swirled designs z fold card in 2 colors

swirled designs z fold card in 2 colors

by | Mar 20, 2026 | card samples, color theory, die cutting, masculine cards, online exclusives, stamps ink paper, techniques

This simple birthday card starts with the fun Online Exclusive Swirled Designs bundle! This bundle comes with 10 geometric dies with ovals, diamonds, flowers and stars perfect for birthday and all occasions cards!

Measurements:
BASE: Strawberry Slush or Cloud Cover CS:
5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 2 1/8″, 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″

Using the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad, stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment on the lower center and then the lines image randomly on one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers around the sentiment.
Die cut the large and smaller starts from the Swirled Designs die set from the 2025-2027 In Colors DSP pack.
Using the silicone mat, I transfer my multipurpose glue into a fine tip bottle for easier application onto thin dies like these. If you are interested in this non Stampin’ Up! product – text me for the link!

Apply glue to the large star and adhere to the stamped layer.

Adhere the smaller stamps strategically around the larger star die.
Stamp the lines image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer and then the smaller star clusters in the matching ink for your cardstock color in each of the diagonal corners.

Score the base at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″, fold into a Z fold fun fold card.

Adhere to the inside of the card.

Place glue 1/4″ away from the edges of the front flap of the z-fold card base and adhere the other 4″ x 5 1/4″ paper that has the die cut on it.
Adhere some embellishments to the card and it is complete! This is one of the cards we will be making this coming Monday for my Studio Stamp-a-Stack! Register and come make cards with us – this group is a lot of fun!

What is a Stamp-a-stack? Come and make as many cards as you like – pay as you leave – count up the cards you got done and pay! $2.50 per card and make one of each or two or more of the ones you like or need!

Come get creative and create some artwork of your very own Monday, March 23rd starting at 1pm – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Here is a masculine version of this z-fold just by changing out the colors!
Product List
Swirled Designs Bundle (English) [ 167311 ]
[167311]
$42.25
Swirled Designs Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167030 ]
[167030]
$19.00
With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 164747 ]
[164747]
$20.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
2025–2027 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165300 ]
[165300]
$12.50
Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165625 ]
[165625]
$14.00
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
[165621]
$14.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$9.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [ 132708 ]
[132708]
$8.00
Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial) [ 163987 ]
[163987]
$60.00
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
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Blending Brushes [ 153611 ]
[153611]
$15.00
Blending Brushes Storage [ 160519 ]
[160519]
$16.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [ 154031 ]
[154031]
$7.00
Water Painters [ 168253 ]
[168253]
$13.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [ 149653 ]
[149653]
$140.00
Swirled Designs Dies [ 167032 ]
[167032]
$28.00
Sparkle Dot Essentials [ 166991 ]
[166991]
$8.00
more color mondays – secret sea, boho blue and cloud cover

more color mondays – secret sea, boho blue and cloud cover

by | Apr 14, 2025 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, fun fold, In Colors, masculine cards, more color mondays, new catalog, stamps ink paper, techniques

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge is all about something old and something new – all in hues of blue! The 2023-2025 In Colors are making their last appearance and taking their final bows and going quickly as of writing this yesterday the Boho Blue ink, cardstock and refills, Pebbled Path cardstock and refill and Wild Wheat cardstock and refill are all SOLD OUT the rest are availabel while supplies last!

I am combining them with two debuting colors from the 2025-2027 In Colors collection: Secret Sea and Cloud Cover!

Also debuting on May 6 is a gorgeous new suite called Beautiful Gallery. The 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper steals the show with art gallery inspired painted and sketched designs.

Measurements:
BASE: Secret Sea CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/2″
Boho Blue CS: (2) 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
scrap for sentiment banner matte
Cloud Cover CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White CS: 2″ x 5 1/5″ and
scrap for the sentiment piece
DSP: 6″ x 6″

I embossed the Cloud Cover layer in the beautiful new Damask Designs embossing folder and adhered it to one of the Boho Blue layers.
Base your cuts of the 6″ x 6″ DSP on the composition of the painting. You want to cut 3/4″ off of one end to make it 6″ x 5 1/4″ and then cut it into 2 pieces 2″ and 4″ basing the 4″ piece as the front of your finished card.

I cut the 2″ piece down to 1 1/4″ x 5″ as I wanted a little embossed layer border the entire way around the DSP layer.

Adhere the 2″ x 5″ DSP piece on the right-hand side of the embossed layer.

I used a 2″ x 4″ scrap piece of Basic White CS for the left-hand side of the embossed layer and stamped a sentiment from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set in Secret Sea ink – this is a beautiful deep misty navy quite different from our Night of Navy. I adhered it to the side of the DSP.
Adhere this embossed layer to the inside of the z-fold card.
Take the top portion of the 6″ x 6″ DSP piece that you initially cut off and cut it down to 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to the 2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White CS to the middle. Adhere this piece to the middle layer of the z-fold card.
Take the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP and adhere it to the second layer of Boho Blue CS then place adhesive on the front panel of the z-fold and attach this layer so that the top, left-hand side and bottom are equally aligned to the front z-fold panel.
Using the back side of this DSP scrap stamp a “just a note” sentiment onto the scrap in Secret Sea ink and cut a banner edge on the right-hand edge. Adhere to a scrap piece of Boho Blue CS and cut a banner edge on the right-hand side to match the DSP banner edge.
Pop up the sentiment piece onto Stampin’ DImensionals and place in the upper left-hand corner of the card front or elsewhere depending on the DSP composition you choose.
I added five new In Color embellishments in Cloud Cover and Secret sea to the card front there are also embellishments which are part of this Beautiful Gallery suite called Pressed Flower motifs and they would have gone nicely with this project as well. All of this will be available to customers in early May! Love it and want to have it now? Join my team and you are able to order it in the pre-order period!

I love the way that extended Z-fold fun fold cards look like a normal card but surprise you when they are opened!

Try this easy fun fold and go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Reminder this post is going live prior to the new In Colors being available so the sneak peak items will not be in the order icons below – these are only available currently to current demonstrators to order in a pre-order but will be available once the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog goes live May 6th,2025!

Product List
Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161724 ]
[161724]
$11.50
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
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Paper Snips
[103579]
$12.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$130.00
something fancy challenge

something fancy challenge

by | Feb 8, 2023 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, Sale-a-bration, stamps ink paper, techniques

Let’s make some fun cards with the Stampin’ Through the Catalog’s Something Fancy stamp set challenge! This versatile sentiment set new in the January to April 2023 Mini Catalog is a die bundle featuring dies perfectly suited to highlight all of the sentiments in this set and many others in our mini and annual catalog. The words can be used on their own or in conjunction with the dies for a finished look with just the right words!
The stamp set contains 10 red rubber stamps with the following sentiments:

you matter TO SO MANY
WITH DEEPEST sympathy
I DIDN’T FORGET your birthday I’M JUST STRETCHING OUT the celebration
MAY THE good YOU DO COME BACK TO you
NOTHING fancy JUST love
GRATEFUL FOR THE everyday magic OF YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CONGRATULATIONS
thank you
HERE”S TO Beautiful BEGINNINGS & Happily EVER AFTERS

I made this set of cards with the Rain or Shine DSP, and the Playing in the Rain bundle – the images in this set are so sweet and compliment the sentiments in the Something Fancy bundle.

The highlighted card is a fun fold – a simple Z fold card.

Measurements:
Base: Pear Pizzazz 5 1/2″x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″
DSP – 3″ x 5 1/2″ for the inside right panel,
3″ x 5″ for the top outside layer, cut outs
Basic White – 3 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ for the front DSP
Matte, scrap for the Stylish Shapes circle die

Score the base at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″.
Adhere the 3″ x 5 1/2″ DSP to the right side of the inside of the card. I left a small margin of Pear Pizzazz to border the card.
Adhere the 3″ x 5″ DSP to the Basic White layer.
Die cut a circle from the Stylish Shapes die set, stamp the raindrops from the Playing in the Rain stamp set in Balmy Blue ink and the WITH DEEPEST sympathy sentiment from the Something Fancy sentiment set on the lower portion of the die. Adhere to the lower right hand side of the layer making sure that the edge of the circle will not hang over the card dimensions once attached to the card front (you should keep it less than 5/8″ hang over)
Fussy cut one of the characters from the DSP with an umbrella and a set of three rain clouds. Adhere the rain clouds above the sentiment circle and the character to the upper left hand side of the die.
Attach a length of White Glittered Organdy Ribbon to the left side of the layer. Tie a know in the upper portion.
Place adhesive on the outer Fold of the pear Pizzazz base (do not take the adhesive to the edge – leave a 1/4″ all around) Adhere the front layers to the front flap leaving a 1/8″ border around the outside of the Pear Pizzazz flap. Press firmly to secure to the front flap. Add Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the circle die and this card is complete!
This next sample starts with a Basic White base card cut 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″, with a Basic White layer of 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed with the Into the Clouds Embossing Folder and lightly brushed with Pacific Point using a Blending Brush. The linear Happy Birthday sentiment is from our featured Something Fancy stamp set and punched with the Banners Pick a Punch I added the turtle die cut with the Playing in the Rain die set and other dies from that set to build the scene around the turtle from the Rain or Shine DSP. The final touches for a little bling set the tone in various shades of blue using the Tahitian Tide Metallic Woven ribbon and the silver Pastel Pearls colorized with the Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blends marker.
My next sample starts with the same base and layer but before embossing, I stamped with the raindrops and sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set in Pacific Point ink and then embossed with the Into the Clouds folder. I used a different character from the Rain or Shine DSP and the same embellishments for a sweet and simple sympathy card.
I think this is my favorite sentiment in this Something Fancy set – who doesn’t miss a birthday now and again and this is a great sentiment for just that occasion! I love this bunny best of all of the characters in the Rain or Shine DSP and the kite adds just the right amount of whimsy. I stamped clouds and puddles in Pacific Point and shaded the bottom of the card in Crumb Cake and Pacific Point before adding the bridge and bunny I popped up the kite and bridge with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Foam Adhesive Strips and added Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins as the topper!
I love this next sample for the multi layered vellum clouds – you matter to so many is such agreat sentiment and the contrasting colors of the DSP make the turtle die cut pop!
I opted to fussy cut the turtle from the DSP instead of die cut to include more raindrops from the paper, used ripping the edges and Blending brushes to add distress to the sentiment piece of cardstock and added Opaque Adhesive-backed gems to finish off this last card!

This is a great sentiment set perfect for you collection and the bundle at $45.75 is just shy of the Level One Sale-a-bration set that you have been dying to get – only 20 days left for the Sale-a-bration deals and the current hostess code is VFYMSRKJ. Remeber there are SAle-a-bration Add-ons (additional rewards available including the Into the Clouds embossing folder included twice in the pictures below the first picture is the regular catalog number and the last entry is the one with the Sale-a-bration number if you want to earn that great embossing folder for free!) I hope this inspires you to go out and create some art of your own and send it out to a friend or family member that will be so happy to receive it!

Go out and create that art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Something Fancy Bundle (English)
[160425]
$45.75
Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)
[160416]
$23.00
Rain Or Shine Suite Collection (English)
[160556]
$85.25
Playing In The Rain Bundle (English)
[160551]
$54.75
Playing In The Rain Cling Stamp Set (English)
[160542]
$26.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159229]
$8.75
Crumb Cake 8-1/2
[120953]
$9.25
Pacific Point 8-1/2
[111350]
$9.25
Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2
[131201]
$9.25
Rain Or Shine Specialty 12
[160540]
$15.00
Vellum 8-1/2
[101856]
$10.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
[147116]
$8.00
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
[147098]
$8.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
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
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Foam Adhesive Strips
[141825]
$8.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
[129053]
$30.00
Basics Embossing Powders
[155554]
$18.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$125.00
Something Fancy Dies
[160424]
$28.00
Stylish Shapes Dies
[159183]
$30.00
Playing In The Rain Dies
[160550]
$35.00
Into The Clouds Embossing Folder
[159171]
$8.50
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$12.50
Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[159221]
$9.00
Pastel Pearls
[154571]
$6.50
Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems
[160412]
$8.00
Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins
[160387]
$8.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon
[156408]
$8.50
Tahitian Tide 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon
[159197]
$9.00
Into The Clouds Embossing Folder
[164423]
$8.50
pop up z-fold card

pop up z-fold card

by | Jan 21, 2022 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, Sale-a-bration

This card is a super fun pop up z-fold card and although it has a lot of pieces cut them all at once and then putting it together is a breeze!

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock base: 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″
Marbleous DSP paper: 2 pieces 5 1/4” x 1 7/8”
       2 pieces 2”x 2” cut in half diagonally
White cardstock: 2 pieces 1 5/8” x 1 5/8”
       2 pieces 2 5/8” x 2 5/8”, cut 1 in half diagonally
Balmy Blue cardstock: 2 pieces 1 3/4”x 1 3/4”
       2 pieces 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4”, score 1 on the diagonal and cut off 1” of tip parallel to score

This card starts with a traditional Z fold – an 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of cardstock scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. Fold the card in hlaf and then crease the score at the 2 1/8″ mark in the opposite direction. On the inside back of the base card stock adhere the half diagonal DSP pieces in the four corners.
Adhere the 2 5/8″ square complimentary colored card stock on a diagonal in between the four corner pieces.
Adhere the 5 1/4″ x 1 7/8″ pieces to the 2 inside panels to the left of the four corner section.
Stamp three images in this example I used the new Sale-a-bration stamp set that you can earn for FREE with a qualifying $50 subtotal order during January and February 2022. Remeber that the square are going on a diagonal so be sure to stamp on the diagonal. Stamp with the Memento ink if you will be coloring them with Stampin’ Blends as I show below!
I colored the Awesomely Otters images using Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Polished Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Petal Pink combos.

Adhere each image to the corresponding colored card stock square/diagonal.

Score one of the large Blue squares on the diagonal and cut the point off the left edge of the diagonal. Adhere the triangular piece with the flat left hand side all the way to the score line.

Place Tear’n’Tape on the left hand side of the large diagonal and set it in place to have the desired amount of cardstock underneath showing. Fold the card over to adhere this piece down to the card.
This is what it will look like attached.
Adhere the diagonal pieces above and below this last focal point with the top and bottom points equally spaced to the top and bottom of the card and in line with the DSP.
This sweet little Otter fun fold has fun and easy details. I hope you are inspired to create some art of your own – one stamp at a time! Remember during Sale-a-bration, if you spend $50 subtotal you can earn either the Marbleous 6×6 DSP or the Awesome Otters for FREE or both of them with a $100 order. If you are looking for a demonstrator, in need of catalogs, classes either on-line or in person – feel free to get in touch with me via my e-mail at nataliestamps@aol.com or like my Facebook business page at http://www.Facebook.com/nataliegramley for daily inspiration with a card posted every day!
My current hostess code is valid until February 18th, use PB4YC4FK from today until the 18th and if your order is placed using the code and is a qualifying Sale-a-bration order get an extra surprise from me!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List
Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English)
[158087]
$0.00
Simply Marbleous 6
[158128]
$0.00
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2
[153081]
$8.75
Balmy Blue 8-1/2
[146982]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$6.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$10.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154906]
$9.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154882]
$9.00
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154893]
$9.00
Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[155520]
$9.00
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154830]
$9.00
Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154889]
$9.00
Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154891]
$9.00
peony garden dsp z fold card

peony garden dsp z fold card

by | Apr 30, 2021 | card samples, fun fold

Just a few short days away and this paper will be an item of the past – all of our Designer Series papers are incredible and the Peony Garden DSP (#152483) is certainly one of them!
This is a Z-Fold card – this fun fold card is a great way to showcase this awesome DSP! This would make a great wedding card or anniversary card!

Measurements:

* Petal Pink cardstock (#146985) 2 pieces
4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/4″
1 1/2″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″ and 2 3/4″
* Peony garden DSP (#152483) 2 pieces
2 1/2″ x 4″ in one pattern
5 1/4″ x 4″ in a complimentary pattern
* Basic White Cardstock (#159276) scrap for the sentiment of choice

Take your bone folder and score all of the score lines on the petal pink cardstock. I make two extra score marks 3/8″ from the outside of both sides of the front panel for a little decoration. (these decor score lines I did not crease)

Adhere the smaller DSP piece to the front panel.

Adhere the larger DSP piece to the inside of the card.
Fold the 1 1/2″ cardstock piece with the score lines on the right hand side of the card. Adhere the smallest section so that the two outside edges are flush with one another. (see photo below)
I put two strips of adhesive over the smaller front panel where the 1 1/2″ piece will lie. Fold the base card and then close the 1 1/2″ piece down over the front panel adhering it to the card front piece as shown in the photo below.
Stampin’ Sponges are retiring – I am sad to see them go as I sponge things all the time – while I LOVE the new Blending Brushes – I will miss the Stampin’ Sponges for this particular application! If you want any order them today do not wait!! Use the hostess code R37A4MHH before I close out the order tomorrow!
I stamped the sentiment from the retiring So Sentimental stamp set (#151691) in Smoky Slate ink (#147118) and sponged the edges of the Stitched So Sweetly die (#151690) with Petal Pink ink (#147108). I used a Full Wide Stampin’ Case (#127551) also retiring to house my stampin’ Sponges in each of the Stampin’ Up! colors!
Adhere the sentiment die cut to the card front add some Pastel Pearls (#154571) as an embellishment and Voila! a beautiful fun fold card!
Hope you try this fun fold and enjoy some stamping today! Go create some art – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

Product List
Petal Pink 8-1/2
[146985]
$8.75
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$9.75
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
[147108]
$7.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad
[147113]
$7.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$25.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stamping Sponges
[141337]
$4.00
Pastel Pearls
[154571]
$6.50
So Sentimental Bundle (English)
[153828]
$48.50
So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)
[151691]
$22.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[150673]
$60.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies
[151690]
$32.00