stacked ovals

Another offering from Heather. This card is made using a set of  nesting dies. She has used the entire set for this. The ovals are cut out of black card a contrasting card with some surprise images or greetings on each oval. Then a hole punched in the top. The bunch has been fixed together using a split pin and a piece of ribbon so as to allow he whole thing to swing. Finished off with a bit of bling, Kaiser adhesive pearls and a greeting sticker.

OVERLAPPING CENTRE FOLD CARD USING POSTCARD IMAGES

OVERLAPPING CENTRE FOLD CARD

Here's another idea using postcards available at Regal Craft Cards - this one featuring vintage jam labels.

Just construct a centre fold card.  This one has been made especially to fit the images. If you want to adapt the technique for other sizes its easy to make a centre fold card by removing half a panel on either side of a three panelled card).

After you've made your card base, cover it with whatever background paper you like (if you want to).  I've just used a plain dark blue for this example.

If you haven't made your card to fit the images you're using, then cut the images to fit the card - you'll need three, just large enough to cover the height of the card, allowing for a couple of millimetres in between.  Its not a bad idea to back the panels as they are probably a bit more likely to get bent than on a normal card.  In this case, I've just used the same white cardboard used for the base, leaving a little border all around.  This works doubly for this card as it covers the text on the back of the postcard.

Centre all three panels over the fold and tape the top and bottom ones to one side and the middle panel to the other and its done!  I've made it sound much more complicated that it actually is.  Its an effective and easy card form.

A NEW WAY TO USE A SWING CARD

THE OPEN CARD

THE CLOSED CARD

I saw a card in a magazine recently which wasn't really like this example at all, but it did set me thinking about how cards could be folded in different ways.

This is one of Regal's swing cards (XSWI1) with an additional fold in the centre of the two larger panels.  That way, the panel no longer swings but sits out on show when the card is opened (as in the example on the left) or closed (see above).  So the the card remains closed, tuck the panels either side underneath the "Happy Birthday" panel.

I've used papers out of the paper pad from the "Old Mac" collection, but you could re-make this card in all sorts of ways - e.g. with flowers on the centre panel and patterned paper behind.

STEAMPUNK INSIPIRED

A card with moving parts

I've used a plain white DL singlefold card from Regal Craft Cards as the base for this steampunk-inspired card.

The front has been covered with bronze shimmer paper, and then copper card, embossed with a Couture creations folder featuring hot air balloons and cogs.

The clock has been cut with a Kaiser die, and glued to a bronze circle.  The space between two of the numbers has been cut.
a strip of acetate has been attached underneath the bronze card and some die-cut cogs stuck to the end of it.  Clock hands have been die-cut from gold and glued on.

The whole assembly was then attached to a slightly larger circle of gold card (with a small circle between the layers to act as a washer) with a split pin.  (Its easier to pierce a small hole first).  An additional cog has been added to the centre of the clock, and a couple of pictures cut from Kaiser paper and a couple of stickers were added as further embellishment.  Its important to check that the clock will rotate freely before attaching it to the front of the card.

If you want, add some pictures or stickers under the revolving window.  In this example, I've made a "countdown" using little number stickers with a couple of starts and exclamation marks at the end.

This card could be used for birthdays, father's day or even for New Year.