HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!

 

Happy Fall to all of you!  Fall cards are such a joy to make-the colors practically glow on their own.  Those warm yellows, deep orange, rich browns, and even little pops of burgundy or gold foil really capture that cozy, festive vibe.  Some people even add a touch of plaid paper or textured kraft cardstock to bring in that rustic autumn feel.

Are you going more for a harvest or Thanksgiving theme with your cards, or just general "Happy Fall" cozy vibes?

Merry Christmas side gatefold

 

Inside of card

Back of card

Hey, my crafty friends, I made this Christmas card today, even though Christmas is four months away, but you know it comes really fast.

I believe this funfold is called a side gatefold.

Measurements for the card base are  6 x 11 ½  scored at 1.1/4 , 

3.1/4 , 7 ½ 

Back of card: 4 ½   x 6 ⅛ 

Front strip:  1 ⅛  x 5 ¾ 

Directions:

1. Fold in both sides of the card.  on the left side, fold out and glue to the card.
2. Glue the back cardstock that measures 4 ½  x 6 ⅛ to the center of the card.
3. Glue the strip to the front of the smaller fold (this is the front of the card).
4. Add a strip of designer paper to decorate the inside of the card.
5. Add a tag of anything to the front of the card, making sure you just glue half of it down.
6. Embellish as desired and add sediments.  If you like, you can add a bow.

SUNFLOWER EMBOSSING FOLDER

 

This embossing folder has to be one of my favorites. I had so much fun playing with it.

First, I embossed on a 4 1/4"x 5 1/2" white cardstock.

Second, I blended with the desired colors.

Third, I stamped a sentiment on the tag and sponged it around with color to match the card.

I then added a flower and leaves to decorate it. I added a flower and sponged it with some yellow.

Butterfly Slim Card

 

Hello crafty friends,  the above card was made with my friend Donna this week, on our 

Girlfriend Day,  she had this card kit ready for us to make.

We used a patterned vellum behind the die cut; you can hardly see it, but it's there.

Behind the butterflies also took vellum.  

I don't know what die set she used because I didn't ask her, but it is beautiful.

The congratulations was inbossed with gold embossing powder.

A Beautiful card, but easy to make.

Thanks, Donna, for the beautiful kit.

SWEET JAR

Card Base:  4 1/4. x. 5 1/2 

Mat:    I used designer paper  4 x 5 1/4

I also used the arch dies to fit on the card; the top arch was also ink blended with the ink color to match.

stamped the sweet jar, also stamped the cookies inside, and the sentiment below the jar.  the top of the jar

I tilted it.  I think it looks cute that way

 

CHARMING DAY FLORAL

 

Card Base:  4 1/4  x  5 1/2

This is a straightforward card, but it comes out so pretty;  it's worked right on the card base, and I 

inked a rectangle in the middle of the card in pale blue.  I die cut the flowers and leaves, left one set

of leaves in white, and colored the other set of leaves; these are to be set in the back of the flower.

I opt to color the flower in yellow, but it can be any color you desire.   The flower was propped up with some dimensional elements and used some pearl embellishments, and voilà.

This was an easy and fun card to make.

YOU ARE REMARKABLE

 

Card Base:  4 1/4  x 5  1/2

I used a 3 1/2  x  2 1/2  strip of designer paper to decorate the front of the card.

Then I placed it across the middle of the card and topped it with a frame die cut in white and stamped it with the flower of the You are remarkable

stamp set from Stampin' Up.

The flower was colored with copic markers.  I stamped a small bee next to the flower, then added some splatter at the bottom of the flower using a stamp that had some splatters.