When I was working on my notebook for the Imagine Patterns and Colors, I came across a card I had learned to fold but never made. So I decided to make one from it. It's called a Diamond Fold Card. I got my Art Nouveau cartridge Friday so decided to combine the two. I've made some pictures to show you how to make it. I'm sure a lot of you have made this type of card and don't need directions but for those who haven't here are the details.
Cut a 4"X12" strip of cardstock. I used one with a border on it.
Turn paper over and mark the middle at 6". Draw a line down the center.
Sorry for the poor quality of this photo, but score at 2 " and 4" on each end.
Next score diagonally from the center line to the 2" score line, top and bottom, on both ends. This will make an X on each side of the middle. I sure hope I'm making sense. The score line at 4 inches should be in the center of it.
This is what it should look like if you can see it.
Turn the card over and fold in the 2 sides at the 2" score line. Then fold along each score line.
This is what it will look like. The triangle shapes will fold in.
This is the finished card base ready to decorate.
This is my card open using the Art Nouveau cartridge. I used the designs on pages 30 and 40. Page 30 is the center and page 40 is on the ends. I cut 2 of the page 40 image but flipped one of them so I wouldn't have two identical images. I used my Imagine to color fill the images and cut them out. The background paper is from the DCWV Lace and Linen Paper Stack.
Sorry for the post being so long today. Thanks for stopping in with us. Until tomorrow, God Bless You!!!! Peggy
For the last couple of days I've been working on a project to get my Imagine cartridge patterns and colors organized. I wanted to have them all readily available so I wouldn't have to thumb through all the handbooks to find one of them. I read on the Cricut Message Board that some have printed circles and cut them, then put them on a ring. I know I have some of those rings somewhere but I have no clue as to where they are. Now Imagine that. LOL. So in talking with Donna we came up with the idea of a notebook.
I took each cartridge and printed all the patterns and colors (separate pages for each) on a sheet measuring 8 1/2 X 11. I used the circle that comes on the Imagine and made it 1.7 in. Twenty of this size fit on a page. The reason for doing this is to have an accurate picture of how it's going to print on my machine. Now when I need a certain color or pattern, I can flip through my notebook and find exactly what I'm looking for. It's a little time consuming but I hope it will be worth it. Here are a few pictures to demonstrate what I did. Don't you just love those Berries & Cream colors?
Thanks everyone for visiting today. I hope your weekend is blessed beyond measure. God Bless You!!! Peggy
Hi Everyone! Happy Friday to you all! I think Mom and I are on the same wave length this week. She made a butterfly card the other day and I had been thinking about a card that I wanted to make and it also included a butterfly. Well, I made it anyway because I love butterflies. They represent the beginning of new life to me. So here's my card made with Ornamental Iron and Indie Art.
Card Recipe:
Paper - Anna Griffin Georgette Collection
Used Design Studio (because I can't get CCR to cut) to merge a rectangle from George and two "window shadows" to form the gate fold card base at 6" by 12"
I cut the gates from Ornamental Iron and applied to the front of card.
Butterfly - cut from Indie Art at 3" - used the swirl Cuttlebug folder on the shadow cut of the butterfly.
Pearls were purchased at Michael's
Sentiment on the inside of the card reads - "Just Fluttering by to say HI"
Thanks for stopping by! We wish you a Happy Weekend! I don't know how happy mine will be - this is tax free weekend in TN and we are going to go "school clothes" shopping for Jacob. Let me just say - he's NOT a shopper so this should be fun - NOT!!! Please pray for me and for him that we'll both survive!!
Until another day, God Bless You! Donna
Hi Everyone! I don't know about you all but it's been terribly hot here in Georgia and I'm dreaming of a cool, crisp Fall day with the wind lightly blowing. Now doesn't that sound just wonderful??
With Fall in mind, I decided to make a Side Step card to display the new digi stamps from Digital Delights by Louby Loo. I've never made one of these cards before but I have to say that after making one, I'll be making more. I got the instructions on how to make this type card from Splitcoaststamper.com.
The digis I used for this card are from the Fall Kids set by Digital Delights. Those included from the set are Fall Boy, Fall Girl, Fall Dog, Apple Basket, Pumpkin Set, Sunflower Background, Harvest Blessings sentiment, and Digi Papers Pumpkin Patch and Autumn Leaves Green.
I colored the digis with Promarkers: pumpkin, gold, midnight blue, burgundy, burnt umber, pear green, orange red, forest green, canary, yellow, crimson, khaki, tan, cinnamon, olive green, caramel, spice, cocoa, terracotta, walnut, burnt sienna, sunflower, denim blue, and powder blue.
I cut the grass using the Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge and the Autumn Leaves Green digi papers by Digital Delights.
Please drop by Digital Delights to see all the wonderful creations by the Design Team using these new digis. Thank you for your comments and please come back another day and bring some friends with you. Until another day, God Bless You! Donna
It became a BUTTERFLY. I wanted to make a card of encouragement for a friend today. I have a stamp that says " Just when the Caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a BUTTERFLY." I think that is such a beautiful saying. Just when we feel things are crashing in on us, God does something wonderful and lifts us up.
This is my card. It was not hard to make at all. Simple does not mean it can't be lovely.
Card Recipe:
A2 card base
Background paper - Anna Griffin's Georgette Collection.
Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge - Page 30 - Oblong feature - cut at 4.25X5.5". Butterfly cutout filled with lavender stickles.
Memory Thread - crisscrossed on front of card behind butterfly
Butterfly - Reflections - from Michael's
Pearls
Thanks for visiting. Your comments encourage us to continue. God Bless You!!! Peggy
First off, let me thank Donna for keeping the blog going while I took another trip with my son and daughter-in-love to visit with my grandsons and granddaughter-in-love. You did a fabulous job, Donna, and I loved all of your cards. You're really rocking that Imagine. LOL
For today's Midnight Madness SketchChallenge, I chose one of "priscillastyles" newest images. It is called Boy With Bug. I think he is fashioned after Priscilla's son. Any way, you can find him in Priscilla's Store here.
Card Recipe:
5X6.5" card base
Background paper - KandCo. Wild Saffron - I wanted to use primary colors because the image seems to be a kindergarten student.
Digital Image - Boy With Bug by priscillastyles.
Bugs - Wild Saffron accessories
Cars - embellishments - just part of my stash - don't remember where I got them. Sorry.
Promarkers used to color image:
Steering Wheel - Sunflower, Gold
Shirt - Denim, Cornflower
Skin - Satin, Dusky Pink, Blush
Hair - Tan, Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Orange
Sky - Powder Blue
Worm - Lime Green
Click here to go to the MMSC 115. The Design Team will give you lots of inspiration. All the details of the challenge are on the blog. These are the sketches for this week's challenge.
Thank you for your comments and visits. I have missed you all and am happy to be back. I hope to see you back here tomorrow. One more thing, if you have suggestions for our blog, i.e., what would you like to see on the blog, please let us know.
Hi Everyone!! I hope you had a great weekend! It seems like the weekends go by way too fast - or at least they do for me!! I have a lot of meetings to attend on Monday and one of my best friends, Sherry, is going to help me out by taking care of my son while I attend a meeting at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully, I won't fall asleep!!
I'll be putting one of these cards in the mail in the morning to Sherry to thank her for all her help. The other card will go to another one of my best friends to thank her for a birthday gift she gave me recently.
I made these cards using my "new" Imagine More Cards cartridge that I received in the mail this weekend. I LOVE this cartridge!!!
I cut both of these cards at 5" x 5". These cards were made with just a touch of a button and turned out so vivid. I hope they like them as much as I do!!
Thanks for all your visits and comments. Mom will be back tomorrow and I'm glad - I've missed her!! Until another day, God Bless You!! Donna
