Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #268. Our host for this edition of our bi-weekly challenge, Billie A., chose Add Some Pink Flowers for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my card:
I used the Beautiful Gallery DSP (designer series paper), and this pattern uses Basic Beige and Early Espresso. I added Petal Pink and Old Olive. All in all, this could be considered an easy peasy card.
Measurements:
The Early Espresso base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-`/4 inches
I trimmed a piece of Petal Pink cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the mat
The Beautiful Gallery DSP measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
I also trimmed another piece of the DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
I punched a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and ran it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
I cropped the sentiment panel out of white cardstock using a Textured Notes die
The Basic Beige cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
What I Did:
First, I used two of the Stylish Shapes circle dies and cropped a circle out of the DSP and one from Old Olive cardstock
Next, I used the Petal Pink and Old Olive blends combos to color the cropped DSP circle and the DSP for the envelope flap
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
I adhered the DSP to the cardstock, then adhered the layers to the base of the card
Then, I used glue dots to adhere some Petal Pink diagonal ribbon to the DSP
I adhered the DSP circle to the Old Olive circle, then added dimensionals to the back of the Old Olive circle
Make sure your dimensionals will straddle the ribbon before adding them to the back of the circle
Stamp the sentiment using Old Olive ink and a sentiment from the With You in Mind stamp set on the scrap of the white cardstock
I probably could have used Basic Beige for the sentiment block but I wanted a contrast so the sentiment didn’t blend into the background
After adding dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhered it to the front of the card, I added three Petal Pink epoxy dots to the card
Then, I stamped the sentiment for the inside in Old Olive ink on the Basic Beige cardstock and adhered it to the inside of the base
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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #265. Thank you very much for playing along with my challenge #264, A Cute Christmas! Our host for this edition of our bi-weekly challenge, Dawn, chose Christmas Sparkle for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I used the Peaceful Garden Suite of Products for my card and made another 4-panel accordion fold card. You can see the other cards I created with this fold here, here, and here.
Here’s my card:
As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
Measurements:
Obviously, I have thoroughly enjoyed using this fun fold! I always seem to have so much DSP (designer series paper) leftover when it retires, but this fold might change that.
Here’s my template:
The extra cardstock piece for the back isn’t necessary because the card will stand up without it. However, I just wanted extra stability.
I added two pieces of 1/2 by 5-1/4 inches strips on either side of the first score line at 1-3/4 inches so I could add the ribbon without worrying about it tearing the DSP. Since I used the two 1/2 inch strips of DSP left after trimming each half to 5-1/2 inches. When everything was said and done, I only had one little piece of leftover DSP measuring 1/2 inch by 1 inch.
I used the oval from the Impressions Abloom die set for the front and inside sentiment panels. For the front sentiment panel, I cropped the frame and and inside from Secret Sea and Cloud Cover. Then, I embossed the Cloud Cover piece using the Birch Wood embossing folder.
The label die from the Peace on Earth die set fit perfectly inside the oval. After cropping it from Secret Sea cardstock, I embossed the sentiment using silver embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool.
Don’t forget to trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
I also punched a 1-inch circle from another DSP pattern and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker.
I cropped the doves from one of the Peace on Earth DSP patterns. The best part about this pattern is that I didn’t need to do any shading at all. I simply added beaks and eyes to each dove.
The snowflake also come from the same product suite. I chose the Cloud Cover snowflakes, but the Secret Sea or white snowflakes would’ve worked as well.
What I Did:
I added dimensionals on the back of the cropped sentiment and doves on the front and glue dot to hold the baker’s twine bow in place
For everything else, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together since this card is already bulky
This will fit in a medium SU! envelope, but it will require additional postage
I adhered the front flap down so the extra pieces of DSP I used for the ribbon support are covered
I used embossing silver embossing powder for the front sentiment and Secret Sea ink for the inside and back senitments.
For all areas to be embossed, make sure you wipe down the papers using your embossing buddy
Cover the areas with either black or white embossing powder and heat set using your heat tool
Make sure to allow the embossed images to cool before cropping to prevent smudging
I used a Secret Sea marker to outline the inside sentiment oval
Add liquid glue on the left half of the front sentiment panel and adhere it to the front flap
Adhering to just the front flap is especially important if you are not going to glue the flap down
After adhering the front sentiment, open the card and position the inside sentiment oval face down on the back of the front sentiment
This will allow you to make sure you line up both sentiment pieces so the inside doesn’t show when the card is closed
Add liquid glue to the back of the inside sentiment panel, then fold the back of the card over the panel
TA-DA! Perfect placement!
I did add another holiday sentiment on the back of the card, which has room for a personal message as well
With that, I’d completed this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #264. It’s my turn to host this edition of our bi-weekly challenge, and I chose A Cute Christmas for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here are my two cards:
Here goes with all the additional challenge for which these cards qualify.
As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
I’m also going to upload this card to the Critter Crazy Challenge . I fussy cut both the penguin and the polar bear from the retired Penguin Playmates DSP (designer series paper).
These cards also qualify for Thing 1’s recipe in the the Double Trouble Challenge #205. My three colors for the penguin card are Fresh Freesia, Misty Moonlight, and Soft Sea Foam. I used Fresh Freesia, Shaded Spruce, and the retired Just Jade for the Polar Bear card. Both cards have more than 2 layers, and they each have one fussy cut image. Three colors – check. Two layers – check. One image – check.
In addition, since I used leftover pieces for all the white cardstock elements of the card, I am also entering it in the Snippets Playground Challenge #520.
I have enough of two patterns of DSP to make two more of these cards, if I am careful when trimming. Then, I will be down to just using strips. Here’s a picture of some of the snippets of this DSP that I have left:
The Modified Z-fold Fun Fold Card:
I’ve already posted a card using this fold for the October, 2025 Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop, which you can see here.
Of course, I made a template so I can easily recreate the card. Instead of using the Everyday Arches dies, I used the Textured Note die set.
Here’s the template:
The circle on the penguin card and sentiment banners were cropped using dies from the Stylish Shapes die set
The Fresh Freesia die under the Misty Moonlight banner was cropped using the same die, which I cut in half and adhered for a mat of sorts
I cropped the snowflakes from the retired Stitched Snowflakes dies, then lightly covered them with clear Wink of Stella for just a touch of sparkle
I added dimensionals under the polar bear and sentiment and the penguin and sentiment
Since these cards already have multiple layers, I adhered the rest of the pieces using multipurpose liquid glue
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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #263. Caz, our fearless leader and host for this bi-weekly challenge, chose Build Me a Snowman for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
When starting this card, I realized I don’t have any snowmen stamp sets left. I found oodles of snowmen cards on Pinterest, and then just really went with the flow. It took me a few attempts at different versions of snowmen, but then I settled on this one.
Here’s my snowman card:
So much of this card was made with retired products, but I hope you find some inspiration when creating your own snowman.
The Balmy Blue base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Basic Black mat measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
The snowfall vellum piece measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card.
The retired products used:
The background vellum was in my stash of DSP that I’ve trimmed down to 6 x 6 inches
Three circle punches
The “arms” are from a retired leaves
punch, which also is good for making antlers
The top of the hat is a retired label punch, trimmed down to size
I love the black matte dots, but they’ve been retired for a few years
I tried punching little circles using a hand-held hole punch but I didn’t like the flat look of them
The layers of “snow” were cropped from flocked cardstock using one of the Basic Borders dies
I used a stamp from the Banner Year stamp set for the sentiment
The current products used:
The carrot nose is actually the mushroom stem from the Terrific Toadstools punch – isn’t it fabulous?
I cropped the sentiment label using the Everyday Arches die set
The VersaMark ink used to stamp the sentiment and the WOW! basic embossing powder was set with my heat tool
While the pattern for the Balmy Blue 6 x 6 Subtles DSP is retired, the current DSP is available
The Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Basic White, and Pumpkin Pie cardstock are current
The black Stamping Write marker for the mouth is current
I used dimensionals and multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces
My intent was for the liquid glue to be the same size as the falling “snow” but they spread
I’m thinking about going back and using the Wink of Stella glitter brush on my oops marks of glue – I’ll update this post if I do it and if it works
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #262. Pamela, our host for this bi-weekly challenge, chose Coloring for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my Coneflower Celebration colored card:
As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
Short & Sweet:
“I’m late. I’m late, for a very important date” (I forgot today is C4Galz). “No time to say hello, good-bye. I’m late, I’m late, I’m late. “
The Cheshire Cat
The Pecan Pie base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 inches
I used Petunia Pop for the cardstock mat, and it measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
The Country Woods DSP measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the inside
Another piece of the Country Woods DSP was trimmed to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
I punched a 1-inch circle from a scrap piece of Petunia Pop 6 x 6 inch DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
I stamped all the Coneflower Celebration flower parts in Tuxedo Black ink
Then, I colored the flower part with light and dark Bubble Bath blends
I added layers of Dark Flirty Flamingo around the center part of the flower and to outline the petals
The stem and leaves were colored using Mossy Meadow & Old Olive light and dark blends
The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie ink and then cropped with a banner die from Stylish Shapes
I stamped the inside sentiment using Petunia Pop ink
I added some foam adhesive to the back of a piece of Petunia Pop cardstock and cropped it with a banner die to use as the stopper
The Petunia Pop loopy loop bow is adhered to the DSP using glue dots
Then, I added dimensionals to the back of the flower, stem, leaves, and sentiment banner pieces and adhered them to the DSP
The rest of the parts of the card were adhered using multipurpose liquid glue
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Thank you for stopping by my short and sweet post today!
Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #261. Debbie, our host for this bi-weekly challenge, chose For a Little Girl for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
My great-niece is 7 years old, so that makes her a little girl, right? I’ve made Halloween cards for her and her 5 year old brother, which will be my design team member post for Cardz 4 Guyz #379 on Tuesday, October 25. After it goes live, I will back link it here.
Here’s my double z-fold Halloween card for a 7 year old girl:
I’ve already posted two other Halloween cards using this suite of products which you can see here and here.
As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
Here’s My Template:
In addition, I needed to trim a piece of Spooky Sweet DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/4 inches for the envelope flap
Next, I punched a 1-inch circle from DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Tips & Tricks for Assembly:
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces together except for the sentiment banner and bats on the front of the card, and the top layer of candy corn pieces on the inside
The bats and candy corn pieces also come from the Spooky Night DSP pack
There’s two 12 x 12 pages of punch-outs for this set ~ cuteness abounds
Googly eyes makes everything cuter, and I used those for the two pairs of eyes on the DSP for the front of the card
I cropped three layers of the “BOO!” sentiment from black cardstock and layered them together for the inside of the card
The web and spider are also cropped from black DSP and adhered to the inside
I used a black Stamping Write Marker to connect the spider to the web
The black stars on the sentiment banner come from the same suite of products
Since this card would require extra postage, is bulky, and has the googly-eyes, I will be mailing this card and her brother’s card in a padded manila envelope
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
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