Stampin’ Up! AC Wildflower Suite Fun Fold for Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on September 19, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

It’s Thursday and you know what that means – a VERY FUN HOP! We have a color challenge today and I’ve chosen to use the Wildly Flowering DSP as my focus and the coordinating suite to highlight this fun fold card.

Stampin' Up! Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

Stampin' Up! Inkin' Thursday Color Challenge

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Fun Fold card front

This is called a JOY FOLD card – and is two cards in one so to speak. The colors are mostly Wild Wheat, Mossy Meadow and Moody Mauve. This is just gorgeous Designer Series Paper – Wildly Flowering 12 x 12 DSP. And here’s how we put this together…

Build your card base first: Wild Wheat 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 scored @ 3
- Add DSP layers: 4 x 5 1/4 (inside right panel) and 2 3/4 x 4 (inside flap – I embossed this panel in the Dashing Designs 3D EF) and another flower panel on the left front 2 3/4 x 4
- On the inside front panel, die cut from Wild Wheat the hexagon using the Wildflower Designs Dies; add to panel.
- Stamp this larger flower on a Basic White scrap in Memento ink using the Wildflower Designs stamp set. Color with Stampin’ Blends Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve and Mossy Meadow. Add to hexagon and embellish with Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots.
Create the ‘mini’ card: Crumb Cake 3 x 8 and scored @ 4.
- Add to card base, centering it on the right card base panel
- Add DSP to inside right mini card 2 3/4 x 4 and to mini card front 2 3/4 x 4 (embossed with Dashing Designs 3D EF)
- Decorate mini card front: die cut from Basic White both the scalloped hexagon and the stamped hexagon using the Wildflower Designs Dies. Adhere the scalloped design directly to the mini card front. Stamp the remaining hexagon with Wildflower Designs stamps – the sentiment in Wild Wheat ink and the dots in Crumb Cake ink. Add to mini card front with dimensionals and embellish with Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots, part of this suite of products.
- To the inside of the mini card… stamp the sentiment on a Basic White panel (2 3/4 x 4) in Crumb Cake ink using the Wildflower Designs stamp set. Add a stamped & die cut flower: stamped with Memento ink and colored with Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blends & die cut with Wildflower Designs Dies.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Fun Fold.1

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs fun fold.2

With the card complete… time to decorate the envelope… add another panel of Wildly Flowering DSP 2 1/4 x 6 to the flap and trim to fit. On the front, stamp another of the flowers from the Wildflower Designs stamp set in Memento ink and color with Stampin’ Blends Moody Mauve and Mossy Meadow.

Stampin' Up! Wildflower Designs Joy Fold card & envelope

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Carol Buckalew

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Stampin’ Up! Greetings of the Season Christmas Fun Fold

Posted on August 12, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Sunday morning. One of the Online Exclusive bundles/ Suites is the Season of Green & Gold Suite – perfect for Christmas/ holiday cards. I have used the papers in this suite to create a fun fold.

Stampin' Up! Seaqson of Green & Gold Fun Fold

Can you see how it stands on it’s own? And it’s decorated on both sides of the card.

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold fun fold, back side

Here are the basics – just remember, any papers can be used to create this card and many different dies as well. I used the items from the Season of Green & Gold Suite: Season of Green SDSP, Graceful Greenery Vellum, Greetings of the Season Bundle and Golden Greenery Bundle. I also used the Spotlight on Nature Dies to create the circle on the card front with the Seasons of Green SDSP.

Card base and basics:

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored on the long side at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 6 & 7 1/4
Designer Series Papers for the folds are all cut 1 x 5 1/4. Cut 8
Center panels are 3 1/2 x 5 1/4

For the die cuts on the card front, I used Very Vanilla, Distressed Gold SDSP and Graceful Greenery Vellum and the Golden Greenery Dies. For the sentiment panels on front and back I used the Greetings of the Season Bundle, Old Olive ink, Cherry Cobbler ink, more of the Distressed Gold SDSP, Very Vanilla and Season of Green and Gold SDSP. The embellishments are not from this suite, but are Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems. And the Linen Thread bow is a double bow adhered with a glue dot.

Here’s a top view of how the card looks:

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold fun fold top view

And the card & envelope

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold Fun Fold card & envelope

For the envelope, more of the Season of Green & Gold SDSP on the flap trimmed to fit – and on the front, this beautiful pine bow frond stamped in Old Olive ink: the inner is full strength and the main is second generation stamped.

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Stampin’ Up! Charming Duck Pond for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on July 11, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Today we have a theme challenge titled ‘birds’ and I have chosen to use the Charming Duck Pond bundle & it’s coordinating Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP – and made another front flap fun fold :O) For my birds – I chose to use these sweet ducks.

Oh my goodness – such a cute array of stamps and dies in this bundle. I especially like the dies! So let me explain how I did this card.

The card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in Pretty Peacock. I layered it with a panel of 4 x 5 1/4 Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP. I cut another piece of Pretty Peacock card stock 3 x 8 1/2 and scored it at 4 1/4. This was adhered to the card base front with the fold at the top and centered – this is the front flap fold. I decorated this first with another piece of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP in the same pattern as the card front, cut 2 3/4 x 4 and adhered it in place. From a Basic White panel 4 x 3 3/4 I centered this stunning circle die that cuts & embosses the fun design. It has cattails and reeds and lily pads – perhaps you can see the embossing on the cattails from this die. I created another die cut with Granny Apple Green card stock 1 x 3 for additional lily pads – and a scrap of Pretty Peacock for one more lily pad – and a flower in Pretty in Pink card stock. I layered these in place with liquid glue. The additional reed and cattails were die cut from another piece of the Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP and adhered these also with liquid glue. I took yet another piece to showcase these adorable ducks & cut this 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 and adhered it to the back of the Basic White die cut. These I added to another piece of Pretty Peacock cut 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 and adhered this to the front flap. For a sentiment… I used the Labeled with Love Punch and Pretty Peacock to create the sentiment banner. I cleaned the piece with the embossing buddy then stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink, then sprinkled with embossing powder over it and heat set with the heat tool. I punched another banner from basic White and adhered it to the back, trimmed the one end so as not to cover mamma duck and adhered it in place with liquid glue. As a final touch I added three Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins and the card front was complete.

For the inside I took a piece of basic White 2 3/4 x 4 and added a strip of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP, then attached this to the inside of the flap. Done!

Stampin' Up! Charming Duck Pond card & envelope back

The envelope back has a piece of Lily Pond Lane 6×6 DSP adhered & trimmed to fit. The envelope front is stamped with two images from Charming Duck Pond stamp set in Memento ink, then colored with other stamps in the set: the duck… beak & feet with Pretty in Pink ink, body in Gray Granite ink, tail feathers in Pretty Peacock ink; the frog… body in Granny Apple Green ink and the lily pad in Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends. What a fun set! Hope you enjoy this card.

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Carol Buckalew

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Stampin’ Up! Fun Fold for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop

Posted on July 9, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

We have a fun fold challenge for this Tuesday team blog hop and I’m using several of the new ONLINE EXCLUSIVE products from the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection. Let’s take a peek.

Stampin' Up! Season of Green & Gold Easy Flap Fun Fold card front

This card is called a Front Flap Fun Fold.n I did a bit of die cutting using the Golden Greenery Dies and Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper (better known as SDSP) and the Graceful Greenery Vellum. The bells are die cut from the SDSP and the wonderful fronds from the vellum.

Card instructions:

Card base is Mossy Meadow 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Layer a panel of SDSP (here I used the Season of Green & Gold SDSP, plaid pattern), attaching with adhesive.
Cut a 3 x 8 1/2 Mossy Meadow piece and score at 4 1/4: attach to center of card, with fold at top of card base.
Cut 2 panels of Basic White 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 & decorate
- Front panel of Basic White
  - I cut two Garden Green fronds and one Old Olive frond from the Graceful Greenery Vellum and adhered to one of the Basic White panels, centering them at top
  - I die cut the single bells from the Season of Green & Gold SDSP, adhered them together then added them over the fronds with dimensionals
  - I added a double Linen Thread bow to the top of the bells with a glue dot.
  - Stamp the sentiment and ampersand sign in Cherry Cobbler ink using the Greetings of the Season stamp set (this also comes as a bundle – with dies – but I did not use those for this card)
  - Embellish with several Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems
  - Adhere this panel to the folded Mossy Meadow
- Inside panel of Basic White
  - Stamp the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink using the Greetings of the Season stamp set
  - Stamp the fronds detail stamp in stamped off once Mossy Meadow ink
  - Stamp the fronds full stamp in stamped off twice Mossy Meadow ink
  - Add panel to inside of flap card panel – and done!

Now for the envelope… cover the flap in a piece of the Season of Green & Gold SDSP and trim to fit. On the envelope front, stamp a different detail front in stamped off once Old Olive ink. Stamp the full frond in stamped off twice Old Olive ink – and this card is ready for that Christmas card pile.

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There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the earning period.
Coupon codes can only be earned on commissionable items. Non-commissionable items (such as catalogs) do not count towards coupon earnings.
Customers must use a valid email address during checkout in order to receive their coupon code. If a customer places an order over the phone, they must still provide a valid email address to receive their coupon code.
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Stampin’ Up! w/ Thoughtful Journey DSP & Emboss Resist

Posted on June 8, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good morning, good morning! It’s cool this AM – 57 – after a couple of days of 100% humidity and 87 temps. This feels much more refreshing :O) Thursday was my card class and we did a window z-fold card, similar to what I posted a week or so ago, which you see here. I’m hooked on this style card – just sayin’. I needed a couple of cards – thank you and another for a friend recovering from surgery – and here’s what I did.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Window z-fold Thank You

I really like the colors of the thank you card with the Misty Moonlight card base than the other card. However, when making a card for a specific person, and the card on the right was, we follow what would be best for them. The card cuts and basic directions are the same for both cards. The main difference is the inside on the second card using the emboss resist technique. The Stitched Shapes Dies were used for the circles and the banner die cuts.

Stampin' Up! Window z-fold and emboss resist technique

I stamped the partial image of these flowers in VersaMark ink using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set – re-inking and stamping across the bottom five times. I sprinkled white embossing powder over the image, heat embossed with the heat tool and let it cool for a bit. Once cool, I took a Blending Brush and Boho Blue ink and with swirling/ circling strokes went over the stamped images. Here’s a close-up.

I love this effect and it mimics the Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP. I stamped the sentiments in Fresh Freesia ink using the Unbounded Love stamp set.

Here’s the inside of the ‘thanks’ card.

On this card I stamped the partial image in Wild Wheat ink, mimicking the image on the front of this card. I used a Blending Brush and Misty Moonlight ink to add color over this.

Stampin' Up! Window z-fold thank you card & envelope

After stamping the image on the inside of the card and not really ‘sold’ on the image, I looked over my stamps and found another image I liked better to use on the envelope front. I stamped it in Whisper White ink then heat set it since it is a pigment ink and takes a bit to dry. I then used that same Blending Brush that I had used on the inside with Misty Moonlight ink and colored over the image. In person, the image is obvious – in the photo it is not. The stamp set used for that was the Charming Ducks stamp set.

Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP item 163303

Thoughtful Wishes stamp set, also on pg 47 – item 163305 HOWEVER… there are coordinating dies, and when purchased as a bundle during the month of June, it is 20% off – Thoughtful Wishes bundle item 163314

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CARD CUTS:

Card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Basic White inside: 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 scored at 4 & 6 1/4, burnishing to make it a z-fold.

ITEMS USED:

Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP
Thoughtful Wishes stamp set / bundle available!
Stitched Shapes Dies
Blending Brush
Boho Blue nink
Misty Moonlight ink
VersaMark ink
White embossing powder
Heat tool
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Paper Trimmer
Bone folder

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold

Posted on June 2, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Welcome to JUNE! I can’t believe it is the 6th month of the year already… time marches on. :O) The Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP has lots of watercolor type images of streams, landscapes with flowers, grasses, etc, and is perfect for cutting apart and piecing back together again. A traditional gatefold uses panels on each ‘gate’, while this uses panels attached to each ‘gate’. Let’s look…

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold card front

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold, 2

In the two photos at left, you can see how the panels are attached to each side of the card front – or gates – and it allows the card to be opened easily. Here are some simple instructions for re-creating this type of gatefold.

The card base is 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 2 3/4 on the long side. You can score again @ 8 1/4 but I prefer to close the scored left side and fold the left side to meet it and burnish well with my bone folder. This guarantees no gap or possible overlapping if you have not been particular about scoring.
Layers for the front: cut and adhere together
- Misty Moonlight: cut 2, 1 3/4 x 5
- Basic White:: cut 2, 1 5/8 x 4 7/8
- DSP: cut 2, 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 (in this case Thoughtful Journey 6×6)
  - I stamped my DSP at this point: butterflies on the top are from Sketched Butterflies stamp set, stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink; sentiment on the bottom panel is also from Sketched Butterflies stamp set and is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.
Close left ‘gate’ of card base and adhere top completed layer to the ‘gate’ only, leaving equal distance at top & left at score line
Now do the same on the right side. Notice that when the card is closed there are equal distances between the top & bottom panels as well.

Stampin' Up! Sketched Butterflies, card inside

For the inside:

Misty Moonlight 4 x 5 1/4 is adhered to the inside of the card
On Basic White 3 7/8 x 5 1/8, stamp the butterfly image in the center with Pumpkin Pie ink. This is from Sketched Butterflies stamp set. Add color to specific areas with Stampin’ Blends Peach Peach Pie and Misty Moonlight.
I added some doodles around the body of the butterfly with my Basic Black Marker.
Stamp the sentiment from Sketched Butterflies stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink; adhere panel to the inside of the card

To complete the card front, I added three Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Gatefold card & envelope

For the envelope, I added another panel of Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP to the flap and trimmed to fit. I then stamped the butterflies from Sketched Butterflies stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink on the envelope front. And done!

Interestingly, there is no die cutting on this card! It’s just stamps, ink, paper and an easy fun fold. There are so many ways to make this gatefold different.

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Stampin’ Up! Spotlight On Nature Window Z Fold

Posted on May 21, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Spotlight On Nature is SUCH a beautiful Bundle – all those incredible circle dies with sweet designs around. I’ve used two of them on this card.

Stampin' Up! Spotlight On Nature Window Z Fold

I used the Country Woods 12×12 DSP (4 x 5 1/4) for the layer on Crumb Cake card base (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 5 12). Because of the window die cut, when adhering the DSP, adhere only around the edges! I used Stampin’ Seal just to keep it simple for me. Next I die cut the window on the card front by placing the appropriate size die on the DSP with the card base open. I then die cut the outer rim circle in Balmy Blue. Remember I’m using Spotlight On Nature Dies. To create the rim takes two dies as the dies cut along the outside only. Just reserve those die cut pieces for a later use. Next I stamped the Spotlight On Nature floral image in Memento ink on a Basic White piece and colored it with Stampin’ Blends. Using my Color Coach as a guide, I used Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce Blends, then splattered ink spots with the Balmy Blue then with Basic Black Marker. How to do this, gently flick the brush end of the blend against the cap, flicking toward the project. This can be a bit messy, so be certain other items are out of the way :O).

Stampin' Up! Spotlight On Nature Window Z Fold, inside

Stampin' Up! Spotlight On Nature Window Z Fold, inside folded

To create the z fold portion… cut a Basic White piece 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 and score on the long side at 4 & 6 1/4. Score to make the Z – valley, mountain. Stamp this as desired. Here I stamped the leaf image in Shaded Spruce ink making certain not to go above the card front opening. I stamped the Butterfly in Memento ink then colored it with Stampin’ Blends Peach Pie and Balmy Blue. On the far right side of the Z fold I added a strip of Subtles 6×6 DSP cut 2 x 5 1/4. I adhered this Z panel to the inside of the card. With the card closed and the Z folded, I placed the flower die cut in the circle, adhering it just to the Z panel. It should open and close without catching. As a final touch, I added three Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots in Balmy Blue. Love, love! I realized the area where I used Stampin’ Blends on the butterfly was showing through, so I added another panel of the Subtles 6×6 DSP in Balmy Blue cut 2 x 5 1/4 to that strip.

The envelope got more of the Country Woods 12×12 DSP adhered to the flap (2 1/4 x 6) and trimmed to fit. On the envelope front I stamped the floral image again from Spotlight On Nature in Memento ink. As you see, I only stamped the medium size flower & leaves, and colored them same as the circle die cut image: Stampin’ Blends Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce.

Stampin' Up! Spotlight On Nature Window Z fold card & envelope

I imagine all kinds of possibilities with this Spotlight On Nature Bundle! It is a definite MUST HAVE!

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Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Wishes Fun Fold for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on May 16, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good Thursday morning! You KNOW what Thursday means, right? A blog hop by this awesome group. You may have come from the creative team member Tara or just hopped right in here – however you got here, welcome. We have a theme challenge of outdoors today – and I have chosen to work with the Thoughtful Wishes bundle and the Thoughtful Journey 6×6 DSP – and created a fun fold for you :O)

Not sure what to call this fun fold, Center Pleat maybe – it was inspired by Susan Campfield who did a multi-pleat with 12 x 12 DSP. Thoughtful Journey DSP is 6×6 and I did not purchase the tutorial from Susan – just played around with this until it worked :O)

Begin with a card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2 – this particular card is Boho Blue. For the card front, I wanted to use the new So Swirly dry embossing folder and ran a 4 x 5 1/4 Basic panel through it and adhered it to the card front. I stamped three images of the floral stamp from Thoughtful Wishes stamp set on Basic White – coloring the stamp with Stampin’ Write Markers to do so… Blackberry Bliss for the flower and Mossy Meadow for the stem/ leaves. I added these colors after each stamping. Because of the inside DSP I chose, I wanted these to look like a water color – soft and less defined images – so… I took my Water Painter, squeezed it until the brush was wet, then added just brush strokes of water on the flowers and then the leaves. I really like the effect it gave. I had tried spritzing the inked stamp but it didn’t give me what I was looking for, that’s why the water painter. Then I die cut the images with the coordinating Thoughtful Wishes Dies. I also stamped the leaf/weed image in Mossy Meadow ink and mov ed the ink on all the leaves with the water painter – die cut it with a coordinating die as well. I adhered the one flower image directly to the card front with liquid glue, attaching it at an angle to make it look as though it were being blown over by the swirling wind :O) I added trimmed down dimensionals to both the leaf image and the remaining flower image and added them as you see them. I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink and fussy cut it with my paper snips, adding dimensionals to it as well. I had an extra leaf and slipped it under the sentiment, attaching with a dab of adhesive. Finally – three Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to complete complete the card front.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey 6x6 DSPb & Center Pleat Fun Fold

The inside… this is so pretty – well, I think so anyway… the Thoughtful Journey DSP is just so, so pretty – with a definite watercolor appeal n- maybe as though it were raining outside and looking through a wet windowpane. :O) Anyway – this is the image I chose, cut 4 x 4 1/2, scored at 1 1/4, 2 1/4 and 3 1/4. Burnish as valley, mountain, valley. Adhere only the end portions of this folded piece, keeping the center fold in the middle. The two end panels are: Blackberry Bliss cut 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 and adhered with even margins on each side. The Basic White panels are 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 with the piece on the left run through the So Swirly dry embossing folder then adhered. Again, the remaining die cut flower was attached with liquid glue. The other panel is left plain for writing your message. The sentiment is stamped on a Basic White strip with Mossy meadow ink and adhered with Stampin’ Seal just on the left side. The card doesn’t really need it but I added it nonetheless.

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Center Pleat Fun Fold, looking down from the top

This is what the card looks like looking down from the top. It stands for display to show off that gorgeous inside.

The envelope got more of the Thoughtful Journey DSP attached to the flap and trimmed to fit. The front got this same leaves stamp in Mossy Meadow ink and the ink ‘moved around’ with a water painter. I love this look!

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Journey Center Pleat Fun Fold card & envelope

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Stampin’ Up! Fun Fold w/ Adventurous Sky Bundle

Posted on May 8, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Oh this is a truly fun fold… and it is easier than you think :O) It’s called a puzzle slider card and I saw this demonstrated by Susan Campfield. So here ya go with my creation…

Stampin' Up! Fun Fold w/ Adventurous Sky Bundle, card front

Do you love that airplane or what?! This card begins as a mini z fold card and then side pieces are added that make it a puzzle – clever, right? Here’s the view from the top.

Stampin' Up! Puzzle slider card, top view

The card base is Night of Navy cut 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 and scored @ 1, 2, 7 1/2 & 8 1/2. When I scored @ 1″ I did it just slightly LESS THAN 1″ (not even 15/16ths)- and on the 8 1/2 score, just slightly MORE THAN 8 1/2 ( not even 8 9/16ths). Crease these well – mountain, valley, valley, mountain. Then add your front panels:

* Cut 2 – 2 1/8 x 3 1/4 in Night of Navy
* Cut 2 – 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 in Night of Navy
* add DSP to these panels by first cutting DSP @ 5 x 3 3/4: this creates a continuous pattern for both top and lower panels :O)
- – cut on short side @ 1 7/8 creating two panel s 1 7/8 x 5; cut top panel on long side @ 3″ ; cut lower panel on long side @ 2″.
- My card front is not DSP – I created this image with the cloud stamps in Adventurous Sky stamp set and Boho Blue ink. I then used my Blending Brush and Boho Blue ink to add more depth to the panel – then I cut it as directed above.
- I used the Adventurous Sky Dies to create the airplane: Cajun Craze card stock for the body, Smoky Slate card stock for the wings and Basic Black for the propellers. I adhered these together with dots of liquid glue and attached it to the left portion of the card front.

Stampin' Up! Adventurous Sky Dies, back side of airplane

You can see in the photo above, the placement of the mini dimensionals so it would adhere only to the left side of the card front.

I wanted a sentiment and loved this particular one in the Adventurous Sky stamp set – stamped it in Cajun Craze ink and die cut it with the Everyday Detail Dies, adhered it in place with dimensionals. I added a single Industrial Trinket from this suite of products.

Stampin' Up! Adventurous Sky card inside

For the inside, I adhered a panel of the Take To The Sky 12×12 DSP (4 x 5 14). For a sentiment I stamped this fun sentiment from Adventurous Sky stamp set in Boho Blue in and die cut it with the largest could die in the Adventurous Sky Dies. I adhered it in place and the card was complete.

For the envelope I added a panel of the Take To The Sky 12×12 DSP using a Cajun Craze pattern and stamped the smallest airplane image in the lower right – in Cajun Craze inkn – and forgot to photograph it for you!!! GRRR. You will have to use your imagination :O)

These items are all in the 24-25 Annual Catalog on page 37…

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Stampin’ Up! Diagonal Split Fun Fold Cards with Retiring DSP & Joining Special

Posted on April 29, 2024 by TL's Bright Spot

Good morning! It’s Monday the 29th of April – and in two days the NEW 2024-2025 Annual Catalog goes LIVE – woohoo! Not only that, but during the month of May – so May 1 – 31, Stampin’ Up! is offering a joining special to become a demonstrator. Here are the details… To join is $99 and what comes with joining, besides your 15-20% discount on every order… FOUR free IN COLOR PRODUCTS valued to $82 plus your choice of $125 worth of products. Those FREE items – the IN COLOR products – Classic stampin’ pad bundle – 5 of them, package of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock – 5 of those, 6×6 Designer Series Paper – 5 colors in the pack, and the coordinating Stampin’ Write markers. You will also receive free shipping on these products + free business supplies. What’s not to like about this joining special – remember it begins May 1! Join with me by following this link...

