You are flippin' awesome...

 

This is the card I made for two of our sons-in-law. They are both flippin' awesome, so the sentiment was perfect for them.".

It's a double z-fold card. I cut a piece of cardstock that was 5 1/2" X 11". I scored this piece along the long side at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2". The first fold became a mountain fold and the second fold became a valley fold.

Then I placed the long side along the cutting blade of my trimmer and cut off 1 1/4". This narrow strip was then flipped so that the long section could be adhered to the card front and the short end section could be glued to the back

The sentiment on the front of this card was computer-generated and die-cut. I ran the edge of the die-cut along a navy blue ink pad to give it a little definition. The inside sentiment was stamped.

The bag of charcoal briquettes and the grill were made with a die-set that I've had for a few years.

When making this card, it's easiest to add your panels of DSP and/or stamped sentiments and images to each section first before gluing the narrow strip on. I measure each section and cut a decorative panel that was 1/4" shorter and 1/4" narrower. That gave me a 1/8" border on each side

I always adhere a blank white rectangle onto the last section of the narrow piece, because that is where I sign the card.

This double z-fold is another easy fun fold to make. There are lots of tutorials online and several videos on YouTube. You would just need to search for "double z-fold" and then look for one that is similar, as there are lots of different iterations of this type of card.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

Hats off to you on your birthday...

 

For these two cards, I pulled out my birthday hat die set and a matstack that had some papers with metallic gold designs.

I started with a pre-made green cardbase that had been embossed with a wood design. 

Then, I cut two hats out of two of the patterns in the matstack. I also cut the pompoms and frilly borders from some gold metallic cardstock.

The sentiment was stamped, die-cut and popped up with foam tape.

The left hat was glued directly to the cardbase and the hat on the right was popped up with foam tape.

I added some green Nuvo Drops to the centers of the pompoms and each frill of the border.

I had a couple of leftover strips of the metallic gold cardstock, so I added them on the inside to the left of the stamped sentiment.

This card features a similar cardbase, only in orange. Since it was an A2 topfold cardbase, I turned it on its side and added a scoreline to create a book fold card.

I cut a polka dot piece from the same matstack I used for the hats and glued it to the "binding" part of the card. Before gluing the "binding" together, I tied some gold twine around the front section.

The sentiment was popped up, as was the hat, and Nuvo Drops were once again used as embellishment.

The inside of this card was pretty simple with only a stamped sentiment.

I like this party hat die set a lot, but the hats could certainly be created without dies. It would just take a little measuring and imagination!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

You did it, fun fold...

 

This card is a fun fold, and I think this is the first time I've made this particular one.

I started by grabbing a white A2 cardbase and cutting off half of the front diagonally as you see above. 

I adhered a 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" piece of gold cardstock to the inside. I also cut a 4" X 5 1/4" piece of DSP, cut that in half diagonally (top left corner down to bottom right corner) and adhered the left piece to the triangular portion of my card front. The leftover triangular piece was chucked into my scraps box.

Finally, I cut a piece of dark blue cardstock that measured 3 1/4" X 8" and scored it at 4". After folding it on the scoreline, I adhered it to the center of the gold cardstock on the inside, making sure I had the fold at the top.

As you can see in the photo above, I decorated the front of this smaller card with some die-cuts: a white coin-edge rectangle, and a dark blue "You Did It!" with a gold shadow. I also glued on a few holographic stars that I had in my stash.

When you lift up the flap of the small card, this is what you see.

I added a 3" X 3 3/4" white panel to the inside of the small card on which I had stamped a sentiment and glued three more stars.

This card was surprisingly quick to make. If you've never made this fun fold, I recommend it!

I'm always on the lookout for something different and fun to make. I especially enjoy giving my grandkids fun fold cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

Get your happy on...

 

I made this card, intending for it to be a masculine birthday card. It didn't turn out quite as masculine-looking as I would have liked, but I think it's okay.

I cut my DSP at 4" X 5 1/4" and adhered it to a rust-colored A2 cardbase. 

I had some leafy sprigs in a light tan color in my stash. I wanted them to stand out more, so I grabbed an alcohol marker and colored them.

The sentiment was stamped with a couple different colors of ink in order to get the right shade. Whenever I don't have a specific shade of ink, I start stamping in a light shade and then stamp on top of that with another shade, and still another, if needed. It takes some trial and error, but I've gotten better at figuring out what inks will give me the shade I want.

The sentiment was die-cut and popped up with foam tape.

I stamped a sentiment on a white panel for the inside and adhered it. Then I realized that nowhere on the card did it actually say, "Happy Birthday." To remedy that, I stamped "Happy Birthday" onto a scrap of white cardstock and used a punch to cut it out. I backed that with a slightly larger circle and adhered it to the inside as you see in this photo.

As we say in the cardmaking world, "There are no mistakes, just opportunities."

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

Another Z-fold card base with a cut-out...

 

This was another Z-fold card base in my stash that was begging for a little "dressing up." It featured a scalloped circle cut-out. I thought to myself, "Can I really add some DSP and properly cut around those scallops?" I decided to give it a whirl, pulling out my smallest circle punches to help out. The worst that could happen was that it would end up in the trash.

I had a scrap of DSP that was white with silver metallic polka dots. Since the card base was a medium dark gray, I thought the silver would coordinate nicely.

I stamped a sentiment on white cardstock and die-cut it with a stitched circle die. I glued it directly onto the scalloped circle portion of the card base.

As embellishment, I added a tiny flower, die-cut from gray cardstock. I added a dot of silver to the center of it with a Viva Decor pen.

On the inside, I heat-embossed a sentiment with silver EP. I also added two more of those little flowers, placing them so they also showed when the card was closed. If you look at the first photo again, you'll see what I mean.

Do you ever have pre-cut cardbases that seem like they'd be difficult to use for your handmade cards? I have gotten quite a few from the thrift store. They definitely give my imagination a workout!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

Using those rub-ons...

 

This card came about because I had a partial sheet of copper-colored rub-ons to use. The images included butterflies, flowers and other bits of nature.

I also had a pre-cut Z-fold card base with cut-out circles along the folded edge. It also needed to be used.

I added some DSP to the front, carefully cutting it to match the edge with the circles. The DSP had a copper and gold metallic design that looked great with the copper-colored rub-ons. 

A single rub-on was added to each circle.

The "thank you" sentiment had also been languishing in my stash, so I matted it and popped it up on the card front.

When the card is opened, this is how it looks. I added a couple more of the rub-ons and a stamped sentiment. As you can see, I added a copper-colored strip of cardstock on the right side. It was just wide enough to be slightly under the Z-fold edge when the card is closed.

It took a little extra time to cut the DSP for the front of this card, but in the end, I think it was worth it. I may have another one or two of these card bases in my stash, and I think I'll finish them the same way.  

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl

A calming scene for a "get well" card...

 

The banner with "Feel Better Soon" printed on it was in my stash. It had been a punch-out from a card kit, I think, but I'm not sure. It was a lovely rust color, and I found a 6" X 6" sheet of scenery DSP that included that exact color.

I cut the DSP to fit an A2 card and matted it with some tust-colored cardstock.

The sentiment banner was popped up with foam tape. I added a bow of linen thread for embellishment.

 

I stamped a sentiment on the inside and added a strip of the rust cardstock.

This is such a simple card, but I think the quiet scene depicted on the DSP is just right for someone who may not feel well. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl