Pop Out Fun Fold!

 Fun times with fun fold cards!  Yesterday my friend Tammy and I hosted our Teach it Tuesday, the theme was fun folds.  She made a fabulous Halloween card, the video is linked below.  Since I don't do a lot of fun folds I perused my favorite spot for ideas, Pinterest!  I found a fun one by Karen Titus of Stamping on the Back Porch, it is called the Pop Out fun fold.  I had so much fun that I made 2 to share as samples and made one during my Facebook live.  It is much simpler than it looks, my kind of card!  

Here is the card I made yesterday in the video.  I have provided all the details for the card I made on the video.  

Details:

• Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4")
• Layer #1: 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Layer #2:  3 1/4" x 4" (used to die cut out the center piece)
• Interior: White card stock 8" x 5 1/4" scored at 4" & 2")  &  Pattern paper  1 7/8" x 3 7/8"

Product used for this card listed below after the the other two sample cards. 

Here are pictures of the two samples and the products I used to make them. 

Check out Tammy's fun Fun Fold Halloween card on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom! It is one of the cutest Halloween cards I have ever seen! 

Products used to make today's fun fold:

Masculine Mojo! Sketch Challenge

 I love using sketches they are great for those time that I need a quick card idea or I just am not feeling very creative.  Tammy & I enjoy using sketches to challenge us for our Teach it Tuesday lives too.  This week we used Mojo Sketch 521 for our challenge.  I challenged myself even more by deciding I would use the Timeless Plaid pattern paper and make a masculine card.  

I hope you enjoy this sketch challenge because I know I did.  I loved having it push me outside my comfort zone of blues, flowers, etc. 

Card details:

Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2" 

Layer #1: Patter paper 2 1/8" x 2 3/4" Nested Essential Rounded Rectangle Die

Layer #2: 5/8" x 5" coordinating card stock embossed 

Layer #3: 2 1/2" circle from Stylish Shapes

Interior: Coordinating card stock 4" x 5 1/4" and lighter color 3 3/4" x 5"

Check out the video below for tips and tricks for adding dimension to a plain card base. 

Check out Tammy's fun Halloween card using this sketch on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom! It is the cutest Halloween card I have ever seen! 

Supplies I used to make this card: 

Triple Time Baby Card!

If you are looking for a fun twist on layering your cards then the Triple Time stamping technique is just what you need!  You can use it for any type of card including birthday, thank you, and sympathy.  However, today I used it to create a fun baby card!  It is also a great way to showcase a background stamp, you know those stamps that measure approximately 5" x 6".  Tammy & I chose this as our focus for our Teach it Tuesday this week.  

This week's homemade baby cards used both the Painted Stripes stamp set & the Cutest Onesie bundle.  The rest of the items used are listed below. 

Details for the cards:

• Card Base: 

        Baby Girl: 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2" 
        Baby Boy: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" 

• Layer #1:  White 4" x 5 1/4" 
• Layer #2:  Colored card stock  3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Layer #3: White 3" x 4 1/4"
• Layer #4: Colored card stock  2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Layer #5: White 2" x 3" 
• Sentiment: Colored card stock 1/4" x 2 1/4" 
• Interior: 4" x 5 1/4" 

I invite you to watch the video to see tips on coloring the stamp to create the ombre effect, creating the border on the inside of the card.  There are also some other fun tips on using the large background stamps and holding the white layers of card stock together while stamping the images. 

Check out Tammy's beautiful Triple Time thank you card on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom! She has a fun alternative way to place her layers. 

List of all supplies I used for both projects I shared in the video:

A Charming Red, White & Blue Card

Happy Anniversary! Well that is happy 1st anniversary to the weekly Teach it Tuesday with Tammy & Jennie Facebook lives we have been collaborating on.  Can't believe it was a year ago today that we did our first ever Teach it Tuesday, and because it was a few days before the 4th of July we used the color combo of red, white and blue for our cards.  Well, Tammy and I decided it would be fun to go with the same color combination this year too!  After all what color combination when you live in the good ol' USA and the week of the you nation's 249th birthday! 

This year I used a combination dies and stamps from three different bundles.  The journey to making this card is unlike any other that I remember.  When I started the process I had a totally different stamp set on my crafting table and it wasn't flowers. LOL I finally decided to use the new Charming Day bundle. 

Details for the card:

• Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" 
• Layer #1: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"  (die cut largest rectangle)
• Layer #2: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" (to die cut out the flower)
• Interior: White 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" (die cut largest rectangle)

Tammy's patriotic card is truly stunning so check it out on her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!

Supplies Used

 

Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit Ideas!

