Snowflakes Thanks Snow Much Fancy Fold Card

After taking a long break I'm back to blogging again.  I'll share a few cards over the next couple of days and then posts will become more regular in February hopefully.

I love snowflakes and it's great to be able to use them after Christmas. Here is the fancy fold thanks card together with the envelope.

I used Pacific Point and Basic White CS with some 'Snowflake Splendor' DSP and some vellum.  When you emboss vellum with an embossing folder the design goes white which is a fab effect.  I added sparkly elements using the 'Be Dazzling' specialty DSP.

Here's the card slightly open.

Here's the card fully open.

Here's the front of the envelope.

Here's the back of the envelope.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Snowflake Wishes' set

CS: SU! Pacific Point, Basic White & Vellum

Patterned paper: SU! 'Snowflake Splendor' DSP, 'Be Dazzling' 6" x 6" Specialty DSP

Ink: SU! Pacific Point 

Tools: SU! 'Snowfall; 'So Many Snowflakes' & 'Hippo & Friends' die sets, circle punches, SU! 'Winter Snow' embossing folder

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! Dimensionals

Ruth

Autumn Leaves Thanks Friend Card

Here's a card I made with my new SU! goodies, the 'Gorgeous Leaves' stamp set and matching 'Intricate Leaves' die set.  I kept putting off buying them but it was only a matter of time before I succumbed to temptation!  Here's the card and envelope together.

Crumb Cake CS was used for the card base and I glued on a panel of the gorgeous damask paper from the SU! 'Pattern Party' DSP pack.  I stamped the woodgrain image in Crumb Cake ink and the dots in Crushed Curry ink onto a piece of Basic White CS which I cut out with a 'Layering Square' die. I die cut a larger square in Merry Merlot CS as a mat layer. I used Cinnamon Cider, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot and Old Olive inks to stamp four leaves.  I die cut the stamped leaves and I also die cut 3 leaves from some 'Be Dazzling' sparkly silver paper.  I glued down the sparkly leaves and added the stamped leaves popped up on Dimensionals.  I stamped the 'THANKS' in stamped off once Cinnamon Cider ink on Crumb Cake CS, stamped the 'friend' in Merry Merlot ink and die cut the sentiment with a fishtail flag banner die.  I glued down the banner and glued the leafy square element in place.  My finishing touch was to add a linen thread bow.  I really like the mix of the rustic elements and the elegance of the damask and the sparkly silver leaves!

Here's a close up of the leafy square.

Here's the inside of the card.

Here's the envelope.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Gorgeous Leaves' & 'Biggest Wish' sets

CS: SU! Crumb Cake, Merry Merlot & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Pattern Party' DSP & 'Be Dazzling' 6" x 6" specialty DSP

Ink: SU! Cinnamon Cider, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot & Old Olive

Tools: SU! 'Intricate Leaves' & 'Layering Squares' die sets, MFT 'Fishtail Flags' Stax die set

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! linen thread, Dimensionals

Ruth

Dahlias Thank You Kindly Card

This is a thank you card I made for a sweet friend using the SU! 'Delicate Dahlias' stamp set which was a Sale-A-Bration offering.  I also used the 'Timber' 3D embossing folder - which is amazing, I love it!

Here's the card and envelope together.

Here's the card.  I used Crumb Cake CS for the card base and I embossed a panel of Soft Suede CS with the 'Timber' 3D embossing folder.  I used a die from the 'All Dressed Up' set to cut a Mint Macaron CS strip and I glued that next to the pink polka dot patterned paper.  I stamped the flower and leaves using Petal Pink and Mint Macaron inks.  I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede ink.  I die cut the tag using dies from the 'Tailor Made Tags' set.  I added ribbon and linen thread and popped the tag up.  I sprinkled on a few champagne rhinestones to finish the front.

Here's the inside of the card.  The SU! Distinktive style stamps give such lovely detailed images!

Here's the envelope.  While I had the 'Tailor Made Tag' dies out I used one to create a name label.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Delicate Dahlias' set

CS: SU! Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Soft Suede & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Bird Ballad' DSP

Ink: SU! Mint Macaron, Petal Pink & Soft Suede 

Tools: SU! 'Timber' 3D embossing folder, 'All Dressed Up' & 'Tailor Made Tags' die sets 

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! linen thread, Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon, champagne rhinestones, Dimensionals

Ruth

Pattern Party Double Wonder Cards

Here is a full set of ten Double Wonder template cards.  I've used Pool Party CS for all ten card bases and I used two patterns of paper from the SU! 'Pattern Party' DSP pack.  I've made four butterfly cards and six floral cards.  Please visit THIS BLOG POST for Julie Davison's video and PDF Double Wonder online class.  

Because I'm in the UK, the cutting measurements in the original instructions are not ideal for UK A6 sized cards so I adapted them slightly.  Please see the Double Wonder Template section on my TUTORIALS PAGE to see my cutting instructions and layout examples.

Here are all my finished cards and envelopes on my desk.  It's very satisfying seeing the completed set all together!

Here are the four cards for Layout #1.

I used two different sentiments so I have two hello you cards and two thank you cards.  Both sentiments are from the 'Shaded Summer' stamp set and all are stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.  My mat layers are made from Misty Moonlight CS.  The butterflies are cut from dies in the 'Brilliant Wings' die set and the white rectangles are cut from a die in the 'Stitched So Sweetly' die set.  The rectangles are popped up on Dimensionals.

I stamped the insides of the cards and the envelope flaps with butterflies from the 'Butterfly Brilliance' stamp for Layout #1.

Here are the four cards for Layout #2.  Each card base is scored at 1 1/4" and the flap folded back and glued down.  I punched Flirty Flamingo CS using the 'Daisy' punch to create the flowers - layering two daisy shapes for each flower.  I placed a Real Red 5/8" punched circle on each flower centre and added a Misty Moonlight die cut button (from the 'All Dressed Up') die set over the top.  The Granny Apple Green leaves are cut using dies from the 'Stitched Leaves' die set.  The sentiment (from the 'Sweet Strawberry' set) is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut using a shape from the 'Messages' die.  The sentiment labels are glued to the card front but the leaves and flowers are popped up on Dimensionals.

Here is how the insides and envelopes look for Layout #2.

Here are the two cards for Layout #3.  The Real Red strips measure 4 1/8" x 3/4".  I stamped the sentiments using the 'Biggest Wish' stamp set in Granny Apple Green and Misty Moonlight inks and cut labels using a die from the 'Tasteful Labels' die set.  I used 'Perennial Petals' dies to create the larger flowers and I used the 'Small Bloom' punch for the small Real Red flowers.  I used a die from the old, retired 'Trim Your Stocking' die set to cut out the small CS dots for the flower centres.

Here is how the insides and envelopes look for Layout #3.

Using the Double Wonder template is a great way to use patterned paper - and I definitely have lots of patterned paper to use!  I think I may have to make a set of Christmas cards using the Double Wonder template soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Biggest Wish', 'Butterfly Brilliance', 'Shaded Summer' & 'Sweet Strawberry' sets

CS: SU! Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Real Red & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Pattern Party' DSP pack

Ink: SU! Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight & Pool Party 

Tools: SU! 'All Dressed Up', 'Brilliant Wings', 'Perennial Petals', 'Stitched Leaves', 'Stitched So Sweetly', 'Tasteful Labels' & 'Trim Your Stocking' die sets, 'Messages' die, 'Small Bloom' punch, Woodware 5/8" circle punch 

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! Dimensionals

Ruth

Square Flower Thanks Card

Here's a 4" square thanks card I made for a sweet friend and one of my customers.  It's a small card but there's lots of new goodies been used on it!  As a Stampin' Up! demo I'm able to pre order items from the upcoming Mini Catalogue plus I was able to earn Stampin' Rewards and Sale-A-Bration items too - all thanks to my lovely regular customers!  I  received the order and sorted out the piles and couldn't wait to take my pile to the craft room and get playing!  

Here's the card and envelope together.

Here's the card.  I used Granny Apple Green CS for the card base and I chose my other colours from the pretty floral paper.  The paper is from the huge 'Pattern Party' DSP pack  - 48 sheets of 12" x 12" paper - which can be earned as Stampin' Rewards.  One side of the papers are coloured patterns and the other side are black and white designs.  I chose bright, happy colours and patterns for my card and envelope.

I die cut three stitched rectangles of patterned paper and mounted them at an angle on a Stitched Shape Misty Moonlight square.  I stamped the large rectangle from the `Watercolor Shapes' set in Pool Party ink on a piece of Basic White CS, stamped the 'thanks' from the 'Biggest Wish' set over the top in Misty Moonlight ink and die cut the label shape and the Misty Moonlight long label to go underneath.  The dies come from the 'Christmas Season' bundle in the new Mini Catalogue - the die set is called 'Seasonal Labels'.  What can I say?  I'm a sucker for label dies - and the stamp set is gorgeous too!  The die cut flower and leaves were made from a Sale-A-Bration item - the 'Summer Shadows' die set.  I was so chuffed to see these dies as I'd just purchased the 'Shaded Summer' stamp set that the dies co-ordinate with!  The 'thanks' label, flower and leaves are all popped up on Dimensionals.  I added sequins to the Misty Moonlight label to finish the front.  As I say, a small card but lots going on!

Here's the inside of the card.  I thought the 'little card, big thanks' sentiment from the 'Flowers of Friendship' stamp set was absolutely perfect!  I stamped the larger oval from the 'Watercolor Shapes' set in Pool Party ink and the sentiment over the top in Misty Moonlight ink.  After adding the strip of patterned paper I drew a line with a dark blue Sharpie marker.

I used the wonderful Envelope Punch Board to make a matching envelope.  I used the label die from the 'Seasonal Labels' die set again and added a popped up shape die cut from the 'Messages' die.  My goodness, I crammed SO many new goodies into this project and I had a whale of a time making it!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Biggest Wish', 'Flowers of Friendship' & 'Watercolor Shapes' sets

CS: SU! Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Pattern Party' DSP pack

Ink: SU! Misty Moonlight & Pool Party 

Tools: SU! 'Stitched Shapes', 'Stitched Rectangles', 'Seasonal Labels' & 'Summer Shadows' die sets, 'Messages' die, Envelope Punch Board

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! 'Artistry Blooms' sequins, Dimensionals

Ruth

Flower & Field Double Wonder Cards

Shannon West from Stampin' Up! came up with the Double Wonder cutting template which uses two 12" x 6" pieces of patterned paper to create eleven cards.  Julie Davison has kindly shared a downloadable template and card ideas on this April 2020 blog post.  Julie has also made a couple more cards using the Double Wonder template on this May 2021 blog post.  Mindful that I would need to tweak measurements to suit UK sized cards I had a play with the template and with minor adjustments I can make 10 cards using the Double Wonder template.  Because I'm cutting slightly differently I just can't make the 11th 'bonus card'.  

I cut my two pieces of 12" x 6" patterned paper at the same time.  Placing the long edge at the top of the trimmer I cut 4 1/2" off and then 4" off so I had pieces measuring 4 1/2" x 6", 4" x 6" and 3 1/2" x 6".  The 4 1/2" x 6" pieces I cut into 1 1/2" x 3" strips. The 4" pieces I cut into strips of 5 5/8" x 1" and discarded the left over pieces.  The 3 1/2" x 6" pieces I cut into 3 1/2" x 2 9/16" pieces and discarded the left over pieces.

I ended up cutting more paper to get better co-ordinating patterns for the designs!  Because I was tweaking and playing I decided to make just one type of each card layout at first to get used to the designs.    I decided to use patterned papers from the SU! 'Flower & Field' DSP pack which was a Sale-A-Bration offering earlier this year. Here are my three card designs.

Here's my card and envelope for Layout #1.  

I've used Blushing Bride CS for the A6 sized card base.  The patterned paper rectangles measure 3" x 1 1/2" and the Shaded Spruce mat layer measures 5" x 3 1/4".  I fussy cut lots of blooms from the pretty floral paper and the sentiment label and blooms are popped up.  I added some coloured jewels to finish off the front.

Here's the inside of the card.

Here's the envelope.

Here's my card and envelope for Layout #2. 

Here's the card.  I've used Just Jade CS for the card base and I scored the front at 1 1/4", folded the flap back and glued it down.  The strips of patterned paper measure 5 5/8" x 1".  I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark on Basic Black CS, heat embossed with white embossing powder and cut a flagged banner end.  I used Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, Just Jade and Basic Black CS for my die cut flower and leaves.  I applied clear Wink of Stella all over the leaf die cut so it's really shimmery.  I added an Opal Rounds gem to the flower centre.

Here's the inside of the card.  The white inside layer measures 5 5/8" x 2 3/4".

Here's the envelope.

Here's the card and envelope for layout #3.

