Check out this awesome Fun Fold Card I received from my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and friend Sue Thomas. This pocket card layout is new to me. I love it, and would like to share it with others too.
In this video replay below of my February 26th Facebook Live, I'll show you how to make this style of fun fold card by CASEing the lovely card above that Sue sent me. I chose to use the same Stampin' Up! Sand & Sea Suite she did. You'll see, however, that while we both used many of the same products with the same card layout, our cards are each unique and different. I hope you enjoy watching this video and find it inspiring and helpful in creating beautiful cards of your own.
Pocket cards are always fun to make and are a fun surprise for those who are lucky enough to receive one.
I love all of the gorgeous coordinating images and colors of the Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper.
The Seaside Shells and Opal Rounds are just the right embellishments for the finishing touches on this pocket fold card and coordinating envelope.
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Here are a couple of videos of the projects I created with the Sand & Sea Suite. Enjoy!
FRIENDLY REMINDER:
SALE-A-BRATION ends Sunday, February 28th, 11:50pm MT. Don't miss out on these last 2 days of Stampin' Up!'s biggest annual promotion to earn free exclusive products when you shop, host, or join my Merry Stampers Team. Click here for complete details on this fabulous promotion.
Take a look at two styles of masculine cards I created with the Well Suited Suite by Stampin' Up! One card is created using several coordinating papers from the Well Suited Designer Series Paper pack. The other card is a fun fold card and features one piece of the Well Suited Designer Series Paper but showcases BOTH sides of it. Take a look at my video replay below of a recent Facebook Live I did. You'll get all the dimensions you need plus some tips for successful card making as you view my video demonstration of these two masculine cards. Of course, these layouts are perfect for any and all of your favorite Designer Series Papers.
I absolutely LOVE this Well Suited Suite but most especially its Designer Series Paper. It's perfect for making masculine cards to celebrate the special men and boys in your life. It's bright. It's bold. It's fun. I created two a great cards featuring this fabulous Well Suited Designer Series Paper. This card layout is awesome for any and all of your favorite Designer Series Papers.
Look at all the details, in addition to the many pieces of DSP, I used on this card to make it fun and interesting! Twine in Basic Gray & Night of Navy, Matte Black Dots, and card stock punched with the Double Oval Punch. They're all great separately, but together, they're a party celebrating your special guy!
The card below features one of my new favorite fun folds because I love being able to feature BOTH sides of my favorite Designer Series Papers as often as I can. This is another great card layout that will work with any and all of your favorite Designer Series Papers by Stampin' Up!
A little stamping on the inside of this fun fold card makes for a fun surprise!
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Today's post features a demonstration of a Bottom Fold Card. It's unique and fun and easy to make. In the video replay of my February 19th Facebook Live, you'll see me make a bottom fold card and see 2 more I made all featuring the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper. You'll even see a demonstration of using our new Gilded Leafing with Tear & Tape for an easy, beautiful embellishment on your handmade cards. So take a seat and enjoy this video which I hope you will find so helpful and inspiring that you'll want to make some bottom fold cards of your own.
Card Dimensions:
Card base = 6 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4" on long side, fold on score line.
Layer inside card = 5 1/4" x 4"
DSP for front flap = 5 1/4" x 2"
Stitched Nested Die Flap = Use 2nd largest die.
Adding Gilded Leafing Embellishment to the top and bottom of my Basic White card stock was easy to do using Tear & Tape. No heat tool needed for Gilded Leafing technique.
The sentiment used on this card is from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set. It's filled with wonderful sentiments for so many different reasons for sending cards and spreading love and caring.
For the card below, I used the same paper from the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper pack but switched out the Merry Merlot and Basic White card stocks for Night of Navy and Very Vanilla. I like both pairs of card stock with this particular DSP equally well.
Once again, I used Gilded Leafing and Tear & Tape to add a touch of elegance to my handmade card.
Poppy Parade is a wonderfully bright and cheerful color to coordinate with the two paper patterns you see on the birthday card below. These too are from the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper.
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots are my embellishment of choice for this birthday card. To me, they scream "celebrate".
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Thanks for visiting Stampin' Peace with Mary Knabe. Do something creative today.
