Twisted Triangle Tutorial Card

Greetings!

Wow, what a mouth full!  I recently made a card for CDAC's embellishment challenge, which Create with TLC sponsored.  If you are not familiar with CDAC, go check it out.  It is a fun place with lots of cool digi companies.

Well, a lot of people asked me for the tutorial for this card so I have put one together for you.  However, I must say that this card wasn't birth from my creative imagination.  I actually had a tutorial to make a star-shaped card and I totally misread it and ended up with my twisted triangle card. lol  I keep looking for the link to the star-shaped card, because it is cool, but can't find where I got it from.  I really must learn to print things off the computer, but I don't like to kill trees if I don't have to and unfortantely, it wasn't in  a printable format.  Anyway, I said all this to say that my card was inspired by the star-shape card and I don't want the owner of that card to think that I was stealing their idea.

The tutorial I came up with is slightly different from my pic below, because I was designing from memory (and I wanted it to be distinctly different from the other card). lol  There are so many possibilities for the finished project of this card.  I will try to post another card using this toot this weekend.   I created two cards using the directions of the tutorial and they worked well.  I will caution you that when you are scoring the tips, make sure that your cardstock is aligned properly or else your scoreline will be crooked.  In the card below,  I used ribbon to hold it close and to serve as the stopper for the sentiment or image. 

If you would like the tutorial, please email me at cardsbycandy@yahoo.com (put TTToot in the subject line).  I would love to see what you create and if you find any glitches in the instructions, please email me and let me know.

Please don't share this toot with anyone, but instead have them email me. :-D 

Now get to creating...

Remember:  Be nice to crafters...we carry sharp items and we know how to use them!!

Toot: Merging Digital Images

You can merge digital stamps using Microsoft Word, and here's a quick and simple (I hope) toot for you to use.


Copy the images you would like to merge into your word document.  I chose Mo's Mariko and Lacie for my merging images.

When you copy the images, right click, select “text wrapping,” and change the format of the pic to “in front of text” which allows you to move them around. Also, if you want to re-size the picture you can click on the pic and the re-sizing knobs will appear around the pic. Those buttons allow you to make the pic bigger or smaller.
 
 
 

Once you have the pic at your desired size, then click on the pic again and go to “Picture Tools.” While still having the pic selected (knobs still around it), click on the “Recolor” drop down menu and select “transparent color.”

You are now ready to merge your pics by moving them around to the layout that you desire. Here’s a card that I made merging images.

I hope you find this "toot" helpful.  Would love to get your feedback!  TFL!

Now get to creating...


Candy

Remember:  There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity!

Paper Piecing Toot

Paper piecing, not to be confused with paper piercing is a technique to add texture and dimension to your artwork.

When choosing a digi stamp to paper piece, the most important thing to consider is whether or not there is enough white space available on the stamp. I chose Mo Manning's "Harvey's Turn," which the towel makes for perfect pieceing space.

Before I move on to the next step, I would like to share a cost-savings spin on paper piecing. Instead of using actual dp I use digital paper (or MS Word backgrounds), which makes paper piecing even more easier. Simply follow steps 1and 2; however, instead of printing out a copy on cardstock and then dp, I select my digi paper (or MS Word backgrounds) and place it on the same page as my image. I then copy the image, make it translucent and place it on top of my digi paper background.

Color the parts of your image that will not be covered with paper, before you glue on the paper pieces.

Now that I have my images printed on cardstock and dp, I can cut out the “towel” section and match it up with that section on my colored image.

Once I have the sections matched up, I add glue to the back of the images and secure them in the right spots. I prefer to use Pinpoint Roller “Quickie Glue,” because it allows you to put glue on small areas which would be very difficult to do using an adhesive roller.

Finally, assemble your creation! Here’s what I came up with.

Merging images using MS Word

Hello everyone,
I created the following toot below to illustrate how to merge images using MS Word.
Just click on the link Using MS Word to merge images.  Also, after you have made the images transparent, you can then move them around until you have your desired layout.

Here’s a card I created by merging two images from Mo’s Digital Stamps. TFL.

Candy
Remember: There are no mistakes in card making, only opportunities for creativity.