While I love all kinds of card-making, I have to confess that it's these fancier cards with unique folds that make my heart beat a little faster! The best thing about these cards is that they aren't hard to make, yet are so impressive that they will knock the socks off anyone who receives them!
The Arrow card (lower left) is made by some simple scoring and folding of the base card and two quick cuts of a single piece of
Gilded Autumn Designer Paper. Leaves are among my favorite shapes to use, so die-cutting these from matching colors and brushed copper and gold foils was so natural and quite fitting as Fall begins this month. Note the fine stitch veining produced when the leaf is cut, and how the patterned ribbons nicely add to the texture of this card. I used the
Love of Leaves stamp set which has some nice watercolor leaves as well as wonderful sentiments that are especially appropriate for the season of life we're all in right now.
The window pop-up card (lower right) with the Grace's Garden stamp set and coordinating Garden Gateway dies has been on my mind for quite a while now, I'm so glad to see it finally done! Leaves are again the focus, and I just love the intricately cut white garden gate and vine of leaves with flowers bordering the arched window. Inside is the surprise of a Z-fold section which peaks through the window with more leaves and a third section with plenty of space for your own sentiments. This card would be wonderful to send for so many occasions: birthday, thinking of you, get well, etc. Changing the die cut flower colors in front would also change the "look" and feel of the card very easily.
The showstopper for this month has to be the Pop-Up Cube Card shown at the top. This fun card folds flat for an envelope, but can be opened up to its 3-dimensional glory and really wow everyone! It is surprisingly easy to create, and makes perfect use of the printed papers and many accessories from the Boho Indigo Set, which includes stamps, dies, printed and embossed papers, 2 ribbons styles, and accessories. I chose to make the leaves with the metal dies so that I can offer this kit many times over, but if you buy even just the Refill of this set, you could instead use the printed cut leaves (with the fancy gold accents) and simplify your assembly. I can imagine many cards for the papers in this set, as they are not overly bright, comfy like a pair of your favorite blue jeans, and could be a little bit Asian if desired.
Requests for Kits are taken in the order received as quantities for the paper patterns shown are limited. You'll be contacted if subtitutions are needed.
Deadline Date to order this Kit: Sunday, Sept. 20.
*Cost = $15 if you pick up, + $2 for shipping per kit if mailed to you.
This Cards@Home Kit can be FREE with a minimum $45 order when you use the current Host Code: 6WEHKB2P, or if you have a previous Class Credit.
(Note: if your order exceeds $150, do not use a Host Code, as you can keep the Host Rewards and still earn a Class Credit for a future class or get this month's Kit for FREE!)
*Since I cannot stamp your card pieces (per SU copyright policies), you may consider buying the stamp sets used, look among your supplies for stamps that would work, or simply write or print your own sentiments. You will receive blank white cardstock where I have stamped the samples, all the pre-cut/scored pieces and printed papers for the kit, and the printed instructions with color pictures (including measurements for Techniques kits). Contact me if you have any questions.
