You are going to love this fun fold card idea that allows you to feature both sides of the 12×12 Stampin’ Up! Designer paper!!!
I have a super easy fun-fold card idea for you today!! You are going to love making these especially if you have some 12×12 designer patterned paper you’d like to use up AND showcase both sides of the paper!!! I learned this great fun fold idea from the amazingly talented Jo Anne Hewins. You’ll find her project HERE with a video and more instructions!!
Don’t you just love how you can see both sides of the Stampin’ Up! Botanical Butterfly designer paper when you make this fun-fold card design!!?? It’s so brilliant.. I love it!
Free Sale-a-Bration Gift Ending 3-31-19
REMINDER: Botanical Butterfly designer paper is available as your FREE Sale-a-Bration gift with $50 online order! Click here to see all the great patterns!
I added a 3×3 square of Gingham Gala designer paper to each of the cards. They are matted with the coordinating color of cardstock. I decorated the front of each card with some hand cut or punched out butterflies from the Botanical Butterfly paper pack. I also embellished with the gorgeous Glitter Enamel dots on each card.
Happy Birthday Friend card above features a die cut from the Well Written framelits and stamped image from the Beautiful Bouquet set.
The Daffodil Delight butterfly card below features a Sweet Pins & Tags iridescent white tag with a fussy cut butterfly on top.
Thank you Jo Anne for the inspiration on these cards.. I hope you like my take on your fun project!
The Brand New Stampin’ UP! Country Floral Embossing folder is AMAZING!! I embossed it with Watercolor Paper, and then watercolored on the embossed paper and I LOVE IT!!! The Country Floral Embossing Folder is available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY while supplies last, as your free Sale-a-Bration gift with a $50 online store purchase!
My cards today feature 4 different Sale-a-Bration products – each one a free gift with purchase. I used the Country Floral embossing folder, the Painted Seasons stamp set, the Sale-a-Bration organdy ribbon and the Home to Roost stamp set. See ALL of the free Sale-a-Bration gifts HERE.
Be sure to pin or save the graphic below so you have the instructions anytime you want to remember how to watercolor on the embossed Country Floral Image! The secret, I found, was to color one layer of each color first, let dry, then add another layer in a contrasting or darker color for the detail and shading. I did that with a slightly dryer Aqua Painter brush than the first layer.
I watercolored the one on the left, first, and added a really light Soft Seafoam green wash to the background after I colored all the flowers. I like it.. it reminds me so much of some of the fabric in the quilts from my great grandma and great aunts!! Then I did a 2nd version and switched up the colors and left the background white.
Color Combos:
Below you will find the 2 different Stampin’ UP! color combos I used. One is just a bit brighter than the other.
Flower Layering Tip:
Stamp 2 flower images from the Painted Season Sale-a-Bration bundle, and then trim away a few of the petals on one image. Layer the 2 images together for a little extra dimension and fullness.
Above: I added a sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set stamped onto a die cut from my Stitched Labels Framelits. 6 sweet pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls pack and a little Old Olive Linen Thread bow finish off this card. I trimmed down the Watercolor Paper layer and layered it onto a piece of Gorgeous Grape Cardstock, then onto a Pear Pizzazz Side Fold Card.
Shop for supplies:
All of the Stampin’ UP! Supplies used on my Country Floral Embossing Folder cards today may be purchased online in my Stampin’ Up! store here, or by clicking any of the product photos at the bottom of this blog post.
Above: I added a sentiment from the Home to Roost Sale-a-Bration stamp set stamped onto a die cut from my Stitched Labels Framelits. A pearl from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls pack and a Frosted Flower embellishment finish off this card. I trimmed down the Watercolor Paper layer and layered it onto a Grapefruit Grove Top Fold Card base. I added a stamped flower from the Painted Seasons stamp set and some Grapefruit Grove Sale-a-Bration ribbon.
Are you going to give this a try? Leave me a comment and let me know!!
If you experienced some difficulty getting the Stampin’ UP! Clear Mount stamps to stick to your clear blocks in the past, and you stopped putting the labels on them like I did, just to help them stick to the block, then you were probably frustrated when you could not tell what the image was, like this photo below…
The Solution – Cling Stamps!
With Stampin’ UP! Cling Mount Stamps you can confidently put the image labels on your stamps and they will cling perfectly to the clear blocks while inking, stamping and cleaning!!
The cling mount stamps feature our fabulous red rubber, as always, but now include a strong repositionable backing that allows the label to cling perfectly to the clear blocks.
I have loved working with the new All My Love Suite of products from the 2019 Stampin’ UP! Occasions catalog! (pages 4 to 7) I thought I’d share a few tips and photos with you today that I’ve discovered as I’ve been working with the Be Mine Stitched Heart frameltis and All my Love designer paper in this amazing suite!
Die cut lots of Be Mine hearts, keep them on hand for your Valentine cards and treat packages!
Tip 3:
Be sure to cut at least one of each of the images in your Be Mine Stitched Heart framelits.. you never know what lovely pieces you’ll discover like the gorgeous detailed floral heart below! It’s my FAVORITE in the entire framelit set!
Use Stampin’ Blends markers (here) to color on the Clear Epoxy Heart embellishments.. use ANY color you wish! I’ve found that using a darker color yields a lighter result… below is Dark Cherry Cobbler… it appears more like Real Red on the Epoxy Heart.
I hope you enjoyed these paper crafting tips as you get ready to order supplies for your Valentine projects!
Stampin’ UP! Demonstrator Luv 2 Stamp Group Prize Patrol for December: Take Your Pick Tool from Stampin’ Up!
Each month I have a challenge for my Luv 2 Stamp Group on our exclusive Facebook group. This month our challenge is to share 3 cards: 1 for beginning crafters, 1 for casual crafters, and 1 for avid stampers! After each 3 cards have been shared, members of my team can enter to win one of these Stampin’ Up! Take Your Pick Tools, in Luv 2 Stamp Group exclusive packaging!!
I have decorated each package with brand new Stampin’ UP! product!! You are going to see this product in the upcoming 2019 Occasions catalog. The hearts and designer paper are part of the “All My Love” suite of products, on pages 4-7.
If you are one of my regular customers, you should be receiving one any day now in your mailbox!
If you are not a customer, and need a demonstrator, I’d be happy to add you to my customer list and send a catalog. CLICK HERE to request one.
Join my Team!
Have you thought about joining my Luv 2 Stamp group to enjoy hundreds of new friendships, great tips and ideas, participate in monthly challenges or exclusive events? Click HERE for more info, or CLICK HERE to join!
If you have not yet used the Take Your Pick Tool, I encourage you to watch the Stampin’ UP! video below to learn about this amazing tool for paper crafters and card makers!
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