Stampin Friends February 2024 Blog Hop - Fabulous Fun-Fold and 3-D Project!

Welcome to another year of Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

Welp, that was the longest January and shortest February I’ve ever seen.  Today let’s slow it down with some fun with our monthly Blog Hop showcasing fun fold cards and 3D items. This month’s blog hop was such a fun one which brought me out of my comfort zone.

If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Maureen’s blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Steph’s blog.

If you get lost along the way, no worries, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog. ENJOY!

Just a reminder, less than a week to go for Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration sale!  So for every $50 you spend in product and can select a FREE item from their Sale-A-Bration Catalog, win, win! This month also my projects use the FREE DSP from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, Flight & Airy.

 

 

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: Excellent Eggs and February’s Paper Pumpkin Kit 2024

Paper: Basic White CS: (3 3/8” x 4 1/8”); scraps

Daffodil Delight:  (4 ¼” x 11”) scored at ¼”, 1 ½”, 3 ¼” 4 ½”, and 5 ½”

Flight & Airy 12”x12” DSP: 2 pieces 7/8” x 4 1/8”; 2 pieces 1 1/8” x 4 1/8”; one piece 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” and one piece 5/8” x 8 ¾”

Lemon Lolly CS: 2 pieces 6” x 5”

Scraps of Lemon Lolly; Boho Blue; Flirty Flamingo; Fresh Freesia; Garden Green and Highland Heather

Ink: Boho Blue, Daffodil Delight

Tools/Accessories: Bigz Candy Wrapper Die; Excellent Eggs Die

 

       

I was looking for a fun fold card I hadn’t seen before and stumbled upon the Bay Window Card on Splitcoaststampers.  If you haven’t heard of this site, run as fast as your fingers can type and check it out.  This site is FULL of everything paper craft!!!  You will not be disappointed.  Any hoot, this is where I found the card and will borrow their instructions for this card.  Also, to coordinate with the card, I wanted something with a similar fold, so again on this site I searched for boxes with six sides.  They did not fail.  They had a Hexagon Punch Board Box.  I do not own a candy box punch board, but I do own the candy wrapper die from Sizzix, so I improvised, and it totally worked.  Again, if you do have the candy punch board, check out their instructions as to how to make their version.

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INSTRUCTIONS – Bay Window Card by Mary Deatherage

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Step 1: Use the scoring board to score a 4 1/4” x 11” piece of cardstock along the long side at 1/4”, 1 1/2”, 3 1/4”, 4 1/2” and 5 1/2”.  Fold all but the 1/4” score line in the same direction to create the “bay window” base. Fold the 1/4” score line the opposite direction to create the “tab” at the end. The end result will look like this

Step 2: Use adhesive just between the 4 1/2” and 5 1/2” score lines– only in that 1” area. Use the adhesive to adhere the front panel to the back (this will look like a book fold).

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Step 3: Adhere one 7/8” x 4 1/8” piece of DSP to the corresponding panel on the card base. Do not adhere the second strip, yet.  Adhere both 1 1/8” x 4 1/8” pieces of DSP to the corresponding panels.  Lastly, adhere the 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” piece to its corresponding panel (center panel).

Step 4: On the second 7/8” x 4 1/8” piece of DSP, apply dimensionals on one side only going down the long edge. See image.  Adhere this to the inside of the card base all the way to the right-hand side.  The tab will now slip under the end panel to hold the “bay window” in place.

Step 5: Adhere the 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” piece of white cardstock to the inside of the card base.

Step 6: Decorate the front of the card as desired, I used the Excellent Eggs to get a head start on my Easter cards and goodies.

        

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS – Hexagon Candy Box taken from Hexagon Punch Board Box by Regina Andari

Step 1:  The Candy Wrapper Die only has four panels, so you will need to cut two pieces. 
Keep one whole piece that has four panels and trim two full panels from the second piece. Be sure to keep the “tab” on the second piece as well, this will be used to adhere the two pieces together.

  

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Step 2: Use scissors to cut all the vertical score lines below the lower score line to create the bottom flaps for the box. The 1/2" section on the end can be removed as shown in the photo.

Step 3: Place adhesive on the “tabs” and fold it inward, then adhere it to the second sheet.  Place adhesive to the second “tab” and bring the other side of the paper so that it lays on top of the adhesive strip and press together. Carefully pinch the scored line at the top of the paper to shape it.

Step 4: To close the bottom of the box, place adhesive on one of the flaps and then adhere it to the flap that’s directly across from it. Continue the process until all flaps have been adhered.

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Optional: Adhere a 2 1/2" die cut circle to the bottom of the box to close in and secure the bottom. Decorate the box as desired. 

 

If you are more of a video person, here is a link to the YouTube videos for the card and box.

https://youtu.be/i98s42dX5l4?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/m2gDR2pWifA?feature=shared

 

I hope you’ll give these projects a shot.  They seem more difficult than they are to create.  Hope I was able to pull you out of your comfort zone to try something new.  I can’t wait to share a lot more with you this coming year!!  Be sure to check back regularly.  I really love sharing my projects with my stampin’ friends!  Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done here, be sure to hop on over to Steph’s page!!

 

See you next month!

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*Please note some of the images come from splitcoaststampers.com tutorials.

They do such a great job!

Stampin Friends January 2024 Blog Hop - Life’s Special Occasions

 

 

Welcome to Another Year of Stampin Friends Blog Hop! 

Happy HAPPY NEW Year!!!!

Welcome All to 2024!!

I can’t believe it is time to start hopping again!  I have so much doing this every month and I hope you enjoy hopping along with us!  This year, as in past years, we will have a new theme each month.  Some months we will be showcasing cards and other months we will have a greeting card along with a 3D item.  So lets….GeT…..ReADy..tO…CREATE!!!!

If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Steph’s blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Maureen’s blog.

If you get lost along the way, no worries, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog. ENJOY!

This month we are showcasing cards that are about celebrating Life’s Special Occasions.  The Occasion I chose was celebrating the birth of a new baby!  I found it’s never a bad idea having a few baby cards on hand. The greatest thing about this card, the stamp set and Designer Series Paper (DSP) used was FREE!  Right now Stampin’ Up! is having their Sale-A-Bration sale, so for every $50 you spend in product and can select a FREE item from their Sale-A-Bration Catalog, win, win!

MATERIALS NEEDED

Stamp Set: Cradled in Love

Paper: Basic White CS (4 1/4x11”) scored at 5 ½” and 6 ½”

Shimmer White CS (scraps)

Flight & Airy 12”x12” DSP (4 ¼” x 4” and 4 ¼” x 1”)

Ink: StazOn; Calypso Coral Light & Dark Stampin’ Blends

Tools/Accessories: Deckled Circle Dies; Purple Fine Shimmer Gems; Classic Label Punch; Calypso Coral Ribbon; Wobbles 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. I used the book fold technique for this card. The card base is basic white folded in half, then it gets folded the opposite way at the second score line.  I adhered the 1” section between the center score and 1” score line together.  This now gives me a square(ish) section to work with for my major image.  NOTE: If you make your second score at 6 ¾” you will have a perfect square).
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   I adhered the 1” strip to the left of the card front and the 4 ¼” x 4” piece of DSP to the “square” section.
3. I then died cut a circle ring out of shimmer white card stock using the deckled circle die that measured 3 ¼” and the second circle after that which was just under 4”.  I adhered this to the center.
4. I stamped the crib image on shimmer white card stock with StazOn.  I then colored it in with calypso coral stampin’ blends.
5. I fussy cut it out and adhered it to the center of the circle using a wobble.  Believe it or not, this is the first time I have ever made a card with a wobble.  So Much Fun!
6. I then stamped the sentiment also on shimmer white card stock and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch.  I adhered this to the card front with dimensionals.
7. Lastly, I embellished the card front with purple fine shimmer gems.

   

I hope you enjoyed my first project of year!  I can’t wait to share a lot more with you this coming year!!  Be sure to check back regularly.  My hopes are to share a lot more projects with my stampin’ friends!  Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done, be sure to hop on over to Maureen’s page!!

See you next month!

Stampin Friends March Bog Hop - Monochromatic March!!

Welcome to another installment Stampin Friends Blog Hop!

Happy March, it's Monochromatic March!!!  It's weird that I have never tried to make a monochromatic card or project.  It is hard for me to stick with one color. I tried my best for this hop and hope you like what I have come up with.

 If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Katja's blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Kristy's blog. If you get lost along the way, no worries, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog. ENJOY!

Believe it or not I started my project last April.  I was working on my Easter treats then, and then the world shut down and Easter was cancelled.  Seeing as we may have an Easter here in the States, I pulled out my treats and decided to finish them up and add a card.  Don't worry, the treats I had picked up is just a flavored powdered sugar in a plastic carrot container.  When I hand these out I will give full disclaimer that they were from last year, lol.  So they can take their chance on whether or not they will want to eat it.

Let's start with the greeting card.  Again, these were mostly prepped last year, so the stamp set used is retired, but you can substitute any stamp set for this card.

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: Welcome Easter

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Momento Black

Paper: Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (scrap)

Brights 6"x6" DSP (5 3/8"x4 1/8"; 1 7/8"2 3/4")

Highland Heather Cardstock (scraps)

Bright White Cardstock (8 1/2"x5 1/2"; 2 1/4"x5 1/2", 5/8"x2 3/4"; 2"x3 1/2")

Tools/Accessories:Scalloped Tag Punch, Rectangular Postage Stamp, Small Flower Punch, Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, Basic Rhinstones, Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folders

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Adhere the Gorgeous Grape DSP to the front of the card base. 
2. Next emboss the 2 1/4"x5 1/2" bright white cardstock with the wrapped in texture embossing folder. Then adhere this to the card base towards the top.
3. Punch out three rectangular postage out of gorgeous grape cardstock and adhere this to the bright white cardstock using dimensional, evenly spaced apart.
4. Stamp one each of the characters in moments black ink from the stamp set Welcome Easter, and adhere to the gorgeous grape pieces on the card front.
5. Stamp the Easter Greeting in gorgeous grape ink onto the 5/8"x2 3/4" bright white strip of paper and adhere to the lower right hand side of the card using dimensional.
6. Lastly, punch out three small flowers, arrange them next to the greeting and add rhinestones to the center.

Here's my treat that will accompany my Easter greeting card.

As I mentioned earlier, these were in the works last year, however, Easter was cancelled so they've been sitting and waiting for this year.  I found these plastic carrots filled with flavored powdered sugar, I put them in cello bags and added some Easter basket grass to them.  Lastly, I added a tag to them to coordinate with the card.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. I created a tag, using the Scalloped Tag punch.  The size bright white cardstock I used is 2x3 1/2".  I then layered the 1 7/8"x2 3/4" piece of DSP.
2. I punched out another rectangle postage out of gorgeous grape and adhered this to the tag front with dimensionals.
3. I stamped a bunny from the Welcome Easter stamp set and applied him to the rectangular postage.
4. Lastly, I used highland heather sheer ribbon to attach it to the cello bag.

I hope you enjoyed my monochromatic Easter Card and Treat!!   Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated.  When you are done here be sure to check out Kristy's blog for more fun ideas!

See you next month!

Kirsty Pattrick (UK)
Teri Pocock (UK)
Jean Beaulieu (US)
Maureen Rauchfuss (US)
Kim Lamos (US)
Jo Blackman (UK)
Heidi Collins (US)
Steph Jandrow (US)
Melissa Thomas (US)
Katja Ettig (GER)
Tiziana Milano (US)