Welcome back to the monthly Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators Fun Fold Blog Hop. If you love fun folds, you’ve come to a hop filled with really great projects by some very talented fellow demonstrators. When you finish here, I hope you will hop along with the rest of the demos using the links below.
It’s just a given that fun fold cards also post to the Creative Creases challenge. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper coordinates both this hop and the challenge. Hopefully, you will be inspired to upload your own fun fold project to the challenge!
Here’s my Otterly Amazing fun fold card:
I was looking for an easy fun fold for this month that would have a big WOW factor. I found this post on Pinterest and knew it would be fabulous with the Otterly Adorable Suite of products! The card was made by Karen G. and posted on LeeAnn Greff’s blog, Flowerbug’s Inkspot. The card was amazingly simple, especially since the Otterly Amazing die set crops out the otters from the DSP (designer series paper). I made some minor adjustments, and you can click on the link for LeeAnn Greff’s blog for the original card and measurements.
Measurements:
The Pretty Peacock base measures 7-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The DSP for the front measures 3 by 5-3/8 inches
The inside DSP measures 1 by 5-3/8 inches
I also trimmed a piece of the DSP to 2-1/2 by 6 inches for the envelope flap, which gets trimmed after adhering it
Next I punched a 1-inch circle from the Balmy Blue DSP that I used on the tag for the envelope seal, which I ran through my XYRON create-a-sticker
The flap piece measures 3 x 1 inch, scored at 1/2 inch
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
I used scraps of Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, and Old Olive cardstock for the plants and sentiment tag
Cropping, Tracing, and Stamping:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to attach all the pieces together
Crop the otters from the DSP using the Otterly Amazing dies
Crop the tag from Pretty Peacock cardstock using the large tag die from the Greetings of the Season die set
Pictures are worth 1,000 words, so I am sharing what I did to get the DSP layer for the tag:
Use the inside edges of the tag die to trace your pattern
After tracing the inside edges, fussy cut the tag
Adhere DSP layer to the tag and punch a hole lining up with the hole in the cardstock and then admire your skill
Crop the plants from the three colors of cardstock and use the coordinating marker to add the stem and leaf lines
Adding the lines on the plants is optional, I just thought it added dimension
Adhere the otters and plants to the tag
Add Lost Lagoon soft cording to the tag
Wipe down a piece of scrap Lost Lagoon with an embossing buddy
Stamp the outside sentiment in VersaMark and Pretty Peacock ink, cover with clear embossing powder, and heat set
HINT: To stamp and emboss in color, first stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink and, without stamping off, load the sentiment with Pretty Peacock ink
Stamp the sentiment and quickly add clear embossing powder
Stamp the inside sentiment on the white piece of cardstock using Pretty Peacock ink
Assembly:
Adhere the scored 1/2 inch part of the flap to the inside of the card
Adhere the tag to the other end of the flap
After adhering the white cardstock, adhere the DSP strip to the inside
Adhere the front DSP to the base of the card
Add mini-dimensionals to the right side of the sentiment and use liquid glue to adhere the part that overlaps the tag
I added one of the Lost Lagoon riverside irregular pearls (from the product suite) to cover the hole in the sentiment tag
Then, I added two more pearls to the corners of the inside strip of DSP
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal
Back to the SU! Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop:
We all hope you will follow the links below and hop along with us. There’s so much inspiration to be found here. We’d love to see what inspires you to create a fun fold as well. Don’t forget to upload it to the Creative Creases challenge!
Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz # 242! Our host, __, chose Anything But a Square for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I’ve made so many of these cards, and you can find some of them here, here, and here. The 6 x 6 DSP (designer series paper) is just made for this fun fold.. Start with the 6 x 6 inch DSP, trim off 1/4 inch from the top, or bottom. Then, trim the the DSP down to two 3 by 5-1/4 inches.
I have no earthly idea why I didn’t save the tutorial video for this card, but I have searched my Pinterest and saved video tutorials on YouTube for more than 30 minutes and can’t find it. If you recognize the fold, please let me know so I can give credit to the original designer. I will be using this fold for many 6 x 6 inch DSP pages! The paper absolutely does all the work here!
Here are some pictures of the template I’ve made for this fun fold card:
The two DSP pieces measure 5-1/4 by 3 inches
The Crushed Curry mats each measure 5-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches
After running a piece of Crushed Curry through the Cut & Emboss machine an embossing folder, I trimmed it to 1-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the strip next to the front DSP
I trimmed a piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, i punched a 1-inch circle out of coordinating DSP and ran it through the XYRON create-a-sticker to create the envelope seal
Welcome to the Cardz 4 Guyz #364 challenge! Deb H., our host this challenge chose Lighthouses for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I haven’t made a side-step card in a while, so I went back to a Connie Stewart video for one of her Simple Stamping videos. Whenever I need a quick card and want to try a new fun fold, I know I can find something on Connie’s YouTube channel.
I used the retired Smooth Sailing stamp set and coordinating die set for my card. The Boho Blue DSP (designer series paper) is from the Cheerful Daisy paper set. I love Boho Blue with Copper Clay and am going to miss these colors when they retire with the introduction of the 2025 – 2026 catalog.
The front sentiment is from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set. The back sentiment is from the Special Moments stamp set.
I thought the DSP on the background needed something, so I used the compass rose from the Smooth Sailing stamp set. After rubbing down the DSP with my embossing buddy, I stamped the compass rose with VersaMark ink and covered it with clear embossing powder, which I heat set. I’ll never tire of watching the magic happen when heat setting embossing powder.
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Once again, I am honored to be a guest designer for the Creative Creases Challenge. 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 #96!
For a number of years I’ve been making cards for a colleague/friend at school. This is the Christmas card for his parents, which includes a gift card pocket. His mother’s favorite color is basically any shade of blue, and he requested snowflakes for this year’s card. I was happy to oblige!
Here’s my card:
I used a video tutorial from Creating with Kristina for her W fold card. You can find her video here. It may look complicated, but if you can trim and score paper, this fun fold is for you!
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The Night of Navy inside W fold cardstock measures 5-3/8 by 11 inches
For the Night of Navy on the front, I started with a 5-3/8 by 4 inch piece of cardstock, then cropped it using the Frozen Edges die
HINT: When using this die, you need to trim it to the desired height before you crop it out. Trust me on this.
Score this cardstock piece at 2-3/4, 5-1/2, and 8-1/4 inches, which should fold up into equal quarters
The white cardstock on the front and inside panels all measure 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
I used two other pieces of white cardstock each measuring 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches
Trim a piece of the cardstock to 3-1/4 by 4-1/2 inches for the back sentiment panel
I used dues from the Stylish Shapes die set to crop the front circle, and the two inside sentiments
Stamping & Embossing:
There’s quite a lot of embossing on this card using clear, white, and gold embossing powder
All of the snowflakes come from the One of a Kind photopolymer stamp set
First, I stamped the large snowflake in clear on the white cardstock front panel and heat set it
Here’s a close-up of one of the front snowflakes:
Next, I turned my attention to the inside Night of Navy W folder piece of cardstock
First, I stamped the large snowflakes in VersaMark ink, covered it with clear embossing powder and heat set all of them
Next, I stamped the medium snowflakes in VersaMark ink, covered them all with gold embossing powder, and heat set them
I did the same with the smallest snowflake using white embossing powder and heat set them
All the sentiments come from the Greetings of the Season photopolymer stamp set
The sentiments were stamped on white cardstock using VersaMark ink, covered in gold embossing powder, and heat set
Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces of the card together
I don’t have to worry about the card being too bulky or requiring extra postage because it will be hand-delivered and still fits inside a medium envelope
Adhere a piece of ribbon onto the front piece of the Night of Navy cardstock snowflake and adhere it with tear & tape in the back
Adhere the cardstock to the front piece of white embossed cardstock
Add dimensionals to the sentiment circle and adhere
Slide the gold embossed and cropped snowflake under the sentiment circle and adhere
Adhere the two inside white cardstock panels
Add glue to the left quarter of the Night of Navy W fold and adhere to the inside of the base
Add glue to the top, bottom, and left sides of the right quarter of the W fold.
HINT: Do NOT add glue to the whole side of this part of the W fold. You will need to be able slide a gift card in that part of the W fold
Adhere the back sentiment piece
With that, I’d finished this fun fold Christmas card
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #238. Our host for this challenge, Claudia, chose Wild Animals for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
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 #492.
