Corner Bookmark Card Using Scor-Pal

I found the original idea from stamper, Barb Mulliken but I adapted them a bit so I could use the Scor-Pal with it.

This is a fun card that features a corner bookmark right on the card but then the recipient can use the bookmark, which I thought was cool.




Ok here are the directions for making the corner bookmark part, which is the flower blossom part on the finished above card.

Start with a piece of 3 x 3 cardstock. I used my Scor-Pal to score the 2 lines needed to make the flaps that fold down. I placed my square piece of cardstock like a triangle on the top fence of the Scor-Pal, so the tip of fits right into the groove for the 3-1/2 mark. Then I used my bone folder to score the cardstock on the 4-1/2 mark. I penciled in lines on the first 2 pictures to show you where I scored. To make the 2nd score line, I just simply rotated my square piece of cardstock clock wise to the same spot and scored again at the 4-1/2 mark.




















Now score those lines and fold back the 2 trianges.










I placed a piece of double sided tape to the OUTSIDE of the flaps (the black smudge you see in the photo is on the tape)









I took a piece of matching white cardstock that measures 2-1/16 x 2-1/16 an cut that in half on my paper trimmer so I have 2 triangles. I took one of the triangles and adhered it over the flaps so it looks cleaner.







So now flip over your cardstock and it's time to decorate. That's the hardest part, deciding what to design!

I used a scrap of the TAC More Mimi paper collection for the border with 2 blue buttons layered on top. I added some beautiful raspberry ribbon from Mimi ribbon and the white blossom with silver brad. The pink flower is from a fabric coaster I found at Michael's, I cut the flower from the coaster. So that's the bookmark part.

I took the same paper from More Mimi and adhered that to the white base cardstock. Since the paper is double sided I had to flip a part of the cardstock up. I stamped "hello" (from Doodle Bugs TAC stamp set)in Perfect Plumeria. The girl image is from the sunday stroll TAC stamp set. I've been practicing my coloring and I colored this image in with my watercolor pencils using Goo Be Gone and the blending stumps. I really like that technique! I added a little sparkle to her using the Stardust Clear Gelly Pen. I cut her out using my Kai scissors and used a pop dot to layer her on the More Mimi TAC paper.

Here is the bookmark in use:

I hope you have enjoyed this project and let me know if you have any questions!

If you have any questions on how I made this project, please let me know!



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Shirt Card Using Scor-Pal for Dad

I got the directions for making the shirt from the Scor-Pal website, from designer Cambria Tumbow. The shirt looks like it would be complicated but it really is not, with the use of the Scor-Pal! The shirt would also be cute on a scrapbook page featuring Dad or Grandpa too, not just for a card. If you're not familiar with the Scor-Pal, it is such a handy tool. I use it nearly everyday for my cards and scrapbook pages. It fits papers up to 12x12 and helps you quickly score and design projects, such as this shirt card.
For the shirt, you want a piece of decorator paper that measures 4 x 6. I used paper from the TAC paper collection "Just Like Dad." The paper is not patterned on both sides but that is ok for this shirt because of the way you fold the paper you don't see the white side. Just Like Dad is a nice 6 x 6 paper collection to have on hand for your more masculine themed projects.

Step 1: Score your 4 x 6 paper 1 inch on each side.
Step 2: Fold on your score marks.
Step 3: Score 1/2 inch on ONE side.

Step 4: Fold back on your score line, use your bone folder tool to crease well.
Step 5: To make the collar, fold the top down to meet the fold in the middle. Use your bone folder to help make the crease neat and flat. Flip out the bottom to make the "arm" flaps of the shirt, starting from your center fold out.

Step 6: Fold the bottom back up under the collar and now you have the shirt. I added a strip of blue cardstock for the tie. I layered the shirt on matching navy blue cardstock on the base of matching green cardstock. I cute a strip of decorated paper from the same paper collection as the shirt and stamped "Dad" in black ink on that strip of paper. It's really an easy card to make once you have tried making the shirt card one time. Try practicing the shirt card on some scratch paper to practice the fold.

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Stamping Tile Coasters

This is such a fun project to do to make as a gift, for craft fairs or to keep for yourself, which is what I did! Stamping on tile to make coasters!

Now, these are not glossy type tiles, they are the non-sealed kind. I got mine at a local Home Improvement store and they are the Travertino type that come 9 to a package.

For stamping on them, you want to use Staz-On or Palette ink. I used the unmounted stamps from The Angel Company, called All Things of Nature stamp set. On the edges of the coasters I stamped just the pine tree part of the stamp with the bird sitting on the branch, all around the tile in black Staz-On. I also stamped the saying in the center in same ink along with the bird image. I used my heat gun to heat set the black stamped images.

Now for coloring in your images. You can use reinkers from your Palette Ink pads to paint right on the tiles. You can use chalks or ink from your Brilliance or Palette ink pads directly on the images with a Q-tip, sponges, or Blender type pens. To give my coasters an "aged" look I used a sponge with the Burnt Umber Palette Ink Pad all around the tile.

Next step, is you need to set in your coloring. Pop the tiles in your oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Be careful taking them out of the oven...they will be HOT! Let cool. So now your designs are heat set in BUT the tiles will still absorb the moisure from the drinks, which is important.

Since I'm using these as coasters, I used cork that you can find at your local home improvement store or craft store (not cork paper but the cork that you use to make a bulletin board) and I glued on 4 square pieces to the bottom.

That's it! I have a set of these coasters that I made about 5-6 years ago and we are still using them..love 'em! If you have any questions on how I made these tile coasters, please send me an email.

This is my first project posted here at Inspirational Tips, Techniques & Tutorials and I hope you like it.

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Tutorial: "Slim Jane" gift box using Scor-Pal

Hi Julie! Thanks for allowing me to share my tutorial. Don't know if this is how I'm suppose to do it but I just copied my "Slim Jane" tutorial post from my blog to yours. Is that okay? I was going to post a new tutorial I'm working on... "Vintage Meets #10 Envelopes"...but I have some things to finish up yet. So here's Slim Jane:

Anyhow here's a gift box I made with my Scor-Pal. It was a box I saw at a store and was inspired to try to mimic it. It's a tall and slender gift box that could be used to hold candles, pens, tall candy bars or whatever you wish to fill it up with. Hope you like it. The instructions are on my SLIDE below. Remember to slow down the slide just hold your mouse over the picture. Thanks for visiting!