Graphic 45 Z Fold Card

Welcome back and Nancy, here, excited to share my tutorial on creating a Z fold card. 

The Rubber Buggy carries all of the wonderful name-brand products and supplies for all of your craft needs with wonderful customer service and quick delivery.  

 The Z-fold card makes a fun 3D cards as these cards stand up on their own and fold nice and flat for posting. You can decorate a Z fold card with the addition of a couple of small strips of cardstock into a much more elaborate design.  

I made my Z fold card with the beautiful Graphic 45 Fashion Forward collection which is made up of gorgeous papers, stickers and coordinating chipboards to celebrate the entire year with monthly imagery of glamorous ladies, timeless sentiments, and art deco florals for each season and holiday.  This collection has a vibrant colors of sapphire blue, amethyst purple, emerald green, ruby red, and citrine yellow.   

Graphic 45 Fashion Forward 12 x 12 Paper Pad and Graphic 45 Pattern and Solid Paper

I will be using the Graphic 45 Fashion Forward May cardstock for my Z fold card along with the Graphic 45 Patterned/Solid paper pad.  The Graphic 45 Fashion Forward May cardstock is available   separately or in the Graphic 45 Fashion Forward Collection 12" x 12" paper pad.

Front of card when folded

Inside of card with die cut flowers in the center of the card glued behind the narrow strip

Instructions:
Here is my pattern: Using black 12" x 12" cardstock, cut your base 6" x 6".  Cut the narrow strip of patterned paper of 1 1/2" x 12".  Score both papers on the lines at 3" and 6" which creates a standard "Z" fold.    Using your bone fold tool, fold at the score line the 6" and then folding the 3" fold line to the front.   Now you have two Z's to fold.  

While covering your Z card, before gluing the top picture to the card, you will want to adhere the narrow strip behind the picture and move it forward 1/2" on the top and 1/2" to the right on the inside to get the opening for your flower. Cut off any excess.  TRY IT - SO FUN!

Decorate the card, taking care to keep all the pieces and parts of the card within the boundaries of the card's folds when closed.  Adhere the parts and embellishments to the front, narrow cross piece and inside of card.  

The patterned paper for the three parts of my card are 1/4" smaller than the frame meaning that my inside black cardstock measures 6" x 6", then my patterned paper will be 5 3/4" x 5 3/4".   The 3" x 6" black cardstock, the patterned paper will measure 2 3/4" x 5 3/4".  

I adhered the Memory Box Blooming Poppy die on the back of the narrow cross piece.

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Stamping Bella Graduation Card

Welcome back and Nancy, here, to share a graduation card made with the adorable 

Stamping Bella-Curvy Girl With A Cocktail stamp set available at The Rubber Buggy on-line and retail stores.

Stamping Bella-Curvy Girl With A Cocktail stamp set comes with an adorable sentiment of a girl holding a drink which looks almost like she is giving a toast to congratulate someone.

I colored her with Copic Markers and cut her out. I colored the yellow background with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks:  Scattered Straw using the Picket Fence Studio brushes to sponge on the ink.  I strongly recommend the Picket Fence Studio brushes for sponging since the brushes are easy to clean as well as blending the inks.  I added some sequins from the 28 Lilac Lane Shaker Mixes.  A used the Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced glue to adhere this card.  I used a glitter pen to add some sparkles in the cocktail.

I typed out the "2020" and "Congratulation on Your Graduation" and printed it on a laser printer (Has to be on a laser printer that uses a toner for the transfer foil).  I used a transfer foil and foiled the sentiments through my laminator.  If you are ever interested in using transfer foil versus other types of foiling, there is a lot of information on-line about it.  I like the transfer foil since I can type up my own sentiments and then foil it.  Very easy peasy once you do it the first time.  I accidentally bought other type of foil and can't use it so make sure it is transfer foil.  If you don't have a laser printer, just take it to any office supply store that prints off documents or customers. 

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Tiffany Loves to Text - Miss Ya

Hi everyone! Nancy, here.  Are you missing seeing your friends or family members right now during this shutdown and have been texting them with messages throughout the day?  I would image this would definitely put a smile on their face when they open up this this special card from you. 

