Spread the LOVE!

Hello bloggists, thank you for visiting.

Can you believe that August is almost here?  I hope you’re having a lovely summer.  I wanted to make a summery card for today’s blog post and this paper is just perfect.  In fact, every sheet in the stack that this paper comes from (it’s called Fresh Fruit) is so bright and summery – LOVE it!

It’s an action card today.  This kind of flip action card is so much fun.  I used one of the sweet and sassy thinlets for the “flip” part but you can use any die that’s the right size – a bit bigger than 2 inches at its widest - and symmetrical.  Here's how I made it - 

Don’t forget that Stampin’ Up has a couple of very good reasons to treat yourself coming up in August –the Thoughtful Branches stamps and dies will be available for you to buy for a very limited time, and also if you have Bonus Days coupons you  can spend them in August. (You have until the end of July - tomorrow! -  to earn Bonus Days coupons – you get a voucher code for £4.50 for every £45 you spend)

Hope you're having a lovely crafty time,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Smurf Hands

Hello bloggists, welcome!

From time to time I like to change things up a bit.  I usually show you a project that I’ve been making and tell you how I made it.

Today I want to tell you how I managed to turn my hands blue.

Yes, I have a serious case of Smurf Hands going on here.

This is because I thought “I wonder if nail varnish remover will take the printing off this plastic box?” but DIDN’T think “Perhaps I’d better put on some gloves before I try it”.

The answer to the first part, by the way, was “Yes it does”, and the answer to the second part should have been- but wasn’t -   “Yes, I probably should ”

I don’t always think things through.

If you want to see what I was doing and why, here it is!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

PS – don’t forget about Bonus Days – buy SU goodies worth £45 in July and get a voucher for £4.50 to spend on MORE SU goodies in August.  There’s still some time left!

Yay! It's Your Day!

Hello bloggists and thank you for visiting.

If you’ve visited my blog or my YouTube channel in the past, you may have noticed that I love, love, LOVE kinetic cards and I am especially happy when I come across a style that I haven’t encountered previously.

Today’s project is a pop-out fold card of a type that’s new to me.  

I saw it on Facebook (Thanks, Lynda Shrimpton) and didn’t rest until I’d found out how to make one for myself

Isn't that just amazing?  You really need to see it in action to get the full effect.

Here’s my version of how to go about it –

Here’s the folding diagram - 

It's proportions that are important in this card so you could make it in any size. 

The card is folded in half along its length and the two outer panels are 1/4 the width of the card. The crossover is found by folding the card diagonally;  the pop-out panel is 1/4 of the card cut lengthwise and folded into 4 panels.

The card as demonstrated uses two full sheets of A4 card but I think it’s worth it for the WOW! factor.  

I hope you like it - I had lots of fun making it!

See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren