Butterfly Sympathy Card

 I had to make a sympathy card this week, and I thought butterflies would be a good addition to the card.

I was inspired by the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - make a card with a shaped border edge, using dies, for the top corner.

I used the Basket Weave cover plate die with white cardstock, and then wove green and yellow ribbons through the openings. I mounted this onto some Tranquil Teal cardstock and then on a white card base.

The butterflies are from the Birthday Blessings stamp set, stamped with Wild Dandelion and Sweet Corn ink and cut out with the coordinating die.

The sentiment, from the Natural Silhouettes stamp set, is stamped with Jet Black Amalgam ink, attached to a piece of Tranquil Teal cardstock, and popped up with some foam squares. 

All of the supplies are from Gina K. Designs, except the ribbon and foam squares.
  
  
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Blue and Yellow

 Today I have a card that I made for two challenges: the Mod Squad Challenge - Standing with Ukraine (we can only use blue and yellow), and the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Shaped Border Edge, using dies.

I made the background using the Gina K. Designs (GKD) Harvest Flourish stencil with GKD Blue Raspberry and Blue Denim ink. Then I layered it with some Blue Denim cardstock and added it to a white card base that had the front flap trimmed.

The flowers are from the GKD Fresh Flowers stamp set and are stamped with GKD Wild Dandelion and Sweet Corn ink, and cut out with the coordinating die. I added these along the trimmed edge on the front of the card.

I stamped the sentiment, from the GKD By the Sea stamp set, with Blue Denim ink, and cut it out with a GKD Decorative Tag die. I added it to the card with some foam squares.

March Scor-Pal More Than One Score

 

Here we are at the beginning of another month, and that means it's time for the Scor-Pal More Than One Score Challenge.

Each month we will have a different theme and you will have a month to create and enter your projects. As well as the theme you will need to make "More Than One Score" and tell us where you used the Scor-Pal on your project. So a single fold card won't count but an Easel, Gatefold, Stair Step, etc, will :) Also we love to see your "Anything But a Card" projects, just as long as you make "More Than One Score". 

You can follow the theme, or you can make an Anything Goes project as long as it follows the general rules.

This month, I made a card with a box built right in.

To make this project, you will need:

a piece of cardstock measuring 7 3/4" x 11"

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Supplies for decorating. I used:

Gina K. Designs: Made With Love patterned paper
                            Fresh Flowers stamp set and coordinating dies
                            Faded Brick, Wild Dandelion, Jelly Bean Green, Sweet Mango ink

oval die cut

ribbon

With the short side of your cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 1 1/8" and 6 5/8". Turn your paper 90 degrees and score at 1 1/8", 2 1/4", 3 3/8", 4 1/2" and 8 3/8". 

Cut from the edge of the cardstock to the score line at the 1 1/8", 2 1/4", 3 3/8", and 4 1/2" marks. Do this on both the top and bottom. I angle the cuts a bit to help me fold down the flaps when assembling the box. Cut off the top and bottom rectangles to the right of the 4 1/2" mark. You will end up with this:

Fold along all the score lines. From the left, fold in the side 4 times to make the box and attach it to the card with Scor-Tape. Fold in the flaps at the bottom and tape them together. Leave the top flaps open.

Decorate as you wish. I added a granola bar treat inside my box and used a ribbon to hold the top down.

Hearts and Flowers

Today, I have a card that I am entering in 2 challenges: Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - create a fun fold card with hand stamped patterned paper, and Mod Squad Challenge - Hearts and Flowers.

I made a circle flip card for my fun fold, using Gina K. Designs (GKD) Red Velvet cardstock. I used a Half Circle Flip die from Your Next Stamp. 

For my patterned paper, I used the GKD Made With Love and Little Thoughts stamp sets, using GKD Bubblegum Pink and Red Velvet ink on GKD White cardstock. The flowers and leaves are from the Made With Love stamp set. I used GKD inks: Wild Dandelion, with Peach Bellini around the edges of the flowers, and Grass Green for the leaves. Then I cut them out with a Cottage Cutz Stitched Circle die.

Inside the card, I added the sentiment, from the GKD Holiday Frame Fillers stamp set, with the hearts from the Little Thoughts stamp set, both stamped in GKD Red Velvet ink. This was also cut with the stitched circle die.

Stay Sweet

 The Penguin Palace Challenge Blog has a Color Palette Inspiration photo for the current challenge - Love Moodboard. 

I used the pastel colours for my inspiration, along with a few hearts.

I used the Penguin Palace Kaleidoscope Stencil 360° to make the background. 

For the sentiment, I was inspired by the sayings on the candy hearts, and chose Stay Sweet, from the Penguin Palace Rabbit Cafe stamp set. I added the cupcake and a few hearts that I punched out to finish it off.

February Scor-Pal More Than One Score Challenge

It's time for the first Scor-Pal 'More Than One Score' Challenge of 2022! This month, the theme is Love, or you can make an Anything Goes project as long as it follows the general rules.

Each month we will have a different theme and you will have a month to create and enter your projects. As well as the theme you will need to make "More Than One Score" and tell us where you used the Scor-Pal on your project. So a single fold card won't count but an Easel, Gatefold, Stair Step, etc, will :) Also we love to see your "Anything But a Card" projects, just as long as you make "More Than One Score". 

This month, I made a card with a double fold gatefold opening. I used a belly band to keep it closed.

To make this card, you will need:

Cardstock - 5 1/2" x 11"

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Supplies to decorate. I used:

ColorBox stencil - Lovely

ColorBox ink - Scarlet
blending brush

Cheery Lynn Designs Doily Dies - Italian Flourish
Gina K. Designs Foiling element
         Fancy Foils - Red Velvet
         Holiday Frame Fillers stamp set
Cottage Cutz Stitched Circle die

sequins

Place the cardstock in your Scor-Pal, with the 11" side at the top. Score at 3 3/4" and 7 1/4". Flip it over, with the 11" side still at the top, and score at 2" and 9". Fold the two sides in, flip it over and fold the remaining flaps in, to meet at the middle. This shows the back view. (I forgot to take the picture until after I had the front decorated!) The two top flaps will stick out past the back of the card. This makes it easier to open.

Then you can decorate it as you like. I used a stencil to decorate the front. I first folded the card up, and taped it to the stencil so it would stay in place. 

For the inside, I die cut a doily and attached it to the middle. Then I stamped the sentiment, used a die to cut it out, and used Scor-Tape to tape it to the doily before adding a few sequins.

For the belly band, I cut a strip of cardstock, wrapped it somewhat loosely around the card, and taped it together with some Scor-Tape. You don't want it too tight, or you won't be able to slide it off. I foiled the With Love, fussy cut it and taped it on to the belly band.

It's hard to capture the shine of the foil, but here's another picture that shows it a bit better.

I hope you have a chance to play along. You might win a gift certificate to the Scor-Pal store!

Water Drops

 Today, I have a card for the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Use Gina K. ink with water. 

I thought the stamp from the Gina K. Designs (GKD)Tiny Textures stamp set looked like a candle, so I stamped a rainbow of candles across the front of my card. I used GKD Lipstick, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Blue Lagoon, and Wild Lilac ink. Then I added drops of water to my card and blotted off the water. Some of the colours reacted right away, and others took a bit longer. When I was happy with how they looked, I used my heat tool to dry the ink thoroughly.

Using my MISTI, I stamped the sentiment, from the GKD Massive Messages stamp set, with GKD Jet Black Amalgam ink. I wiped off the stamp, but did not move it. Then I stamped it again with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it in clear.  

I matted the top layer with a black layer and then added it to a white card base. 

Spritzed Ink

There are two challenges that I wanted to play along with this week, so I made a card to fit both of them. The first one is Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Use water with your ink, and the second is the Mod Squad Challenge - Handmade Background Focal.

For the Gina K. challenge, we can spritz our image after it's stamped, watercolour our image, or spritz the inked stamp before we stamp it. I chose to do the last one. 

I used the Gina K. Designs Fresh Flowers stamp set and Plum Punch, Dusty Rose, Jelly Bean Green, Wild Dandelion, and Tangerine Twist ink. After I inked up each stamp, I sprayed it with water and then stamped it. I thought after I finished that maybe I should have used a different stamp set, as I didn't capture all of the beautiful detail in the images, but I received this set for Christmas and I wanted to play with it!

I added the sentiment with Gina K. Designs Jet Black Amalgam ink before attaching the top layer to a black layer and then to a white card base.

Ink Blended Basket Weave

Someone I know got engaged on Christmas Day. I received the Gina K. Designs Basket Weave Cover Plate Die for Christmas and thought it would make a wonderful Congratulations card.

I started by ink blending on a piece of white cardstock. Then I used the die to cut the pattern, making sure to save all the pieces. I also used the die on a plain piece of white cardstock, again saving all the pieces. 

I covered a piece of cardstock with adhesive, placed the white background in the middle and added the ink blended frame. The ink blended pieces had all stayed in the background, so I just had to place the ink blended background over the white one and pushed each piece into the appropriate spot. Since there was adhesive on the bottom layer, the pieces stayed in place.

I stamped the sentiment, added it to a piece of black cardstock and attached it to the front of the card. I didn't want to add anything else over the nice background.

I was able to make another card front by using all the left over pieces and created a reverse image.

I had a hard time deciding which one I wanted to use for this card!

I am entering this in the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Ink Blending.

Supplies used:

Gina K. Designs: Basket Weave Cover Plate Die
                             Red Velvet, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Blue Raspberry, 

                                   Wild Lilac ink
                             Jet Black Amalgam ink
                             Holiday Frame Fillers stamp set
                             Black, White cardstock

Partial Die Cutting

Today, I made a card for two challenges: Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge - Ink Blending, and Mod Squad Challenge - Just Snowflakes.

I started by ink blending with Gina K. Designs inks: Blue Lagoon, Blue Raspberry, Blue Denim, and In the Navy. Then I stamped the snowflakes with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with silver embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it in white. The snowflakes and sentiment are from the Gina K. Designs Sparkling Snowflake stamp set. 

I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire and did some partial die cutting along the two edges. I taped the coordinating dies onto the snowflakes on one edge and ran it through my die cutting machine with only part of the die under the cutting plate. The first time, I put the wrong part in, but luckily it just left an impression and didn't cut all the way through! So, I had to do the same thing on the other side.

Once I had both sides cut, I used a craft knife and a ruler to cut in between the snowflakes and to the edges of the side. I added the panel to a white card base and the card was finished. I thought of adding some embellishments, but I felt that there was enough sparkle with the silver embossing powder.