The Last Card

Here it is... my very last card for 2025!

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Green and Gold

A piece of pretty green paper makes a nice contrast for the yellow magnolias. I also added a white embossed sentiment and some little drops of Nuvo paint.

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Magnolia Wreath

Wreath cards are great for December birthdays. They don't have to be over the top with Christmas vibes, but there's a little hint of the festive season thrown in for good measure.

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Fault Line Card

Have you tried the fault line technique to create a card? It involves tearing a sheet (or two) of patterned paper in half and securing them to your card front with a gap between. Another colour or pattern is visible through that gap giving a nice contrast and highlighting the "fault".

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Shades of Yellow

The magnolia flowers work beautifully with a soft yellow cardstock and little hints of gold.

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Kraft Cardstock

My attempt at blending the edges of the magnolia image into the kraft background didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Sadly, the marker I chose was a couple of shades too dark to be convincing... but not a bad effort.

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Enjoy Your Day

Pink, silver and white is a pretty combination that works well for engagement or anniversary cards.

Add some dry embossing to the background for texture, and a little mirror card for an elegant shine.

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Thinking Of You

A simple Z-fold card decorated with one of the yellow magnolia images.

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Gold Embossing

To create the sentiment panel for this card, I added gold embossing over one of the images from the Magnolias cut sheets, coloured the edges with black marker, and cut with the coordinating dies. I trimmed the image into three pieces and secured each piece to the panel with glue. To add some interest to the background and break up all the white, I stamped and gold embossed the magnolia image multiple times in different orientations.

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Pretty in Pink

A pretty magnolia image framed with delicate cherry blossoms.

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Fancy Edged Z-Fold Card

This little card folds up to just under 4" x 4", but the z-fold shape allows plenty of space for hand-written notes and sentiments.

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Just For You

To create a seamless look between my black card base and the magnolia image, I coloured around the flower with a black marker before die cutting. I added a little black ink to the cut edges too, just to remove any visible white cardstock.

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Tutorial - Pop-Up Pillar Cards

This card fold is easy and fun and can be modified to suit whatever size you need. The simple pop-up feature appears when the card is opened and allows the sentiment and embellishments to be seen from both the front and inside of the card!

1. Start with a piece of cardstock measuring 8" x 53/4". Place it horizontally on your score board and score at 1/2", 2", 21/2", and 4". Make valley folds along each score line.

2. Bring the left hand edge to the last score line (which is, in fact, the centre of your card). Add glue or very strong double sided tape to the 1/2" section as show in the pictures below.

3. Bring the right hand side of the cardstock over the glue and press in place. Allow to dry thoroughly. 

Your card should fold flat when closed.

4. To decorate, you'll need one piece of patterend paper measuring 37/8" x 55/8", two pieces measuring 15/8" x 55/8", and one piece measuring 3/8" x 55/8". Use glue or double sided tape to secure the patterned paper to your card. (NOTE: If preferred, you can use a piece of plain cardstock for the centre of the card rather than patterned paper)

5. Cut an image panel for the front of your card in any shape you desire. I decided on a circle, but you could use a square, a rectangle or even a large image if you prefer.

6. Using glue or strong tape, secure the image panel to the 1/2" section of the card ONLY. Do not attach the image panel to the first section of the card or the pop-up won't work. See the photos below.

7. Add embellishments and stamped sentiments to complete your card.

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