Paper Crafts

Dagney • May 20, 2004 11:38 pm
I thought that since we were discussing rubber stamps in Bruce's thread, that I would post some of my artwork (In a separate thread so not to confuse folks).

If anyone else does papercrafts of any kind, feel free to participate.

If you'd like to know how to do something, let me know, and I'll share the instructions.

Dagney
Dagney • May 20, 2004 11:46 pm
This is a greeting card I made for a friend's daughter's 7th birthday next month.

It's rubber stamped daisies and hearts that I cut out and mounted on pale rose card stock to look like balloons.

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The inside lettering is an alphabet that I found in a scrapbook/stamping magazine. It's amazingly easy, and I am having MUCH fun with it.

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(edited to correct link to show inside of card)
Elspode • May 21, 2004 12:12 am
Those are really nicely done, Dag. We have a covener who makes some papercraft greeting cards/blank cards/etc.
xoxoxoBruce • May 21, 2004 3:55 am
Cooooool, Dag!
You realize, of course, the burden you put on the recipient. She can never throw that card away and since she's 7, that's a long, long time. 80 years from now, her husband will still be bitching about "that crap in the closet".:D
Dagney • May 21, 2004 7:39 am
Hehe, yeah, she's going to be a dodad princess.....
But, I started a scrapbook for her when she was a baby, and her mom saves all of her birthday, Christmas, and Easter cards that I've made for her in it :)
Happy Monkey • May 21, 2004 10:20 am
When I was in elementary school, and Transformers were all the rage, I made paper transformers. I think only one of them survived (barely), but I'm not sure where it is. :(
wolf • May 21, 2004 12:01 pm
Very nice! So the interior text is hand done too? Wow cool!
Dagney • May 21, 2004 1:03 pm
I try to do everything by hand on my cards...

The one I just sent you is on my que to post today, but the inside is a bugger to scan - because of how it's done. That's a cut out template that you bend and fold certain ways.

It's a relaxing hobby...expensive and addicting, but relaxing :)
Dagney • May 21, 2004 1:11 pm
This is an example of Dry Embossing:

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The sunburst was embossed on white cardstock, and then treated with chalks to look like marble. It was ripped to age it, and then mounted on a dark red card stock, and then on a white card. Gray and black chalks were rubbed on the card stock and the card to age the look some.

I couldn't really scan the inside of the card, because of what was used. A putty colored card stock was folded in half, and cut with a template that looks something like this:
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(This is not the card that I sent out, but I think it's pretty cool!)

The sunburst template is Hero Arts, and the Just A Note Popup Template is courtesy of popuptemplates.com
Dagney • May 21, 2004 1:14 pm
Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Cooooool, Dag!
You realize, of course, the burden you put on the recipient. She can never throw that card away and since she's 7, that's a long, long time. 80 years from now, her husband will still be bitching about "that crap in the closet".:D


Bruce,

You do realize you're in line for a card, don'tcha? :)

I figure it's the ONLY way I can be part of your dodaddiness
xoxoxoBruce • May 21, 2004 7:53 pm
How do you find time to do all that?:eek3:
Dagney • May 21, 2004 8:55 pm
I spend an hour or so a night playing with my stampie toys.
It helps me relax, and get my mind offa the crap that's going on.

And I am on some groups that we do swaps, so it's a good incentive to keep up.
SteveDallas • May 21, 2004 9:25 pm
Ohhh I love the popup!! I've done a fair amount of Origami (tho not as much now as I used to), and I've seen the books of popups designs and been tempted. But I've never bitten---I can take the complete paper and make something out of it, but once I've started chopping things up in always ends disastrously.
Dagney • May 21, 2004 9:29 pm
You'd be suprised at how easy that pop up is.

Card Stock, an Xacto knife, and a template.

Bang :)

check out popuptemplate.com
Dagney • May 22, 2004 9:34 pm
My latest has been posted to my new Paperarts blog - which is sortingthoughts.us/InkyFingers

For those of you who don't care about the 'details' of how it was made, I'll post a scan ;)

The card itself

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The cover to its jewel case

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Enjoy!
Beestie • May 23, 2004 12:02 am
That is some seriously cool stuff. I am very impressed.
xoxoxoBruce • May 23, 2004 12:25 am
Beautiful work, Dagney, both the card and the site. :)