Beautiful You - Christmas Buckle Cards fun fold

A Christmas buckle card featuring the Beautiful You stamp set and Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder
I jazzed up the edge of the buckle with a silver frond cut with the Beautiful Boughs die set

Buckle Folds are an extension of the Joy Fold and have been around for ..... years!  But, despite having made umpteen joy fold cards I had never gone the extra little distance and created a buckle fold ... until now!

The buckle card in the open position 

The image from Beautiful You is coloured with Real Red and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.  For the first card I dressed up her hat and hemline with a line of glue pressed into Ice Stampin' Glitter.  I'd received my bottle of Snowfall Accents Puff Paint by the time I made the second card (below) so I used that and then added some of the Ice glitter on top for sparkle.

A Christmas buckle card featuring the Beautiful You stamp set and Brightly Gleaming paper

Measurements and Method:

Main card:    Cut to 8.75" x 4.25"  Score and fold at 5.5"
Buckle:         Cut to 2" x 6.5"   Score and fold at 1.5"
Layer inside: 5.25" x 4"
Layer front:  4" x 3"
Decorative Panel Layer:  3" square
Stamped Panel Layer: 2.75" square

• Glue the small tag of the buckle to the back of the inside layer.  
• Glue the inside layer to the inside of the card.
• Glue the front layer to the front of the card.
• Position the Classic Label Punch in the middle of the card as far from the cut edge as possible and punch.
• Glue the stamped panel to the larger layer.
• Glue the decorative square panel to the buckle - allowing space for freedom of the buckle mechanism

Close the card by crossing the buckle across the front of the card and slotting the end through the punched space.

Thank you for visiting - I'll have more ideas for buckle cards in my next post.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all available for purchasse from my online store

Beautiful You Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

$17.00

Layering Squares Dies

$58.00

Classic Label Punch

$31.00

Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper

$25.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$8.75

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$15.25

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Beautiful You Get Well Card

A beautiful, and very energetic, colleague is about to have a knee replacement and so I've made a card for her - ready to send to her after her surgery.

Beautiful You paired with the new Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

My message inside will be something like "I hope you're soon up and dancing!".

I stamped the Beautiful You image with Petal Pink ink onto Shimmery White cardstock and then coloured it with Stampin' Blends using the following combinations: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Petal Pink and Soft Suede.

The base card is Balmy Blue and I embossed the Pacific Point layer with the Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - new in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Everything needed to complete this project is available in my online store

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$15.50

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Jessica Taylor

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Jessica Taylor - we are thrilled to have Jessica join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her.

Click image to visit Jessica's blog

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey through the blog hop.

  

Jessica has loads of wonderful inspiration on her blog but it was the one to the left that jumped out at me and said "CASE me!" I really like the classic layout and the simple colour palette.

So here's my version.  I kept the embossed panel and the two-colour palette and made only minor changes to the layout.  I haven't included a sentiment at this stage because this is a card that could cover a variety of occasions.

The returning Coastal Cabana colour is one of my favourites!
I especially love it paired with Night of Navy or Blueberry Bushel.

The base card is Night of Navy and the Coastal Cabana (Yay!! it's coming back!!!  I love that colour!) layer is embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.   The image from the Beautiful You stamp set is watercoloured with Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink and Soft Suede inks.

Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White: an elegant, fresh and modern colour scheme

A classic layout and simple colour palette draws the eye to the stamped image

The stamped panel is popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for following our blog hop.  Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration that they contain.

Thanks for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Current Product List - Available in my online store

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$15.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Special Guest: Cathy Caines

Welcome to the Crazy Crafters' Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Cathy Caines - we are thrilled to have Cathy join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her.  

Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey through the blog hop.

Cathy is a super-talented member of the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team and her blog is filled with amazing cards, so it took me a while to settle on a card to CASE - but it was such a pleasurable process!  If you click on the picture of Cathy's card above, you'll also be able to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Cathy's projects! 

Beautiful You meets Celebrate You

In my opinion, Cathy's card is just perfect, so I really didn't want to mess too much with the design.

I used the Labeler Alphabet stamps to white heat emboss the word "are" onto Basic Black cardstock.  Using the Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets made adhering the Celebrate You die cuts very quick and easy to do.

By the way - the Celebrate You dies are available FREE during Sale-A-Bration (until the end of March) with a qualifying purchase.  All the details of the incredible Sale-A-Bration offers and opportunities are on my Specials & Promotions page.

I coloured the Beautiful You lady with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers, so I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The base card is Berry Burst with a layer of Petal Passion Designer Series Paper.

For the final decorations, I used two pieces of Berry Burst ribbon and one piece of Whisper White and a sprinkling of Tutti Frutti Self Adhesive Sequins.

Thanks for following our blog hop.  Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out on seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration that they contain.

Thanks for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - all available in my online store by clicking on an image below

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

$12.25

Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop: Christmas

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  Today our theme is Christmas - my favourite time of year! 

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line up of team members, please click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

Four stamp sets combined to create a little Christmas Eve scene

Something that I enjoy immensely is to combine several stamp sets into a little scene.  Here I've used four stamp sets:

Santa Paws - the festive dog
Carols of Christmas (plus coordinating dies) baubles on the tree
Beautiful You - the gorgeous lady
Ready for Christmas (plus coordinating dies) - the tree, gifts and greetings

Colouring is another of my favourite things to do and here I've combined traditional stamping, sponging, Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and just a touch of  Real Red Stampin' Write marker on the red gift.

I created my scene on a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I had cut to size and then applied it to my Crushed Curry card base.

I hope you've enjoyed this this card and I welcome your comments. 

Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you'll join us again next month for our Sale-A-Bration projects! I'm Stephanie Fischer and to keep hopping around see the list below to see who is up next with another great technique.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - All products are available in my online store - just click a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Santa Paws Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$31.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Bundle

$103.50

Carols Of Christmas Clear-Mount Bundle

$78.25

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Stampin' Blends Markers Collection

$209.25