Multi-coloured Star Blast U Fold Cards...

Loved seeing the Irresistibly Floral Star Blast U-fold card made in lots of different colours at my classes... and for different occasions... though unfortunately I only remembered to photograph at the end of one of the classes...

Don't forget that these retiring Star Blast Edgelit dies and the co-ordinating Birthday Blast stamp set are both reduced...but only available until 31st May... or before should stocks run out... Dies down to just £12.60 (RRP £18) and stamps just £13.60 (£16 RRP)

As indeed are the Irresistibly Floral papers... just £9.40 (RRP £11.75)... which is a good job... as a card I have yet to share has me running to buy more before they are gone... reckon this could be my favourite card ever!!!

So here is the Star Blast card in its coat of multi colours...

Jane's Island Indigo above... Heidi's below...

Then Andrea's Elegant Eggplant...

Next we have Paddy's favourite colour, Emerald Envy by Andrea... for another 18th coming up very soon!! 

And then Denise's Delightful Dijon... which we were all very quiet about!!... but they looked stunning in the flesh...

And finishing off with Jane's Elegant Eggplant... 

And I guess that all the rest were in the original black and white!! 

Click here for the U Fold card tutorial... with or without the Star Blast dies!...  it is a quick & simple one... you won't be disappointed

Irresistibly Floral Star Blast U Fold Card... for the Girls!

This is kind of a When Worlds Collide card... made up from parts that were left over from a few different cards we made in last fortnights' classes...

So it is this card fold... with the Star Blast die cut front piece...

Covered with Irresistibly Floral flowers used here... perfect sized stars...

And Irresistibly Floral papers as used here and here!!

And finished off with a greeting from Big on Birthdays... the greeting words being stamped in 2 parts side by side instead of on top of one another as originally designed...  Perfect fit!

A6 U Fold Card Tutorial for Fancy Fold Friday

Back to the U Fold Card  .... and a tutorial for you as this is resized specifically to fit the Star Blast die cut... and it is also the perfect size for fitting the card in a C6 envelope... so this will now be my go-to Small U Fold Card sizing...

It doesn't however fit in the SU! Medium Envelopes... which I presume are a US Standard envelope... so my US readers may wish to visit my very first U Fold Card (aka modified Centre Box Card) share in this post... (the one with the Palm Trees!) with both a metric tutorial and Liza's linked inches tutorial... that one does fit in the Medium Envelope...

You will need...

A4 Thick Whisper White 22.5 x 10.5cm (or 22.5 x 21cm if you want to do 2 at the same time like I do!)
A4 Thick Whisper White 15.5 x 8.5cm (*)
Paper for Back 8x10cm
Paper for Front/Sides 6 x 10cm (x2)
* Not got the Star Blast dies... shame but never fear... cut 15.5 x 3cm instead... and do something like this!)

And here is what you need to do...

1. Place the large Whisper white panel LANDSCAPE (long side along top) on your trimmer
2. Score at 3.5, 7, 15.5 & 19cm

3. If doing 2 up... Turn 180 degrees so PORTRAIT (short side along top) and cut at 10.5cm

4. Bone Fold Mountain, Valley, Valley, Mountain
5. Basic card done! Now wasn't that easy...

6. Die cut the smaller piece of Whisper White centrally using Star Blast die (note that the card panel is wider than the die!)
7. Snip at either side where shown...

8. Ink up & stamp as necessary

9. Cut the 2 smaller paper panels in half  PORTRAIT at 3cm

10. Adhere these cut panels to front and sides

11. Adhere larger paper to back

12. Adhere left side of front die cut piece to folded left hand side (NOTE - think about where your glue needs to go... or rather not go!!)

13. Fold the Left hand side over (so flat) and adhere the right hand side (again - think re glue!)

14. Finish decoration...

The card decoration is kept simple...

Front star panel stamped with a large greeting... and centre back stamped with the star flourish  - both from from the co-ordinating Birthday Blast stamp set

Sponge Brayered Irresistibly Floral papers on the sides

A Basic Black Star Blast die-cut added to the back of the white stars panel to add more definition

Whereas the first one had another Sponge Brayered Irresistibly Floral panel on the centre back and a gold glimmer Star Blast die cut added to the front of the white stars panel... and the side papers were added after the white Star Blast die cut panel...

Here are my Star Blast duo of cards together...

And before I go today... I have a few more of these to share in the pipeline... some which look completely different!... so keep watching this space!

Irresistibly Floral Star Blast U Fold Card

Oh I REALLY wish these Star Blast Edgelit dies were not retiring come 31st May.... and I REALLY wish I had bought and used them ages ago!

So we loved this card for the quick & easy WOW effect! My ladies were all quite surprised by the simplicity and speed of this one... but sorry... tutorial will have to be another day... really met myself coming backwards this week...

Papers are all from the Irresistibly Floral pack... reduced to just £9.40 (RRP £11.75)... love them!!

And these are the dies.... and yay! Reduced down to just £12.60 (RRP £18)

And these are the co-ordinating Birthday Blast stamps... again retiring.... and clear mount version reduced ... just £13.60 (£16 RRP) though actually I think I won this at On Stage Prize Patrol... great sentiments... nice and big!

And here are a few other ideas with the dies and stamps for you...

Where there is a Bloom there is a wreath...

Remember this card... well if you flip the Blooms & Bliss paper panel over... this is what you get... so much softer and prettier...

Only other change is the greeting... and what a beautiful greeting... think this will be my go to large Happy Birthday greeting for a while... from the Birthday Blast stamp set in the new Spring Summer (Occasions) catalogue.

I was lucky enough to win this set from the On Stage Prize Patrol back in November... so nice to start finally using it! And of course the co-ordinating Star Blast dies too...

And here are the 2 versions side by side...