Petal Passion meets Stitched Squares

Same layout and recipe as this card... but using the Petal Passion papers instead... with the leaves coloured using the light Old Olive Stampin Blend... and the white papers stamped with Pool Party flowers...

Finished off with the lovely stamped, die cut & Blends coloured rose image from the Petal Palette bundle & Stylised Birthday greeting

Plus a stamped mat on the inside...

Sorry for such a late... and quick... post today...  needs must!

Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial for Double Z Joy Fold Card

You asked... and here it is!  The recipe and directions for the fully opening Large Square Double Z Joy Fold Card that I quickly shared earlier in the week here... And this is a SIMPLE one...

The card pictured today is exactly the same card... but the papers are flipped ie showing the reverse side... which meant everyone could choose their preferred colour way in classes... always like doing that when I can! Most people did this version...

And I know that some of you will laugh with me as you see how logical (aka obvious) - and simple - it is... still do not understand why my brain could not compute this when it tried to last year!!!

And this is a "tryer" girls (and boys) ... Too simple a Fancy Fold not to... I have made a few!!!

So it is the same card size whether you use A4 or US 8 1/2" x 11"... ending up as a 5 1/2" Square or 14cm Square card... so you are free to cut your panels & score in inches from A4 if you prefer ...  So cm measurements and directions are highlighted in yellow... 

Metric Recipe
A4 Thick Whisper White 28 x 14cm
A4 Thick Whisper White 23.5 x 9.5cm
A4 (Front) Soft Sky 9cm Square; (Insides) 6.5 x 9cm [x2]
Paper Gingham (Front) 8.5cm Square; (Insides) 6 x 8.5cm [x2]
Paper Flowery (Back)  13.5cm Square
Paper Olive Dots (Front) 6.5 x 13.5cm

Inches Recipe
A4 Thick Whisper White 11" x 5 1/2"
A4 Thick Whisper White 9 1/4" x 3 3/4"
A4 Soft Sky (Front) 3 1/2" Square ; (Insides) 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" [x2]
Paper Gingham (Front) 3 1/4" Square ; (Insides) 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" [x2]
Paper Flowery (Back) 5 1/4" Square
Paper Olive Dots (Front) 2 1/2" x 5 1/4"

Directions

1. Place large panel LANDSCAPE (long side along top) on trimmer
2. Score at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" (7 & 14cm)
3. Z Bone Fold. Valley for halfway/centre fold... Peak for quarter-way/front fold
   
4. Place small panel LANDSCAPE on trimmer
5. Score at (wait for it!!!!) 2 3/4" & 5 1/2" (7 & 14cm)
6. Z Bone Fold. Peak for "halfway-ish" fold (ie front fold)... Valley for "quarter-ish"fold ie back fold
   
7. Adhere larger papers on card front & back
8. Adhere back section of top/smaller Z Fold onto square Back of main/larger card AND AN IMPORTANT TIP! Think about what needs to go where!!! Otherwise you will just stick your whole card together!! Suggest a dry run with no glue the first time... it should all become obvious!
   
   SO.... make sure the left/inside valley fold of the smaller Z section panel is behind your main/larger card front left peak fold
   
   ie slip the smaller Z in behind the larger left fold as you stick it down/square it all off on the front...
9. Adhere square front part of smaller Z Fold onto main/larger card front (think about where NOT to put your glue!?)
10. Decorate as desired

Stampin Up! Products Used
Papers - Succulent Garden (retires 31st May - but discounted!)
Stamps - Stylised Birthday; Big on Birthdays
Card  - Thick Whisper White, Soft Sky

Succulent Garden re-designed Double Z Joy Fold Card

Just popping on with a quick share today... but one I will come back to soon with all the details for you... seems like a good Fancy Fold Friday tutorial post to start off next weekend!

Edited To Add:- Bench Fold Card tutorials for the Kitchen Range, BBQ & Tool Bench will start to be emailed out tonight when I get back home... so please allow 36 hours before worrying that you haven't got it... 

Remember this one...

And this one

And this one with the Tutorial...

Well I finally tweaked it... so now it opens fully... and in parallel!!

Can't believe I couldn't suss it before... and boy did I try!!!

So glad I now have... 

Back with the full lowdown soon...

Stylised Birthday Blooms...

Now you should recognise most of this card from yesterday... but this is a de-wreathed and simpler version for you...

I often end up with packs left over from my classes as my half-dayers don't finish everything or ladies can't make it on the day... this week I had both occurrences... so I gained a couple of cards for the Sell box...

Yesterday's was the result of demoing how to make the wreath in class... and today's was the result of a spare pack, spare flowers I had already cut out and no minutes in the day to stamp another wreath... so Stylised Birthday came to the rescue!

Though I have to admit that I would cut a slightly smaller panel and mat if I was designing this card from fresh.... would make sense to see more of the pretty papers!

Now hopefully my ladies will now let me move on from the Blooms & Wishes stamps and Blooms & Bliss papers!! Can't tell you how popular these have been in my classes over the last month.... 

Though - oh my word - I have just thought of a must make using the papers when my next order arrives!!! My lips are sealed....

And I have to admit that I have thoroughly enjoyed using the combination of these products - even though I did think I had had enough of flowers for a while!!! And most especially in the Island Indigo, Mint Macaron & Sahara Sand colour combination (no surprises there!!!) 

Double Z Fold Panel Card Tutorial

Time for another Floral Affection and Affectionately Yours Double Z Fold Panel Card... Last week's original shinier foil version shown here... 

In the flesh this looks very similar to my Double Z Joy Fold card... but it uses less cardstock... and it opens out fully...

And seeing as it is Friday... yup... a Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial for you...

(1) Make one of these....

NOTE that you want to stick the back square paper piece...then the arm... then the front left paper piece this time...

(2) Add a 9.5cm/3 3/4" Square matted panel to the front with the bottom of the square panel lined up with the bottom of the pop out arm of the card (mine is 9.5cm Square Crumb Cake; 9 cm Square Mint Macaron and 8.5cm Square Whisper White - or 3 3/4" Crumb; 3 1/2" Mint; 3 1/4" White)

(3) Add images off to the right hand side of the arm to cover it all up...!

And some decorative details for this card...

- greetings from Stylised Birthday and Confetti Celebrations

- large and small flowers stamped in Night of Navy on Crumb Cake and Whisper White and cut out by hand

- Mint Macaron marker pen highlights on the leaves of the left hand paper

- White gel pen small flower centre highlights on the left hand paper

- Mint Macaron & Crumb Cake marker pen colouring on the dots of the back square piece of paper (and I have to laugh...this was supposed to be random... but it all ended up with a uniform pattern!!! Such is my way!!! And still with a diagonal line of white dots....  Ho Hum...)

And oh ... my favourite bit of detail... but unfortunately no detail photo taken... so probably difficult for you to see... 

Botanical Builder die cut Mint Macaron fronds... stamped with Mint Macaron Touches of Texture fine splat spray!!! Fabulous!!!! Incredible difference... so much more life like... try it and see....

More Super CAS Butterfly Basics

Thought I had better keep these Butterfly Basics samples all together... particularly as each one was demoed on the day of the class ... so I did end up making quite a lot of variants as I just had to finish them off...... 

These three are all the same apart from the addition of the butterflies and the Tip Top Taupe greeting used...

First up using the small punched butterfly from Butterfly Basics in Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum and Pink Pirouette. Along with the greeting from the hostess Time of Year stamp set..

Next up, Rich Razzleberry stamped and die cut butterfly (again Butterfly Basics & Butterflies dies) Wording from the Butterfly Basics set too...

And lastly... new Stylised Birthday greeting stamp and Bold Butterfly die cut butterfly. 

Interestingly I missed this greeting stamp in the new catalogue... luckily a few of my ladies pointed out the error in my ways!!! Bit of a go to stamp for me now.....

And a Tuesday Tip for you.... this last butterfly is die cut and then just watercoloured using the Aquapainter in Pool Party on the body and wings and then Mint Macaron on the tips of the wings... great inky fun! I then added a few Rhinestones Basics Jewels for a splash of shine on the wings and body....