Bridge fold card

 

Hello everyone,

Today I am sharing the measurements and tutorial to help you create a bridge fold card. I have used papers and ephemera from Craft Consortium called Gardeners Delight to decorate mine but you can use whatever you have.

A video tutorial can be found here

https://youtu.be/6uBeF2GZcTY

Measurements:

Base - 

Cardstock measures 10 × 6" score at 1.5, 3, 7 & 8.5"

Matt sections -

4 pieces measuring 1 3/8 × 5 7/8"

1 piece measuring 3 7/8 × 5 7/8"

1 piece of white card measuring 3 3/4 × 5 7/8"

Pattern paper -

4 pieces measuring 1 1/4 × 5 3/4"

1 piece measuring 3 3/4 × 5 3/4"

This is really quick and easy to create and can be built upon as your skill level increases to create even more elaborate cards!

I have linked my socials below, please do tag me if you give this card a go so I can see your beautiful creations

Xoxo

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Paperfundays Challenge inspiration

 

This month for http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1 I got to use this cute kit from www.mirtillamentecraftshop.it/digital-papers/335-winter-time-no1-a4.html

I used three of the sheets from the kit to create this 5 x 7 card. I kept it simple with just some silver Mirror card as my matt layers and finished the card with some pearl effect dots. 

I love how the papers compliment each other so nicely and the sentiment topper was just perfect!

Don't forget to check out the challenge on the link above and have fun creating something fun so you can join in too!

We look forward to seeing your entries 

Xoxo

A - Z Card fold series - Accordion fold

 

Hello everyone and welcome to my A - Z of cardfolds series.

I am starting the series with an Accordion fold.

This is super easy to do and you don't need many supplies.

A YouTube tutorial of how to make this card is available here https://youtu.be/jQ2xz2i5rkQ

The measurements for the cardstocks and scorelines are below:

Card base:

6 × 12" score at 3,6 and 9"

Matts and layers:

Four pieces of coloured cardstock measuring  2 7/8 × 5 7/8"

Four pieces of pattern paper measuring 2 3/4 × 5 3/4" 

One piece of glitter cardstock measuring 2 5/8 × 5 5/8"

One piece of white cardstock measuring 2 1/2 × 5 1/2"

For this card I have used Hobbycraft Golds paper pack, Tonic Amber yellow cardstock and Helz Cuppleditch Beach life.

I hope you enjoy this series and that you will give this card a go.

I will be using the hashtag 

#A-Zcardfolds during this series so please use this in your social media posts if you choose to follow along.

Simple yet beautiful card making

 Sometimes thr simplest cards are the most beautiful and they certainly don't need loads of supplies, as I have demonstrated with this months inspiration for http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1

For this months inspiration I have used an image called Panda on a branch by Lee Holland https://www.etsy.com/listing/1151540084/panda-on-a-branch-card-making-colouring which I have then coloured using my Black Widow pencil colours. 

I recently did a review on Black widow pencils and if you would like to check it out you can find it here https://youtu.be/9dG7PrCmbo0

I mounted the image on scrap cardstock and fussy cut it.

I made a card base out of Papermilldirect green cardstock that measures 4 × 6"

I cut a piece of Marvellous Marble cardstock from Love to Craft and adhered it straight onto the base.

I cut a second piece of green Papermilldirect cardstock to 4 × 6" and die cut Everglades Collage from Memory Box into the centre. I then took a page from Pretty Pegs paper stack cut it to the same size and again die cut the centre.

I then adhered the two together. Next I glued my panda image onto the aperture before securing all of this to the base.

I embellished using handmade flowers and some Rhubarb Crumble Nuvo drops.

Simple green and gold card

 

This month I was challenged to make a green and gold card for http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1

I knew exactly the collection that was needed for this card....Inkdrops Ocean from Craft Consortium. Its absolutely stunning and has greens with gold mixed in running through the papers. 

I used Papermilldirect green card stock to create my base which is roughly 6 × 4" I then layered a solid green piece of Inkdrops Ocean on that base before cutting panels from my scrap pieces and layering my card. I die cut two circles using my Daisy Mae stitched circles from my offcuts of the paperpad and popped them up on foam pads.

Finally I die cut hello from gold mirror card and scrap white card before adhering them together and placing them across the middle of the circle.

To finish the card I have used Nuvo Crystal drops in Mustard gold and Pale gold.

Large Easel card

 

Today I am sharing an easel card I made for the http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1 using a design kit from Polkadoodles called Whinnies Sugar Sprinkles which you can find https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-sugar-sprinkles-springtime-design-sheet-4-printable-crafting-digital-stamp-craft-scrapbooking-download/

I have created a video to accompany this card blog post which you can watch here https://youtu.be/JtDpHYftUYs I would love it if you would subscribe to my YouTube channel while your over there!

For this card I used plain cardstock which measured 8.5 x 9.5" and I scored on the 9.5" side at 4.75" and then again half way between the score line and the end of the cardstock.

The plain matt layers measured 8 3/8 × 2 1/4 and 8 3/8 × 4 5/8" respectively.

The pattern paper was cut to 8 1/8 × 2" and 8 1/8 × 4 3/8" then the kit pieces were mounted on top.

The matt layers around my topper left roughly a 1/8" boarder from my main image.

Impossible Card

 

Hello Crafty friends,

I am loving this fun fold! This is an impossible card, but unlike its name it is extremely easy to create! 

If you would like to create this card a demonstration on how to put it together can be found on my YouTube channel using the link below 

https://youtu.be/8bSTIb4y7KE

The measurements and scorlines for this card are below:

For the card base you will need;

One piece of plain cardstock measuring 5 × 7" and another that measures 6 1/4 × 1"

To decorate you will need;

Two pieces of pattern paper measuring 3 3/8 × 4 7/8"

One piece of pattern paper measuring 6 1/8 × 7/8"

One piece of pattern paper and one piece of white cardstock measuring 4 × 2 1/2"

A topper measuring roughly 3 3/4 × 2 3/8"

Pencil markers:

On the cardbase - 

On one Longside mark at 1 1/2 and 5 1/2".

On the other Longside  Mark at 3 1/2"

On both short sides mark at 2 1/2"

Score on the center line between the 1 1/2 and 5 1/2" lines.

For the pattern paper -

Mark at 1 3/8"  on the short side and 2 3/8 on the Longside.

I hope yu enjoy this fold, please feel free to tag me on social media so I can see your creations 

Xoxo

Joyfold card ft Fred-she-said

 

Happy New Year!!!

Did you make any New year resolutions? Do you think you will stick to them?

I made some and I managed to stick to last years for the whole of 2021!! Check out this video to find out what they were/are!

I am starting this year with my favourite fold, the joy fold. This fold makes me so happy, so seemed a perfect way to start my new year! 

It is a year since I applied and was accepted onto http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1 and this is my eleventh dt project for them.

This month I am using papers by Fred-she-said which you can find here  https://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/2010/02/coloured-pansies-sets.html?m=1

I love the promises of spring held within the focal image and now the days will start getting longer it hopefully won't be long until the trees are budding again and new life starts to burst through.

I have made many joyfold cards before and have a tutorial for a 6 x 6 joyfold card which can be found on the link below

https://youtu.be/UjtVuM16WEI

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that 2022 is better for all of us!

Xoxo