Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
8 Ways to Use the Simply Scored Board? Yep! I have tips and tricks for using the best paper scoring board on the market--the Simply Scored board. Come watch
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
Welcome to the YNS New Year's New Release Hop!! It's not just the start of a New Year, it's also Angel's birthday today, so we have lots to celebrate!! We're happy to help you continue celebrating the start of 2014 with more NEW digital stamps by Penny Laurence of Omnia Designs!! We are so excited to have you join us as we showcase our new images along with some of Angel's special guests!! The party begins on Angel's blog and guess what?! We'll be giving away 10 digis from ALL of the blog comments!! Winners will be announced on January 4th on the YNS Blog. Here's my project: I love this little bear sitting in the window with his cup of hot chocolate. So for my 6" x 6" card project I used this new digital image here, "All Warm Inside" I coloured him and the surrounding scene with my coloured pencils and gamsol. The designer paper I used is called Seaside from October Afternoon. I printed the sentiment and cut and scored to make the banner using this method pictured below. Check out the amazing savings below!! Next stop on the hop is Stacy's Twinshappy Blog Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!!
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
Use these simple photo and video tutorials to learn how to make envelopes from cardstock or patterned paper, using the FSJ Scoring Board.
8 Ways to Use the Simply Scored Board? Yep! I have tips and tricks for using the best paper scoring board on the market--the Simply Scored board. Come watch
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8 Ways to Use the Simply Scored Board? Yep! I have tips and tricks for using the best paper scoring board on the market--the Simply Scored board. Come watch
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Today begins a super fun week as Our Daily Bread designs celebrates its first year in business. Each day for the next week, two design team members will be posting fun projects, tutorials, and loads of blog candy. Then on the 17th, we'll culminate the celebration with the release of a very special anniversary stamp set and a blog hop too. I'm lucky enough today to kick off the celebration with teammate Angel Wilde. Be sure to check out her blog, Angelosity, for a demonstration of Shimmerz and some yummy blog candy! I'll be showing you how to create a lattice background using a Scor-Pal, but before I get to that, how about a chance to win more great prizes? Play along in the Bread Basket {aka Design Team} Scavenger Hunt! You'll find each of the following items on one of the design team members' blogs. When you have found all of the items, copy the list below into an email, and include which blog you found it on, then send your list to our DT Coordinator, Judy Rozema, at [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday, March 12, midnight CT. All correct entries will be put into a “bread basket” (lol) and three winners will be drawn on Friday, the 13th! It could be your lucky day! Prizes and winners will be announced on the ODBD blog on Friday! Here's your list of items (and remember the items can all be found on the main blog pages, not in the actual posts, so you only have to check banners, sidebars, and such) A pink and green tree A dancing giraffe A NeoPod A foggy river A playlist with “Jesus Take The Wheel” A snapdragon A daisy with a ladybug A duck A red flower A lemonade stand A stamping sponge And here's the full list of Design Team Members (you can also find the links on the lefthand sidebar of my blog): Kelley Holland (owner of Our DailyBread Designs) Angel Wilde Angella Crockett (guest designer) Angie Zublionis Becca Feeken Betty Wright Chris Olsen Dina Kowal Holly McMillen (guest designer) Jane Wetzel Judy Rozema Laurie Schmidlin Lorelie Kim Sandee Shanabrough (guest designer) Sita Mahadeo Good luck!! Now, for a quick how-to on creating the lattice background in three easy steps using a Scor-Pal. This is not my idea -- I'm just showing you how to do it. The Scor-Pal and accessories are available in the Our Daily Bread Designs store. I held out on this gem of a product for a long, long time, but I can honestly tell you, I'm so happy I got it, because I use it every single day! I {heart} my Scor-Pal! Today I'm working with one of my favorite older ODBD sets, Path of Life. The beautiful main image is large, so I chose to work on a 5 1/2" card base. I love the lattice look on white especially, as it is such a classy way to dress up the plain white background. I also love working with the Prismatics papers because of the nice texture. First you'll want to cut your paper to 5 1/2 x 11. Step 1: With the texture side up (if you're using textured paper), use your Scor-Pal to score on the 11" side at 5 1/2" so you'll know where to fold to make the card base. Step 2: Flip the paper over so the texture side is down and place your paper at an angle on the left side of the Scor-Pal bed so that the top right corner fits into the little notch at the 5" mark along the top. For this card size, the other corner should fall at approximately the 2" mark. Use your