Corner Garden Metric Shadowbox Frame Card with Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial

Another clean & simple gold embossed Corner Garden card... simpler version here

Another triple embossed Wood Expression... link to details here... 

Another ShadowBox Frame card 

But seeing as it is Friday - Fancy Fold Friday -  and as this one is a different version... the full tutorial for the card! 

Shadow Box Frame Card Tutorial – 13 cm Square with 1cm Box Sides and Top

Start off with a 21cm square of Thick Whisper White cardstock cut from a piece of A4 card...  

Please note that my photos are from the original full A4 sheet tutorial posted here – just imagine all the next photos as squares of cardstock rather than the rectangles shown!!!

1. Score at 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm on all 4 sides.

2. Make an “extra short score” at 5cm & 16cm from top to 2^ndscore-line down .

3. Turn 180 degrees and repeat (2)

4. Cut up these extra score lines and diagonally across to the 3^rd score line

5. Cut out the “16-part” squares at each corner

6. Bone fold all score-lines

8. Apply glue to folded side of outer-most sections on all 4 sides ( See NOTE below!)

9. Apply Tear & Tape OR Sticky Strip across back of 4 diagonal sections (or add a glue dot!)

9. Assemble straight sides first. 
Recommend sticking any paper/photo in first before assembling if you want as an edge to edge back!
Remove part of red protective cover

10. Line up outer edge to inner score-line at that end & press down flat to stick. 

11. Line up outer edge to inner score line at other end & pull out rest of red protective cover to stick. Now your box section should pop up … nice and square and straight!!

12. Repeat for other straight edge

13. Now onto the 2 notched ends …. Repeat process for the 2 straight sides BUT…. and this is the MOST important TIP…. Remove red protective cover on the 2 small diagonals and cover with some longer lengths of scrap red protective cover

14. Fold the straight edge down as before & glue into place

15. Then push the sides up & over the square/box side sections, get the mitres/diagonals in place & then pull the red protective cover out (concentrating on one side at a time!)

16. Repeat for the other notched side. 

NOTE - I have to admit that I am still using my Tear & Tape (or Sticky Strip for those of you that have not seen the light…and converted…) on those diagonals  - but I now use my trusty Tombow on the straight sides – applying a bead onto the base of the frame next to the inner scoreline works a treat – no wet glue on my fingers as I roll the section around and over… next version will include photos!

And there you have it…one 1cm section Shadow Box Frame from an A4 Wide (ie 21cm) Square of card with perfect mitred corners!

Ends up as a 13cm Square (c. 5 1/4") Square – card.

So to finish it off as a card that opens and closes – add a 26 x 13cm scored in half LANDSCAPE at 13cm - to the back.

And decorate the front section as you desire

More CAS Corner Garden....

Continuing on with my theme of Corner Garden stamp set, embossing and keeping it clean & simple

Turning to silver this time... standard A6 card... standard medium mat...

First up  - just silver embossing the flowers and the wing tips of the butterfly.... rest of the butterfly in Soft Sky & Lost Lagoon... wording from Petite Pairs in Lost Lagoon

And then adding a bit of water colouring to those flowers with my Aquapainters and Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon & Crushed Curry inks, but keeping it VERY subtle! Also adding some ribbon and a different butterfly ...

Butterfly is stamped using Versamark ( using the 1st layer - or background - small butterfly stamp from Watercolor Wings), then silver embossed, then die cut - and finished off with a Lost Lagoon stamped body . Then that butterfly is layered on another plain die cut Mint Macaron butterfly underneath...

Both together again....

Wonder if you can tell which is my favourite flower - and which is my least!!!

My Creative Mind & Weekly Deals!

Saw this! Had to share! I think this sums up my creative mind SO perfectly. No wonder I am like what I am!!!

This made me cry with laughter when I first came across it on Pinterest... though after a bit of research... I think it has been doing the rounds for a year or so...don't know why it took me so long to see it! I just love the originator's take on this... hilarious... Is this you too??? It is definitely me!

And for those of you visiting for this week's Weekly Deals...here they are...

If you haven't got the Envelope Punch Board yet... don't miss this...such a fun tool... even though it is bettered in my opinion by the new Gift Bag Punch Board!

And -  for us Europeans - if you haven't got the Simply Scored Metric Plate for your Simply Scored scoreboard... again... well now is the time...particularly as mine has had full use over the past few days.... you have been warned! Unfortunately I can't post a photo of my new makes... definitely too dark to take any tonight by the time I finished...

And the Flower Patch stamps have been a best seller...so this is a great deal for those of you who prefer ( or are happy) to fussy cut than get the matching dies out!

