Rolled Flowers with Karen

Hi Everyone its Karen here and today I would like to show you how to make a Rolled Flower!!  Some people might call these Spiral Flowers but they are the same thing!!  I, myself only recently learnt how to make these cute little flowers, so I thought I would share the information!! There are some die's available to cut out the spiral but why do that if you have a circle punch and scissors?? But if you want a totally even and neat flower then I guess you would need one of those...

Anyhoo, to make these cute flowers you will need the following:

• Circle Punches - various sizes - what ever you have or you can use a Spellbinder Circle Die's
• Double Sided Patterned Paper
• Glue
• Scissors

Step 1: You need to punch out some circles - if you use different size circle punches you will end up with different sized flowers!!

Step 2: You need to take your scissors and start cutting into your circle in a spiral - you can keep your spiral about 1/4" as you cut, doesn't matter about being a little crooked or rough, it will add to the effect of the finished flower, the the pictures below:

this is what you should end up with, in the below picture:

Step 3: You need to start rolling the flower from where you started cutting - and you need to roll it rather tightly - its a little tricky to start sometimes - but once you get it started you need to keep on rolling the paper tightly KEEPING THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE FLOWER as Flat as possible, this is so you can glue it more easier, and depending on which way you roll it, you will different colour flowers, so I have some orange ones and some green ones!!

Step 4: when you get to the end - you need to hold your flower in your hand for a few seconds and then let it go - it will un-ravel a little bit, that's ok, because you will want to see the inside of the flower

Step 5: Place some strong glue on the little flap that's left from cutting and then push down the rest of the flower on to it... you might have to hold it for a little bit until its secure, and that's it!! 1 Rolled Flower completed!! Well Done!!

Here is my card that I have made with a bunch of Rolled Flowers in 2 different punch sizes, I have added some little Aster Paper Flowers to the mix here as well, just to soften up the look at little bit!! 

I hope you like my card using the cute little Rolled Flowers, and I do hope you have enjoyed my tutorial on how to make them!!

Hugs
Karen
xxxx

Pocket card by Jorunn

Happy Monday! 

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 

I sometimes need the variety from ordinary cards, but I don't always have the energy or time 

to make a card using some of  all these fabulous folding techniques... 

so I simple pocket card can be just the variety I need...

You don't need a tutorial for this one... 

just glue the sides together, make the front a little shorter then the back, 

leave an opening on the top (or on the side) and put a tag in the opening...lol... that simple.. 

Here is my pocket card;

I have used the new and adorable image 

Puff-heart dragon

I have colored him in using Copic Sketch Markers and chalk.

For the edges I have used the new Whiff of Joy border die

Endless-hearts border

 Under the turquoise rose I have use the die

Leaves 

Here is the tag pulled out;

Here is a little tip for you when using the border punches;

To make sure you cut the edge straight 

you can use regular scotch tape and glue tape the die to the cuttlebug plate, 

and slip the card stock or paper under neath it.

The paper and the die will stay in it's place like this and you can cut a straight edge! 

Here is another pocket card I made a few days ago...

I use it to keep my New year resolution in...lol...

I have used the gorgeous image Nora with Rose on this card;

Here is the tag with my New year resolution on;

I hope this was to some inspiration to you 

and an idea to how to have some variety on your cards.

Have a wonderful week!

Whiff of Joy's Surprise Kits 2011

Whiff of Joy's stamp kits for 2011 are here!

We made some exciting changes to our kits for 2011:

There are 10 stamps included in our first kit for 2011, so you pay only 3.7 Euros per stamp!!! Where else do you get this for a full size Elisabeth Bell rubber stamp??

• Back to the roots: all kits are secret (brand new stamps illustrated by Elisabeth Bell, not to bee seen before you receive your kit)
• A4 !! size (super large stamps), unmounted, uncut rubber plate
• available for pre-order only
• quaterly new kit

And here for the great news - this year we also offer the possibility to subscribe to our stamp kits for the period of one year. Never miss one of our kits again. We also offer some great savings with our subscription - read all the details HERE.

Whiff of Joy's Stempelkits 2011 sind endlich da.

In unserem ersten Kit von 2011 sind 10 Stempel enthalten. Das bedeutet insgesamt NUR 3,7 Euro pro Stempel!! Wo sonst bekommt man diese Preisersparnis auf einen Stempel von Elisabeth Bell?

Dieses Jahr gibt es einige aufregende Änderungen:

• Zurück zum Ursprung: all unsere Kits sind wieder geheim (brandneue Stempel illustriert von Elisabeth Bell, nicht bekannt bevor ihr es in Händen haltet)
• neue Größe A4 !! (super große Stempel) geliefert als unmontierte, unzugeschnittene Stempelplatte
• nur nach Vorbestellung erhältlich
• vierteljährlich ein neues Kit

Und nun zu den spannenden Neuigkeiten - dieses Jahr bieten wir zum ersten Mal die Möglichkeit eines Stempelkit - Abonnements an. So verpaßt ihr nie wieder eines unserer tollen Kits.
Außerdem bieten wir ein paar toller Vergünstigungen mit dem Abonnement - lest HIER alles darüber.

Card stairs with Murielle

Hello to all! Murielle it!
It starts a new year and on this occasion I wish you and your family a happy new year 2011 with much happiness and wonderful creations.

 
Here is my project in January, is a map that I call "card Stairs".

That's what you need: 1 sheet 30 x 30cm.
Cut this sheet 16 x 30cm.

Measure the horizontal edges: 2.5 - 5 - 17.5 cm.
A 2.5 cm from the horizontal top and bottom, you will draw other
small features to 2.5 - 5 - 17.5 cm.
Draw lines that connect them with a bone folder.
Cut with a cutter to 2.5 cm from the top and bottom of the map the line from 2.5 to 17.5 cm.
Then fold in half the card.
I hope my explanation helped you!

To achieve this card, I used the stamps "Bird with Christmas bauble and Season's Greetings" and dies "Snowflakes trio, Fancy Shape" that you find in store.

That's the result!

 

I hope I have given an idea.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Murielle

Scrapmumur

Book Box Tutorial by Michele Roos

Hi there everyone and hope that you have all had a wonderful start to 2011. Today I'd like to show you how to make this book box

Before you begin here's a list of supplies that you need :-

Scoring device (I've used my Fiskars one)
One 27cm x 15cm cardstock (for the actual box)
Two 24cm x 12cm cardstock (for the book part)
Two 24cm x 10cm cardstock (for the book part)
Four 11.5cm x 14.5cm plain paper (to decorate)
Four 11cm x 14cm designer paper (to decorate)
Fast drying glue
Double-sided tape
Ribbon (to tie the box and also to decorate)

 

Step 1

Score on the longest part of both 24cm x 12cm cardstock at 2cm, 4cm, 6cm, etc (then do the same with the 24cm x 10cm pieces of cardstock)

Step 2
Now turn the cardstock onto the other side and now score at 1cm, 3cm, 5cm, 7cm etc (do this to the remaining cardstock that you previously scored)

Step 3
Now start folding all the score lines following until the cardstock resembles the picture below

Step 4 (optional)
For this part I've inked all the edges on the cardstock using Brushed Corduroy including the back

Step 5
Take one of the 24cm x 12cm cardstock and drop some glue into the folds.

Step 6
 Now take one of the 24cm x 10cm corrugated cardstock and join it to the other part which was glued previously (see below picture for a guide) Now do the same to the last two remaining pieces of corrugated cardstock. Put to one side to let the glue dry completely.

 

Step 7

While you are waiting for the corrugated cardstock to dry score the 27cm x 15cm cardstock at 12cm then rotate it to 180 degrees and score again at 12cm (it should resemble the picture below)

 

Step 8 (optional)

Ink around all the edges, I've used Brushed Corduroy including the back.

 Step 9 (optional)

Now ink around all the edges of the plain and designer paper.

Step 10

Attach all four 11.5cm x 14.5cm plain paper to each sides of the cardstock leaving it blank in the middle section

Step 11

On the top right hand section attach a long piece of ribbon using the double-sided tape

Step 12

On the inside right hand side attach another piece of long ribbon using double-sided tape. On the four pieces of design paper apply double-sided tape around the edges and then adhere to the plain pieces of paper.

