I {Heart} U

Hello; it's time for the monthly Flat Friends challenge!  For February we would like to see a card with more than one fold...sounds fun, right?!  I went to SCS and looked through all the tutorials before deciding to try the Treat Box Card; it was hard to choose one since there were so many...what a great resource.

With the use of a Scor-Pal, the box was really quite easy to construct.  You could really dress it up, but I kept it simple with just some DP.  I've used one of Emma's darling Valentine images; she is both colored and paper pieced and I've also added a bit of sparkle.  The image panel is simply adhered to the card front.

Image: Flat Friends "I Love You" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Going Gray Marker
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Strawberry Slush, Pinecone Press DP
Embellies: Art Glitters in"Polar Bear" and "Pink Smoothie"
Extras: SU! Oval Punch, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Corner Chomper, Hershey Nuggets

Please check out all the "fun fold" creations the DT have created to inspire you...we hope you will play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Try Something New....

Good morning...more importantly, Merry Christmas to you!  I hope your holiday season has been filled with health, happiness, family, and friends!  The kids have been wrapping and baking the last few days, so it has been very festive here...I have to say, I love having the help to get things done!  My son played Joseph in our church Christmas program last night...how fun that was!  We are planning to spend a relaxing morning at home, before getting together with family later today.  Er, I guess the "relaxing" part comes after the frenzy of seeing what Santa left under the tree....  LOL

We do have a challenge for you this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It is "Anything Goes", but we would like you to try something new...for example, a new technique.  There is a good prize up for grabs; you can read about on the Tuesday Morning Sketches post.

For my project today, I tried something I had seen awhile back at SCS...it's called the "Date Night Kit".  The tutorial had easy to follow instructions, along with photos; I did modify the tutorial somewhat to make my project.  I don't know about the young people in your life, but my kids love gift cards and this card will hold a lot of them!  Here are a couple more pictures of the inside:

The inside pocket was used for a CD in the tutorial, but I made it smaller so I could tuck a special note or that extra special gift card inside.  The outside can be used for your greeting or a little note to the recipient.

Image: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen 
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Poppy Parade, Echo Park DP
Embellies: SU! Poppy Parade Ribbon, Martha Stewart Glitter in "Candy Apple" and "Sugar Cube"
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Quic Kutz "Photo Corners" Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Cut, Create, Have Fun: Gift Wrap
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop: It's Christmas
Ribbon Carousel: Christmas Spirit
Robyn's Fetish: Christmas Card for a Child
Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Christmas Goes

Again, a very Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year too!

Angela

Fancy Folds

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the Creative Card Crew team; this fortnight our sponsor is Stamp Fairy and our challenge is "Fancy Folds".  Today I am working with the Tommy Here Comes Santa collection...thank you, Gerda, for the adorable image!

I'll have to say that "fancy folds" threw me for a bit of a loop...I tend to be a  no-frills stamper and I knew I would need some help with this one.  I went to Splitcoast Stampers, found a tutorial for a "T-Slide Card", and went to work!  I found the instructions to be fairly easy to follow and it helped that there were pictures.  My photos don't show the folding/scoring involved, that part is behind the image panel.  Below you can see the card opened and completely closed.

Image/Sentiment: Stamp Fairy Digital Stamps 

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Fine Linen and Dark Chocolate, Crate Paper DP 

Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Embellies: Bella Dots, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to CCC...I think my teamies have really outdone themselves with this challenge!  I'd love to see you play along...what "fancy fold" will you choose?

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: U for Up to You (anything goes)
Cards Galore: Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft: Pieced Off
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time: Use a Digi
Totally Papercrafts: Christmas

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela