Seas the Day

 I order so many stamps and dies and then forget to use them (!) so I'm trying to make myself use things within a few weeks of purchasing them.  Realistically, I hope I use them within a month!?!

So I was happy to see the Seize the Birthday challenge just posted as it gave me a chance to use this fun die set from Spellbinders Day at the Beach (It's half price right now, just sayin') that I bought at least a month ago.....

Linking to:

 Seize the Birthday ends 5/21

NBUS

first time using this fun die set!

Stamps:  Free Spirit Sentiments - Waltzingmouse (retired), Salt Air Sentiments, Fence Line Summer - Papertrey Ink (retired)

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  Fine Linen, Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain - PTI, Pale Rose - Bazzill, DP Beach Vibes - Honey Bee, Indiga - Prima Paper Pad.

Accessories:  Day at the Beach dies - Spellbinders, foam dots.

Inkspirational Challenge #315 - Seasonal - Cancun Summer

 A new challenge #315 is up over at Inkspirational.

There are lots of ways to interpret Seasonal -  the four seasons of the year, the various holiday's each year, seasonal clothing, seasonal activities, seasonal animals or flowers/plants?

I chose Summer Vacation as my seasonal topic.  

I made this card for my Grandniece Madelyn for her 10th birthday.  That's a photo of her in the center.  It was taken on their recent family vacation to Cancun - where it was already summer weather - hot and sunny!  I resized the photo on my computer to fit the space and printed it on white cardstock.

The fold is called Center Display Fold and I found it at a technique challenge hosted by Sabrina over at Splitcoaststampers.  It's really very easy to do - scores, cuts and cut DP  panels to fit

This is how it looks folded up - and it fits inside a regular A2 envelope for mailing - but might require a little extra postage as it's a little thick.

Here it is fully opened up and flattened.

I made another card using this fold for the April Card Exchange Challenge I posted on May 2nd.  I have Sabrina's full instructions and a diagram on how to make the fold -  see that post here.  Or just scroll down two posts!

So please join us over at Inkspirational and show us what Seasonal means to you in your card design.

 You'll find some creative inspiration from the rest of the DT as well!  

You have until May 17 to link up!

Also linking my card to:

Tic, Tac, Toe

ends 5/5

Middle vertical row - Butterflies/Free/Patterned paper

Try It on Tuesday ends 5/13

Fantasy (the giant bird wings on my grandniece!)

Paper: white - PTI, DP Amazon 8x8 Paper pack - Stamperia

Accessories: photo printed from computer, Scor Pal, paper cutter, Computer generated sentiment

No One is Charcuter

 Well, I've been waiting to be inspired to get out this fun Char-Cute-Rie stamp and die set from Avery Elle that I purchased quite some time ago -  and today is the day!!

I colored all the charcuterie items with Copics and layered them onto the cutting board.  (Accept for the strawberry that rolled off the board!) 

The background papers are thin vinyl adhesive-backed paper that I received in a card exchange and worked perfectly for my table cloth and wall paper!

The board and sentiment strip are up on foam dots.

I'm linking my card to:

Inspired By  Ends 5/8

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first time using the charcuterie stamps and dies!

Stamps: Char-Cute-Rie - Altenew
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Espresso - Altenew
Paper: White - PTI, Water Color Paper - Canson Cold Press, adhesive backed thin vinyl card panels - unknown.
Accessories: Char-Cute-Rie Dies - Avery Elle, Simple Strips Straight Edge - Taylored Expression, Tuxedo Hearts - Honey Bee Stamps, Copics E13, E31, E50, YR00, R29, Y02, YG17, foam dots.

Card Chain Challenge - April 2024 reveal

 Today is reveal day over at The Card Chain Challenge - where all the cards exchanged around the world in April are revealed.

I sent my card to Kath in the UK and I received a card from Jeanne in Minnesota.

Each month we are given options for our cards - a sketch, themes, colors, product/technique.  We have to use one but can use more.

This month I used two of the colors - green and lilac (didn't use silver!) and I used two of the themes - Spring and Friendship.

The images (flower box, bunny and butterflies) are all rub-ons from the Easter Collection from Taperlogy.  The sentiments are all from Garden Sayings from Impression Obsession.

The card fold is called Center Display Fold.

It folds up to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" so it fits into a regular A2 size envelope for mailing.

View from the back when it's open.

The card fold is called Center Display Fold and I found it at one of Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenges.  

You will find Sabrina's challenge here.  

And here is her diagram and tutorial that she shared on the challenge. 

You will need a piece of cardstock for your base 8” wide by 5 ½” high.

Score from top to bottom at 2” and 6”.

1 ¼” from the top and from the bottom, cut between the 2” and 6” lines. 

Now score at 3” and 5” between the cut lines, and at 4” above and below them as shown in the diagram. 

The 2” and 6” score lines become valley folds.

The two shorter inner scores and the ones at the centre of the card become mountain folds.

I cut my DP for matting just ⅛” smaller than each cardstock panel I was layering it onto.

So for the two tall side pieces, that was 5 ⅜” x 1 ⅞”.

For the four smaller strips top and bottom, that was 1 ⅞” x 1 ⅛”

For the centre panel it was 2 ⅞” x 1 ⅞”

And if you want to layer the strips on each side of the centre, that was 2 ⅞” x ⅞”

As mentioned in my write-up, when you are adding die-cuts to the centre panel, make sure that you can still easily fold and open the card.

Folds to 5 ½” x 4” so will fit in a regular US A2 envelope.

For metric measurements:

Base is 20 cm x 14 cm.

Score at 5 and 15 cm.

Cut between these two score lines at 3 cm and 17 cm.

Then score above and below the cut lines at 10 cm, and in between them at 7.5 and 12.5 cm

So please check out all of the cards exchanged in April over at The Card Chain Challenge and sign up to join in for May!  You have until May 6th to sign up.

I'm just in time to link my card to:

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

F is for FOLD It -  ends May3

NBUS

First time using this Garden Sayings Sentiment set

Tic Tac Toe

Ends 5/9

Middle vertical - Butterflies/Free/Patterned paper

Stamps: Garden Sayings - Impression Obsession

Paper:  White - Papertrey Ink, DP Dainty Flowers 12x12 pack - Stampin Up.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Accessories:  Oval die - Spellbinders, Oval Punch - SU, Easter Collection Rub-ons - Taperlogy