My card for today has one carryover and one retiring item. My project is a fun fold that I have shown previously. This one uses Blessing of Home and the beautiful Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper.
The front of the card is pretty, maybe a little elegant, but not a show stopper. However when you open it you get to see the Fun Fold.
Stamps
Yipee! that the Blessings of Home is carrying over to the upcoming Annual Catalog. This is such a pretty stamp set. And as you can see from the second photo, not only do you get the gorgeous flower but a great sentiment as well. The sentiment is so sweet and would work for a couple of different occasions. Hopefully you noticed the flower on the bottom of the right hand fold. I simply stamped the larger flower with only the top section covering the paper. It makes a cute and easy to do addition.
Paper
Speaking of the gorgeous flower, it is hard for me to explain other than I only see it as I have used it. And that is Softly colored. I cannot envision that flower boldly colored. So with that in mind, I looked for softer paper to pair with it. The Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper came to the rescue. On the inside of the card you can see the pastel background with softer pansies spread around. To pair with that piece, I went with the bolder, but still soft, striped piece on the front. And of course the card base came from that piece as well.
Directions
This fun fold was posted a few weeks ago. You can see this card by clicking HERE. One of my reasons for using this flower is to show how well different shapes work with this technique. The only consideration is that your die cut have a bit of width to it. As you can see from the open view, the die cut is only adhered to the inside folded section on half. So it needs to have a bit to glue down so it is secure.
Reminder
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Probably my most favorite paper of all time is the New Horizon Designer Series paper in the Mini Catalog. Fingers crossed that Stampin’ Up! creates a similar paper in the future. In the meantime, I have used this gorgeous paper as a background for a sympathy card.
Paper and Colors
I mentioned the gorgeous On The Horizon Designer Series Paper above. This is a “quiet” scene from one of the pieces. My friend the card is for lives on a cattle ranch. So I thought a bit of early morning mist would work well. Of course, all of the other colors are pulled from the paper.
And to add the cute fence, I went with a wood grain paper. It is from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. Only a scrap is all it took to cut to the fence. I also added a piece of the 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum as a layer. This is such pretty paper and you can even see the shimmer in the photo.
Stamps +
The stamp set used is the On The Horizon stamp set. It is a great Bundle that sadly did not carry over. Included in the Die set is the fence I used on the card. Actually there are two pieces of fence in the dies. The grass at the bottom of the card is from the stamp set. The sentiment is from the Bamboo Beauty stamp set.
To add some extra texture and look of nature, I added the Pebbles Enamel Shapes. I believe they look very real next to the fence and grass. To angle the layers was, in my way of thinking, a method for showcasing each layer a bit more than is usual.
Last Chance
The products in the Last Chance sale are While Supplies Last. Both this stamp / bundle and the New Horizon DSP are popular and may not last very long! You can click on the photo below to get the full pdf. Or simply click on the shop now in the menu bar to go to my online store. You can see immediately what is still available. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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I hope you have had a chance, or several, to go through the Last Chance list. It is sad to say goodbye but we must do that to get new products. Today’s card includes a retiring item from the Mini Catalog. They are the Butterflies and Flowers Layering Decorative Masks. I used the Blending Brushes and created a little bouquet.
The stenciling is out of my normal wheelhouse. But it is for a challenge on the Make My Monday Blog. I hope you will join the challenge and give stenciling a try. You can click on the link and be taken to the site.
Stencil, Stamp, Punch
As I said, I used the Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks to create the bouquet you see. It took quite a few colors, and a learning curve! But trying new things is a good thing. Creating this was definitely out of the norm for me and was quite fun. All of the colors will be listed in the Supply List.
To finish the bouquet, I stamped and punched one daisy from the Daisy Lane Stamp set. Since it was a red rubber / Cling stamp, I could color the daisy with Stampin’ Write Markers directly to the rubber. Those colors were Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya. Sadly, individual markers are not available, with the exception of the Basic Black. But if you like coloring the rubber stamps they are a great tool to have.
Paper
The beautiful paper you see is from the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper. The peach piece is the opposite side of the leaves and floral of the background layer. And of course this is where my color choices for the stenciled bouquet came from. Even though Soft Succulent is the color I used for stenciling and the ribbon, Just Jade really pops from the greenery you see of the layer. So that was the choice for the card base.
Finishes
Continuing the colors and being still in my out of the norm mode, I placed the Soft Succulent Shimmer Ribbon behind the raised bouquet layer. Then the Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon is placed on top of the bouquet. By adding the punched daisy it gave a bit more dimension to the bouquet. And as a finishing touch, I went a bit overboard with the Genial Gems! I added both the green tone and the peach tone. The green is around the edges with the stenciled greenery while the peach tone is added as a flower center.
Last Chance List
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Last few days to save on Mini Cut & Emboss Machine
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The always anticipated Retiring List has arrived. Please remember that these items are As Supply Lasts. This is especially important for the Retiring In Color products. If you have any questions, please reach out. I will be happy to assist you.
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A Double Z fold card comes in such a variety of looks. And I love that! I have one today sharing the Double Z fold together with the Easter Friends stamp set. The You’re A Peach DSP has some softly colored papers that mix wonderfully!
This is a card I made over a week ago for a class. As I was typing this, I realized that several of the different products are the same as what yesterday’s card used! And the two cards are nothing alike.
Fun Fold
This Double Z fun fold is a really simple one. As I mentioned at the beginning, there are quite a lot of variations of the fold and some look nothing like this one. To begin, the base card is cut 4 1/4 X 8 1/2 and scored at 1 1/2 and 3 on the 8 1/2 side. And the second Z is cut 2 X 8 1/2 and scored the same measurements and again on the 8 1/2 side.
For the inside layer, it is stamped before adding and measures 5 1/4 X 4. Place the two Z folded pieces together before adding the DSP. Align the card base with the Z folds on the right hand side. The strip Z fold will have the Z on the left hand side. It is easiest to adhere the pieces with the Z sections folded instead of flat. After the band is attached, layer the 1 1/4 X 4 piece of DSP. That piece will cover the connection of the two pieces. For the band, the DSP is cut 3 7/8 X 1 3/4 and the small 1 1/4 X 1 3/4.
Stamp Set
This sweet Easter Friends is a wonderful set to have on hand for several occasions. The chicks are adorable and so happy. They are stamped with Mango Melody and then colored with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends. Little chicks need some grass to play in. So the grass image was randomly stamped several times. To tie in with the blue of the DSP, the Happy Easter is stamped using Misty Moonlight Ink.
Papers
Knowing this was an Easter card with the baby chicks, I looked for paper that seemed to match that theme. It was found in the You’re A Peach Designer Series Paper. The Pear Pizzaz card base was pulled not only for the green grass but to match the stems of the blue flowers. And the polka dot blue is just a happy piece that coincidentally matched the flower piece. To pull the chicks’ color into the card in another place, I used that as the backing of the My Friend sentiment.
Another of the products that are also in yesterday’s card is the bling. Waves Rhinestone Jewels are becoming a quick “go to” because of the different colors. The green rhinestone was the choice once again on that layered sentiment. For the same reason as yesterday, that green perfectly matches the green in the card. Thankfully that green shade seems to pick up the color of what it is near. I love that.
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