Card Inspirations Pt 2

For Part 2 of this Using Other's Cards for Inspiration, I made this smaller sized card Kristina did. This card was a fun one to copy, because the card is a trifold, and I don't usually make this kind. Here is Kristina's and next to it is mine:

You can see more in these pics of the style of the card:

See the window on the front fold, well that one was a bit of a challenge for me. I actually cut out a circle from paper, laid it on top, then cut it out carefully. I don't have a circle cutter (really, I know, I can't believe it either....it is on my Christmas list though!), so I improvised.

First I took my piece of paper, and folded it into 3 sections. I didn't measure, didn't try to be exact. I used a stamp and Versamark to stamp the image all over the front of the card and used some clear embossing powder on them to make them shine.

Next I cut out the front circle, as I metioned above. After cutting out my circle, I cut out another circle from a piece of paper slightly bigger than the hold and used that as my pattern. I traced this onto a piece of patterned paper, and cut it out with a pair of scalloped scissors. I needed to have a hole in the middle of this scalloped circle, to lay over the hole in the front of the card. So, I laid down my pattern of the smaller circle on top and cut it out with scissors. I glued down this scalloped circle over the hole. Now, I faux stitched along the inside edge with a white Uniball Pen.

For the second flap, the one that you can see the image through the hole in the cover, I measured the space and cut a piece of white paper to fit it. I stamped my image, added some Stickles for berries, and faux stitched along the edge.

On the cover, I added a piece of white satin ribbon. I marked where I wanted my ribbon, then along the edge of the card, I made a small slit with my scissors. I threaded the ribbon through the slit, and then tied my ribbon into a bow.

Done!

Fun, simple and you can use this as your inspiration!
Watch for my next post and next card inspiration.....
Happy Card Making!!