June Scor-Pal Project

 

This month, my card is a Swing Flap fun fold. The front looks like this:

And the card opens to show this:

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 1 piece 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2" for the card base

                   1 piece 5 1/4″ x 7 7/8″ for the swing mechanism

Die to cut a window approximately 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" (I used the Prism studio nesting die set: stitched rectangles, 3rd from middle for the window)

Gold Foil cardstock slightly smaller than the window (I just trimmed it by hand)

Patterned paper slightly smaller than the gold foil rectangle (I used Stampin’ Up! Sunny Garden DSP, and the 2nd die from the middle in the Prism Studio set)

Plain or patterned paper for the outside trim 5 1/4" x 4", with a window in the middle slightly bigger than the original window (I used Stampin’ Up! Sunny Garden DSP, and the 4th die from the middle in the Prism Studio set)

Stamps and sentiments to decorate your card ( I used Stampin' Up! Cottage Garden stamp set for the flowers on the outside, stamped with Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery ink; Gina K. Designs Lovely Flowers and Holiday Frame Fillers stamp sets for the inside sentiments, stamped with Stampin' Up! Peach Parfait ink)

Step 1:

With the 8 1/2" side at the top, score the card base at 4 1/4". 

With the 7 7/8" side at the top, score the swing mechanism at 2", 4" and 6". Make a valley fold at the 2" score and mountain folds at the 4" and 6" score lines.

Step 2:

Die cut a window in the front of the card base, approximately 2 1/2" x 3 3/4". Cut a slightly smaller piece of gold foil cardstock and one a bit smaller than that from patterned paper. These can be cut with a die or by hand, and will be the focal image.

Step 3:

On the swing mechanism, you will notice that one end is 2" wide and the other is 1 7/8" wide. Place the 2" side at the right, and stamp a sentiment on the 2" part of the cardstock.

Add Scor-Tape to the back of the 2" section and attach it to the right hand side of the card base. (If you want, you can add a piece of patterned paper on the card base before you tape down the swing mechanism.)

Step 4:

Fold the two sections on the left over toward the right and apply Scor-Tape to the left-most section only. Apply the tape in a C-shaped fashion, avoiding the right side of this section by the score line, to go around the window opening. 

Remove the tape liner, hold the swing mechanism flat, and close the front of the card to secure the tape.

Step 5:

Tape the three pieces of the focal image together.

Place Scor-Tape on the right hand side of the cardstock visible through the window. 

Remove the tape liner and attach the focal image.

This is what it will look like from above.

Step 6:

Add Scor-Tape to the front trim and attach it to the front of the card.

Step 7:

Decorate as you wish. I added a couple of flowers to the front of the card.

I used this design for a Mother's Day card, but obviously you can use different colours and sentiments to make it for any occasion.

Sunbird Spark Challenge #60

 We have another Colour Palette Inspiration photo for the Sunbird Spark Challenge #60. This month we are asked to use pastel colours.

This was a quick and easy card. I started with the Kaleidoscope Stencils 360° and inked it up with Gina K. Designs ink: Ocean Mist, Peach Bellini, Lemon Drop, Wild Dandelion, Bubblegum Pink and Light Orchid. I added the ink lightly, so I could keep the pastel look.

I added the sentiment and then stamped and cut out the penguin and the phone, from the Penguin Agenda stamp set and coordinating dies. I coloured the penguin with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and added a bit of silver gel pen around the edge of the phone. I popped these up with a few foam squares.

I added this layer to a white card base and my card was finished.

May Flowers - SIP style

The Gina K Designs challenge this month is May Flowers - SIP style. SIP stands for Stamps, Ink, Paper, so we're going old school and only using these basic supplies to make our cards.

I started by stamping the sentiment with Dark Chocolate ink in the center of my panel. Then I filled in around it, stamping the flowers and leaves with Marigold, Butterscotch, Red Hot, Wild Dandelion, Grass Green, and Jelly Bean Green ink. The sentiment and flowers are from the Embroidered Flowers stamp set.

I layered the panel with Dark Chocolate cardstock before attaching it to a white card base.

This was a quick card to make, and it was fun to go back to the basics again!

May Scor-Pal project

 

My project this month is an Interlocking Fancy Fold card. I learned this fold from Gina K, and you can watch her YouTube video Here.

It opens up from the sides to reveal the inside panel.

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 5 1/2" x 10 3/4" for the card base

                   2 1/4" x 3 1/4" and 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" for the 2 front panels

                   2 3/8" x 3 3/8" and 2 7/8" x 3 7/8" for the 2 front layers (I used black)

                   3 1/2" x 4 3/4" for the inside panel

                   3 5/8" x 4 7/8" for the inside layer (I used black)

Foam tape or squares

Stamps and embellishments to decorate (I used Gina K. Designs products: Harvest Flourish stencil with Sandy Beach ink for the pattern on the pieces, Sending Love stamp set with Obsidian Amalgam ink for the front sentiment, Watercolor Floral Ephemera pack for the flowers and leaves, Peaceful Violets and Happy Bouquet stamp sets with Obsidian Amalgam ink for the inside sentiment along with the Happy die with shadow layer)

Step 1:

Using the cardstock for the card base, place the 10 3/4" side at the top of your Scor-Pal and 

score at 1 5/8" and 9 1/8". Turn the cardstock over and score at 3 1/4" and 7 1/2". 

Step 2:

Decorate your inside and outside panels, and tape them to the coordinating layers.

Step 3:

Fold your card base along the score lines, hiding the bump inside. Tape the inside panel in the middle of the card base.

Step 4:

Tape the larger panel on the left hand side of the card base, making sure to apply tape only to the left side of the panel. Place it so the panel covers the top of the inside panel. 

For the smaller panel, line it up where you want it to be, covering the bottom of the inside panel. Make a small pencil mark on the card base at the right edge of the panel, remove the panel and place some foam squares or tape on the card base. This will lift the panel so that the left panel can slip underneath when the card is closed. Erase the pencil mark.

Step 5:

Decorate the panels. You could decorate the inside panel before you attach it, since it will be flat. 

When you are decorating the front of the card, make sure that you only attach items to the panels or you won't be able to open the card!

When you close the card, the left panel will slip between the right panel and the folded card base.

Sunbird Spark Challenge #59

 I'm getting in just under the wire for this month's challenge at Sunbird Spark. We have a Spring Moodboard to give us inspiration.

I came up with this card.

I used the Geometric Arts stamp set and coordinating dies to make the patterned hexagons. Then, I cut a piece of cardstock using the Hexagon Geo cover die. I used this as a guide to place my hexagons and removed it once the hexagons were glued in place on the green cardstock. This was attached to a white card base.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes stamp set, cut out with the coordinating die and popped up with some foam tape.

April Scor-Pal Project

Easter is this month, so I am sharing my Easter card. It is quite easy to make, and uses part of the folded card base as the upright of the cross.

 To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”, for the card base
                   3 3/4" x 1 1/4", for the cross bar (same colour as the card base)
                   2 1/2” x 5 1/4”, for the inside

Patterned paper: 1 1/8" x 5 3/8", for the cross upright

                            3 5/8" x 1 1/8", for the cross bar

                           (I used Dovecraft Collections Garden Party paper pack)

Stamp and ink to decorate the card base (I used Gina K. Designs Petite Flourish background 

          stamp with Lovely Lavender, then Wild Lilac ink)

Stamps, dies, for the rest of the card (I used Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Jesus Paid It All stamp

          set, 1 1/2” Circle punch, 1 3/4” scalloped circle punch

Step 1:

For the card base: With the 8 1/4" side of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 

4 1/4”, flip it over and score at 7”. This is to make it easy to fold the card base in two different directions.

Step 2:
Stamp your decoration on the front of the card, between the two score lines, and on the inside of the card. Fold along the score lines, hiding the bump inside the fold.

Step 3:

Tape the patterned paper to the front flap to form the cross upright. Tape patterned paper to the cross bar cardstock and then tape it to the cross upright, making sure to only add tape in the middle of the bar. 

Step 4:

Decorate the inside cardstock and tape it to the left hand side so it doesn't show when the card is closed.

 

When I was making this card, I first stamped the background with Lovely Lavender ink. It showed up fine at first, but as I worked on the card I noticed it was fading. By the time I finished the card, it had completely disappeared! The ink colour was too light and showed up when it was wet, but when it dried it didn't. So, I used Wild Lilac ink and stamped the background again, masking off the areas that I didn't want inked. 

I took the pictures under different light conditions, so even though the finished card looks like a completely different colour, it is the same card!

Spring Card

 The Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge for March is called Signs of Spring. Here is the card I made.

I started by ink blending a background, using Medium Orchid, Blue Sky, Lucky Clover, and Lemon Drop ink. 

