Coffee & Cards - Fan Fold Card

 

Do you love a FUN fun fold card? The Fan Fold card technique was all the rage. It is an elegant looking card and still so easy to create.

The version I am sharing creates two cards and leaves very little leftovers. If you would like to receive the PDF of my version, please join my Facebook Ink Friends group.

Supplies and Cutting Guide:
1 - 8 ½” x 11” CS for Card Bases - cut in half for two card bases
1 - 1 ½” x 5 ½” CS
2 - 4” x 5 ¼” 1st Designer Series Paper (DSP) selection
1 - 2 ¼” x 4 ¾” 2nd Designer Series Paper (DSP) selection
1 - 3 ¼” x 1 ¾” neutral CS for sentiment or die cut shape of your choice
Embellishments of your choice

Basic Supplies:
Trimmer with score blade
Adhesive of your choice
Dimensionals or Foam Dots
Coordinating Ink Pad
Stamp set of your choice
Die Cutting machine (optional)

 

Oh Christmas Tree

 Using the Christmas tree diecut was the inspiration for this alternative layout to the Stampin' Up! Reindeer Memories Scrapbook Workshop kit.

 

 Reindeer Memories Alternate Layout Supplies Used:

Reindeer Memories Workship Kit 1664846 sheets 12" X 12" TWO-TONE CARDSTOCK; 2 each of Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Pool Party 

3 sheets WHITE WILLOW 12" X 12" CARDSTOCK

6 sheets DOUBLE-SIDED 12" X 12" DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

4 sheets SINGLE-SIDED 12" X 12" DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (2 different designs)
1 sheet 12" X 12" STICKER SHEET

1 sheet 12" X 12" EPHEMERA SHEET

PHOTO PLACEHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS (sold separately)

110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue

104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

152813 Stampin' Seal

152392 Paper Trimmer

103579 Paper Snips Scissors

OPTIONAL PRODUCTS (sold separately)

166466 REINDEER MEMORIES 12" X 12" TWO-TONE CARDSTOCK 12 sheets; Early Espresso (2), Garden Green (2), Granny Apple Green (2), Pecan Pie (2), Real Red (4)

147084 REAL RED CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD

147114 EARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD

Design Space Friday - Creating a Unique Background

 

It is fun to create your own unique background paper using you Design Space and a few images.

Saturday Photo Challenge

How many photos do you have on your phone? It is so easy to take them, however we need to organize and print them!!

Saturday is my day to go through the past week's photos. Delete the ones that are blurry or those accidental photos of the ceiling or floor and organize the others. And MOST OF ALL to print those that I want to preserve in a scrapbook layout.

Join me each Saturday for a little photo challenge -- this Saturday start with the clean up by deleting those photos or images no longer need.

Who is up for the challenge?

 

My Favorite Stamp Set Monday - Unbounded Love

 It is My Favorite Stamp Set Monday (on a Tuesday) where I am sharing a great card sentiment stamp set with a coordinating die set full of frame fun.

These frames may be used with any of your projects, cards, scrapbook layouts and more.

My Favorite Stamp Monday - Magnolia Mood

My favorite stamp set this Monday is Magnolia Mood (163507). Being from the South, I love a beautiful blooming magnolia tree.

A great stamp set for coloring with any media you love. The sayings fonts are lovely and will make a great card sentiment.

Grab the stamp + die bundle while they are on sale -- 10% off!

Shop NOW!

The Scenic Route Travel Journal

 Two new kits are available!! My favorite is the Scenic Route Travel Journal. What a great kit for your Summer travel plans.

A kit with everything you need ready for your photos. Add a few embellishments from your stash and make it your own. Shop NOW

Trimmer Fun Finished Layout

 All the trimmer FUN was to finish a layout as a part of my 52 Layouts in a Year challenge. Sometimes it seems I never have time to complete my own scrapbook layouts so this year (2024) I have challenged myself to finish one a week. 

Do you have a scrapbooking or creative goal in mind?

Design Space Friday - Creating a Layered Title

 It is time for Design Space Friday -- let me share how I created the layered title for the pre-school graduation layout. The layout process video will be shared tomorrow!

Enjoy

Let's Make our own Pattern Paper

 Today we follow up on the Stampin' Up!® trimmer journey. Using the scoring tool I will create a pattern paper for the layout I am working towards with these trimmer tips!

Stampin' Up! Journey Begins

 It is my 14th day as a Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and it has been so FUN!! Getting inky with stamps, ink and paper remains my creative outlet. It is so nice to have you on this journey with me.

The journey is starting with getting familiar with new Stampin' Up!® products. Today I am sharing a video on using the Stampin' Up! ® trimmer to gut the center of a piece of cardstock.