With love, today and always . . .

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #186 - Tag, You're It

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Cute as a Button

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize ~ Two Digital Images
 & Two Coordinating Digital Paper Sets

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Prize ~ 1 of 5 sets offered by the sponsor

Bio:

Are you interested in digital sentiments, papers and other embellishments? How about a badge made especially for your blog? If these are items you are interested in, you are going to want to check out Décosse's Dynamite Doodles. My name is Lisa and with over 200+ posts of freebies to choose from, and new ones added often, I just might have what you are looking for. Along with the freebies I offer, I also create blog badges, watermarks and digital Scrapbooking Kits. I also sponsor a number of challenge blogs throughout the year and it is my absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to sponsor the Crafty Gals Corner Challenge Blog!  If you have the time, I'd love for you to pop by and visit me. There is always inspiration to be found among my many different features. Come and take a look--I hope you have a blast!

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Today I have used the Daisy Clipart Frames digital stamp and Digital Plaid Paper from Twinkle Lane Designs, one of our generous sponsors this week,
to make tag with matching card.



The tag is a fussy cut daisy frame and has a matching card to finish off the set.

This card is a fancy fold called a Gatefold Centre Easel Card

... a real tongue-twister that looks pretty spectacular when open (and closed).
It has a sleeve / belly band to hold the card closed.

Here's how it's made: I opened the daisy frame image panel, plaid paper panel and cut file (all links are below) in my Silhouette Studio.  I enlarged the card base to just fit on my cutting mat (11.75"), sized the daisy frame to fit on the centre easel panel, sized the plaid paper panel to fit the decorative matting panels, sized the daisy to fit the medallion of the card sleeve, printed them all on textured cardstock then cut them with my Silhouette Cameo.  I fussy cut the daisy on the card sleeve / belly band and the daisy frame that was used to make the tag.  I went around the edges of the fussy cut panels with a Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip Marker to give them a neat finish.
I punched a hole in the top of the tag and threaded a knotted ribbon through it,
just above the die cut bow.

I coloured the daisies with glitter gel pens.  The colours are so rich, the inks so juicy, with the red and pink blending together perfectly, the sparkle is delightful too.

Here is a close-up of the card panel.

Here is a close-up of the tag.
If you click on the image, you should be able to see the
stitched detail in the die cut alphas, matching the frame border.

Here is a close-up of the "card sleeve / belly band" for the card. 

Instead of cutting the folds with the Cameo, I used my scoreboard to manually score the folds then burnished them with a bone folder.  I adhered the layers to the card base using liquid adhesive, finishing off the image panel with a die cut sentiment and bow.  The alphas used for the sentiment have stitched detail, so they work wonderfully with the stitching of the daisy frame.

The sentiment block used to stand up the easel panel is a "today and always" sentiment matted on three layers of scalloped cardstock. 

I made two cards so that you can see what the card looks like when closed and open at the same time.  The belly band slides smoothly off the closed card.

What do you think?

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #186 - Tag, You're It

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Twinkle Lane Designs - digital stamp - Daisy Clipart Frames
Twinkle Lane Designs - digital paper - Digital Plaid Paper

American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
Kaisercraft - Glitter Gel Pens
Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #267905
Gatefold Easel Card by Lori Whitlock
scoreboard and bone folder
Sizzix Big Shot
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Li'l Inker Designs - Mixed & Stitched Alphabet Dies
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the bows

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Sending a big Thank You to Twinkle Lane Designs for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #186 at the Crafty Gals Corner.

   

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 3 – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Challenge #171 – Anything But A Square
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 508 – Spring Flowers
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #100 – Valentine’s Day / Love
Crafty Catz - Challenge #449 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Something For A Boy
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #157 – Anything Goes optional Girly
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - February Challenge – Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Week 9 – Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #77 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Use Lots Of Red

Incy Wincy Designs - Tags
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #118 – Anything Goes
optional twist: Monochrome
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 418 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Challenge Wk8 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #426 - Interactive Cards
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #376 – 377
Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Challenge #02 -15-Feb Anything Goes