POSTCARD NO.3

A very nautical take on this postcard. Of course to look at it you would just think it is a plain card and a great one for men, but no. This is a postcard which if you turned it over you would see that the reverse is printed ready for you to post off to the lucky recipient. See postcard image no. 1.
This card has utilised dies twine and some adhesive pearls to add interest.

TRAVEL CARD

Been on a trip or know someone who is going and need to make a card? What better example than this one Sharon has made.
The photo /slide lines are cut from a strip of printed acetate and a number of travel stickers we have in store have been placed under the acetate. It's finished off with the camera sticker. You could use stamps or die cut to achieve the same style card

PAPER ROSES STAMP BON VOYAGE CARD

BON VOYAGE

Sometimes "less is more" and this card has a very simple colour scheme - just blue and white.  The sailor boy stamp is one of the lovely new cling rubber stamps made by Paper Roses, and the "Bon Voyage" is from a Kaiser set.  I've used Versafine ink so that all the tiny textured detail on the jacket etc comes out clearly.

I've subtitled this my "Nervous Stampers Card" because each of the elements is done separately and then assembled.  The boy is stamped onto smooth white card and then placed in a textured white rectangle cut out card from Regal Craft Cards. The greeting has been stamped onto smooth card, fussy cut and attached to the front with foam tape to raise it slightly off the surface.  There is an insert fixed inside with double sided tape that has an additional greeting.  In other words you don't have to commit anything to the overall card until you're happy with the result....................Not that this should be a problem as I have found that all the Paper Roses stamps I have used have stamped a perfect image first time!

For everyone who is enjoying a break over the next few days, may it be happy and fun, and for those of you still working, thankyou - obviously you are doing something very worthwhile and your efforts are appreciated!  Best Wishes to all.

TEXTURE PASTE TASSIE

TASMANIA WITH TEXTURE PASTE

I used a couple of products from Regal Craft Cards to make this card which would be good for a Bon Voyage greeting.  The first was one of their square singlefold textured white cards, and the other was their Tasmania cut-out, which I used as a stencil.

I applied a thick coat of modelling paste through the cut out, and used a butter knife (I do own little palette knives but they were at home in the drawer) to add texture.   I could have used some acrylic paints to add colour but liked the simple blue and white effect.

The greeting is from the Ultimate Crafts Australiana pad, and has been coloured with Tombow pens.

PAPER CLAY SHELL CARD

BEACH-THEMED CARD

Paper Clay (Magic Clay) is a great material for cards as you can make some quite substantial embellishments without adding excess weight.

In this example I've used some paper from the Ultimate Crafts Australiana collection and added some shells made by stamping some inked Darkroom Door stamps into paper clay that has been rolled flat.  I cut around the images for this card whilst the clay was still wet, but have done a bit of experimenting since then and find that its probably easier to stamp then allow the clay to air dry and simply cut out the images with scissors!

I'v left the space under "Post Card" which you could also do, but if you wanted to add additional words or a greeting there is plenty of room to do so here.

KANGAROO STAMPED CARD

CARD WITH A KANGAROO 

We make lots of reindeer cards, and rabbit cards. There are robins and lions and bears......but it's nice to know that there are some products out there that feature Australian animals.  This kangaroon stamp, which is from a Darkroom Door set, is a great example.

I've stamped it onto craft card with black ink and just added a tiny bit of colour with a brown pencils.  The other products used are Australian too - the paper is from Ultimate Crafts Australiana series, the embossing folder (inked after use with brown ink) is from Kaiser,  and the card is, of course from Regal Craft Cards!

I haven't added a greeting but it could be anything from a birthday card to a bon voyage to a notecard to an overseas friend.

SIMPLE FOUR WINDOW CARD

HOME IS WHERE OUR ANCHOR DROPS

Sometimes the nicest cards are simple but elegant, and Sharon's card from her recent demo is a good example of this.

She has used a white smooth four window card (XSWP2) from Regal Craft Cards as her base.
The papers underneath the windows come from Kaiser, as does the greeting, which had been attached with foam tape to raise it a little above the surface.  This not only draws attention to the words but provides a place to "hide" the ends of the string from the top of the anchor charm.

Once again the design could be easily adapted for a variety of occasions.

PARCHMENT SAILING SHIP CARD

PARCHMENT SAILING BOAT

Kaiser products feature in this card which would be OK for a birthday, father's day or bon voyage.

The caption is from one of the papers in their Sailaway range, and both dies are also made by them.

The slightly "tricky" feature is the ship which has been cut out of parchment paper and then embossed by hand with an embossing tool on a soft mat.  I've then used a pin to add tiny holes around the outside of the main parts.

As parchment/vellum is translucent I've cut foam tape to shape and size to fit under a couple of the sails so that although it can be seen, hopefully it just looks like part of the design.

I made this card for a recent demo, but if I were doing it for an actual card. I'd probably cut a second ship from faux wood paper for the hull and masts and just use the embossed vellum for the sails.

The base card is a large textured square white card from Regal Craft Cards(XSQPL1), and I've added just a little decoration to the inner panel, as you can see from the picture.

A BON VOYAGE OR BIRTHDAY CARD

ADVENTURE CARD

This great card for the young at heart could be used for birthdays or bon voyage and for either male or female receiptients.

Marilyn has used paper from the Graphic 45 Worlds Fair Collection to fussy cut the features. The patterned background is from Kaiser.

Accents are provided by a row of gold rhinestones under the "Adventure" and in the top corner.

The card base is a singlefold ivory textured card (PL4) from Regal Craft Cards.

All in all a quick but effective card for many occasions!

BOX ZIGZAG BON VOYAGE

INSIDE TRUDY'S TRAVEL-THEMED CARD

Travel Card - cover

Trudy used a box zigzag card from Regal Craft Cards to make this great collage card - brilliant as a Bon Voyage greeting, a birthday card for a teenager or keen photographer or really just for anyone who appreciates a well-made card.  It features a die-cut butterfly, bird and kangaroo, as well as a selection of different papers and more.  If you like a well-decorated card, the box zigzag gives you plenty of surface area to play with, and Trudy's example will hopefully provide the inspiration to get started!