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IT’S FRIDAY AND TIME FOR SOME FEATURES AND A FUN FOLD CARD

This week I have featured the Mediterranean Blooms Suite Collection in the projects that I have shared. It is such a lovely collection and, as I mentioned on Monday, it reminded me of Italy.

This suite collection includes the Citrus Blooms Bundle – the stamp set and coordinating dies, Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper, and Opal Rounds Assortment.

The Stamp Set includes 5 images – a single orange branch, a trio of oranges branch, two citrus blooms images and a fabulous geometric diamond image. The set also has four different greetings that combine two different fonts, one cursive and one in blocked capitals.

The die set has 15 dies, ranging from the large block shape and its coordinating leafy insert dies. Then there are the two citrus image dies, four leaf stems and four flowers. The last two dies cut three small flowers each.

My favourite in this Suite Collection is definitely the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. This 12″x 12″ DSP is made up of 2 each of 6 double-sided designs – 12 sheets in total. One side of the DSP features the stunning citrus images and the other side has wonderful monochromatic blue designs, many of which resemble tile designs.

Last, but not least, are the Opal Rounds Assortment embellishments in Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and White.

It was so easy to create this week’s projects because this Suite Collection is, in itself, an inspiration.

Today I have a Fun Fold Card to share. I’m calling it a Pop Up Double Z Card. I invite you to let me know if there is a more accurate name for it.

I will share the elements of the fun fold soon but will start with the front of the card.

The front of the card has three sections – the’base’, the 1 3/4″ vertical righthand panel and the 2″ horizontal panel on the bottom of the card.

Each of these sections, that have a Night of Navy base, have had a slightly smaller panels of Designer Series Paper added.

To embellish the card front I adhered a triple orange branch die cut image before adding the greeting.

The greeting was stamped in Pumpkin Pie and cut using one of the Perennai Postage Dies. Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back of the die cut greeitng and positioned on the card front.

I coloured some Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, using my Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Pen, and attached them to the card front.

Time to look inside the card –

This image shows what the card looks like when it is slightly opened.

When the card is fully opened you can see all the scored sections and DSP panels.

You can also see the pop up single orange image.

I love the way this DSP works together.

I added a panel of Basic White card to the back of the card and decorated it with a narrow strip of DSP. I used the same DSP to finish the back of the envelope.

The weekend begins tomorrow and I’m sure that I will have something to share.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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THURSDAY MEANS THAT IT IS TIME FOR A 3D PROJECT

I designed this 3D project so that I could die cut and adhere Garden Green leafy frames on each side of the box.

The box is a tall square measuring 5 1/4″ x 4″.

The pieces of Garden Green card had Adhesive Sheets attached before I die cut the leafy frame.

After preparing the base I added the frames and finished forming the box.

For the lid, I used the large outline die and cut a panel. Then I recut and shortened that panel by carefully moving the die and letting it ‘lock’ into place by matching up the small die cut holes. This created a great square die cut panel for the lid.

I cut a small hole in the lid and threaded a looped, knotted length of Night of Navy & Gold Glitter Ribbon through the hole.

The knotted end of the ribbon was secured in place with a die cut circle of Night of Navy card, Tear & Tape and Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The front and top of the box were adorned with die cut orange images from one of the Designer Series Paper sheet. They were all attached using Stampin’ Dimensionals. On the lid, the orange die cut had a hole that was perfect for the ribbon to be threaded through it before being secured in place.

The front of the gift box had a stamped and Labeled with Love die cut greeting attached with dimensionals.

Finally, I coloured some of the white sequins from the Adhesive-backed Sequins Trio with Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend Pen.

I am hoping to find some lemon or orange flavoured biscotti to pop into the gift box.

Join me tomorrow for a Fun Fold Card.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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WELL, WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY?

A quick update about two new kits that are available from Stampin’ Up!

One is perfect for Halloween and the other is a card kit for Christmas.

I have already made my scary home and it’s lots of fun to put together.

The final measurements of the house are 23cm W x 26cm H x 13cm D.

TIP: Make sure you have a glue gun to put this one together.

If you’re interested in these kits, you can order them through the links below.

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Now, it’s time to share today’s project.

I was inspired by another demonstrator’s project but forgot to write down her name – I am so sorry that I am unable to give her the recognition she deserves.

I’m calling this a ‘Pull Out Card’. I’m hopeful that someone can share the name of this Fun Fold card.

This card starts with half a card base and is a great way to minimise how much cardstock you use.

I adhered a panel of this Mediterranean Blooms DSP to that base.

I took a 12″x 2 7/8″ strip of Thick Basic White card and scored it at 4″ and 8″. Then I folded it to create a Z shape.

The right hand 4″ panel was centred and adhered to the card base. Then a panel of Pumpkin pie card and a slightly smaller panel of DSP were added.

On the front Basic White panel I attached apanel of Pumpkin Pie card measuring 4 3/4″x 3 1/8″. Over this I added a slightly smaller Daffodil Delight layer and a DSP pane that was slightly smaller again – I reduced each of these layers by 1/4″ on each of two sides.

I used the Citrus Blooms Dies to cut one of the single orange image. It was added to the front of the pull out panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting, from the Citrus Blooms Stamp Set, was stamped with Night of Navy onto Basic White card. I used one of the Nested Essentials Dies to cut it out.

I looped a length of Night of Navy and Gold Glittered Ribbon and attached it to the back of the greeting label. After adding Stampin’ Dimensionals, it was placed alongside, and slightly under, the orange die cut image.

I added Clear Wink of Stella to the orange and then some of the Opal Rounds Assortment gems.

Tomorrow is 3D Thursday and, of course, I have a gift box to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00