BLESSED BEGINNINGS COLLAPSIBLE COLUMN CARD

Today’s card features the Blessed Beginnings Bundle from the new Online Exclusives.  I really like the simplicity of this bundle for Easter but it also makes great Wedding, and Baptism cards.  I was looking for something fun to do with the set that would stand out a bit for my crafting friends I send cards to.  I so a video that Susan Campfield did using another set and she called the fun fold a Collapsible Column so I decided to give it a whirl using this set.

Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Basic White cardstock cut to 4 ¼ x 11” and scored at 5 ½”.  Next, I created the column using Basic White cardstock cut to 4 ¼ x 6” and scored at ½, 1 ¾, 3, 4 ¼ and 5 ½”.  The two ½” scores are valley folded and the other three are mountain folded.  Once that was together, I added it to the front of my card by closing it and centering it on the front.  I adhered each of the ½” score lines directly to the center of the card butted right up against one another. 

I went ahead at this point and stamped my church onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored it in using Lemon Lolly (dark), Crumb Cake (light) and Smoky Slate (light) Stampin’ Blend Markers.  I also cut the eves, the cross and the front door out of a scrap of Pecan Pie cardstock.  I adhered the eve and cross directly onto the church but used a Dimensional to pop up the door. 

Before adding any of the embossed layers I added my tabs that would secure the church to the column.  I cut Basic White cardstock to ¾ x 1” and scored it at ½” on the 1” side (x2) and figured out where I would want them on the column so that my church would be in the right location (for me that was about 2 3/8” from the top of the card.  I adhered one to each side of the card butting them up against one another. 

Now it was time for the layers.  I cut Basic White cardstock to 2 ½ x 4 (2 each) and 1 x 4” (4 each) and embossed them using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder.  I adhered each of the larger pieces to the front of the card and each of the smaller pieces to the front of the column.  Now all that I needed to finish the front of the card was to add the church.  It was simply adhered to the two tabs on the column allowing it to “float”. 

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped the sentiments “EASTER” and “Blessings” from the bundle onto it using Lost Lagoon Ink.  I added a little ¾ x 5 ¼” strip of Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper to the inside layer as well for extra color and interest. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Blessed Beginnings Bundle (English) [167162]	Timeless Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164678]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717]	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673]
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678]	Damask Designs Embossing Folder [165214]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

GEARED UP FOR HIS BIRTHDAY (2-18-26)

Today’s card features the new Gears & Textures Bundle.  I love this set because it is not just masculine in nature, I see some fun in my future with this bundle.  I paired it up with the new Banner Sayings Bundle, such great sentiments and the coordinating punch is great.  I looked at all kinds of great samples of this bundle on Pinterest and took what I liked from several and this is what I came up with…

The card base is Basic Black cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a piece of Basic Beige cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped it using the Gears & Textures Bundle.  I stamped all over it using image #15 (see below) in Coastal Cabana Ink all over, then I added image #16 in Pecan Pie Ink all over it and then finally I stamped image #4 all over it using Smoky Slate Ink.  To give this layer a little more dimension and interest I added a little Crumb Cake Ink all over it using a Blending Brush.  Once that was done I cut the following pieces:

Using Basic White cardstock I cut the following images (see below) 2 each #6, 2 each #5, 1 each #13 and #11.  Out of Textured Metallic (I used the copper colored one) 1 each #12, #10  and #11.  Out of Silver Foil I cut 1 each #10 and #11.  Out of Basic Black cardstock I cut out 1 each #10 and #12.  Once everything was cut out, I took the #5 and #6 pieces cut from Basic White cardstock and used Sponge Daubers I added Smoky Slate and Pecan Pie ink to give them a weathered look.  Then I took pieces #11 and #13 I had cut from Basic White cardstock and again using Sponge Daubers I added Smoky Slate and Coastal Cabana Ink, once that was done I simply stuck part of each of the die into VersaMark Ink and used the copper color of the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder to emboss them. 

With all my pieces prepared I started by taking my 2 each #5 and #6 pieces I had daubed ink onto and I adhered them directly to my layer I then took my largest gear and decided where on the card front, I wanted it and added it with Dimensionals.  As for the rest of the pieces, it is totally up to you which ones you want to adhered directly to the card and which ones you prefer to pop up with a Dimensional.  Just have fun with it.  Once I had everything where I wanted I took a scrap of Basic Black cardstock and stamped it with the sentiment “Happy Birthday” from the Banner Sayings Bundle using VersaMark Ink and embossed it with that same embossing powder I used on the gears.  I then used the coordinating punch from the bundle and punched it out and added it to the front of the card with Dimensionals. 

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock cut to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped image #15 in the bottom right corner in Coastal Cabana and image #16 in Pecan Pie.  I did the same stamping on the envelope.

  

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854]	Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [163772]	Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [163387]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Sponge Daubers [133773]
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

THREE DIFFERENT QUICK AND EASY CARDS USING THE SAME PAPER

Today’s cards features the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I loved this Designer Series Paper but felt like the stamps and dies that coordinated looked like a bundles I already had so I bought just the paper.  This is a point I like to make when I teach classes, you don’t have to buy everything in a suite of products to get a great result.  I thought my dies from Impressions Abloom (on online exclusive) would look great with this DSP and I was so right. 

Here is what I came up with…

I created three different cards using the same Designer Series Paper and just made some small adjustments to each.  For card #1 I started with a card base that is Calypso Coral cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that is 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flowers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Calypso Coral cardstock, 2 each of the leaves out of Granny Apple Green cardstock and one each of the flower centers out of Daffodil Delight cardstock.  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “Happy Birthday” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock using Calypso Coral Ink and punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Calypso Coral cardstock and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

For card #2 I started with a card base that is Crumb Cake cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Gold Foil 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flower, two each of the leaves and one each of the smaller and larger flower centers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Gold Foil (note if you die cut these from the center of the layer you put under the DSP just staying away from the edges you save a lot of foil).  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “Thanks a million” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock using VersaMark Ink and added Gold Embossing Powder and heat embossed it before punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Gold Foil and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

For card #23I started with a card base that is Calypso Coral cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then added a layer of Country Woods Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Then I cut a piece of Gold Foil 3 ¼ x 3 7/8” to this I adhered a piece of the Lovely and Beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper that measured 2 7/8 x 3 5/8”, I added this to the center of the card using Dimensionals.  Then I die cut one each of the larger and smaller flower, two each of the leaves and one each of the smaller and larger flower centers from the Impressions Abloom Die Set out of Gold Foil.  I adhered the large flower and one leaf to the front bottom left of the front of my card.  I stamped the sentiment “celebrate” from the Banner Sayings Bundle onto a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock using VersaMark Ink and added Gold Embossing Powder and heat embossed it before punched it out using the coordinating punch.  I punched a second flag out of Gold Foil and put it under the first letting the right side stick out just a bit and adhered that to the front of the card.  For the inside I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and added the small flower and leaf I have left from the die cutting earlier to the bottom corner. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393]	Lovely & Beautiful 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [166957]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Impressions Abloom Dies [165610]	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]