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 July, 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.
The inspiration, and directions for my card comes from Susie Wood from Stamp with Susie, Click here to get to her Pinterest post. I’ve already made this card twice and have the third one cut and ready to assemble. If you can score cardstock, you can totally do this impressive fun fold, which will fit in a medium SU! envelope.
Since I am hand-delivering this card, I don’t have to worry about additional postage.
I have a notebook in which I keep templates for fun fold cards. It makes it so much easier to recreate fun folds if I have all the measurements in one place. Here’s my template and measurements for this card:
PLEASE NOTE: I MADE A MISTAKE ON THE LAST SCORE LINE ON THE TEMPLATE. YOU NEED TO SCORE AT 9-5/16 INCHES. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE TODAY WHEN I MADE ANOTHER LATCH FOLD CARD.
I used the Mediterranean Blooms suite of products for this card. The colors are spectacularly bright and sunny. It’s the first suite I ordered from the 2024-2025 annual catalog and I absolutely love it.
Take a look at all this fabulous-ness:
Cropping:
Using the Citrus Blooms die set, crop a Night of Navy and a two Basic White frames
Using both the frame and the large leaf, crop two Daffodil Delight leaf frames
HINT: You need to line up the frame and the leaf dies to get just the inside leaf section. If you don’t use the frame, you will just get the leaves in your paper. Trying to get the frame and the leaf dies lined up is not fun, believe me.
Use the Countryside Corners die set to crop two Night of Navy pieces for the front. You will adhere these together for more stability to hold the latch fold.
Using a smaller Countryside Corner die, crop two Basic White pieces, and adhere them together
Using another Countryside Corners die, crop a Night of Navy piece for the inside sentiment
Crop six leaf sprays from Garden Green cardstock
Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I adhered all pieces with multipurpose liquid glue
Adhere the extra piece of Night of Navy cardstock to the front flap of the base
Next, adhere the DSP to the front and the flap of the base
Adhere one set of Daffodil Delight leaves to the Night of Navy frame and adhere to the front of the cqrd
Then adhere the other set of leaves to the Basic White frame and adhere it to the inside of the card
Adhere the last Basic White frame to the back of the base, which will give you space to write your note
Stamp the outside sentiment on the white Cropped Countryside Corner layers using Night of Navy ink and adhere to the Night of Navy cropped layers
Add dimensionals to the left two-thirds of the Night of Navy cropped layers
HINT: Before removing the adhesive covers of the dimensionals, dry fit it on the front flap of the card to make sure your latch fold will fit under the sentiment panels
The inside sentiment is actually one long stamp, which I stamped in Night of Navy then trimmed so it would fit on the cropped Countryside Corners piece
Finally, adhere the Garden Green leaf sprays
With that, I’d finished this coordinated fun fold card, envelope, and envelope seal
I hope you will try this card. I add so many more layers than necessary to make this card. The next one I am making will be more clean and simple, so I will update this post with the link to that card when I post it.
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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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!
