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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

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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

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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

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fancy fold slot tucked card

by nataliegramleystamps | Sep 24, 2021 | card samples, fun fold, techniques

So I looked back at my Facebook post for my last Facebook Live and had posted a different card than the one I ended up demonstrating! Best laid plans, right? Well this is a very fun and relatively easy card – it looks complex but it is not! This is called a Buckle Fold Fun Fold card. I have also seen it called a Tucked Slot Fun Fold card. Whatever you call it – it’s definitely Fun!

Measurements
Cajun Craze Base card 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″ and cut at 2 1/4″ off one side
Very Vanilla 4″ x 5 1/4″ and
2′ x 7″ scored at 3 1/2″
Early Espresso 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″
scrap pieces for the die cut pieces

Cut your base cardstock to two pieces of 4 1/4″ x 11.”
Scored at 5 1/2″ crease with your bone folder. Open up the fold and cut 2 1/4″ off the left side of the card (the side that will be the front of the card). Stamp the front with a background image for some dimension. (I used a tone on tone effect with Cajun Craze ink (#119684) and the wood grain stamp from the Gorgeous Leaves (#153365) stamp set. Using the smallest rectangular die from the Stitched Rectangle die set (#151820) place in the middle of the short piece of card stock in the front of your card and run though the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine (#149653) to cut the slot for the tuck.

In a previous post I highlighted the Baby Wipe technique and this technique lends itself beautifully to fall leaves.
Using a standard Stamp case (#119105), place several folded baby wipes in the container and pick out three colors of ink. I choose Poppy Parade ink refill (#119791), Pumpkin Pie refill (#105229) and Cinnamon Cider refill (#153120)
squeeze a zigzag line into the folded baby wipes. Line up the second color and allow room to spread. Line up the third color and squeeze a zig zag line next to the second one . This picture is with different ink colors but shows the set up!

On the 4″ x 5 1/4″ vanilla card stock stamp the thin leaf image into the homemade rainbow ink pad on the baby wipes and stamp onto the left side of the paper and adhere to the inside of the card!

Fold the 2″ x 7″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock in half and stamp the sentiment on the inside of the smaller card. Mount onto the Early Espresso cardstock and close and decorate the outside of the small card

Die cut the leaves with the Intricate Leaves Dies (#153566) and using glue dots arrange the leaves so that the right edge of the leaves hangs a little over the left edge of the slot.

Place tape on the back of the Early Espresso piece of cardstock and slide the front of the small card into the slot just enough so that the cardfront is secure in the slot. make sure the card is straight and press down to adher to the back of the card.

Love this card paired with the beautiful Fall leaves and the FREE Be Dazzled Specialty paper is one of the items you can earn for FREE during Sale-a-bration which ends September 30th!

Product List

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$8.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

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

[101650]

$9.75

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119791]

$3.75

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[105229]

$3.75

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119790]

$3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Metallic Pearls

[146282]

$7.00

Be Dazzling 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156629]

$0.00

I hope this inspires you to go out and create your own version of this Tucked Slot Fun Fold card! Now go and create some of your own art – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

angled tri-fold card

by nataliegramleystamps | 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!

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