Gemini by Crafters Companion

A Dog Themed Tri-fold Birthday Card

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #292 whose parameters included an encouragement card, sophisticated colors,  house pet(s) element, and thread or twine. I used the Crafter’s Companion stamp & die set called Best Buddy and Graphic 45 paper to make this card.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I started with a 5 1/2×11-inch rectangle of heavyweight ivory cardstock. After trimming 1/4-inch from the short side (5 1/2 x10 7/8-inches) I scored and folded the panel at 3 5/8-inches and 7 1/4-inches. Front panel is 1/8-inch wider than the other two panels to help with the opening of card. Follow the directions in the video for decorating and cutting out the two window apertures in the card base.

Dogs: I colored the dogs using various shades of brown and black. For the twine parameter, I glued some green/blue twine as the dogs collars.

Sentiments: “Yappy Birthday” and “Woof You” are from the Best Buddy‘s stamps as is the speech bubble and paw prints.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (5x 7-inch) size envelope with a dog and “”Yappy Birthday” stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stamps & Dies

  • Crafter’s Companion – Gemini – Best Buddy

Paper

  • Recollections-8.5×11-inch 100 lb. Cardstock – Ivory
  • Stamperia – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Savana

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Marker – Dragon Fruit
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Dark Pebbled Path, Light Copper Clay, Light Pebbled Path

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Blue/Green Baker’s Twine

Fireplaces in Review

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I have been collecting and making fireplace cards for several years now. Here is a collection of all my fireplace blog posts. Click on an image to see details of the fireplace.

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Nativity Snow Globe

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A new babe is a joy. People came from far and near to see the sweet babe.

This card is made with the new Gemini Dimensional snow globe dies. Three layers for the nativity globe – a stenciled background, a stable middle layer and the Wisemen in front.

The background is inked using Distress Inks using the stencils that are included in the die set. The front and middle layers are colored with watercolor pencils.

The finishing touches are a gold foil star and covering the globe base with a solid blue card stock and gold label and letters.

The card fits folded into an A7 envelope which is stamped on the back with a scene stamp of the Wisemen entering Bethlehem.

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Supplies Used:

  • CosmicShimmer – Specialist Acrylic Glue – 125ml
  • Fineline 20 Gauge Applicator & Bottle
  • Sizzix – Big Shot PLUS die cutting Machine
  • Distress Oxides –Prize Ribbon
  • Nuvo Watercolour Pencils – Brilliantly Vibrant, Elementary Midtones, Dark Shadows
  • Waterbrush – fine tipped
  • Spellbinders – Small Die of the Month – August 2020
  • Gemini by Crafter’s Companion – Dimensionals – O’Christmas Tree
  • Gemini by Crafter’s Companion – Dimensionals – Away In A Manger
  • Stamin’ Up Classic Stampin’ Pad – Crumb Cake
  • Hunkydory-For the Love of Stamps – Little Town of Bethlehem
  • A7 Neenah Social – Bare White Techweave Envelope