This Little Piggy, Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Wiper, Gift Card Holder, Flinger, Birthday Card

 About a year and a half ago I had made a "Wiper" card.  That is a very fun technique. That card was a flat one. This one opens up almost like a diorama type card.  You can see my wiper card here.  I found a couple of cards on the web that I thought I would combine.  I found a video on how to make the wiper card and I was a bit disappointed because the measurements for the main pieces and top layers were wrong and I only had one large 6" x 6" piece of the DSP from the "How Sweet It Is" pack.  She says to cut the card stock 4-1/4" x 6-1/4". I backed up the video several times to make sure I got those measurements right.  I did, she didn't.  They should measure 4-1/4" x 7".  And that also threw off the front DSP panel and Whisper White layers.  Those were 4-1/8" x 4-7/8" for the Whisper White piece, but it really should be 4-1/4" x 5".  And the DSP was cut at 4" x 4-3/4" and it should be 4-1/8" x 4-7/8".  Okay, with that out of the way you can follow the rest of her video or you can find another one out there, there's LOTS of them.  You can see her video here.  

I didn't follow the instructions as she went along. I did not add the wiper piece and then glue the sides. I was making a pig in a window because I saw one on the net that I thought was cute. And you can see that one here.  I worked with the wiper piece and I ended up cutting it at 3/4" wide.  I also tapered it from the end that is stuck to the back of the pig to a bit beyond the back of the pig.  Click on the top photo and you can see that.  I was showing above the pigs back and I didn't like the look of it.  There may be a clever way to hide that better.  Maybe a circle behind the pig and then the wiper but after struggling with the cutting errors, I was a bit too frustrated and disappointed to give more attention to my card.  And as I look at it, maybe a circle on top of the wiper and then the pig on top of that may be a nice look.  Also, stamping and cutting out another pig and gluing it to the back of the first pig would hid the wiper on the back. I may still stamp and cut one out to hide that.  I don't think it would be necessary but this card also had a gift card/money holder slot on the back. 

And I thought it would be cute to have the pig hold a present since it was a birthday card.  Oh, but I didn't just stop there.  When I saw how the lady opened up the wiper card, it was kind of a fast motion, my brain thought flinger card.  Like my workroom floor didn't have enough tiny bits of paper on it.  Nothing a good vacuuming wouldn't take care of.  UGH!! 

To make the flinger holder part, I took a 1" x 8" cellophane bag and cut it to 7/8" long.  And I also cut a little elongated "U" shape on the front edge so I could open it easier. I thought it was hard to open with the edges even.  I added some punched out dots from my Rubi Coil punch machine and I gave the card a try. What a mess!! LOL  It worked and it's fun!

I think I would also take a circle punch, somewhere around 1" and punch the top part of the gift card holder (in the center) to make it easier to grab the gift card and remove it.  Maybe I'll rework this card and make it the right way and with the fun changes.

So if you give this card a try be aware of the size paper you are cutting. Perhaps you can just cut some from copier paper first to make sure the measurements are accurate.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

Geared Up Garage, Perennial Birthday, Masculine Card, Wiper Technique

Tonight I will be participating in a card swap using the "Wiper" technique.  It's a pretty simple technique, it's just got a lot of pieces to it.  You can find a good tutorial here.  It's a You Tube tutorial and easy to follow.  I would explain it, but it's easier to follow the video.

For the front of my card I used the "Geared Up Garage" set.  I stamped the car on a 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  I colored the car using the Real Red marker. I don't have the Real Red Blends pen yet, but it will be in my next order!  I also used the Daffodil Delight marker on the lights and the Smoky Slate for the tires and grill.  I taped that piece to a 3-5/8" x 2-3/8" piece of Basic Black.  

The Real Red piece was cut 2-3/4" x 8".  The piece is folded in half and the car layers were taped to it.  I didn't want to tape the piece to the card front because the red would just blend in, so I cut  a 2-7/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Basic Black. 

I did add a 3-1/2" x 2-1/4" piece of Whisper White to the inside Real Red piece for writing the sentiment on. 

I die cut some Basic Black and Real Red gears for embellishment.  

The words on the side are from the "Perennial Birthday" set.  And the words on the wiper piece are from the "Geared Up Garage" set.  I added a gear to the end of the wiper piece.  

The technique is fun but not when you have to make a bunch for a swap.  LOL  

I have a couple of other wiper cards.  You can find one here and another one here.  

This would also make a great Father's Day card, don't you think?  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Flourishing Phrases, Friendship Card, Wiper Card Technique

Today I have another technique for you.  I have wanted to make the "Wiper Card" technique for a long time and today I finally had time.  Not so much that I had time, I usually have time to make a card, but today I remembered I wanted to try that technique.  

It's a fun technique. When you pull the sides open the inside panel pops up.  Such a fun card. I found the instructions on Split Coast Stampers. You can see those instructions here. 

You have to make two panels. So this card takes a full sheet of cardstock.  When I was ready to tape the two panels together, I removed the backing on both ends.  BIG mistake.  The one end stuck to the back in a place where it wasn't suppose to. So a word to the wise.  Remove the backing on the tape one side at a time. 

I'm not going to go into how the card was made, the instructions on Split Coast Stampers are very clear. I didn't have any questions while I was making it.  I was surprised at how quickly the card went together too!!

I see a lot of fun possibilities for this technique!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Perennial Birthday, Butterfly Gala, Birthday Card, Crossover Gate Fold Technique

Yesterday I had attended a swap and I posted the wiper card technique on my card.  I had also made the "Crossover Gate Fold" technique. A friend of mine at the swap had given me one of her swap cards a few months back and I had not participated in the swap and I had felt like I owed her a card.  SO, since I had some time on my hands (not really - I was doing laundry and my workroom is next to the laundry room and MY rule is you need to be near the washer in the event that it might go off balance.  Even in all the years I've had the machine it hasn't gone off balance, but there is that chance and I don't want to take it, right?  LOL) I played with this technique.

This is a super quick card to make.  Well, quicker than yesterday's card.  But all in all, it is a quick card.  You cut a piece of card stock 4-1/4" x 11", here I used Poppy Parade.  You score it on the long side at 2-3/4" and 8-1/4".  The score lines are folded in.  

I cut two piece of Poppy Parade Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the 6" x 6" Brights collection.  They measure 1-11/16" x 5".  I also cut two Basic Black pieces of card stock that measure 1-15/16" x 5-1/4".  I taped those two layers together.  I taped them on top of the card front.  Be sure to only tape to where the strip meets the card front.  I taped the left side on the top and the right side on the bottom.

The words are from the "Perennial Birthday" set. I stamped them on Whisper White card stock using black Memento ink.  I die cut them using the third longest thin rectangle die from the "Rectangle Stitched Framelits" dies.  For those of  you who don't have the dies, the piece measures just a hair over 3-1/4" x just a hair over 1-1/4".  I cut a piece of Basic Black card stock that was 1/8" larger than the stitched piece.  I taped those pieces together and then set it in place on the bottom panel using Dimensionals.  

The Whisper White butterflies are from the "Butterfly Beauty" thinlits that compliment the "Butterfly Gala" stamp set.  It's a fun and cheery set to play with.  The butterflies are die cut in one large piece so I had to cut the butterflies off of the large center butterfly.  I wasn't able to save the large butterfly but that's okay, I got four butterflies off it and two I'll save for another project some day down the road!  I set the butterflies in place using Dimensionals and Dimensional pieces.  I colored the butterflies with the Wink of Stella brush and when they dried I added a black faceted rhinestone to each one.  

The "Butterfly Beauty" thinlits also came with some tiny butterflies. I die cut one from a scrap of Poppy Parade card stock and glued it to the 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White piece I taped to the inside of the card.  I just put it in the bottom right corner for a little touch of fun!

I liked making this card. I thought it was a lot of fun.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda