Crafty Crease #25: Cards

Until recently, I did not really appreciate the art of card making.  I have since discovered that great satisfaction of creating a little piece of art that can be completed in a short time.  It also gives one the chance to experiment with new ideas and techniques without destroying too much of ones precious resources.

Sew into you....

A sewing theme rendition of the multi step card.  The dress form is a Tim Holtz die.

The dress form is hand decorated using a white gel ink pen.  The measuring tape ribbon came from Typo.

The little hanger is a Tim Holtz embellishment

This is the die cut spool from Tim Holtz simply wrapped in natural string.

The flight of the hummingbird

The front step card is a little tricky to master at first but once you get the hang of it becomes easier.
It features the bird cage from Tim Holtz.
The papers and stamps come from the Hummingbird range from Kaisercraft.

The hummingbird stamp is from Kaisercraft, the words from Papertrey Ink

I can't remember where I got the bird die from.  The flourish is a Cherry Lyn die.

A side version of the card.

Going Dotty...

I love the simplicity of this card.  Using a small dot embossing folder acquired from Warehouse Stationery, I embossed only 3/4 of the card.  A simple ribbon and word statement gives the overall look an elegant touch.

The origami dress....

Just like the card above, the simplicity of this card is what makes it so appealing.
I learnt the origami fold on YouTube.  I will do a video later.


Miss Betty Tiger Lily Kit

The white card base is embossed and the paper strips are mounted with 3D foam dots.

Using more of the Kaisercraft Tiger Lily range...

One cup or two...?

Papertrey Ink die and stamps

Forever Friends...

A few charms attached with ribbon and a Tim Holtz mini paperclip

Gathered ribbon.  This is a really easy way to add effect.  A strip of tape is placed on the card.
The ribbon is adhered one gather at a time.

Sometimes I just look for ways to use the huge amount of embellishments I have acquired!!

Crafty Crease #24: One for the Boys 1 (SENZ class)

The last class I attended at SENZ 2012 was with the infamous Miss Betty from Timaru's Artfull Crafts. Although they sell all manner of paper craft goods, they seem to specialize in Kaisercraft products.  You can often find Miss Betty's cards in the free Kaisercraft magazine that comes out regularly.  Artfull Crafts also sell Miss Betty Card kits, which comes with photo instructions, papers (incl. cardstock), rub ons, stickers and a few embellishments - I paid around $40 for each of my kits.  You get enough product for the 6 cards in the kit and have enough left over to make probably 10 more.  Awesome!

So it is no surprise that our class was based using Kaisercraft papers.  In this instance, our paper and embellishments came from the 'Attitude' collection.  It really is all about boys with earthy colors, graffiti, camo, stencil and metal plate patterns.

The all essential paper pad.  Personally, I find these pads more useful than the 12' sheets.

Most collections have sheets like these!  They are great for any aspect of scrapbooking, and can be used to make mini journal pages or embellishing cards.  This particular sheet has 12 ATC card sizes on one side and 4 larger ones on the reverse side

This is the first time that I used the paper pads and the pre made accessories in this way.  I had never really been interested in using these and this class has inspired me to reconsider it.  

We were given enough product to make much more than the six cards shared in the class.  Here are a couple of the more interesting cards we made that day:

The Step Card

This is my favorite card, because it really has a 3 dimensional feel on different levels.  And it is simple to make.  

In this class we utilized corrugated board, cut out, stripped off the top layer and dabbed over some distress ink.

The rest of the card was simple to make.  We just added complimentary backgrounds and used the pre made embellishments to give it that wow factor.

I have created a template for you to use with both metric and imperial measurements.  Just click on this link:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/102054726

The Centre Step Card

This card is a little more complicated to do but the end effect is worth it.  Once you've done it a couple of times, it definitely gets easier.

Although its not easy to see in the photo, we also used an acetate sheet from the same collection.

A template for this card can be found by clicking on this link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/102057124