Fancy Folded Flower

     Yesterday I held my first Technique Tuesday class.  The featured technique was called Fancy Folds. I featured the This and That Epic Day designer paper.  I tried to find a tutorial to make the card and could not find one.  So, here is my attempt.

1. Cut a 12 by 12 sheet of cardstock into a 4 by 12 piece.

2. Score the cardstock at 2,4,8,and10 inches.

3. Make an accordion fold so the outside edges meet in the center.

4. Open one edge, center the punch you want to use so that 1/2 half of the punched image is against the folded edge.

5. Mark the top and bottom edges of the punched image on the opposite fold, align the punch on the pencil marks and punch that edge.

6. If you were successful the punched edges should line up.
Attach some designer paper on top of the top edge making sure to just glue the top, bottom and outside edge.

7. Turn the top flap over and repunch the designer paper. Repeat for other folded edge.

8. Finish your card with your choice of embellishments and sayings.

Pop Up Medallion

     Doesn't this card look like it would be too big to fit into an envelope?  Well, what makes it look so big is the circle punch added behind the top layers of cardstock.  I love the color combination in the Birthday Basics designer paper and used them as the accent colors.
    Who would you give this card to?

An Elephant for a Birthday card

   Everyone loves an elephant!  Usually I do not like the colors of red and orange together in the same card, but I do love how they look here.  A couple of tricks make this card pop.

1. Stamp the elephant twice.  The second time just cut out his hat.

2. To make the red accent piece that is placed behind the Happy birthday fit just right.  First cut the red rectangle a little bit bigger than the framelit, the add two 1 inch circles on each side to finish the accent piece.

Who would you give this elephant card to?

Balloons for your Birthday

     Every birthday party needs some balloons.  These were so easy to make.

1. Punch out the balloon using the 1 3/4 inch punch.

2. Punch a smaller circle using the 1 3/8 inch punch. 

3. Set the circle aside.  Place your punch against one edge of the circle and punch out a sliver that looks like the moon.  Cut the top off the sliver for the accent in the balloon.  

   Now, what can be easier than that!

Pretty Idea for a Punch

    Can you picture the reaction a little girl would have to receiving this card for her birthday?  I received this quite a while ago as a swap idea and fell in love.  I love anything that has to do with punches.

1.  The skirt is embossed on card stock vellum and then punched out.  Any design will work.

2. The top of the dress is the retired label punch, but the top of one of the Dress Up Framelits would also work.

3. The string of pearls was taken from the pearls that are attached together so therefore quite easy to match up.

   This was a featured card in my Birthday cards for kids class.  As my grandson used to say Love it Love it Love it.