Embossing Folders – crazyforpaper

Cute Wedding Card

You can make anything!

Wedding towels H2O

This week’s challenge over at: Crazy4Challenges is to put a ribbon on it! So first I want to say this is a challenge that everyone should take because you literally can make any kind, color, and type of card you want! Just put a ribbon on it. I decided to make a wedding card. First, because I’m still glowing from attending my first granddaughter’s wedding a few months ago and second because yrs. ago I saw a wedding card on Pinterest with Mr. and Mrs. towels with a bow above the towels.

The Steps:

Step 1: The card measures 4.75″ x 6″ so score an 11″ x 8.5″ pc. of white cardstock at 5.5″ and fold at the score line for a book fold card.

Step 2: With white cardstock, cut a rectangle using: 1120 – Stitched Rectangles

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Use the largest die in this set above that measures 4.5″ x 5.75″.

Step 3: Using Elizabeth Craft Designs: Entwined Hearts emboss the “stitched rectangle”. Here’s a close up over the sentiment that shows the embossing.

Step 4: The ribbon I chose looked like it was stitched on the edges to go along with the stitched rectangle. I made a bow with about 10 inches of ribbon and then cut the ends leaving enough to tape them under the left side top and bottom edges. Then adhered this layer to the front of the base card.

Step 5: On a scrap piece of white cardstock about 4 x 4″, I stamped the Mr. and Mrs. with clear embossing ink and then used silver metallic embossing powder to make the towels. I separated the mr. and mrs. by an inch apart so I could cut the two towels using the smallest die in this set by Spellbinders: Card Creator

Step 6: Cut a strip of silver metallic mirror cardstock that measures 2″ x .25″. Fold the top end of each of the towels but without creasing that fold. (you want the towels to thick and luxurious)

. Back of towels

As you see in the photo above I didn’t glue the towels over this strip so as the bottom edges were even. LOL So I fixed that with adding shiny little white trim at the end of the towels from a really old set of border stickers from Martha Stewart.

Add a small silver self adhesive ball to each end of the silver strip as seen above. Adhere the towel rack to the front of the card as shown using a large foam dot on both the top and bottom of both towels a half inch from the stitching as shown.

Step 7: The sentiment is cut from silver mirror cardstock using Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1050 – Best Wishes

Here’s another quick look:

Wedding towels H2O

That’s It! I sure appreciate you stopping by!

Other Products Used:

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

CatterPillar Pro

Michael’s Craft Store: Cardtock

Amazon: Double Sided Clear Adhesive

Walmart: White ribbon

Easter Blessings

Easter Cross h2o

This week’s challenge is “Back to Metallic or Foiling”

Since we usually work ahead on the challenges, I was still making Easter cards. So when this publishes it will be the Sat. after Easter and so will next Saturday’s card be Easter themed!

The Steps:

Step 1: I love Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folders. As you can see, the embossing is lighter in the areas that look like the background for the Lily Arch. The Arch is really emphasized embossing. Plus they’re huge! The embossed area measures 5 x 7″! From white card stock, cut a rectangle that measures 5.25″ x 7.25″. Insert into folder and run through your machine. I then used Black PanPastel to emphasize the embossing.

Spellbinder folder

Step 2: Using the below die set cut two of the overlay die with white card stock adhere to two together so it is double layered. I then used clear Wink of Stella over the butterfly to give it a little shine. Next, adhere it only at the body as shown to the embossed layer. Bend the wings up and add 3 self adhesive silver pearls down the body. 1072 – Small Butterfly

Small Butterfly

Step 3: Using Spellbinders Crosses, cut a cross with silver mirror card stock. I love this die because it also embosses at the same time! Adhere the now silver embossed cross to the embossed layer as shown by putting a foam dot on all 4 ends of the cross.

Spellbinders Cross

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Step 4: Create a base card by scoring an 8.5″ x 11″ at 5.5″ and fold over as a book fold. Trim to 5.5″ x 7.5″. Cut a rectangle that measures 5.25 x 7.25″ from black card stock. Adhere to the base card leaving an 1/8″ on all sides. Trim your finished embossed layer to 5″ x 7″ and adhere to the black layer. That’s it! Four easy steps! Thanks so much for taking a look!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Clear Double Sided Adhesive 10mm

Michael’s Craft Store: Black and white card stock, silver pearls

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

Valentine’s Day Card

This is the second week of my being the Hostess of the month over at: Crazy4Challenges

So my second challenge for all of you who like to play along is to make a Valentine’s Day card. February 9th is actually National Tooth Ache Day! I know! Who makes up this National Calendar of Days? But Thursday is Valentine’s Day! So here’s the steps to my Design Team inspiration card.

