I do love this set and the matching Umbrella punch. And keeping with the theme of the week, it's another fun fold card.
Looking forward to getting some of the new DSP packs, Forever Greenery (152492) and Flower for every Season (152486) are at the top of my list. Love the bright bold colours in both packs, a very summery feel.
Have you tried this style of card yet, it is an easy one that looks hard. Perfect card for using up bits of DSP too.
Happy Stamping,
I normally make my Easel cards with the card stock the long way 4 1/4 x 11 but today, I used a piece 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and it gives a very different look to the card. Again, I have used Over the Moon and the Brights DSP pack
Making a easel card with either measurement of card stock is the same,score in the center of your card stock then add another score line in the center of one section, fold and decorate. Easy right?
Have a wonderful Thursday.
Happy Stamping,
And my last Fun fold of the week is an Easel card using one of my favorite sets, Over the Moon and boy, I am sad, it is on the retirement list :(. You can check out the list here and here. There are some good deals to be had on punches and a few stamp sets and framelits. Our Blends are NOT retiring, they are just being reconfigured and they are only going to be available as sets so if you need to replace either your light or dark, now is the time to do so while you can still get them singly.
I did use the thank you from Animal Outing, yep, it is retiring too! I didn't lose too many sets this year thankfully, but all but one of my animal sets are retiring. Bonanza Buddies, Honey Bee, Animal Outing, This little Piggy, Witty-cisms, Hoot Hoot Hooray, We'll Walrus be Friends and Little Elephant The good thing is we have a few new cute ones coming in the new catalogue.
Again, just an extra score line makes a regular card and fun fold, just score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2" and you have a fun fold. Told you they were easy. Use a sentiment or embellishment as your stop to hold the fold up.
Have a wonderful weekend and stamp a little!
Happy Stamping,
I did say on Monday that I loved this fold and had made a few card, well, it's this one the best
Yes I know Crushed Curry, my least favourite colour but hey with that DSP from Birthday Bonanza , it is quite fine. A piece of dyed ribbon, some enamel stars coloured Bermuda Bay with my Blends, it is a fun birthday card that is easy to make.
Happy Stamping,
Elaine
Today I have a big, beautiful card for you. It is a double Z fold so it's two "Z" fold cards attached together but this time I have made the card a 5 1/2" square card. And since Mother's Day is just over two weeks away and I am going to have to mail my gift, an oversized card is not a problem. I used the Bird Ballad suite again, and our Thick Whisper White for the card bases.
Now the sentiment is from an old Paper Pumpkin kit, even if you don't like the projects, the stamp set, embellishments and ink spot are definitely worth the cost. I will say they have the best stamp sets, normally they are heavy on the sentiments and that is just perfect for me. What a great way to build up your stamps plus if you are a new stamper, you get so many ideas on card layouts.
I have pulled the Pool Party from the DSP for the mats and the flowers and coloured the birds with Crumb Cake and Petal Pink. And of course with an oversized card, I had to make my own envelope, using a long retired sheet of Soft Suede.
Happy Stamping,
Tomorrow afternoon The retirement list comes out and as a demonstrator I get first peeks at the new catalogue. We all know that our DSP packs normally only last one year so I am on the push to use up what papers I have. Today, it is the Bird Ballad DSP and of course another Fun Fold. Why are they called Fun Folds or Fancy Folds is beyond me, but I love to make cards that are just a bit different so that is fun for me. I really don't know what to call this type of fold, it is a piece of card stock 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 scored on the 5 1/4 side at 1" and attached to a piece of card stock 4 x 4
The sentiment comes from Colorful Seasons, (it is on my "I think it's going to retire list") and how things are in the world today, I think it is a sentiment that we really need to believe in. Amongst all the craziness out there, life is truly beautiful if we take a moment and look. Be it the beauty of nature, the people you stand six feet away from, your friends and loved ones you facetime with, life is beautiful. I think keeping in contact with your friends and family is so important but also those lonely people out there that do not have friends or family to talk with right now, they need us more than even. Send a card or give them a card in passing and don't forget to smile (even under your mask, your eyes will show you are smiling!)
Inside just enough room for a little note. Well as soon as I get the retirement list I will post it. Have a wonderful day and
Happy Stamping,
It's a great day today, awoke to sunshine and singing birds, that always makes a wonderful day. The weatherman is predicting low 70's today so I think I shall be out in the garden today planting lettuce, spinach, carrots and green onions.The grass is now more green than yellow and the trees are budding, life is returning around us! Not normal life but plant life. Right now I am on a fancy fold kick so this we that will be all you see. Easy but Fancy fold cards. First up is a stair step card, looks hard but trust me it is so easy. Ronda Wade showed on a video on Friday, haven't made one for a couple of years so of course I had to make one (or a few!)
Isn't this a beautiful card, Blackberry Bliss base and the gorgeous flower print form Best Dressed DSP pack. I heat embossed the sentiments from Honey Bee and Music from the Heart, added a few sequins and coloured some of the 1/4"Crinkled Seam binding that I coloured with my blends. The Butterflies are from Butterfly Gala, so easy to stamp and punch out. Side shot
Stands up beautifully on your table, back view lots of writing room
And of course it fits nicely into a standard sided envelope.
Yes, fancy can be easy. Have a wonderful day and try one of these folds, you may have to do a couple-they are addicting!
Happy Stamping,
but it is Easter Monday so that is a holiday for my job, four days off in a row, has been fabulous but because I have been working so much (not complaining in the slightest, I really enjoy my job) I have spent the days catching up on household stuff. Hopefully today, I can spend a bit of time in my room and bang out the cards I need for the week. I did manage to get one card made on Saturday night, a Fun Fold, you know that is my favourite type of card.
And gee, using my Cow again from Over the Moon . A little sponging for the sky and ground to add a bit of interest. And really the grass here looks just like that, brown with lots of green starting to poke through. Hubby took the snow blade off the tractor Thursday, next he will get the lawnmower thing put on it. Summer is just around the corner! I used Mossy Meadow cardstock as it is the colour of the DSP from Magnolia Lane DSP pack. I love the sentiment, perfect card to send right now when everything is so different in the world. It is a very lonely place for a lot of people, I am really trying to send five cards a week to people who are shut in to brighten their days.
Inside lots of writing room or write large and you don't need to say much!
Enjoy your Monday,
Happy Stamping,
Have you seen the Welcome Easter stamp set? The images are just so cute I had to get it.
Aren't they sweet! And for $27 it really isn't a bad price for those 11 stamps. You know I love fun fold cards and easy cards and make a lot of them, today I have a fun fold that I haven't made before. Connie Stewart showed how to make it and I just had to try it.
I used Smoky Slate for the card base and our Stitched So Sweetly dies for the window and the image panel.
Isn't that a cool fold? There is lots of room for your writing
Yes, it is easy to make and perfect fold any occasion.
Happy STamping,
and the last day of my On to Adventure spotlight. I love fun folds and this fold Angie Juda was showcasing the other day and I thought it was perfect for this guy card.
This card could be a birthday, graduation, promotion card. Flip up the DSP and inside
Simple card that packs some punch, perfect guy card. Have a wonderful weekend and talk to you need week.