bend back fun fold with sneak peak products

bend back fun fold with sneak peak products

A few weeks ago on October 30th in one of my More Color Monday posts I made a card using this bend back fun fold but I was highlighting color combinations at the time not the fun fold. This is a super simple fun fold and a lovely way to display many sides of our gorgeous new Nature’s Sweetness 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper!

Measurements:
BASE: Pebbled Path 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 1 1/4″ and 4 1/4″
DSP (2) 1″ x 5 1/4″
(2) 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
white inside layer: 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″

Score the 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ Pebbled Path Base card stock at 1 1/4″ and 4 1/4″.

Fold in half at the 4 1/4″ score line like a regular card then fold the 1 1/4″ score line back on itself like a mini Z fold!

Adhere the first 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ DSP to the inside middle section in between the 1 1/4″ and 4 1/4″ score lines.

Adhere the Basic White 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ to the right side of the 4 1/4″ score line leaving an 1/8″ border against the score line.
Adhere one of the 1 1/4″ pieces of DSP to the right hand edge side of the inside of the card leaving an 1/8″ border from the Basic White layer just adhered and the right hand edge of the card.
Close the card front and adhere the last 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ DSP piece to the right side of the 4 1/4″ score line on the card front.

Die cut the binder hole punch die onto the other 1 1/4″ DSP and lace the new Gold Faux Leather Trim through the holes.
Fold the small flap and adhere to the card front.
Adhere this 1 1/4″ piece on the outside of that flap.

Stamp the inside sentiment on the Basic White cardstock layer in Pebbled Path ink.
Stamp the large plant stamp in Pebbled Path ink and die cut. I water colored with Pebbled Path and Petal Pink from a waterpainter brush on the leaves and the petals.

After dry adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals and pop up on the card front.

Color the flowers of the stamped image with Wink of Stella for some added sparkle.
Add some Adhesive Backed Milky Dots to the card front and your bend back fun fold card is complete!

Try your hand at this easy fun fold with the supplies you have around and go create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Because these items are not available until the new catalog release on January 4th the sneak peak items will not be listed in the picture items below until after that date!

tall z fold card on card fun fold

tall z fold card on card fun fold

This card is called a Tall Z Fold card on card fun fold. Lots of surfaces to write and show the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper.

Measurements:
BASE: Azure Afternoon 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Azure Afternoon layer: 4″ x 9 3/4″
scored at 2 1/4″ and 4 1/2″
DSP: 3 3/4″ x 5″
(2) 2″ x 3 3/4″
Basic White: inside 4″ x 5 1/4″
z fold inserts: inside 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″
outside 2 5/8″ x 4″

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ to the card base inside.
Score the 4″ x 9 3/4″ at 2 1/4″ and 4 1/2″
and fold in a vertical Z fold.
Adhere the 3 3/4″ x 5″ to the top panel.
Adhere the 2 pieces of 2″ x 3 3/4″ to the middle and bottom panels of the Z fold attachment.
Adhere the 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ Basic White layer to the center of the upper panel.
Stamp the 2 5/8″ x 4″ piece of Basic White layer and adhere only the bottom half to the bottom panel.
Adhere the Z fold card onto card front.
Adhere three embellishments on the front Basic White layer to finish the card on card fun fold.

Try this card on card fun fold today with your own supplies – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst and granny apple green

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst and granny apple green

Today’s More Color Monday color challenge uses Blueberry Bushel, Berry Burst and Granny Apple Green! Such bright and happy colors…I am using the Meandering Meadow Suite of products and creating a card on card fun fold.
Follow along for the tutorial!

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Smaller card: 3″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic white layers: (2) 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″
Berry Burst layer: 2 3/4″ x 4″
Granny Apple Green layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
diagonally cut

Cut the base card from the top diagonal line to the outside left bottom edge.

Cut the DSP layer in half diagonally.

Score the 3″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Blueberry Bushel at 4 1/4″. Fold on the score line.
Adhere one of the Basic White layers inside the smaller card.
Stamp in Blueberry Bushel ink the Happy Birthday from the Garden Meadow stamp set.
Stamp the flower basket at the bottom right hand corner in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Color the flowers in Light and Dark Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends.
Color the basket in Light and Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.
Color the leaves in Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
Adhere the top DSP to the upper inside of the card base.
Close the front diagonal flap and adhere the bottom diagonal DSP piece to the outside flap.
Adhere the smaller card to the center of the inside of the base card – the front of the smaller card will hang over the bottom flap of the outside card.
Adhere the Berry Burst layer to the upper inside of the card and stamp the boots in Berry Burst ink.
Adhere the diagonal Granny Apple Green cardstock to the inside of the front flap and stamp the water can in Granny Apple Green ink to the lower right hand corner of this layer.
Stamp the word hello three times up the side of the last Basic White layer and add the last piece of DSP to the right hand side.
Adhere this layer to the outside of the smaller card.
Add three embellishments from the Tinsel Gems four pack to the words and your card on card fun fold is complete!

I love this paper – grab some up before it is all gone! Now go create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Grab these or similar colors and create a card for the color challenge – remember to upload it to the comment section of the 11-20-23 Facebook post so you can share your creation and inspire us all!
meandering meadow tall z-fold card

meandering meadow tall z-fold card

This Tall Z FOld is an easy fun fold to show off large sheets of gorgeous Designer Series Paper like the collection in the Meandering Meadows suite!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White (2) 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Layer: Blueberry Bushel 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
DSP: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
Mechanism: 3″ x 11″ scored at 2″ and 6 1/2″
Inside White Layer: 2 7/8″ x 6 3/8″

Choose 2 designs of DSP from the Meandering Meadows paper pack. Cut each to 4″ x 5 1/4″.

Adhere the DSP to the Blueberry Bushel layer and those to the Basic White Layer.

Cut the Z Fold mechanism out of BlueBerry Bushel cardstock to 3″ x 11″. Score at 2″ and 6 1/2″ and fold into a Z.
Adhere the long side with the fold on the top to the center of the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ triple layered base that you want for the bottom (save the nicer scene for the top layer, and it may be hard to choose because all of these papers are so pretty!)
Adhere the 2″ panel to the top layer making sure that the bottom and top layers match on all sides.
Adhere the inside white layer to the inside mechanism panel. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment and the flower image onto the white layer.
I added embellishments to the top layer but nothing else to let the beauty of the DSP shine all on it’s own!

This suite is now available in the online exclusives section of my Stampin’ Up! website!

Stamp something pretty today – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – berry burst, soft sea foam, pecan pie m-fold card

more color mondays – berry burst, soft sea foam, pecan pie m-fold card

Today is another More Color Monday Color Challenge featuring Berry Burst, Soft Sea Foam, and Pecan Pie.
The card I am making is called an M Fold.

Measurements:
BASE: Soft Sea Foam 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 1 1/4″, 4″, and 6 3/4″
DSP or colored cardstock layer:
panel 1 each side (2) 1″ x 4″
panel 2 and 3 (2) 2 1/2″ x 4″
panel 4 4″ x 4″
Soft Sea Foam 2″ x 4″
Berry Burst 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
Basic White 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″

Stamp the background stamp Berry Harvest in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the 4″ cardstock square.

Using Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends color the leaves.

Color the stems in Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends.
Color the raspberries in Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends.
Fold the base at the 1 1/4″ score line towards the right, fold the score line at 4″ back to the left, fold the 6 3/4″ score line to the right.
Adhere the 4″ square to the 4th panel.
Adhere a 2 1/2″ x 4″ Basic White piece of cardstock to the third panel.
Adhere a 2 1/2″ x 4″ piece of Neutrals 6″ x 6″ DSP in Pecan Pie to the second panel.
Adhere the (2) 1 1/4″ x 4″ pieces of Subtles DSP to each side of the first panel.
Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Artistically Inked Stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and the raspberries above the words.
Adhere the Basic White layer to the Berry Burst layer. Adhere the Berry Burst layer to Soft Sea Foam layer.
Adhere the triple sentiment layer to the middle of the outside of panel one.
This is why this card is called the M-Fold.
This is a sweet fun fold! Add some embellishments on the sentiment piece.
Try this fun fold with your stampin’ supplies and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin,’
Natalie

double flap kissing gate fold card

double flap kissing gate fold card

I modified another fun fold card and made a new one where the gate fold edges “kiss” the edges of the front flap instead of each other! I made a belly band to hold the card closed and made the square overlap to look like a Christmas present! I called it the Double Flap Kissing Gate Fold card! Hope you like it!

Measurements:
BASE: Real Red CS 5 1/2″ x 5 3/4″
scored on 5 3/4″ side at 3/4″ and 5″
Front Flap layer: 2 3/4″ x 6″
scored on 6″ side at 1/2″
Side Flap layers:
Basic White: 2 1/2″ square
DSP: 2 3/8″ square
Belly Band 3/4″ x 10″
Belly Band focal point
Real Red CS: 1 3/4″ square
DSP: 1 1/2″ square

Cut the Real Red base CS to 5 1/2″ x 5 3/4″ and score at 3/4″ and 5″.
Fold inward towards the middle.
Cut two strips of DSP to 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to the outside gate fold 3/4″ panels.
Cut a piece of Basic White CS to 2 3/4″ x 6″ and score on the 6″ side at 1/2″.
Emboss the 5 1/2″ side and adhere the 1/2″ tab to the center top of the base card.
I closed the two side gate folds and made sure the front flap fit within those side gate folds.
Adhere an inside layer to cover up the flap connection. Adhere a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White CS to the inside of the base CS. Pictured here under the front flap.
Stamp the sentiment on the inside 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece.
Adhere the DSP 2 3/8″ piece to the Basic White 2 1/2″ square matte. Adhere ONLY the right side to the right gate fold.
Create the belly band from a 3/4″ x 10″ piece of cardstock and I added a offset square focal point to look like stacked presents on the card.
Adhere the 1 1/2″ square DSP to the 1 3/4″ square of Real Red CS and adhere to the belly band so it will lie over the side flap.
Add a bow of Linen thread to the DSP square and Iridescent Rhinestone Gems to finish off this fun fold card!
Try something new today and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie