craftykarendesigns: November 2022

Wednesday 30 November 2022

Whimsical Woodland Faux Stepper Christmas Card

Hi Everyone,

Today I have made a Faux Stepper Card using the fabulous Whimsical Woodland Embossing Folder and the Lights Aglow dsp and teamed it with the Framed & Festive stamp set for a cute card. You know I love to make fun fold cards and they really don't have to be complicated, this one doesn't have any complicated scoring and cutting, it's basically two strips of card scored and folded. Let me show you how I made it.

Materials

1 piece of thick basic white card 4 1/8" x 10", 1 piece 2 3/4" x 11 1/2"

Scraps of cherry cobbler (3/4" x 3 1/2") and basic white card (1/2" x 3") for the sentiment

1 piece of 2 1/4" x 5" gold foil

1 piece of dsp 3 7/8" x 3 1/4", 1 piece 2 5/8" x 5 5/8", 1 piece 3 7/8" x 1 3/8"

Whimsical Woodland Embossing Folder

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Framed & Festive stamp set

Cherry Cobbler ink

Gold gems

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Instructions

On the long side score the wider piece of thick white card at 3 1/2", 7" and 8 1/2" and fold and burnish.

Score the other piece on the long side at 5 3/4" and fold and burnish.

Adhere the dsp mats to the relevant sections.

Run the gold foil through the embossing machine and then adhere to the centre of the taller front piece.

Before you stick the two sections together, stamp a sentiment on the inside as it is a bit easier to do it before you stick them together.

Add adhesive to the inside bottom edge of the front of the taller piece, line it up so that it is central and level with the bottom of the folded section and adhere in place. Flip over and adhere the back in the same way.

Stamp the sentiment on the strip of white in the centre and then punch out with the Pick a Punch, then punch out the ends of the strip of cherry cobbler and adhere them together. Add dimensionals to the back and add them to the card front. Add some gold gems and the card is complete.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen

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Saturday 26 November 2022

Fitting Florets - Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Today's card is for a sketch challenge on the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop and I have used the Fitting Florets dsp, Framed Florets stamp set and the Stylish Shapes dies to make a pretty card. I've picked out the polished pink colour in the dsp and teamed it with night of navy.

This is the sketch that we were given.

Materials

1 piece of night of navy card 5 7/8" x 8 1/4", scraps for the die cuts

1 piece of polished pink card 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", scraps for the die cuts

1 piece of basic white 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

1 piece of dsp 3 5/8" x 5 3/8"

Framed Florets stamp set

Night of navy ink

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stylish Shapes dies

Basic Rhinestones

Trimmer

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Paper snips

Instructions

On the long side score the night of navy card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Adhere the polished pink layer in place.

Die cut 3 banners, 1 each in pink, white and navy. Die cut the two largest circles, one in navy and one in pink.

Add the navy and pink banners as in the photo to the dsp and trim off the excess and then adhere the dsp layer to the card front.

Stamp a floral image on the polished pink circle and adhere to the navy one and add to the centre of the card using dimensionals.

Stamp a sentiment on the white banner and add to the card front as shown in the picture.

Stamp a sentiment and some floral images on the remaining white mat layer and add to the inside of the card.

Add some rhinestones to the sentiment layer and the card is complete, I hope that you like it and will give the sketch a try.

Please pop over and see what everyone else has made too.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen

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Gingham Cottage With Eden's Garden - Stampin' Birds Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

For this months Blog Hop, I have brought out an old favourite - Eden's Garden - and teamed it with a new one - Gingham Cottage, I love gingham dsp, it's so useful and pretty, it goes with all sorts of sets and makes lovely cards. I've brought out the Mint Macaron too, a colour I don't often play with, I hope you like my card and please make sure to follow the links and see what the rest of the Team have made too.

Materials

1 piece of mint macaron card 5 7/8" x 8 1/4", scrap for the label

2 pieces of basic white 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", scrap for the sentiment

1 piece of Gingham Cottage dsp 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

Mint macaron ink

Eden's Garden stamp set

Eden dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Double Oval Punch

Basic Rhinestones

Soft succulent ribbon

Paper Snips

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

Instructions

On the long side score the mint card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Adhere the dsp to the card front.

Run the large wreath die through the machine using one of the pieces of basic white and then add this to the card front as shown.

Die cut a label using mint card. It was too long for what I needed so I chopped out the middle section.

Stamp the sentiment on a scrap of white and punch out with the scalloped oval punch. Add the two ends of the label at either side of the oval and then add to the card front using dimensionals.

Stamp a sentiment and a floral image on the remaining basic white piece and add to the inside of the card.

Tie a small bow and add to the bottom of the oval using mini glue dots.

Sprinkle some rhinestones and the card is complete.

Please follow the link to see what Bec has made.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen