Fun Folds with the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back again today. You're so lucky to get a two for one today. Sisters in Stamping and the Stampers Dozen both in the same day. The theme with the Stampers Dozen this month was a fun-fold card. I always enjoy making a fun-fold card because they are sometimes challenging and are always just what they say - fun!

Isn't this a fun card just looking at it like this? Who doesn't love time with their friends just hanging out and catching up? That's exactly what I think of when I see this set.

But here comes the real fun- the fun-fold. Laying flat it just looks like a nice, put-together card. However, stand it up and see the fun unfold. (Cheesy pun totally intended)

So your base is a regular sized card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") Then the inside piece (white) is 5 1/4" by 8" that is folded in half and then the one side is folded in half to make a z-type card.  

This center piece is the rectangle cut out of the center of the base (I attached the designer paper before cutting it out). You attach some adhesive on the right side of layer to attach to the z fold of the white layer. I find the easiest way to make sure you get it in the right place is to close the front of the card and then place the missing piece in just like a puzzle.

Here is it is all opened up. It really isn't that difficult to make at all, but it looks so much more impressive. 

For the girls dresses, I stamped on the designer series paper and cut it out. Then I colored their hair, arms, legs, and faces with Stampin' Blends.  So much fun and I absolutely love how this card turned out. 

I hope you are inspired. Don't forget to keep hopping and see more great fun-fold ideas.

Stamper's Dozen February 2021 Blog Hop

1. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
2. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
3. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
4. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place
5. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!
6. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped
7. Kelly Acheson – A Stamp Above
8. Donna Burk Schneidtmiller – Donna Stamps
9. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops

Product List

Hey Girlfriend Cling Stamp Set [154516] $21.00	Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Have You Used Stampin' Blends?

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's time for Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing projects made using Stampin' Blends. If you haven't tried these awesome markers yet, what are you waiting for? They are fantastic.

I decided to use the fun girlfriends set from the January - June 2021 mini catalog. Those girls are darling and so much fun to create with. The set is called Hey, Girlfriend. Such a fun name for it, too.

I stamped the girl on basic white cardstock, then I stamped her again on the yellow polka dot (you know, my favorite polka dots) designer series paper from the Flower and Field Sale-a-bration pack. Once that was stamped, I carefully cut out just the dress and attached it to the cut out white cardstock girl. I also stamped the heart and cut it out from Petal Pink cardstock for her to hold.  I completed the look using the Stampin' Blends to color the rest of her in. I even went over the  lines in the dress to make them a little more dramatic-looking.

Honestly, I think the layering makes this card so much better. A little layer here, and a little layer there completes the finished look, don't you think?  It's so easy to create great color combos when you use a pack of designer paper as your guide. You know that each combo you pick from the pack will work together perfectly. No guesswork necessary.

If you haven't already placed your Sale-a-bration order, there is just one month left. Thank you to everyone that has placed an order this month. Don't let the freebies pass you by.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping for more ideas using Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for stopping by.