FRIGHTFULLY CUTE Z-FOLD HALLOWEEN CARD

This week I'm featuring the Frightfully Cute Bundle.  If you missed Monday's cute card, you can check it out here.

Today, I have a fun Z-Fold card that uses 4 additional patterns from the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper.  You saw 3 of the designs on Monday, so now you have seen 7 of the 16 different patterns.

Z-Fold Fun Fold cards are great for showing off your pretty Designer Series Paper.  Below you can see the card fully open and see all four of the patterns used today.

This card also uses seven of the ten dies that come in the Frightful Tags Dies.  On the front of the card you can see the circle die, which cut out the Flirty Flamingo moon, the larger of the sentiment dies and the black glitter tree.  The witch is traveling fast on her broom to find the candy!

On the center panel you can see the witch has lost her hat as races to beat the bat that is  chasing her to see who can get to the candy first.

As we arrive at the last panel we find the candy, but if you look closely, you will see that the black glitter owl sitting on the fence and the black cat have already beat the witch and the bat to the candy! 

There is no die for the witch on her broom, the little bat on the center panel or the cute little kitty sitting in front of the fence.  But no worries, they can all be easily fussy cut so you can put them right where you want them!  I like cats and owls better than bats or witches, so I let them find the candy first.

If you have never attempted to make a Z-Fold Card, you should give it a try.  They are much easier than you might think at first look.

I have a detailed tutorial available, but tomorrow, Thursday,  September 23, 2021, at 10 AM EDST, I will also be doing a Facebook LIVE on my Fairless Stampin Flair Facebook Business Page to show you how to make this card.  I'd love to have you join me!.

A complete Product List for today's card is below.

Product List

Frightfully Cute Bundle [156493]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]
Cute Halloween 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156479]	Black Glitter Paper [153518]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]

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BATS AND GHOSTS CUTE HALLOWEEN

I have never been a someone who made a huge deal of Halloween, but when I saw the Frightfully Cute Bundle and the Cute Halloween  Designer Series Paper in the current Mini Catalog, I couldn't resist.

It was just way to CUTE to pass up.

The layout of today's card is a great layout to showcase designer series paper.  The card shows 3 of the 16 different patterns included in the 6" x 6" package.  I also like this paper because about half of the designs are very generic and can be used for any card.  You can see all the patterns in the Product List below.

The coordinating Frightful Tags Dies in this bundle are also very versatile.  There are several nice sentiment/tag dies, a circle die, a cute fence, a bare tree, stars and an owl that could be used anytime of the year.  Yes, the spider web and witch's hat are probably most appropriate for Halloween, but if you live on a lake, like I do, I'm sure I can find a use for that spider web die that would have nothing to do with Halloween.  I have those webs everywhere almost as soon as the snow melts!

While I am not a fan of bats, I do have to admit that these little critters on the Flirty Flamingo background are definitely cute.  The ghosts floating around on the Highland Heather background also look pretty friendly.  So friendly, in fact, that I let one of them escape so he could play in the black glitter tree!

For the inside of the card, I let a couple more ghosts escape from their paper and they helped their bat friend to also escape and help decorate the inside of the card.

If you would like to make this card, there is a detailed tutorial available with all the dimensional cutting information and step-by-step instructions to recreate the card.  Or, alternatively, choose your own favorite Designer Series Paper to recreate this cute layout.

I'd love to hear your comments on this card, or let me know how you use the layout to create your own masterpiece!

A complete Product List can be found below.

Product List

Frightfully Cute Bundle [156493]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317]	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Cute Halloween 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156479]	Black Glitter Paper [153518]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165]	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887]
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326]

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PICTURE THIS! FRAMED DAHLIAS

Happy Friday my Stamping Friends!

Today I wanted to try something a little different – an experiment really.

Stampin’ Up! has a couple of new dies in the current Annual Catalog called Picture This.  They cut out either rectangular or circular “windows” in a piece of cardstock.  I saw a card on Pinterest that used the rectangle version of the Picture This Die, and these Dahlias were peeking out through the windows.

Well, these dies are on my wish list, but I don’t own them yet, so I started going through the dies I do have.  My first thought was the Stitched Rectangles dies I have, but the sizes just weren’t working for me, so I started digging further.  Next, I looked at the Stitched so Sweetly Dies (one of my favorites by the way), but again the sizes just weren’t working.  Same problem with the Scalloped Contours dies—the sizes just weren’t working.  

At this point I had used up all my obvious alternative ideas, and I was a about ready to throw in the towel, when I happened to look at my Christmas Season Bundle from the current Mini Catalog.   As I mentioned in my post on Monday, these dies are definitely worth a second look.  When I purchased the bundle, I didn’t even notice all the great label dies that it includes.  All I had “seen” were the dies that coordinated with the stamps. Now, I was looking at them with a different set of eyes and a different purpose in mind!  For the first time, I saw several dies with similar “shapes”, but in different sizes.

So, I decided to experiment and see if I could make a “Picture This” card using these dies.  This is my result!

What do you think? 

The most difficult issues I incurred were two different things. 

Issue 1)  Keeping the 3 separate dies aligned as I ran them through the Die Cutting machine.  Solution:  After 3 unsuccessful attempts to keep them straight and spaced correctly (even with Washi tape holding them in place), I ran each one through separately--so 3 times through the machine. 

Issue 2) When you stamp the flowers on the cardstock behind the openings, you need to make sure your stamping doesn’t appear someplace you don’t want it to appear – like along the border around the basic white piece, or in the opening next to the one you are stamping.  Solution: Use copy paper (or any lightweight paper) to mask the areas where you don’t want ink.

After I had run my Basic White cardstock through the Die Cutting machine 3 times to create the 3 windows there were some markings from my “well-used” cutting plates on the Basic White.  Solution:  I used the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and voila – all marks are gone (or if they are there, you can’t see them).  This was actually a "happy fix”, because the card was looking a little stark and the embossing added some texture that was greatly needed.

After completing the stamping on the Highland Heather cardstock, the Basic White Window card was adhered on top with lots of dimensionals.  The flowers (with a Basic Pearl adorning each center) and the leaf were added with dimensionals.

Lastly, some Wink of Stella was added on all the flowers to give a little shimmer and shine.  In my world, you can never have too much shimmer & shine!

I’m happy with my experiment, but would love to hear what you think?

If you would like to make this card, you can avoid my “issues” and follow the FREE TUTORIAL available at this link.

A complete Product List is below for today's card.

If you missed my August Posts using the Delicate Dahlia Stamp Set, you can visit them using the following links:

Dahlia on the DIAG

Delicate Dahlia Inspired by Pat's Garden

Juxtaposition Dahlia Card

There are only 13 days left of Sale-A-Bration, so don't miss out on getting this awesome Delicate Dahlia Stamp Set for FREE with a qualifying order.

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156601]	Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [158201]	Seasonal Labels Dies [156299]	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718]	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986]
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103]
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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FUN FOLD DAHLIA EASEL CARD

I’m back today with another fun FUN-FOLD card featuring my Stamp Set of the week, Delicate Dahlias.

Now it doesn’t look like much of a Fun-Fold in the above picture, does it?  But look what happens when you open it into its Easel form.

Is it still not real clear what is going on?  How about from this angle?

Now is it starting to make a little more sense why I called it an Easel card?  If you would like to give making one of these a try, I have a Free Tutorial available for you with all the dimensions and directions. 

To make my Dahlias today, rather than stamping them or stamping and coloring them, I used the gorgeous Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper to create my flowers.  I simply stamped the outline image stamp on some various scraps of paper from Expressions in Ink and then fussy cut them.

For the card base I used another design from this beautiful paper and the Easel “tent” was covered with the gold stripe pattern from the same paper package. 

The flowers and leaves are adhered to the lower part of the Easel “Tent” with either liquid glue or dimensionals.  The only thing to be careful of is that you attach the flowers to the lower part of the “tent” only – otherwise your tent won’t open, and you will be camping under the stars! 

Here is a little look at the inside of the “tent”.

I stamped one more, small Dahlia on another scrap of Expressions in Ink DSP, fussy cut it and adhered it to the top corner of the inside basic white mat.

The sentiment labels (or stake in the ground that holds your tent in place) were die cut from two dies from the Ornate Frames Dies.  The sentiment is from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set and the mat is from another scrap of Expressions in Ink and matches the paper on the card base.

What do you think of this card?  I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Don’t forget to check out the tutorial and if you have questions, I’m here to help.

A complete Product List is below.

We are down to 15 days and counting left in Sale-A-Bration, so don’t miss out on your chance to earn some FREEBIES including this beautiful Delicate Dahlia Stamp set!

If you missed the Delicate Dahlia cards that I shared the week of August 15 you can use the following links to see them.

Dahlia on the DIAG

Delicate Dahlia Inspired by Pat's Garden

Juxtaposition Dahlia Card

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156601]	Ornate Frames Dies [150664]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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