Sweet Strawberry stamp set

Make It Mine: Sweet Strawberry

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Summer is officially here and that means it’s strawberry season!  Not only do we get to eat these tasty berries in summer but we need to get out our Sweet Strawberry stamp set and make some strawberry cards!

I received this card in a swap and liked the simplicity of it as well as the color combination.  You can’t go wrong with black and white with a pop of color.

I was browsing through the catalog and on page 43 I found the Sweet Strawberry stamp set. What made me giggle was one of the card samples that I saw. Let’s just say that Diane likes to “Make It Mine” too. I know where she got her inspiration. 🙂

Sweet Strawberry

As you can see by comparing the photos I kept pretty close to the original. I did add a layer behind the designer paper and I arranged the strawberries differently. My sentiment was a bit smaller and I added the red rhinestones.

This was a fun and easy card to make. We’re making it my first post-Covid in-person card class tomorrow. Having an in-person card class is a really big step for me. For some reason, even though I’ve been fully vaccinated since April, I’m still a little skittish about everything Covid. One step at a time, right?

Be sure to check out page 43 in Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog so you can compare the three cards. Similar…yet diferent.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Folds: Basic Z-Fold Card

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The basic Z-Fold card is fun and pretty easy to make. It’s called Z-fold because….it looks like a Z when folded!

When making a Z-fold card you can start with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock like I did in the adjacent picture or you can start with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of cardstock. Whichever size of cardstock you start with you’re going to make your Z-fold card the same.

First of all you want to score and fold your card base in half. In the photo above I scored my 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock at 5 1/2″. To make the Z I then scored the front of the card in half again at 2 3/4″ and folded it towards the fold. Easy Peasy.

In the photo to the left I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of cardstock. I first scored it in half at 4 1/4″ then the second score mark and fold were at 2 1/8″.

Once you have the Z-fold card base formed you need to decorate and embellish your card. You will usually adhere a panel to the smaller, folded over front panel that will overlap the back base of the card.

Strawberry Z-Fold Card – Front

Back on January 18th I shared a card with you that looked a lot like the card you see on the left. It was a regular card made with The Sweet Strawberry stamp set. Once I had completed that card I realized how cute it would be as a Z-Fold card which brings us to today’s project.

In the photo you can see how the “front of the card” in Real Red is only have the size of the Real Red base. This is because I folded over half of the front to form my Z-fold. The checked designer paper with the strawberry on it is the decorative panel that completes the card.

Strawberry Z-Fold Card – view 2

In this second picture you can see the “Z” and how the card is actually put together. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the left, back side of the piece with the checked background and strawberry. It’s important to remember to only put Stampin’ Dimensionals on the portion of the paper that will actually get attached to that front side or you won’t be able to open your card. Oops! (Not that I’ve ever done that. Ha!)

Strawberry Z-Fold Card – open

You can see how the card looks when it’s open in the photo above. Z-Fold cards are fun to make. They’re pretty much my go-to fun fold when I want to add a little more pizzazz to card.

Give the Z-fold Fun Fold card a try. I’d love to see your samples! Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!