Craft Roulette

Birthday Treats

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #215 whose parameters included for Project – Happy Birthday, petting zoo colors, scoop element and tab(s).

This card uses Karen Burniston’s die sets of Big Birthday Charms, Waterfall Card, Sweet Treats Charms, and Word Set 2 – Birthday. The Confection paper collection by Authentique is also a star of this card.

Cardbase: Use a 5.5 x4.25-inch white piece of cardstock and cover front with confetti sprinkles patterned paper. Die cut half round notch from Waterfall Card die set at center bottom of short side of card.

Waterfall: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Waterfall Card. I cut the mechanism pieces (pull strip and base) from yellow cardstock. The largest square die was used to cut four double-sided patterned paper pages. Assemble waterfall as shown in video.

Food Pop-Ups: Cut and assemble the ice cream cone from the Sweet Treats Charms set. The slice of cake and large candle are made using the Big Birthday Charms set. Cut off the charm loops on both. Cake icing has Glossy Accents clear gel on it. Candle flames have glitter gloss on them.

Cut small strips of patterned cardstock and fold in half and then fold the ends to the center fold to form a pop-up cube to glue into the first two pages. Once these pop-up cubes’ glue has dried, attach the food elements to cubes. The large candle is popped-up with two strips of cardstock behind it.

Sentiments: “Celebrate!” and “Happy Birthday” are from Word Set 2. The balloons and streams are from the Big Birthday Charms set. The quote by Iris Murdoch was in the paper collection. The back of the pull tab was stamped with “Inspired by Craft Roulette. Made by” and signature and CR episode listed.

Envelope: The back flap of the envelope is decorated with leftover strips of patterned paper.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – The Basics

Papers

  • Authentique – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Confection Paper Pack
  • Black, Blue, Brown, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • Silver Mirror Cardstock
  • A2 Envelope – Cream with flecks

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Creative Craft Products – Dual Tip Alcohol Markers -mWG1 – Warm Grey
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Blue, Green, Orange and Red
  • Spectrum – Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers – Bright Pink, Ice Blue and Orange
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Markers – Light Daffodil Delight
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Craft Clips

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Cream Drops – Golden Shimmer
  • Ranger – Glossy Accents

Pop-Up Father’s Day Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #214 whose parameters included for Project – appreciation, candlelight colors, “Leave it to ….” element and retiform.

Cardbase: My finished card only used two rectangles of 9×3 3/4-inches (scored at 1/4-inch) and 8 3/4×3 3/4-inches. (Skip making the small panel.) After decorating front of tabbed rectangle, glue tab to back of smaller rectangle. Cover the card base in patterned paper.

Dancing Letters Mechanism: (Watch Karen Burniston’s Designer Challenge video for my inspiration for my card.) I did not reverse the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up mechanisms as Karen did. I folded all of my mechanisms as they were designed. My strips of plastic were the equivalent of two of the mechanism arm die glued together. Use glue dots or double-sided tape when attaching items to the plastic.

Sentiments:  The front sentiment was computer generated and printed on copy paper. Then fussy cut into two lines of words. And glued in place.

Envelope: This card would fit into a #10 business envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Core’dination – 12×12 inch Textured Cardstock – Vintage Collection-Teal Blue
  • Stampin’ Up – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Designer Series Paper – Let’ Go Fishing
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Thick Basic White
  • Clear Plastic Packaging

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide Ink- Mustard Seed and tumbled Glass
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Scissors
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Blending Brush
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights

A Laundry Explosion Box Card for mother’s Day

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #213 whose parameters included for hello project, robust colors, workplace element and mixed media. It is intended for young children to give to their mother.

I wanted to use a new Craft Roulette inspired laundry die and stamp set from Trinity Stamps called Loads of Fun.

Box: From a 12 x12-inch square of cardstock, draw lines every 3 7/8-inches on all sides. Draw a 1/4-inch tab on one side flap. Cut as shown on video. On a 6-inch square of cardstock draw lines 1-inch from edge on all sides. Cut lid as shown on video. Assemble as directed on video.

