Naptime is Stamptime: Fancy Fold Cards

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Stamp 'n' Hop May: Share What You Love for Mother's Day

Hello, and welcome to this month's Stamp 'n' Hop blog hop! We are a group of demonstrators from around the world, and this month we are sharing our projects made with BRAND NEW products!!! Is anyone else excited for the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog?! I sure am! I am coming to you from Gilbert, AZ in the US, and I have a fun fancy fold card to share with you today.

One of the perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the opportunity to order new products before customers. It is one of my favorite things about being a demonstrator, and this month, Stampin' Up! is giving customers the chance to order new products early too! The Share What You Love suite of products is just gorgeous, and the project I'm sharing with you today uses products from the largest bundle.

Here in the US, tomorrow is Mother's Day, and I created this card with the mothers and grandmothers in my life in mind. I'm sure they are going to love this card with pictures of their grandbabies inside! Take a look!

This type of card is called a Twisted Pop-Up Card. I've seen other names for it too. Whatever you call it, it's a fun "twist" on a card that still fits in a regular envelope. I followed this tutorial from The Pampered Stamper to learn how to create my card, and I'm sure if you search on YouTube you will find many other videos showing this technique.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. I used mainly products from the Gotta Have it All Bundle that is available for purchase this month, with the exception of Whisper White and Crumb Cake cardstock, the You're Inspiring stamp set, Blackberry Bliss ink, and the 2" Circle Punch.

Stamps: You're Inspiring
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron, Grapefruit Grove, Tranquil Tide, Share What You Love Specialty DSP
Accessories & Tools: 2" Circle Punch, Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Velvet Ribbon, Pearlized Doilies, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, Share What You Love Embellishment Kit

Make sure to hop along and check out more new products. I love to see everything new in action!

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

#TGIFC107 Hugs for a Great Friend

This week, I am participating in the TGIF Challenges theme challenge, a sympathy or get well card.

I love all of my retiring products, but those new ones are just so fun to play with! I had to pull out the Lovely Words Thinlits and the Lovely Inside & Out stamp set for this challenge because I thought they fit the theme perfectly. I didn't think I needed this bundle from the new catalog, but then Stampin' Up! shared a video with demonstrators that showed samples using these products, and I couldn't resist any longer!

Today's card is actually a fancy fold card. Check it out!

To recreate it, cut an 8" x 8" square of cardstock. Then score at 4" on both sides, and cut out one of the squares. Easy peasy, and so fun!

It's hard to tell, but I wanted to add a little bit of extra sparkle to match the Glitter Enamel dots, so I got out my Wink of Stella and painted over the "hugs" cut-out. I also used Wink of Stella on my White Baker's Twine. It's very subtle, but adds just a little bit of sparkle, and who doesn't love that?!

The final thing I love about this card? The color combination! Whisper White, Basic Black, Berry Burst, and Powder Pink. You'll be seeing more of those colors around here because it's my new favorite!

I hope you enjoyed today's card, and the sneak peek of all of these fun new products!

Stamps: Lovely Inside & Out
Ink: Powder Pink (stamped off once), Berry Burst
Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pick a Pattern DSP
Accessories & Tools: Lovely Words Thinlits, Big Shot, Glitter Enamel Dots, White Baker's Twine, Wink of Stella

Happy Stamping!

Rachel