Cards with a Surprise, Part 2

Here's another card with a surprise.  I made this one for Christmas, but it could easily be adapted for a birthday card or just a fun, special card for most any occasion.  What about a fancy invitation for a super special party?  This one has a flap that lifts up.  The bow is actually attached to the flap.

A card is attached to the inside of the flap.  When you lift up the flap, it pulls the card up so you can see the stamped or written message inside.  This could easily be adapted to include a gift card attached to this inside message card.  How special is that?

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Thanks and Hello, Friday Night Cards - Sneak Peek 2 and 3

Today, I have 2 cards to share with you, along with a video for you to enjoy.  I hope your weekend is going well.  My first card features Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Whisper White, a very crisp and clean look.  I even used a little scrap of Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine for added texture.  We'll be making this card at my Friday Night Cards class on August 9.  

With the help of the Mosaic punch, this card goes together rather quickly.  At the class, I'll show you a quick way to make the 'flag' piece.  I punched 3 of each mosaic design, so I could add some to the inside of the card too.

The second card is one I showed you recently.  It's here to remind you that we'll be making it at my class, too, AND learning my new technique with our new striped embossing folder.

A nice thing about taking a class is that you get to enjoy social time with friends and nourish your creative spirit.  Yes, you can stamp at home and I hope you often do so.  At a class, I have all the footwork done for you --- supplies gathered, designs created, and all materials cut and ready to go.  Also, it gives you the opportunity to use new stamp sets and new products.  Sometimes, it's just nice to sit back and have the initial work done for you.  I hope you'll join us for a Friday Night Cards class soon.  Remember to get a friend to sign up, too, so you can each make the bonus card.

Before I go, here's a little video for you.  Just click below.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CqY2MUi893Y

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The Final Layout for our Year's Album

For today's post, we'll finish up the last pages for our album for the year that we did with my Scraps and Prayers group.  This was our December layout.  I used an unexpected stamp set for this one:  Papaya Collage.  I used it for the frames, as a mat for the photos.  The trees were an accent along the bottom of the pages.  The stamped piece (under the mosaic pieces) is from the Papaya Collage stamp set.  I cut the white pieces and attached them over some Cherry Cobbler seam binding to form a sort of border along the bottom of the pages.

My color story is Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler.  The pine trees are stamped along the bottom of the pages for some added texture in the background.

Come back for my next post and I'll review the pages for the entire album for the year.  This has been a great project.  At our class next week, we'll be adding pages for the front and back pages for our album.  These pages will be designed to stand alone as a layout, for an additional option, instead of front and back pages for the album.

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Back to Smoky Slate... A Color Story in 2 Versions... and the End of our New Colors Series

Today, we will wrap up our series on our new colors by going back to Smoky Slate.  When I made my first cards with this new color, I did not yet have my new Color Coach.  I decided, once I got it, that I'd make cards using the suggested color stories from the Color Coach.

In my previous post, I showed you 1 color story on a card with Washi Tape.

The color story:

• Smoky Slate
• Daffodil Delight
• Whisper White

Here is a second color story, which I've used for 2 different cards.
Here is version 1:

The color story:

• Smoky Slate
• Soft Sky
• Calypso Coral

Here is version 2:

The second card has more Calypso Coral and this last one has more Smoky Slate.
Leave a comment and tell me which card you like the best.  Have a great day!

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How About Some Crisp Cantaloupe?

Today's color is Crisp Cantaloupe in our continuing series on our new colors.  This new In Color is quite hot in the fashion world right now.  Here are the Color Coach color stories for Crisp Cantaloupe.

First up, we have:

• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Coastal Cabana
• Pistachio Pudding

I've used the same stamp set and coordinating punch and embossing folder for both cards.  Notice how I used the reverse side of the embossed piece on each card.  What a difference the colors make in each card.

Our second color story (for the card on the left) is:

• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Pink Pirouette
• Soft Suede

Which color story do you like the best?  I have not done the monochromatic versions of each color, but they are also suggested on the Color Coach cards.

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