Set Aside but Not Forgotten

Today I FINALLY got around to finishing several scrapbook pages that I started over 8 years ago!  I've removed the personal journaling from the picture, but you can see the main idea of the page.  I loved the quote from Helen Keller about doors (top of the page) and used it to think about open & closed doors in my own life.

 

I had really had a challenge figuring out how to make this page, but I like how it turned out.  I cut flaps in the background card stock and then glued it to a backing sheet that had the inside pictures on it.  Then I added cutouts using a Spellbinder's die (Edwardian Door) and little brads for door knobs. Title was cut using alphabet dies.

Here's what it looks like with the "doors" opened:

 

 

I used a standard labeler to document who was in the pictures.

Here is the companion page:

I once again used the Edwardian door die - this time using it more as it was intended & backing it with paper.  I also cut words out of several different dies I have (HOTP, Divinity Designs, Art Impressions, misc)

 

The last page is about my grandmother & her shoes that I inherited (journaling is hidden behind the picture of the shoes - magnetic closure used):

Used corner punch on the mats before adding the pictures.

HD Perfect Planet - On Safari Part 2

Today I've got a couple more cards from the Hunkydory Perfect Planet set called "On Safari".  The first card made from this set was posted with my Father's Day cards here.  You can't tell very well, but the frame (die cut using Spellbinder's 5X7 Card Makers dies and gold poster board) and greetings (from the HD set) are on foam tape for added dimension.  The zebras are actually one of the "decoupage" pieces glued on top of the single zebra that had been on this printed adorable scoreable (AS) card stock.

Inside:

Inside I have more of the AS, a tag from the set with added ribbon from my stash, and a border die cut from the set.

Card #2:

This one is a tall narrow card - sized to fit in a business sized envelope.  I didn't like the pastel colors in the border , so cut out the border so the black background shows through.  The zebra striped border is a strip cut from self-adhesive fun fur I got at the dollar store.  The tag is from the set - with added ribbon from my stash.

Tag:

I had a little of the AS left, so decided to make a tag with leftovers from these cards.  The sentiment is from Hunkydory's Little Book of Essential Greetings from 2016.

Twin Unicorns

My twin grand-nieces have a birthday coming up  - and they like unicorns.  So I made a unicorn card for each of them thanks to the folks at CraftsUPrint.  Above is what it looks like when opened & standing up.  Below is the card front when it's closed:

It is a 3-layer shadow box (as you can see from the next picture - covered with the outer card piece - see card front above).

Here's another print it yourself card - made as directed with a few changes:

The unicorn & flowers on the card front are all multi-layered with foam tape.

The middle part of the card front has a flap that opens.

Then both sides open to reveal the inside.

Wonderland ACK Part 3

Today I was back to working on the HOTP Artful Card Kit (ACK) called Wonderland.  I got three more cards made, bringing my total from this kit to 8 cards so far with several more to go.  

Card #1: This first card is my favorite from what I made today. I liked the way I put 3 die cuts together to form one piece - then matted the whole on black - forming a nice backdrop for my focal.  The focal is the Rejoice Angel Small Stamp from HOTP.  I stamped it on card stock & heat embossed with clear powder.  Then I colored it using a waterbrush with markers (flesh, robe, and book) & Opal Polish from Cosmic Shimmer (gold on wings, hair, and highlights on the book & clothes).  In real life it's got a nice golden sparkle when seen in the light.  The angel & greeting are added with foam tape.  The papers are all from the ACK - including the chevron border paper (except for the black which is from my stash).  The greeting is actually two cut outs from the kit that are layered & added with foam tape.  I added a few Dazzles stickers from a Scrapbooking kit to finish the card front.

Inside:

Inside I used a scrap of black, and a scrap of patterned paper from the kit to form a bit of a border.  Then I added a cut out sentiment - quick & easy!

Card #2:

This next card makes use of a beautiful 3D embossing folder that I got with my Gemini machine.  It is called Ornate Lace, and you can see the beautiful pattern it makes.  I used paper from the kit & then colored the raised areas with Pine Needles Distress Ink.  I mounted this on black & then on a craft colored card.  I cut a strip of craft card stock, ran it through a Cuttlebug Embossing folder (Swiss Dots) and inked with the Pine Needles ink and then with black ink.  This forms a narrow border which anchors my focal & sentiment (both from the ACK).  I finished by adding several embellishments - snowflakes from the kit & gold Fleur De Lis scraps that had been die cut "innies" from the borders I die cut for a previous card (Spellbinder's Edgeability dies).

Inside:

Inside I matted another piece of craft card stock for a place to write my message, added a border strip of leftover papers, and added another die cut from the kit (and another Fleur De Lis scrap to "attach" it to the border).

Card #3:

The third card has a mix of papers, die cuts, and cut outs from the kit.  To this I've added black paper from my stash & some silver 3D Dazzles from HOTP.  The black Christmas tree is free-form cut & then has Dazzles added for decorations.

Inside:

Inside is more of the same - along with a cut out sentiment from the kit.