Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! While the COVID 19 pandemic is adding stress to our lives, we Pals hope this blog hop will help to lift your spirits. Let us inspire you to take a creative break and relax for a little while. This month our theme is “Special Occasions” where we have made a project for just about any occasion you can think of! You’ll find the full line-up below to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My choice for a Special Occasion card is a Graduation Card. I feel badly for all of the graduating students this year. I know most look forward to walking across the stage. So I tried to make a bit of a different card.
I hope it appears to you as a graduation cap!! Here is the inside with it’s funky fold.
I used a variety of stamp sets for this card. They will all be listed in the supply list at the bottom of the post.
I love different folds and had made a similar card to this when a neighbor’s son graduated a few years ago. Sadly in looking for it, I realized it was before I began my blog. So I had to go by memory and a card on Pinterest. The card I started with is from Chris Sloger from 2014.
For the front of the card, I used the Witty-Cisms stamp set with the Layering Circles Dies. The Congratulations stamp is from the I say Hello stamp set and it cut using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. The “tassel” is Night Of Navy and Whisper White Bakers Twine. The White twine is a bit thicker, which required the circles to be raised with double Stampin’ Dimensionals. This might be a bit difficult to mail due to the thickness of the folds and the tassel layer!
I especially love the “point of the cap” and the mimic of that on the inside layer. The star from Morning Star stamp set, seems to fit perfectly in the pointed section.
Here is my video of basic instructions. I also have written instructions at the bottom of the page from before I added the video.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 13th, when we will say “Goodbye to January Mini and 2019 Annual Catalog and/or Hello to 2020 Annual Catalog.” The Design Team will showcase their favorites from the retiring catalogs or new products from the new catalog. Don’t miss the fun! And, until then, please stay safe.
Card Base is 4 1/4 X 11, score at 5 1/2. Then make little marks at 3 3/8 and 7 5/8. Rotate 180 and make the marks on the other side. If you imagine connecting the marks you should have a long X.
Line up the marks from opposite sides using your Simple Scored (I have a black marker line down the 6″ score line of my SS so it shows up very well) or use your Paper Trimmer and scoring blade. Using the scoring tool, connect the two marks. Rotate the paper and repeat with the other two marks.
Fold on all of the score lines. Crease well with your bone folder.
For the inside layer, cut to 5 1/4 X 4, Make a mark on the 4″ side at 2″. Rotate to the5 1/4″ side and make a mark at 2″. Rotate 180 and make the mark on the opposite side at 2″.
Using your Paper Trimmer, line up the mark on the 4″ side and one of the longer side marks and cut off that triangle. Repeat for the opposite side.
Welcome to the Pals’ May Blog Hop. We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects with “More Than One Score.” You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My “more than one score” card is a Double Pocket Card. It has a few scores and a few folds, but it needs very little adhesive to hold it together. The added bonus is that it can be made in quite a few sizes. I made mine today to hold a tea bag and a note card. Of course, I used the retiring Tea Room Designer Series Paper to go with the tea bag!
Tea Room Designer Series Paper, 146894
I mixed and match with my products used. I have the Tea Room DSP, which is retiring, the Frosted Bouquet Framelits, which are carrying over, and the Free As A Bird stamp set, which is new for the upcoming catalog. One of the best about Stampin’ Up! products is that they mix and match so well.
I got this inspiration from a Splitcoast tutorial from Claudia Rosa. It was from several years ago. I played around with paper size until I got what actually fit the tea bag. For an unknown reason, that was my original idea for it!
Here is the card pulled out. I used the Detailed Trio Punch to make the ribbon hole. It is just the perfect size!
I should have mentioned above that my card is 4 X 4. So with the tea bag adding some thickness, it would still fit into a regular size envelope. At the bottom of my post, along with the supply list, I will add the directions on how to fold this. It is super easy, and I have some photos to go along.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 12, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “Anything with Wings” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
Click on the Last Chance icon to go to my Online store. This will give you up to date what is left on the retiring lists. And if you would like to place an order, I have a Host Code just below the icon.
If you place an order with me, please use the April Host Code of 3KNKXJFH. If your order is $75.00 (of product) or more, I will send you a small gift. If it is over $150.00 (of product) I will send you a small gift, but DO NOT use the code. 150.00 is the minimum host rewards so you get the host rewards.
8 X 8 piece of card stock or DSP, scored at 4″ on two sides with your desired pattern facing up
Fold and burnish, then lay flat, again with your desired pattern facing up
Cut along the left side score into the center intersection
Take the top left corner and fold it approximately 3/4 of the way down, but keep straight with the score lines
Take the bottom right section and fold it up along the score lines, so that it is now a triangle
Fold the top left over on top of the top right
Fold the bottom left underneath the bottom right
Fold the now bottom right corner up over top of the fold that is on top of it
Burnish all of your folds
Finally, fold the bottom section up and on top of the top section
You will need just a bit of Tear & Tape for the right corner of the center pocket and one section of tape along the left side to hold the front piece in place.
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s April Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around SPRING. Spring is a special time of year – it’s fun to celebrate the beauty of nature and to get back outside during this transition of the seasons. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
My card is a fun fold that I have not done in years. I found one I had made in some cleaning out I have been doing and then saw one on Pinterest almost the next day. So I thought today’s Hop would be a great time to bring it out again. As the title says, it is a Squash Card. That is a different name for a funky fold. I have several different photos of the closed and open card. Please bare with me.
Wonderful Floral Dies, 148529
This is the closed up look. The card ends up being 4 1/4 X 4 1/4. Even though it is a little thicker than a regular A2 card, it still fits in the A2 envelope. And the bonus of that is no extra postage charge!
Here is it opening:
This view gives you the idea of how you would insure the inside decorations do not get folded or bent. And Here is another of a little more open.
And the final of a fully opened card.
Can you see that you could easily add a gift card holder to the left hand side? I was tempted to redo the entire card when I had that thought!! Sanity prevailed though and I settled for just giving you that idea.
I used the Wonderful Floral Dies and the Floral Romance Designer Series Paper to create the die cuts and the leaves. I love the look of the leaves cut from the DSP. The butterfly was laying on my desk from a previous project and I thought it would fit perfectly on that last panel.
This card began with an 8 1/2 X 8 1/2 piece of DSP. I scored at 4 1/4 on two sides so that it is quartered. I then scored from one corner to the other. After burnishing on the score lines, fold the two diagonal score lines to the inside and burnish again. That is what makes the fun fold. Then decorate as you see fit. The card I saw on Pinterest was made by Lyssa Zwolanek of Song Of My Heart in 2015. You may be able to find it or a newer version. Of course, I would be very happy to assist you in making one like this if you contact me.
All of the supplies used are at the bottom of the post. Stampin’ Up! updated the Clearance Rack on Monday, so please check it out for some awesome deals.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the bloghop, Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
Click on the Last Chance icon to go to my Online store. This will give you up to date what is left on the retiring lists. And if you would like to place an order, I have a Host Code just below the icon.
If you place an order with me, please use the April Host Code of 3KNKXJFH. If your order is $75.00 (of product) or more, I will send you a small gift. If it is over $150.00 (of product) I will send you a small gift, but DO NOT use the code. 150.00 is the minimum host rewards so you get the host rewards.
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