Fun Fold Purple Cards

Hello hello

Today I am sharing a couple of fun fold cards I created for the 

Mystical Scrapbooks Retro TV Programs Competition.

The program for week one is Bewitched.

The challenge is to use Halloween colours, a witch/broom/cat, add splatters 

and use some of the chipboard stars from the optional kit.

I have not included those elements on my cards but I am using purple as my Halloween colour.

Purple is not a colour I use very often so this is a challenge for me.

The papers come from a paper pad my grand daughter chose when we were shopping for some craft supplies so not even papers I have chosen myself.

I can not tell you the name or brand of the papers 

as I have torn the papers I thought I might use out 

and disposed of the rest of the pad, including the cover

So here are my cards

Let's have a closer look at Card No. 1

The base card is a 5" square gatefold card

I cut a piece of purple cardstock to 10" x 5"

I scored on the 10" edge at 2 1/2" and 7 1/2"

I also cut a piece 3 1/2" x 3". This will be the front panel.

Because the card base is quite dark I have chosen a light coloured patterned paper and cut:-

1 piece 4 3/4" square  (inside back panel)

4 pieces 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" (inside and outside side panels)

1 piece 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" (front loose panel)

1 piece 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" (inside back loose panel)

The light patterned paper is the only layer of paper added to the inside of the card

To break up the two patterned paper layers I used white cardstock.

I cut:-

2 pieces 4 1/2" x 2" (outside front side panels)

1 piece 3" x 2 1/2" (front loose panel)

The dark patterned papers:-

2 pieces 4" x 1 3/4" (outside front panels)

1 piece 2 3/4" x 2 1/4" (front loose panel)

All of the edges were distressed using my distressing tool and purple ink.

Once all of the layers were attached to the card base, I used double sided tape to attache the centre front panel so it was central on the card front, being careful to only apply tape to the section that is attached to the left hand front panel.

To decorate the card I used a flower from my stash 

that I had previously made using Craft Barn's Primrose die.

The sentiment is from Paper Rose's All Occasions Sentiment Sheets. 

I have added this to the card with scrap chipboard behind it for added height.

Now for Card No. 2

I don't know what this style of card is called but the front of it looks like a capital "I"

I cut my purple cardstock base 10 1/2" x 5 1/4"

and scored it at 5 1/4" on the long edge.

I then cut this piece 1 1/4" from the score mark, so my main piece now measures 6 1/2" x 5 1/4" with a score mark at 5 1/4" on the longer edge.

 I cut a 1 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece from the piece I had just cut from my card base, 

this leaves me a piece that is 2 3/4" x 5 1/4". I trimmed that down to 2 3/4" x 5"

The 2 3/4" x 5" piece is used to join the 1 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece to the card base 

by attaching it lengthwise to the top 1 1/4" section and to the loose 1 1/4" piece

 so that it lines up perfectly with the bottom back of the cardbase.

You can see this process in the video below if this description confuses you.

I used the same two patterned papers that I used on the first card but this time I separated the layers with some silver glitter card.

Light patterned paper sizes are:-

2 pieces 5" x 1" (top and bottom front panels)

1 piece 5" x 5" (inside back)

1 piece 2 1/2" x 5" (inside front centre panel)

1 piece 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (outside front centre section)

4 pieces 1" square (inside top sections)

Silver Glitter paper sizes are:-

1 piece 4 3/4" square (inside back)

1 piece 2 1/4" square (outside front centre section)

2 pieces 4 3/4" x 3/4" (top and bottom front panels)

Dark patterned paper sizes are:-

1 piece 4 1/2" square (inside back)

1 piece 2" square (outside front centre section)

2 pieces 4 1/2" x 1/2" (top and bottom front panels)

Once again the edges the patterned papers (not the glitter card) were distressed 

before being attached to the card base

The sentiment for this card comes from another Paper Rose sentiment pack called 

Big Sentiments 1.0.

I used my Spellbinders nested Standard Circles Large and Standard Circles Small dies

to cut the sentiment and a piece of silver glitter card.

I inked the edges of these and layered them on top of each other before attaching them to

the centre front panel of the card with some cardboard behind it.

So there we have my two cards for today and here is my process video

I hope you enjoy watching my video and it clears up any confusion

 you may have got from my description.

As always, thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Little Golden Book Junk Journal

Good afternoon

Just a quick post today to share a link to the flip through of my Little Golden Book Junk Journal.

I watched several YouTube clips to work out how to create the cover for this journal and then went about adding pages and decorating it.

This journal is probably not as "Pretty" as I would have created if the story had of been a little more feminine, but I am very happy with it.

I have included lots of different textures and elements.

You will find my video below, hope you enjoy it.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Fun Fold Shabby Chic Cards

I have got three fun fold cards to share with you today.

Card No. 1

I have used mauve cardstock for the base of this card

I cut pieces

11" x 4 1/4", 10 3/4" x 3 1/4" and 3 1/4" x 2 1/4"

I score and fold

the 11" piece at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"

the 10 3/4" piece at 3 1/2"  & 6 1/2"

so both pieces resemble a Z

I have used Denise Boddey Day Dream Story Book - Dreams patterned paper.

I cut pieces

5 1/4" x 4"

2 @ 4" x 2 1/2"

3 1/4" x 3"

3" x 2 3/4"

4" x 3"

I also fussy cut the label with the florals attached from Denise Boddey ay Dream Story Book - Chapters patterned paper.

I used my Distress Tool and Black ink to distress the edges of all of the patterned papers.

The patterned papers are then attached to the two card panels. 

I have used double sided tape but you could also use glue if you wish.

I attached the smaller piece of cardstock to the larger piece of cardstock by attaching a piece of 1/2" double sided tape at both ends of the 10 3/4" piece of cardstock and layering it on top of the other piece so the larger section, of the 10 3/4" piece, is on the top of the card and the right hand edge is approx 1/2" from the right hand edge of the bottom panel.

The fussy cut piece is attached to the 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" piece of cardstock.

This is then attached to the front of the card with sticky backed foam behind it.

The sentiment is a stamp from the Woodware Word Fragments stamp set. I have stamped with Versafine Embossing Ink and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder.

Card No. 2

The cardbase for this card is Bazzill - Tutu Pink

I cut pieces

7" x 5 1/4" and 4" x 4"

I have scored and folded the 7" piece at 4 1/4" and the 4" piece at 1".

The smaller piece of cardstock is attached to the right hand edge of the larger piece so the fold butts up to the right hand edge and it is centred between the top and bottom of the card

The patterned paper I am using is Denise Boddey Designs - Daydream Story Book - Our Story.

I have cut pieces

5" x 4"

2 @ 2 1/2" x 5"

2 @ 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"

Once agin the edges have been distressed with my distressing tool and black ink.

The patterned paper is attached to the card panels using double sided tape.

To embellish this card I have cut Circle Frame Medium Chipboard in half and coated it with Gesso.

I attached the chipboard to the front of the card, next I layered a 4" strip if white lace and a fussy cut floral cluster from the same patterned paper.

The sentiment, once again came from the Woodware Word Fragments stamp set 

and is heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

It is attached to the front of the card with a piece of scrap chipboard behind it.

Final touch for this card was to add three drops of Nuvo Drops - Morning Dew 

to the top and bottom of the left hand front panel.

Card No. 3

I have not made this style of card before.

It is a pocket with a decorated insert for your personal message or you could attach a gift card.

I have used a light green cardstock for this card.

I cut pieces

5 1/2" x 10 1/2" and 4 3/4" x 4 3/4"

I scored and folded the 10 1/2" piece at 5" and 10" on the long edge and 5" on the narrow edge

This is going to make a 5" square pocket

I cut the corner where the two fold lines meet out 

and the bottom 1/2" folded section on the other section of the cardstock.

You can see this more clearly in my YouTube video.

I have added double sided tape to the side and bottom tabs and folded the pocket in half 

using the tape to join the two sides together to form a pocket.

The patterned paper I am using for this card is Denise Boddey Designs - Elegance - Style

I cut 

2 @ 4 3/4" x 4 3/4"

2 @ 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Once again the edges have been distressed.

The patterned papers are attached to the pocket and the insert with double sided tape.

Before adding the patterned paper to one side of the insert use liquid glue to attach a piece of lace to make it easier to take your tag in and out of the pocket.

I used a circle die to cut a part circle from the top of the pocket. 

You could use a circle punch if you prefer.

To embellish the insert I fussy cut the castle from the patterned paper and attached it to the front. 

The back is for your personal message and/or to attach a gift card.

To embellish the front of the pocket I used liquid glue 

to attach 5 rows of lace to the bottom 3/4 of the pocket.

A piece of chipboard foliage, that has had a coat of Gesso, was layered onto of the lace 

and a fussy cut floral piece was added on top of that.

