So Grateful Tea Bag Fold Card

Card project designed by Sharon M. Reinhart March 2020

Hi all, stopping by with another project using the same papers as my last post but creating a total different card! This card uses a tea bag folding technique to create the focal point. Tea bag folding is a fun technique which requires only a few supplies. Once you master a basic fold there are many
progressions that may be completed to change the design. This particular fold begins as a basic circle fold whereby you start with a die-cut or punched circle (when first learning begin with a larger circle and then progress to smaller circles.) A text weight/lightweight paper is the best to use.

Fold your circle shape in half and then in half again so that it is folded into quarters, creasing well with a bone folder. Unfold and crease again on both lines creating two mountain folds. Hold the circle shape so that the folds are in an X shape, press in on sides to collapse down into a triangle with the folded point at the top and the curved open end at bottom. You have now completed the basic circle fold and could assemble into a medallion at this point but we are going to add a simple progression. Fold back the first layer onto itself, at the open end. There that’s all there is to it, now complete 7 more folded circle pieces.
To assemble, place sookwang tape (scor-tape, be creative tape) along the folded edge on one side on the back of the shape. Remove the tape liner, sandwich between the top and bottom layer of another folded shape, continue until 8 folded shapes have been secured. You now have a floral shape or medallion. Insert a brad through the Center or simply an adhesive rhinestone.

The rest of this card is pretty simple, begin with an A2 white card base, layer a solid colour panel which is 1/4-inch smaller followed by a printed panel -Lawn Fawn, which is again 1/4-inch smaller than previous. Die-cut a fancy circle, Spellbinders, or doily shape or simply use an actual doily. Adhere this to the upper portion of the card. Next adhere the folded tea-bag medallion to the Center of this. Adhere a strip of solid colour card-stock along the lower portion of card, add a sentiment, simple strips by Taylored Expressions has been used here, and voila you are done.

I chose the sentiment “So Grateful For You” as I was thinking about the many people that are out in the front lines battling this virus for all of us, from health care workers to truckers and grocery
workers and everybody in between. I am so very grateful! I encourage each of you to make a card with the sentiments of thanks, appreciation and gratefulness and although we can’t get it into the hands of every person on the frontlines, we could post through social media or display on our windows at home and start a different trend - a grateful trend!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Hello!

Card project designed by Sharon M Reinhart March 2020

Stopping by to share this project and instructions, I thought possibly it could provide some creative therapy. ❤️
First create the card base with a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 piece of white card stock. Score at 4-1/4 inches and fold in half. Next layer a 4 x 5-1/4 inch piece of solid colour card stock followed by a 3-3/4 x 5 inch piece of printed card stock, this particular one is a speckled double-sided card stock from Lawn Fawn. Now don’t worry if you don’t have it. You can create by splattering paint with a toothbrush or by tapping the paintbrush. There are also many stencils that would work and stamps. Worse case scenario just pick a pretty piece of paper from what you have.
The next step is to layer a scallop strip to the card front using a die template or edgers. Then cut a strip from glitter card stock and adhere on top of the straight edge of scallop. Some options here if you don’t have glitter card stock is to apply tape to a piece of cardstock and then apply glitter and burnish into the tape, or paint a piece of card stock with shimmer or glitter paste, or check your gift wrapping supplies for a glitter bag that you can cut apart. Next, using punches or die templates create a collage of flowers and leaves, this collage was created with die templates from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Add a touch of sparkle to the flower Centers with adhesive rhinestones. The final touch is to add a sentiment, this particular one is a die template from Avery Elle. Keep in mind that you could use stamps, stickers or other word Die templates or even computer generate a sentiment.
I hope that I have given you some ideas on what you can use to create this project while we are all doing our part to flatten the curve of this virus by social distancing and self isolation. Be sure to check your local craft stores as many are providing delivery or curb side pick ups!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Card resources

Hi there, I am straying away from Easter and St. Patricks Cards today. I was looking for some smaller envelopes and came across these ThankYou notes at a dollar store. The envelopes are 4 x 5 1/2, and the cards are 3-3/4 x5, the price was great, I just wanted the envelopes and for the $2.00 price for 24 it really didn’t matter what I used the card for. They actually are a Hallmark brand as well. I did have to try to see how I could incorporate this card into a handmade card. I think it turned out quite well. I cut the front off the note card and trimmed slightly and layered to a 4 x 5-1/2, navy card base. I trimmed navy card stock to cover the ThankYou sentiment, then I grabbed some printed paper, this
one is pretty old by the way. I fussy cut the flowers and adhered to the navy Center. Next I applied antique linen distress ink to a simple strips stamped and die-cut greeting that had been stamped onto white card stock. Tip here, I pre-Stamp my simple strips on white card stock and then if they need to be coloured I customize to that particular card. I used the other half of the note card for the card
inside. I love the gold foil lines and I didn’t have to pull out my foiling machine. So remember sometimes you can cheat a bit and still end up with a handmade card. It’s really not cheating as instead of a printed paper layer I used a notecard front. Simple and easy!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Quick Easter card!

Card designed by Sharon M. Reinhart March 2020

Hello there, just stopping by with a quick little Easter card. This one began its life as a tag, I was creating little tags for favours and I thought this could be a great starting point for a card! The tag base has been created using a Simon Says Stamp die template that has two tags in the set. From there I added some printed paper, a little scalloped edge using a Lawn Fawn die and a stamped sentiment from Photoplay onto a die-cut tag from Impression Obsession which has three different tags in the set. To frame this delicate tag I die cut a wreath shape using the Jovial wreath die template from Memory Box. A few little punched leaves from Martha Stewart Crafts and punched flowers from Stampin’ Up with some adhesive rhinestones finished this card off nicely. The base card is an A2 side fold using pink card stock with a layer of printed card stock from Bo-Bunny. I hope you are inspired to create!

Creatively Yours,

Sharon

Easter card inspiration!

 Card designed by Sharon M Reinhart February 2020

Sending Easter card inspiration your way! This card is an A2 top fold card. I have tied a ribbon around a green/white printed card stock panel which is slightly smaller than the card base and layered it to the white base card.

Next it’s time to create the main collage! I began with a tag which was die-cut using a Simon Says Stamp die template. Then layered some punched leaves, Martha Stewart Crafts, followed by a punched flower, Stampin’ Up, and an adhesive rhinestone. My next step was to create a little egg collage on each side of the tag. I used Doodlebug Design printed paper and a die from Photoplay. The white eggs were embossed using an older folder from Sizzix. The eggs on each side of center were adhered using foam mounting tape and the other ones with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue or Scor-tape. I tucked in a leaf spring and adorned one of the eggs on each side with a punched flower and rhinestone. To finish the center tag, the Happy Easter sentiment, Taylored Expressions, was stamped onto a stitched circle shape, Studio Katia, and then layered to shimmer green card stock, which is a 

punched scalloped circle cut in half. The finishing touches here are a flower embellishment and leaf sprig. Hope you are inspired to create! 

Creatively Your,

Sharon

Special Delivery Birthday!

Card designed by Sharon M Reinhart February 2020

Hope you have had the opportunity this past weekend to get a little creative! Stopping by with this cheery birthday card which would also make a great thinking of you, get well soon, Easter or even St. Patrick’s day card - if you added a few shamrocks to the flowers.
This card, is an A2 side fold base of shimmer green card-stock. White scalloped borders (not sure of company I used, it was in the wrong packaging but I will look and see if I can get the name for you) are attached to the top and bottom of a 2x4-1/4 inch piece of doodlebug design printed paper, Hoppy Easter. The focal point has been created with the reversed stitched scalloped circle windows die set from Lawn Fawn. I used the smallest one in the set, die-cut it from the shimmer green card-stock and then used a Spellbinders small circle die to cut it out to form a wreath. Next is the layering of flowers and foliage onto the bottom right corner of this wreath. The flowers and green leaves were cut using Elizabeth Craft Designs triple leaf and bunch of flowers 2 sets. With an addition of a fine leaf that was punched from white. Clear adhesive rhinestones from Kaisercraft have been coloured with BIC Mark It pens and adhered to the Center of the flowers. The wreath was adhered to the card with foam mounting tape. The finishing touch are two sentiments from Taylored Expressions, one is created with their simple strips stamps and die and the other with their Mini Occasions stamp set. The special delivery was stamped onto circles that were leftover from a previous card that I had created using a
Katia die, the card is posted on my blog, it’s the You are Making a Difference card.  The sentiments
were edged with chalk ink using a sponge and then adhered with foam mounting tape. Hope you enjoy this creation! If you would like to purchase a kit just leave a message. Hope you have been inspired to create!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Luck of the Irish!

Card designed by Sharon M. Reinhart February 2020

Don’t put those heart themed tools away quite yet! Hearts are the perfect shape to create shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day! This side fold A2 card is a collage of foliage and flowers. The first step is to layer printed paper to the base card leaving a slight margin, often for this I use 4 x 5-1/4 or 3-3/4 x 5. Next, I die cut a beautiful wreath shape from the shimmer green card-stock using the Memory Box Jovial Wreath. The next step was to create the shamrocks by punching hearts using a Fiskars hand punch, slightly curl the petals using a bone folder or pen. Layer the heart shapes to the card front using foam mounting tape and aligning the points. Now is the time to start adding foliage and flowers. The white branch foliage has been creating with the Small Forest Tree die template from Simon Says Stamp. Tuck pieces in here and there adjusting the length as needed. Add a few gold punched leaves using a Martha Stewart punch. Create a few flowers from white card-stock using the Elizabeth Craft Designs bunch of flowers 2 die template and hand punches. I then coloured a few adhesive rhinestones using my Copic cobalt green marker and attached them to the center of the flowers and where the points align on the shamrocks. Finish with a stamped sentiment from Taylored Expressions Many Minis - holidays and tuck a little sprig of gold leaves under it. Hope you have been inspired to create!

Creatively Yours,

Sharon

Tea bag fold Valentine!

Card designed by Sharon M Reinhart February 2020

Hi there, we are in the final countdown to Valentine’s Day and I had to include this special folded one. This card is a side fold card with a couple layers added to the front followed by a black card-stock strip with a flag tail end, then punched hearts using a Fiskars punch, a computer generated sentiment and the focal point is a tea bag folded medallion. This fold is one that I refer to as a basic square fold with a couple fold back progressions. The medallions may be created with any size of square and light weight paper, the weight of photo copy paper or what is referred as text weight paper. Even paper from recycled books works beautifully. You will need eight squares of paper, this medallion makes use of two inch squares of black linen text weight paper. Fold square of paper in half horizontally, unfold, then fold in half vertically, unfold and then complete one diagonal fold and unfold. Collapse the paper into a smaller square by pressing in on the diagonal fold. The progression is completed by folding the top layer back on itself to the folded point edge and then one more fold back to the horizontal fold at center. Apply scor-tape to back of each piece on one folded edge and adhere 8 together to create the medallion. Insert a brad at center followed by a punched heart and then layer to your card! If you would like more tea bag folding inspiration check out my books and online class or DVD, I do have a few copies available for purchase, just leave me a message. Hope you are inspired to create! Happy Valentine’s!

LOVE

Card designed by Sharon M. Reinhart February 2020

There is still time to create some wonderful Valentines! This particular one would be perfect for a guy or a girl. This alphabet template - “Pink Fresh Adore” alphabet is such a great set, it will cut the letter as well as a skinny outline all in one pass! You can mix and match the letters by switching up the outline colour as I did on this card with the red letter and the gold outline. I found it easy to adhere the letter with Scor-tape by Sookwang and then just dotted liquid glue such as Tombow Mono Multi onto the back of the outline piece, worked beautifully! The banner is another one of my go to die templates by TUTTI, love the stitched edges! The gold heart has been created using a Fiskars hand punch and gold mirror card stock. The finishing touches are a few adhesive gold pearls and a sentiment. This sentiment is actually computer generated and then flag ends were created with a hexagon or square hand punch. This card comes together quickly and I encourage you to give it a try! Hope you are inspired to create!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Mini Valentines

Designed by Sharon M. Reinhart Jan. 2020

These cute little Valentines are perfect for kids or adults! Just 2.5 inches square in size but delivers your message perfectly!

Making a Difference!

Designed by Sharon M. Reinhart January 2020

I am sure you have all come across those people in your life that truly make a difference, well I have a few of those peeps as well and wanted to express that I do notice and appreciate what they do! This card is a side fold A2 card created with red cardstock, with a white cardstock circle panel that was cut using a Studio Katia die template. I adhered the circle panel to the card front using foam mounting tape to give a bit of dimension. Next I punched several white hearts and one gold heart using a Fiskars punch. I wanted a little bit of texture on the hearts but just a subtle touch so I embossed all the hearts with a Stampin Up embossing folder that gives the look of linen. Next the white hearts were adhered into each circle except the bottom right using Tombow liquid glue or Scor-tape. The gold heart has been adhered with foam mounting tape. The sentiment from Impression Obsession was stamped with black ink and die cut using a circle die. For a little definition I sponged black ink on the circle edge. Two smaller circles were die-cut from red cardstock and adhered at the top and bottom of the sentiment circle. The finishing touch was adding the metallic gold gems, smaller ones were adhered to the white hearts and four larger ones to the corners of the card.
This card could easily be transformed into a Valentine, Wedding, Anniversary or Birthday card just by switching up the sentiment! I hope you are inspired to create! Stay tuned for mini Valentine inspiration!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Love is in the Air!

Designed by Sharon M. Reinhart for Paper Pastimes 2020

Would love to see you come out and join me in this fun class! It’s being held at Paper Pastimes in Calgary on Saturday February 1st. We will be exploring a variety of techniques including die-cut inlay, origami butterfly fold, manipulating die-cuts to get more mileage from them, methods of adhering delicate die-cuts, and more. Reserve your space by calling Paper Pastimes at 403-255-8731.

Valentine Inspiration!

Stopping by with some Valentine inspiration! This wreath was die-cut from some packaging material saved when my cabinets were shipped to me, thrilled with how easily it die cut and the finished results. I believe this die is an Elizabeth Crafts Design, not totally positive, but unfortunately I do not see it on their site and I do not have the original packaging. I know there are many die templates on the market that would work beautifully! For those of you that do not have a wreath die, try building your own by building it with a variety of leaf shapes. Draw a circle with pencil on your card front and just start adding die-cut or punched leaves. The hearts have been cut from gold and red card stocks and are a Penny Black die set. The word love has also been die-cut from gold card-stock. Use a word die for this or individual die-cut letters or even painted wood or chipboard letters would work great! A little die-cut or ribbon bow is a nice finishing accent! Hope you are inspired to create!

Holiday Vignettes

Projects designed by Sharon M. Reinhart

Stopping by with a couple more projects showcased at the Scrapbook Carnival. These projects have been made using the grand snow globe and the grand cabinet die templates from Spellbinders.  Both of these die sets are extremely versatile. A few add on templates have been used, for the project on the left the poinsettia die has been used and the project on the right also makes use of some snowflake dies as well as the petite double bow. Hope you have been inspired to create!
Creatively yours,
Sharon

Christmas Tag

Project designed by Sharon M. Reinhart 

Just wanted to share a quick post of another creative sample shared at the Scrapbook Carnival which showcases the versatility of the Grand Snow Globe die template from Spellbinders. The greetings circle was die cut from gold mirror card-stock and then a solid circle cut from a folded pearl card by placing the circle die just slightly beyond the fold. Another option is to cut two circles and score the bottom circle across a small portion at the top prior to adhering to the the front circle. The poinsettia has been created using the cinch and go poinsettia template. A wispy bow made with some beautiful thread from Wonderfil completes this tag. Hope you are inspired to create and keep watching for more samples shared with the public at this wonderful event!

Christmas Creativity

Projects designed by Sharon M. Reinhart

Had two great creative days teaching make and takes for Spellbinder’s at the Scrapbook Carnival this past weekend! We were using die templates from the recent launch of the grand holiday cabinet and grand snow globe along with coordinating layering dies and other wonderful sets. Over the next few posts I will be sharing some of the samples I made with you in case you were unable to come out and be a part of this creative event put on by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine magazine and Creative Festival West. The first two being shared are the actual make and takes, the merry and bright was created using the inner motif from the grand holiday cabinet, swallowtail tags and the cinch and go poinsettia. The ivory tag was created using the Santa layering set, petit double bow, swallowtail tag set and the ho, ho, ho die d-lites set. Just a quick note, I was compensated to teach and design the make and takes but I have not been compensated for my posts, but also would like to ensure you that if I make a recommendation, that is my own honest personal opinion.
Hope you enjoy these projects!

Tickets go on sale for Edmonton August 1st, and Calgary August 2, hope to see you there! I will be doing a make and take for Spellbinders at the Calgary show, be sure to stop by! 
For more info visit www.creativescrapbooker.ca

Ten Minute Card

 Card project designed by Sharon M Reinhart 2019

Stopping by with a quick post and a quick card. Still using some leftover supplies, I encourage you to take a look through your paper stash! For this card the printed paper did all the work, just create some layers with coordinating card stock, add a bit of ribbon and some adhesive rhinestones and you are good! I was inspired by Taylored Expressions simple strips - sentiments and dies, of which I do not own yet, soon, on order! So, to recreate, I just typed a sentiment on my computer and printed onto card stock then sponged some chalk olive ink on. While I was doing this sentiment I did print others out and will customize their colour as I use them.
Hope you are inspired to create!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Using What You Have Card

Project designed by Sharon M. Reinhart

I found these leftovers from a previously published project. Always loved the paper but alas the line has gone to its discontinued junk yard. Stop, don't throw it away! It may not be able to be used for published projects but it can still be transformed into a delightful card! I am sure there are some wonderful paper scraps in your inventory that could be utilised. I encourage you to go on a paper scrap treasure hunt and let the paper itself be your inspiration and let it guide you as to what you will add to it.

Let's get on with this one. This one begins with an ivory card stock base A2, side fold. The scraps of paper are the bird print and the bright pink. The bright pink is a piece that had been die-cut into a tag so I decided to keep it that way and place horizontally on the card base as a layering piece. Next is the printed panel which has been layered to the right side of the card leaving about a quarter inch margin at right. The final pieces to bringing this card to life is the addition of the punched and/or die-cut flowers, butterflies and leaves; depending on what tools you have. The flower centers have been accented with adhesive gems and the butterfly bodies have been accented with Stickles glitter glue. A die-cut greeting from mirror gold card stock along with a stamped greeting convey the message of the card. I love combining simple stamped greetings with die-cut ones. The final accent piece is a piece of ivory satin ribbon tied into a knot and adhered on top of the pink tag.
I hope you have been inspired to create! Check back as I have one more scrap of this paper to turn into a beautiful card -- from rags to riches, it's kind of like a card Cinderella story that I am in presently!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon

Creative Scraps!

Card Project designed by Sharon M. Reinhart

I am still on a mission to make use of my larger scraps rather than banish them to a lonely bin. I like to have some basic card bases cut, scored, folded and ready to go. This card begins with a white A2 side fold base (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches scored at 4-1/4 and then folded in half, to create a top fold A2 begin with a 4-1/4 x 11 inch piece then score at 5-1/2 and fold). 

The printed paper used here has been most likely discontinued for some time. That being said I encourage you to use what YOU have and to look through your scraps and grab a piece of printed paper that has a repetitive pattern and use my design somewhat like a card sketch. Layer a 3-3/4 x 5 inch panel to the card front. Now choose a colour from your printed paper and cut a 3 x1 inch piece from a solid colour card stock. Layer horizontally across card front. Next layer a 3-3/4 x 1 inch piece of the printed card stock to a slightly larger piece of card stock that is the same colour as your card front. Stamp and die-cut a sentiment and adhere to the card front on top of the vertical panel. I love the stitched framelits from Stampin' Up for greetings and sentiments. To finish, either die-cut some small flowers or use pre-made flowers. Adhere three flowers to the solid colour panel and one next to the sentiment. Add a few die-cut or punched leaves and adhesive rhinestones and this one is good to go!
Hope you like it and are inspired to create!
Creatively Yours,
Sharon