Showing posts with label Collar Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Collar Cards. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Wednesday's "What's On the Desk?"

I'm still in the midst of a big move to a new state.  And my home is still in the midst of a gigantic mess!

So to save my sanity, I retreat for breaks into my craft room, which is in the throes of being taken apart bit by bit but still giving me a little area to create.

Last week I shared a card that I made from the bits and pieces on my desk (see it here), and today I'll show you another card I made from that same mess of scraps.

Reminder of what I started with:


But here is how I created a new card.


I had this "collar" card sitting in my scrap pile; the designer series paper is an old one, so this has been sitting around for awhile.  But I didn't have the heart to throw it away back then, so couldn't toss it now.

Taking some of the bits and pieces on my desk, I added a Stitched Shapes circle, and cut out a smaller circle of Daffodil Delight and the Layering Circles framelits.  And as I was also creating a thank you card for some firefighters (last week's card) I had an extra "thanks", happily in Bermuda Bay, to match this card base.

Let's get started:



I glued down the 4-1/4" x 11" card base to the "collar" (for directions on making a "collar card" see my video here).


I stamped the words from Well Said in Bermuda Bay,


to add to my circle.

But it still needs something:



That's it - a little pop of color (Pumpkin Pie) behind the main image.

Let's put it together:


Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets make adhering the words SO easy!

And here's the finished product:


And that was what was on my desk!

Please note:  my photos are pretty lousy these few weeks during my move.  I had to dismantle my photo station; please bear with me until my new craft room is completed in early May.

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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Creating a "Collar" for Your Cards

I'm back!
Somehow, returning from a vacation is never easy for me.  I've been back for 2 weeks, and have only managed to publish one blog post.  My apologies.

But I'm going to try to make it up to you today.  Remember these cards that I made for Mothers Day?  I called them "collar" cards, because the Designer Series Paper (the pretty stuff!) wraps around the front of the card, much like a collar wraps around your neck.  Here's another example:


Someone (yes, that's YOU, Rob!) asked for more details on creating this, and today I have gotten a video up for you.  Please excuse the quality; my new computer did not have my old Movie Maker software, and apparently it's no longer supported.  So I downloaded another version yesterday and spent a few hours editing my video, staying up until 2 a.m. for it to download.  When it did, I got a message that unless I paid $39.95, I would have a banner across the front of my video saying I created it in a trial version, and the audio would cut out halfway through the video.  Can you say "blackmail"?  I was so disappointed and tired...😠 (and angry!)

So this morning I pulled out my old computer, fired it back up and was able to download and edit my video.  Unfortunately it's NOT the best quality, but I think you'll get the idea.  And the cards are very easy to make.

Have fun!  And please let me know how you like this...your comments are important, and may just spur me on to making more videos (after I find another program that I can work with!  Suggestions anyone?) 😕


If you try this technique, please let me know; I'd love to hear!

Friday, September 22, 2017

A Daisy Collar

Remember my Collar cards?

Well one of my blog readers asked for directions, which I happily sent her, and while I was checking out my our instructions, I made this card, just to be sure I had the dimensions right:

I wrapped the card front in Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, and then created a cute focal point in the center.

My flower was made using the Daisy Punch, and I stamped the leaves from Daisy Delight on Old Olive cardstock and fussy-cut them out using my Paper Snips.  There's a beautiful Gold Faceted Gem in the center, catching the light and looking very sparkly!

The daisy is mounted on a Whisper White circle, cut with the Stitched Shapes framelits, which is atop two layers--Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight, both cut using the Layering Circles framelits.

The sentiment is from Eastern Beauty, and is stamped in Night of Navy.


Try wrapping your card in DSP--it makes such a statement!  And maybe it keeps your card warm too!  😁


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