Stamperia Wonderland Twist and Pop Card Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Boy oh boy….is December a busy month or what? In addition to Christmas, I have 2 family birthdays and a dance recital for the Littles on the list. I made this Stamperia Wonderland Twist and Pop Card Tutorial with our younger daughter in mind. (Her birthday was on Tuesday.)

This daughter is a minimalist. So every year I try to make a clean and simple card for her. It’s usually the hardest card I make all year! But she loves dragonflies, so I thought perhaps this simple card made with Stamperia Wonderland would fit the bill.

This is a 5″ x 5 1/2″ card base with a twist and pop mechanism on the inside. I did dress the card up with a little silver metallic string and a dragonfly charm. The minimalist flower cluster is made with Tim Holt’s Skeleton Leaves Thinlits, silver metallic string and a Little Birdie Moonlight Renae flower.

Although it’s difficult to see in the photo, I treated the dragonfly wings with Seth Apter Vintage Beeswax Baked Texture. I also sprinkled in a few grains of Ancient Amber to add that wonderful iridescent quality that real dragonfly wings have. It’s very pretty in real life.

Stamperia Wonderland Twist and Pop Card Tutorial: A Peek Inside

The inside of this card has a really fun twist and pop mechanism. (Tutorial below) I die cut Tammy Tutterow mini envelopes from cream paper, then decorated them with scraps from the wonderland collection. We’ll put a little gift card or cash gift in each envelope to make the card even more fun.

I stamped some sentiments and added them to the card base and the envelopes. But really, this is a super simple card.

Here’s a side view of the mechanism that you can refer to when you make your own version.

Stamperia Wonderland Twist and Pop Card Tutorial 2.0 on You Tube

I did a tutorial for this twist and pop card on the blog quite a while ago. You can find that original tutorial HERE. I did some paper engineering to change up the original twist and pop mechanism design, and it works great. But some of my followers were still struggling with making the mechanism. So I went back to the drawing board and simplified it even more. You’ll find those changes in this very short YouTube video tutorial.

I hope this helps you to master this fun interactive card design. If you view the video, please take a moment and leave me a comment on my Youtube channel. And if you haven’t subscribed to my channel yet, I’d love to have you join me on your crafting journey.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Stamperia Wonderland Twist and Pop Card Tutorial Supply List

Wonderland Collection Kit
MFT Cardstock: Sno Cone and Tropical Teal
cream cardstock scraps from the scrap bin
Seth Apter Baked Texture: Vintage Beeswax and Ancient Amber
Embossing Pen (Versamark)
Tim Holtz Skeleton Leaves Thinlits Dies
Scor-Pal and Bone Folder
Jet Black Archival Ink
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
MFT Birthday Wishes Stamp (retired, but you can find a substitute HERE.)
Birthday stamps from my stash
Little Birdie Renae Moonlight Flowers

Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial for Back to Nature Challenge at Frilly & Funkie

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the latest challenge at the Frilly & Funkie Blog, sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. I’ve created a mixed media Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial for this “Back to Nature” challenge. Our lovely hostess is the amazing Sara Emily, who I call the Queen of Techniques. This is what she has to say about the challenge:

Having just returned from our annual trek to the mountains of West Virginia where we observed so much natural beauty on our hikes, I couldn’t help but make my challenge nature themed. You can make anything you like, from a card or tag to altered art, just be sure to include a natural element in your vintage or shabby chic project. Think real twigs, leaves, shells, pebbles. Or you could include a die cut or a stamped or stenciled image representing a natural object.

My mind went immediately to summer….and blue skies…and dragonflies. And that was how this lovely little Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial came into being.

Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial: The Base-ics

I designed a brand new style of folio for this challenge, which is always a good way to start any project in my world! This is a 7 1/4″ x 5 3/4″ side opening folio with a 1/2″ nested spine. The album has a fun staggered edge pocket and tag interior with my usual flaps and pockets. I think you will enjoy creating this base following the simple tutorial in the YouTube Video below.

TIP: Reinforce the folio spine by wrapping it with burlap. This not only looks awesome, it protects those delicate creases in the spine,

TIP: Punch holes in the spine and thread custom dyed seam binding ribbon through them. Alter the keys and dragonfly charm with Seth Apter’s incredible Patina Oxide Baked Texture. I am completely smitten with these Baked Textures! Look how old they made these keys look. And it took mere seconds to accomplish. Ya gotta love that!

Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial Close Ups and Tips

TIP: Use an embossing pen to add Versamark Ink to the wings of the dragonfly. Then heat emboss with Seth Apter’s Baked Texture. Even my husband was amazed at how cool the wings look!

TIP: Distress Opaque Crackle Texture Paste adds subtle texture and design to this image. Mix a few drops of Old Paper Reinker in with a quarter sized blob of paste. Mix with a palette knife. Spread through the flourish stencil from Tim’s Mini Layering Stencils Set #10. It’s just so pretty!

Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial: A Peek Inside

Stamperia Wonderland paper is filled with dragonflies and botanical images like these. That’s why I chose it for this project.

TIP: Create a fancy edged pocket by fussy cutting a floral cluster from the corner. Score a 1/4″ line along the left and the bottom edges. Fold, angle the corners, and fold to create a unique pocket.

This photo shows you the neat staggered edge/pocket and tag layout of the folio. I have to confess, I am really tickled with the way this turned out.

TIP: Cover tags in a flash! Use a Graphic 45 Regular Kraft Tag Album in combo with the G45 Regular Tag and Gears Die. You can cut up to 4 layers of designer paper at a time with this die.

Stamp covered tags with the Dragonfly image from Stamper’s Anonymous Classics 1. I used Butterscotch Archival Ink (retired). Heat embossed with Seth’s Vintage Beeswax Baked Texture. For this project, I decided handwritten quotes would be cool. Tear the paper edges, then adhere the quotes with Vintage Collage Distress Medium. I talk more about this in the video.

Dragonfly Days Pocket and Tag Folio Tutorial: The Video

Enjoy this album tour, see all the products I used to create it, and learn some neat tips and tricks as you view.

Back to Nature: Now it’s YOUR Turn!

Play along in this Back to Nature Challenge, by creating your own vintage or shabby chic project following Sara’s guidelines. Then link your project up at the Frilly and Funkie Blog before 11:55PM EDT on Tuesday, August 28th.

The Frilly and Funkie team will pick our favorite project to be a Guest Designer on the blog. Our top 3 picks will also receive badges to display proudly on their blog. And, everyone who plays along and follows the challenge guidelines will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 shopping spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Please note, the flowers used on this project are from Little Birdie Crafts: Wendy Arctic Ice, Martina Arctic Ice, Bernice Ocean Mist, Rosemund Arctic Ice

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Stampers Anonymous Rubber Stamps – Classics #1	(MID-JANUARY PRE-ORDER) Seth Apter Baked Texture – Vintage Beeswax	(MID-JANUARY PRE-ORDER) Seth Apter Baked Texture – Patina Oxide	(February Pre-order) RANGER CRACKLE TEXTURE PASTE	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Botanical Layers
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