Pinwheel Fold Card

Hello crafters! Today I have a tutorial on how to make this pinwheel fold card. It was made with patterned paper, my Scor-Pal, Scor-tape, Scor-Envi(optional), cardstock, dies and embellishments.

Start by taking a piece of patterned paper measuring 8″ x 8″ and placing it on the Scor-pal on the diagonal. I placed the Scor-Envi in the lower left hand corner to keep the paper in place. This is optional – if you can keep your paper in place without the Scor-Envi that is fine. Make sure the left side of the paper is right up against the left side of the Scor-Pal. Score at the 3″ mark. Rotate your paper to the left and score again at the 3″ mark. Continue rotating and scoring for all 4 corners.

Once you’ve made your scores at the 3″ mark you will see that there is a small triangle created at the intersection of each score. Cut each of those small triangles out. Your paper should now look the the second image below.

For the next group of score lines place your paper against the left edge of the Scor-Pal and made a score at the 1″ mark – ONLY SCORING DOWN TO THE AREA WHERE YOU MADE THE CUT OUT.

Rotate your paper to the left and do the same for the other sections – only scoring down to the cut out section.

Once the scoring is done fold the larger sections in towards the center. The smaller sections are then folder in the opposite manner (folded out) You can secure the smaller sections with Scor-Tape.

Place a 4″ piece of cardstock on the inside – here is where you can stamp a sentiment or write a note.

Fold over each section one at a time

For the last section you will need to tuck it in under the first section.

When closed the card with have a pinwheel design.

For the band I took a strip of the same patterned paper measuring 11″ x 1″ and wrapped it around the card, securing it with tape. For the embellishments I used some die cuts and rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you found this tutorial helpful!

Shadow Box Card

Hello friends – welcome to another Scor-Pal tutorial. Today I will show you how I made this shadow box card. I used a die from Memory Box called Underwater Scene. If you do not have this die you can use a regular circle die with either fish dies or fish stamps.

Start with two pieces of cardstock measuring 6.25″ x 5.25″. On the long side score at .5″, 1.0″, 5.25″ and 5.75″. Fold and burnish the score lines using an accordion fold.

One piece will be the top and one will be the bottom. Take the top piece and use a plain circle die that is just a bit smaller than the Memory Box die and cut a circle in the center. Stamps images on the front – I used versamark ink and some sea plant stamps. Once your stamping is done, add the Memory Box die to the front (just the circle portion, the fish will be added later.)

Take the bottom piece and add patterned paper to the inside using scor-tape. This piece measures 5.5″ x 4.25″.

Attach the top and bottom pieces on the left side ONLY with Scor-tape. Leave the right side unattached for now.

Open the card and place the fish die cuts where they can be seen through the opening when the top of the card is folded over. You may need to do some trial and error to get the perfect placement. I used foam tape to attach the fish die cuts.

Once the fish are attached, fold the top over and tape the right side of the card.

Add a sentiment or other embellishments to the front as desired.

Ornaments

Hello friends – just wanted to pop in and show you my latest ornaments – yes I am still making them even though the holiday season is over! I will make them throughout the year.

These are patterns from The Ornament Girl. The blue and white one is a Starflower pattern and the red and white one is a Pinwheel pattern. Thanks for looking!

Clean and Simple Valentine

Next week is Valentine’s Day and I have a clean and simple card to share with you.

It’s amazing how a few score lines can add that just right touch to a card.

I just made seven score lines with my Scor-Pal running vertically and horizontally on the base of this card. It added enough dimension to draw focus on the die cuts.

I used a bunch of different dies for this card – from Sizzix, Impression Obsession, Gemini and a couple where I don’t know the company that produced them.

I hope you take the opportunity to use your Scor-Pal for quick and easy backgrounds.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bon Bon Box – no special die needed!

Hello crafters! Welcome to February – is everyone having a good winter? We’ve had some very cold temperatures in North Florida during January and hope that February won’t be as brutal.

Today I am going to show you how I made this cute Bon Bon box – no special die is needed for this. I have the step by step instructions below, but if you want a link to my video tutorial then scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post.

Start with a piece of patterned paper measuring 8″ x 9.5″. On the 8″ side – score at 2.75″ and 5.25″. On the 9″ side score at 3.5″ and 6″.

Cut the sections as shown below – one side will be longer than the other.

Using a decorative punch, punch both sides of the longer pieces, Then, using a single hole punch, punch two holes on each of the ends.

Using Scor-Tape, tape the inside of one of the shorter sections.

Attach the two shorter sections to form the inside of the box.

Take the longer pieces together and thread ribbon through the punched holes. Embellish as desired.

