Grateful Fall Fun Fold

Hello stamping friends!  I've just got to get in another fall card featuring the Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper.  I don't know exactly what it is about this paper pack, but I just love it.  Whether it's the bright and happy prints or the warm autumn colors, I truly love this paper!  And I guess I'll keep making cards with it until I run out!  Today's version is an easy fun fold that really highlights this cute over-all print.  But there's a subtle print tucked in that's almost overlooked.  This is from the Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper, and it really enhances the look of the card.  Let's check it out and get stamping.

This card starts out with a piece of Golden Glow cardstock that measures 11" x 4 1/4".  It was scored and folded in half at 5 1/2".  To make it a fun fold, 1 1/2" was trimmed from the bottom of the front.

Working on the front of the card first, a panel of the Sunflower Fields DSP was cut at 3" x 4 1/4".  This was actually a piece that was left over from other projects, and the card was made around it.  To make this piece really stand out, a layer of Early Espresso cardstock was added behind it.  This measured 3 1/8" x 4 3/8".  The two pieces are attached with "green glue" so there is a little wiggle room to get this on straight.

These layers were attached to the card base with Dimensionals centered on the card front.  Make sure to keep the Dimensionals only where this layer covers the card front.  No adhesive on the bottom section!

Next the leaves were made.  These leaves were made using the Elegant Leaves stamp bundle.  The larger solid leaf was inked with Cajun Craze ink then off-stamped.  Before stamping, a sponge dauber was used to pounce some Golden Glow ink on the stamp.  Next, "huff" on the stamp and stamp onto Basic White Thick cardstock.  The smaller leaf was colored the same way with a base of Golden Glow ink and then pouncing on Old Olive ink.  (This time I didn't off-stamp before pouncing!)  Lastly, the detailed stamps for both of these leaves were stamped on top of them using Early Espresso ink.  This technique gives a lovely, mottled color on the fall leaves.   Then the leaves were die-cut with the matching dies from the Elegant Leaves set.

The larger leaf was attached with adhesive keeping the glue at the stem and lower part of the leaf.  The smaller leaf has a Dimensonal added at the tip and adhesive on the stem only, so the leaf really pops.

The sentiment on the card is from Elegant Leaves set.  It's stamped on a 1/4" strip of Basic White cardstock using Early Espresso ink.  It's trimmed to about 2 1/2".  It's backed with a layer of Early Espresso cardstock that measures about 5/8" x 2 5/8".  It's attached to the card front with Dimensionals, positioned so it extends beyond the DSP layer.

There is a bow made from the Neutrals Jute Combo Pack in the Early Espresso color.  It's attached over the leaf stems with Mini Glue Dots.

The inside has a piece of the Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper attached at the bottom.  This measures 1 3/4" x 4 1/4".  This is a lovely subtle accent to the bolder print on the card front.

A piece of Basic White cardstock was cut that measures 3 1/2" x 4".  The sentiment stamped here is from the Sweet Words & Labels set.  It's stamped in Early Espresso ink.

To give the inside some extra interest, the corner frame from the Framed All Around was stamped in diagonal corners.  I love how this "finished" the look on the inside.  

When making the leaves earlier, several extra were made because they were fun to make and looked so pretty.  One of those were picked to attach inside the card.

The embellishments on the front of the card are real "oldies but goodies" from maybe 10 years ago.  Wow.  Oh yes, I still have a few odds and ends of so many embellishments that I go through and use every once in a while.  Seemed like these would be happy on this card design.

That's it for today's posting.  Hope you love this card idea using some of my favorite things.  If you try this fun fold, let me know what you used on your design.  It's really versatile and can be used in so many ways.  Thanks for sharing some of your time with me today.  Hope you're inspired to do a little creating yourself.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

Another Great Layout

Hello stamping friends!  Felt a little rough this morning but still went about my daily routine.  One of the regular things I do is wander around Pinterest for a while during breakfast time.  Sometimes a color will catch my eye, sometimes it's a layout.  You never know what will appeal to you that you might have overlooked on a different day.  Well, I saw a similar layout used a good number of times with different colors, stamps, and even dimensions.  But they were all similar and that got me thinking.  Which turned into stamping, you know?  I had to make it my way and see how I liked it.  It turned out to be a great layout and I'm happy to share my dimensions with you for the cards I made.  Ready to give it a try?

This is what I came up with first.  I had lots of smallish strips cut off from other projects I've made previously using the Brushed with Beauty Designer Series Paper.  It seemed to be a great project to use some of these.  The strips were all about 1" wide, so I picked two prints that I liked together and cut them down to 5 1/4" long.  I had enough strips to make two cards, so I had fun making them similar but just a bit different.

The card base is Very Vanilla to coordinate with the DSP.  It measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It was scored at 4 1/4".  Then 1" was cut from the front flap to make an off-set opening.  The striped piece of DSP was layered inside the card on the back flap leaving a small border on 3 sides.

The floral print was layered onto the front flap lining it up with the back strip of DSP.

Next, a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock was cut at 2" x 5 1/4".  This was embossed with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder so that the stripes would mimic the stripes in the Designer Paper.  After embossing, this was attached to the card front with "green glue".

The sentiment and die-cut label are both from the Unbounded Love stamp and die bundle.  After cutting the label from Very Vanilla cardstock, the sentiment was stamped with Calypso Coral ink.

A piece of Crumb Cake cardstock was cut to 2 1/2" x 1 3/4".  The square corners bothered me, so my trusty, very old Corner Rounder punch was used.  I'm so glad I've hung on to this for a good number of years.  Every once in a while, it is just the perfect tool to have.  The two layers are attached with adhesive.  Then it is layered onto the card front using Dimensionals just where it's attached to the front flap of the card only.

The inside sentiment is from the new Framed All Around stamp set.  This is an Online Exclusive set, so you won't find it in any catalog.  Calypso Coral ink was used for stamping this.  The set has the 2-line corner stamp that I thought I'd try out in the corner.  It's stamped with Crumb Cake ink.  It doesn't really add anything to the design.  Thought I'd like it better. I'll have to work on using that stamp later.

Going back to the front of the card, a bow made with the new Crisp Cantaloupe Bordered Ribbon was made.  Then it was attached to the corner of the label with Mini Glue Dots.  For the added bling on this card, I used three of the Opal Rounds that were in my embellishment stash.  I thought they looked nice on this card.

Keep reading for the 2nd card made with most of the same ingredients.

As you can see, the basic card was put together the same as the first up to the point of orientation.  

The label and sentiments are also from the Unbounded Love set, just different stamps used this time.  The sentiment was stamped in both Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake inks.  The Crumb Cake layer behind this was made the same as previously.  

When it was attached to the card front, I used adhesive and kept it flat to the card.

The sentiment inside the card is from the new Framed All Around set again.  It's stamped with Calypso Coral ink to match.

The Crisp Cantaloupe Ribbon was used again to add a bow to the design.

This time several of the Opaque Faceted Gems in the coral color were added to the front for a little bling.

Need one more look at these two cards?  Sometimes layouts seem to just work better in either landscape or portrait style.  This layout seems to work nicely either way.  Do you have a favorite?

Ok peoples, that's my two-for-one card layout for you to try.  I'm very happy with the outcome and will certainly use this layout again.  I'm just not sure what DSP I'll be using next.  I've probably got at least a dozen print combos that would make up into beautiful cards.  I'll have to start going through my stash with this layout in mind.

Hope you enjoyed this layout.  Is it new to you?  Or is this one of your old standbys?  No matter which, I hope you got just a little inspired to give this a try soon.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon