Quick and Easy Magnolia Card

Earlier this week I showed you a technique for making quick and easy cards. One of the suggestions I made, if you don't have a coordinating ink pad, was to use Versamark ink to stamp your background. This is particularly helpful if you have a whole rainbow of coloured cardstock without matching ink pads.

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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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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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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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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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Celebrate Your Day

To add a little more interest to my card, I cut away the bottom of the image panel to line up with the lower edge of the magnolia branch. The angle it created was the perfect place for adding a large organza bow.

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Yellow Magnolias

Yellow is not one of my go-to colours, which is odd because I'm always happy with the results when I use it, particularly lovely soft shades. It coordinates beautifully with green and white, or if you're looking for something a bit more striking, go for it's colour wheel opposite - purple!

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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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Magnolia Gap Card

The large magnolia branch is perfect for bridging the space on the front of a gap card. The flower and the long sentiment I added, hold the two sides of the card together so that it opens as one piece.

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Magnolias Cut Sheets

Gorgeous magnolia flowers, in shades of pink or yellow, to grace the front of your hand made cards, layouts and journal pages. Use the coordinating stamps to add embossed borders and the matching cutting dies for precise and easy cutting.