full of life flip flop fun fold

full of life flip flop fun fold

by | Jul 5, 2024 | card samples, fun fold, stamps ink paper, techniques

This is such a fun and interactive card! It’s called the FLipFLop FUn Fold and I made mine with the Full of Life suite – which I love because of all the fun bright colors!

The most difficult part about this card is the cutting and scoring and it isn’t really that difficult it just looks complex!

Measurements:
BASE: Lost Lagoon 5 1/2″ x 6 1/4″
DSP: 3″ x 3 1/4″
4″ x 3 1/4″

Position your base card into the Stampin’ Trimmer with the 6 1/4″ side along the top edge. Make a cut 1″ from each edge starting at 1″ from the top and go to 1″ from the bottom – so on your clear ruler cut from 1″ to 4 1/2″. Flip the paper over and do the same cut on the other edge.
At 2 5/8″ from the edge make a score line from the top edge to 1″ down only and from the bottom edge up to 4 1/2″ on the clear ruler which will be 1″ from the bottom.
Turn the paper so that you are able to make those same score lines on the opposite edge.
Now put the 5 1/2″ side at the top of the paper cutter and cut from the top of the horizontal cut line to 2 5/8″ and the pick up the cutting blade and cut from 3 5/8″ to 5 1/4″.
Turn the paper 180 degrees and do the same cuts on the opposite side of the paper. See the card template photo below.

Cut your desired pieces of Designer Series paper at 3″ x 3 1/4″ for the front piece and 4″ x 3 1/4″ for the back piece.
I knew that I wanted to use the heart die from the Full of Life die set but not sure which pieces I wanted so I die cut both hearts from the Pool Party, Lost Lagoon and Coastal Cabana scraps as well as the word Friend.
I stamped the double heart image on the outside frame of the card in Lost Lagoon ink.
Score at the 2 5/8″ mark and the 3 5/8″ mark and bring the edges of the card base in so that the swing piece moves towrds the right side of the card – this will show the smaller piece of the swing mechanism in the front of the card.
Adhere the 3″ x 3 /14″ piece of DSP to that swing piece as shown.
Adhere the larger 4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of DSP to the back side of the swing piece.
I decided that the DSP was so bright and colorful that I wanted the DSP to show through as much as possible so I used the large heart outline on the backside DSP.
I adhered the die cut word Friend towards the bottom of the heart die and stamped miss you in Lost Lagoon ink on a scrap of 1/2″ Basic White strip and angle cut the edges.
I adhered the cut out heart die to the DSP on the card front and added Iridescent pearls to the card front frame so that they could be seen from both the flip and the flop side of the card!
So much fun I know just who I am going to send this too!
Now it’s your turn try this interactive fun fold and caret some art work of your very own and send it off to a special someone – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Here is a short video of the flip flop mechanism in action!
Product List
Full Of Life Suite Collection (English)
[163369]
$82.50
Friends For Life Bundle (English)
[163365]
$53.00
Friends For Life Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163359]
$25.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131297]
$11.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$11.50
Full Of Life 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163357]
$12.50
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[133644]
$6.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$28.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Stampin' Spritzer
[126185]
$6.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$130.00
Friends For Life Dies (English)
[163364]
$34.00
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels
[158987]
$7.50
more color mondays – wild wheat, lost lagoon and pool party

more color mondays – wild wheat, lost lagoon and pool party

by | Dec 18, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, more color mondays, new catalog, Sale-a-bration, sneak peak, stamps ink paper

Not only is it another More Color Monday but it is also a sneak peak at another fabulous 2024 Sale-a-bration 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper offering for Level One. That means starting January 4th, for every $50 spent you can earn one Level One item offered in the Upcoming Sale-a-bration catalog and if you are already a customer of mine you will be getting one in the mail soon along with the new 2024 January to December Mini catalog!
The awesome thing about Designer Series Paper is that the concept artists at Stampin’ Up! have already done all the work for you – not only in designing gorgeous DSP but the color coordination that Stampin’ Up! is famous for.
I picked three of the colors in this new DSP and ran with it for today’s color challenge! Wild Wheat, Lost Lagoon and Pool party take center stage for today’s More Color Monday sneak peak!

Measurements:
BASE: Pool Party CS 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
DSP 3 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ – cut at 1″ and 2 3/4″
Scraps of Basic white for stamp and die cutting
and sentiment piece
Lost Lagoon scraps for dies & sentiment matte

Most of the time Stampin’ Up! coordinates the A and B sides of their Designer Series Paper so if you cut and flip you can use both sides together and the color coordination is perfect!
This is a cut and flip card – take the two 1″ x 5 1/4″ strips and adhere them to the outside edges of the card front leaving an equal 1/8″ border on top, bottom and outside edges.
Adhere the opposite side of the DSP to the middle leaving an even border on all sides.
Such an easy and dramatic start to the card!
Place a strip of tape on the card across the area you want to place your sentiment piece.
Cut about 10-12 inch piece of the new Faux Leather Trim (which you will see in the upcoming mini catalog in the Nature’s Sweetness suite) and adhere in a loopy back and forth pattern.
Stamp the sentiment from the coordinating stamp bundle Stippled Rose in Lost Lagoon and matte onto coordinating Lost Lagoon card stock.
Adher with Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of the Leather Trim accent.
Die cut a few of the sprigs from the Stippled Rose die set and stamp in Pool Party the leaf sprig twice from the Stippled Rose stamp set and die cut. I cut one of these stamped leaf sprig in half to better accommodate my design.
Arrange the sprigs under the sentiment piece to your liking and adhere using mini glue dots
Add Adhesive-Backed milky Dots to finish off the card in perfect color coordination and your More Color Monday card is complete!

Just a reminder this is a sneak peak post so not all of the products mentioned are available until January 4th so the picture links below will not contain these items!

Try your hand at this easy DSP card in the meantime and plan on seeing some of these great new products first hand in January at my Sale-a-bration Open House. If you are new to me and do not already have a demonstrator and would like some new catalogs, message me from this website or directly at nataliestamps@aol.com.

Now go and create some artwork of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$10.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133679]
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122924]
$10.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[161678]
$9.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Adhesive Backed Milky Dots
[160582]
$8.00
more color mondays – cherry cobbler, granny apple green and shaded spruce

more color mondays – cherry cobbler, granny apple green and shaded spruce

by | Aug 28, 2023 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, more color mondays, new catalog, sneak peak, stamps ink paper

If you asked me what are classic Christmas colors I would say either our Real Red or Cherry Cobbler and our Shaded Spruce or Granny Apple Green. Nowadays there are plenty of variations on Christmas cards really anything goes – from pinks and purples to blues to brown. But I still love traditional Christmas cards – so today’s More Color Monday is all about traditional Red and Green!

It is also a sneak peak for the upcoming September to December catalog and I cannot believe I am writing that the mini is almost here! This year is 3/4 over – crazy! This Friday the catalog will go live and you will be able to order from this absolutely fabulous catalog!

Today’s More Color Monday starts with Gorgeous Designer Series paper – the Joy of Christmas 12″ x12″ DSP graces both the front and back covers of our new mini catalog and contains 12 sheets of 6 double sided designs in plaids and woody patterns and softly drawn Christmas foliage in hues of Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie and Pebbled Path.

Measurements:
BASE: Cherry Cobbler CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
DSP: 2″ x 5 1/4″ (2)
Scraps of Granny Apple Green and Shaded
Spruce for the Nested Essentials dies

Fold the base Cheery Cobbler CS in half and burnish with a bone folder for a crisp crease.
Adhere the 2″ x 5/14″ strips of DSP so that they butt up together in the middle of the card base and give an even 1/8″ border all around the card front.
Cut the smallest wide hexagon shape from a scrap of Shaded Spruce cardstock and the next biggest shape in Granny Apple Green cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink in the center of the Shaded Spruce die cut. Stamp in Shaded Spruce ink and stamp off the pine bough stamp for a second generation lighter inking. Stamp on the Shaded Spruce die cut over the sentiment.

