Everyone needs to have dreams

 This is simply going to be a pictorial post.

Well it’s messy but you get the gist of it.

And this is the inside.

 This card can be used for almost any occasion.  The only thing you should be aware of is that there is pop up tape behind the center of the large flower.  Then I folded the inside of each petal up for added dimension.

And this is the inside of the card:

Here’s a rather simple card

 I love the simplicity of this card.  I hope you like it too.

The flowers are colored with a light lavender alcohol marker.  If you don’t have one, bring the completed card to the next class and you can use mine.  Here’s the inside of the card.

If you’re going anywhere, might as well head to the beach

 

And finally, a cute summery (is that a real word?) card in a box featuring a suitcase and a beach scene.  This picture doesn’t show the flip flops; they were an afterthought.

And here is the back of the card.

The bees are buzzing but these bees won’t sting you

 

I folded your card in half so it would fit in your kit bag.  You just need to fold the front panel of the card base in half on itself.

This is the card completely open.  Attach the panels as shown here.

The honeycomb is only attached to the front panel of the card.

A Simple (but I think stunning) card

 

This is the card base.  Match up the bumps of the edge of the card with the panels on the front and inside the card.

Enjoy!!

One for the kiddos

 

Here’s a close up of the dinosaur.

And the inside:

That’s all for now.  See you next week!

A simple card in a box

 

This card just requires you to fit matching pieces together.  Kind of like fitting a square peg into a square hole.  The only things you need to be aware of are 1) line up the holes of the checkered paper with the holes in the card base, and 2) put the checkered apron on the card base then turn over the card base over and put the rest of the checkered paper and the red backing on the card base.  

The following photos will give you some guidance.

There is also a little bag in your card kit which contains the handles of each of the tools.  

Also included is ribbon for the top of the card.  I put one one end of the ribbon through the holes, tied that end into knot, then took the other end of the ribbon, fed it through the other holes, tied that into a knot and trimmed the excess ribbon.

Here’s the back of this card.

Some tips before you begin

 Hi everyone - I do have some tips to make this batch of cards easier to assemble.  First off, there are a lot of small pieces on most of the cards which I put together in a small bag.

There is a selection of flowers for the bicycle card, 2 small cream pearls for the friend card, 3 colored “candies” for the male card, and 2 bike seats, 2 handle bar covers, 2 pedals, 2 large hub caps and 2 small hub caps for the wheels of the bicycle.  Plus 3 white pearls for the piano card.  Intrigued yet?

Also there are loose larger flowers in the large bag.  I didn’t want to crush them in the envelope.  These flowers are for the bicycle card.

And finally, the words for the friend card are sandwiched between the stamped image and the mat for the stamped image.  There is a tiny “i” there so be careful not to lose it.

UPDATE:  I removed the flowers from the small bag and added to the larger bag of flowers.

Shall we begin??

A quilted card

 This card is fairly easy (the worst is yet to come!)

There are 12 squares in the cut-out.  Just put different squares behind each of the openings.  Adhere the image to the mat and adhere that set to the right side of the card.

This card is intentionally left blank on the inside so you can write a personal note.

Bicycle flower card (CIB)

 Okay, put on your seat belt!  This one is going to be a doozy!

Have you ever dreamed of being a florist, taking beautiful flowers and arranging them into a beautiful display?  (I actually went to school to become a florist.). Well now is your chance to fulfill that dream.  Your kit contains a variety of flowers to put in both the front and back baskets.  Let your creativity flow.  You can use the flowers anyway you want but I’ll post some pictures at the end of this post to give you some guidance.  In the meantime, let’s put the bicycle together.

You have 2 red pieces of the bike and 2 white pieces.  The white pieces are used just to add stability to the bike so glue the 2 white bike pieces together.

Now take the 2 red pieces and put them on either side of the white assembly.

Add the spokes and tire to the red piece as shown in this picture.

Take the small green piece and line it up with the portion of the red bike as shown here:

Now take the large wood grained piece and fold it into a box shape on the score lines.  DO NOT CLOSE UP THE BOX YET.  

Referring to the next picture, wrap the box around the back of the bike.  Center the box on the back of the bike, being sure to line up the tires.

Now you can seal up the box.  There are tabs on the red piece that are used to adhere the box to the bike.

Follow the same procedure for the box on the front of the bike.  It’s going to be difficult to use the tabs to attach this box to the bike.  Once the small box was added, I slid the box up slightly so I could reach the tabs with the glue tip.  Apply the glue to both tabs and slide the box back down.

The following series of pictures shows the smaller pieces attached to the bike.  

Don’t forget to put the small pieces (bike seat, pedals, hub caps, and handle bar covers) on both sides of the bike.  It doesn’t matter which way you have the bike facing.  Also, remember to put the spokes and tires on the inside of the back box.

Here are some photos of how I arranged the flowers.  Use plenty of glue!

Take your time, muster up all of your patience and have fun.  Call me if you are struggling.

Rita