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Thursday, April 9, 2026

SIDE-STEP WITH FRIENDLY FOLIAGE

I had a vision for today's card, and after I finished the card, I realized, I had totally "forgotten my plan".  It was sort of like what happens when I walk into another room to get something -- once there, I've forgotten why I went there in the first place.

Oh well, I like how the card turned out, so, now we'll see what you think of it.

This is a Side-Step Fun Fold card -- but it's not the normal version of this fun fold.  It is actually a Faux Side-Step.  It is much simpler than the "real" thing, and in my opinion, it is just as fun!

This fun fold actually is made with two separate card bases.  If you have never seen a Faux Side-Step, watch my how-to video to see how easy it is.



I used the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper (DSP) for the backgrounds on each of the layers (or steps) of the card.  It is all from the same sheet of DSP -- just cut from different areas of the sheet so the colors vary.  

The different designs on the DSP show up much better in person than in my photos.  The envelope flap perhaps is a better representation of the color variance on the same sheet.

I used the largest stamp/die for the main focal point.  The image was stamped with Pretty Peacock ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and then die cut using two dies.  One cuts the outer edges, and the second die cuts out the areas between the branches.

The smaller stems on the right were also stamped with Pretty Peacock ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and die cut.

For all the dimensions and product details use this link to download the tutorial,  It will give you step by step assembly directions as well as diagrams for cutting and scoring both of the Pretty Peacock card bases.

Since there is no "inside" to this card, I used the back for a Message Layer.

The tall, skinny leaf stem from the stamp set was stamped 3 times in the lower right.  The greetings on the card are both from Friendly Foliage.

Below is a list of the products that were used.  Click on any image to learn more about a product or make a purchase from my Stampin' Up! store.

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Monday, April 6, 2026

PAPER STRIPS AND FRIENDLY FOLIAGE

This week I am sharing some additional ideas with the Friendly Foliage Bundle.  I featured this bundle back in November, and it has quickly become a favorite of mine.  It is versatile and can be "dressed up", or "dressed down".


Today, I decided to use some of the smaller foliage stamps and die cuts.  I tend to gravitate towards the very interesting large focal point stamp & die, but I wanted to see what I could do with some of the smaller pieces alone.


The background for this card is made with 3/4" strips of the Boho Vibes Designer Series Paper (DSP).  It's a great way to use of those strips of DSP that seem to accumulate but are so hard to throw away.

Just position the strips in any pattern on a piece of cardstock and adhere them.  Then trim your sheet to size to get rid of all the "over-hanging" strips.


After I completed my background, I simply added one of the sentiments from the Friendly Foliage stamp set.  A few of the small leaves were added to the back of the sentiment assembly before adhering it to the card front with dimensionals,

For the inside of the card, I made another strip for the bottom of the message layer using the same paper strips technique.  Since I had a couple of the stems left over from the card front, I tucked them under the edge of the strip.  (You could also just stamp them on the Basic White before adhering the decorative strip.)


I even used the Paper Strip technique to cover a 6" x 2-1/2" piece of Basic White to cover the envelope flap.  If I had thought ahead, I would have made a larger piece all at once and then cut it into two pieces for the inside strip and the envelope.

Use this link to download a tutorial with more details for the card.


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Monday, March 23, 2026

FRIENDLY FOLIAGE & MASKING TAPE

Rather than featuring a specific product, this week I am going to have some fun playing with techniques.

I love learning and experimenting with techniques.  So, today I decided to use the Masking Tape Technique but thought I would add a twist by spritzing it with water and see what happened.  It was a happy discovery!


I was in the mood for something bright & colorful. So I laid down 3 strips of cheery ink colors (Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay & Daffodil Delight) with Masking Tape on watercolor paper and then spritzed them lightly with water to see what would happen.  It took some experimenting to figure out how much water to spritz.  I wanted to keep the "texture" that is created with the Masking Tape Technique, but I wanted the edges of the color to run just a bit--but not so much that they ran into each other.

It was kind of like the story of the 3 bears:  too much water, too little water, and finally it was "just right".

One hint:  Keep some clean paper towels handy.  When you add too much water, and it starts to run all over trying to make an inky mess, just absorb some of the excess with a paper towel!

Once I was happy with the background, I adhered the die cut image from Friendly Foliage.  The foliage was stamped with Garden Green ink.

I added several layers of Basic White cardstock to provide dimension and texture while keeping the focus on my pretty background and image.  Texture was provided by embossing the first Basic White layer with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  This embossing folder has a simple all-over pattern but provides a nice amount of texture without becoming its own focal point.

A simple sentiment and 3 Calypso Coral Pearls complete the card front.

The inside of the card was kept clean and simple.  There are two layers of Basic White cardstock.  The left edge of the top message layer is embossed with the same Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.  I then used the score blade on my trimmer to add a couple of score lines next to the embossing to create a finished look.

The list of required supplies is untypically short (for me).  All sentiments are from the Friendly Foliage Stamp Set.  All you really need is some white cardstock, ink, a stamp set and some masking tape to create your own version of this card.  I do recommend using watercolor paper for the technique background, but you could also try using white cardstock -- just be careful not to get it too wet.

You can download the tutorial with all the details at this link.

The list of products I used is shown below, but remember, this card is easily duplicatable using whatever supplies you have.

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Friday, November 21, 2025

FRIENDLY FOLIAGE & KINTSUGI INSPIRATIONS

For my last Friendly Foliage card this week I'm getting out the color!  Until today, we've had an "all-white" and a Gold & Beige card, so today it is time for color!

I took my color inspiration from the beautiful Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper (DSP).  

The colors on this card are Misty Moonlight, Petal Pink, Cloud Cover and Gold.


The front foliage was stamped with Misty Moonlight and die cut with both the inner and the outer die Friendly Foliage Die.  I love how you can see the Petal Pink DSP through the foliage.  There is something about that simplicity that just makes me happy!

The Happy Birthday greeting from Unbounded Love was heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on Misty Moonlight cardstock and fussy cut.

This is a very quick and easy card, but a few special details elevate it just a bit.  So while it IS quick & easy, it doesn't LOOK like it is.

See the FREE TUTORIAL at this link for all those details.

The inside is also quick and easy.  I used my go-to solution of adding a narrow decorative strip to give the inside a bit of color.  

I love sending cards to long-time friends so the sentiment on the inside, from Coneflower Celebrations, is one of my favorites.

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