A Card In A Box

 

Today I am showing you a card in a box card I made for our bonus grandson who turned 15. His birthday was actually on January 18th but they celebrated this yesterday.

I always left one side standing up and I added a board with tools on that. I die cut a whole bunch of tools for different die sets and tried to use all different ones.  On the front I added some half pearls for knobs on the drawers. I used kraft, red, black, blue and silver metallic cardstock for this box. A box like this is so easy to make and when it always looks great when everything pops up after it is taken out of the envelope. If you haven't tried one yet you should really give it a try. He was so happy to receive it.

I will be adding this to the following challenges
Krafty Chicks #804 - Masculine
Allsorts #841 - For Boys Or Men
Creative Crafters #96 - Anything Goes
Girlz Makes Guys Cards #35 - AG Goes Male

Till next time
Renate

A Soccer Rocker Card

 

Today I am showing you a rocker birthday card in a soccer theme. I made this for a 9 year old boy. Rocker cards are such fun folds to make.

I die cut a large circle, scored it an then fold it in half. I took some green soccer papers from Creative Fabrica. I die cut the large soccer ball from Marianne Design CR1691. The prize cut is from a gnome set of Globeland. I added a large number 9 out of green glitter cardstock. in the prize ribbon. The sentiment is homemade and it says "Big Birthday Hugs" translated to English.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Girlz Creative Fun Art Of Scrap #14 - Anything Goes Using Designer Papers
Cut It Up #340 - Use More Then 1 Die
Krafty Chicks #788 - Birthday
Kreativ Tanten #106 - Anything Goes
Creative Creases #108 - Anything Goes With A Fun Fold
Creatalicious #293 - Anything Goes optional Happy Birthday
The Creative Crafters #92 - Anything Goes

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Renate

A Christmas Card With Lights

 

Today I am showing you a christmas card I made after getting inspiration from Pinterest. I made it an all white card and I still had some fairy lights laying around so I used them on this card. It is so festive. The photos don't do the card justice but hey I am a crafter and not a photographer.

So I folded my base card and then cut out half a circle. I then cut a circle and added some acetate in the circle and added the sentiment on it. I then die cut a whole lot of snowflakes of various dies of Papertrey Ink. I added some fairy lights behind the snowflake circle. The poinsettia flowers are from Lady E Designs. I added some pearls in the snowflakes for a bit of shine with the lights turned off. It is not a very difficult card but I have yet to find a nice way to cover up the string of the lights. For now I will keep this myself just because I like it so much.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
52 Weeks To Christmas
12 Months Of Christmas #127 - Anything Goes Christmas
The Holly and Ivy #192 - Anything Goes Christmas
Little Red Wagon #827 - H Is For Holidays

Till next time

Renate

A Pop Up Birthday Card

Today I am showing you a fun pop up card. I saw this model on Pinterest and this is what I came up with when I tried it myself.

I took a square white base card. All the papers and graphics are from the digital kit Timeless Memories of Nitwit Collections. I did cut the flower bouquet a few extra times to get the 3D effect. I made some 2 pop up mechanisms to add behind the half circles to make them pop up when you take the card out of its envelop. It is a quick fun card to make and you can put on it whatever you want for any occasion so I will definately make more of these.

I will be adding this to the following challenge:
CD Sunday Plus #168 - Anything Digital Goes

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Renate

An Upside Down Z-fold Card

Today I am showing you a card with a fun fold I saw on Pinterest and ofcourse had to give this a try.

So I made this by using a large arched nestability and cut the base card. I die cut designer papers from smaller nestabilities and glued these down. I then took an oval nestabilities set that actually matched the shaped of the arched nestabilities set perfectly and I die cut the oval that I felt fitted best. I also die cut a smaller oval in designer papers to decorate the card. I added a fussy cut flower bouquet in 3D. To get the 3D effect I just cut less out of the graphic and then stacked it together.  I also used one of the ready to fussy cut sentiments on top and for the finishing touch a few white pearls. All the graphics I used are from the digital kit Abigail of Nitwit Collections. I love that she still draws her own graphics and no AI is used. You can resize them perfectly to your needs. I love using her stuff. I do draw graphics myself sometimes but I am not as good as her.

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Renate

A Fun Fold Pop Up Card

 

Today I am showing you a pop up bridge card. I followed a tutorial of Jennifer McGuire.

I used white cardstock for my base. I glued strips of the colors I used for the flowers to connect the front panels. I added some flowers that I die cut from Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms Cute As A Button die set. I used green, pink and peach for the flowers.The sentiment is from Marianne Design LR0749. I cut that out of gold metallic cardstock. A quick fun fold card that will pop up as soon as you take it out of the envelope.

I will be adding this to the following challenges:
Color Throwdown #838 - Hot Pink, Peach & Green
Knutsels & Kadootjes - More Then 2 Folds (Vouwen Maar)
Creative Knockouts #552 - Fun Folds

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Renate

A Gate Fold Card

 

Today I am showing you a gatefold card that I made as a guest designer for DO-Al(l) Kreatives challenge #103. The challenge is to make a gatefold card. We would be very happy if you also join in this challenge

I made a gatefold card in a birthday theme. I added a belly band to the gatefold. I used white linnen textured card stock as my base card. The designer paper is from Lemoncraft. I distressed all the edges with the Tim Holtz distress tool. I alsmost added nothing to the card itself because the papers are already so beautiful on its own so I paid more attention to the belly band. The belly band is a bit large then the base card. I glued the ends together and hid the crease behind that lovely doily circle which is from Lady E designs. I added some white crochet yarn bows with longer tails onto the circle as well as leaves and roses. All are handmade by myself so no storebought ones. For the finishing touch I added the sentiment and some pearls. I don't know the designer of the sentiment stamps I used. There is plenty of room to stamp an additional sentiment or write a personal message on the inside later.

I will be entering this in  the following challenges:

Color My Heart Color Dare #657 - Pink & Green
Carlin's Kaartenparadijs #84 - Anything Goes
Girlz Creative Fun Art Of Scrap #11 - Anything Designer Papers Goes
The Diva's That Cut Paper - Happy Birthday Cards
AAA BIrthday Game #75 - Summer Birthday
 - Try It On Tuesday - Add Some Text
Beautiful Blossoms - Anything FloralGoes Optional Moodboard
Mix It Up #78 - Anything Goes

 

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Renate

A Christmas Rocker Card

 

Today I am showing a card I created as a guest designer for the Rudolph Days challenge. 

I decide to make a rocker card. I love this type of card a lot. I cut a large circle that I folded in half.
I added a piece of digital papers from Nitwit Collections. I took a smaller white circle that I embossed with a wall pattern On top of that I added a smaller scalloped circle and cut a piece out of it with a smaller circle so you can see the embossed wall pattern. I die cut a lovely gnome of Carlijn Design. He is holding a present that I die cut from the Delivering Joy die set of Spellbinders. I added my own handmade sentiment that I cut out with a label die. I added some black ink around the edges of the strip to hide the white cardstock it was printed on. 

I was happy and honoured to be a guest designer and hope you will all join in this challenge. It is so fun.

I will also enter this in the following challenge:
Everybody Art #582 - Christmas in June

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Renate

A Requested Birthday Card

 

Today I am showing a birthday card made upon request. For my job that brings in the money to afford my hobbies I assist people, mostly elderly, that need help keeping their house clean. One of my clients asked me to make a birthday card for her great grandchild who is having her very first birthday.

She took a look at all the photos in my albums on Pinterest and she like a similar one like this so I remade it for her. Ofcourse a few small differences as I never ever make the same card twice. Sometimes they seem alike but I always do small changes so it will guarantee the uniqueness of the card.

All I used it cardstock in white, pale pink, pink and hot pink tones as well as some metallic pink. I die cut a whole bunch of balloons, hearts and butterflies in various sizes from different die sets of Spellbinders, Pretty Pink Posh and Lawn Fawn. The sentiment is homemade and printed myself. To hide the white cardstock the sentiment was printed on I added some black ink around the edges. This fun fold is known as a Z-fold card.

I will enter this in the following challenge:
Unicorn #110 - Not Square
Aud Sentiments #326 - Fun Folds + a Sentiment
Dragonfly Dreams June 2025 - Use One Or More Butterflies
AAA Birthday Game #74 - No Stamping
Everybody Art #580 - Butterflies
A Cut Above June 2025 - Anything Goes Using A Die Cut
Kaartjes Inspiratie #206 - Butterflies

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Renate

Two baby cards

 

Today I am showing you 2 baby cards I made. When I am making a baby card for no one in particular I always make a boy and a girl version. I can't help myself. 

I made a fun fold card. It is kind of like a stepper card as you can see from the side. It give more dimension to a card then if I would have place the fence and the grass directly onto the poles of the clothing lines. The background and the patterns I used for the baby clothes are digital downloads from Nitwit Collections. The white fence is from Marianne Design. I made the poles to hang the clothes lines on myself by using a strip die. I rounded the top of the pole with a corner punch. I glued about 3 to 4 layers onto each other to give it the dimension to look like a pole. I think it worked great. The dies for the baby clothes are from My Favorite Things.

The sentiment is homemade by myself. On the back of the card there is plenty of room to write your own personal message

I will enter this in the following challenges:
Inspired by - Clothesline

Shopping Our Stash #544 - Fun Folds
Color Throwdown #829 - Blue/Lime Green/Green
CD Sunday Plus #155 - Anything Goes
Time Out #285 - Movie Inspiration (Mine is Look Who's Talking)
Dream Valley #333 - Celebration (Mine is a new baby)

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Renate

An Anniversary Card Made Upon Request

 

My sister in law asked me to make a card for friends of her who are having their 50th wedding anniversary so I made a Z-fold card.

The beautiful papers are from the Hope collection of Lemoncraft. Such a beautiful collection as many of their collection are. The number dies are from Spellbinders Pooh's Alphabet, Numbers & More Etched Dies. The doily is from Craft Passion. The sentiments and names have been printed and die cut from dies from my stash.

She really loved the card so was happy to give it to her friends.

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Renate

Simple Fancy Fold Cards

 

So today I am showing you a this fancy fold card. It is easy to make and you can make different shapes with it as you can see in the card below. You fold your card base in half and then cut off part of the front panel. Then you add masking tape to all the edges. You then place a stencil of your choice (I used one from Waffle Flower) and ink it up. After you have finished with the stencil remove it and then carefully remove the masking tape. And then when you open the car up you can see the partially inked parts on the inside. To finish it I added a a die cut sentiment that I have put on some foam tape for a bit of dimensions. To finish it up I added some pearls.

And here is my other sample:

I will be entering this card in the following challenge:
Seize The Birthday #300 - No Stamping
Just Us Girls #764 - Anything Goes Stencil Week
Shopping Our Stash #542 - One Layer Card

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Renate

Explosion Box

 Today I can finally show the explosion box I made like 6 weeks ago but the celebration was today so now they have received it and I can finally put it on the blog.

The papers I used for this are from Lemoncraft. For the cake I used dies from Lady E. For the flowers and leaves I used dies from various companies. I added some ink to the flower centers up and put pearls in the center. For the numbers I used an alphabet set of Spellbinders. The rings I die cut out of gold metallic cardstock and that die is from Marianne Design. I don't know the brand of the large heart, the lace border on the cake or the small doily I used. I added some pearl string around the bottom of the cake layers.

I also made a pocket that holds the gift that we all gave to them. 

They were very happy and suprised with the box

I will be entering this in the following challenge:
Creative Creases #100

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Renate

Challenge Card

 

Today I am showing you a cute pop up card. This one was quite a bit of work but it was lovely to make.

The front was made from inspiration on Pinterest. I made that curvy edge on top with the help of a die that you use to make shadow boxes. I didn't have an edge like this so it turned out great. The top was a bit bulky with all those layers and the many pine leaf cutout so I used some gold shiny ribbon to cover that up and it looked so much nicer after that. The sentiment die is from Marianne Design.

When you open the card up these nice looking christmas trees pop up. The trees have been put on a strip of acetate to make sure they stay up whten the card is opened. I have not decided what I will be adding for text on the inside but I will do that later. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #95 - Fold It Fancy

ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Die Cuts

A Cut Above - Anything Goes using a Die Cut

I hope you like it as much as I do

Till next time
Renate

Bench Card for a Birthday

 

This is a bench card. I saw these on Pinterest and like it so much. I made this for a guy that is turning 14 already. At the back I made a pocket in which we put his present. You can lift up the counter and then fold it flat so it fits into an envelop. This can be made in so many different themes so I will probably make more of these.

I used colored and metallic silver cardstock. I used kraft cardstock to make the peg board. I embossed the red cardstock with a wall patterned embossing folder and a patterned one for the silver doors, I added a black half pearl to be the knobs of the door. I also like how the silver metallic make the tools reflect. I have the tool dies from Temu so guess they are unbranded. 

I hope he likes it when I give it to him

I also decided to enter this one for the Cut It Up Challenge #323. The challenge is This Makes Me Smile. Well what makes me smile about this card is that it is a fun fold. I am always still in awww what you can do with pieces of papers and shapes.

Till next time
Renate