Oct 11, 2017 | Christmas, Clean and Simple, Tutorials |
Welcome to the Pals October 2017 Blog Hop featuring some very “Wicked Folds”. Thank you so much for joining us today. Sit back and enjoy the view while the Stampin’ Pretty Pals treat you with their wickedly folded projects. Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.
Today, I’m featuring folding technique called “Iris Folding”. Iris Folding looks complicated, but it’s so quick and easy to do… and I think it’s fun. I created a simple 4 1/4″ X 4 1/4″ square card iris folded medallion.
I’ll run you through a quick tutorial.
- I used large Eastern Medallion framelit and cropped the center with the 1 1/2″ Circle framelit (you could also use your circle punch).
- Cut 12, 1/2″ by 1 1/2″ strips from the black music pattern from the Merry Music Specialty DSP. This works well because the paper is thin.
- Cut 8, 1/2″ by 1 1/2″ strips from the white music pattern.
- Place the medallion upside down over the Iris Fold pattern illustrated below:
- Start with the black, fold each strip in half and begin to place them on the backside of the medallion following the Iris pattern and alternating rows black to white. I used green glue… it is forgiving for a while then it really holds the paper in place.
- The backside of the medallion will look like this… You will have to trim it with your paper snips, but you’ll see that when you turn it over.
- The front will look like this.
- I used a Sponge Dauber and Basic Black ink to change the color of the silver Foil Snowflake which I thought was a wonderful background for the Whisper White Eastern Medallion.
- I kept my card simple because I wanted to draw attention to the folds.
- The simple sentiment is from the Santa’s Sleigh stamp set.
I hope you enjoyed this post.
So, grab some thin patterned paper (or regular weight DSP and cut 1/4″ strips – don’t fold and use the same pattern), follow the Iris pattern and create something wickedly beautiful!
Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on November 8, 2017. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment.
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Oct 10, 2017 | Birthday, Thinking of You |
A very special friend is celebrating her birthday on Friday. I thought this card would be a perfect way to say “Happy Birthday”.
The Basic Black card base and layer make a nice neutral canvas for the beautiful colors in the patterned paper. The patterned paper is from “Whole Lot of Lovely” Designer Series Paper and is one of the selections in the Designer Series Paper Sale going on now at Stampin’ Up!. The patterns range from pretty, delicate florals to colorful, bolder stripes and dots. I used Powder Pink card stock as an accent color for this card. That Gold Faceted Gem adds just the right amount of sparkle.
So grab your Basic Black card stock, add some pretty patterned paper and a bold sentiment, crop a few flagged banners, and create something amazing!
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Oct 9, 2017 | Design Tips, Halloween |
I was in Atlanta this past weekend celebrating World Card Making Day at a wonderful event hosted by two special stamping friends, Brian King and Pam Morris. It was obvious they worked tirelessly to make the day fun and inspiring for all of us.
I would like to extend a special thank you to Brian and Pam for inviting me to participate in the event as a presenter. I was excited and honored (not to mention a bit nervous) to be included among such talented Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators as Julie DiMatteo, Donna Griffith, Jennifer Beatty Hill, Pam, and Brian.
I enjoy CASEing beautiful cards and I really, really enjoy creating original cards, especially simple collage cards. Back in 2013, I posted a series of “Design Tips” blog posts which included a post on the “Design Rule of Thirds”. Brian asked that I present a little something to the group about the “Rule of Thirds” for a simple collage card. Below is the finished product and please pardon the grid paper background.
- If you want to experiment with the design “rule of thirds” it’s easiest to make yourself a “rule of thirds” grid. I made this one using one of Stampin’ Up!’s Clear Envelopes.
- The envelope size is 5 3/4″ X 4 3/8″. I trimmed the envelope to a standard A-2 card size 5 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ and with a fine tip Sharpie, I created the grid.
- The measurements for the grid lines are 1 7/16″ from each side, and 1 7/8″ from the top edge and the bottom edge.
- I also cut a piece of Whisper White card stock (A-2) to slip into the grid when I’m working with a layer. You can make a Basic Black one if you’re working with a light or white card layer.
- The grid is divided into three even sections horizontally and three even sections vertically.
- The grid illustrates the “rule of thirds” for a card layout.
- You can create a custom grid for any size card.
- Once I started placing all my card elements together, I used the grid to be sure the elements were where I wanted them to be and they were evenly centered for a “balanced” design.
- The pictures below illustrate how I put the card together using my grid.
You can take a look at my original post here.
Using this grid is a preference of mine and I have fun experimenting with it. I hope you enjoy using it, too!
