Good morning Crafty Friends! I hope you had a great day Valentine's Day yesterday! I was able to successfully donate blood again yesterday, so I'm very happy about that! My iron has been too low the last few times, so I was pretty stoked that it was good enough. Other than that, I'm off to another round in a pool tournament today, so wish me luck! :)
So let's talk about what I made on Thursday night - Shutter Cards! They're actually easier than you might think, and pretty cool to open up and see the shutters open. I also shared a BIGGER version of my Gatefold Pizza Box! I was so happy to figure out the larger size for that - still using 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. SWEET!
Just a reminder that I am generally Live on-line every Thursday at 8:00pm ET. I stream to BOTH YouTube and Facebook simultaneously, but I recommend viewing on YouTube.
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First up is the Shutter card. This is a neat fun fold card. My only hang-up about this is the lack of room inside the card to write your greeting or message. There's already so much cardstock and dsp involved, that it's pretty heavy. I feel like adding a layer on the back to write something would put it over the 1 oz. limit. BUT, it's a cool card regardless!
Let's look at my prototype first. I used the Turtley Cute DSPs, and hand-cut a turtle, cake, and hat for the front.
Open up to see the shutters open, revealing your message inside. It's not a very big area for that message.
I used the Perennial Lavender papers and an old butterfly stamp set for the version that I made live. I love these papers, and I have a feeling they're on their way out with the end of this catalog. We've had them for two years already, which is a year longer than most!
I used some of my new Springtime Fun dies for the front of the card. That Gorgeous Grape circle is actually a detailed die with leaves cut out of it. You'll see more with that soon. One of my butterflies that I ink-blended with Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.
I added plenty of Purple Fine Shimer gems and Brass Butterflies to the front as well.
Let's look at the inside:
Paper Measurements:
- Gorgeous Grape: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2, scored at 2 1/8" on one side. Then fold the other side in to meet perfectly in the middle
- Perennial Lavender DSP: (4) 1 7/8" x 5 1/4". I used two different pattern, 2 of each
- Gorgeous Grape Bridge: 3" x 5 1/2"
- Perennial Lavender DSP: 2 3/4" x 5 1/4"
- Gorgeous Grape Shutters: (2) 3 1/2" x 4", scored at 1/2" on the 4" side. Find center point and draw pencil lines to corners opposite of the score line. Cut that V out.
- Crumb Cake: 2 3/8" circle to stamp "birthday wishes" for inside shutter
- Gorgeous Grape/Basic White/Crumb Cake: scraps to stamp/die cut butterflies/decorative front panel/greeting
You'll definitely need to watch the video to see how to attach the bridge, shutters, and inside greeting bit.
Stamps: Sketched Butterflies bundle, Simply Said
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Midnight (Catherine Pooler)
Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Perennial Lavender Designer Series paper
Other: Springtime Scenes dies, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, Brass Butterflies, Clear Shimmer Brush
Next is a LARGER Gatefold Pizza Box. My original version was 3" x 3" x 1 1/4". I wanted to see how big I could go, still using 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock....finished size is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/4". Pretty cool!
I didn't add anything to the top of this box, because I'm not sure who it's for or when I'll need it. I can add butterflies, or more flowers...at this point it's still pretty generic this way. The point was just to show you the bigger version.
Paper Measurements:
- Gorgeous Grape: 6 3/4" x 11". Score according to the pattern below.
- Perennial Lavender DSP: (2) 1 7/8" x 4", for the top of the two gate doors
- Perennial Lavender DSP: (4) 1" x 4", to cover all four sides
Pattern:
I did use different patterns of the DSP on alternating sides, just to be different.
Stamps: None
Ink: None
Paper: Gorgeous Grape, Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper
Other: None
Join me this Thursday for an Easter Mini Album! I think I'm going to use cereal box for the cover instead of chipboard....double it up, and it's just as good as a lightweight chipboard.
Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!
Toni
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