3 MORE CARDS FROM 10/21 VIDEO

I hadn't intended to make this one horizontal, but then realized that the directional papers made it more appropriate to switch the direction.  Because of the spacing, I decided to make one more card with the curved section further to the left in the card below.

These cards are so easy to make and a great way to not waste 1/2" strips of dsp left over from other projects.   If your dsp is directional, you can switch it around to make horizontal ones like the two I have shown here.

I don't have a .pdf to share but I can hopefully explain:

1. Starting with a 4" x 4" piece of cardstock I drew a pencil curved line and then cut into the two pieces.  

2.  Using a piece of grid paper or a glass mat, place the two pieces on the grid so that it stretches to 4" x 5 1/4" and use a Post-It note or Washi tape to secure the pieces.

3.  Add adhesive tape along the curved edges of the cardstock OR a fine line of glue.  

You can then add the 1/2" strips to the blank area.  I used 3" strips but they wouldn't have to be that long.  I then flipped the piece over and trimmed down to 3 3/4" x 5" and matted it before adding it to the card base.

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RITA HOLMES "What's Up Wednesday" 10/21

Once again I had these narrow strips of scraps left over from fall cards I've been making.  It only made sense to make a card using Rita's idea.  Today I actually made two vertical ones and then made two horizontal ones.  I will show the others tomorrow.  They'll be great Thanksgiving cards.

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RITA HOLMES 10/20 Video

When possible, I like to challenge myself to make a card right after watching one of Rita's videos.  I had lots of 1/2" strips already from some of the cards that I have been making.  This is the card I made after the October 20th video.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN CATS

Our oldest granddaughter has turned out to be quite the world traveler.  Right now she is in Italy with a tour group.  When the tour has concluded, she will be traveling alone for 8 days in Europe.  Then she will meet up with a high school friend of hers in Spain.  Her friend is married to a Falcons football team member.

Allissa had messaged me a picture from Italy of a black and white kitty sitting on a wall.  I commented and she told me that part of the tour was on an island that had a lot of cats.  I hadn't opened the Stampin' UP!  "Frightfully Fun" paper pack yet but when I saw the sheet with all of these kitties, I knew immediately how I would make her Halloween card.  I stumbled onto a video of one using this paper. You can see the video HERE.  I finished the outside of mine differently.

Allissa won't be home in time for Halloween, but I am sure she will connect this with the island she had been on in Italy.  

I'm not sure where she will be traveling while she is alone, but I am praying for her safety.  If she actually is going to travel in France, I naturally pray that she will avoid all of the turmoil there now.  Her Grandpa and I are nervous about that stretch of time for her.

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USING 1/2" STRIPS

Rita Holmes has a Simply Saturday Card each week.  I don't always watch those but I happened to see the one from yesterday.  Since I had a large number of 1/2" strips already that were left from two different 6 x 6 pkgs, I decided to take advantage and use a few of them.  This uses 3 strips that are 1/2' x 4" and 3 strips that are 1/2" x 3".   She didn't weave all of the strips but you can adhere them the way you like.

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The "Them Bones" dsp is retired  I was disappointed in this set when I ordered it and have had a hard time making myself work with it.  For this card, the tombstone design is where I started. It is 3 3/4" x 5".   I added it to a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock.  I added a die cut ghost but it didn't seem like enough.  One of the sheets has the skeleton designs so I fussy cut the three skeletons and added them to the scene.  See below for the fancy fold I used..

 

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SPOOKY SWEET DSP

Back when this paper was first available, I had decided not to buy it.............until I saw samples made by other crafters.  It is a fun pack of dsp and had two sheets of punch out pieces to use for decorating the scenes.  I added this cute hippo with dimensionals.

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