Angela's PaperArts: Happy Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day here in Australia and I'd like to wish all Mums a very Happy Mother's Day and especially to my own wonderful Mum.

I made this Twin Peaks card for my Mum.

Here's a side and overhead view of this card.

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I used Stampin' Up!'s White Willow cardstock for the base & sentiment label along with Uniquely Creative's Whispers of Wisdom collection to create the card. The "Mum" die I've had in my stash for a long time and have always loved its font. You can find the tutorial by Iced Images on YouTube for creating this style of card.

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Angela's PaperArts: Birthday shutter and shaker cards

I made this shutter card for my sister's recent birthday.

When you hold the card base and pull up the tab at the top, the picture in the middle of the card flips over to form a different picture.  I've also placed the word "Sister" on this side too.

Here's the view of the card in both the closed & open position plus the back of the card (where I wrote my message to my sister).

I used dies from the Shutter Create A Card set from Snazzi Scrappin' to make this card. It's such a fun, interactive card to make.

I also created a shaker card using the same products for my niece's birthday who happens to play the violin. Again, it's a fun card to make with the sequins adding that extra touch to the card.

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Angela's PaperArts: Column 90th birthday card

One of my family members was celebrating a very special birthday - his 90th birthday.  As the colour scheme for his celebratory birthday event was black, white & gold, I decided to make his birthday card to reflect these colours too.

Here's the front of the card.

It's a dimensional side column card and features the Stampin' Up! Modern Christmas specialty patterned papers - perfect for any occasion, not just Christmas. The "90" is from the Stampin' Up! Alphabet A La Mode die set.

Here's the side of the card showing the extra dimension.

Here's an overhead view of the card. My message to the recipient was written on the back of the card. The card can be folded flat for posting too.

The design of this card is based on a tutorial by Karen Foy and you can find her tutorial for creating this style of card here.

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Angela's PaperArts: Aussie Floating Hexagon pop out card

I made this floating hexagon pop out card for a friend's recent birthday. 

As my friend likes the colour green, I couldn't go past having an Aussie gum leaf theme for this card.  The cardstock I used to create the card base & gum leaves is Stampin' Up!'s Very Vanilla and Tranquil Tide. The patterned paper is from Scrapbook Fantasies' Aussie Christmas collection. 

Here's a side view of the card so you can see how the front panel 'floats' above the card.

I love that this card folds flat for posting. Here's an overhead view of the card which easily stands on its own.

If you'd like to see a masculine version of this card, please click here. You'll also find a link to the tutorial there too.

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Angela's PaperArts: Tri-panel gatefold card

I recently attended a charity card making day and one of the types of cards we made was a tri-panel gatefold card. I like this style of card and have re-created it using some of my favourite retired patterned papers, the Stampin' Up!, Joy of Christmas DSP. 

Here's the card closed and kept together with a bellyband. The gold foil sentiment is from the Greeting For You mix & match ephemera pack.

When the bellyband is removed, the card opens up to reveal the message to the recipient. If needed, you could even add a little pocket for a gift card inside too as there's plenty of space to hold a gift card or money.

While I've made this card in landscape orientation, it can also be easily flipped to be a portrait card too. The choice is yours. It does take a whole sheet of A4 cardstock to create the card base and bellyband, so it's not as economical to create as some other gatefold card styles, but I think the end result is worth it.

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Angela's PaperArts: Father's Day Two Panel Pop Up Card

It's Father's Day tomorrow here in Australia.  I've made this card for my husband who is a fantastic Dad and deserves to be celebrated tomorrow.

This card is a two panel pop up card. Instead of creating the card by manually cutting out all the pieces, I used the Snazzi Scrappin Two Panel Pop Up Card die set. This made it much quicker to create the card, although I did cut a larger card base for the card in white cardstock.

Here's a closer look at the inside of the card.

I've added a white cardstock panel behind the right pop up panel so a message can be written there. 

Other products used on this card include Stampin' Up! Sunrise Sailing stamp, die & embossing folder bundle and cardstock, Scrapbook Fantasies Island Sands patterned paper. and Snazzi Scrappin's "Happy Father's Day" die.

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Angela's PaperArts: Father's Day explosion box

 I'm getting ready for Father's Day this weekend and made this Explosion Box card for my Dad.

When the lid of the box is removed the card sides fall down and the message is revealed. 

I created a 'toolbox' to go in the middle of the card which will be filled before Father's Day. You can easily add chocolates, money or other small gifts inside the toolbox.

Here's a close-up of the centre of the card with the toolbox.

These cards are simple to make but look so effective. You simply need a 12"x12"/30.5x30.5cm piece of cardstock scored every 4"/10.16cm and you cut out the four corners. To make a lid for the box you make it a smidge wider than 4"/10.16cm. It can be decorated to suit any occasion.

I've used a variety of products on this card including Stampin' Up!'s Geared Up Garage stamp/die bundle and cardstock, Scrapbook Fantasies Robot Antics patterned paper, tag & chipboard and Snazzi Scrappin's 'Happy Father's Day' die.

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Angela's PaperArts: Double Pop Out Gatefold Mother's Day card

It's Mother's Day here in Australia.

I made this Double Pop Out Gatefold card for my Mum. It features the Stampin' Up! Frames & Flowers Specialty paper.

Here's the card closed with a belly band around it to keep it together.

Here's the card open and I've left two small inside panels blank to write my message. I don't know about you, but my Mum has always been there for me and helped me when I needed it my whole life. I'm truly grateful to have such a wonderful Mum, hence the "thank you for everything" message inside the card.

Here's an overhead view of the card.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia. I also used dies from Snazzi Scrappin to cut & assemble this card base quickly & easily instead of having to manually cut out the design. 

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Angela's PaperArts: Meandering Meadows pop-out panel birthday card

I do like making special fold cards and today's birthday card is no exception. One of my favourite Online Exclusive paper packs, Meandering Meadows, is being discontinued and features on this card.

From the outside it looks like a standard card, but inside is where things get a bit more interesting.

Here's the inside of the card.

Whilst I, like most crafters, like to use new things, I still find myself reaching for some of my older, favourite stamp sets & dies too. For this card I did use some retired Stampin' Up! stamp & die sets, along with the Snazzi Scrappin pop-out panel card die set (which makes it quicker to create this card style compared to when I used to manually cut it). If you like butterflies, the current Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterflies or Beautiful Butterflies bundles are a good substitute to the retired ones used on this card.

If you like the Meandering Meadows paper you can find it and many other reduced & discontinued products in the Last Chance section of my online store. 

Stampin' Up! updates:

• Two new Kits have been released today. These are perfect for the time poor crafter.
• Sale-A-Bration continues until the end of February. The good news is that additional Level 1 freebie options are available to select for eligible orders while stock lasts. It's the perfect time to stock up on your crafting essentials and earn some free products.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Christmas Decorative Trees floating panel-popup card

I'm continuing to create projects with the new Stampin' Up! Decorative Trees stamp & die bundle.

This floating panel aka pop-up panel special fold card features the snowflake tree from the Decorative Trees bundle and it works so well with the Winter Meadow designer series paper.

Here's a top-down view of the card.

Here's a side view of the card.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on the project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Take to the Sky Floating Panel Father's Day card

It's Father's Day today here in Australia and I made this card for my Dad.

It's a Floating Panel card aka Pop-up Panel card and also acts like an easel card due to the way it's propped open on the side.

The card features the Stampin' Up! Take to the Sky designer series paper and Spotlight on Nature circle dies. I did use a retired stamp set for the plane on my card, but the current Adventurous Sky stamp & die bundle is similar and was made to co-ordinate with the Take To The Sky paper too.

Here's an overhead view of the card where you can see how the focal embellishment 'floats' above the card base.

It does fold flat for posting too.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on the project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: City Sights 18th birthday easel card

The new Stampin' Up! City Sights card kit is terrific for quick & easy cards.

I also stepped up one of the kit card fronts by creating this 18th birthday easel card.  The 'Celebrate' sentiment is from the Wanted to Say die set.

The kit included a mini stamp set & inkspot which will certainly come in handy on other projects too.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on the project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Stampin' Up! Hip Hip Hooray rosette card

I've made another card this week using the  versatile Stampin' Up! Round We Go stamp & die bundle. I made this Z fold card with the bundle and the Take To the Sky designer series paper.

Here's a side view of the card.

To assemble the rosette diecuts from the Round We Go set, simply:

1. Diecut 2 rosette strips
2. Add adhesive onto the rosette diecut tabs
3. Concertina the strips along the scorelines & adhere together to form a circle.
4. Gather the top of the circle together and press down to form the rosette. Adhere a cardstock circle onto the centre of the front & back of the rosette to keep it in place.

This bundle, along with other stamp & die bundles and machines, will be discounted from this Wednesday, 5 June, with an 10% off the price.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on the project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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Angela's PaperArts: Farewell Stampin' Up! Circle Sayings stamp set

Over the next few posts, I'm going to share some of my favourite Stampin' Up! products which are retiring at the end of April 2024 and will also be  discounted from Tuesday, 9 April 2024.

The first product is the Circle Sayings stamp set.  I've found this set very versatile and have used it on many cards over the past year, including this Aztec Pyramid card. This card also features the retiring Artistic dies too. 

Here's a side view of this style of Aztec Pyramid card.

I also used the Circle Sayings stamp set on this Fractured technique card.

The current Stampin' Up! products used on this project can be purchased from my online store if you live in Australia.

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