Pamper Your-Shelf

 I am doing a guest post on the Art Impressions blog today!  I am a long-time Try-fold fan, and the mini ones are especially fun to do.  I work in a library, so made this for a coworker!  Here is 4853 - Pamper Your-Shelf MTF:

The Try-folds come with wonderfully clear directions - so I followed the cutting & stamping guides to stamp each of the 3 images on my cream cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured them all with my Copic markers.  I wanted the shelves to look like wood, so I used streaks of colour in various shades of brown.

There are two small dies in the set that are easy to fit over the stamped images, and they create the little windows that allow you to see through the flaps to the cute little mouse image on the inside of the card.

Since Copic markers can either bleed or show through to the back side of your cardstock, I cut out pieces of patterned paper to fit the inside of each flap, using the die to cut through that layer as well.  It makes for a prettier card, and gives a clean, finished look to your project.  There are two sentiments in the set, so I matted one for the inside of my card.

I adhered a piece of ribbon to the back side of the try-folded cream panel before attaching it to my single background sheet, so that when the card is folded up, I can tie a neat bow to hold it together.  The finished card size is just under 5" square.  You can find all the Mini Try-Folds on the Ai website here!

Pamper Your-shelf

One of the managers at the library where I work, always brings me a Tim's coffee on the Saturdays that we work together... and I bring her a card.  So last night I pulled out this stamp & die set from Art Impressions and put two of these together:

 This is one of the sweet Mini Try-fold sets called Pamper Your-shelf (Sku #4853) - and this is what it looks like when you pull it out of the envelope.  After untying the bow:

 This is the top layer, which allows you to look deep inside the bookshelf, then open the top layer:

 Here is the middle, and open it up to see...

The sweet little mouse reading a book in the middle.  Perfect for a librarian!

After colouring the images with Copic markers, I lined the inside flaps with patterned paper to hide the marker bleed-through, and recut the openings with the dies.  I mounted the try-fold onto a 4 3/4" square of cardstock and another coordinating piece of paper.  I adhered the organdy ribbon to the back of the card and tied it around the front.  You can find all of the Mini Try-folds on the Art Impressions website, here.

Garden Window

I love the Mini Try-fold stamp sets from Art Impressions, and had this one coloured up and sitting on my craft desk, so decided to assemble it into a card today.  Here is Garden Window MTF:

 The finished white area of the card is 3 5/8" square, which I mounted on some warm blue cardstock, and then onto the pretty 5" square of pink paper.  Here's what it looks like as you open the flaps:

 And finally, the sweet little kitten on the inside.  The set includes the stamps and dies that you see here, as well as the sentiment "Hello Friend" - but I like to leave my cards blank until I know what I'll be using them for!

 I glued some 1/2" pink organdy ribbon onto the back side, which ties nicely into a bow to hold it all together.

Patterned papers are Garden Party by Pebbles and Birthday Wishes by Echo Park.  Coloured with Copic markers.

Welcome Little One

I have another Mini Try-fold card using Welcome Little One from Art Impressions today.  I usually stamp two of everything when I'm cardmaking, so I coloured this one up differently from the one I made for my Great Nephew:

 I used my favourite Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid papers for the base, and coloured the images with Copic markers.

 The little stars are from two of the Ai Mini shaker sets.  I used some watercolour-look solid yellow paper to line the backside of my colouring panels, to hide the bleed through from the markers.

 A little organdy ribbon ties it all up nicely:

I'm a Great Aunt

I was pretty thrilled to wake up to a text a few weeks ago, saying that I was a Great Aunt - my niece and her husband had a baby boy :o)  The first of the next generation in my family!  So of course I whipped in to my craft room and started on a baby card using Art Impressions Welcome Little One MTF (Sku #4852):

 Mini Try-folds come with stamps for all three layers (and this one included both a boy and a girl for the inside):

 Also included are the dies to make the windows that allow you to see through all the layers.

 The sentiment in the set is "Welcome Little One" - I wanted more room to write, so left mine blank.  So fun to make baby cards when it's for family!

New Mini Try-folds!

The Art Impressions Design Team are helping to launch three new MTF sets today on the Ai blog.  I am using Halloween Treats (Sku #4928):

These stamp sets are so wonderfully designed, with three images that layer over top of each other, and each layer has a cutout that allows you to see down to the next layer.  It starts with the creaky old door - you can see how the door has been die cut, and there is a perforated fold line where the door hinges are.

 The next layer shows this table of spooky treats, and the area under the table has been die cut so that you can see the kitty underneath.

 I held everything together with some strands of colourful baker's twine.  The MTF sets come complete with instructions, stamps and dies to put your project together.  Check out with the rest of the DT has to share today over on the Ai blog, and you can link up your creation to our current challenge while you're there!

Make It Mini

There is a challenge going on over on the Art Impessions blog "Make It Mini" - and the Ai Design Team are all sharing the new Mini Try-Fold images that are now available on the Ai website.  I am sharing Homemade Happiness MTF (Sku #4854):

 My card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/2".  I started with a cream cardstock panel that is 4" x 11", and scored it into thirds.  The MTF sets include an image for each panel, plus two coordinating dies that allow you to peek all the way into the middle of the card.  Here's what it looks like with the three panels shut, and the doors of the cabinet pulled open:

 And here is the second panel where you can really see into the inside of the card.  I had these cute baking die cuts to add here:

 And finally the inside of the card, with the sweet little mouse asleep in the measuring cup.  I always line the backside of each panel with patterned paper, that covers up where the Copic markers have bled through, so I used these great papers that tied in with the baking theme.  I used the Heart Clasp Die (Sku #4747) to make a belly band that holds the card together.  I flipped it around so that the heart clasp is in the back of the card, and I added a little die cut to the front that shows off another of the images and sentiments that come with the set.

 We hope you'll play along with our challenge over on the Ai blog, there are always fabulous prizes to be won!  Happy stamping.

Copics used - greens: BG78, BG75, BG72, BG70

reds: R37, R35, R32, R30

browns: E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

pinks: R85, R83, R81

New Mini Try-folds at Art Impressions

More new Ai!  The Art Impressions design team are all showing off the two newly released Mini Try-fold sets available on the Ai website - I am sharing Celebrate Spring MTF (Sku #4849):

 These little sets are designed for a card with three layers.  The outside image also includes a tiny door die, that scores along the hinged edge so that the door opens, and you can see through to the other layers.

 Here is the middle layer, and again the set includes the die that fits right in the middle of the scene.

 And finally, here is the inner image!  It's hard to capture how cute these cards are in photos - they're quite amazing in person.  You can see all of the Art Impressions Mini TF's here.

Copics used: Greens - YG67, YG63, YG61, YG03, YG01, YG00

Blues - BG075, BG072, BG070

Pinks - RV14, RV13 RV11, R32, R35

Greys - C3, C1

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51

Golds - Y26, Y23, E50

Cards to Die for!

Cards to Die for is our newest challenge on the Art Impressions blog!  We want to see your projects with die cuts...  The Ai Design Team are also helping to launch brand new Place Card Pals die sets - OMG these create the cutest little critters that can be made into all kinds of place card holders - be sure to see them over on the Ai blog, with all the wonderful creations by my teammates!  Ai is also launching a new Mini Try-fold set called Nativity MTF (Sku #4809) which is what I am sharing with you today:

The Mini Try-folds are a little smaller than the regular Ai TF's... my white panel is 3 5/8" wide, and 4" tall when closed.  They are so cleverly designed, as the two die cut openings in the side panels allow you to see all the way to the inside to see the sleeping Baby Jesus.

 Here is the card with the left panel opened...

And finally the sweet little inside image, along with the sentiment "O come let us adore Him".  I adhered a long piece of organdy ribbon to the back of my card panel, and this is what it looks like when the ribbon is tied up to hold the card closed:

 Don't forget to head over to the Art Impressions blog to see the rest of the DT creations, and you can link up your own die cut project in our challenge, while you're there!

Copics used: Browns - E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Yellows - Y26, Y23, YR38, YR35, Y11

Greys - W7, W5, W3, W1, W00, C5, C3, C1

Pinks - R20, E000, E00

Blues - B21, B23, B24

Hello Friend Mini Try-Fold

 A few weeks ago, Art Impressions launched the sweet new Mini Try-fold sets and Clasp Keepers - and I am sharing Hello Friend MTF (Sku #4759) today.  Here it is folded up with the Butterfly Clasp Die (Sku #4748):

 Now the middle layer:

 And finally the inside:

 Since my Copic markers were visible from the inside of the card, after I finished colouring, I mounted some patterned paper on the backside, and recut the openings with the small dies that come with the set.  Our current challenge is Aging With Attitude!  We hope you'll play along, just click on the link above and add your creation to the linkup.

Copics used: Greens - G46, G43, G41, YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Pinks - R35, R32, R30

Purples - BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00

Greys - C5, C3, C1, C00

Blues - B000, B0000

Yellows - YR04, YR02, Y15, Y13, Y11

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