Welcome back to another bi-weekly Cardz 4 Guyz challenge. Our host for challenge # 336, Julie, chose Festive Creatures for the theme. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see the projects posted by each design team member. We’d love for you to play along and post your projects in our gallery!
Here’s my bookbinding card:
You can see additional bookbinding card posts here and here.
Measurements:
The Cherry Cobbler base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 3-1/4 and 4-1/4 inches to create a bookbinding fold.
The Old Olive mat measures 5-3/8 by 3 inches.
The cute DSP (designer series paper) measures 5-1/4 by 2-7/8 inches.
Trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Punch a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope seal, which then gets run through your XYRON create-a-sticker,
There’s a coordinating piece of Old Olive DSP under the Cherry Cobbler ribbon. It measures 7/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 3 by 5-1/4 inches.
Assembly:
Here’s a close-up picture of the open card:
The only place I used dimensionals was under the sentiment square. I used liquid glue or tear & tape for the rest of the elements.
Adhere the Old Olive cardstock to the base of the card.
Adhere the cute critters DSP to the Old Olive cardstock.
Adhere the strip of DSP to the left hand bookbinding part of the base of the card.
Wrap a piece of ribbon around the 3/4 inch piece of cardstock and DSP and tie a bow.
Use at least two pieces of tear & tape to the inside of the bookbinding piece of the cardstock and burnish well using a bone folder.
The sentiment comes from the Brightest Glow stamp set. I stamped it using Cherry Cobbler ink on white cardstock.
Crop the sentiment using a square die from the Stylish Shapes die set.
Then, run the square through your Cut $ Emboss machine using one of the Basics embossing folders.
Outline the sentiment square using a Cherry Cobbler Stamping Write Marker.
Adhere to the front of the DSP using dimensionals.
Adhere the white cardstock to the inside of the card.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Thank you for stopping by!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome back to the Cardz 4 Guyz challenge! Our host for #335, Helen, chose a winter scene for the theme. When you finish here, I hope you visit the challenge site to see the projects created by the rest of the design team members. As always, we would love to see your holiday scene projects in our gallery.
My card lets the DSP (designer series paper) do all the work. Therefore, it falls into the easy-peasy category.
Here’s my card:
Polar bears, snow, Christmas trees, presents, and stars combine for an adorable winter scene.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Beary Christmas DSP measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
I used a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock for the sentiment square.
The Very Vanilla cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
The coordinating DSP for the envelope flap measures 6 by 2-1/2 inches, and adhered with multipurpose liquid glue..
I punched a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope seal, then ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker.
Putting the Card Together:
Using multipurpose liquid glue, adhere the DSP to the cardstock base.
I used a sentiment from the retired Hope & Peace stamp set, and stamped it in Night of Navy ink.
Crop the sentiment using one of the Stylish Shapes square dies.
Outline the sentiment square using a Night of Navy marker.
Add two pieces of tear & tape to the back of the sentiment.
Fold a length of Real Red ribbon in half and adhere to the tear & tape.
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment square and adhere to the front of the DSP.
Stamp another holiday sentiment on the Very Vanilla cardstock using Night of Navy ink for the inside of the card.
Adhere the Vanilla cardstock using multipurpose liquid glue.
With that, I finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal card set.
Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Guyz challenge! Our host for # 334, Deb, chose a circle card for the theme. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see the rest of the creations from the other design team members. I am always so impressed not only by the creative individuality but also by the wide variety of interpretations for each theme.
For my circle card, I chose to use some new holiday DSP along with the retired Christmas Means More stamp set, and a Grinch stamp that I picked up somewhere along the line.
I used a tutorial from Einat Kessler for this card, but made a few adjustments to the measurements. You can find her tutorial here.
Here’s my card:
This sentiment is a take on one of my favorite Grinch quotes. I just love The Grinch, it’s a classic (the original, not the live-action one), written and illustrated by one of my favorite authors, and one of our cherished Christmas traditions. The Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade colors are perfect for this card. The DSP (designer series paper) comes from the Merry Bold and Bright DSP found in the September through December mini-catalog.
Measurements:
The Poppy Parade cardstock base measures 6-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches. You should have a 2 inch flap for the front of the card.
