Saturday, February 23, 2019

Let's Make an "Impossible Card!"


Welcome!  I'm so glad you are here!  

I created this Celebrate/Explore Impossible Card in honor of my sweet grand-daughter's celebration of her new field of vision with new glasses. 💝😎 
My sentiments and glasses are cut quickly using the Artbooking and You Are Here Cricut collections, available at PapercraftingWithGayle.ctmh.com. 💖

Looking at my Template, you can see I've created it for an A2 size card (4.25 x 5.5).  Pieces 2-5 are for your overlay papers.  You may wish to draw a light pencil line across the horizontal center of your base.  This provides you with a stopping point when you make your cuts.   It can easily be altered to create whatever size you'd like, as the process is the same.  

When you take a quick look at this template, you might think, hmmm ... the openings of the finished card aren't the same as the cut lines of the paper shown.  So, as you can see, from my first photo, it really is not impossible.  Well, here's how!  

It just takes a flip of one side to make it stand.😉  Easy peasy!  After one side is flipped, square it up and use your bone folder to sharpen your newly directed folds.  The canary 'bridge' represents template piece 5.  It's purpose it to stabilize our card, and can be made in various sizes or shapes.  

I used White Daisy cardstock for my base (template 1).  Canary and Smoothie cardstock papers, as well as Bluebird papers from the super fun Something Fierce collection are also incorporated.  A touch of bling is provided by using a couple of Sparkles.  💖

Do you know someone who might enjoy receiving Happy Mail?  Creating and sending cards is a wonderful, heartfelt way to celebrate our relationships with family and friends!  Have fun creating your not so Impossible Card!😊

I love how the art of papercrafting allows us to discover our creativity!  Are you ready to join me?  Throughout this 35th anniversary of Close to My Heart, there are and will be awesome specials for the papercrafting hobbyist, cardmaker, scrapbooker, and those who would like to join me as an Independent Consultant!   Did you know that you can still earn Hostess Rewards even if you are not local?  Yep, we can have an on-line event or club!  Just let me know!
   
So many ways to create!  There is so much goodness and beautiful new product available in the new Idea Book. With your first order at PapercraftingWithGayle.ctmh.com you will receive a FREE copy of this inspirational Idea Book, while supplies last!  💝 Remember, some items are only available on-line at PapercraftingWithGayle.ctmh.com.  Your creative possibilities are endless!  Enjoy!  💝😊

Thank you so much for visiting!  YOU are appreciated!  

I enjoy hearing from you and appreciate your business and support.  I look forward to helping you as you travel along life's journey celebrating relationships with all of YOUR papercrafting and memory keeping needs.  💖

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Papercrafting,




Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
Story of a Soul, Chapter VIII

All materials used (and so much more) are available from me at PapercraftingWithGayle.ctmh.com