Another Autumn Opulence Fun Fold

Howdy stamping friends!  How're y'all doin?  Just getting into character a little early for a benefit dinner supporting a "horse therapy" ranch tonight.  This place is called Hope Remains Ranch, and they help traumatized and at-risk children and teens.  We're all supposed to be dressed in our cowboy clothes for the dinner.  I don't really have much that is considered cowboy themed to wear but thought I'd work on my "cowboy greetings" instead.  It is fun to be involved supporting this wonderful ministry, and I'm looking forward to more opportunities to help.  Okay, back to the scheduled card instructional post!

Today is another idea that uses the gorgeous Autumn Opulence Designer Series Paper.  Yes, I've mentioned a few times that I love the prints on this lovely fall themed paper.  The colors are rich and earthy.  Just perfect for this time of year.  Add in an easy fun fold and we've got a winner!

The card base for this is Early Espresso cardstock.  It measures 11" x 4 1/4" and is scored at 5 1/2" to make a top fold card.  There is a cut 3" wide from the bottom edge of the card up to the score line.  This leaves a 1 1/4" flap on the right side of the card front.  This flap is glued down so only the left side of the card front opens up.

Next, the layers of Cajun Craze cardstock were cut.  They are 2 7/8" x 5 3/8",  1 1/8" x 5 3/8", and 4 1/4" x 1 1/2".  The first two pieces are for the two sections of the card front.  The last one is for the cross-piece that has the focal pieces attached to it.

The pieces of DSP were cut next.  The dark print with the mushrooms measures 2 3/4" x 5 1/4".  The longer greenish print measures 1" x 5 1/4".  The smaller piece on the cross-piece measures 1" x about 3".

First, layer the dark DSP onto the correct sized Cajun Craze cardstock using Tombow Liquid Glue.  Then attach this to the loose flap on the card front.

Then the greenish DSP layer is attached to the correct sized layer of Cajun Craze using Tombow Liquid Glue.  Then attach this to the right front flap that has already been glued down. 

Next, the last Cajun Craze layer piece that's 4 1/4" x 1 1/2" is attached to the front flap only.  This should fit perfectly across the card and is about 1" up from the bottom edge.

The DSP piece used was positioned between the left, top, and bottom edges evenly.  It did not come out to the right side.  It just happened to be a piece I had left over from another project.

The Autumn Opulence DSP pack comes with sheets of preprinted designs to pop out and use on cards, scrapbook pages, or other projects.  This card used 4 different pieces of these - the autumn leaves, two green leaves, and the mushrooms.  All of the pieces were attached with adhesive on the bottom of their stems with a Dimensional at the top part of the pieces.  This gives them so much depth when looking at them.

For the sentiment, the 2nd smallest square die from the Tile Garden Dies was used to cut a Basic White label.  The sentiment is from the Thanks & Giving set.  It's stamped with Cajun Craze ink in the center.  Then the label is attached flat to the end of the cross-piece of Cajun Craze.  It's just a teensy bit taller than the strip so a little white shows above and below it when the card is open.  As an accent, two of the tiny acorns that are part of the preprinted sheet were attached to this.

For the inside of the card, a piece of Basic White was cut.  It measures 2 3/4" x 5 1/4".  It uses a different sentiment from the Thanks & Giving stamp set.  It's stamped in Cajun Craze ink.

The bottom of this is decorated with a 1/2" x 2 7/8" strip of the greenish print used on the side of the card.  Over this, a 1/8" strip of Cajun Craze was attached.  Then another of the preprinted pieces from the DSP was added.  Love that acorn and just had to find a place for it!

To finish the card with a really rustic feel, a length of the Neutrals Jute Combo Pack in the Pecan Pie color was cut and unraveled to make three strands.  These were tied into a floppy bow and attached at the bottom of the mushrooms with a couple Mini Glue Dots.  

Several of the retired Cajun Craze & Gold Dots were scattered on the card front to add a little bit of shine.

I'm so happy with the outcome of this card.  It's amazing that it turned out pretty much how I envisioned it.  That doesn't seem to happen all the time, so I'm pleased when it does!

If you've followed my blog for very long, you know I prefer to stamp and color most of my focal images instead of using preprinted images.  With this DSP pack, I'm finding it so easy to use all these preprinted images on my cards.  They're great and I'm just crazy about them.

If you like the components of this card, you can only find the Autumn Opulence DSP and the Thanks & Giving stamp set in the Online Exclusives.  They aren't in any catalog.  Sometimes I think SU! puts most of my favorite products in the Online Exclusives section of the store.  Don't forget to check it out on a regular basis.

Thanks for stopping by to see this warm and rustic Thanksgiving card.  If you love easy fun folds, this one is for you!  Leave a comment and let me know what you think of this quick fun fold and the awesome DSP used to make it.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon