Simply Elegant Pop Out Panel Fold card

Back to the wonderful Simply Elegant papers... with all their shine and elegance... especially when teamed up with the Copper Foil  sheets...

With a simple but fun fold card, a Pop Out Panel card (as per the tutorial shared here)... that some would probably called fancy! 

Made especially for a very special occasion.... as my Stampin' Up! mummy, Julie Kettlewell at The Paperhaven achieved an amazing 500K in Stampin' Up! sales last week... so I couldn't resist sending something shiny to celebrate! Here's to the next half Julie!

Live in the UK? Want to make one (or even a few) of these cards...  then remember that you can order a co-ordinating Simply Elegant Paper Kit if you don't want full packs of everything... as all the paper, card and foil you need is in the Kit... 

Though I do highly recommend adding at least the stamp set with this one... which I have used on the label... 

OR just Click here if you would like the full Simply Elegant Suite... the free extras from me will soon be with you too...

Stampin' Up! products used

Simply Elegant papers

Elegantly Said stamps

Peaceful Moments stamps

Copper Foil Sheets

Basic Black A4 cardstock

Playful Alphabet dies

Stitched So Sweetly dies 

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.... 

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....

Wednesday WOW - Paper Blooms Double Fan Fold Card

OMG... I have been wanting to make one of these Double Fan Fold cards for ages... ever since I first saw one on Sam's Mixed Up Craft blog back in August 2020... and many a-one seen since... and I am definitely not disappointed... Thank you Sam...

So this is my first Double Fan Fold card... and I followed Sam's tutorial to the letter... as it creates a nice big card... And I can have to admit... that I absolutely LOVE this card... 

Flowers all fussy cut from the Paper Blooms papers.... shiny Rococo Rose foil from the Love You always Foil Sheet pack...

And check out the 2 butterflies... one stamped and die cut to the top left... and the other fussy die cut to the bottom right...  A sneak peek of a new product suite coming 2nd March... Butterfly Bouquet... more details coming Sunday...

The perfect set of products for you butterfly fanciers... simply gorgeous... may just be the nicest butterflies I have ever had!!

Stampin Up! Products Used

Paper Blooms papers (free with Sale a Bration promotion...but only till Sun 28 Feb)

Love You Always Foil Sheets 

Happiest of Birthdays stamps

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Butterfly Brilliance bundle

And a couple of simple tips for you... 

(1) Don't be too scared to cut your stamps... makes for much more versatility... as I can use Happy Birthday on its own now... on top of each other (as here)  or side by side to form the long sentiment when I want that... And I can still use ... as designed for... when I need that sentiment too...

(2) Gut your foil... I cut in at 1cm (approx 3/8") from each side... 

So now I have a panel I can use for something else another day...

It gets covered by the paper panel in any case...

Triple Pop Up Cube card to say Happy 21st Birthday Joe

A special Triple Pop Up Cube card for a special young man on a special day!

And isn't it lovely that the whole nation has a special day's holiday to celebrate his 21st!!

Though he's busy finishing his final year dissertation off to "hand in" today... so not sure he's feeling the love for the event yet!

And for us... on the one hand we are celebrating Joe's birthday with special food and drinks planned throughout the day for him (and tomorrow too)... and on the other hand we are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of VE Day ... so I made a banner! Care of this and this downloads

Card made using Noble Peacock Speciality Papers and Foil Sheets... gorgeous So Sentimental greeting, co-ordinating Stitched So Sweetly dies and retired Large Numbers dies...

I was inspired by the card shared here by Laurence Mirman at Lolascrap et Compagnie... and (for the first time in ages!) I had to immediately make one... Luckily she shared a tutorial too... thank you so much Laurence... I love this card!

Though I did make up my own pop up mechanism for the greetings... so on the front and the back...

By punching 2 shapes (I used the Tailored Tag punch)... scoring centrally... bone folding... sticking either side of the central crease (with the folded edges face forward/to the centre crease/line) and then sticking the stamped die cut label to them... Bit fiddly in places... but worth it...

And yes it does fold flat...

Though it did confuse Joe!! It took a little while for him to fathom it out! But it was worth it... Happy 21st Birthday Joe...