RCH Creation's cascading card design

I have seen lots of designs on how to make a cascading card. So I decided to give it a go. I know that the card stock is cut in a diagonal way so to give the sloping effect as it is folded and this is all I based my design from. 

I used the full width of a 12" x 12" card stock but I had it cut so the back part of the card is 6" and sloping down to 2" to the front. Then I scored it at 3", 6", & 9". This gave me the 4 parts of the card that is folded in concertina fold. The back fold is interlocked so that a cut was made up around half way up the height of the first fold at the back. The second fold forms the middle part of the card and the front fold is also interlocked with the other card stock. The middle part of the card leaves a very big space. I then cut two strips of card stock and wide enough to also have these two interlocked by cutting up to halfway up the width at around the middle part of the strips.these were then glued into place so that when the card is flat the interlocking strips in the middle part of the card moves around freely and stay flat. I used these to as another layer to attach my flowers and leaves. This makes the card look a lot fuller and provided me wit lots of spaces to enhance the card's finishing.

The collage photo above shows the interlocking strips in the middle of the card and the fulness of the layering. To make the card firm and stable, the bak and the front of the card was layered with a card stock. This also covered the joint parts of the back and front of the card.

I hope this instruction will provide you an inspiration to create the RCH Creation's version of the cascading card.

Enjoy!

Slopping card in a box

I was at a garden centre today and saw 3D cards for sale, in a card in a box design, priced at $10. The shop attendant commented on how clever the lady is and when I said yes they are nice and I make them myself she quickly dropped the conversation. This really gave me an idea that , although the size of the card was small, I used to make it this size,  as it was at the shop it actually didn't look bad at all. I always thought they are a bit too small. With this, I am now fully convinced that a small size card in a box is the way to go.

So tonight I decided I will make this card in a box in around the same dimensions as the one from the shop, but making it a bit taller will make it a lot more better. 

So here it is.

Having the box feature sloping downward makes it a much complex card. Putting the ideas together came with some challenge, so it I had to design the insert so that it provided a much more complex layering of pieces. To do this, I have added an insert that is folded at the centre so I can work around the layering a lot better. 

So this is it, my prototype and will be on the market for soon.

Wild about flowers

Another inspiration with two step stamping technique. The endless possibility on how to use this set is what inspired me today. This is an attempt to get something made using two different flower set for a background. I ended up making it as a feature and highlighted it with strip of card stock.

The coloured used for the flowers is Westeria and the leaves are Pear Pizzas and Mossy Meadow. I think it comes across as very serene and mellow dramatic but with an umph.

Cascading card

Another reason to make a card is lurking around the corner. So once again I'm faced with design challenge for another special birthday. Siîting by my work bench , half awake, vision of a card in a box with a difference keeps popping into my mind. With a scrap paper and the thought of a card in a box in mind, I dicier it will be have to be a cascading card. It gives me the card in the box idea and it also gives me plenty of space at the back for others to sign the card.

The making is about to start, but what colour is most fitting. A shade of pink and coral has gone it. 

The putting together of the flowers and leaves was so pleasurable as I can see how the card appearance kept on changing. I'm pleased of the result and will definitely make this card again.

Challenge design!

So what can I come up with?

The brief: use at least two of the following punches: pansy flower, fun flower, sweetheart , and heart border.

Sounds easy but how is hall I put together something that is different from the extra ordinary and common design. So here we go, pansy flower, sweetheart and heart border it is. Originally I though of an easel card but settled for a trifold design.  To shape the overlapping pieces I stamps the flower shop and cut around it. Stamped flowers and punched them our to use as over lay and used sweetheart punch to shape up leaves. The front light side of the card was punched with heart border to give that see through effect. And so here it is.

I hope this also gives you an inspiration on how to create a card of similar layout. Have fun.