I cut out the top layer with a die from Master Layouts 11, and used the Tapestry embossing folder to emboss the design.

Using the top layer as a guide, I stamped the images and sentiment from the Natural Silhouettes stamp set on the background, using Obsidian Amalgam ink.

I added the top layer to the background and attached this to a white card base.

Sunbird Spark Challenge #58

 For the Sunbird Spark Challenge this month, we have a sketch.

I followed the sketch fairly closely to make this card:

I used the Sunbird Spark Timeless Tulips stamp set, stencils and die for the focal image. I love how the stencils give a realistic look to the tulips.

The sentiment is from the Magnolia Beauty stamp set, and I used the coordinating die to cut it out. 

The pattern on the lower triangle was made with the Peacock Accent Stencils 360°. I used it freehand, and kept stencilling until I filled up the space.

March Scor-Pal project

 

This month, I have a card with a pop-up feature when it is opened.

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" heavy weight for card base

                  8 1/4" x 5 1/4" lighter weight for inside layer

Patterned paper: 6" x 5" for inside

Images to pop up (I used Gina K. Designs Woodland Friends stamp set and coordinating dies, 

       coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers)

Decorations for the front and inside of the card (For the front, I used Gina K. Designs Harvest 

       Flourish stencil with Lovely Lavender ink for the background, and the Happy Birthday 

       to You stamp set for the balloons and sentiment. For the inside I used Penguin Palace 

       (now Sunbird Spark) Birthday Wishes stamp set with coordinating dies.)

Step 1

With the long side of the 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 

   4 1/4".  

With the long side of the 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 

   4 1/8". 

The picture below shows the patterned paper. Place the paper with the patterned side down and 

   the 6" side at the top, and score at 4".

Step 2

Fold along the score lines of the patterned paper and the inside cardstock layer, placing the bump on the inside of the fold. Tape the patterned paper to the cardstock layer, matching the score lines. 

Place the images that you want popped up where you want them, and make 2 small pencil marks for each image. This is where you will make the cuts for the pop-up feature.

 

Step 3

Make cuts through both layers where you have made the marks. I made mine about 1 1/4" long, centered over the score line. From the back, push between the 2 cuts for each image to the inside of the card. This will give you a step shape that you will attach your shape to.

Step 4

Add any stamping to the inside layer. To attach the inside layer to the card base, place Scor-Tape around the front edge of the inside piece, but don't go all the way to the score line. This will help the card to open properly. 

I found that the easiest way to attach the layers was to place the inside layer and the card base together, fold it up, then carefully open the top while holding the bottom in place. Remove the tape liner, fold down the top, and press to adhere the tape. Turn the card over and repeat with the other side.

Step 5

Tape the images onto the pop-up steps. Attach any die cut embellishments to the inside and add your decoration to the front of the card.

February 2026 Scor-Pal project

 

Here is a fun fold card that is perfect for Valentine's Day!

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 8 1/2" x 11" for the base

                   4" x 5 1/4" for the inside

stamps, patterned paper, etc. to decorate (I used the ColorBox stencil - Lovely, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder for the front, Gina K. Designs Sketched Wreath Builder, Square Pegs, and Follow Your Dreams stamp sets, and Red Hot ink for the inside)

Step 1

With the 11" side of the base piece of cardstock, score at 5 1/2". Rotate the cardstock 90 degrees and score at 4 1/4". Holding the cardstock with the short side at the top, cut off the top right rectangle. Cut diagonally from the center of the left hand side up to the top right corner. Then cut from the bottom right hand corner to the middle of the cardstock, where the score lines meet. You will end up with a shape like this:

Step 2

Turn the cardstock over and fold along the score lines. Fold the bottom flap in first and then the top flap down.

Step 3

Use the two triangle pieces that you cut off to decorate the two flaps. You can also use a different colour of cardstock or patterned paper. If you want a small border, you can trim a bit off the two straight sides of the triangles. 

Step 4

To find where to stamp the sentiment, place the small piece of cardstock inside the card base, and lightly make a pencil mark along the edge of the flaps. Remove the small piece of cardstock and stamp your sentiment and any other stamping you want to do. Erase the pencil mark when you are finished stamping.

Step 5

Tape the inside piece in place and the triangle pieces on the flaps. Add any embellishments that you wish. I added a bit of bling around the sentiment. The card will stand up with the flaps slightly open.