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This week’s Stampin’ Sunday video will show you how to make a simple fun fold card, the diagonal Z-fold, using either stamped images or Designer Series Paper.
You’ll need:
Card base: 5.5 x 8.5”, scored at 2-1/8 and 4.25”
Two strips measuring 6.5 x 2” – either white cardstock, or DSP, depending on what you’re using to decorate
White cardstock insert: 4 x 5.25″
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Once you’ve made your own diagonal Z-fold card, don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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This week’s Stampin’ Sunday video will show you how to make a slimline card using the amazing Reversibles stamp set Jar of Flowers. You’ll get to learn about how Reversibles stamps work, as well as get a demo of the stampin’ off technique!
You’ll need:
Cardbase: 8 x 8.5”, scored on the 8″ side at 4”
White: 3.25 x 7.75”
Mat: 2-5/8 x 5.5”
White: 2-3/8 x 5.25”
This is a slimline card, meaning it will fit in a ‘business size’ envelope.
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Once you’ve made your own slimline card, don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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This week’s Stampin’ Sunday video will show you how to make a quick and easy fun fold card using products from the Whale of a Time suite!
You’ll need:
Cardbase: 5.5 x 8.5”
White insert: 4 x 3
Extra cardstock: 1-5/8 x 4″, 0.75 x 4”
DSP: 4 x 3”
Scrap coloured cardstock & DSP for decorating
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Once you’ve made your own centre fold card, don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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The World of Good suite is one of my favourites in the new annual catalogue. It’s a terrific collection of products: a stamp set with co-ordinating dies, a pack of stunning Specialty Designer Series Paper with brass foil accents, a richly textured 3D Embossing Folder, and gorgeous brass foil sheets. Then, there are two terrific embellishments: the Early Espresso faux suede ribbon, and the Antiqued Corners and Slides – which happen to be on my list of annual catalogue top picks. As an added bonus, the suite also includes a Memories and More card pack, which is perfect for memory keeping/scrapbooking, and can also be used for cards and other projects!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing with these products and really enjoying them. First off, look at the awesome colour palette of this DSP. This combination of colours is really appealing, don’t you think?
I absolutely love the sentiments included in the Beautiful World stamp set. “Life’s a Beautiful Journey”, “You Make The World a Better Place”, “Adventure Awaits”, and more make this stamp set perfect for retirement, graduation, travel, new job, and thank you cards, among others. There are so many people in my life who deserve a card saying that they make the world a better place – what a perfect sentiment!
Using the pre-printed cards and stickers from the Memories and More card pack makes it so quick and easy to create cards. I whipped these up in only a few minutes!
This suite also seems tailor-made for fancy fold cards, such as the W-fold and the Book Easel card. (Both of these fancy folds will be featured in upcoming newsletter tutorials, so be sure to subscribe to the monthly newsletter if you haven’t already!)
These items also pair well with other masculine-themed stamp sets, such as Sailing Home and A Good Man.
I’m totally enamoured with the Old World Paper 3D embossing folder. If you loved the rich texture of the Stone 3D embossing folder offered during last Spring’s Sale-a-Bration, you’ll love this too! It really adds some awesome dimension to your project.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at the World of Good products! If you’re interested in purchasing these or any other Stampin’ Up! products, you can contact me today to place an order, or shop 24/7 at my online store. Happy Stampin’!
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Video Tutorial: Double Easel Card
Posted on: August 2, 2020
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This week’s Stampin’ Sunday video will show you how to make a lovely, easy Fancy Fold card called the Double Easel, using the beautiful Flowers for Every Season DSP. All products are available through my online store – just click on the link to add these items to your shopping cart, or look at the full shopping list below the post!
You’ll need:
Cardbase: 4.25 x 11”, scored at 5.5”
Second cardbase: 4 x 10.25”, scored at 2.5 + 5”
DSP: one piece 3.75 x 5”, and two pieces cut to 2.25 x 3.75”
You’ll also need some scrap white cardstock to stamp your sentiment, and whatever embellishments you’d like to use to decorate.
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Once you’ve made your own double easel card, don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
And remember – if you feel inspired by this or any other project, you have until tomorrow (August 3) to take advantage of the awesome Bonus Days promotion! For every $60 you spend (before tax and shipping), you’ll earn a $6 coupon code. What a great deal!
Happy Stampin’!
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This week’s Stampin’ Sunday video will show you how to use a background stamp to add a lot of texture and interest to a simple card!
You’ll need:
Card base: 5.5 x 8.5”
White cardstock: 4 x 5.25″
And some scrap white and green cardstock.
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Once you’ve made your own card with background stamping, don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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Video Tutorial: Ornate Garden
Posted on: May 31, 2020
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This week I’m featuring the beautiful new Ornate Style bundle. This bundle is part of the Ornate Garden Suite, which is in the new annual catalogue coming out on June 3rd – but this whole suite is available right now, you don’t have to wait! The suite includes two gorgeous stamp-and-die bundles, one of which we’re going to use today, stunning specialty designer series paper with gold foil accents, an embossing folder, ribbon pack, and gold gilded gem embellishments.
You’ll need:
Cardbase: 5.5 x 8.5”
DSP: 4 x 2”
Cardstock: 4 x 4”
White: 1 x 2.5″
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If you love the Ornate Garden Suite, don’t forget to sign up for my Ornate Garden Online Retreat, happening July 25th! Get all the details here!
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Learn how to use the Stitched Rectangle dies and Hand-Lettered Prose dies to get two cards out of one cut!
You’ll need:
Two cardbases: 5.5 x 8.5”
Two cardstock mats: 4 x 5.25”
One additional mat: 3.75 x 5”
DSP: 3.75 x 5”
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Tutorial: Double Wonder
Posted on: May 7, 2020
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If you follow any other stampin’ blogs or Facebook groups, you may have seen the Double Wonder that’s been making the rounds lately. This is a template created by Shannon West of the Stampin’ Up! home office in Utah. I decided to jump on the bandwagon and try it out myself with the beautiful new Specialty Designer Series Paper, Ornate Garden! This stunning paper includes gold foil accents, which is why it’s a specialty paper. It’s part of the Ornate Garden Suite from the new annual catalogue coming out in a few weeks – but this suite is available now!
The Double Wonder is a way to get eleven beautiful cards out of one sheet of DSP. The template shows you just how to cut your paper and assemble your cards. I’ll walk you through the process, then you can download this printable template to help you make your own.
Start by cutting a 12×12″ sheet of DSP into two 6×12″ pieces. Set one piece aside, and cut the other into three pieces, as shown below. From left to right, these are Layouts 3, 2, and 1.
Layout 1:
Cut this piece into six pieces measuring 3 x 1.5″. These six pieces will make two cards.
Layout 2:
Cut a 3/4″ strip from the bottom of this piece, and set this piece aside for Layout 3. Cut the remaining piece into four 1″ strips. These four strips will make two fun-fold cards.
Layout 3:
Cut this piece into two 3.5 x 2.25″ pieces. These two pieces, along with the 3/4″ strip cut in the previous step, will make one card.
Layout 4:
You’re left with a piece measuring 1.5 x 3.5″. Cut this in half to create two pieces measuring 1.5 x 1.75″. Set these aside.
Now repeat all the above cuts on your second 6×12″ piece of DSP. Again, you’ll get two cards from Layout 1; two from Layout 2; and one from Layout 3. Cut your last 1.5 x 3.5″ piece in half to create two pieces measuring 1.5 x 1.75″; now you have four pieces this size, which you’ll combine to make one card.
Finish your cards with whatever sentiments, shapes, and embellishments you like!
Here’s a printable template to help you with your Double Wonder cards. Once you’ve made some, be sure to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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Stampin’ Up! Blends markers are amazing for colouring in stamped images, but they can do so much more. Learn about three unexpected uses for your Blends in this week’s Stampin’ Sunday video!
You’ll need:
Card base: 5.5 x 8.5”
Cardstock layer: 3.75 x 5″
Designer Series Paper: 3-5/8 x 4-7/8″
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Have you been colouring with your Blends? Don’t forget to share a photo in the comments below! I love to see your creations!
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