Number of Years Double Z Joy Fold Card

Just sharing Heidi's version of this week's Double Z Joy Fold Cards using the new Pop of Pink papers... she had 5 minutes left to complete it... so no time for the multi Marquee Messages etc... and she did to such great clean & simple effect using the Number of Years stamps and the Large Numbers dies.... Love it! The little gold stars are from the new Metallic Enamel Shapes pack...

So much so Heidi... guess what I then made for next year's stash...

I just couldn't resist as I had a spare card pack!

Thanks again for the inspiration Heidi!

Floral Boutique Wedding Concertina Card

Haven't made one of these for ages... but the Floral Boutique papers are SO lovely - it had to be done...

I had been asked to do a special card for a Wedding...so here it is... 

We ended up with a few variants as the classes went on over the week...so I have more to share... with some tips too... 

But in the meantime... guess you could say we are loving the Large Letters dies!! And the Floral Phrases stamps...

You are Awesome Double Z Joy Fold Card

Remember this card I posted earlier with the tutorial...

Well in true Craft Spa class fashion here is the same card with the papers flipped.... great card/sentiment for a success in exams or life! Who doesn't want to be saying this to their kids....

And a "little detail that makes a huge difference" that I didn't point out before about the Marquee Messages image... I coloured in the shadowed areas with the corresponding colour of marker pen... makes it all really pop - and go 3D effect!

Not sure it shows up very well in the photo... but I am sure you will get the idea!

Sweet Cupcake Large Square Pop Up Z Fold Card

Flip the Pop of Pink papers around from yesterday's card... and this is what you get.... perfect for another card requested by my ladies... 

Decorated with a cupcake this time... sitting on half a new delicate white doily as it just needed something extra (which was a fabulous idea inspired by this card made by Julie at our last Team Social Stamping event)

Almost looks good enough to eat... thanks to the Sweet Cupcake stamps and the Cupcake Cutouts dies. Truly a great cupcake!

Class of 2016/Graduation Large Square Pop Up Z Fold Cards

Another card we have been making at classes this week to share. I had a special request for a couple of graduation cards - so the Large Square Pop Up Z Fold card came to the rescue again... Tutorial here...

This is the version I made as the class inspiration...

And this is the version then created by Heidi to reflect the female recipient of the second she needed... And then we all had to laugh... we were all swooning at the Melon Mambo mortar boards and card! ...  and none of us are exactly into the pinks... Maybe the universities should become more daring and go for colour co-ordinating mortar boards after all!! Great card Heidi....

The CLASS letters are all stamped (using the new Letters For You stamp set) and then gold heat embossed. I didn't think this would work as the stamps have a mottled effect within them.... but a slight extra heating of the embossing powder seemed to give an extra flow/filling in... then they are all die cut (Large Letters dies)  Letters For You bundle with 10% off here...

The other Large Letters and Large Numbers are just all die cut...

The mortar board is simply a die cut square (using the new Layering Squares dies). Picked up with tweezers and each edge inked up direct on the Whisper White craft ink pad.

The tassel is stamped (from the Celebrate Today stamp set) and then die-cut (using the Balloon dies). And the Congratulations GRAD! wording is from the BYOP stamp set

Detailed Floral Notecards in Multi Colours!

Remember this little set... well before I had carried on with finding easier ways to make my notecards.... I had cut a panel using various different colours for my thank you cards that I pop in with my customer orders...

They all have different favourite colours so I thought it was a great opportunity to see the beautiful die cut used with a myriad of colours...

First up were the blues... photo at the top... starting from the left... Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay, Dapper Denim and Night of Navy

Next up... the neutrals... 

Again from the left... Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe...

Then the purples...

Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder...

And then I started to play with some colour combinations!!! Unfortunately most not photoed.... so just an example... though I am loving this combi... and not one I would have remotely thought about without a bit of a play!

And cough... you will notice that I hadn't finished off all the cards with the bit of Bakers Twine before I photographed.... Oops...

Super CAS Thinking of You Floral Phrases Cards

I don't think you can get much simpler than these... but they say what you need to say when you need to say it!!! Using Floral Phrases and hostess Time of Year stamp sets

 Added 3D'd roses on the first one for a bit of extra dimension...

Night of Navy Rose sprays second stampings... so wording more vibrant...

Tutorial Double Z Joy Fold card - Pop of Pink Marquee Messages

Now I know a few of you have been waiting for this tutorial! 

The details were linked in the posts before as this card is a merger of 2 other (Square Pop Up Z Fold) card tutorials I have recently posted... but here is the All In One tutorial for a Double Z Joy Fold card...

But about this card first. Which is making me squeal as it is so happy and bright.... and not exactly my usual colour spectrum!!!  

I have used the Pop of Pink papers, Marquee Messages and Confetti Celebration stamps - along with the Medium Star Punch.

The banners are coloured by stamping onto card and then cutting by hand. The letters and slats are coloured in using Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay marker pens. 

Along with the Signo white gel pen for the dots and stars (sadly no longer available from Stampin' Up! - I knew it wouldn't be long before I would have to use them! But they are readily available in supermarkets, stationers and on-line!!)

And another admittance - Marquee Messages definitely didn't do it for me on first viewing! But I know it is going to get a lot of use here for teen, male and congratulations (graduate, exams etc) cards. Loving it!! So glad I looked again...!!

Now I did say that I was going to tweak this card so it opened more fully... but that didn't work with my lovely squares format!! So I am sticking with this one as it is for now... EDITED TO ADD... the tutorial for the fully opening version can now be found by clicking here...

For a left handed person to sign the card - there are 2 options that I can think of... sign and then do the final assembly... or mat that right hand panel with a signed panel as and when necessary. I am sure there are other ways too... 

Or you could do as I often do... and that is send the card without any signature!!! Funny how they always know it is from me.....

So now onto the tutorial... Metric first, Imperial (inches) for my US followers afterwards (in blue type)

You will need:-
Card A4 Thick Whisper White 14.8cm x  29.7cm (ie A4L)
Card A4 Thick Whisper White 10.5cm x 21cm ( ie A4W)

And for Decoration...
Paper Front Left 6.9 x 14.3cm
Paper Inside Back 14.3cm Square
Paper Inner 4.75 x 9.9cm
Card Bermuda Bay 9.9cm Square
Card Thin Whisper White 9.4cm Square (Stamped panel)
Card Melon Mambo/Bermuda Bay 9.9cm Square each (though you could get away with 9cm Square)
Inks - Memento Black

1. Pick up the larger piece of Thick Whisper White card

2. LANDSCAPE. Score at 7.4 & 14.85cm

3. Decorate as necessary

4. Z fold your card

5. Pick up the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White card

6. LANDSCAPE. Score at 5.25cm & 10.5cm.

7. Decorate as necessary

8. Z fold your card

9. Adhere right hand side of the smaller card to the inside back right hand side 

7. Adhere left hand side of the smaller card to the front left of the card (TIP - think about where you do not want your glue!!! I found that there was a feint line produced from the bone folding so easy to spot the half way point so as to not go over with the glue!)

If you give this a go... please do feel to share your make with me... I always love to see what other people make from my card fold ideas - and from time to time I get to share them on here too.... 

And for my US followers... the imperial (inches) version... as usual Crafter Beware as this is not tried and tested... just converted as best as I can... if you notice an error please tell me so I can update accordingly!!

You will need:-
Card  Thick Whisper White 5 1/2" x 11" 
Card  Thick Whisper White 4 1/4" x 8 1/2"

And for Decoration...
Paper Front Left 2 1/2" x 5 1/4"
Paper Inside Back 5 1/4" Square
Paper Inner 1 7/8" wide x 4" high
Card Bermuda Bay 4"
Card Thin Whisper White 3 3/4" Square (Stamped panel)
Card Melon Mambo/Bermuda Bay 4" Square each (though you could get away with 3 1/2" Square)
Inks - Memento Black

1. Pick up the larger piece of Thick Whisper White card

2. LANDSCAPE. Score at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"

3. Decorate as necessary

4. Z fold your card

5. Pick up the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White card

6. LANDSCAPE. Score at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4" 

7. Decorate as necessary

8. Z fold your card

9. Adhere right hand side of the smaller card to the inside back right hand side 

7. Adhere left hand side of the smaller card to the front left of the card (TIP - think about where you do not want your glue!!! I found that there was a feint line produced from the bone folding so easy to spot the half way point so as to not go over with the glue!)

If you give this a go... please do feel to share your make with me... I always love to see what other people make from my card fold ideas - and from time to time I get to share them on here too.... 

Detailed Floral Phrases Roses - and a few tips....

 

Love the rose image in the Floral Phrases set... Armed with scissors you can have a gorgeous individual rose image in about 30 seconds... or about a minute will result in a couple of leaf sprays which come in handy too...

And I have to admit that the rose & leaves image detracted from my liking of the stamp set at first... In fact I wasn't going to buy the bundle... but then I realised I could get the clear mount bundle for free from Stampin' Up! with some of my earned rewards... and so I did... phew... as I love the greetings... and this image after all....

So back to the card... it started off life as the super CAS panel... but I noticed that there was a mark on my panel so I couldn't stamp a Floral Phrases greeting as intended... so my Hostess Time of Year stamp set was still out... and the banner made for a great cover up job... 

So first tip for you here (of 3) ... the mark was because a piece of die cut scrap was on my Precision Plate when I went to cut the next panel...so when the pressure was applied through the Big Shot... there was a small dent left behind... so make sure you don't have any scraps lying around on your plate!!

Back to the card... I thought it was a bit... plain... so I faffed around with a few ideas and then realised that that rose would make a great add on... these are second stampings ( ie ink ued in Night of Navy, stamped off onto a scrap of paper, and then stamped on Thin Whisper White card) And yes I had to use the leaves too... I do like my fussy cutting!!

And a second tip for you (of 3) ...for the rose... you can cut it out at different sizes... really easy as there are the lines there for you to cut round... so my top left rose is full size...whereas my bottom right rose is smaller....

And a third tip(s) for you... for the die-cutting of the Detailed Floral dies... which I am finding really straightforward!! After a bit of playing around initially... Which is incredible with this amount of detail....

For me the recommended Precision Plate is key... with the multipurpose platform with both tabs... 

I roll the die and card through twice...  I also then flip the die and card over and roll it through again (so for a 3rd time)... so this time the die is cutting through onto the plastic plate... and suddenly some extra magic happens....

Then the bits are just falling off... a tap or two of the die resulting in most of the bits dropping out... if not... a quick brush with the die cut brush and everything is out.... I think I have only had to poke out 2-3 of the tiniest bits on a few cuts...

Detailed Floral Clean & Simple Notecard Set

Did I tell you these Detailed Floral dies are my favourite product...ever!! They work like a dream.... though they do require the recommended Precision Plate in my opinion...

I started to make my customer Thank You cards to go out with orders... and the process just started to change as I carried on with my task!! So I just had to share...

First we have a Night of Navy die cut panel mounted onto a plain Whisper White card blank...

Next we have a Whisper White card blank die cut... then a Night of Navy panel mounted onto the back of the die cut area...

Then we have a Whisper White card blank die cut... then a Night of Navy panel mounted onto the back of the card...

Finishing off with a Night of Navy card blank die cut... then a Whisper White panel mounted onto the back of the card... with the greeting embossed in white on this version...

I love all 4 versions.... but the last 2 look so beautiful as you peep through that filigree detail... and require no fussy "being tight with your Tombow" glue action on narrow filigree sections...! So easy peasy... though less strong when standing up of course...

And a few other details... 

The card blank is a 10.5cm Square card blank (4 1/8" Square). 

I am cutting a 10.2cm (4") wide panel to die cut through (ie as in the first version)

And a 9.9cm (3 15/16") panel to stick on the backs

I have used the co-ordinating Floral Phrases stamps... which I have quickly come to LOVE... but more on that another day...

And I finished off simply with Night of Navy or Whisper White Solid Bakers Twine. Really wish I had bought all the coloured Solid Bakers Twines straightaway... loving them!! Oh well I am ordering again later this week so I can quickly resolve that stock problem....

Now back to using the co-ordinating Floral Boutique papers for next week's classes.... Ooh... think I might just create a box for 4 notecards.... 

And finally... I have to admit... I think you are going to see a lot of makes over the months with these papers!!! I think they are the business....! In my happy corner...