Stampin’ Up! has a big event called Sale-a-bration January-March each year. If you purchase $50 in merchandise, you can get something FREE! Sale-a-bration is long gone, but if you were lucky enough to get the Epic Celebration set FREE during Sale-a-bration, here’s an idea for you. The LPs are made using circle punches!
The last couple of months have been rough ones for me. I lost my dad last month, and its’ been pretty hard to find my motivation. My family and friends have been so wonderful and supportive, and I’m finally beginning to get caught up.
We made this card at Stamp Club back in October, and I promised to write a tutorial. So, I’m kicking off my return with step-by-step instructions for this card.
The first step is to cut the window in your card front. I used a square. My card base is 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, folded in half. If you want to emboss your card front, be sure to cut out the square before embossing. Save the square; you’ll need it later!
The inside panel is 5” x 8”. Score and accordian fold at 2”, 4”, and 6”.
Adhere the back fold to the inside back of your card, leaving 1/4” border.
Accordian fold the panel and secure it so that it doesn’t slip.
Close the card and use a pencil to mark the square on the accordian panel.
Here’s the tricky part. Unfold the card so the panel is flat and not layered with your attached card front. Using the same square die you used on the front of the card, line it up with your pencil marks (you might want to use a sticky note or washi tape to be sure it doesn’t slip). You only want to cut the panel that is marked with the pencil, so you’ll only be cutting half of the square. This is easy to do by lining up the edge of your cutting pad so that it covers only the half of the square you want to cut. The Big Shot won’t cut the part that’s not covered by the cutting pad. How cool is that?! If you find it easier, you can just use a hobby knife to cut your half square, too, and skip all of the above instruction.
When you’re finished cutting, it will look like this. I chose to cut the flap off, but you can keep it if you want to. It works either way.
Place adhesive around the window and on the lower area of this panel. Close your card to adhere the card front to the panel.
Place adhesive on the panel inside the window area. (If you chose not to cut the flap off, be sure the flap is open and put adhesive on the entire square.)
Remember the square we saved from the card front? Decorate it as desired and put it right back where it came from, adhering it to the panel.
All done! Your card should now look like my card at the beginning of the post. You can decorate and add any embellishments you wish.
Those of you who’ve been to my studio know that I don’t have or need a doorbell. These two warn me if anyone is coming. They greet everyone at the door and sound vicious. Once I open the door, they immediately calm down.
Some of my stamping friends bring treats, so they are extra excited when their “aunties” show up. Janet has been known to stop by McDonalds and get them a hamburger with no bun, LaAnna brings them toys, and Pat makes home baked treats for them! How rotten is that?!
Jennie Boo is pictured on the left, and Spanky Doodle is on the right. Don’t those names make you smile? They were actually named at the rescue where we adopted them, so I can’t take credit for their cute names, but they are named well. Jennie is calm and loveable and Spanky is busy, busy, busy.
I found Spanky Doodle online at a rescue in Indiana. We adopted him and about three weeks later, we got a call from the rescue asking if we were interested in adopting a second dog. I asked why, and was told that Spanky had a girlfriend when he was at the rescue. After we adopted Spanky, Jennie wouldn’t play or eat and was listless and depressed. Then, she got attacked by a boxer and they didn’t know if she would make it. I told them if she lived, we would take her.
When we first got her she was so timid she wouldn’t come out of her crate for anything. I had to pull her out to put her outside, and she was so scared that she would “wet” all over me. Gradually (with Spanky’s help) we gained her trust. But, if anyone came over she would hide in the corner behind the furniture.
She’s come a LONG way. She now greets people at the door and sits on everyone’s lap. She even noses Spanky out of the way to get her share of attention.
I can’t imagine life without these two, and as Triva at the rescue told us, they really are “two peas in a pod” even though they have such opposite temperaments.
If you have room in your life for a pet, there are so many that need good homes. I hope you’ll consider a rescue pup of your own.
