Season of Green & Gold Multi Panel Pop Up Card

A more special card using the Season of Green and Gold beautiful foiled papers... and the  Greetings of the Season set  ... a multi panel pop up card... aka a Five Panel Pop Up Card...

I altered to suit A6 card dimensions.... but the card was based on another of Sam at Mixed Up Crafts' clever designs... 

Season of Green & Gold papers....

Love these Season of Green and Gold beautiful foiled papers... so quite a few different designs made... starting with this set of 5... 4 cards and a Book Treat Box for the christmas table...

I do have lots more photos of these cards to share... however technology is not on my side today... the watermarks being larger than the cards!!! So (somewhat annoyingly) I will have to come back to them another day....

Trusty Tools - Round Up

 

A quick group shot of the Trusty Tools card designs made so far... just scroll back through the last 7 posts to see the individual cards and more details...

Edited to Add! Free Shipping promotion extended until the end of today Wednesday, 24 July.

It was Free Shipping for 24 hours only yesterday... but it turned out to be another day of worldwide internet issues! (You should have heard my DH when he got back from work!!!) ... so huge apologies if you tried and failed yesterday... but happily Stampin' Up! have extended the promotion so you don't miss out after all...

Trusty Tools #5 - Tower Column Card

  

Fifth (and final for now!) in my series of Fun or Fancy Fold cards created using the Trusty Tools dies and stamps along with the Trusty Tool box papers...

Simple fun fold card... but oh so very effective... 

And we liked these cards so much in classes that there will probably be more coming at a later date!

Trusty Tools #4 - Tower Column Card

 

Fourth in my in a series of Fun or Fancy Fold cards created using the Trusty Tools dies and stamps along with the Trusty Tool box papers...

Simple fun fold card... but oh so very effective... 

Trusty Tools #3 - Double Diorama Card

 

Third in my series of Fun or Fancy Fold cards created using the Trusty Tools dies and stamps along with the Trusty Tool box papers...

But before I start... the Bonus Days promotion is now live... 

When you shop between 3 and 31 July and spend £45 you will earn a £4.50 coupon! One coupon/code for every £45 spent... A code will be sent for each "coupon" by email right after a qualifying purchase has been made.  Then you can redeem them between 1 and 31 August. 

So back to today's card... this time a Large Square (aka 6" Square) Double Layer Diorama card...

Sadly the retired Trusty Toolbox papers were an exclusive free-to-earn product during the Sale A Bration promotion last January and February... and so are not available to order any more... 

But the images in the Trusty Tools stamps & dies bundle produce most of those tool images... 

The tool-box is die cut using the Trusty Tool Box dies... greeting using the fabulous Wanted to Say dies... and silver background texture care of the Metal Plate embossing folder...

Trusty Tools #2... and 16 years already!

Before I share the next in my Trusty Tools series of cards....

I must admit that I'm celebrating an anniversary today... 16 years of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! Wow! Seriously doesn't seem that long... but you know what they say about when you are enjoying something!!! 

Anyways... back to today's card... 

Another Bench Fold card... 

Well its been a while since I made one!

Trusty Tools Diorama Card to say Happy Fathers Day...

First in a series of Fun or Fancy Fold cards created using the Trusty Tools dies and stamps along with the Trusty Tool box papers...

A simple Large Square (aka 6" Square) Diorama card...

Sadly the retired Trusty Toolbox papers were an exclusive free-to-earn product during the Sale A Bration promotion last January and February... and so are not available to order any more... 

But the images in the Trusty Tools stamps & dies bundle produce most of those tool images... and you can die cut a pegboard background to achieve the same... 

You could also use a small scrap off a grid sheet for the tape measure element! Fathes Day greeting from the Trusty Tools stamp set... and the tool-box is die cut using the Trusty Tool Box dies...

And had to smile to myself when using the "So Happy You're Here " greeting... as my father is always saying " If I am still here then"... so the greeting had to be used!! It certainly made him laugh out loud!!! FYI - both small greetings from the long retired Well Said stamp set

Tuesday Tutorial - Small Square Double W Fold card

Back to the how to for the third version of my Double W Fold card... This version being a small square (ie 10.5cm aka 4 1/8") card.. 

Craft Spa Recipe - Small Square Double W Fold Card (actually 10.5cm Square)

Main Card-A4 Rich Razzleberry 21 x 10.5cm  & 22 x 10.5cm

Inside Base sections A4 Rich Razzleberry 21 x 3.5cm (x2)

Inside Top paper panels 20 x 7cm (x2)

Inside Base paper panels 4.8 x 3cm (x8)
Front Old Olive mat 10cm Square

Front paper panels - Floral 9.5cm Square... Dots 10 x 2.5cm

Ribbon x 36cm

Papers - Dainty Flowers (retired)

Embellishments - In Color Loose Flower Flourishes 

Craft Spa Instructions -  - Small Square Double W Fold Card

1. Score 2 larger LANDSCAPE Rich Razzleberry panels at 10.5cm
2. Score longer Rich Razzleberry panel LANDSCAPE at 21cm  
3. Valley Fold both "in half"
4.  Mountain fold thin section on longer piece (aka the glue tab)
5. Open both out and place stood up in front of you - with the longer piece to the left with the glue tab to the right side... 
6. Apply glue to the front face of the glue tab... and stick the shorter/RH panel to the tab...
   
   
7. Score the 2 LANDSCAPE shorter Rich Razzleberry panels at 5.25, 10.5 and 15.75cm
8. Concertina bone fold Valley, Mountain & Valley (as base sections)
   
   
9. Cut the two larger LANDSCAPE paper panels in half to 10cm wide
10. Adhere to top insides
11. Adhere 8 paper pieces to inside base sections
    
    For the 2 left hand sections of the card...
12. Hold concertina base sections with 2 open edges and folded centre facing to the right
13. Apply glue to back/bottom face  
14. Stick concertina section down onto right of right hand section(lining up at the sides and along the bottom edge of the card)
15. With concertina panel still folded up... apply glue to top face
16. Close left section of card onto the glued face
    
    
17. 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...
    
    
    
18. Ink up, stamp, cut and punch as necessary
    I used the A La Mode dies and Alphabest stamp & punch bundle ... along with the 3 x 4.2cm Stitched Rectangle die to cut the white panels - so the mats are 3.5 x 4.7cm in Old Olive(x3), Rich Razzleberry(x3) and Fresh Freesia(x2) 
    
    Finishing off with  a couple of Fresh Freesia In Color Loose Flower Flourishes  and small punched flowers in Rich Razzleberry and Fresh Freesia (using a long retired punch!). Along with irridescent gems and pearls...
    
    
    
19.  Decorate card
    
    
    
    
    
    

Fancy Fold Friday - Small Square Double W Fold card

Time for another variant... one which will be a go-to size for me... a small square aka 10.5cm square...aka 4 1/8" square...

Using the gorgeous Dainty Flowers papers that so many of you earnt for free during the Sale A Bration promotion... but no longer available sadly! As they are SO pretty!

Again... I used the A La Mode dies and Alphabest stamp & punch bundle ... along with the Stitched Rectangles dies... 

Recipe and Tutorial for this card fold HERE...

Fun Fold Friday... Sun Prints Pop Up Concertina Fold Card

Wow! Its been a while since I last posted... so a confession! 

As well as a quick Pop Up Concertina Fold card share for you... the simplest version you will ever see!

 

Oh and if anyone fancy a Sun Prints Kit??? UK only... Or a Tutorial bundle if elsewhere... Same offer as the Awash with Beauty kit shared here... though you will also need the Nature's Prints stamp set/bundle for these cards...

Just contact me by clicking here to email me OR by using the contact form down the right hand side of the blog... next order going in 31st August... 

And so my confession! Think I need to give myself a bit of a blog-oliday... 

A seriously under-performing PC (so so slow!! need a new one!), a sporadic printer service (need a new one!)... along with a few key Blogger and Stampin' Up! website changes over the past few years (so so more time consuming!) has made the process of blogging excruciatingly slower than before... so I just don't find that spare hour (or so) everyday anymore... or even a few times a week...

Oh and back-ache (again!) as soon as I spend time on the PC! Though I may have just sussed something with regards to this!! Fingers very crossed...

But...  even though I produce less projects (as I run far less classes nowadays)  I actually have quite a lot of projects made and ready to share... so I may still pop on from time to time with a quick and simple post... and I am in the throes of making a lot more for a session next week... 

And then I'm onto Christmas!! And (for those who have been here with me for a few years!)... you know how much I enjoy making those and that I normally make rather a lot!!

More on Monday - Awash with Beauty #2

 

Second card in my Awash With Beauty series... 

A  Pop Out Centre Panel card fold this time... for which more details are coming soon...

Kept very simple on the reverse... just somewhere to pop a greeting and a message...

Definitely stunning papers that make life very easy to make something beautiful... so don't hesitate to contact me if you might be interested in a co-ordinating paper & card kit... or more of the suite for that matter!

Fun Fold Friday - Awash with Beauty Pop Up Concertina Fold Card

Such a pretty floral suite and papers... introducing the gorgeous Awash with Beauty suite...

Thought I'd just quickly pop on and share a card... another pop up concertina fold card... as trying to find the time for a longer post with all the details is proving much more difficult at the moment... 

Combination of PC/technical issues... and a few more parties and meet ups as we all try to live more normally!! 

And oh... a very hot heatwave phase here this week! Have to admit... I just hid!! Though at least I did sort a couple of technical issues as I did!

Tuesday Tutorial - A6 Double Fan Fold Card

Quickly coming back to the True Love A6 Double Fan Fold card I posted last Friday... with the A6 recipe and measurements for the A4 cardstock users... 

Edited to Add...But before I start... Free Shipping tomorrow... for orders £35+... 24 hours only... starting at 11pm tonight for us in the UK... 

And I have added the links to more detailed tutorials at the end for those of you that haven't made a Double Fan Fold card before... I used Carole's tutorial as my base for this size as it is the most similar... and there are some very useful photos in her post to make the steps clearer... 

Recipe

Basic Black cardstock 14.8 x 19cm.
Basic White cardstock 6.5 x 14.3cm (for back of card)
True Love Paper Front Panel 6.5 x 14.3cm
True Love Paper Long Side Triangle 2.5 x 14cm (x2)
True Love Paper Short Side (Top & Bottom) Triangles 2.5 x 5.7cm (x4)

Tutorial

(1) Score Black card panel when LANDSCAPE (ie 19cm length along top) at 3, 6, 13 &16 cm

(2) Score - when LANDSCAPE (ie 19cm length along top) - from upper left corner (0) to bottom 6cm score line (ie 2^nd score line from left). Then score from top 6cm (2^nd) score line to bottom left corner (0)

(3) Now score from upper 13cm score line (ie 3^rd from left) to bottom right (19cm) corner. Then score from upper right corner (19cm) to bottom left 13cm (3^rd) score line.

Cut the paper pieces at a diagonal…

(4) For the 4 small Short Side triangles… When PORTRAIT (ie narrow 2.5cm side along top) - cut from upper left corner to lower right corner for 2 of the pieces. Then, cut from upper right corner to bottom left corner for the remaining 2 pieces

(5) For the 2 Long Side triangles… Mark the top centre at 7cm when LANDSCAPE (ie along the 14cm side) Cut from that top centre point to bottom left corner and then from top centre to bottom right

(6) Adhere all papers

(7) Die cut Stitched Stars, Gold Foil numbers (retired) and Stitched So Sweetly label

(8) Add Matte Black Dots and Gilded Gems to centres of stars

 

Click the links below for detailed tutorials ...

(1) Originator Sam Calcott at Mixed Up Craft's  7x 5 version (with video)

(2)  Tina Shaw's 7x5 version (with video)

(3) Carole Baumgartner's A2 version with photos... which is the one I used...
This size does also fit in a standard C6 envelope in case you were wondering...

Fun Fold Friday - True Love A6 Double Fan Fold

Quickly popping on with another of the Double Fan Fold cards I made with the True Love pack of papers... 

Though I have just realised that this one is my A6 version from A4 card... so let me know in the comments if you are interested in the recipe and instructions... but I'll have to come back another day with those...

But for a young man this time soI didn't want any flowers... but as always ... the Stitched Stars dies came to the rescue... where would I be for the menfolk  - and for congratulations cards - without them!! Oh and the retired Large Letters of course - definitely can't be without those!

So it's a very happy 21st birthday Tom... from us to you... 

And remember I have put a True Love co-ordinated Paper Kit together for those of you that want to try without buying everything! Next Close date 22 March. Click here for more details... and scroll down...

Fancy Fold Friday - True Love Double Fan Fold...

 Oh my... this card makes me happy!

Another lovely Double Fan Fold  card... resized for standard envelopes this time... as per Carole Baumgartner's tutorial here...(which in turn was a resized CASE of this card by Tina Shaw shared the month before) though I just used the foiled mat dimensions for the decorative papers... as I only used papers...

Black and white papers... care of the True Love paper pack...

With a pop of colour - care of Coastal Cabana cardstock... with Bermuda Bay Light plus Pool Party combo Stampin Blends coloured flowers... and Old Olive combo coloured leaves...

And last but not least... coloured stripes on the front face... care of Light Olive and Dark Pool Party Stampin Blends... 

Finished off again with the "cut up" greeting from Happiest of Birthdays ... die cut into a label using the Stitched So Sweetly dies... more details on those here...

Stampin Up! Products Used

True Love Papers

Happiest of Birthdays stamps

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Stampin Blends Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party

Mmm... wonder what I may have made next....