The Christmas lights DSP for the inside measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
I used the same DSP for the envelope flap which measures 2-1/2 by 6 inches.
The Christmas tree DSP on the front flap measures 1-7/8 by 5-1/4 inches. I also punched a 1-inch circle of this DSP for the envelope seal, which I ran through my XYRON create-a-sticker.
The white cardstock under the Christmas tree DSP measures 5-3/8 by 2 inches.
I used a half sheet (5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches) of Poppy Parade and white cardstock to create the circles. The Poppy Parade circle has a diameter of 5 inches. The white cardstock circle has a diameter of 4-3/4 inches.
HINT: I’ve had a couple of the following compasses for many, many years. They make it so easy to create circles larger than a punch or die would be able to create. The Amazon link is below.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 5-1/8 by 3-1/4 inches.
Assembly:
I only used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces of the card together.
Create and fussy cut the circle out of Poppy Parade cardstock.
After using a pencil to create the white cardstock circle, do all your stamping using Momento Tuxedo Black ink.
Color the holly and berries using the Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade blends combo markers.
After all the ink dried, I fussy cut the circle. Trust me – let it dry.
I stamped Grinch in black ink on the inside piece of white cardstock. Color with the same blends combo markers and adhere to the inside.
The inside sentiment comes from a past Paper Pumpkin stamp set, and is stamped in Poppy. Parade ink.
HINT: I decided where to adhere the Ginch piece by dry-fitting the circle over the front. I wanted to make sure that the inside white cardstock wouldn’t show under the circle. I did have to round the corners to accomplish this.
After adhering all the DSP and the two circles, it’s time to fold over the circles to create the flap on the back. I wound up scoring a line 3/4 of an inch on the right side of the circle. Burnish the scoring line well.
Use liquid glue to adhere the flap to the back of the card base.
I wanted to make sure the card would stay closed on its own, so I used two clear circular Velcro dots on the flap and the inside of the circle. You can find the Amazon link for them below as well.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Welcome back to the Cardz 4 Guyz biweekly challenge. Our host for challenge #333, Melanie, chose spooky, or scary, or birds for the theme. The sky is the limit with these three options! When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see the rest of the projects from the other design team members. As always, I’m blown away by the creativity and individuality when interpreting the challenges. We’d love to have you play along, so please upload your creations to our gallery.
I combined some new and some retired products for my “spooky” card, although I don’t really think it is spooky or scary.
Here’s my card:
Honestly, I just kept staring at the papers I have left from my Them Bones paper share. I was completely lost until I started looking at sketch challenges and found the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday’s challenge # 628. Once I had that sketch, everything else just fell into place rather quickly. I always love to participate in the TSOT challenges, and have been honored to have been picked as one of the top three a number of times the latest of which you can find here.
Here’s the sketch:
Measurements:
The Starry Sky base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
Trim a piece of the Them Bones DSP (designer series paper) to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
Trim a coordinating piece of DSP to 1-1/4 by 5-3/8 inches for the left panel.
The mat for the rectangle DSP piece measures 2-3/8 by 4 inches.
I trimmed the smaller, matted DSP according to the section of the pattern on the DSP. See the image below:
I’ve already used the Trick or Treat panel, and you can see that card here
I cropped a deckled circle from white cardstock for stamping.
The sentiment banner is the smallest deckled rectangle die.
I punched a 1-inch circle from a piece of 6 x 6 InColor DSP for the envelope flap.
Stamping & Assembly:
Stamp the skeleton heads from Cutest Halloween on the white cardstock in Smoky Slate ink.
Stamp the face using Starry Sky ink.
Crop the deckled circle. Outline the circle with a Smoky Slate Stamping Write Marker.
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the DSP pieces.
Wrap Starry Sky and white baker’s twine around the DSP and adhere in the back using tear & tape.
Add dimensionals to the back of the circle and adhere to the front of the card.
After cleaning a piece of Starry Sky cardstock using your embossing buddy, stamp the sentiment, from a Banner Year stamp set, using VersaMark ink.
Cover with embossing powder and heat set using your heat tool.
Stamping a couple of cobwebs from the Banner Year stamp set in Starry Sky ink.
Crop using a deckled rectangle die.
Finishing the Inside and the Envelope:
I used the letters from the Letters for You retired stamp set in Starry Sky ink. There are some stamp and die sets with which I will not part, and this is one of them.
I stamped the spiders and webs from the Banner Year stamp set in Smoky Slate ink
Finally, I stamped more spiders and webs on the envelope flap and on the front of the card.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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Welcome back to the Cardz 4 Guyz biweekly challenge. I want to thank all of you who played along with my stars theme for challenge #331. Our host for challenge #332, Jolanda, chose Fall Colors, especially browns, for the theme. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see the rest of the projects from the other design team members. As always, I’m blown away by the creativity and individuality when interpreting the challenges. We’d love to have you play along, so please upload your creations to our gallery.
I chose to use Pretty Peacock and copper from the Autumn Leaves suite and Very Vanilla, Burlap ribbon, along with Crumb Cake for my browns.
Here’s my fall card:
This absolute wonderful sentiment is the one I am using on the front of all the Thanksgiving cards I am making this year. I have a retired “Happy Thanksgiving” stamp for the inside, but this sentiment on the front reminds me that change can be a very positive thing.
What I Did:
The Pretty Peacock base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
After I ran the Very Vanilla. cardstock through the Cut & Emboss machine using the Falling Leaves embossing folder, I trimmed it to 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
The Very Vanilla inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches as well.
I used the dotted die from Autumn Leaves for the top right-hand corner of the Very Vanilla.
The large leaf was cropped from the specialty DSP from the Autumn Leaves suite and die set.
Then, I trimmed another piece of the specialty DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. I punched a 1-inch circle of the Pretty Peacock DSP for the envelope seal.
The veins and smaller leaves were cropped from Pretty Peacock. I used one of the basics embossing folders on the smaller pair of leaves.
I cropped the branches from copper foil and Pretty Peacock cardstock, again using dies from Autumn Leaves.
The burlap ribbon is part of a two-pack of Real Red and Burlap ribbon rolls. Simply wrap a length around the Very Vanilla cardstock and adhere on the back using tear & tape.
The large leaf and the sentiment are adhered using dimensionals. I used multipurpose liquid glue for the rest of the elements.
Add dimensionals to the back of the Very Vanilla cardstock and adere to the card base.
The final touch for the front was to add 3 speckled dots, again from the Autumn Leaves Suite.
I’m pretty please with the way this card turned out. I probably should’ve used more browns, but hope I got enough on the card to meet the challenge theme.
Welcome to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Guyz #331. I’m hosting this challenge, and I chose stars for the theme. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see the creations from the rest of the design team. I’m always amazed at each DT member’s creativity and individuality. After you visit C4G, we would be thrilled if you played along with us and upload your own creations to the gallery.
Here’s my clean and simple stars card:
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
The Crumb Cake mat measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I used a piece of the O Holy Night DSP and trimmed it to 3-7/8 by 5-1/8 inches. This DSP is currently on backorder and should be back in stock the week of ______
The coordinating DSP for the envelope flap measures 6 by 2-1/2 inches.
I punched a 1-inch circle from a piece of the Crumb Cake DSP for the envelope seal.
The Night of Navy sentiment panel is from a scrap and cropped it using a deckled rectangle die.
I used the largest deckled rectangle die to crop the white cardstock for the inside of the card.
What I Did:
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the Crumb Cake layer to the base of the card.
I outlined the DSP using the clear Wink of Stella pen.
Then, I splattered Wink of Stella ink on the DSP. To do this, just tap the pen on the cap.
HINTS: First, the splatters will be more natural if you don’t squeeze ink into the bottom of the pen. If you want more noticeable splatters, use a wetter pen tip. Second, the splatters will go outward farther than you would ever think, so cover up the area surrounding the DSP. It’s always difficult to get the Wink of Stella to show up on a photo, so here’s a close-up:
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the DSP to the Crumb Cake layer.
Wipe the scrap of Night of Navy down with your embossing buddy.
Using the Brightest Glow stamp set, stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink.
Cover the sentiment with silver embossing powder and heat set.
Add dimensionals under the sentiment and adhere to the DSP.
Using the same stamp set and Night of Navy ink, stamp the sentiment on the white cardstock.
I outlined the white cardstock using the Wink of Stella ink pen and adhered it using multipurpose liquid glue.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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