I'm back with some projects with the newest Spellbinders Die Kits and 3D Embossing Folder Kit!
I will not go into step by step tutorials here, since I made process videos for all of today's projects - I'll just attach some photos! I'll link the videos down below, after each set of cards. You can also subscribe to my YouTube Channel and press the bell icon so you never miss a new video! You'll find all the supplies I've used linked in the description boxes of the videos.
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I'm stopping by today to share my newest projects I've created for the Paige Evans Design Team! Since Valentine's Day is creeping up on us, I thought I'd make some cards for the occasion. Not that we actually celebrate this day, but with the pandemic going on, I do mail cards to my parents more often than I normally would and my mom anyway has what we call name-day in Hungary on February 12, so 2 birds one stone, you know :). Since I made one for my parents, obviously I also made one for Martin's mom (and need to make one for his dad as well, but at the time I'm writing this post, that card is not ready yet).
I called these "cards with a twist" because the hearts reveal some photos when you open them. Both cut files I used are for mini albums, but I thought they would be perfect for my purposes.
In retrospect, I should have used the Folding Hearts on both, because that one ended up being less thick (better for mailing) and fits bigger photos too. I like both though, and for mini albums, where you don't need to worry about thickness, they would be both just as adorable!
I used the Go the Scenic Route collection and went with a pink/orange/red color scheme. I love this combo so much, it's cheerful and fun! Once I selected my papers, I sat down to my PC and sized the cut files to the right size - for this I drew a 5x7" rectangle, which is my card size, and placed the hearts on it, to see what size I want. Then I scaled down the cut file (all pieces grouped together). I then die cut everything I needed for both cards and printed my photos in the right size and shape too (for my first card I used heart shaped photos).
Putting together the heart is self-explanatory, you just need to fold the paper along the lines, and you'll see it all come together. I did film the process though, you'll find the link to the video at the end of this post, if you're more the visual type!
Once I glued all the hearts together, I added my photos as well. I only added two card stock stickers to embellish the photos, because I didn't want to add more dimension to the card. I was somewhat sad because I love layering things up!
I then started working on the card bases. They are very simple, I started with a layer of white card stock, then a slightly smaller patterned paper panel. And because I love adding patterned paper strips at the bottom of everything, I did that here too.
To close the heart, I added some ribbon - which I glued in between the folded hearts and the front cover. I also adhered a piece of heavy weight card stock to my heart cover, so it is sturdier and added some machine stitching for interest. Then I glued the mini onto my card front.
Finally, I decorated the front of the mini - for this I used a few flower die cuts from the ephemera pack. For my sentiment I selected letters in matching colors from the Puffy Word Stickers pack. I like to mix and match letters from this pack instead of using the words that are in there. I stitched these down on a piece of white card stock, which I then tucked under one of the flowers.
The mini album is a bit different on the second card - I needed 3 sections to have enough space for 4 photos, on the other one 2 was enough.
I die cut the base of the album from white card stock and used patterned paper for other pieces that you need to glue on the base to make your mini fun and colorful. This album is pretty straightforward too, as you fold and glue the pieces together, you'll notice which way to fold each section so it all collapses the right way.
Again, I only added 2 card stock stickers to avoid adding more bulk to the card. It's quite boring this way, but I figured, these are cards in the first place, so the hidden photos are already a bonus haha!
Originally, I was planning to punch holes and use eyelets on the right side of the heart, to close it with a ribbon, but I realized that the heart would then open up on the left side. So, I ended up adding the ribbon the same way as on the first card, but this has a downside too - the album doesn't open up the way it was intended. You can still open it and see the photos, but the album won't unfold completely. I guess that's OK though, in this case. If it was a mini album, I would probably just wrap something around it, that is removable.
Because I love the paper I used for the cover so much and even made sure I die cut the heart from the part of the paper that had all these colorful little hearts on it, I obviously was not going to cover it all up with embellishments. That paper is just too special! So, I decided to only add a sentiment. To finish off this card, I placed a few glitter enamel hearts on the paper strip at the bottom. They are the perfect colors too!
That's it! I hope you like this idea and will give it a try sometime.
Oh I almost forgot to link in the Process video! Here it is:
I managed to finish the third card, that I mentioned earlier, too, but I don't want to re-write the whole blog post, so I'll just add some photos here. This is the same as the first card, only with different patterned papers. I love blue, so this one may actually be my favorite!
