Fun Fold Friday - Christmas Friends

Hello, it's Friday again already! Using my Christmas Friends stamps and dies today I have made a card cased from another demonstrator. Her name is Einat Kessler. The card she made, she has called a flipping photos card. Here is the link if you would like to case it.                                                     https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/529454499962143725/

It is made with a piece of card 10.5cm by 29.7 cm long. There are a few extra pieces but it is such a great card and it can be made as a C6 sized card too. It will of course be a 15 cm square card or 6" by 6" card. On my card, I used pieces of DSP from the Season of Green Speciality DSP. It's gorgeous as it has gold prints on the reverse of each one. I do like a touch of Gold in my cards and in my jewellery too!

You can see from the photo below that the card opens with a window piece on the front. This is the hinge that will enable opening and the ability to see both sides of the front of the card as you open it. It is really a very cool fun fold card.

 

I hope you enjoy making the card. I haven't included the full metric measurements that I used but I can add them should you want me to. 

That's it for me then for another week. Cary as usual will be back on Monday so please stop by and see what amazing creations the she can inspire you with.

I will be back the following week so until then, take care, stay safe but as always.....,

KEEP ON CRAFTING

xxx😍😍😍 Gill 😍😍😍 xxx

 

Fun Fold Friday - In My Heart

Hello, WOW! It's Friday already! Where has the week gone? My family have all been away this week with the children on a short holiday so I've been home with the 2 dogs and it's been very quiet here! Just to let you know that I chose the Coastal Cabana card from yesterday for my son and daughter-in-laws wedding anniversary card. They loved it too so that was good. For today's card, I have been playing with a few bits of paper and have made a multi layer card using the In My Heart stamp set.

 

I started off  with a standard C6 card base and removed one triangle from the right on the front panel. I then added a 10cm by 11cm wide white mat which I scored at 1.5cm on the left and added it on top of the card base. The triangle, I cut off was given a fold at 1cm and adhered around at the back too. I had recieved a special,demonstrator only, pack of pink DSP for a challenge a few months ago. It is called Countryside Rose. It's identical to the Countryside Inn DSP except for the colours. Fortunately, I love both the blues and the pinks. I used simple pieces of DSP for this card and a mat of Melon Mambo card to go on the inside with a white card mat on top for the sentiments and images. 

 

 

I then stamped and coloured all of the images once more and then punched them out using the Stampin' Up! circle punches in one size for the images and a slightly bigger one for the Melon Mambo cards for the pink behind them.

I added the tree to the inside and this once again tells the story of boy meets girl or girl meets boy and how life changes from there.

Well that's it from me for this week once more. Thank you for stopping by this week and I hope that you have been inspired to make yourself some cards too.

Until I get back, Cary will be here next week but as always...until I return,

KEEP SAFE, STAY WELL  but as always

KEEP ON CRAFTING

😍😍 xxx Gill xxx😍😍

Fun Fold Friday - Poised Peony

For my last day this week, I have made my one of my favourite types of card, a fun fold. I do get great pleasure in making fun folds as they are generally different from just a piece of card folded in half. Saying that though, any hand made simple card fold is generally really beautiful and I've seen many a gorgeous card made by some really talented people. Very clever people! Anyway I have had fun playing with the Poised Peony stamp set this week and although it hasn't any coordinating dies ...it's not been a problem. One of the reasons that I love peonies if that my mum used to have a huge Peony plant just beside her front door. It was a deep red, sort of Cherry Cobbler meets the retired Rich Razzleberry colour. Gorgeous!

Anyway, I made 2 cards for today, one landscape and I have tried one portrait! I believe it's called a centre, stepper fold card. I started making the Petunia Pop card first and really enjoyed the process so as I had a piece of the Peach Pie card also on my desk, I made another but this time a protrait one.

I used the new In Colour DSP on the Petunia Pop card and the Full of Life DSP for the Peach Pie card.            2 amazing bundles of gorgeous, unctious designer series paper!

Both cards were finished in a similar way and I have really had fun playing this week. Cary will be back on Monday so please stop by to see what she has been making.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back in just over a week so until then, please take care, stay safe and as always....

KEEP ON CRAFTING

😍😍 xxx Gill xxx 😍😍

 

Fun Fold Friday - Sketched Butterflies

 Hello from me for the last time this week, I must say that I have absolutely loved working with the Sketched Butterflies and I will continue to play with them in weeks to come. My fun fold Friday card today is a reverse double gate-fold card. I guess that's what it's called anyway. 

I used White Thick card for the card base and covered the relevant places with paper from the Full of Life pack of DSP. They really are so full of colour too, I love them! Using some of the left over pieces in the pack I have coordinated them with some of the Petunia Pop cardstock. Some squares placed diamond shape on the front and lots of butterflies scattered around made this a very simple card. 

I started with a piece of card 27cm by 14.85cm (10,5/8" wide by 5,7/8" high) I scored at 3.5cm and 8.5cm (1,3/8"  and 8,3/8") from both sides of the card base and burnished all of the score lines. The rest was decorating and sentiments. I used Stylish Shapes for the Stitched Squares and the coordinating dies from the Sketched Butterflies. I completed the card by adding some of the matching 2024 - 2026 In Colour Resin Dots. I do hope that you like it?

 

 Thank you for stopping by. Cary will be back on Monday to share some more of her creations with you so please come and join her too.

I will return the following week but as always until I return please 

TAKE CARE, STAY WELL BUT MOST DEFINITELY.....

KEEP ON CRAFTING!

 😍😍 xxx Gill xxx 😍😍

Fun Fold Friday - Sneak Peak Week - Winterly Tree Tops Bundle

 Well, here we are again on a Friday already. Today's card is a basic Landscape, Gate Fold Card in White. Well, it started with a white card base 29.7cm wide and 14.85cm high (11,3/4" by 5,7/8"). I scored this at 4.9cm and 9.9cm (1,7/8" and 3,7/8") from each side and after I burnished each fold line really well. I started adding some strips of the DSP from Nests of Winter DSP. These were each 4.7cm wide by 14.4cm high (1,13/16th" by 5,7/16th"). The other sides of these papers are lots of birds so it's been difficult trying to decide to use it! The colours of the DSP to me look like Petal Pink or even the New Basic Beige or even a combination of the 2. Very soft colours which is why I chose them. I cut a white 9.5cm by 14.4cm mat for the centre (3,15/16th" by 5,7/16th") and embossed it using the Birch Wood embossing Folder and I stamped the sentiment onto white and added it to another strip of the DSP. Lots of fussy cutting on this one as the birds are much smaller but still gorgeous nonetheless. 

I made a belly band for this card from the piece of card that I cut off from the A4 sheet of white card and working in 10 cm wide or 4" strips, I die-cut along the bottom edge and then repeated it until it was all cut out. You have to make sure that the piece you don't want die-cut, i.e.the upper edge remains above the die or the die will end up cutting the sides of the band too. I repeated the same for the top of the band. 

Nothing is wasted if I can help it as you can see, I used the white die-cut out pieces for the front 2 panels of the card. I stamped a pair of the boughs, coloured them in and die-cut them out. I was able to join the 2 pieces together at the back on the sides using a Dimensional, then adhered it to the front of the belly band along with the pair of beautiful birds and berries. 

I am unable to send you a link to the new products until they have been released but do watch out for them in just over a month. 

 

 

Well, once again, that's it from me for this week. Please take care and stop by next week as Cary will be sharing some of her creations for you. 

I will be back the following week as always but until then ..... 

Stay safe, Keep Well, but .....

KEEP ON CRAFTING 

😍😍😍 xxx Gill xxx 😍😍😍

Fun Fold Friday - Legendary Ride

 Well, here we are at another Friday is here, time really does fly when you are having fun doesn't it? I have had a blast this week. Being bought up in a family with my brother and dad both riding motorbikes day in and day has had me reminiscing! The piles of greasy, oily and smelly pieces of motors etc on the kitchen floor and table!!! Mum was always getting rather angry! Bless her! Anyway, enough of that... Today I've made a 6 by 6 card in white and covered it using some of the papers from the Countryside Inn papers and also the clouds from the Take To The Sky DSP too. Plus of course a little piece of Silver foiled card. You have to love foil when it's embossed! Legendary Ride was one of my favourite stamps when it first came out as my son too is very keen on his motorbike (much to my disgust or rather fear)! 

