Snowflake Wishes Glittery Step Card

I really needed a piece of 12" square cardstock to make this centre fold card but
made it in two pieces instead

I kind of made this one up as I went along - but I think I got away with it!  It started with the glittery black rectangle with the snowflake negative die cut.  This had been sitting on my table for a while - it was a mistake I made the first time I used this die - I hadn't noticed that it cut the negative shapes.  

I finally got around to doing something with it.

A centre fold fun fold Christmas card featuring a panel cut with one of the Snowflake Wishes Dies

I wanted to use Gray Granite for the card base and for some reason had my heart set on making a centre fold.  The only challenge being that I only had A4 size .   

If you look carefully, you can see where the two pieces have been joined

So this is a centre fold card made in two pieces!  Where there's a will, there's a way - another of my Grandmother's favourite sayings!

Just add glue to the 1.25" section of the main piece and stick it to the underside of the separate tent fold.

Diagram for Part 1 of the long Centre Fold fun fold using A4 size cardstock

Diagram for Part 2 of the long Centre Fold fun fold using A4 size cardstock

Thank you for visiting today.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English)

$97.00

Black Glitter Paper

$10.50

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon

$12.25

Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack

$15.75

Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes

$10.50

Gilded Gems

$12.25

Christmas Gleaming Centre Step Fun Fold with floating baubles

A Christmas Gleaming Centre Step Fun Fold card - with a little extra!

I love fun fold cards and centre steps in particular as they provide a lot of wow factor for minimal effort and complexity!

The baubles on this centre step fun fold Christmas card are "floating"

I did "up the anti" a bit on this one by floating the baubles on a piece of window sheet glued across the void - also something not difficult to do!

The base card is Pretty Peacock decorated with Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper and I used gold heat embossing and Pretty Peacock  for the baubles - cut with the coordinating punch.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - all available for purchase from my online store

Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En)

$86.25

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Window Sheets

$8.75

Versamark Pad

$16.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$10.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

$13.00

Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

$14.00

Old Olive/Pretty Peacock 3/8" (1 Cm) Reversible Ribbon

$13.00

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop: Theme - Christmas (Winter Woods Centre Step card)

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.  This month we are sharing Christmas projects.

You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer (The Crafty Thinker) from Australia.  I hope you enjoy my card.

A Christmas scene using Dashing Deer and Winter Woods bundles

I love fun folds and one of my favourites remains the centre step card.  I've included a template below.  

The main panel of Smoky Slate cardstock was stamped with the Winter Woods stamp and I then added a snowy hill by hand-cutting a piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhering it.

The deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set were stamped onto Smoky Slate cardstock with black ink (TIP:  I used the Stamparatus to ensure that I could keep stamping the images until I was happy with the intensity of the ink).  I then cut the deer out with the coordinating Detailed Deer Thinlits dies (TIP: The stamps and dies are available together as the Dashing Deer Bundle for a 10% saving)

A centre step fun fold provides depth to this card featuring a Christmas scene

The Whisper White panels were embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  I added the Real Red ribbon and bow and I then adhered the trees which were cut with the In The Woods dies and painted with Frost White Shimmer Paint.
TIP:  In The Woods dies and Winter Woods stamp set are available as the Winter Woods Bundle at a saving of 10%.

Metric template for the Centre Step Card

I hope this card has inspired you and brightened your day.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer.  Please hop through all of the people on the list below to see all of our projects.  You don't want to miss any!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle

$87.25

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Bundle

$87.25

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$15.00

Frost White Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mixed Satin Ribbon

$10.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$14.75

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$15.75

Stampin' Trimmer

$50.00

Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - Technique:

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 Technique. 

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line of team members.   This is a long post due to all the instructions, so do please scroll down to the bottom and click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

If there's an actual name for this technique, I don't know what it is but I call it the Glitter Stencilling Technique.

Stencilling with blue and white glitter using Pattern Party Decorative Masks

Warning:  If you can't cope with unconstrained mess - this technique is probably not for you!  No matter how hard I try to keep things clean and controlled; no matter how quickly I use the vacuum cleaner or step on old towels in the door of my craft room - the glitter spreads and pretty soon I'm finding it all over the house!

Instructions:
Step 1:  Apply Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to one side of your chosen cardstock (I've used Whisper White).

Step 2: Cut your desired shape using punch, die or trimmer.  (I've used Layering Circle and Sweet and Sassy framelits)

Step 3: Remove the protective cover to reveal the adhesive.  Place sticky side up on a piece of scrap paper (to catch the glitter)  Tip:  Try not to touch the adhesive 

Step 4:  Apply a thin layer of soap to the back of your chosen stencil.  This will prevent the stencil from sticking too firmly to the adhesive.  Tip:  Time and care taken on this step will pay dividends!  I like to moisten a small bar of soap with my fingers until it produces a creamy lather and then carefully spread it onto the mask with my fingers.  If necessary, I remove any soap that finds its way to the front of the mask.

Step 5: Lay the mask, soap side down, onto the sticky shape.

Step 6:  Tip some glitter on top - be generous.  Tip:  Use very fine glitter (the finer the glitter, the more consistent the coverage). You'll need two colours of glitter.

Glitter Stencilling step 6 - adding the first glitter

Step 7: Use clean, dry fingers to press the glitter down through the mask.  Use small circular motions to ensure complete coverage over the project.  Tip:  Take your time to "burnish" the glitter well.

Glitter Stencilling Step 7, burnishing the first glitter colour

Step 8:  Tap off all the excess glitter and put it away then carefully remove the mask/stencil.  Tip:  I like to work in gently from the edges.  Avoid touching the adhesive.

Glitter Stencilling Step 8 - the mask has been removed to reveal the rest of the adhesive

Step 9:  Place the project on a clean piece of scrap paper to catch the glitter and then pour the second colour of glitter on top of the project.  Tip:  You will probably be a little nervous the first time you do this but don't worry - the second glitter will stick to the newly revealed adhesive.

Glitter Stencilling Step 9 - pouring the second colour of glitter on top of the first

Step 10:  Press and "burnish" (use those small circular movements) the glitter onto the project.

Step 11:  Tap off the excess glitter and put it away for next time.

Step 12:  Burnish or polish the project a little more with your finger to ensure that all the glitter is well adhered and enhance the shine.

Glitter Stencilling

For the card below, I repeated the process with the same colours and a different mask to produce the patterned side strips.  

I added more glitter to the embossed panel by using the Fine Tip Glue Pen on the embossed stars

Here's the card I made with the red and gold circle.  

Christmas card using traditional colours in Glitter Stencilling and the Garden Trellis embossing folder

Same method with different colours.

Glitter Stencilling Step 7, burnishing on the first colour of glitter through the stencil

Glitter Stencilling Step 9, adding the second colour of glitter on top of the first

There's always some glitter on my desk afterwards - but I seem to have been extra messy this time! 

The aftermath!  Not a technique for anyone unwilling to find a bit glitter all over the house.

The little bow on this Christmas Card is cut with a die from the Santa's Sleigh Thinlits

Both cards were finished with pine pieces cut in Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist using Christmas Staircase dies.  The labels are made with the Labels To Love and Hearts Come Home stamp sets.  They're cut with the Everyday Label Punch.

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

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

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

$10.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

$17.00

Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies

$68.00

Labels To Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

$58.00