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This stamp set comes with four beautiful butterflies to I decided to be adventurous, try my hand at making a twist & pop card and showcase all four images in one card.
closed front view
open view
one "digital" and two "real paper" patterned papers.
To get myself started, I found a tutorial to make a Twist & Pop card.
HERE is the one I used.
Once I had the dimensions, I made a custom sized template in Adobe Photoshop and added a digital patterned paper to it. Next I used the magic wand tool to trace each image, selected the inverse then pasted them on to the patterned panel (saving as a different file each time). To ensure that the images would print the exact size, I placed them all together on an A5 mat in Silhouette Studio and printed them on A5 X-Press It cardstock, making sure to heat set them before I started colouring.
After spending ever-such-a-long time looking at butterflies online, I decided that these magical creatures come in all the colours of the rainbow and an infinite variety of patterns, so I decided to go with shades of pink and orange, matching the flowers of the patterned paper used on the front of the card. I coloured the butterflies using Copic markers.
Next came the exciting folds.
I decided on a dark green base and sparkling black matting as they complemented the patterned papers (digital & real) perfectly and it is always nice to have a touch of sparkle, especially with butterflies and bling.
Here are the dimensions that I used:
base - 6" x 12" - scored at 6" to make a top fold
image (accordion) panel strip - 3 1/2" x 10" - scored at 3 1/2", 5" and 7 1/2"
the side score lines are valley folds, the central score line a mountain
twist & pop mechanism - 3 1/2" x 8", first score lengthways at 1 3/4", make a make 2 1/4 and 5 3/4" along each side and make the next two score lines diagonally across, crossing centrally with the original horizontal score line.
FOLD and BURNISH each of the folds so that they will move smoothly when the card is opened and closed. The horizontal score makes a mountain fold, the diagonal ones are all valley folds.
Mat the inside panels of the card base (I layered patterned paper over glitter cardstock), adhere the triangle of the fully folded mechanism to the inside base of the matted card base, aligning the point to just under the middle of the centre fold, apply adhesive to the top triangle of the folded mechanism then fold the card down on to it.
Fully open the card and apply the accordion panel, making sure the centre of the accordion panel aligns with the centre of the mechanism, fold the left & right accordion panels towards the centre, place adhesive on the top RHS and bottom LHS of the mechanism (above / below the score line), then fold the flaps down on to the mechanism.
GENTLY open the card the first time, making sure that the folds work properly, they may need a little assistance the first time and should operate smoothly after that. Adhere the matted images to each of the accordion panels then have another go at opening and closing the card ... there is no special reason to it at this stage, it is just so much fun seeing everything unfold before your eyes.
I made two sentiment panels to decorate inside my card. I used the same digital patterned paper so that they matched the butterflies and the Swirl Dance digital font by Samantha Walker, printing them from Silhouette Studio then matting them with the same glitter cardstock used on all all the panels.
For the front of the card I used another panel of patterned paper, matted it with black glitter cardstock and embellished with a black glitter cardstock die cut butterfly and a bling flourish.
Here are some pics showing the fold in action:
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Do you see the green mechanism in the pic above?
Since making this card, I have since found THIS tutorial and will be giving it a try next time, as I really like how the mechanism panel is the size of the card and how the matting covers the mechanism too. One thing to note in the tutorial is that the accordion panel should be 3" x 10 3/4", not 11" as listed.
Morgan's Art World - digital stamp - Butterflies Fae 18
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - pink - RV21 RV23 RV25
Copic markers - orange - YR61 YR65 YR68
Copic markers - yellow - Y06
Copic markers - green - G43 G46
Kaisercraft - 6 1/2" paper pad - True Love
Sparkle 'N' Sprinkle - digital paper - Pansies Purple Digital Bundle
Samantha Walker - digital font - Swirl Dance
Kaisercraft - 12x12 weave cardstock - Forest
American Crafts - POW! Glitter Paper - Black
Kaisercraft - Decorative Dies - Butterflies
Bella! Bling - Small Flourish - black
A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
Aloha Friday Challenges - Challenge #95 - Animals
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #180 - Anything Goes + a Sentiment
Butterfly Challenge - #79 - Butterflies + L is for Layers and/or the Colour Cream
Colour Crazy Challenges - WK20 Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Challenge #371 - Anything Goes with a twist "More Than 2 Layers"
Create with Tlc - Challenge #10 - Anything Goes with a Create with Tlc Element
Creative Moments - Challenge #118 - Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - TIC TAC TOE 3-in-a-row Challenge
I have used 3 patterned papers, 4 digital images and 2 sentiments
Sparkles Monthly Challenges Blog - Challenge #92 - Four (4) Or More Legs
The Crazy Challenge - CCH #249 - Birthday
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes Wk 5-23
Your Next Stamp - Sketch and Color Challenge #64
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DeleteWOW WOW WOW This is amazing and so gorgeously beautiful.
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DeleteThis is fab i have yet to do one of these and i just love your design. Thanks for sharing at Crafty catz
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DeleteTracy this is beautifully designed and I love your creative flair.
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this is such a stunning card Tracy, it's a real labour of love
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DeleteAWESOME ! This is a truly stunning creation. I totally love your colouring and the design is mindblowing !!
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DeleteThis twist and pop card is magical, incredible, stunning I'm over awed by it. Thank you for taking the time to join in with our challenge and sharing your creativity with us, I love to see your talent, creativity and imagination at work. I hope to see more of your creativity in the near future. Love 'n' hugs Sall IkesWorld Challenges DT
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DeleteThose butterflies are gorgeous. The colours are so pretty. Thank you for fluttering into the butterfly garden for this ghallenge. Hugs Mrs A.
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DeleteAmazing card! Awesome work every detail is gorgeous.
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DeleteWow! What a fabulous card! I love the amazing fancy fold! Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's this week and hope you will play again!
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DeleteFab card and love the butterflies colours! Thanks for entering in the Butterfly Challenge#79!
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DeleteThis is just amazing work.
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DeleteGorjuss card. Stunning fold. I would really like to try this one out. Beautiful card. Thanks for playing with us at Pile it On. Keti (DT)
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DeleteThis card is so very original and elegant.
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DeleteWowsers what a stunning card and so much work. Love it. Thank you for joining us at Polkadoodles Crafting challenge wk 20/21 Helen DT
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DeleteFantastic twist card. Thank you for sharing with us over here at "A Perfect Time To Craft" and best of luck with your entry.
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DeleteWow, such an amazing design! Very beautiful with all the butterflies! Thanks for sharing with us at Digi Choosday. ~Katrina
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DeleteFab tutorial and great make! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at Digi Choosday Challenge, good luck! Yvonne (DT)
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