Double Z Fold Cards (and Tutorial!)

I have a video tutorial to share today, for creating these easy Double Z Fold cards. While technically this isn't a NEW to me fun fold, I haven't made one in many years, so I'm counting it as the 7th edition to my monthly series "New Fun Folds". It's also Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!  You can find the YouTube video tutorial HERE: 

This first one is one of my July Ice Cream cards. Having ice cream on a certain day in July is a generational tradition and I've also been sending the family ice cream cards to celebrate that day for the past 20 years or so. If you would like to read more about the tradition, I wrote about it in THIS blog post.

I added both Pops of Color and Nuvo Glaze to two of the ice cream layers, then a tiny enamel heart. The letters for JULY also got a coating of Nuvo Glaze for lots of shine.

When I was doing the tutorial, I wanted to show how easy it is to change up what you add to the front. So I made a holiday card using a cut apart (or journal card) instead of the ice cream panel. So that also means this post is my 7th edition to the monthly series "12 Months of Christmas". 😊. Talk about packing a lot into a single post, ha ha.

I was actually so happy with how these cards turned out, I can't wait to make a few more for the holidays. Could be a great way to use up some of the scraps, partial sheets and leftover stickers I have laying around. 🤔🤔🤔

This card features a matted cut-apart on the front, and a stitched snowflake on the inner centre panel. You can decorate this panel - or not - it's up to you!

Measurements - assemble as shown in the video tutorial.

Card Base:  11 x 4.25", scored at 2.75 and 5.5"

Patterned paper for card base:  two at 2.5 x 4", one at 5.25 x 4"

Smaller Card Base:  9.75 x 3", scored at 4.25 and 7"

Patterned paper for smaller card base:  4 x 2.75" and two at 2.5 x 2.75"

Embellish the front as desired. You can add other layers or use embossing folders and coloured cardstock instead of patterned paper. Lots of ways to change this one up!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 19 cards

Additional Supplies:

Patterned paper (including peach) Neapolitan, American Crafts (old, from my stash)

White cardstock

Ocean tides cardstock - Papertrey Ink (my stash)

Plaid patterned paper - Oh Canada, Flannel Shirt (Photo Play)

Cut Apart - Winter Meadow (Photo Play)

Shimmer Spray

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Rubber Boots and Tulips, Pop Up Card Duo (Paper Pumpkin Alternate Cards)

Back in February, I worked on an older Paper Pumpkin kit and used it up. I didn't start sharing the cards until May though, and have been sharing one each week. We are getting down to the end soon though! Here are a pair of cards made using Karen Burniston's Label Charm Pop Up in addition to the kit.

I also used this tulip patterned paper, which was part of a 'free with purchase' with Stampin' Up back in February. The boots and hearts on the card fronts came from the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit "No Matter The Weather".

I stamped a different sentiment on each of the cards, and a few more blooms from the kit.

I love the dimension you get with this die and it's one I use a lot! Below is the top view ...

I'll be back next week with another alternate project with this kit.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 17 cards

Additional Supplies:

March 2020 Paper Pumpkin  'No Matter the Weather'

White cardstock

Patterned paper - Flowering Fields, Stampin' Up

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Alcohol markers

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Circle Shaped Card

This is the 7th edition to my monthly series 'Shaped Cards'. This time I made a simple circle shaped card, decorated with a cheerful sun and some clouds. 

Below you can see that I trimmed off a small strip from the bottom edge - that allows the card to stand for display. The words inside are from Karen Burniston's Word Set 6 Summer and I added the tiny enamel heart. This card was for our youngest grandchild to celebrate the end of the school year! Thus, the extra glitter and sparkle 😊

To make the card base, I used a 3-3/4" circle die, with the 4x4" folded card base just under the edge of the die. That meant that the fold remained after I cut the circle ... thus a simple shaped circle card!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 15 cards

Additional Supplies:

Bright yellow cardstock - stash

Yellow cardstock - stash

White cardstock - stash

Turquoise cardstock - stash

Scrap of yellow patterned paper - unknown

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊 

 

Six Stashbuster Birthday Cards

I made it a goal to use up this older 6 x 6" paper pad and came up with these six cards to donate to my Mom's old nursing home. I have a walkthrough of my cards on YouTube:  

I also used up a bunch of older elements (some digital clip art, some from Doodlebug) these cards are truly stash busters. I used up all but three strips of the patterned paper, and will make three Mini Slimline with those and that paper pad will be finished. I sure do love to use things up!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 14 cards

Additional Supplies:

Blue and Navy cardstocks - my stash

White cardstock

Patterned paper - Be Brave 6 x 6", by Pink and Main

Clip Art - unknown, printed long ago

Sentiments - Your Next Stamp, various sets

Doodlebug elements - Odds & Ends, Flea Market

Picture This background die - Stampin' Up

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Three Mini Slimline Cards with my NO SCRAP Technique

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog! Our gate remote stopped working and we had to send a cheque to the HOA for a replacement. Since a cheque will fit perfectly in a #8 envelope and that is the same size for Mini Slimline Cards, I decided to make a card to add as well. I'm sure they get a lot of mundane mail and I hope my card makes them smile.

I pulled out this older patterned paper and decided to go ahead and use my technique using three different 6 x 6" papers on three fun fold Mini Slimline cards with NO SCRAPS. I first shared this in a YouTube video last May and it continually gets views, which makes me so happy!

You can find the video HERE and the coordinating blog post is HERE.

The card I sent to the HOA included the sentiment Thank You, but I left the other two blank to have on hand. Those two were needed already, so I will have to make some more as I don't have any on hand now!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 8 cards

Additional Supplies: 

Patterned paper - Be Brave, Pink &. main (retired)

White cardstock

Navy cardstock

Succulents - the Stamps of Life

Sharpie marker

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Mermaid Platform Pop Up

It's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, and I'm sharing the 7th edition to my monthly series "Platform Pop Up Cards". Considering I sat down thinking I would use the cloud add-on for the Platform Pop Up and possibly a sun die ... I went a little off the rails. But I made it for a friend for Happy Mail, and I'm sure she will enjoy it.

This patterned paper package has been hanging around my craft room for a couple of years, but if it is still available I will link it below for you. The fish stickers had words printed on them so I covered up the letters with the shell stickers. Once they were attached to the card, I brushed baby powder onto the back side to remove any sticky left on the stickers. For some sparkle & shine I added the mirrored hearts. 

The mermaid was attached to the top of an acetate strip, so I could raise her up above the fish a little instead of attaching her directly to the stitched 'hills' that come with the die.

I have found that this scalloped rectangle from a set by Pink and Main fit perfectly on the back section and gives me room for a personal message. This card folds down nice and flat for mailing and this one fits in a standard 5 x 7" envelope.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 5 cards

Additional Supplies:

Blue cardstock 

White cardstock

Sentiment -  Little Lines, Unknown & MANY years old

Patterned Paper and stickers - Mermaid Tales, Kaiser Craft

Scrap strip of acetate

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Rainbows, Rubber Boots and Butterflies!

Each week I've been sharing an Paper Pumpkin Alternate card made with the March 2020 kit called No Matter The Weather. I actually finished the kit back in March but spread out sharing the cards so my posts didn't all end up looking the same, since I used the same rainbow patterned paper for a lot of the alternate cards. Today I'm sharing a shaker card made with items from the kit and my craft room. I think this is one of my favourites!

Using Karen Burniston's Happy Spring attached to the back of the shaker, I added some fun spring type filler and created my shaker with the rainbow frame. On top of the acetate, I added a couple of stencilled butterflies and one of the colourful rubber boot pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit.

Here is a look at the inside, using patterned paper and gold foiled elements from a retired Stampin' Up package. I thought this sentiment was perfect for the card and I can send this out for Happy Mail next year anytime in the Spring!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 4 cards

Additional Supplies:

5 x 6.5" card base and envelope - Michaels

March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit "No Matter The Weather", Stampin' Up

White cardstock

Shaker filler - from my stash

Brown fine marker

Patterned paper inside - Over the Rainbow, Recollections

Abstract Beauty Ephemera - Stampin' Up

Thinking of You - Tucked In, PTI

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Happy Summer Flip-Its Card

Today I'm sharing the final 'End of School Year' cards made for our Grandkids. This one is for Olivia, who will be going into Grade 7 in the fall. Isn't that amazing? She is still holding her own against Pulmonary Hypertension, and considering the Dr's didn't think she would make it to 4 years old ... we are constantly amazed, honoured and grateful for our beautiful granddaughter.

I used an older die for this card, as it is also the 7th edition to my Monthly Series "Throwback Fun Fold Dies". I have checked and this one is no longer available, but the Rectangle Flip-it's is and I will link it below for you. The only difference is the accessory dies that come with the two sets, and of course this one has the separate die to cut notches into the front rectangle to hold a gift card. This one is the Gift Card Flip-Its but I didn't use the notches.

I pulled out a really old 12 x 12" paper package, and used the stickers that were included as well. There is room for us to write our personal message on the reverse side of the front, center rectangle.

I also wanted to slip the grands a little cash to use on their summer adventures, but time was short  and I was already running late since they have been out of school almost a week already. So I pulled out this older die from Papertrey Ink. It die cuts this little folder that would hold a gift card, but it worked for cash too! I tucked each one into their card envelopes.

The notches cut with the die, which holds the gift card/cash from slipping out of the top, and the second one holds the flap closed. I have used this die LOTS over the years! NOTE:  I checked and it is no longer available.

When I was finished with the card and the cash envelopes, I decided I wanted to just FINISH up with the leftover papers & stickers as it's been hanging around in my craft room for too many years. I made eleven Birthday cards to donate to my Mom's old nursing home and I'll be sharing those later this month.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 3 cards

Additional Supplies:

Gift Card Flip-Its - the Stamps of Life

Patterned paper & stickers - Paradise Beach, Echo Park

White card stock

Gift card/cash pocket die - Papertrey Ink (long retired)

Yellow cardstock - Bazzil

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

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Gated Fun Fold Card

While I made three of this style of card for our Grandson's to celebrate school being out for the summer, for some reason I only took a photo of this one. I had a half sheet of this 12 x 12" foiled patterned paper so how could I not make it into a Gated Fun Fold? 

I have a video tutorial from when I first started making these cards and you can find that HERE: 

The inside panel is popped up on a folded accordion piece so it wobbles and bobs around, which is kind of fun. The pencil is from a stamp set & I coloured it to match the card. The other two cards used school themed paper with a stamped backpack on the center front piece. 

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 2 cards

Additional Supplies:

Foiled patterned paper - unknown, my stash

Blue marker

Blue cardstock

White cardstock

Corner rounder

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Fathers Day Faux Step Card

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog! We had been on a 5 week, cross Canada camping trip and I didn't have time to make many cards before we left. So the only Father's Day card I managed was for my hubby! First time I haven't made one for our Son-In-Laws, and I felt just awful about it. But they know we love and appreciate them so I had to let it go. I may have to work on some special ones for them to have ready in case things get busy next June too.

As usual, this card started with the patterned paper. Both the background paper (Stampin' Up) and the cut apart (a 12 x 12" sheet of them). Because I knew I was using that SW themed cut apart, I adjusted the top folding piece to fit it. These cards are very easy to customize!

On the back side, I added a die cut Happy Father's Day (Karen Burniston) and some stamped cactus imagery (Stampin' Up). He really liked the card, and kept it to display when we returned home last month.

Obviously, I didn't have time to do a tutorial, but below are the measurements I used if you are wanting to try it. There are lots of Faux Step Card tutorials on YouTube, so I'm not sure if I will end up doing one at all.  

NOTE: For this one I did add an accordion folded cardstock strip, between the centre and back pieces and right along the bottom edge in the centre. For some reason I didn't take a photo.  😳  I WILL do that when I make the next one because it really adds to the stability of the card.

Card Base - 9 x 7 scored at 1.5, 3 and 6. Use the above photo as reference for the mountain and valley folds.

Folded Top Piece -  10 x 4" scored at 5". This can be adjusted depending on how tall you and/or wide you want it to be.

Accordion folded brace inside - 4 x 1", scored at 1, 2 and 3" (sorry, no pic. Oops!)

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 1 card

Additional Supplies:

White cardstock

Navy cardstock

Patterned paper - Enjoy the Journey, Stampin' Up

Stamps - Flowering Desert, Stampin' Up (retired)

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