Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! As we prepare for Spring, flowers are always on our minds. We are sharing flower-themed projects with you today and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Two Cards, One Blog Hop
I’ve already said I enjoy watching and learning from Jan B’s tutorial videos, and the bookbinding shutter card is what I created for the blog hop. However, since the card is involved, not complicated, just involved, I wanted to include a more mainstream card.
Before I share the bookbinding shutter fold card, I also created a “regular” card using the same materials. Here’s that card:
Measurements and Such:
Both sentiments come from the Easter Friends stamp set. I could very easily make this a birthday card by simply changing the inside sentiment.
The Garden Green base measures 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
Next, the Basic White layer measures 5-3/8 inches by 4-1/8 inches.
The top layer of DSP measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches. I also trimmed a piece of this DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
I used the Scalloped Contour dies for both the Pale Payapa DSP (designer series paper) pattern and the Basic White layer.
The white panel on the inside measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
Now, for the Bookbinding Shutter Fold Card:
The size of the finished fun fold card is 5-3/4 inches by 5-3/4 inches. Therefore, I am going to have to make an envelope specifically for this card. Here in the U.S., it’s more expensive to mail a square card, so the envelope I make won’t be a square shape.
JanB’s video is about an hour long. One of the things I really like about her videos is that she gives you all the measurements right in the beginning. Therefore, I write down all the measurements while she’s giving them. Then, I pause the video and do all my trimming and scoring before proceeding with her videos. I made another bookbinding shuttercard and a coordinating “regular” card yesterday, which will be for a future Cardz 4 Galz design team entry
HINT: I learned a huge lesson when creating the first card: I would strongly suggest laying out your DSP pieces before you decide on the decorations. The following is my dry run for today’s card:
Once I had my pieces laid out, I was able to go back and decide on the embellishments for the inside. It was much, much easier to make design decisions when I laid all these out first.
Back to the InKing Royalty Blog Hop:
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Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Sentiment as a focal point.” We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
This blog hop is all about the sentiment taking center stage on my card. While it isn’t a large or long sentiment, the “you can do this” means everything for this special card. It definitely sits front and center.
Here’s my card:
I need a special card for my aunt, who has been “sprung” from the rehab facility after breaking her hip in June. Therefore, I made another version of Connie Stewart’s fun fold card. You can see the previous one here. Please, please, please follow along with her video and create one of these for yourself. I promise, it is definitely not as complicated as it looks. There’s only one thing that I can add to the video directions: when creating the pop-out section, you are cutting 1-1/2 inches from the top and 1-1/2 inches from the bottom. Somehow I missed that part.
Measurements:
Balmy Blue backing piece measures 4-1/4 inches by 5-1/2 inches
Black cardstock pieces:
Base measures 5-1/4 inches by 11 inches. Score at 1-3/4 inches, 3-1/2 inches, 5-1/4 inches, and 7 inches.
DSP (designer series paper): if you follow the video, you will see Connie starts with a 6 x 6 inch piece of DSP. She will walk you through the cuts needed. When you are finished, you will have:
2 @ 1-1/2 inches by 5 inches,
2 @ 1/2 x 3-3/4 inches,
4@ 1-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches
1@ 1-1/2 inches by 2 inches (I used the gold polka dot DSP)
I used Balmy Blue cardstock for the front sentiment panel base. This piece measures 2-1/2 inches x 2-1/2 inches.
The white cardstock pieces:
2-14 inches by 2-1/4 inches
5 inches by 7-1/2 inches, scored at 3-3/4 inches.
What I Did:
Before I even started anything for this card, I had some coloring to do. I used the Balmy Blue light and dark blends combo to color all the flowers. After I finished coloring, I decided that I needed some sparkle, but I didn’t want to add any bling. Therefore, I grabbed my clear Wink of Stella and put a couple of layers on the sprays of buds and the black centers of each flower. Wink of Stella tends to be difficult to photograph, but I hope you can see it in the following picture:
From there, it was just a matter of following along with the video.
For the front sentiment and the inside of the actual card sentiment, I stamped the matching floral design from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set.
There are a few color combinations that I consider classics, and blue, black, and white is one of them.
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 13th. Our theme will be Fantastic Fun Folds and 3D Projects when participants showcase fun fold cards or 3D items that will be great for any occasion. Until then, have fun in your craft space.
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About Me
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
