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:
This past week I was on Spring Break and found this fun fold tutorial by Terri Gaines with Create with Terri Gaines and went just a tad overboard creating cards using this fold. Today’s card is one of six I’ve made in the past 3 or 4 days. Once you have figured out what papers and such that you will be using, you’ve already spent more time than it takes to create this fun fold. This is definitely a card for beginners because all you need to know is how to score and trim paper according to directions. Terry included a free PDF for the card on the video, but I went with my favorite and created a template to use.
Here’s my template, which includes all the scoring and trimming measurements:
What I Did:
One of the best things about this card is that the Otterly Amazing die set crops images from the DSP (designer series paper)! Therefore, I didn’t need to color anything!
Trim a piece of DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope
Punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Stamp the sentiments, found in the Otterly Amazing stamp set, in Pretty Peacock on white cardstock
Using the school of fish stamp, randomly stamp just the outside folded front pieces, as shown in the picture, in Pretty Peacock
Adhere the 3 panel layers according the template
Crop the otter images from the DSP using the Otterly Amazing die set
Adhere the single otters to the inside part of the card base
Add dimensionals to the back of the otters on the front and adhere to the panel #2
Crop the sentiment and add the ribbon
Carefully adhere dimensionals to the back of the sentiment banner so that they won’t show outside of panel #2 when opened
Slide the front sentiment under the the otters as shown
Add three irregular river pebbles on the front of the card
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the SU! Demos’ 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!
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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 to the November, 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.
For the November Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop, I posted an easy fun fold, but everything else about the card was very detailed. You can see that card here. I’m using the same fold with Nature’s Sweetness DSP (designer series paper) and the coordinating Lovely & Sweet stamp set and dies. I did find out that I really don’t have any stamp sets dedicated to a wedding or anniversary, so I needed to use a combination of current and retired stamp sets for this card.
Here’s my card:
Please, please, please don’t let all the pieces of this card scare you off. Truly, if you can trim and score paper, you have all the skills necessary to make this card! For the November Pals’ Hop, I used a tutorial from Creating with Kristina, which you can find here. This fold is so easy-peasy that I didn’t need a template to create this wedding card after doing the first card. Truly, please try it!
Measurements:
The Pebbled Path base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The DSP patterns on the front are actually the front and reverse of one piece of DSP, which I trimmed to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
Then, I trimmed the DSP into two pieces, the first measures 3/4 inches wide and the second measures 3-1/4 inches wide
The gold and Pebbled Path DSP on the inside measures 5-3/8 by 11 inches, scored at 2-3/4, 5-1/2, and 8-1/4 inches
Trim another piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
HINT: I’ve found that if I don’t adhere this DSP to the envelope flap and trim it immediately I tend to put this piece away with the rest of the stack of DSP
Punch a 1-inch circle from a coordinating piece of DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker to make the envelope seal
I used three pieces of white cardstock trimmed to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
The piece of white cardstock on the back measures 4 by 3 inches
You will need a piece of white cardstock measuring 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches for all the additional sentiment stamping
HINT: I have a stash of scraps for each color, and they come in very handy when stamping smaller sentiment panels for cards
I also used a piece of 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inch piece of Pebbled Path cardstock for the heat embossed floral spray on the front
I had a scrap piece of Pebbled Path large enough to crop the banner mat for the front of the card
Stamping, Embossing, & Cropping:
All the sentiments were stamped in VersaMark ink on white cardstock
Then, I covered each with gold embossing powder and heat set the pieces
The outside sentiment comes from the Iconic Imagery stamp set and was cropped using a die from the Iconic Imagery set
The two inside images were cropped directly from the Nature’s Sweetness DSP using the Lovely & Sweet dies and I absolutely love when that option is available
The Pebbled Path floral spray on the front was stamped in VersaMark ink using one of the Lovely & Sweet stamps
Then, I covered it in white embossing powder and heat set it
After the embossing powder cooled down, I cropped it using the coordinating die
Assembly:
I used a Pebbled Path marker to outline the two DSP pieces on the front of the card
Next, I outlined the white cardstock pieces using a gold Wink of Stella pen
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
Before you adhere the folded strip of DSP to the inside of the card, adhere the pieces on the four folded pieces
Adhere the white cardstock pieces to the front and inside of the base
Adhere the front DSP and the floral spray to the front of the card
Adhere the sentiment layer to the Pebbled Path mat and add dimensionals to the underside to adhere it to the front of the card
Next, adhere the inside W-fold DSP to the card
Finally, add the sentiment panel with space for a handwritten note to the back of the card
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Back to the SU! Demos 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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Product Details:
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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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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.
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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 the August, 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 Thoughtful Journey Joy Fold card:
As always with this Hop, I will be entering my card to the Creative Creases Challenge gallery. If you enjoy fun folds as much as we do, you really need to join this bi-weekly challenge, which was founded and organized by the leader of this Hop, Debbie Mageed with Secret Stamper.
Last year I found this card fold around Thanksgiving and wound up making so many Christmas cards using this video from Rachel Tessman. Once you make a couple of them, it’s just so easy to keep right on going.. Just this past week I made three using the Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6 inch DSP and they are beautiful, even if I do say so myself. The DSP does all the work. It’s a gorgeous layout and makes a big impact. Here’s her video:
Rachel’s blog post for this card also has a printable tutorial. I can pretty much guarantee you can follow along with her video and just start creating stunning cards with cardstock and some 6 x 6 inch DSP! You can see some of the cards I made here and here.
For the inside of my card, I used blending brushes and Petunia Pop, Wild Wheat, and Calypso Coral ink to lightly surround the sentiment with color. I just didn’t want plain white cardstock on the inside, so I used the DSP as inspiration. I hope I’ve done it justice.
Back to the Blog Hop:
Please play along with us, and don’t forget to upload your fun folds to the Creative Creases Challenge. We hope you will hop along with us. You can use the following links as a guide:
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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!
