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Fun Fold: Cap & Gown Gatefold

May 10, 2021 by Cindy

It’s Monday. I know I should be writing a Make It Mine post but I absolutely just HAD to share this fun fold with you today. It’s graduation season and you might be needing to make a card or two.

If you really want to get picky about today’s post you could say that it is a Make it Mine card as well as a fun fold. The original card that I saw online was larger and fit into a Memories & More envelope sized for a 6 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ card (closed). My card that you see here fits in a regular envelope sized for 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card (closed). I had to do a lot of math to figure this out but to be honest, I kind of enjoy that. 🙂

When closed all of the way this card looks a little boring but wait until you open it. You really get the full effect.

When the card is open like it is in the picture to the left you have the cap sitting on the gown. Too fun!

The first thing you have to do to make this fun card is to figure out your colors. When you choose the secondary color for the trim on the collar you need to make sure you have something the same color to make the tassel from. I went to my local craft store and purchased embroidery floss because I couldn’t find the right color in the thousands of skeins I already owned! Sheesh! If you don’t know how to make a tassel don’t worry. I’ve included that in the video below.

Here’s a couple of more pictures of the card so you can see how it looks:

As you can see, the card has a simple gatefold base and then you add the cap. I’ve cut a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than the cap and scored it diagonally. the bottom portion of this piece is adhered to the card base and the top portion is adhered to the cap. Most of the bottom portion is hidden by the white insert.

Dimensions for 3 ½” x 5 ½” Card
Base: 3 ¾” x 7” score at 1 ¾” from each short side
Cap: 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Smaller Square to attach cap to card: 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” score diagonally
Collar: 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” cut diagonally
Collar Edging: 2 strips 1/8” x 3”
Card Insert: 3 ¼” x 3 ½”
Cardstock to wrap tassel around: 1 ½” x 2”
Embroidery Floss or Baker’s Twine for tassel: about 36” or more

Dimensions for 4 ¼” x 6 ¼” Card
Base: 4 1/8” x 8 ½” score at 2 1/8” from each short side
Cap: 3” x 3”
Smaller Square to attach cap to card: 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” score diagonally
Collar: 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” cut diagonally
Collar Edging: 2 strips 1/8” x 3 ½”
Card Insert: 4” x 4 7/8”
Cardstock to wrap tassel around: 1 ½” x 2 ¼”
Embroidery Floss or Baker’s Twine for tassel: about 38” or more

Now that you know how to make these fun cards the question is this….what colors will you make your cards? Leave me a comment and let me know! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Double-Flap Gatefold Card

May 7, 2021 by Cindy

It’s time for another fun fold and this week’s fun fold is another Gatefold card. It’s the Double-Flap Gatefold. As you can see from the photo, a little flap of the card front is folded back on itself. This card also has a bellyband like last week.

Do you ever finish making a card and just have to stop and smile? That’s what happened when I finished this card. It turned out even better than I imagined!

I used the gorgeous Hydrangea Hill designer paper to layer on the card base. After I made my bellyband I was stuck. I didn’t know what to use as the focal point on my bellyband. I couldn’t use anything from the Hydrangea Haven bundle because I didn’t have it! It was at this point that I regretted not owning it. But then, I noticed the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set on my shelf and thought “buttefly die!”. Of course then I had to figure out what to die-cut it from. Back to my package of designer paper and I found the perfect pattern that coordinated with the front of my card!

Now for the details on how to make this fun fold. You need to start with a piece of cardstock that is larger than your regular card base. You want a piece that is 5 1/2″ x 10 1/2″. I’ll give you a hint though. It works best if you measure just short of the 10 1/2″ mark on your cutter.

Lay your cardstock on your Simply Scored scoring tool with the long edge at the top. Score at 1″ and 3 1/8″. Now turn it over so that the other long edge is at the top and score at 1″ and 3 1/8″ again. The inside score marks will be valley folds and the outside score marks will be mountain folds.

The larger pieces of designer paper are 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″. The smaller ones are 3/4″ x 5 1/4″. You can see how to make the bellyband on last week’s post. Before I die cut the butterfly I adhered a piece of designer paper to a piece of cardstock to give it a little more support. Instead of adhering the butterfly directly to the bellyband I die cut a small circle to adhere it to.

In the second photo you can see that I added another die-cut butterfly to the inside of the card as well as adding a layer behind the Basic White. Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card too!

I liked this card so much I had to make two more for Mother’s Day. One for my mom and one for my mother-in-law! I hope you liked it too.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Pretty in Pink

May 3, 2021 by Cindy

This past month I participated in two different card swaps. For each of them I made twenty cards ( a different design for each one), mailed them to the hostess and each she sent me back twenty cards from other demonstrators. This card was made by own of the hostesses. Isn’t it lovely? Michelle made it with the Color & Contour Bundle that you can find in Stampin’ Up!’s 2021-2022 Annual Catalog which comes out TOMORROW! Woo Hoo!

Michelle used two of the new In-Colors, Polished Pink and Pale Papaya. The designer paper is from the Pansy Petal pack (pg. 132, #155807 $11.50). Aren’t the little flowers cute? They’re from a package call Loose Flower Flower Flourishes (pg. 141, #155808 $7.50). They come in two different sizes and three different colors, Pale Papaya, Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia.

Color & Contour Bundle Card by Cindy Russell

I really liked Michelle’s card but I knew I wanted to make it mine but where to start? Her card is so pretty and you know how much I love the new Polished Pink color! I like the new Pale Papaya color but I’m not sure how I like it with the Polished Pink.

Changing the two major colors on the card was the first thing I did. I decided to coordinate Polished Pink with the Fresh Freesia. Next I changed the Basic White cardstock to Very Vanilla since I liked how it coordinated better with the designer paper. Then, of course, I had to add more layers. You know me and my layers! I decided to go with Fresh Freesia and Polished Pink instead of the Polished Pink and Pale Papaya. To finish off my card I switched out the ribbon and added another little flower.

This card layout is fun because it gives you a chance to show off a little bit of designer paper. The front of the card base is trimmed by 1”. Then you add a piece of 1” designer paper to the insert of your card. Add a focal point that overhangs the trimmed off area and your card is done!

The Color & Contour Bundle is very versatile. The stamp set has a few fun flower images and five different sentiments. The die set has two dies that cut out the floral images from the stamp set and 5 different scalloped rectangle dies and a scalloped border die. Too fun! You can view this bundle on page 98 of the new Annual Catalog.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Bellyband Gatefold Card

April 30, 2021 by Cindy

Last week I introduced you to the Gatefold Card. It was a fun and easy card to make.

Today I want to share the Bellyband Gatefold Card to you. The base of the card is made the same way as you make the basic Gatefold card base. Start with a piece of cardstock that is 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. With the long edge at the top of your Simply Scored or Paper Trimmer score 2 1/8″ from each end.

The difference on the two types of cards comes with the focal point. On the original Gatefold Card you design a focal point that you adhere directly to the left side of the card base.

On the Bellyband Gatefold Card you design a Bellyband that holds the card closed. My bellyband is 9 1/2″ x 1″. This gave me enough overlap to adhere the two ends of the bellyband together. 9 1/2″ – 9 3/4″ should be good for a card that’s 4 1/4″ wide. If your card is the same size but in landscape orientation instead of portrait you will need to start with a bellyband that is 12″ long. I didn’t score my bellyband. Instead, I held one end of the band just over the halfway point of the card and then I loosely wrapped it around the card. You don’t want your bellyband too loose or it will fall of the card. Then again, you don’t want it too tight or you won’t get it off of the card. You do want to use a stronger adhesive like liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal + to adhere the ends of your bellyband together.

Once you have the bellyband itself made you just need to add your focal point. I decided to go simple on this card. I stamped the flower and added rhinestones. I was going to adhere the flower focal point square on the card but then it dawned on me that the diamond shape might be just a bit more interesting.

Here is a phot of the inside of the card along with the bellyband. You can see how the bellyband looks when it’s not on the card.

If you like fun fold cards but don’t want to get too carried away the Gatefold Fun Fold Card and the Bellyband Fun Fold Card are great choices. They are both fairly easy to make. The hardest part is figuring out your colors and design!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: A Blast From the Past!

April 26, 2021 by Cindy

I’m trying to get my craft room/things organized (yes, I realize this is on ongoing situation in my life) and came across this blast from the past. Who remembers the Upsy Daisy stamp set? How about the Square Lattice Embossing Folder? I remember both of these products as being favorites of mine.

I’ve determined that this card has to be about 10-11 years old. I went searching through old catalogs and found that embossing folders first appeared in Stampin’ Up! catalogs in the 2010-2011 catalog. Wow! That is a while ago!

When I came across this card I really liked the three-panel layout of the card. I knew that with the new Fresh Freesia In-Color I had three purples that went well together so I thought I’d give the layout a try.

This is what I came up with for my new three-panel card. As I was posting the picture I realized that I did forget to use an embossing folder on the card. Oh, well….

I think it turned ok even without the embossing folder. Don’t look too closely at the image…my embossing got a little messy. Sorry!

I used a floral image from the new Quite Meadow stamp set that will be in Stampin’ Up!’s upcoming 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. It has a coordinating die set called Meadow Dies and they are actually the star of the bundle. There are six silhouetted floral dies, a couple of labels and a few smaller images. You can view it on page 160 of the new annual catalog.

The purples I used on my new card are Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape. I love that these colors coordinate together so well. This was a fun card to make. I hope you like it too.

Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Gate Fold Card

April 23, 2021 by Cindy

The Gate Fold Fun Fold is quick and easy. At first glance it looks like a normal, folded in half, card. If you look closely though you can see the seam down the center of the card front.

The front section of the Gate Fold Card is actually two pieces that open outward like….a gate. 🙂

To make a gatefold card you start with the same size piece of cardstock that you would for a regular card. 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. Instead of scoring it at 4 1/4″ you score it at 2 1/8″ from each side. The short edges should meet up perfectly when you fold along your score lines.

In this photo you can see how the card opens. The photo also shows you how you attach the focal point of the card. You want to make sure you only attach it to the left side of the card so that you’ll be able to open the card.

It must be Polished Pink Week here at Stamp by Stamp Creations. On Monday I shared a card with you that I made with Polished Pink. In Tuesday’s newsletter that I emailed out I also used Polished Pink and today I’m using it again.

The designer paper that I used on the front of the card is one of the new patterns in the In-Color Paper stack. You’ll be able to find this pattern along with three others in all of the color family paper stacks in Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog. I used the Color & Contour stamp set on my card. The scalloped rectangle die comes from the coordinating Scalloped Contour Dies.

This last photo shows the inside of the card and is a good overall view of how it works.

As I mentioned, this is a fun and easy fold to make. Give it a try!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Think Spring!

April 19, 2021 by Cindy

Happy Monday! We’re past the midpoint of April and I need to think Spring. We had snow here in Colorado last week (over 6″!) and we’re suppose to get more tonight! Sheesh! I’m ready for warm weather. Since flowers are definitely a sign of Spring I thought I’d find a floral card to copy for Make It Mine Monday.

I received this lovely card in a swap from Tina Barela. It was made using the Art Gallery stamp set from Stampin’ Up!’s January – June Mini Catalog. This stamp set is part of the Fine Art Floral Suite of products that can be found on pages 32-33 of the Mini Catalog. So many fun products! The sentiment and the die to cut it out are part of the suite. Tina used Flirty Flamingo and Mossy Meadow as the colors on her card.

The first reason that this card caught my eye to CASE was that it was PINK! When the dominate color of the card is my favorite color of course it’s going to catch my eye! I also liked that Tina used two different embossing folders on her card. It may be hard to see but she used the Subtle Embossing Folder on the large piece of Basic White cardstock. This embossing folder is retiring on May 3rd so if you love it as much as I do you may want to get one fast!

As you can see I didn’t change too much on Tina’s card. I kept pink the main color but instead of using Flirty Flamingo like Tina did I used the brand new 2021-2023 In-Color Polished Pink! I think it’s my new favorite Stampin’ Up! color!

I also used the strip of pink embossed with one of the Greenery Mini Embossing Folders. I have to admit I wanted to add the Subtle Embossing Folder to the Basic White background of my card like Tina’s but unfortunately I didn’t remember until the card was put together….oh, well….

I did add a few more layers to my card. You know that I can never seem to have enough layers on a card. Ha!

Soft Succulent is the gorgeous green that you’re seeing on my card. It too is one of the new In-Colors. It’s very similar to Mint Macaron but with a little more gray to it. And of course my card wouldn’t be complete with ribbon….Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon to be precise. Oooo….SO pretty!

It’s so fun (and easy!) to get inspiration from someone else’s project. Have you tried it lately? If not, go for it! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Angled Corner

April 16, 2021 by Cindy

The Angled Corner Fun Fold card is fun and easy to make. The upper left corner of the card isn’t cut off, it’s folded in on itself. You then use die-cut or punched images to fill in the area that is “missing” on the card.

When you are decorating the card and filling in this “missing” area you want to be sure to stay within the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card front area so that you card will fit in the envelope.

Below you can see some photos of the inside of the card as well as the side where the angled fold is.

The nice thing about this fun fold is that it’s easy to alter. You can increase or decrease the size of your angled fold depending on the size of dies/punches that you use to cover the “missing” corner.

You also want to add a die-cut or punched image on the fold on the inside of your card to show it off. In the picture to the left you can see how adhered the single die-cut flower to the inside fold.

The fold itself is made up of only 3 scored lines and one of those scored lines is the one you made at the halfway point (4 1/4″) to form your card. Below you can see the template I used for my card.

The cardstock measures 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ which is a standard card size. I scored it along the long edge at 4 1/4″ which will be the center fold of my card.

Along this center fold score line I measured in 2 3/4″ and made a light pencil mark.

I also measured up 2 1/2″ from this center fold score line and down 2 1/2″ making light pencil marks at these points.

You can’t really use the Simply Scored tool or your Paper Trimmer to score these angled lines so you need to get out your trusty Bone Folder and a regular old ruler or any type of tool with a straight edge. Line up one of the points on the side with the point on the horizontal score mark and run your Bone Folder along the straight edge.

After you’ve made all three score lines fold the card in half like you usually would. Open it up again and crease the angled score lines in the same direction. They will be “mountain fold”.

This fun fold is very easy to make. The hardest part is figuring out how to decorate it! Be sure to contact me if you have any questions on it. I’ll be happy to help you out!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Hello New In-Colors!

April 12, 2021 by Cindy

I saw this card by Jeanna Bohanan and knew I had to Make It Mine! I love the fun little envelopes from the Snail Dies. So cute!

This is another “long” card that fits in a regular letter-size envelope. I shared my first “long” card with you about a month ago and knew it wouldn’t be my last. It’s kind of fun to work with a different sized card.

Long card with Stampin’ Up!’s new 2021-2022 In-Colors

Here’s my take on Jeanna’s card. I decided to leave the snail off the card and just focus on the fun little envelopes because I knew they’d be the perfect showcase for Stampin’ Up!’s new 2021-2022 In-Colors! Yes! This is your first peek at these gorgeous new colors!

The first envelope is this gorgeous soft green called Soft Succulent. The bright pink envelope is Polished Pink. The light peachy/yellow color is Pale Papaya. The dark green one is Evening Evergreen and the light purple one is called Fresh Freesia.

These new in-colors are gorgeous! They are probably my favorite grouping recently. I like them all and am having a hard time deciding which one is my favorite. How about you? Which one do you like best?

Last year I made a video for each new In-Color comparing it to current Stampin’ Up! colors and I will be doing that again in the near future so stay tuned.

Let’s get back to talking about the card itself. As I mentioned, the envelopes dies are from the Snail Dies as are the inserts for the envelopes and the die-cut hearts. The stamped hearts are from the coordinating Snailed It stamp set and the die-cut letters are from the Playful Alphabet Dies.

My card base is 8” x 9 ¼” which you fold in half along the 8” side so that your card front is 4” x 9 ¼”. My Basic White layer is 8 5/8” x 3 3/8”. You can make your Smoky Slate layer 8 7/8” x 3 5/8” for simplicity. I actually like to make my layers only 3/16” wider instead of ¼” wider so my Smoky Slate layer is actually8 13/16” x 3 9/16”. I do this because 1/8” difference in layers is sometimes not quite enough. I know, it can make things confusing but it’s just the way I like to make my cards. To each his/her own. Right?

The hardest part of making this card for me was randomly stamping the little hearts. I just can’t do random very well. I was stamping along quite nicely until the last few. Naturally I waited until the end to mess things up but most of the hearts are covered by the envelops and letters so you can hardly tell. Ha!

This was a fun card to make and it was my first time playing with the new In-Colors. What do you think of these new In-Colors? Which is your favorite? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold: Corner Flip Card

April 9, 2021 by Cindy

Today’s Fun Fold is the Corner Flip Card. It’s called this because….you make a couple of cuts, a couple of score marks and flip the corner! Ha!

I used the Snailed It Bundle and the Snail Mail designer paper on my card. Too cute! The little snail is die cut right from the designer paper. No stamping, no coloring and no fussy cutting! The only stamping I did on the whole card was the “hello” and the outline on the word bubble!

I’ve made a short video to show you how easy this Fun Fold is to make. You can view it below. After the video you will also find the template with instructions that I mention in the video. In the video I also mention that the important thing to remember is that you do the cutting with the card base upside down.

In this photo I’ve oriented the card the right way and I show you the lines I’ve cut and how I’ve scored. The solid lines are where I cut according to my template and the dotted lines are where I scored.

To make the angled score marks I lined up my ruler with the top of the vertical cut and the right end of the horizontal cut. Then I used my bone folder to score from each of those marks to the edges of the card.

To make the flip you then want to take the upper right corner of the card and fold it along the score marks towards the meeting point of the cutting lines. Easy Peasy! Now you’re ready to decorate your card.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Corner Flip Fun Fold card! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Oh Snap!

April 5, 2021 by Cindy

Oh Snap! This stamp set is adorable and has such cute sentiments in it. I couldn’t resist it. This stamp set has been sitting on my shelf for a while now and it was just calling out to be used. So I dusted it off and hit the internet to find a card to give me inspiration.

I thought this would be the perfect stamp set (and sentiment!) to make a belated birthday card. I do try to get cards out in a timely manner but it doesn’t always work.

Josee Smuck’s card was pretty darn cute and I knew this was the one I wanted to recreate. I didn’t change a whole lot on her card but enough to make it my own.

I made my “river” from Coastal Cabana cardstock and my background piece from Old Olive. I also made my sentiment circle a bit smaller.

I loved the way Josee’s alligator turned out so I tried to stay close to hers. I stamped my alligator in black and then used my Blending Brushes (love those things!) to add color. I started with Pear Pizzaz and then progressed to Old Olive. I did have to fussy cut the alligator but it wasn’t too hard. Josee’s texture on the alligator shows up better than mine. I should have used the Hammered Metal Embossing Folder instead of the Tasteful Texture Folder. Oh, well…next time. I will probably have to make this card again sometime since it turned out so cute. I may have to make my sentiment circle larger on the next one so I can add the fish!

Here’s the inside of my card. The sentiment is from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. I also had to add the adorable little bird on the inside of the card. If you notice in the picture of the outside of my card I used the little bird on the envelope too. No naked envelopes! 🙂

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine: Butterfly Gala

April 1, 2021 by Cindy

Since the Last-Chance Products List came out last week I’ve been removing the retiring items from my craft room. As I was doing this I came across the Butterfly Gala stamp set and noticed how pretty these butterflies were. I knew then that I needed to share a card with you using this stamp set and the coordinating Butterfly Duet Punch. You know me, I love coordination! Did you know that the Butterfly Duet Punch also coordinates with Butterfly Wishes stamp set? Unfortunately that stamp set is retiring also.

Since this is a Make It Mine post (even though it’s Thursday…) I had to find a card that I liked that used the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Butterfly Duet Punch. Once again, Pinterest saved the day! While scrolling through, I found this simple and lovely card made by Jill from Paper Daisy Crafting. Jill did a beautiful job of coloring her butterfly.

I kept my card pretty darn close to the original. I used a couple of layers for my butterfly but I changed the bottom layer on my card to black and left off the ribbon.

Stampin’ Blends Markers were perfect for coloring the butterfly. I will admit that Jill’s butterfly turned out a bit more vibrant than mine.

I do like the simplicity of this card. If you’ve seen enough of my designs you know that I have a bit of trouble with “simple”. Having Jill’s inspiration though really helped me out.

I like this card so much that I’m trying to decide whether or not to keep this stamp set and the coordinating punch in my stash! Decisions, decisions!

What is your favorite stamp set/bundle that’s on the Last-Chance List and leaving us? Leave me a comment and let us know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Twisted Easel Card

March 26, 2021 by Cindy

Last month I shared with you a Z-Fold Easel card. Today I want to share with you the Twisted Easel Card. The base of this card is easy to make. You can either start with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ card base or a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ card base.

Of course if you want to change things up like I did on my card you can start with a 4″ x 8″ card base. I then added the bottom/back of the card to a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of cardstock.

No matter the size of the card base that you start with you are going to make the easel part the same. You first want to score your card base in half. Then you will make a score mark from the upper left corner down to the bottom of the score mark you made at the half way point.

The template above is for a square card but you will make your score marks the same if your completed, closed card is 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. The triangles you make with the angled score mark will just longer and skinnier.

In the photos above you can see a couple of different views of the easel card. The second photo is especially helpful because it shows you how the front of the card folds and forms the easel. Both photos show how the sentiment is the “stop” for the easel to stand. It’s helpful to use Stampin’ Dimensionals on the piece for the “stop”.

As you are looking at the photos above you may be wondering where you’re going to sign the card or write a little message. I decided to add a piece of Basic White cardstock to the back for my message. It worked perfectly!

I made this card for a friend whose mother passed away last week. I could have sent it in a regular sized envelope which would have had a little extra space in it but I decided a card this fancy needed it’s own envelope. Lucky for me I taught you all how to make your own envelope not too long ago!

In the photo of the closed card you can see the angled score mark where the card will fold. Just make sure when you are adhering the focal point on the front of the card that you only adhere the bottom right portion! Otherwise you won’t be able to make the easel. I had fun making this card. Give it a try!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Make It Mine Monday: Kangaroo & Company

March 22, 2021 by Cindy

How cute is the Kangaroo & Company Bundle? Have you checked it out on page 17 of Stampin’ Up!’s January-June Catalog? If not, you should! Cute little kangaroos, cute sentiments and more!

This first card is one I made following instructions that I received in an online class that I took. So cute! All sorts of products were used on the card. The Kangaroo & Company Bundle, the Snail Mail Designer Paper and the Resin Hearts and white baker’s twine from the Snail mail Twine Combo Pack. I loved the card but it was a little busy for me. I know, you’re thinking “isn’t this the gal who can’t make a card without 10 layers? What does she mean ‘too busy’?”. Ha!

Here’s my simplified version. I just left off some of the background layers and the Resin Hearts. That’s it. I kept the same color palette as well as the red strip and the baker’s twine bow. On both cards I colored the kangaroo with my Stampin’ Blends Markers. Cinnamon Cider is the perfect color for the kangaroo.

Do you know the secret to the kangaroo die? This kangaroo can hide messages. There’s a special die that slips perfectly into the die-cut slit in the kangaroo. Stamp one of the small sentiments on cardstock and die cut with the special little sentiment die. Attach the flower bouquet or the bouquet of hearts to the sentiment die and slip it in the kangaroo’s pouch!

The thing to remember when “hiding” messages in the kangaroo pouch is not to put any adhesive in the way of the part the slides down in the slot. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals and I had to move them a couple times to make sure my sentiment would slide right. The key is to slide the sentiment in the slot and then add your dimensionals or adhesive. This way you know it will slide correctly when on the card.

I can’t wait to try another card with the fun Kangaroo & Company Bundle. Too fun!

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Modified Z-Fold Card

March 19, 2021 by Cindy

I’ve been talking a lot about Z-fold cards recently. There’s just so many different types. Today I have another one to share with you. It’s the Modified Z-Fold. Yes, it’s a name that I made up but it works. On the Z-fold cards I’ve share with you in the past the front section is usually divided perfectly in half so that the first two section of your “Z” are equal widths. With the Modified Z-Fold card you only fold over a small portion of the front. The first section of the “Z” is much smaller than the second section.

On my card, when the card was closed, I tried to make the three areas that you can see approximately the same size. To do this I made my first section of the “Z” (the solid colored section) 1 3/8” wide. This is the section that I adhered my focal point (the flower) to. This means that I scored my card base at 1 3/8” and 4 ¼” to make my “Z”.

I then added a piece of designer paper to the part of the second section of the “Z” that would show when my card was closed. This measured 5 ½” x 2 7/8”. I also added a piece of designer paper to the inside of the card that would show when my card was closed. This meant I had to make the piece of white cardstock that I write on a little smaller than usually. The inside piece of designer paper is 5 ½” x 1 ½”. The piece of white cardstock on the inside of the card is 5 ¼” x 2 ½”.

This card was the first time I’d made this type of Modified Z-Fold and I like it. It’s a great way to showcase your designer paper. When I finished this card I got to thinking about the tip I gave in this week’s newsletter. In my newsletter I mentioned that you should try changing the orientation on your cards sometimes….so I did. I made the exact same card in a horizontal format. On this card the solid section is 1 ¾” wide.

On both of my cards the stamped flower is from the Art Gallery stamp set. It’s a two-step stamping set. I found that it worked best if I stamped off the larger first stamp before stamping on my card and then stamped the smaller, more detailed stamp full strength. If I had stamped them both full strength you wouldn’t see as much detail on the flower.

Another Fun Fold card completed. I’m really enjoying finding fun folds to share with you. Are you enjoying them? Please leave a comment and let me know.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!