It was very important to carry over the “book” theme to the wedding invitation envelope and this is what I managed to do on square kraft envelopes, leaving space for postage stamps above the address:
More wedding stationery to follow!
My dear, lovely brother-in-law had a close call recently with sepsis. He has needed operations to clear out infection and it’s still not completely over. We just hope this last operation has done the trick.
He loves to fish so I found this free .svg on Kabram Krafts for Father’s Day, but thought I might try to change the wording from Happy Father’s Day to Get Well Soon.
With this in mind:
At this stage, I want to convert the .png file to a .svg file which will enable me to cut the frame out on many electronic die cutting machines. For this process I imported the .png file to SCAL5 and then exported the image as a .svg file.
As I use the Brother Canvas Workspace for my Scan n Cut machine, I then imported the .svg file to create a .fcm file which SnC uses. I was also able to size the frame to fit to a matte so it will fit a C5-sized card front. Here’s the result:
…and the insert:
I hope you like this card. If you would like any information or more details on how I created this card (as always) please do not hesitate to contact me.
I recently saw a version of this card on Pinterest and had to chuckle as it reminded me so much of my nephew. I just had to make it for his birthday this year!
Using my digital scrapbooking papers, I dragged and dropped the zigzag background paper into MS Publisher. I deleted the centre of the zigzag design as I didn’t want to use more ink than necessary as it was being covered by the topper.
I chose fonts not only that I liked but the red one in particular (called “monbijoux” – free from Dafont) to represent how much fun and zany (also sensitive) my nephew is.
The following images are screenshots of my MS Publisher screens to show you the process.
Here in the UK, we use A4 size paper/card (21 x 29.7cm), so I have MS Publisher defaulted to that size. I dragged and dropped the multi-coloured zigzag paper from Harper Finch’s “Sports” free digital kit, grabbed the corner to resize on what will be the front of the card, cropped the edge so it becomes A5 sized, then deleted a section in the centre (as it will be covered by the topper). The left hand edge of the centre zigzags will be the fold-line, creating the basis of a C5 card (half A4).
In Photoshop Elements 13, I “drew” the eyebrows and smile and saved them as a .png file which can also be used in MS Publisher. I then created the wordart using the “monbijoux” font, again saving it as a .png file. The bow tie is another .png element which I have in my stash, as are the specs/glasses. Once I have all the elements, I arranged them on the second page of the MS Publisher screen. I copied and pasted the specs so I had 3 pairs which could be layered once cut to create some dimension.
The 3rd page has all the elements arranged for printing. I added a black background to the topper to help it stand out more.
Then I set to and chose a font for the insert called “Burton’s Dreams” again a free font on Dafont.
I then printed the first page on 300gsm A4 card, the third page on 210gsm A4 card and the insert on 120gsm A4 thick paper. The second page is just part of my design process and didn’t need to be printed.
I then cut the third page in half, attached the half with the specs on to a Scan n Cut mat and let the machine do it’s magic. I then cut out the topper (ignoring the zigzag edges – I don’t need them as they are on my card base), so it has a black border, then began assembling.
Enjoy your weekend and “Happy Crafting!”
Today is Father’s Day here in the UK as well as in the rest of the world, unlike Mother’s Day which we celebrate on a different Sunday to the rest of the world.
As I mentioned in previous posts, I’m very lucky to have a Brother Scan n Cut CM600. As of yesterday, I’m even luckier as my brand new Brother Scan n Cut DX1200 was delivered, and BOY it’s a beast! I was very eager to get going but fate landed me with an almighty migraine, so made my Pop his Father’s Day card this morning. I used a free svg file from Bird’s Cards (thank you!). Here it is…..
My father (now 86) was a keen bowler but has been unable to do so for the last 5 years due to his health problems. So I knew he’d appreciate the subject matter! I scanned one of my Jolly Nation decoupage sheets and created png files of the bowler, the bowls and bowling bag using Photoshop Elements 13. I added these to a digital scrapbooking paper from a digital scrapbooking kit called Destination Spring by ChunLin.
He was absolutely delighted with the card!
It was my friend’s birthday last week. She was in Italy when the lockdown for COVID-19 took hold, so has been there ever since (what a lovely place to be restricted to – right beside a lake too!)
Here’s the card I made for her:
I started by cutting my A4 white 300gsm cardstock to 29.7cm x 15cm. I then cut out a circle in the centre using my trusty Scan n Cut.
I found the beautiful floral wreath design on one of my stash of digital project life cards, so extracted it using Photoshop Elements, now creating a digital floral wreath jpeg file. I then exported it into Scan n Cut Canvas to create the necessary .fcm file to enable the design to be cut using my machine.
I then created a digital “happy birthday” wordart using “I Love Christmas” font, printed it off and made the banner.
The insert was made from 120gsm white paper. I started by printing my friend’s name “Gena” in the middle right hand side matching the colour to one in the floral wreath, then printed the Italian for “Happy Birthday with love from” on the reverse, making sure it was printed on the right hand side again. I then folded the paper in half and cut it to size, to fit inside the main card.
I then adhered the floral wreath to the front of the card with self-adhesive foam squares to add some dimension, ensuring the wreath fit over the circle I had previously cut out perfectly.
I’m really happy with how the card turned out!
It’s amazing how quickly the years pass and next week we’ll be celebrating my sister and brother-in-law’s 32nd Wedding Anniversary… yes, a long time but I often joke that they’ll never catch up with me and my husband who have been married 4 years longer 🙂
With my creative mind in tune and eager to use some brand-less metal cutting dies I’ve just received from China, I made this card in readiness. I hope you like it.
I love to use “white-on-white” – it can be very effective – and am favouring the 6×6″ square shape. Here, I’ve also used some Twinkling H2Os – a mica paint – around the heart shaped floral die cut and to also to highlight the flowers (which I cut out separately). As you can see from the earlier photographs, the paint looks a shade of green but from another angle it looks violet. I made the banner using a font called “I love Christmas” in Photoshop Elements 13.
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