Gatefold Christmas Tree 2

Here is another version of the Christmas Tree Gatefold card.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock in green and silver metallic

Cuttlebug

Ornaments Folder HSN

Winter border folder

Brown Versa Color Ink

Ribbon unknown source

HINT

I drew the tree on paper, transferred it to cardboard and then cut out. This is my template to use over and over again. I used this template on the card that is a free stand tree.

Gatefold Christmas Tree

Here is a Gatefold Card shaped as a Christmas Tree.

It was fun to make.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

Cuttlebug

Christmas Trees and 25 Days till Christmas Embossing Folders

Brown Versa Color Ink

Kaisercraft Stamp for sentiment

Ribbon -source unknown

HINT

I drew the tree on paper first and when I was happy with it's shape I transferred it to cardboard and sliced it down the centre. This is now my template. I use cereal boxes as templates.

Christmas Ornaments Christmas Tree Card

This card can stand on its own because it is a Christmas tree cut on the fold.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

HSN Ornaments Embossing Folder

Star Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Cuttlebug

Green Versa Color Ink

Chrystallina Kindy Glitz.

HINT

The star has been cut from an embossed piece of cardstock and glued onto the top of the tree.

The tree was drawn as a triangle with a rectangle at the bottom as the trunk.

The fold is on the left hand side.

Tartan Embossed card

I quite like this folder. I have always loved tartan. My school uniform was the Gordon Tartan. We were the first school in Newcastle to have a tartan uniform. When I went teaching one of the schools also had the Gordon tartan.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

Bought Poinsettia

Tartan Ribbon source unknown

Sentiment Source unknown.

Green Versa Color Ink

Tartan and Ornaments Folder from HSN

Cuttlebug

HINT

The ribbon was pleated onto the cardstock with double sided tape. The flower centre was punched from the embossed metallic cardstock of the Christmas Ornaments.

Circular Card

Here is the card I made for The Pink Elephant Challenge. I love the circular sketch.

PRODUCTS USED

Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Circles Dies

Cuttlebug

Holly Ribbons Folder

Winter Borders Folder

Cuttlebug.

SALT Cardstock

Chrystallina Kindy Glitz

Foam stamp, brad and sentiment-source unknown.
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-elephant-challenge-41.html

Season's Greetings and Star Card.

Unscripted Sketches 31

This sketch is fantastic. It has so many possibilities. Here is my version of the sketch.

PRODUCTS USED

Cardstock by SALT

Kaisercraft Christmas Stamps

Brown Versa Color Ink

Cuttlebug folders-Season's greetings and Stars

Cuttlebug

Ribbon unknown source

Pop Dots

My Precious Grandchildren

Here is a photo of my grandchildren taken in the weekend when we went to a fun day for the kids for Christmas through Brian's work. It was fantastic. There were horse rides, farm animals, jumping castle, face painting and balloon shapes and relays. The Santa came.

Tartan Folder

I wasn't too sure of this folder when I first received it but once I played with it, I loved it.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

Tartan Folder

Cuttlbug

Poinsettia Flower

Circle Punch

Green Versa Color Ink

Ribbon and Sentiment source unknown

NOTE

I punched the circle from embossed cardstock to match the background. Also these Poinsettia's were bought as a bunch and I pulled them apart.

Snowflake Card

Here is another card I have made using the snowflake folder. The ribbon even has snowflakes on it. The 2 white ornaments on the card were cut from a tree decoration. The ones you buy that are long and you drape over the tree.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT blue and white cardstock

HSN Snowflakes folder

Cuttlebug

Martha Stewart Border punch

Blue Versa Color Ink

Chrystallina Kindy Glitz

Cardinal Snow Embossed Card

This card is a quick and easy one. PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock red and black

Cardinal snow embossing folder

Cuttlebug

White Versa Color Ink

Bow and Sentiment unknown source

Flourish Embossed Card

Here is another card using the HSN Cuttlebug folders.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT metallic cardstock and red cardstock

Sanding block

Ribbons unknown source

Merry Christmas -metallic sentiments

Cardinal Snow Folder

Cuttlebug

Gel Medium

HINT

Lightly sand the metallic cardstock to show the white backing.

Di-Fold Card with no measurements

6. You can make 2 cards out of an A4 piece of cardstock if you wish.

I really should have done this the other way around instead of going from 6 to 1 I should have done 1 on top down to 6. So scroll down and start at the bottom of this post.
5. Here you have the card made without any measurements.
4. Fold the top down to meet the same along the bottom as the other folds.
3. Make another fold the same distance as the previous one but going the opposite way.
2. This fold can be any size you wish. It is a perfect rectangle so when you fold the edges line up.

1. Start with an A4 piece of cardstock.
In case you don't like free handing these here is the link to the one I have made to measurement

3D card templates

Tartan Cuttlebug Embossed Card

This is just a simple card but looks effective with the new Tartan Folder by Cuttlebug.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

Cuttlebug

Tartan Folder

Making Memories Foam stamp

Sizzix Merry Christmas Embossing plate

Tartan Ribbon- source unknown

HSN Christmas Ornaments

Here is a quick card I made using my new embossing folders.

PRODUCTS USED

Black cardstock-SALT

Cuttlebug

HSN Christmas Ornaments

SizzixEmbossingPlates-Merry Christmas

Ric Rac and Bow- source unknown

Bronze Versa Color Ink

Gifts and Merry Christmas Embossing Plates-Sizzix

This card has been made once again the same way as the previous ones.

PRODUCTS USED

Sizzix Embossing Plates- Gifts and Merry Christmas

Black cardstock-SALT

Cuttlebug

Silver Versa Color Ink

Pop Dots

Ribbon- source unknown

METHOD

1. Make and ink the card.

2. Ink the embossed cardstock.

3. Both the designs on the embossing plates have been cut up after bugged.

4. The gifts have been taped to the top back of the card in the positions required.

5. The present on the front bottom panel has been popped up.

6. The sentiment has been stuck on in place required.

7. The braid and ribbon have been taped into place.

HSN Ornaments and Winter Borders

I love these Christmas Folders. I made the card the same way as the previous one-no measurements just folding how I want it to be.

PRODUCTS USED

Silver and black cardstock- SALT

Ornaments Folder

Winter Borders Folder

Cuttlebug

Silver Versa Color Ink

Pop Dots

Ribbon and sentiment source unknown.

METHOD

After bugging the folder I inked the cardstock.

Then I cut each ornament out.

I bugged the bottom fold on the black cardstock with the Winter Folder-lights and inked it.

I Put the silver cardstock through the Cuttlebug and cut it out and taped it to the card. I also slightly sanded it.

I taped the end and middle ornaments in place. Then popped up the other 2 and the bottom ornament.

The sentiment was added and the bow knotted and placed behind the bottom ornament.

Holiday trees

This card was made the same way as the previous black card. However the ribbon was pleated onto the card using double sided tape.

HSN Christmas Baubles

A close up of the embossed image. There are so many possibilities here.Oh to find the time!!!
Look what Libby dropped into me today! I was feeling so sick from these Ulcers and she cheered me up no end. Libby delivered the HSN folders that she got Sharon in USA to get.

I bugged the folder onto black cardstock and then mounted it on Silver metallic card. Both these cards are SALT products.

Then made the card according to the dimensions of the matted image.

I teamed it up with Martha Stewart Border punches and Kaisercraft pearls.

The whole image has been inked with Silver Versa Color Inks in a cube.

The sentiment and bow are unknown source.

Holiday Trees, Merry Christmas, Winter Borders.

I love the Cuttlebug and Sizzix combinations. They work so well together. I also like the black and gold for Christmas.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT Black cardstock

Ribbon and Best Wishes unknown source

Holiday trees and Merry Christmas Embossing Plate by Sizzix

Winter Borders by Cuttlebug

Cuttlebug

Gold Versa Color Ink

HINT

I bugged the tree folder and then inked it and cut out the trees.

The card I didn't use a pattern I just folded it to make the shape.

Sizzix and Cuttlebug Christmas

Unscripted Sketches 30

I have used the 2 new Cuttlebug folders and the Sizzix Merry Christmas Embossing Plate to make this card.

The black cardstock has been inked with Gold Versa Color Ink. The ribbons are from an unknown source. I have popped the punched out circular Christmas trees to give a little dimension.

Phrases Christmas Sizzix and Holly Ribbons Cuttlebug Angel

I couldn't sleep last night and at 3am got up and made this Angel.

I bugged a 12cm square with Holly Ribbons Embossing folder and then using an origami technique made the shape of the angel that is the same as the previous Christmas Tree shape.

The sentiment is a Sizzix Embossing Plate called Phrases Christmas. Both have been inked with Brown Versa Colour Ink.

The legs have been knotted for knees and glued under the skirt. The hair has been stuck on using tape. The ribbon is the halo.

Origami Christmas Tree

The Pink Elephant Challenge #39

I have wanted to make this tree for a long time now and decided to do it for this challenge.

The colour combo is brown, cream,neutral, yellow and my choice is green.

PRODUCTS USED

Season's Greetings Cuttlebug Folder

Cuttlebug

Scrapbooking Australia patterned Paper for the tree

Cream cardstock from SALT

Brown Versa Color Ink

Kindy Glitz for the star.

HINTS

The star has been stamped with a foam stamp and cut out a little wider than the stamped image. Crystallina Kindy Glitz has been spread over it.

The tree trunk is a triangular shape.

The whole embossed card has been inked with Brown ink.

Riverstone Crop layout

This is the girl version of the layout I taught on Saturday at Riverstone Community Church Fundraising.I conducted a make and take using a few techniques. Check out Cropworks for the boy version. Riverstone Crop

Products Used

SALT Dimple White Cardstock

Treehouse Memories patterned paper

Bazzill Red ribbon

Bazzill Ric Rac

18mm double sided tape

SALT chipboard shapes

SALT shape template

Crafters Workshop Stencils for Title

Gel pen

The pleating of the ribbon was done by laying the double sided tape in the position required. Then pull the backing off. The ribbon is then hand pleated onto the double sided tape. Easy!!!

Brian and Chloe's Birthdays

Sunday was Brian's birthday so we had the family around for swims and dinner at night. It was Chloe's birthday on Monday. The pair share a birthday. We had a pool party and the kids had a ball.

Poinsettia Sizzix Embossing Plates

Unscripted Sketches 29 I made this card for Uncripted using their sketch. They have the best card and layout sketches. Clean and simple and so easy to use.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT white and pink cardstock

SALT flower

Sizzix Poinsetia embossing plate

Cuttlebug

Leaf and circle punch

Braid unknown

Orange Versa Color Ink

The Cuttlebug embosses the Sizzix plates so easily. The sandwich I used was:

A plate, Sizzix embossing plate, cardstock, silicone mat, layer of chipboard as a shim, B plate.