Fun Fold Friday - Gatefold Slider

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - I’m playing with the Gatefold Slider fold.

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges: 30 Day Christmas Cardmaking Challenge Day 6 Deck the Wreath.

Inspire.Create Stamping challenge - another Christmas card. #ICSC228

I’m getting inky with the Whispering Woods DSP, Detailed Wreath Accents, Nested Essential dies, Soiree Salutations stamp set, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Barely Blush inks, Barely Blush glimmer brush and silver twine.  

Fun Fold Measurements 

Coloured Card base

8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 2 1/8” in on both sides to create Gatefold

2 squares sized to fit behind your focal image 

White cardstock 

1 insert 4” x 5 1/4” 

2 squares cut slightly smaller than coloured cardstock folded in half and burnished.

DSP

2 strips of 2” x 5 1/4” 

1 strip of 1” x 4” for decorating insert if desired 

Focal image - create yours as desired. I am using the Nesting Essential Dies layered with cardstock and DSP and added a Detailed Wreath Accents blended with Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Barely Blush inks and then I added Barely Blush glimmer for an added pop of sparkle. 

Coordinating envelope with either strip of DSP or stamping. 

Quick process video for the visual learners:

Love the end result on this one - the Whispering Woods DSP is just so gorgeous! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Be Totallyawake4-life 

Fun Fold Friday - Side Step card

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am sharing a Side Step card with some shiny fun foiling.

My final design was inspired by playing along to the Paper Players challenge - #PP806 Nature’s Landscapes 

I’m getting inky with the Whispering Pines DSP, Blue metallic DSP, Graceful Evergreen Deer hot foil bundle, Classic Greeting hot foil bundle, gold foil and adhesive backed snowflakes. 

Card Measurements 

Main card base:

5 1/2” x 10” score on 10” side at 1 1/2”, 3” and 6 1/2”

Second card base:

3 1/4” x 8 1/2” score along 8 1/2” at 4 1/4”

Blue metallic mats for step portion 

3 1/4” x 5 1/4”

1 1/4” x 5 1/4”

Card front layers:

Blue Metallic DSP 3 1/8” x 4 1/8”

DSP 3” x 4” 

Back insert

White card stock 3” x 4”

Scraps white card for your foiling images 

Quick process video for the visual learners.

Final design is so shiny in person - I just love the combo of the gold foil with the blue metallic DSP! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Wake Up & Create Thursday #TA4L023

Welcome to another edition of Wake Up & Create Thursday here on the blog.

It’s a little mix of Throwback Thursday with an image or sketch inspiration to use to inspire you to shop your stash and combine some old favourites with new goodies in a new way and than share to inspire others to do the same with their stash! Today’s challenge is a fun sketch inspiration #TA4L023

 

My final design was inspired by playing along to The Paper Players challenge Natures Landscapes #PP806

I’m getting inky with the Whispering Woods DSP, Blue metallic DSP and Adhesive backed Snowflakes paired with retired stash favourites Winter Snow embossing folder & Peaceful Deer bundle. I coloured the deer with Smokey Slate and Petal Pink blends. 

Final design - just love this paper and it pairs so well with retired the Peaceful Deer bundle. 

Little inside peek - the trees in the Peaceful Deer work perfectly to carry over the coordination vibes:

Would love for you to join the fun and play along with the #TA4L023 challenge. When you’re done add your link below to share with us all! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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Fun Fold Friday - Slatted W fold

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am playing with the Slatted W fold I saw on Pinterest from Get Crafty with Sally 

I’m getting inky with the Whispering Pines DSP, Everyday Arches and Nested Essential dies, Fabulous Sayings stamp set, blend marker and rhinestones. 

Card measurements:

• 1x Pretty Peacock Card base 81/2” x 51/2” scored at 21/8”, 41/4” and 63/8”
• 4x White Cardstock 2” x 53/8”
• 4x DSP 17/8” x 51/4”
• 2x Pretty Peacock cardstock 11/2” x 73/4” score 13/4, 37/8” and 6”
• 4x White Cardstock 2” x 13/8”
• 4x DSP 1 7/8” x 1 1/4”
• 1x Pretty Peacock 33/8” x 45/8” die cut with the 3rd largest arch
• 1x DSP 31/8 x 43/8” die cut with the 4th largest arch 
• Scraps of Pretty Peacock and White cardstock layered for the sentiment of choice - I used a rectangle die from the Nested Essentials die. 

Love this Whispering Woods paper - it does all the hard work with this card. Bonus is that it’s the fundraising product for this round so $4 of all paper sold goes to different charities around the world. 

Quick process video for the visual learners: 

Stunning views of the pretty paper! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life