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!
I'm back today with some cards you could create for Valentine's day. Since we don't celebrate Valentine's Day however, I've made sure I can give these cards on other occasions too. Love is always celebrated in one way or another right?!
I've used the gorgeous Sweet Nothings collection for these cards. These colors just make me smile. I haven't been working with this line since the beginning of the year so I was pretty keen on using it! A bit of change from all the holiday crafting haha!
I only wanted to make 2 cards but once the first one was ready, I just couldn't stop!
To create the flowers I used the Hooray ribbon dies from Concord and 9th. I've been addicted to dies since I bought my little Cricut this past summer.
I've seen the idea to create a flower with these dies from Jennifer McGuire and thought it was pretty genius (it's a ribbon die). So this is my take on her design.
I made top folding, 5.5x4.25" card bases from white textured card stock and adhered my panels on top. These are slightly smaller than the card base and all are the same, just different colors.
I cut a bunch of flowers using different patterned papers and created similar flowers for each card, some just a single row of petals, some doubled up.
The leaves I created using different circle dies - another cool idea from Jennifer. I never would have thought of this! For the middle of the flowers I used different size circle dies and various patterned papers from this collection. Some I decorated with puffy stickers, one with a tag and twine and this one below I embossed, using a sentiment from the stamp set in the Sweet Nothings collection.
I love how these turned out! I love love love the dimension the flowers create!
Some more close ups:
I hope these cards put a smile on your face today!
I thought I'd drop in to share a quick tutorial with you on how I made these slider cards! Unfortunately without step by step photos because I had no time to make any new cards for this purpose. I hope you'll understand it anyway! Just let me know, and please also let me know if you have trouble downloading the cut file - I am a bit challenged when it comes to technology!
First, some examples that I created for Scrapbook Werkstatt, using the wonderful February kit.
Click HERE to (hopefully) download the free cut file :).
Sooo, here's a screenshot of the different parts you'll find in this Studio file:
These are sized to what you see on my finished cards. Of course you can size them however you want, just always remember to mark all pieces when you scale them up or down, so you keep the same ratio!
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 card base (I made 5 different ones, with different windows for you to choose from)
2 U pieces, which I call channels but I don't really know what they are called ;P
1 slider
2 tabs for the slider (not necessary!)
The scallop circle is just an extra piece if you want to change up your circle window a bit, like I did on one of the cards above.
If you like, cut all pieces you need from a piece of card stock, just to test how it all comes together, then you can decide what patterned paper you want to use for which piece - if you like patterned paper like I do!
HOW- TO:
So, it's actually very simple. Start by adhering the two U pieces together, so you have one thicker U piece. Then adhere this piece inside your card base, in a way that the legs of the U face the middle cut in the card base, if that makes sense? Then place the slider piece in the middle, close your card and pull the slider through the middle cut. Then glue the front and back of the card together, with the slider in between the U piece. Gosh it's so hard to describe these simple steps! I hope you understand, once you have the pieces in your hands!
Now this is only to describe how all pieces work together, but if you want to decorate the single pieces, you need to do that before assembling the card!
For instance, the first, color changing slider card is put together as follows: I adhered a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Main Squeeze collection to the inside of the card base, in between the channel. Just close the card base to see what peaks through the window to adhere it in the right place! I then took a piece of acetate and an embossing pen and drew around the cute image. Then I embossed it with black embossing powder. I hate to emboss acetate, no matter what type I try, even ones for embossing, I have warping and I can't stand it! That is why I only made one card like this hehe! I then used my ATG to glue this behind the window. You could also add some machine stitching if you like! Now you can place the slider piece inside the card base - this will hide your image. Then glue your card base together and once you pull the slider out, it will reveal the color piece behind it. MAGIC :).
The other three cards I just decorated with patterned papers, stamps, embossing and embellishments, no acetate window, whatsoever.
I hope you'll give these a try! I hope the tutorial makes sense, at least once you have the pieces cut out! Don't be overwhelmed by all this text, I simply talk too much! Just cut the pieces and you'll see it all comes together easily!
If you create something with this cut file and share it, please link back to this blog post - I'd appreciate it X. Also, tag me in your post on Instagram so I can leave you some love!
