Die Cut Swing Card - A Splitcoaststampers Tutorial

Hello!

I've done a tutorial for Splitcoaststampers...woo-hoo.  I was delighted when I was asked to do one.  The tutorial is titled 'Die Cut Swing Card'.

This is the card that I created for the tutorial.

And yes, I've done a similar tutorial for my own blog--which you can find HERE--but as you probably are aware most of the tutorials/templates on my blog are for my preferred-card-size of 6" x 6".  This tutorial I did for Splitcoastampers is for a 5½" x 5½" card, which is also a preferred-card-size to a lot of people.
You can check out the Splitcoaststamper tutorial HERE.

And the written instruction comes with a video tutorial.  Yeah, a big shocker...even to me.  I did my very first video tutorial!  It just goes to show that this old gal isn't too old to learn new things...tee hee.  Still feels weird hearing my own voice though--you know how that is!

This adorable image I used is from Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet and she is called 'Amy'.

The stamp is available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.

Check out the rest of the Wee Stamps Collection HERE and of course Magnolia stamps, both full-size and mini.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  
Check out also the stamps from Wild Rose Studios and Candibeans.
Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey. and other crafting tools such as Scor-tapes, Prima Chalk Edgers, flowers, etc.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

I might as well use this card to enter some challenges:
ABC Challenge - P is for Pearls
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #44 - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #15 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge #47 - Anything Goes/Use One Flower
Scrapper's Delights Challenge #27 - Anything Goes with Cute and Girly
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #186 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #100 - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create July Challenge - Birthday
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
MilkCoffee Challenge - Birthdays

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Habitat paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Five and Petite Ovals; Memory Box 98890 Blushing Bouquet; Poppystamps 956 Lovely Tendril  

Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower; Fiskars 3-in-1 corner punch Celestial (flower centre)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Wild Honey and Milled Lavender; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

A Bad Hair Day Or What?

Hello.

This swing card or flip card is the end result of the tutorial that I just posted below this one (or HERE).

Love this colour combo of pink and green--it's one of my faves.

Here are close-ups of the adorable Magnolia images that I am featuring are:

- Leo Tilda from the Zodiac Collection 2014
- Nativity Fence from the Nativity Collection 2012
I really like this Tilda because her hair reminds me of mine when I get up in the morning...tee hee.  I wasn't too sure about her lion tail that's in the original image though, so I did some masking to hide it.

- Tilda With Maggie the Monkey from the Animals of the Year Collection 2014

Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, where Diana carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey and other crafting tools such as Scor-tapes, Prima Chalk Edgers, flowers, etc.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Live and Love Crafts' May Challenge #23 - Inspiration Photo
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #215 - Pretty Hair
Creative Moments Challenge #42 - Anything Goes/Bingo (flower, sentiment, more than 2 layers)
Divas By Design - In the Pink
Hobbybook's Designer Challenge - Add a Sentiment
Scrapper's Delights Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenges #17 - Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - Petal Power
Fitztown Challenge #35 - Feminine
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #195 - Spring Flowers

Okay, that's it for me. Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  from DCWV Nana's Baby Girl paper pad; American Crafts Baby Miss Muffet

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two, Standard Circles and Scrappy Land Exclusives; Joy! Crafts 6002/0263 Bille's Flourishes and 6002/0068 Four-Petal Flowers; Cheere Lynn Designs DL113 Exotic Butterflies Small

Punches:  Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch (flower centres)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Swing Card V.2 Tutorial - 6" x 6" (15cm x 15cm)

Hello.

This was my swing card or flip card in a previous posting and this is a tutorial on how to make a swing card like it.

Before I get into the instructions, just mentioning that I've done a similar tutorial for a swing-card (I'll call that Version 1) HERE, but this new one is for another version of the swing-card (and let's call this Version 2)--with a different placement of the shaped swing panel.  Here are pictures of the older card and newer one so you can see the difference.

version 1 swing panel is centered

version 2 swing panel is off to the side

The steps to follow are similar but not the same.  And I like to think that I've improved on the original techniques...tee hee.  Okay, here we go... (Warning:  this tutorial is picture loaded.)


