Santa Coat Ho Ho Ho Buckle Card

My lovely friend Lesley and I were on the phone chatting about what we were going to be creating in our craft rooms that day.  We got talking about buckle cards and Lesley suggested making a Christmas version with a Santa belt.  I thought that was a great idea and I just had to give it a go!

Here's my card and envelope together.

 

Here's the card.  I've used SU! Real Red and Basic Black CS together with Whisper White and some Gold Foil Sheet for the square buckle.  I used two square dies to cut out a frame to make the gold foil buckle.  I die cut several black buttons and stacked them together to give the buttons some dimension.  I threaded very thin strips of Real Red CS through the buttonholes which is a nice finishing detail I think.  Lesley suggested a further finishing detail - some holes for the belt.  As I'd already glued the black CS piece in place I added three red die cut dots to give the illusion of holes in the belt.  Next time I'll try cutting holes before gluing the belt piece in place!

 

Here's the card opened out fully.

 

Here's the card front open. The rounded end of the belt will slide through the slot to form the buckle closure.  I used my old, retired SU! 'Word Window' punch to create the slot.  The belt measures 1 1/2" wide and slides nicely through the 'Word Window' slot.

Here's a closer look at the panel inside.

 

Here's the front of the envelope.  I wanted to keep to a Santa theme when it came to decorating the envelope so I chose a Santa sleigh image and wording which comes from the 'Night Before Christmas' story.  I die cut a stitched rectangle and glued that onto a die cut flagged banner.  

Many thanks to Lesley for the wonderful idea, I really enjoyed making this card!  I was originally inspired to make buckle cards due to Cindy Brumbaugh's fab video tutorial which can be found here on YouTube.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Perfectly Plaid', 'Christmas Gleaming' & 'Greatest Part of Christmas' sets
CS: SU! Real Red, Basic Black & Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheet
Ink: SU! Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: SU! 'Layering Squares' & 'Stitched Rectangles' die sets, 'Word Window' punch, circle punch, MFT 'Fishtail Flags' Stax die set, button die from MFT 'Blueprints 18' die set
Ruth

Ornaments Merry Christmas Buckle Card

I'm enjoying making buckle cards and I thought it was about time to make a Christmas themed one.  I'm really wanting to do much better this year in having Christmas cards made in plenty of time.  My efforts in recent years have been woeful and it's so much better not to have to stress in November about how many more Christmas cards you need to make!  I was inspired to make buckle cards after seeing this wonderful video tutorial by Cindy Brumbaugh.

I started off by choosing patterned papers from the SU! 'Brightly Gleaming' specialty DSP pack and I selected ink and CS colours based on the colours in the papers.  I've used Pretty Peacock, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla and copper.  Here's the card and envelope together.

Here's just the card.  I embossed a strip of Copper Foil Sheet with the 'Hammered Metal' 3D embossing folder to add texture and shine to the belt.  I used strips of the copper foil as strings for the popped up ornaments.  I added three copper Star Designer Elements to complete the card front.

Here's the card opened out.  I corner rounded the ends of the belt to make it easier to feed the belt through the slot to form the buckle closure.

Here's a closer look at the inside panel.

Here's the Very Vanilla envelope with the flap decorated with patterned paper.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Christmas Gleaming' set
CS: SU! Night of Navy, Pretty Peacock & Very Vanilla, Copper Foil Sheet 
Patterned paper: SU! 'Brightly Gleaming' specialty DSP
Ink: SU! Night of Navy & Pretty Peacock
Tools: SU! 'Gleaming Ornaments' punch pack, 'Hammered Metal' 3D embossing folder, Spellbinders 'Labels Trio' die set, Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
Embellishments & accessories: SU! copper Star Designer Elements, Dimensionals
Ruth

Purple Poppies Birthday Buckle Card

Having recently made a poppies themed thank you buckle card I thought it would be fun to make a birthday version for my friend Jan.  I was inspired to try making buckle cards after watching Cindy Brumbaugh's fab video tutorial.

I know poppies are usually red but I used patterned paper that was more purple than red and my colour combo was Rich Razzleberry, Purple Posy, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive along with black and white.  On my previous poppy buckle card I only used the die cut poppies and leaves but this time I added some die cut bud elements.  Here's the card on display.

 

This view shows the slot and belt.  The belt feeds through the slot to form the buckle and that's how the card closes.

 

It can be a tad fiddly to feed the belt through the slot.  From now on whenever I make a buckle card I'll round the corners of the belt as that helps.

 

This view shows the card open.

 

Here's a closer look at the panel inside the card.  I embellished with silver sequins.

 

Here's the card and envelope together.

 

I also added a pretty die cut name label to the front of the envelope to make it just a bit more special! 

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Moments' set
CS: SU! Purple Posy, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Basic Black & Whisper White
Patterned paper: 'Peaceful Poppies' DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: SU! 'Poppy Moments', 'Layering Circles' & 'Stiched So Sweetly' die sets, Spellbinders 'Labels Trio' die set, Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
Embellishments & accessories: silver sequins, SU! Dimensionals
Ruth

Poppies Thank You Buckle Card

Recently I CASEd Cindy Brumbaugh's collar card design and while I was over on Cindy's YouTube channel I discovered this wonderful video for a buckle card and after watching it I was itching to make one myself!  I love a fancy fold card that isn't too tricky to make and that is also easy to display and this buckle card design fits the bill perfectly!

I've recently got the SU! 'Peaceful Moments' bundle which comprises the 'Peaceful Moments' sentiment stamp set and the 'Poppy Moments' set of dies.  I also got the beautiful 'Peaceful Poppies' pack of patterned paper.  I thought these products would be perfect to make a buckle card and I must say I was very pleased with the end result!

Poppies have very delicate, almost papery petals and I tried to recreate that look by scrunching up the solid die cut flowers which I cut from Flirty Flamingo CS.  I used Poppy Parade CS for the detail flowers and Basic Black CS for the flower centres.  I used Old Olive and Mossy Meadow CS to make the leaves.  I mounted the large poppy on a Basic Black circle which I matted onto a larger Old Olive circle.  Cindy gives excellent tips and advice about applying adhesive to the elements, you do need to be careful to ensure you can feed the belt through the slot without difficulty.  Both poppies are popped up on Dimensionals.  I added pretty faceted gems to embellish.

 

Here's another view of the card.  The poppies strip 'belt' (adhered to the back of the card) will slide through the slot which acts as a buckle and the card closes beautifully.

 

Here you can see the belt has slid into the slot.

 

Here is the inside of the card.

 

Here is the front buckle portion of the card.  Cindy used the SU! 'Classic Label' punch to cut her slot but I don't have that punch so I needed to find an alternative product.  The smallest die from the Spellbinder's 'Labels Trio' die set was perfect.  I glued the patterned paper to the card front and then die cut the slot.

 

Here's a closer look at the larger poppy.  Scrunching up the die cut shape a few times adds a lovely textural touch!

 

Here's the front of the envelope decorated with the very pretty poppy patterned paper.  I really enjoyed making this buckle card and I'll be making another one for a friend's birthday shortly - and it's very likely to feature the gorgeous poppies again! 

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Peaceful Moments' set
CS: SU! Flirty Flamingo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Basic Black & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! 'Peaceful Poppies' DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: SU! 'Poppy Moments' & 'Layering Circles' die sets, SU! circle punch, Spellbinders 'Labels Trio' die set
Embellishments & accessories: SU! 'From My Heart' faceted gems, Dimensionals
Ruth