Step 13

On one side of the corrugated that you put to one side earlier, drop some glue into the middle of each section

Step 14

Then attach the other corrugated cardstock making sure that the sections are in the right places (see below photo for reference)

Step 15
Now apply glue to the other side so that all sections are now attached

Step 16
At the bottom of the book frame, apply quick drying glue all around and then place it on the inside right hand side of the cover. Then when it has dried apply glue all around the top of the frame and place ribbon all around the edges.

Now the rest is up to you on how you would like your book box to look. Below I've added some photos on the finished result to give you some ideas.

This is how I decorated the inside cover using scrap pieces of cardstock and designer paper.

This is the tag that I made using the Magical Tag die from Whiff of Joy.

This is how the side of the box looks and I've used the sentiment from the Blooming Spring Stamp kit from Whiff of Joy.

The image that I've used is the gorgeous Melinda with Bouquet and I've coloured her using my ProMarker and AquaMarker pens.

 

I hope that you've enjoyed this tutorial and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele xxx

Twinkling H2O colour study by Katharina Frei

Hi everybody! Have I told you lately how much I love my Twinklings? :)
I had some spare time yesterday evening (yes, sometimes I do have time for myself...LOL) and what does an obsessed papercrafter and cardmaker do, when she has time for herself?? Yes, you are right... she colours 3 stamped images just for fun :)
I tried different colour combinations of Twinkling H2Os on this brand new Whiff of Joy stamp called "Henry with heart balloon". New stamps always make me happy, so I picked this one for my "happy" time :)
So today I would like to show you how the different colour combinations look and what different look and feel those colours give to the image (allthough Henry has a brown fur each time). You can then decide which one you like the best. My personal favourite is Henry with the blue balloon, my husband liked the one with the orange ballon best.
Note: If you are new to Twinkling H2Os, then have a look at this video to watch how it works.

Hallo miteiander! Habe ich euch eigentlich schon einmal gesagt wie sehr ich meine Twinklings liebe? :)
Gestern Abend hatte ich etwas freie Zeit (ja, es kommt ab und zu vor, dass ich Zeit nur für mich habe...haha), und was tut eine passionierte Bastlerin, wenn sie freie Zeit hat? Ja klar, sie coloriert 3 gestempelte Motive einfach nur so zum Spaß :)
Ich habe 3 verschiedene Farbkombinationen an dem selben Motiv ausprobiert (dem brand-neuen Henry mit Herzballon). Neue Stempel machen mich immer glücklich, deswegen habe ich diesen für meine "Freizeit" ausgesucht.
Heute möchte ich euch also zeigen wie das Aussehen und der Ausdruck des Motivs durch die unterschiedlichen Farben variieren kann (obwohl Henry in allen 3 Fällen braun ist). Ihr könnt dann für euch selbst entscheiden welche Kombination euch am Besten zusagt. Mein persönlicher Favorit ist Henry mit dem blauen Ballon. Mein Mann mochte den orangenen am Liebsten.
Anmerkung: Wenn ihr noch nie von Twinkling H2Os gehört habt, dann schaut euch doch DIESES Video an, um Näheres über diese tollen Farben zu erfahren.


Twinklings used for Henry with pink balloon:

• fur / Fell: Honey Amber, Chestnut Brown, Scarab Beetle
• cheeks / Wangen: Poppy Red
• ears / Ohren: Peppermint Taffy, Apple Blossom
• balloon: Peppermint Taffy, Apple Blossom, Blushing Rose

Twinklings used for Henry with blue balloon:

• fur / Fell: Scarab Beetle, Burnt Umber, Chestnut Brown
• cheeks / Wangen: Poppy Red
• ears / Ohren: Peppermint Taffy, Apple Blossom
• balloon: Blue Ice, Ocean Wave, Sapphire on Ice

Twinklings used for Henry with orange balloon:

• fur / Fell: Rich Cocoa, Scarab Beetle, China Black
• cheeks / Wangen: Poppy Red
• ears / Ohren: Peppermint Taffy, Apple Blossom
• balloon: Yellow Rose, Orange Peel

Happy New Year!

Allthough the new year is already a few days old :) I would like to wish all readers of Whiff of Joy's Tutorial-Blog a prosperous and happy new Year. I hope all your wishes will come true.

The Whiff of Joy Design Team and I will give our best to bring you another year of creative inspiration.

Take good care!