Fun Fold Friday Beauty of Tomorrow suite

 The final project of the week is always a fun fold here at 2 Big Girls Crafting and today I'm sharing a nice easy one. I  used the gorgeous Blackberry Beauty suite to create a center easel card. 

In particular I wanted to use the Blackberry Beauty Ephemera.  I  like that the ephemera pack contains a fab selection of die cut pieces to use in your projects. You get 2 of each of the items shown below.

The card starts life as a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 21cm scored at 10.5cm.  I then marked along one of the long edges at 4.5cm in from each end.

Next cut up from each of the marks to the fold line. Now adhere the left and right hand panels to the card base. The center panel gets scored at 5.25cm, ie in half.

I then cut a panel of cardstock measuring 10.5cm x 8cm . I attatched it to only the bottom panel of the center of the card base.

Then it was time to decorate. And I went to town using the gorgeous products in the suite. 

The nice thing is that this card folds flat for posting...

But stands well on a mantle or table

Well that's it from me for this week. I hope I've shared something to inspire you and that you're have a crafty weekend.

We are holding an all day event on Saturday and on Sunday we will be supporting a member of our Larger Than Life Stampers team at her annual charity event. But I know I'll find time to craft at some point!!!

Please join me next week to see what Gill has to share with us all.

Have fun

Cary xx

Fun fold Friday Penguin Place

 Welcome to Fun fold Friday! Well today is definitely Friday but there's no fun fold 🙃 so what's going on I hear you say! Well I have loved playing with Penguin Place bundle and today's  card was in my minds eye all along 😅

I taken my colour inspiration  from the fantastic free, yes Free, pattern paper that is called Penguin Playmates The colours are a light blue, an orange, a lilac, a light and soft green and a soft darker blue. And the patterns are characters on one side and smaller repetative ones. 

I love a stripe so I used the stripped paper and covered the entire front of my A6 card front! 

I then took a piece of white cardstock measuring 9cm x 13cm and used the swosh stamp and a light turquoise ink called Pool Party. I then took my alcohol marker in the same shade and added some shadow lines underneath them. 

Next I  took a soft green ink and the Christmas tree stamp and stamped trees along the hills. I used the snowflakes all over the top of the card in the light turquoise ink. I then used the lilac ink to stamp and cut out 3 little parcels. I popped them onto 3d foam and placed them onto the panel.

Now for the fun part I took a cellophane bag, the kind I use to pop cards in to keep them nice like a shop does. I put my white stamped mat inside the bag. I wrapped the excess cellophane around the back and secured it but left the top open.

Into the opening I poured a spoonful of sequins into the bag and taped it shut. I then stuck it onto the front of my card.

I used the punch to create  a cute Penguin,  die cut a white frame and stamped a sentiment. I popped them onto 3d foam and attached the frame at a jaunty angle. I popped my penguin into the corner and my sentiment and I was finished.

This card was so much fun to make . So much fun that my 3 year old grandson wanted it!!! 

He just loved the fact that it made a noise and, like his mum,  loves a penguin 🐧.

Now I hope you've  had a good week and have a great weekend planned. I shall be having a rest and will be crafting as this last week has been rather hectic with lots of chilcare and classes!!

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Please join me next week when Gill will be sharing her creations with us all.

Have fun

Cary xx

Fun Folds Friday Delicate Dahlias

 Have you ever seen a card then tried to find the instructions and come up empty handed? Well this card is the result of seeing a card, finding the instruction was so hard that I ended up making my own up! It took me ages because math is not my forte!! Lol 😉 

So for the final time this week I will be using the gorgeous  Delicate Dahlias with another Sale-A-Bration offering the super fun Penguin playmates. This fun pattern paper coordinates with a stamp and punch in the July to December mini catalogue from Stampin' Up! Which you can see Here. 

Now to the construction of the card. Start with a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 20.5cm.  Score at 14cm and 15.5cm as per the photo below.

Now with a pencil gently mark 2.5cm in and 2.5cm down from the left hand side . Then mark 2.5cm in and 2.5cm up from the left hand side as per the photo below.

Now cut from the marks to the 13cm scoreline top and bottom. The solid line in thw photo below indicates a cut line, the dotted line means a score line and the orange crossed the pencil marks.

Now to add some more score lines. First score at 2.5cm and 5cm between the cut lines. Then score at 10.5cm above and below the cut lines as shown in the photo below.

 Now to fold the first fold is a mountain, the second a valley.  The 3rd are mountain and the 4th a mountain too.the 5th and final fold is valley.

Now the fun part the decoration.  I firstly cut my pattern paper 14.4cm x 20cm for the outer portion of the card. I then cut a panel out by marking 2cm down and 2cm in on the left-hand side. Then mark 2cm up and 2cm in from the left hand side too. Then cut between the marks vertically.  Now staring at the mark cut horizontally to 13cm both top and bottom. Finally cut at the 13cm line between the horizontal cut lines. Remove the rectangle of patterned paper and use for anothwr project.

For the inner portion of the card I used a coordinating piece of patterned paper measuring 9.9cm x 9.4cm. Once adhered gently fold along the score line.

With the card base complete it was time to stamp fussy cut out my flowers and leaves. Once adhered to the card I stamped my sentiment and mounted it onto a piece of patterned paper.  A few square gems and sequins to add a litle twinkle and I was finished!

The card folds flat to fit within a standard C6 envelope but stands at a jaunty angle on the mantle!

 The view from the top shows how the card folds.

Well that's it from me for this week. Please join me next week when Gill will be sharing her creations with us all. 

Have a great weekend and remember to have fun 🙂

Cary xx

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Fun fold Friday Quiet Meadow

 Fun fold Friday is here again and today its a very simple fold! I have also gone back to my old faithful colour pallette bright and bold. I wanted to show that the Quite Meadow stamp set is a versatile one. I have thoroughly enjoyed creating with it this week. 

So lets talk about the fun fold first. Called the book binder fold it's  super simple and quick to make. Take a piece of cardstock measuring 29.7cm x 10.5cm and score at 12.35cm and 14.85cm. That's all the scoring you need do! 

Next take a piece of cardstock measuring 14cm x 9.5cm  score this piece at 2.5cm on the long side. This will make the "page" for the inside of your book. I've only done one but you could do 2 or even 3.

I then adhered the page inside my book along the 2.4.5cm panel ensuring that the folds were lined up to ensure that it opens well.

Mext the fun began as I created my own pretty paper to decorate with. I chose inks in bright pink called melon mambo,  a turquoise blue called costal cabana, a vibrant green called granny apple green and lastly a shade of yellow called daffodil delight. 

I  also created some faux leather from the coordinating bright pink cardstock.  To do this I spritzed the cardstock back and front with water that I mixed a little glycerin with. I then screwed it up into a little ball! Once I was happy with the crinkles I smoothed it and left it to dry. I  you're short of time you could spritz with isopropyl alcohol as this evaporates quicker than water.

So now to decorate my project. I cut a stip of the faux leather to fit the front 2.5cm panel. A piece of the stamped cardstock for the rest. Then 2 triangles from faux leather to mimic the corner savers of an old book.

I created a closure for my book using a strip of card that I attatched behind the decoration on the back cover of my book.  I also used very thin magnets to act as closures.

I then punched holes thought the spine of the book and used a little ribbon to tread through. 

I love this bright  vibrant project and the fun fold is so easy to make and allows you so much scope to decorate. 

This fold would be great for a card for a group to sign as there is a lot of surfaces...

Or maybe as a little photo card....

What ever the reason I think a card like this would be well recieved 😊

Well that's  it from me for this week. I do hope I've  inspired you in some way shape or form and that you'll  get crafting.

  

Next week Gill will be sharing her inspiration with us here so please join me in having a look.

Have a good weekend, stay safe and 

Have fun!

Cary xx

Fun fold Friday Peekaboo Farm

 I know I'm rather late but here is my last project using the super fun Peekaboo Farm  And as always on a Friday it's  a fun fold 😉 

The gorgeous papers are from a pack called Patterned Party  The fold I've used today is called a pop up card. It's  a fun way to showcase both the stamps and the pattern papers.

The fun is when you open the card 

I've  had a ball creating with this great stamp set this week. And I hope that you've been inspired by my creations.

So I hope you all have a great weekend.  Gill will be here next week sharing her creations so please join me to see what inspiration she brings us all.

Have fun

Cary xx

Fun fold Friday You're a Peach

Don't you just love it when one card leads to the inspiration for another?  Well yesterday I made a card featuring a pinwheel and today I'm sharing a fun fold called a pinwheel fold!! Another great feature of this card is that it offers plenty of surfaces to use the gorgeous You're a Peach pattern paper 😀

The card is far easier to make than you might think. All you need is a piece of pattern paper the same hight as your desired card by 11cm. So for a A6 and an A5 card that would be 14.85cm x 11cm  . You score this along the 11cm length at 2.5cm, 5cm, 7.5cm and 10cm. You apply adhesive to the 1cm panel and fold the other end over to create a cube.

No you need 4 panels of cardstock.  If your card is going to be a A6 card these panels need to be 14.85cm x 5.25cm. If it's going to be an A5 card then your 4 panels need to be 14.85cm x 10.5cm. 

Now you attach your panels to the pattern paper cube. 1 panel is attatched to 1 face of the cube. When all 4 are applied you're ready to decorate.

Oh and one more nice thing about these pinwheel cards is that they fold flat for postage!!!

The smaller A6 card is perfect for a birthday card.

I used die cut panels for the focal point and a place to write your message on.

Whilst I've decorated the larger A5 version as a birthday card I do think it would make a super photo card/ album. 

So that's  it from me this week I do hope that you've enjoyed my posts featuring the fantastic You're a peach Suite.  I've  loved creating with a set that is such fun and a little bit different from the usual florals.

Now don't forget that the beautiful pattern paper is on sale this month. With 15% off selected papers. And as an added bonus if you purchase any of the fantastic pattern papers from our online store here we are offering a free pdf and an invite to our exclusive Use It Don't Stash It workshop. The workshop will be via zoom on Sunday the 25th of July. 

Have a great weekend and if you're English fingers crossed for Sunday's game 🤞

And please join me next week when Gill will be sharing her creations with us all.

Have fun

Cary xx

Fun fold Friday Flowers of Friendship

 Today I've gone punch crazy 😜. The beautiful Flowers of Friendship Bundle made me just want to create a bouquet of punched flowers . Then an idea for an easy fun fold came to mind that I could make use of a bouquet of punched flowers for and I was off.

The fun fold is super simple.  Take a piece of cardstock measuring 14.85cm x 26cm. Score it at 10.5cm and 21cm. This creates two 10.5cm wide panels and a third panel that is 5cm wide.

Now fold the two outer panels in over the center panel. The smaller right hand panel closes in first and the larger left hand one folds over on top. Using a bone folder reinforce the folds to create the card base.

 I then cut a piece of patterned paper measuring 14.4cm x 10cm. Only applying adhesive to the out side edges I adheared it to the top larger panel. 

Next I used a circle die to die cut an appature in the first 10.5cm panel. You could use a large circle punch instead of a die. But remember to keep the cardstock circle as you'll need that too. 

Now the punch fun begins.  I stamped rows of the large flowers then small flowers. When you have a punch the cuts multiple shapes I like to stamp the one I'm concentrating on strip of cardstock.  The reason for this is that it is less wasteful.  As you slide the strip in you're only cutting the one image. 

After I'd stamped, coloured and punched a selection of flowers I did the same with the leaves.

Now I cut a piece of patterned paper measuring 4.5cm x 14.4cm and applied it to the smaller panel and closed the card up again so that the small panel was beneath the larger front one.

Next I took the circle of cardstock left from creating the appature and stamped my sentiment on it. 

With my card base closed I applied adhesive to the part of the narrow panel that can be seen through the appature. I then placed my sentiment circle back into the appature. Once secured the circle will remain attatched to the narrow panel as the card is opened.

Now let your creativity flow and decorate as desired! I created a floral wreath around the appature on the front.

I then decorated the sentiment panel...

And the center panel...

As you can see I went a little punch crazy with flowers but I sure did enjoy myself 😉

Well that's it for me this week. I hope I've sparked your imagination and maybe given you some ideas for the fun bundle that is the Flowers of Friendship Bundle . 

Please join us next week as Gill shares her inspiration with all.

Have a nice weekend.

Have fun

Cary xx

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Fun fold Friday Friends are like Seashells

 The sunny if finally shining here in my part of the world and playing with the Friends are like Seashells stamps and the Sand and Sea suite of products has made me think of beautiful days spent by the sea with my family and friends.  How does this relate to my project for today you may ask well.....

...I have created a concertina card that has lot's of surfaces to decorate that would also make a great mini album or brag book!!

The version I'm sharing here has a gift card holder on a pocket but you could use it for journaling or extra photos if you wished to.

So the basic card base requires 2 parts. Part 1 measures 14.85cm x 29.7cm and is scored at 9.5cm and 19.5cm. Part 2 measures 14.85xm x 20.5cm and is scored at 10.5cm.

Now take part one and place it landscape in front of you with the smallest panel, the one that measures 9.5cm, on the left hand side. Next you take panel 2 and place the largest panel, it measures 10.5cm, over the 3rd panel of part 1, the right hand one as you look at it. There is a slight gap on the reverse. But not to worry pattern paper can cover it 😉.

That is the basis of your project! 

Now decorate as desired and fold up. The folds staring from the left hand side are mountain,  valley and valley.

Well I hope you've had a good week and are looking forward to a great weekend. My weekend will be spent attending a virtual business retreat and preparing for our very own virtual crafting retreat the following weekend!  

Please join us next week when Gill will be sharing her inspiration. 

Have fun 

Cary xx