Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #237. Our host for this challenge, Heather., chose Spooky or Halloween 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 decided to make a Not So Spooky Halloween side-step easel card.
Here’s my card:
I wish I could say that I thought to combine the Just Kiddin’ stamp and die set with the Potions & Spells bundle. However, I actually found it on Carolyn Green’s Pinterest account and adapted it for my card.
I’ve already posted a number of cards using the Potions & Spells bundle and you can find them here, here, and here.
I also used Connie Stewart’s side-step easel card video tutorial for the side-step easel card directions, which you can find here. Connie’s tutorials are step-by-step and easy to follow. For this card, if you can trim and score paper, you can totally make this card!
As always, I will be uploading this fun fold to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.
Measurements:
I like to make templates for fun fold card so I don’t have to start from scratch each time. I keep these templates in a journal for easy reference.
Here’s my set of templates for this card:
Trim a piece of Highland Heather 6 x 6 inch DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
After punching a 1-inch circle from a different pattern of Highland Heather, run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Once you have your pieces, follow Connie Stewart’s video directions. Basically an easy-peasy card!
Stamping, Coloring, Cropping:
There are dimensionals under the pile of books and the little wizard
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the rest of the card pieces
Use Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp all the pieces to be colored with blends
Use the following blends combos for the coloring:
Pumpkin Pie
Highland Heather
Crumb Cake (book pages and bird)
Flirty Flamingo (slippers)
Granny Apple Green (dark only for the cat eyes)
Smoky Slate (cat)
Basic Black marker to outline the books
Crop all the pieces
Use Early Espresso 6 x 6 inch DSP to crop two of the broom handles
I wanted some height for the broom, but didn’t want to try to use dimensionals so I used two layers for each piece
Crop two of the sweeping part of the broom green specialty glimmer paper
Adhere the two brooms together
Sandwich the broom handles between the two layers of the sweeping part and adhere
Use black baker’s twine to add a bow to the broom and adhere with a mini-glue dot
Stamp the bubbles and stars onto the white cardstock pieces using Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green ink
Stamp the sentiments using Gorgeous Grape ink
Use the Pumpkin Pie dark blend to color the checkered ribbon
Adhere the ends of the ribbon behind the white cardstock using tear & tape
Adhere the layers of black and white cardstock and adhere to the card base pieces
After running a piece of Highland Heather cardstock through the Cut & Emboss machine using the circles embossing folder, trim it to 2-3/4 by 5-3/8 inches
After outlining the Highland Heather cardstock using your black marker, adhere it to the back part of the easel
With that, I’d finished this coordinated fun fold card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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Orders must be opened and placed during the promotion dates. Orders opened before October 1 will not qualify for the sale.
Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
Kits can be added to a Starter Kit at their discounted rate.
Coupon codes can also be used with discounted kits.
I am especially looking forward to getting the Alpine Air Kit! It’s already on my next order.
Next up: A Starter Kit Special!
When new team members purchase their Starter Kit, they will be able to redeem $155 USD of Starter Kit eligible products for just $99 USD . That’s $56 of FREE product!!!
New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before October 1 or after October 31 will not be eligible for this offer.
If you decide being a demonstrator is not for you (but really, the discount is DEFINITELY worth being a continuing demonstrator), you can cancel.
Hobbyist demonstrators are very welcome because who doesn’t love a 20% discount, opportunities to see and pre-order from the new catalogs and specials
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I am completely honored to be a guest designer for the Creative Creases Challenge #93. Since I absolutely love learning and creating different fun folds, I thoroughly enjoy participating in these challenges. With all the stunning 6 x 6 inch DSP (designer series paper) sets from the current Stampin’ Up! catalogs and online exclusives, I think I’ve stumbled across the perfect fun fold to showcase these glorious pages!
Here’s my hidden flap joy fold card:
This last picture is a different card but it shows the fold.
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!
I made this card specifically for someone with whom I’ve worked for 20+ years. She’s had some medical challenges over the past few years, and is powering through them like a champ. I made this card for my department members to sign (after I add more white cardstock to the inside flap and back), and also made a coordinating card in a box for her. You can find the link to Wendy Cranford’s video tutorial here.
Here’s the box:
Measurements for the Card:
The Blackberry Bliss base measures 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, scored on the long side at 1 inch and 4-1/4 inches
Trim two pieces of Fresh Fresisa cardstock to 5-3/8 X 3-1/8 inches
Trim a piece of the 6 x 6 inch Thoughtful Journey DSP to 5-1/8 inches and then trim the piece in half creating two 3 x 5-1/8 inch pieces
HINT: You can trim the 6 x 6 inch DSP from the top, the bottom, or a combination of both, which is what I did here.
The white cardstock piece on the inside measures 5-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches
Trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, punch a `1-inch circle from contrasting DSP and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Stamping, Trimming, & Assembly:
I used multipurpose liquid glue to After rubbing down a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock with your embossing buddy, stamp the sentiment from Sweetly Scripted using VersaMark ink
Cover the sentiment with white embossing powder and heat set with your heat tool
Crop the Blackberry Bliss cardstock using a Nested Essentials die
Crop a piece of Fresh Fressia cardstock with the next size up Nested Essentials die
Adhere the two cropped pieces of cardstock
Adhere the two pieces of the Thoughtful Journey DSP to each of the pieces of Fresh Fressia cardstock
Add the right side of the DSP/cardstock layers to the right side of the base
Add 5 dimensionals the the 1 inch flap on the base making sure they are evenly spaced and close to the scored crease
Add the left piece of the DSP/cardstock layer to the dimesionals so that the flap has a Blackberry Bliss margin
I like to make templates for fun fold cards so I don’t have to start from scratch each time
Here’s a couple of pictures, because they are worth 1,000 words:
ALL kits from our collection qualify for the discount.
All order types qualify for this sale. There is no limit on how many kits you can order, as long as product is available.
Orders must be opened and placed during the promotion dates. Orders opened before October 1 will not qualify for the sale.
Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
Kits can be added to a Starter Kit at their discounted rate.
Coupon codes can also be used with discounted kits.
I am especially looking forward to getting the Alpine Air Kit! It’s already on my next order.
Next up: A Starter Kit Special!
When new team members purchase their Starter Kit, they will be able to redeem $155 USD of Starter Kit eligible products for just $99 USD . That’s $56 of FREE product!!!
New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before October 1 or after October 31 will not be eligible for this offer.
If you decide being a demonstrator is not for you (but really, the discount is DEFINITELY worth being a continuing demonstrator), you can cancel.
Hobbyist demonstrators are very welcome because who doesn’t love a 20% discount, opportunities to see and pre-order from the new catalogs and specials
Please contact me if you are interested in joining my team! I’d love to connect with you!
If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a Stampin’ UP! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.
When ordering, please enter the following HOST CODE when prompted:
This month, the theme is Orange Theory. We hope to inspire you with our creations using the color orange today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I couldn’t resist an orange and black Halloween card. My daughter’s favorite holiday is Halloween, with all others tied for second. Therefore, every year I make her more than one Halloween card, and you can see the other one I made her here.
Here’s my z-fold orange and black Halloween card:
As with all my fun folds, I am adding this card to the Creative Creases Gallery.
Measurements:
The Basic Black base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
The black cardstock piece for the front flap measures 3-3/4 by 5 inches
I’m still finishing up the previous year’s 6 x 6 inch DSP in Pumpkin Pie, which is trimmed to 5-3/8 by 2 inches
I needed to trim another piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope seal, and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
After I ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock through my Cut & Emboss machine using the exposed brick folder, I trimmed it to 3-5/8 by 4-7/8 inches
HINT: Remember, if you trim the cardstock before embossing it, you will wind up with a smaller piece of cardstock than you wanted/needed
Finally, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the inside of the card
Thankfully, the other elements on the card were cropped from scraps of white and Crumb Cake cardstock
Stamping, Coloring, Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose glue to adhere pieces together
I used Gorgeous Grape ink to stamp the front and inside sentiments.
Then I used the Granny Apple Green ink pad for the accent stamps on the front sentiment panel
After cropping the outside sentiment using a Nested Essential die, I outlined it using a Basic Black marker and added dimensionals to the back of it so they would straddle the ribbon
Since I wanted black and Pumpkin Pie ribbon, I needed to color the Black and Very Vanilla ribbon using the dark Pumpkin Pie blend marker
I adhered the ribbon using the ribbon saving technique and you can find pictures of what I did here or here
After adhering the ribbon to the dry-embossed Pumpkin Pie cardstock, adhere the cardstock to the black cardstock
I cropped two sets of the broom pieces from scraps of Crumb Cake cardstock, which I adhered together to add just a touch of height
I used the Crumb Cake combo blends to color the broom handle and sweeper
Then, I used a Crumb Cake marker to accent the sweeper lines and to add some sort of wood looking handle
Stamp the cat the stack of books (for the inside) using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on scrap pieces of white and crop both pieces
I cropped another cat from white cardstock to add just a bit of height so I could tuck the cat in behind the sentiment
I used Smoky Slate dark and light blends to color the cat and the dark Granny Apple Green blend for the cat’s eyes
Then I colored the books using the light Pumpkin Pie and dark Highland Heather blends
For the middle two books, I used the light and dark Crumb Cake blends and outlined them using a black marker
Adhere the Pumpkin Pie DSP to the front flap
Add liquid glue to only the left side of the black cardstock flap piece and adhere to the DSP
HINT: If you add liquid glue to the whole flap, the card won’t open
Adhere the book stack to the lower left side of the inside white cardstock so that it hides behind the Pumpkin Pie flap when the card is closed
Adhere the white cardstock to the inside
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:
There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Random Acts of Kindness.
Before I finish the post, I just wanted to share that I live in west Central Florida and that means today and tomorrow are going to be wild because of Milton’s very much unwanted appearance. I feel absolutely terrible for the people on the southern Gulf Coast because they are getting hit for the second time in two weeks. Helene caused a great deal of damage, but Milton is so much worse. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of them, and I very humbly ask you to keep them and all of those impacted in your thoughts.
Today is the last day to get stamp sets from the 2024 – 2025 annual catalog for 15% off!!
Details:
This stamp sale only happens once a year!
The sale will run for three days.
The 15% off discount will apply to all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog.
Bundles are not included in this sale.
Stamp sets are available while supplies last.
Next, it’s a KIT sale for the month of October!
Details:
ALL kits from our collection qualify for the discount.
All order types qualify for this sale. There is no limit on how many kits you can order, as long as product is available.
Orders must be opened and placed during the promotion dates. Orders opened before October 1 will not qualify for the sale.
Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
Kits can be added to a Starter Kit at their discounted rate.
Coupon codes can also be used with discounted kits.
I am especially looking forward to getting the Alpine Air Kit! It’s already on my next order.
Last, but definitely not the least: A Starter Kit Special!
When new team members purchase their Starter Kit, they will be able to redeem $155 USD of Starter Kit eligible products for just $99 USD . That’s $56 of FREE product!!!
New demonstrators who submit their Independent Demonstrator Agreement (IDA) before October 1 or after October 31 will not be eligible for this offer.
If you decide being a demonstrator is not for you (but really, the discount is DEFINITELY worth being a continuing demonstrator), you can cancel.
Hobbyist demonstrators are very welcome because who doesn’t love a 20% discount, opportunities to see and pre-order from the new catalogs and specials
Please contact me if you are interested in joining my team! I’d love to connect with you!
If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a Stampin’ UP! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.
When ordering, please enter the following HOST CODE when prompted:
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #236. Our host for this MMM challenge, Pamela , chose Kid Friendly as 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!
Here’s my Kid Friendly Halloween card in a box:
My daughter’s favorite holiday is Halloween, with everything else tying for second. I made this card in a box as just one of her Halloween cards for this year.
I found this video from Wendy Cranford for the tutorial for this rectangle card in a box. Her directions are so easy to follow. The first time I watched the video straight through. Then watched and paused it as needed when I was creating my own box.
I realized I didn’t have any more Pumpkin Pie 6 x 6 inch DSP for the bottom sections of the card, so I embossed some Pumpkin Pie cardstock using the (retired) 3D Brick embossing folder. I was also running low on the Gorgeous Grape DSP, so I had to. use two different patterns for the flaps.
In addition to the measurements given in the tutorial, I trimmed a piece of Gorgeous Grape DSP to 2-1/2 by 6 inches for the envelope flap
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP for the envelope seal and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
I only used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces. It’s already a bulky card, and dimensionals would’ve made it bulkier, which would cause a problem with mailing.
I used the Potions & Spells bundle along with a Nested Essentials die for this card in a box
Anything that needed to be colored I stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock
I colored the parrot using Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake blends
The eyes for the cat are Granny Apple Green, and the cat itself was colored using the Smoky Slate blends.
I used Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape, and Crumb Cake blends for the book stack, then outlined them with a Basic Black marker
I wanted to add some depth to the broom, so I cropped and adhered two layers of brooms together
After cropping the broom from Crumb Cake cardstock, I colored and outlined it using Crumb Cake blends and marker
I colored the cauldron with Smoky Slate blends and the light Black blend
Then, I cropped the potion bottle and goopy piece from Granny Apple Green cardstock then I. used a blending brush and ink to add texture
All the sentiments come from the Potions & Spells stamp set and stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green
I cropped the front sentiment using a Nested Essentials die, and the back sentiment using a deckled rectangle die
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card in a rectangle box, envelope, and envelope seal
Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #357! Dawn is hosting this two-week challenge and she chose Wheels 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!
At first, I thought I didn’t have anything for the theme. I decided on a card with ship wheels, Then I realized I did have DSP for a wheels theme, but by then I had settled on the ship wheels and decided to use a fun fold.
Here’s my ship wheels card:
If you look carefully at the first picture, you can just barely see the inside panels of the flaps, to which I added a piece of Basic Gray cardstock for a handwritten message.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 1-5/8 & 3-1/4 from each of the long ends
There are 4 pieces of Basic Beige card stock measuring 1-1/2 by 5-3/8 inches
Trim another piece of Basic Beige to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
I stamped the sentiment and cropped it from the center of this Basic Beige piece of cardstock since no one will see the ugly underneath the pattern #2 DSP
Trim 2 pieces of DSP (designer series paper) pattern #1 to 1-3/8 by 5-1/4 inches
Trim one piece of DSP pattern #2 to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
You also need a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle for the envelope seal and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker
Stamping, Cropping, & Assembly:
I used the retired Smooth Sailing stamp set and coordinating die set
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces together because the card is already bulky and would need extra postage
The only place I used mini-dimensionals was on the backs of the two wheels with bakers’ twine
I needed to cut the mini-dimensionals into three pieces each.
Crop 6 ship wheels from Night of Navy cardstock
Add baker’s twine to two of the little holes in the center of two ship wheels
HINT: The only way I could’ve accomplished was to use a floss threader. To do this, slide a length of baker’s twine through the threader loop and very, very gently pull the threader and baker’s twine through the hole. Once you get the baker’s twine through the hole, you can tie a knot on one end of the twine.
Here’s the threader I used, which I purchased on Amazon:
WLLHYF 100 Pcs Floss Threaders Multifunctional Deep Clean Floss for Braces, Bridges, and Implants Dental Threader (Blue)
Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink on Basic Gray cardstock and crop the sentiment
Adhere the DSP pattern #1 to two pieces of the Basic Gray cardstock
Adhere the cardstock and DSP combo to the front outside flaps of the card
Adhere the remaining two pieces of Basic Gray cardstock to the inside flaps
Adhere the DSP pattern #2 to the 4 by 5-1/4 inch piece of Basic Gray cardstock
Stamp the lighthouse on Basic Gray cardstock using Night of Navy ink, then crop it out
Stamp the trio of birds randomly on the DSP pattern #2
HINT: I needed to cover a tiny spot of Night of Navy ink, so I added a third partial trio of birds
Adhere the sentiment to the DSP pattern #2 making sure that it is covered by the flaps when closed
Add the wheels to the front flaps, three on each side
HINT: I added the bakers’ twine wheels to the bottom of the front flaps, but I would do it in the middle for a more secure bow
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome to the September, 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’s my Mediterranean Blooms Suite z-fold card:
As always with fun folds, I will be uploading this to the Creative Creases Challenge. You can see my other Mediterranean Blooms fun fold card here.
Measurements:
The basic card is a z-fold card so the base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
The Citrus Blooms DSP for the front flap measures 2 by 4-1/8 inches
Trim another piece of the same DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Trim two pieces of Old Olive and one piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock to 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
You will need a piece of the Citrus Blooms DSP to crop the front swag of oranges
Don’t you just LOVE when the coordinating dies work with the DSP?
Cropping, Stamping, & Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together, especially since this card will already be bulky
After stamping the sentiment from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in black ink, crop it using the smallest circle die
Emboss the Daffodil Delight and one of the Old Olive cardstock pieces using the exposed brick embossing folder
Center and then crop the large outline die on the embossed Old Olive cardstock
Do the same with the embossed Daffodil Delight cardstock
Using the large outline die and the inside leafy die, crop both on the remaining Old Olive cardstock
Crop the large orange and leafy piece of DSP using the coordinating die
Stamp the single orange and leaves using Daffodil Delight ink in the center of the white cardstock
Stamp the sentiment in the center of the white cardstock using Tuxedo Black ink
Adhere the embossed and cropped Old Olive cardstock to the white cardstock, then adhere those pieces to the inside of the card
Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive leafy cropped pieces together
Add the large orange and leafy cropped DSP to the center of the Daffodil Delight/Old Olive front
Adhere the DSP to the front flap of the card
Center the cropped front so that it will line up with the cropped inside of the card
Adhere the cropped front to front flap of the card
HINT: It is very important that you only adhere the left of the front of the cropped piece to the front flap.
Add the coordinating Daffodil Delight opal rounds to the centers of the orange blooms
I adhered a piece of the retired faux suede ribbon under the circle sentiment using tear & tape, mainly because I wanted something minor to pick up the Early Expresso branches
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment circle and adhere
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Back to the SU! Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop:
We’d love to have you play along with us, and don’t forget to upload your fun folds to the Creative Creases Challenge. You can use the following links as a guide to hop along with us:
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
