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snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:37 am
by gj1
*files removed...other examples below.

I used the snowflake from the Winter Library in SCAL. Just use scissors to place a tiny slit in the top and bottom of the frame and center to insert the center + pictures(that you will add)....this gets bent opposite to the frame.

This is a spin off of susanbluerobots creation.

http://susanbluerobot.blogspot.com/sear ... 00%2B10:00

My way of attaching the two is probably not like hers...but it seems to work fine.

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:37 am
by gj1
Here I have adjusted the snowflake card to fit an A2 envy. You have to carefully remove the frame from the mat....very delicate. I hand scored the center to get a good fold. When folded, I placed the slits with scissors in the centers of the frame and insert.

Also pictured... is one I made utilizing another of the shapes from the 'swirls' library in SCAL. This is not included in the file. Just an example of how you can utilize SCAL shapes library.


*Files removed...other examples below.

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:53 am
by Penny Duncan
VERY VERY Cool!! I LOVE this!!!!!! Very unique!!!

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:56 am
by gj1
http://susanbluerobot.blogspot.com/sear ... 00%2B10:00

I know a good idea when I see one! I am a good copy cat :)

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:00 am
by Penny Duncan
She DOES come up with some awesome ideas doesn't she!!!!!

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:21 am
by sstehman
Gj1 -- you just keep outdoing yourself. This is lovely (you know I enjoy doing cards). Thank you for this one.

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:02 am
by Rosie0530
gj1 This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I looked at Susan's fonts and none of them really grabbed me like this one does.

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:45 am
by lindamac
Love it!!! I've been playing around with her files also. I like the idea of using slots for the inserts. I'm going to use the four sections as my Christmas card this year. I've included my practice one.

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:49 am
by gj1
I looked at your 'experiment' svg, and thought that it looked pretty neat how you were attaching the two parts. Did that work well?

I hand placed the images in Scal, around a frame and added the notches for the slots cut with scissors. It was easy enough, as opposed to using a font on path. Mine does not extend to the corners though. I could have used duplicate in scal to get good placement of the images, also.

Thanks for showing your project! BEAUTIFUL!

Re: snowflake double frame(card)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:11 am
by lindamac
Every thing worked fine. The little extra on the side is used to glue the two double sections together. I just finished another one using your idea with the shapes library. I think it is easier to weld/merge everything together in SCAL than Inkscape. Here is my newest one. I used a shape from the swirl shapes and inverted it. One of the panels is darker because I folded it over. I really love your snowflake one. You could put snowmen on the panels!