Valentine Tussy Mussy

Valentine's Day is the perfect time of the year to create nostalgic projects to give to your loved ones. Tussy Mussies became popular during the Victorian period, but I've updated this idea, using the new, trendy Kraft Polka Dot Pops paper.

 Valentine Tussy Mussy Supplies:

• Kraft Polka Dot Pops Paper
• Kraft Core Shattered Collection
• Sand-It Gadget
• Darice Valentine Heart Embossing Folder
• May Arts Ribbon 466-38-17
• Crepe Paper
• Scor-Tape
• Tulle

 
Step 1. Cut a half circle to form the cone. Mark the center on the backside, to assist in forming the cone.

 
 Step 2. Use Scor-tape to attach the sides.

 
Step 3. Punch a hole on each side of the cone and use to add a ribbon holder.  
Step 4. Take about 4 yards of crepe paper, sew through the center to pleat, and add to the cone with Scor-tape.
 Step 5. Embellish the crepe ruffle with satin ribbon.  
Step 6. Emboss the Valentine heart with the folder. Sand the raised edges.

   
Step 7. Cut the heart out and attach to the cone.

 
Step 8. Fill with tulle and other goodies of your choice.

 This is an easy project to put together, and one that can be changed for any season or holiday. Thanks for stopping by! ~Gini

May Sunshine and Laughter Brighten Your Days

This week the DT's from Scor-Pal and Clearsnap have joined forces to bring you some amazing projects.  Be sure to check the Scor-Pal Blog and the Clearsnap Blog everyday for inspiration, and maybe a prize or two!

 It seems like the rain is never going to stop here, so I loved the sentiment that I used for this Upright Z-fold card.  This project uses a couple of different techniques, so I'm going to break them down for you, so you can make your own.

For the background paper, I took a patterned paper, and ran it through my machine with an embossing plate.

I used a brayer to apply Top Boss watermark ink over the top , and sprinkled it with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set the powder. 

I repeated the brayering and embossing two more times to build up a thick layer of embossing powder.

I inked over the surface with the Mix'd Media Inx in Truffle, and then used a paper towel to remove the ink off of the embossed areas. 

I set this to the side, and started the card base by cutting a strip of cardstock 4 1/4" x 11.  I placed the paper with the long side along the top fence of my Scor-Pal, and scored at 5 1/2" and then flipped the paper, and scored at 2 3/4".  Fold the base so that you have a small "tent" to the front of the card.

I adhered the embossed paper to the back panel of the card with Scor-tape.   I took a strip of gold paper 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" and used the City Girl Edger to cut decorative borders on each side.  A added a scrap of the embossed paper to the center of this panel and adhered to the bottom of the card. 

For my image panel, I cut brown cardstock 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and covered it with the French Lattice Small.  I used the Coved Rectangle and Coved Rectangle Stitching Tool for my sentiment.  The stitching tool allows me to make perfect stitches around my border. I adhered the bottom of this whole panel to the base of the card.

The original directions for making this type of card relied on a tab on the back panel to tuck the front panel behind, to make it stand up, but I created a different method.  I glued a lace Corner to the back of my brown panel, and sat my card on the table, and used a Crop-a-dile to punch holes to line up with the opening in my fancy corner die.  I then ran ribbon through the holes in the card and laced it through the die cut and tied my bow.  This keeps the card standing upright, and can be untied to flatten the card for mailing. 

For the flowers, I used the Shasta Daisy Strip.  I inked the edges with Mix'd Media Chox in Butternut.  

  Then, I cut a small circle into a scrap of paper to make a template, and placed it over each flower, lining up with the center.

I spritzed into the opening with the Stephanie Barnard Tangerine Spray.  This kept the splatters just to the center of my flower.

I assembled the flowers and added some greenery to finish the card.

Scor-Pal

Scor-tape

Clearsnap:

Top Boss Watermark Ink

Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder

Mix'd Media Inx - Truffle

Mix'd Mediz Chox - Butternut, Bluejay

Smooch - Gold Lame

Stephanie Barnard Spray - Tangerine

ColorBox Pigment Ink - Harbor

WorldWin Paper Cardstock:  Autumn Hay, Gold Ore,  Deep Coffee Brown, Medium Spring Green, Deep Spring Green

May Arts Ribbon: 3/8" Solid/ Two-tone  AF15

Verve Stamp Set - Brighter Days

Heartfelt Creations and Scor-Pal

I've got a special treat for you today. Scor-pal and Heartfelt Creations have teamed up to bring you a wonderful week of projects.  Be sure to check out the Scor-Pal Blog every day , and the Heartfelt Creations blog today, for all of the gorgeous creations. Sometimes a simple structure is best, if you want to add lots of beautiful embellishments.  That's why I decided to make a very simple basket, to really show off the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations products.


Take a 12 x 12 piece of cardstock, and score at 4" and 8".  Turn the paper to the right and score again at 4" and 8".  Cut the corner blocks away, leaving a cross shape. (Leave a 1/2" tab on both sides of the upper and lower center squares to adhere the sides of the basket together.)

 Apply Scor-tape to the tabs and assemble the basket.

 Cut a strip of paper for the handle, and decorate with Parisian Accents border die cuts. Also add ribbon to the middle of the handle. Attach handle to the inside of the basket with the tape. That's it for the basic structure.  Easy-peasy.

 Next add decorative paper panels to the inside and outside of the basket.  Die cut 4 sets of the Ornate Gateway dies, and adhere to each of the front panels. Stamp, cut and shape the Striped Sun Kissed Flowers.  Add to the top of the handle.  Add pearls to the center of the flowers and along the border of the handle. Take a bought oval tag, stamp the sentiment and heat emboss with powder.  Stamp the birdhouse over the sentiment.  Ink the edges, and glue a small flower to the lower corner.  Cut two of the Ornate gateway toppers, and add to the sides of the tag.  Finish with ribbon and twine to attach the tag to the basket.

Scor-Pal Products:
Scor-Pal
Scor-Tape
Heartfelt Creations:
Daphne Paper Collection HCDP1 234
Ornate Gateway Die HCD 737
Sunkissed Fleur Die HCD 734
Spring Season PreCut Set HCPC 3540
Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set HCPC 3474
Striped Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set HCPC 3534
Other:

WorldWin Cardstock: Light Pretty Pink ColorMates
May Arts Ribbon: String/Burlap SM-17; Faux Canvas/Lightweight 444-58-20
Want2Scrap Pearls
Wow Embossing Powder - Bark

Scor-Pal and Paper Smooches Week

Hi everyone, This week the designers from Scor-pal and  Paper Smooches  have an awesome blog hop for you.  Be sure to stop by everyone's blog to see what they've been up to.  Scor-Pal will be giving away 3 prizes packages - each one includes a Paper Smooches stamp that we've shown this week as well as Scor-tape. Leave comments on the Scor-Pal blog this week for your chance to win!

  I received the Think Fast stamp set from Paper Smooches, and knew that it would be fun to make a french-fry box.

I used a template for the box, and although I didn't have to do any measuring/scoring, I still think it is so much easier to use my Scor-Pal to score the marked lines.

I also used my Scor-Pal to make my dimensional banner.  I cut a strip of paper 3/4" wide, stamped my sentiment, and scored 2 marks to the left and 2 marks to the right (each separated by 1/2").

Supplies

Scor-Pal, Scor-tape

Paper Smooches Think Fast Stamp Set

SEI Patterned Paper

Clearsnap Ink

Copic Markers

May Arts Ribbon and Scor-Pal Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of the May Arts Ribbon and Scor-Pal Blog Hop! I hope you have had a great time and have been inspired.  I am so blessed to be a member of both of these fantastic companies - so I know you have seen some amazing projects.  I hope you've left plenty of comments along the hop as well, for your chance to win Scor-Pals and a May Arts Ribbon Package (your choice of 3 spools!)

On to my project - I created folding card/mini album based on a tutorial by Natascha Banning on the Whiff of Joy blog.  She calls hers a card, but by the time I added all of the paper layers, and inside flaps, I think it's more like a mini.

For the base, cut cardstock 6" x 12" and score at 4 3/4" and 10 1/4".  Add your decorative papers, die cuts and handmade flowers.  Use a hole punch to punch holes to tie the ribbon through to hold the album shut.

For the inside of the album, you are going to make a small accordion feature for the right hand side.  Cut cardstock 4" x 12" and score at 4", and 8". Attach ribbon to the center back, using Scor-tape (this will wrap around the front to tie closed).  Decorate the according album.

I used a banner sticker extending off of the page (above), but didn't want the sticky part to show on the backside (below). So instead, I backed it with a wide grosgrain ribbon, so that it would be pretty from either direction. 

Products
Scor-Pal, Scor-tape
May Arts Ribbons
5/8" Crochet  361-58-33
1" Crochet with Velvet Center 372-1-34
GC12- 3/8" Metallic Iridescent Wired
3/8" Metallic Velvet 377-38-33
1 1/2" Grosgrain QH19
Basic Grey - Lucille collection
WorldWin Papers Cardstock - ColorMates, Kraft
Heartfelt Creations Tattered Blossoms Die

Want2Scrap Pearls
Clearsnap Ink

 So here is the line-up for the day.  I hope you will take time to visit and leave some love!


Day 2 Blogs

Charlene Driggs

Lori Williams

Christina Colon

Steph Ackerman

DeeDee Catron

Toni Storie

Emily Lanham

Tya Smith

Erin Thiem

Virginia Nebel

Gini Williams Cagle

Expanding Box Tutorial

 I had seen this sliding box on Pinterest, from Wenche's blog, 
but I needed to convert it to inches rather than centimeters. 

 Cut a piece of cardstock 9 1/2 x 11 1/4".  With the long side against the top fence of your Scor-Pal, score at 2 1/4",     4  1/2", 6 3/4" and 9".  Turn the paper so the short side is against the top fence and score at 1/2",         2  3/4", 6 3/4", and 9"

 

Cut as shown.

