Magnolia Lane Flap Fold Card OR Mini Book

Front View

Wanted to make one of these for many a year... and now I finally have... as the Magnolia Lane papers seemed so perfect for the job.... just a few scores and cuts... and a bit of sticking and there you have it...

Front View

Ready to end as a special card for a special someone... or to add photos as and where you please...

Closed View

Link to the french Tutorial I used here... with the diagram to be found here... although I think the originator was a "Giniew" back in June 2010... but whose IP address isn't available anymore...

And I have to laugh at all the names used for this fold over the years! Quad Fold, Tri Fold, Flap Fold, Flip Book, Accordion Pop Up to name but a few! So take your pick!

Though note that I used the same sized mats and panels on those central left and right sections... rather than the half panels most people seem to use...

Back view

Easier for me from a prepping point of view... and looks a bit neater ( if you get it right!) However it does mean you need to be much more careful ... sticking just half the panel first and then putting glue on the other half and closing the book back to lay flat....

Greetings care of Colorful Seasons... Papers Magnolia Lane

Simple Sympathy for Sunday - Flourishing Phrases

So whilst I was busy creating for the Neutrals Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop post... I needed one of these to go in that days' post... and so here it is...

Even simpler than all those gone before.. just Gray Granite inking with a touch of Night of Navy in the greeting...

And I just happened to have a Colourful Seasons Night of Navy flower stamped cut & ready at the side of me...

Though I could have used a cut-down Flourishing Phrases flower if I hadn't happened to have had that flower sitting there! Click here for more details on the cut-down flower....

Really had forgotten how good the Flourishing Phrases stamp set is... and the Colourful Seasons too!

Card & mats the same as in yesterday's post...

And more on these lines tomorrow... much more!!

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Even more Get Well Wishes - the Pinks range...

I have to admit that I am thoroughly enjoying sharing my friends, teamies and customers creations with you all... and I hope that you are all enjoying the wider creative inspirations coming at you this week too... As they say "variety is the spice of life"... and isn't that great when the quality of the variety is SO good!!

And in the meantime... I am getting the chance to focus my few spare daily moments on a few new christmassy makes... without the stress of trying to satisfy everyone in classes...  and the time spent having to share them day by day on the bloggio... and so I will be back with some much "more chilled" christmas creations to share with you very soon...

So back to today's gorgeous Get Well cards... and yes... in no particular order... actually that is a lie as they are in the order I took the photos!!

The simply stunning Always & Forever card by the lovely Louise L... so so pretty!

The equally stunning and pretty Wishing You Well card by the lovely Karen Pearmain... doesn't this stamp set just say it all!! And I hadn't even realised!! Mmmmm Sold Karen! Thanks!

The gorgeous Colorful Seasons card by the lovely Sam Carlton...

The Tropical Escape card by the lovely Donna Golby... and yes I do think I have got this!! 

And last but not least... the beautiful Birthday Blooms card by the lovely Angela Malcolm

Again thank you ladies... and I also have to admit that I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing (most of) you lovely ladies at On Stage in Birmingham in less than a fortnight too!!! Not long to go....

If you are a last minute tag maker like me!

Just thought I would share a tag (or 8) I quickly made... Call this my 8 tags in about 10 minutes series...

These were the ones that I didn't think I would need... but then I had to use some different wrapping paper as I had just run out mid present wrapping... so first a welcome find from last year of some foiled snowflake paper...

And then a quick 2 1/4" circle punch plus an 1/8" handheld punch-ed hole for the ribbon... Flurry of Wishes greeting silver embossed...then Colorful Seasons snowflakes stamped in Soft Sky and Smoky Slate... finished off with Silver Tinsel trim for a bit of glitz... simples...

And I know you are all in the last throes of organising Christmas and/or starting to party to celebrate Christmas!

But please don't forget to reserve your Stamparatus for April(ish) shipment by visiting here... otherwise you will have to wait until June... No money to pay now... All the details here...

Champagne & Copper snowflakes... why not!?

As this card has been SO popular in the flesh... a re-make based on the champagne foil in a later class kit... 

See more details in the earlier "golden version" post shared here... but for this one... copper greeting heat embossing and small snowflake...and champagne mat and 2 larger snowflakes...

And oh my word... apologies... as my blog post scheduling has gone to pot! Lots of projects to share with you... but not enough minutes in the day to write the details... hope to be back to normal soon!

Just a lovely little diversion of the Stampin! Up On Stage Local event in Solihull (UK) from Friday to Sunday first!

I am so looking forward to time with crafty friends old and new... can't beat it... especially when there is a new catalogue and products to see... the Centre Stage event for leaders on Friday... a team meal out on Saturday... swaps to swap... and some crafting on the day thrown in too! Good times...

So really looking forward to seeing so many of you blog followers based in the UK again... And for UK followers that I have not met yet! Love to meet you there if you want to make yourself known to me... 

And I hope that I may have a swap for all of you too...

And for everyone else in the Stampin' Up world heading off to On Stage events further afield this weekend... have a wonderful time... and I of course have a virtual swap for you!!

Merry Little Labels & Seasonal Layers & Quilt Top....

This is one of those... I recognise that... but do I really? kind of card...

The stamped Merry Little Label panel is the same as produced here... apart from 3 things...

(1) I added a 1/2" punched circle behind my deer before I sponged... but that was too indistinct when I removed the punched circle... so then I just moved the sponged ink around a bit more to get a light glow behind my deer...

(2) I chopped the Merry Little Label up into a square!
(3) I added Versamark and white embossing powder to the top and bottom to even it all out...

Stamped panel stuck to a small Night of Navy one... then onto a Quilt Top embossed panel... with a couple of clear glimmer Seasonal Layers snowflakes to add interest... finished off with a gemstone on the smaller snowflake...

Popped onto a small square Night of Navy card blank (10.5cm from A4 card with 9.9cm Thick Whisper White panel - or 4 1/4" card with a 4" white panel for those of you using US Letter card)

Small & simple... but ever so sweet...

Quilt Top embossing folder & snowflakes...

I had a few requests yesterday to show the new embossing folders in action....

So starting off with the lovely Quilt Top folder... something quick & simple for you... but a real WOW in the flesh...

A large square card (14.8cm aka nearly 6") decorated with a gold embossed greeting from Watercolor Christmas (available in wood and clear mount) This is the stamp set that co-ordinates with the Watercolor Christmas card kit...

Together with  Gold Foil die cut snowflakes using the Seasonal Layers dies (available as dies only or in the Colorful Seasons bundle with 10% off)....

And yes the snowflakes were cut from the Gold Foil mat I used on the card... waste not want not!

Finished off with large pearls

Beautiful embossing folder... beautiful snowflakes... and I love the greeting too.... a trio made in heaven...

Jems September Blog Hop - Autumn Colour Challenge - Half Full

Welcome to the Jems Team Blog Hop with a theme of Autumnal Colours... and it was yesterday's Blog Hop that was supposed to be a challenge!!! But again... I have a little card duo for you...

I don't have any specific autumnal stamp sets... and the thought of Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler or any of the oranges brings me out in a sweat! But I had a (maybe) inspired colour moment with the stamp set I had out... so here you go...

So it is time to introduce you to another of my favourite new stamp sets from the Autumn Winter Catalogue just released... so here is Half Full... designed by Million $ Sales Achiever demonstrator, Linda Bauwin... thanks Linda! Love it... Available in Wood Mount and Clear Mount...

Now whilst I can't wait to use these to present alcohol related gifts in a beautifully decorative way... I thought a quick clean & simple sponged card would do the job for my very big challenge for today... 

So I sponged through a die cut circular aperture with Crushed Curry and a very very light touch of Cajun Craze to add some texture... then I added some Tuscan Vineyard grapes in Sahara Sand to calm it down a bit and some more visual interest!

A quick Half Full wine bottle and glass (water coloured with Old Olive to represent white wine in an autumnal sort of way... and a Cherry Cobbler seal ) later and there you have it...

Finished off on a small square Old Olive card blank... (10.5cm square for A4 card -with 10cm Whisper White stamped panel...or 4 1/4" Square if using US Letter -with 4" Whisper White stamped panel)

But whilst I was at it I couldn't resist repeating in something more christmassy... so here you have a second small square one layer card... with a Pool Party sponged aperture... Colorful Seasons Pool Party stamped snowflakes... Sahara Sand white wine... Cherry Cobbler red wine... with the glass lightly water coloured in Soft Sky (which unfortunately I forgot to do on my autumnal sample before taking the photos!)... and a sprig of holly to finish...

Just had to do this so I could share this great sentiment pair... now you can see the red wine!!

And now it is time to pass you onto the lovely Karen... who I have to thank for 2 things... firstly for stepping in and organising us for this month's Blog Hop... and secondly for the hardest Color Challenge I have ever had!! LOL...

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Memories & More Petal Garden Double Z Joy Fold Card #2

Continuing my little series of Memories & More Petal Garden card pack & Petal Garden cards...... hee hee... that is a bit of a mouthful!

So another re-sized Double Z Joy Fold card for Day 2... a landscape version this time... this being a variant of this standard sized one shared earlier... centimetres here and inches here

Love this colourway... Calypso Coral, Old Olive & Pool Party... and I particularly love the paper on the back section of the card! So gorgeous...

Greetings from Colorful Seasons... and finished off with Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon...