Priscilla's Papercrafts

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Card Club Pocket Cards

Here's a cute idea for a little different card, but one that still fits in a standard envelope:

This is a pocket card, and it's an easy way to make a pretty note card that doesn't need a lot of space for the note.

Start with a standard 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of cardstock; score it at 4-1/4" and again at 1-3/4". You'll fold the card in half, as a regular card, but then fold the small flap down, over the front. (The center fold is at the bottom of your pocket.)

Decorate with your choice of Designer Series Paper--you'll need one 4" x 5-1/4" piece for the inside, another piece that is 4" x 2-1/4" for the bottom front, and one more 4" x 1-1/2" piece for the flap. Adhere these, and then use some Tear and Tape Adhesive on the inside edges to close your pocket. Also adhere the front flap down, creating your pocket for your notecard.

The notecard is 3-1/2" x 3-1/4" (I used Thick Whisper White, with a layer of DSP and a smaller piece of Whisper White on top). Using the smallest oval in the Stitched Shapes framelits, cut a piece of coordinating cardstock, fold it in half, and staple it to the top of your notecard. This is what you'll use to pull out the card out of the pocket.

We made these in our Card Club last month--everyone had a choice of colors for their DSP (I was using up the rest of my Subtles Paper Stack, which was retiring, but any DSP can work), and we stamped the daisy image from the Daisy Delight set in matching ink. The leaves were stamped on Old Olive cardstock and fussy cut. We finished with a White Perfect Accent for the center of our flowers.

Thanks to Debbie Henderson for the pocket card tutorial.

Product List

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143669]

$17.00

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle

[145361]

$31.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

$6.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[131172]

$6.50

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad

[126956]

$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100702]

$8.00

Daisy Punch

[143713]

$18.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$5.00

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Lovely Wildflowers

Time for an anniversary card, for my brother and sister-in-law. While searching for ideas, I came across a card in the annual catalog on page 175, and decided to CASE it. (CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything, and papercrafters often use ideas, either in their entirety or in parts and pieces, to recreate, or create new, cards.)

Here is mine:

The ideas used are a background of Designer Series Paper - in this case, Delightful Daisy - a layer of Vellum, the Lots of Labels Framelits dies, and using the Wild About Flowers stamp. Oh, and I also used a piece of Doily.

But here the cards differ: colors, stamping technique, ribbon and sentiment. I also think the card in the catalog, although a larger size, is not square.

So here are some details if you want to CASE my card:

The card base is a 5" square of Pear Pizzazz, with a layer of Whisper White and another of the Delightful Daisy DSP (each square is 1/4" smaller than the one underneath it).

The Cardstock Vellum was cut and the edges roughed up with an old distressing tool (a nail file also works).

See the flowers? I used the "rock 'n roll" technique. The stems were stamped first in Pear Pizzazz. The flowers were then inked in Peekaboo Peach and then I rolled the edges on the Calypso Coral ink pad, giving the flowers a two-tone look.

The Lots of Labels dies was a perfect fit for the flowers. Now look at that "love". Do you know where that comes from? Check out the Lovely Words Thinlits - I cut one in Peekaboo Peach, then trimmed the "lovely" down to "love". Cute, huh?

A sliver of a Delicate Doily and bow of (now retired) Peekaboo Peach ribbon finishes the front of the card.

And inside:

more flowers and a perfect-font sentiment from Timeless Love (also retired, but I just can't give it up! Do you have stamps like that?).

Most products can be purchased by clicking on the photo below:

Product List

Wild About Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138728]

$21.00

Timeless Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[138772]

$23.00

Timeless Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139408]

$17.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$6.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$6.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131201]

$8.00

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141417]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

[144137]

$11.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

$3.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

[143733]

$27.00

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

$27.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Friday, June 9, 2017

A Momentous Birthday!

Monday is my dad's 90th birthday! I think he's actually surprised to be knocking on this door, but he's in surprisingly good health (although quite deaf without his hearing aids).

My dad is not a "demonstrative" man. He's only recently been able to say, "I love you" out loud. But I've always known the feelings are there. When he is in charge of purchasing greeting cards, he's much more prone to getting a humorous one rather than a sentimental one.

So this year, when it was time to make him a special birthday card, I decided to go a little rogue. And I know he's gonna love it. Take a look:

When I saw Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, this piece of paper stood out to me. I knew it would make a nice background, but as I got thinking about my dad's big birthday, this piece of DSP came jumping into my head, and I couldn't let it go. "You have how many rings?" LOL!

In order to use as much as the DSP as possible, this card is an unusual one--it's actually two 5" x 5" square cards, layered together. Here's how it works:

Flip the front up, and this is inside (I love the Eastern Medallions Thinlits, and used them as the background for my Number of Years "90").

Then open the side:

and here is the inside.

Details:

The front uses the Wood Textures DSP on a base of the now-retired Delightful Dijon cardstock, with a skinny layer of Early Espresso
The sentiment is stamped using Labeler Alphabet in Delightful Dijon ink on Crumb Cake
Layer two is Early Espresso and Garden Green. The Eastern Medallions thinlit was cut using Delightful Dijon; the Number of Years "90" was stamped using Early Espresso ink, cut with the Large Numbers Framelits, and cut again in Vellum, which was layered over the Espresso numbers
The inside of the card uses Letters for You (WOW!) stamped with Garden Green. The Happy Birthday is a new thinlit - "Happy Birthday" and is cut using Garden Green cardstock
Although I forgot to take a photo, I used the Envelope Punch Board to create a custom, matching envelope for this oversized card

My dad has many "rings", but is a vibrant and socially aware man, who also happens to be a wonderful caretaker for my mom.

Happy Birthday, Dad! I love you!

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