I love, love, love creating with Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers. In today's post, you'll see one of my current favorites - the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper I got FREE with a $50 purchase. You too can get this free with your $50 order through February 28, 2021, during our Sale-A-Bration promotion. In the following Facebook Live video replay, you'll see me demonstrate how to make a fabulous fun fold card that showcases BOTH sides of your paper. That's right. You don't have to choose which side you like best! I hope you enjoy viewing this video and find it helpful and inspiring, so helpful and inspiring that you want to make some of your own. Doing something creative is fun and good for our souls. And when we share our creativity by sending our handmade cards, sharing our projects ideas, and inviting others to create with us, we spread that fun and happiness.
Stampin' Up! punches are easy to use and make your stamped sentiments focal points of your handmade cards.
Matte Black Dots are the perfect size embellishment for the flowers made with the Small Bloom Punch and coordinate perfectly with the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper.
Coming up with pleasing color combinations is easy when you use the colors in your Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper as a guide. Did you know the Stampin' Up! colors included in each Designer Series Paper pack are listed on the label on the back of the packages? I find this so helpful.
Use a Sponge Dauber and an ink pad to color the center of your daisies.
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Deadline to pre-order is Tuesday, February 23rd. Don't miss out on this awesome class.
Announcing my In Bloom Bundle Card Class to Go. Class fee of $68 includes In Bloom Stamp Set & coordinating Pierced Blooms Dies, a package of Pearl Embellishment, card stock & supplies to make 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs), PDF tutorial, & Priority Shipping. AND get free pack Paper Blooms DSP & supplies to make 6 MORE cards. It's like getting 2 classes in 1.
Your PDF Tutorial will be sent via email and includes supply list, color photos, cutting dimensions, and instructions for 6 different cards.
Schedule for In Bloom Bundle Class to Go:
Tuesday, February 23rd - Deadline to pre-order & pay
Wednesday, February 24th - Stampin' Up! products for Class to Go kits will be ordered.
March 1st - 5th - Class to Go kits will be prepped, packaged, and labeled for shipping.
March 6th - Class to Go kits will ship.
Please email me at mknabe2008@gmail.com to pre-order and pay for your In Bloom Bundle Class to Go.
FREE BOHO INDIGO PDF TUTORIAL with Purchase of Product Medley
Get a FREE PDF TUTORIAL to create 3 sets of cards with 4 different designs per set. First set is birthday cards. 2nd set is botanical cards. 3rd set is made with 6" x 6" One Sheet Wonder. Free PDF Tutorial also includes a standing desktop calendar and gorgeous HOME Collage. The collage can be personalized with your family name or any other word that speaks to you, and it makes a great gift. These projects were the featured Make-n-Take projects at my January Creative Escape Weekend. They were a HUGE it with my guests.
The Free PDF Tutorial includes supply list, photos of each individual project, cutting & scoring dimensions, and instructions to complete all projects pictured.
To get this FREE PDF Tutorial (a $25 value), purchase the Boho Indigo Product Medley (#153132, $70) at www.maryknabe.stampinup.net using Host Code QZ3AWGMX. You will also get your choice of a Free Level 1 Sale-A-Bration Product. The online store will prompt you to make your Sale-A-Bration product.
PLEASE NOTE: One of the card sets uses the Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Step (#152539, $19). You can add this to your Boho Indigo Product Medley order and get a free pack of Gilded Gems from me or simply substitute with another stamp set you already own.
Your FREE PDF Tutorial will be sent via email within 24 hours of you ordering your Boho Indigo Product Medley.
Earn FREE exclusive Stampin' Up! products when you Shop, Host, or Join Stampin' Up! now through February 28th. Watch the video below and click here to get all the details of Sale-A-Bration, Stampin' Up! biggest annual promotion, but hurry. The deals go away in just 1 week.
Happy Sunday, my Stampin' Peace friends! I wish you a happy, healthy productive week. Please visit www.stampinpeace.com again for more creative inspiration.
Sometimes Snail Mail is just the thing to make someone happy. How fun is it to get something fun in your mailbox? How about spreading a little fun and happiness with some fun cards created with products from the Snail Mail Suite by Stampin' Up! I promise, you'll have fun with these cute snails and bright colors and fun embellishments. And the recipients of your handmade cards and gifts will be absolutely delighted with their Snail Mail.
In the following video, you'll see me demonstrate making 2 cards and decorating a kraft bag featuring the Snail Mail Designer Series Paper and coordinating products. I hope you'll enjoy watching my demonstrations in this video as much as I enjoyed creating and sharing the projects.
The "Happy Mail Enclosed" stamp is going to get LOTS of use in my craft room. What a fun way to tell someone they are getting something special in that envelope they are about to open. This fun fold is a great way to showcase BOTH sides of your favorite Designer Series Paper. I love the angle at which I adhered the postage stamp shape card stock to this card. It just adds to the fun! It's easy to make a plain kraft bag colorful and fun for gift giving using Stampin' Up! products.
