Tuesday, October 30, 2012

FALL into some FOLDING Fun!

For today's Scor-Pal project with the fabulous Autumn Splendor collection from Die Cuts With a View I decided to use the new Scor-Envi tool to create an envelope album.


You start with 9 1/2" squares of cardstock/paper (as per the instructions on the Scor-Envi tool)


Following the instructions on the tool score at 2 3/4 and 9 1/4, rotate a 1/4 turn and repeat. Burnish the scored lines and snip the small triangle away (I find it makes a cleaner corner if you do this)


Using the 1/8" Scor-Tape attach 3 of the flaps to form the envelope



Using the 1/2" Scor-Tape attach the flaps of 3 of the envelopes to form the album leaving one open at the top.


Fold the envelopes into the album pattern you wish and burnish the folds again to form crisp folds.


Using a punched strip of cardstock 12" by 1" score between each scallop and mid way on each scallop (the distance will vary depending on which punch you use for the decoration). Attach the ends of the strip together (I like to use hot glue) and form the circle into a rosette.

Make a "belly band" to hold the album together with cardstock and add the rosette as the decoration.



Decorate as you wish, I made decorated inserts for each pocket, ready to add photos to.
This is what it looks like completed.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that they will inspire you and your Fall crafting.

Challenges for this project:
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Fall or Halloween
Kaboodle Doodles - Fall Theme
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries)
Corrosive - More than One Fold
Creative Card Crew - Fancy Folds
Quirky Crafts - Anything But a Card with Autumn Colors

Monday, October 29, 2012

Too Cute to Spook - Pink Gem/Forever Friends

Today Pink Gem Designs are sponsoring Forever Friends with their latest sketch challenge and I got to make a card as a guest.

Challenges:
Lady Anne - Anything Goes
Fashionista - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Creatalicious - Halloween
Crafting For All Seasons - Spooky (3 entries only)
Patties Creations - Fall Colors (2 entries only)
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Hanna and Friends - Halloween
Belli - Halloween
The Paper Shelter - Halloween
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Halloween (3 entries only)
2 Sisters - Fall or Halloween
One Stop Craft - Halloween
Speedy the Fox - Pumpkins




Card Recipe:
Image - Cute Pumpkin
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Apple Cider
Sentiments and Accents - K and Co
Ribbon - Unknown






So there you have it, my last Halloween card this year, here comes Thanksgiving and Christmas and I just can't wait!
Katie

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Christmas Card Challenges #48 - Cut It Out and Pop It Up

It's another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we would like to see you "Cut It Out and Pop It Up" on your card this week!
I chose to cut out and pop up my image and also popped up some more elements too!
Challenges:
Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
ABC Christmas - U is for Up to You (Anything Goes)
Fab N Funky - Animal
Southern Girls - Animals (1 entry only)
Ruby's Rainbow - Doilies (10 combined challenges max)
Crafty Anns - Christmas (3 entries only)
Sweet and Sassy Digis - In Stitches (I chose faux)(digi only)
Allsorts - In Stitches




Card Recipe:
Image - Snowman by The Digi Garden
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey
Sentiment - Grungy Christmas Messages by Lili of The Valley
Die Cut - Polynesian Sails Oval by Cheery Lynn Designs
Accents - Martha Stewart Crafts Woodland
Pearls - The Paper Studio colored with R35 Copic






I printed the image twice and colored and cut one out and popped it up. To match the height of the image I used layered sticker embellishments and also popped the sentiment up too.
He looks so sweet dressed as Santa and I'm sure you can "Pop" a Christmas card and share with us at Christmas Card Challenges this week.
Katie

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Pink Gem #58 - Polka Dots

It's time for another Gem of A Challenge featuring the fabulous designs from Janet at Pink Gem Designs
This week we have a super fun challenge for you, we want to see those cards with Polka Dots on them!

Challenges:
Lady Anne - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - No Rules/Anything Goes
Patties Creations - Fall Colors (2 entries only)
Simon Says Stamps - Autumn Leaves
Gingerloft - Halloween/Fall
Inky Impressions - Fall/Halloween
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ribbon and/or Buttons
Stamp N Doodle - Ribbon/Twine
Sweet and Sassy Digis - In Stitches (I chose faux)(digi only)
Wags N Whiskers - Fall Colors




Card Recipe:
Image - Toffee Apple Milly
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Family Time by KI Memories
Sunflower - Martha Stewart
Brads - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - K and Co
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby






There you go, a lovely Autumn scene, nothing better than a Toffee Apple!!
So now you go and grab something Dotty and come back and share your creation with us at Gem of A Challenge
Katie

Friday, October 26, 2012

Trick or Treat - The Last Halloween Card?

