Monday's Easy Fun Fold - The Hidden Sentiment Card

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Today's Facebook Live featured this card. I know some of you prefer or need written instruction so here you are.

 

Start with a card base 4 1/4" x 11". Score at 2 1/2", 3 3/4", 6 3/4" and 8 1/4". Your also need two 4" squares of contrasting cardstock. Next you'll need two 3 7/8" squares of DSP (our patterned paper.) It can be directional and you can use either the same or different patterns. If your card base is coloured, you'll need to add a 2 1/2" x 4" piece of vanilla or white, where you'll write your personal message. 

Put your card base in front of you, in landscape with the 8 1/4" score (2 3/4" to the edge) on the right. Fold the base over on the 8 1/4" score line, burnish. At the 6 3/4" score line fold back to the left, burnish. At the 3 3/4" line fold over to the right, burnish. And finally at the 2 1/2" fold back to the left and burnish. It will look like a zigzag or a set of stairs.

Attach your DSPs to the cardstock layer squares. Put the card base into portrait. Attach adhesive to only to top half of the back of the cardstock layer going on the front panel. Repeat for the middle panel, again with adhesive only on the top half. If you're using a white/vanilla piece, attach it to the small bottom panel of the card base. 

The rest is all decorating. The only thing to keep in mind is that for the surprise - hidden element of the card to word (the middle bit), you need to make sure it doesn't show. You have about 2 1/2" to work with. Test it before attaching it. 

Remember Sale-a-bration (SAB) ends August 31, 2022. For every 60 spend, you get to choose a FREE SAB item. My store is here.

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Cheers,

Adrienne

 

Die Cut Thanks

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Sometimes it's fun to create a cut just from die cuts or punches - so no stamping.

I used the Amazing Thanks, Sentiment Silhouettes and Grove Dies to create my card. They were put on top of a lightly ink splattered piece of white, embossed with the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder.

If you have any questions about this project, Stampin' Up! or what I do, feel free to message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly email newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook.

We'll see you next time. Thank for taking the time to come by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

Monday's Easy-ish Fun Fold

Hello All and Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a great weekend. It's so funny - mine flew by and I seriously don't remember what I did. Have you ever had a weekend like that? 

It's another sunshiny day here in Victoria, BC. I'm hoping to get out into the gardens for some deadheading before it gets too hot. Or maybe I'll just stay in my craft room.

This blog is based on my Facebook Live from this morning. During the month of August I'm featuring a new fun fold every Monday. I'm trying to keep them on the easier side for all my newer stampers. Many thanks to my friend, Shel, for showing me this fold.

Here is what you'll need to make this card:

CARDSTOCK:

• 5 ½” x 8 ½” cardbase, scored in landscape at 2 ⅛” and 4 ¼” 

• 2 ½” x 4” scored in landscape at 1”, 2” & 3”

• 2” square

• TWO 1 ⅞” squares

DSP (Use a non-directional, smaller pattern):

• 4” x 5 ¼”

• TWO 1 ⅞” x 5 ¼”

• 1 ¾” square

• TWO 1 ⅝” squares

MISC:

• Smallish sentiment(s) ¾” x 1 ½” ish on one side & larger on the other

• Decorative stamps, die cuts a/o punches that will fit onto the small squares

• Any embellishments you wish to add

Start of by burnishing scores of the card base into a Z-fold. Fold the the first score line into the opposite direction of the middle score line (which is folded like a standard card.) So it should look lie a "Z" from the bottom. Burnish the score lines of the 2 1/2 x 4 "magic" piece, all in the same direction and set it aside. 

 

Using your favourite adhesive, attach the DSP to the inside pieces of the card base and squares. 

 

Your "magic" piece should be curved like a "c" or "u". Put adhesive on one of the outside edges, up to the first score line, of this piece. Turn your card into portrait position and centre the "magic" piece on the DSP, with the adhesive edge facing down, up against the scoreline. Try to keep it in the middle. (The adhesive is on the other side of the green outlined area.) Then folding this piece in half, apply adhesive to the piece closest to the score. Close the card to secure the adhesive. (The adhesive is on the purple highlighted area.)

 

Attach larger diamond inside to the front panel of the "magic" piece, near the score line. Be sure to only apply adhesive on the piece that is attaching. You don't want the rest to stick to your card. Attach smaller diamonds to the front left panel, with only the left half attached. Again, be sure to watch those pesky lines. 

 

Stamp and cut out any bits. Decorate and you're done! Many thanks to my friend, Shel, for showing me this lovely fold. 

 

There are only a couple weeks left in Sale-a-bration. For every 60 you spend* you get to pick an item for FREE. This is a fabulous time to try some new things and stock up on your basics. Here is a link to my Store for all your paper crafting needs. 

 

I used the Nothing's Better Than stamp set and the Love You More Dies to create the first card. The DSP comes from the fabulous Celebrate Everything Host pack. Tip: To create the ice cubes, highlight them with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. The Tahitian Tide card was creating with the Brilliant Wings Dies and the Charming Sentiment Bundle. Those DSPs come from the 2022-2024 In Color DSP and 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer packs.

Thank you so much to those of you who make the time to watch my Live and visit here. If you have any questions about this project, card making, Stampin' Up! or pretty much anything, please message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook .

Have a fabulous week. Thank you for coming by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

*Before shipping & taxes. There are also Level 2 items, which you get for free with a 120 spend. All Sale-a-bration items are while supplies last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIt Stay Relax

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Today's blog was for a challenge to create cards featuring animals. Of course I had to do a cat card (just don't tell the dog.) Here is what I created. I kind of want this chair in real life now!

I used the adorable Sit Stay Relax Host stamp set. The background comes from the Drybrush background stamp. To create the ombre look I stamped approx 1/3 of the stamp with each colour, light to dark. The die cut circle and sentiment strip come from the Stitched Shapes Dies and the colourful pieces come from the Bough punch. All the colouring was done with my Stampin' Write Markers.

If you have any questions about this project, Stampin' Up! or what I do, feel free to message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly email newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook.

We'll see you next time. Thank for taking the time to come by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

Monday's Easy Fun Fold - Twisted Easel

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I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Mine was busy but fun. We said Bon Voyage to one of my nephews. Today he's heading off to Oslo, Norway for a university term. My daughter spent a year at the University of Edinburgh. It was an incredible experience for her and she made life long friends. In fact, that's where she is as we speak, back in Scotland visiting all her friends from uni. I wish the same for my nephew. 

Today on my Facebook Live, I demonstrated another fun fold. This one is just a little trickier than last week's. Meet my my Twisted Easel!

Start with a 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock, scored at 4 1/4" and then diagonally from the top right to the centre score line you just made. Burnish the score lines at set aside.

Make TWO of each of the following: 4" squares of cardstock; 3 7/8" squares of cardstock; 3 3/4" DSP (patterned paper) squares of cardstock; and 2 3/4 squares of white or vanilla.

If you're planning on stamping the small white squares do that now. Layer and attach the 3 3/4 DSP piece onto the 3 7/8  square and then this onto the 4" square. Add the small white squares to the top. One of your squares is going on the front and the other "inside" the card but both will show. With the card open and the fold on the left (folding in towards the card), attach one square to the inside right unscored panel. When you attach the other layered piece to the front left card base, be sure to only put adhesive diagonally on the back of the half that's attaching to the card. Tip: To make sure I don't get confused, I'll mark the back it or put a post it on the piece before applying my adhesive. You could also put adhesive on the card base, below the diagonal score line (on the front) instead. Just be sure to leave a bit of a margin in case you have to adjust the panel you're attaching.

 

You can now decorate the front and inside bottom piece with at die cuts, etc. The only must have is a piece on the inside bottom that can be raised with Dimensionals. Tip: I recommend TWO layers of Dimensionals. Stick down one and then put another dimensional directly on top of it. I also suggest making sure the folded piece is past the halfway mark. If you try to put it lower (towards the bottom right, you may not have enough resistance for it to stay in place.)  

Our great Sale-a-bration is on until the end of August!. For every 60 spent* you get to choose an item for FREE. This is a great time to stock up on basics and try some new things. One this one, I used the Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set, the Flowers & Leaves Punch, the Charming Sentiments Bundle with the Rings of Love DSP (Sale-A-Bration item.) On the Facebook Live, I used the He's All That Suite. Here is a link to my Store for all your paper crafting needs.

Many thanks to those of you who took the time for watch my Live and visit here. If you have any questions about this project, card making or Stampin' Up!, please message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly email newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook .

We'll see you next Monday. Have a fabulous week. Thank you for coming by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

*Before shipping & taxes. There are also Level 2 items, which you get for free with a 120 spend. All Sale-a-bration items are while supplies last.

A Tag Card

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Today's blog is for the Global Design Project, #GDP354. This week's challenge was to do something with a tag(s). Here is what I created.

I used the fun Alphabet Bundle for my "hope" sentiment. The Designer Series Papers come from the Lights Aglow package, which feature gold highlights. The additional layers are Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and Gold Foil. The Tailor Made Tags. Tip: When putting the tags onto the card front, attach the outer two first. This makes it easier to centre the two in the middle. 

If you have any questions about this project, Stampin' Up! or what I do, feel free to message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly email newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook.

We'll see you next time. Thank for taking the time to come by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. – Jonas Salk

Monday's Easy Fun Fold - Double Z

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It's a long weekend here and thankfully the end of our latest heat wave. This morning, when I was out walking the animals, I ran into a neighbour. She commented that it felt a little cooler. I said it was "only" going up to 25 or 30 with the humidity. She laughed at the only. Our spot on the island doesn't usually get these smoking hot temperatures.

Every month I have a different theme for my Facebook Lives. This month it's fun folds. Since fun folds are sometimes a little tricky, I'm going to provide written instruction here for each of them. That said, this one is fairly easy and a great first fun fold for all of our new stampers. 

This morning's Facebook Live featured the Double Z fold. I used the adorable Storybook Gnomes DSP and the Hope & Peace Stamp Set.

You will need the following supplies: a card base 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2; a layer of cardstock (of a different colour - this one is going right next to your DSP) 4 x 10 1/2, scored at 5 1/4 and 2 5/8; DSP piece of 5 x 3 3/4 and 2 3/8 x 3 3/4. They can be the same or different patterns. If your DSP is directional, the 3 3/4 is the landscape measurement.

In order to complete your card, you'll need to grab a sentiment stamp, ink and any decorations you want to add (die cuts, punched images, ribbons, etc.) 

Fold your card base along the score line and burnish. For you next layer, fold at the 5 1/4 score and then fold the 2 5/8 score in the opposite direction. Burnish your score lines. 

Attach the large piece of DSP to the inside of the 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 piece (on the unscored side). Next you'll attach the small piece of DSP to the front bottom 2 5/8 piece of this layer. Both pieces of DSP should be facing the same direction. Attach this to the front of your card base. Now you're ready to attach your sentiment and any other bits. Be careful not to put any adhesive on pieces that hang over the edge of the front fold (dimensionals are only on the bottom half of my sentiment strip.

And there you have it - a fun fold!

Our great Sale-a-bration is on until the end of August!. For every 60 spent* you get to choose an item for FREE. This is a great time to stock up on basics and try some new things.

Many thanks to those of you who took the time for watch my Live. If you have any questions about this project, card making or Stampin' Up!, please message me. Let me know if you want to be added to my monthly email newsletter. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook .

We'll see you next Monday. Have a fabulous week. Thank you for coming by.

Cheers,

Adrienne

*Before shipping & taxes. There are also Level 2 items, which you get for free with a 120 spend. All Sale-a-bration items are while supplies last.