World Card Making Day - 2010!

Welcome to a celebration of card making - one of our favourite days of the year!  This day first began in 2006 and was founded by Paper Crafts magazine as a way for cardmakers, manufacturers, and retailers to join together and celebrate this wonderful hobby!  And have we got a day planned for you!  We teamed up 12 great PageMaps sketches with 12 amazing designers to bring you a card for each month for the entire year.   But wait...that's not all!  (said in our best informercial voice!) We have also provided you with instructions for each card and, if you visit our website and click on "World Card Making", you can download a pdf of each card, sketch and instructions that you can print for future reference!

So as not to keep you in suspense any longer...here are some beautiful cards just for you!

winter greetings
by kelly goree

 
 cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, BasicGrey; chipboard and hemp, Melissa Frances; embossing folder; Provo Craft

1. Trim a sheet of cream cardstock to 10”x7”. Fold in half to form a 5”x7” vertical card base.
2. Trim a sheet of light grey paper to 5”x7” and adhere to the front of the card.
3. Trim a floral sheet of paper to 4”x6” and adhere it to the front of the card.
4. Trim a piece of light grey paper to 3.5”x5.5” and adhere centered to the floral piece.
5. Using a scallop border punch, trim a piece of light blue paper to ½”x5.5”. With scallops to the left, adhere vertically 1” from the left side.
6. Trim a ¼”x7” strip of striped paper against the grain so there are more stripes per strip. Adhere vertically so that it is flush with the right (straight) side of the scalloped strip.
7. Trim a ¼”x7” strip of cream paper then adhere vertically so that it is flush with the right edge of the striped strip.
8. Trim a 2”x5” piece of light blue paper and cut into a bracket shape. Run paper through embossing folder then adhere within the light grey block in the center of the card so the straight edge is flush with the cream strip as shown.
9. Print greeting “winter greetings” onto cream paper. Trim into 3”x½” flag. Mat flag with taupe paper. Adhere horizontally across the card so that it is 2” from the top of the card and flush with the cream strip.
10. Adhere chipboard snowflake just above the greeting ½” from the left side and ¾” from the top.
11. Wrap brown twine vertically around the card over the snowflake, thread through a light blue button and tie in a bow.

 

 

make a wish
by vicki boutin

 
cardstock, BasicGrey; pattern paper, Pink Paislee; stickers, BasciGrey; Pink Paislee; stamps, Hero Arts; Ink, Ranger; Rhinestones, Queen & Co.; ribbon

1. Create a 5” x 5” card base.
2. Stamp the card with a script image.
3. Trim three strips of patterned paper using a border punch and layer the strips at the top of the card.
4. Add a ribbon and bow. 
5. Stamp a label sticker and attach to card.  Add rhinestones.
6. Add a bracket sticker.

 

 

hoppy easter
by kimber mcgray

 
Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Stamps and Die Cuts: We R Memory Keepers; Tag and Stickers: Jillibean Soup; Ink: Stampin’ Up!; Pearls: Zva Creative

1. Trim a piece of white cardstock 8.5”x6” and fold to create a 4.25”x6” card base.
2. Adhere the 4”x6” yellow pre-cut patterned paper piece to the card front.
3. Trim a piece of white cardstock 2”x6” and stamp yellow and pink flowers on the background. Add self-adhesive pearls to the centers of a few of the flowers.
4. Using a Fiskars border punch, punch along 2-6” long strips of blue card stock and adhere to the back of the white stamped piece of cards stock as shown in the image. Adhere to the front of the card.
5. Trim a white piece of cardstock 1”x5”, stamp the ‘Easter’ sentiment with black ink and add the ‘Hoppy’ sentiment in blue alpha stickers. With a pair of scissors, cut a notch out of the left end and adhere to the card front as shown. Draw a black border around the sentiment strip.
6. Cut a tag down to 4.25” and adhere to the front of the card. Draw a stitching line around the tag in black ink. Tie a bow with white string on the tag.
7. Adhere the die cut bunny to the front of the tag and add a self-adhesive pearl to the bunny’s bouquet.

 

thinking of you
by kathy thompson

 cardstock, pattern paper, rub-on, embellishments and stickers, American Crafts

1. Cut card to measure 5.5” x 4”.
2. Select two coordinating pieces of patterned paper.
3. Cut one piece of patterned paper 3.5”x4”; round inside corners.
4. Cut second piece of patterned paper 1.75” x 4”; round inside corners.
5. Adhere patterned paper to card.
6. Adhere rub on to sticker.
7. Adhere sticker to card using pop dots.
8. Adhere Flair embellishment.
9. Finish by lining card with coordinating cardstock.

 

#1 mom
by summer fullerton

 
cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, Echo Park; punches, EK Success; alpha stickers, BasicGrey; ribbon, Jillibean Soup; adhesive, American Crafts

1. 1 Cut 6”x8” card base and fold in half to create card.
2. Cut green patterned paper approximately 3-5/8”x5-5/8”, cut teal patterned paper approximately 3-5/8”x2” and adhere to the top of the green patterned paper.
3. Round the corners and cover the seam with brown ribbon. Adhere to card front.
4. Punch scallops and circles from cardstock and patterned paper and layer with pop dots.
5. Cut pound symbol and number with Cricut/Plantin Schoolbook cartridge adhere to circle and layer mom stickers as shown.
6. Cut two strips approximately 1”x3½ from coordinating blue patterned paper to make the tails of the ribbon adhere to the back of the large scallop circle.
7. Trim and gently curl the tails of the ribbon as shown and adhere to the card front.

 

 

you are no. 1 dad
by emily pitts

 
cardstock; bazzill; pattern paper, stamps, spray mist; Studio Calico; ink, Stampin’ Up!; alpha stickers, American Crafts and Cosmo Cricket; twine, Jillibean Soup; wooden star, American Woodcrafters; thread

1. Cut a 12” x 6” strip of cardstock. Score at 6” and fold so you have a 6” x 6” card.
2. Stamp half the front with large polka dot stamp, using spray ink directly on stamp.
3. Cut a 5 3/4” x 2 7/8 strip of patterened paper.
4. Attach to front of card, opposite the stamped pattern.
5. To make medallion, cut a strip of cardstock 2”x 12”, border punch one edge. Accordion fold the strip and attach the ends w/ liquid adhesive, then form a circle. Punch a 3” scalloped circle, attach to the accordion flower with machine stitching in a continuous circle. Spray a wooden star w/ yellow mist, stamp with red ink. Adhere with liquid adhesive 5o medallion. Add letter stickers. For ribbon tails, cut a 2” x 1” strip, pleat once on one end, dove tail the other and attach to the back side of the medallion.
6. Wrap the card down the middle of the two patterns with twine, adhere by machine stitching around the outside of the card a few times.
7. Attach the medallion with liquid adhesive.
8. Add the word “DAD” just under the medallion.


 

wish you were here
by lisa kisch

 
cardstock, Dollarama; pattern paper; stickers, American Crafts, Echo Park; embroidery floss, Bazzill

1. Cut one rectangle of patterned paper, 6.75”x4.75”, and adhere to card base.
2. Cut one strip contrasting patterned paper 3”x7” and adhere to the centre of the card.
3. Print part of the sentiment on photo paper and cut down to a square 1 5/8”.
4. Stitch around the title, then add a frame sticker.
5. Add the last word of your sentiment in letter stickers.
6. Create two banners using pennant stickers.
7. Using a paper piercer, punch holes near the corners of each pennant.
8. Stitch through the banner with the same embroidery floss as in the title.

 

a little bird told me
by davinie fiero

 
cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, chipboard, sticker, Crate Paper; birds, Cosmo Cricket; ribbon, Making Memories; ink, Ranger; scallop punch, Fiskars

 

1. Trim a card base for a 4.25 x 5.5 inch card.
2. Trim the green patterned paper at 4 inches wide.  Using a scalloped border punch, trim one of the ends, and then trim it for a final size of 4 inches wide by 5.25 inches tall.  Ink edges and adhere to card base.  Stitch edges.
3. Trim patterned paper to fit inside chipboard frame.  Trim bottom edge with scalloped border punch.
4. Layer sentiment sticker.  Adhere frame to patterned paper. 
5. Wrap frame with ribbon and tie in a knot.
6. Adhere frame to card base, centered top to bottom and on the left side of the card.
7. Adhere two chipboard birds as shown.

 

 

f is for fall
by kerry mcrorie

 
cardstock, Bazzill; patterned paper, BasicGrey, My Mind’s Eye, Crate Paper; ink, Ranger; punch, Fiskars; letter stickers, Sassafras; chipboard, Crate Paper; button, BasicGrey; floss, DMC; label sticker, My Mind’s Eye

1. Make a 5.5 x 4” card from cardstock. 
2. Cut a 5.25 x 3.75” from pink paper; ink edges.
3. Cut a 5 x 3.5” from graphic patterned paper; ink edges.
4. Cut a 4.5 x 1” strip from grey paper; ink edges.
5. Cut a 4 x .5” strip from blue floral paper; ink edges.
6. Punch a 2.5 x .5” strip from pink paper; ink edges.
7. Layer all pieces on top of one another as shown.
8. Cut out “f is for” rectangle from patterned paper; ink edges; adhere as shown.
9. Adhere label sticker and remaining letters for sentiment.
10. Adhere chipboard flower.
11. Thread floss through center of a red button; adhere in center of flower.

 

happy turkey day
by sarah hodgkinson

 cardstock, Core’dinations; pattern paper, buttons, journal spots, twine, felt flowers, alphas and stickers, Jillbean Soup; adhesive, Helmar; Chomper, We R Memory Keepers; thread, google eyes

1. Cut a 5.5” x 11” piece of kraft paper. Score and fold the card base so it measures 5.5” square.
2. Cut a 5.5” x 3” piece of Fresh Garlic Clove by Jillibean Soup. Cut a 5.5” x 2” piece of French Roast Flowers Core Impressions cardstock by Core’dinations. Using sand paper or a sanding block, lightly sand the Core’dinations cardstock to reveal the coordinating core. Round and bottom two corners and attach both to the kraft base. Optional: hand stitch or sew around the edge, 1/4” from the edge.
3. Attach a large Pasta Fagioli Journaling Sprout to the right hand side of the card. Using foam layering squares, attach the Pasta Fagioli letter cardstock stickers, “Happy”. Also, attach the red Corrugated Alpha letters “d” and “y” directly to the Journaling Sprout, while you attach the “a” using foam layering tape.
4. Create the Cool Bean turkey critter by Glue Dotting two googlie eyes to the small brown button. Hand cut the small, medium and large Harvest Bean Seeds (felt flowers) or leave plain to create the waddle, wings, feathers and feet of the turkey. Cut a 4” piece of Bean Stalk brown twine and use it to create the legs of the turkey. Attach all turkey parts with Glue Dots and use Glue Dots to firmly secure the turkey to the card. Gobble, gobble!

 

 

get well
by erin lincoln

 
pattern paper, My Mind’s Eye; stamps, ink, ribbon, buttons, die, Paper Trey Ink; ink, Ranger; embossing powder, American Crafts;

1. Cut 4x4 card base. Stamp left edge with Embellishment border in Antique Linen Distress Ink. 
2. Adhere polka dotted patterned paper to card. Cover border with Sweet Blush ribbon.
3. Stamp and heat emboss pink circle element. Distress edges. Stamp sentiment. Punch out and adhere to card.
4. Die cut flourish shape, stamp in Dark Chocolate ink. Distress edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Adhere to card.
5. Thread button and adhere to card.

happy holidays
by becky fleck

 
cardstock, Bazzill; pattern paper, die-cuts, Bo Bunny Noel collection; glitter, Martha Stewart; adhesive, American Crafts; thread

1. Trim a piece of ivory cardstock to 10”x7” and fold it in half with the opening on the right.
2. Trim a 5”x4” piece of Bo Bunny Noel Ornaments (the damask pattern) and adhere it to the bottom front of the card.
3. Trim a 5” x 4.5” piece of Bo Bunny Noel Memories (gold side). Trim off a decorative edge from the bottom. Trace this piece onto a 4.5” x 4” piece of Noel Joy (green side) and trim inside the traced line 1/4”. Adhere the green piece to the gold piece. Sew along the interior edge of the green piece either by machine or by hand.
4. Trim off the strip of “Happy Holidays” words from the Noel Cut Outs and adhere it to the bottom of the card as shown.
5. Trim out the three large ornaments on the Bo Bunny Noel Joy paper. Cover the solid red ornament with coarse glitter. Attach gold tinsel to the back of each ornament.
6. Referring to the photo, arrange the ornaments on the face of the card, adhering the red patterned ornament with pop dots. Trim off the excess paper that falls off the left and right sides of the card.

 

 

And we have one more card sent to us by one of our readers, Kerry Prill!  This card was so adorable we just had to put it in our fall issue?  We mistakenly did not put Kerry's name on it so we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to thank her for sending it to us!

 

Basic Grey paper, Bazzill cardstock, Ancient Page Ink ('sage' & 'chocolate'), Heidi Swapp Bling (pink), EK Success chalks, markers, Bo Bunny rub-on, pop dots, Krylon Matte Finish.  

