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.

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!

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!

Memory Photo Box with Scor-Pal

Hello crafters – Happy August! We are in the last month of summer and I hope yours is going well.

This month I created a memory photo box using some camping theme paper. Have you done any camping this year? Or maybe have visited a national park? This quick photo box is a nice way of keeping photos of those memories together. The inside of the box has an accordion style insert for you to add photos or some notes from your vacation.

I started with an 8 inch square sheet of pattered paper and set it on my Scor-pal on the diagonal.

When you place your paper like this make sure you line up the bottom section as well..the photo below shows how I lined it up at the center.

Score at the 2.5″ and 4″ marks…

Rotate your paper to the left and score again at the 2.5″ and 4″. Make sure you line up the bottom of the paper each time you rotate your paper. The photo below shows the second set of score lines.

Continue to rotate and score at 2.5″ and 4″ until all 4 sides are scored as shown below.

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

Add scor-tape to the tabs..

Assemble the box..

For the insert I took kraft cardstock and cut pieces 3.75″ wide and scored at 3.75″ increments. I chose to use two strips of cardstock but you can make as many as you can fit in the box when folded.

Just attach the pieces end to end. Do an accordion fold to create the insert.

Attach the bottom flap of the accordion fold to the bottom of the box. You can add photos later.

I used a ribbon and a tag to hold a the box closed.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Mini Gratitude Journal with Scor-Pal

Happy November everyone!! Did you survive Halloween? We always have a lot of kids come around – it is so great to see all the costumes. And I love it when the parents dress up as well!

This is the start of a new month and it comes with a new challenge over at the Scor-Pal blog. This month is Gift Packaging, or Anything Goes.

We love showing our projects to you and now it’s your chance to show your creations to us!
This month we want to see your “Gift Packaging” or “Anything Goes” creations.
We would love for you to follow to follow the theme, but if you don’t want to you can do an “Anything Goes” creation as long as it follows the general rules
Each month we will have a different theme and you will have a month to create and enter your projects. As well as the theme you will need to make “More Than One Score” and tell us where you used the Scor-Pal on your project. So a single fold card won’t count but an Easel, Gatefold, Stair Step, etc will. Also we love to see your “Anything But a Card” projects, just as long as you make “More Than One Score”
We have a ton of inspiration on our Projects on the Scor-Pal website and also on our Pinterest Board to get you eager to enter.

I chose the Anything Goes category and made a mini Gratitude Journal – using the Scor-Envi. By creating two envelopes I made the front and back cover of the journal. Here is how I made it.

I started by using the Scor-Envi template – which can be found here. When placed on the Scor-pal the Scor-Envi allows you to place the paper at an angle and provides the measurements and scoring guides for you to make the envelope. The Scor-Pal can be found here.

For this journal I used the measurement guide and cut a sheet of patterned paper 8.75″ square and placed it up against the scor-envi.

Then I scored at 3.25 and 8.75, rotated the paper once and did the same scoring.

Once the scoring is done, you will have little triangles where the score lines intersect. You will need to cut each these out.

This is what the it will look like when each of the cuts are made.

Just fold on the score lines and make the envelope. You will need two of these – one for the front and one for the back.

The two envelopes are then attached to each other with the openings on side so it open like a book. The back envelope flap should be inserted into the front envelope.

Then attach the flap on the back with scor-tape.

Once you have the front and back covers of the journal you can add pages to it. I simply cut some copy paper down to size and scored in the middle.

From here I placed the pages inside the journal – I held them in place with paper clips and punched two holes – one towards the top and one towards the bottom. I threaded some gingham ribbon through the holes to hold the pages together.

From this point on it is just a matter of how you want to decorate and embellish the front.

All the patterned paper used here came from a scrapbook pad called Spiced Pumpkin that I picked up at JoAnn’s last year.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will check out all the Design teams creations and that you will play along with this months challenge.

Veteran’s Day – free download!

Hello crafters!  I’d like to wish all the veterans an early Happy Veteran’s Day!  A big thank you to those who have served and to those who are serving.  My husband is a 21 year Navy Veteran and I am very grateful to him.

This is the card I will give him on Monday.

The background was created using a FREE digital download at winterandsparrow.com – you can find it here.

I printed it out and matted it on red cardstock with a blue base card.  The sentiment is from and old stamp set I had.  Just stamped it in blue and added it to the front with a tag banner die.

Thanks for stopping by today!

RubberStampMadness!!

 

Hello stampers -just a quick post today to share some little news with you.  I have a card in the latest issue of RubberStampMadness!

If you have been stamping for awhile you probably know this magazine – it’s been around forever and still being published.  So many stamp magazines have gone away and it is so nice to have this one still around.  I can’t show my card until the issue has been out awhile.

If you are interested in the magazine just check out their website  HERE