Moving Parts

 Hello and welcome!

 

 

 

I'm excited about our new challenge, Moving Parts, at Top Tip Tuesday. Any time you add something that moves on a card it just elevates it to a new level. Elaine is our hostess for the next two weeks and she is sharing a wonderful tutorial on how to create a wiper card. I highly recommend it and I hope you'll also check out the amazing inspiration by my teamies and our guest designer. 

 

As for my card, I decided to create an Accordion Fold Moving Card. You can customize the width of the accordion based on the size card you create. For example, my card is A2 size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) which means that my accordion needs to be 3 inches wide to allow the designer paper to be shown on both sides. (For a 5 x 7 card I would want the width to be 3 1/2 inches.) I placed it on my Scor Pal and scored it a 3", 4 1/2", 6", 7 1/2" and 9 inches. Use the bone folder that comes with your scoring tool to fold the score lines. You can leave it that way or decorate the top with a border punch, die or corner rounder. I opted for a border punch for the front and corner rounder for the back to dress it up a bit. On the inside you'll want to decorate it by cutting panels for the front inside and back covers plus the four other panels where you can stamp a message/image or write a note. Punch a hole and thread ribbon from back to front and tie in a bow to close it. To adhere my accordion I used double stick tape and secured it in the middle but you can put it anywhere. Here's a side view showing it closed, it looks like a present waiting to be opened. :)
 

 

 

This is what it looks like when opened.

 

 

 

and the inside of my card featuring an image from our sponsor,

Stamp Fairy

 

 

Don't you just love Mimi and her dog. :)

 

 

 

 

Stamp Fairy

 

 

 

 

Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a FREE image every Friday.  Please visit the store and browse Stamp Fairy’s wonderful images.  We hope Stamp Fairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity.

 

 

A big thank you to Stamp Fairy for providing the design team with images to create with!

 

 Anda

 

 

Okay, it's your turn to create a paper creation with moving parts on it. If you'd like an opportunity to be a guest designer at Top Tip Tuesday share a tip and when you link up place TIP beside your name.

Good luck everyone!

Lisa xx

Let Me Call You Sweetheart....

I'm in love with you
Let me hear you whisper
That you love me too
Keep the love light glowing
In your eyes so blue
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you

 

 

I'm sorry if I have this song stuck in your head now lol.  

It's one of those timeless classics that we all know, well at least I know the first two lines. My DH calls me one verse Lisa because I can rarely sing the second verse to any song. So, did I know this one? Nah, I Google'd the lyrics. ;-)

 

Our challenge theme at Top Tip Tuesday is romance or include a heart which brings me to my card. It features a sponsored image from Stamp Fairy called Patches Love 1. He's so cute and as you can see I opted to include hearts on my card. I border punched hearts, embossed hearts, die cut  hearts, stamped a heart, and added a bling heart. The die cut heart on the front was a happy from my blog buddy Jeanne and my very first Cheery Lynn die. It's one of two dies in the Two of Hearts set and I love it, thanks Jeanne! Recollections roses and four red bling embellishments complete my card.   

 

Here's the inside of my card ...

The Valentine heart and sentiment is from the Love is Sweet
set by Taylored Expressions.

 

 

 

 

 

A big welcome to our February Guest Designers,

Petra and Louise
 

So happy to have you!

 

 

 

 

Stamp Fairy 

A big thank you for providing the DT with images

 

 and for sharing their creative talent with us at TTT!

 

 

Top Tipper Prize - Stamp and Create

 

And an awesome prize of

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Ribbon Carousel February Challenge
Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #49-Anything Goes
 

 

So glad you stopped by, please pay my teamies a visit to see their incredible creations as well as the inspiration from our February Guest Designers, Petra and Louise, and our Stamp Fairy Guest Designers. One more thing, DT member Heike is back from a medical hiatus and we are so happy her health has recovered and she is rejoining the team. Please drop by her blog and give her a big welcome back from the TTT family.  

 

Happy Crafting Everyone!!!

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx