Happy 2020!

Happy 2020 everyone! Hope you had a lovely start to the year!

So I have a mahousive back log of cards I haven't got round to blogging, so I am going to do a whole load of daily catch up posts, I hope! :) This is the warning post! Cards are coming!

I bought this Avery Elle stamp set (Winter Woodland Wonders) for last years cards, but didn't use it that much in the end. I was keen to use it for some this year and I made this special first christmas card, as a commission.

The ribbon is holding it together because it's a twist and pop card! I love meddling with a bit of card technology! It folds pretty flat still, so even better. I used a blank ready made mechanism, though I moved it into a 6x6 inch card as the original is pretty tiny. And it's as simple as just gluing it into a bigger card, no hassle at all.

Here is a link to a video on how to make your own.

I used patterned papers from Making Cards Magazine, in most cases I scanned them, recoloured them to match my scheme and then printed them out on 160 gsm plain paper.

Backgrounds are made with distress oxides. The images are coloured using Copics. I added glossy accents and stickles at the end. Enamelish hearts are from WHSmith and Enamelish stars are from Paperchase. Ribbon and card stock from the stash.

Picture below so you can see a bit more of how the mechanics look!

Thanks for joining me on the catch-up posts!

Twist and pop!

Wanted to have a go at a twist and pop out card and picked up these blanks at the last craft fair I went to. It's a bit of a cheat, but it made it pretty speedy! I used papers and elements from a freebie set by Jennifer Ellory in Papercraft Inspirations Magazine. Here is the front cover:

I don't like the finish of the papers actually in the magazine, but they are always available to download and print yourself and that's what I did. If you would like to download them

Here is a link to the download.

Here is the pop and twist occurring.

And its remarkably difficult to get a good photo showing the technology, the twist and the pop! I had a bit of a go though.

It was mainly matting, layering and assembly, trying to keep with that fifties aesthetic and my colour scheme. Final look at the card spread flat. This was for a commission, the lady really enjoys baking!