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 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.
Everyone loves a good bargain, and Stampin’ Up! provides a great selection of savings on the clearance rack. The best part? The clearance rack is set to be updated today, April 23, 2024. The products below are from the clearance rack as of Monday night, April 22, 2024.
On top of the updated clearance rack, you can check out the Last Chance Products by clicking the link below the image!
Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge! Our host for challenge #345, Helen., chose Clean & Simple 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 (somewhat) CAS Playing in the Rain card:
If this layout looks familiar, I just posted a card to the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday challenge using the same layout. You can see that card here.
As with the other card, this Playing in the Rain card is combined with other challenges. Since it’s a fun fold, I will be entering it in the Creative Creases gallery.. I’ve also been introduced to a new-to-me challenge, but it’s completely up my alley, and that’s the Snippets Playground challenge. Since I use snippets, aka scraps or leftovers, frequently, I think this challenge will be incorporated quite regularly. The main idea of the challenge is to use scraps and identify them in the card or with a picture. Therefore, here’s my trio of snippets:
Here are the Creative Creases and Snippets Playground challenge logos:
Still Working on My Video Skills:
Instead of listing out the measurements and assembly instructions, I am including a video for this card. I appreciate your patience as I learn the best way to film videos. My nephew wants to help me edit the videos but I am not there yet. He’s great at it, as evidenced by the videos on his YouTube channel, Florida Railfan. If you, or someone you know, is into trains, please share his channel with them. However, he doesn’t know I am giving him a plug, so we can keep it our secret.
PLEASE NOTE: During the video I said that the card base needs to be scored at 4-1/4 and 2-1/4. That’s a mistake! It’s scored at 4-1/4 and 2-1/8 inches.
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #222. Our host for this challenge, Dawn, chose Transport 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!
Let me start by saying that one night last week, I went down the rabbit hole of the internet by clicking, then clicking again, and again. Then, I had no way back to the video tutorial for this card, but thankfully I wrote down the dimensions of the inside, smaller card. Therefore, I am dividing the measurements and directions into Part 1 for the outside card, and Part 2 for the inside card.
Part 1 – the basic card
The Lemon Lime Twist base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Zoo Crew DSP (designer series paper measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I also trimmed a piece to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from the DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker backside up for the envelope seal.
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the front cardstock and DSP pieces together.
Stamp the sentiment on the front using Momento Tuxedo Black ink.
Crop the sentiment using the second smallest Countryside Corners die. Outline the sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist ink.
Using a Countryside Corner die, crop out an opening in the middle (or as close as possible) of the front of the card. Crop another cut using the same die out of scrap cardstock to use in Part 2.
Next, use the same size die and the next larger die to cut out a frame, as pictured below.
Adhere the frame and sentiment to the front of the card.
That’s it for the basic card front.
Part 2 – Masking and coloring the “inside” card:
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 7-3/4 by 5-1/8, scored at 3-7/8.
Use removable tape to temporarily adhere the inner card in place making sure that the fold side is on the right hand side of the card.
Use a pencil and a very light touch to add tick marks showing where the cropped center of the front of the card appears on the inner card.
Remove the inner card so you can work on it without making a mess on the outer card.
Use the negative of the extra cropped die from part 1 as a mask on the inner card by lining up the sides of the mask with the tick marks you lightly drew.
I used Post-It note tape to adhere the mask to the front of the inner card.
Using a blending brush, add layers of color to the front of the inner card using Pool Party ink. When you get the color intensity you want, remove the mask and decorate
Part 2 continued: Decorating
Unless otherwise noted, I used liquid glue to adhere the pieces together when decorating.
The bike riding alligator was cropped from the Zoo Crew DSP using the coordinating dies. I love when the DSP images match up with the coordinating dies.
Add dimensionals to the back of the alligator.
Using the cropped mask again, I stamped the ground in Tuxedo Black ink. This stamp came from the Wildlife Wonder stamp set.
Using the flower stamp and coordinating dies from Fluffiest Friends, I stamped and cropped flowers from a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock.
The bird stamp comes from the Beach Day Bundle.
The cloud die cuts were made using the cloud die from the Zany Zoo dies.
Then, I stamped the sentiment on the inside of the card and added the trio of flowers from Fluffiest Friends stamp set.
Finally, line up your blended ink-masked area so it lines up with the cropped middle of the Lemon Lime Twist/DSP card front. Then adhere the inside card to the back of the base of the card.
With that, I’d finished this Zany Zoo fun fold coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge # 220. Our host, Billie A, picked Use Some Green 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!
This week another coworker asked if I could make her daughter a stadium wave Fluffiest Friends birthday card. Turns out, her daughter’s favorite color is green. Perfect timing! You can see my previous wave card here.
Here’s my Fluffiest Friends stadium wave card:
Truly, if you can trim and score cardstock, you can create this card!
Once again, I used a video by Stamp with Tami for the directions. I followed her measurements and scoring lines to a T. This card is pretty darn easy and I could do the majority of this card without help, including scoring the base. I also knew the size of the cardstock for the wave mechanism is 8 by 7-3/4 inches and just used her scoring measurements. Then it’s just a matter of trimming on the 8-inch side in 1-inch increments. Tami’s video is easy to follow and she’s very open about this being a new-to-her fold. I am still amazed that she worked out the measurements and directions after watching a video by a Dutch card maker, and she did it without the help of translations.
Minor Changes to Tami’s Video:
While making and adjusting this version of the Stadium Wave Fluffiest Friends birthday card, there are a few changes I made or will make next time.
After coloring and adhering all these adorable Friends, I attached them to the wave mechanism. Then, I realized how ugly the backs of the critters looked. That’s when I cropped another set of critters using the die set. Next, I had to carefully trim as necessary to adhere the white cardstock to the back of the colored critters.
Before and After:
It is necessary to adhere the white cardstock on the inside before adhering the wave mechanism. Thankfully, I remembered this detail in time.
Once again, I used ribbon instead of a belly band to keep the card closed. I have an idea for the next card, and if it works, I’ll update this post with a link to the new card.
This time, I adhered the ribbon before I adhered the white cardstock on the inside. I only had the end of the roll of this faux suede ribbon, so I trimmed it in half and used tear & tape to adhere the ends under the white cardstock.
I used more of the tabs than just the first two critters. The tabs measure 1/4 by 1 inch and raise the critters above the next wave.
This wave card definitely has more of an impact when opened from the backside of the card. Next time, I will make the card so that it opens down, if that makes sense. I’ll be sure to update this post with a link to the new version of the card.
Tami didn’t use dimensionals, and I didn’t either. Even though both of my stadium wave cards will be hand-delivered, there’s already enough bulk. Dimensionals might make it difficult to fit inside a medium white envelope.
I hope you watch Tami’s video and create your own stadium wave card. It’s so much fun to create and looks amazing!
I’ve already ordered some of these products and have more on the way. I can’t wait to start playing with them! Take a look at just some of the new products available!
I love the script used for these sentiments. I’ve used the birthday one, and it fits so well on a landscape 5-1/2 by 4-1/4 inch card!
The stamps for these adorable critters are two sided stamps: the outline image is on one side and the animal is on the other. The sample card uses the animal stamp.
Personally, I think this background stamp is gorgeous! Don’t delay in ordering as it just came back in stock. I’ve got an order on its way to me, but this stamp might just be worth paying shipping for just this item.
I had previously ordered the natural polka dot ribbon, and now have the rest of the suite of products on the way. This suite would be suitable to masculine or feminine cards, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Shopping in the current mini-catalog is a wonderful way to shop!
Click on the image/link below to browse and download the mini-catalog!
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!
