Kanban 'so feminine' toppers- 'More Funny Business'

Here's another card made from the Kanban 'so feminine' kit using the 'More Funny Business' topper sheet.

I started with an A4 white card sheet that I folded in half to make an A5 card front. The backing paper was from a Kanban 'House of Kanban' kit and has quite a vintage feel to it. I cut it slightly smaller than the base card and attached with double sided tape. I then simply put the main topper onto the card with more double sided tape and attached the sentiment with 3d foam to raise it off the card slightly.

The card was then finished with 2 groups of Papermania pink gemstones, putting 3 in the top left corner of the card and 1 in the bottom right. A very quick card to put together and something a bit unusual too.

Strictly Party 2

Here's the second of the cards I've made from the 'Strictly Party' products I bought a while ago.

This card uses both the decoupage and one of the backing papers from the 'Ultimate Die-Cut Pack'. I have layered the decoupage onto some silver mirror card  and edged the backing paper with Black Soot distress ink before putting it onto the plain white A5 base card. I finished the card with a black grosgrain ribbon knotted around the spine of the card and 3 Kanban aurora borealis gemstones that I placed onto aspects of the backing paper that looked like they were supposed to shine!

Step by Step Cardmaking- Lesson 7- easel card

This is one of my favourite card folds as it is simple to create but makes your card a bit different. I've also found that when selling cards, this style is really popular as people have not seen it before and they are great to display.

An easel card looks like this when displayed

and like this from the side view

To create this style of card you start by folding the A4 card down the centre and then again down the A4 gatefold line (fold the front half in half again). The bottom front of the card has something added to act as a stopper for the top easel part. You can use a strip of card, gems, card candi or anything alse that can be raised with 3d foam. I like to use a whole piece of decorative paper raised up on the 3d foam.

The easel section displays your toppers and they can go above the height of the easel section- it is best to lay the easel section down as you attach the toppers so that they do not go above the entire height of the card (it will not fit in the envelope). Just remember to only put the double sided tape/3d foam on the bottom part of the toppers.

Kanban 'so feminine' toppers- 'Funny Business'

Here's another card made from the Kanban 'so fenminine' kit which I've really enjoyed making cards from as the toppers are a bit different to other things out there and also very much my style.

This card was made using one of the 2 topper sheets called 'Funny Business' & 'More Funny Business'. Each sheet has 3 large toppers that are perfect for an A5 card front. I started with a white sheet of A4 card that I folded down the centre to create an A5 card front. I then cut some Kanban backing paper (from an old 'House of Kanban' kit) to leave a slight white border and mounted this onto my card with double sided tape.

The topper already has a silver mirror edge to it so I simply attached this to my card again using double sided tape. I then took the matching sentiment and put this onto the card with 3d foam. I finished the card with some small paper roses that I've had forever and were a Poundland/QD £1 bargain. There were at least 30 in the pack and they are all slightly different, giving them the look of being handmade. I've had them so long that they've fallen off their 3d foam pads so I simply attached them with a good blob of PVA glue.

HOBBYCRAFT 20% OFF VOUCHER- 4th October 2012

Very quick post just to say that ALL HOBBYCRAFT stores have a 20% off day tomorrow (Thursday 4th October 2012). Most stores are open later with it being a Thursday too.

All you have to do is follow the link and print off the voucher.

http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ControlPanel/uploads/2482_1_20_percent_off%20Voucher_EMAILv2.pdf?utm_campaign=20120925+-+20%25+Off+Everything+In-Store+at+Hobbycraft&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=

Enjoy!

Step by Step Cardmaking- Lesson 6- invertage

Last time, my lesson was all about pyramage, so I felt that now would be a good time to talk about 'invertage' too. It should be a relatively quick lesson though as there's not too much new info today!

We learnt, last week, that pyramage involves layering up an image in the style of a pyramid using a range of basic shapes. Invertage is very similar in that it uses basic shapes but the images appears to layer inwards rather than outwards. I unfortunately do not have an example to show as it is not a technique I use very often but that doesn't mean that you won't want to.

You again start with 3/4 of the same image, but to prepare them, you cut out the middle of the image rather than cutting away the outside. Each time you make the centre gap smaller- you are essentially creating frames of the image of different thicknesses. You must leave 1 layer complete though to act as the base.

This style of decoupage is good for an image that has a natural frame or where the central image appears to be further back.

For further info on the basics of layering, refer to lessons 4 or 5 on decoupage or pyramage respectively.

Kanban 'so feminine' toppers- 'Rock Chick'

Kanban recently bought a fabulous blockbuster to Create & Craft/Ideal World that has some great toppers & backing cards in it. The Blockbuster contains 2 sets- 'so feminine' & 'so macho' (that has to be sung by the way) and may still be available if you check the website. With club discount (& voucher codes in the back of the club magazine) I got the kit and the new autumn 2012 promarker set for less than £35- bargain. It even arrived just 2 days after I ordered it- a-may-zing!

This is the first card that I've made from my favourite topper sheet entitled 'Rock Chick'

This topper sheet has 6 different music themed toppers all in black & white (with a hint of pink). As you can see, I have used just 1 topper to create this card.

I started with an A4 sheet of black card that I folded using the 12cm line on my ScorPal score board. This has given me a slightly off square card with a smaller front flap. I used 2 papers from the DCWV 'Rockstar' 8x8 stack as a mat onto each side of the card. I then mounted the topper onto some Black/Pink Core'dinations 'Black Magic' cardstock that I had distressed the edges of and attached it to the front flap of the card with 3d foam.

I finished the card by placing the 3 black gemstones on the bottom right hand side of the card, tying a black organza bow around the spine and finally attaching the 'Rock & Roll' badge. This is something I've had in my stash for ages and came from Paperchase in a set of 9. I cut the safety pin off the back of the badge using wire cutters so that the badge would lay flat when attached with 3d foam. They cost about £3 for the set and make a really nice bold accent to finish the card.