Dimensional Envelopes "How to" & A Mom's Card

The unique thing about cardmaking is the freedom to add some level of dimensions instead of having a flat design. Conventional speaking, we will often try to fit them into traditional envelopes of any given sizes available and we need to be mindful not to create a card that's too bulky. Housing them onto a bigger envelope such as into an A6 envelope for a dimensional A2 card might work, but it will somehow squash the design which is an issue to me.

As I started to make more of such cards, I find a need to source for some dimensional envelopes to house these cards. I tried to search for existing templates or tutorials online, however there're some limitations and often require some kind of envelope making tools which appears to be rather confusing. Ultimately, I decided to create my own and also, made a video tutorial for this. 

To suffice the video I made, I've created a template for both A2 and A6 card sizes which is available HERE for download. Video tutorial showcased an A6 dimensional envelope for this Mom's card I made, and the steps are pretty much similar for other sizes and depths.

This Mom's card was made using most of my existing supplies and some of them are no longer available unfortunately. A good way to refresh my supplies and try to make something out of it. Not necessary for Mother's Day, this card can be gifted to moms for another other occasions.

I hope this new dimensional envelope tutorial is useful and helpful. Below is the list of supplies I used to make this card as well as the cardstocks used to make most of my envelopes. 

Cheers!

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• American Crafts 12x12 80lb vanilla cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Astro Designs 12x12 65Ib bright white cardtsocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Bearly Art precision craft glue (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Tim Holtz Alteration Texture Fade lace embossing folder (SB, SIZ)
• Spellbinders lace heart and various past clubs diesets (retired)
• Versamark watermark ink (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Ranger Ink embossing powder in princess gold (SB, AMZ)

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), SIZ (Sizzix) AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

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A Rather Favourite Kind of Father's Day Card

For this Father's Day, I created a card using Graphic 45's rather old and retired A Proper Gentleman collection. Inspired by an old tailor shop, I used origami shirt with tie and pants, together with a pop-up shopping bag when the card is open up. 

The shopping bag template can be downloaded HERE for your personal use. The how-to process is in one of my short reels over at my YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Therefore, be sure to check them out. And here are the details on how the card looks like when open up. The shirt and pants are made from Graphic 45 DIY craft paper which has since retired and discontinued. Because the craft paper is quite thin, it makes creating these origami items easier. To make it more interesting, dollar notes can be used instead.

I hope this is one fun inspiring project for this Father's Day. And I wish all fathers a Happy Father's Day! I'll be back for more crafting projects, be sure to revisit my blog again. Cheers!

Below is a list of supplies I used to make this card. 

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• Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman paper collection (retired)
• Graphic 45 DIY Craft Paper in quotes and newspapers (retired)
• Unity Stamp Echo Park Favourite Moustache cling stamps (retired)
• Tim Holtz Alterations Alphabetical Sizzlit (retired)
• Graphic 45 Folder & Sentiments Policy & Decorative die set (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle LG dies (SPB, AMZ)
• American Crafts 12x12 80lb black cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• MISTI stamping tool in black
• Bearly Art precision craft glue (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versafine pigment ink in onyx black (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Ranger Ink Super Fine clear embossing powder (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), SPB (Spellbinders), AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

Compensated affiliated links used are at no cost to you, refer HERE for more information.

Marbling Cards with Concord & 9th Weekend Market

Fascinated with marbling effect, the idea of using it as one of the backgrounds for my recent card making endeavours came to my mind. In today's entry, I'm sharing two cards I made using Concord & 9th Marbled Turnabout stamp together with their Weekend Market dies and stamp set. And these are what I have made using mainly purple for one card, and a mixed of orange-yellow vibrant colours for the other.

Created these on the inside of the cards

I've made a start-to-finish video and a short reel on how I created these cards which can be viewed on my Youtube channel and various social media platforms.

'let's hangout soon" sentiment is from Big on You stamp set.

I've yet to try out using the girl standing or walking for this die set, and that will be for another time so as to make use of this further to create more cards out of it.

Cheers!

Below is a list of supplies I used to make these card. 

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• Concord & 9th Weekend Market die set
• Concord & 9th Weekend Market stamp set (SB, AMZSG)
• Concord & 9th Marbled Turnabout Stamp (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Concord & 9th All-in-One Turnabout Jig (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Concord & 9th Big on You Stamp set
• Spellbinders Essential Modern Ovals (SPB, SB, AMZ)
• Versafine pigment ink in onyx black (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versacolor small ink pad in hyacinth (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versacolor small ink pad in lilac (AMZ)
• Versacolor small ink pad in boysenberry (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versacolor small ink pad in heliotrope (AMZ)
• Versacolor small ink pad in narcissus (AMZ)
• Versacolor small ink pad in sand beige (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versacolor small ink pads in seashell (AMZ)
• Versacraft small ink pad in tangerine
• Neenah heavy weight 110lb classic crest solar white cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• A6 purple & yellow envelopes from mix coloured selections (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Bearly Art precision craft glue (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• MISTI stamping tool in black
• Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Ranger Ink Super Fine clear embossing powder (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Various coloured cardstocks (from my own stash)
• Dew drops and accents (from my own nail art stash)

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), SPB (Spellbinders), AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

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Creating Cards from Forgotten Supplies

Confession time! I do hoard stuffs and Yes! I have quite an amount of craft supplies that I bought, kept unused and most of them still pretty much in their packaging. Moment of truth here - there won't be a time these supplies will be used up until I make effort to do something about it.

Some of the long old forgotten supplies in my stash

With daily fresh and new product releases and ideas bombarding on various social media feed every day, sometimes I feel I need a particular product to create better. Each time I got tempted and get myself with new supplies, before I knew it, my stash has already gotten bigger than all those crafting ideas I have in my mind. Before I run of space, I reckon it's best to make deliberate attempts to create out from those forgotten supplies. With what I had found, these are the cards I've created.

To share this refreshing moment on these long old supplies, I've made a short start-to-finish video on this. No special tools, techniques shown, merely how to assemble and transform these supplies into a card.

Added some encouraging bible verses at the back of each card

It actually feels good to clear some stuffs and make way for more space. This won't be my only and last deliberate attempt. I will be making more of such projects in coming days. I hope this short sharing is encouraging enough to make deliberate attempts to create out from your existing and forgotten supplies.

Below is a list of supplies I used to make these cards. Most of them are retired or not available in major craft stores, however you might be able to find some of them on eBay or Etsy. However, I don't encourage to get more and if you happen to have these supplies on hand, this is one way to use them in your project.

Cheers!

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• Pattern papers from 7gypsies Mix & Match book
• Ticket stubs from Tim Holtz Ideology Adage tickets book
• K&C watercolour florals layering accents
• Jenni Bowlin cardstock stickers (butterfly banner in black)
• Prima Marketing Say it Crystals & acrylic embellishments
• American Crafts 12x12 80lb black cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Kokuyo Dotliner Hold tape runner (AMZSG)
• Ek Success circle foam dots (SB, AMZ, AMSG)
• Other supplies - old dictionary papers, crystals embellishments, jute trims & ribbons

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

Compensated affiliated links used are at no cost to you, refer HERE for more information.

Fluttering Hearts; Cards that Capture Love

I always wanted to create something monochromatically with a touch of colour. While such ideas can be easy to come by, the execution part sometimes can get a little challenging. Sieving through my existing stash, I found some supplies that I think I should refresh them by using them instead. The thought of fluttering hearts came to my mind recently. Adding wings and flutter bugs to hearts will be the way to go.

The use of Tim Holtz's Butterfly Frenzy Sizzlit die allows me to diecut a mega tons of butterflies of varying sizes at one pass through the machine. This made producing butterflies an easy task for this project. And this is the final look of the cards I made. 

Oh yes! I made 3 at the end with different sentiments on each card all handwritten by myself. These are mainly made from Tim Holtz older collections together with Spellbinders Love in Flight D-lites dies that have since retired. Though not available in most major craft stores, sometimes you can find them from various eBay or Etsy sellers. Here is a closer look on these cards individually.

I enjoy in making these monochromatic cards and decided to enter this entry for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Furs or Feathers.

Cheers!

Below is a list of supplies I used to make this card. 

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• Tim Holtz Alterations Butterfly Frenzy Sizzlit (retired)
• Tim Holtz Alterations Texture Fades embossing folders in dot matrix, notebook and quilted (retired)
• Tim Holtz Reflection stamps (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Spellbinders Love in Flight D-Lite dies (retired)
• Versafine pigment ink in onyx black (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Neenah heavy weight 110lb classic crest solar white cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• A6 heavy weight 110lb white envelopes (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Astro Design 65lb crafting cardstocks in bright white (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Bearly Art precision craft glue (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), SPB (Spellbinders), AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

Compensated affiliated links used are at no cost to you, refer HERE for more information.

Always Here for You Cardmaking

In one of my recent hauls, I bought some Pinkfresh Studio (PFS) stamps with their coordinating dies and stencils wanting to try something different. To get myself into this cardmaking journey, I've made a card using PFS Artistic Dahlia stamp set for this month's challenge. 

Instead of stencilling over the florals with inks, I chose to watercolour them instead using my Faber Castell watercolour pencils. Pretty much enjoying the whole process that I decided to make a short reel for this (over at my various social media). And here is the final look of the card.

Adding some sparkles dots on the background using glitter glue from Ranger, including over the embossed sentiments 'Always here for you'.

In my next attempt, I'll be trying out stencilling using various dyed inks. 

Cheers!

Below is a list of supplies I used to make this card. 

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• Pinkfresh Studio Artistic Dahlia stamp
• Pinkfresh Studio Artistic Dahlia coordinating die set 
• Spellbinders Four Petal Floral 3D embossing folder (SPB, SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versamark watermark ink (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versafine pigment ink in onyx black (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• Versacolor small ink pad in cyan (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Neenah heavy weight 110lb classic crest solar white cardstocks (AMZ, AMZSG)
• A6 heavy weight 110lb white envelopes (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Bearly Art precision craft glue (SB, AMZ, AMZSG)
• MISTI stamping tool in black
• Faber Castell watercolour pencils set of 24 colours (AMZ, AMZSG)
• Ranger Ink Sticklers in golden rod
• Ranger Ink embossing powder in princess gold (SB, AMZ)

Legend:

SB (Scrapbook.com), SPB (Spellbinders), AMZ (Amazon), AMZSG (Amazon.sg)

Compensated affiliated links used are at no cost to you, refer HERE for more information.

A Bunch of Bohemia Bazaar Thank You Cards

Graphic 45's Bohemia Bazzar is actually quite an understated paper collection. Perhaps it's due to its very vibrant and geometrical colours and designs, it can be hard to balance the elements and colours together in a single project. I do think so. However, when comes to making cards, it might be a little easier. Making use of it's vibrancy, I made 4 cards that's strikingly vibrant with each of its distinct colours.

Prior to the start of the pandemic, I've been making cards for various preachers from the USA when they're here to preach to local congregations. Well, these cards are made in 2019 just before the outbreak of COVID-19. 

As usual, personalised messages are printed and pasted on the back of the cards for each of them.

Well, breaking away from the vibrancy, I decided to make 2 cards from the collection with a more pleasant colour palette; practically can't really tell it's from the same paper collection. And this comes with choice of colours and design elements which I decided to use just green and blue only. Apparently, it's not that scary to work with this collection and I was actually quite pleased with the outcome.

These cards are well gifted and I hope they love the vibrancy of these handmade cards. Due to the pandemic and several travel restrictions, I think it's going to be a few more years before I can meet them again in person.