Fun Fold Cards with Sisters in Stamping

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another great week with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing great fun fold cards with you. Handmade cards are always a great surprise to receive, but when there's a fun fold involved it is even better.

I know, I know. My card looks rather simple and regular. But are you sure? You'll have to keep scrolling to see just what is "fun" about my card.

I used a lot of layers on the rather simple front because I still wanted it to look great, but I wanted the fun part to be even better than the front of the card. 

Here it is. The fun fold part. I added a piece to the inside of the card to make it pop up when it opens. It give the recipient a little fun vase of flowers completely unexpectedly. Imagine the surprise and delight.

Here's another angle. Fun, isn't it? To make the pop up part I just cut a piece of cardstock 2 1/8" x 4 1/4" and scored it at 1", 2", 3", and 4". Then the 1/4" piece left over is what closes the vase. I then added adhesive to two sides in order to have it attach to the inside of the card. 

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more great fun fold ideas. 

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Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Dynamic Duos - Using Just Two Colors BLog Hop

Hello Stamping friends,

Welcome to another blog hop with the Stampers Dozen. Today iur challenge is using just two colors. Not as easy as it sounds sometimes. Hope you are inspired.

I went with an old favorite, Artistic  Impressions. I love that this set is still with us. I use it often.

I used parakeet party and sweetbsorbet for my two colors. I wanted the smaller flower lighter so I  just stamped on scratch paper first before stamping on the card.

I cut the white layer in half diagonally and stamped the images on the bottom half. The top half I  stamped the hello full strength  and then again without reinking. 

Once I  finished stamping I  embossed the remaining stark white part with the dots folder that is an online exclusive. It finishes off the card wonderfully.  I also cut some tiny strips of paper in the two colors to hid the hard edge of the embossing folder.

I even stamped the inside of the card to make it pretty. Why should the outside be the only thing that is pretty?

Don't forget to keep hopping by clicking the links below to see more beautiful  cards.

Crafty Challenge Blog Hop with Crafty Collaborations

Hello Stamping Friends,

Back for another round of sharing some stamping with all of you. Today's challenge was to share the new in-colors which wasn't much of a challenge because they are fantastic and easy to use to make great projects.

Here is a picture you may have seen before. Stampin' Up! shared this picture with us as they gave us hints of the new colors. It's such a pretty picture that shows the in-colors perfectly so I had to share it again.

I made a thank you card using the Happiness Abounds stamp set. This large flower allowed me to color using the coordinating Stampin' Blends. I used a lot of in-color products on this card: cardstock, ink, accessories, and Stampin' Blends. This is the Tahitian Tide color.

It may not be easy to see in the picture, but I used the Timeworn type 3D embossing folder on the background piece of white cardstock to add some texture.  The flower is also attached with dimensionals, but I'm pretty sure my regulars knew that already. 

This collage shows you the same card in each of the four other in-colors. They are so bright and cheery when used all together too.  And by using different colors you can send specific colors based on the recipients likes. That's just a bonus.

Share it Sunday with Crafty Collaborations

Hello Stamping Friends,

I know I haven't posted as much in the past few weeks, and I apologize for that. But, my son is graduating on Friday and we have has a lot of activities to attend to for his big year. He's my youngest so I don't want to miss anything. I hope you understand.

Today, I'm dropping in to participate in a blog hop with Crafty Collaborations: Share it Sunday. Remember to keep scrolling so you can get to the links and keep hopping to see some great projects.

This card is bright and cheerful using two of the new in-colors for 2022-2024. The Pretty Peacock and Thahitian Tide colors will be used often in my stamping over the next two years. I love them.  I paired them with Night of Navy as my neutral.

I wanted to use the awesome new tea set in a unique way without using any teacups. I love how it turned out. I just stamped the large leaf randomly in both colors all over the white cardstock and filled in with a smaller leaf.

If you place a $50 order this month, I will send you a PDF tutorial with over 30 projects with complete directions. This card is just one of the projects included.