The card I am sharing today is a really Fun, Fun Fold that is a tri-fold card. Say that a few times! LOL!! I cased this from my sweet friend Julie DiMatteo, The Paper Pixie.
There are two stars of this card. The papers and the stamps are equally wonderful. But the paper is the beginning. It is the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. I love that you can see both sides of this great sheet. And actually, that is what you need to make this fun fold is a double sided paper that is complimentary to each other.
The card base is a quarter sheet of Poppy Parade. And it is also the layer behind the front focal area. This paper would allow for any number of different card stock colors as the bases with the brightness of those lights. I love it.
Stamps
This is also a one stamp set card! Those are my favorite and with the number of stamps used, it is surprising. The front tree is my favorite. Using the words to create a tree reminds me of a SU stamp from probably 20 years ago that was a larger version of this. I added the star to insure it was recognized as a tree also.
For the inside I used the stamp that is the “definition” image for the large tree. I thought it was just enough. And what is stamped is not all of the tree, that would be too large for the space to include a written note. The sentiment on the inside is also from the set. Woohoo!
Finishes
The thickness of this card is maybe a bit more that a normal card due to the multiple folds. So I kept the bling to a minimum. However the front tree was crying for some decorations. The problem was solved with the Iridescent Discs. They are flat and similar to sequins with a shine. There are two showing and after the photo I added a third for more symmetry.
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Today’s card is a fun Christmas Card starring the Rocky Horse stamp set. An Old Fashioned Christmas warms my heart!
Stamps
The Rocky Horse stamp set is a mix of fun, and retro, little Christmas pieces around the larger Rocky Horse. The sentiment is included in the stamp set and I loved it as soon as I saw it. It was the reason I purchased the bundle. And yes, there is a bundle! I just did not use the dies for this card.
The horse is stamped and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. I left Rocky white more for time than for a white horse. The bow was stamped on scrap Basic White, colored and fussy cut out. It became my “bling” for this card.
Punch
The punch used for the sentiment is a new one in the Online Exclusives. And I really love the shape. It can be used for larger sentiments than most of the punches. This one is the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. It pairs with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set as a bundle. They are available now and will be used for the World Card Making Day that is open to everyone and is FREE!!
Papers
The papers I chose for this card were chosen for the “old fashioned” look. So a Crumb Cake base and a touch of red of course. The red became Poppy Parade for a little brighter look. Then the DSP is from the Merry, Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. I knew the stars were perfect from the beginning. And played perfectly for the old fashioned theme. These colors all are repeated in coloring the horse and the bow. An addition you do not see is on the inside of the card. This card was made for my Stamp Club. After cutting all of the papers I had a couple of small strips of the DSP. So a narrow strip goes across the bottom of the inside White.
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The Beary Cute Bundle is a favorite from the Mini Catalog. Those bears are just precious and are so easy to use with a variety of products. Today I have paired it with the tag from Merriest Trees Dies.
Stamp Bundle and Dies
The stamp bundle is the Beary Cute Punch Bundle. The bear is stamped using Smoky Slate Ink and then punched out. There are two other bears but the punch only fits this walking bear. Not only is it a great stamp set, but the punch pairing is a great value as well as makes for easy cards. The sentiment is also from the stamp set.
The tag is from the Merriest Trees Dies. I love the size of the tag. It is similar to the Tailored Design Tags just a big taller and wider than those. And it is a perfect size to fit on a regular size card proportionally.
Papers
There are two different packs of designer paper used on this card. The first is the trees background. It is from the Merry, Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. And the snow piece the tag is cut from is part of the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper.
The card layers were pulled from the tree paper. The base is Granny Apple Green and the thin layer is Shaded Spruce. They really help the trees to pop from behind the bear and tag. To help ground the sentiment, I used a thin strip of Granny Apple Green behind it and overhanging the tag. This is a little unusual for me, but I love how it worked.
Finishes
To finish the card I added a ribbon using the Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon as the tag pull. A little metallic shine is perfect as some bling! But there is also a little normal bling. One of the Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins is adorning the sentiment layer. That pop of blue adds a little more blue than only the tag paper.
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Today’s card is a fun use of the Beary Cute Bundle of products. These bears remind me of the old Coca Cola white bears each Christmas. And since it is a punch bundle, it had two reasons for coming to my house!
Stamp Bundle
The Beary Cute Bundle is stamps and a bear punch. All of the stamps used are from this stamp set. I love these type cards! My idea was to create a little snow scene like I remember of the Coca Cola bears.
The scene began by stamping the left side bear on a piece of white card stock the same width as the DSP piece. Next I added the tree. It is an outline and the filling, so two stamps. Then I fussy cut a quarter of the way up the bear, around him and the tree so they appear to be in the snow. The scene continued to the other side as just an inch or so of “snow”.
The standing bear and the gift were stamped on scrap and fussy cut for the gift and punched for the bear. They are both added to the scene with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Papers and Inks
The snowy DSP piece is from the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper. It was the catalyst for the card. So the card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of Smoky Slate for the bear color. To put the scene together with the layers I was brave and stamped the Merry Christmas directly onto the snow DSP. The tree is stamped both the outline and filling with Shaded Spruce Ink. The single bling is the one Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequin in blue at the top of the tree.
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The card I have to share today is a fun fold with extra folds! It is a use for all of the DSP we tend to hide away. This really shows off the beauty of the paper. It also stars a wonderful new multi-season stamp set.
Stamps
This card was highlighted as the star being a Multi-fold card. But I truly love this stamp set so am going to begin there. There are three stamps in the Cheers To The Season stamp set. They are all distinctive ones like this lovely Christmas stamp. There is also a wine glass with Cheers written on it, and a fall one with a maple leaf. I really like them all and they are great for quick cards.
The inside sentiment is from the Brightest Glow stamp set. It was a carryover from a previous catalog and is full of beautiful sentiments for your Christmas cards.
Papers
The star of the card in terms of paper is this 1/2 sheet of A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper. I cased this card from Connie Stewart. My first thought was that it used a large amount of DSP. Then I looked at my paper shelf and just laughed. You would think I was a hoarder of DSP looking at what I have stored. So I need cards like this one!!!
The layout of this card allows you to see both the front and back of the DSP. Which means you need to look carefully if you have directional paper. Mine is not so the scoring was pretty simple. I just needed to decide which paper is my inside view and score with that side facing up. ** If the paper is not directional this is not as much of a concern as you can refold the paper.
The 12 X 5 1/2 DSP is scored at 1 3/4, 4 3/4 and 7 3/4. Then fold and burnish with a mountain in the center. I always fold my valleys into mountains to make sure the score lines line up properly, then if it needs to go the opposite direction, I can then refold and burnish. Just do not burnish the first fold until you are sure of direction as not to tear the paper.
Inside View
This view allows you to see the folds and the mountain in the center. I have a layer of Garden Green card stock behind the White sentiment layer. It probably should have been Cherry Cobbler like the front layer! The front layer is 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 with a 3 1/4 X 3 1/4 white layer. And you can see that it is only adhered to that front folded section.
The only thing to be careful of is your inside sentiment. Do not place it too high so that it shows when the card is closed. And with a scattering of the Festive Pearls in Red on the front panel the card is a quick finish!
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It is a So Very Merry July! I have a Christmas card to share because I could not wait to try this new Online Exclusive stamp set. It is a bit different from the normal sets.
Stamp set
The So Very Merry is a new Christmas set that is now available in the Online Exclusives part of the Online Store. Some people seem to have some difficulty getting there though. When you are in the store, click on Shop Products, and then scroll down and you will see Online Exclusives in the options.
This set has the stamp I have used of Santa, plus an angel in a circle, a gingerbread house, and various extras with sentiments. I personally love the stained glass look. My Santa scene is stamped and embossed with Black Embossing Powder prior to coloring with Stampin’ Blends. And best of all…..the circle fits perfectly to the 2 3/8 Circle Punch! (The photo is not great as I was trying to show details and it was either too dark or too light!)
Colors
The colors for this card were decided after I finished coloring Santa. I knew it would be a simple layout so did not worry about matching DSP or anything like that. I chose Real Red for Santa, so that is the card base. The layer is Boho Blue due to the sky, and the embossed layer is Wild Wheat because of Santa’s toy sack.
Embellishments
To add some detail to a simple layout I went with the Basics 3D set of Embossing Folders. These are also in the Online Exclusives. There are three folders with different designs. This one is by far my favorite! And it definitely adds the texture my card needed. To ground the Santa image, I added a strip of the Boho Blue across the panel. And finished with a trio of the Classic Matte Dots. This is a very minimalistic card from me! LOL!!
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