Washing Machine: Cut from glossy white cardstock one washing machine from the laundry die set. Cut the knobs and buttons from black and silver and glue in place. For the box piece the forms the 3D washing machine, cut a piece 8 1/2 x 2-inches. Fold at 3 1/8-inches, 4 1/2-inches and 7 1/2-inches. Cut a piece that will cover the side of the box from glossy white cardstock. Cut another piece of glossy cardstock the width of the top of the washing machine and the length of the top of the box, plus 1/2-inch for the two 1/4-inch tabs. Assemble as shown in video.

Table: Cut a piece of white cardstock 1×6-inches. Score and fold at 1/4-inches, 1 5/8-inches, 3 1/4-inches, and 4 5/8-inches. Glue tab to other end to form cube. Glue onto washer side and floor.  Die-cut, color and assemble laundry soap bottle and box. Using foam squares, attach them to wall atop table.

Basket: Cut four of the laundry basket from the laundry die set in green. Trim off the sides from two of the baskets, fold sides into tabs and glue onto sides of other two basket pieces to form a four-sided box. Cut fabric scraps and form into folded laundry. Glue laundry onto box base and then add glue to inside of basket before placing around folded laundry.

Sentiments: “Loads of Appreciation” and “Thank You” were stamped in black on a white die cut fancy label before being glued onto a box flap. “Happy Mother’s Day” was die cut from a scrap of the blue box cardstock. The “Greetings To My Favorite Domestic Engineer” on the box lid was computer generated.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Papers – 341467
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 inch Textured 80lb. Cardstock – Candy Shop Canvas
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Printed Paper – Random Dot – Robin’s Egg Blue
  • Silver Matte Cardstock
  • Clear Plastic Packaging
  • Black, White and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker –Deep Blue, Frosty Blue, Red Shimmer
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Green, Red

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Foam Squares
  • Clear Tape

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • T-Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Craft Clips

Miscellaneous

  • Red & White Checkered Ribbon

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #211 whose parameters included good tidings, summer colors, mechanical element and tie closure.

This is a retirement card for someone who loves working with mechanical action.

(Please note that the Tonic Craft Kit 59 used in this card is no longer available. The Karen Burniston dies however are still available and links are provided to them.)

Cardbase: I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and matching envelope. Each of the four panels were covered with coordinating papers in either watermelon pink or rind green. The circle was cut thru the front panel using the clock dial circle die.

Clock: Using three different green cardstock, they were cut with the main clock base die from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. The darkest green was trimmed to just the bottom and side trims, while the green patterned paper had the clock dial circle cut out and two bottom art-deco corner die-cut as well. Matching up the patterned green piece with the light green piece, the clock dial circle was cut in the light green piece. The dark green trim was attached to the patterned green piece before having a piece of clear plastic packaging adhered with thin double-sided tape to its backside. Sandwiching the plastic between the patterned green piece and light green piece by using double-sided tape again. The clock was glued onto the card front matching up the circle apertures.

Moving Gears: I watched Karen Burniston’s Double Spinner video at the bottom of her Mailbox Pop-Up page before adding the spinning gears pop-up to my card. I switched out gear dies from the Tonic Craft Kit 59 set for her fancy labels and gardening charms, but I followed her technique exactly to create the spinning gears. Gears were cut from steel blue and cooper oxidized foil cardstock.

Sentiments: All the sentiments on the front of the card “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and “Happy Retirement” are from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. All stamped in black ink. The sentiments were stamped before the inside mechanical pop-ups were added. The personal message circle uses a large gear cut in blue oxidized metal foil cardstock (Tonic Craft Kit die) and a circle of pale gray cardstock using Karen Burniston’s Crosshatch Circles die set.

Envelope: The back flap was stamped in black ink “TIME to celebrate.”

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Tonic Studios – Tonic Craft Kit 59 – Clocks & Cogs

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Easter Grass and Gumdrop
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Light Green Crosshatch
  • Craft Consortium – A4 Solid Colour Double-Sided Paper – Gardener’s Delight
  • Hunkydory – A4 Single-Sided Mirri Cardstock – Oxidised Metals Collection
  • Keep It Simple – 6×9 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back To Basics Collection Pack – Ruby
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Jade Collection Pack – Spearmint: Linen
  • Gold Foil cardstock
  • Green Cardstock
  • Plastic Packaging
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Key Lime Green and Pretty Pink
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

  • Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide – Green

A Card For Craft Roulette Fans

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #209 whose parameters included a tri-fold card, sleigh ride colors, joke(s)or funny element and out of proportion. It has a number of insider jokes in it for that Craft Roulette fan to get.

