Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #249. Our host for this challenge, _____, chose Spring Daisies 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 absolutely love the color combination of Copper Clay and Boho Blue! After finding this criss-cross fun fold from Terri Gaines with Create with Terri Gaines, I immediately created these two cards based on her video. The first card uses the Boho Blue as the main color. The second uses Copper Clay as the color for the mats.
Here are my spring daisies cards:
The last image is the bird’s eye view of the card when opened. I’ve already posted a card using this fold, and you can see that card here.
I always try to post fun fold cards to the current Creative Creases Challenge, and I chose the Copper Clay card for the challenge.
My Template:
I have finally organized all my fun fold templates in a mini-binder with page protectors. Each page protectors holds a template(s) for different fun folds. I’ve moved this template to the first page protector and have already created a number of cards for future challenges and blog hops using this criss cross fold.
Here’s my template:
I used the retired Cheerful Daisies DSP (designer series paper) because of the pattern and the colors. While the Cheerful Daisies stamp set is no longer available, the die set is on last chance for $20.40. The sentiments are from the retired Sweetly Scripted and the Charming Sentiments stamp sets. Any sentiment will work for this criss-cross fun fold.
If you like the idea of quick and easy cards but don’t know where to start, try our KITS COLLECTION, especially the three new kits added on April 1st!
The first kit showcased is the Essential Occasions kit, retailing for $13.
Always have a card on hand with this oh-so essential kit! With hand-illustrated elements, die cut sentiments, and six card designs, the Essential Occasions Kit comes with everything you need to celebrate birthdays, share well wishes, or send a thank-you message. From graduations to anniversaries—and everything in between—celebrate the most important moments in your life with this kit!
This next kit is called Paper Bouquet, retailing for $22 USD. Since the U.S. celebrates Mother’s Day in May, I am going to get this kit and put it together for my mom.
With the Paper Bouquet Kit, you’ll bring the beauty of fresh flowers into your home. And the best part is, they’ll never wilt! This kit comes with precut leaf and flower pieces, floral wire, and pony beads. You’ll layer and curl the paper pieces, forming a vibrant bouquet with 23 flowers and 11 leaves. Place the paper bouquet in a vase to give your décor a timeless touch or gift it to a loved one as a heartfelt keepsake!
Finally, this new Loveliest Wishes kit, retailing for $14 USD, creates nine gorgeous cards!
Elevate your birthday cards with the Loveliest Wishes Kit! Craft cards that speak volumes through sophisticated simplicity. With precut images and gold foil sentiments, you can create nine stunning cards that lend an air of elegance to every, “Happy birthday!”
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.
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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:
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!
If you like the idea of quick and easy cards but don’t know where to start, try our KITS COLLECTION!
Here are three examples of the all-inclusive kits available now!
First, this PAINTED WISHES KIT retails for $14.00 (USD) and contains enough supplies to create NINE cards!
The second kit I’m showcasing is the ALPINE AIR KIT which retails for $22.00 (USD) and it also contains enough supplies for NINE cards! I’ve already posted some cards I’ve made using this kit, which you can see here.
Finally, this BY YOUR SIDE KIT retails for $22.00 (USD) and contains enough supplies for EIGHT cards. I love this kit and have posted cards using it which you can see here, here and here.
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:
4226UWUE
Thanks again for stopping by!
About Me
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!