Score diagonally, as marked with the dotted lines.

Measure 1/2" from the bottom of the diagonally scored flaps, and mark a notch.  Use something oval shaped to trace a cutting line to shape the paper like this:

 

Cut the rounded edges.

Cut two pieces of cardstock, 2 1/4", x 2 1/2".  With the longer side against the top fence, score at 2 1/4", so you have a 2 1/4" square.  Add Scor-tape to the folded lip of the center flap, and attach these pieces to extend the flap.  (The 1/4" flap of the small piece of cardstock will be adhered to the bottom of the box to form a pocket to slide the rounded flaps into).

 

Add your designer papers before assembling the box, and decorate as desired.

 

 

Supplies:

Scor-Pal and Scor-tape

SEI Papers: Mia Bella Collection

WorldWin Papers: Cardstock

Want2Scrap Pearls

May Arts Ribbon - Twill/Chevron Stripes 382-34-28

Clearsnap : ColorBox Pigment Ink (Sweet Melon)

Scorpal's Bunches of Beautiful Boxes - Lexicon of Love

 

Want a quick and easy way to spruce up a deck of playing cards?  How about a custom box?  The original Lexicon Of Love tutorial, by Leslie Miller , but my updated version uses the latest edition of the Scor-Pal making this cute idea even easier!  The patterned paper from Webster's Pages seemed like the perfect choice, while adding just a slight bit of humor

Supplies:

Cardstock 5 3/4 x 7"

Patterned Paper

 (2). 2 3/8 x 3 3/8

(2) 5/8" x 3 3/8

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Ink

Twine

Cut the cardstock to 5 3/4" x 7". Line the 7 inch side along the upper fence, and in the upper left corner.  Score at 3/4", 3 1/4", 4" and 6 1/2".  Turn the paper so the 5 3/4" side is aligned in the upper left corner and score at 3/4", 4 1/4" and 5".

Trim the flaps as shown.

 

Add the patterned papers as shown, and assemble with the Scor-Tape.

 Add some playing cards, and you are all set for some fun!

In Your Easter Bonnet

I've got a fun and different fancy fold card to share with you today! And the great part - it's super easy to make!  The outside looks like a normal card, but there's a surprise on the inside.

Supplies:

Scor-Pal

Scor-tape

Graphic 45 Ladies Diary Paper

DCWV Cardstock

Hampton Art/Graphic 34 Ladies Diary Stamp Set 3

Spellbinders Dies: Labels 3

May Arts Ribbon 365-2-10

Clearsnap Ink

Copic Markers

To make the inside of the card, cut a base 10" x 6".  You are going to cut two slits in the paper, parallel with the long side of the paper.  Measure down and inch and over an inch, and cut an 8" cut.

I think you will understand the cuts and scores more if you look at my diagram.  The black lines indicate where to cut and and dotted red lines indicate where to score. 

As you can see, you are going to score all the way from top to bottom at the 5" mark.  At the 3" and 7" you are only going to score the one inch strips at the top and bottom.  The center portion will be scored at 1", 1 3/4", 8 1/4", and 9".  The small bands are going to pop out and the larger center section will fold in. Decorate this base as you desire.

Cut a card base slightly larger than the inside (10 1/2 x 6 1/2).  Score at 5 1/4.  Use Scor-tape to attach the folded paper to the card base, but make sure you only add the tape along the two outer sides, and horizontally along the 1" border just to the first fold on each side.  If you glue down any more, the card won't pop out like it is supposed to.

Add your card front, and you are all set!

Half Window Card

 

Supplies:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Fancy Pants - Home for Christmas collection

Core'Dinations - Signature Series Graphic 45

Clearsnap Ink

Cut a piece of cardstock 6" x 12". Score at 3" and 6".  Fold as shown.

Cut patterned paper to add to the card base.

 (2)  2 7/8" x 5 3/4"

(2) 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" : Set one of these to the side. 

Ink the edges of the paper. Use Scor-tape to adhere the panels to the base, but on the first panel, do not put the tape along the edge that will have the cut.

 Take the angel wing die (this is an outline die, that matches a fancy doily die, but has one edge that is not a cutting edge).  Tape the angel wing along the scored/folded line. **If I want to hold something temporarily in place with tape, onto pretty patterned paper, I stick the tape to my skin a couple of times, before adhering to the paper, to make it less sticky and to decrease the chance of messing up my patterned paper.

 

This is what your card will look like after you run it through your die cutting machine.

When I added my doily on top of this, I wanted to have a consistent cream background underneath, so I cut a full circle with the angel wing (make the first cut, line the up so that it completes the circle, tape in place and cut).  Then I matched this up with the half circle, glued in place, then added the doily on top. This will be the inside portion of the card.

Take the second piece of designer paper  5 3/4" x 5 3/4" and lay it on top of the front, to see where the doily fits.  Tape your angel wing to the patterned paper, and using the two step method, cut a full circle from this piece of paper.  Then line it up on the front and attach.

Add your second doily to the front. Embellish as you please.

I love how this card looks like it's flipping around when you open it and hope that you will give it a try.