I used Craft Barn- Primrose Stamp & Die set to cut the flower from the same patterned paper.

A good coat of Wink of Stella Clear added sparkle to the chipboard.

The sentiment is from Uniquely Creative.

So these are the three cards for today.

For more detail you can see me create these cards in this video

If you have any questions please leave them in the comments below and I will get back to you.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

 

Mystical Scrapbooks April 2022 Cyber Crop

Good morning

My layout today is for the April Cyber Crop over at Mystical Scrapbooks. You will find the crop here.

This month the theme is colour palettes and for this particular challenge you can choose any colour you like but your project has to be monochromatic, meaning you can use any number of shades of your chosen colour with a minimal amount of black and white.

I have chosen pink for my colour.

I have chosen Uniquely Creative's Serendipity patterned papers to use today

I started with white cardstock for my background

I added Modelling Paste coloured with Starfish Glimmermist through TCW Two Hearts stencil.

This added a lot of pink to the background and minimised the white.

I splattered the background with Artiste Spritzing Ink in Black Night, Glimmermist Cherub Pink and Glimmermist Iridescent Gold

The final addition to the background was random stamping using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and Kazzaz Reason Season Lifetime, Kaisercraft Grid and Kaisercraft Numbers stamps.

I cut two strips of deep pink and two strips of pale pink cardstock to 1/2" x 12, inked the edges with my Versa Color Black Ink cube and attached them to each other with the light pink on top and about 1/4" of the dark pink showing above it.

I added a torn strip of pink washi tape to each of these strips and a pice of pink glitter washi layered on the first washi tape.

These were attached to the top and bottom of my page.

Time now to start with my patterned papers. 

I cut:-

Serendipity - Adore - 10 1/2" x 2"

Serendipity - Providence 1 1/4" x 12" and 3/4" x 12",

I used the floral side for the 1 1/4" piece and the woodgrain side for the 3/4" piece

I inked the edges with my black ink cube

I used double sided tape to attach these to the centre of my layout, layering them on top of each other, widest paper on the bottom working up to the narrowest paper.

I also added two small strips of the glitter washi so they will poke out from 

behind the photo when I attach it.

I am using a 6" x 4" photo, I have filed around the edge of the photo with an emery board before attaching it to a 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of the dark pink cardstock.

To give my photo some lift I have added a piece of sticky backed craft foam before attaching it to the layout slightly above centre.

To embellish my layout I have fussy cut a doily from Serendipity - Carefree and selected several items from Uniquely Creative's Gums & Roses Creative Cuts pack.

I have inked the edges and attached them to my layout

The title is a tag from the Creative Cuts pack, I have added some pink ribbon and attached it to the layout with sticky backed craft foam behind it

Here is my process video if you would like to check out

Don't forget to check out the Cyber Crop, they are always fun and there are prizes to be won.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Five Photo Layout

Good morning.

Today's layout features five photos. This is not something I do very often but I have lots of photos of our visit to Monaro Zoo and our "Feeding the Giraffes" experience and I wanted to fit them onto a two page layout.

I reduced the size of my photos and cropped them so only the important parts of the photo were left.

The Giraffe feeding photos will be on the second page of this two page layout.

I have used Kaisercraft Belle Collection - Angel paper for my background.

The other papers I have used are Kaisercraft Time Machine Collection papers.

To create the strips to go under my photos I cut:-

Iron Clad paper - 2" x 12" & 1" x 12"

Mechanism paper - 1 1/4" x 12" & 1 1/4" x 10"

Gadget paper - 1 1/4" x 12"

I tore the long edges of each of these strips and inked them using my Versa color Black Ink Cube.

I tore the lengths of each strip so they were staggered before 

attaching them to each other so they slightly overlapped.

I attached scrap chipboard behind this panel.

I filed around the edge of each photo and matted them onto black cardstock.

These were also mounted on scrap chipboard.

I used Do Craft's Artiste Spritzing Inks in Mint and Black Night

to splatter lightly on the background cardstock

I also stamped with StayZon Jet Black Ink and a stamp from the 

Dylusions Anatomy of a Page stamp set randomly on my background.

I created two tags from the Iron Clad paper, added a black eyelet and some black crochet cotton.

A piece of the Iron Clad patterned paper that had the branding strip attached was cut to 4" x 2", the branding strip edge was torn and inked and attached to the giraffe photo on a slight angle.

Now that all of my elements are ready I attached them to the background.

I die cut he title using Kaisercraft's DD700 Alphabet Upper Case Dies and Mechanism patterned paper.

I used my reverse tweezers and liquid glue to attach the title to the page.

I thought the page need something more so I trimmed the background down to 11" x 12" and added a strip of Iron Clad to the left and right hand edge of the layout to build it back up to 12" square.

A faux stitched line along the left and right hand edge of the cream background finished this layout off.

You can watch me create this page in this video, things do not always go smoothly.

Hope you enjoyed my video

As always, thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Hugs

Julie 

We Will Remember Them Art Journal page

Hello, hello

Today I want to share my video showing how I created this art journal page.

All of the details and a list of products used can be found on my YouTube channel

Hope you enjoy my video

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Three ways to make a shaker card

Good morning

Today I want to share three ways to make a shaker card

These are the cards I made

You will find details and the process I used to created these cards in this video

Thanks for being here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Products used

Smooth White Cardstock https://shrsl.com/33udv (Scrapbook.com) Honey Bee Lovely Layers Heart Vine https://shrsl.com/3e34u (Scrapbook.com) Anti Static Powder pack https://shrsl.com/338rl (Scrapbook.com) Versamark Ink https://shrsl.com/338uz (Scrapbook.com) Versamark Ink pad refill https://shrsl.com/3700h (Craft Stash USA) https://shrsl.com/3bdls (Crafts Stash UK) Black Super Fine Embossing Powder https://shrsl.com/338ve (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/3700e (Craft Stash USA) Gold Superfine Embossing Powder https://shrsl.com/338vo (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/37007 (Craft Stash USA) Heat Tool https://shrsl.com/36elb (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/36elb (Scrapbook.com) Similar https://shrsl.com/3bdmp (Craft Stash UK) Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad https://shrsl.com/3551q (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/3fb87 (Scrapbook.com) Woodware Word Fragments Stamp https://shrsl.com/338pv (Scrapbook.com) Cutterbee Scissors https://shrsl.com/338tl (Scrapbook.com) Score Board https://shrsl.com/33udm (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/3700m (Craft Stash USA) Acrylic Stamping Block Large https://shrsl.com/35b6n (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/3bdme (Craft Stash UK) Teflon Bone Folder https://shrsl.com/3666u (Scrapbook.com) Big Shot https://shrsl.com/366b2 (Scrapbook.com) https://shrsl.com/36zzt (Craft Share) Tonic Studio/Tim Holtz Stamping Platform https://shrsl.com/3bdm9 (Craft Stash UK)

Design Team project for Mystical Scrapbook's April Challenge

Good morning to you,

how are you today?

Today I am sharing the layout I created using one of the two colour palettes 

over at Mystical Scrapbooks for their April challenge.

This is the colour palette I am using

and here is my layout

I have used Uniquely Creative's The Story Garden papers for this layout.

I cut a 1" frame from a 12" piece of Character to create the page frame.

A piece of English Rose was trimmed to 11 1/2", the edges were inked using a 

Versa Color black ink cube and the two papers were attached 

to each other using double sided tape.

Using Cadence MU-13 Stencil and my palette knife I added Modelling Paste randomly to the background.

I used Gesso to coat a frame from Memory Maze's Junky Frames & Arrows chipboard set.

When this was dry I coloured it using Glimmermist, colour Starfish.

My photo is 5' x 7", I cut two mats for the photo, 

one from Stories that is 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" and 

one from Character that is 6" x 8".

I used an emery board to file around the edge of the photo 

before inking around the edges of all of the layers and attaching them to each other.

I also added a layer of sticky backed craft foam to the photo panel

I fussy cut all of the elements from Marvellous and the Cut a Part sheet and inked the edges.

Time now to assemble my page

I added the chipboard first and then the photo.

I then played around with the placement of all of the fussy cut elements 

and once I was happy with the layout I used my Art Glitter glue

 to attach everything to the page.

I used a Uniball Eye black fineline pen to draw a scribbly border around my page 

and write the date the photo was taken on one of the tabs at the top of the photo.

The title was cut from the Characters paper using my Apple Blossom Large Numbers & Suffixes die.

The title is attached at the bottom left of the photo.

A coat of Glossy Accents was added to the title and 

the gold locket amongst the photo cluster at the bottom right of the photo.

A coat of Wink of Stella clear shimmer pen to all of the flowers finishes this layout.

Here is my process video if you would like to see this page come together.

I hope you enjoy watching it

As always I appreciate you spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie