Merry Christmas With a Double Z card and Tutorial

Wishing you a wonderful time

on this Christmas Day

 

 celebrating this special day 

with a "Double Z" card

details of the side panels

left

right

closes flat

opened flat

last view

Christmas Present
"tutorial: How to make a  Double Z card"

steps:

base card: 

card measures 51/2" x 51/2" 

cut paper 51/2 x 11

fold at 2 3/4"  & 5 1/2"

Band: 

cut paper 1 1/4 " x 11"

fold at 2 3/4";  5 1/2" (same as base card)

Important: glue over left front panel ONLY 2 3/4" of the band; and on right side panel also glue 2 3/4' of the band

summary:
folded square card; front panel (51/2")  folded on itself towards the left

add a band from side to side at the bottom (see "opened flat" photo above )

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Valentine cards...

Hello dear friends;

Valentine's is way way over ....!!!

but I did not get the chance to publish these cards that I made for this special day...
so here we go...
Two cards very similar and one more masculine and modern one...

This first card is a shaped card "Stair Step card", that I gave to my mother...showcasing all the wonderful hearts that Memory Box released in this 2016 collection!

plenty of hearts and butterflies
another view...

this 2nd one has a front pocket (the scrolls are the front of the pocket) to hold those hearts...mystery love messages or some chocolates!

front view;

These 2 cards share the same colors...and were published at the language blogs for "Memory Box"... using of course their steel Dies

And  this last one I gave to my husband in Sasha's name (our Husky)...
I do not have a "Husky" die cut :(

That day we spent the day with her...she is getting older day by day and we know that she does  not have much longer with us...
so we decided to celebrate this "love" day with our beloved "baby"

we took her with us for and open air "breakfast"...and then we went to the beach and spent all day long walking and enjoying the California coast!!!
We, (the 3 of us) had a sunny nice day....

I thank you for the company and I keep apologizing for not coming to your blogs as I would like...but I try to avoid as much as I can the computer...(due to my hands)...which, by the way,  I am much much better, thank God!... but I do not want to aggravate the injury...

Until next time for some felt projects for Easter!!!

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Halloween Side Step Card

Happy Halloween!

I used a side step card to display all these die cuts paired with some fun small stamps

close up

the pumpkin is a "Cuttlebug" die and embossing folder and the crow is a "Tim Holtz" Die

Hope you will have a wonderful day...

I will certainly be busy receiving all the trick or treaters...

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and get to see some photos from today!

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Cuttlebug: pumpkin die  and embossing folder (retired?)
Memory Box: Manor haunted house (retired)
Martha Stewart : bat punch

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Reversed Double Gate Fold Card with Petaloo

Hello My Crafty Friends:

I love to discover new shapes and try them on cards...and To display flowers such as the ones from "Petaloo" or display your patterned papers and all your dies these type of cards are excellent....

I have seeing this type of cards since a  long time ago, but this is the first time that I decided to try this "fancy fun fold",

 
that you may call "Reversed Double Gate Fold" card...because it is in reality a "Gate fold" with double panels but looking it backwards...

how to make the fold
1- cut paper at 11 3/4" x 5 1/2"
2- score paper at 3 1/4" ;  5" ; 6 3/4" ; 8 1/2"
3- make folds as shown
4- cut an hexagon shape, then cut in 1/2
5- place on each side, trace shape on paper and cut

NOTE: To make bigger hexagons than the die; add few inches with a pencil, ruler and cut by hand

I used "Authentique"/nestled collection papers paired with blue and cream/orange blossoms from "Petaloo"!

The center panel, the owl,  is a sticker from "Authentique", "nestled collection"- paper collection...

The left and right panels

 A last view

I hope you will try this fun Shape

a "Reversed Double Gate Fold" card

Thanks for the company 
and see you next time

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