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The Steps:

Step 1: Cut a rectangle from white card stock that measures 5..75 x 4.25″. Emboss this rectangle using Elizabeth Craft Designs Embossing Folder: 112 – Heart Strings

I used a heavy 110 lb. card stock because I like the deep embossing that results from heavier paper.

Heart strings emboss

Step 2: Create a frame for the embossed panel by taping together, the largest and second largest dies in Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1120 – Stitched Rectangles

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Now adhere the taped two dies onto black cardstock and run through your die cutting machine. The results will be a stitched black frame that fits perfectly over the embossed panel. Don’t adhere them together yet.

Step 3: Create a base card by scoring a pc. of white card stock at 5.5″ on the long side. Fold over for a book fold card. Trim to 5.25 x 6.50″. Cut a rectangle from red card stock (any weight} that measures 5 x 6.25″. Adhere to the base card, centered, leaving a 1/8″ border on all sides. Now adhere the white embossed panel onto the red panel, again centered. Now adhere the black frame over the embossed panel.

Step 4: I used a decorator “heart die” from a discontinued set from Karen Burniston, but any small heart die would work or even a sticker. The “XOXO” sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1269 – Love Sentiments

1269 - Love Sentiments

Step 5: This step is optional. For the inside of the card:

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Cut a red card stock rectangle that measures 5 x 6.25″ and adhere to the inside right of the base card. I printed the sentiment I created in word on white card stock and then cut out the large white heart with my Silhouette machine. I cut the same red heart as on the front for the little red heart and used black and white baker’s twine to make it look like the red heart was hanging on a string!

That’s It!

Thanks so much for taking a look. Please join us over at: Crazy4Challenges this week! We want to be inspired from your Valentines Card.

C4C 451 Thank You Challenge

A long over due “Thank You”

A very belated thank you card!

This week we are challenged to make a “thank you” card. I made one a couple of weeks ago for my best friend, my partner, at the beauty salon from this same die set. This one is for someone I have never met. He is the son in law of one of my weekly 92yrs. young, salon customers. HE LOVES TO BAKE! Every week he brings a batch of something he has baked to his mother in law! (mostly cookies) Every week, she brings me and my partner at the salon, each, a zip baggie with 2 cookies in them. We always assumed she was just sharing what he gave her. When I thanked her this week for sharing what her son in law makes for her she said, “Did I give you the impression that I am sharing my cookies with you? He sends these every week specifically packaged for the two of you for your 15 yrs. of making the women of the WW2 generation still feel beautiful!” WOW!

There really are angels walking among us! He’s been doing this for years and we never knew! So this is the “THANK YOU!” card that this man should have gotten a long time ago, but finally will.

The Steps:

Step 1: Using Karen Burniston’s: 1023 – Tag Book Pop Up

Tag Book Pop-up Depending upon the theme you’re going for with this set, choose the designer cardstock you will use for the large die pc. I recommend a double sided cardstock. The one I chose is black and white (for a man). It had black and white stripes on one side and white hearts on a black background on the other. I chose the stripes for the outside and the hearts for the inside.

Click on the product link and it will take you, not only to the product, but also the assembly video. I recommend that you watch the video to not only know how to assemble this pop up, but also to help you choose papers/cardstock for your project. This set has 17 dies in it! All the little circle frames, and everything on this project except the “Baker” themed dies are from this set.

Step 2: The cute little “baker” themed inside décor pcs. are from these two die sets:

1277 – Kitchen Tools

The other one is an older and discontinued Karen Burniston die set called:

1100 – Props 8-7 die set:

1100 props

All the pieces were cut out of white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers except for the oven mittens cut from the stripe side of the “double side”, the “whisk and the fork” cut from silver mirror cardstock, and the one red/white polka dot platter from scrap cardstock.

The 3 “Thank You”‘ sentiments on the front of the card is from this set: I have no idea who makes or made these, but I bought them on “Craft Day” from one of the shopping networks years ago and cut them out with red cardstock.

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That’s it!

I also want to thank my sweet followers. If there is anything you want to learn or ask, please leave it in the comments section and I will reply to your comment. Even if it’s about my opinion of a product or technique. If I can’t answer you question, then I’ll link you to the expert who can. Other than that, I can’t wait to see your “Thank You” cards.

Here’s the link to the Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenges

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Clear Double Sided Adhesive 1/4″

Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

Michael’s: red cardstock, white cardstock and black/white Bakers Twine

C4C – 445 Make a sympathy card!

This week we’re asking you to make a sympathy card. As our hostess this month said, no one wants a reason to have to make one but we all will need one sooner or later. The theme also includes as an alternate theme is a card of encouragement for someone going through a tough time. So this is how I made this card. It’s another easy one! Yay!

The Steps:

Step !: Cut out the 2 die pcs. from Elizabeth Craft Designs called 1477 – Butterfly Aperture from white cardstock. Glue the overlay pc. to the silhouette pc. only at the body of the butterfly. Add 4 pearls down the body as shown.

Step 2: Cut a 6″ square from white cardstock and emboss with Spellbinders Decorative Applause embossing folder.

Step 3: Make a base card by cutting a 12 x 12″ pc. of white cardstock in half. Score one half at 6″ on the long side. Fold over for a tent fold card.

Step 4: Adhere the embossed 6″ square to the front of the card. Glue the butterfly onto the embossed layer again just at the body allowing the butterfly wings to lift off of the card.

Step 5: I used a die set that I have no idea who the manufacture is. I bought it yrs. ago from one of the shopping channels. It was inexpensive and came with a lot of dies. there is no manufactures name at all. You think they might be contraband? LOL

The XOXO at the bottom of the card is from Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1269 – Love SentimentsThat’s it!

Thanks so much for taking the time to look and I hope you’ll join the challenge!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: 12 x 12 Soft Finish Cardstock white, Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Beacons Kids Choice Glue

Michaels: pearls

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

C4C – 444 Sketch Week

It’s the 3rd Saturday of the month. So, we have a Sketch Challenge!

This sketch was pretty easy for me. However, I didn’t want to make flowers. I decided to use one of Karen Burniston’s older character dies 909 – Hoppy the Frog for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I’ve always loved this character die set because besides “Hoppy”, the set includes the Fly and the Water Lily dies.

The main elements for this card are these three products:

Besides “Hoppy” I also used an embossing folder by Darice and Elizabeth Craft Designs 1174 – Dotted Scallop Rectangles. So let’s make this card!

The Steps:

Step 1: Cut out the pcs. of the frog twice and assemble both frogs. Cut the water lily die 6 times for 3 water lilies out of white cardstock. Color the lilies with Copic Markers. Shape only the lily not the leaves of 3 of the lily pcs. Glue the shaped lily over the flat one offsetting slightly. Cut the pcs. for the fly 3 times for the fly out of white cardstock. (the white wing inner pc. will stay white but color the rest black. Be careful that you don’t loose those tiny white pcs. that you will need for the flies wings.

Step 2: Cut a rectangle 4 x 5.5″ and emboss it with the Darice folder using a blue or aqua cardstock. Using the largest die in the nested Dotted Scallop Rectangles set, cut with a darker shade of blue or aqua cardstock.

Step 3: Make a base card by scoring a pc. of 5.5 x 11″ white cardstock at 5.5″ along the long side. Fold over for a book fold and trim to 5.25 x 11″.

Step 4: Adhere the embossed mat to the darker scalloped mat. Adhere the this to the front of the base, tilted as shown.

Step 5: Add the frogs, colored and assembled lilies, and flies as shown.

Step 6: Create the sentiment on your computer and cut it out with a the smallest die in this set:

Add this sentiment pc. as shown and that’s it! Just 6 easy steps. I hope you’ll join us this week in the sketch challenge. We can’t wait to see your version of this sketch. The inside is just the simple “miss you” die from Die -Versions:

Here’s another look at the card and the inside:

Thanks so very much for taking a look and I hope you’ll come back next week for more inspiration!

Other Products Used:

PH Neutral PVA Glue

Elizabeth Craft Designs: White Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5 x 11

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

C4C – Be Inspired by Windows

This week’s challenge was a fun card to make. This week was also a week that one of my customers at the beauty salon was moving to a memory care facility. I’ve been doing her hair for probably 8 – 10 yrs. She’s in her 90’s now and one of the sweetest blessings in my life. . I decided to make this card for her when I go visit at her new home.

The Steps:

I love the “Window Die Set” from Gina Marie Designs:

Cut the pcs. in this die set the is the 4 pane widow, shutters, window topper and window planter from white cardstock.

Step 2: Using this cute stamp from Art Impressions, stamp and color as you like. I used Copic Markers:

Step 3: Using this set from Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1196 – Garden Edges Rose Hedge

Cut enough of the roses and leaves to make 3 rose bushes. I cut the “rose spiral” pcs. from pink cardstock and the leaves from green cardstock.

Step 4: Make a base card by scoring an 8.5 x 11″ pc. of pink cardstock at 5.5″ fold over for a book fold card. Trim to 4.5 x 5.75″.

Step 5: Cut a white pc. of cardstock into a rectangle that measures 4.25 x 5.5″. I then put this rectangle into this embossing fold by Darice:

Adhere this to the base card centering it with an 1/8″ margin on all sides.

Step 6: Cut the colored AI stamped and colored to measure 2 3/8 x 3 1/4″.

Step 7: Assemble the window. Cut a transparency film that also measure 2 3/8 x 3 1/4″. Glue the transparency film to the underside of the window. Add the 3 rose bushes as shown. Put foam adhesive dots on the underside of the window around the window frame. Now adhere the window to the AI stamped and trimmed pc.

Step 8: Add the sentiments “Miss You” and “XOXO” as shown. (See other products used) The ivy, bird and tiny lady bug are optional but are also in other products.

That’s it!

Thank you so very much for taking a look. I hope you will take the challenge and show us your window masterpiece!

Other Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs: Tiny Ivy from 1036 – CountryScapes Mini Botanicals Clematis, Ivy. The tiny bird from 1014 – CountryScapesv – Woods 2. The tiny lady bug from 1011 – Garden Notes – Bugs & Butterflies XOXO 1269 – Love Sentiments

Die-Versions – Miss You

Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue

Sizzix Big Shot Plus

C4C 415 A clean and simple Holiday Card

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This week’s challenge over at Crazy4Challenges was to pick any one of the sketches above from the yr. 2017 for your card layout. It could be any theme or colors. I chose C4C369. Do you see the mistake I made? In my haste to get this done on time I glued the silver flourishes down going the wrong way for the sketch! OH NO! Well, we all make mistakes. Once I was able to start breathing again, I decided I was just going to go with it. Even though they would have looked so much better the right way.

I’m confessing this to you because we are our toughest critic. The person who receives this card will never even see that there’s that mistake.

So let’s make this cute Christmas Tree .

The Steps:

Step 1: This one is so fun because it combines two die sets not intended for each other. With the below die set, use just the pine bough pc. and cut a bunch of these. I just kept repositioning the die over two layers of white cardstock until I had cut out that die 12 times netting me 24 of these.

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Brush, on all 24 of these, with clear Wink of Stella.

Step 2: With the below die set 755 – 5 Part Pine cut all 5 pcs. of this tree from white cardstock:

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Step 3: Now start gluing the “pine boughs” over the 5 tree layers but only glue the top of the pine boughs down. That’s what makes the tree more 3D:

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Once you have all 5 tree layers covered the way you want it, then glue the 5 tree layers as shown above.

Step 4: Cut the two flourish pieces from this die set using silver mirror cardstock.

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Step 5: Using the largest die from this set, cut a square from white cardstock:

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Then using the below embossing folder, emboss this white mat:

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Step 6: Using the third to the largest die in the below die set cut a rectangle out of red cardstock:

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Emboss this red rectangle with this folder below:

The below are the main elements for this card. The little silver star is one I had in my stash:

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Step 7: Make the base card from heavy white cardstock that measures 11″ x .5″ and score on the long side at 5.5″. Fold and trim to a 5.5″ square. If you’re going to stamp a sentiment on the inside of the card then this is when you should do it.

Step 8: Adhere the White mat to the base card leaving a 1/8″ on all sides. Adhere the Red mat onto the white mat as shown. Then adhere the completed tree. The flourishes next and I added a Red/silver Glitter Dot from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

That’s it! Pretty easy and I could also see this tree technique in green or a combo of white and green.

Thanks so much for taking a look!

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