More with Kintsugi

I've liked the concept of "Love it Chop it" that I've seen from Kylie Bertucci.  Cutting into a gorgeous piece of paper can be HARD.  But I've found it REALLY works well to cut my paper into sizes that fit for front panels of cards!  I usually cut my papers into 4" x 6" panels. This gives a basic A2 panel that is 4" x 5 1/4" with an additional strip that is 3/4" x 4".  That small piece is perfect for inside the card if I don't use it elsewhere (like I did here).  Also, by cutting these into "4 x 6" panels, they can be matted and used for 5 x 7 cards if I wish.  AND, if I actually cut them into panels, I'm much more likely to actually USE them!  

For my Kintsugi Inspirations papers, of the 6 different double-sided patterned papers, I saved the one that could be die cut for focals and accents and cut the remaining 5 into panels.  I've then created "sets" of one each of the 5 panels to use for making sets of cards. 

Last post used one set of these papers, plus a few vases and flowers from the cut-out sheet, to make a set of Oriental-flavored cards.  Again this time, I started with a set of 5 of those panels.  This time, though, I experimented with chopping up the panels before I started to see what I got!  I again used Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies, and Textured Notes dies.  However, I didn't stick to an Oriental theme this time, and only used a little bit of the gold tag board.  This gave me cards that had quite a different feel from my last set of cards.  Most products used are Stampin' Up!  Those that aren't are noted in the description.

First, here's how I cut my pieces:

• The first two pieces were cut as follows:  

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.
          2) Cut a 4" square from A2 panel and set aside the remaining 1 1/4" x 4"
          3) Cut square diagonally from corner to corner. 

 

 

• The 2nd two pieces were cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel horizontally into 3rds - 1 3/4" x 4"

• The last piece was cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel vertically into 4ths - 1" x 5 1/4"

•  This gave me: 

           A) FIVE pieces that were 3/4" x 4" (all used on card #8)
           B) FOUR diagonally cut pieces (used for cards #3 & #4)
           C) TWO pieces 1 1/4" x 4" (used on cards #6 & #7)
           D) SIX pieces 1 3/4" x 4" (used on cards #2, #6, #7)
           E) FOUR pieces 1" x 5 1/4" (used on cards #1, #5)

Here's what I did with them:

Card #1: 

This first card uses three of the "E" pieces (the fourth was used for card #5).  As you can see, I used the largest of the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel from Lost Lagoon cardstock.  From the inside of this piece, I used a smaller of the Textured Notes dies and a die from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set to cut a mat and text for the sentiment.  I used another Textured Notes die to cut the smaller mat from Petal Pink cardstock.  From Basic White cardstock, I used another die from the Wanted to Say set to mat my sentiment.  I also cut a mat for my patterned paper from the white.  Then it was a simple matter of gluing everything in place - but I added the matted sentiment panel with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Card #2: 

This card uses two of the "D" pieces.  I started with a Petal Pink cardstock panel cut to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  I embossed this using a 3D embossing folder called Fern.  To the left side, I glued one of the "D" pieces, and then wrapped a white ribbon around one edge, taping it to the back - then glued the panel in place on the card front.  I die cut three cats using a misc die from my stash.  I cut one cat from gold tag board, two from Basic White cardstock - then extra partial pieces to get the bows that I fussy cut from the die cut and glued in place as you see.  I used a corner rounder punch to fix the corners of my other "D" piece of paper - then matted it on gold - again using the corner rounder.  I used gold die cut letters I had in my stash to spell out "MEOW".  I used part of a stamp from a set called Friends Furever - from Fiskars - to stamp the rest of my sentiment on a strip of the white cardstock.  After trimming the ends with my Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued), I glued it in place as you see.  I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to add the cat heads & bodies (top of tail glued flat) and to add the sentiment panel.

Card #3: 

This card uses two of the "B" pieces.  I started with a Misty Moonlight cardstock panel cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I embossed it using the  Joined Together 3D embossing folder. I glued the "B" pieces on either side of this embossed panel, then ran a piece of gold ribbon (from my stash) across the center of the center part of the panel, taping it in place to the back of the embossed panel.  Then I glued the panel to the card front.  

