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Today I have one of the easiest fun folds around. Yet, it always is a winner. I'm using the Festive & Fun stamp set on page 13 of the September-December Mini catalog. Those animals are so cute. It's a great set if you love to color. I chose to use the Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1.

For this fun fold, start with a base of Thick Basic White measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Score at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4. Fold the card in half and then fold back at the other score line. Use your Bone Folder to burnish. Score lines often are not perfect so make sure your card lines up straight.

The A Walk in the Forest Designer Paper Series is used on this card. This pack of paper is part of Stampin' Up!'s giving back. $3 of each purchase will help with the Toys for Tots (at my last reading) program in the US. It does extend to other programs in our markets elsewhere. Pick two different patterns and cut the pieces to 2 x 5 3/8. Add one of the inside right of the card and the other on the flap.

Stamp the image on a piece of Basic White using Memento ink. Use the Watercolor Pencils to color it in. The Blender Pens will allow you to smooth out the coloring. Use the Decked Rectangle dies to cut out the image. Attach to the flap with dimensionals. Remember that no adhesive will go on the right of the banner.

Stamp and color the beaver. Fussy cut with your Paper Snips and add to the card.

The saying is part of the stamp set. Stamp in Garden Green and cut apart. Add to the card. I used glue dots.

The saying on the inside is also from Festive & Fun. It's in Garden Green.

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Thanks so much for checking out my blog today. Try out this fold if you haven't used it. Bring it back out if you have. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you! Have a wonderful day.

Product List

Festive & Fun Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162078]

$26.00

A Walk In The Forest 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162377]

$12.50

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$30.00

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1

[161700]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$13.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Posted at 04:00 AM in Cards - Christmas, Fun Folds | Permalink | Comments (0)

Magical Meadow Card for the Tutorial Medley Group, September 2023

September 25, 2023

I hope this post finds you well today. I have a beautiful card for you with a tutorial that you can download for free! I'm using the Magical Meadow bundle from the September - December Mini catalog.

I just love the Magical Meadow bundle and the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper that goes with it. This card is my offering to the Tutorial Medley group for their September group of tutorials. Our theme is the new mini catalog so there will be around 15 different tutorials using new products. How can you get your hands on this group of tutorials you might ask? I'm sending them free to my customers and to my Luv 2 Create team. I will tell you now that there is a possibility these may not be sent until early October. I'm going on vacation the last 2 weeks of September. By this posting you could possibly have them already.

If you would like to download the tutorial Download Magical Meadow - September 2023

So here are a few more pictures that aren't included in the tutorial.

Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope you'll try this card. If you need supplies, use the list below to go to my online store. I would appreciate it!

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Product List

Winter Meadow Suite Collection (English)

[162150]

$96.50

Magical Meadow Bundle (English)

[162144]

$57.50

Magical Meadow Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162134]

$27.00

Magical Meadow Dies

[162143]

$37.00

Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162133]

$12.50

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$22.00

Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[162149]

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

[161288]

$8.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$10.50

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146968]

$10.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$9.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$10.00

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146981]

$10.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Posted at 04:00 AM in Cards - All Occasions, Cards - Christmas | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fold Back Night Divine Card

September 21, 2023

I think the O Holy Night Suite Collection on pages 14-17 truly expresses the meaning of the Christmas season. The Night Divine bundle has a magnificent nativity. I love the sayings in the stamp set. Today I'm featuring the bundle along with the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper. I have a Fold Back Fun Fold using all of these products.

Start with a base of Thick Basic White 5 1/2 x 7 1/2. Score at 3 1/4 and at 6 1/2.

Fold and burnish with a Bone Folder. The fold at 6 1/2 folds backward.

All of the patterned paper is from the O Holy Night Designer Series Paper. It's beautiful. The paper on the front of the card is 3 x 5 1/4.

The saying on the front is from the Night Divine stamp set. Use an embossing buddy over the area you plan to emboss. Stamp using Versamark. Use white embossing powder from the Basics Embossing Powders. Melt the powder with the Heat Tool.

Use the Copper Clay designer paper to go on the flap. It measures 3/4 x 5 1/4. I put another piece down the opposite side of the inside. This is optional. I might leave if off when I make this card again.

Stamp the saying in Night of Navy inside the card at the top.

Cut a circle from Night of Navy using the Stylish Shapes dies. Use the 2 3/8 inch Circle Punch to punch circles from the Copper Clay DSP and the lighter blue stars paper. Cut the Copper Clay circle about 1/3 across with a wavy line. If you plan to make multiples of this card keep the remainder of the circle to use again. Glue the ground to the sky and add the circle to the navy one.

The circle will be glued to the fold back flap only. Decide where it will look best. Add the glue sparingly so that it will not seep out. Tear n Tape could also be used. The circle will not show inside the card and can be seen on the outside as well when the card is closed.

Using the Night Divine dies cut the nativity from Night of Navy cardstock. Cut Mary, Joseph, and the Baby from the rest of the nativity and add it to the circle.

Use the shepherd on the inside of the card. Cut 3 sheep and add to the card.

Embellish with the Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets.

I appreciate your time today. I will be making more of these cards. They are so pretty.

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Product List

Night Divine Bundle (English)

[161997]

$48.50

Night Divine Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161987]

$27.00

Night Divine Dies

[161996]

$27.00

O Holy Night Suite Collection (English)

[162012]

$144.50

O Holy Night 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161986]

$12.50

Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets

[162010]

$8.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch

[161354]

$22.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$9.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$10.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Posted at 04:00 AM in Cards - Christmas, Fun Folds | Permalink | Comments (0)

Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop for September 2023

September 17, 2023

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Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2023 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you again for the third year. This year we are shaking things up and bringing you all new monthly themes to inspire your next project!

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants, you can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting!

This month’s theme is CASE the catalog.

I chose to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a card on page 39 of the September-December Mini catalog. I really didn't change a lot on this one, just a few different things here and there. It's so pretty as it is.

Sparkling Snowflakes Distressed Gold Specialty White Emboss Blending Brushes Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment L2S Blog Hop Jo Anne Hewins Luv 2 Create

I love snowflakes! I keep telling myself I don't need another snowflake, but that just isn't true. The Sparkling Snowflakes Bundle has the wonderful Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch. I couldn't pass it up!

The base of this card is Thick Basic White 4 1/4 x 11. Score at 4 1/4 and use your Bone Folder to burnish.

I added a few snowflakes around the outside of the card. Stamp in Night of Navy ink. I added one on each side of the base.

For the focal layer cut a piece of Basic White to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4. Stamp the same stamp you used around the base to stamp several snowflakes on this piece. Some of these can be stamped off. I made 4 of these with one near each edge.

Use Blending Brushes to add Pool Party and Night of Navy all over the layer. Add color sparingly. You can add more, but you can't take it off.

Flick dots of Night of Navy color over the layer using the cap and a Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker. Use the large end of the marker.

Sparkling Snowflakes Card Distressed Gold Specialty White Emboss Blending Brushes Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment Close Up Jo Anne Hewins Luv 2 Create

Rub an Embossing Buddy over the layer. You might want to wait a minute after adding the dots to make sure the ink is dry. Use three snowflake stamps to ink in Versamark and stamp over the layer. I stamped 2 of the smallest stamp and one each of the larger ones. Emboss with white embossing powder. You can purchase this as part of the Basics Embossing Powders. Heat with a Heat Tool. I felt that embossing last worked best.

Cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock a little less than 2 x 4. Punch one end. Glue this piece to the top left.

Now cut a piece of the Distressed Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper 1 1/4 x 2 3/4. Punch one end. Look at the back of the punch and make sure the paper is centered. Glue this over the navy piece.

White emboss the saying from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set on a piece of Night of Navy scrap. Remember to use the Embossing Buddy. Cut this out with the Scalloped Contours dies. Add with dimensionals.

Add your layer to the base with dimensionals.

Complete the card by adding some gold snowflakes from the Adhesive-Backed Snowflake Assortment.

Here's a video of my card.

Thanks so much for joining me today. The Luv 2 Stamp group has very talented stampers so don't miss out. Visit all of us! I love our theme. Whenever I'm having trouble creating, I always go to our catalogs for inspiration. I always find it, too! Next up is Laurie! Her projects are fantastic!

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Product List

Sparkling Snowflakes Bundle (English)

[162165]

$41.25

Sparkling Snowflakes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162158]

$20.00

Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper Punch

[162164]

$26.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159237]

$5.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

Magical Meadow Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162134]

$27.00

Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment

[162129]

$8.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$10.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$9.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[161697]

$35.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Posted at 12:00 PM in Cards - Christmas | Permalink | Comments (3)

So Very Merry Angel Christmas Card

September 04, 2023

The So Very Merry stamp set is part of the online only offerrings by Stampin' Up! Check out the Online Exclusives to find lots of wonderful products there. The So Very Merry stamp set was not available for a short time, but it's back in stock now.

The base of this card is Real Red measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score and fold at 4 1/4.

The Basic White layer is just a little below 3 11/16 x 4 7/8. The Pool Party layer is 3 1/2 x 4 3/4. Run it through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the new Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.

The strip of red paper is from the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper. It is 3 1/2 x 1 1/4. Tear a small strip along the bottom. Adhere a strip of Pool Party from the same pack that is 3/4 x 3 1/2 with glue so that it hangs out a little.

Stamp the angel on a piece of Basic White in Versamark. Be sure to use a Embossing Buddy on the paper first. Use Silver embossing powder and a Heat Tool. The silver powder comes in a three pack of Metallics Embossing Powder. It also has gold and copper.

Color in the angel with blends. Colors used are the Pool Party combo, Light Real Red, Light Lost Lagoon, Wild Wheat combo. I used the SU800 for the skin tones. Add Wink of Stella to the wings of the angel. Punch out the angel with the 2 3/8 Circle Punch. Add with dimensionals.

The saying comes from the Brightest Glow stamp set. It is in the annual catalog. Stamp in Real Red and then fussy cut around it with Paper Snips. Tie a bow with the silver twine from the Simply Elegant Trim. Attach it under the saying. Add with dimensionals being careful not to have any of the dimensionals over the trim.

Finish up with Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

The saying on the inside is from Perched in a Tree.

Thanks for spending a little time with me today. I love how this card turned out! I am a Stampin' Up! independant demonstrator. If you don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to help you!