Birthday Gatefold Card

I seem to be on a roll making gatefold cards.  I love them.  I made this card for my friend who is celebrating her birthday.  

The paper I have used is one of those 12x12" sheets which you put off using as you like it so much.  Today I bit the bullet and made something with it.  The paper is actually from a stack called "Mix & Match Pink Highlights" by Craft Sensations, I don't recall where I purchased it from.

I scored a sheet of 6"x12" thick card at 3" and 9" intervals to create the gatefold.  I then covered each surface (with the exception of the central back area) with patterned paper.  

I die cut a stitched square, stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment using a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Stylish Sentiments"

For the front sentiment decoration, I cut a circle of co-ordinating cardstock, then cut another circle in a light shade.  Using a Spellbinder die from the "Royal Circle" set, I cut the green shape.  I cut a smaller round circle and popped it through the Big Shot in a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I then stamped the sentiment.  I used a stamp from a Stampin' Up set called "Dragonfly Dreams" and then cut it into shape using a Spellbinder die from their "Victorian Tags" set.  I layered all these elements.  Some with sticky foam pads for a 3D look and some flat to add dimension.

Gatefold Birthday Card

I made this gatefold card for my Sister-in-law who is celebrating her birthday. Here is the front of the card with both flaps closed.

This view shows the card open - it doesn't photograph very well I'm afraid.

This is an image of the front and back of the card laid flat.

I used Stampin' Up patterned paper, a Spellbinder's die called "Royal Circle" and the sentiment stamp is by Hobby Arts from their "General Greetings" set.

Warm Winter Wishes Christmas Card - Spellbinders & Stampin' Up

I seem to have been generous with the glitter with this Christmas card and spread it across myself and the house!  A sure sign that Christmas is not too far away!

This morning, I lit a favourite Yankee candle called "Holiday Magic", played Christmas songs through Alexa and made a Christmas card - it's beginning to smell and sound a lot like Christmas in our house!

The patterned paper I have used for this card is all from a 12x12" stack by K&Company called "Verbena Scrap Pad".

I started with the sentiment which was actually a free gift in a magazine last year stamped in a StazOn ink called "Claret".  

I used a Spellbinder die to cut the shape and then a larger size of the same shape to cut the burgundy colour shape I'd stuck both to card to strengthen.  This allowed me to use foam pads to elevate the sentiment without there being any dips in the paper.  

I used a Versamark water-mark pen to edge the burgundy shape then coated it in Papermania "Enchanted Gold" embossing powder and then heated with a heat gun to set the glitter/gold embossed edge.

Next I used another Spellbinders die from the "Royal Circle" set to cut the decorative edge doily in the light coloured paper.  I cut a circle in the green colour and layered everything, sticking it to a layered base of green and burgundy.

I then turned my attention to the top section of the card by using Stampin' Up "Pretty Pines Thinlits" dies to cut the foliage and bow.  

I stamped the pine cones using Versamark ink coated in Papermania "Enchanted Gold" embossing powder and heated with the heat gun.  Once set, this gave a nice raised glittery/ice look to the fir cones.  I then die cut the fir cone shape using Stampin' Up "Pretty Pines Thinlits" dies.

Finally, I positioned the arrangement to my liking and stuck everything down, adding some small self adhesive gem stones to the lower section of the decorative doily.

Spellbinders Happy Birthday Card

I've been so busy creating the pages for my holiday scrapbook that making cards has taken a back seat.  This morning, I had an urge to make cards.  

I have used a section of 12x12" Crate patterned paper and a couple of Spellbinders.  For the large slate grey decorative edged circle, I used the Spellbinders "Royal Circle" die.  For the inner decorative sentiment, I have used the Spellbinders "Jubilee Tags".

A Wedding Card (using Spellbinders dies)

For this wedding card, I have used patterned paper from the "Pretty Posy" 6x6" paper stack by Trimcraft (I think I purchased it from The Range).  

The green cardstock I had in my stash, which I die cut using the Spellbinders die set called "Royal Circle".  The white ornate sentiment backing is also a Spellbinders die from thier "Jubilee Tags" set.  I finished the card with some pearls around the edge of the larger green die cut.