Pop Through Butterfly Card

Annie’s Ink-Lings

Welcome paper crafters,

I love to use butterflies in my card crafting, so today brings a fun pop through card featuring a beautiful die cut butterfly. This card uses a minimum amount of designer paper, which makes it a great card for using up some of those scrap pieces you have left over.  Though made with scraps, it is a sweet little card that I think anyone would love to receive.  So let's get started!

Dimensions & Directions:

• Colored card stock -  5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, folded for card base
• White card stock panel - 1-3/4″ x 4-1/4″
• Coordinating designer paper, two pieces from the same print - 1-1/2″ x 4″
• Coordinating green card stock

1.  Fold the card base.  This will be a top fold card.

2.  Adhere the designer paper panel to the white card stock panel.  Make a pencil mark 1” from the top and in the middle of the panel.  Line up the Classic Label Punch matching the point in the punch with the pencil mark on the panel, make sure the punch is straight and centered, then punch.

3.  Adhere the panel on the left front of the card ¾” from the left edge.

4.  Adhere the second piece of designer paper on the inside of the card directly in line with the front designer paper panel, as nearly as possible by just eyeballing it.

5.  Insert the card front into the punch and line the punch up with the punched out section of the panel, then punch through the card front.

6.  With the butterfly die cut, fold up the wings on both sides of the body.  Scoring makes the wings easier to fold.   Place a strip of Red Line Tape on the back side of the body.  With the card closed, fold the butterfly’s wings together and stick the body through the punched-out section, adhering it to the inside of the card.   Open the wings and brush them with the sparkle pen.

7.  Punch two scalloped borders from coordinating green card stock.  Glue in place on both sides of the panel.

8.  Die cut the letter "A" and the "Wow Moment," then on the right side of the card front, adhere the sentiment as shown.

9.  As an embellishment for the inside, I used the piece I punched from the front of the card and glued it crosswise on the decorative panel inside the card about 3/8" from the bottom.

Supplies & Tools:

Stampin’ Up Butterflies Thinlits Dies #137360

Lawn Fawn Alphabet Die Set #LF769

Technique Tuesday "Wow Moment" die #DlWowMo

Bone Folder

Glue Pen

DS tape or tape runner

1/8” Red Line Tape or other strong tape

Pencil

Ruler

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen Crystal Clear or Wink of Stella

When you need a quick and easy card, this is the one for you.  Now, go dig into your scrap bin and have fun!

Blessings,

Annie

Pop-Up Leaves Birthday Card

Hello Card Makers,

Today's post features a card that I taught in my class earlier this week. There's a nice surprise for the recipient when the card is opened as the leaves pop up and kind of float across the card. I made several using different sentiments along the fall/autumn theme. It is one of those cards that look likes it took a long time, but is really easy to make.

Wishing you a great week of card making.
Blessings,
Annie

Directions
1.         Score and fold the leaves in half lengthways.  With the three leaves, glue together only by the very tips making a string of leaves.  Set aside to dry.

2.         Adhere the two triangles to the base card, thus making a background.

3.         Stamp the sentiment on the inside of the card in the upper right portion of the card.  Set aside to dry.

4.         Stamp the “Autumn” word onto the small cream rectangle.  Layer onto the lighter green, then onto the dark green. 

5.         Wrap the layered panels with the green twine two times and tie in a knot at the top.  Adhere to the card front.

5.         Glue 3 small punched leaves along the diagonal line made by the two decorative pieces of card stock.

6.         Adhere the string of leaves to the inside with a really strong medium, making sure that the leaves will easily fold together.  Spacing will be determined by how much give there is in your leaf string.  The left leaf tip will probably be about 1 ¾” from the crease; the same for the right leave tip.  Glue the right tip first and close the leaf string; add glue to the left leaf tip and close card.  Hold closed until leaves are secure.

 Supplies

8 ½” x 5 ½” cream card stock, folded

5 1/4" x 4" - Cut two using coordinating scrapbook paper.  Cut each one in half diagonally.  You will have enough for two cards.

13 inches of green twine

3 medium die cut leaves

3 small punched leaves