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The Tower Card

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold Design Team blog hop!! This month we’re all creating the Tower Card. It’s a really interesting fun fold. It’s a fairly easy card. But I was definitely glad that there were step by step pictures when it came time to figure out which pieces went forward or backward. Here they are. I made mine a little bit different. No layers of cardstock underneath the Designer Series Paper.

For my card design I wasn’t quite sure where to start. At first I debated about diving into the holidays with some of products from the new mini catalogue. In the end I decided to go with something a bit more summery. I pulled out the Hand Penned pack of DSP and pulled my colour combination from there; Misty Moonlight and Daffodil Delight.

This card took a couple of different turns in the creative process. Initially I thought of using the Meadow dies… then I started cutting out some of the flowers from the DSP. Even the images I thought of stamping changed. One thing that didn’t change was the phrase I wanted to use. It comes from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I partially stamped the phrase to make it fit on the piece of Basic White cardstock. Then I added a few of the small flowers from the Quiet Meadow stamp set down in the bottom right hand corner.

On the other side I ended up stamping a combination of the larger and smaller flowers. Then to add another layer of depth to it I stamped and fussy cut a few of the larger flowers to pop up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. To add a little something more I stamped “love” which I cut out using the tag from the Meadow dies. Then I “tied” it on with some Basic White twine.

I do like how my card came out. But I have to admit that I’m not so sure about the Tower card. Make sure to keep hopping and head over to see Fiona’s card here. You can also check out last month’s Fancy Fold blog hop here.

Twist & Pop Card

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m back this month with another Fancy Folds Design team blog hop! This month we’re making a Twist & Pop card. When I first heard the name I admit I was a little intimidated. But when I saw the card I was super excited to give it a try. And this video by Maymay shows off an easy way to make it.

To spark some inkspiration for my card design I started with the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. I’ve been having a lot of fun lately crafting with this DSP pack and I knew I wanted to use one of these designs. Once I picked the sheet I wanted to use I choose my colour combination. For my colours I pulled Mossy Meadow from the DSP and paired it with Crumb Cake.

Now even though the “main event” of this card is on the inside, I still wanted to have a little something on the outside. So I used the same DSP as on the inside and stamped “hello” from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set. I cut out the phrase and a Mossy Meadow border with the Layering Circles dies and popped it up with a couple Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For the inside of the card I used the same DSP sheet from the Beauty of the Earth pack. I used a different phrase from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set as well as one from the Free as a Bird stamp set. And the images came from the Free as a Bird stamp set.

The Twist & Pop card was so much fun to make! I did have to play around a bit with the mechanism, but I think it turned out pretty nicely.

Make sure to keep hopping and check out the next Twist & Pop card from Fiona Carson here.

Our last blog hop showed off the Slide & Lock card. You can check mine out here and then keep hopping if you like. Enjoy!

Gatefold Card

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Summer is here! School is done and the hot sunny weather has arrived. So I thought I would share one of my cards from last month’s Stamp & Jammies online card class that featured Friends are like Seashells. This is such a fun stamp set! Plus all the phrases in it make it very versatile. This design is a gatefold card. It’s an easy fold to do and helps switch things up every once in a while. I’ve used it before for my daughter’s Harry Potter themed birthday party.

I wanted to use the Blue Adhesive Backed Gems so I went with Bermuda Bay as one of my colours. I used that for my card base and the gate part of the fold. For my other colour I used Crumb Cake. It’s a nice neutral, beachy colour. It also works great for the sea star and sand dollar stamps from the set.

On the inside I stamped a small seashell in Crumb Cake to have both colours on the inside as well as the outside. Then on the front 3 panels I used a combination of Crumb Cake and Bermuda Bay ink for the seashells and seaweed.

I framed the square shaped panel with some Bermuda Bay cardstock and adhered it with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals on one side. You definitely don’t want to accidentally lock your gate! Then to top it all off I added a few of those Blue Adhesive Backed Gems.

The gatefold card is so simple to make and looks really nice! Check out my YouTube channel for the step by step video for this card. I’ve really enjoyed stamping with the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. So be sure to check out all those videos. Join my next Stamp & Jammies online card class in September using Quiet Meadow here.

Display Frame Card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m sure I’m not the only one who would say this, but my dad is not an easy person to shop for. I don’t think he ever has been. And whenever I ask him what he wants he never really has an answer. So for Father’s Day I decided to make a special card for him; a Display Frame card. Another demonstrator posted their version of this card and I thought it would be really fun! I checked out Jennifer McGuire’s YouTube video for the step by steps and as with most fancy folds it’s easier than it looks.

For this card I used a little bit of current and retired products. My dad has always been a BIG golf fan and so I started off my design with the retired Country Club Designer Series Paper. And I pulled my colour combination from there. I used Night of Navy for the card base and some Crushed Curry for a bit of extra pop.

To create the opening for the frame I used the largest circle from the retired Stitched Shapes dies. The Layering Circles dies would work well too, but mine had gone into hiding. I used the Playful Alphabet dies to create “Dad” out of Crushed Curry cardstock. And I popped it up using a piece of Window Sheet and a couple of small boxes adhered on the inside of the frame at the back.

The phrases on the front and inside of the card came from the “A Good Man” stamp set. This is a great set for masculine themed cards and so I’ve been using it a lot lately. Here’s the inside of the card…

This Display Frame card turned out really nicely and was super easy to make! If you want to start trying some fancy folds yourself, this would be a good one to start out with. You can also check out my card for a recent Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop here.

Slide and Lock

Posted on May 21, 2021May 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

Time for another Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop! This month we’re making the Slide and Lock fancy fold card. I was super excited when I saw that this was the fold we’d be doing this month. Back in April when I “attended” OnTour , some fellow demonstrators shared some cards they had made and this was one of them! I’ll have a simple project sheet for you at the end of this post so make sure to grab it. You can also check out this video by Lisa Curcio showing off the slide and lock card.

For my card I started with the idea of creating a Father’s Day card. With it being just a month away I’m getting into my masculine theme mindset. Plus I love the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper and one of the designs works perfectly. So I started with the wood grain design from this DSP pack and paired it with Misty Moonlight as my base.

Sticking with the Father’s Day theme I chose the A Good Man stamp set. This set has some really nice images and phrases. It’s definitely going to be used alot over the next couple of weeks. For the inside I simply stamped the heart image using Early Espresso ink.

For the outside of the card I used the image of a child on a man’s shoulders with Early Espresso ink. I also used the phrase “you’re the best” which I stamped in Misty Moonight ink. To cut each of these out I used one of the Stitched Rectangles dies and one from the Beautiful Trees dies. I debated about adding some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up even more, but decided not to. I did want to add a little something more though so I added some Linen Thread.

This is such a fun and easy card to make! Here’s my simple project sheet with measurement and instructions if you’d like to try this yourself.

2021 Slide and Lock Card Project Sheet Download

And make sure to check out the next Slide and Lock card on the hop with Nadine Schweda!

Interactive Wiper Card

Posted on April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’ve got another fancy fold for you guys! This month the Fancy Folds design team is making an Interactive Wiper card. I wasn’t quite sure how this card would go. Cards with moving parts aren’t exactly my thing. This video from France Martin, a demonstrator from France, was pretty helpful though.

For my card I decided to use the Ice Cream Corner suite. I’ve been having a lot of fun crafting with this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit, So Cool, which coordinates with this suite. It’s such a bright and fun kit/suite and I thought those would be nice elements for this card. I started by looking at the colours from the Designer Series Paper and pulled my colour combination from there. Bermuda Bay for my card base and ink and Blackberry Bliss for my other ink colour. Even with that though I love the rainbow of colours from the different designs of DSP that I chose.

The phrases came from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set. And I let the images from the DSP speak for themselves. Although of course I used a combination of DSP and the coordinating stamp set and punch for my pop up. The waffle DSP design made the cone super easy. And for the scoop I used Bermuda Bay for the ice cream and Blackberry Bliss for the sprinkles.

It took a little bit of fidgeting to get the cone to pop up the way I wanted it too. But it worked out nicely! I also added a little something on the front. I stamped another phrase with Blackberry Bliss and some sprinkles with Bermuda Bay. Then cut it out with the Stitched Shapes dies. To finish it off I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Pastel Pearls.

This Interactive Wiper card was a fun one to make! Make sure to keep going on this month’s blog hop and check out Fiona Carson’s card here. And you can check out my card from last month’s blog hop here.

Four Panel Card

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I found this card a couple of weeks ago and just loved it! It’s from Jess B, a US demonstrator, and is called a Four Panel card. Here’s her link which comes complete with measurements. I love how it shows off Designer Series Paper. It’s a great way to show off different designs on one card! Lately I’ve been loving crafting with the Butterfly Bijou DSP so of course I immediately thought of this paper pack.

So that’s where I started for my design. I looked at the colours in the DSP pack and pulled my cardstock from there. I chose Misty Moonlight for my card base. And Just Jade for the card mats. Then it took some back and forth for which DSP designs I wanted to highlight. In the end I went with 3 designs I haven’t used yet. Then I had to decide what images and phrases I wanted to use on the Basic White pieces.

For this card I ended up using 4 different stamp sets. Usually I only use 1 or two, but once I figured out what kind of card I wanted this to be the number jumped. I’m going to be giving this to my mom for Mother’s Day. So on top of the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set, I used the “Happy Mother’s Day” from the Timeless Tulips stamp set. The additional phrase for the card came from the Strong & Beautiful stamp set. And instead of more butterflies I stamped some flowers from the Free as a Bird stamp set around it.

I also added some Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack. And I added some Wink of Stella to the butterfly on the front for my bling. The butterflies on the front and inside came from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and some of them I cut out with the coordinating dies.

I love how this card turned out! And I hope that my mom loves it too. At least I know that my littlest munchkins loves it… he wants me to make him one now. Check out another fancy fold I made recently with this same pack of DSP here. And for the measurements to make your own Four Panel card make sure to check out Jess B’s link at the top of the post.

Pop Up Card

Posted on March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop! This month we’re making a Pop Up card. It’s a fun card that really does pop, lol. Here’s a video highlighting this card and make sure you grab my simple project sheet at the end of this post. And of course make sure to keep going on this month’s blog hop with the next link at the bottom.

For my card design I just had to use the new Butterfly Bouquet! I’ve been loving crafting with these products. So keep checking back here for more projects. In the meantime, for this card I used it all. I used the stamp set, the dies AND both Designer Series Papers. So of course I used Basic White for my card base. That way it would help the colours pop even more.

I used the Natural Touch Specialty Paper to frame the outside and inside of my card. And then I used the dies to cut out some butterflies from one of the designs from the Butterfly Bijou 6×6 DSP pack. I just love how I don’t have to fussy cut the butterflies! I’ve done that before and while it could have been worse it was still a pain.

On the inside I embossed the Basic White “box” with one of the Greenery Embossing folders. I thought it fit nicely with the butterflies. I also stamped some butterflies using Just Jade ink. And then cut them out with the dies so I had a bunch to pick from for the card. Plus I knew that I wanted to used the Just Jade Gingham ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season combo pack. So it was a nice way to bring out that colour.

I didn’t pop up any of the butterflies or use any Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Instead I added some Wink of Sotella to a couple of the butterflies. I also stamped a couple of smaller butterflies from Butterfly Wishes in Misty Moonlight and Blushing Bride. And my phrase came from the Timeless Tropical stamp set.

This was such a fun card to make! Make sure to grab my simple project sheet with measurements and instructions.

2021 Pop Up Card Project Sheet Download

And be sure to keep going with the Pop Up card for this month’s Fancy Folds Design Team blog hop. Aude Barbara’s post is next right here!

Pop Up Step Front Panel Card

Posted on February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

For this month’s Fancy Fold Design Team blog hop we’re making a Pop Up Step Front Panel card. It’s a really neat card to make. And I like how it can fold up to fit in one of my usual envelopes. Here’s a video to show you the step by steps. Plus I have a simple project sheet at the end of this post with measurements and instructions.

Before I even watched the video I knew I wanted to use Butterfly Bouquet! These products aren’t officially available until March. But since I’m a demonstrator I get to play with them early. I just love butterflies and these are so pretty! I can’t wait to create some more with these.

My card base is Basic White and I decided to pull Mint Macaron from the Designer Series Paper for my cardstock layers. I used both sides of one of the sheets from the Butterfly Bijou 6×6 DSP pack for my patterned paper layers. And played around with where which pattern would go before I stuck them on.

To add a little something more to my card I used the Brilliant Wings dies to cut out a bunch of butterflies from one of the other sheets of DSP. I love how the dies line up perfectly to do this! I’ve fussy cut images from other DSP packs and it’s definitely not my preferred way to do it.

My phrase comes from the Tasteful Touches stamp set. I stamped it with Misty Moonlight and then cut it out using the Stitched Nested Labels dies. Then I popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. And to top it off I used some Wink of Stella on the butterflies I added to the card. Here’s the finished card…

I hope you like my Pop Up Step Front Panel card. Make sure to grab my simple project sheet to try this yourself!

2021-Pop-Up-Step-Front-Panel-Card-Project-Sheet Download

For the next stop on this month’s blog hop check out Nadine Schweda’s card here. And if you want to check out my card from last month’s blog hop you can find that here.

Two Fold Panel Card

Posted on January 15, 2021January 13, 2021 by inkspirationwithteresa

I’m excited to join the Fancy Fold Design Team for another bog hop this month! This month we’re making a Two Fold Panel Card. It’s an easy card to make and it looks really neat. Claire Ottaway, a UK demonstrator, shares a video to show the step by steps for this card. I’ve also created a basic PDF with the measurements and instructions if you’d like to try this yourself. Make sure to grab it at the end of this post!

For my design I ended up using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. I’m just loving this suite of products! The paper is so colourful and there are some fun designs. Plus the stamp set with coordinating punch is so fun. Once I figured out these pieces I came up with my colour combination. I went with Purple Posy and Cinnamon Cider, both of which are current In Colours… although Purple Posy will be leaving soon 🙁

For my card base and belly band I used Purple Posy. I also used a piece of Cinnamom Cider to frame the ice cream cone on the belly band. For the ice cream cone itself I used Crumb Cake and Cinnamon Cider for the cone and then Purple Posy for the ice cream, using a Stampin’ Write Marker.

For the patterned paper, I chose 3 different designs. And I love how well they work together! I debated about adding a fourth design on the inside of the card. But I decided to use the same design filled with ice cream cones that I used on the outside.

Since I went with a simple ice cream cone on my belly band I decided to add a phrase to the inside of the card. I used Purple Posy and Cinnamon Cider for the phrases.

This was a really fun card to make. And I really like how this Two Fold Panel Card turned out. Here’s the full card…

If you’d like to try this out for yourself then grab my PDF.

2021-Two-Fold-Panel-Card-Project-Sheet Download

To check out the next stop on this month’s blog hop, check out Nadine Schweda’s card. You can also check out last month’s hop which was the Surprise Window Card.

Surprise Window Card

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s the last Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop of 2020! I’ve been having a lot of fun creating different fancy folds since joining the hop earlier this year. This month we’re making a Surprise Window Card. It’s a really simple card to make and looks really neat. Here’s a video showing a few examples. I’ve created a basic project sheet with measurements and instructions if you want to make your own, so make sure to scroll to the end!

I bounced around a few different ideas for my card. Initially I thought of using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set from the upcoming new catalogue. But instead I went with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set, which is also from the new catalogue. I really like this stamp set, but for whatever reason I haven’t crafted much with it since I got it for OnStage back in November. I’m hoping that will change over the next little bit.

I also wanted to use the Dandy Garden 6×6 Designer Series Paper for this project so that helped me figure out my colour combination. It started with a piece of Blackberry Bliss DSP and so I went with Mossy Meadow for my other colour. From there I added in a few dragonflies that I punched out from another piece of DSP using the Dragonflies punch. I also stamped a few small ones in the background using some Crumb Cake ink. Here’s that flap of my card…

For the other inner most flap I just stamped a phrase from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set using Blackberry Bliss ink. Here it is to give you a sense of the card fully opened…

So for the front of the card I used that piece of Blackberry Bliss DSP. Then to create my window I used one of the Stitched Nested Labels dies. I initially thought of embossing the front of the card as well and kind of wish I had (next time). I popped up my “for you” from the Beauty Abounds stamp set with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. And then added a few of the Ladybug Trinkets. To adhere those to the card front I just cut a Mini Dimensional in half and squished it inside.

I really like how my Surprise Window card turned out. Those cute little ladybugs add a nice touch! I’m definitely going to have fun using those guys. To check out the next stop on this month’s blog hop check out Nadine Schweda’s project. And don’t forget to grab the project sheet below!

2020-Surprise-Window-Card-Project-Sheet Download

Window Accordion Fold

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s time for another Fancy Fold design team blog hop! And this month we’re making cards using the Window Accordion Fold. This fold took me a little bit to wrap my head around. Kylie Bertucci’s video does a great job of walking you through it. For measurements I’ve posted them at the end of this post so make sure to keep reading.

When I was thinking of what to use for my card my first thought was Christmas, of course! Then I remembered my Butterfly Beauty dies and thought that would look great. So I decided to make both! For the first card I used Rich Razzleberry and Purple Posy for my colours. Then I used Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Wishes for the stamped images and phrase.

I decided to keep it simple with this one and used cardstock and stamped images instead of Designer Series Paper. And it was really easy to adhere the butterfly die cuts to each other and the window sheet with the adhesive sheets. I love how it turned out!

For my holiday version I used Mossy Meadow cardstock and the Heartwarming Hugs DSP for the base. The images and phrase came from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set. This is one of my favourite sets right now! And I used Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso for my ink colours. On my window sheet I used the Poinsettia dies and layered the flowers and leaves on both sides using Glue Dots. I also added some Pearl Basic Jewels to the centre of the outer poinsettias.

Once I wrapped my head around this card it was pretty easy to put together. I love how both of my Window Accordion Fold cards turned out! As promised here are the measurements I used for this card…

Window and cardstock for base: 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″

Cardstock/Patterned Paper mats: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Cardstock for stamping: 3 3/4″ x 5″

You can check out my project from last month`s hop here. And to keep going with this month`s blog hop check out Nadine Schweda`s post here!

Diagonal Square Fold Card

Posted on October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 by inkspirationwithteresa

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these and so was excited to get back to it. This month’s Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop is the Diagonal Square Fold card. These cards are super cute and really easy to make! I’ve made a simple project sheet if you want to try this for yourself, so keep reading. And here’s a video if you’d like to see this in action.

For this month’s hop I decided to make two cards. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to make one for Halloween or Christmas. So I did both! For my Halloween card I used the Magic is in the Night Designer Series Paper and Harvest Hellos stamp set. The card base is of course Basic Black and I coloured my pumpkin using Stampin’ Blends.

On the inside of this card I used one of the squares from the Stitched Shapes dies. Then to help keep the card closed I added some Linen Thread under the pumpkin. This way I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my thread.

For my Christmas version I simply switched things up a bit. I used Pretty Peacock for the card base and the Brightly Gleaming DSP. The phrase and inside image came from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, one of my current favourites.

To keep this little card closed I used some of the Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon. And like my Halloween card I just wrapped it around and tucked it behind the phrase. Here’s the inside…

I had a lot of fun making these cute little cards (they’re only 3″). Plus it gave me the chance to use more of my DSP. If you’d like to make your own Diagonal Square Fold card then make sure to grab my simple project sheet.

2020-Diagonal-Square-Card-Sheet Download

To keep going on this month’s Fancy Fold Design Team Blog Hop check out Aude’s project!