Lovely Blossoms for the Creative Creases Challenge #112
Once again, I am honored to be a guest designer for the December Creative Creases Challenge #112. As always, the theme for the challenge is Anything Goes with a Fun Fold, and if you’ve been following my blog you already know I love finding new fun folds! Here’s the link to the Creative Creases Challenge #112! I hope you will play along with the challenge, then upload your creations to the challenge site.
The Lovely Blossoms DSP is absolutely stunning! I’ve already posted another fun fold card using this paper, and you can see that here. I used another floral pattern for the majority of this fun w-fold pop-up card from Connie Stewart. Connie and her friends chat at the beginning of the video. The tutorial part starts at 8:18 and for the rest of the video Connie actually creates her own DSP and two of these cards.
Here’s my card:
The Template:
Of course, you know I had to make a template so I can recreate this card. It looks so complicated, but it really isn’t. It’s just scoring, burnishing, and adhering. I’ve included the information for Connie’s blog post, which includes her measurements as a downloadable file.
Hints:
- I listened to the video first, and heard that she made a mistake when adhering the pop-up piece and knew to wait before adhering my pop-up piece
- Before I started watching the video, I used the downloadable file for measurements and trimmed everything down
- I prefer 1/8 inch mats, so I’ve adjusted Connie’s measurements and included those on my template
- If you like 1/4 inch mats, follow Connie’s measurements
- The Old Olive DSP pattern I used for the very back of the front pop-up piece is, of course, double-sided and is Secret Sea, Petal Pink, and white
- I realized this problem the first time I popped open the card and was very carefully able to remove the whole front piece
- I trimmed a second piece of the Old Olive DSP and adhered it to the back and reattached the front to the pop-up
- Since I used the new Cloud Cover ribbon and three Natural Matte Dots, I will need to include extra postage when mailing
- The card is a tight fit, but will still work in a SU! medium envelope
- I trimmed a piece of the Old Olive DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- Then, I punched a 1-inch circle of the DSP I used for the card and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- The white panels on the back will be for the sentiment when I figure out the purpose for the card
- In the meantime, I used removal adhesive tape to keep the white cardstock on the Cloud Cover mats
I hope you try this fold! It is relatively easy, especially if fun folds are as much fun for you to create as they are for me. Don’t forget to upload your creations to the Creative Creases Challenge!
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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