Double Triangle Fold with the Fancy Fold Blog Hop team

We are almost through April April and it is time for another hop with the Fancy Folds Team. You may have come from Teresa's page, welcome, she makes beautiful cards.

This month we are making the Double Triangle Fold and I have used this Splitcoaststampers' video tutorial by Dawn Olchefske. 

The tutorial is easy to follow. You cut the paper in half diagonally and get 2 cards, depending on which way you cut you get different openings of the card. The cutting can be difficult to do depending on your trimmer, but it can be done with scissors.

When I first set out to create for this hop I had not yet received my pre-order from Stampin' Up! containing all the new 2022-24 in-colours and new stamp sets which were available on pre-order for demonstrators, so used an old stamp set. I do love this set, Forever Fern, and the matching dies, Forever Flourishing. Both of these will carry over to the new catalogue going live on 3 May 2022.

I used a Basic White card base and  Beauty of the Earth designer series paper, which is part of the Beauty of the Earth suite. This paper is still available in Australia at a great discount, so get in quick before it is discontinued or sells out.

I cut the designer series paper in a rectangle 1/4" smaller than the standard card front, and cut it in half diagonally.

I stamped some of the images from the stamp set in Night of Navy, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow. I cut these out with the matching dies. I also die cut 2 other pieces in Night of Navy cardstock, these dies does not match any stamps in the set. I clustered the leaf images together and finished off with a little bow with twine from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon pack. This twine is made up of Misty Moonlight and White twine twisted with a silver tread.

I finished the card off with a bit of ink flicked on with Stampin' Write Markers in the same colours as i stamped.

 

My pre-order finally arrived and I thought I would make another card, just so I could have a play with the new in-colours.

I again used a Basic White card base. I then layered on half the card with the new colour Starry Sky and Parakeet Party designer series paper. These colours are VERY bright in person.

I used the new stamp set Bottled Happiness (available 3 May 2022) and stamped the bottle in Starry Sky ink. I stamped the floral image in Orchid Oasis and Parakeet Party. This is a two-step Photopolymer stamp set and easy to line up. There is a punch to match the bottle image, but I don't have this yet, so I fussy cut the bottle as well as the flower image.

I stamped the flower image again and cut a couple of extra flowers out and popped these up with dimensionals for a bit extra interest.

Again I flicked some ink on the white card, this time Starry Sky.

I was great having a play with these new colours. I really like them all, but together they are very bright. I think I might need to tone them down a bit with some neutrals, when using them, but they are fun.

There are still great discounts to be had on the retirement/last change list for the 2021-22 annual catalogue, check these out here.

The current hostcode is Q4CNNRSK, so make sure to use this for a little gift from me.

And if you have shopped with me this last year, you will be getting a complimentary catalogue as soon as I have them. If you haven't shopped with me before and are in Australia, let me know and I will get one to you. 

I hope you enjoyed today's post and that you continue the hop, to see what Gina has come up with this month. Please leave a comment below so I know you were here.

Impossible card with the Fancy Fold Blog Hop team

Time for another hop with the Fancy Folds Design Team and this time around it is the fun impossible card, which is not that impossible after all 😃

It has been a very long time since I last created a card with this fold, so it was fun to do revisit.

I used this video tutorial from Dawn Griffith and it was easy to follow.

Again this month I chose to make more than one card.

The first one uses the Cactus Cuties stamp set.

I am not that into cacti and plants and this stamp set was not one that caught my eye when the catalogue came out, but I bought it, and it is a lot of fun.

For this card I used a Evening Evergreen base and layered with Calypso Coral before adding a DSP layer. On the pop up I didn't add dsp but added a piece of Basic White.

On a scrap piece of Basic White I stamped the pots and the cacti. For the pots I first applied BumbleBee ink to 2/3 of the stamp and then applied Calypso Coral ink with a dauber to the remaining 1/3 overlapping a bit to soften the change and a bit to the bottom. I used the same colours on the little flower.

For the cacti I first stamped with Old Olive and daubed with Evening Evergreen.

I fussy cut it all out and adhered with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment with Evening Evergreen on whisper white and added some polished dots to finish the card off.

Love how these cards pop up all by them selves.

For the next card I used a Magenta Madness card base, Night of Navy layer and then Abstract Beauty dsp.

I again stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White. This time I stamped the pots in solid Night of Navy. For the flowers I used Blushing Bride, which I stamped off, as it has a slightly brown tone that didn't quite fit with my dsp. I used a dauber and Magenta Madness ink to add the colour variation. The little cactus i stamped in full Just Jade and the flower in Magenta Madness.

I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy on Basic White and again added some polished dots.

These cards are fun and quick to make so watch Dawn's tutorial and give them a go.

Do you know what this is?

This is a graphic depicting the new in-colours from Stampin' Up! for 2022-2024.

This also means that demonstrators now have access to the new catalogue, but we are not allowed to share just yet.

Finally this also means that the retirement list is out from the current Annual Catalogue. And that the 2020-2022 in-colours are retiring, this include BumbleBee, Just Jade and Magenta Madness that I have used on my cards.

Click here to go straight to the 'last chance product page' to shop.

The current host code is MVWMFEMV - don't forget to use it when shopping 

Also, don't forget the current 'Savings are in Bloom' promotions - the mini Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine is on special as well as select dies. Click here to access this promotions ended on 31 March 2022.

Thank you for stopping by today 💗, I hope you enjoyed today's cards and specials. Make sure you follow the hop around and check out the rest of the gorgeous creations from our super talented team 😀

Next up is Gina, so hop on over to check out her creation 

Fancy Folds Blog hop February 2022 - Pop-up Card

 

First hop of the year with the Fancy Folds Design Team and we are doing a pop-up card.

I used this video tutorial from Creations by Jolan which was easy to follow even if it is not in English.

I have made a lot of different pop-up cards over the years, but I have never tried this one before, so nice to try something new. And I didn't just stop at one, I made 3 cards 😀

For the first card I wanted to use some of the free Sale-a-Bration DSP Sunshine and Rainbows ,free with $90 order (Australia) and used one of the more simple patterns in Flirty Flamingo, which I paired with Misty Moonlight cardstock and the Dragonfly Garden stampset.

You start with a 20cm x 20cm piece of cardstock and score at 10cm on both sides. On the top right square you add your piece of 9.5cm x 9.5cm piece of DSP. Then you cut a circle out from the middle of this square. You have to fold the cardstock to run it through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine, make sure you fold it the right way so you don't cut the other square as well. Then you score the diagonally opposite square and cut up one of the score lines as shown in picture below. Then you cut part of these triangle so you keep a little flap to glue down later.

I used the same circle die and one a size bigger to cut a Misty Moonlight circle to add to the front around the cut-out.

I cut a 9.5cm x 9.5cm piece of Basic White cardstock which I stamped in Misty Moonlight with the flower image from the stampset and also stamped the greeting. I 'stamped' a clear block in Flirty Flamingo ink and dipped my Wink of Stella pen in this ink to colour in the flowers in the image. I then used the Misty Moonlight ink to colour in some of the leaves.

I used the circle I had cut out and added it to the square that will be seen through the cut out circle. I stamped the dragonfly in Misty Moonlight and then coloured in with a Flirty Flamingo Blend  and added Wink of Stella on top. I punched this out with the Dragonfly punch and also punched a dragonfly from Misty Moonlight to add underneath the other one to add dimension. I popped this up with Dimensionals.

I added Tombow glue to the flap and folded the card over to clue together.

This is what the card looks like when folded.

And when it is open.

I made 2 more cards using items from the January-June mini catalogue and Sale-a-Bration.

One uses the same Sunshine and Rainbows DSP as well as the Rainbow of Happiness and Brilliant Rainbows dies and the Cloud punch. I used Bermuda Bay cardstock.

I punched a cloud and used as a stencil to blend the background with Balmy Blue ink to create a sky.

The last card uses the Friendly Hello stampset and DSP which is free with a $180 order (Australia). I used Basic Black cardstock and the Blushing Bride paper from the pack

I watercoloured several flowers with Blusing Bride and Pool Party ink and fussy cut them. I added Wink of Stella. I cut some of the petals off and layered them to give dimension. I coloured some leaves with Granny Apple Green and cut those out and put behind. I added them to a white circle using same size circle as for the cutout on the front panel.

On the panel inside I stamped the flower image and watercoloured it with Blusing Bride, Sahara Sand, Pool Party and Granny Apple Green. I also added Wink of Stella.

I hope you enjoyed this and try your hand at this fold, it is easy and lots of fun.

Hop along and check out the creations from the rest of the design team. Up next is Gina Connor, you can check out her creation here.

Don't forget all orders of $50 or more placed between now and 28 February 2021 will receive a gift if the hostess code is used.

February hostess code: RKJJH3E9

Go to www.mette.stampinup.net to shop

Fancy Folds Blog hop December 2021 - Bay Window Card

So today I am partaking in the Fancy Folds Blog Hop where the fancy fold is a Bay Window Card.

This is my first hop with this talented team, and I cannot wait to see what they have come up with.

The Bay Window fold is great for lots of things, you can dress it up as much or as little as you like. It displays beautifully and it folds flat for postage.

I used LeeAnn Greff's tutorial for inspiration

I made my card bigger at 14.8cm by 14.8cm as I wanted to use the big frame in the Eden dies. The side panels are approximately 4.3cm and the middle around 5 which leaves that little 1.5 cm on the right to tuck under.

The card base is Soft Succulent layered with Basic White which has been embossed with the Evergreen Forrest 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture.

The big frame is cut in Evening Evergreen cardstock.

I stamped the large flower stamp from the Eden's Garden stamp set in both Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen and fussy cut them both out and layered slightly off-set.

I didn't want to overcrowd the front so stamped the sentiment on the inside in Evening Evergreen and stamped the little greenery stamp along the right hand edge in Soft Succulent.

 

I cut the little greenery bits in Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen and layered then and attached with a dimensional on the right hand side to act as a stopper for the card front.

This was a quick but also fun card to make so simple but great impact. 

Don't forget all orders of $50 or more placed between now and 31 December 2021 will receive a gift if the hostess code is used.

Hostess code CZKS4A2V

Go to www.mette.stampinup.net to shop now

Happy stamping

Hop participants: 

Mette (Australia) this is me :-)

Astrid Hofmann (Austria) 

Teresa Milke-Steinman (Canada)

Scrapbooking Global June 2021 Blog Hop - Grab 5

 

Time for another blog hop with the Scrapbooking Global team. 

This month it is Grab 5:

• Diecut embellishments
• 5 gems
• Embossing
• Alphabet stamps
• Ribbon

I haven't done a scrapbook page or participated in a blog hop for quite some time, so thought it was time to get back into it.

Here is my page

I used photos from our Easter holiday to Rollingstone, which is a beautiful spot on the North Queensland Coast in Australia. The caravan park is right on the beach, and the weather was beautiful. The kids had the best time playing on the beach at low tide, riding their bikes around and playing in the pool.

The Sand and Sea suite from Stampin' Up! was the perfect match for these beach, shell and hermit crab photos.

This suite is available until 30 June and has some great products.

I used a Basic White 12x12 piece of cardstock and sprayed it with my stampin' mist with a mix of rubbing alcohol and Balmy Blue ink. Then i stamped some splotches from the stamp set in Sahara Sand and other images, which i stamped off first.

I matted all the photos on Crumb Cake card stock and stamped some of the sentiments from the stamp set in Night of Navy under the photos.

For the embossing element i used the Embossing Paste and an old cloud stencil. This provides interest and texture but without taking over from anything else.

For the alphabet stamps element i used the now retired Make a Difference to stamp the 'Holliday' title in Night of Navy ink. I lined the individual letter stamps up on my Stamparatus and alternated between the 2 plates so that i could get the letters lined up and as close together as i wanted them.

For the die-cut element i used the die from the suite, which cuts out a large image. I coloured the seaweed parts of the die cut with a sponge dauber and Old Olive ink before cutting them off the rest off the die cut.

I also stamped some of the shells from the stamp set on the matching parts of the die cut. I stamped them in Sahara Sand and gave them a bit of Wink of Stella, this smudges the ink slightly and gives a beautiful shimmer.

For the ribbon element i used a bit of old bakers twine in Night of Navy and Sahara Sand.

The last element was the five gems, for this I used some Pearl Basic Jewels in different sizes spread across the page.

I enjoyed making this page and reminiscing back to our lovely beach holliday.

Make sure, you hop along and check out all the other beautiful creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Scrapbooking Global October 2019 blog hop Seeing Double

Blog hopping today with Scrapbooking Global. This month's theme is seeing double meaning a double layout.

So here are my 2 pages from our recent trip to Vietnam.

My youngest daughter has more personality than I know what to do with, but she is the cutest and loveliest little girl when she is happy :-)

Basic layout today

Basic Gray cardstock and photos mounted on Basic Black and Melon Mambo.

I stamped the background in versamark with the sand or bubble stamp from the Magical Mermaid set and added some bubbles with the Shimmery White Embossing Paste to give it a bit of texture and interest.

I added a little bit of Feels Like Frost designer series paper and some hearts punched in Melon Mambo and Silver Foil.

The title is Melon Mambo with the new Hand-Lettered Prose Dies.

A simple layout with black and white photos.

Hope you enjoy it

Hop on over to Julia to check out her pages.

https://handmadebyjuliaquinn.blogspot.com/2019/10/seeing-double-with-scrapbooking-global.html

Don't forget all orders of $50 or more placed between now and 31 October 2019 will receive a gift if the hostess code is used.

Hostess code 6NRBBDBZ

Go to www.mette.stampinup.net to shop now

Happy stamping