These lovely shimmer roses are also from Little Birdie Flowers and available at your local AC Moore. The little novelty buttons add a touch of fun to the card design.
Stamperia Baby Girl Shaker Card: A Peek Inside
The ribbon does double duty inside the card, serving as a closure for the accordion folio.
The large pocket on the bottom of the card contains a little gift card wallet.
I love the soft sweetness of this ribbon paired with this paper collection!
I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures! If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Oh, and this card is available for purchase in my ETSY shop!
Stamperia Baby Boy Blue Card Folio with Little Birdie Flowers
Hello, Friends! Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Christmas holiday. Santa brought me some new Stamperia paper collections, and some new Little Birdie Flowers. I decided to put them together to create an adorable Stamperia Baby Boy Blue Card Folio.
Don’t these papers and flowers go together perfectly? This is a standard 5″ x 7″ card folio with a 1/2″ spine.
Baby Boy Blue Card Folio: Shake it up, baby!
This shaker card element is made a little differently from my usual procedure. Instead of building a shaker box with foam tape, I did the following:
Now, stitch these two pieces together, leaving about a 2″ gap at the top of the oval.
Remove the oval from your sewing machine and add Lilac Lane Shades of Chambray Shaker Mix through the opening. (Remove the larger buttons and beads from the mix first.) I used my funnel tray to make the job easier. Don’t overfill!
Now replace the shaker element on your sewing machine, line up the needle with the previously stitched holes and finish stitching the shaker element closed.
Place 2 layers of waste chipboard on the back of the shaker element and adhere to the card base. I added hot glue carefully around the edges and pressed them down to seal to the paper. This created the “domed” appearance you see in the photo.
Baby Boy Blue Card Folio: A Peek Inside
The inside of the card houses a nifty 4 1/4″ square accordion album. I have tutorials for this style of folio on my YouTube channel.
A simple ribbon tie closure keeps everything secure.
Cute, right?
I’ve lined the interior with the same two patterns to keep everything consistent.
And of course, I worked in some little tuck spots and pockets.
Baby Boy Blue Card Folio: Pocket and Gift Card Wallet
The large pocket on the bottom is decorated with a stamped sentiment, a fussy cut image and a strip of scrap paper. I used the same oval dies to cut the shaped pocket.
This little gift card wallet is snap to make. It’s actually one of the 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ ephemera cards scored in half. I simply added a fussy cut circle and a decorative button to finish it off.
Inside, I added a stamped sentiment and a little pocket for the gift card.
Exciting News!
Before I sign off, I wanted to tell you some exciting news! I know many of you have been frustrated by how difficult it has been to obtain Little Birdie Flowers. Well, Little Birdie Flowers are now available in 140 A.C. Moore Craft Stores in the US! Isn’t that great? You can use THIS MAP to find the A. C. Moore closest to you.
Little Birdie was kind enough to send me a sample package of the flowers that will be available at A.C. Moore. So I put together a quick video tour for you.
I’m hoping that with time, A. C. Moore will decide to carry Little Birdie Flowers in their online stores as well. Maybe if we all let them know how much we want to be able to purchase them online, they will!
So that’s it for me today. I hope I shared some tips, techniques and ideas to inspire your creativity. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Little Birdie Crafts Vintage Style Baby Girl Folio Tutorial
Hello, Friends! Baby projects are always so much fun to make! This Vintage Style Baby Girl Tutorial is easy to create and adorable! It uses one of my all time favorite color combos: pink and tan.
All together now…awwwwwwwwwww! Now that we’ve got that out of our system, we can take a look at the details. I designed this 6 1/2″ x 6″ trifold folio with a gatefold cover. Vintage lace, soft peachy pink flowers, vintage style papers, distressed edges and a distressed die cut frame give it a real antique feel.
The frame is die cut from medium weight chipboard and designer paper using Tim’s Ornate Frame Bigz Die. I’ve tapped it with paint to age it, then mounted one of his Lost Relatives photos behind it. Sweet baby girl ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon ties the whole design together.
Of course, I had to add flowers. These are from Little Birdie’s new Peach Blend line of blossoms. The large ones are Serena Peach Blend, Tiny white Moonlight Beaded Blooms look so sweet tucked in between the larger blossoms. The sweet flower cluster on the frame is Daniela Peach Blend. I’m not sure when these will be available to the public, but I hope it is soon because I want more!
Vintage Style Baby Girl Folio Tutorial: A Quick Peek Inside
The inside of this sweet folio has room for a large 4″ x 4″ photo with journaling space on the left. On the right hand side you will find a pocket/gift card combo. The center is a neat accordion fold mechanism. The video walk through and tutorial below will reveal all the elements. Then you’ll be able to create this base, the flaps, pockets and mechanisms by following the step by step photo tutorial. It’s such a fun, easy design that I think you will want to adapt it for lots of different uses.
Vintage Style Baby Girl Folio Tutorial on YouTube
I hope the tips, techniques and ideas in this video tutorial got your creative juices flowing. If so I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below. And remember, there’s a linked supply list at the bottom of this post.
Graphic 45 Little Darlings Little Boy Blue Card Folio
Hello, G45’ers! They say that everybody loves a baby, and I do believe this is true. Making a special gift for a new babe is one of my favorite crafty adventures. It’s always a delight to layer up those soft pastel baby papers and images, isn’t it? I made this Graphic 45 Little Darlings Little Boy Blue Card Folio with the Deluxe Collector Edition. The DCE’s come with all the 12×12 papers plus the wonderful chipboard and stamp elements. That makes it easy to create a memorable gift for baby!
Little Boy Blue Card Folio: How to Create a Shabby Chic Vibe
Shabby Chic cards are such fun to create. This 5″ x 7″ Little Boy Blue Card Folio is loaded with shabby chic touches. Here are some of the tricks I used to amp up the shabby chic volume on this card.
First, create distressed edges by lightly running the blade of your scissors or a distressing tool along the paper edges. You don’t have to brutalize the paper; a light touch will do.
Next, I love to add machine or hand stitching to the layers.
Next, try to add fussy cut elements, like these floral clusters. Tuck them in between layers.
Use shabby chic metal embellishments. These Graphic 45 Staples Keys and Ornate Key Hole have been tapped with ivory acrylic paint to add to their shabby chic appeal.
Add lots of layers!
Include texture in your composition. Ribbon, flowers, string…all these things lend themselves to shabby chic design.
Use floral clusters to draw the eye to an image that might otherwise be overlooked. The flowers that surround the chipboard frame keep it from disappearing.
Add a little paint spatter! Thin acrylic paint with water. Then pick it up with a paint brush. Hold the very end of the brush handle with one hand and tap the opposite end of the brush with your finger. You can practice this technique on scrap paper until you feel confident enough to try it in real life!
Little Boy Blue Card Folio: A Peek Inside
This hybrid creation is part card, part mini album and part gift.
I managed to tuck in a sweet little waterfall cascade to keep photos of baby’s first precious days.
And I also tucked in a little gift card wallet to round things out.
Graphic 45 Little Darlings Little Boy Blue Card Folio on YouTube
I created a short YouTube video project share so you can see how all these various parts come together to form the whole.
I hope I’ve shared some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card Tutorial
Hello, Friends! Baby projects are always sweet to make and fun to share. Today I have an Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card Tutorial that is really easy to make. Let’s take a look, shall we?
Awww! Look at what the stork brought! This image is so perfectly vintage but sweet and fresh as a newborn babe. I kept the design fairly simple so that the shaker top and image would really shine.
The base of the card measures 5″ x 7″ with a 1/4″ spine to allow for lots of goodies to be added on the inside. I’ve mixed the gorgeous designer papers from the Beginnings collection with Spectrum Robin’s Egg Blue Cardstock and Authentique Micro Basics Brown check papers. It’s lovely that these basic patterns are a perfect color match for the Authentique designer papers.
Shake it Up Baby!
Machine stitching, ribbon and a fun shaker panel filled with sequins, seed beads, mini buttons, Prills and micro beads add loads of texture, dimension and movement to the card design.
Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card Tutorial: The Details
Mat stickers on cardstock to create sweet little hanger tags. Buttons and Ivory Burlap String add just the right touch of sweetness. To cover the raw edges of my clear cardstock shaker cover, I applied 1/8″ Scor-Tape and light blue micro gingham ribbon.
Baby Blue Chevron Ribbon, Ivory Burlap String and a rubber duckie novelty button dress up the bottom corner of the card.
This wonderful sentiment is from the selvage edge of the 12×12 papers. I never throw these away as they are fantastic additions to projects. Cut a fishtail on one end, then mat on Spectrum Robin’s Egg Blue papers, weave between your fingers and add a button. Easiest sentiment panel ever!
Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card Tutorial: A Peek Inside
You can easily turn a card into a gift by adding pockets, tags and mini folios inside. Tuck in a gift card and you’ve created a keepsake gift that does double duty as nursery decor and mini baby book.
Score Spectrum Robin’s Egg Blue cardstock to make a mini folio. I topped this with a matted sticker from the 12×12 Collection Kit and a chipboard button from my stash.
The folio measures a generous 5.25″ tall and has a simple tri fold design.
Mat stickers onto cardstock to create these adorable mini file folders. They are the perfect journal spot, aren’t they?
Create a large pocket on the bottom half of the card, then decorate it with another of the Details stickers. These come in the 12×12 Collection Kit, or you can purchase them separately.
Fill the pocket with journal cards from the cut apart page. You can write on the front, and add photos on the back.
Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card Tutorial on Snapguide
This Snapguide Tutorial will guide you step by step and layer by layer so that you can create your own Authentique Beginnings Baby Boy Shaker Card.
There are a couple of helpful tips that will prevent your shaker card adventure from becoming a disaster:
Acetate cardstock has a lot of static. I rub mine very lightly with a dryer sheet to prevent the sequins from clinging to it.
Keep the tape liner in place until you have filled the shaker cavity with beads, sequins, etc. The tape is sticky, and small elements will cling to it. This will make the seal insecure, and your beads and other goodies will leak out.
Be mindful of the size of your shaker elements. Anything too thick will get stuck between the paper and the acetate layer.
Press the acetate firmly to seal it to the tape!
Fill your shaker with a mix of sequins, Prills, Micro Beads, seed beads and tiny buttons or chipboard. Having a mix of shaker elements really makes for a fun card.
Authentique Beginnings Bonus Card
I was having so much fun with this paper collection that I didn’t want to stop. So I made this sweet Baby Boy Bib Overall card.
The card base is an old Crafty Secrets Chipboard form that I’ve had in my stash forever. I covered it with papers from the Beginnings 6×6″ Bundle, scraps of Spectrum Robin’s Egg Blue paper and Brown Micro Check paper. The overall suspenders are actually stickers from the Details Sticker Sheet.
Fill the pockets with little tags made with scraps and tiny stickers.
On the inside, I’ve used another sheet of the Spectrum Robin’s Egg Blue paper, stickers, and some fussy cut images. The mini file folder is a great spot to add a gift card or personal note.
I hope I’ve shared some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
The large pocket on the bottom is decorated with a stamped sentiment, a fussy cut image and a strip of scrap paper. I used the same oval dies to cut the shaped pocket.
I managed to tuck in a sweet little waterfall cascade to keep photos of baby’s first precious days.