scoring tool to score every 1/2-inch. Note: When your get to the middle score lines, you'll need to stop at, or even just a tiny bit past where your line reaches the middle of the card, as shown. Remember - you'll want the scoring to look perfect on the front of the card. If you go past a tiny bit, you won't even see it on the back once the card base is folded. This is what it looks like after completing Step 2: Step 3: Rotate your paper and move it to the right side of the Scor-Pal bed, lining up the opposite corner into the notch at the 7" mark along the top. Score at every 1/2-inch. This is what it looks like after completing step 3: Your background is done! How easy is that?! Now you're ready to finish your card as you desire. My main image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, matted twice and popped up on dimensionals. The Scripture was heat-embossed, cut out with Nestabilities and also popped up. I finished up with a simple ribbon along the bottom tied into a bow, a scallop border punched bottom, some Dew Drops, photo corners, and paper piercing. Thanks for stopping by! Stamps: Path of Life (Our Daily Bread Designs) Paper: White, Black, and Herbal Garden Prismatics, Georgia Pacific white Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (for image); Versafine Onyx Black (sentiment) Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, blending stumps, Gamsol; Scor-Pal, Offray ribbon, Spellbinders circle Nestabilities, SU scallop border punch, photo corner punch, and paper piercer; Robin's Nest Dew Drops
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Hello!! I have a photo tutorial for you today showing how I make box type envelopes for my dimensional cards that are too thick to put into a normal envelope so If you too love adding 3d flowers or…
Standard Card Size Chart Card Bases 110-120# card stock Score using a bone folder and score board. For best results and to prevent cracking, score on one side then flip the paper over and score again. But, the paper up to the corner of the scoreboard to get the perfectly aligned edge every time. Quick
I recently received an email asking if I would like to try the Martha Stewart Score Board. I actually had one of the boards already - I bought it in New Jersey when I was visiting my sister. Since I hadn't really used it much, this gave me a chance to take it out and investigate a bit. I did accept the new board so I could send it on to one lucky blog follower! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I often use a Scor-Pal scoring board. I bought mine several years ago and at the time the price was $39.95. I believe that they are now selling for $29.95. The list price for the Martha Stewart board is $19.95 and when I checked today the board was available for $15.39 on the Martha Stewart site HERE. I bought mine at Michael's with a 50% off coupon and paid $10. I am a firm believer in scoring - I score everything. I often see videos where people fold their cards on a flat surface and just smooth the fold with a bone folder but I prefer to actually score the line before folding. I think this gives a crisper, more professional finish. Whenever you score, remember that you always fold toward the "mountain" of the score (the bump that goes up). The Martha Stewart Score Board come with a bone folder and a handy envelope making tool. The plastic is ivory in color and there are scoring lines at 1/8 inch intervals all along the board. The envelope making tool stores neatly in the base of the board. On the left side the board is closed. The edges are ruled in both directions at 1/8 inch increments to match the grooves. There is a 1/16th mark to offset the paper when you need to make a slightly different type of score. This mark helps you make a lid to fit a box with just enough room to slide over the base. On the right side the board is open. It is 12 1/2 inches wide which makes it a bit more versatile. With the larger scoring area and missing right side, you can score large items like this bag from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge which was cut at 11 inches on a 24 inch mat. There is a compartment at the top of the board where you can store the scoring tool and a few other items. There is also a chart with some basic card dimensions with instructions for cutting and folding. At the other side of the compartment the chart gives cutting and scoring information for basic boxes. It is quite handy to have these references. The envelope tool makes it easy to create traditional envelopes where the sides fold in to a point. It slides into position at the top left corner of the board. The standard envelope sizes are listed along with the size you need to cut the paper and the scoring lines for each envelope. The board also comes with a pamphlet that gives the directions for a card, envelope and box. The envelope making procedure is simple - you score at the listed dimensions and turn the paper 90 degrees to complete each score. The score lines intersect to form triangles and you snip these away with scissors. Here is the scored and snipped paper ready to fold into an envelope for an A2 card. You apply adhesive to the flaps and fold up the envelope. You need to be careful that you don't put any adhesive beyond the limits of the overlaps. The envelope you make is large enough to accommodate a card with bulky embellishments like these buttons. I followed the directions and made an envelope for a 6 inch square card. The procedure is exactly the same but the paper will extend over the top edge of the scoring area. The finished envelope leaves a bit of room all around the card - a very comfortable fit. One of the main reasons I bought the Scoring Board was to have the ability to score in small even intervals as easily as possible. The lines on the Scor-Pal are mostly 1/2 inch apart which is fine for some, but not all projects. I wanted to do some paper pleating to make rosettes. I cut strips of paper about one inch by 12 inches. I was able to make score marks at 3/8 inches and then every 6/8ths of an inch beyond that. (I counted one, two, three, score, one, two, three, skip across the top. Then I flipped the paper and scored in the opposite direction on all of the "skipped" lines. This creates a pattern of "mountain" and "valley" fold lines. Each strip is accordian folded as shown. The scoring makes it quick and easy to get an accurate fold. The two strips are adhered together with an "up" fold matching a "down" fold. When both ends are joined the circle looks like this. You need to compress the folds and flatten the circle to form the rosette. I cut a scrap piece of cardstock at 1 1 /2 inches square and added adhesive and a large glue dot. I aligned the pleated paper and pressed the rosette into the glue. This is the back side of the rosette. You can add any decorative center that you like. The sequin cluster flower is from Creative Charms. The score board is also helpful in making sure that your card has square corners and that your added layers are correctly aligned. The scores and folds produce a nice crisp rosette or pleated flower. The blue and white dotted paper is by Martha Stewart, the red gingham is discontinued Creative Memories paper and the center polka dot brad is from Creative Charms. I added the "4th of July" cut at 2 1/2 inches from the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge. I found that the performance of the Martha Stewart Score Board was very similar to the Scor-Pal. The folds did seem to be sharper and I think this is due to the thinner edge of the included bone folder. You would need to be careful not to apply too much pressure and tear the paper if you were scoring lightweight paper. The most used scoring lines (such as the 4 1/4 inch mark for a vertical A2 card) are not distinguished in any way. You could add a dot or sharpie mark to help you find the lines you need on a regular basis. I liked the envelope maker and the fact that all of the most used information is at your fingertips (no need to check a printed guide or look up measurements online). I think that the Martha Stewart Score Board is a useful addition to the craftroom. Even if you already have a Scor-Pal you will find the "extra" lines are very helpful and eliminate the need to shift the paper between scores. On a purely aesthetic note, I like the ivory color better than the gray of the Scor-Pal. The price is extremely reasonable and you are quite likely to be able to buy it using a coupon for an even better deal. GIVEAWAY: I would like to send the brand new Martha Stewart Score Board that was sent to me to one of my readers. All you need to do is to leave a comment on this post. 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I recently received an email asking if I would like to try the Martha Stewart Score Board. I actually had one of the boards already - I bought it in New Jersey when I was visiting my sister. Since I hadn't really used it much, this gave me a chance to take it out and investigate a bit. I did accept the new board so I could send it on to one lucky blog follower! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I often use a Scor-Pal scoring board. I bought mine several years ago and at the time the price was $39.95. I believe that they are now selling for $29.95. The list price for the Martha Stewart board is $19.95 and when I checked today the board was available for $15.39 on the Martha Stewart site HERE. I bought mine at Michael's with a 50% off coupon and paid $10. I am a firm believer in scoring - I score everything. I often see videos where people fold their cards on a flat surface and just smooth the fold with a bone folder but I prefer to actually score the line before folding. I think this gives a crisper, more professional finish. Whenever you score, remember that you always fold toward the "mountain" of the score (the bump that goes up). The Martha Stewart Score Board come with a bone folder and a handy envelope making tool. The plastic is ivory in color and there are scoring lines at 1/8 inch intervals all along the board. The envelope making tool stores neatly in the base of the board. On the left side the board is closed. The edges are ruled in both directions at 1/8 inch increments to match the grooves. There is a 1/16th mark to offset the paper when you need to make a slightly different type of score. This mark helps you make a lid to fit a box with just enough room to slide over the base. On the right side the board is open. It is 12 1/2 inches wide which makes it a bit more versatile. With the larger scoring area and missing right side, you can score large items like this bag from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge which was cut at 11 inches on a 24 inch mat. There is a compartment at the top of the board where you can store the scoring tool and a few other items. There is also a chart with some basic card dimensions with instructions for cutting and folding. At the other side of the compartment the chart gives cutting and scoring information for basic boxes. It is quite handy to have these references. The envelope tool makes it easy to create traditional envelopes where the sides fold in to a point. It slides into position at the top left corner of the board. The standard envelope sizes are listed along with the size you need to cut the paper and the scoring lines for each envelope. The board also comes with a pamphlet that gives the directions for a card, envelope and box. The envelope making procedure is simple - you score at the listed dimensions and turn the paper 90 degrees to complete each score. The score lines intersect to form triangles and you snip these away with scissors. Here is the scored and snipped paper ready to fold into an envelope for an A2 card. You apply adhesive to the flaps and fold up the envelope. You need to be careful that you don't put any adhesive beyond the limits of the overlaps. The envelope you make is large enough to accommodate a card with bulky embellishments like these buttons. I followed the directions and made an envelope for a 6 inch square card. The procedure is exactly the same but the paper will extend over the top edge of the scoring area. The finished envelope leaves a bit of room all around the card - a very comfortable fit. One of the main reasons I bought the Scoring Board was to have the ability to score in small even intervals as easily as possible. The lines on the Scor-Pal are mostly 1/2 inch apart which is fine for some, but not all projects. I wanted to do some paper pleating to make rosettes. I cut strips of paper about one inch by 12 inches. I was able to make score marks at 3/8 inches and then every 6/8ths of an inch beyond that. (I counted one, two, three, score, one, two, three, skip across the top. Then I flipped the paper and scored in the opposite direction on all of the "skipped" lines. This creates a pattern of "mountain" and "valley" fold lines. Each strip is accordian folded as shown. The scoring makes it quick and easy to get an accurate fold. The two strips are adhered together with an "up" fold matching a "down" fold. When both ends are joined the circle looks like this. You need to compress the folds and flatten the circle to form the rosette. I cut a scrap piece of cardstock at 1 1 /2 inches square and added adhesive and a large glue dot. I aligned the pleated paper and pressed the rosette into the glue. This is the back side of the rosette. You can add any decorative center that you like. The sequin cluster flower is from Creative Charms. The score board is also helpful in making sure that your card has square corners and that your added layers are correctly aligned. The scores and folds produce a nice crisp rosette or pleated flower. The blue and white dotted paper is by Martha Stewart, the red gingham is discontinued Creative Memories paper and the center polka dot brad is from Creative Charms. I added the "4th of July" cut at 2 1/2 inches from the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge. I found that the performance of the Martha Stewart Score Board was very similar to the Scor-Pal. The folds did seem to be sharper and I think this is due to the thinner edge of the included bone folder. You would need to be careful not to apply too much pressure and tear the paper if you were scoring lightweight paper. The most used scoring lines (such as the 4 1/4 inch mark for a vertical A2 card) are not distinguished in any way. You could add a dot or sharpie mark to help you find the lines you need on a regular basis. I liked the envelope maker and the fact that all of the most used information is at your fingertips (no need to check a printed guide or look up measurements online). I think that the Martha Stewart Score Board is a useful addition to the craftroom. Even if you already have a Scor-Pal you will find the "extra" lines are very helpful and eliminate the need to shift the paper between scores. On a purely aesthetic note, I like the ivory color better than the gray of the Scor-Pal. The price is extremely reasonable and you are quite likely to be able to buy it using a coupon for an even better deal. GIVEAWAY: I would like to send the brand new Martha Stewart Score Board that was sent to me to one of my readers. All you need to do is to leave a comment on this post. If you would like to follow my blog or become a subscriber and receive daily email updates please sign up at the top of the right side column. Please leave only one comment and be sure that there is a way for me to contact you (message board name, blogger profile or email address with "at" and "dot" written out to help avoid the possibility of spam reaching you). Thanks to Martha Stewart Crafts for providing the Score Board for the giveaway. I will draw a winner on the 4th of July from all of the comments left before 11:59 p.m. July 3rd (Eastern Daylight Time). I'll be sharing a few more projects using this tool during the next week or two. The possibilities that the full set of score lines create are very interesting. Subscribe to Capadia Designs
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Woohoo! It's Tuesday - are you ready for another Quick Tip? I'm Larelyn and I'll be your hostess for the next few months. Do you have those moments when you read someone's blog, a craft magazine, or view a video and you think, "Why didn't I think of that?" I love it when I come across ideas that make crafting or organizing a little simpler. I plan to share some of things that have made my crafting life easier and more organized. Today I'll share a chart I made that references card and envelope sizes. I usually stick with cards that fit the standard invitation-sized envelope (A2), but there are times when I find a great deal on other size envelopes or I just want a larger or smaller card. Some envelopes are listed by the letter (A2, A6, etc.) and others by the dimensions. The trick is to figure out what size card fits each envelope. This chart provides you with the finished card size, the paper size you need before folding, where to fold (including GATEFOLD cards), and the envelope size and dimensions. If you have the Martha Stewart Score Board, this information can be found on the chart that fits in the bone folder section. However, that chart is way too small for my old eyes and I have to tilt the Score Board to even read it. So, I hope you find this chart a little handier. Just click on the chart to make it larger. I hope you'll join me next Tuesday for another Quick Tip. Hugs and Happy Crafting, Larelyn
Hey, Fun friends! We’re excited to share a fun and festive Valentine project with you, from our recent Follow Your Heart event. We had such a good time sharing with you some new Valentine’s Day inspired products [Let’s be honest, though. These can be used for so much more than just Valentine’s Day!], fun stamps, dies and other pretty supplies you’ll be excited to use to bring paper to life. Let’s share a project you can create with just a handful of supplies, starting with one sheet of cardstock and the FSJ Scoring Board! Isn’t that just too cute?! Imagine all of the ways you can fill those pockets. Photos, handmade coupons or love notes top our lists but you do what suits you and your recipient best. Let’s break it down step by step, shall we? We love our Journey Scoring Board and Crease Tool, they are absolutely perfect for this project and are such high quality you won’t find yourself needing another! When you use these two tools, make sure you give them a good solid score line, that way, you’ll have an easier time creasing the paper. As you can see on this example we created for you, you’re going to score your piece of cardstock [we used Candy Apple] at the 3″, 6″ and 9″ marks. Then, you’ll rotate the paper 90 degrees and do the same thing again. As you can see above, we’ll cut away part of the paper, a 3″x9″ section. You can fold your paper to get your good creases to make it easy to fold up for giving! You can use the rounded side of your Crease Tool to help break down the fibers in the paper, making it easy to fold away! Have you used our Corner Rounder? It’s so easy to use and you can also make notches in paper, too. That is what we used it for here on this project. We’ll simply create notches in the center of each section. Now we can fold our paper in an accordion fold — you know the way, right? Back and forth! Once we’re finished with all of the folding and attaching – you can do the FUN part, right? The printed paper [we trimmed ours to 2.75″x5.75″] goes in the back of each little pocket but each little detail is up to you! Of course, we wanted to add a little stamping so we added details and sentiments from our Love Arrow ATS and All The Feels stamp set. We also mixed in something a bit unexpected, bits and pieces from our Holiday Mix & Match Embellishment Pack. See? Not just for Christmas! We love the dimensional element from this set and how we can use the red embellishments on our Valentine’s Day project! Are you so excited about this project? Do you think you’ll make some of these for the holiday? Why not send these in the place of cards? You can add sweet notes and your loved ones will definitely feel warm and fuzzy inside! Would you like to see more from our Follow Your Heart event? Check out this video and we’re sure you’ll be in the mood to create! Supplies Used: Journey Scoring Board | Crease Tool | Candy Apple Cardstock | Corner Rounder | Follow Your Heart Prints Printed Paper | Love Arrow ATS | Whip Cream Cardstock | Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink Pad | Cranberry Bliss True Color Fusion Ink Pad | Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad | Candy Apple Satin Ribbon | Fresh Sage Satin Ribbon | Fresh Sage Cardstock | Special Day Organza Ribbon | Retractable Craft Knife | Candy Apple Washi | Holiday Mix & Match Embellishment | Scalloped Circle Punch | Black Licorice Cardstock | Licorice Twist Twine | Whip Cream Thread | Tag Set Steel Rule Die | Border Essentials Die Set | Border Basics Die Set | Journey Days Stapler
I love to take scraps of paper and make a paper rosette. You can use the rosettes on top of gift packages or make a paper lolly. Watch how.