The focal was assembled from a gold circular die cut frame, a small circular piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock (embossed with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots), a stamped and die cut flower (Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glittered powder - then colored with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), a stamped and die cut sentiment (Misty Moonlight ink, Mixed Labels stamps and dies).  I added the flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals at the top and glue at the bottom.  The sentiment was also added with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  The gold frame was added using Foam Adhesive Strips.  The whole thing was then glued in place on the card front.

Card #4: 

This card uses the remaining two "B" pieces.  I embossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I glued the "B" pieces on either side of the embossed card front. My focal was created using a stamp from a Divinity Designs set called He Watches Me and matching die called Sparrow.  I used Stampin' Blends to color the focal (Night of Navy, Boho Blue (discontinued), Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Light), then backed it with two die cut circles - one in Basic White cardstock, one in Misty Moonlight cardstock (Double Stitched Circles dies from Kat Scrappiness). The sentiment is a strip sentiment from Sassy's LLC - end trimmed with Stampin' Up!s Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued).

Card #5: 

I started by embossing the card front using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder.  I added the remaining "E" piece with a narrow strip of Lost Lagoon cardstock.  I also used a 2" scalloped circle punch to cut a mat from that same cardstock.  I fussy cut a little scrap of the same for the elephant to "stand" on.  The elephant and "splash" were die cut using a die set from Elizabeth Crafts Designs.  I used a 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch to cut out the sentiment piece from Basic White cardstock - then stamped with a stamp from discontinued Flower Cart stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink.  

Card #6:

This card started with one "C" and two "D" pieces - and a couple of narrow strips of gold which I glued either side of the "C" piece.  I used an old Spellbinders Labels Four die to cut a shape from Cloud Cover cardstock. I used an old Spellbinders 3D embossing folder called Mediterranean Medallion - then lightly inked it with Misty Moonlight ink.  To this, I added a gold frame and gold Flower Accents - then added the focal to the card front using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink using a stamp from the Mixed Labels stamp set and cut out using a small circle punch before being glued to the center of the medallion.

Card #7:

For this card, I took a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of gold vellum from my stash and embossed it with an old Fun Stampers Journey embossing folder called Brocade - then glued it to the card front.  Then I added the last "C" piece and the remaining two "D" pieces.  Using an old Elizabeth Crafts Designs die set called Asian Vase, I cut one piece from gold tag board, the other from Basic White cardstock and colored with Night of Navy Stampin' Blends.  I used strips of Night of Navy cardstock - one to form a base for the vase to sit on, and one to form a mat for the stamped sentiment (Night of Navy ink with stamp from the discontinued Timeless Tulips stamp set on white cardstock).  I created another flower - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glitter embossing powder using a stamp from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set.  After coloring it with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), I die cut the flower using the die from Inspiring Imperfections die cut set.  Using a craft knife, I cut a slit in the vase piece so I could insert the flower.  I added the vase and flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals - then did the same with the matted sentiment.

Card #8:

The final card in this set uses all five "A" pieces - glued to the card front.  Using the Textured Notes dies, I cut mats from Cloud Cover cardstock, Misty Moonlight cardstock, and Basic White cardstock.  The focal was made with a Spellbinders die set called Be Bold Blooms - and glued to the white mat.  Finally, I made the sentiment piece - stamped and die cut using the Mixed Labels stamp and die bundle and Misty Moonlight ink.  I added the sentiment using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

I could easily have used fewer of the cut pieces per card, but even using as many as I did, I got 8 cards from this set.  From the single paper pack, I could get 12 sets of the 4" x 6" panels that I used here.  That means I could easily get 90-100 cards from this paper pack - if not more!  That makes this Kintsugi Inspirations Suite quite cost effective indeed - especially since the stamps and dies can be used without the papers to create even more pretty cards (like I did on the first card, here).