Here is the link to the video tutorial for this box.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Nutcracker Ornament

Well, how cute is this….

I continue on with my ornament making this year and this months is just adorable.

While this nutcracker ornament is not perfect (we always see the mistakes in our crafts), it is just so cute.

I got the pattern from my monthly subscription kit from The Ornament Girl and this one will be placed on my tree right away.

As with the other ornaments I have shown it is made my folding different pieces of fabric and pinning them on a foam ball – or in this case a foam square!

I love how this tuned out, although I don’t think the feather on top will last from year to year, so I’ll have to figure out what to do when that day comes.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope your holiday season is going well.

Christmas Card with Penny Black stamps

How about a clean and simple card for Christmas? This one is elegant but can be made easily in batches.

I used the Penny Black stamp called Nature’s Ornament. I embossed it in gold on some shimmery cardstock. You can’t tell from the photo but the cardstock has a shimmery gold look to it – perfect for this card. I matted the card front onto gold metalllic cardstock before adhering it onto the base card.

Here is an up close look of the embossed card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Holiday House with Poppy Stamp Dies

Hello crafters – today I am showing a Christmas card I made for some family members.

I used the die set from Poppy Stamps called Holiday House. It makes a great card – the details are very nice.

Since I had 3 family members moving into new houses this year, I decided to give each of them one of these cards. I hope they like them.

This die set can be a labor of love – lots of little dies to make those details. The windows and the snow on the windows are especially challenging. Because they are small it is hard to get adhesive on them. I’ve learned to use double stick adhesive sheets for these small dies and they work well.

I used the Sizzix brand double sided adhesive sheets. You remove the backing on one side and attach your cardstock. Then you place your die on the cardstock and run it through your machine. Once your die is cut, you can remove the backing from the die cut, revealing the adhesive and place the die cut on your project.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gift packaging with Scor-Pal

Hello crafters! It’s December and I am ready for the holidays! Our tree is up, the house is decorated and I even have some Christmas shopping done.

Today I have two projects to show you – both using my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape.

The first is this cute gingerbread matchbox..

I will be using this little box to package a gift card for a friend. It’s the prefect size and I really like putting gift cards in some type of packaging instead of just including them inside a card. You can make these type of boxes in any size, but here are the details of how I made this one.

The matchbox is in two pieces. For the inside box piece, take a piece of cardstock measuring 5.75 x 4.75 and score at the 1″ mark all around.

Fold and burnish on the score lines and cut the tabs as shown below.

Place Scor-Tape on the tabs

Put the box together

For the outer portion of the box, you will need a piece of patterned paper long enough to wrap around the entire box and wide enough to cover it. Here is what it should look like as you get ready to wrap – REMEMBER – do not attach the wrapped section to the box itself because the inside box needs to slide out.

Once the box was completed I added a tag and a little gingerbread man to the front. On the inside box I added a ribbon tab to make it easier to pull the box out. The sentiment and gingerbread man is from a stamp set I received years ago and I do not know the manufacturer.

The next project I have is a larger box with a Nutcracker die cut on the front.

I did not take any photos as I was making it, but I did keep track of the dimensions.

You will make two pieces – using cardstock measuring 7″ x 10.5″ and scoring at the 2″ mark on all sides. Similar to the matchbox above, fold and burnish on the score lines, cut the tabs, use scor-tape on the tabs and make the box, one for the top and one for the bottom.

I added some decorative paper to the top of the box, then placed the nutcracker die cut on the top.

A note about the die – I was gifted to me so I don’t know the company that makes it. I will say that it is very detailed – so many different pieces – some so small that I did not even use them! I love the detail, but it really is a labor of love. This box will be filled with either candy or homemade cookies and given to a friend of mine whose daughter was a ballerina in her younger years and was in our local production of the Nutcracker.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Burnished Velvet technique with Scor-Tape

Hello crafters!! Happy November! I have an easy technique to share with you today – Burnished Velvet.

This technique has been around for awhile and it is the first time I have tried it. The main components are Scor-Tape and fine glitter. Here are the steps…

I took a die cut leaf image that I had colored with distress inks and attached it to a panel.

Then I applied Scor-Tape to the FRONT of the entire panel – yes, I covered the die cut.

Make sure to burnish the Scor-Tape into the paper, then trim the edges.

Next, remove the backing from the tape and apply fine glitter. Rub the glitter into the tape to cover the entire panel.

The glitter I used was Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter – it’s what I had on hand. You will need something fine, not coarse and something somewhat transparent.

I put the card together with some other dies and a sentiment. I used the same technique on the sentiment panel as well.

The end result is a pretty soft sparkly look. I can see this technique working well for Christmas cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!