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 Brewed For You and He's The Man...

 

Another Faux (aka Easy or Simple) Step card using the new He's the Man papers... 

And the new Brewed For You stamps and dies... and Biggest Wish stamps... and a Cheers! from some random stash....

Looks similar to last Friday's post... but this is a standard A6 sized card... whereas last weeks was on a 7"x5" card...

Back with more information on these sometime soon... 

All Day class with friends tomorrow... which means I have loads more made to share...

Friday Five Panel Card - Sailing Home & New Horizons...

A simple Five Panel card today ... also known as a Bridge Fold without the Bridge... a card design which first came about totally by accident one day!! Click HERE for a quick tutorial...

A perfect little scenic match... New Horizons papers meets Sailing Home stamps... the latter sadly now being sold out and discontinued... though you can still get the Smooth Sailing dies with £6 discount...

Which leads me to a funny story! I have spent many a happy night fussy cutting these yachts on both card and acetate... as well as lighthouses and anchors... Yup... guess who forgot she had some dies to do the work instead!!! And cough... so sorry class ladies!! Oh well... the set is definitely a keeper for me... so I will remember in future!

And hopefully the next 2 photos will show how the papers were cut... 

This version being specifically sized to suit 6" wide papers... and bear in mind that I die cut and stuck the 2 sets of mountains across first... and then chopped the 5 panels using a guillotine...

Fancy Fold Friday - another New Horizons Easy Step Card

Another of the portrait Easy Step Cards to share with you... again combining the fabulous New Horizons papers with the In The Moments stamp set and On the Horizon stamps...  

I used a couple of different paper patterns from the pack as the long thin strip was actually a scrap from another card...

And here is what I did with the 4th square leftover from the Trio of Square cards posted here..... 

So a card with a more colourful wardrobe below... but far less colouring and less fussy cutting on the original above...

Click HERE for the card fold tutorial...

New Horizons Portrait Easy Step Card with Tutorial

This is the first of a new & long series of cards using the fabulous New Horizons papers... I have also used the In The Moments stamp set, Grassy Grove stamps & dies and On The Horizons stamps & dies

So I took the Easy Step Card  in landscape orientation... 

And flipped it so it's in portrait orientation...

And I have noticed a few other fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators around the world doing the same "flip" this week... 

I admit that I love it when great minds think alike... as that is usually a sure sign of a soon-to-be-very-popular card fold design... so I am delighted to share it with you....

Click HERE for another version using the New Horizons papers & In The Moment...

Portrait A6 (US A2) Easy Step Card Fold Tutorial (aka Simple Step Card)

Main Card Base 
White Cardstock 20 x 10.5cm  (8" x 4 1/4")
Score LANDSCAPE 7.5, 15 & 17.5cm (3",6" & 7")
Bone Fold Mountain, Valley & Mountain
Paper Panels 10 x 7cm; 10 x 2cm (4" x 2 3/4", 4" x 3/4")

Up & Over Panel
White Cardstock  5.5 x A4L (2 1/4" x 11")
Score LANDSCAPE at 14.8cm (5 1/2")
Bone Fold as Mountain
Paper Panel 5 x 14.3cm (2" x 5 1/4") 

Adhere Papers
Adhere card panels
Decorate as required

Follow the LANDSCAPE version photo-tutorial here if you need more step by step with visuals...

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... 

Friday Fun Fold - Friendly Hello Easy Side Step Card

Where has this Card Fold been all my life!!? I bring you the Easy Side Step Card aka Simple Side Step Card... 

But before I start...  This card also showcases the really beautiful Friendly Hello papers and stamp set which can be earnt for free during the Sale-a-bration promotion with a £90 order... 

But you will need to be quick as the promotion ends on 10.30pm UK time next Monday, 28 February... 

Click here for all the details on the Sale-a-bration  promotion... including how to get 2 free stamp sets... and/or click here for the Sale A Bration leaflet... which shows you all the extra free goodies you can get for each nd every order for £45 product...

But back to today's card... 

I always love a simpler version of a previous favourite but more complicated to create card fold... and this lays perfectly in that category... 

