Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog. I used the Denim & Lace Digital Printable Kit which was released last month. This kit includes 4 zip files and features junk journal images for printing at home. I am using images from the digital download to show you that this kit is not limited to junk journaling only.
On this card, I pulled three craft items out of my craft stash vault:
1. Rub on-This product is starting to make a comeback. The one I used is from Martha Stewart. Some of the letters are missing a part. That's how old this craft supply is. Good thing it still sticks.
2. Hole punch-The one I used is also a Martha Stewart product. It just shows how I adored her products back then. A punch or a circle die can be used to add a hole to the tag.
3. Eyelet Setter & Snaps-I also have a Chomper that can be used for the eyelet but I have not had success using it on snaps. The eyelet setter seems to do the job of keeping those snaps in place.
And since this is a card with a gift card pocket, I adhered the same wide strip I used on the front to the inside of the card. I only added glue to the sides and the bottom corner.
The details on how I created this card is on the BPM blog. I hope you check it out.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Maria Giselle B.
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Hello! Welcome back to my blog. It is time for a new challenge @ Stick It Down Scrapbook and Card Making Challenge on FB. It is very easy to join. Just create a new project following this month's sketch. Upload your project to the SID FB July folder. There are 3 sketches to choose from, a single scrapbook layout, a double page scrapbook layout and a card. Choose one or choose all!
We have three birthday celebrants in our household during the month of July. One of them is my oldest son, Rudy, who is turning a quarter of a century this year. I created this card for him based on the colors of his favorite basketball team. Can you guess which team it is? It is none other than the 2026 NBA Champions, the New York Knicks.
To recreate the sketch, I die cut two pennants on orange cardstock using a die set from My Favorite Things. I embossed the pennants with a tiny dot embossing folder. I die cut the trims on a pearl white cardstock.
For the sentiments on the pennants, I die cut an orange and blue cardstock using dies from Altenew. I backed these sentiment strip die cuts with the opposite color of the sentiment die cut. I adhered these to the pennants.
I die cut a narrow rectangle frame on the same pearl white cardstock using a die from Simon Says Stamp.
I die cut the large sentiment on the same pearl white cardstock using a die from Simon Says Stamp. I die cut this same large sentiment on blue cardstock and adhered it to the back of the pearl white sentiment die cut to give it some stability and dimension.
I created a background for the elements of the sketch using a patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs. I trimmed the 4x4 cut apart patterned paper. I die cut the star off this cut apart panel using a star die from Altenew. The star die almost matched the star on the cut apart panel. I trimmed off whatever is left of the star on the cut apart. In doing this step, I created a window.
I die cut the next larger star on blue glittered paper and adhered it to the back of the window cut apart. The die is from the same Altenew star die set.
I die cut extra stars on white cardstock, one star with the same size as the basketball star, and another which is the next larger star. I adhered the same size star to the back of the basketball star then adhered these stars to the larger star for some dimension.
I arranged the elements on the front of a blue top folding landscape A2 note card. I took a picture of the arrangement before adhering these elements to the front of the card so I would know the order of adhering it. Whatever is on the back of the arrangement was adhered first. To maintain the arrangement, I picked it with a Glad Press-N-Seal. Once all of the elements of my card were adhered, I trimmed off any excess.
I did not add the small circle elements of the sketch to my card since my card design is already busy.
I hope I inspired you with today's card. Please join this month's challenge. We can't wait to see your take on this month's sketch.
Hello! I am on the Blank Page Muse Blog with this interactive card. I am doing a dual post tutorial. Although I will be touching it briefly here, the details on paper piecing will be described on the BPM blog as linked above. For the interactive portion of the card, this will be detailed here.
Paper Piecing is a technique of adding color to an image using colored paper. It involves use of minimal supplies including paper scraps. The tedious part of this technique is the fussy cutting and the layering.
On the above photo, you will see the result of the fussy cutting and the layering. I am adding some shimmer to the dress to give it some elegance.
For the card front, I used a detailed cut paper from Recollections. I trimmed this into 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I partially die cut a window on this detailed paper. I used a light pink cardstock to frame the intricate paper. Looking back on my processes, there are a few things I could have done to make this card easier to create. I will point this out while I go through the steps of creating this card.
I die cut a rectangle on the light pink cardstock using a stitched die. This panel was cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
On the detailed paper, I partially die cut the interactive window using the the frame as a guide. I used a rectangle die which is the same size as the stitched die. I scored the slider part of the paper on three areas: 1) on the top most of part where the frame and flap meets; 2) a fourth inch from the bottom of the slider window; 3) and, on the center of these two folds on the slider window.
I reinforced the folds which is crucial to the slider. On a solid paper, this won't be a problem. But since I used an intricate paper, this proved to be a challenge.
Realizing that some of the intricate pieces of this paper might fall off because of the slider window cut, I adhered this to an acetate that was cut as the same size as the slider window. This is where I think I should have used my Xyron Create A Sticker Machine instead of the liquid glue.
I dabbed off the excess glue with a rag to prevent any blobs from seeping out to the acetate.
I pressed the acetate to the detailed paper. I placed something heavy over it while allowing the glue to dry.
I applied dots of glue to the front of the detailed paper, to the area where I will adhere the frame.
I pressed the frame to the glue making sure that the frame is aligned with the slider window on the intricate paper. I allowed this to dry with something heavy placed on top of it.
This is when I think the intricate paper is having some difficulties being a slider. The acetate would not fold on the score line despite giving it a good crease. I was leaning towards pitching this piece and starting all over again. But I decided to walk away and give myself a break. Surely, this allowed me to think on what I can do to save this piece.
I ended up taking off the acetate and switching it to a pink vellum. Good thing that I did not tear the intricate paper or else it would have been game over for this panel. I think that was the perk of using a liquid glue over the Sticker Maker. I don't think I can remove the acetate just like that if I used the Sticker Maker.
For the slider mechanism, I used another acetate which I cut a bit longer than 5 1/2" (the length of the card) but still the same width of the slider window. I cut the excess at the end. Since my initial card design was going nowhere, I made the slider acetate longer to give me a some leeway.
I punch a notch on the top using an old circle punch tool, Ephiphany. This allows the acetate to be pulled out easily.
I adhered the slider mechanism panel to a dark pink side folding A2 note card.
I adhered the fairy to the bottom half of the slider, avoiding the bottom fourth fold of the slider. I added gems to the intricate paper cut for an additional sparkle.
I stamped a sentiment on the front of the note card which shows when the slider is pulled.
Below is a video putting to life this slider card.
I hope you like today's project. If I confused you with how I created the slider mechanism, please check out a previous card I made with this mechanism, Birthday Slider Card. This card did not use an intricate paper like the one I used here so it should be easier to recreate.
Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
Maria Giselle B.
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Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am honored to be invited again as a Guest Designer on the Paper Rose Studio Blog. I am featuring the Cake Time Collection. I used the 12x12 Paper Collection and the Die Cuts on my cards. The themes of my cards are fun fold and pop-up. I had so much fun creating with this paper line that I was able to create 3 cards.
On my first card, I did an interlocking fancy fold card. I got interested to create one after seeing Gina K created a card using this fold.
With this kind of card, there is an opportunity to add more embellishments like the large cut apart on the center and the 3x4 cut apart on the left tab. I fussy cut a cake on the same 3x4 cut apart sheet to embellish the right tab. I also added pieces from the die cut pack.
Since the 12 x 12 patterned paper is double sided, I was able to choose which side to use on this card. On the center cake piece, instead of adding an additional paper to matte the cake panel, I trimmed a frame off the edges of the 4" x 6" cake panel using nesting rectangle dies. Since this paper is double sided, I flipped the frame revealing the B side of the paper. I pieced it back to the large cake panel.
Another new thing I noticed that Paper Rose has in this 12 x 12 Paper Collection is that they added a cut apart sentiment strip 12x12 paper on the back of the cover paper. Such a neat idea!
I trimmed a pink cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered this to the back of the card. I used a stitched die to add details to this panel. This piece makes the card sturdy that can make the card stand for display. This part also is where a personal message can be written for the recipient.
I adhered a sentiment and a flower die cut from the die cut pack to embellish this panel.
For the second card, I kept the card front simple to keep the focus on the large cake from the Cake Time D patterned paper. I trimmed this to 4" x 5 1/4".
I added details to this panel by running it through the die cut machine with a texture plate.
The wow of this card is when you open it. It reveals a pop-up cake standing on the center of the card, a technique I learned from Jennifer McGuire. The cake is from the Cake Time A paper. Since I have 2 of these patterned paper in the pack, I have a back to back version of the cake. But these are not mirror images so part of the B side of the paper will show. I adhered the cakes to a light weight white cardstock to cover the B sides and add more stability to the cakes.
I used the colored side of the registration strips of the patterned paper to add a border strip to the inside of the card. I fussy cut one of the sentiment strips on the backside of the cover sheet and adhered it to the strip.
My last card which is a pop-up box card fits an A7 (5 1/4" x 7 1/2") envelope when folded. It could fit an A2 envelope but I wanted to add a sentiment. The sentiment was going to stick out of the card box base. I used an A7 envelope as a guide to adhere the sentiment so I don't go beyond the dimension of the envelope.
I die cut the paper using a box die. I selected the pieces from the die cut pack that I will adhere to the layers of the box. I am trying to mimic a cake shop display with this card.
I created a signage using a photo frame die. I used alpha stickers for the letters. I adhered the die cut pieces to the layers.
I die cut the greeting using the Paper Rose Happy Birthday To You Layered Metal Cutting Die. I was able to curve the sentiment die cut making it fit the back panel of the box die cut.
I die cut an extra piece for the back of the pop-up box on pink cardstock. I adhered this to the back to cover the mini cakes of the patterned paper. I adhered a sentiment strip from the back of the cover sheet on this panel. This will be the place to write your personal message for the recipient.
I hope you like today's cards. I truly enjoyed creating with this collection. Don't think that you are limited to birthdays with this collection. There are sentiment pieces for other occasions as well.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Thank you, Paper Rose Studio for allowing me to create with one of your lovely paper collections.
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I was commissioned to create birthday gift card holders that are gender neutral. I created a variety of 6 gift card holders. I hope you like it.
I used a die from Honey Bee Stamps on the gift card holders above. I went outside the box on how the die set was intended to be used for. I punched a cardstock with the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Notcher. This will serve as the holding place of the gift card.
On the red gift card holder, I was inspired by The Stamp Market die in creating this trifold gift card holder. The slot for the gift card is on the top inside part of the card which can be seen better on the video below.
These coffee cups were cut using a die set from Honey Bee. I went outside the box again to come up with 2 different designs using the same die set.
I used the same notcher on the teal gift card holder. The brown gift card holder has a mini card inside. A glue dot is needed to attach the gift card to the inside flap of the mini card.
These last two cards were created with different designs and no dies. It is mostly trimming and scoring.
The green card is a double slider greeting card while the blue card is a pop-up card.
I hope you enjoyed watching the short videos showcasing the gift card holders I made. Thank you for visiting my blog.
Instead of using foam strips on this card, to add dimension to the fussy cut borders, I stacked several strips of scrap white cardstock cut at 1/4" wide. I stacked three pieces of the strips. In using strips, I created dimension without too much bulk a foam strip creates. The paper strips does not get squished flat like the foam adhesive when sent by mail. Best of all, I get to use my scrap paper stash.
I adhered the stacked strip to the back of the fussy cut stamped border.
I adhered the stacked borders to a 4" x 5 1/4" white cardstock panel.
I adhered the borders alternating the colors until the panel is filled with the borders.
I adhered the panel to an A2 top folding note card. The sentiment was heat embossed on vellum using gold embossing powder.
I hope you like today's project. Please visit the BPM Blog for more details on how I created this card. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