A few motorbikes in different sizes and colours plus the extras to finish it off and that's me done for the week. 

 

Well that is me finished for this week, thank you as always for stopping by. Cary will of course return on MOnday with some of her creations to inspire you.

Until I return the following week, 

TAKE CARE, STAY SAFE AND WELL BUT MOST OF ALL

KEEP ON CRAFTING

Lots of Love, 

😍😍 xxx Gill xxx 😍😍

Fun Fold Friday - Crafting With You

 Well, I can't believe that it's Friday already! Where has the week gone? Anyway, for my last card this week using the Crafting With You stamps and dies, I have had a ball!! I have really gone to town on this one as it seemed appropriate to go out with a pop!

I made an Easel card with a difference. A standard square card base 14.85 x 29.7cm and scored at 14.85cm again. This is a 5,3/4" square card as I used a piece of A4 card and scored it in half and then made the height the same as the width. I have used a sheet of Stampin' Up! grid paper to cover the whole card back and front and then edged it off with some of the remnants of the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Papers which have carried over to this years new catalogue fortunately.

 I then went die cutting mad! I have literally almost die cut every shape and image several times and splattered them all over the card. I am chuffed with the final result! It's different but I like it! 😍

Thank you for joining me this week again. Cary will be back on Monday to share her creations. 

Until I return the week after next, please take care, stay safe but as always...

KEEP ON CRAFTING. 

😍😍😍  xx Gill xx  😍😍😍

Fun Fold Friday - Grassy Grove

 Hello, here we are already on Friday! Why I don't make myself more adventurous and splash colour around when making scenes, I have no idea. I love the colours in today's card. Using the Grassy Grove stamp set and dies, today I have coordinated the stamps with some of the brand NEW designer series papers. They are called Thoughtful Journey. A pack of 48, 6" x 6" papers! They are stunning as you can see from the card today! The papers have so many gorgeous colours in and the designs too are gorgeous. Look out for them now in your NEW catalogues. You don't have a copy? Please leave us a private message at the bottom of the page and we will be happy to send one out to you. 

The fold for today is one that I have made before and it's really lovely and simple. An A5 or C5 piece of card folded in half and then each half in half again. Sound simple? It really is. Then marking 2.5cm from the top and the bottom through the centre panels and the same from the edges of the centre panels to add the Fresh Freesia card. The card was embossed with the NEW So Swirly embossing folder. A few reindeer and some trees completes the card. 

As always, that's it from me for another week. Cary will be back to inspire you on Monday and I will return the following Monday. 

Until then, take card, stay safe but as always

KEEP ON CRAFTING!!

Take care, Gill 

xxx 😍😍xxx😍😍 xxx

Fun Fold Friday - Botanical Layers and Botanical Beauty

 Hello again. As today is my last day for a week, I have gone to town! Using the Botanical Layers stamps, I stamped the four, large floral images several times in; Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral, Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green and Bubble Bath! It took a LOT of fussy cutting out! I need a break from fussy cutting now!! :) Using the Botanical Beauty stamp, I stamped onto a white mat in a Boho Blue Ink pad. I also cut and embossed a white mat for the centre 2 half panels and the front.. The blue, I cut in half lengthwise and added to the inside of the card on the outer 2 edges and filled in with a piece of the embossed paper in the centres. I took 2 more pieces of Boho Blue card and cut them to 21 cm wide. 1 piece is 6.5 cm high and the other 10 cm high. The latter of which was cut to 10 cm wide. I added an extra 1 cm to each side for the ahesive to go on before cutting. 

Then it was a case of adding the leaves and flowers all over the stands. By making a fold in the centre of each of the stands It will make it stand and fold into the centre easily. Now bear in mind this will not go as standard mail. It will have to large size letter of even hand delivered. Which I always prefer anyway. That was it basically. A simple sentiment on the front and the back completes my cards for this week. 

 

 

A very plain and simple front opening onto a very busy inside. 

 

I hope that you have found some ideas to hopefully inspire you to make your own cards this week. Cary will return on Monday with some more of her designs to share with you.

Until the following week when I return again, please take care, stay safe and 

KEEP ON CRAFTING 

xxx 😍😍  Gill  😍😍 xx