Beautiful Gallery double gatefold card

 Do you ever look at some of the beautiful papers in your stash and think I just don't want to cut into that? Well that's the problem I faced with the gorgeous papers in the Beautiful Gallery pack. This pack of 6"x 6" paper is contains 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. The designs are reminiscent of old world art galleries with their florals and moody landscapes. 

Wanting to share the beauty of the papers make choosing a fun fold with lots of space for papers the right choice. This simple double gatefold worked out perfectly!

The card base starts with a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 28.5cm scored at 4.75cm and 9.5cm from both ends. The scorelines are then folded in to a mountain the valley from each end too. Make sure to burnish these folds well with your bone folder.

Decorating the card is where the paper can truly do all the work for you. 

The card folds flat for postage.

Yet stands beautifully when open. 

This gorgeous paper is part of the Beautiful Gallery suite collection.  The suite comprises of 2 stamp sets and coordinating dies, an elegant embossing folder, vintage gems and of course the gorgeous papers. 

A simply decorated white panel on the reverse is the perfect space to write your message.

What do you think? Aren't these papers just beautiful? 

Blending fun birthday card

Inspired by  Stampin' Up! In-Color's today's inspiration is a fun bright card showing how colour can be the key ingredient to your cards. Stampin' Up! In-Color's are a set of 5 unique colours that are always bang on trend. The 5 colours are released with every annual catalogue.. but...only around for 2 years ! At this moment in time we have the 2024-2026 In-Color's and the 2025-2027 In-Color's so a total of 10 additional colours to compliment  the core colours Stampin' Up!  have. They can be stand alone but they do work so well together as today's card shows 😉

The 2024-2026 In-Color's are ...

And the 2025-2027 ones are.....

Both sets work so well alone or mixed and matched together! And today's sample uses the colours in a mix and match fashion.

The background is created by masking off sections and blending inks into each space. The colours used are Timid Tiger,  Strawberry Slush and Petunia Pop. 

Once the ink was applied a quick spritz and flick with water was applied to create the splodges.  Top tip dab the panel with clean and dry paper towel immediately so that the colour is lifted away and srips the inks running together.

The focal point of the card is the sentiment. The technique is called eclipse. Once the panel is completely dry carefully arrange the Alphabet a la mode dies to spell out the word you wish to cut out and run it through your cut and emboss machine. Making sure to keep the center of the letters. Now die cut 3 more of each letter in the same colour as your card base.

Next adhere the background panel to your card base. Adhere all 4 layers of each die cut letter together and insert them back into the background. Next carefully adhere the inside parts of the letters back into the panel. The extra layers to each letter gives the piece dimension and a subtle shadow to make them stand out.

The second part of the sentiment is created using the Mini Alphabet dies.

A few white matt dots and this fun colourful card comes together. Have you tried this style of card before? Will you give it a go now? 

Florals in bloom triptych card

 Today's inspiration is another version of the card I made during my Facebook live on Monday just gone. I'm calling this fun fold card  the triptych fold. I'll add the link to the video of how the card is made down below. The version I'm sharing here is made using the gorgeous Florals in Bloom pattern papers. 

 

These beautiful papers feature the stunning 2025-2027 In-Color colours as well as some of the 2024-2026 In-Color ones too! The pretty florals are a part of the stunning Florals in bloom super suite which includes 2 different stamp sets with coordinating dies the gorgeous papers and the stunning 2025-2027 In-Color pearl embellishments! 

Today's inspiration is made using the beautiful and oh soo useful secret sea and cloud cover colour palette with pops of petunia pop and pretty in pink.

 This version of the card uses the largest 3 of the Everyday Arches dies and a strip of cardstock measuring 6cm x 29.7cm scored at 8.5cm in from each end. The outside panels will hang over the ends of the strip but will be secured. Top tip position your center panel first so that it sits evenly between the scorelines then adhere the outline side panels . ( watch the video below for more details) 

I fussy cut and created floral focal points for the 2 out side panels but you can always use stamped images or other embellishments. 

An extra white panel is placed on the reverse as the perfect place to write your personal message. But it doesn't have to be left blank! Fussy cutting the flowers from the edges of the paper is a great way to not be wasteful of this pretty paper!

The card folds flat and fits inside a standard C6 envelope which is very handy. 

Here is the video showing how the card comes together.  This version is made using the adorable Turtle-y Cute pattern paper and the Everyday Arches dies as well. Have fun with this card and maybe think outside the box and use different shapes? But above all Have fun 😁 

Rainbow Spinner card

 Do you ever have internet issues? Well I sure did last Monday!  I host a weekly Facebook live over on my page . Boy did the Internet decide to play silly buggers with me! So I decided to make a short how to video on how the card is made. This is the final project.

To create the card I have used the gorgeous 2025-2027 In-Color cardstock and inks. I also used my go to dies Everyday Arches for the appature, frame and the rainbow. The clouds dies are from a new bundle called Sunrise Sailing. The 2 stamp sets used are Pattern of Friendship, a new release set, and Happiest Day sadly one that is a last chance set so go check your market to see if it's still available 😉.

Of course with the spinner fold you need somewhere to write your personal message so I decorated a panel and placed it on the back of the card.

Please watch the video to see how this fun card is created.

Have fun creating your own spinner cards they are super easy just let your creativity flow ✨️ 

Turtle-y Awesome spinner card

 Want to know how I made this turtle-y awesome spinner card? Then join me tomorrow, Monday 19th of May, at 5pm BST for my regular Live At 5 Facebook live on my Facebook page here.

Meant to Bee freestanding pop-up card

 Do you make a card and then as you're sharing it with others begin to see different versions of it ? Well that's what happened with this card....

Made using the Fully Flowering mix and match ephemera pack to decorate led to this version...

Stepped up and using the amazing Everyday Arches dies and the gorgeous Lovely Garden pattern papers led to this version....

Made during my weekly Facebook live this version uses the oh so cute Meant to Bee stamps and dies with a little of the coordinating pattern paper called Cute as can bee!

All three of these versions of the card start with the same base. Made from 2 pieces of cardstock each measuring 10.5cm x 11cm ( 4" x 4¼") scored at 2.5cm, 5cm, 7.5cm and 10cm along the long side ( 1", 2", 3", and 4"). Fold along the scorelines and form into a tube. Apply adhesive along the narrow strip and close the tubes.

To see how they are formed watch the video below.

Have fun and enjoy making your own version of this  easy yet wow fun fold. 

Everyday Arches and Lovely Garden free standing pop up card

Some time all you need is some pretty paper and a go to set of dies to create a simple but wow card. The paper I've used is the gorgeous Lovely Garden . These pattern papers have beautiful stylish images in bold colours with some monochromatic patterns too!

I love the hydrangeas especially 😍 and the bold colour palette combined with the Everyday Arches dies make this freestanding  pop up card a real wow card.

The card is free standing and is deceptively simple to make.

The looking through aspect of this card is sure to inspire your creativity. 

The card folds flat and fits in a standard C6 envelope. 

And there is space to write your personal message on the bottom too!

If you'd like to see how to make this fun card I will be sharing how it's made during my Live at 5 Facebook live on Monday the 12th of May at 5pm GMT on my Facebook page here.