3-D Merganser

We took a trip up to Discovery Bay, Washington in January.  The weather was gorgeous and there were flocks of all kinds of ducks including a small group of Mergansers.  They were rather shy so it was a challenge to get a clear photo.  Here’s one of them that I converted to 3-D Paper Tole.

The paper tole sheet for this card is available for download and includes instructions for the picture frame.  Just click the link below.

Supplies

• Double-stick foam squares
• Rich & Spicy Autumn 3D Paper Tole (HOTP)
• Rich & Spicy Scrapbooking Papers (HOTP)
• Precision tip scissors (Cutter Bee)

Merganser Paper Tole Download

Spring is in the air

I was first introduced to Paper Mola several years ago when I purchased a book on the subject by Erica Pels.  It is based on a fabric applique technique.  if you scour the internet you can probably find some of Erica’s templates.  Most of hers are geometric.   I expanded on her technique and developed some of my own .svg cutting templates.  Here is a card I made with my Tulip template.

I created .svg files for all of the layers, but I like to cut just the top layer with my digital cutter and then do the rest by hand which requires a bit of planning.

Items used:

• Mola Tulip Cut Files Download (zip)
• Grapefruit double sided paper pack (HOTP)
• Vintage Christmas Paper Pack (HOTP)
• Unforgettable Double Sided Paper Pack(HOTP)
• Yellow Ginham Paper(HOTP)
• Four Seasons Stamp Set (HOTP 1076)
• Silver Dragonfly Dazzles(HOTP)

For more Mola templates, visit the Paper Mola page on my website.

Baby Shower Card

Here’s a quick and simple baby shower card I made last week  using one of my older stamp sets, some scraps from the Sew Cute paper pack.

Items used:

• Sew Cute paper pack (HOTP)
• Sweet Pea stamp set (Fiskars)
• Welcome Home stamp set (HOTP)
• Botanical Etchings free download (HOTP)
• Scraps of pink and yellow patterned paper

Never Ending Card

I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a long time, but with four panels, I just couldn’t figure out what to put on them all.  For some reason, a few days ago the theme to Lamb Chop started running through my head and I thought, “Aha! Modify the lyrics and that would be perfect.”  So…

 

 

You’re welcome for getting that song stuck in your head!

Here’s what I used:

• Boutique paper pack and labels (sadly, I don’t think this is available anymore.  Botanical Etchings would be another good one)
• Teal, Gold, Silver and Pink Jewel Border Dazzles
• Teal Jewel Dazzles
• Mix ‘Ems Butterflies
• Lacy Butterfly Silver Dazzles

I based my card design on this YouTube video:

http://youtu.be/3rLBknHCPcE

Hinged Card

We recently had a hinged card swap on the Just Cards Forum.  I wasn’t able to join in at the time, but I really like the look so I saved the instructions for later.  Here’s my interpretation:

Made with:

• Water Lily photo
• Sew Cute paper pack and labels
• Tiara border punch
• Butterflies stamp set
• Flower Frenzy stamp set
• Blush ink pad (Memories)
• 12 Flower Frenzy cutting die
• 8 Circles and Scallops cutting die
• Wisdom Owls Dazzles (border)
• Mix ‘Em Cupcake Dazzles (border)
• Pink Jewel Dazzles
• Mini flower brad (Making Memories)

If you’d like to make one, you can find an excellent tutorial by Wendy Weixler on her Wickedly Wonderful Creations site