First inspired by this card made by the incredibly talented Julie Davison at Julie's Stampin Spot... though I did convert to metric and make a slight change... but more on that another day... 

And a few more to share over the next few days... as once I started... I couldn't stop... So if anyone fancies a nice 6 card Class in the Post??? There's one all ready to go...

Sunday Swap - Grassy Grove

From time to time... part of our team of intrepid (and incredibly talented and creative!) demonstrators create a set of cards and then swap with each other to provide each of us with samples of different products, projects and styles...

And this month was the time for our latest Team Swap! I created a set of 10 cards using the Grassy Grove dies... which I have to admit may prove to be my most popular die of all time!!

My original plan was to use the wonderful New Horizons papers... but delays to stocks being in place in Europe meant I had to come up with a Plan B... though my papers did turn up the day after the deadline! And they are indeed perfect for this little scene...

So a bit of Baby Wipe Swoosh ( or Swipe) on Shimmery White card was the order of the day... using Soft Succulent and Balmy Blue to produce a dreamy backdrop... with a touch of Soft Succulent stamped grasses at the bottom...

Added a couple of deer to my 3D scene... and finished off with the beautiful greeting from Nature's Harvest in Evening Evergreen... I just thought this was the perfect sentiment for my little scene...

And I had to share the full set of backgrounds... as I love that they changed as time crept on... as the Baby Wipe got less and less moist... 

Oh .. and did I mention... I designed a simple but fun fancy fold whilst I was at it... as I found that the die cut card blank wanted to splay... and so collapse! So an extra insert was the order of the day... and so I guess you could call this a Simple Diorama Card Fold...

Just a 14.8 x 5cm piece of card scored whilst portrait at 1, 2.5 and 4cm... folded valley, mountain, valley... and stuck to the bottom of the card... (For my US friends... 5 1/2" x 2"... scored whilst portrait at 3/8", 1" and 1 5/8")

And yes you've guessed it... I now have 9 wonderful swapped cards to share at some point... though I have quite a lot of other projects to share first... including some New Horizons versions... so they will be for another day! 

Fun Fold Friday - Side Fold Card

Sharing another of our lovely team new catalogue "happy mail" swaps... with directions for a simple but effective little fun fold for you... as I will be CASE-ing this card design very soon... so the ruler was out...

Created by our very talented Ruth Wareing of stampinghappiness blog fame... 

Featuring Hand Penned in Highland Heather and Garden Green... finished off with clear Epoxy Essentials & Highland Heather 1/2" Grosgrain ribbon...

So cut a 28cm long x 10.5cm wide piece of (Highland Heather) cardstock...

Score at 14 & 17.5cm. Bone Fold Mountain then Valley.

Cut two 10cm Square and one 3 x 10cm Whisper White panels (one of squares is on inside)

Decorate as necessary  (I don't know if you can tell but the stamped & die cut flowers are 3D'd and very effective...)

Wrap & tie ribbon around the side panel

Adhere the side panel down

Thank you Ruth... I really love this card... a simple little fun fold stunner... right up my street...

And before I go... Click here to see all the details about the Hand Penned suite...

Elegantly Said Lock & Pop Card

Returning to my Fancy & Fun Fold Friday posts.... with a Lock & Pop card... as shared by Sam at Mixed Up Craft here... another one I love Sam...

A stunner care of the new Elegantly Said suite.... these foiled Elegantly Said Papers are so stunning... and so elegant! I love them! Along with the Stitched So Sweetly die cut frame...

And I know that these cards will be a real hit when I get back to running classes for a living!

This first one was made especially for my son's birthday... 

Though... I couldn't resist adding one of the gorgeous new gold Bumblebee Trinkets which may puzzle him... 

Though actually it is a great good luck symbol for him at present... as many of the attributed symbolisms of a bee make sense in his life at present... such as focus, persistence, harmony, loyalty and industrious (as in busy as a bee)

And don't forget to order your Simply Elegant Kit soon... as actually... it forms the base of a nice Class in the Mail with the cards I have already made... so a bonus for you!

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....