Vickie Lou Designs

Sunday, 21 May 2023

Sentimental Park 2x2x2" Cube For You Gift Box.

Good Afternoon Everyone

I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend so far, we had a glorious day yesterday and spent the afternoon in the Garden, and we have just got back from a day out to Shibden Park which was lovely! Doesn't the sunshine just make you feel so much better haha!

Today's project is one that I've made lots of times before. A 2x2x2" box is so useful for all sorts of gifts. Crafty Karen Designs has started a series called Two for Tuesdays, and inspired me to created two of the same boxes but in two different shades of Pink - that and i'll be honest two look better in the photo! haha.

I created my own DSP using the flower from Sentimental Park - which, because the Basic White squares are only small, it works perfectly!

Measurements - I'll just give measurements for the Flirty Flamingo box as both are identical except for colour

Flirty Flamingo Card Stock

1pc - 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Basic White Card Stock

5pc - 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"

Scraps

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Take your piece of Flirty Flamingo Card stock and score as Follows:-

Long Side - 2", 4", 6" & 8"

Short Side - 2", 4" & 6"

Fold and burnish all the score lines, the take you snips and cut away to create a shape like this...

Take the 5 pieces of Basic White and create your floral background. I used 1st Generation Flirty Flamingo for the outline and 2nd Generation stamping (stamped off once) for the infill. Also stamp a flower on a scrap and fussy cut.

Adhere these pieces to the Flirty Flamingo card stock, four pieces running along the centre and one on the top - this one on the top create your lid, so if you are using directional stamps or DSP, it will need to be stuck upside down as you look at the flat card - this way once built it will be the right way round

Add tear and tape to the thin rectangular tab on the left and fold round. Then at the bottom fold in the sides, back and then adhere down the front to create your base. Fold your lid over and tuck in to close. The mitered edges on the tab will help it close smoothly.

Finally, on a scrap of Basic white stamp the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo and trim, layer to some Flirty Flamingo and trim down to leave a thin border. Add this and the fussy cut flower to the lid with dimensionals and pop a rhinestone into the centre of the flower.

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Country Bouquet Love we are Friends Card. Creative Colour Challenges #CCC89

Good Morning Everyone

Firstly, before I get into my project today I want to apologise for my absence. It's been exactly one month since I blogged. I'll be totally honest with you life has just got hectic - I have two daughters 4 & 2 years old, along with Dave (who can be like having a third child sometimes haha) and we have nursery, activities, play dates, on top of the usual household stuff means I've not really had any time to concentrate on my crafting and when I had found a small pocket of time - my mojo just wasn't there!

But I've managed to get my mojo going again, and finding myself productive small pockets means I'm back on it!

So, my first card back is a card for this week's Creative Colour Challenges. I love this combination - it was so much fun to play around with.

Measurements

Melon Mambo Card Stock

1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4",scored at 5 7/8"

Mossy Meadow Card Stock

1pc - 3 3/4" x 5 1/2"

Balmy Blue Card Stock

1pc - 3" x 5 1/2"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

scraps

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Take the Melon Mambo card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base. Add the Basic White panel to the inside.

Ink up the leaf images in Mossy Meadow and stamp down either side of the Mossy Meadow card stock (to centre will be covered so you don't need to stamp that, just make sure you cover enough either side to show under to Balmy Blue).

Next, ink up the larger flower image, the one that creates the heart in Balmy Blue and cover this piece too. Also add some of the leaf images and the smaller flower just to create an interest in the background.

Layer these two pieces together, making sure the Balmy blue has even borders of Mossy meadow to each side - the top and bottom will be flush.

Add this to the centre of the card front.

Trim down some scraps to 3" wide and then stamp the sentiments in Mossy Meadow ink into the centre the trim down so you have a nice even border top and bottom.

On another scrap stamp the heart image. This image is made u from two stamps that when placed directly over each other fill in a full heart shape. I stamped the flowers in Melon Mambo and the leaves in Mossy Meadow, then fussy cut.

Lay these three pieces out onto your Balmy Blue panel and get even spacing - once happy add dimensionals to the heart and liquid glue to the sentiments.

Finally, add some of the Pastel adhesive backed sequins for a little sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today - If you would like more information on how the challenges works or have a project you would like to enter - head on over to my blog - Creative Colour Challenges

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Monday, 17 April 2023

Hues of Happiness Charming Sentiments Birthday Card. I see Yellow Challenge.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a month long challenge over on Instagram by the lovely Trish Solman & Rebecca Nutley called #30daycrazyfarewellchange. Every day in April there's a different theme to follow. You can do them as and when you like, but I'll be honest I haven't managed as many as I would like, but I'm trying to get as many done as I can! haha.

So Day 15 was 'I see Yellow' so this is what I made.

As soon as I saw this challenge I knew I'd need to do something with the Hues of Happiness DSP - the Flowers are so pretty and of course yellow - so it was the obvious choice for me!

Measurements

Daffodil Delight Card Stock

1pc - 4 1/8" x 11 3/4", scored at 5 7/8"

Basic Black Card Stock

1pc - 3 3/4" x 5 1/2"

1pc - scrap

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"

1pc - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"

1pc - scrap

Hues of Happiness DSP

1pc - 1 1/2" x 5 1/4"

Yellow Fussy Cut Flowers

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Take the Daffodil Delight Card Stock and fold along the score line to create your card base. Add the larger piece of Basic White to the inside.

Add the thin strip of DSP to the right hand side of the remaining piece of Basic White, layer this to the Basic Black card and add to the centre of the card front.

Arrange the fussy cut flowers on the card front, using liquid glue and dimensionals to give different heights.

Stamp the sentiment in Memento ink onto a scrap of Basic White, trim and layer into a piece of Basic Black card.

Trim to leave a nice even border then add to the card.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today - I really enjoyed making it - Its a simple sketch which can help you make some stunning cards. Please do pop over to Instagram if you have it and check out both Trish & Rebecca's pages. They are both incredible crafters and I'm sure you will take away lots of Inspiration from them. You can check out the challenges, and maybe you will join in too.

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List