BSS Monday Idea - Gatefold Frame card

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea

Another Monday, another idea.  

Love the idea behind this card.  I don't know what it is called,

but we will call it a Gatefold, Framed card.

I started with this adorable stamp.

This is the card closed.

This picture showes how the card opens.

The inside

How it's done.

Choose an image or phrase for the front of the card.

Choose two die cuts.  One that you will cut the image out with

and another that is the next size larger.

Cut your focal piece with the chosen die.

Choose card stock for the next larger die.

Place the larger die on the card stock, then place the

smaller die that you used to cut out your image into the center

of the larger die and run it through your die cutting machine.

Decorate the front of your gatefold card with panels as you wish.

Your image will fit into the frame that you cut with card stock.

Adhere the left half of the frame in the center of the left panel of your card.

Adhere the right half of the focal point die to the right panel, inside the frame

from the larger die.

Decorate the rest of the card as you like.

Because the frame is only adhered on the left and the image die is

adhered on the right, it easily slips out of the frame to open the card.

Be careful when decorating the front of the card not to cover the parts

that will move when you open the card with overlapping embellishments.

Card Recipe:

Stamps- Wild Rose Studio - CL291 AnnaBelle with Lambs,

Sentiment on inside and Happy Easter - Taylored Expressions, Big Bold Easter TEMS64

Dies - Flowers - Spellbinders Blooms One S2-044

Leaves - Cottage Cutz - Bella Leafy Branch - CCE-003

Frame and die - Spellbinders Nestabilities-Labels Twenty One S5-027

Inside border - Cheery Lynn Design B171 Bunny and Chick

Embossing Folder - Spellbinders M-Bossabilities ES-011

Colored with Copic Markers

My card is 6x6 inches sq. scored at 3 inches on either end.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.  Until later...........

Easter - Bunny

Hi friends, hope everyone is doing well and having a good week.  Sun was shining today and temps were in the 40's, snow is melting.  Only thing is, everything looks so dirty and muddy when the snow melts.  Can't wait to get out into the yard and clean up and get the pond up and running again!

Today's card is a Mo Manning digi, and she is super adorable.

Card Recipe

Digi - Mo Manning Digital Pencil 2

Stamped Sentiment = Taylored Expressions

Paper - White textured cardstock, Pink Polkadot paper

Reflections, Michaels

Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Squares and Label

that image is printed on.

Ribbon from my stash

Lace doily square

Eggs cut from embossed card stock after run through

Darice embossing folder

Large flowers, Michaels

Small flowers glued to branch punch, Martha Stewart

centers are white pearl liquid pearls

Rangers Holographic embossing powder on eggs

Image colored with Copic Markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mo's Challenge Blog - #226 K is for.....I chose Kids

Allsorts challenge blog - # 252 Use those Dies

City Crafter Challenge Blog - 205 Easter/Spring

Creative Card Crew - #58 Animal

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #29 Use a patterned paper

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later............

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge # 166 Mid Week Reminder

Just a quick post to remind you that the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is going into the second week.  It's challenge -166 and the theme chosen by Kate is Masculine.

It's a guy thing, right?

Card Recipe

Stamps - House Mouse Designs-Nutty Juggler HMKR1043

Sentiment - Rubber Cottage

Ribbon and papers - Michael's

Die - Spellbinder's

White 6x6 card stock base

Colored with Copic Markers

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Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later...........

Sue

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Frames and Flowers

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's card has Frames and Flowers, a great combination.

A simple but elegant Anniversary card, but could be used for any number

of occasions. 

I chose the black and white theme to let the flowers pop, but

any number of color combinations would be beautiful.

Closeup of flowers.

Card Recipe

Stamps - JustRite Large Fancy Sentiments (CR-3815)

Papers - Black, white, green and yellow cardstock

Die - Norrland Flower by Memory Box (98505)

I made three.

Spellbinders Large Deckled Mega Rectangle Nestabilities (S5-015)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Card Base is 5x7 inch black carstock

white textured cardstock mat is 4/3/4x63/4 with the second largest die cut from

the center.

Black layer is 43/4x63/4 with third largest die cut from the center

White embossed layer is 3 1/2x51/2.

Run glue runner around back of the black layer and adhere to embossed layer.

run glue runner around back of the white layer and adhere to black layer, making sure to center

it.

If you want to pop up the whole piece on the black card, put mounting tape around

the edge of the white 4 3/4 by 6 3/4 and adhere to the card.

Put the flowers together by sponging with a slightly darker color ink on the edges

and using small pop dots to give them some height.  Sponge leaves.

Stamp words at the bottom of the card, and swirl at the top of the frame

Adhere the flowers to the card ( I used hot melt glue)

Added yellow Stickles to the center of the flowers.

Add ribbon and bow to the left side of the card.

This card has so many possibilities. Different embossing folder, different colors, different die frame shape and different flowers would completely change the entire look of the card.

Hope you have a chance to make a Frame and Flower card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later...........

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #166 - Anything Masculine

A brand new challenge starts today at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

It's Challenge # 166 and hosted by our sweet and talented KATE.

Kate has chosen the theme of:

"ANYTHING MASCULINE"

Card Recipe

Stamp - House Mouse Design-Stampabilities

Dies- Spellbinders Classic Circles

Sentiment computer generated.

Grass die - Poppy Stamps

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Candi Dots

Card stock from my Stash

Sponged clouds and grass with Adirondack inks

Stonewashed and Meadow

Colored with Copic Markers

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Remember, you must use a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper image on your entry.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later.............

Sue

BSS MONDAY IDEA - PAPER PIECING

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

Well, at least we saw the sun this weekend, even if it was accompanied by some snow flurries.

Good thing Easter is late this year, we at least have a chance that the weather will be nice.

This weeks idea is paper piecing.  Although not a new technique, when I saw this stamp,

I thought how fun it would be to paper piece it.

Close up of birdhouse.

Finished card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Impression Obsession - ( G16002) Cling

Inside Sentiment - A Muse (8-8535C)

Dies - Grass Poppystamps (825) Branch Memory Box (98187)

Leaves - Cottage Cutz Bella Leafy Branch (CCE-003)

Adirondack Inks - Meadow Green, Stonewashed blue

Colored the yellow parts with copic markers

Card base is 41/8x51/2

Stamped with Versafine Onyx and embossed with clear EP

Action Wobbler holds the birdhouse on the card and

makes it move like it would,  hanging in a tree.

Tim Holtz sponge applicator used to sponge clouds (tear or cut a paper

towel and sponge along the edge in a upward stroke on the card.

Move the paper towel as you move down the card,  so pattern isn't the same on each row.

Sponge edges.

Stamp the image on white or cream card stock.  Then stamp the images you want

to paper piece onto scraps of designer papers and cut out and adhere to the stamped image

on the white/cream card stock.  When you have finished, cut out the entire finsihed image and

adhere to your card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.  Until later...............

Dancing Queen

Hi friends, a little sun today (always nice to see and feel the sun) but really cold!

I made a card for the Totally Tilda Challenge # 92 -A Shaped Card.

Card Recipe

Sweet Tilda image - Magnolia

Sentiment stamp - Stampabilities

Flower Bouquet, tiny roses I purchased at

a local doll house store

Die - Spellbinders - Dahlia and classic Circles

Gingham paper 

Fran-tage - Gold and white embossing powder

White lace

Acrylic white paint on edges

Star Dust and Gold Stickles

Blue dye ink for sponging ticket and circle

Stars and heart stickers from my stash

Colored with Copics

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Until later..........