Category Archives: Scor-Pal

The Scor-Pal DT gals have teamed up with the May Arts DT to bring you lots of ideas using your Scor-Pal products and beautiful May Arts ribbons.  I have two simple cards to share today.  Both have fun ways to use up those scraps of ribbon you have laying around.  The first one starts out as a Z-fold card.

For this card, start with a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of cardstock.  Score the base @ 2 1/8 and 4 1/4 with your Scor-Pal.  Fold to create the Z-fold.  Trim 1/2″ from the left edge and punch with a border punch.  I sponged all edges at this point.  Behind the first fold with the punched edge, attach ribbon scraps and lace with Scor-Tape.  Adhere flap to cardfront.

For the butterfly:  Cover a scrap of white cardstock with Scor-Tape (I used 1/2″).  Adhere ribbons and diecut.  Attach to card and add rhinestones.

My second card has a scored border and also uses ribbon scraps.

First, score a 1/4″ border on all sides.  Sponge edges.   Then start with a piece of 3 x 4 patterned paper and cut a “V” in the bottom to create a wide flag.  Punch a flower shape in the flag and turn it over to the back side.  Add Scor-Tape around the edges of the punched out shape.  Layer ribbons over the opening until it is completely covered.  Tie another ribbon around the top and attach the flag to the card front with additional Scor-Tape.  Finish the flower with a button threaded with May Arts twine.

Now hop on over to Karen Baker’s blog and see what she has created!  Here’s the list of blogs for today’s hop.

Jen Shears

Abby Henderson

Jenifer Cowles

Diane Zechman (me)

Karen Baker

Jennie Harper

Lalo IK

Katie Tate

Sandy Allnock

Lisa Silver

Virginia Fynes

butterfly card: stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Be Encouraged; paper- Crumb Cake, white; ink- SU! Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, May Arts ribbon, Martha Stewart traditional scallop punch, tracing wheel, Sweet ‘n Sassy butterfly die, gemstones.

flower card: stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Be Encouraged; paper- Crumb Cake, DCWV Citrus; ink- SU! Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, May Arts ribbon, SU! Fancy Flower punch, butterfly punch, tracing wheel, gemstones, button, May Arts twine.

This week the Scor-Pal team is hopping with SEI!  Today I have a fun pop up tutorial for the inside of your card.  I don’t know where the idea originated but you can use lots of different images such as flowers, hearts, butterflies, etc.  Today I am using balloons. 

The front of the card is a clean and simple layout.

When you open the card, there’s a surprise inside…

First, start with a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base.  Then cut a 5 1/4 x 10 1/4 piece for the inside layer. 

Using the Scor-Pal, align the inside layer at the 1/8″ groove.  Score the 10 1/4 side at 4 1/4, 4 3/4, 5 1/4, 5 3/4, and 6 1/4.

Turn the paper over to the back.  Mountain and valley fold the scored lines, and add Scor-Tape as shown below.

Remove the adhesive backing on the tape and adhere.  Turn it over to the right side.  It should now look like this.

Add additional Scor-Tape to the center of the folds and adhere strips of clear acetate in varying lengths.

Adhere center folds to “sandwich” the acetate between them.  Then glue the inside layer to the card base.

Attach two die-cut balloons back to back to each acetate strip.  Tie a bit of string to each, hanging freely.  Add additional papers and finish card as desired.

If you like the pop up, floppy balloons, my friend Lisa has a similar card that she recently made here using a SU! diecut.  She got resourceful and recycled when she didn’t have acetate.  Go check her card out!

stamps- SNSS Birthday Bash and Birthday Innies; paper- SEI- think of me cardmaker paper pack, SU! Marina Mist, white; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Poppy Parade; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, acetate, SNSS Birthday Bash dies (balloons), crochet thread, Labels 9 Nestabilities.