See you tomorrow.. after I have photoed some projects in the daylight hours!!

CAS Embossed Corner Garden Cards & Tuesday Tips

Let's start off with simply does it! 

A straightforward Very Vanilla card base plus a gold embossed panel. 

Add  gold foil and Very Vanilla die-cut butterflies with a few pearls for the body and a gold embossed Wooden Expressions Natural Element greeting.

All topped off with a shiny gold foil mat.

So Simple...but so effective in the flesh! Not sure the photos do the card justice...

And a Trio of Tips for you (seeing as it is Tuesday!)

First tip - This is how I cut my 4" square gold foil mat and butterfly...

So I ended up with all of these... watch out for some follow up makes! Well that foil is quite expensive... I like it to go a long way...

And this is how I embossed my Wooden Essentials.... going back to a technique I learnt as a beginner crafter about 11 years ago when it was all the rage... Triple Embossing...

First...lay your wooden greeting down on your work surface. Grab your Versamark pad and tap it down onto your wooden piece.

Add your gold embossing powder, tap off and heat to melt.

Repeat twice more with a little time to rest in between...(you can actually add the gold embossing powder direct onto your previous layer whilst it is still hot without the need for Versamark... but I recommend this cool down/re-Versamark method as the wood becomes more brittle as the layers go on.... yes I learnt the hard way!! My first one split as I was a bit rough with it!!!

And  - a Third Tip tip - don't forget to add Versamark/gold embossing powder to the thin/front edge if you will see this on your finished project!! Not a particularly good photo but the left is just wood whereas the right is gold embossed on that edge!

So what is the difference - here you go - single embossed Thanks; double embossed Celebrate and Triple embossed Congrats - like pure alchemy!

And a final point on Triple Embossing items like this - you don't need fancy or Ultra Thick embossing powders or extra tools (which is what I was sold all those years ago!) Any decent embossing powder will do the job nicely....

And before I go - how about another card

Yup - another Shadowbox Frame card for you..... 

Super CAS style...proving that the front of these doesn't even need to be covered with paper... the final result is neat enough... tutorial here...

Supplies used
Stamps - Corner Garden
Card - Gold Foil, Very Vanilla
Inks - Versamark & Gold Embossing powder
Wooden Expressions Natural Elements
Dies - Butterflies

Another Swing Easel - or Easel Flip - Card

Just clearing away from my classes this week and found a half completed demo card and decorative piece...

So in the true Yorkshire spirit of not letting anything go to waste! 

A couple of different and simpler variants of the Swing Easel card for you... or is it an Easel Flip card? 

I think I have called it both so far... though it is "Swing Easel Card" that is now stuck in my memory cells.... 

To me it does swing rather than flip... though that gives me another idea!!!

My tutorial posted last Friday is already proving popular and delighted to hear that quite a few of you have been making one for yourself (or a friend!) this weekend. 

Can't wait to see some of your versions....

I said a couple of variants... as there is in these photos...although really they are the same card!!

The only difference being the paper added to the base section - so which do you prefer???

With or without? I rather like the without.... but that may be my old dislike of butterflies coming through...

And spot my gold "Thanks"...well more on that tomorrow in my Tuesday Tips, Techniques & Tutorials post..... loving my Wooden Expressions Natural Elements!

Pretty Petals Faceted Gift Box

Been meaning to try one of these for ages.... and I was not disappointed. 

Great self closing box with faceted sides... great for treats!

Seen quite a few of these over the past few months...and I hope I have managed to track back to the originator... 

So here is the tutorial by Keren Howell that I used... I just used the Pretty Petals paper Stack and changed from using the retired Labels Framelits to using the Deco Labels which are still current in the catalogue. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent Keren...such a great box....

A quick dress up with a gold embossed banner and image from Birthday Bash and a piece of Calypso Coral Seam Binding ribbon...simples!

Wild About Flowers Amazing Birthday Gift Bag Punch Board Small Box Card #2

Seeing as this little Box Card with the poppies has proven to be very popular... I made a birthday version for everyone to make at this week's class....

Good job I know that they are happy with fussy cutting - and homework!

Apart from using Very Vanilla instead of Old Olive card and Amazing Birthday for the sentiments - I also flipped the papers for the sides and flaps around...so this time - the paper was not turned upside down for step 2 in Cutting the Paper in my tutorial post 

Lighter and brighter...and a card for happier times.....

And here is everything I used...

Stampin᾿ Up! Supplies

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Gift Bag Punch Board	Stampin' Trimmer	Wild About Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set	Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad	Many Marvelous Markers	Label Bracket Punch	1-3/8" Circle Punch
1-1/4" Circle Punch	3/4" Circle Punch