Sunday, April 11, 2010

April SWAPS


Here's my SWAP card, the theme for this month was 
summer fun, flip flops, flowers, etc. this card reminds me of
bright sunny summer days in beachy towns like
Monterey, California


and here are the ladies SWAPS, minus one of our club members
so I threw mine in there again for the photo

April Club Projects

Origami Box:

video tutorial found HERE


for the box with the band (11"X2") and ribbon
(2 pieces of ribbon @ 12" each) 
across the top, I scored the chocolate chip card at 
1-3/8, 3-1/2, 7-5/8 & 9-3/4


for the box with the flower on top, I took 6 scallop
circles to make the carnation, 
layering and fixing with a brad in the center &
adhering with a large glue dot.



Easel Card:


This card was a little time consuming to figure out how
to put it together BUT I do LOVE how it turned out!!

I took a sheet of 12X12 and cut it into 3 strips of 12"X4", which makes 3 easel cards
score the white card stock at 4", 6" & 8"
fold center fold and then outer folds opposite
place sticky strip (a MUST have for this card)
inside on inner fold of a 2" section and viola! 



Happy Birthday Circle Card:


I had a definite CIRCLE theme going on with
this card...the background which was cut out with
the TOP NOTE, I first layered onto a piece of scrap paper 1/2" 
strips of melon mambo, rich razzleberry & crushed curry