Monday, August 21, 2023

Topsy-turvy Flap Card

 Topsy-turvy Flap Card 


Card front 


DSP - 5 1/4 x 4 inches (2) plus scraps 
Card stock - 5 1/4 x 4 inches, 3 x 5 inches, (2), 5 x 3 plus scraps to punch 2 balloons 
White card - 5 x 3 3/4, 2 3/4 x 3 



Trim 3 x 5 piece on one short edge with the zig zag basic corner die. Trim short edge of white to match.  

Stamp birthday greeting on the white card stock off to one side. Using the balloon stamp, ink up the string only and stamp along the other side leaving room for a balloon punch. Stamp string on the 5 x 3 3/4 piece of card stock leaving room for a balloon punch. 
Punch balloons from the DSP and glue to the images. 

 Trim the small white piece to 3 inches so it now measures 2 3/4 x 3 inches. 
Score the trimmed piece of card stock 3 1/4 inches from the trimmed edge. Fold toward the back.  



Add adhesive to the back flap as shown in the picture. 


Fold the card base in half.  Place the fold downward and slide the scored flap over the top edge of the card front only.  


Holding in place, close the card pressing the adhesive section of the flap against the inside of the card back. 


Glue one piece of DSP to the card front.  



Glue the second one inside the card covering the edge of the flap. 


Glue the white card stock inside the card opposite the DSP.


  Glue the small white piece to the flap on the flap. 



Twist and Turn Card

 Twist and Turn Card

Card fronts 

Open cards 



DSP - Bubbles and Fizz  
   Print A (bottles) 3 3/4 inch square
   Print B (bubbles)  4 x 1 inch (2)
Card stock A - Lemon Lime Twist card base 4 1/4 x 11 inches
Card stock B - Bermuda Bay - 4 inch square, 2 3/4 inch square
White card stock - 2 1/2 inch square, 5 x 3 3/4 inches 



Fold card stock A in half to form card base.  Place a pencil mark along the bottom front edge 4 1/4 inch from the right edge.




 Score from the mark to the upper right tip.  Erase mark.  


Fold upward and crease well. 



Decorate white square with greeting and embellishments. 



Glue white square to small Bermuda Bay square and the DSP square to the large Bermuda Bay square. Glue small square in center of large square. 


Add adhesive along the fold line on the card base and behind the upper left corner of the square layers. 


 Place square on the fold, lining up the square points with the fold. 



Open card.  Glue one of the DSP B strips between the square layers Abe the fold line. 
Print sentiment in the white rectangle and glue to the bottom inside. 



Glue the second DSP B strip on the card front along the fold. 

Multilayered Card

 Multilayered Card 

Card front

Second layer 

Card back layer 


DSP - Let’s Go Fishing 

   Print A ( blue fish) 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
   Print B (blue waves)  3 3/4 x 1 inches (2)
   Print C (lures) 3 3/4 x 1 inches (2)
   Print D (colorful fish) 
Boho Blue card stock - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Pebbled Path card stock - 4 x 1 1/4 inches (2), 5 1/2 x 1 inches
Very Vanilla card stock - 5 x 3 3/4 inches, 2 3/4 x 3/4 inches 

Fold Boho Blue card in half to form card base. 

Cut 1 1/4 along outside edges to the fold. 




Glue 5 1/2 x 1 inch Pebbled Path strip to connect the 2 outside strips of the card front.  



The middle section should be behind the Pebbled Path strip. ( if not you can gently push it through). 

Glue DSP A to the center section of card front. 
 Glue DSP B strips to the outside strips of the card front. 

Glue DSP C strips to the Pebbled Path 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 strips.  Adhere the strips to the outer edges of the Very Vanilla large rectangle. 

Glue inside card. 




If desired, cut roughly around 2 or 3 fish on DSP D. Glue the flush onto Very Vanilla scraps then trim closely.  ( the very vanilla keeps the backside from being visible when the card is open. ).  
Arrange fish and blank Very Vanilla tiny strip  on card front to determine placement and where to stamp the sentiment (centered or off-centered). 
Stamp sentiment and glue everything to card front. Be careful to not get glue on the middle section. 

If desired, choose some partial fish and add them to the center of the inside to look like fish swimming past a window.