Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #234. I’m hosting this challenge and the theme is National Teddy Bear Day. 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 card:
I created this card, along with many others, over my summer break, and just realized that I’ve used the same sentiment stamp set and the exposed brick embossing folder as this card.
Measurements:
The Cajun Craze base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 to create a tent fold
Trim a piece of Crumb Cake to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches for the mat
After you emboss a piece of Cajun Craze using the exposed brick embossing folder, trim it to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
I used a scrap piece of white cardstock to stamp the bear
Crop a piece of white cardstock using one of the Countryside Corners dies
Trim a piece of 6 x 6 inch Cajun Craze DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle of the DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker to create the envelope seal
The white cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
Stamping, Coloring & Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
Stamp the bear using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and color it using the Smoky Slate blends combo set
Color the honey pot with the Cajun Craze blends combo
Color the honey using the Daffodil Delight dark blend
Stamp the block font THANKS using Crumb Cake ink
Stamp the cursive thanks using Cajun Craze ink
Stamp some honey bees randomly on the white sentiment panel using Tuxedo Black ink
Wrap some baker’s twine around the sentiment panel three times, adhering the ends to the back of the panel using tear & tape
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment panel and adhere it to the embossed Cajun Craze layer
Use dimensionals on the left side of the bear and multipurpose liquid glue on the right side to adhere it to the sentiment panel
Adhere the bear & sentiment panel to the embossed Cajun Craze layer
Adhere the Cajun Craze layer to the Crumb Cake layer
Adhere the Crumb Cake layer to the front of the base of the card
I left the inside blank until I know who will be receiving the card and for what reason
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
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Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #355! Helen. is hosting this two-week challenge and she chose Nautical 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!
Here’s my Nautical card:
As always, since this is a fun fold, I will be uploading it to the gallery in the Creative Creases Challenge.
Sometimes we all need a little bit, or a lot, of inspiration. When that happens, I turn to Pinterest, as I am sure so many of you do. I found Carole’s Creative Corner and the directions for this double z-fold card and CASe’d (copy and share, everything/edit it using DSP (designer series paper) and the Sailing Home stamp set with the coordinated Sailing Away die set:
Carole used the long retired DSP that accompanied the retired bundle. I used some retired Gone Fishing DSP because I love the colors and patterns.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 inches
Trim another piece of Night of Navy cardstock to 3 by 10 inches, scored at 2-1/2 and 5 inches
The front DSP measures 2-5/8 by 4-1/8 inches
Trim a piece of the same DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
The Crumb Cake DSP measures 4-7/8 by 2-7/8 inches
Punch a 1-inch circle from the Crumb Cake DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope sea
You need a piece of white cardstock trimmed to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the inside background
The two squares of white cardstock for the smaller piece of Night of Navy measure 2-7/8 by 2-7/8 inches
I did have scraps for the lighthouse, sentiment label, and the ship wheel
Stamping & Assembly:
I only used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together because the card is already a little bulky and I didn’t want to need extra postage
Stamp the lighthouse using Night of Navy ink on white cardstock
Stamp the boat and the birds using Night of Navy on one of the squares of white cardstock
Stamp the sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set on white cardstock with Night of Navy ink
Crop the lighthouse, ship’s wheel, and the sentiment label using dies from the Sailing Away die set
Punch a 2-1/2 inch circle from Night of Navy cardstock
Adhere your pieces together, starting with the DSP and white cardstock on the base.
Adhere the pieces to the smaller z-fold piece of Night of Navy cardstock, then adhere to your card base
I had some Crumb Cake/Navy baker’s twine but it was too thick for what I wanted so I pulled 3 pieces of the twine out and used what was left on the ship’s wheel
Adhere the baker’s twine using a mini-glue dot
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
I’ve been using the By Your Side kit to create a number of cards. You can see one of the cards here, and there will be more coming on September 11, 2024 for the Pals’ Blog Hop.
Here’s the unboxing video for the absolutely adorable By Your Side kit:
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Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #231. Our host for this challenge, Pamela, chose Coloring 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 card:
A Quick Card:
The Petunia Pop base measures 4-1/4 by 11, scored at 5-1/2
The black mat measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
Crop the circle out of the black mat – no one will see the ugly underneath the top layer
The white cardstock measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
Stamp the background in Petunia Pop using the Drizzling Droplets stamp set
Next, mask off the flap of the envelope, and stamp the droplets onto the envelope flap
Crop a white circle using the Stylish Shapes dies
The cover sentiment comes from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and is stamped in Petunia Pop ink
Stamp the fluffy friend in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and let it dry
Color the fluffy friend in using the Basic Gray blends combo
Crop the friend and balloon (from the In Color 2024-2026 DSP) using the Fluffiest Friends dies
Crop a 1-inch circle from the In Color DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Use multipurpose adhesive adhere all the pieces except for the fluffy friend
Add dimensionals under the friend to adhere to the white cardstock circle
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card
Stamp your sentiment using black ink and adhere to the inside of the card using multipurpose liquid glue
With that, you’ve finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome to the April, 2024, Fun Folds Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators.
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. This month, I CASe’d a card from Karen Titus. Her post said it was a 5-minute card, and if you use a piece of 5-1/2 by 12 inch DSP (designer series paper), it totally is a 5-minute card. Within that time, you will have your base and panels are trimmed and ready to go. You can see the video with Karen and her husband here.
I’ve already posted a couple of cards I made using the Just Kiddin’ Suite Collection. You can see that post here.
Here’s my version of her card using the Kiddin’ Around bundle and coordinating DSP:
Here’s a video I created for the storybook accordion fold card:
Measurements:
The base of this storybook accordion card measures 12 by 5-1/2 inches.
Score at 1-3/4, 4-3/4, and 7-3/4 inches.
The panels of Karen’s card measure 2-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches, and you need 3 of them.
You also need 3 pieces of white cardstock measuring 2-1/2 by 4 inches.
Trim a piece of DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
Don’t forget to punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP for the envelope seal. Run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker.
If you are using cardstock for your base and need DSP panels for each section, the measurements are as follows:
2 pieces of DSP measuring 5-3/8 by 1-5/8 inches
2 pieces measuring 5-3/8 by 2-7/8 inches
1 piece measuring 5-3/8 inches by 4-1/8 inches.
Assembly:
The balloon stamps can be found in the Beautiful Balloons stamp set.
The first two sentiments come from the Zany Zoo stamp set.
I used the “you sparkle every day” sentiment from the Just Kiddin’ stamp set.
Thankfully, I didn’t need to fussy cut the adorable characters. The Just Kiddin’ die set contains dies to match different characters in the DSP.
After finishing my stamping, I cropped the Azure Afternoon and white squares using the Stylish Shapes die set.
This card will be bulky, but will fit in a medium SU! envelope as long as you don’t use dimensionals. Don’t forget to add an extra stamp to the envelope.
Therefore, I tear & tape to adhere the cardstock panels that stick out. Don’t use tear & tape on the whole piece or it won’t open properly.
Then, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the other pieces.
I promise if you can trim and score paper, you can create this card. Promise!
Have fun creating!
Back to the Fun Fold Blog Hop:
Each demonstrator in this hop absolutely loves creating fun fold cards. There’s always something new-to-me in this hop, and we hope that you will hop from demo to demo.
If you get lost along the way, you can come back here and pick up where you left off.
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Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge # 223. Our host, Debbie, picked Spring Movie Madness 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!
Here’s my The Bee Movie card:
I really had to think outside of the box for this one, and it took a lot of thinking. Then, it hit me – The Bee Movie. If you’ve joined me from the link on the C4Galz blog, then you already know I am not the only one who thought of this idea. I didn’t know Pamela also created a card using this movie, but other than using the same suite of products, we have very different cards.
Measurements:
The Sweet Sorbet base measures 11 by 4-1/4 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
The Pool Party layer measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I actually cropped the Pool Party thin banner from the center of this cardstock since no one will see it.
The DSP (designer series paper) measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I trimmed a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
I also punch a 1-inch circle from another pattern of the DSP for the envelope seal and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.
The white banner and sentiment pieces were cropped from white scraps using the Stylish Shapes dies.
The red DSP piece measures 5-1/4 by 1-7/8 inches.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I used leftover pieces of white, Daffodil Delight, and Sweet Sorbet to stamp the bee pieces.
Assembly:
I adhered the layers of cardstock and DSP together using multipurpose liquid adhesive.
The sentiment comes from the Bee My Valentine and Good Feelings stamp sets. Initially, I masked off the pieces of the sentiments I would not be using. However, I found that it was easier to stamp the “bee” on white cardstock and then trim down the “HAPPY” part of the sentiment. I adhered it using multipurpose liquid glue.
After cropping the white and Pool Party banners, I cut the Pool Party one in half. Each end is adhered to the back of the white banner with liquid glue. Then, I added dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhered it to the red DSP.
I love that the punch for these adorable bees use heart shapes for the antenna and wings pieces. After adhering the pieces using liquid glue, I added dimensionals to the back of the bees and adhered them to the card.
I finished the front of the card using some of the 2022 – 2024 matte decorative dots.
Since this is basically an all-occasion card, I left the inside panel for the card blank until I figure out for what occasion I will be using it.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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Welcome to the March Stampin’ UP! Demonstrators 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.
The first set of cards are pictures of the three different fronts. The inside card is the same for the three cards:
This set of pictures is for my first attempt. I explain why I changed the way I made the top set of cards in the video.
For this hop, I copied and edited a card layout by a fellow demo, Heather Heroldt.
You know how you wind up down the rabbit hole looking at ideas online and one click leads to another, and so on? That’s what happened with the directions for this fold. I have spent lots of time trying to find the original post, and I can’t find it. If you recognize the fold or directions, please let me know and I will update this post giving the original poster full credit.
As with other fun folds, I will be posting this in the Creative Creases Challenge.
Here’s a video for creating the card. Please be patient, it’s the first time I am posting a video tutorial.
Measurements:
My Make My Monday card yesterday was for another flap card using the Zany Zoo bundle. All the measurements and directions can be found here, in addition to the video above.
The bases of the cards measure 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The inside, smaller card piece measures 7-3/4 by 5-1/8 inches, scored at 3-7/8 inches.
The video has directions for the sizes and other elements of the card, including making the frame.
Back to the Blog Hop:
We hope you will follow along with our hop. If you get lost, please refer back to the line-up below.
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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!
