Sunbird Spark Challenge #47

 This month, the Sunbird Spark Challenge is a Sketch Inspiration.

I used the Diamonds Geo Stencils 360° set and inked up Barrel A with Gina K. Designs Medium Orchid ink, and Barrel B with Dark Orchid ink, rotating 45° each turn. I love the way the two stencils make a great design together.

The front panel was layered with black and attached to a white card base.

I stamped the sentiment, from the An Amazing Friend stamp set, in Obsidian Amalgam ink and layered it with a black panel cut with the Cottage Cutz Stitched Square die set. I cut one side of the layer, turned the die around and cut the other side, to make a smaller shape.

March Scor-Pal Project

 

My friend turned 100th last month, so I made her a special Tri-fold card.

Supplies used:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

2 pieces of cardstock, measuring 10" x 7"

gold foil cardstock - 2 pieces measuring 5" x 7"

Gina K. Designs: Lovely Flowers stamp set, stencils and die

                            Birthday Bash Foil-Mates

                            Light Orchid, Dark Orchid, Jelly Bean Green, Grass Green, Light Spruce, 

                                     Medium Spruce ink

Hero Arts Oval infinity dies

VersaMark ink

gold embossing powder

vellum paper

gold foil

Step 1:

On each of your 2 pieces of cardstock, place the 10" side at the top and score at 5".

Step 2:

Stamp your image with VersaMark ink on a piece of vellum paper, and heat emboss with gold embossing powder. Stamp it again on regular cardstock, colour it in and cut it out.

Step 3:

Cut an oval big enough to hold most of your stamped image in both pieces of gold foil cardstock. Make sure that you have the two foil sides on the outside so that the holes will line up on the front of your card.

Step 4:

Line up one of the gold pieces on the right side of one of the scored pieces of cardstock. Trace through the hole and cut out slightly bigger than the traced line. This will make it easier to line everything up.

Step 5:

Tape the vellum paper onto the back of one of the gold foiled panels, lining up the image as you want it to appear. Tape that onto the front of the sheet of cardstock with the oval hole, and tape the other gold foiled panel on the back. You have sandwiched the vellum and the cardstock between the two gold foiled pieces.

Take the other sheet of 10" x 7" cardstock and trim off 1/8" from the right hand side. This will make it easier to fold the completed card. Add Scor-Tape to the inside of the left hand side of the cardstock and attach it to the back of the right hand side of the first sheet. This will give you the shape shown below. Decorate the middle section with your sentiment.

 

Step 6:

Line up the coloured image with the outline on the vellum paper and attach it to the folded right hand side. For this part, I used glue to give me some wiggle room.

Sunbird Spark Challenge #46

 This month, we have a Valentine moodboard as inspiration.

Here is my card; a Valentine for my husband!

I stamped the elements, from the Hedgehogs in Love stamp set, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I coloured in the hearts with a Spectrum Noir alcohol marker.

I decided to make an ombre background, using Gina K. Designs Bubblegum Pink, Passionate Pink, Red Velvet and Cherry Red ink.  I added this to a red panel before attaching it to a white card base. Then I adhered my elements, popping up the sentiment bubble.

February 2025 Scor-Pal Project

 

We're through the first month of 2025 already! This month, I have a cute box to show you. It will hold a deck of playing cards, or other small items.

Supplies needed:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

cardstock: 5 3/4" x 7"

patterned paper: 2 pieces 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"

                           2 pieces 5/8" x 3 3/8"

Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter

1" circle punch

ribbon, stamps, etc. to decorate

Step 1

With the 7" side of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 3/4", 3 1/4", 4" and 6 1/2". Turn the cardstock 90° to the left and score at 3/4", 1 1/2" and 5". Fold along all score lines.

Step 2

Using the picture below as a guide, trim and clip the cardstock. Round the corners of the topmost flap. You can angle the cuts on the top two tabs on the left to make it easier to close the box.

Step 3

Add the patterned paper to the box fronts and sides. Using a circle punch, punch a half circle in the left front panel. Add Scor-Tape to the right side tab and right bottom tab.

Step 4

Remove the tape liner from the right flap and attach the flap to the back of the left side to form the box. Remove the tape liner from the bottom flap, fold in the side tabs, then the flap with the tape and finally the last flap. 

Step 5

Decorate as desired. The patterned paper I used is from Gina K. Designs, called Floral Essentials. The sentiment is from the Peace, Love and Joy stamp set, also by Gina K. Designs. 

 

Sunbird Spark Challenge #45

 This month, Sunbird Spark (formerly Penguin Palace) has a sketch challenge.

This is what I came up with!

I used a stamp from the Geometric Arts stamp set to create the background, which was stamped with Gina K. Designs Innocent Pink ink.

For my focal image, I made a 'window' and used stamps from the Birthday Wishes and Penguin Agenda stamp sets. I coloured the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and added a bit of sparkle on the camera and balloon highlights with some Wink of Stella.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes stamp set.