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side step card

by nataliegramleystamps | Nov 1, 2021 | card samples, fun fold, techniques

This side step card is a fancy fun fold and with a little bit of cutting and scoring you can easily make this special fun fold!

Measurements:
5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
DSP – 4″ x 5 1/4″ cut into several pieces

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Placing the paper at the 2 3/4″ mark on the trimmer (on the 5 1/2″ side of the paper, cut a slice in the middle of the paper from the 1 1/4″ mark down to the 6 1/8″ mark.

Then Scoring ONLY ON ONE SIDE of the cut mark starting on the side of the cut line that is closest to the edge of the paper, score at 1 1/4″, 2″, 3 1/8″ and 6 1/8″.

Your paper will look like the cardstock photographed in the above picture!

Taking the DSP on the 4″ side, cut at the 2 1/2″ mark down to 1 inch above the bottom of the paper.
Cut over to the edge of the paper at the inch mark.
With the left over piece cut a 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and a 1″ x 2 1/2″ piece.

Adhere the L shaped piece to the card front and the 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece to the top step of the card, and the 1″ x 2 1/2″ piece to the middle step.

I decorated with the die cuts from Eden’s garden bundle (this is the new set that goes on sale tomorrow November 2nd for Stampin’ Up! customers!!

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Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155776]

$8.75

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[150457]

$6.00

Hope this Fancy Side Step fun fold card inspires you to give it a try.
Remember to do something creative everyday! Now go out and create your own art – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

← corner pop up gift card holder edens garden early release promotion →

corner pop up gift card holder

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 28, 2021 | fun fold, specialty papers

Well it is getting to that time of year again, time for Christmas card making and gift designing! This is a fun interactive pop up gift card holder.
I am using the Gingerbread and Peppermint Suite again – it is just so much fun!

Measurements:
Cinnamon Cider 8″ x 8″ square scored in both directions at 4″ and from corner to corner in one diagonal fold direction only.
Real Red 3 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ and
3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″
Gingerbread and Peppermint DSP
3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x2
(one cut diagonally in half)
3″ x 3″
Basic White 3 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ and scraps for die
cuts and sentiment pieces

Cut an 8″ square from an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Cinnamon Cider cardstock.

Score at 4″ and turn 90 degrees and score at 4″ again.

Flip the paper over and score from corner to corner diagonally on one side only

When you are folding the score lines – you want to find the side that has the score mark going INTO the paper (the little valley) and keep that score on the outside of the fold. The score breaks up the fibers of the paper better on this side of the paper so it is better to fold so that the “valley” portion of the fold is on the outside of the fold. Using a Bone folder, Crease your paper at both 4″ score lines as well as the diagonal fold line.
Fold the paper as in the picture below.

It is easier to decorate the gift card holder when the base is flat – so let’s decorate first.

Take your Real red squares and layer the DSP on top. Decorate with stamps or die cuts from the coordinating DSP.

You should have these three pieces ready to adhere.

Using strong adhesive (I used the Tear n’ Tape) I secured a piece of Tear-n-Tape to the upper middle of the fold in the top right hand square and the outside edge of the bottom left hand square – see photo below.

Remove the Tear-n-Tape and put Stampin’ Seal across the back top and left hand side of the smaller Real Red square then adhere to the upper right hand Cinnamon Cider square – lining up the corner points with the fold. See Photo below

Take the bottom of the Cinnamon Cider paper and fold in half exposing the underside of the card and place a piece of Tear-n-Tape to the left hand edge of the cardstock. Adhere the triangle DSP onto the inside triangle of the bottom left hand box. Remove the backing and adhere the pocket to the side of the card. See Photos

Adhere the 3 3/4″ square to the base of the gift card holder and decorate.

To fold the pop up card down pull on the smaller square and bring toward the bottom edge of the card – it will start to collapse.

Adhere the front square and decorations and insert your gift card!

This is a fun, interactive way to give all those gift cards this season and so easy to make!
I hope I have inspired you to go out and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List

Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite Collection (English)

[156275]

$143.50

Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (English)

[156807]

$48.50

Frosted Gingerbread Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156314]

$21.00

Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156313]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Gingerbread Dies

[156320]

$33.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

← right angle fold over fun fold with gingerbread and peppermint suite side step card →

right angle fold over fun fold with gingerbread and peppermint suite

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 26, 2021 | card samples, fun fold, specialty papers, techniques

I first saw this fold several years ago on Rachel T.’s website Stamp your Art Out and made some design edits using a different stamp bundle and Designer Series Paper. Thank you Rachel for the constant inspiration! This is what she called a Right Angle Fold Over card.

Measurements:
8 1/2″ X 11″ Colored cardstock
Cinnamon Cider (#153078)
5″ x 3 3/4″ cut diagonally corner to corner use
both pieces Real Red (#102482)
4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ cut diagonally corner to corner
use both pieces Gingerbread and
Peppermint DSP (#156313)
scraps of DSP and coordinating colored
cardstock for circle die cuts
4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White (#159276) for the inside
of the card
Score the Cinnamon Cider cardstock at 4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side and score at 5 1/2″ on the 11″ side of the cardstock.

Cut diagonally corner to corner.

Cut the Reral Red cardstock to 5″ x 3 3/4″ and cut in half diagonally corner to corner. We will be using both of these pieces.
Cut the DSP to 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ use two different coordinating patterns or cut another complimentary colored cardstock in the same size (Old Olive would work well in this example)

Using a bone folder place the diagonal cuts together over the base of the card and crease the side and top score lines. Cut a sheet of Basic White cardstock to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and decorate for the inside of the card and mount to the inside of the card.

Mount the Real Red triangles and then the DSP triangles on top of those.
Using concentric circles make three focal points about 1 1/2″, 2″ and 2 1/2″ in diameter using coordinating colored cardstock and DSP (I added a sentiment to one of the inside circles)
Adhere the circles two to the topside triangle close to the edge and then tuck the last circle under these two upper circles and adhere to the bottom triangle (tucking this circle underneath the top two circles will keep the card flaps closed)

Product List

Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite Collection (English)

[156275]

$143.50

Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (English)

[156807]

$48.50

Frosted Gingerbread Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156314]

$21.00

Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156313]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Gingerbread Dies

[156320]

$33.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

← specialty papers - so many choices! corner pop up gift card holder →

specialty papers – so many choices!

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 8, 2021 | card samples, specialty papers

We LOVE Stampin’ Up! for so many reasons – but one of the best has to be the Gorgeous papers they keep producing! This year is no different – besides the fantastic Designer Series papers there are so many new Specialty papers that it is so difficult to choose what to show you – so I thought I would show you a bunch of different cards using different types of specialty papers!

Cork Specialty paper (#156393) featured on page 55 of the July to December 2021 mini catalog is amazingly thin cork with paper backing allowing you to cut this paper without tearing. You can stamp directly onto the paper and it adds the most incredible texture to your cards. To this card I stamped a few leaves from the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set (#153365), added Brushed Metallic Adhesive backed Dots (#156506) and the Gold Fine Art ribbon (#154561)

I used the Cork Specialty paper on this second sample and added black cardstock with silhouette die cuts from the Nature’s Harvest bundle. (#156813). The Black and White Gingham ribbon (#156485) and Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots (#156506) complete the look!

Starting with the coordinating color of cardstock- Poppy Parade, I mounted a 2″ x 5 1/2″ strip of the newer Ombre Specialty paper (#155784) to the front of the card. I added a white Nature’s Harvest die and the some ribbon to finish the card.

Silver Foil Specialty pack (#156457) creates the perfect sparkly material for snowflakes! I splattered some Wink of Stella on the base of the card! Adhered the die cut snowflake from the Frosted Gingerbread Bundle!

Last but not least this card is made with the 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum. I cut the vellum to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere it to the Basic White cardstock with the multi-purpose glue all over the back of the vellum! Added a black die cut from the Artistic Dies set!

Can you see that Shimmer – crazy sparkle!! I LOVE it! Hopefully I have inspired you to go out and create some art – one stamp at a time!

Product List

Artistically Inked Bundle (English)

[155456]

$53.00

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set

[154542]

$24.00

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[155052]

$17.00

Nature's Harvest Bundle (English)

[156813]

$53.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad

[155670]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Artistic Dies

[155371]

$35.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Pale Papaya 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155672]

$7.00

Nature's Harvest Bundle (English)

[156813]

$53.00

Ombre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[155784]

$10.00

Cork 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156393]

$7.50

Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon

[156485]

$7.00

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

[156506]

$9.00

3/8" (1 Cm) Fine Art Ribbon

[154561]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

← using background stamps to create a multi-layered colored look right angle fold over fun fold with gingerbread and peppermint suite →

using background stamps to create a multi-layered colored look

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 6, 2021 | card samples, my favorites, techniques

I think abstract stamps are often like clouds – each person can look at the same cloud and invent something completely different in their mind’s eye! For me – I absolutely adore the Artistically Inked Bundle and have done a lot of amazing things with the stamps and dies but to be honest even though I LOVE the alcohol ink technique – the look of the large abstract stamp always looked like a newborn baby gerbil to me! LOL! (Not happy memories of my childhood!) BUT once I started playing with this odd shaped stamp I absolutely fell in love with the possibilities!

One half sheet of cardstock, four ink colors, a few rhinestones, ribbon and a black diecut and the result is stunning especially for a single layer card!

Cut an 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of Basic White cardstock on the 11″ side in half at 5 1/2″ mark. Score at 4 1/4″ and get out an abstract stamp – there are many in the catalog – go find one that you have in your collection and play!

OK tell me now that I mention it doesn’t it look like a sleeping baby gerbil – sorry I figure if that image is burned into my brain I might as well pass on the love!!! LOL!! Sorry!

Start with the lighter color and stamp multiple times across the width of the card I stamped two rows in Crushed Curry ink (#131199)

Leaving the outer edges yellow I moved slightly in towards the center and stamped with the next lightest color – Poppy Parade ink (#119793)

stamp one line across the center of the page in the darkest color in this case – Real Red ink (#102482)

Then stamp back over all the colors with Daffodil Delight to soften and blend the colors together (#119683).

Die cut the flower image out of Basic Black cardstock (#121045) from the Artistic Dies (#155371), and adhere using Multi-Purpose liquid glue (#110755) on the back side of the die cut (use a silicon craft sheet to protect your work surface from getting sticky (#127853)