Stampin’ Up! ‘Pinched Paper’ Fun Fold with Lovely & Beautiful SDSP

Good Friday morning! It’s 18 degrees this morning but nice & brightly sunny 😀 My inspiration came from one of my card class students who passed along info about making this cute fun fold. That led me to watch a video by Rachel Tessman. Let’s look at my creation.

Stampin' Up! Lovely & Beautiful fun fold card front

This begins with a Basic White panel 4 x 5 14 and adhering a strip of the Lovely & Beautiful SDSP 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 to the center of the panel. Now cut two more strips from the same pattern 1 3/4 x 5 1/4. Adhere those strips in this fashion: the left strip – add adhesive only to the left edge & attach; the right strip – add adhesive to the right edge and attach.

Folding: fold back the top right side of the left strip to approximately the center of the card, but the fold should not allow any of the Basic White to show. Turn the card upside down and do the same for that same panel to create the bottom fold. Now, do the same for the right strip; fold back the top left side of the right strip just to the edge of the center strip pattern to a center point. Turn the card upside down again and do the same on the bottom right side. Burnish those folded back sections.

TIP: this folding back does not necessarily have to be to the center; it could be more toward the top or toward the bottom, but both sides do need to be uniform – to the same point.

Create the center pieces to cover where the papers come together. I pulled out my Beautifully Celebrated Dies, Fresh Freesia card stock and Basic White, die cut the two pieces and adhered them together. ( I used the smallest & next size up). I then stamped this sweet leaf image in Old Olive ink from the Beautifully Celebrated stamp set and colored it with Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends. I die cut it with coordinating dies (Beautifully Celebrated) and set it aside. I used the Simply Beautiful stamp set and Old Olive ink for the sentiment and fussy cut it, adhered the leaf to the back of the sentiment then attached the sentiment with mini dimentionals to the two die cut banners. W
ith the Simply Beautiful stamp set, I stamped the small flower in VersaMark ink (twice) on a Basic White piece, sprinkled those with WOW? Metallic Gold embossing Powder & heat set them. I colored both with Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends for the flowers and Daffodil Delight for the center of the flowers. I die cut these with the coordinating die from Simply Beautiful Dies and adhered them to the same banner: one adhered directly to the and one on dimensionals (yes, it slightly covers some of the sentiment) I attached the banners to the front of the card with dimensionals and added three Pearlized Faceted Circles.

Stampin' Up! Simply Beautiful card inside

For the inside of the card, I stamped the same small flower from Simply Beautiful stamp set in VersaMark ink on a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel, sprinkled it with WOW! Metallic Gold embossing powder & heat set it. Again I colored it with Stampin’ Blends Fresh Freesia and Daffodil Delight. I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink on a nother piece of Basic White and die cut it with Words of Beauty Dies. I adhered this just beneath the flower – and finis! This could easily be a sympathy card or get well card or simply ‘hello friend’ kind of card. But I love the simplicity of the fun fold and the extra charm it creates. Hope you like!

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Stampin’ Up! Pleated Fun Fold with Botanical Textures DSP

I posted a card last week that was made in this same way. Todays card is simply black & white with the beautiful Botanical Textures DSP (on the last chance list so ON SALE!) I used a new November ONLINE EXCLUSIVE embossing folder – Beautiful Pattern and really like the design it creates.

Stampin' Up! Pleated Fun Fold in Botanical Textures

You will notice I offset the pleated panel and tied the bow on the side. This has a totally different look. Here is the link to the card with this same pleat or accordion type fold.

More photos… card open to the left so all layers show, then card open to right where only the second panel is decorated. You could, of course, decorate the other panels, but they would not show when the card is closed or open.

Stampin' Up! Pleated Fun Fold in Botanical Textures, open to left

Notice the DSP is cut so each design matches the next, starting with the left far panel to even the small strip on right. These were purposely cut sequentially so the pattern would ‘flow.’

Stampin' Up! Pleated Fun Fold in Botanical Textures, open to right
Stampin' Up! Pleated card & envelope in Botanical Textures DSP

Want to make this card – see card cuts below. And links are also listed to place your order to pick up these products: Botanical Textures DSP, Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, The Right Words stamp set, Traditional Labels Dies, Neutral Matte Dots & Faux Linen Ribbon in Cloud Cover + Basic Black and Basic White card stock.

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Card cuts:

Card base– Basic Black 4 1/4 x 5 1/2; scored front pleated panel – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 1, 3, 51/2 & 8

Basic White– embossed panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8; 2 7/8 x 4 1/8; 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 (inner panels stamped or decorated); 3 x 2 (die cut for front sentiment)

DSP – Botanical Textures DSP – cut sequentially… 7/8 x 4 1/8, 1 7/8 x 4 1/8, 2 3/8 x 4 1/8 & 5/8 x 4 1/8; envelope flap 2 1/4 x 6; extra panel 1 7/8 x 4 1/8

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Stampin’ Up! Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop Christmas Fun Fold

We have a perfect challenge to get us excited about Christmas! Welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop 😀 I’m using the Bauble Blooms bundle to create this fun fold today.

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Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms card front

I’m using a couple of different coordinating Designer Series papers for my card today: the bauble is die cut from Need for Tweed 12 x 12, the front layer on the flap & the card front is Traditions of Christmas. I love how they work together, brining together both gold & rustic patterns. Now let’s open & see the flap open then the entire card.

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms flap card,
Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms flap card, open

Above you can see all the various papers used to create a really eye-catching card. And, it really is not terribly bulky. Using Designer Series Papers that are lighter weight for layers help keep the card light for traditional postage. Let’s do a quick step by step…

Directions:

  • Die cut the bauble with the Bauble Blooms Dies from both DSP & Old Olive card stock – this creates strength to put on dimensionals. If you so desire, you can adhere the two panels together, then die cut – it works well!
  • Cut layers for card base: Cherry cobbler 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4; flap is 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 scored on one side at 1/2″: add to card base centering top to bottom with score line at edge. You must make certain you can close the flap over the closedc card. If necessary you can trim 1/16 from card front.
  • Decorate as shown: layers are 3 x 3 1/2 for flap front & inside flap; card front layers are 2 tone card stock 4 x 5 1/4, DSP 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
  • Inside layers are: front inside left – DSP 4 x 5 1/4; stamped section – 4 x 5 1/4
  • Additional decorations were die cut from: Peaceful Gardens Glimmer Paper & Need for Tweed, plus Old Olive card stock & gold foil
  • Embellishments are Traditional Sparkling Sequins

Thanks for joining me on this hop. Be sure to check what others are creating today by following the links below.

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Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic

Akiko Sudano

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright – you are here!

Nicole Bloxom

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Stampin’ Up! Regal Distressed Patterns with Pearls of Beauty & Words of Beauty

Mixing old & new is almost magical – it brings life to papers you have had for a while, making it possible to create with new eyes. I’m sharing another accordion fold card made with the Regal Distressed Pattern SDSP that is Pretty Peacock in color and pairing it with the dies from Pearls of Beauty – a new November 4 release in the ONLINE EXCLUSIVES.

Stampin' Up! Regal Distressed Patterns SDSP w/ Pearls of Beauty bundle accordion fold

These gorgeous dies from the new Pearls of Beauty bundle were die cut from Gold Foil and from Vellum. Yes – Vellum is back! Vellum is one of the products in the Brushed with Beauty Suite. I cut a panel of Gold Foil 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 & from the center die cut the two leaf dies – using the Pearls of Beauty Dies. I cut a panel of the Regal Distressed Pattern SDSP 4 x 5 1/4 & added it to the Gold Foil – no one will suspect die cut were taken from the center! Both were added to the Pretty Peacock card base. The gold foil die cuts were added with liquid glue – except under four of the larger leaves I added a dimensional for added depth. I die cut the delicate floral edging detail from Vellum & attached it with a glue dot in the center of the flower. One single Pearls of Beauty embellishment in the center covers the glue dot. I added a double bow from white Baker’s Twine & attached it with a glue dot as well. Gorgeous!

Stampin' Up! Regal Distressed Patterns accordion folkd with Pearls of Beauty

For the inside… stunning. The accordion fold is a panel of DSP (here it is Regal Distressed Patterns SDSP in white) cut 4 x 12 and scored at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9, then added to the card base with equal edges on both ends – only adhering those 3″ ends. Here I used the Branching Out Dies to die cut two Basic White panels adhering them 1/4″ from the edge of the paper on each end. The Pearls of Beauty single flower is stamped in Flirty Flamingo full strength for the flower outline, then using the ‘filler’ stamp and Flirty Flamingo ink, stamping off once. I die cut the stamped image with the Pearls of Beauty Dies and added it to the upper left corner. I die cut the delicate Vellum edging of the flower and added it with a single glue dot & a Pearls of Beauty embellishment in the center. I stamped the leaf image on the Vellum in Soft Sea Foam ink, heat set it with my heat tool, then die cut it with the Pearls of Beauty Dies and slipped it gently under the flower, using liquid glue to attach it. On the lower right corner… I stamped the flowers in the same manner as the first…outline stamp in Flirty Flamingo full strength and the filler stamp in stamped off Flirty Flamingo ink. I added three small Pearls of Beauty embellishments.

Stampin' Up! Regal Distressed Patterns with Pearls of Beauty bundle in an accordion fold

For the envelope… more of the Regal Distressed Pattern SDSP added to the flap & trimmed to fit. On the front, this gorgeous flower stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink in the 2 step method described above.

If you want to see another couple of cards using the Brushed with Beauty suite as an accordion fold – look here. And this is a card using other dies in the suite – look here

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Stampin’ Up! Sneak Peek Brushed with Beauty products in an Accordion Fold

Good morning – it’s Saturday & cool in this part of New Jersey – 40 degrees! Blanket time and possibly time to bring in firewood for a fire tonight. We’ll see. I have two cards for you today, using products from the November ONLINE EXCLUSIVE release. As a Demonstrator, I am privileged to be able to preorder products before they become available to the public. This is a beautiful suite of two bundles, DSP & Vellum, embellishments and an embossing folder. For today’s cards I did not use the embossing folder. I have two cards to share; one in landscape & one in portrait.

Stampin' Up! Brushed w/ Beauty landscape accordion fold
Stampin' Up! Brushed w/ Beauty portrait accordion fold

Aren’t these papers stunning – Brushed with Beauty DSP. Love, love. On the landscape card are die cuts in vellum, using the Petals of Beauty Dies. The sentiment & banner die cut use items from the two bundles: Petals of Beauty and Words of Beauty. The bow is Old Olive Linen Thread – a September ONLINE EXCLUSIVE that comes in a two pack – Early Espresso is the other color of Linen Thread in the duo pack. The portrait card again shows die cuts, this time in card stock. I love this flower with the delicate edge! I stamped the flower image twice in Basic Beige ink, layered them then added the delicate die cut in Basic White. A single Pearls of Beauty embellishment is in the flower center. The ribbon is Braided Trim from the Floral Charm Suite (July ONLINE EXCLUSIVES) And here’s the inside of each.

Stampin' Up! Brushed w/ Beauty accordion fold portrait card inside

In the landscape card above I added a Branching Out die cut, the smallest, and no stamping. (It is available in the September to December 2025 Mini Catalog) The inside looks a bit plain, so I’m going to add something for sure. On the portrait card, I stamped the two step floral image on Basic White, using Petal Pink & Calypso Coral inks, then die cut it with the Petals of Beauty Dies. This comes from the Petals of Beauty stamp set & coordinating dies in the suite of products. The leaf image is die cut from Mossy Meadow. I did add the Pearls of Beauty embellishment to the flower center. It’s fairly flat & doesn’t add a lot of bulk. The sentiment is stamped in Mossy Meadow ink & comes from Words of Beauty stamp set – part of the suite of products. Below is a top down view of each of the cards.

Stampin' Up! Accordion fun fold top down view, landscape card
Stampin' Up! Accordion card top-down view Portrait card

Time for instructions in how to make this fun fold accordion design.

Basic Directions for this Accordion Fun Fold:

  • cut the card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and score @ 5 1/2
  • cut the DSP 4 x 12 & score @ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9
  • adhere one end of the DSP to the inside of the card base with equal borders on three sides
  • adhere opposite end in the same fashion
  • for the front…
    • cut a card stock panel in a coordinating color 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
      • cut a DSP layer 4 x 5 1/4 & adhere to coordinating card stock
        • attach these two with dimensionals to the card front
        • decorate as desired
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What are some of the benefit of becoming a Demo:

  • Crafting is even more fun with community
  • Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that:

1) a 20–25% product discount

2) exclusive early access to the latest releases online and in catalogs

3) the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income

4) the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events

5) Scrapbooking has never been better in Stampin’ Up! history. Have you seen all the new scrapbook products Stampin’ Up! has? It’s amazing…

6) There’s never an obligation to sell, you can join to enjoy the discount for yourself.

It’s also fun to learn new skills, develop new crafting techniques & share your passion for crafting. If you’re like me, it’s really fun to meet new people & connect with fellow crafters. How can I help & support you – lots of ways… through connection, team meetings, our team facebook page, updates. Feel free to connect with me – ask questions – get excited.

JOIN WITH ME HERE

Are you a scrapbooker? Take a look at our new Scrapbooking Workshop Kits now available from the January 2025 Scrapbooking Brochure.

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Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Garden DSP Fun Fold for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Welcome to Thursday and this wonderful group of ‘hoppers’! We have a color challenge today and I have chosen to work with the Peaceful Garden DSP, the Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper & a bundle called Ornamental Christmas to create a fun fold.

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Stampin' Up! Peaceful Garden DSP Fun Fold card front

I started with a Secret Sea card base 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 & cut two strips of the Peaceful Garden DSP 1 1/2 x 4 1/8 and attached to each end leaving equal borders at top, bottom & side. I then took another piece of Secret Sea cut 4 1/4 x 5 12 & scored it on the long side @ 1 3/8 x 2 3/4. Burnish it well so it makes a nice ‘Z’ fold.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Garden Z fun fold, top view

Before attaching it to the card base, I added another strip of Peaceful Garden DSP to the inside middle panel of the ‘Z’. I attached it to the card base, centering it. I stamped a Basic White panel 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set & Misty Moonlight ink then added it to the inside panel of the ‘Z’.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Garden Z fold inside

I took yet another panel of Secret Sea 2 3/4 x 4 1/4, layered it with Peaceful Garden DSP 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 then attached it to the left panel of the z- fold. I cut a circle from Basic White using the Ornamental Christmas Dies, used Cloud Cover & a sponge dauber to add color to the edges, then flicked it with my Light Secret Sea Stampin’ Blends. I die cut the wonderful star from Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper, popped it on dimensionals & added it to the circle, centering it. For extra glam I die cut the diamond shape for the center of the star from Silver Foil Sheets & attached it with glue. I attached the circle in place on the card front with glue. For the sentiment… a stamp from Peace on Earth stamp set stamped in Misty Moonlight ink, die cut with a die from Ornamental Christmas Dies & added it to the card front with dimensionals.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Garden DSP fun fold card & envelope

For the envelope, more of the Peaceful Garden DSP was added to the flap & trimmed to fit. Below is a list of the products to create this card & info to consider about becoming a demonstrator as part of my team 😀

Now – time to see what others have created for this color challenge. Click the next button or click on a name to take you around. Happy hopping!

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Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Ksenzakovic

Akiko Sudano

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Brightyou are here!

Nicole Bloxom

Stampin' Up! Starter kit offers

From October 1 to 31, anyone who purchases the Starter Kit can choose between two amazing offers.  In addition to FREE shippingFREE business supplies, and a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit, you can either get $125 worth of products for just $35, an amazing first time ever offer, OR $189 worth of products for just $99

What are some of the benefits of joining…

  • Crafting is even more fun with community
  • Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that:

1) a 20–25% product discount

2) exclusive early access to the latest releases online and in catalogs

3) the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income

4) the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events

5) Scrapbooking has never been better in Stampin’ Up! history. Have you seen all the new scrapbook products Stampin’ Up! has? It’s amazing…

6) There’s never an obligation to sell, you can join to enjoy the discount for yourself.

It’s also fun to learn new skills, develop new crafting techniques & share your passion for crafting. If you’re like me, it’s really fun to meet new people & connect with fellow crafters. How can I help & support you – lots of ways… through connection, team meetings, our team facebook page, updates. Feel free to connect with me – ask questions – get excited.

JOIN WITH ME HERE

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Card Cuts:

Secret Sea: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 (2), score one of these @ 1 3/8, 2 3/4 on the long side; 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 (front panel)

Basic White: 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 (inside); 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 (circle die cut); 5/8 x 3 1/2 (sentiment)

DSP: Peaceful Garden – 1 1/2 x 4 1/8 (cut 2); 1 1/4 x 4 1/8 (middle inside ‘Z’ fold); 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 (front panel)

Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper 3 x 3 1/2 (star die cut)

Silver Foil sheet: scrap (1″ x 1″ at most!)

Stampin’ Up! Charming Day Multi Panel Fun Fold

Hello, hello – It’s Saturday and an absolutely gorgeous day. I’m hoping to get some yard work done – yay! So… my cards for today are a fun fold and use the Charming Day bundle and it’s coordinating Designer Series Paper – Floral Charm 12×12. I really like how they turned out – hope you do as well. I’m going to share both cards and in the info at the bottom of the post I’ll list the different colors & embellishments, Stampin’ Blends – like that. The directions are exactly the same for both.

Card 1. Card 2

The card base is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 2 1/8, 4 1/4 and 6 3/8. This creates four panels all the same width. Burnish these score lines mountain, valley, mountain. Decorate each panel with a card stock layer then a DSP layer: cs layer1 7/8 x 5 1/4 (cut 4); DSP layer1 3/4 x 5 1/8 (cut 4). When cutting the designer series paper, I make certain it’s a flow of the design that creates a picture. Set this aside and work on the front section.

The front… this card stock is cut 6 x 4 & scored at 3, creating two even sections. Burnish score line. Decorate both with a coordinating DSP layer 2 3/4 x 3 3/4. The left section is the side with the added layers of decoration while the right is used for your written message. The section on the right, add a Basic White piece cut 2 5/8 x 3 5/8. Let’s work on further decorating these two sections.

  • Stamp the large floral image using the Charming Day stamp set with Memento ink, stamping two images. Also stamp the small leaf image two times.
  • Color w/ Stampin’ Blends:
    • Card 1 – Blackberry Bliss & Fresh Freesia for the flowers; Light Crumb Cake & SU 300 on the leaves. I used these colors to coordinate with the background DSP. I added Wink of Stella to the flowers, die cut the image and set aside. Color one of the small leaf images using the same colors, die cut & set aside.
  • Stamp the small flower w/ leaves from the Charming Day stamp set – stamping twice in Memento ink.
  • For card 1 – color the flower in Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends, and the leaves in Light Crumb cake & SU! 300. Add Wink of Stella to the flower. Die cut & set aside.
  • Card 2 – large floral image: Bubble Bath for the flowers, Light Old Olive and Light Pretty Peacock for the leaves. TIP: for the leaf color combination I colored one leaf with both colors before moving on to the next leaf. This way the inks were still wet and blended really well. Add Wink of Stella to the flowers, die cut & set aside. Color the 2nd small leaf image using the same comb & same combination of Light Old olive & Light Pretty Peacock, die cut & set aside. Remember the tip of coloring one leaf at a time!
  • Card 2 – small floral image: color flower with Bubble Bath & leaves in same combination of Light Old Olive & Light Pretty Peacock – and remember the tip… add Wink of Stella to the flower, die cut & set aside.

Attach front panels to each card:

  • With the larger card base folded on itself, add the front section. I used my grid paper to make certain the finished card was no wider than 4 1/4″, so it would fit in the standard A2 envelope. Adhere one side down, then the other side.
  • Add extras… Card 1 – I used Everyday Arches Dies to cut a Basic White piece to make the flowers stand out and adhered. The large floral bouqwuet was attached w/ dimensionals and the small leaf spray was added with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from Charming Day stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink, then added two Purple Fine Shimmer Gems. For the other side of this card, I added the small single flower w/ leaves w/ liquid glue.
  • Card 2 was done in the very same fashion – except that I used Textured Notes Dies for the Basic White panel, Berry Burst ink for the sentiment and Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots for added embellishment.
Stampin' Up! Charming Day Multi Panel Fun Fold right side view card 1
Stampin' Up! Charming Day Multi Panel Fun Fold right side view card 2

Envelope… Coordinating DSP on flaps were added & trimmed to fit. On the front O stamped that sweet small flower and colored each as described above for the individual card. Creating two cards at once was really easy & fun as well. Same layout just different colors.

Stampin' Up! Charming Day Multi Panel Fun Fold card 1 & envelope
Stampin' Up! Charming Day Multi Panel Fun Fold card 2 & enveloppe

Stampin' Up! Multi Panel Fun Fold from top

This is what the card looks like from the top. It stand beautifully for display.

Questions about how to make this card? Connect with me… but I think you will find this a pretty easy card to make. This design/ layout would make a great masculine card – in other DSP patterns & different bundle of course. It would also make a fabulous Christmas card.

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Stampin’ Up! Peace on Earth Bundle with Winter Meadow DSP, a Fun Fold

Hello Tuesday! What does this day have in store for you? For me, it’s the start of new programs and it gets busy. In the Stampin’ Up! world, there is always something new coming out, keeping the creating environment challenging and interesting. The card I have for you today is a fun fold and so super easy. It also uses the Winter Meadow 12×12 DSP which is a carry-over from last year. It’s beautiful. I paired it with a new bundle from the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini Catalog called Peace on Earth.

Stampin' Up! Peace on Earth w/ Winter Meadow DSP card front

The card base is Blueberry Bushel – not a color I use very often, but it looks awesome with this DSP. The card is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored @ 1 1/4 & 4 1/4. The first score folds back in a mountain fold, while the 4 14 is a valley fold.

Stampin' Up! Peace On Earth Fun Fold

Each DSP is adhered to a Basic White piece before attaching it to the card base. The decorative pieces on the very front use the Peace on Earth Dies to die cut the banners, the dove, the glimmery stars and the Garden Green leaves. The sentiment is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink. I used a sponge dauber & Whisper White to add some white to various leaves. The stars were die cut from Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper. The stamped Basic White banner was added to the Blueberry Bushel banner with dimensionals. The other items were attached with dabs of liquid glue.

Stampin' Up! Peace On Earth Bundle w/ Winter Meadow DSP card inside

For the inside, more DSP adhered to Basic White then to the card base. On the right side, the Basic White panel was attached then the sentiment – so it would be ‘hidden’ by the front banner. About the sentiment – a die cut from Basic White using the Christmas Words Collage dies & embossing folder. Once cut, I used the Misty Moonlight ink pad to wipe over the sentiment. It’s a bit darker than I wanted but I still like it. The blue glimmery stars are die cut with the same Peace on Earth dies and again use one of the glimmer papers in the Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper pack.

Stampin' Up! Peace On Earth fun fold card & envelope

For the envelope, another piece of the Winter Meadow 12×12 DSP attached to the flap & trimmed to fit. On the front… a tree from the Frosted Forest stamp set (an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE) in stamped off Misty Moonlight. Card cuts are listed below.

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Card Cuts:

Blueberry Bushel: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 score @ 1 1/4, 4 1/4, 2 1/4 x 4 (banner)

Basic White layers: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 (inside), 1 1/8 x 5 3/8, 2 7/8 x 5 3/8 (2), 2 x 5 1/2 (banner & dove)

Winter Meadow DSP: 1 x 5 1/4, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 (2), 2 1/4 x 6 (flap)

Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper: 1 1/4 x 1 (2 colors)

Garden Green: 1 x 3

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Stampin’ Up! Side Step Fun Fold with Bauble Blooms

Good morning! We seem to have a more stable Internet today – thank goodness! Today’s card is extra easy & fun made with the Bauble Blooms bundle as well as Traditions of Christmas 12×12 DSP.

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms step card front

Putting this card together… card cuts are important and coordinating papers as well. Here I used the Traditions of Christmas SDSP plus Subtles 6×6 DSP in Pool Party. I also created the ‘Bauble’ first so I knew the contrasting to work with the focal image, the bauble.

  • I used the embossing buddy to eliminate any any static from the Basic White panel on which I was stamping. With Versamark, stamp the leaves, sprinkle with WOW! Metallic embossing powder in gold and heat set.
  • Stamp the ‘filler’ image of flowers in Lost Lagoon then stamp the detail image in Pretty Peacock. Die cut the bauble with the Bauble Blooms Dies
  • With Gold Foil sheets, die cut the bauble top and add with liquid glue; add the gold ribbon from the Silver & Gold ribbon combo pack – set aside

Card stock cuts:

  • card base: Basic White 5 1/2 x 8 scored at 3, 6, & 7. Burnish – 3″ mountain, 6″ valley and 7″ mountain
  • step panel: 3 x 6 scored at 4 1/4

DSP pieces:

  • card panels: 2 7/8 x 5 3/8 – center front – adhere now; 7/8 x 5 3/8 -save
  • step panel pieces: 2 7/8 x 3 1/2 – front of step, adhere; 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 – back of step, adhere

Directions:

Add step panel (long section is the front) to the very front 1″ section, making it even at the bottom. Fold the card flat and adhere the short end of the step panel to the back. Add a card stock layer (here it is Cherry Cobbler) 2 7/8 x 5 3/8 to back panel. You can add a Basic White panel to this for additional sentiment or writing, I chose not to do that.

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms Step Panel card back

On the inside, add a piece of Cherry Cobbler 2 7/8 x 5 3/8. Add a Basic White 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 and stamp or decorate. I chose no sentiment but did add a fussy cut poinsettia & leaf image from the Traditions of Christmas 12×12 SDSP.

Time to add the set aside bauble and any additional decorations… The Bauble is added with dimensionals to the step front. An additional fussy cut image from the Traditions of Christmas SDSP was added to the front center panel – and the card is done!

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms Step card front, showing angle

To the envelope… I added more of the Traditions of Christmas SDSP (2 1/4 x 6) to the envelope flap & trimmed to fit. Yay! – love how simple and pretty this looks.

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms Side Step card & envelope

Here’s another I created with the same Bauble Blooms bundle and Traditions of Christmas SDSP. The card base & step panel are Secret Sea. Ink colors for the flowers are Strawberry Slush and Cherry Cobbler.

Stampin' Up! Bauble Blooms Side Step card in Secret Sea

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Stampin’ Up! Sunflower Embossing Folder – Off-set Gatefold Sympathy Card

Good morning – it’s Friday and I have two cards for you this morning using the debossed side of paper run through this fabulous Sunflower 3D embossing folder. And, it’s an off-set gatefold card. In a traditional gatefold card, both closing sides are the same width; this off-set means one side (the right side in this case) is more narrow. Let’s take a peek…

Stampin' Up! Sunflower 3D offset gatefold card front
Stampin' Up! Offset gatefold Sunflower 3D card front

The card on the left is made with a Bubble Bath card base, embossed Basic White card stock, and Bubble Bath ink. The card on the right is made with Fresh Freesia card stock and a layer of embossed Fresh Freesia sprinkled with WOW! Metallic Embossing Powder in silver and heat set with the heat tool. It gives this card a real element of elegance. The sentiment on each card is from the Everday Greetings stamp set die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Dies. White Basic Twine was run through the hole in the tag and tied into a bow. The tag was adhered with dimensionals to the larger side of the card front.

For the inside of the card… I had started with a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White panel to emboss with the Sunflower Embossing folder. After inking the debossed side, I trimmed it down and there was a narrow remaining piece – which I adhered to the Basic White insert. I also stamped the sentiment: Bubble Bath for the first card and Fresh Freesia for the second. These were adherred and the cards were complete.

For the envelope… I took another strip of Basic White, ran it through the Sunflower 3D embossing folder, inked the debossed side: again, Bubble Bath ink for the first card and Fresh Freesia for the second card. For the second card I again sprinkled it with WOW! Metallic embossing powder in silver and heat set it. Each was adhered to a Basic White envelope and trimmed to fit. Card cuts are listed below.

Just a word about inking an embossed panel… if you saw yesterday’s post, it indicated a 45 degree angle when running the ink pad along the embossed piece. For these cards, the angle was more like a 20 degree angle and I liked it much better. Practice, right?!

Card cuts:

  • Card bass 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored on long side @ 1 1/4 & 5 1/2
  • Embossed layer 4 x 5 1/4 trimmed to 2 7/8 x 5 14, 1 x 5 1/4, remainder used for inside
  • Basic White for inside 4 x 5 1/4
  • Envelope flap 2 1/4 x 6, adhered & trimmed to fit

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