I've made my first popup card - mind you, I looked at several other popups to see how it was done. I used the '65th' from the graphtec templates (within the robo program) and traced around it with splines and added the tabs as I went.
I also used the graphtec template for the 'congratulations' and made a mat which I cut from pearlised paper which is why the photo has a shine on it.
The Happy Anniversary was from a template by Maria posted on this site.
I printed the back of a sheet of linen embossed card to show up on the inside of the card and cut the card ('hush ma mouth') with a guillotine.
I had quite a tussle with the cutline settings. It kept telling me there was a purple line to cut yet there was no purple in the file. I eventually found two itsy bitsy teeny weeny purple dots which I deleted and so eliminated the purple bit from the cutline settings!!!!!
I finished the whole project off with a box and ribbon.
Ruthan x
There's nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won't aggravate!
I haven't cut yet but it should be OK, heres a screen shot tho.
Hope its useful. If you do use and cut before thread is moved could you upload a photo of the finished card please so folks can see what it looks like made up.
My sister will be 70 on 22nd June so I thought I would remind her how old she is! Simply done in DM and decorated with beads and flowers. The font is Devinne Swash - the name can easily be altered. Sorry I haven't had time yet to convert it to a GSD.
As requested by some of you, I have converted this. Hope it opens O.K. I have made the card and it cuts really well even on thick card with the pink blade holder at the thickest setting.
I spent all morning doing this, then remembered the fab Just Cutters CD and saw that there is one on there! However, mine is just 25 not 25th, so may be useful to someone. I made up the card, adding a lovely Happy Anniversary topper made by Shirley Anne. Thanks for that!
I made this using Inkscape so when you ungroup it, it breaks up into lots of pieces. To cut the inner 25 economically out of one corner of a sheet of paper, I left the whole template grouped and just moved it so the 25 was in the corner and the rest of the template over hung the cutting area. Then I selected pink only to cut.
This template is not to be sold or reproduced without permission.
This is for A Ruby Anniversary..........
Has the door effect once again also has smaller doors to the inside of the card for your senitment, Or If you have any other of my door cards you can mix and match your inserts with this one.
I did this topper from one of the challenges last year in DM, I have now learnt how to convert it to GSD. I used it on a card for my Mum and Dads 55th wedding anniversary, did it as a shaker card. Hope you can use it.
Thanks to the tut, converting GRA to GSD in the tut section.
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