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl - Tiffany Loves to Text is so cute with three text sentiments for you to use on your card.  I love that the bag is filled with spring time flowers which is perfect for this time of year. Also, Stamping Bella.com has many coloring tutorials called Stamping Bella Marker Geek U-Tubes for coloring their stamp images. I just google Stamping Bella Marker Geek, then the name of the stamp set and most of the time, I get a video on how they colored their stamp set.   I view these U-Tubes videos often to learn very valuable techniques and color guides for coloring my Stamping Bella stamps.

The card above is a shaker card with the 28 Lilac Lane Shaker Sunrise Mix inside of the frame behind a sheet protector that was cut out and glued behind the white frame.  I cut out five white frames for thickness for the shaker mix and adhered a cut out sheet protector behind one front white frame using Scor-Tape double-sided tape and the rest of the white frames adhered with Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced glue.  I try to make my frames thick enough to move the shaker mix around.    I just love the variety of colors of the 28 Lilac Lane Shaker Mixes.  

I colored the background with Distress Oxide Inks:  Tumbled Glass Spun Sugar, and Shaded Lilac using the Picket Fence Studio brushes and then stamped the sentiments from the Tiffany stamp set.  I strongly recommend the Picket Fence Studio brushes for sponging.  I just tap the ink on the brush, tap it on scrap paper first to get the heavy ink off, and then brush it on the paper.  What I especially like about these brushes is that most of the ink comes off the brush and I can apply the next color of ink when blending the two colors side by side.  When done, I just use a little soap and water and let dry to use again.  These brushes don't wear out.  

Tiffany was first stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, let dry for a few minutes and then colored with Copic makers and cut out with scissors.   I adhered Tiffany with glue.  I used a hot glue gun to adhere the 6mm flat back string pearls, handmade bow and 10mm Wild Orchid Craft flowers.

I tried using other black ink for stamping and coloring but always prefer Memento Tuxedo Black ink since it doesn't bleed black ink while coloring with my Copic Markers.  

I am loving this Donna Downey Signature Stencil - Bubbles  now.  I used the Picket Fence Studio brush with Distress Oxide ink with various parts of this stencil to get this background.  If you apply light colors of Distress ink to the background, you can then stamp Tiffany as well and then color her with Copic Markers.  I used an ole Heartfelt Creation daisy die and paper and added Flower Soft to the center of the daisies. I added a pink and white twine behind the flower.   I used a Lawn Fawn Rectangle Scallop die frame with lime green cardstock behind Tiffany.  I colored the grass with Copic Markers.

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Get Well Lawn Fawn Pivot Card

Have a fast recovery with this cute whale, cloud and little fishes card.  Welcome and Nancy, here, to share another Get Well card during this pandemic and flu season.  The Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon stamp set along with other Lawn Fawn stamps and die sets are perfect for wishing someone a speedy recovery or for simply offering some “feel better” support when times are tough.

I created a U-Tube on how I did my clouds with the beautiful Ranger Distress Ink pads and Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border die which could be substituted for the Lawn Fawn Cloud Stencil..  I just love using the Picket Fence Studio brushes for sponging now.

I added the Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set for the inside of the card.  This set includes everything you need to create a four-panel pop-up scene that twists open inside your card! Use the included hills, trees, and clouds to decorate your scene with the panels as a starting point to create your own pop-up masterpiece!  This panel can be used on a portrait or landscape side of the card.  You will need to watch the video on assembling the pivot before you begin.  Lawn Fawn made a video that goes through the steps.  Click on Here to take you to this video.   I adhered the card using the Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced glue.

Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set

Lawn Fawn Get Well Before & Stamp

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Get Well Before & Stamp

Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set

Lawn Fawn Simple Puffy Cloud Die

Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Square Die set

Copic Markers

Beacon 3 n 1 Advanced Glue

White cardstock

Lawn Fawn Dad and Me stamp set (Fishes on bottom of whale)

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink:  Tumbled Glass, Broken China 

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Flying By To Say Hi

Welcome back and Nancy, here.  I am excited to share new arrivals of Lawn Fawn die, stamp and paper available at The Rubber Buggy on-line and retail stores.  Make sure to check out all of the new arrivals coming to The Rubber Buggy during the week and get your orders in while these wonderful products and supplies are still available.

