Jan: Spring card Tutorial

Yes I know it's Summer but I don't mean Spring the season I mean spring as in bouncy? I think I'll stop trying to explain and tell you about the card I made with the fabby Websters papers and those gorgeous vintage pin up girl images.
You can make this card any size as long as the length of the card is twice it's width. My sample is 5" x10". Below is a photo tutorial to help you .

Fold the card in half so that it forms a square.

Now fold one half in half again.

Open out flat.

Take the bottom left hand corner and fold across the card in line with the second fold. Use a bone folder to make the crease. Open out flat.

Repeat the fold but this time top left hand corner down . Again use the bone folder to sharpen the crease.

Open out flat. I have turned the card so that the folds are now on my left. Why didn't I start that way ? Don't ask. Now find the central point on the right hand side and mark.

Using the central point cut back towards the folds to create a point.

Now the tricky bit push the two side folds in over to form the diamond. The left hand section folds forward to make the platform. If you're still with me you're nearly there!

See now you can see where we're going.

Almost there , decorate the platform first as you are going to secure the diamond to this using double sided tape. Sorry the photo's a bit naff but I promise you there are two strips of tape on the underside of the diamond.

Continue to decorate. If you need stash and we all NEED stash pop over to the shop

Well done you are now the proud owner of a spring card.
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Jan: When you need a quick fix......

I bet you've all been my situation this week, when you've known for ages that a card or in this case a tag needed to be done but you kept putting it aside thinking there's plenty of time. This happened to me. I know that at our monthly glue and stick group we are doing a tag swap this year, based on the months of the year. So seeing as though there are 31 days in May(and this month our group was meeting a week later, so technically June IYKWIM) you would think I would have plenty of time. No if you check the date and time on my overexposed photo you will see I had exactly 18 minutes to go! Talk about working to deadlines.

When I'm in a rush Webster's papers are a Godsend. They are so pretty and never fail to inspire me. They just need a few bits and pieces and they're done. Here I've stamped a few words, added a punched butterfly, some lace and a final spray of those gorgeous, gorgeous Shimmerz spritz (cotton candy) which gives a glorious twinkly finish to the tag. Not sure my photo does it justice.

It's raining here today so why not cheer yourself up and pop over to the shop and get yourself some pretty things to play with, remember that deadline is never far away!