Digi Choosday - Hope your Day is Buzzing - With Wraparound - Twist & Pop Card - Honey Bee Dreams - with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you're having a great week so far......I cant quite believe it's the end of May already...its definitely true when they say that time flies!

It's that time of the week to share some more inspiration for our current 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog so I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads!

Don't Forget that our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week is to make a project with a wraparound.

I decided I would make a new card style - well new to me at least....LOL  This interactive card has been around for ages but I've never made one before so I thought I would give it a go.  It's an A6 sized Twist and Pop Card and I was surprised how well it came together.  I have learnt a few things as well whilst making it so have a few tips to make it.

I chose to use the Honey Bee Dreams and Busy Bee Gnomes collections for my card today using papers, a sentiment and ephemera to all coordinate.

The actual card itself was constructed using a yellow card and is made from 3 main pieces.

One thing I will do next time I make this style is convert it into inches as my scoreboard is imperial and it was tricky to get the score lines in the right places.

The card base measured 10cm x 30cm scored at 15cm.

The inner panel measured 9cm x 26cm scored at 6.5, 13 and 19.5cm

The mechanism measured 9cm x 20cm.  On the 9cm side scored at 4.5cm t create a centre fold. Then on the long edge mark each end at 5.5cm.

Score a cross diagonally between these marks then fold and burnish the folds.

If you want some better instructions and to see how the card is assembled I would suggest watching this video on YouTube 

I used some pretty floral papers and a sentiment from the Buzzy Bee Gnomes collection and the ephemera on the panels inside are from the Honey Bee Dreams collection

Next time I make this card I will also avoid the edging trim on the panels of the card as this catches slightly on the mechanism as the card is closed but it's good to learn !

 

I hope that you like my project today and you'll enjoy the next that I share from Polkadoodles.

Hasta luego 👋


Enjoy the rest of your day !



Card recipe: 

Polkadoodles digital paper - Buzzy Bee - paper pack 1
Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Buzzy Bee - sentiment bundle
Polkadoodles digital ephemera - Honey Bee Dreams collection
Crafters Companion sparkle pen - clear
Craft Consortium sequins

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

April Birthstone card - White on White - Digi Choosday - Oh Happy Day with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Tuesday.  Wishing you all a lovely day today and that you enjoy your week ahead...

It's that time of the week when we launch a brand new 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog so I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing discount off all crafty printable downloads until midnight today!

The theme set for the DT this week is April Birthstone Diamond using white on white and to include a wraparound or a belly band as some people call them (not my favourite name as it sounds like some sort of medical weight loss device!) 

Today's card features one of the gorgeous digital stamps from the Let's Hang Out collection - who can resist Winnie after all.  I started by resizing the image for my card design and printing this out along with one of the sweet sentiments from the collection. 

I chose a couple of pretty pastel papers from the Noodle Panda collection and then used these pastel shades as inspiration to colour the image with Promarkers (see below for the colours used).  

I don't often make pastel coloured cards, opting for brighter richer shades but it was nice for a change to make something lighter and definitely very girly. Good to use different pens too!

I decided to create a 5" x 7" pop out gatefold card and if you are looking for instructions on this then I suggest watching the great tutorial by Sam Calcott - Mixed Up Craft  I started with a piece of white card measuring 10" x 7" and then scored this at 2 1/2", 7 1/2" .  

Then flip the card over and score at 4 1/2" and 5 1/2"  Its such a simple card fold and looks beautiful decorated, lots of areas to used pretty papers and works well with loads of focal images.  

I used the papers from the noodle collection layer directly onto the card base, no matting as I wanted to keep the white borders showing, I chose to keep two of the inside panels white too to keep in with the them as much as possible.  

There is white space too on the reverse of the card for a message to be written.  Once the sweet Winnie was coloured I fussy cut her out.  Next I used a couple of nesting diamond dies to cut two pieces of the same white card (using the same card stock means they will match perfectly.  

The smaller of the diamonds was embossed using a 3D embossing folder to give a faceted look - that's what makes diamonds shine so well.   I adhered the diamonds together and then added Winnie to the centre before adding the diamond to the small pop out section of the card.  

Finally the sentiment was simple cut and also adhered at the bottom of the pop out.  To finish the inside of the card I decided to die cut a floral border from the white card, adding this to the edges of the card panels covered with lilac paper. 

Finishing touches where some super sparkly aurora borealis gems and white glossy drops around the design and on Winnie's dress along with white gel pen highlights.  

The wraparound or belly band is very simple, you just need a piece of card 1 1/2" in width ( white in my case for the white on white theme) and long enough to wrap loosely around the closed card. If its two tight it will be hard to slide on and off the  closed card.

I also die cut two white diamonds and embossed the top one as on the inside of the card and adhered this to the wrap around.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Promarkers Used:

Skin:       almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose

Blush:      pale pink

Hair:        praline, sandstone, pastel beige

Ribbon:    orchid, lavender

Roses

Shoes

Dress:      pastel blue, blender

Leaves:    apple, meadow green

Daisies:    yellow, primrose

                apricot, bisque

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Let's Hang Out collection - Blossoming Winnie

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Let's Hang Out collection - Greeting Bundle

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Noodle Panda collection - Set 2 & Plains

Lisa Horton Crafts - 3D Embossing Folder - Prism

Craftelier Sequins

Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops - white

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x