Penguin Palace Challenge #37

The Penguin Palace Challenge #37 asks us to use a Pastel Moodboard for inspiration.

I am fairly busy right now, so I made a quick and easy card for the challenge.

I used one of the Sacred Lotus Stencils 360° stencils and blended Gina K. Designs Bubblegum Pink, Lemon Drop, Blue Raspberry, and Blue Lagoon ink through to make a pattern at the top and bottom of the layer. I cut it down to make a wide slimline card!

The sentiment is from the An Amazing Friend stamp set and is stamped in Gina K. Designs Obsidian Amalgam ink.

I matted both layers with some black cardstock and attached them to a white card base.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, and to anyone who has mothered someone in any way! My mother loves orange, so I don't have the often used pink colour for my card.

The background technique I used involves an embossing folder. You ink up the flat side, the one with the design is pressed into the plastic, not raised up. When you run it through your machine, the ink is transferred onto the cardstock and the design stays white, or whatever colour your cardstock is.

I am entering this in the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix challenge on the Gina K. Designs & StampTV Facebook page, so all my supplies are from Gina K. Designs.

Background: Tapestry embossing folder inked up with Peach Bellini ink

Flower and Leaves from Layered Daisies stamp set and coordinating dies, stamped with Tangerine Twist, Sweet Mango, Wild Dandelion, Key Lime and Lucky Clover ink
Sentiment from Holiday Frame Fillers stamp set stamped with Chocolate Truffle Amalgam ink
Circle dies: Master Layouts 3

May Scor-Pal project

This month, I have a tutorial for a Round Top Box. It is a cute little box that you can make to give a small gift.

Supplies:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Cardstock 8" x 11 1/2"

circle die or shape about 4" in diameter to trace around

hole punch

ribbon

Embellishments to decorate. I used:

Gina K. Designs Petite Flourish background stamp

                            Peach Bellini ink

                            Dazzling Dahlia stamp set and coordinating dies

                            Coral Reef, Sweet Mango, Jelly Bean Green, Fresh Asparagus ink

                            Decorative Tag die

                            Art From the Heart stamp set

                            Obsidian Amalgam ink

Step 1: With the 11 1/2" side of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 3 3/4" and 7 3/4". I wanted to add a background texture to my cardstock, so I stamped it a few times with a background stamp. It doesn't go all the way to the edges, but we will be cutting the corners off.

Step 2: Turn your cardstock 90°, so the 8" side is at the top, and score at 2 1/2" and 5 1/2".

Step 3: Cut along the score lines to where the lines intersect. You will be cutting off all 4 corners.

Step 4: Turn your piece of cardstock over, and on the two shorter flaps, trace around the circle die or object. I used a 4" round stencil. Place it at the end of the flap, with the sides of the object centered on the flap.

Step 5: On the longer flaps, place the circle at the end of the flap and centered on the flap. I used the ridges on my Scor-Pal to make sure it was centered.

Step 6: Cut along the marked lines to trim the ends of the flaps.

Step 7: Using a hole punch, make a hole in the center of the end of each flap. 

Step 8: Crease along the score lines. Add any embellishments, and place the item in the box.

Step 9: Tie the shorter flaps together with a piece of ribbon first, and then the longer flaps.