Thursday, October 8, 2026

SUNFLOWERS AND PLASTIC WRAP

This card uses a simple and fun technique that uses Plastic Wrap to create the unique background behind the Sunflowers.

Just scrunch up a piece of plastic wrap, tap it on your ink pad and then tap it on your paper.  Voila!  You have an interesting background.

Here's a video that shows you just how quick and easy the technique is!

In the video I created an alternate version of today's card.  Rather than creating the technique background on the arched die cut, it was created on the front card layer.  

Which do you like best?

The only stamping on these cards is the sentiment!  The rest of the design is made using the Radiant Sunflower Dies and the Everyday Arches dies.

The sunflowers were made with two die cuts in different colors.  Twist the top sunflower layer a bit and you see the accent color behind the yellow sunflowers.

The sentiment from Radiant Sunflowers stamp set was die cut with the smallest Everyday Arches die.  This small die is the perfect size for the "Thinking of You" sentiment, and it keeps the "arches" theme going!

I kept the inside of the card clean & simple.  I pulled the two main colors from the card front, Cajun Craze and Misty Moonlight, to create double mats for the Very Vanilla message layer.

Since I'm not sure yet how I will use the card, I left it sentiment free.  If desired, I can easily add a sentiment when I'm ready to use the card, or I can just write a personal note.

Use this link to download a PDF tutorial.

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Monday, October 5, 2026

SUNFLOWERS FOR A FRIEND

This week I am featuring the Radiant Sunflowers Bundle.  Last week's video used this bundle for one of the cards also.  If you missed that video, visit my post dated 10/1/26.

Today, I have another Fun Fold Card.  It uses the gorgeous Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Isn't it pretty?

Today's fun fold is very simple, and when you open the right panel of the card front there is a smaller card on the inside that also opens.

The inside of the smaller card is where you can write your message. To decorate it, I die cut a flowerpot from a scrap of DSP using a Radiant Sunflower die.  The Radiant Sunflower stamp was colored with Stampin' Blends.

To create the card front you simply cut the front of the card up to the fold 1-1/2" from the left edge.  The left edge is then adhered to the back of the card, so it stays stationary when you open the right flap.

Since the pretty DSP is the star of the show on this card, I wanted to minimize how much of it I covered.  So, I just added a stamped sentiment from Radiant Sunflower stamp set and tucked a few small stamped and die cut leaves to set it off.  The sentiment is die cut with a die from the Radiant Sunflower dies.

A tiny yellow bow made with ribbon in my stash draws your eye to the sentiment.

When you open the flap on the right, this is what the inside of the card looks like before you open the small inside card.

The flower on the front of the inside card was stamped with the Sunflower stamp from Radiant Sunflowers and then colored with Stampin' Blends.

For detailed directions and a cutting and scoring diagram for the fun fold download the PDF tutorial at this link.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

AUTUMN FIELDS

Today's Autumn Fields Fun Fold card uses several of the dies from the Bundle.  I think the dies are my favorite part of this bundle.

The stamped images for the leaves and flowers in this bundle have coordinating dies, but there are also dies for additional leaves that provide their own detail, so stamping is not required.

The only stamped image in my autumn bouquet is the Wheat Head.  The other four leaves were just made with die cuts from Very Vanilla Cardstock.  

I used Stampin' Blends to darken the detail cuts in the leaves and then added a little color around the edges and center area with Sponge Daubers.

This card is a very easy fun fold card.  If you can cut, score and fold cardstock you can make this fun fold.

Watch this video to see just how quick and simple it is.

Once you have your card base scored and folded, you can decorate it any way you like.  I used the Autumn Opulence Designer Series Paper, but as you can see in the video, there are also other options.


The focal point on the center fold can also be any shape you like.  I used the double-sided scalloped die from Autumn Fields Dies for my focal point and then decorated it with the die cut leaves.

The back of the card is used for your personal message.

All the sentiments on this card are from the Sweet Words & Labels Stamp Set.  I used the "rock & roll" technique with one of the small decorative element stamps to add color to each corner of the message layer.  I first inked the stamp with Petal Pink ink and then "rolled" the edges of the stamp lightly on a Cajun Craze ink pad.  

Adding the couple of die cut leaves is totally optional, but I had them leftover from the card front so added them to the lower corner.  Adding DSP to the side panels on the back is also optional, but I do feel it adds a nice "finished" look.

Use this link to download the Tutorial.  It includes a diagram for cutting and scoring the card base as well as step-by-step directions to decorate the card.

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