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!

Simple for Sunday - Change the World...

Couldn't get much simpler than this... 

A super CAS card that says it all... when it just needs saying!

Care of the new Host stamp set - Begin With A Dream...

Wondering how to get a Host Set without ordering £150s of product at one time... join one of my Monthly Clubs*... click here to email me (or use the contact form down the right hand side) now for more details relevant to your budget...

*For example - order £50 a month for 3 months - for £15 host set goods value or £15 free goods in Month 3 ... so... Begin With a Dream is £12 Host Value and you would have £3 left to select some free goods!

Happy Easter....

Happy Easter to you and yours... which simply has to be said with a Friendly Hello fun fold card... 

I hope that you have a wonderful Easter holiday... certainly looking like some amazingly warm weather for us in the UK ... and its not many years we can say that!!

Click HERE for the Easy Side Step Card Tutorial along with other examples... 

Saturday Serene Scene...

The last of my In The Moment Grassy Grove & New Horizons cards... for now...

A simple little serene scene... of which a couple of details may be hard to spot... 

As she is dipping her toes into the water... almost literally...

And look... no coffee cup for a change..

Simple Diorama Card fold instructions  here…

BRAND NEW - All Together Suite & Natural Tones Stampin' Blends

Gosh where did the last week go!? Thought I should quickly pop on with details of some great new products... 

Introducing the All Together suite.. perfect for these times... Available as a whole collection... aka buy in just one click!

OR in the individual parts...

This includes a great collection of Natural Tones Stampin' Blends (alcohol marker pens) perfect for all skin colours, lots of hair tones and objects in nature... a must have IMHO.... just think of all the sepia fun you can have with all these...

The Here Together bundle... see the individual stamp set and dies images below...

And the stunning All Together 6x6 pack of papers... click on the link to see them sheet by sheet...

And I leave you with some inspirational projects to show the goods in action...

Something special for a sunny Spring Bank Holiday....

Happy Spring Bank holiday to all my UK followers... and aren't we lucky with this weather! I love a 2 BBQ bank holiday time!

But before I start with today's cheerful card... don't forget that today is the last day to get that extra £24 in your Demonstrator Starter Kit... ie £154 product for just £99... Click here to sign up if your list is ready... or here if you want more information first....

So today deserved something bright to celebrate the Spring Bank Holidays... and friend and fellow demonstrator Sam Carlton certainly rose to the challenge... isn't her bright and cheerful Flowers of Friendship swap card just wonderful... Though I am biased as I do love this stamp and punch bundle.... 

Sam also used a greeting from Plentiful Plants... spot that she only used part of the whole greeting... see top left for the full image... I love it when a greeting stamp can be partially used in this way... you can get so much more for your money...

Along with Stampin' Blends Combos for the flowers & matching gemstone centres in Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Succulent, Night of Navy, Polished Pink, Highland Heather with Granny Apple Green for the leaves...

Thank you Sam for your Happy Mail and for swapping with me... I love this cheery card... 

Monday Memory Keeping...

 

Preserving memories through memory keeping has to be one of the most satisfying ways to feed a creative urge.  Not only does it let you show love for the important people in your life, but you can also surround beloved photos with your own creative touches—adding an embellishment here, a Designer Series Paper layer there—until you feel that you’ve honoured your loved one and created a work of art at the same time. I think this Always Together page would be a treasured gift—one to copy, frame, and share with family or friends!

Add something special to the project by inking up the True Love Designer Series Paper background layers.  Give the flowers’ rich colour... First, colour the images with Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends, then add a blush of colour on top using the dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend marker. ~ Add a bit more depth by adhering a Vellum Cardstock layer behind the photo, then make the page pop with a sprinkling of Artistry Blooms Sequins.

And let’s not forget that beautiful “Always” sentiment! Stamp with VersaMark ink on Bumblebee Cardstock and heat emboss using White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

What can you do with all your boxes of photos gathering dust on the shelf? We challenge you to keep the memories fresh, pull out your papercrafting supplies, and start making a few precious scrapbook pages today. You’ll be glad you did!

Four on Friday... True Love Angled Corner Layer cards

Quickly sharing the other duo... 

With a bit more colouring going on... a spot of Mango Melody as well as the Coastal Cabana... feels like Spring today...

Click here for more detail on the first 2...

Two For Tuesday - True Love Angled Corner Layer Cards

 

A few more of these great-for-bulk-making Angled Corner Layer cards... but using the True Love papers this time...

Loving the colour combo... Black, White and Coastal Cabana

Flowers and leaves fussy cut from the papers and coloured in using Stampin Blends... Greeting from the (now retired) Sale A Bration set, Heal Your Heart...

True Love Pop Out Panel Card Tutorial

As promised... coming back to the True Love Pop Out Panel card shared last week... 

With another version... and the tutorial for you... as this card fold is so simple but so effective... 

1. Cut a 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of card (19 x 14cm)

2. Score when LANDSCAPE at 1 1/4", 2 1/2"5" & 6 1/4" (3, 6, 13 & 16cm) 

3. Bone Fold Valley, Mountain, Mountain, Valley

4. Cut & adhere papers...
    Sides 1" x 5 1/4" (2.5 x 13.5cm)
    Centre 2 1/4" x 5 1/4" (and white panel for back) (6.5 x 13.5cm)

5. Decorate as desired
I simply stamped using a cut-down stamp from Happiest of Birthdays and die cut a label using the Stitched So Sweetly dies... Then Stampin Blends coloured some fussy cut  flowers from the True Love papers. 

This is actually a very slight tweak on previous Pop Out Panel cards shared on this blog... as the side sections are slightly wider... which in turn means it "stands better aka more robustly"... 

Now can I interest anyone in a True Love Paper Kit... with or without the pinks... or actually ... I could even do a fabulous prepped Class in the Mail... watch this space... but in the meantime do email me if you could be interested... as I would love to be preparing an order for next week.... 

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....

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....