Twisted Easel Card Tutorial

Hi there, as promised, I have made the tutorial for the twisted easel card that I posted HERE. I got my instructions from Monica Gale, who is a very talented stamper. Visit her GORGEOUS blog HERE. I have tweaked some of the measurements. Here it is!

Step 1: Cut cardstock at 26 x 13 cm and score in half:


Step 2: Score the left half diagonally:


This is what it will look like: (the middle score line cannot be seen in the photo)


Step 3: Fold both score lines:


Step 4: Decorate! The card will require a raised embellishment to hold the top half in place.

Hope you have a go, and thanks for stopping by!

Debbie

Just Add Ink #53

This week's challenge over at Just Add Ink is called A Bright Burst of Colour, so a great opportunity to play with those brights. I have been seeing the twisted easel card on a few blogs and thought this would be ideal to use for this challenge. I have used the stamp set Punched Posies which is a Level 2 hostess gift from the Summer Mini Catalogue.

Here is the picture to take inspiration from:


And here is my bright card:


Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Punched Posies, Great Friend
Card/Paper: Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Whisper White, In-Colour paper pack (level 1 hostess gift)
Ink: Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Old Olive
Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, Old Olive satin ribbon

Click HERE to check out the other fabulous entrys over at Just Add Ink!
Edited: I will post a tutorial on how to make a twisted easel card tomorrow.

Debbie

Christmas Gift Certificate

If you have a crafty friend and are stuck for a present, a Stampin' Up! voucher is the perfect gift!
They will be able to choose anything in the Stampin' Up! catalogue, up to the amount on the voucher.
And why not give a few hints to hubby, if you would like to see this voucher filled out to you, and under the Christmas tree!

Simply email me if you are interested in purchasing one of these cute Stampin' Up! gift vouchers!


Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Sparkly and Bright, Snow Swirled
Card/Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday DSP
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scallop Oval punch, Old Olive 5/8" satin ribbon, Dazzling Dianonds, sponge

Debbie

Just Add Birthdays!

This week's challenge over at Just Add Ink is to Just Add Birthdays to a papercraft project!
This is a cute pocket card that I made using the Blueberry Crisp designer paper. The very talented, Andrea Walford has made a video on how to make it. View the video HERE.


For the cupcake tag, I inked up the stamp from the Birthday Bakery stamp set (not the words) using the Not Quite Navy marker. I then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the Best Wishes stamp (from Silhouette Sentiments) and stamped that in Not Quite Navy as well. That then gave me a birthday tag.

And of course, no birthday card can be complete without cupcakes!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Birthday Bakery, Silhouette Sentiments
Card/Paper: Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Blueberry Crisp DSP
Ink: Staz-on Black, Not Quite Navy, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Early Expresso
Accessories: 1 1/4" Circle punch, Round Tab punch, Very Vanilla 5/8" tafetta ribbon, silver brads, linen thread, Top Note die, Dazzling Diamonds

Check out the other entry's and have a go yourself!

Debbie

Elegant Kindness

I believe this is called a "gate fold card." Simply a piece of A5 cardstock, just folded so that the 2 sides meet in the middle.
The softness of both colours- Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery, the pearls and the En Francais stamp, give a graceful and elegant feel. Do you agree?

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Echoes of Kindness, Heard from the Heart, En Francais
Card/Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue
Accessories: Bashful Blue marker, Certainly Celery marker, 1/4" Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, Mat Pack, Pretties Kit, Dazzling Diamonds

Debbie

A Great Day

On Saturday I had a lovely day with a group of ladies. Here are some of the things I demonstrated and we all made the mini step card. The treat bag and step card are from Jenny Moors blog. The instructions are there too. Isn't the Good Egg stamp set just so cute? :)
The wee pocket with a mini card is made using the circle scissors. I cut a six inch circle and scored 1 3/4" across the bottom of the circle and 1 1/4" each side. The Tea Party DSP and the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set compliment each other so well.This week I will be travelling to Christchurch to look after my mum who had a fall about a month ago. I have been travelling to Christchurch every weekend and after this week my mum will be coming to visit me at Easter. I am really looking forward to this. Have a great week.

Debbie

Happy Moments Seeds

This is one of the cute stamp sets out of the Sale-a-Bration (SAB) catalogue. This project holds a little packet of seeds- infact, you could put anything in here: soup, hot chocolate.... or an insert.
This project was inspired by Jacque Pederson.
So, here it is:

Love all the Dazzling Diamonds:And here it is with the seeds pulled up:

For more details on how you can earn this stamp set for FREE, click here.
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Happy Moments
Card/Paper: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Lovely Lilac, Bashful Blue, Whisper white, Tea Party designer paper
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Round Tab punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery, Summer Sun markers

Enjoy the weekend,

Debbie

Lolly Pop Holder

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you get to spend the day with your loved one.
I made this adorable little lolly pop holder, which can be a wee something to celebrate Valentines Day, or a little something to say "I love you." It is super easy and lots of fun to make!
So here is the front-

And here it is opened up-I found a video on how to make this over on Dawns Stamping Thoughts. I used the measurements, but changed the colours, stamps etc.
I used the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, which is actually on a promotion, where for every set sold, $2 is donated to the relief for Haiti. Click here for more details.


Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: I {Heart} Hearts, Short & Sweet
Card/Paper: Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Whisper White
Ink: Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Basic Gray
Accessories: Slit punch, Mat Pack

Have a fab day :)

Debbie

Easel Card

I had seen these easel cards around, and I wanted to make one myself. I really wanted to use the Butterfly Prints stamp set and the Sweet Always designer papers.
Sooo, this is what I came up with:
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints
Card/Paper: Sweet Always DSP, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Butterfly punch, Build-A-Brad, 1/2" circle punch

I hope you like it,

Debbie

Window Card

I was inspired by this Window card on Barb Mullins' website. I used the Dreams du Jour and Fresh Cuts stamp sets. I embellished the front of this card with this tile. To achieve this tile I stamped the image and coloured it in. Then I inked the front with Versa Mark and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I heated it with the heat tool. While the card was still wet after the heat tool, I dipped it into the clear embossing powder, heated it with the heat gun. I repeated this step 3 times. This gives a tile like look. Here are the instructions for the Window Card. Barb has a video on it on her web site.

1.Cut 2 pieces of cardstock 4 1/4" and 5 1/2".

2.Score both pieces of card on both sides 4 1/2" and 5".

3.To make the window, line the edge of your 1 3/8" square punch with the 4 1/2" score line. Push the punch as far as it will go and punch out. Move punch across to the 4 1/2" score line on othe side and repeat. Do this to the opposite side of the card as well. This is the front of the card and you can stamp images on this. On the other piece of card stock you can stamp your images .

4. Adhere a piece of acetate to the inside of the window. Fold your score lines so they form a box shape. Put tape on the two outer edges of one piece of card and join the two pieces of card together. Embellish the front.

The other card I used the Illuminations stamp set.

Debbie

Holiday Treasures Criss Cross Card

This is another criss cross card that I made. I am really loving the Holiday Treasures designer papers. The flowers at the top are from the Eastern Blooms stamp set.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Eastern Blooms, Best Yet
Card/Paper: Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Holiday Treasures DSP
Inks: Old Olive, Ruby Red
Accessories: Chocolate Chip taffetta ribbon, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval, Dazzling Diamonds

Debbie

Criss Cross Card

A criss cross card is a great way to send a greeting or a gift voucher. If you have a friend who is a stamper, why not give them a gift card for Christmas! They will be able to buy anything out of the catolouge through me. And in a Christmassy handmade pouch! Please email me if you have any questions or would like to purchase one.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Spotlight on Christmas
Card/Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Ski Slope DSP
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, 5-Petal Flower punch, Dazzling Diamonds

Debbie

Crimped Great Friend

This is such a quick little card to make, and a great idea! It's just an envelope with the end cut of and the rest crimped. It has a stamped insert inside. They have been made at some of my School Holiday classes for children and are perfect for birthday invites.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Great Friend
Card/Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Whisper White envelope, Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Crimper

Debbie

Christmas Pull Up Card

The colours on this card are not the classic "red & green" look. But it gives me a feel of winter and peace. When you pull the ribbon at the top, it slides up to reveal a message.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Snow Swirled
Card/Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Horizontal Slot punch, White taffeta ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

Debbie

My Regional Training Swaps

Today at Jacque's house is Regional Training for SU! demonstrator's. I could not go, but Karen kindly has taken my swaps for me. My swap holds a little sachet of hot chocolate. I have used the Snow Swirled stamp set, which is a little winner for Christmas.

Supplies Used
Stamp Sets: Snow Swirled
Card/Paper: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Whisper White, Ski Slope designer papers
Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey
Accessories: White taffeta ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds
Debbie

Shutter Card

Sarah made this beautiful shutter card. I just love all the colours together. She used the pearls from the Pretties Kit which makes the card look so elegant.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Great Friend
Card/Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White (for butterfly's & words), Walk in the Park designer paper
Ink: Regal Rose, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Dazzling Diamonds

Debbie

Another Holiday Class

It was a real privilege to spend time with the girls who came to my class. It was fascinating to see their different creative expressions. This class we made the lovely flower pot card, a lip balm holder and a chocolate bar wrapper.

School Holiday Class

Hi everyone,
Today I had my school holiday card class with intermediate aged girls. We made a free standing pop up card using Crazy for Cupcakes (from Dawns Stamping Thoughts), an envelope card and two bookmarks.
Doing another class tomorrow, so keep an eye out!

Debbie

Cup of soup

My sister is having two wisdom teeth removed on Friday so I thought some soup and flowers would be nice for her. This card holds a packet of soup. I thought the Tangerine Tango would be a cheerful colour. I have used the Friendly Words along the bottom. I just love the words in the Sweet Little Sentiments hostess gift. They are good for so many occasions. Petals Pizzazz flowers are so funky and bold. You could also put a sachet of hot chocolate in this as well. I think with the cold season here this would make a lovely wee gift.