Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Sept 1, 2024 14:18:04 GMT
Here's the debut video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdsUvBMxYxMThank goodness for the long weekend! I'll pull some papers today and be back tomorrow with the process video, a set of cards, and a bonus challenge, but I thought others might want to take a look today and get their own creative juices flowing.... |
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Post by Shakti on Sept 2, 2024 12:38:13 GMT
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Post by Shakti on Sept 2, 2024 17:14:35 GMT
Half a sheetload. I ran out of my base card stock (Michael's Recollections). I have gotten another pack, but now I'm tired and may or may not finish the set today.  They're pretty close to Crafty Al's. My die cut is a little bigger, so I thought I could skip the embossing, but I did mean to add some sort of bling or dots.... Crafty Al and Karen each mentioned some variations -- Crafty Al put a larger white piece on the inside while Karen mentioned leaving the accordion fold flap unsecured (except that that one piece is too narrow). Are there other variations in the fold or how the patterned paper is cut and applied that would use the paper more effectively? Or can you use scraps instead? Try one for the bonus points! |
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Post by Shakti on Sept 2, 2024 19:08:19 GMT
Kind of losing the light, but I persevered! 
Most of the card charities want lots of room to write on the inside. Bring Smiles to Seniors being the exception, that's where these are going! |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 2, 2024 22:19:29 GMT
Great cards Shakti. I love your pattern papers and your big sentiment. I haven't had a chance to play with this sketch yet,but I'm planning to make 6 cards with a sympathy theme. I like the simplicity of this sketch for that and I like that the message could be short. Do I understand right that you want us to play with the fold for the extra challenge? I wonder if you could fold it inward and make a pocket to hold a gift card. |
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Post by Shakti on Sept 2, 2024 22:33:39 GMT
Thank you, azcrafty. Where I'm going with the bonus is varying the fold and/or the trimming of the PP. For instance, if you were going to put a white panel on the inside as Crafty Al did on one of her cards, could you cut the large PP smaller and the one tucked inside the accordion fold larger so that you could leave that flap free? Folding in different directions than the sketch, like you mentioned to make a gift card holder, would be another one. It just struck me as the kind of sketch where there could be a bunch of different little tweaks to mix it up. |
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Post by joblackford on Sept 3, 2024 3:33:25 GMT
I’m halfway through watching the CT videos (I usually have them on in the background while I craft) and I noticed that Creative Chelsea had her cards left open in a z-fold without worrying about that one piece being a bit narrow. It looked fine. But I was definitely thinking about making the inside piece narrower for more writing space.
I’m not sure if I’ll make this as a mini-slim or adapt it into an A2 or what.
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 13, 2024 22:37:53 GMT
Here are my cards. I made only 6 and decided to make them sympathy cards.   |
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Post by joblackford on Sept 14, 2024 1:33:30 GMT
They’re really lovely cards azcrafty and I think the smaller writing space is perfect for sympathy - I don’t usually know what to say so I keep it very short. |
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Post by Shakti on Sept 14, 2024 15:47:16 GMT
Beautiful cards and wonderful use of those PinkFresh dies, azcrafty! |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 14, 2024 18:44:04 GMT
Thank you joblackford those were my exact thoughts. Thank you Shakti. Really like those dies. |
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Post by justjac on Sept 22, 2024 16:43:23 GMT
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Post by Shakti on Sept 22, 2024 16:59:42 GMT
Those are adorable and the colors are so cheerful! Is that holographic paper matting the sentiment circle on the front? Just lots and lots of fun. Thank you for sharing!
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Post by Shakti on Sept 26, 2024 10:31:11 GMT
Good morning, fellow SLoC fans! As we look forward to CARDtober and the October sheet load, I have a bit of a conflict. The 1st is a Tuesday -- my busiest day of the week. I will be hard pressed to find the video and open a thread, never mind starting to consider my project. I can probably start the thread Wednesday but won't be able to post a set until at least Friday, maybe Saturday.
If anyone else would like to jump in and start next month's thread, I promise to look before I leap, so to speak, and not create a duplicate. Even if I do manage to be the Pea to start the thread on Wednesday, please don't stand on the ceremony of waiting for my set to post yours if you complete before I do. Heck, regardless of who starts the thread, AFAIAC, whoever posts the first set can choose and post the twist challenge!
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Post by justjac on Sept 26, 2024 18:18:31 GMT
Those are adorable and the colors are so cheerful! Is that holographic paper matting the sentiment circle on the front? Just lots and lots of fun. Thank you for sharing! Thank you Shakti. Yes it is holographic paper. |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 26, 2024 19:24:10 GMT
Great cards justjac. Love all the colorful gnomes. Are those ephemeras or did you have to fussy cut them? |
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Post by justjac on Sept 26, 2024 19:31:04 GMT
azcrafty they are from Photoplay a couple years ago and they would make a whole sheet of elements that matched the stamp set, so if you had the dies for the stamp set, you could also use them on the elements. I think maybe grammadee had the dies and I just bought a sheet of gnomes with sentiments and cut them out with her dies while we were at a crop.
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 26, 2024 21:10:54 GMT
azcrafty they are from Photoplay a couple years ago and they would make a whole sheet of elements that matched the stamp set, so if you had the dies for the stamp set, you could also use them on the elements. I think maybe grammadee had the dies and I just bought a sheet of gnomes with sentiments and cut them out with her dies while we were at a crop. Thats nice! I love sharing with my crafty friends too. We have different styles so its nice to borrow stamps to make something specific but don't have to buy it. I always saw those pages but didn't feel like fussy cutting. Good to know that the dies will die cut them. |
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Post by joblackford on Sept 28, 2024 1:12:49 GMT
Good morning, fellow SLoC fans! As we look forward to CARDtober and the October sheet load, I have a bit of a conflict. The 1st is a Tuesday -- my busiest day of the week. I will be hard pressed to find the video and open a thread, never mind starting to consider my project. I can probably start the thread Wednesday but won't be able to post a set until at least Friday, maybe Saturday. If anyone else would like to jump in and start next month's thread, I promise to look before I leap, so to speak, and not create a duplicate. Even if I do manage to be the Pea to start the thread on Wednesday, please don't stand on the ceremony of waiting for my set to post yours if you complete before I do. Heck, regardless of who starts the thread, AFAIAC, whoever posts the first set can choose and post the twist challenge! I should be able to start a thread and post the videos. TBD whether I will have a Sheetload to share right away  but I’m sure no one minds. Don’t worry about it on your busy days! I’ll set a reminder to look for the video. I don’t think I ever got around to posting my one off A2 version of this month’s Sheetload in this thread.  Sept share by jo.blackford, on Flickr  Sept share by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 28, 2024 15:14:31 GMT
joblackford I already pm-ed Shakti that I can post. Forgot to do it here on the thread. I'm okay if you still want to do it. Love your cards!
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Post by joblackford on Sept 28, 2024 18:03:10 GMT
joblackford I already pm-ed Shakti that I can post. Forgot to do it here on the thread. I'm okay if you still want to do it. Love your cards! I’m happy to let you do it, but I will try to check in and make a card or set early too. I should probably be focused on my CARDtober challenges anyway. |
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 28, 2024 20:14:36 GMT
joblackford I already pm-ed Shakti that I can post. Forgot to do it here on the thread. I'm okay if you still want to do it. Love your cards! I’m happy to let you do it, but I will try to check in and make a card or set early too. I should probably be focused on my CARDtober challenges anyway. I'll do it! I'm not hosting this year so I should have time. |
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but I’m sure no one minds. Don’t worry about it on your busy days! I’ll set a reminder to look for the video.