Cullercoats Charms and Curios

Twist and Pop Card  Hunkydory Paws for Thought It is worth doing a practice card so you can get the folds and construction right before making a card with your best stash. There are some great youtube clips showing how to make this card.  There are several ways to make the pop and fold mechanism.  I found this the easiest for me - but you may find another method  suits you better.  I adjusted the size of the pop and fold to accommodate the little cat panels from the hunkydory paws for thought cat and kittens luxury card kit. These are my instructions and sizes: Start with a 7" square card          Matt both sides of the inside of the card with patterned paper.                                  To make the pop and fold mechanism cut two pieces of card 10" x 3.5".  This works best with a lighter weight card. ...

                                                                  PHOENIX CARD. Starting at the bottom of a piece of white card slightly smaller than A5 blend red,  orange,  blue and purple distress oxide ink.   I used candied apple,  ripe persimmon, faded jeans and .  I used a darker purple dye ink at the top of the card. I then created clouds by painting them on with water and then removing the water by pressing on kitchen roll.  This removes some of the colour creating a faux bleaching effect. I used the sweet Dixie Phoenix die and and cut it out twice in black card.   I layered the two die cuts together to make it thicker.   This gives it more depth on the card. I cut a piece of white card to fit under the wings,  body and head of the die. ...