Here’s a photo of all my snippets:
Measurements:
The Petunia Pop base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
The Petunia Pop “BABY” Z-fold measures 2-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
I used the Unbounded Beauty DSP for my card
Trim a piece of the DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle from contrasting DSP for the envelope seal, and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker
You need two background pieces of DSP (designer series paper): the first measures 2 by 5-3/8 inches and the second measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
This double Z-card will lay flat, so I needed a piece of white cardstock measuring 2 by 5-3/8 inches for the inside fold on which a greeting can be written
The Pretty in Pink DSP requires 3 pieces: 1 at 2-3/8 by 4-1/8, and 2 at 2 by 2-3/8 inches
HINT: I’m probably the only one who will notice, but I was able to line up all the Pretty in Pink pieces so the patterns all line up
To do this, I first trimmed at piece of the DSP to 2-3/8 inches by 8-1/2 inches.
Then, I trimmed down that strip to the measurements given above
I wound up with a scrap of DSP from the end, but all the patterns do line up
Here’s a close-up of the patterns:
Stamping, Coloring, & Cropping:
I used the (retired) large numbers stamp set and coordinating dies for the “BABY” sentiment, which is stamped in Summer Splash
Next, I stamped the branches (twice), the giraffe, the bird, and the Wild about You sentiment using Momento Tuxedo Black ink
The Wild about You sentiment was cropped using a deckled rectangle die
I was very happy that the WELCOME, also stamped in black, fit inside the Keeping Tabs die
The tab is stamped in Summer Splash, then cropped using the coordinating die (I really wish I’d gotten the punch instead of the die)
The adorable bird comes from the (retired) Fluffiest Friends stamp set, cropped with the coordinating die
Don’t tell anyone, but the little bird actually was needed to cover a tiny splotch of Summer Splash ink
I used the 2024 – 2026 in Color markers to color the giraffe, leaves, bird, and frog
I purposefully left the branches and spots on the giraffe white to keep the elements cleaner
Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
Adhere the floral DSP and white cardstock as shown on the card
Adhere the Pretty in Pink DSP to the smaller z-fold as shown
Add dimensionals under each BABY letter and adhere to the Pretty in Pink DSP
Adhere the Z-fold to the base of the card
I find it easier to adhere the short end to the right side of the base first
Do not put ink on the back of the flap with the bird and branches on it because if you do, the card won’t open
Lay the card base and the z-fold flat and adhere the left side of the z-fold to the left side of the card base
Again, you only need the left 2 inches adhered to the front flap of the card
Adhere the Welcome tab so that it is centered over BABY
Adhere the giraffe , branch, and bird to the card
Add mini-dimensionals to the back of the leaves and frog and adhere to the card
I finished the card by adding two Petunia Pop dots to the WELCOME tab and three Summer Splash dots to the leaves of the frog branch
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome to the October, 2024 SU! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop! Each month, a group of demos share fun fold cards for a blog hop. I always learn something new and thoroughly enjoy seeing the creations of the other demos. We hope that you will use the line-up below to hop along with us.
Here are my Monster cards:
Here’s the first one I made using retired DSP (designer series paper), but it’s too cute to leave out. The third photo in the following gallery shows that this adorable monster will fit in a Stampin’ Up! medium envelope.
I needed three of these cards so that I can send them to my two great-nieces and one great-nephew. I am going to see them this weekend and can’t wait to give them their cards!
Once again, I used a video tutorial from Rachel Tessman of stamp your art out for this card. You can find her video here. First, I watched the video all the way through, then I did my cutting and cropping. When that was done, I could follow her directions as I worked my way through the first card. After that, it was (almost) a snap to create the other two cards. Her video tutorial is easy to follow along, and pause as needed to catch up or re-watch sections.
I also made myself a template with the basic directions for the base of the card. Here are two different views of the base of my monster cards:
Hints:
I didn’t have any Berry Burst glimmer paper, so I created my own by using the clear Wink of Stella brush on the two circles
I cropped additional white circles using the same die as the glimmer eye circles so I could add the eyelashes and then cover up all the ugly pieces
The only stamping I needed to do was for the back of the card where I can add white cardstock trimmed to 5-1/4 by 4 inches for a (not so) spooky sentiment and handwritten greeting
I used a white Sharpie paint pen for the eyeballs
I need to get the Round We Go bundle (163730) because it is so much more versatile than I originally thought
In a pinch, a Cheerful Daisy die works for some oddly shaped eyelashes
Most of all, have fun!
Back to the SU! Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop:
We all hope you will hop along with us from one demo to the next. We’d be thrilled to have you create your own fun fold cards and upload them to the gallery at the Creative Creases Challenge, where anything goes with a fun fold.
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