19 Butterflies - Part II

Part II of 19 Butterflies is the pop-up interior for this card. I challenged myself to fit as many butterflies as possible inside a standard 6"x4" card using a pop-up technique.

19 Butterflies - Part I

Part I of 19 Butterflies is a design project for KCK on quick and easy card making. I timed myself on a re-creation - just 15 minutes for the card and matching envelop. I challenged myself to use a big bold pattern paper that cardmakers normally shy away from. And to create nothing bigger than a standard 6"x4" card. So the front and back of the card is cut on the slant from gcd studios Big Butterfly 12"x12" paper

Completed Card & Envelop :



To get the 'something wonderful' border to fit seamlessly, I cut a small slit at the butterfly's 'waist'. Then insert it through the slit and concealed inside with the pop-up layer.

I wrapped the rest of the 'Something Wonderful' border round the back.

Envelop

It's probably my least bulky card and could nicely go out as-is. But I took it further with a pop-up interior in 19 Butterflies - Part II

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Supplies :
g.c.d studios Artsy Urban collection - Big Butterfly, Butterfly, Blue Floral die-cut borders, epoxy stickers
Others - ribbon, Jenni Bowlin rub-on, envelop

Butterfly Boxes for Kusudama Bookmarks

A while ago, I posted my corner bookmark using a Kusudama flower dangle.
I'm thrilled to guest blog about how to make it on It's so Very Cheri !



To celebrate being featured, I'm sharing some more pics of the 'flowers'. Snapped with my (laughably out-dated) camera : an Olympus Camedia C170, Lens 6.1mm 1:2.8.

Photo on White Ground :



Took me a while to work out the bowl position against the floor's grid lines.

Photo on Red Ground :

This shot is actually rotated 180 degrees. For some reason it looks better 'upside down' to me.

Butterfly Box Inspiration :

As Cheri suggested, they make nice little gifts. And that's exactly what I did. Popped them into some Butterfly boxes and handed them out as party favours to my girlfriends when they came over for lunch.

Supplies :
g.c.d studios Paper - Cosette Collection's pearls and cornucopia, Lost in Paradise Collection's light medallions

Effort :
Time - 1 hour for 3 boxes
Cost - about S$5 for 3 boxes

Completed Boxes :



Had the hardest time getting my boxes to 'sit up straight' on the peanut lawn. So I cheated by rotating the shots afterwards.

LCOM Christmas Card Hop - Winner

What a flurry of creativity at the LCOM Christmas Card Crop ! More than 90 projects were posted on the forum. There were cards, tags, layouts and even a mini-album !

Here are some of the lovely cards submitted :

Robin created this classically elegant take on Sketch 1.

Kimberly wows with her embossing and pleated rosette snowflake for Sketch 4.

Mel went for non-traditional colours of blue and cream in her textural take on Sketch 3.

And Darlene created this charmingly nostalgic card for Sketch 8.

And the winner of my RAK for Sketch 4 is -

Joanne K. with this card :

I always struggle with square cards while she makes it look so easy ! All the elements of the sketch are there and she referenced my use of half-crystals on her card. The bling adds a lovely touch of glamour and even re-created the swish-tail of the sketch.

Congrats Joanne, a little package is is winging it's way to you.

Zip Up

This dress card is for Margaret's Dress Up November and for Moxie Fab's Zipper Challenge. My inspiration is TPC's paper which seem to evoke a washed-out wartime Italy. So I went for a simple 1940s dress shape. This is the back template. The front will be minus the tabs and slit. Most of the time went to the sewing. I marked the slit edges with a tracing wheel, then stitched on the zipper.



Supplies :
Patter Paper - TPC's Time to Travel Landmarks
Others - alpha (unknown), feather, zip, Basic Grey Basics label

Completed Dress Card :

I think the front nicely channels movie posters of that era - that eye-catching font and the enigmatic sihouettes. With the little white feather being the only softening touch. Here's the back, all primly zipped up.



And the little reveal when you unzip. This card is going to Yasmin at the National Library.

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Update :
Still can't quite believe that my card was one of the four winners for Moxie Fab's All Zipped Up challenge. Always thought I didn't have a clean and impactful enough style for them. Thank you Cath.

LCOM Christmas Card Crop & Hop

LCOM is hosting it's Christmas Card Crop & Hop this weekend.




To play for LCOM Prizes :

1. Register at LCOM Forum
2. Chose which sketch you are inspired to use
3. Load your card to the Christmas Card Crop by 14 November
4. You get 1 point for each card completed

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the participants with the highest number of points. Also a randomly drawn prize for the tutorial & tutorial challenge.


To play for Sandy's Prize :

You just need to make a card based Sketch 4 and leave me a link in comments by 14 November.

Here's my RAK prize :




To play for the other Designer Prizes :

Hop along to their blogs and submit your card (based on their sketch).

Starting - LCOM
Sketch 1 - Monique
Sketch 2- Anita
Sketch 3 - Rusha
Sketch 4 - Sandy (here)
Sketch 5 - Dani
Sketch 6 - Sandi
Sketch 7 - Susie Q
Sketch 8- Tanya L

I leave you with some sneaks of the Christmas inspirations you'll find on the crop and hop.

LCOM Christmas Crop & Hop

This Christmas card and box is for LCOM's Christmas Card Crop. Thought it would be fun to feature a 3D snowflake on my card. Template from Clare Youngs' book Decorating with Papercraft.

Card Supplies :
Pattern Paper - Fancy Pants (Christmas Magic's Merriest Tale), My Little Yellow Bicycle (Vita Bella's Teal Decorative Edge), Pink Paislee (Mistletoe & Co's Postcards) + unknown
Embellishments - Prima flowers, half-crystals, Basic Grey (Cappella brad), Pink Paislee (Mistletoe & Co Borderlines clear stickers)

Gift Box Supplies :
Pattern Paper - Fancy Pants (Christmas Magic's Merriest Tale), My Little Yellow Bicycle (Vita Bella's Teal Decorative Edge), Pink Paislee (Mistletoe & Co's Postcards)
Embellishments - ribbon

The card is based on Sketch 4 and the gift box is based on Sketch 3

Completed Card :

I've chosen non-traditional colours of teal, scarlet and pink for this Christmas card. And instead of a second mat layer, substituted a broken border of countdown dates. My favourite part is the negative spaces created by the snowflake cuts.

Completed Gift Box :

To accomodate the snowflake, this card needed a custom box. I rotated the sketch and played around with the size of the circle and oval elements as I was using these Pink Paislee postcard shapes. This card & box is going out to Fe in the Manila who's also celebrating her birthday around Christmas time.

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