Sunday Fun Day - Not Your Usual Shaped Card

Hello Stamping Friends,

I love this week's theme with the Sisters in Stamping: shaped cards. Not your usual rectangle or square card. These are fun-shaped instead of fun-sized. They are also a lot of fun to make. Use your imagination because you can make a card from any shape: hat, shovel & pail, heart, flower, fire hydrant, flower pot, dress, sunglasses, or whatever else you may come up with. The ideas this week are fantastic so make sure you check out the Sisters in Stamping blog.

I made a pregnant woman mannequin card. It's so cute. Any expectant mommy would get a kick (pun intended) from receiving this card.  It's honestly pretty easy to make. Get your pattern and trace it backwards on cardstock and designer series paper and then cut it out. 

Imagine the possibilities with changing out the colors and the designer series paper. Your possibilities are endless. The little pearls are a perfect accent for jewelry (necklace and bracelet).  The piece of ribbon really pulls the whole card together and makes a big difference in the finished look. I know many mommies-to-be don't wear shirts with bows on them today, but still, it's just adorable.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more shaped card ideas. Try your hand at a different shape and share it with me. You can email me your finished card. I will send a prize one person that is picked at random. 

Non-Traditional Card Fold, Love Different

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing with you some non-traditional card folds. We all know we can take a piece of paper and fold it in half to make a card, but we all love something that is a little different and makes crafting and giving so much more fun and exciting. A little change of the fold can make all the difference and add a whole lot more fun.

A z-fold card is the easiest non-traditional card I can think of. You just take a half sheet of cardstock and fold it in half (like you usually would to make a card) and then just fold the front flap back to the fold. That's it!  Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.  I stepped it up a little bit for this card because it's a double z-fold card. In order to get that you just cut a strip of cardstock that is 11" x 1" and fold that in half and then fold the front part back to the crease. Then to put it on the card you just flip it around so that the long piece is attached to the short 2 2/3" piece of the card and the short part of the 1" strip is attached to the long side of the card.

These cards are so fun to make. You can do so much with them depending on the stamp set you use. You can even cut some extra little strips to fit into the center part to make it a bit more 3-D (SEE THIS POST) The possibilities are endless. Have fun with it.

There is a lot of cutting with this card but the finished project makes it so worth it. Any fish enthusiast would love to receive this work of art.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more ideas using non-traditional folds.

Product List

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141625] $21.00	By The Shore Designer Series Paper [141640] $11.00	Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141414] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $6.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $6.50
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333] $15.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00