Here's the card.  I've used Rococo Rose CS for the card base, Basic Black CS for the mat layer and Cherry Cobbler CS for the strip.  The two pieces of patterned paper measure 3 1/2" x 2 9/16" and the mat layer measures 5 3/8" x 3 3/4".  I stamped the flower from the 'Pretty Perennials' stamp set in full strength and stamped off once Rococo Rose ink and in full strength Cherry Cobbler ink.  I stamped the flower centre in black ink.  The sentiment label and flowers are all popped up.  I added some red jewels from the Holiday Rhinestones pack to the sentiment label to finish the front.

Here's the inside of the card.  I did some masking using a post-it note to stamp a cluster of flowers in the corner of the white panel.

Here's the envelope.

Now that I've had a try and I've got my measurements sorted out I'm ready to make a full set of 10 Double Wonder cards.  I've chosen my two patterns of paper and I've cut the card bases, the Double Wonder template patterned paper pieces and the mat layers and inside panels.  All I've got to do now is put everything together and add elements, sentiments and embellishments!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Biggest Wish' & 'Pretty Perennials' sets

CS: SU! Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, Just Jade, Mango Melody, Rococo Rose, Shaded Spruce & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Flower & Field' DSP pack

Ink: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Rococo Rose, VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black 

Tools: SU! 'Tasteful Labels' & 'Perennial Petals' die sets, paper trimmer with scoring blade

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! white embossing powder, clear Wink of Stella, Holiday Rhinestones, Opal Rounds, Dimensionals

Ruth

Strawberries Thank You Book Binding Fold Card

Dena Rekow at the Creativity Cave shared a card on her blog with a book binding fun fold which was a bit different and I thought I'd have a go at making one.  I've used the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and matching punch and some of the paper from the 'Berry Delightful' DSP pack for my card.  Here's my card and envelope together.

The card base is made with Poppy Parade CS and I scored a line 1 1/4" from the fold and glued that section down.  I adhered a strip of patterned paper and added a white baker's twine bow.  I then got busy stamping, punching and colouring.  I stamped the sentiment in Garden Green ink, stamped the leafy sprays in Garden Green ink and used Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends to colour in the leaves.  I stamped the flowers in Garden Green ink and used Light Daffodil Delight and Dark Mango Melody Stampin' Blends to add colour to the flower centres.   I stamped the outline strawberries in full strength Poppy Parade ink but used stamped off once Poppy Parade ink for the solid strawberry images.  I stamped the top of the strawberries in Garden Green ink for the outline and filled in with Granny Apple Green ink.  I fussy cut the tops of the strawberries after I'd punched them out - just the bottom bits - because I didn't like the white showing when I layered the stalks onto the berries.  The strawberries and flowers are all popped up on Dimensionals.  I finished off by adding three Garden Green Glitter Enamel Dots.

Here's a view from the top of the card open showing the glued down section.  Just a different way to make a card that's a fun touch.

Here's the inside of the card.

Here's the enveloe.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Sweet Strawberry' set

CS: SU! Poppy Parade & Basic White

Patterned paper: SU! 'Berry Delightful' DSP

Ink: SU! Garden Green, Granny Apple Green & Poppy Parade, Light Daffodil Delight, Dark Mango Melody & Dark & Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends

Tools: SU! 'Strawberry' builder punch

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! white baker's twine, Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Ruth

Poppies Thank You Card

I've only recently got the SU! 'Painted Poppies' stamp set even though I've had the 'Poppy Moments' die set for ages.  I wanted to make a thank you card and I had a layout I wanted to use so I thought I'd ink up my poppy stamps for this card. Here's the card and envelope together.

Here's the card.  I used Basic White thick CS to make the card base, I cut 1" off the front of the card and glued a strip of the dotty paper on the inside of the card.  I embossed a panel of Fresh Freesia CS with a 'Greenery' embossing folder and glued that to the front of the card.  I die cut a white circle and a scalloped Blackberry Bliss circle, stamped the sentiment and popped up my poppies and leaves.

Here's a closer look at the poppies and leaves.  I used the splatter images in the 'Painted Poppies' set to add colour to the stamped outline images which was a novel way to colour in images but I really enjoyed it!  

Here's the card open.

Here's the inside of the card.

Here's the envelope decorated with dotty paper on the flap.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU! 'Painted Poppies' & 'Peaceful Moments' sets

CS: SU! Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia & Basic White regular & thick

Patterned paper: SU! 'Peaceful Poppies' DSP pack

Ink: SU! Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green & Mossy Meadow

Tools: SU! 'Greenery' embossing folder set, 'Layering Circles' die set 

Embellishments & Accessories: SU! Dimensionals

Ruth