flap fold card

flap fold card

by | Nov 24, 2021 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, techniques

This is a very fast and easy fun fold card I’m calling the Flap Fold card!

Measurements:

Basic Black CS: 5 1/2″ x 7″ scored at 4 1/4″
1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ scored at 1/2″
Basic White CS 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP #1: 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (this piece goes on the
Basic White CS
DSP #2: 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (this goes on the front)
scraps in Basic White and a coordinating
colored CS for the sentiment focal piece

The DSP I am using for this sample is available to Hostesses only called Pattern Party – rich, vibrant colors in fun patterns on one side and black and white geometric designs on the flip side!! Interested in earning this and other benefits – contact me about becoming a hostess and earning free product and the ability to order Hostess exclusive stamp sets and papers! Hold a workshop at your home, my home or online!! Reserve an upcoming Sale-a-bration date for after the holidays soon!

Place Stampin’ Seal + or Tear&Tape strong adhesive on the 1/2″ side of the 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Basic Black cardstock and adhere to the inside of the black cardstock this is the larger piece (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.
Adhere DSP #1 to the right hand side of the Basic White cardstock piece, as shown in photo below.
Adhere this piece of decorated cardstock to the inside of the card covering up the flap piece you just adhered to the inside back of the card.
Punch three pieces of Cardstock – for this card I used the Tailored Tag punch and punched two in Basic White and one in Poppy Parade.

Cut the Poppy Parade Tailored tag punch in half and mount the half pieces to the back side of the punch sticking up evenly from the top and the bottom then adhere the second Basic White punch to the backside to finish the focal sentiment piece.

Adhere the DSP #2 piece to the card front.
Adhere the punched piece to the end of the flap. I out a glue dot on the inside of the flap to help the card stay closed!

Super simple card with loads of WOW factor!

have a great day and hope you will make time to create some art of your own – it is good for the soul!!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List
Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[155052]
$17.00
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$8.75
Pattern Party 12
[155426]
$18.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Poppy Parade 8-1/2
[119793]
$8.75
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$5.25
Tailored Tag Punch
[145667]
$18.00
Matte Black Dots
[154284]
$7.00
explosion fan fold card

explosion fan fold card

by | Nov 19, 2021 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, scrapbooking, techniques

This is a great Christmas gift and easy to make!
This card fans out and explodes into a cute way to display pictures for a loved one or just an extra special card with lots of room for extra sentiments delivered in a fun way!

Measurements:

Cinnamon Cider 8 1/2″ square
Real Red (2) 4 1/8″ square
Basic White (3) 4 1/8″ square
DSP for front 4″ square
Scraps Basic White, Real Red and DSP for stamping and die cutting

Cut a Cinnamon Cider piece of Cardstock to 8 1/2″ square
Score in the middle at 4 1/4″ rotate 90 degrees and score the other side down the middle at 4 1/4″
Score on the diagonal both ways making sure that the pointed edge of the paper is directly in the middle of the cutting track.

Slice the center bottom score line to just below the convergence point of all the score lines in the center of the paper.

Starting with the first score line to the right of the cut fold so the score line raises upward like a mountain, the second score line bend opposite of this folding it into a “valley” fold – alternate mountain and valley folds for 6 folds do not fold the score line within the last square.

As in the photo above lie the un-scored square on the table and bend the first mountain fold down write an UP arrow symbol on the triangle that is lying flat above the square. Do this with the next two mountain folds pull them down onto the square laying on the table and write an UP arrow as shown in the picture. This will give you direction the paper should be facing when you flatten it to decorate it!
Decorate your front cover. I used the real Red square and adhered Gingerbread and Peppermint DSP to the Red piece. I added Stampin’ Seal + to the edges of the top triangle leaving just a little room and not going completely to the edge with the tape as the Real Red cardstock is just slightly smaller then the folded card. Center the top and left hand edges to a 1/16th of the card edge and adhere.
I stamped “Wishing you a Merry Christmas” from the Frosted Gingerbread Stamp set and die cut the sentiment with the Stitched So Sweetly die set. Mounted it in the center of the front cover, Popping it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals and adding some red Holiday Rhinestones and some Real Red and Basic White cardstock die cut with the Gingerbread die set for the peppermint candies.
I then decorated each of the three Basic White Square and adhered them to the squares with the arrows. I added a scrap of Gingerbread and Peppermint DSP, stamped the star cookie in Cinnamon Cider ink and added a few Peppermint candies die cuts to the little page. (you can add a sentiment to one or more of these pages or add a picture to make a super cute scrapbook!
Another page added to the explosion fan fold card attached to the next triangle with the up arrow on it!
Embellish the last square and add the square to the back page.
I tied the card closed with the Real Red Simmer Ribbon and made it long enough to make a bow in the front so that the lucky recipient can open and close this WOW card as often as they like!!
Adhere Stampin’ Seal+ to the back and adhere another red square to the back panel.
The card fans out open and closing for the coolest effect! Her is a picture of the card fully opened!
It is way easier than it looks and you should definitely give it a try!!

Remember if you want any of the products listed below you can just click on the images and it will take you directly to my on-line store!

Hope this inspired you to go make 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
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2
[153078]
$8.75
Real Red 8-1/2
[102482]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Gingerbread & Peppermint 6
[156313]
$11.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$120.00
Gingerbread Dies
[156320]
$33.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Real Red 3/8
[153535]
$7.00
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[150457]
$6.00
side step card

side step card

by | 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

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!!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2
[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
[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

angled tri-fold card

angled tri-fold card

by | Sep 10, 2021 | card samples, fun fold, techniques

With easy and precise cutting you can make this angled tri-fold card in a snap! It’s a great way to highlight our beautiful Designer Series Paper. The sample below uses the Expressions in Ink DSP (#155464).

Start with a 5 1/2″ x 11″ piece of coordinating colored cardstock, here I used the Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Color cardstock (#155710).
Score at 3 3/8″ and rotate the paper 180 degrees and score the opposite side at 3 3/8″ as well. Fold and burnish the edges with your bone folder!

Place the top left cardstock score line in the channel of the Stampin’ Trimmer and angle the paper top edge to the 1 1/2″ mark – cut a diagonal line. (Save the angled cardstock piece for another card! – see bonus samples at the end of this blog post!)
Place the point of the left sided angle cut in the middle of the cutting channel of your Stampin’ Trimmer and slide the bottom left edge of the acrdstock to the 1″ mark and cut another diagonal.
The completed angled cuts will look like this when complete – see photo below.
Flip the paper over and place the right hand top score line in the center of the cutting channel and move your cardstock so the outside top edge point is at the 1 1/2″ mark which is the end of the right side of the Stampin’ Trimmer! (one of the things I LOVE about the Stampin’ Trimmer is that it has the additional measurements on the right side of the cutting channel so that you can make small measurement cuts on either side of the cutting channel! Then rotate the paper like before so the new top edge point is in the middle of the cutting channel and twist the bottom edge of the paper so that it lines up to the 1″ mark and cut the diagonal slice.
Choose coordinating DSP and cut two pieces of 3 1/4″ x 5 1/4″. Determine if the paper has a directional pattern and make sure that you consider that when making your angled cuts so that the paper is right side up if applicable. My paper choice did not have a direction so it did not matter but you do want to make sure that you cut a right and left side.
This cut can be a little tricky so some adjusting may be necessary.
Start with the top right corner and place the point in the middle of the channel as before and swing the left edge point to the 1 1/2″ mark and cut a diagonal line.
Then place the left point just created on the left side of the channel instead of the direct middle this will allow the angle cut to fit inside the base cardstock. Swing the bottom point of the DSP to the 1″ line and cut.
Take the second piece of DSP and cut it the opposite way place the top left corner in the middle of the channel and angle the top right corner to the edge of the right side of the Stampin’ Trimmer at the 1 1/2″ mark. Cut the diagonal slice.
Place the newly made corner on the right edge of the channel and angle the bottom corner to the 1″ mark. Cut the diagonal slice.
Layer the DSP on the outside flaps of the card trimming any edge that is not evenly spaced. Adhere and Create a 1′ x 11″ belly band to keep your card closed. Decorate the belly band .
Add a Basic White layer 4″ x 5 1/4″ to the inside of the card and decorate as desired.
BONUS CARDS!!! Here are some more Angled Tri-Fold cards using different stamp sets and papers and other surprises!
You cannot just let those great angled cuts go to waste, right???
Here are also a few cards I made with the angled cuts and another sample using the FREE 12″ x 12″ Beautifully Penned DSP from the current Sale-a-bration offerings available NOW THROUGH the end of the month!
Hope you enjoyed this card, now go and create your own beautiful art – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

P.S. – Love this card -? Want to learn more fun techniques and tips and tricks join me Sunday, September 26th, 2021 at 7:30pm for a Zoom on-line class. e-mail me at nataliestamps@aol.com for RSVP or more details! Are you local and want to join us for a fun crafting night, join us Monday, September 27th for an in person class at 7pm or make a private appointment to join me during the day if you would like to craft alone or with a friend of two and I can schedule a daytime appointment!

Product List
Beautifully Penned 12
[156630]
$0.00
Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set
[154994]
$21.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$8.75
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
[152494]
$21.00
Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152550]
$19.00
Soft Suede 8-1/2
[115318]
$8.75
Expressions In Ink 12
[155464]
$15.00
Artistically Inked Bundle (English)
[155456]
$53.00
Polished Pink 8 1/2
[155710]
$8.75
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
[155712]
$7.50
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
[147115]
$7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$6.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$10.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$5.00
2021–2023 In Color Jewels
[155571]
$7.00
Polished Pink 3/8
[155714]
$7.00
accordion fold – two ways

accordion fold – two ways

by | Sep 8, 2021 | card samples, fun fold

There are many ways to make an accordion fold and here are two ways to make this easy card!
The first way to make this fold is to select a
12″ x 12″ piece of double sided coordinating designer series paper. Cut at 5/12″.
Here I used the Harvest Meadow DSP and scored it at 7 3/4″, 4 1/4″, and 1 3/4″. Fold into a valley fold at the first score line and mountain fold at the second score line and another valley fold at the 1 3/4″ score line.
Because it is double sided coordinating paper you will be able to see both sides of the beautiful DSP that you pick to do this technique!
Cut three additional pieces 2 1/2″ x 5″, and 2 1/2″ x 4″ out of Basic White Cardstock and a piece of 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ of coordinating colored cardstock (I used Calypso Coral to coordinate with the DSP!
I stamped a sentiment and a splatter pattern onto the 2 1/2″ x 5″ piece and added it to the inside piece of DSP tucked into the left hand corner to hide it while the card is closed!
Attach the focal piece to the colored cardstock and adhere to the left side of the card front. Be careful to only adhere tape to the left side of the piece to attach to the far left top piece of the card front and nothing behind it!
Here is another sample using those dimensions but I added a 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of colored cardstock behind the DSP (this provides a pretty accent border and because I colored the flowers on the FREE Sale-a-bration DSP called Beautifully Penned DSP and the alcohol markers will bleed through so I added gthe layer to also hide that bleeding area!) I also cut a piece of colored cardstock to 4″ x 5 1/4″ to add to the back panel. I colored the flowers with light and dark Poppy Red and Granny Apple Green light and dark Stampin’ Blends markers.
The second sample uses a 5 1/4″ wide piece of 12″ x 12″ DSP, scored at 8″ x 5 1/8″ x 2 3/4″. Fold into an accordion. and mount the back page onto a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ piece of coordinating colored cardstock.
The second way to make this accordion fold is to cut the DSP at 5 1/4″ x 12″ and score at 8″, 5 1/8″ and 2 1/4″. Fold in an alternating pattern and use the same dimensions as the above card for the focal center piece.

Mount the accordion to a quarter sheet of colored cardstock as the cardbase.

This sample uses the Quiet Meadow stamp set and the 5 1/4″ dimensions.
This fold is simple cut, score three times, fold and decorate! Hopefully this fun and simple WOW card inspire you to go out and create some beautiful art of your own – one stamp ata time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List
Beautifully Penned 12
[156630]
$0.00
Harvest Meadow 12
[156494]
$11.50
Painted Christmas 12
[156292]
$11.50
Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set
[156293]
$22.00
Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English)
[156300]
$22.00
Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set
[155082]
$21.00
Hand Penned Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set
[155070]
$22.00
Calypso Coral 8-1/2
[122925]
$8.75
Poppy Parade 8-1/2
[119793]
$8.75
Real Red 8-1/2
[102482]
$8.75
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$6.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad
[147101]
$7.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
[147084]
$7.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$10.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$5.00
Flirty Flamingo 1/4
[155610]
$8.00
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154958]
$9.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154885]
$9.00
2021–2023 In Color Jewels
[155571]
$7.00