Elizabeth Craft Designs-Fancy Gate Fold

 Happy Thanksgiving!!

Tomorrow is the day, what are you thankful for? I can tell you that I am thankful just to wake up in the morning after a year of health problems. I'm thankful for a husband who has been an angel to me and so much more, hey I love food...how about you?

Anyway, I hope you are able to celebrate with loved ones tomorrow and to give some thought as to what you are thankful for.  Even if you don't celebrate, thank God for the breath of life.

Today I am sharing a shaped gatefold card with an easel back piece to keep it standing.

Roses_2, Fern and Greenery, Decorative Oval Frame, Delicate Fancy Card Easel, Ornate Butterfly,

Bohemian Rose Sentiments, Bohemian Rose Paper, Soft Finish Cardstock

To create this gatefold, cut a piece of white cardstock 9 1/2 X 7 1/2.  On 9 1/2 edge, score at 2 3/8" then again at 7 1/8".  Fold each side in to meet in the center.  Use the outer die of the Decorative Oval Frame,

place it vertically over the folded card with both sides of the die over-hanging the card sides about 1/4" (center of die should be directly over center of folded card).  Run through your die cut machine then back out to get a good cut.  This will be your base (5" X 7").

Now cut another front from decorative paper then cut it in half vertically.  Glue half to each corresponding front piece.  Cut 2 Decorative Oval Frames from white, glue 1 inside (trim side edges to fit inside).  Cut the other 1 in half and glue it to the front.

Decorate as desired.

Cut out the Delicate Fancy Card Easel from decorative paper and from white cardstock, glue together then glue to the back of gatefold card so that it stands up straight.

Thanks for visiting!

Robin

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Shabby Chic Rose

 Hello crafting friends!

I decided to make this shabby chic rose card today.  For some reason I forget about this style but it looks really feminine to me and sets a tone for romance in the air.

Added tule, ribbon and stamen in white enhances the feeling.

The paper layers are all distressed with Tim Holtz distress tool.

Bohemian Rose Paper , Rose_2, Rose Companion Flower, Bohemian Rose Sentiments, 

Diagonal Stitched Fishtails, Soft Finish Cardstock

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Slimline Time

 Hello crafting friends!

One of my favorite card styles is the slimline so today I'm sharing my first card using the new Bohemian Rose release.  The colors in the new paper line so perfectly match the Oxide ink, Spun Sugar, so I sprayed the background paper with that distress Oxide Ink and inked the roses with the pad and brushes in the same color.

The bottom lattice is actually a die from the Delicate Fancy Purse, I also used: Rose-2,

Bohemian Rose paper, Fern and Greenery, Bohemian Rose Sentiments, and Layered Labels

I finished my flowers with glitter.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Sneak Peek

 Hello Crafting friends!

Here is my sneak peek for next week's new release...don't you just love it?  

Watch for it, coming out next Wednesday!

Thanks for checking it out

Robin

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Poinsettia Arched Garland Tutorial

 Hello crafting friends,

Today I'm doing a step by step tutorial for this lovely Christmas card.

Step one: Make a 7 1/4”X 10 1/2” card base from white cardstock folded in half to make 5 1/4” X 7 1/4” in card followed by a gold layer 5 1/8” X 7 1/8” and finally another white layer 4 7/8” X 6 7/8” then die cut 3 layers of Festive Ornate Frame from white and 1 layer from gold.

Photos  1, 1a, 1b 

Step Two: Glue the frames together with gold layer slightly off-set. 

Photos 2

Step Three: Glue the stack of Festive Ornate Frames to card front.

Photos 3

Step Four: Stamp Merry Christmas using Red Ink (Barn Door Oxide used here) onto one of the white center pieces cut away from the Ornate Frames, then glue it inside of the Ornate Frame on card base, set the card aside for now.

Photos 4, 4A

Step Five: Die cut poinsettias from red cardstock, Use a dry brush to add highlights to leaves and flower petals, using gold paint.  Use a light touch to add just a bit of gold and make sure brush is dry,  form the petals on soft pad then glue together to make poinsettia flowers.  Glue gold centers in each flower.

Photos 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D

Step Six: Die cut leaves and boughs from 2 different green color cardstocks and add some shading and highlights with oxide ink.

Photos 6A, 6B, 6C

Step Seven: Die cut berries from red, stems from brown, glue the red berries to the stems and add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the berries, when dry dot each berry with white paint from a white Pasca Pen.

Photos 7A, 7B

Step Eight: Make a multi-loop bow from red ribbon

Photo 8

Step Nine: Arrange leaves and flowers in an arch at the top of the Festive Ornate Frame then add the bow underneath the leaves in the center of the arch.

Photo 9

Conclusion: Finish with some white pearls at the bottom of the card as desired.

Photo 10

Product List: 

Festive Ornate Frame

Poinsettia

Winter Greenery

Soft Finish Cardstock

Green Cardstock

Red Cardstock

Gold Cardstock

Metallic Gold Cardstock

White Pearls

Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Pasca White Painty-Pen

Golden Acrylic Paint-Bright Gold

Red/Gold ribbon (Maker unknown)

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin