Crafty Thursday #17: The Double Z Fold

Hello Crafting Friends!

Let’s take a look today at the Double Z Fold card.

A Double Z Fold will have the folds on both the left and right sides, and the centers can either overlap or meet in the middle. It stands up nicely for display. I will show you an overlap example and a project sheet with all the measurements will be available to newsletter subscribers.

The Overlapping Double Z Fold: I began with a 12 in x 12 in piece of colored card stock. In my examples, I chose the new 2024-2026 In Colors! They are just so bright and pretty; they feel so summer!

For the Designer Series Papers, I used the 2024-2026 In Color (this paper is available in all the Stampin’ Up! color families!) and Thoughtful Journey. I love the watercolor images on the Thoughtful Journey papers; both sides are beautiful. I used a scene, and cut my paper so that it would stretch across both sides of the card. The colors are soft, and the sentiments from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set fit perfectly with the peaceful feel of the card. I used the Heartfelt Hexagon punch and stamp set for the focal image on all the cards shown in this post. It’s such a versatile set! The brass butterflies and Petunia Pop ribbon finished the look off nicely.

On the other card, I used the same Pretty in Pink card stock, and the 2024-2026 In Color Designer Series Paper. I love anything polka dot, and I thought the Pebbled Path ink really gave a nice contrast; who doesn’t love pink and gray? It’s a classic combo! Pebbled Path is a 2022-2024 In Color, so you want to grab it while it’s still around! I punched a hexagon in Pebbled Path card stock to shadow the focal image, stamped a few curly-doodles on the inside, and added a strip of the DSP along the bottom. I added some playful hearts and finished it off with the Basic Gray and Smoky Slate Pearls. The focal image has dimensionals on the back of the right side only, so the left side slides underneath to help it stay closed.

One the second set of cards, I have used some retired Designer Series papers, along with some coordinating new products. For the wedding card, I broke out some of the new 2024-2026 In Color Specialty Glimmer Paper and the Bee Builder punch to add some sparkly hearts! The Pumpkin Pie color worked so well with the colors on the DSP! I also used Pumpkin Pie cardstock on the belly band and some Pumpkin Pie ink blended on the focal point, which made it pop all the more! On the sympathy card (I told you this was a very versatile stamp set!) I added the background hexagon in Pretty Peacock cardstock to offset the Lost Lagoon ink, and kept the embellishments to a minimum. I feel understated is the way to go with a sympathy card.

I hope you enjoyed this look at the Overlapping Double Z Fold card. As you see, there are many occasions to use this card for. Come back next week for another set of cards using the new In Colors and Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper. It’ll be SIP cards; Stamps, Ink and Paper! If you shop for any of the products I’ve linked today, please use my Host Code, which is on the sidebar. I appreciate your support!

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Thanks for spending some time with me today. Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

Till next time, Barbara

Happy Sunday! 5.19.2024 Update

Well, friends, it has been a hot minute.

We both had some minor health things to deal with, and all is well. It was a trying few weeks, and I am ready to get back on track with my cards and creating 👏

I’m working on some fun folds, and my May Paper Pumpkin kit arrived. What a great kit! I will do a live unbox and card creation tomorrow. (May 20, 2024) I hope Streamyard has gotten the bugs worked out so it can be on both Facebook and You Tube. Please check both to find me! If you Subscribe to either, you’ll get a notification when I am on.

Here’s a peek at my fun folds. Video coming soon! I hope to see you there!

Crafty Thursday #16: Happy Little Things, NEW In Colors and Catalog!

Hello, hello and Happy New Catalog Day! I hope you’ve had a chance to look at one in person! It is decidedly different! It’s getting a LOT of internet buzz, and if you have seen it, please drop a comment and tell me what you think. If you don’t already have a demonstrator, and you’d like a copy of your own, please email me! You can use the Contact Me tab. There’s also an absolutely amazing offer during the month of May to join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator; I will post those details at the end.

To CELEBRATE the new catalog, new In Colors, and the best Join Offer yet, today’s post features the Happy Little Things stamp set. I loved this set when I first saw it, it has a great number of sentiments to use at this time of year: graduations, weddings, baby showers, you name it. This set has it all! The four larger images have the background and outline stamps that you can use together or not. Then there are several smaller sentiments to mix and match with them: Celebrate a peaceful season, Wishing You a speedy recovery, etc. There’s a nice mix of fonts, also.

I used a white base with a black mat to make the new In Colors really pop on the card. (All measurements and supply list available in my May newsletter.) The new colors are so soft and pretty in person. I haven’t quite decided my favorite, yet, but I am leaning towards Petunia Pop. Or, maybe, Peach Pie. They all look so wonderful together, who can choose just one?

I stamped CELEBRATE on the card stock strips in the coordinating colors, then used the Momento Black to outline. The clear stamp blocks with the photopolymer stamps make it fairly easy to line up; don’t be discouraged if it’s not perfect! That adds a little pizzazz! 🙂 The outline made the sentiment stand against the tone-on-tone stamping. I attached the black mat to the white base after I had some fun stamping the inside sentiments…yes, I used the “you did it!” stamp to make a party on the inside of the card! the set also includes a little sparkle stamp to really get the fun going!

What card is really complete without dimensionals and bling? I set the Peach Pie sentiment in the middle, then added the pinks and green in a somewhat gradient pattern, with the lighter colors on top, and the darker ones on the bottom. I popped the Peach Pie up on dimensionals, then added a few shimmer gems to complete the card. I also created an alternate card using a different set of 5 coordinating colors and the new Basic Gray and Smoky Slate Pearls. I’m happy with the result, and I’m sure anyone who receives it will be happy, too! In fact, I have 3 graduates and a cousin who is retiring this week who will be receiving their versions soon!

Thank you for joining me today. There are so many things in life to celebrate; choose to celebrate life and joy in Jesus today! I hope you create a version of this card! If you do, share it with me on my Facebook page under the post about this blog post.

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