Materials and Tools required:
- 9" x 6" cardstock (15cm x 22.5cm)
- 9" x 6" designer paper (15cm x 22.5cm)
- a shape die for your swing panel (here I'm using Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two)
- die-cutting machine (I'm using my Big Shot)
- Scor-Pal scoring board
- removable tapes
- coloured images, sentiments, embellishments, etc. to decorate your card

Step 1
On your 9" x 6" (15cm x 22.5cm) cardstock, pencil-draw vertical lines at 2 7/8" and 4 5/8" (7.2cm and 11.55cm)--these are guidelines for your cutting pad.  I've drawn my lines with a white coloured pencil so they show up better for you.  Set your cardstock aside.

Step 2
On your 9" x 6" (15cm x 22.5cm) designer paper, pencil-draw a vertical line at 3" (7.5cm) and a horizontal line midway at 3" (7.5cm).  These lines are to help you centre your shape die.

Step 3
Place your shape die exactly centered on the drawn lines a shown.  Secure in place with your removable tape - it's better if you use 3 or 4 pieces of tape.

Step 4
Sandwich your designer paper between the two cutting pads and run it through your die-cutting machine. Without removing the tape pieces and the die itself, remove the die-cut piece from the centre leaving a centre opening on your designer paper.

Step 5
Place your designer paper on top of your cardstock, lining up the paper edges, and secure in place with the removable tapes that are already there.

Step 6
With your die's blade-side down, place your papers between the two cutting pads for your die-cutting machine.  Ensuring that edge of the top cutting pad is lined up along the 2 7/8" (7.2cm) vertical line (drawn in Step 1 above), run the 'sandwich' through the die-cutting machine.

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Step 7
Now turn your papers around 180 degrees and repeat Step 6 with the top cutting pad up lined up along the 4 5/8" (11.55cm) vertical line this time.

Step 8
Separate the papers.  Place your cardstock upside down on your scoreboard and score at 3" (7.5cm) as shown.

Step 9
Turn your cardstock rightside up, place on your scoreboard and score at 4½" (11.25cm) as shown.

Step 10
Valley-fold and mountain-fold as shown.  Oh, you can erase your pencil-drawn lines.

Step 11
On your designer paper draw an additional vertical line at 4½" (11.25cm).  The two vertical lines correspond to the two fold lines on your cardstock.  Erase the horizontal line.

Step 12
To create borders, trim around the perimeter/outside and also both sides of the fold lines as shown.  Optional:  Ink distress your paper edges.

Step 13
Glue your design paper to your cardstock.

Step 14
Use the same shape die and die-cut around your coloured images.  Optional:  trim to create borders and ink-distress the paper edges.

Step 15
Glue the image die-cuts to the card as shown.

Step 16
Decorate as desired with sentiments and embellishments--flowers, pearls, etc.
(Posting of the finished card can be found HERE.)

There you go!  Have fun with this.  Happy crafting!

A 'Hello' Swing Card

Hello.

Woo-hoo...my stamps from Magnolia's latest stamp collection have arrived from Magnolia-licious.  Have you seen the collection?  I've created a card here to feature a couple of the cute images.

This is a swing card or a flip card.  This one is of a slightly different version from the ones I've made in the past.  I like this style of card as the swing panel gives me a chance to showcase a second image on the flip side.

I've used a favorite die of mine to create the swing or centre panel.  It's one of the dies from the Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #3 set.

These are the names of the couple of images--oh, so adorable--that I'm featuring:

- Tilda With Chanel the Puppy from the Animal of the Year Collection 2014

- Tilda With Lace Pants from the Animal of the Year Collection 2014

The stamps for these two images are available from Magnolia-licious.  Check out the rest of the collection HERE. You can also find other Magnolia stamps, both full-size and minis.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and...you get to earn 2% in-store credit which you can apply to future purchases.  How sweet!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Sparkles Monthly Challenges CH#33 - Favorite Colour Combo (I have a few favorite colour combos..hee hee--this one of blue and green is one of them)
Crafting At The Weekend Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #70 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #257 - Make your own embellishments
Crafty Girls Challenge #17 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge #34 - Anything Goes
Quirky Crafts Challenge #9 - Something beginning with S (Swing card)
Cards Galore Encore Challenge May - Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #102 - LRSBC102 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated by me.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  from DCWV Baby Boy Stack paper pad

Dies: Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #3; Spellbinders Petite Ovals; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms; Penny Black Dancing Leaves; Joy! Crafts Vintage Flourishes 6003/0015 Corner

Punches:  Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch (for the flower centres) 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Stormy Sky; lace and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias