totally flat to put in an envelope to mail...!

Just click the highlighted links here to see the original post and more photos & details for Kitchen Range/Aga, BBQ and Tool Bench  

The Card Fold is the same for all 3... so there is just one Card Fold Tutorial for all 3 cards... but the details or dressing (and order of steps in some cases) are each different... and you know what they say... the devil is in the detail! So these are detailed separately in specific Attachments... one for each card design...

My cards were made from A4 cardstock and using metric (centimetres) measurements  - and fit in a standard C5 envelope - but I have re-sized a version from 8 1/2 x 11" card for my US readers and I believe that they will then fit in an A9 (or A8) envelope (the card lays 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" flat size).

The Tutorial/instructions are provided for sole use by the purchaser and are not be given out, rewritten/videoed or replicated without my permission.  However  - fellow demonstrators - you are very welcome to use my tutorials/instructions to hold your own physical classes and instruct your class members. Thank you for your understanding...

Anything else???

Cheers and 5 pints... for Male Happy Birthday

May your Beer be plentiful!

Simple DL card (approx 4 1/8" x 8 1/8" for my US readers!) with a few Mixed Drinks pint pots aka tankards stamped in Delightful Dijon & the Gold Wink of Stella (now out of stock & retired) coloured over the top.

Froth & Glass areas all nice and shiny care of Clear Wink of Stella...

Overstamped with Layered Letter alphabet (also retired and out of stock!)

And yes all glasses hand cut and 3D'd for that extra pop...

Wish I hadn't coughed when I set the A down though!!!! 

Cheers To You! Mixed Drinks Part 2

May your wine be plentiful!

Simple DL card (approx 4 1/8" x 8 1/8" for my US readers!) with a few Cherry Cobbler & Gold Wink of Stella (now out of stock & retired) stamped and filled Mixed Drinks wine glasses to cheer you up! 

Glasses all nice and shiny care of Clear Wink of Stella...

To YOU! wording care of Labeler Alphabet

And yes all glasses hand cut and 3D'd for a pop... Though all the glasses appearing "behind" could have been stamped direct... I just find it easier when faced with a blank card to move my pre-cut 3D images around to work out where I need to stick them!! And I do so like fussy cutting in an evening... 

Need I say more... Cheers!

Succulent Garden 8" Explosion Card

Just thought I would give you a break from men's cards for a day!

But don't forget that today is the last day you can register your interest in the Card Trio Kit in the Mail... Click here for more details...

So last month we were also using the Succulent Garden papers (wow £10 reduced to £7 a pack) along with the Irresistibly Floral (wow £11.75 down to £9.40) in my classes...

And I was asked on the spot to make a larger version of the 6" paper Explosion card (aka Dutch Map Fold) ... so I obliged with a spare full piece of the Succulent Garden papers and this is what I came up with ... so here you go Patsy!

So take an 8" Square piece of paper.... and fold as directed here... I just added an extra fold at the 4 corners... folding the peaks back on themselves to show a bit of the other side of the paper when open...

The Thick Whisper White outer card blank is a 10.5cm Square one (4 1/8" for my US Readers)...with the front papers being 10 cm (3 15/16") Square with a 3 x 10cm (1 1/4" x 3 15/16")  piece stuck on top (at the bottom)... then the ribbon wrapped round...

Then decorate as desired.... I just quickly used some of the flowers I had cut from another of the Succulent Garden papers... with the greetings from Super Duper... 

Great size for this fold & card... as the papers for the front are cut from the off cuts as you cut your 8" Square piece of paper from the 12x12" piece... and I do think a 12" x 12" centre folded piece would be somewhat too large for a card (oh! unless you needed lots of signature space or something...and then I guess it would be really cool!)

Such a great way to use all those papers sitting in your stash cupboard! Definitely one I will use again sometime soon...

Cheers To You - Mixed Drinks Part 1

And breathe Amanda.... what a lot of excitement for the last 3 days of posts! Somewhat overwhelming... such fabulous comments & feedback (with lots of blushing on my part)... but so happy to please... and delighted to inspire so many all at one go (well 3 goes)

And a big hello to my many new followers! May you find lots of other creations and tutorials to inspire you on here...

So I am sharing a few simple Mixed Drinks & Layered Letters (aargh - retired & out of stock!) things over the next few days so I can concentrate on writing up a certain tutorial for you all!!! By the end of the week... with just 4 other events to run as well! Breathe deep & hard Amanda... 

And as I have been asked... about a 100 times already! The pdf Tutorial(s) will be £3(GBP) for one of the cards but just £5 for all 3 of the cards... payment will be via Paypal and I hope to sort out a quick and easy process for you and me... Oh - and my blog subscribers will be the amongst the first to know when it is released!!

And remember for those of you in the UK only... place a £20+ Stampin' Up! order on-line through me and you will receive the Tutorials (all 3) for free... Just make sure you can see my name (Amanda Bates) at the top right of the screen... and enter the current Host Code VQTSBUDV where prompted... But probably more importantly if you order online this week... you will be on the priority list for them to be sent to... 

Trio Kits in the Mail (including Tutorial) will also be provided to those that have emailed me a request so far... There is still time (until 11pm tomorrow, 16th May) to request one... I will be back to you separately by email about the kits... probably on Thursday...

Edited to Add: I have checked and unfortunately I will not be able to provide the Class Kits in the Mail outside of the 5 European territories...

Back to today's Cheers To You card... a simple 14.8cm Square (about 5 7/8") card - with lager, stout, bitter and brown ale in pint tankards to please the men... though the no-punch no-dies didn't please the girls in class... even though I kept telling them they could stamp it direct on the card panel! 

So yes all 6 glasses stamped, punched and hand-cut... Highlights of Clear Wink Of Stella for the glasses... and Gold Wink of Stella for the lager-beers. Tip - don't move your clear ink of Stella onto the coloured beers or you will have bits of colour where you don't want it!

Here is the full range of images in Mixed Drinks... I am loving this one!! And it is not retiring... it carries over! Though I have only scratched the surface so far as it is Mens' Cards in May month... but wait till June....

Till tomorrow... 

The Tool Bench card... Part 3 with Nailed It & Perfect Mix...

And the third in the trio... a bit simpler than the other two shared over the last 2 days to create... but definitely one to wow the men in your life...

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And funnily enough... this is the one that now inspires the most new creative ideas in my head!! So I think you will be seeing another series (or 10) sometime in the future... but a break from creating these is required to schedule a few new private classes, sort out the ordered kits & write up the tutorial!! So bear with me...

But fear not... I have plenty of other Men's makes to share with you in the meantime!!! So please keep coming back...

And my favourite details!! Oh the drill of course.... care of the out-of-stock Perfect Mix again... who knew how much I would end up using this set.... and the simply die cut bench ruler... though unfortunately the dies are now out of stock in Europe/probably Rest of World...

Though the Nailed It tools do do the main job for the tools you need most... and stamps still available... in clear mount... and wood mount...

And yes... the card does fold flat for mailing...

So I hope you have liked my series this weekend... though I do already feel that a lot of you have....!

I will be providing "Class in the Mail kits of the Trio including tutorial " - so please email me here asap but by the end of Tuesday 16th May latest if you are interested in one of these... as the Urban Underground papers are out of stock in the UK so I will only be able to provide from the packs I have ... nice to share! But a complication for me to work through/price up depending on how many people are interested... It may have to end up as a First Come, First Served... Edited to Add: I have checked and unfortunately I will not be able to provide the Class Kits in the Mail outside of the 5 European territories...

I will also be making tutorials available to purchase for the 3 cards in this series... hopefully by the end of next week...

Though for UK only... the Trio of tutorials will be sent automatically to my downline team members and can be obtained for free for May class attendees... OR ... for everyone else...  free with an online order of £20+  .... click here for my Online Shop. Make sure you can see my name (Amanda Bates) at the top right of the screen... and enter the current Host Code VQTSBUDV where prompted... 

Stampin Up! Products Used

Stamps - Hardwood, Nailed It (retiring), Perfect Mix (not available!),  Big on Birthdays

Papers - Urban Underground (not available)

Card - Crumb Cake, Silver Foil, Island Indigo, Basic Grey

Inks - Memento Black, Crumb Cake

The BBQ card... Part 2 of the series with Nailed It!

Now this is the card my ladies were supposed to be making for their menfolk in my classes this week!! But hey yesterday's AGA option just turned their heads on the day!

And WOW! I think I can safely say it did worldwide too... yesterday's post set a few records for me and one of my makes!! Thank you for each and everyone of your lovely comments... here on the blog or on the Facebook Groups.... I was amazed, humbled and somewhat blown away! And a tad busy trying to keep up & respond!!

Click HERE to go and order the tutorial (s)... 

I will be providing "Class in the Mail kits of the Trio including tutorial " - so please email me here asap but by the end of Tuesday 16th May latest if you are interested in one of these... as the Urban Underground papers are out of stock in the UK so I will only be able to provide from the packs I have ... nice to share! But a complication for me to work through/price up depending on how many people are interested... It may end up as a First Come, First Served... I also don't know if I can supply outside of UK!?

I will be making a tutorial available to purchase for the 3 cards in this series... hopefully by the end of next week...

Though for UK only... the Trio tutorial will be sent automatically to my downline team members and can be obtained for free for May class attendees... OR ... for everyone else...  free with an online order of £20+  ........ click here for my Online Shop. Make sure you can see my name (Amanda Bates) at the top right of the screen... and enter the current Host Code VQTSBUDV where prompted... 

Frustratingly Perfect Mix is not available... but today's main feature Nailed It! is... (though the dies aren't) But hey this card is more about cutting by hand in any case...

Back to today's card... I am glad to say that the barbecue was made by some of my ladies... so some of the menfolk will feel special... as I am sure they will be told more than once by their good wives of the forfeit they made at the class!

As yes this is exactly the same card as the Aga... just different in the details...

And be aware that it is modelled on a £2500 ($3300) Weber barbecue image that I found on the internet.... only the best for you!!

And my favourite details on this one... oh the BBQ grill and the smoke (both care of Playful Backgrounds which was a Stampin' Up! event giveaway that I just could not work out!! Until now... how amazing!!!)

The BBQ tools... mainly care of Nailed It!... with a bit of help from Perfect Mix (not available anymore) and the long retired hostess set, Love Me Sew

And the knobs... punched out 1/4" circles from the silver foiled paper in Urban Underground... plus the Urban Underground embellishments (also gone but again I have a few spare for the kits) for the on/off switch on the right (next to the fish slice!) 

And the wheels! Though I have another great option for the wheel spokes using the Festive Flower Builder Punch!! Which is retiring & reduced down to £12.80.... (and key for the Aga!) But more on that another day...

And yes the card folds flat for posting... though - with those wheels - it wouldn't fit through the thin slot at the Post Office!!

Again sorry for not providing full chapter and verse... but time is not mine today (or whole weekend actually!) ... but I couldn't wait to share... 

Stampin Up! Products Used

Stamps - Nailed It (retiring), Perfect Mix (not available!), Love Me Sew (retired); Big on Birthdays

Punches - 3/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 1/4" or Owl Punch (retired)

Papers - Serene Scenery (retiring), Urban Underground(not available)

Card - Thick Whisper White, Basic Grey, Silver Foil, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake

Inks - Memento Black, Smoky Slate

Marker Pens - Basic Black

Embellishments - Urban Underground (not available)

Really love this make too!!

The AGA Card... Part 1 with Perfect Mix...

Well this card prompted the loudest (and longest) audible reaction in a class ever! I really wished I had thought to tape it... as I did have a hunch that it would go down well!!!

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Though the 4 funniest things were that...

(1) we were doing our Men's cards in May class... but only 1 lady chose the alternative more manly option!!! More on that another day!

(2) Two ladies are not sending this anywhere... but are buying a frame to display and protect it in their kitchens!

(3) such excitement at my AGA label.... care of Festive Flower Builder Punch (reduced to £12.80 while stocks last) and Labeler Alphabet...

(4)  I wasn't going to buy the Perfect Mix stamp set... SO glad I did!!! It has come in very useful this week... and not just for baking themed cards... more on that another day!!! Though sadly Perfect Mix stocks have just run out... 

So what do you think?? 

I have to admit that this is my favourite card ever (so far) ... and I don't even possess an Aga...

And my favourite bits... actually the combination of the whole thing.... but in the details... oh the covers, knobs (Festive Flower Builder Punch again... though fiddly!) and AGA label of course!! Not forgetting the card fold... and the Irresistibly Floral papers for the tiled splashback!

And yes it does actually fold down flat for posting....

Though I added a bit of ribbon so the recipient has a "prompt" to push/pull that flat top.... and I giggled as ... when I explained the purpose of it... none of my ladies added it for their display version!!!

I will be making a tutorial available to purchase for the 3 cards in this series... hopefully by the end of next week...

Though for UK only... the Trio tutorial will be sent automatically to my downline team members and can be obtained for free for May class attendees... OR ... for everyone else...  free with an online order of £20+  ........ click here for my Online Shop. Make sure you can see my name (Amanda Bates) at the top right of the screen... and enter the current Host Code VQTSBUDV where prompted...

I will be providing "Class in the Mail kits of the Trio including tutorial " - so please email me here asap but by the end of Tuesday 16th May latest if you are interested in one of these...particularly if you and some friends wish to arrange a private class here in North Yorkshire...  As the Urban Underground papers are out of stock in the UK so I will only be able to provide from the packs I have ... nice to share! But a complication for me to work through/price up depending on how many people are interested... It may end up as a First Come, First Served... I also don't know if I can supply outside of UK!?

Stampin Up! Products Used

Stamps - Perfect Mix (not available!), Labeler Alphabet

Punches - Festive Flower Builder (retiring)

Papers - Irresistibly Floral, Serene Scenery, Urban Underground (all retiring!)

Card - Thick Whisper White, Basic Grey, Silver Foil, Basic Black

Inks - Memento Black, Soft Sky, Whisper White Craft

Marker Pens - Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Soft Sky

Irresistibly Floral Double Z Joy Fold Card

Super quickie from me today....

Different colourway for a lady that loves her Perfect Plum & Bermuda Bay...

Click here for the tutorial...