Top Note Easel Card

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been wanting to try using the Sizzix Top Note die for Stampin’ Up as a base for an easel card for a while now. It’s the perfect size and so easy to do I don't know why I haven't done it yet! A Christmas theme was in order for July and I’ve not kept up with my weekly Christmas Card make for some time now, so Christmas it is!

Dasher is used here again, obviously a favourite of mine, along with a sentiment from the Four the Holidays stamp set. I just love this beautiful scripted Merry Christmas. It's stamped directly onto designer paper from the Twitterpated series.  I’ve embossed the whole lot with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to represent falling snow. The small friend sentiment is from the Tiny Tags stamp set, and the pleated satin ribbon in Riding Hood Red is covering the edge of the paper.

 

As you can see – It’s an easel card, made very easily with the Top Note die. Simply fold your cardstock base and place it over the Top Note Die with just 3 sides being cut (leave the folded part just inside the cut line).
Then cut another single Top Note shape to build the card front.
 Assembling is simply a matter folding back the top of the card base evenly in half and attaching the card front so that it’s in position with the base card.
The folded back piece adheres to the back of the front piece in the top section only.

So here it is open and standing up. An oval sentiment popped up on a scallop oval provides a stopper so that the card stands up.

I love the ease of this easel, excuse the pun lol

I’ll share this card with the following challenges:-

Crafty Annes Challenge – Easel Cards – good timing I think! lol
 Inspire me Fridays – Always Anything Goes Delightful Sketches – Christmas in July
Paper Play Challenges – Christmas
Divas by Design – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to more posted for you soon.

Yellow Kindness

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post to share with you…it’s late on a Friday night here and I’ve had a huge week, and am looking forward to an early start in the morning for a market stall - so I’ll keep it short and sweet

I saw a discussion on a forum somewhere recently – which I didn’t join in to, but it got me thinking. The discussion was about the colour Yellow and how little people tend to use it or like it. It got me thinking – I do not use yellow enough! I like Yellow! Kindness really does matter so today I’m being kind to yellow.

I really like the layout of this card – I cased it from the Stampin’ Up Ideas book and catalogue! (See page 71!) Mine’s a little different, but the layout is essentially the same.

I really love playing with shimmer mist and totally coated this chocolate cardstock
he he he!

The butterflies and sentiment are both from the Stampin Up Kindness Matters stamp set, which you can also see on page 71 of the catalogue. (see the link to the online catalogue on my sidebar if your interested). I coloured the butterflies with my Stampin Write markers and the blender pen.

Enjoy….I’m off to bed

Hello Card

Hello Hello Hello fellow crafty people,

It’s Mojo time again and here is my bright Real Red card…

The Adorning Accents Edgelits die and matching embossing folder are perfect for the Fancy Frills challenge at SUO Challenges. The border stamp from Vintage Vogue alongside the gorgeous satin pleated ribbon really adds to the frills. A little embossing with Manhattan Flower is swiped over with White Shimmer Paint for added interest.

this is the Mojo Monday sketch this week…

I’ve made another flower, this time using the 5 Petal punch. A little spray of my home made Shimmer Paint Spritz and sparkles galore! Check it out close up…

Hope you like it. Any Australian residents that are interested in purchasing any of the Stampin’ Up products used here or even joining up as a demonstrator themselves (for some great discounts),  is welcome to inquire through my Stampin Up website HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, come back again soon.

Masculine Birthday with Sweets

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been having a fun time making this card with built in sweets box for a certain Father In Law whose birthday is coming up in a day or two. The paper is from the Stampin’ Up Well Worn pack and it’s been layered onto Crumb Cake cardstock to make the front panel of the card.

The “construction” part of the card is made with Soft Suede cardstock and a piece of acetate is used in the window. I really must get myself the modern label punch – it would have made the perfect window! Once again I’ve used a tutorial from Split Coast Stampers to create the base of this card - that has a box off to one side that is filled with sweets. (candy coated liquorice in this case )

The sentiment is from the Stampin’ Up set called Punch Bunch and it is layered onto a plain tag which was cut using the Sizzlit called Lots of Tags that is available with Stampin’ Up. Here I have cut it from Crumb Cake cardstock, but because it didn’t stand out too well, I sponged over it with Cajun Craze ink. There’s a little bakers twine wrapped around it too.

This was styled using the Mojo Monday Sketch as I am want to do…

Yes, that is the Ribbon Border Punch again – this time in Not Quite Navy cardstock. Heck, who needs ribbon with a punch like that! A little scrap of cardstock was embossed with the Lattice embossing folder and put across the top of the box on top of some extra score lines. (oops)

Hope you like this very masculine card – I’m sure my Father in Law is going to love the fact that it has sweets in it – even if he is Seventy odd years of age!

On to some challenges I’d like to enter this in….

http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/challenge-24-tag-youre-it.html
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/challenge-46-feeling-punchy.html
http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/challenge-13-for-boys.html
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/challenge-134-card-for-man.html

Papermates was a world of fun today – and I’ll be back with more goodies to show you. Perhaps a little twittery bird or two? You’ll have to pop back and see. Have fun yourself now, that is what it’s all about…