Adhere the Granny Apple Green die cut onto the center of the card front over the DSP, leaving an even border right to left.
Add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the Shaded Spruce die cut and place over the Granny Apple Green die.
Before adhering one side of the Shaded Spruce die wrap some 1/8 Metallic woven ribbon under the Stampin’ Dimensional. The color of this is Parakeet Party but because of it’s metallic hue it contains various shades of green and works well on this project!
For the same reason as the ribbon I added the 2022-2024 In Color Pearls to the card front – because of their metallic sheen I think the green color works well on this card!
Just changing the DSP and embellishments makes a brand new card! This sample uses the iridescent Basic Pearls and the new Silver and White Sheer Ribbon! I love white ribbon because you can color it to coordinate with your card! I used the Shaded Spruce Dark Stampin’ Blend Alcohol Marker on my Grid paper I used the brush tip side to die the ribbon to exactly match the cardstock – so very cool!
Here is another sample with a different sentiment from the Joy of Noel stamp set – the other bundle in this suite. and the embellishments are the Brushed Metallic Dots for a more rustic look!

Try to make a Christmas card with classic Christmas colors – go and create some Christmas art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Remember if you play in the color challenge consider uploading your art to the comment section of today’s Facebook post to share with everyone and inspire someone today!

Because these are sneak peak products they will not be included in the products below until after release one September 1st – check back to this post then if you would like to click on the new products to order!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.50
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2
[119685]
$10.00
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2
[146990]
$10.00
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2
[146981]
$10.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
2022–2024 In Color Pearls
[161621]
$7.00
Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots
[156506]
$9.00
Parakeet Party 1/8
[159196]
$9.00
announcing ‘more color mondays’ weekly color challenge

announcing ‘more color mondays’ weekly color challenge

by | May 1, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, sketch challenge, stamps ink paper

Announcing a weekly color challenge! Want/need some card making inspiration – every Sunday morning I will post a color challenge and everyone that posts a card by Sunday evening will get highlighted in my Monday morning post – let’s all play and inspire each other!

I posted the first challenge last week but this will be a recurring theme and would love to get all of your stamping friends involved so spread the word!

Yesterday’s post was a three color challenge using Starry Sky, Gray Granite and Basic White. Sometimes all the inspiration one needs is on the back of the Designer Series paper package! For today’s challenge I went with three of the colors from the gorgeous retiring Sun Prints 12″ x 12″ DSP.

Every Sunday night I will post the colors like the picture below!

I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ card base of Starry Sky.
I adhered a 4 ” x 5 1/4″ piece of Starry Sky and white striped DSP from the Sun Prints DSP (#158790) which was still available when I checked last week and on sale for $12.00!
I added a 3″square piece of DSP in Gray Granite print on a diagonal and added stamped and die cut embellishments from the Nature’s Prints bundle! I added In Color embellishments and this color challenge is complete!
Product List
Sun Prints Suite Collection (English)
[158805]
$76.75
Nature's Prints Bundle (English)
[158801]
$55.75
Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English)
[158793]
$25.00
Starry Sky 8 1/2
[159263]
$9.25
Gray Granite 8-1/2
[146983]
$9.25
Sun Prints 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[158790]
$12.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.25
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad
[147118]
$8.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$125.00
Natural Prints Dies
[158800]
$37.00
2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots
[159186]
$8.00
faceted vertical diamond fold easel card

faceted vertical diamond fold easel card

by | Mar 31, 2023 | 3D projects, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, retiring products, stamps ink paper, techniques

This is the time of year in the Stampin’ Up! world were we say good-bye to lots of favorite products in the outgoing Annual Catalog and get ready to make space for all of the new things to come.
This project is made with one of the best paper packs that is retiring – it is a hostess only set and if you hostess a workshop of $150 dollars or more in the last month of this catalog you can order the hostess only sets and Designer series papers at a discount! This pack contains 12 sheets of 12″ x 12″ DSP 2 each of 6 designs in toned of Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron (retiring), Old Olive, Petal Pink, and Pool Party.
This project is a fun 3D card that I made back in March I posted it last week as one of my favorite projects for the year and then realized I had never posted it on my blog – OOPS! So here it is!

Measurements
BASE: Pool Party Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
2-3/4” x 5-1/4”
Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper
5” x 5-1/4” – cut from the left edge at 1-7/8” and again at 1-7/8” to get three consecutive strips: two pieces that are 1-7/8” x 5-1/4” and one that is 1-1/4” x 5-1/4”

Cut a piece of Pool Party Cardstock to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4″. Flatten the cardstock out and place the left edge of the long side at the 2 3/4″ (which is half of the 5 1/2″ side.) On the front half of the card make a cut starting 3/4″ above the score line to 3/4″ below the top edge of the card. If you are cutting your cardstock with our awesome Stampin’ Trimmer the guide is clear and has ruler markings on it so you would begin the cut 3/4″ above the 4 1/4″ score line making the starting cut at the 3 1/2″ mark on the clear guide ruler and cut until the 3/4″ mark on the clear ruler guide.
Next score at the 2 1/8″ mark down the middle of the card front.
Using a ruler and a pencil draw a small mark at 3/4″ from the top and bottom of the card along the score line that runs down the middle of the card front. Place the top dot in the cutting track of your Stampin’ Trimmer and place the outside edge of the slit in the track as well – score a diagonal line from the top dot to the right edge of the slit. Place the right edge of the slit in the cutting track and now swivel the card to place the bottom dot in the track as well and score a diagonal line from the right side of the slit to the bottom dot. Continue to swivel the card placing the bottom dot and the edge of the left side of the slit in the track and score the diagonal line. Finally complete the scored diamond shape by placing the left side of the slit and the top dot in the cutting track and score the diagonal line between those two points.
Fold the score line down the middle of the card front into a mountain fold and the diamond score lines inward – the card should look like the photo below.
Lie the Designer series paper out so that the pattern matches up and take the right hand piece first and add a generous amount of Stampin’ Dimensionals all around the outside edge (this will be the edge for the easel base of the card. Place the DSP with about 1/8″ border around the outside edges.
Adhere the Basic White cardstock adjacent to the DSP leaving a 1/8″ border between the DSP and the Basic White cardstock.
Take the remaining two pieces of DSP and lining up the pattern hinge them together so that the pattern you want to be the outside pattern is together on the inside. See photo below of me hinging the DSP together.
The colorful pattern is matched up on the inside touching each other and the green polka dot pattern is facing outwards.
Mark on the outside a dot in pencil 1/2″ down from the top of the DSP, 1/2″ up from the bottom of the DSP and 1/2″ from the right side of the paper at the 2 5/8″ mark.
Cut along the diagonal lines formed from connecting the three dots .
Cut the middle triangle in half across the middle at the 2 5/8″ mark creating four triangle pieces for the center of the diamond.
Adhere the outside edges of the DSP to the outsides of the diamond fold and the smaller triangles to the inside folds of the diamond.
Add a pencil mark to the middle of the white cardstock that shows through when the fun fold is in the easel position and stamp a small sentiment over the pencil mark so that the sentiment peeks through the small window made by the faceted diamond.
Add some pearls and your fancy fold is complete! This card folds flat for mailing but can stand alone when popped up in the easel format!
Hope you enjoyed this 3D fun fold card!
Go and try it with some of your own pretty DSP and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper
[159161]
$18.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$10.25
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122924]
$9.25
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$4.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels
[158130]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25