Well I can't believe we are at yet another Friday, where are the weeks going?
As it is Friday that means a card using an image I have won.
This one comes from a great win at Sentimental Sundays where I won images from Bugaboo
This was one of the super cute images I chose from my prize.
Now this may or may not be my last Halloween card for 2012, I must admit to having loved all the fabulous Halloween images and papers around this year, I've made way more this year than before and it will be hard to say goodbye to this Holiday.
We are throwing a Halloween party tomorrow night, the first one we have done, and I have gone all out with lots of fun things to eat, drink and play! Fingers crossed that it all goes down well.

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Fancy Folds
Bearly Mine - Easel
Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Easel Card
Use It Tuesday - Orange
Sassy Cheryl's - Trick or Treat
Pinspirational Challenge - Trick or Treat
Kaboodle Doodles - Trick or Treat
Tammy's - Trick or Treat
Party Time Tuesday - Trick or Treat (must show logo, mine is on the left sidebar)
Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween
Loves Rubber Stamps - Halloween
Going Grey - Halloween
Digital Tuesday - Halloween
Exploring Cricut - Halloween (with a Cricut item)
Forever Friends - Halloween
My Grafico - Halloween
Cutie Pie - Halloween
The Pink Elephant - Halloween
Victorine Originals - Halloween
Whoopsi Daisy - Halloween
Crafty Creations - Halloween Spooks
Freshly Brewed - Sweet not Spooky Halloween
My Mum's Craft Shop - So Spooky
Craft Us Crazy - Black or Party
Hanna and Friends - Halloween
Belli - Halloween
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Halloween (3 entries only)
Whimsy Inspirations - Sparkly



Card Recipe:
Image - Hween Brat by Bugaboo
Sentiment - Beary Scrap
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Bewitched by DCWV
Tree and Fence Die Cut - Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up
Grass Die Cut - Cheery Lynn Designs
Glitter - Stickles and Recollections Extra Fine
Accents - Walmart
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby








I think I may have been a little glitter heavy but with the dark colors I didn't want my little pumpkin girl to be scared so I gave her plenty of sparkle!
I hope you liked this one, it was nice to make an easel card for a change instead of my usual single fold cards.
Be sure to pop back this weekend, there is a Pink Gem card tomorrow and a Christmas Card Challenges card on Sunday!
Katie

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Digital Delights - Droppin In Ted

It's Thursday and so that means another card from the New Releases at Digital Delights!
For my card today I chose Droppin In Ted

Challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday - No Rules/Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
ABC Christmas - U is for Up to You (Anything Goes)
The Crafty Pad - Use an Animal
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Fab N Funky - Animal




Card Recipe:
Image - Droppin In Ted
Sentiment - Christmas Sentiments
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Woodland by Martha Stewart
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Rhinestones - $1 Spot
Ribbon - Michaels
Shine - Liquid Embossing by All Night Media






So there is my last card from the last releases, next week we have even more new images for you!
Katie

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Little Fall Scor-Pal Decor to Share

EDITED TO ADD - Made the Top 3 at Twisted Tuesday - THANKS SO MUCH!!

I hope you have been following the fabulous projects over at the Scor-Pal Blog this week as all the designers have been working with the fabulous Autumn Splendor papers from Die Cuts with a View!
Today they are featuring my project along with a project from the super talented Diane Zechman!

With this gorgeous Fall weather I hope you are having you are probably taking extra photos and one of my projects today will help you display some of them, ooh did I leave a hint at what it might be?

Now as a special addition I have an extra project that I made with the same lovely paper stack.
For my project I decided to make rosette banner decoration

Measure 12" by 3" strips of cardstock. Each rosette will take 2 of these strips.

Score between each scallop on the punched edge.


Attach two strips together end by end and then form a circle and make a rosette (like the previous instructions)

Decorate as you wish, I used the accents that came in the paper stack, cut out and just attached the center of each rosette.

Using twine (I used The Twinery twine) attach the rosettes together to form the banner and display.


Just a couple of closer shots so you can see the detail.
I have a few challenges that I'd like to enter it in:
Creative Card Crew - Fancy Folds
Anything But a Card - Always Anything But a Card
Quirky Crafts - Anything But a Card with Autumn
Twisted Tuesday - Anything But a Card and Orange
Paper Pretties - Fall Inspiration
Anything But a Card - Fall
Scrappy Frogs - Fall
Allsorts - Fall
Simon Says Stamp - Fall Leaves

Happy Crafting and see you back tomorrow with another super cute Christmas card for Digital Delights!
Katie

Time for a Cuppa!

It's time for a cute card just for me!
I love the sweet stamps from Lili of The Valley and although I don't have many I am trying to grow my collection :) This particular one is a super cute reminder of home to me and so was a perfect choice for my card for me this week.

Challenges:
The Shabby Tearoom - Vintage Charm (blue, pink, cream and a charm)
Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes with a LOTV image
Cheery Lynn Designs - Texture (and a CL die)
Bunny Zoe's - Pink, Lace and Pearls
House of Gilli - Emboss It
Stamping Scrapping - Embossing (items in store are Copics and Spellbinders)
Catered Crop - Circles
Crafty Boots - Home
Die Cuttin Divas - Shimmer, Glimmer, Gloss (and a die cut)
Ladybugs Crafts Ink - P is for...Pink, Posies, Pearls




Card Recipe:
Image - Time For a Cuppa by Lili of The Valley
Sentiment - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Summer Breeze by Limited Edition
Doily Die - English Tea Party by Cheery Lynn Designs
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flowers - Recollections
Lace - Wrights
Felt Trim - Hobby Lobby
Tulle Trim - May Arts
Pearls - The Paper Studio
Heart Charm - Hobby Lobby
Twine - The Twinery
Glitter - Crystal Stickles






I liked how easy this image made it to make a slightly shabby chic style card but I couldn't resist adding a little touch of glitter as she is a girl after all :)
I hope you enjoyed this and be back later for a very special extra Scor-Pal surprise project
Katie

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Magnolia-Licious - Happy Halloween

EDITED TO ADD - Made Top 3 at 7 Kids College Fund - Thanks so much!!!

It's time for another Magnolia-Licious theme challenge at this time we want to see your Halloween creations! So whether scary or sweet as long as you use a Magnolia stamp you could be our winner of the mystery prize!
I decided to go with the spooky but sweet Bat Tilda as the star of my card


Challenges:
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Fashionista - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Stamptacular Sunday - No Rules/Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Spots/Dots
Penny's Paper Crafty - Girls, Girls, Girls
Aud's Sentiments - Halloween
Lexi's - Halloween
Creatalicious - Halloween
Shelly's Thrilling Thursday - Spooky
Simon Says Stamp - Eerie Inspiration
2 Sisters - Cute and Creepy
Papertake Weekly - Boo!
Divas by Design - Something Spooky (2 entries only)
Crafting For All Seasons - Spooky (3 entries only)
7 Kids - Black and Orange
Crafty Catz - Halloween (1 entry only)
Sweet Stampin - Halloween (2 entries only)
Come and Get It - Halloween (2 entries only)
Gingerloft - Halloween/Fall
Sentimental Sundays - Halloween
Craftymess - Halloween
My Sheri Crafts - Halloween
Just Some Lines - Halloween
Lovely Hanglar and Sweet Magnolia - Ribbon or Trim




Card Recipe:
Image - Bat Tilda
Sentiment - Studio G
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Bewitched by DCWV
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels 22
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Spiderweb Around The Page
Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon
Flowers - The Paper Studio
Buttons - The Paper Studio
Mini Bow - Unknown






I certainly don't think Tilda is going to scare too many people but what is scary is how many fabulous stamps Diana has in stock at Magnolia-Licious, if you haven't been over there recently then you really must do :)
Katie

Monday, October 22, 2012

Scor-Pal Meets Die Cuts with a View!



I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!
I have a great crafting week ahead for you and to start with you must go and look at the fabulous projects over at the Scor-Pal Blog as all the designers have been working with the fabulous Autumn Splendor papers from Die Cuts with a View!
Each day will be filled with fabulous Fall projects, hopefully inspiring you to head to the craft room and create!
A sneak peek of my project that will be appearing on Wednesday :)



Not much revealed there was there? Ha!
The projects this week are stunning and you don't want to miss a thing!
Happy Crafting!
Katie