Golden Changing Leaves

 

Here’s another idea for using the Changing Leaves bundle to create a card that would be perfect for a winter birthday or Christmas. Here again, I’m using a typical Autumn-type set for a winter design. I hope this design inspires you to look at your stamp sets with fresh eyes to see how you can use them year-round!

If you’d like to recreate this card, the instructions and supply list are listed below.

  • Begin with a card base of Blackberry Bliss of 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″.
  • Emboss a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of vellum with the Changing Leaves 3D embossing folder and adhere to the card base. NOTE: Glue and/or tape runners will show the vellum. Use a few small glue dots in the corners and in the middle to adhere the vellum.
  • Crop the large leaf using a 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″piece of Distressed Gold specialty paper.
  • Crop the maple leaf from a 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ piece of Season of Elegance DSP.
  • Crop the remaining leaves and sprigs from Blackberry Bliss and Basic White cardstock. (Refer to photo). If desired, add a touch of Wink of Stella to the small white leaves.
  • Arrange all of the leaves and sprigs onto the card front and glue all but the maple leaf in place. The maple leaf is attached with dimensionals. It will take an extra minute for the glue to dry on the vellum.
  • Use Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp the greeting onto a scrap of Basic White and crop with the small label die. Adhere to the card front with dimensionals.
  • Make a small bow with the Gold Metallic Trim ribbon and adhere to the card front with a glue dot.
  • For the inside, use Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp a sentiment of your choice on a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock and adhere to the inside of the card.

 

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Mini Pumpkin Farm Fun-Fold

 

With the Scenic Pumpkin Patch stamp set, you can create the prettiest little pumpkin farm settings. This card is a simple fun-fold card with the pumpkin farm centered within the Spotlight On Nature circle die.

Here’s how to make this card:

  • The card base is Old Olive 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ and  2 1/8″. Fold back and adhere the left side at the score line to make a 2 1/8″ front flap.
  • Adhere a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to the inside and a 5 3/8″ x 2″ piece of Very Vanilla to the front flap.
  • Layer a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Country Woods DSP to the inside and a 5 1/4″ x 1 7/8″ piece to the front flap.
  • Crop two circles of Cajun Craze from the large Spotlight on Nature die and two Very Vanilla circles from the next-largest Spotlight on Nature die. (Refer to photo to see which die cuts to use).
  • Stamp a sentiment of your choice onto one of the Very Vanilla circles and adhere to a Cajun Craze circle. Center and adhere this to the inside of the card. For my card, I used a sentiment from the Unbounded Love stamp set.

 

 

  • For the front pumpkin scene, refer to the photo for placement of the images. Use Old Olive to stamp the grass. You may have to stamp the image a couple of times to get the desired effect!
  • Use Cherry Cobbler to stamp the barn and Early Espresso to stamp the roof.
  • Use Pecan Pie to stamp the tiny fence on each side of the barn.
  • Using Crumb Cake, stamp the tree trunk images twice, and then use Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze to stamp the leaves for the trees.
  • Using Pecan Pie, stamp the large fence near the bottom of the circle.
  • Use Pumpkin Pie to stamp the pumpkins and Pecan Pie for the pumpkin stems. Stamp as many pumpkins as you want in various sizes.
  • Use a Water Painter and Balmy Blue ink to add a little color to the sky. Using a clean Water Painter, add Crumb Cake ink for the ground around the pumpkins and up to the grassy area. When adding the sky and ground colors, be careful not to touch your stamped images, or they will get muddied!
  • Adhere the finished stamped circle to the Cajun Craze circle. Place dimensionals on the back of the LEFT HALF of this piece. CLOSE the flap. Align the circle over the circle on the inside of the card so the inside circle is completely hidden when the card is closed. Refer to photo.
  • If desired, stamp a line of pumpkins on the lower left corner of the envelope using Pumpkin Pie ink and Pecan Pie for the stems.

 

 

The products I used for this card are listed below for your convenience.

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FB Live Recap: Center Step Fold Shepherd’s Care Card

 

For my first play with the Shepherd’s Care stamp set, I made a center step-fold card, and I really like the way it turned out! The shepherd stamp is a “distINKtive” stamp, meaning that the stamp actually does the shading for you when you stamp the image. I just added a little very pale Gray Granite watercoloring to the image. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

Here are the cardstock requirements to make this card:
  • Card Base: Misty Moonlight – 11″ x 4 1/4″, score at 1″, 2″ and 6 1/2″
  • Top Center Piece: Misty Moonlight – 8 1/2″ x 2 1/2″, score at 3″
  • Background: Winter Meadow DSP – 4 1/4″ x 4″
  • Stamped Piece: Basic White – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/4″
  • Pieces for Small Front Flap: Winter Meadow DSP – 4″ x 7/8″ and Basic White – 3 7/8″ x 3/4″
  • Inside: Basic White – 4 1/4″ x 4″

 

If you’d like to purchase any of the supplies listed to recreate this card, I have listed them below. Shop with me here to receive a free gift!

 

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FB Live Recap: Fun-Fold Christmas

Well, this week has brought 90+ degree weather here in southeast Michigan, but I had winter and Christmas on my mind! I’ve been working on some Christmas cards using an easy fun-fold design. On my video, I show how to put this design together. I used three two different stamp sets to create these pretty cards and I’ve included the cardstock dimensions and supply list for each of the cards here. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

 

Cardstock Requirements:
  • Larger Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″  4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base:  Garden Green – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ and 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • Second Layers for Larger Base: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Flap First Layers: Garden Green – 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″, cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Basic White – 4″ x 2 3/4″ cut two
  • Extra Flower Pot: Scrap of Basic White

 

 

Cardstock requirements:
  • Larger Base: Old Olive – 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Old Olive – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base: Real Red – 5 1/4″  x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Second Layers for Larger Base: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ and 3 7/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Flap First Layers: Real Read – 4 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ – cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Basic White – 4″ x 2 3/4″ – cut two

 

 

Cardstock requirements:
  • Larger Base: Garden Green – 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, score at 5 1/2″
  • Flap Base: Garden Green – 8 1/2″ x 3″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layers for Larger Base: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″ and 4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Second layers for Larger Base: Season of Green and Gold DSP – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ and 3 7/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Flap First Layers: Basic White – 4 1/8″ x 2 7/8″, cut two
  • Flap Second Layers: Season of Green and Gold DSP – 4″ x 2 3/4″, cut two
  • Bells and Greenery: Fussy cut from Season of Green and Gold DSP and Graceful Greenery Vellum

 

If you would like to order any of the supplies listed, you can shop with me here. Please be aware that the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper used for these cards is in the new September-December Mini-Catalog and will be available to order beginning September 6.  As always, thank you for choosing me as your Stampin’Up! demonstrator, and I will send you a free gift with every online order you place with me!

 

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FB Live Recap: Filled With Cheer Fun-Fold Cards

 

I’ve been working on Fall cards for the past several weeks and also eyeing some of the new holiday stamp sets that have been on my worktable. That got the best of me this week, and I just couldn’t resist having a go with the Filled With Cheer stamp set for my video this week. What a fun set!

I decided to make a couple of easy fun-fold cards for my first play with this set; I hope you like them. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here. Join me each week on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET for a video using the latest Stampin!Up products, and check out my Pinterest page for more inspiration.

The products used for these cards are listed below.  Please note the Designer Series Paper that I used is called Nests Of Winter #164183 and will be available for purchase beginning September 4th. 

 

 

For this card, you will need the following cardstock:
  • Card Base: Pool Party – 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  • Flap for Card Base: Pool Party – 11″ x 2 1/4″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • First Layer for Inside: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • First Layer for Flap Front and Inside: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 2 1/8″, cut two
  • Second Layer for Front Flap: Nests of Winter DSP – 5 1/4″ x 2″
  • Square Mat: Pool Party – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • White Square for Snowman: Basic White – 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
  • Lights: Scraps of Basic White

 

 

Here are the cardstock requirements for this card:
  • Card Base: Real Red – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 1 1/2″ and 4 1/4″
  • Front Flap First Layer: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 3″
  • Front Flap Second Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 2 7/8″
  • DSP Layer: Nests Of Winter DSP – 5 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
  • Inside Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Wagon: Pecan Pie – 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″
  • Wheels, Presents, Lights: Scraps of Basic White

 

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FB Live Recap: End of Summer Daisies

 

White Shasta Daisies are one of those summer flowers that just about everyone recognizes. I have some in my yard, and they are such a cheerful bright spot in my summer garden. Summer is beginning to wind down and the daisies are starting to fade, so the Cheerful Daisies bundle is the perfect set to pull out and play with. For these cards, I chose to use colors that aren’t the bright colors of summer, but more of early Autumn. I love the way they turned out!

If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

 

Here are the cardstock requirements for this card:
  • Card Base: Wild Wheat – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Crushed Curry – 5 1/2″ x 4″, cropped with the largest Deckled Rectangle die
  • Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 3 3/4″, cropped with the second largest Deckled Rectangle die then embossed with the Exposed Brick EF
  • Daisies: Scraps of Wild Wheat, Distressed Gold, and Crushed Curry
  • Flower Centers: Scraps of Cajun Craze
  • Small Leaves: Scraps of Wild Wheat
  • Frilly Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold
  • Group of Small Flowers and Greeting: Scraps of Very Vanilla
  • Inside First Layer: Crushed Curry – 5 1/2″ x 4″, cropped with the largest Deckled Rectangle die
  • Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″, cropped with the second largest Deckled Rectangle die

 

 

Here’s the cardstock you need for this little note card:
  • Card Base: Crushed Curry – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  • First Layer: Very Vanilla – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  • Second Layer: Thoughtful Journey DSP – 4 5/8″ x 3 3/8″
  • Third Layer: Very Vanilla – 4″ x 2 3/4″, embossed with Exposed Brick EF
  • Daisies: Scraps of Wild Wheat & Crushed Curry
  • Flower Centers: Scraps of Cajun Craze
  • Leaves and Frilly Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold
  • Group of Small Flowers and Greeting: Scraps of Very Vanilla
  • Inside Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x4″

 

I’ve listed the products I used to recreate these cards below. If you are not currently working with a Stampin’Up! demonstrator and wish to purchase any of them, I’d appreciate it if you would shop with me here.

As a thank-you, I always send a free gift with any Stampin’Up! online purchase you make choosing me as your demonstrator!

 

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FB Live Recap: Triple Flap Card

For this week’s video, I wanted to show you how easy it is to make a Triple Flap Card. I have two examples to show you. The card works best if you have a stamp set that has multiple images to use, or sets that coordinate well together. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.

 

 

The front of this fun-fold card closes to measure 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, so it will fit in the standard envelope. When it is open, the three flaps are clearly seen.

 

 

Here is the card I demonstrated in the video using the Charming Duck Pond bundle and coordinating DSP.

 

 

When opened, it looks like this, showing off the DSP and cute duck & frog images.

 

 

The card is very similar to a z-fold card, basically a double z-fold. It will look like this from the top view, and you can see the double z-fold.

 

 

Here are the basic directions for making the Triple Flap card. Refer to the video to refresh your memory of how to fold the card base and attach the layers. I am giving the basic directions here for you to design your own card. My samples are just suggestions to show you how the card is made, but you are always free to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) the design!

  • To make this card, you need a piece of cardstock that measures 10 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ for the card base. Score this piece at 2 1/2″ and 3 3/4″ from each side.
  • For the first layer panels, cut two pieces of coordinating cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ and one piece at 4 1/8″ x 2 3/8″.
  • The second layer for the panels will be cut slightly smaller. Choose coordinating Designer Series Paper, cut two pieces at 4″ x 4″ and one piece at 4″ x 2 1/4″
  • Embellish each layer as desired with whichever stamp set you are using.

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I have included the supply list for both of these samples if you are interested in re-creating them.

Here is what I used for the Halloween card:

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Here’s what I used for the Charming Duck Pond card:

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Pumpkin Farm!

 

Memories of visiting a pumpkin patch in October to pick out just the right pumpkin inspired me to create this card using the Scenic Pumpkin Patch stamp set. The excitement of seeing all those pumpkins is one of the many fun things about autumn, making it my favorite season of the year! All of the stamped images for this card are from this set, which is an online exclusive.

One of the fun things about making this card is that you can add as many pumpkins as you want to the field and add different colors to the trees to suit your taste.

 

Here’s how I made my card:
  • Adhere a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Old Olive cardstock to a card base of Crumb Cake that is 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • A 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock is where you will do all of your stamping.
  • Please refer to the photo for the placement of all of the images.
  • I started by stamping the large ground/grass stamp using Old Olive ink. I also added a couple of the smaller ground/grass stamped images over the larger image just to help fill it in a bit.
  • Next, I used Cherry Cobbler ink to stamp the little barn and Early Espresso ink to stamp the roof onto the barn.
  • Using Pecan Pie ink, stamp the trees and the tiny fence.
  • For the tree leaves, I used Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze inks.
  • Using Pumpkin Pie, stamp the pumpkins! When you are stamping the pumpkins, just randomly place them on the cardstock. Start with the larger set of pumpkins near the bottom, as you work your way use the second largest set, and then use the smallest set. Add the single pumpkin image as needed to help fill in the blank spots.
  • Use Pecan Pie ink for the pumpkin stems and Crumb Cake for the vines and leaves. Again, just randomly place the vines over the pumpkins.
  • Using a Water Painter, add Old Olive ink around the pumpkins up to the stamped grass. Be careful not to paint too close to the pumpkins or the ink will smear.
  • Paint the sky with Balmy Blue ink using a clean Water Painter.
  • For the inside, I adhered a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Old Olive to the inside of the card base.
  • I stamped a sentiment with Crumb Cake ink and added the small group of pumpkins to the lower right corner using Pumpkin Pie ink for the pumpkins and Pecan Pie ink for the stems. The sentiment I chose to use was the “a little note to brighten your day” saying, which is from the Changing Leaves stamp set.
  • If you wish, stamp the group of pumpkins onto the lower left corner of the envelope.

I’ve listed all of the products I used to create this card. If you’d like to purchase any of them or any other Stampin’Up! products, you can shop with me here.

 

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FB Live Recap: Halloween Night

The Scenic Pumpkin Patch stamp set has many pumpkin images to use on your cards and projects. I’ve made some cards using only this set, but I also wanted to show how to combine it with other sets to create great Halloween cards. I love how the card using the Potions and Spells bundle along with the Scenic Pumpkin Patch set turned out! It’s a little labor-intensive but well worth the effort.

For the other card that I made in this week’s video, I combined the Scenic Pumpkin Patch set with the large In The Grove die. The DSP from the Thoughtful Wishes suite makes a great backdrop for the trees and pumpkins.

If you missed the live video, you can watch the replay here. I will also be posting more cards using these sets on my blog, so be sure to check back!

 

 

Here’s the cardstock needed to make this card:
  1. Card Base: Gorgeous Grape – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  2. First Layer: Pumpkin Pie – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  3. Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  4. Pumpkins: Scrap of Very Vanilla
  5. Inside First Layer: Pumpkin Pie – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  6. Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″

 

 

For this card, you will need the following cardstock:
  1. Card Base: Blackberry Bliss – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
  2. First Layer: Misty Moonlight – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  3. Second Layer: Basic Black – 5 1/4″ x 4″, cropped with the In The Grove Die
  4. Pumpkins: Scraps of Very Vanilla
  5. Inside First Layer: Misty Moonlight – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
  6. Inside Second Layer: Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″

 

I’ve listed the products used for these cards below. Please note that for the first card’s inside sentiment that you see in the video, I used a retired stamp set called The Raven, and for the greeting and inside sentiment for the second card, I used a retired set called Hallow’s Night Magic. If you do not have these sets, you can simply use whichever Halloween sentiments stamps you have on hand.

I also used a 1 3/8″ circle punch to make a mask for the moon on the first card. I used retired glow-in-the-dark bats colored with the black Blends marker to make the little bats for the second card. Again, if you don’t have any of these retired items, just improvise with what you do have!

 

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Changing Leaves – Use Hybrid Embossing Folder for This Card

 

While the Changing Leaves bundle has beautiful stamped leaf images, you can simply use the hybrid embossing folder to make lovely leaves for your projects. For this card, I used the leaves made with the embossing folder and cropped with the coordinating die.

 

Here are the steps to make this card:
  1. Make a card base using Crumb Cake cardstock that is 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″.
  2. Attach a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Crushed Curry card stock to the card base.
  3. Emboss a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Pecan Pie cardstock with the Changing Leaves folder and  attach it to the card front.
  4. Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ and emboss with the Changing Leaves folder.
  5. Use Blending Brushes to add Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, and Crushed Curry inks to the leaves. (Refer to photo.) Crop the leaves with the coordinating die.
  6. Crop the smaller leaves and branch out of Gold Foil Paper.
  7. Arrange all of the leaves onto the card front and glue in place. Refer to photo for placement.
  8. Use a glue dot to add a small bow made of linen thread or Baker’s twine to the base of the leaves.
  9. For the inside, layer a 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Crushed Curry cardstock to the inside of the card.
  10. Use Cajun Craze ink to stamp a sentiment of your choice to a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and attach to the inside of the card.

The supply list for this card is listed below – you can use this link to shop with me. The Changing Leaves bundle is an online exclusive and is not found in any of the current catalogs, available while supplies last.

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