Tuesday, August 27, 2013

My first swing fold card and Melonheadz

Today I decided to make a swing card.  The couple of video tutorials that I watched both used a Sizzix Big Shot.  I don't have a Big Shot so I needed a work around.  Enter my old school Creative Memories circle cutting system.  If anyone is interested in the how to's of that, let me know and I'll put together a pic tutorial.

The details of this card make me smile.  Here are some the highlights:

*I used sandpaper for the sand on the beach.  (It's 100 grit in case a certain Master Woodworker to my west is reading this.)
*The trunks of the palm trees were hand embossed using a stylus on the reverse side of the paper.  Then they were lightly inked with Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink.  I started with kraft cardstock so there would be lots of shading.
*The fronds of the palm tree were given veins, again using my stylus.  They were inked using TH forest moss distress ink.  I cut 2 layers for each of the trees so I could layer them.  That cut along with the shells and sandcastle are all from good ol' Create a Critter.
*Also from Create a Critter, I cut one of the clouds and used that as a mask to ink the sky.
*The ocean waves were embossed using the Sizzix Swirls folder in my Textures.  (Probably my most used folder.) I then cut along the swirls to give the appearance of waves.
*Along the top of the sandpaper, I used Marvy's Liquid Applique to give the effect of foam on the beach.  If you're not familiar with Liquid Applique, it's really cool stuff!  A bit like puffy paint except that when you use your heat gun on it, it gets all lumpy and bumpy.  I have grand plans for using it on Christmas cards....lovely piles of snow await.
*The shells and sun were all hand embossed using my stylus to give them some dimension.  

I found the super cute little hula gal at MelonHeadz Illustrating and it was free.  In fact, there are loads of free digis over there and they are fantastic!  Really sweet images!!  Thanks so much to Nikki for so generously sharing.  It's truly appreciated!!

Now, on to the card.







27 comments:

  1. What a fun water scene! I love that you figured out how to make a swing card without having a die cutter! You are so clever!! I love your little hula girl, so cute!! You have done a fabulous job with your card! Thanks for joining us at BBTB2;-)

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  2. Such a cute card-love the hula girl and her beach scene! Thanks for joining us at Exploring Cricut!

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  3. Love this !! Beautiful !! Love the swing card ! I haven't tried making one yet but you inspire me to !!

    Mayra
    Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com

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  4. Fab card. The swing "mechanism" works so well. Thanks for joining in with The

    Daring Cardmakers'
    "Life's a Beach!" challenge this week

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  5. Love the scene you've created with your fab swing card. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.
    Jayne x

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  6. What a lovely fun card. Thanks for joining us at Lacy Sunshine.
    Anjie

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  7. OMgosh! How amazing that you were able to cut this without using a big shot. Just FYI CTMH Artiste has a whole page of swing cards. I love the way you decorated this--your hula girl is adorable. What would we all do without Create-a-Critter?!? Thanks for playing along with FCCB this week!

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  8. Thank you for showing us over at Sweet Stampin' your card for this weeks challenge. Debbiex

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  9. Fantastic swing card, Roberta! Love how you decorated it!

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  10. This is just the cutest swing card. Love the circular opening the palm trees, sand, etc. Fabulous! Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.

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  11. Very cute, I love your swing card. Thank you for joining us at FCCB!!!

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  12. This is a fabulous card Roberta! I love the images you chose for the "outside" part and the swinging inside looks perfect! Thanks for joining FCCB's "heat wave" challenge this week!!

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  13. Great card Roberta!! I love the palm trees! Thank you so very much for joining our 'Cricut Choice' challenge at Exploring Cricut and our 'Let's Get Wet' challenge at BBTB2!!!! :)

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  14. Wonderful swing card! I've seen the tutorials too and haven't quite taken the leap to make one. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing at DCD's challenge this week.

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  15. This is fabulous. I love the clever design and wonderful detailing.
    Thank you for taking part in A Gem of A Challenge this week
    Sue xx

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  16. Fantastic swing card! I love all the images you used and the hula girl on the inside is so cute! Thanks for joining the Heat Wave challenge at FCCB!

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  17. Fab, fun card, so clever, love it. Thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge xx

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  18. I never tried a swing card. You did a great job. Thanks for joining us at Exploring Cricut.
    Rae Ann

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  19. Wow! I love the effect on this card! It's so colourful and pretty. Great job! Thanks for joining us at the Sweet Stampin' Challenge & good luck!
    'Shell
    http://shellscardhaven.blogspot.ca

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  20. Fantastic card and thanks so much for entering our challenge at Exploring Cricut.

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  21. A wonderful swing card for our Holiday theme. Love that little Hula Girl and the Palm Trees. Thanks for sharing with us at Come and Get It.
    Cindy DT

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  22. Such a great card Roberta! I love the beach scene! And the card shape is awesome too!! Scrappy hugs, Connie

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  23. Great swing card. Love all the details. That hula girl image is adorable. Thanks for joining us this week at FCCB. Kim Ogden

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  24. what a fabulous card. TFS with us at DCD

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  25. Lovely. So fun. Thanks for playing with DCD and FCCB this week

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  26. What a beautiful card! Love it! Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  27. Fabulous card, I love it! Thanks for joining in the Kraftyhands Anything Goes Challenge.
    Mandy x (KH DT)

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