Ladybug Showcase Fun Fold

I love this layout so I created an eight-page diagram along with a four-page instruction tutorial with pictures.  This tutorial is FREE with your $25 Stampin' Up! order using my Hostess Code (located at the top right side of my blog - Web Version).  The tutorial is also available to purchase for $3.95 through the link below. Click HERE for more inspiration.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Real Red cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Basic White cardstock
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints and Hello Ladybug stamp sets
• Memento Tuxedo Black and Old Olive ink
• Ladybug Builder punch
• Rhinestones
• Dimensionals

Leaf was cut using a Brother Scan N Cut.

Thinking of You Ladybug

If you like this card, check out my Hello Ladybug Tutorial HERE

 Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• Scored at 5 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Scrap for ladybug
• 
  Real Red cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 3/8"
• Scrap for ladybug
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
  
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Hello Ladybug and Beyond the Horizon* stamp sets
• Paper Pumpkin March 2022
• Memento Tuxedo Black and Old Olive inks
• Ladybug Builder punch
• Rhinestones
• Dimensionals

Gift Set

What happens...

...When you find a card, but you are a layers-type card maker? You spend nearly three hours creating the layout and adjusting the sizes to perfectly (OCD) fit your desired card size. Then you share it to all your awesome blog followers!*

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Real Red cardstock
• Beautifully Penned, Botanical Prints, Everyday Chic, Night & Day, and Petal Passion Designer Series Paper
• Beyond the Horizon stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin - March 2022
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestone
• Dyed black with Sharpie

Acetate Gift Box

• Basic White cardstock
• Belly band measures 11" x 1 1/4"
• Scored at 2 5/8" 3 1/4", 7 7/8" and 8 1/2"
• Banner measures 2 1/8" x 1/2"
• Basic Black cardstock
• Belly band layer measures 4 3/8" x 1"
• Banner measures 2 1/4" x 5/8"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for sprig
• Real Red cardstock
• Scrap for flowers (punch two)
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Belly band layer measures 4 1/4" x 7/8"
• I'll Bee Yours stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin - January 2020
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink
• Banner Pick a Punch and Itty Bitty Accents punches
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestone
• Dyed black with Sharpie

Mini Composition Book

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Front panel measures 2 3/4" x 4 3/4"
• Each notebook may vary in size (purposely made taller and wider)
• Wrap around panel measures 4 1/4" x 4 3/4"
• Each notebook may vary in size
• Score at 1 1/4" and 1 5/8"
• Trim off excess (purposely made taller)
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 4 1/4"
• May vary
• Card layer measures 1" x 4 1/4"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for sprigs
• Real Red cardstock
• 
  Scrap for flowers
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/8"
• May vary
• Card layer measures 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• Mini Composition book
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Rhinestones
• Dyed with Sharpie
• Tear & Tape

Boho Wrap A2 Cascade Tri Fold Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Night of Navy cardstock
• Misty Moonlight cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Boho Indigo Designer Series Paper
• Boho Indigo stamp set
• Night of Navy ink
• Boho Indigo dies
• Stitched circle
• Banner Pick a punch
• Crochet thread
• Rhinestones
• Dimensionals

A diagram print out with measurements is FREE when you follow these exact steps. It's pretty simple, follow the steps and I will email you the layout. Any email requesting the file before completing Steps 1 and 2 will not receive a reply. Thank you for understanding.

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2. Post a comment ON THIS BLOG POST
3. EMAIL me requesting the A2 Cascade Tri Fold Card

Friend Boho Vases - Leaflet Fun Fold Card

Stampin' Up! Product

• Night of Navy cardstock
• Misty Moonlight cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Boho Indigo Designer Series Paper
• Boho Vases and Botanical Prints stamp sets
• Night of Navy inks
• Boho Indigo and Stitched Circle dies
• Rhinestones
• Dimensionals 

The tutorial is only available with a $25 or more Stampin' Up! product purchase using my Hostess Code. My Hostess Code can be found at the top right of blog (desktop version).  EMAIL me if you are having trouble finding my current Hostess Code.

Blooms in Leaves - Modified Gate Fold Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Petal Pink cardstock
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints, Friendly Hello and Thoughtful Blooms stamp sets
• Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Lovely Flower Edgelits and Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Small Bloom punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Three small pearls dyed black
• Dimensionals

I used a Brother Scan N Cut machine to die cut the leaves.

I took Connie Stewart's Gate Fold Card and made it my own. If you are a blog follower you know I prefer using more layers on my card. Check out Connie's YouTube HERE.

Show Off! - Part 1

Show off your Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

Show off your beautiful Designer Series Paper

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 1"
• Scrap for butterfly 
• Sweet Sugarplum cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/8"
• Scrap for butterfly
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Petal Garden Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 5 1/4"
• 
  Cut a layer measuring 3/4" x 5 1/4" from this piece
• Remaining layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/8"
  
• Scrap for sentiment mat
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Rich Razzleberry ink
• Brilliant Wings dies
• Oval and Scallop Oval punches
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Sequins
• Dimensionals

Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper Tutorial - Card #19

THE TUTORIAL IS NOW AVAILABLE

Click HERE for more information

TWENTY CARD DESIGNS

Create forty cards from one half a package of 

Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White Thick cardstock or Note Card
• Bumblebee or Polished Pink cardstock
• Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Just Jade ink
• Oval and Scallop Oval punches or dies
• Just Jade Thick baker's twine
• Secure twine in front with small dots of glue where the two DSP meet
• Dimensionals

Hand-Penned Gatefold Card

If you have this paper, I have a tutorial with twelve cards available for purchase.  

Click HERE for more information

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pale Papaya cardstock
• Garden Green cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Garden Green ink
• Penned Flowers dies
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Colored to match
• Dimensional

Boho Indigo Bookbinding Fun Fold

Stampin' Up! Products

• Misty Moonlight cardstock
• Card base measures 11" x 4 1/4"
• Scored at 4 1/4" and 5 1/2"
• Fold card and glue between two score lines
• Scrap for ferns
• Night of Navy cardstock
• Card layer measure 4" x 5" 
• Cut top piece 4" x 1"
• Remaining piece measures 4" x 4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Scrap for fern
• 
  Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 4"
• Boho Indigo Medley Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 3 3/4"
• This allows for pattern continuity
• Cut top piece 3 7/8" x 7/8"
• Remaining piece measures 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 3/8" x 4"
• Sentiment die cut
  
• Boho Indigo and Botanical Prints stamp sets
• Night of Navy ink
• Boho Indigo dies
• Gold Glimmer enamel dots
• Coordinating crochet thread
• Dimensionals

Flowers and Polka Dots

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 11"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card strip measures 5 1/4" x 1/4"
• Use Tear & Tape to adhere to crimped cardstock 
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 4"
• Just Jade cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card strip measures 5 1/8" x 1/2" 
• After crimped and smoothed out
• Use Tear & Tape to adhere to card
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 2 1/2""
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 1 3/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Memento black ink
• Layering Ovals Framelits
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Tear & Tape or liquid glue
• Black Jewels
• Dimensionals

Belly Band

• Basic Black
• Band measures 1 1/4" x 11"
• Curl like ribbon to prevent tears in folds
• Scrap for scallop oval
• Just Jade
• Band layer measures 1" x 4 5/8"
• Scrap for scallop oval
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for sentiment
• Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper
• Band measures 7/8" x 4 1/2"
• I'll Bee Yours
• Paper Pumpkin - January 2020
• Memento black ink
• Laying Ovals Framelits
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Black Jewel
• Dimensionals
• Tear & Tape
• Acetate card box

Paper Blooms Pinwheel Fun Fold Card

Inspired by Creating with Kristina's video HERE. Please leave her a comment and a thumbs up, this helps her channel and she gives her hard worked videos freely. I highly suggest to use your crappy old cardstock to make up a sample. I modify her card layers and my measurements are below.

I created a Step by Step Picture Tutorial that is FREE with your $25 Stampin' Up! purchase using my Hostess Code. The tutorial can also be purchased for $3.95.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• It is very important that everything measures 4 1/4", most times SU cardstock is slightly wider than 8 1/2".  Refer to my post HERE.
• Misty Moonlight cardstock
• Night of Navy cardstock
• Old Olive cardstock
• Rococo Rose cardstock
• Seaside Spray cardstock
• Soft Seafoam cardstock
• Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper
• Beauty Abounds, Botanical Prints, Everything is Rosy and Forever Lovely stamp sets
• Rococo Rose ink
• Botanical Builder, Brilliant Wings Stitched Rectangle and dies
• Leaf punch
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Tear & Tape
• Dimensionals

Petal Garden Botanical

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pool Party
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• 
  Scored at 5 1/2"
• Old Olive
• Card layer measures 3 3/8" x 4 5/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Petal Garden Designer Series Paper
  
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Botanical Prints, *Bouquet of Hope and *Hello Sunshine stamp sets
• *Paper Pumpkin February 2021 and February 2016 (respectively)
• Calypso Coral and Old Olive ink
• Rose Wonder Framelits
• Old Olive Twillband
• Dimensionals

Sneak Peek - Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper Tutorial, Card 11

This is Card #11 of my Fine Art Floral Designer Series Tutorial. This new floral DSP will be available for purchase on January 5, 2021.

