Lawnscaping Challenge #13: Don't forget about the inside

When I first saw this challenge and I saw the fantastic pop-up cards on Lawnscaping's Challenge Page I didn't think I would even attempt something. Then my little girl received a type of pop-up book as a gift this past weekend and I was thinking ... mmmmm, I might just be able to do something like this!

Here's a little collage of the front, how it opens and the inside. Note that the whole card is mounted on a black base (not so visible on the first photo).

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How I made this:

I first cut a piece of white cardstock (160gsm - that's the thinner type) to 6" x 6".
I then used GinaK's technique she calls "Victorian Distressed" (click for video). I first stamped the butterflies with Tim Holtz distress ink, Antique Linen, and then used a foam applicator to rub the same color lightly over the whole surface. I then went over the surface with Spun Sugar distress ink. After this I stamped the three dark butterflies with Aged Mahogany (Tim Holtz).
The butterflies and sentiment is from GinaK's Enjoy the Sunshine set.

Before I added the sentiment on the die cut-out I did the scoring.

I first scored at 3", turned the paper and scored at 3" again. It looked like this:

Since my Scor-buddy is too small, I had to score from the top one corner to the bottom one with my Cricut Paper Trimmer's Scoring blade.
I forgot to take a photo of it when I was busy making the card but here's a picture showing how I positioned it in the Cricut trimmer (this is the final card already):

After I had scored all the necessary line, I folded on all the score lines. I basically closed the patterned side in on itself. Note that the diagonal score lines are folded in the opposite direction of the horizontal/ vertical lines. These then fold INWARDS into the card to close it all.

IMPORTANT: You always have to fold AWAY from the score line. I scored on the picture side and the fold lines slightly cracked. SO, turn the patterned side DOWN on the Scor-buddy when you do the horizontal and vertical score lines.

The die is from Spellbinders Fancy Tags (1) but I cut the one end off and let the other end hook over the side so it's visible from the outside (I popped a little pearl on it on the outside).

Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday #125 (Friend)

Here's my entry for the Timeless Tuesday challenge # 125 from the Flourishes website. We have to make a card with "Friend" on it.

Sentiment: GinaK "Enjoy the Sunshine"

Moxie Fab World Challenge: Beautiful Borders

This card was created for the Moxie Fab World Challenge: Beautiful Borders. Here you can see some beautiful creations that were created by using borders in a slightly different way!

Here's my entry:

I used the Spellbinders Borderabilities to cut borders from some left-over scraps of patterned paper. These were pasted on Tim Holtz Distress Paper.

The tags are both from Spellbinders Fancy Tags (1). The top tag was distressed with Tim Holtz Antique Linen distress ink.

The sentiment is from GinaK Enjoy the Sunshine

Paper from Prima paper packs, "Reflections" and "Melody"

Here you can see what the border die looks like:

Scor-Pal giveaway!!

Scor-pal is giving away a Scor-Pal, Scor-buddy and a Scor-tape pack!  See this link for more information!

http://scor-pal.blogspot.com/2011/07/design-team-intros-and-your-chance-to.html

I love my Scor-buddy and it makes scoring cards for folding and texturing a breeze! I've also made Gatefold Cards and Accordion Flower with it!

Accordion Flower

I made my first accordion flowers and although it seemed tricky in the beginning, especially the part where you have to fold the accordion flat into the flower shape, I'm sure with more practise it will get easier. To see how to make them, check http://destampincorner.blogspot.com/2009/01/accordion-flower-tutorial.html

Note; I used my glue gun to adhere the accordion flower to the back circle. It sticks quick and you can let go in a couple of seconds.
The sentiment is from GinaK "Enjoy the Sunshine"
Layout: My own (although it might exist somewhere out there too :D )

Covered books

I've posted about covered books previously near the beginning of my blog. I saw this on http://stamptv.ning.com/video/journal-and-pen-set-part-1 (Note there is a part 2 as well). I made these ones as gifts for some new Moms at church. (Sorry about the blurry picture):

I really enjoy making these and you can of course use pretty much any layout on the front. You can even mimic a layout from CPS or clean&simple. I didn't have a lot of time so went with a very simple layout that I applied to all of them.

Patterned papers used
Back row (left-to-right)

• TrimKraft - Desert Blooms paper pack
• Made myself: I took a Versamagic dewdrop ink pads in Aegian Blue and a Brilliance dewdrop ink pad in Pearlescent Poppy and swiped it over paper which I then cut to size

Middle row (l-t-r)

• TrimKraft - Desert Blooms paper pack
• Prima paper pack - "Reflecting"

Front

• Prima paper pack - "Reflecting"

Spellbinders die: Fancy Tags (1)

Maurie Manning's Facebook Challenge: Trudy's Party Dress

Facebook fans of Maurie Manning's FB page were given a FREE download of adorable Trudy and her party dress. The party dress was created seperately as a paper doll dress! The challenge was: "your goal is to use the dress digi and color it, paper piece it, embellish it with buttons, lace or ribbons -- whatever you can think of. Use your imagination to make Trudy a dress to impress!"

I hope you can see the glitter on Trudy's dress. The tag was created using Spellbinders Fancy Tags 1 but I cut the pointy edges off. The paper is from Prima Marketing and the pink layering cardstock from Tim Holtz. The little roses I've had for so long I don't even remember where I got them from :D I didn't have pink ribbon in that width so I took the white I had and rubbed Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar over it.