Silhouette scenes.. boy with plane

This is the card I posted on the demonstrators website it's had over 550 likes plus  a lot of comments , one of which was asking for a tutorial.  I am having issues again with videos so I've put together a photo tutorial in the post below. 

It's not a difficult card to make and doesn't take a great deal of time to do. 

 The stamp sets use are silhouette scenes and natures beauty, plus a few stamps from Lavinia Stamps. 

The Stampin' Up ink colours I used are; barely banana , melon mambo, highland heather, balmy blue and  black Versamark . 

Bleach splatters were applied after I had brushed the colours on and before stamping the black silhouettes.

 I use different foliage  stamps and changed the order of the colours on this .

The boy with binoculars  is from  the silhouette scenes stamp set too. I also sponged the  base card on this one, but I am not sure I like this though. The wisteria, rabbit and toadstool stamps are  from Lavinia stamp.

The girl on a swing is from the silhouette scenes stamp set. The foliage at the bottom of this scene are from the  retired Stampin' up set called pocket silhouettes. The branch and leaf stamp are from Lavinia stamps.

Pampered Pets

I've put the cat and the dog together on this one.

Gift Card Holder within a card.

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My brother-in-law was to celebrate his 60th Birthday at the start of the Covid pandemic. So all plans were cancelled. Not only did it mean we couldn't  celebrate his birthday with him, it also meant I couldn't get out to buy his gift. Now shielding is coming to an end and I am allowed out it meant I could finally buy and give him his gift. Gift cards Don't come with Cards now so I had to make  one for him, and here it is.

I was quite please with the way this card / gift card holder turned out.  I used the golfing theme DSP that goes with the Club House stamp set from Stampin' Up. The golf ball is  from the club house set.

I used the sorry for everything stamp set from S.U for the inside as this card/ gift is so late.

 To create this card with gift card pocket is quite easy.  

Card Base 5  7/8 "  x 8  1/4 score and  fold in half.

On the front of the card you  need to cut an L shape.

Measure 3 inches down  from the top edge and mark.  

Make another mark half an inch in from the top

Measure 3 inches in from the opening edge  and mark. 

Mark another mark half an inch in from the opening edge.

From the half inch mark at the top cut down to the three inch mark with a steel rule and sharp knife. Then make a second cut from the half inch mark at the side to the join up with the end of the first cut. You now have an L shape cut.

I was in a rush to cut and photograph the pieces for this tutorial as my craft room is unbearably hot and I slipped with the knife and made a really messy cut. But I will continue with this piece. You of course will make a much neater cut. 

  Line up a rule with the end of both cut lines and score a diagonal lines at each end of the cut lines to the edge of the card.     DO NOT score across the centre square. 

These  two small  score lines will help when you fold the corner over,  as you fold the corner over the L cut will flip up, giving you the square panel on the front where you will place your focal point. 

Cut a piece of  DSP half an inch smaller than the card base. Cut off the corner to match the base card. 

Apply adhesive to the bottom edge and  the sides. DO NOT apply glue to the diagonal edge. Adhere to base card lining up the diagonals.( This edge is the open edge of the pocket for your gift card to slide into.)  

Add your focal point image to the square panel on the front

Secure the folded corner with a glue dot to the card to stop it flipping up.
Cut a small piece of  DSP  2  1/2   x 3 inches this is to line the back of the pocket and make it look tidier. 

Apply adhesive to the top  2  inches of the panel and slide the bottom unglued part into the pocket lining it up with the front panel and press down.  I have used a different colour pink to show this panel  better.    ( Don't apply  glue to the bottom part as it will make it difficult to slide it into the pocket and quite messy if using a wet glue.

                      The gift card will now slot in the pocket

Cut a piece of card for the insert.   Remember the top and a small portion of the side of the insert will show when the card is closed, so you could use a layer of DSP with a layer of a white on top if you don't want a white border.