My tutorial will be FREE with your $60 Stampin' Up! purchase using my Hostess Code or the tutorial will be available for purchase.  My tutorial isn't scheduled for release until January 15, 2021.

Arrange A Wreath for a friend

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
• Use wreath die
• Card layer (inside) measures 3/4" x 5 1/2"
• Emboss then trim to 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Rococo Rose cardstock
• Scrap for flowers (six for the front, one for inside)
• Three have been slightly dented in the middle
• Soft Sea Foam cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Emboss then trim to 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures (inside) 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for extra leaves from the wreath
• Place under flowers
• Scrap for stitched die cut (sentiment mat)
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 1 1/2" x 3/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
  
• Arrange a Wreath stamp set
• Mint Macaron and Rococo Rose inks
• Pearl Basic Jewels
• Four total
• One was dyed with alcohol marker to match flowers
• Mini Dimensionals
• Under the flowers

Helpful tip

Are you color-coordinating impaired, like me?  Check out this website to find great Stampin' Up! colors that compliment each other.  There is a drop-down menu at the top left hand corner.  The website defaults to current Stampin' Up! colors. To change that, simple click and select All Colors.

My Create Ink.  You might want to make a donation to the wonderful crafted has made this great tool for all to use.

Thank You Kindly Wreath

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• Card base measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment layer and wreath
• Pool Party cardstock
• Card layer measures 3" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for wreath
• Really Rust cardstock
• Scrap for bow
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 2 5/8" x 5 1/8"
• Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Card layer measures 1 1/8" x 5 1/8"
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends
• Stitched So Sweetly and Wreath Builder dies
• Pearl Basic Jewels dyed to match (five)
• Dimensionals

Garden Fern

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mint Macaron cardstock
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Prints stamp set
• Mossy Meadow ink
• Forever Flourishing dies
• Itty Bitty Accents punch
• Baker's twine
• Pearl Basic Jewels

Birthday Bouquet Trio - Using Card Maps

If you have followed my last three blog posts HERE I provided tips and pictures of how I tackle using card maps.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Watermelon Wonder cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 4 5/8"
• This is a proportional layer to the card base
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5/8"
• Scrap for scallop oval
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper
• Card layers measure 1" x 4 1/2" (cut 3)
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 1/2"
• Botanical Prints, Lasting Lily and No Matter the Weather*
• *Paper Pumpkin March 2020
• Mossy Meadow ink
• Always Artichoke 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Layering Oval Framelits
• Dimensionals

My Measure-it-Once Sample

Hey Friend - Using Card Maps

Stampin' Up! Products

• Mossy Meadow cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• I actually trim down folded card base to 4 1/16" x 5 7/16" 
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"
• After applying DSP, die cut using Stitched Rectangle #3 *
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Die cut using Stitched Rectangle die #1 *
• Sentiment layer finished measures 2 1/2" x 1/2"
• Scrap for botanical die cut
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Die cut using Stitched Rectangle die # 1 *
• Garden Lane Designer Series Paper
• Card layers measure 3 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Cut diagonally and attached to Mossy Meadow card layer (see above) prior to die cutting
• Botanical Print stamp set
• Something for Everything stamp set
• Paper Pumpkin December 2019
  
• Mossy Meadow ink
• Botanical Prints and Stitched Rectangle Framelits
• Lovely Labels punch
• Dimensionals
• Under Mossy Meadow layer
• Under die cut botanical
• Rhinestones - clear

* Dies are numbered beginning with the largest being #1

Masculine Get Well Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Scrap for sentiment
• Basic Black cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 4"
• Scrap for sentiment mat
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer (inside) measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
• So Sentimental stamp set
• Memento black ink
• Stitched So Sweetly Dies
• Crushed Curry ribbon
• Crushed Curry enamel dots
• Dimensionals