Pop up mechanism cards

Pop up mechanism cards 

     stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Doodle bird, Seraphim wings

These cards are fun!

stamps/supplies used:  Unity stamp co. Doodle bird & Bevy of balloons stencil

Background on the Doodle birds are the balloons layering stencil set.

The side view shows the pop up mechanism.

Pop up mechanism notes/measurements:

Cut 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.  Score at 1/2", 1", 1 1/2" on both ends of card.  Cut to make multiple pop ups.  Fold mechanism accordion style.  In this case valley, mountain, and valley on both ends.

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Doodle bird pop up

 Doodle bird pop up

stamps/supplies used:  Unity stamp co. Coffee doodle bird, stamp/stencil set Bevy of balloons

Here's a close up of the card closed.

Sample card, not decorated with notes of measurements written inside. 

Side view of card open.

My written out notes for this pop up card.  If you would like more tradition written out tutorial go here to this post.

In case you haven't noticed I'm still having lots of fun with this doodle bird.

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Faux Layers with a twist or two with video

 Faux layers with a twist or two

stamps/dies used:  Unity stamp co. Seraphim Wings, Arches dies, Scallop/rectangle dies

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Basic instructions:  

1.  Mask off section on card with copy paper.

2.  Blend colors between the masked section.  For the above card I did the colors in three sections.  When done blending colors the first time, go over it again to smooth out the colors.

3.  remove the masks.  Stamp image with black ink on the card leaving some of the image over the blended colors.

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Coffee Doodle Doo, Scallop/rectangle dies, Stencil by Tim Holtz Splatters

Basic instructions:

1.  Use deckle edge ruler to create ripped looking edges on copy paper. Place the ripped copy pieces on the card.

2.  Repeat step 2 from above.

3.  Leave masks on card.  Place stencil over masked section and stencil colors over stencil.

4.  Remove stencil and masks.

5.  Stamp Doodle doo bird, and saying with black ink.

4. Layer all layers on A2 card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

Watch video for more information and tips.

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Another accordion fun fold card

 Another accordion fun fold card

There are lots of variations on an accordion fold, and this one is simple but very effective.

stamps/papers/dies used:  Unity stamp co.

I also am using Unity coffee-doodle-doo stamp set again.  I do like this frazzled looking coffee bird, but for me she will always be a tea-totaler to me.

You can see more accordion fun folds here, and here.  To see even more just type accordion fold in search box, and more of my posts will pop up.

I colored her by getting out my blending brushes, and just brushing on some color.  Not even staying in the lines, so to speak.  After that I added more color with my prisma color pencils.

measurements:

base card:  4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

layer on base card:  4" x 5 1/4" pattern paper

accordion fold card:  3 1/4" x 11"  scored at 4" and 8"

layer for front of accordion fold card:  3 1/4" x 4 1/8"

stamped layer:  die cut

layer for inside accordion fold card:  

pattern paper - 3 3/4" x 3"

To assemble the card:

Adhere the bigger section of the accordion fold to base card.  Fold the accordion card flat, and adhere 3 1/4" x 4 1/8" card on the shortest fold.  Next adhere the pattern paper, and stamped card.  Add some self-sticking gems to finish it.  Just keep in mind you can make the accordion fold card a little bigger, or smaller to change up the card.  

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Doodle-Doo Arched

 Doodle-Doo Arched

Today it's all about the arches, and of course Doodle-Doo bird.

stamps/dies used:  Unity coffee-doodle-doo stamp set, arches nesting dies, Bevy of balloons stamp/dies bundle

I like to make different style cards, and this one fits the bill.  I placed the arch die on a folded card just off the folded edge, then ran it thru my die cutting machine.  And there you are a shaped card.  This is a nesting die set so after I colored the bird I cut her out with smaller arch die.  Mounted her on the front of the shaped card.  The background on the base card was done with the stamp/die/stencil set.  Basically I placed down the first stencil and pounced on some white pigment ink through the balloon stencil.  Repeated the white ink for the second stencil layer.  You need to dry the white pigment ink ... you can either let it dry on it's own for hours, or heat it with a heat tool.  I'm impatient so I do the heat tool.  Next I put the second stencil layer back in place to add more ink to the balloons ... but this time I did a color ink over the dried white ink.  The white ink under the colored ink makes the color pop on the kraft cardstock.

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Fractured Doodle-Doo

 Fractured Doodle-Doo

Still another fracture card from me to you!

stamp set used:  Unity Coffee-Doodle-Doo stamp set and papers

Now Unity stamp company calls this a coffee bird, but I'm a tea gal ... so for me ... she's a tea drinking bird.  You will be seeing more of this tea drinker soon.

Fracture cards are creative to make, and easy.  I done several of them so I'll just link you up to ones I have done here, and here for you to check out.

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