JD Papercrafts: March 2019

Friday 29 March 2019

Almost the end of Saleabration!

It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of March already! And that means we’re into the last few days of Sale-a-bration! If you want to grab a free stamp set or any of the other wonderful goodies included in sale-a-bration, then you’ll have to be quick!

For this card, I used the free Painted Seasons stamp set, which is free as part of a bundle (stamp set and matching designer series paper) when you spend £90. It really is a beautiful stamp set and very easy to use! This card only took me about 10 minutes to make!

To complete the card I used a greeting from the Well Said bundle. This set has greetings for almost every occasion, so it’s a good investment. And if you bought it this weekend you’d also be well on the way to earning the Painted Seasons bundle for free, so an even better investment!

The colours I’ve used are Gorgeous Grape, Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green. All colours from our brights collection, and very spring-like. Goes well with the lovely spring weather we’ve been getting! Let’s hope the good weather lasts until Mother’s Day!

tams# 31944

Product List

Painted Seasons Bundle

[150349]

£0.00

Well Said Cling Bundle

[150609]

£71.00

Brights Classic Stampin' Pad Assortment

[147150]

£63.00

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Tuesday 12 March 2019

Happy Accident Card

I think all crafter’s have those ‘Oops’ moments! The challenge is to turn the Oops into a design opportunity!

For this card, I cut a piece of the Painted Seasons DSP at 5 1/2” by 3 7/8” (13.8cm by 10cm), then cut an A4 piece (or so I thought!!) of Pool Party cardstock in half lengthways. I scored it on the long side at 5 5/8” (14.8cm), then realised that my card wasn’t a full A4 size, so one side of my card was shorter than the other ....Oops!

To remedy my error, I simply cut the piece of DSP down to 4 1/2” (11.5 cm), and attached the extra strip to the inside of my card, so that it peeks out from behind the card front!

To complete the card I stamped the greeting from the More than Words stamp set in pool party, lemon Lime twist & Granny Apple Green, on Whisper White cardstock, cut it with the rectangle stitched framelits, and mounted it onto a piece of pool party, cut with a slightly bigger rectangle stitched framelit.

You can earn the DSP for free at the moment (while stocks last) as part of our Saleabration promotion. For every £45 you spend, you can claim one free level 1 item, or if you spend £90 you can also choose from the level 2 items (1 for each £90 spent). The promotion runs until the end of March. If you want to see all the options available, then click on the ‘shop with me’ button above and it will take you to my store. The saleabration options are all listed under the saleabration link on there.

tams# 31278

Product List

More Than Words Photopolymer Stamp Set

[150069]

£16.00

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

£8.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

£7.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

£7.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£7.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Sunday 10 March 2019

3D Card using How Sweet It Is DSP

I was inspired to make this card by fellow demonstrator Karen Varley's First Steps Card. As soon as I saw her version, I thought it would look fabulous in the bright & cheery colours of the ‘How sweet it is’ suite.

I used a base card of Melon Mambo cardstock, and decorated it with the gummy bears paper from the how sweet it is DSP, and some fussy cut images from the cupcake paper in the same pack. I normally avoid fussy cutting, but I was really pleased with the results this time!

To make the images of the cupcakes ‘pop’ I cut backing circles in Gorgeous Grape (So well named - It really is Gorgeous!) with the Layering Circles Framelits, and made the easel card for the middle using the same framelits, Melon Mambo cardstock, and the dotty Coastal Cabana sheet from the DSP.

I stamped the greeting on Whisper White cardstock, using Melon Mambo ink, and cut it with the Layering Ovals Framelits. I backed that with a scalloped oval, cut from the same sheet of Coastal Cabana DSP, and popped it up on dimensionals to complete the easel card.

I really love how it turned out, just the thing to brighten up this dreary weather we’re having at the moment!

Instructions:

Melon Mambo cardstock - 8 1/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches
score a cross in the middle by scoring 2 adjacent sides at 4 1/8”
Cut from the centre to one side along the score line.

On each of the 2 squares that are NOT adjacent to the cut, score a diagonal line from the top of the card where the score lines meet, to the side, again, where the score lines meet.

Fold & burnish the score lines

How Sweet it is DSP - 3 pieces cut at 3 7/8” by 3 7/8”. Cut 2 of these pieces in half diagonally and attach to the base card.

To make the easel card, select a scalloped circle framelit of your chosen size (I used the largest!) and a piece of cardstock of approximately 3 1/2” by 7”. Fold the cardstock in half and position the framelit so that the fold is just inside the edge of the framelit and won’t be cut.

Use another circle of cardstock, cut with the same framelit and decorations of your choice to complete the easel card.

This is what it should look like when it is folded out flat