Butterfly Puzzle Slider Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing another card I creatd using products from Spellbinders January Club Kits. 

This time around I created a puzzle slider card, I have seen a lot of these in A2 sizes but I wanted to make mine 5 x 7. To decorate the card I used the Spellbinders Take Flight Betterpress set with the coordination stencil. The sentiment is from Spellbinders A Little Messages Sentiments set.

Directions - 5 inch x 7 inch version:

1.    Cut a piece of cardstock to measure 5 inches x 11 inches, this will be the card base. Score along the long side at 1 inch; 2 inches; 9 inches and 10 inches. Fold on all score lines so you have a mountain, valley, valley & mountain folds.

2.    From the same colour cardstock as the card base above, cut two rectangles that are 4 inches x 2.5inches and two rectangles that are 3 inches x 2.5inches.

3.    Apply glue along the 1 inch panel on the left. Starting from the bottom adhere one of the 4 inch rectangles to this panel, making sure to line up with the left and bottom edges. Next adhere one of the 3 inch rectangles to the same left panel, making sure that it lines up with all edges including the bottom rectangle.

4. Using the remaining rectangles, adhere these in the opposite way as step 3 onto the right hand panel. So the 4 inch rectangle is on top and 3 inch on bottom.

5. Cut your layering pattern papers so they are 3 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches and 2 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches and adhere to relevant rectangles on card base.

6. Decorate card as desired. If you wish to add a panel to the inside of card, this will be 6 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches.

Here is a look at the inside of my card, I added the other butterfly included in the Betterpress set. The sentiment is from the Natures Dance Stamp/Die set.

Dragonfly Diamond Flip Fold Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have another card I created using some of the products from Spellbinders January 2025 Club Kits. This time around I have made a Fancy Fold Card, this style of card is called a Diamond Flip Fold Card. My card is the 5inch x 7 inch version of the card and you can find a tutorial for it here.

I just love this dragonfly die from the Small Die of the Month Soaring Dragonfly die set. I. die cut the wings from black and three different colours of glitter card and then paper pieced them together. I selected the colours of the wings to go with the patterned paper I was using on my card.  The "Hello" sentiment is also included in the die set.

I used the January 2025 3D Embossing Folder of the month ... Stylized Lattice to add some texture to the front diamond shaped panel the dragonfly is attached to.

The "Hope Your Day Takes Flight" sentiment is from the January 2025 Betterpress of the Month - Take Flight set. There is a similar sentiment in the stamp set, but I preferred this one for the size etc.

When you open the card, the diamond panel on the front "flips" so it can be seen in the opened position. 

I added another sentiment to the right hand side of the inside of the card. This time I did use the January 2025 Clear Stamp of the Month - Nature's Dance.

Life Is Short, Buy The Shoes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun fold card I created recently using a tutorial by Sam Calcott (Mixed Up Craft). This one she calls a Double D Accordion Card, you can see her tutorial here. 

For my card today, I decided to pull out the Papers from the Made To Surprise Glitz and Glam Collection.

When folded my card measures 5 x 7 inches. 

I was lucky to find a polka patterned paper that matched the colours in the shoe themed patterned paper. As it came in two different dots, I used both on this card.

Here is one last look at my card.

Wishing You A

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another card using some of the new dies from Divinity Designs April Release.

I have created another Napkin Fold Card using the new Napkin Fold Card with Layers die set, the card measures 4 inches square when closed. Please note the main base die from this die set measures 8 inches square, so you will need to have a larger die cutting machine to be able to die cut the card base.

 

I used patterned papers from the Star Shaker Kit - Brights Slimline size Paper Pad to decorate all the layers of my card. 

In the centre of the card I added a sentiment using the new Slimline Happy Birthday die set.

To hold my card closed I created a Belly Band using the Belly Band die set. I used the Mandala Layering Combo die set to create the mandala which I added to the centre of the belly band. I added a white circle to the centre of the mandala using one of the circle dies included in the Double Stitched Circles die set.

In the centre of this circle I added the "Wishing You A" sentiment which is from the Beary Christmas stamp set.

Celebrating You

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Fun Fold Card, I have wanted to make this style of card for quite a few years but have always put it off until now.

I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Crystal Flower Set 1 and Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1 for the flower using Blue Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz for the solid part of the flower and the overlay I die cut using Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the front of the card and then cover the adhesive with Sky Silk Microfine Glitter. The flourishes were die cut using Green Iridescent Shimmer sheet using the Flourishes & Branches die set.

To create the hole in the back panel were the score line is I  used Elizabeth Craft Designs Fitted Circles die. I also used this for the teal circle on the front and the white stitched circle was die cut using the Stitched Circles die set.

This card measures 4 1/4 inches by 11 inches and then scored at 4 1/4 inches & 8 1/2 inches. The size of the circle cut out on the score line depends on the size of the layering circle you are using on the front of your card.

And finally a close up of the inside panel where the sentiment is stamped.

Stamps: Sprinkles & Smiles - Penny  Black

Paper: White; Orange; Teal; Mind over Matter DP - Graphic 45

Dies: Crystal Flower Set 1; Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1; Flourishes & Branches; Fitted Circles; Stitched Circles - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other ECD Products: Blue Iris Shimmer Sheetz; Sky Silk Microfine Glitter; Saffron Silk Microfine Glitter; Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape 101mm

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape