Today I want to share with you three cards I have made using the April theme of Black +1
I have gone with Black + gold for this project
All of these cards are the same slimline size of 8.25" x 4" which fit nicely into our DL envelopes.
Each card has been cut from an A4 sheet of black 240gsm cardstock.
I have cut the cards 8" x 8.25", scored and folded at 4" on the 8" edge.
This leaves an off cut that is suitable to cut a 7.75" x 3.5" panel from to use as a front panel on each card.
Each card also has a gold mirror card panel that is 8" x 3.75" that is layered between the card base and the black cardstock panel.
The first two cards a very quick to create, the third card (a shaker) took a little more time but not that long really.
Let's start with this card
Card No. 1
I have applied DecoFoil Transfer Gel Duo through Studio Calico's Bubbles mask with my palette knife.
Once this had dried I laid a sheet of Fab Foil in gold over the top of it and burnished it using my brayer.
The sentiment has been heat embossed with gold embossing powder, trimmed and matted on some of the gold mirror board. This was attached to a piece of chipboard before being attached to the centre front of the card.
Card No. 2
The front panel for this card was run through my big shot with an embossing folder. I am not completely sure but I think this embossing folder is from Kaisercraft but any embossing folder will give the same results.
I then used my finger to apply a couple of light coats of Metallique Wax in White Gold to the raised areas of the panel. A few light coats is better than a heavy coat so the wax does not get down into the crevices of the embossed pattern.
The sentiment was once again heat embossed with gold embossing powder, matted with gold mirror card and attached to a piece of chipboard before being attached to the bottom right section of the card front.
Card No. 3
I used my Scan N Cut to cut 3 white panels and one black panel to create the window for the shaker compartments.
I layered these panels on top of each other with a sheet of acetate between the stack of white panels and the black panel which is at the top of the stack.
The gold mirror card panel was attached to the card base.
I then added a mixture of gold and black superfine glitter, on top of the gold cardstock, where the shaker windows would be and used a good amount of glue to attach the black panel on top of that.
I used my Scan N Cut once again to cut gold circles to frame the shaker windows.
It's that time of the year to start (if you haven't already) thinking about cards and gifts for the festive season, so we thought we might spend November helped out with some challenges and inspiration!
Hi there.
So... November and the theme is Cards & Gifts.
I don't know about you but November is a busy month for me, it's when I make my Christmas cards, although I have to admit I have started already this year.
My challenge for you this month is to create a set of three cards, one of which must be a shaker card.
If you don't know how to make a shaker card there are lots of videos on YouTube showing you how it is done. I also have a video showing how I made all of these cards, including the shaker. There is a link below
The cards can be for any occasion, they do not have to be Christmas themed.
I have made three cards and a bonus tag which I will attach to a gift.
I have to admit I had a thing about using acetate while I was making these cards.
This Z fold card uses glitter in a laminating sheet for the acetate front of the card.
Valentines papers don't have to be limited to Valentines LO's and cards. I think my Nana will be pretty happy with this birthday card.
Pop layered hearts up with foam dots to add dimension.
We like to enjoy little celebrations to add some fun and love into our year. These Valentines are for my husband and kids- I'll put them on a valentines themed dinner table with a few small treats- nothing over the top, but a little more special than usual.
Lots of layers and texture make a simple card more interesting... lots of foam dots here.
This card uses a Project Life 3x4 card as the basis for it's design.
Left over hearts from another project form this hot air balloon. I start layering from the top and do the outside edges first then layer down the middle ending centre bottom. The 'Basket' is a chipboard tag I cut down to suit.
It is Mystical Scrapbooks birthday and we are having a month of challenges to celebrate.
My challenge to you is I'd like you to:
MAKE A CARD USING THE COLOURS BLACK, WHITE AND ONE OTHER COLOUR OF YOUR CHOICE.
I have made two examples, one with an extra colour of red and the other using yellow. They are both very similar in design. You can make whatever design you like.
Get your entry into the gallery by the end of this month to qualify. Don't forget you must use the criteria I have set.
Hi everyone. It's Dale here on the Mystical blog today. As it is birthday month here at Mystical I have decided that my tutorial will be on how to make cute little present boxes. These boxes can feature on any card or scrapbook page. You can make them for birthdays or even Christmas if you choose.
Only 16 weeks to go til the big day. I'm sure some of you are thinking about making your cards already.
Your list of supplies you will need might read like this:
square punch or trimmer
small flower punch
ribbon
patterned paper and cardstock
twine
adhesive
Start by punching or cutting out squares. You can use the same sizes or vary it up.
Then cut some small pieces of co-ordinating patterned paper, cardstock or you can use ribbon or twine. These will represent the ribbon over your present wrapping.
Attach these with your doubled sided adhesive.
Punch out some small flower or other shape to go on top to represent your ribbon flower. I used a small flower and a splat. I coloured around the edge of the splat in the centre present with green pen to co-ordinate with the ribbon.
Then your presents are ready to go on a page or a card. I've made a simple card using white cardstock, a strip of green and white patterned paper and some tiny alphas for the sentiment.
I hope this inspires you to make your own present boxes.
I have a couple of great tips for you this month. They're about card making but will also apply to layouts as well.
First of all, stick to only 2 or 3 colours. This will make your project really pop. Neutrals such as black and white are always a good choice.
Second, make more than one. Your supplies are already out. Why not make use of them by making multiples. If you like the design it is really quick to make more than one, rather than getting everything out again on another occasion.
For my cards, I chose to use cardstock as my base and make them open upwards instead of sideways. I used a different punch on each one along the base to add a feature. I've added a piece of black cardstock and some stickers from Kaisercraft and a couple of pearls from Kaisercraft. Done.
Today I'm doing a lesson on card making. It's a really simple card that I've made with the July Mystical Kit.
I've used the yellow cardstock, some white cardstock, the grey and white twine, washi tape, the Hello wire balloon word and the Simple Stories DIY Boutique and Echo Park Capture life patterned papers. I've also used my own yellow pen and a square punch.
Firstly, I assembled my bits and pieces.
I have punched out a square and a frame from the Echo Park paper. I inked in yellow around the square.
The DIY Boutique paper is terrific to alter. I have coloured in yellow pen in the frame to match my design. You can see on my Sunset layout that I used two coloured pens to match my design using the same technique.
Then I stuck down all the other elements. I didn't forget to adorn the inside of my card to match the front. A card gives a great overall impression if you also decorate the inside.
Now for the exciting new's we have been hinting about for the last few week....
We are releasing our very own Mystical Kits!
Each kit has been designed with the busy scrapper in mind, and each kit will come with 2 Multi Pocket Pages along with exclusively designed elements that are not available anywhere else! *
Kits will only be available in limited numbers, and will be available in the shop from tomorrow.
For our first kit we have an exclusively designed chipboard set from Memory Maze. This set is a must have for anyone with travel/holiday photos.
Here's some sneak peeks at DT member Tracey Campbell's pages using our new kit.
Here is DT member Dale Tiernan creations with our kit.
She has designed a layout and a card for the July colour challenge. She has used all of the colours except sky blue. Dale has produced a layout and a card with her Kit.
Here is Dale's layout entitled Sunset.
Here is Dale's card entitled Friends.
More kit details will be released tomorrow!
Take Care
Donna
As my tutorial this month I have created a quick and easy card.
Start with a piece of blue cardstock. On the inside use a rectangle of yellow paper and a scrap piece of blue cardstock. It creates a nice focus point for your sentiment and message to go on.
Next I have used a wavy 12" trimmer to cute 5 x 1cm strips of the Indigo Bleu paper. I have then cut them in half and used 5 strips of one side and woven the 5 strips of the other side through them. Adhere these to your card.
Use a piece of the Fancy Pants paper across the bottom.
Mount your lilybee sentiment sticker on to the lilybee double dutch paper and add two mini brads.
Adhere to card.
Done.
Products used from the Mystical shop:
Pink Paislee Indigo Bleu/Jacquard paper - both sides
blue cardstock
Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day pp
lilybee Double Dutch croquet pp
Ki Memories mini brads - red
lilybee double dutch sticker
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