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Get a FREE PDF TUTORIAL to create 3 sets of cards with 4 different designs per set. First set is birthday cards. 2nd set is botanical cards. 3rd set is made with 6" x 6" One Sheet Wonder. Free PDF Tutorial also includes a standing desktop calendar and gorgeous HOME Collage. The collage can be personalized with your family name or any other word that speaks to you, and it makes a great gift. These projects were the featured Make-n-Take projects at my January Creative Escape Weekend. They were a HUGE it with my guests.
The Free PDF Tutorial includes supply list, photos of each individual project, cutting & scoring dimensions, and instructions to complete all projects pictured.
To get this FREE PDF Tutorial (a $25 value), purchase the Boho Indigo Product Medley (#153132, $70) at www.maryknabe.stampinup.net using Host Code QZ3AWGMX. You will also get your choice of a Free Level 1 Sale-A-Bration Product. The online store will prompt you to make your Sale-A-Bration product.
PLEASE NOTE: One of the card sets uses the Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Step (#152539, $19). You can add this to your Boho Indigo Product Medley order and get a free pack of Gilded Gems from me or simply substitute with another stamp set you already own.
Your FREE PDF Tutorial will be sent via email within 24 hours of you ordering your Boho Indigo Product Medley.
If you need assistance ordering, please contact me at mknabe2008@gmail.com or 513-641-6592.
Have you ever tried 2-step stamping? Well, if you never have (or if you love it), you need A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set. This Photopolymer stamp set makes 2-step stamping easy and FUN with it's beautiful line images and solid shapes for adding touches of color. You'll love the flowers, leaves, butterfly, and hummingbird images to mix and match. In this video replay of my February 3rd Facebook Live, I'll show you how easy 2-step stamping is plus show you how to add multiple colors to a single stamp.
Cutting Dimensions:
Card bases in Petal Pink, So Saffron, Pool Party = 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2" on long side, fold in half.
Card stock strips in same colors = 1 1/2" x 4 3/4", cut bottom end at an angle as shown.
Fine Art Floral DSP in coordinating colors to card bases = 5 1/4" x 4"
Basic White for inside of cards = 5 1/4" x 4"
Basic White Stitched Circles = use largest circle die from Stitched Shapes Dies
It's so easy to do 2-step stamping with a Photopolymer Stamp Set like A Touch of Ink. I love my Petal Pink butterfly and light Mossy Meadow leaves.
I love the simple message of HOPE.
So Saffron flowers on another pretty monochromatic card.
Pearl Basic Jewels add a subtle touch of bling to these cards.
Another beautiful monochromatic card, this time in Pool Party, to let a friend know they are thought of and loved.
Yes, you can add multiple colors to a single stamp image. I colored on the butterfly and hummingbird solid stamps with Stampin' Write Markers. I used Sponge Daubers and Classic Stampin' Pads to color the flowers. Be sure to view the video above to see me demonstrate each of these coloring techniques.
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Thanks for viewing today's blog post. Do something creative everyday, and color your world beautiful! It's good for you and for others you touch with your creativity.
Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers - I just can't get enough of them. So many choices of DSP collections in an array of themes, images, colors, and patterns. Don't even ask me to name my favorite. I can't choose just one as my favorite. AND, yet, there is a common problem when I use my Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers. Often times, I like many of you I'm sure, find it difficult to decide which side of the Designer Series Paper to use on my card or project. What's a paper crafter to do??? Well, in today's video, I have 3 solutions. 3 card layouts you can use to showcase BOTH sides of your Designer Series Paper. Yes, I said BOTH sides of the DSP. You don't have to choose. Hooray!
Please enjoy watching this video replay of a recent Facebook Live, then start creating with your favorite Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers. And, if you come up with your own unique ways to showcase both sides of your DSP, be sure to share them!
Sweet raspberries in shades of Rich Razzleberry and a "book binding" fold make showcasing both sides of this paper easy and fun.
I snipped a 2" line from the center of the right edge to the middle of my DSP and folded back the corners to create this fun fold showing off both sides of my paper. It's unexpected, clever, and so easy!
I used a 3/4" x 4" strip of coordinating Designer Series Paper for an added touch to the inside of the card.
This sweet strawberry hello card was created using the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch. Punch out 4 pieces of DSP and flip 2 over so everyone can enjoy both sides of this cheery DSP.
I love the coordinating Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set & Strawberry Builder Punch! Do you have yours?
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It's true. Friends are like seashells, each unique and amazing and beautiful in their own way. Like seashells, we collect these friends through our life's journey and treasure them and the memories that brought us together through the years. There is so much to love about the Sand & Sea Suite in our January - June Mini Catalog but my favorite parts of it are the Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle and Pearlescent Specialty Paper. These products combined with Sahara Sand card stock and foil sheets helped me create simple yet stunning cards, each slightly different.
Please enjoy this video replay of my January 21st Facebook Live. I hope you will be inspired to create and perhaps even learn something new as you view this video.
This first card couldn't be anymore simple. I cut a piece of Pearlescent Specialty Paper 5 1/4" x 4" and embossed it with my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to my Sahara Sand card base. The card really shows off the details of this embossing folder. Simple and so very elegant.
The two cards below show a side-by-side comparison of my first card and my second card. Again, I started with a piece of Pearlescent Specialty Paper, this time cutting it to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I then die cut it using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the large Seaside Seashells Die. Next, I placed my die cut paper into the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder (matching up the shells,etc) and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine again. I then used my Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the die cut & embossed Pearlescent Paper to a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Sahara Sand Foil. Layers were then adhered to a Sahara Sand card base. I used Basic White card stock cut to 5 1/4" x 4" on the inside of the card.
Just love this sentiments. What a wonderful analogy.
Do you see the difference in each of the following 3 cards. The difference is the stamping. The first card (center front) was not stamped at all. On the second card (upper left), I "stamped off" each of the seashells with Sahara Sand ink. One the third card (upper right), I stamped each of the seashells in Sahara Sand ink at full strength. TIP: For the 2nd and 3rd cards, you want to die cut, then stamp shells, set ink with Heat Tool, and then emboss with 3d Seashells Embossing Folder.
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Thanks for visiting Stampin' Peace with Mary Knabe. I appreciate you viewing today's post and hope you'll be back for more creative inspiration and project ideas.
There are so many reasons I love card making. I get to use amazing coordinating products in an array of fabulous colors and themes too numerous to name or count. I get to belong to a community of creative people who understand my love for stamping and paper crafting and inspire me to keep on stamping and creating. I get to express myself creatively and add my own personal touch to my correspondences. I get to inspire and teach others to enjoy stamping and paper crafting like I do. Best of all, card making keeps me spreading love, kindness, and happy thoughts in challenging times by sending the hand stamped cards I've made.
I made this beautiful set of cards to let friends and family they are thought of and loved. They feature the Hydrangea Hill Suite and Happy Thoughts Stamp Set - 2 of my favorite new products in the new January - June Mini Catalog. I hope you love these cards as much as I do. If so, you can download the Free Project Sheet I created for you.
So many beautiful details make this card AMAZING. Embossed card stock, Vellum, elegant sheer ribbon, and Pastel Pearls - I love them all. What a beautiful sentiment this is to send love and caring thoughts. I love that the Happy Thoughts Stamp Set (and so many others) have sentiments to coordinate for the outside and inside of our handmade cards.
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I've got a FABULOUS new Class to Go for you. You don't want to miss out on my Happy Thoughts with Fine Art Floral DSP Fun Fold Cards Class to Go. Yes. You read that correctly. Learn to make 4 different Fun Fold Cards. One of them is a gift card holder too!
Class fee of $65 includes card bases & envelopes for 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs), $51 in Stampin' Up! product (Happy Thoughts Stamp Set, Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper, Fine Art Ribbon, Gilded Gems, Stampin' Dimensionals), your choice of Level 1 Sale-A-Bration product free, PDF Tutorial, and Priority Shipping.
Deadline to Pre-order is Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Happy Thoughts with Fine Art Floral DSP Fun Fold Cards Class to Go = $65
Buy 2 - One for you, one for a friend - Save on Shipping = $120
PDF Tutorial Only = $15 - will be sent via email on or before January 26th
Schedule of Happy Thoughts with Fine Art Floral DSP Fun Fold Cards Class to Go:
January 26 - Last Day to Pre-order Class to Go
January 27 - Stampin' Up! products for class kits will be ordered.
February 2 - 5 - Kits will be prepped, packaged, and labeled for shipping.
February 6 - Class to Go Kits will be shipped (If any SU! products needed for this class go on backorder, shipping may be delayed. I will notify you if this happens.)
