Art Gallery Drapery Fancy Fold

Make A Drapery Card AND It’s Closeout Time!

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 CatalogFrom 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!

Art Gallery Drapery Fancy Fold

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!

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Whale Done Tri-Fold Peek-A-Boo For A Double-Digit Birthday

Hello Friends!

One of our grandsons is hitting the big double-digit birthday soon, 10-years-old, and I want him to know that he’s “Kind of a BIG deal”!  Whale of a Time was the perfect fit for this occasion!  I chose to use my favorite fancy-fold, the tri-fold peek-a-boo, to highlight his big 10 years!

As I recently used this fancy fold in another post, I will simply refer you back to that post for the video and step-by-step instructions of how to create this card here.

Of course, I used a different array of products to make today’s card, so a listing of those are below but the instructions are otherwise the same.

This past week has been incredibly difficult with so many throughout our state being evacuated from their homes due to the wildfires to the north, south, east and west of us.  So much loss all about us… there are no words.  At this point, our ranch is not in harms way and a friend of ours inquired if we’d be able to accommodate horses for people who’ve had to evacuate.  Thus far we’ve taken in 8 horses.  I pray that those horses and their families, as well as so many others, have homes to return to when all is said and done.

The smoke has been dense, burning the eyes, nose and throat when outside for very long.  I’m sure the hospitals are being inundated with those who have asthma, COPD, and other breathing disorders.  My thoughts and prayers have been significantly directed toward all the firefighters, first responders, and of course, all the people who have lost loved ones, their homes, their pets, and livelihoods.   I thank God above that there are people who are willing to put their lives on the line day in and day out for the safety of the rest of us.  I don’t like the smoke we’re experiencing here and yet, there are those who are rushing into the fires where the smoke and heat are truly horrendous.  To those true heroes, I say Thank You and May God Bless You!

LET’S GET INKY!

Whale Done Trifold Peek-A-Boo

Materials:

Stamp Sets/Bundle Used:

  • Whale Done Bundle
  • Blossoms In Bloom (happy birthday sentiment)

Metal Dies Used:

  • Layering Circles
  • Smooth Sailing (seaweed)
  • Playful Alphabet (10)

Paper:

  • Pretty Peacock (carebase – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″)
  • Granny Apple Green (Mat 1 inside & out 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ – cut 2)
  • Whale Of A Time DSP 5 1/4″ x 4″ – cut 2 (calypso coral for card front & seahorses for card inside)

Ink:

  • Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Accessories:

  • Whale Punch
  • 2-inch Circle Punch
  • Seabed 3D embossing folder
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

PUTTING IT TOGETHER:

As mentioned above, there is a video of this process in my earlier post here.  Please refer to it; the written instructions are otherwise below.

  1.  Fold cardbase in half and set aside.
  2. Adhere the DSP to the Granny Apple Green mats and set aside to dry.
  3. Using the 5 1/2 x 5 inch piece of Pretty Peacock CS, score the 5 1/2 -inch side at 3/4″.  On the non-scored sides of that piece of cardstock, measure to 2 3/4″ and mark lightly with pencil.
  4. Use a paper trimmer to connect the pencil dots, to create the triangular flap.
  5. Use the 2nd largest (plain) circle from Layering Circles Dies, and cut the hole in the center of the “flap”.
  6. Emboss the flap using the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder.
  7. Use the largest scalloped circle die and the 2nd largest plain circle die from Layering Circles Dies to cut the scalloped “ring” from DSP to go around the hole on the front of the card flap.  Adhere this ring to flap front around hole.
  8. Now bring in your card base… THE CREASE WILL BE ON THE RIGHT FOR THIS CARD (it opens backwards).
  9. Crease the flap on your score line and insert the card base with open side into the crease of the flap. (Remember – your card base will be backwards from usual, i.e. open side on left/crease on right).  Make sure the top and bottom of both flap and card base are even.
  10. Punch a circle from a Post-It note using the 2″ circle punch, making sure the adhesive edge of the Post-It note is on the punched circle (so it will stay in place).
  11. Lay the punched circle in the center of the hole on the flap (will be on the front of the card base) to guide where the hole needs to be punched for the “peek-a-boo” hole.
  12. Remove the flap piece and place the card front, with the Post-It Note circle attached, in the 2″ punch with the Post-It Note circle aligned with the punch and punch your hole.
  13. Now when you lay the flap back over the card base, your holes should center up.
  14. Adhere the DSP inside sentiment panel (seahorses) onto the Granny Apple Green mat for the inside panel.  Lay that in the card base with even borders (where it will be glued down, but don’t glue it yet!), close the card and lightly trace the circle onto the white panel with a pencil. (This marks where to adhere your numbers).
  15. Remove the inside panel, adhere the numbers cut with the Playful Alphabet dies and stamp the sentiments. “Hoping all your birthday fishes come true” from Whale Done, and “Happy Birthday” from Blossoms In Bloom.
  16. Now lay the Calypso Coral DSP with Granny Apple Green mat (that you glued earlier) on the card base front.  Hold it in place and carefully open the card keeping the DSP stack in place.  Lay the 2″ circle Post-It Note in the center of the circle again, lift the cardbase off, and punch the hole in the DSP stack.
  17. Adhere the DSP mat to the card front, lining up the holes.  Stamp the “You’re Kind Of A Big Deal” sentiment on the right upper corner of the Calypso Coral DSP card front.
  18. Adhere the inside DSP stamped panel to the card base.
  19. Apply some adhesive to the straight edge of the flap (behind the score line) and apply to the back of the card so that the flap folds over the open edges of the card base.
  20. Use the seaweed die from Smooth Sailing Dies and cut four of those from a piece of the DSP that’s mostly Granny Apple Green.  Adhere those to the card fronts.
  21. Punch the whale from a piece of DSP using the Whale Punch and apply to front of card using dimensionals.

DONE!

Stay safe out there!

Janet

Though I didn’t use the ribbon or sequins from the Whale of a Time Suite, I used everything else.  Therefore, I listed the suite, as well as the bundle, as when ordered either in the suite or bundle, you get a 10% discount versus buying everything separately.

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Country Home With A Little Halloween Magic

Hello Friends!

Since it’s too hot to do much outside today, I’ve spend my day playing in my craft room.  I still have lots of products from the holiday mini catalog that I’ve yet to explore and so today seemed a good day to bring out some of those new toys and “break them in”!

I’ve been wanting to use the Halloween Magic Dies for a non-Halloween card since I got them.  There are two nesting labels included in those dies that are quite elegant-appearing and so I opted to use them today to create a layered opening for a gate-fold card.  All of the die-cuts featured on this card are from the Halloween Magic Dies with exception of the small, Cajun Craze flowers (Small Bloom punch), and the center sentiment label which is also a punch (Timeless Label).  So, let’s do a little Country Home with some Halloween Magic!

I love a little bling, so out came the Wink of Stella to glitter up the Crushed Curry Flowers, Champagne Rhinestones for the flower centers, and Gold Embossing Powder to make the sentiment shine!

LET’S GET INKY!

Materials:

Stamp sets used:

  • Country Home

Metal Dies:

  • Halloween Magic

Paper:

  • Very Vanilla (8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″) – score and fold at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″.
  • Very Vanilla – small scrap for sentiment to be punched out with Timeless Label Punch.
  • So Saffron (5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″)
  • Crushed Curry – scraps for 4 flower outline cuts using Halloween Magic Dies.
  • Cajun Craze – scraps for 10 Small Bloom punched flowers.
  • Mossy Meadow – scraps for 10 leaf clusters cut using Halloween Magic Dies.
  • Plaid Tidings DSP – 4″ x 2″ to crop with smaller label die from Halloween Magic Dies.

Ink:

  • Versamark

Accessories:

  • Small Bloom Punch
  • Timeless Label Punch
  • Wink of Stella marker
  • Champagne Rhinestones
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Gold Embossing Powder
  • Heat tool

PUTTING IT TOGETHER:

  1. Score and Fold the Very Vanilla card base as noted above.
  2. Lay the smaller of the two labels in Halloween Magic Dies in the center of the front, making sure the center of the gatefold is running down the center of the die.  Use some craft tape to hold the die in place on ONE side.
  3. Open the gatefold with the die still taped to one side, and run through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.
  4. Close the gatefolds and keeping the die lined up with the side you just cut, tape the die to the opposite side (uncut side).
  5. Open the gatefold and run through Cut & Emboss Machine again.
  6. When closed now, your opening should line up perfectly on both sides.
  7. Tape the larger label die from Halloween Magic Dies to the center of the So Saffron panel and run through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.  Save the center label you just cropped out for the inside of the card.
  8. Run the cropped So Saffron panel (with the hole in it) through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine in the Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder.
  9. Cut that embossed panel in half lengthwise at 2 1/16″
  10. Use a metallic gold paint pen (I like the Uchida DecoColor Premium paint pens – available on Amazon) to highlight the openings on both the Very Vanilla and So Saffron edges.
  11. Adhere the So Saffron panels to the Very Vanilla gate-fold fronts.
  12. Crop out 4 of the outline flowers using Halloween Magic Dies from Crushed Curry CS.  Use a Wink of Stella marker to add glitter to them.
  13. Crop out 10 outline leaf clusters using Halloween Magic Dies from Mossy Meadow CS.
  14. Use the Small Bloom Punch to punch out 10 flowers in Cajun Craze and slightly curl petals for dimension.
  15. Arrange the flowers and leaves around the So Saffron “frame” and adhere.
  16. Use the So Saffron label made in step 9 on the inside, centering it under the window made by the gatefold.
  17. Crop a piece of Plaid Tidings DSP with the smaller label die from Halloween Magic Dies.
  18. To get that center in your gatefold window, close the gatefolds and after applying some adhesive, lay it in the middle of your gatefold.  It’s the same size as the opening, so it fits perfectly.
  19. Stamp the sentiment from Country Home on Very Vanilla, in Versamark and sprinkle with gold embossing powder, tapping off the extra.  Set it with heat tool.
  20. Use the Timeless Label Punch to punch out the sentiment.  Apply sentiment label using dimensionals to the center of the Plaid Tidings Label.
  21. Apply Champagne Rhinestones to the center of the flowers.

DONE!

I’m looking forward to cooler weather again; fall will be a welcome change!  My last several projects seem to reflect this by the colors I’ve chosen to use!  Come on cooler temps!!!!

Until next time, my friends,

I HOPE YOU GET INKY!

Janet

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Snow Wonder Tri-Fold Peek-A-Boo Card

Hello Friends!

Today I will be showing you how to make a tri-fold peek-a-boo card featuring Snow Wonder from the Stampin’ Up August-December Mini Catalog (otherwise known as the holiday catalog)!  I am so in love with this little snowman!  He has so much personality and seemed like a perfect fit to peek through our little window.

Before we get started, however, I would like to thank Susan Levasseur of WOWNolaCreations.com for sharing this fancy fold on her blogsite some time ago.  I saw it there first and have CASE’d it several times since!  I think this is my favorite fancy fold ever!  So, a huge thank you to Susan!  I actually shop for and buy stamps that will work specifically with this fold I like it so much!

I’ve put together a video below to walk you through step-by-step how to make this card.   I’m still new at making these videos and for whatever reason, it rattles me just a little bit knowing I’m being recorded!  I guess you could say I’m camera-shy (always have been)! One definitely learns one’s nervous habits quickly through this process!  I’ll keep working on it, however, and be a pro in short order! (hopefully!!!)

I’ve also included a written tutorial that you can refer to.

So, with no further ado, LET’S GET INKY!

 

 

Materials:

Paper:

  • Misty Moonlight cardstock (CS) for card base – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; score at 4 1/4 inches and fold in half.
  • Misty Moonlight CS for “flap” – 5 x 5 1/2 inches.
  • Night of Navy CS for mat under DSP – 5 1/4 x 4 inches.
  • Snowflake Splendor DSP 5 x 3 3/4 inches.
  • Whisper White for inside panel 5 1/4 x 4 inches; for “lace trim” on triangular piece (2) 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; for scallop trim around circle 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; for front tag 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches.

Stamps:

  • Snow Wonder

Ink:

  • Tuxedo Black Memento

Accessories:

  • Winter Snow Embossing Folder
  • Layering Circles Dies (largest scalloped and 2nd largest circle)
  • Ornate Borders Dies
  • 2″ circle punch
  • Adhesive-backed snowflakes
  • Stampin’ Blends:  Crumb Cake Combo, Misty Moonlight Combo, Light Balmy Blue, Dark Real Red, Dark Shaded Spruce

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

  1.  Fold cardbase in half and set aside.
  2. Adhere the DSP to the Night of Navy mat and set aside to dry.
  3. Using the 5 1/2 x 5 inch piece of Misty Moonlight, score the 5 1/2 -inch side at 3/4″.
  4. On the non-scored sides of that piece of cardstock, measure to 2 3/4″ and mark lightly with pencil.
  5. Use a paper trimmer to connect the pencil dots, to create the triangular flap.
  6. Use the 2nd largest (plain) circle from Layering Circles Dies, and cut the hole in the center of the “flap”.
  7. Emboss the flap using the Winter Snow Embossing Folder.
  8. Use the largest scalloped circle die and the 2nd largest plain circle die from Layering Circles Dies to cut the scalloped “ring” to go around the hole on the front of the card flap.  Adhere this ring to flap front around hole.
  9. Using the border die from Ornate Borders Dies, cut two strips of “lace” for the triangle edges of the flap.  Adhere to edges and trim off excess.
  10. Now bring in your card base… THE CREASE WILL BE ON THE RIGHT FOR THIS CARD (it opens backwards).
  11. Crease the flap on your score line and insert the card base with open side into the crease of the flap. (Remember – your card base will be backwards from usual, i.e. open side on left/crease on right).  Make sure the top and bottom of both flap and card base are even.
  12. Punch a circle from a Post-It note using the 2″ circle punch, making sure the adhesive edge of the Post-It note is on the punched circle (so it will stay in place).
  13. Lay the punched circle in the center of the hole on the flap (will be on the front of the card base) to guide where the hole needs to be punched for the “peek-a-boo” hole.
  14. Remove the flap piece and place the card front, with the Post-It Note circle attached, in the 2″ punch with the Post-It Note circle aligned with the punch and punch your hole.
  15. Now when you lay the flap back over the card base, your holes should center up.
  16. Place the Whisper White inside panel in the card base with even borders (where it will be glued down, but don’t glue it yet!), close the card and lightly trace the circle onto the white panel with a pencil. (This marks where to stamp your snowman!)
  17. Remove the Whisper White inside panel and stamp the snowman from Snow Wonder with his head close to the top of the pencil-lined circle.  Stamp the sentiment above the snowman.  Color with markers as desired.
  18. Now lay the DSP with Night of Navy mat (that you glued earlier) on the card base front.  Hold it in place and carefully open the card keeping the DSP stack in place.  Lay the 2″ circle Post-It Note in the center of the circle again, lift the cardbase off, and punch the hole in the DSP stack.
  19. Adhere the DSP mat to the card front, lining up the holes.
  20. Adhere the inside (white w/snowman) panel to the card base.
  21. Apply some adhesive to the straight edge of the flap (behind the score line) and apply to the back of the card so that the flap folds over the open edges of the card base.
  22. Stamp the front sentiment on the small piece of Whisper White and hand trim the ends into a banner.
  23. Apply to front of card with dimensionals.
  24. Scatter some Adhesive-backed snowflakes on front.

DONE!

I’ve got so many other ideas for this “Snow Wonder” snowman that I can’t wait to put some of them together to share with all of you!  I will, however, try to intersperse them with other products as well!  I feel like a kid in a candy store right now!  I ordered so much from the holiday catalog, I don’t know where to start! (Terrible problem to have, right?!)

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have comments or questions!  Just click the “contact” tab at the top of this page and I’ll be happy to get back to you as soon as I can!

Until next time, I hope you get INKY!

Janet

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Paper Snips

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How To Make An Eye-Catching Double Z-Fold Card

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Today we’re back to Summer/Fall with Celebrate Sunflowers and an eye-catching Double Z-Fold fancy fold card.

I’m having so much fun with all of my new products from the August-December Mini Catalog, but needing a birthday card, I returned to Celebrate Sunflowers from the Annual Catalog.  This is fast becoming one of my “go-to” sets.  I love big statement-making stamps!  This super large sunflower along with the bright, cheery designer series paper (DSP), Flowers For Every Season, makes for a card with lots of Wow-Factor!

This is one of those cards that turned out so pretty, I kind of want to keep it!  But then again, it’s so pretty that I can’t wait to give it away!  It’s a good thing I ordered extra of this DSP, and thankfully this stamp set will last, and last, and last – even longer than the Energizer Bunny! I think it’s safe to say, I’ll be making more of these cards!

I’ve created a PDF file with all the specifics for this card, including step-by-step instructions.  You can download it and even print it for future use if you’d like!

Just click here for the free file!

 

 

I’ll be back SOON with another fun-fold using one of my favorites from the holiday catalog, Snow Wonder!

I hope you get INKY! Until next time…

Janet
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Stamparatus

$49.00

How To Make A Double Gate-Fold Card Using World Of Good

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Today I’m here with a fancy fold, “Double Gate-Fold Card“. I made this featuring the World Of Good product series from the Stampin’ Up ’20-’21 Annual Catalog.  This suite of products is amazing for making masculine cards, scrapbooking, if you love to travel, or just a pick-me-up card for male or female.  The colors of the paper are so rich and much of the paper has brass foil accents.  I’d also like to point out the Old World Paper Embossing Folder.  I think this folder is becoming one of my favorites.  It adds so much texture!

I ventured into the world of video for this one.  It’s my first-ever YouTube video, so please be kind… I know there’s some room for improvement and I’ll be working on better quality as I go forward with videos!  In the meantime, feel free to snicker and snort, even laugh out loud. It’s okay, I can’t see you!!! Just please bear with me as I work out the kinks!!!

As I note in the video, the paper colors and measurements are listed below, and all of the other products used to make this card are below as well.  If you wish to purchase any of the items, simply click on a product link to be taken to my online Stampin’ Up store!  As always, I’m here to help!  If my instructions in the video aren’t clear, you need help placing an order, or you have other questions or requests, please click on the “Contact” button at the top of this post to reach out to me!

So, with no further ado, “HOW TO MAKE A DOUBLE GATE-FOLD CARD USING WORLD OF GOOD”!  (I’d say go pop some popcorn, pour yourself an ice-cold drink and settle in, but the video isn’t that long! 😉

 

 

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