The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog goes live on May 1 as well. Here’s a photo of me receiving my catalog in Houston at the SU! convention.

Stampin' Up! 2024 -2025 Annual Catalog & me

I can’t publish any of the photos inside the catalog until May 1 – so stay tuned… What I CAN SAY is there are some awesome new products in the catalog that I’ve been playing with – and if you’ve been following me, you have seen several of them. Absolutely LOVING the new 2024-2025 In Colors!!! If you do not have a demonstrator, connect with me. That new catalog will be on it’s way to you lickety-split!

Now – my card for today uses a retiring DSP and the Sweetly Scripted stamp set available right now as an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE. To view all the available ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, click here. The DSP is a LAST CHANCE PRODUCT and you may see that here

Stampin' Up! Diagonal Split Fun Fold w/ Daisies

Isn’t this pretty? I’m heading to a convention on Thursday and the ‘logo’ is daisies – so what better use of this Delightfully Eclectic DSP and Scalloped Contour Dies? and this fun fold is so quick & easy.

Directions
- * Cut card base – here it is Thick Basic White – 4 1/4 x 10 1/4, score at 5 1/2
- * Cut Designer Series Paper – Delightfully Eclectic DSP – 4 1/4 x 4 34 and adhere to card front
- * While this is drying, cut additional pieces of DSP 2 5/8 x 3 15/16 + 2 1/4 x 6 (envelope flap)
- * Place card front in Paper Trimmer and cut on the diagonal. For my measurements I used 1 1/4 on left upper corner and about 1 1/2 on right lower corner.
- * Using Basic White card stock and the 2nd largest of the Scalloped Contour Dies, create the scalloped piece. Adhere the small panel(2 5/8 x 3 15/16) of DSP to it’s center. Add dimensionals to the back of this panel, both top & bottom.
- * Add this panel to the closed card front – top portion only! Remember the cut diagonal removed the bottom :O) It will be about 1/2″ from top of fold and about 5/8″ from each side.
- * With the card closed, slip the bottom diagonal piece under the scalloped die cut, making it even with the inside of the card bottom & sides. Remove backing on remaining dimensionals and close card.
- * Using the Sweetly scripted stamp set, Tuxedo Black Memento ink and a 4 1/4 x 1″ strip of Basic White, stamp the preferred sentiment. Add dimensionals to each end and adhere over the die cut panel

On the inside of the card… on a Basic White 4 x 5 1/4 panel and using the daisy outline stamp from Color & Contour stamp set, stamp in Petal Pink both in the upper right corner and lower left. Now stamp the ‘fill’ image of the flower in stamped off Petal Pink – this is called second generation stamping. Add the panel to the inside of the card – and done! I created at least 3 of these, just like this, then did two others using the Subtles 6×6 DSP in Petal Pink to cover the card front, yet continued with the Delightfully Eclectic Daisy DSP on the Scalloped Contour Die.

Stampin' Up! Diagonal Split Front Fold w/ Scalloped Contour Dies

For the envelope, I used another piece of the Delightfully Eclectic DSP to cover the envelope flap and trimmed it to fit. On the envelope front, I did the same daisy stamp from Color & Contour stamp set with Petal Pink ink. I did the same for all five cards.

Stampin' Up! Diagonal Split Fun Fold with Delightfully Eclectic DSP, card & envelope

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Sweetly Scripted stamp set

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Terry Lynn Bright, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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