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...

Fancy Fold Friday - Dainty Flowers Double W Fold Card

This is going to be a year of special cards for special birthdays... so here is the first of many a fun and fancy fold card...

Which I call the Double W Fold Card... which is based upon a card (that was incredibly popular) that I made many years ago HERE... (so I could call it a Double Pop Out Strip Card but I think Double W Fold is less of a mouthful!)

Back to this card another day... as whilst we were there we made a few!!

This version was sized around the Dainty Flowers paper pack cut out panel on the front of the card.... 

These papers have proven extremely popular... as they are gorgeous... and a pack can be yours for free with every £45 ordered during Sale A Bration... but remember not quite 2 weeks left for the Sale A Bration promotion now... ends 28 February... 

And bear in mind that there is the Dainty Delight bundle to match! So you can buy the bundle and get the co-ordinating papers for free... Simples!

Fancy Fold Friday - Ever Eden Pop Out Concertina Fold Card

Loved creating this Pop Out Concertina Fold card for special birthdays... 

And so did everyone in classes... as we all love a shiny pop of foil... greens... as well as an interesting fold... 

Colours used are Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent and Gold Foil. Leaves care of Grove dies and flowers care of Floral Squares dies (both of which I absolutely LOVE BTW)

I also used the new Iridescent Rhinestones... which look really subtle compared to the usual Jewels and Pearls... 

And a quick tip... remember to die cut those Large Numbers out of your gold foil mat before sticking your paper on... waste not want not as they say!! And sorry those Large Numbers dies are no longer available to order...

But a couple of admittances.. 

You are going to see a lot of 60th birthday cards here over the next year... lots of my friends 60th birthdays coming up... so I need to be prepared...

The Ever Eden papers I used are not available anymore... I actually "messed up" and ordered them not realising they were a on-off just for a month and wouldn't be available to purchase the following month!! But they are far too nice not to use... and I just really hope they become available on the Clearance Rack one day!!! 

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!

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

Something Special for the Weekend... Pop out Panel Card

Couple of back to back posts this weekend... as one creation creates the other!

Starting off with a favourite in last week's classes... for a special birthday... featuring Noble Peacock Papers & Foils, Stitched Stars dies, Stitched Rectangles dies, Itty Bitty Birthday... and retired Large Numbers dies...

Such a quick and easy card... and suitable for any age group... male/female...and most occasions... No idea why I hadn't made this one up before! And I reckon a few more to grace these pages as time moves on!! So more on this another day!

In the meantime... I just snipped the Stitched Rectangle between the 2 words on the greeting...so then it could pop behind the numbers... and be totally readable!!

Saturday Share... Let Music be the Food of....

As most of my regular blog visitors will know... there is nothing that makes me happier (or prouder!)  than when one of my "girls" sends me a photo of something they have made using one of my tutorials... or inspired by something I have made... or even a pure and utter CASE! (Copy & Share Exactly)

Especially when they let me share with you all too! And today's beautiful card is no exception... created by Hilda for a very special friend using this tutorial...

Just beautiful! Think I might just have to make one of these using the Layering Ovals too!  And I have spotted some new musical papers I could use too...

And yes... I am still missing my lovely retired Large Letters... though I do have some new alphabet dies to play with!!!

Thank you for sharing with me Hilda... and for letting me share here... and so inspire others... Create - Inspire - Share

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