Wheeeee! Create your next cards with the Lawn Fawn Flying High Five stamp and die set.   From flying balloons to trampolines, this stamp set gives lots of ways to create a fun party!  I made two cards for you with the Lawn Fawn Flying High Five and Lawn Fawn Oliver Stitched Alphabet die set.

I created a U-Tube (see below) on how I did my clouds with the beautiful Ranger Distress Ink pads and Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border die which could be substituted for the Lawn Fawn Cloud Stencil..  I just love using the Picket Fence Studio brushes for sponging now.

I cut out the adorable critters using the Lawn Fawn Flying High Five stamp and Lawn Fawn High Five die set and colored with Copic Markers.  I cut out another Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border using white glitter cardstock and adhered the entire card with Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Glue.

You will definitely want to have the Lawn Fawn Happy Birthday Pop Up die for the inside of your cards.  After cutting it out, you will need to use your craft bone along with a Scor-Pal Scoring Board  along the score line shown on the die cut to get a better fold and use your craft bone again for extra pressure after folding the Happy Birthday cut on the score lines.

 If you have trouble figuring out how to glue this to the card, take another look at my card or view the Lawn Fawn tutorial where to glue the part of the pop up to the card.  Also, I would highly recommend doing a quick sample card with the pop up glued to the inside to have with your die for future reference.  I store my sample with these dies.   I am referring back to my sample for every card that I make with this pop up die.

I cut out the Happy Birthday rainbow patterned paper with the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine Remix and also used this paper pad for the rest of the inside of the card.

U-Tube on how to sponge on Distress Ink with Lawn Fawn Stitched Clouds die set for a template.

Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine Remix 

Lawn Fawn Flying High Five stamp

Lawn Fawn Pop-Up Happy Birthday Die

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Ciao Bella Gift Box

Welcome back and I am so excited to share my altered wooden box made with the beautiful 

Ciao Bella Sicilia paper collection.  

So many birthdays this spring and I wanted to make this gift box filled with chocolate, adorable kitchen towels and also handmade items from Idaho to surprise my niece on her birthday.  The Ciao Bella Sicilia paper collection is available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store that carries all of the wonderful name-brand products and supplies for all of your crafting needs.

I used a hot glue gun, Beacon 3-n-1 Advanced glue and Scor Tape to adhere the papers and embellishments on my box.  The Rubber Buggy carries a variety of widths of Scor Tape.  I had the 1" width but could have used a larger width.

Inside with Gifts

Inside 

Back of Box With My Name on It

One of the papers in the beautiful Ciao Bella Sicilia has this design so I cut it out and used the Scor Tape to take it on and added a stamp with my name on it.  The Rubber Buggy carries a variety of sizes of Scor Tape and I had the 1" width that I used on this box.  

The flowers were handmade using the Heartfelt Creations Large Sweet Peony die and
LeCrea Design Flower Foam.  I used a hot glue gun to adhere the Prima Marketing Memory Hardware Petite Round Frame after adding some Prima Marketing waxes.  Using an alphabet die, I cut out five sets of the word "Tammy" and glued each letter together to make five layers for height.  I coated each letter with white gesso but any white paint will work.  I applied the NUVO Aqua Shimmer pen to each letter.  I added 1/75" wide Venice lace behind the resin frame.  Also I used a hot glue gun to adhere the 5mm flat back pearls around the box.



The beautiful metal corners is from the Tim Holtz Ideo-Ology Metal Vignette Accents painted first with Prima Marketing Finnabair Art Basics - Heavy Gesso White and lightly dabbed the
Prima Marketing-Art Alchemy-Dragon Eye paint with the same brush in a few area. I really love the gold in this paint and recommend using wax paper inside the lid as extra to keep these jars from drying out.  Some people also recommend putting the jars in a Zip Lock bag as well to prevent drying out quickly.
 

I had some resin fairies in my ole stash that I painted with Copic Markers and used a hot glue gun to adhere to the inside and on the front near the flowers.

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store.  My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!