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Friday, May 10, 2024

Country Flowers Diamond Fold Card

This awesome fun fold card, called a Diamond Fold, has been a favorite of mine since the first time I tried it. The images in the Country Flowers stamp set are sized perfectly to fit it!

The teapot and the flowers in it are 2 separate stamps, so I was able to adhere the teapot with liquid glue, then pop the flowers up on Stampin' Dimensionals. I colored everything with Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight, Petunia Pop & Pretty in Pink.

This is the base for the Diamond Fold Card. I used Misty Moonlight cardstock. To create the point, make a small pencil mark at 2-1/8" and use your trimmer to cut from that mark to each end of the scoreline, as shown in the photo.

Here are the rest of the measurements for this card:

3" square of Misty Moonlight cardstock

2-13/16" square of Basic White

2-5/8" square of Country Lace Designer Paper (Smoky Slate)

2-7/8" x 4" Basic White for inside

3-1/8" x 4" Misty Moonlight Designer Paper for card front

2-1/4" x 4" Misty Moonlight Designer Paper for inside (to the right of the Basic White)

3-1/8" x 4" Smoky Slate Designer Paper for inside (to the left side of the center fold)

You can see another example of the Diamond Fold in this blog post from June 2023.

Product List

Country Flowers Bundle (English)

[163411]

$53.00

Country Lace 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163415]

$12.50

So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162283]

$24.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$11.50

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[153108]

$11.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$11.00

Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163828]

$11.00

Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163824]

$11.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$11.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$28.00

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Paper Dolls Mini Catalog Showcase

Today I'm sharing some wonderful cards created by our very talented team, the Paper Dolls. Each time there's a new Stampin' Up! catalog released, I host a card swap for our team to exchange ideas & inspiration. Enjoy!

created by Yvonne Kitko using Warmest Heart stamps & dies

created by Cindy Brown using Abundant Beauty Masks

created by Beth Daniels using Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

created by Laura Malanowski using Bag of Bones stamp & dies & Them Bones Designer Series Paper

created by Marta Jones using the Winter Owls Bundle & Inspiring Canopy dies

created by Marcie Derby using the Autumn Leaves Suite

created by Pat Tecza using the Autumn Leaves Suite

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Abundant Beauty Masks for a Milestone Birthday

I wanted to share this card I made for a very special lady who's turning 95 this month.

My friend is amazing. One of her favorite activities is making cards, so I hope she likes this one!

I used the Abundant Beauty Masks, Blending Brushes & Very Vanilla cardstock to create the sunflowers, then fussy-cut them. Colors are Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie & Early Espresso. The inside & outside sentiments are from a new stamp set called "So Sincere".

The beautiful paper I used for the numbers and strip along the bottom is Oxidized Copper Specialty DSP.

This fun fold is one of my favorites, the Double Z-Fold. The base of the card is 4-1/4" x 11" (Daffodil Delight) scored at 2-3/4" & 5-1/2". The band along the bottom is 11" x 1-1/4", scored at 5-1/2" & 2-3/4".

The two patterned designer papers I used are retired, but you probably have some others that would be lovely on this card style! The 2 yellow panels are 2-1/2" x 4" and the large brown panel is 5-1/4" x 4".

The Oxidized Copper strips are 5-1/4" x 1" & 2-1/2" x 1" (2 pieces).

The trickiest part of the Double Z-Fold is fastening the band. The long section of the band is glued to the short front section. The easiest way to to apply liquid glue to the folded band, as that exposes only the sections that should have glue. You'll want to fold the card closed while adhering the band in place. Definitely have a "dry run" at it before applying glue.