Fancy Folds Class - Part 1

In May I held a class featuring four cards with fancy folds. I tend to keep the same style of cards, but decided this was a great chance to learn some new techniques.

Card #1

To make this great card, cut your base cardstock to 5 1/2" by 11".  Score at 2 1/8", flip around and score at 2 1/8". From there fold the smaller scored pieces inward. Decorate the front and inside of the card and it's finished.

I chose to use some of my leftover All Abloom DSP as my base palette. The big cut-out butterfly and coordinating stamped butterflies add that extra touch.

• Stamps: Hello Darling (retired); Papillon Potpurri
• Inks: Strawberry Slush (retired); Blushing Bride
• Cardstock: Daffodil Delight; Pistachio Pudding (retired); Blushing Bride; All Abloom DSP (retired)
• Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon; Jewels
• Tools: Butterfly Thinlits

Card #2

The trick to this card or any cut out card is to place your framelit off the cardstock. I love the layered look of these floral frames. Simple card but very cute. I don't have a specific measurement for this card, I just folded the paper and lined up my framelit.

• Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners (retired)
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss
• Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss; Moonlight DSP (retired)
• Accessories:
• Tools: Floral Frames Framelits (retired); Itty Bitty Framelits (retired)

Herringbone Technique Card

I absolutely love this card technique! One of my May classes is going to be "Using Your Scraps" and I've been looking for some good designs. This design came from one of my favorite blogs for inspiration: Too Cool Stamping. I love all her designs.

I decided to make one card using the Lost Lagoon, Island Indigo, Mossy Meadow, and Pistachio Pudding side and one using the Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride, and Daffodil Delight side of the All Abloom DSP stack. The end result is two very different cards with the same design. I'm loving them!

• Stamps: Simply Wonderful
• Inks: Strawberry Slush; Mossy Meadow
• Cardstock: All Abloom DSP; Strawberry Slush; Blushing Bride; Daffodil Delight; Mossy Meadow; Lost Lagoon; Island Indigo; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Ovals Framelits; Petite Petal Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Floral Cards #2

The second half of my All About Florals class focused on simple yet beautiful cards.

Card #1

I saw a great card on Pinterest using hexagons to make flowers. I definitely needed to try this idea. This is a great card design to play with patterns and colors. I pulled a few patterns from the All Abloom DSP stack that spoke to me and played with the combinations until I settled on these. I love how the patterns don't match but do coordinate. For something extra I embossed the white piece and DSP with my Decorative Dots Embossing folder. Just a little bit to make the card more special.

• Stamps: Simply Wonderful
• Inks: Strawberry Slush
• Cardstock: Blushing Bride; All Abloom DSP; Whisper White
• Accessories: Dots Embossing Folder
• Tools: Hexagon Punch

Card #2

My last card also had an inspiration from Pinterest. I love using washi tape and this design is the perfect excuse to use a ton! I pulled similarly colored washi tape (from two different SU collections) and created a pattern of colors as a background. For the stamp, I masked out the "hey there" greeting and just stamped the flower. I love how easy it is to masked out parts of stamps that you don't want! I do not have the Crisp Cantaloupe marker otherwise coloring the stamp would have been just as easy. I added a different greeting layered over the flower. The white piece was feeling very plain so I mounted it to a piece of Basic Gray to give some dimensional. Finally I threw on some silver sequins to liven up the card a bit.

• Stamps: Hey There Buds; Simple Wonderful
• Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe; Basic Gray
• Cardstock: Basic Gray; Smoky Slate; Whisper White
• Accessories: Silver Sequins; Sweet Sadie washi tape; Sweet Dreams washi tape
• Tools: