Thursday, February 19, 2026

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL FUN FOLD

Today I have a very easy Fun Fold to share with you using the Simply Beautiful Bundle.  I cased this fun fold from a video I saw on YouTube by Alisa Tilsner.  Her card was a little different size, so I changed up the dimensions a bit to make is a standard A2 card size (finished size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4").


The above photo shows the card slightly open, and you can see that there are three separate panels.  

I'm not sure how well is shows in the photo, but since I made the card base with Fresh Freesia Two-Tone Cardstock the front panel is a slightly lighter shade of Fresh Freesia, and the other two panels are darker Fresh Freesia.

Here's what the fun fold looks like when fully closed.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is the Lovely & Beautiful DSP.


The floral bouquet is attached to only the first far left (top) panel.  The large and small flower were made completely with die cuts from the Simply Beautiful Dies.  The centers were colored with a Blending Brush and Fresh Freesia ink, but there was no stamping involved.

The leaves were stamped and also colored a bit with Old Olive Ink and a Blending Brush.  Below is a closer look.


Since the left panel is relatively narrow, I die cut a "mounting" surface for the bouquet using the largest Nested Essentials rectangle die.

Open the bouquet panel and the second middle panel is revealed.  Isn't that DSP beautiful?


Since I didn't have a great spot to attach a greeting on the front, I added it to the middle panel.  I also like that it gave that panel a "purpose".  

The sentiment is from the Simply Beautiful stamp set.


Since the right side of this third layer shows when the card is closed I am going to have to remember to stay close to the left side when I write my message.  

If you are wondering how to actually make this fun fold, watch my video below see how easy it really is.   


Use this link to download a tutorial with a sketch that shows all the dimensions for cutting and scoring the card base.  There is also a link to the video on the sketch so you can find it when you are ready to give it a try!

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Monday, February 16, 2026

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

This week I am featuring the SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL BUNDLE.  This is the second bundle in the Lovely & Beautiful Suite Collection.  

Today's card uses the large flower and leaves.


The Textured Notes dies were used to die cut my background for the flower.  Each of these rectangle layering dies creates a unique border on the die cut.  These awesome dies are on the Last Chance list at a discounted price.  They are currently showing as "unavailable", however they are scheduled to be back in stock the week of March 2, so they aren't gone forever -- yet. 


Two strips of embossed Basic White were added behind the flower to add a bit of texture.

I wanted this card to have a very "soft" feel, so I stamped all images in Basic Gray ink rather than black.  A bit of color was added to the center of the flower and leaves using Sponge Daubers.  To stay with the soft feel of the card, I used Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam ink. 


All of these floral images have coordinating dies, so cutting them out is quick and easy.



For the inside of the card, I used some of the smaller floral images in the set.  The leaves are stamped directly on the Basic White Cardstock, and the flower was stamped on a scrap and die cut.  Rather than stamping the flower first and then masking it to stamp the leaves around it, I decided to die cut the flower. This let me easily lay it over the leaves without having to create a mask.

Both sentiments used on this card are from the Paper Tags stamp set which is also on the Last Chance List at 50% off!


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Thursday, February 12, 2026

FOR THE LOVE OF DIES

Today's Beautifully Celebrated card shows off the awesome dies that come with this Bundle.  In fact, it was these dies that were the main reason I purchased this bundle.  I always love die sets that have fun and interesting shapes that are designed for layering.


This set has six dies to create layers of the pretty medallion shape die cuts in the center of the card.  These two layers are the 3rd and 4th largest.  There are two that are larger and two more that are smaller than those I used, so the range of sizes is perfect.  The largest nearly covers a card front and the smallest is great for greetings!


And how about the corner die cuts?  I love those!  One die cuts two corner pieces at once!

I chose to use Gold Foil with Blackberry Bliss as my colors.  The card base and top medallion layer are Very Vanilla.  This is such an elegant color combination.  But...  It is so much prettier in person!  These colors are not the easiest to photogragh.  Blackberry Bliss shows as almost black in photos, and the Brushed Gold Foil that I used wants to turn more yellow than it really is.  Even with photo editing, it was difficult to capture the true beauty.


The Old Olive Leaf Stem was colored with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut.  Sadly, there is not a coordinating die included for this particular leaf in the bundle.  However, in addition to the layering medallion dies and the corner element dies, there are dies included for the little flower and some smaller leaves.


The vellum sentiment and gold lined leaf are from the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack that is available in the Lovely & Beautiful Suite.  Be sure to check out this Ephemera pack more closely in the Product List below.  It has gorgeous gold elements printed on Vellum.  While you still need to be careful when applying adhesive on the vellum, it is nice and heavy, so there is less concern about adhesive showing through.  The pretty Gold & White woven ribbon is also from the Suite.

If you would like to learn some tips and tricks to make this card, watch my video below.  The card in the video is the same design, but it is made with alternative colors.  So hopefully it will provide some added inspiration for you.



I'd love to know which card you like the best.  Blackberry Bliss and Gold, or Night of Navy and silver?


Two more of the corner die cuts from gold foil were added to the inside of the card.  The Happy Birthday Sentiment on the card front is from Banner Sayings, and the inside sentiment is from the Coneflower Celebrations Stamp Set.

To download the tutorial with all the dimensions, step-by-step directions and a link to the video CLICK HERE.

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