1. Trim a piece of white card stock to 8.5" x 5.5" and fold in half to create a 4.25" x 5.5" card base.
2. Trim a piece of green patterned paper to 4" x 5.25".  Ink edges with green ink and adhere to background, leaving an 1/8" border.
3. Trim a piece of red patterned paper to 2" x 4".  Ink edges with brown ink and adhere approx. 1.5" down from top.
4. Trim a piece of red/blue patterned paper to 1.5" x 4".  Ink edges with brown ink and adhere (centered) over red paper.
5. Trim a piece of blue paper to .25" x 4" and adhere directly under red paper.
6. Using a Stampin' Up small scallop border punch, punch a .5" x 4" strip of red floral paper and adhere directly under blue paper.
7. Stamp desired image onto white cardstock and trim, leaving a 1/4" border around image.
8. Colour image -- I used a combination of markers for the branches & leaves, plus chalks for the flowers & bird. Copics work well, too!
9. Apply self-adhesive 'bling' to centres of flowers.
10. Using a makeup sponge, smudge green ink lightly around edges of stamped image.
11. If desired, lightly spray Krylon Matte Finish over stamped image to prevent chalk from smudging or transferring.
12. Attach several pop dots to the back of stamped image and adhere to card.
13. Apply 'thanks' rub-on.

 

Of course a celebration would not be complete without a few prizes too!  Our friends at Studio Calico have provided us with a fantastic giveaway which includes these... 
 Fabulous Mister Huey's Color Mists in 5 amazing colours!

and these...

 
Studio Calico Label Stamps  

 
 Studio Calico Sentiment Stamps

 

and THIS!!!

 
Of course what would World Card Making Day be without offering you, our wonderful blog readers, the absolute best card book on the market right now?  You have the opportunity to win design team member Kimber McGray's new card book "175 Fresh Card Ideas"...

   

And since we love things in three's, why don't we also offer a subscription too starting with the fall issue!

 

 

All you have to do is leave us a comment below and we will choose three lucky winners on Thursday, October 9th at 6:00 p.m. EST! 

If you are looking for even more inspiration, why don't you check out some of our favourite sites for card making:

 www.worldcardmakingday.com

www.jennifermcguireink.com/

www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/

www.moxiefabworld.com/

We hope you have enjoyed all the inspiration today!  Remember that you can visit our website at www.scrapbookandcards.com and click on "World Card Making Day" for a pdf that you can print with all the sketches, cards, and instructions!  A warm thank you to all our contributors for their beautiful cards, to Becky Fleck for her amazing PageMaps and to our sponsors for some fabulous prizes!

Please feel free to link any cards you create to today's post, share a tip with our readers or tell us what you did on World Card Making Day!

Have a great Saturday friends...see you on Monday!

~ Catherine

 

Comments

[Cherie Nymeyer]

Loving all the inspiration! Especially Sarah Hodgkinson's card...it's fab!!! Super fun giveaways too!

[Laurel S]

Wow, what a fantastic collection of cards!

[Lara]

What a wonderful giveaway of goodness ! :)

[Nancy L]

Wow, love all the inspiration!!

[Paula]

Awesome card! Great job everyone!

[Michele V]

Great inspiration! Beautiful cards, nice way to start my morning looking at them!
happy card making day!

[Donna U]

This is so great! I've had look one and off for look two and three.....

[ginny]

What beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Jill McQuillin]

It's wonderful to see cards that even a beginner like me can make! Thank you for the pics and detailed instructions to make it easier. I'm going to pull out my stuff & get busy right now. Happy World Card Day everyone!!

[Tina]

Wow great cards, great inspiration!!

[Kate aka stinkydudette]

What an awesome spread!! Lots of inspiration!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!

[Rkokes]

Happy World Card Making Day! Thanks for the inspiration!

[NanaBeth]

Wow-thanks so much for the pdf's. Now I have enough inspiration to last me several months!

[rosien]

They are all fabulous cards and a fantastic giveaway too!

[Carol]

I love all the great cards...and thanks for providing the pdf's. Happy World Card Making Day to all!

[Karen]

Wow! Wow! and Wow! Happy Day to all!

[Nancy]

WOW!! Thank you so much for the sketches & instructions & all! GORGEOUS inspiration! I have to have a fun day of play! I may have some cards up on my blog next week! :o)

[Jerusha]

Great sketches! I am going to have to try some of these!! Happy World Card Making Day!

[Cynthia B.]

Thank you, thank you for all of these amazing sketches and inspiration for WCMD!!! Even if I can't get to it today, I know that I have a ready source for card ideas any day of the year!

[Jacqueline N]

The sketches are fabulous! Just what I need to make a pile of cards for upcoming events - thank you!

[Chris]

Wow! What great cards. Thanks for providing the PDFs and the chance to win the awesome prizes. Off to make a card or two...

[Vicky]

Wow! This is all fabulous - I love the different card sketches, it'll be great to get the same mileage out of them as I get from "PageMaps" - perhaps a "CardMaps"-book is in the making for Becky?

[ConnieC]

I'm printing those PDFs asap. World Card Making day is just in time. I need to get some cards made.

[Diana]

wow! GREAT cards--SO going to look at those sketches again! :)

[rebecca keppel]

So much gorgeous inspiration! Thanks!! I will definitely be back here later when I am making my WCMD card!