Card/Box Designs

Cool Summer Duo




 Easy Octagonal Card





Santa's Quarter-Star Book
This little book is really simple to construct using the M&F (or IMP) scoreboards - M&F board instructions can be found on Coppernob's Memory Books and Bags instructional CD ROM. Three pages give a quarter-book, six pages will produce a half-star book and twelve pages create a full-star book.
Just perfect for photo's and memories and lots of gorgeous embellishments.





Mondrianesque!

 Divide up your cards and scrapbook pages quickly and easily using the tram-lines on the M&F scoreboard to create lots of interesting sections to decorate.
These lovely wacky spots were produced with sponge daubers.
'Tram-lines' were embellished with narrow strips of quilling paper... or create your own strips from off-cuts of lovely papers.




Kimono to our place!

 Use the M&F tram-lines to create 'side walls' on gate-folds that are perfect for housing Iris Folding projects, photos, cross-stitch....







Bags of Beautiful Bags

 Easier to make than they look - these little bags are so cute...and what could possibly be inside - that's up to you!
Be warned - They're addictive!
Instructions on Memory Books and Bags CD ROM





Lovely Lottie

 It's that elegant Impression Obsession stamp again!
Isn't she a darling on this 'single lapel' card -
more lapel card samples on Fancy Folds CD ROM




Pure Fantasy!

 A gorgeous big 'bobby-howler' with wings of Fantasy Film on an interesting swing card. Really simple instructions for this shape are on Fancy Folds CD ROM.





Surprise Surprise!

 Take the lid off this box and the sides spring open.
Simple to create on both our M&F and IMP scoringboards.
Box sides and lid have been embossed using the faux stitch-guide
on the IMP board.



Coppernob sends Sunshine Wishes
Match books of all shapes and sizes have never been easier and quicker to make - use the M&F or IMP and create books to send greetings, invitations, photos, recipes, tickets to somewhere nice....spondoolies....






Mini Bag 'n Box

 Another cute 'make' from the Memory Books and Bags CD.
(Room for a pair of earrings...!)






Tales from the Orient

 A more intricate fold done on the M&F... we hope our CD's and galleries are springboards for your imagination and that you will experiment with your board
to maximise it's potential - nothing saddens Coppernob more than to hear someone say, 'I only use it to score my card in half!'





8 Sided Card
YES!
you can make this shape on your M&F
This dramatic version has matching box - for instructions go to Hints and Tips







Snowfall
Coppernob's very first waterfall-card made it onto the front page of Craft Stamper - the mechanism is so simple to create using your scoreboard - no need to measure sections - just choose a groove wide enough to accommodate your images and keep scoring and 'backing-up' your card until you have the number of sections you require.


 (Look! I even polished the shelf because I just knew you'd drop by!)



Seemuschel

 This narrow-fold card couldn't be simpler - have it any height you want.
This card is for our dear friend Daniela in Germany.



Kassy's Sassy Totes!

 Clever designer Kassy Spires designed these fantastic totes using the M&F and IMP scoreboards. Instructions on Memory Books and Bags CD




Pyramid Star

 So simple to make using the IMP - you wouldn't believe!





That COOL Dress!





"Off Centre" Gate-fold Card

This simple design shape is quickly and easily achieved with the M&F Scoreboard. Line up a short edge of an A4 sheet of cardstock along the Bar and score groove 2. Crease and flatten the fold. Place the fold edge to the bar and score groove 6. Fold and flatten the crease. Decorate as you wish!
Bodice Pleat Card




Card and Box Samples made with the M&F Board








Boxes, Boxes & More Boxes



Not just for greetings card boxes!
Create presentation boxes of different
depths and sizes for your gifts too.




Silver Boxes



Big Box

Want to know what is inside the box and how to make it? See page 20 of the August 2005 edition of Craft Stamper (UK)




Stamp used for box: D 4300 Lottie

Impression Obsessions, Inc - © Heart Art Studios, Inc.

Price: £8.25 including Post & Packaging (UK Only)


Layered Box Christmas Tree

This lovely box was decorated by Kassy Spires of West Sussex, UK. Kassy uses her favourite layering technique and sends instructions for creating the background paper.

You will need:

Piece A5 sticky backed paper
Red Mulberry paper
Poinsettia decorative paper
Art Institute Gold glitter
Red ribbon and White ribbon
Narrow double sided tape
A4 Black cardstock 2 x A4 Gold cardstock for box







Making background paper:

*Peel protective covering from sticky backed paper.
*Tear 3 strips of mulberry paper. Tear towards you to achieve decorative edging.
*Place torn paper onto sticky paper.
*Tear 2 small strips of decorative paper and press onto sticky paper.
*Sprinkle gold glitter over background paper, press lightly so that it adheres to the sticky paper that is exposed.
*You will now have covered all the A5 sticky paper. Trim edges and layer onto black cardstock.
*Mount onto a gold box made using the M&F Board.
*Fix red ribbon to outside of box lid with narrow double sided tape.
*Embellish with peel offs or punched shapes and ribbon.

Thank You Kassy

Keep an eye on the website for more box designs and cards in the future.



Pleat Card Design


We have been delighted to see the creative talent of many retailers demonstrating our M & F Board at shows across the country. They have done our board proud - Thank You.

One such demonstrator and dear friend, "Glitter Queen" Kathy Mills, kindly shared with us her 'pleat' card design. It is an extremely versatile card that can stand alone, or as shown, can be mounted onto a half folded A4 card. As these instructions are not included with the M & F Board we are passing them on via our website.

You will need:

*A sheet of A4 Vintage Metallic Ice Gold cardstock
*Extra piece of same card for centre panel
*Strip of matching paper
*A sheet A4 Starlight Pastels Lavender cardstock
*Oval Frame punch
*Sunburst border punch
*Anna Griffin Butterfly punch
*5 paper roses
*2 silk ivy leaves
*Silicone glue
*Double sided tape
*Narrow ribbon bow
*Fine gold border peel offs
*Small piece mirror gold cardstock
*Sentiment card or peel off
*Sticky foam pads




To make:

*Cut A4 lavender cardstock down to 21 cms x 21 cms.









* Place one edge up to the M & F butt bar and score lines 2 and 3. Rotate the card completely to place the opposite edge to the butt bar and score lines 2 and 3. Valley-fold lines 2 and mountain-fold lines 3 to create a 'box-pleat' shape.

*Cut a piece of Ice Gold cardstock to fit centre panel. Punch out an aperture centrally at one end using the oval frame punch. Adhere this panel to centre panel of lilac pleat using double sided tape. Add fine border peel offs to both sides of the panel.

*Cut 2 strips of paper 2½ cms x 21 cms. Centralise border punch and punch both strips along one edge. Adhere a strip along the edge of each side panel, having the 'lacy' edge facing out. Add a border peel off along the straight edge of the punched strip.

*Cut a piece of gold mirror card 3 cms x 3½ cms and glue 2 cms from bottom of centre panel. Mount a sentiment card (or small piece of Ice Gold cardstock with peel off sentiment) onto lavender card, leaving a narrow border showing. Decorate with fine border peel off. Mount on top of gold mirror card using sticky foam pads.

*Apply silicone glue to the lower left of oval frame and create a small arrangement with the flowers and leaves. Glitter flowers. Glitter punched frame. Add bow. Leave to cure.

*Punch 3 butterflies and adhere strategically. Glitter butterflies.

*You could stop at this point as the card will stand alone. To mount:

*Half fold A4 Ice Gold cardstock using line 6. Make feint pencil marks .75cm in from fold and opening edge as guides for aligning pleat card.

*Apply 2 strips of double sided tape to the back of each side flap of lavender card. Attach to main card. Apply border peel off along joining edges.

*Stamp up or computer generate an insert. Punch sides with border punch and attach.

*Use line 1 to create a box. Also score line 2 to add embossed feature to lid.




Tartan Card Design
Tartan Card Design - March 2005


Score a piece of A4 cardstock in half using line 6. Crease to produce "lead-in" edge, or butt both short edges to the bar and flatten if you prefer your card edges to meet.

Working on the reverse of the card front score a series of lines horizontally and vertically to produce 'tartan' effect.

For the card shown: Place folded edge to butt bar and score line 1, move card to right and 'settle' this scored line into groove 5 and score line 4 to create two narrow lines.

Place fold to butt bar again and score line 2, move card to right and 'settle' scored line 2 into groove 4 and score line 5. You now have 2 sets of narrow tramlines.

Repeat process for front short edge.

To decorate remaining long and short edges: Line edge of card along groove 4 and score line 5. Move card left and 'settle' scored line into groove 4 and score line 5 to produce narrow tramlines.

Finish off with your favourite image and ribbon bow.

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