The card uses a purchase A6 cardbase (4.625 in x 6.25 in) as a top fold and two pieces of decorative 6 in x 8 in paper.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Craft Roulette – Metal Dies – Wheel Factory
  • Sizzix – Tin Holta – Thinlits – Tiny Travel Globe

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – The Basics

Papers

  • BoBunny – 6 in x 8 in Single-Sided Cardstock – Family Heirlooms Collection
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase and Envelope – White
  • Colored and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape -1/2-inch wide
  • Foam Squares

Tools

  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • T-Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Needle Nose Pliers with Wire Cutter

Miscellaneous

  • Tiny Googlie Eyes
  • Striped Paperclip
  • Orange Craft Wire

Camping at the Lake

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #208 whose parameters included a joy-fold card, buggy ride colors, sticks and stones element and trim(s) or trimming(s).

For this joy-fold card I used the colors of a buggy ride to the lake to go camping with a fishing stick and campfire stones. The lake is made of blue rick-rack trim on acetate. All dies used are by Karen Burniston.

Cardbase: A joy-fold is basically a smaller card that interleaves with a larger card. My smaller card is an oval cut from acetate and sandwiched between some kraft splattered cardstock with the cardstock folded and glued into the larger purchased 5×7 cardbase. The larger cardbase had its front panel trimmed to 4-inches wide. The larger cardbase was covered with green grass paper inside (covering over the kraft cardstock) and its front panel covered with blue dotted paper.

Lake: The front of the oval acetate flap was covered with rick-rack using double-sided tape. A kraft cardstock tab was added to make it easier to open the velco fastener that keeps the card close and the bam boxes from popping open. The tab is stamped with “Lift the flap.” The sentiment of “Hello nature” is cut using the Word Set 6 – Summer set.

Tent: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page. The tent pop-up can be made with out the cording, but I chose to add the cording using tiny brads on another layer of grass green cardstock to attach it.

Animals: The racoon and fox are made with the Woodland Animals die set. They are glued to small bam boxes to make them pop-up. The fish are from the Camping Charms set and are colored with pink and mint green glitter brush markers. The fishing stick is also in the Camping Charms set.

Campfire: The pop-up campfire is made up of five dies that form the campfire pit and burning logs. It is part of the Tent Pop-Up set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Lawn Fawn – Photopolymer Clear Stamps – Push Here -LF1415

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Tiara
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Rain Forest
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Jade Collection Pack-Spearmint Grass
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Terra Cotta
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Printed Paper – Random Dot – Robin’s Egg Blue
  • Colored Cardstock
  • Mica Spray Splattered Kraft Cardstock
  • Dura-Lar .0005 Clear Film Acetate
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Intense Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Black Soot
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Blush Pink
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Minty Green
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Craft Mat
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Craft Clips
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Metal Ruler/Straight-Edge
  • Pencil
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A

Miscellaneous

  • Velco Fastner Dots
  • Blue Rick-Rack Trim
  • Linen Cord
  • Four Tiny Silver Brads

3D Coffee Truck

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #207 whose parameters included an A2 size card, ice cream store colors, tasty or tastes element and a banner.

I wanted to make a pop-up or 3-dimensional A2 size card for this episode of Craft Roulette, so I modified a 3D postal truck I had made for my mail carrier to say thank you to fit into an A2 size envelope (4.25×5.5 inches.) (See Mail Truck blog post.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Sliver Matte Foil Cardstock
  • Black, Red and White Cardstock
  • A2 Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Early Espresso

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scoring Board
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Small Hole Punch
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
  • Scissors
  • T-Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A

Miscellaneous

  • Baker’s Twine – Red and White

A Small Album of Encouragement to Chase Away the Winter Blues

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This mini album was made for Craft Roulette #195 whose parameters included Project type of Encouragement, calm colors, stuffed element and ticket(s).

I have made one other journal similar to this one in a virtual workshop by Kim Hein from Art Impressions using their Mini Journal Template and stamps. In thinking about the layout, I decided that I wanted a positive affirmation for the center back page and all the interleaving pages to it to be wintery and joyful. The theme is chasing the winter blues away.

Watch a painting tutorial before coloring any of the watercolor pieces.

Window Journal Cover:  Using the window frame and window arch dies from the Mini Journal template set, cut the arch opening into the left album cover and two of the window frames from white cardstock.

Cut a piece of clear acetate/plastic slightly larger than the window frame. Using narrow double-sided tape on the backside of one window frame, adhere the frame to the acetate piece. (Hint: If the double-sided tape is wider than the frame, peel off the backing paper and fold the tape over on itself to fit the frame.) Trim off the excess acetate around the frame. Add double sided tape to the back of the acetate and adhere over the cover opening. Attach the second frame to the back of the cover over the opening.

Room Scene Journal Cover:  Stamp onto patterned paper the chair from the Matchbook Den stamp and die set. Cut out using the matching die and trim off the tab with scissors. Stamp the fireplace onto watercolor paper using a alcohol based ink and color using water-soluble inks with a water brush. Die cut fireplace and trim off tabs. Die cut picture frame and color with ink. Write the word “JOY” in the frame’s picture area with a fine-tipped blue marker. Cut a scalloped edge rectangle from a wallpaper-like patterned paper using die from the Mini Journal Template set. Assemble room scene onto the right cover panel.

Pocket of Encouragement and Ticket Pages: The blue ticket was computer generated. The yellow tags with affirming statements were from my stash of batch foiling using Spellbinder Glimmer System products. A large needle was used to pierce and thread the embroidery floss through the tags. The scalloped background piece and white lacy pocket were die cut using dies from the Mini Journal Template set.

Joy and Snowman Twister Pages: Stamp the fronts and backs of the twister Joy and snowman using the Mini Christmas Twister stamp and die set. Watercolor them. (I used glitter gloss and glitter brush markers on the twisters.) Watch a twister assembly video before assembling. Die cut two of the rectangles from patterned paper for each page using the large straight edge rectangle die in the Mini Journal Template set. Position the decorative papers onto the white page base pieces making sure not to cover the tabs. Secure the papers to page with removable tape and tape in place the smaller of the twister oval dies. Die cut through all three layers. (I had to recut the bottom layer of decorative paper, but the impression of the die was there to show me the position.) Glue patterned paper to page. (I die cut two oval frames for the “JOY” page using the two twister oval dies. They made the opening too thick to get good action with the twister, so I had to trim some of the notch away. I would not use frames unless they were from very thin paper.)

Snowman and House Pages: Using the WC Snow Globe stamp and die set, stamp the house and snowman on to 2×2 1/2-inch rectangles of watercolor paper. (I watercolored the images after viewing a number of the Art Impression painting videos.) Use the frame die in the Mini Journal Template set to cut out the images. (You can use the rest of the image that is die cut as I did with the house, or die cut a frame from decorative paper as I did with the snowman.)

Little Birds Pages:  Die cut two scalloped circles using the die from the Mini Journal Template set. Stamp two birds from the Matchbook Garden set. Watercolor as shown in the opening video of this blog post. Using two of the oval cut outs from the patterned papers used for the Joy Twister page, and two scalloped rectangles of patterned paper, assemble the two bird pages. Stamp and die-cut the “hello Sunshine” banner from the Matchbook Garden set to place on the back center page.

Back Message and Ribbon Closure: I computer generated the back cover sentiment and used dies from the Mini Journal Template set to cut it out, frame and mat it. This panel is glued over the 24-inch piece of ribbon to hold it in place. Trim ribbon as needed once tied into a bow.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Art Impressions – Steel Dies – Mini Journal Template – 5718
  • Art Impressions – Steel Dies – Mini Christmas Twister Set – 5815
  • Art Impressions – Steel Dies – Matchbook Den Set – 5322

Stamps

  • Art Impressions – Clear Stamps – Mini Christmas Twister Set – 5815
  • Art Impressions – Clear Stamps – Matchbook Den Set – 5322
  • Art Impressions – Clear Stamps – Matchbook Garden – 5444
  • Art Impressions – Clear Stamps – WC Snow Globe Set – 5791

Foiling Plates

  • Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil Plate – Mini Everyday Sentiments

Papers

  • Art Impressions – 6×6 Double-Sided 80lb Cardstock – Mini Journal Series -Mini PP -5835
  • Studio Light – 6×6 inch/15.2×15.2 cm Single-Sided Papers – Let it Snow
  • Master’s Touch – Watercolor Cold-Press Surface, Acid-Free Paper- 140lb/300gsm
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Walnut Stain, Salvaged Patina, Salty ocean, Prize Ribbon, Mowed Lawn, Fossilized Amber, Forest Moss, Fired Brick and Black Soot
  • Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Turquoise
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Scor-Tape – Double-Sided Tape -1/8-inch wide

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Water Brushes
  • Craft Mat
  • Scissors
  • Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System
  • Large Needle

Miscellaneous

  • Gingham Ribbon – 5/8-inch wide – Blue
  • Embroidery Floss – Blue #824, Yellow #3822, Green #906

Aquarium Holidays Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #190 whose parameters included a fancy fold card, aquarium colors, November element and 3-item cluster.

My first thought with these parameters was to a card I had made may years ago featuring a cat looking through a goldfish bowl using Karen Burniston dies. My next thought was how to incorporate a November element. Turkey instead of cat was my answer. While the accordion/pivot card is a fiddly sort of card to assemble, I wanted a quicker version, hence the Z-fold cardbase with squares cut into them and fish with sequin shells and stars sandwiched in between sheets of acetate.

Cardbase: cut one 5 1/2-inch by 8 1/2-inch rectangle of blue cardstock and another rectangle from the same cardstock that is 5 1/2-inch by 4 3/4-inch. Score and fold the large rectangle in half to a 5 1/2-inch by 4 1/4-inch side fold card. Score and fold a 1/2-inch tab along the long edge of the smaller rectangle. Adhere the tab to one of the long edges of the other piece to form a z-fold three panel card.

Windows: Keeping the large rectangle piece of the card base fold in half, I used a 2.4-inch square die to cut through the first panel and mark where I needed to place the die to cut the second panel. I unfolded the cardbase and folded the tabbed panel back against the middle panel that had the markings of where the square die should go. Using the markings to place the die I cut the second panel’s window and made markings for where the die should be placed for the third panel’s window. After cutting the third panel, I took the square die and the next largest die with crosshatching and taped them together to form a die that would cut a frame to go around the windows. Cut six of these frames from darker blue cardstock.

Cut six squares of clear acetate or plastic film and adhere them with thin double-sided tape to the backsides of the frames. Attach frames to one side of the card base. Flip cardbase and adhere fish and decorations with glue dots to acetate making sure the placement works when the card is folded closed. When happy with the placement of aquarium items, attach the remaining three frames to sandwich the items inside the aquarium windows.

Fish: I used the fish from the Camping Charms to cut two fish from green cardstock. Then I traced their fins and scales with a green marker on both sides and then finished each side with a coat of glitter gloss. For the headwear I free-hand cut the yamaka from black and die cut the Santa hat from the Christmas Animals set.

Turkey: Because the turkey is seen from both the front and the back, I made sure to use colored cardstock that was the same on both the front and back. I only had to cut two of the decorative feather arch pieces. The beak and wattle are all cut with the same die, so I cut from orange and colored the wattle red with a marker. Textured metallic cardstock was used for the body, head and beak and wattle.

Lights: Since my family starts putting up Christmas light on Thanksgiving weekend, the light strands above the turkey and the fish with a Santa hat have multicolored lights while the lights above the fish with a black yamaka on his head has blue and white lights commonly used for Hanukkah in America. I used the light strand die from the Christmas Borders 1 set cutting the die in a variety of colors and using the black and green ones as my base strands and then snipping off other colors light blub part and gluing to the base strand. Finally, I covered the bulbs with Glossy Accents to make them look light glass blubs.

Sentiment: The sentiment is from Spellbinders and cuts in five separate pieces -H ol idays and H appy. The two words are on the front and back of each panel so that the is a continuous “Happy Holidays” being read. Thanksgiving panel in brown, Hanukkah in blue and Christmas in red.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • My Colors – 12×12 Textured Metallic Cardstock – Black Bear
  • My Colors – 12×12 Textured Metallic Cardstock – Carrot Stick
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Metallic Cardstock – Tiara
  • Blues, Green, Red, Black, Brown, Orange, Yellow and Cardstock
  • Grafix – 8.5×11 Acetate .0075 – Clear

Ink

  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red and Green
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Buttons Galore & More – Shimmerz Embellishments – Splash -RZ109
  • Ranger – Glossy Accents