Once Upon a Time...

OK you Crater's Companion HSN Autoship lovers... this is the May pop-up-box autoship.   What princess won't love to receive this or even make it?  Stamp, color, diecut, adhere - easy!

Products used:

Once Upon a Time Stamps & dies autoship
Pop-up Box Card
Gemini Happy Birthday expression
Pop up Box Paper pad
Spectrum Noir Illustrators:
EB1
RB2
TN1, 3
BGR2, 3
BP3
CR3
DR2
OR1, 2
BO3
IG1
BG1, 5
GT1, 3
LG3, 4
IB1
TB1
AB3
CT1, 3
PV2, 3, 4
CY2, 3

Predictable?

This is Mini Hula Girl from Some Odd Girl.  I decided she needed purple hair it would be too predictable to have black hair!

The background is stenciled with Spectrum Noir quick dry inks which makes for a quick card.  Hula girl is colored using Spectrum Noir Illustrators.

Who needs COFFEE!

I was digging through my stash of stamps and discovered this oldie but goodie!  It's perfect for what I was looking for so I decided to color it up for a friend who is dealing with more than her share of anxiety.  I hope it brings a smile to her face.

The card will also be added to the challenge at Art Impressions Animals & Nature #284.  

Sweet Summer!

I think this is such a sweet stamp from Some Odd Girl, she's called Piper Bouquet.  I colored her up using Spectrum Noir Markers and completed the card using some paper in my scrap basket.  I like how summery it turned out, brings a little sunshine out!

Spectrum Noir Illustrator colors:
FS7, 8
TN3
LG3, 4
HB2, 3
EB3, 5, 7
FS5, 7
GY2, 3, 4
MG4
Blended JG2 & BP3 for her top

You Old GOAT!

My wonderful hubby is having a birthday and I just happened to see that Art Impressions current challenge is, Funny Farm Continued & Animals and Nature Challenge #284, so why not give it a go and cover both events.   I used Art Impressions Old Goat stamp set and decided that the jumping goat really needed to be floating from balloons!

Products used:

Art Impressions Old Goat Set

Spectrum Noir Illustrators
Paper Echo Park Party Time
Balloon Sentiment dies
Torn Edge Rectangle dies

How to create a Star Card!

Decide on your card size, my example was made using a 5x7 card.  You can actually make this with any size card that opens.  You can even do this with a square card but the results will look slightly different.

Using your cutter cut the card from one corner to the opposite corner.

After the cut it will look like this.

The one with the fold makes your card base.  Decorate with your choice of papers.

The other two pieces (star points) create the front of the card.  Be sure to use strong adhesive to keep them together and they should look like the photo below.  BUT before adhering the two sections together you want to add your coordinating papers - it's much easier to decorate them as separate pieces then adhere together instead of decorating one big piece.

As the example shows below this is how the two pieces look when completed.  Once I have the star points papered and adhered to each other I added my other embellishments. You can choose to use a die cut shape or just complete your card front as it is.  This is where your imagination comes in!

Now you want to cut a notch into the card base so you can slip the top of the card into the base.  It's easiest to fold the card and cut both sides together so they are equal.  Don't cut through to the bottom but you may need to experiment with how far down you cut depending on your paper quality and weight of the top.  Start with a little cut so you can cut more if necessary.

Next pictures show how the cut looks and how you easily slip the top of the card into the base using the notches you created.

That's it, super easy right!  Have fun with it and remember there is no right or wrong way to craft - only your way!