Spanner panel card

Card base size, 81/2" x 51/2"{-fold in half to make card base card size 41/4" x 51/2"

Fold the card base in half, along the 51/2" side cut 11/2", width from each end up to the fold line. The front panel will have 3 pieces. and the back will have one. Make matt and layers for decoration. Before adhering, the side matts attach a piece of acetate to the front side panel, to make a bridge that goes over the middle panel.

When the card opens there will be a layer that opens with the two panels on each end joined with the acetate, I have decorated these with the under the sea elements.

The next panel is decorated, and the sentiment is place so that it can be seen when the card is closed.

On the inside of the card make a matt that fits perfectly under the card front and decorate with matt layers that match the card front. A stamped sentiment and a place for you handwritten message will appear inside.

Gift Pivot Panels

This is one of my favourite quick cards.

I have used the Gift Pivot Panels die from Karen Burniston Designs for the inside and the gift embellishments. I pulled out an older fish tail banner di for the front of the card.

Hope you are having a good day and thanks for looking.

 

Butterfly wave card

 

This is another Stadium wave card; they are so much fun to make. You can see the original post from last month.  Here.

 Measurements

Card base 11 x 4 1/4 inches, fold in half and score at 5 1/4" from each end. This will make a 1/4 section in the middle that makes it look like a book cover, allowing space for the wave part to expand. Make matt layers for the front and 2 inside panels. 

wave measurements

Used heavy weight designer paper or light card stock to make the wave element.

6 x 7 3/4 inches

 along 7 3/4" side score at 3, 3 3/4, 4 1/2, 7 1/2 then on the 6" side cut into 6, 1" strips.

reinforce the score lines, fold and glue the top 1/4" so that you have what looks like a W. Glue the 6 pieces together, overlapping each piece by 1/2" so that it looks like a wave.

Make the card base and attach the wave pieces into the center, of the card so that it cannot be seen outside the folded card.

I attached the butterflies, so that they appear to be in flight as the card is opened.

Make a belly band to size by folding a piece of card around the base card so that it slips off easily. Decorate as you wish.

Have fun creating and thanks for looking.

Pop up gate fold keys

This is another version of the pop-up gatefold card. This time the front panel is a larger so that I could fit in the die sentiment.

 FRONT:

Base card: 5 1/2" x 8”

Front panel 4" x 3 1/4"

Gold foil 3 3/4" x 3" 

Designer Paper 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"

Gold Foil 1 7/8" x 5 3/8", cut 2

Gold foil 1 1/8" x 1 7/8", cut 4

Designer Paper: 1 7/8” x 5 3/8, cut 2

Designer Paper 1 1/8” x 1 7/8”, cut 4

Happy Birthday Die

Crabby Wishes

I made this card for my Granddaughter who has turned 2 this month. When she visited last time, we took her to an aquarium and she enjoyed the SeaLife, especially feeding the turtles.

I created an under the sea theme for the inside of the card. Using the mini pops pop-up die to make the pop-up part of the card I then die cut the wavy edges to look like water and added the sea life.

 Supplies

Sentiment Stampendous

Karen Burniston 1068 Ocean Animals, 1037 Sea Animals, 1036 Princess and Mermaid, 985 Rocky the Crab, 1180 Big Birthday Charms, 1146 mini Pops pop-up

Lawn Fawn Wavy edges

Thanks for looking.

Pop up gate fold shells

This is another version of the pop-up gatefold card. This time the front panel is a larger so that I could fit in the die sentiment and added die cuts.

 FRONT:

Base card: 5 1/2" x 8”

Front panel 4" x 3 1/4"

Gold foil 3 3/4" x 3" 

Designer Paper 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"

Gold Foil 1 7/8" x 5 3/8", cut 2

Gold foil 1 1/8" x 1 7/8", cut 4

Designer Paper: 1 7/8” x 5 3/8, cut 2

Designer Paper 1 1/8” x 1 7/8”, cut 4

Happy Birthday Die, shells and gems

Thanks for looking

Pop out gate fold

This is a different take on the normal gate fold card, instead of the sides folding in, the middle pops up.

FRONT:

Base card: 5 1/2" x 8”

Black 2" x 3" 

White 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Black 1 7/8" x 5 3/8", cut 2

Black 1 1/8" x 1 7/8", cut 4

Designer Paper: 1 7/8” x 5 3/8, cut 2

Designer Paper 1 1/8” x 1 7/8”, cut 4

Stamped images and gem stones.

BACK:

Black 2" x 3" 

White  1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Thanks for looking.

 

Stadium Wave Card

This card is called a Stadium wave or just wave card. As you open and close it, it resembles a crowd wave at a Stadium.

I found several tutorials for this card, I changed my measurements to suit, the Australian measurements, but the basic principle of the wave is the same regardless of the card size.

Measurements

I have kept the measurements in inches.

Card base 11 x 4 1/4 inches, fold in half and score at 5 1/4" from each end. Which will make a book cover fold so that the wave can fit inside. Make matt layers for the front and 2 inside panels. 

For the wave I have used heavy designer paper but you could use light weight card.

wave measurements

6 x 7 3/4 inches

 along 7 3/4" side score at 3, 3 3/4, 4 1/2, 7 1/2 then on the 6" side cut 6, 1" strips.

Reinforce the score lines, fold and glue the top 1/4" so that you have what looks like a W. Glue the 6 pieces together, overlapping each piece by 1/2" so that it looks like a wave.

Make the card base and attach the wave pieces into the center, of the card so that it cannot be seen outside the folded card.

I attached the butterflies, so that they appear to be in flight as the card is opened.

Make a belly band to size by folding a piece of card around the base card so that it slips off easily. Decorate as you wish.

Have fun, Thanks for looking.

 

Clink Clink

I had so much fun creating this style of card last year, that I have made another for a card class that I have taught.

Teaching some people new to card making with a little bit of stamping, die cutting and folding to make a fun pop-up card.

The card can be made any size to fit in an envelope. Fold your card stock in half and attach some designer paper on the front, then die cut a circle. Using another piece of card (for this card I am just calling the white card, but of course you can make it any colour) cut to fit inside the card base, leaving a small border around the edges. Using this white piece of card fold it in half and then score on half in half again. Attach it inside the base card glue it by the large panel on the bottom and then the top piece to the top of the card so that it looks like a z, leaving the middle panel unglued. 

 Put it aside to work on the next step. Die cut a piece of base colour card with the same die that you cut the original circle, then decorate it. While the card is in the closed position attach the circle through the hole and just add glue to the middle panel that shows through the hole.

As you open and close the card the attached circle with move through the hole. I then just decorated the bottom of the card to match the circle.

I have used the Karen Burniston charm die and the MFT A toast to you, sentiment stamp set.

 Thanks for looking.

Friends are the best gift

Good evening, I hope that everyone had a wonderful with their families, this Christmas day.

This is my last Christmas card to share with you. 

I have a couple of Gnomes delivering the last of the presents. On the inside I have used the Paper frames pop-up. 

It looks very intricate, but it is all in the die. One of the fantastic creations dies from Karen Burniston. Funny I never noticed until I took the photo, but I didn't attach the fames as Karen explains in her tutorials. Even though I made this mistake it doesn't affect the way that the die works. I added a panel on the back of the card for signing.

 Supplies :

Karen Burniston dies - 1122 Paper Frames Pop-up

Beccy's Place - Gnomes

Stampendous - holiday expressions

All the best for Christmas

Cheers

Maryann