more color mondays – misty moonlight, moody mauve and crumb cake

more color mondays – misty moonlight, moody mauve and crumb cake

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge is all about the Majestic M fun fold using the new Wildly Flowering Designer Series paper. This
12″ x 12″ Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper featuring subtly flowered papers in hues of Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow and Wild Wheat colors. The background of these papers looks like fabric woven threads.
This Majestic M fold is a cool fun fold that looks as beautiful closed as it does open!

Measurements:
Base: Crumb Cake 5 1/2″ x 8″
scored at 1 5/8″, 1 7/8″, 3 3/4″, 4 1/4″, 6 1/8″
and 6 3/8″
Crumb Cake: (2) 1 3/8″ x 5 1/4″
(1) 3/8″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for die cut stems
DSP: (2) 1 3/8″ x 5 1/4″
(2) 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White scrap for circle die cut
Misty Moonlight scrap for die flowers

Fold the 2 middle score lines into mountain folds.
Fold the four outside score lines into valley folds.
Fold the outside folds inward.
Adhere the (2) 1 3/8″ x 5 1/4″ pieces of DSP onto the outside panels.
Using the Layered Florals 3D embossing emboss the (2) Crumb Cake 1 3/8″ x 5 1/4″ pieces and the 1 Crumb Cake 3/8″ piece.
Adhere the embossed layers on the inside of the card on the two outer panels and the middle thin panels.
Adhere the (2) pieces of 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ DSPto the panels on either side of the 3/8″ piece of Crumb Cake.
Stamp a sentiment from the Translucent Florals stamp set in Misty Moonlight onto a Basic White die cut from the Spotlight on Nature circle die.
Die cut the stems from the Stippled Roses dies in Crumb Cake and the flowers in Misty Moonlight card stock.
Adhere them onto the circle die cut.
Adhere the circle to the center panel only.
This is what the Majestic Fun fold looks like open – if you close the outside wings of the card under the circle die it keeps the panels closed.
I decorated the finished card with Basic Rhinestone Gems.

This is a super easy fun fold that stands when open and lovely when closed.

Here is a version with the Adventurous Sky suite.
I love this fun fold – it is beautiful and fun!

Now go and try this fun fold – create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – flirty flamingo, melon mambo and granny apple green

more color mondays – flirty flamingo, melon mambo and granny apple green

More Color Mondays are here once more – this time it’s Flirty Flamingo, Mambo Melon, and Granny Apple Green and a great new technique the Blackout Technique.

Measurements:
BASE: Melon Mambo CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for sentiment

Run the Basic White layer through the Layered Florals embossing folder.
Turn to the debossed side and using a blending brush color the larger flowers in Mambo Melon ink.

Color the smaller flowers with a smaller blending brush in Flirty Flamingo ink.
Color the leaves in Granny Apple Green ink – do not worry about coloring outside the lines.
Pull a Memento Black ink pad over the top of the debossed images do not push down but drag across the paper.
Cut the layer down to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and wrap black and white gingham ribbon around the basic white layer. Adhere the layer to the base.
Die cut the scrap of Basic White with the second smallest rectangle from the Detailed Essentials die set. Stamp the “Thank you so much” sentiment in Mambo Melon ink. Brush Mambo Melon ink with a blending brush around the die edges. Pop the sentiment up on Stampin’ Dimensionals over the ribbon.
I adhered the inside layer with a cut piece of the blackout technique.
The black ink covers the flat surfaces and allows the debossed coloring to pop!

Try this new technique to increase your 3D embossing folder usefulness – the Blackout technique is pretty awesome and I cannot wait to see what you make. Go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

most adored square explosion fun fold

most adored square explosion fun fold

Do you love interactive cards – if so you are going to LOVE today’s post!

Today’s card is a square explosion card – pull on these tabs and the square opens up like a flower and reveals a message on the inside – what a cool surprise!

Measurements:
BASE: Flirty Flamingo 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Basic White layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Flirty Flamingo layer 3 1/4″ square
DSP layer 6″ x 6″ folded and cut
inside white layer 2 3/4″ square

Score the 6″ x 6″ DSP at 1 1/2″ on all sides.
Cut the 4 corners out.
Fold the outside point of the edges cut inward towards the score line to create a triangle, do this on each side.
Starting with the bottom edge fold upwards towards the middle and proceeding clockwaise fold at each score line inward until you get to the last and fourth fold and tuck inside the first fold, creating the explosion square.
Stamp on the inside Basic White square piece in Flirty Flamingo for th Stippled Rose and Sweet Sorbet for the sentiment for a little contrast!
Open up the explosion square and adhere the inside layer to the center square.
Emboss the Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer in the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder and adhere to the Flirty Flamingo outer layer.
Adhere the explosion square to the Flirty Flamingo layer and adhere with Tear & Tape to the upper center of the card front.
Add Rainbow Adhesive-backed dots to the card. This is what the card looks like closed…
…and opened!

That is fun! try this easy card with some of your papers and show me what you have created – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder

thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder

On page 18 of the new 2024 January to April mini catalog we have a very cool new hybrid 3D embossing folder! Do you know what a hybrid 3D embossing folder can do? You can use the embossing folder and the dies separately just like normal dies and folders but put them together and you get both in one pass through of the machine! And what could be more versatile than a word folder! With “thank you”, oh happy day, thinking of you, hello, love you, you make me happy, with sympathy, celebrate, get well and Just Because! So this hybrid cuts and embosses all at once for you!

I made a pretty card to show you this awesome new product! The first few photos are of the hybrid folder itself and the words cut and embossed on Basic White cardstock.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Gold Foil scrap for the hybrid embossing folder

Place three strips of Tear & Tape across the short end of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer.
Peel the release paper away.
Place a bunch of Golded Leafing in a plastic resealable container and put the Basic White layer at the bottom underneath the gilding. Rub the gilding onto the tape strips until the stickiness of the tape is gone and the gilding is on all sections of tape.
Place the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer into the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Place a scrap piece of Gold Foil into the Thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed layer to the card front. Adhere the sentiment with mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, place on the lower left hand side of the card front.
Add Brushed Metallic dots to the card front. I noticed that there will still fragments of the gilding on the card. If this occurs take a bristled paint brush and brush the loose gilding off the card.
I love this look and the hybrid embossing folder is so cool – try your hand at making some of your own artwork today – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie