Hello Saturday! We had a couple of days of wonderful temps and now we are back to humidity. Ugh. Well, this is summer and I’m not going to wish it away! Let’s take a peek at my card for today.

I’m going to confess, I don’t know the name of this fun fold and it needs a name. Help me out here, folks – let’s name it! The card base is 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 2 1/2, 3 3/4, 6 3/4 and 8 1/4. Burnish the folds in an accordion style: mountain, valley, mountain, valley.

I used Gray Granite for my card base. The next layer is Basic White with a layer of DSP: I used Subtles and Neutrals 6×6 DSP. How these layers are attached is important: leaving a border of the card base in each case.

In the first photo, the card base border is about 1/4″ on the left, top & bottom, with the excess free. In the second photo the same is true, 1/4″ from scoreline on left and 1/4″ top & bottom b order. The final panel is smaller and the layer is Pool Party with Subtles 6×6 DSP in Pool Party.

Now let’s decorate each panel:

• Panel 1: The circle is die cut from Pool Party using the Stylish Shapes Dies and adhered in the center. The chicken and skateboard (from Hey Chuck stamp set) are stamped in Memento ink on Basic White and colored with Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite, Lemon Lolly and Pecan Pie (skateboard). Both were die cut with the Hey Chuck Dies, dimensionals added and adhered to the center of the circle. The sentiment is also from Hey Chuck stamp set and stamped in Memento ink then die cut with the Gorgeously Made banner die and added with dimensionals. Three Glossy Dots Assortment in Daffodil Delight were added for sparkle.
• Panel 2: Subtles 6×6 DSP in Gray Granite to the Basic White panel. Die cut the rising sun from Lemon Lolly card stock using the Hey Chuck Dies and color with a bit of Dark Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends. Stamp the fence from Hey Chuck stamp set on a scrap of One Horse Open Sleigh 6×6 DSP (ONLINE EXCLUSIVES) in Memento ink and die cut with die from Hey Chuck Dies. Adhere the fence with dimensionals then slip the rising sun behind adhering with liquid glue. The final step for this panel is the sentiment stamped in Memento ink using the Hey Chuck stamp set.
• Panel 3: Pool Party card stock with Subtles 6×6 DSP in Pool Party layered together. The birthday cake from Hey Chuck stamp set is stamped in Memento ink on a Basic White scrap and colored with Stampin’ Blends: Lemon Lolly, Pool Party and Wink of Stella on the icing. This was die cut with the smallest circle die from Stylish Shapes Dies and adhered with liquid glue. The sentiment banner was stamped on Basic White using another stamp from Hey Chuck stamp set and Memento ink. It was die cut with a banner die from Nested Essentials Dies, dimensionals added to the back and attached. The ribbon is Grosgrain Ribbon in Pool Party added under the banner with glue dots. Three Glossy Dots Assortment in Pool Party were added to the banner for more sparkle… and the card was done.

For the envelope… more Subtles 6×6 DSP in Pool Party was added to the flap and trimmed to fit. Another chicken from Hey Chuck stamp set was stamped in Memento ink on the envelope front and colored with Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly and Gray Granite. HINT: When coloring with Stampin’ Blends on an envelope, always slip a heavy card stock inside to prevent color bleeding through to the back of the envelope. :O)

Fun, bright card, right? Ok, what else is going on in the Stampin’ Up! world…

• Redeem your coupons this month!

• the Mini September-December 2023 Catalog is available to demonstrators and my order for catalogs to my customers has shipped. I just don’t have it yet – Monday they say :O( Once I receive the catalogs though, the labels are ready and will be sent first class to my customers. Wait till you see all the fun, new products! I can’t wait to play with what I’ve ordered and share those with you. If you would like to order from the catalogs early as well, join my team. We have lots of fun: support from several team leaders, challenges to participate in, projects to share & inspire. If you join now, you can order items from the new catalog right away. :O) The catalog goes live to customers September 6. You may join my team here.
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• Kits Collection Sale

• Kits are fun, quick and easy, and all-inclusive so there’s nothing extra to buy and nothing to store afterward.
• Completing a kit gives everyone a sense of artistic accomplishment.
• Completed kits make great gifts. Make the projects and then give them away for someone else to use.
• Because kits come in so many styles and project types, there’s something for everyone. Want to HOST a kits collection party? Let me know and I’ll help pull that off. Kt together in September with kits on sale now. :O)

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Card cuts for today’s project:

Card base – Gray Granite 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 2 1/2, 3 3/4, 6 3/4, 8 1/4

Basic White – 4 x 4 (2) + scraps for sentiments, chicken & other images

DSP: Subtles 6×6 DSP – Pool Party 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 + 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 + 2 1/4 x 6 (envelope flap); Gray Granite 3 3/4 x 3 3/4

Pool Party card stock – 2 3/4 square (die cut circle); 2 1/2 x 4 (last panel)