More Scrap Cards

Today I have a couple of cards made from scraps.  The paper was wrapped around a bouquet I was given.  I had made several cards from this paper, and these tiny pieces were all that I had left.

Card #1: 

This card used 4 small paper pieces that I trimmed to the same size.  For this card, I used stamps and a die from an old Hero Arts' Kit-Tea Stamp N Cut set. I stamped the sentiment with Shaded Spruce ink, and colored the focal using Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends, Crumb Cake Stampin Blends, and Pretty in Pink Stampin' Blends.  I also used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color borders on the white mat for the focal and for the sentiment.  

Card #2:

This time I debossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I combined three little paper scraps and glued them in place.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink and a stamp from Stampin' Up!s Beautiful Butterflies stamp set.  I added 2 butterfly stickers from my stash (probably Dollar Store finds) and 3 adhesive backed sequins (discontinued Stampin' Up! product).

Leftover Card Kits

 

I had some leftover card kits that I had made for class and club.  I didn't want them just sitting around taking up space, but also didn't want to make them up the way the other kits had been.  Here's what I did with them.

Card #1:

I made two cards from the first card kit which included paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies designer series papers and Night of Navy cardstock.  This was the first.  It's pretty plain, but I wanted it to have a masculine feel and was feeling low on mojo.  I cut the patterned paper in half and die cut the sentiment from an old Hot Off the Press die set, using the remaining scrap rather than the die cut itself. I also die cut a butterfly using dies from the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder and backed it with Night of Navy scraps.

Card #2:

Here's the 2nd card from that first kit.  As you can see, I used the die cut from the last card and the remaining patterned paper and most of the remaining cardstock.  The "Celebrate" was cut from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set, and the "70" was from the Birthday Celebration die set.

Card #3:

This is what I did with the 2nd kit - which again had a patterned paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies DSP. I used the whole piece of patterned paper on the card front.  Then made multiple mats for the focal (an old sticker from my stash) by die cutting the centers of the white and Copper Clay cardstock pieces.  From the other piece of Copper Clay cardstock piece, I die cut the sentiment using the discontinued Wanted to Say die set and misc dies from my stash.

Card #4:

The card actually takes advantage of parts of two card kits.  The first had paper from the discontinued Flowering Fields DSP and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The 2nd used "found" paper that came around a bouquet of flowers that I received.  I decided to save the Pumpkin Pie cardstock for another project and use the found paper with the DSP instead.  The daffodils were from an Elizabeth Crafts die set.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.  I used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color a piece of neutral colored twine.

Another Dual Side Stepper

Today I made one of these Dual Side Stepper cards - calculating measurements for an A2-sized card.  Here are the measurements I used:

1. With basic A2 card open, cut sides 1" in running from 2" in the back to 3/4" in the front. 
2. Score between these cuts starting at the base of the cut lines at 2", 4", 5 1/2", 7", 7 3/4" - again between the cuts. This should give you a total of 5 score lines. 
3. On the outer sides - score as normal at 4 1/4" and fold as mountain fold.
4. Fold along the scored lines as follows: mountain, valley, mountain, valley, mountain. 

I also cut a piece of cardstock that was 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", which I used to create the back panel.  

I cut papers (Beautiful Bokeh) just a bit smaller to nearly cover the 3 1/2" square panel, the front step, and the card front.  I embossed these pieces using the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid 3D embossing folder.  Then, I used a foam applicator to add Balmy Blue ink to the raised areas and around the edges before gluing in place.  I die cut 3 small butterflies from Basic White cardstock using some of the extra dies included with the Hybrid embossing folder.  I added these butterflies to the top of clear acetate strips - which were then attached to the front step using Mini Glue Dots.  I stamped a greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and Balmy Blue ink - then inked the edges before adding to the front step with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Hybrid Embossing

Today I have 4 sample cards, again mostly using Stampin' Up! products.  They all made use of a hybrid embossing folder called Thoughtful Moments.  In class, we will discuss several ways to use such an embossing folder, but for these cards, I used Tuxedo Black Momento ink direct to the folder before embossing/die cutting the sentiments.  Then I used Stampin' Blends (Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather) to color inside the lines, using the darker color on the lower half of the letters and the lighter on the upper:

I made 4 quick cards using the four sentiments I colored.  I chose papers in the same colors from a discontinued DSP (designer series paper) but it was similar to this.  Here's what I did.

Card #1:

I created the panel by adding strips of Highland Heather cardstock on either side of the yellow and white DSP and taping the pieces together on the back side with transparent tape.  Because the colors made the pattern difficult to see, I embossed the taped panel using the 3D embossing folder called Fern.  Then I added a diagonal piece of ribbon across the panel, taping it in the back with transparent tape.  After gluing the panel in place on the card front, I added a ribbon bow using a Mini Glue Dot.  Then I added the prepared sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and finished with seven Iridescent Faceted Gems – one in the center of the bow. 

Card #2:  

I began by cutting thin strips of the yellow paper, making sure they were narrow enough to thread through the lace.  After threading the paper through both pieces, I trimmed the paper and set them aside.  Next, I glued the striped paper to the center of the card and trim the bottom off – even with the bottom of the card front.  I turned the trimmed piece over so the flowered side was showing and glue it in place in the center of the striped paper, adding narrow white strips of cardstock top and bottom.  Using tear and tape adhesive, I added the prepared lace borders on either side of the striped panel.  Using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I added the prepared sentiment to complete the card.

Card #3:

After trimming just a bit off the right side of the paper (so it would fit the card front - saving the piece I cut off!), I wrapped the larger piece of ribbon (Cherry Cobbler & Gold ribbon - discontinued) around the lower edge - wrapping it around to the back and taping it in place before gluing all in place on the card front.  Taking the scrap of patterned paper I had cut off, I turned it over to the reverse side and used it as a mat for my sentiment – gluing it in place toward the lower right corner.  After adding the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I took the small piece of ribbon, wrapped it as in the picture, and added it to the border using a Mini Glue Dot, before adding a Flirty Flamingo Dot from the Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days (discontinued).

Card #4:

For my final card, I embossed a strip of Balmy Blue cardstock using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder - then glued it to the piece of patterned paper so the stripes were on the front side.  I trimmed the paper and cardstock so the panel fit the card front with just a bit of a border around it – then added white ribbon over the join, taping it in back of the panel and gluing the panel to the card front.  For my focal, I stamped 4 flowers from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set using Tuxedo Black Momento ink.  After coloring them using Stampin’ Blends (Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green), I trimmed the fourth flower so I had just the stem and leaves, then arranged it with the other three flowers to create a cluster.  I taped the cluster together from the back, then glued it in place.  I created a bow with silver 1/8" ribbon and added it to the flower cluster using a Mini Glue Dot.  I again added the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, and finished the card by adding 3 silver “gems” (from my stash) toward the bottom left corner of the card.