This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Ain’t She Crafty Missouri/Kansas Creative Retreat. It was so fun to get away and create just for the sake of creating and to make new friends. While at the retreat, I shared a make-n-take with the ladies. I thought it would be fun to share the make-n-take with you all here too. It is a simple project, but one with a great die cutting tip- die cutting on a fold. By die cutting on a fold, you can make practically any die shape into a card in just one pass through your die cutting machine.
Begin with a folded piece of cardstock that when folded, is slightly larger than the shape you want to die cut. To make things easy for the make-n-take I used file folders.
Place the folded piece of cardstock or paper on the die. Place the folded edge of the paper inside of the shape on the die on the side that you want your card fold to be. By keeping the fold INSIDE of the shape next to the blade instead of over it, the fold will stay intact and will not cut.
You may find it helpful to use a sticky note to hold the paper in place while adding your cutting pads to your stack. Run the stack through your die cutting machine.
After die cutting, all the edges will be cut except for the folded edge. In one pass through your machine, you have created a card. This technique works with tons of shapes and designs. Since I love tags, I chose the Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplate die for the make-n-take. I think that turning the tag into a card is a fun way to turn your favorite tag designs into a card.
Die cut two tags from pattern paper for the front of the card and inside. (Paper shown is Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic.) Use an ink blending tool to apply ink to the edges of both tags.
Apply adhesive to the back of the pattern paper tags. (I used my Xyron Creative Station. I love how quick and easy and clean it makes adding adhesive!)
Place one pattern paper tag to the front of the card and one to the inside of the card. You may need to trim the pattern paper tags slightly to match the card. Because it was cut inside the fold, it may be slightly more narrow than the pattern paper tags.
Die cut a small paper doily (Echo Park Note to Self Thinlits set). Use an ink blending tool to apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges.
Adhere the doily to the front of the card. I placed mine just below the center of the card to the left so that it hung off of the left edge.
Place a strip of tape down the card from the top to the bottom over the center of the doily.
Place a strip of ribbon over the card. Trim the top of the ribbon to match the top edge of the card. Allow the bottom edge of the ribbon to extend past the bottom of the card. Add a staple at the top and bottom of the ribbon.
Die cut a label frame from manila cardstock. Color the label with Distress Stain. Dry the stain with a heat tool. Use an ink blending tool to apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges of the label.
Fun fact- The centers of the to two labels on this die match the insides of the metal Ornate Frames perfectly! If you have this die you can cut a label for inside those frames. No more tracing and guessing! This is just another reason that this die is on my top 10 must have dies list.
Adhere the label to the card front over the top of the ribbon, centered on the doily.
Stamp a sentiment on a piece of manila cardstock (Sizzix Hero Arts Message Frames). Cut the label out using the coordinating Framelit die.
Use an ink blending tool to apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges of the label.
Adhere the sentiment label over the top of the stained label.
Use Wonder Tape to adhere the metal Ornate Plate to the front of the card. Place the Ornate Plate so that it frames the stamped sentiment.
Place brads through the holes in the frame to help secure it to the card front.
Adhere a small paper flower to the top left corner of the frame. Helmar 450QD will adhere the flower to the metal securely.
You may wish to add a second pattern paper tag to the inside of the card to cover the brad prongs.
How awesome is to be able to cut a card in one pass using your favorite non-card dies? I love it! The ladies at the retreat seemed to thank it was a cool tip too!
Many thanks to Beth Kingston and Julie Conyers from Xyron for having me as a guest at the retreat! It was such a great weekend and really gave me a much needed rest and creative time. Thanks too to my friend and roomie Sally Lynn who came all the way from Connecticut to get crafty and hang with me! How fabulous to get to hang with old and new friends from near and far, get my hangs inky, and share a little die cutting love too!
sss: Simon Says Stamp ie: Inspiration Emporium sb.com: Scrapbook.com
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Hi Tammy
This is such a cool concept!
Thank you for sharing and have a great Tuesday :0)
Oh very nice Tammy! Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to trying this my dies.
Tammy, next to tim you are my source of inspiration…. thank you for showing me how to use my supplies in various ways and teaching me to think outside of the box.
Oh my, what an incredible comment! Thank you so much, you gave me a big smile to start my day!
Another awesome tutorial Tammy! Thanks!!
PS does Sizzix give you commission on all the tag dies sold? They really should! LOL!
LOL, no! I do like to refer to myself as a professional enabler though! 😉
I agree with scrapscrapthat! You DO have influence thru your art. We love seeing how dies can be used so that our buying decisions are wiser. Face it Tammy. You are a genius. I have never regretted anything I have purchased because I saw you use it. The Hero stamps are an example. An absolute must have. I couldn’t wait to buy it. What a treasure. We trust you Tammy. And, as a fan of yours like scrapscrap I think Sizzix should understand that fact and appreciate you like we do! Luv u Tammmy!
Thank you so much, Tammy. You’re alway an inspiration for me and now I even know how to use my dies in different ways. I wonder what other dies I could use in that manner 😉
Majo
Awesome card and tip Tammy! I look forward to your Tuesday tutorials. I have this Tim Holtz die on my list of must haves!
Already replied to a comment. But wanted to thank you so much for Tuesday Tutorials. I learn so much from you. The tag card is a great idea. I can “have my cake and eat it too.” That tag die is a gotta-must-have if you are a lover of tag art. I have used mine countless times. Just got the manila cardstock from Ranger in the nick of time cuz I ran out of the #8 tags. So, once again, a beautiful job on this tutorial. Got one question though…how does the adhesive power of the Helmar glue compare to Glossy Accents?
Thank you for the compliments, you always leave me the sweetest comments! Thank you for being such a faithful reader!
The Helmar 450QD dries much faster and has a great bond. I think of it almost like a super glue. It will bond just about anything you can imagine. I love Glossy Accents but I never use it as an adhesive. I think it is so cool as a top coat so I save mine for that.
How terrific! I love the tag card – very creative.
Love love love it. Want to try it myelf very soon!
I really look forward to Tuesdays and your inspiring tutorials! Thanks so much, I learn and challenged to try new techniques!
What a great tip Tammy, thank you for sharing 🙂
Great tut, Tammy. I need to start looking at my dies with this potential in mind. Thank you!
Thanks for the great tute, Tammy!
Hello Tammy- I enjoyed making this lovely tag card at the awesome Beth Dryer Kingston Ain’t She Crafty Retreat with you. It was very nice to meet you & you taught me some new techniques & I created one of these beautiful cards. Thank you for the lesson on doing a great antique inking card. I am still in awe over the great weekend & all the things I learned. You make very lovely things & I appreciated the chance to craft with you. Love this awesome item & I look forward to watching more of your tutorials. Thank you again so much…………………..
It was really great meeting you Judy! So glad that you picked up some tips that you can use again!
awesome tag card. i am glad to have found you. I am a beginner and was browsing the techniques with distress inks, i only have 4. I am sure going to try one and let you know. your tutorials are very helpful. thanks