Did you know that Stampin' Up! has added a scrapbooking kit to their Kits Collection?  Well, they did and it is called Make a Memory Scrapbooking Kit! I love to get more bang for my buck and I have found that the scrapbooking kits from Stampin' Up! give me just that; this kit doesn't disappoint in that area.  This kit has so much to play with that you can create both cards and scrapbook pages with it.  Here is a list of what you get with this one kit:

• 12 - 12" x 12" pattern card stock
• 20 - 6" x 4" pattern cards (think Memories & More)
• 3 - 12" x 12" sheets of ephemera pieces
• 4 - 12" 12" sticker pages 1 is leaves and the other 3 are sentiments (1 English, 1 German and 1 French)
• 2 - 12" x12" card stock borders you can cut to any width or length you choose

During my Teach it Tuesday with Tammy & Jennie I shared with my viewers how to follow the directions, well almost (I did go a little rogue) to create a scrapbook page as well as use some of the pieces of the kit to create a beautiful, but simple card. 

Details for these project:

Scrapbook page:  Everything is from the kit.

Card: 11" x 4 1/4" Pretty Peacock, 6" x 4" panel from the kit, 5 1/4" x 4" Basic White for interior

Tammy's kit made some beautiful cards.  She showed how to make the 3 cards as outlined in the directions and then made 2 beautiful alternate cards from the kit. You can head over to her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!

Product I used: 

DIY Two Tone Cardstock Gift Box

 A couple of weeks ago late one night I found myself needing a couple of small boxes for some scones I was giving to two co-workers.  It was the end of the school year and the end of my long term substitute job.  As a small group we loved snacking and so I made some of my lemon blueberry scones.  So what did I do at 9:00 pm?  I perused Pinterest of course!  I found this fun box by Holly of Ribbons & Glue.  When I make the boxes I used some of my retired pattern paper but a few days ago I thought, "How fun would it be to stamp my own pattern on the two-tone card stock?"  In my opinion the two-tone card stock worked better because it is a bit sturdier than the pattern paper.  

This box uses almost an entire piece of 12" x 12" card stock with very little waste.  And with the way I made this box I was able to use a piece of the scrap for the tag which means even less waste! My kind of project. :) 

You can use any 12" x 12" paper; pattern paper, card stock or the two-tone card stock which in terms of weight falls between the regular DSP and the card stock. 

Basic supplies for the box:

• 12" x 12" paper (pattern paper, two-tone card stock or regular card stock)
• Score at 3" & 9" along one side then turn once and score again at 1", 3 1/2", 6 1/2" and 9"
• Tear & Tape
• Scoring/Cutting Tool

More specific details for each box are below the video which gives you tips and tricks for putting this box together.  

Two-Tone Card Stock Box - video (Links to product below)

• 12" x 12" Pool Party two-tone card stock
• Round We Go (Last Chance list)
• Bright Borders
• To the Point Punch
• Pretty Peacock Ink
• 1/4" White Diagonal Ribbon (Last Chance list)

Perennial Lavender Box (Links to product below)

• Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper 
• Basic Beige Classic Ribbon
• Highland Heather Stampin' Blend (dark)
• Tear & Tape

    * Tip if you are using directional patter paper make sure your 1" score line is at the bottom of the paper.

Everyday Arches Birthday Box (Links to product below)

• 12" x 12" Willow White
• Everyday Arches Stamp set
• Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush and Lemon Lolly Ink
• Stampin' Blends: Strawberry Slush, Blueberry Bushel & Color Lifter
• Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon

 * Tip - To get the overlapped image you will need to fold the top and bottom flaps according to the steps below before stamping. See steps/images below.

P.S.  the images below are from a box that I accidently smeared ink on and therefore started over. 

Step #1 - Make sure your 12" x 12" is laying with the inside of the box facing up with the 1" score mark at the top and the 9" at the bottom. 

Step #2 - Fold up at the 9" score line.

Step #3 - Fold down at the 3" score line.

                          

To check out Tammy's fun 3D Tote for you can head over to her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!

Product used in these 3 boxes

Kintsugi Mojo

 What do you get when you combine my new favorite suite, Kintsugi Inspirations, and a Mojo card sketch?  You get my creation for Teach it Tuesday with Tammy & Jennie on June 3rd.  

This is such a classic and elegant suite but what really drew me to it was those blues!  OH M GEEEE! I love, love, love the blues with Petal Pink.  The sketch that Tammy and I used is also amazing!  

Check these two versions of the same sketch and suite.  I did almost the exact same thing with both cards just changed up the vases.  Let me know which card you like the one with the two bowls or the one with the bowl and tall vase?  

Details:

• Card base:  8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Layer #1: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" (used embossing folder)
• Layer #2: 3" x 4 1/2"
• Layer #3: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 
• Layer #4: 4" x 4" (stamped images then die cut out)
• Layer #5: 2 1/2" x 1/2" used for sentiment
• Layer #6: 1" x 1" (cut flag/banner)
• Interior: 4" x 5 1/4" 

To hear my tips for making the flag/banner shape and other ideas you can watch my video. 

To check out Tammy's beautiful cards using this sketch you can head over to her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!

Supplies Used: