Tuesday 28 November 2023

W is for W-V fold card - blue



W is for W-V fold card


No, you're not seeing things, I shared two of W-V fold cards HERE
earlier ... they looked so pretty that I could not resist making more.

When Beccy (from Beccy’s Placeintroduced us to the Jingle Bell digital stamp set, she generously shared a tutorial for a beautiful W-V-fold card.  I was inspired and I thoroughly enjoyed making some of these fancy folds too.  I used the design and dimensions shared by Beccy, then combined several elements from the Jingle Bell digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place.  The ones I used include the "Paper White" digital paper, the "Merry Little Christmas" digital sentiment and the "Bells with Bow and Pine", the "Bell Top Corner" and the "Bell Lower Corner" pre-coloured digital stamps.  There are so many images and sentiments in this delightful set that it's impossible to choose just one, so it was only fitting that I got to combine so many in this card design.  I created a second sentiment panel by combining two different fonts (details below) instead of having two image panels.  Two sets of card panels fit on a 12"x12" cardstock sheets, so of course I had to make two.  Once all the panels were set up, I printed the patterned paper and sentiment panels on white textured cardstock and cut them to size.  I cut the card bases, scored the folds and cut the other panels to size too.  Once all the pieces were ready, I adhered the layers, burnished the folds and was thrilled to have made two more of these lovely W-V-fold cards, Thank You Beccy.



This really is a fancy fold and is surprisingly easy to create.
The cards fold flat but are quite thick, so I plan on hand
delivering them to local letterboxes or giving in person.

   



Here are the two different colours together, they are so pretty.



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INGREDIENTS
I used the following elements from the set:
Paper White – digital paper
Merry Little Christmas – digital sentiment
Bells with Bow and Pine – pre-coloured digital stamp
Bell Top Corner – pre-coloured digital stamp
Bell Lower Corner – pre-coloured digital stamp
Diamond Fold Card – cut file - by Lori Whitlock
- Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #78305
SNF Duluth font by Illustration Ink
Century Schoolbook font - not sure of source
textured cardstock
scoreboard - to score folds on card bases
bone folder - to form the folds
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere the layers

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I have entered my cards in the

W is for W-V fold card - green


W is for W-V fold card


When Beccy (from Beccy’s Placeintroduced us to the Jingle Bell digital stamp set, she generously shared a tutorial for a beautiful W-V-fold card.  I was inspired and I thoroughly enjoyed making some of these fancy folds too.  I used the design and dimensions shared by Beccy, then combined several elements from the Jingle Bell digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place.  The ones I used include the "Paper White" digital paper, the "Merry Little Christmas" digital sentiment and the "Bells with Bow and Pine", the "Bell Top Corner" and the "Bell Lower Corner" pre-coloured digital stamps.  There are so many images and sentiments in this delightful set that it's impossible to choose just one, so it was only fitting that I got to combine so many in this card design.  I created a second sentiment panel by combining two different fonts (details below) instead of having two image panels.  Two sets of card panels fit on a 12"x12" cardstock sheets, so of course I had to make two.  Once all the panels were set up, I printed the patterned paper and sentiment panels on white textured cardstock and cut them to size.  I cut the card bases, scored the folds and cut the other panels to size too.  Once all the pieces were ready, I adhered the layers, burnished the folds and was thrilled to have made my very first W-V-fold cards, Thank You Beccy.



This really is a fancy fold, it folds flat but is quite thick, so I plan
on hand delivering to local letterboxes or giving in person.

   


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INGREDIENTS
I used the following elements from the set:
Paper White – digital paper
Merry Little Christmas – digital sentiment
Bells with Bow and Pine – pre-coloured digital stamp
Bell Top Corner – pre-coloured digital stamp
Bell Lower Corner – pre-coloured digital stamp
Diamond Fold Card – cut file - by Lori Whitlock
- Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #78305
SNF Duluth font by Illustration Ink
Century Schoolbook font - not sure of source
textured cardstock
scoreboard - to score folds on card bases
bone folder - to form the folds
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere the layers

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I have entered my cards in the


S is for Sparkling Single Bell Slimline card



S is for Sparkling Single Bell Slimline Card


Another card that started in Silhouette Studio.  I combined the "Single Bell" digital stamp and the "Merry Little Christmas" digital sentiment from the Jingle Bell digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place.  I printed the image on white textured cardstock and coloured with Copic markers, yes, Copic markers.  I trimmed the panel down to size, matted with black cardstock and trimmed to 1/16" border with a Perfect Layers Ruler.  I made a slimline card base from 300gsm smooth white cardstock and matted it with white textured cardstock.  The matted image panel was adhered to the matted card base and my Sparkling Single Bell Slimline Card was almost done.  It still needed the "sparkle", so I added a luscious coating of sparkle to the bell with a Clear Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush ... so pretty!


I know we're supposed to use special blending cardstock when colouring with Copic markers but I find that the markers work well with textured cardstock too.  The cardstock is quite "thirsty", so it probably uses a lot more ink than the likes of X-Press It blending card, but I thoroughly enjoy the added texture. 

   


Here is a comparison, colouring the same image with the same markers.  Today's card used textured cardstock, THIS card created for Day 27 X is for X-Press It uses X-Press It Blending Card.  The markers still blend beautifully.


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INGREDIENTS
I used the following elements from the set:
Single Bell – digital stamp
Merry Little Christmas - digital sentiment
white textured cardstock - to print & mat image panel
Copic markers - 
Y000-00-11-15 + YR23-24-27 + E55-57
black textured cardstock - to mat the image panel
Perfect Layers Ruler - to trim matting layer to 1/16"
Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush - to add sparkle to the bell 
300gsm smooth white cardstock - to make card base
scoreboard & bone folder - to form the fold of card base
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere the layers

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I have entered my card in the

Day 5 - Same But Different - Green Candy Holly


My Same-But-Different card was inspired by my
CAS slimline Candy Holly card from I is for Ink, Sweet Ink


I took the same image, sentiment and slimline design then
added a delicate green layer to enhance the pretty pastels.


I opened the Candy Holly pre-coloured digital stamp from the Candy Canes digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place in Silhouette Studio and sized the image to fit nicely on a wide slimline card (8 1/2" x  3 1/2"), with the image panel sized to 7 3/4" x 3 3/4" to allow for a matting layer.  This pretty little candy cane looked like it wanted to go on a wide slimline card, so I duplicated the image and mirrored-flipped it, so that I had opposites to go on either side of the card.  Next came the sentiment, "Sweet Christmas Wishes" from the same digital stamp set.  I sized the images and sentiment to fit.  I printed the image-sentiment panel on smooth white Letter sized cardstock, trimmed to size, matted with pretty green textured cardstock, trimmed to 1/16using a Perfect Layers Ruler, then adhered to a wide slimline card base I had made from 300gsm smooth white cardstock.


   

I used the Candy Holly image to create a card for Day 10 - "I",
you can read about it HERE or by clicking on the photo below.


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INGREDIENTS
Candy Holly pre-coloured digital stamp from the
Candy Canes digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place
Kaisercraft Spearmint textured cardstock - to mat the image panel
Perfect Layers Ruler - to trim matting layer
300gsm smooth white letter cardstock
to print the image panel & make the card base
scoreboard & bone folder - to form the card base

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I have entered my card in the


Day 5 – Same But Different - Pink Candy Holly



My Same-But-Different card was inspired by my
CAS slimline Candy Holly card from I is for Ink, Sweet Ink

I took the same image, sentiment and slimline design then
added a delicate pink layer to enhance the pretty pastels.


I opened the Candy Holly pre-coloured digital stamp from the Candy Canes digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place in Silhouette Studio and sized the image to fit nicely on a wide slimline card (8 1/2" x  3 1/2"), with the image panel sized to 7 3/4" x 3 3/4" to allow for a matting layer.  This pretty little candy cane looked like it wanted to go on a wide slimline card, so I duplicated the image and mirrored-flipped it, so that I had opposites to go on either side of the card.  Next came the sentiment, "Sweet Christmas Wishes" from the same digital stamp set.  I sized the images and sentiment to fit.  I printed the image-sentiment panel on smooth white Letter sized cardstock, trimmed to size, matted with pretty pink textured cardstock, trimmed to 1/16using a Perfect Layers Ruler, then adhered to a wide slimline card base I had made from 300gsm smooth white cardstock.


   

I used the Candy Holly image to create some cards for Day 10 - "I",
you can read about it HERE or by clicking on the photo below.


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INGREDIENTS
Candy Holly pre-coloured digital stamp from the
Candy Canes digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place
Kaisercraft Bloom textured cardstock - to mat the image panel
Perfect Layers Ruler - to trim matting layer
300gsm smooth white letter cardstock
to print the image panel & make the card base
scoreboard & bone folder - to form the card base

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I have entered my card in the

Y is for Yellow



Y is for Yellow
... yellow Copic markers
Y000-Y00-Y11-Y15-YR23-YR24-YR27

My wide slimline card with a trio of jingle bells started in Silhouette Studio.
I opened the "Single Bell" digital stamp and "Merry Little Christmas" digital sentiment from the Jingle Bell digital stamp set by Beccy’s Place.  I replicated the bells so that I had three to work with, I sized them all differently and flipped one so that the bow was facing opposite the others.  I arranged the bells at different heights and sized sentiment to fit nicely together on a 7 3/4" x 2 3/4" panel to go on the front of a slimline card base.  I printed the panel on white textured cardstock and trimmed to size.  I coloured the bells with Copic markers, LOTS of yellow markers, matted the panel with black textured cardstock then trimmed to a 1/16" border with a Perfect Layers Ruler.  I made a slimline card base from 300gsm smooth white cardstock  and matted the front with white textured cardstock.  I adhered the matted image panel to the matted card base and the card was almost done.  One last thing was needed to finish it off, a magical touch of sparkle with a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to all the bells.

The sparkle is so lovely.

   




My Copic markers have had quite a workout over the last few days.
HERE is the single bell on X-Press It Blending Card
HERE is the single bell coloured on textured cardstock

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INGREDIENTS
I used the following elements from the set:
Single Bell - digital stamp
Merry Little Christmas – digital sentiment
textured cardstock - for image panel and matting layers
Copic markers - 
Y000-00-11-15 + YR23-24-27 + E55-57
300gsm smooth white Letter cardstock - to make the card base
scoreboard & bone folder - to score and burnish the card fold
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere the layers
Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush - to add sparkle to the bell

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I have entered my card in the