Showing posts with label Through The Craft Room Door. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Through The Craft Room Door. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Star FoldCard

Today is the beginning of another challenge at Through The Craft Room Door.  The theme is always Anything Goes.  I hope you will join us this week.  The Design Team has some beautiful inspiration. This is my card for this week.

I found this card on a blog called Pysseltagen.  There is a tutorial there on the star fold card but I found a problem with one of the instructions for the the card in inches instead of centimeters.  So I decided to write it up as clearly as I can.  This design is not original to me.  The designer is Mary, also known as Bela Mio. This is my finished card.

First step is to take a 12X12 piece of cardstock.  Mark the center on one side (6") on the edge and then about 2 inches down.  Draw a line between them.  Then measure from each corner to the line drawn where the end of the ruler touches the line.  If this is done correctly you will have a triangle with all sides measuring 12 ".
Cut out triangle.  Measure to center point (6") on all sides of the triangle.  Then draw a line connecting the points.  You now have your center triangle.

Next measure 2" from the points of the interior triangle on all sides.

 Score on the center triangle lines and the 2" marks.

Fold the score lines of the traingle in toward the card and the 2" lines out.
Tuck the ends of the cards into each other.  Now you have a star fold card ready to decorate.

Measure the edges of your inside triangle to determine what size your strips of decorative paper need to be.  You will want to cut them a little smaller so they will fit and have a border around them.  I chose 2 designs from the KandCo. Classic K. Bailey Stack.


You will need 6 strips of paper measuring in the neighborhood of 5 3/4" X 1 3/4".  Make sure before you cut them.  Lay each one on the 2 " strips to find the points at which they need to be cut to fit the panels.

 Cut between the marks to form an angle.

Place 3 of the strips on the outside of the card and 3 on the inside of the card.

On a  coordinating piece of designer paper, trace the end triangles.  Cut inside of the lines to assure fit and a little border around the piece of paper.
Adhere to the triangle corners that will fold out on your card.
Trace the inside triangle on designer paper.  I used two different patterns  and jaggedly tore them and pasted together.  This is the center of your card.  I inked around all my paper cuts with a $1.00 green ink I bought at Michaels.
This is your card before any more embellishments.  Now you are ready to decorate to your heart's content.  I will show you what I did but you can do anything you like.
I had some trim that I placed around the edges of the corner triangles.  On one of the corners, I folded a small doily twice, inked the edges with the same green ink I used on the paper cuts.  Added a large jewel and pearls.
 I used Mother's Day Bouquet to cut out these flowers.  I used 3 different types of flowers and staggered them.  I cut them at 1", .9, and .8.  
This butterfly is a cut from the Indie Art cartridge cut at 1". When I finished the card, I folded it, and place Liquid Pearls on two of the triangle ends to indicate the flight of the butterfly.
 This is the center of my card.  The sentiment label is an Imagine image.  I used a coordinating paper and white cardstock, inked the edges and decorated with left over flower cuts.  The sentiment is a wooden stamp I bought at Hobby Lobby.
Again, this is the finished product.  I hope this makes sense and you will give this a try.  Thanks for dropping in today.  We appreciate your visits and comments.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Through The Craft Room Door - October 7-21

The challenge starting today on TTCRD is sponsored by Deedee's Digis.  Her digis are new to me but I really like them.  I hope you will participate in this challenge.  It's always Anything Goes.  To me anything goes challenges are the easiest.  I chose Deedee's 'Endless Beginnings' for  my project.  There was a colored digi, line art digi, and lots of sentiments with this set. 

Card Supplies:
5X5 card base - From the Cricut Cartridge - Creative Cards
Banner and Scrollwork - Creative Cards Cricut Cartridge
Image and Sentiment from Deedee's Digi's 'Endless Beginnings' Set
CTMH Ink - Olive for inking edges

I know this is a clean and simple card but it conveys the message I want to send my friend who is suffering from stage 4 cancer.  Unless God performs a miracle (which we're all praying for) he'll not be with us long.  It brings back so many memories of my husband's battle with cancer.  Those memories are etched in my brain forever.

Thank you, dear friends for stopping by today.  If you haven't seen the latest issue of Through The Craft Room Door magazine, please click on the video at the right of this post.  I hope your week will be blessed.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy 

Challenges for this card:
Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes and/or Thankful
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge - W, SIO, must use digi - Anything Goes.
House of Cards - M, cards (CAS, Classic, Cute, Vintage), C10 - (OctoberPunch and/or Die
Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Anything Goes
Lunagirl Moonbeams - 2W, E3 - (Week 2Put a Bird on It
Make My Monday - W, C6 - (Week 2) Die cuts and/or Punches
My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
Path of Positivity - M, any positive/inspirational project or idea welcome - (deadline Nov 2)Courage
Through the Purple Haze - W, E3, C10 - Shaped Card
Whoopsi Daisy - W, SIO - Things with Wings

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

It's Team B of the TTCRD Challenge's time to host the challenge for the next two weeks.  Be sure you look at all the great inspiration for all these gifted members of the Design Team.  They make my work look amateur.  Our sponsor is Fitztown Stamps.  They have some lovely images.  I chose the image entitled FAE2.




Card Supplies:
5X7 Card Base
Background Paper - K&Co Botanical Paper Stack
Image - Fitztown FAE2
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches
Ribbon
Stickles
Promarkers used to color image:
Hair - Buttercup, Primrose
Skin - Ivory, Satin, Blossom
Wings - Tea Green, Stickles
Flowers - Almond, Green Shoot, Gold, Canary
Dress - Orchid, Fresh Bloom


Thank you for visiting with me today.  I love reading any remarks or tips you can offer.  God Bless You!!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
A Random Fan Challenge 2WIE, C5  F Must Include a Hand Coloured Image– #13  Anything GoesDigi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #34 Blooms
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - W, E4, Must Be Square or Rectangular #50 Anything Goes
Inky Chicks W, 3E, cards & altered items - #36 Fairies or Angels - week 2
Top Tip Tuesday 2W, 3E -  Anything Goes (Week 2)
Tuesday Throwdown W- #210 Anything Goes

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Through The Craftroom Door Challenge

Today starts another 2 weeks challenge at Through The Craftroom Door.  It is Team B of the Design Team's time to prepare projects for this challenge.  I am on Team B.  The challenge is always Anything Goes.  We could use any image we wanted to.  I chose the Fuschia Birdhouse from Sandi'ssamples. I Googled Fuchsia plants and found quite an array of pictures.  The one I used as an example had bright brilliant colors with red veins in the leaves.  I hope I didn't get it too bright.

Supplies Used:
A2 Card Base
Image - Sandi's Samples Fuchsia Birdhouse
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Anna Griffin Die
Ribbon
Pearls
Promarkers used to color image
Leaves - Leaf Green, Forest Green, Magenta
Flowers - Magenta, Mulberry, Purple, Aubergine
Birdhouse - Tan, Caramel

Thank you, Sandi, for allowing me to use your image.  Thanks to my followers for visiting today.  I hope you will go over to TTCRD and join us in this challenge this week.  God Bless YOU!!!!  Peggy


Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - ArtbyMiran

The challenge beginning today at TTCRD is sponsored by Art By Miran.  I love her digis.  This one is called Berrylicous.  I enjoyed coloring her.  The challenge is always Anything Goes.  I hope you will join us.


Card Supplies:
Center Panel Step Card by Lori Whitlock - Silhouette File # 39775
Image  - Berrylicious by ArtbyMiran
Background paper - DCWV Black Current
Handmade Flowers - Cricut Cartridge Mother's Day Bouquet
Jewels
Ribbons
Promarkers used to color image:
Grapes - Aubergine, Purple
Leaves - Leaf Green, Forest Green, Pear Green
Curlycues - Marsh Green
Dress - Carnation Pink, Rose Pink, Mulberry
Hair - Mustard, Tulip Yellow, Primrose
Skin - Satin, Sun-kissed Pink
Blush - Rose Pink

May today be one of your best.  You bless us with your visits & comments.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Friday, March 28, 2014

Through The Craftroom Door Magazine Spring Edition

Have you heard of the Through The Craft Room Door Online Magazine?  It is chock full of papercrafting tutorials, lots of card ideas, feature artists, craft rooms articles, etc.  The Spring edition is ready now.  Click here to visit the website & look around.  You can become a member and enjoy the fun.  I actually have three cards in the magazine.  The video below is a preview.  Enjoy.

 

Thank you for visiting today.  I hope you will come by Through The Craft Room Door, join the challenge & give the site a try.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy
  
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