Hello Friends!
Today I’m going to show you how to make a Drapery Card Fancy Fold and showcase a new suite of products which will be available to order from the new January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. From here on out, I’m going to refer to this catalog as the new “Spring Catalog”, as the other is quite a mouth full! These catalogs should be mailing out to y’all on December 9, along with the Sale-A-Bration catalog (YAY!), so keep an eye out for them in your mailbox over the coming week! If you’ve ordered from me in the last 6 months, you’ll get one automatically. If you haven’t placed a recent order but would like to get your hands on these new catalogs, please just reach out to me via the contact tab above, and I’ll make sure you get one!
For those who are new, or don’t remember Sale-A-Bration, it’s a yearly event that Stampin’ Up has (though rumor has it there will be TWO Sale-A-Bration events in 2021! Maybe to celebrate 2020 being OVER??? – I think we’re all ready for a fresh new year!) At any rate, the Sale-A-Bration catalog contains exclusive items that you can get FREE only during the Sale-A-Bration period (Jan 5- Feb 28)! There are items you can receive free with a $50 purchase, and items you can receive free with a $100 purchase. Stamp sets and DSP (Designer Series Paper) that you can only get your hands on during Sale-A-Bration – these items are NOT available in any of the other catalogs! So look forward to getting your new catalog and get ready to order so you don’t miss out on FREE!!! Who doesn’t like free, right?
Another big announcement before we move onto the INKY business…
Stampin’ Up’s GIANT YEAR-END CLOSEOUT begins TODAY (Tuesday, 12/8/20) and runs through January 4! Many retiring items from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog (Holiday catalog) will be sharply discounted and on a first-come-first-served basis. When they’re gone, they’re GONE FOR GOOD! I’m adding the list of retiring items in PDF format below, so check it out and order quickly. If you still have items on your wish list from the holiday catalog, now’s the time to get them ordered! If you need help doing so, I’d be happy to help – just reach out to me via the contact tab above!
Click HERE, or on the graphic below, for the YEAR-END CLOSEOUT RETIRING LIST! Products discounted up to 50%!
Now, onto the INKY Stuff!
Today I put together a Drapery Fun Fold Card and featured several products included in the Fine Art Floral Suite from the new “spring” catalog. The Fine Art Floral DSP is gorgeous in bright, bold colors. And, the new embossing folder, Painted Texture 3D, creates the texture of old, plastered walls. I can hardly wait for you to get your new catalogs so you can see all the gorgeous new “stuff”! I’m going to be tempting you with cards made with this suite over the next few posts!
I created a template for you today of the “drapery” portion of this card, which you can download here, to assist you in making your own Drapery Fun Fold Card. Or, if you have a Cricut (Explore or Maker), I’ve attached a cut file here.
I love the texture and dimension of this card, and I have no doubt the receiver will also. Let’s face it…you can’t buy a card with this much craftiness and bling! Speaking of bling, check out those Elegant Faceted Gems! I’ve had them in my stash for a while now and not really given them the respect they deserve! They’re gorgeous with so much sparkle! They sort of remind me of sparkly peanut-butter cookies with the criss-cross design across the surface!
Don’t forget to showcase that beautiful DSP on your envelope flap! Use the envelope flap to trace the shape for the outside, or use the Envelopes Dies to create an envelope liner…. OR DO BOTH like I did!
The Envelopes Dies are on sale now, marked down 40% as part of the Giant Year-End Closeout. Normally $36, they’re now just $21.60! The Ornamental Envelopes stamp set is not on sale, but if you want the “bundle”, it’s actually cheaper to buy the stamps and dies separately right now during the sale! The “bundle” in the catalog is $47.50, but right now ordered separately (stamps & dies) they’re $38.60! Just something to keep in mind!
LET’S GET INKY!
Materials:
Stamp sets:
- Art Gallery
- Happiest of Birthdays (inside sentiment)
Metal Dies:
- Floral Gallery Dies (flower, stem/leaves, tag)
- Envelopes Dies
Paper:
- Fine Art Floral DSP
- Whisper White CS for card base – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″; scraps for flower/stem; tag
- Pretty Peacock CS for Mat 1 – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Pool Party CS for accent strip – 5 1/4″ x 3/4″
Ink:
- Pretty Peacock
- So Saffron
- Bumblebee
- Mossy Meadow
Embellishments:
- Painted Texture 3D embossing folder (mat 1)
- Wrapped In Texture embossing folder (accent strip)
- Elegant Faceted Gems
LET’S PUT IT TOGETHER!
- Place the Pretty Peacock mat into the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder and run through your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine; then run the Pool Party accent strip through in the Wrapped in Texture embossing folder.
- Use template (or Cricut cut file) to cut and score the 2 “drapes”, then fold the pleats in your DSP drapes. Use a bone folder to make the pleats good and crisp so they lay nicely.
- Slide the largest ends of the “drapes” together, overlapping them in the center, and adhere those center panels together.
- Turn over and use a piece of tear-and-tape adhesive to hold the pleats in placed, then turn over and adhere to the Pretty Peacock embossed mat, centered and close to bottom edge.
- Use a foam adhesive strip to the back of the Pool Party embossed accent strip and apply across the top of the “drapes”.
- Use the 2-step stamps from Art Gallery. The largest, bottom layer of the flower was stamped in So Saffron. Use your Stamparatus stamp positioner for perfect placement, and stamp the second, detail stamp in Bumblebee ink.
- The stem/leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow.
- Crop the flower and stem/leaves out using the Floral Gallery Dies.
- Stamp the sentiment in Pretty Peacock and crop out using the tag die in Floral Gallery Dies.
- Adhere the sentiment tag to the upper left corner.
- Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the flower and stem/leaves.
- Finish it off with three Elegant Faceted Gems following the diagonal of the drapes on left and right.
- The inside was stamped in Pretty Peacock with a sentiment from stamp set, Happiest Of Birthdays, and finished with a 1/2″ strip of the matching Fine Art Floral DSP.
DONE!
I’ll be back with more inspirational ideas using the Art Gallery Suite of Products soon!
Get your shopping list made from the Year-End Closeout PDF above, and order ASAP, as when items are gone, they’re gone for good!
Keep your eyes on your mailbox for your new “Spring” catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog – or let me know if you need one! Stampin’ Up will be mailing them out on December 9, so let me know if you don’t receive yours in a timely fashion! Get your wish list made and ready to order in January so you don’t miss out on the free Sale-A-Bration items!
Until next time, I hope you get INKY!
Janet
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