Chooseday Challenge with Polkadoodles

 Hi there friends!

Today I am sharing this ladybug wraparound or belly band card using design files by Polkadoodles Crafts. 

 

You can join the Digi Choosday Anything Goes challenge over at Polkadoodles - here is my card that hopefully gives you some inspiration.

 

Please note: I use Silhouette Studio with a Silhouette Cameo. My instruction is exactly how I made my card. You can change design elements as you please and this will work on other brands of electronic cutters. My supply list with specific items is at the bottom including the links to the design files used.

 

General supplies needed:

• 1 sheet of white 110 lb cardstock
• Paper Trimmer  
• Scoring board with bone folder 
• Polkadoodles design files linked on specific supply list at bottom 
• 4 sheets of white cardstock for printing
• Printer
• Cutting machine 
• glue 
• alcohol markers
• fine tip black marker 

1.  Cut the sheet of cardstock to 11 x 5.5 inches. 
2. Score the 11" side at 2.5" and 6.75". Fold on these score lines to form a z fold A2 size card. 
   
   
   
3. With smaller piece from step 1, cut a strip 1 x 11 inches. Score this strip at the 3.5" and 7.75"
   
   
   
4. Cut the leftover piece to 4.5 x 2" for the belly band panel.
5. In the design software, Draw rectangles that are these sizes:
1. 4.25 x 1.75" = belly band panel
2. 2.25 x 5.25" = flap panel
3. 3 rectangles that are 4 x 5.25 = 1 is exterior panel and 2 are for the interior
6. Download and unzip the design files.
7.  Open the file called "Set 4 papers Lilybug Ladybird"
8. Drag the papers of your choice into the rectangles. I labeled them in step 5 of what each rectangle will be. I chose these papers for these rectangles:
   
   
   
9. I wanted the dots a little bigger on the red pieces. I opened the Fill Panel in the software and chose the Fill Pattern tab.Select all 3 red panels. Slide the Scale bar to make the dots as big as you would like.
   
   
   
10. I like to create a mockup of the card I am making in the design software so I can size the elements better. The closed front of the card will look similar to this: 
    
    
    
11. Open the design file:Lilybug_Ladybird_9_ digital stamps
12. Bring in the 2 ladybugs and the 2 leaf designs.
13. Size the ladybugs to fit on the panel that is on the belly band. 
14. Duplicate both leaf files once or twice. I did twice and slightly change the sizes. I fill in with a light green.
    
    
    
15.  Bring in the file: ladybug-gardening.png
16.  Size her to fit on one of the rectangles for the inside of the card. Do not fill the whole rectangle.
17. Draw an oval around her.
18. Fill the oval with the green gingham pattern included in the patterned file.
19. Move the graphic of the ladybug watering the flower over the gingham oval and center them. In the send panel, turn off the cut lines for the graphic. On the Design panel select her and the oval and group them. 
    
    
    
20. Bring in the sentiment of your choice. The one I chose is file:  LBL - 101. png. I chose this specifically because I felt "all wrapped up in a hug" went well with the style of the card.
21. Draw an oval around the sentiment. Change the sentiments lines to black. In the send panel, set the text to "no cut" but the oval to cut. 
22.  Duplicate just the oval and make it bigger to become a border. Fill the oval with red dot pattern from and make the dots bigger. Put together this is what it will look like:
    
    
    
23.  Print and cut all the shapes except the white pieces at the bottom of this image. We already cut those from the cardstock. If the antennas for the bugs don't survive the cut -- don't fret, they are really fine and we can just draw them in. (The sentiment is no shown below but should be printed and cut.)
    
    
    
24. Color the lady bugs and the girl ladybug with alcohol markers.
    
    
    
25. Add some shading to the leaves with alcohol makers and details with a black or dark green fine tip marker. 
    
    
    
26. Assemble and adhere all the colored panels to the card base.
27. Adhere the belly band together. Be sure you put the right side flap on top of the left side flap so the panel that will be glued to the band covers the seam. 
    
28. Slide the belly band on to the card. Adhere the panel to the band and not the card.
    
    
    
29. Adhere the green leaves randomly to the front panels. 
    
    
    
30. Adhere the ladybugs to the band panel. Draw the antennas with a black fine tip marker. 
    
    
     
31. Adhere the lady bug and the sentiment ovals on the inside.  
    
    
    
32.  I put arrows on the back to help the recipient know to slide the band rather than rip it off. There is white space on the back that can be used for a personal message if desired.
    
33. Slide the band on and you're done!
    
    
    
    
    
    

Ohuhu markers used:
0 Blender
120 Black
BR1 Raw Umber
G9 Meadow Green
GY42 Bronze Green
GY43 Deep Olive Green
NG06 Neutral Gray 6
PB6 Royal Blue
PB7 Pastel Blue
R1 Coral Pink
R2 Vermillion
R8 Geranium
WG10 Porcelain 
Y2 Sunflower
Y5 Rouge Orange
YR07 Salmon Orange
YR33 Melon Yellow
YR33 Rose Cream (yes two markers with same number)
YR47 Dusty Peach

Check out the supply list below for all that I used to make this card. 

~Paula

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Please Note: I am a big advocate of using supplies you already own but I understand that readers might be interested in specific products that they might not already own. This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I may even include eBay listings for products that are available there at the time this is posted. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio. Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

 

Craft Challenge Blog #781 - Christmas with Jo

Hi Friends!

This week's new challenge at CRAFT Challenge Blog is a Christmas theme. The sponsor is Trimgym and I am using the Pink Christmas Paper Pack.








Please note: I use Silhouette Studio with a Silhouette Cameo. My instruction is exactly how I made my card. You can change design elements as you please and this will work on other brands of electronic cutters. My specific supply list is at the bottom including the links to the design files used.

Basic supplies electronic cutter
svg of a two layer christmas tree (I am using design #1800013 by Silhouette)
printer
glitter paper
A2 card base
green and pink cardstock
Christmas sentiment die (Mine is by Scrapbook.com)
vellum
adhesive foam
liquid adhesive

InstructionBring in the Christmas tree design to the software for the cutting machine
Duplicate 2 times. Make 1 tree bigger than the other two.
Size the trees to fit with a 5.25 x 4 inch rectangle in landscape orientation where they slightly overlap.
Release compound path and separate all the trees.
Fill the inner layer of the trees with 3 different pink pattern papers.
Cut the filled layers of trees using the print and cut feature.
Cut the outer layers of the trees in different colors of green.
Cut the stars in yellow.
Cut a piece of blue glitter paper to be 4 x 5.25 inches. I used a frame die but a paper trimmer or cutting machine will do the trick.
Cut the sentiment out of light pink paper.
Cut the sentiment shadow out of vellum.
Glue the sentiment to the vellum shadow.
Glue the large tree to the center of the blue glitter background panel.
Using adhesive foam, adhere the other two smaller trees to the card panel.
Adhere the sentiment across the front of the trees.
Adhere the card panel to the card base.







Please Note: I am a big advocate of using supplies you already own but I understand that readers might be interested in specific products that they might not already own. This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I may even include eBay listings for products that are available there at the time this is posted. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio. Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

Thinking of you card with White Spruce Studio

 Hi there friends!

Today I am sharing the third card made with the same set by White Spruce Studio (link at bottom.) 

 We all need these kinds of cards from time to time and it is best to just have them on hand. I prefer the "Thinking of you" sentiment because it could work for sympathy, get well, or other things someone is dealing with in life. 

Please note: I use Silhouette Studio with a Silhouette Cameo. My instruction is exactly how I made my card. You can change design elements as you please and this will work on other brands of electronic cutters. My supply list is at the bottom including the links to the design files used.

I started this one off by choosing a background that I previously made: 

 It is just an arch cut out with watercolor. I added the sentiment in black. I have a basket that is overflowing with backgrounds. I love making them but I often fail at trying to use them. I should come up with some challenge for myself to use each one by the end of the year. Should I do that? 

 For the design -- I opened the file and brought in the colored butterflies. I duplicated them and resized them to give me a variety. 

I used the print & cut feature to print on my printer and have my Silhouette Cameo cut them out. 

I folded the wings up, applied glue to the underside of the body of the butterfly.

 Working with the largest to the smallest of the butterflies, I attached them flying away and with a slight curve at the top. 

 I added some sequins for sparkle. 

 That's it!!

 

Check out the supply list below for all that I used to make this card. 

~Paula

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Please Note: I am a big advocate of using supplies you already own but I understand that readers might be interested in specific products that they might not already own. This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I may even include eBay listings for products that are available there at the time this is posted. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio. Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!