Tuesday Tutorial - Extra Small Square Double W Fold Card #4

Carrying on with my Double W Fold Card series... with the fourth size variant so far... standing in at a mini 7.4cm (c3") square when folded... 

This is the easiest version so far... and one that makes best use of a piece of A4 card... giving you two cards from one piece of A4...

Click here for another version/decoration using the Perfectly Pencilled papers shared last week... with  more straightforward punched greeting circles...

Craft Spa Recipe - Extra Small Square Double W Fold Card (actually 7.4cm Square)

Main Card- Night of Navy A4L x 7.4cm (aka 29.8 x 7.4cm)

Inside Base sections - (Dots) paper 14.4 x 2.5cm (x2)

Inside Top- (Floral) paper 14 x 5cm (x2) [or 28 x 5cm if you are using 12" papers!)

Front Balmy Blue mat 5.5cm Square

Front paper panels - Floral 5 x 2cm... Dots 5 x 3.5cm

Ribbon Crinkled White x 9cm

Papers Regency Park (which are gorgeous IMHO!)

Stamps - Alphabest &  Enjoy The Rhythm

Circle Punches -1" (retired) and EK Success 1 1/8" & Dotty 1" 

This fits nicely into a 8.4cm envelope... as these cards are quite bulky when closed into the finished square card ... so need a bit of extra room in an envelope... and a a Large Letter stamp...

Craft Spa Instructions -  - Extra Small Double W Fold Card ( aka 7.4cm Square)

1. Score LANDSCAPE Night of Navy panel at 7.4, 14.8 and 22.2cm 
2. Concertina Fold (Valley, Mountain, Valley)
   
   
3. Cut the two Top (Floral) LANDSCAPE paper panels in half to 7cm wide
4. Adhere to top insides
   
   
5. Fold the Base section (Dots) papers in half as a mountain fold (with dots on the outside)
6. Fold each side up in half again (to form a valley either side AKA a W shape)
   
   For the 2 left hand sections of the card...
7. Hold concertina base sections with 2 open edges and folded centre facing to the right
8. Apply glue to back/bottom face  
9. Stick concertina section down onto right of right hand section (lining up with the Top paper panels at the sides and the sme gap along the bottom edge of the card)
10. With concertina panel still folded up... apply glue to top face
11. Close left section of card onto the glued face
    
    
12. Repeat with other concertina panel for 2 right sections of card...sticking the concertina base section (with 2 open edges and folded centre facing to the left) to the left side of the 2 left sections this time... and folding the right section of the card onto the top...
    
    
13. Ink up, stamp, cut and punch as necessary
    I used the Alphabest stamps ... along with the 1" (retired SU!) and EK Success 1 1/8" & Dotty 1" Circle Punches to punch the greeting and the Balmy Blue and Night of Navy mats...
    And the BIRTHDAY greeting is from Enjoy The Rhythm
    
    I would have added some Petal Park flowers... but time was of the essence for my class so I kept things as simple as they can be...
    
    
14. Decorate card
    Again I kept the front as simple as I could for this one
    
    
    
    
    

Fun Fold Friday - Extra Small Square Double W Fold card

They say that the best things come in small packages... and this extra small square version of my Double W Fold card doesn't disappoint! Standing in closed at just 7.4cm square (c3").... but stretching out to say what you need to say when opened... So still sure to impress!

Featuring Perfectly Pencilled papers, Alphabest stamps ( yes they work really well on their own too!), Stampin Blends colouring and a few small circles.... 

Back with the recipe and instructions next week.... they're getting even easier!

New Kit - Colorful Kaleidoscope cards

New kit just released... Colorful Kaleidoscope cards... 3 designs... with everything you need in the box...

This kit includes:

• 9 full-size cards, 3 each of 3 designs, measuring 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) and 9 coordinating envelopes.
• One photopolymer stamp set with all-occasion sentiments.
• One Gray Granite Stampin’ Spot.
• 9 peek-through laser cuts that can easily be layered to create a kaleidoscopic effect.
• Pre-cut die cuts that are lined with gold foil, perfect for all your stamped sentiments.
• Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tear & Tape Adhesive, and Foam Adhesive Strips.
• Gold, pearlised embellishments.
• The coordinating colours are Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Petal Pink.
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Sunday Friendly Hello Simple Centre Step Card

Back again with another Friendly Hello Simple (aka Easy) Step card... 

But set as a Simple Centre Step Card this time... aka Easy Centre Step Card...

And I will be back with a Tutorial for you soon... but I wanted to quickly post more cards using this beautiful Sale A Bration promotion bundle of Friendly Hello stamps and papers - as there are only 2 more days left that you can obtain/earn these for free... and I think they are definitely worth it...! 

In the meantime... scroll back to this post for more details... 

Saturday Simple Side Step Card featuring Friendly Hello...

Quickly back with another Friendly Hello Simple (aka Easy) Side Step card... 

And I will be back with a Tutorial for you in a few days time... but I wanted to quickly post more cards using this beautiful Sale A Bration promotion Friendly Hello bundle of stamps and papers - as there are only a very few days left that you can earn these for free...

Scroll back to yesterday's post for more details... 

True Love & Brilliant Wings Pop Out Panel Card

Love the simplicity of the Pop Out Panel cards... though I have modified the dimensions this time round... but more on that another day... Sorry... need to dash!

In the meantime this is another chance to check out the beautiful Brilliant Wings dies... see the stunning die cut butterfly top right...

Cut flowers fussy cut from the True Love papers and coloured with Stampin' Blends... 

Greeting from Happiest of Birthdays - which is definitely my go to birthday greetings set at the moment... and one that is very very likely to be a keeper! As I do so love a BIG greeting....

And check out the colouring of the papers to the sides... with just a quick "swoosh" of 2 Stampin Blends... 

And remember that I do have a co-ordinated True Love Paper Kit available ... Click here  - and scroll down - for more details

And just in case you were wondering...I had a lovely colouring session of pink flowers last night.... I am wondering if I might be getting a bit converted....

Birthday Bonanza #10

A Birthday Bonanza birthday card for right now-right here for you... 

The masked one...

The socially distanced one...

And note that this would be even better with one of the sentiments from the Help to Share Sunshine Covid-19 pdf as detailed here... but I made this a few weeks ago so that wasn't around then...

Masks care of the bunting dies in the Birthday Bonanza bundle... and greetings care of snipped down Label Me Bold greetings... both of which are on the Retiring List and so will be gone soon!

So... another week of lockdown for us all... and we're still all good in our "shielding bubble"... feels like a very safe place to be... albeit Groundhog Days mode!

But I definitely don't like...
(a) not being able to go see my father
(b) not being able to get out of my garden for a walk!
Oh and of course (c) having to do cleaning!!

But everything else OK in the circumstances... Though cooking, shopping and cleaning seem to have taken over pretty much all of my life!! So working on that!! And then I can be back with you a bit more again...

More about the Sale A Bration Co-Ordinating Products

So I have been asked a few questions about the new products released earlier today...  So I thought I would quickly pop on and share some more images and samples... so then all should become clear-er!

So...  the 6 new products all co-ordinate with products from the Spring Summer Mini Catalogue or the Sale A Bration promotion... 5 of the 6 new products are dies... that co-ordinate with a stamp set... and the other is a paper pack..

This post shows you the new co-ordinating product (only available from today until 31st March...) along with the product it co-ordinates with... and as a bonus for you... some sample projects using the product(s)

If it says SAB... then it is a free Sale A Bration promotional item...
If it says SSC... then it is in the mini Spring Summer catalogue...

Click on the product name to see the price and all the details in the Online Store... 

OR check out the relevant page in the mini Spring Summer catalogue or Sale A Bration leaflet... page numbers included for your reference...

First up... Sending Flowers dies £25 (love these!!! Just cut in white!!)

 Co-ordinates with Sending You Thoughts stamps (free during SAB pg.11)

Natures Thoughts dies... £27 ... which will become available again from 4th June as they carryover into the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue...

Co-ordinates with Positive Thoughts stamp set (SSC pg. 23)... Gorgeous!

 

Special Days dies £27... which will also become available again from 4th June as they carryover into the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue...

Co-ordinates with Special Someone stamps (SSC pg. 28)

Ladybugs dies £27

Co-ordinates with Little Ladybug stamps (SAB pg.17 Special Host product)

Birthday dies £25

Co-ordinates with Happy Birthday To You (SAB pg.8) 

And last but definitely not least... Pleased as Punch paper pack £10.75

Co-ordinates with various punches... how easy are these! Or you could even fussy cut them if that is your thing!!!

Small Bloom Punch (SAB pg.13)

Heart Punch Pack (SSC pg.42)

Tulip Builder Punch (SSC pg.43)

Umbrella Builder punch (SSC pg42)

Click here and here for the 2 flyers...

 

And / or Click here (or on the image below) for the video showcasing these wonderful new products...

Sale A Bration Co-ordinating Products

Now these co-ordinating products were so popular last year - some literally flying off the shelves for good within days...

So we have more this year... more designs and more to go around!

6 brand new products co-ordinating with products in the Mini Spring Summer or the Sale A Bration catalogues...

And I particularly love the Sending Flowers dies... though die cut just in white!! So do check that one out... I can't wait to get mine...

Click here (or on the images below) to view and/or download the leaflet...

And click here (or on the image below) to view and/or download the details of what they co-ordinate with...

Available while supplies last - or till 31st March 2020 latest... Apart from Natures Thoughts and Special Days dies... as these carryover into the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue from June 2020... so these will go on 31 March but then come back then...

Click here (or on the image below) for the video showcasing these wonderful new products...

A very special 100th Birthday Card

So this is a first! Celebrating 100 years of age...

A card created for a recipient of a "telegram" from the Queen... isn't this so special! Guess not many of us see one of these...

A very special card for DH's Uncle Joe... who has always been a special (and such a character) uncle!!!

But WOW... 100 years of age... Go Joe! A real legend with more than one book's worth of stories about his fascinating long life!

So I had to make the longest card in celebration... just so everyone in the place knew that Joe was 100!

Such an honour to share this very special day with Uncle Joe... and for my card to "sit" next to the Queen!!!

Click here for the Concertina Box Card Tutorial and more details on the card...

Stampin' Up! Products used
Noble Peacock Papers and Foils
Itty Bitty Birthday stamps
Large Letters dies (retired-sorry!)
Stitched Stars dies