N is for Never Ending Card

May 28, 2017July 23, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 10 Comments

Welcome to my ABC’s with Fun Folds series. Today’s fun fold card is never ending! This is my first never ending card and I can’t stop playing with it! I always thought it looked way too complicated; however, after watching a video on Splitcoast Stampers, I realized it’s not as difficult as it looks. Here’s my card showing the 4 different views… you keep opening the folds until you are back at the beginning…hence, never ending! So much fun!!!

View 1 Front of Card

Stampin Up Never Ending Fun Fold Card using Number of Years Stamp Set, Large Number Thinlits Dies, and Party Animal Designer Series Paper. For more Fun Fold Cards, directions, and to order supplies, visit my website www.juststampin.com.

You can see that the top and bottom sections in View 3 also appear in View 4 (below).

I left space to write a message and sign the card. Here’s a look at how each part opens to the next.

I love fun folds and this one is the coolest one ever! I can’t wait to make many more!

Check out this video from Splitcoast Stampers to see how easy it really is to put this card together.

Here are the measurements I used on my card:

(4) 3 x 6 Pacific Point for the card base

(4) 2 3/4 squares Whisper White

(4) 2 3/4 squares DSP

(8) 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 DSP

(8) 1 1/4 squares DSP

The finished card measures 6 x 6. I used the envelope punch board to make a custom envelope with a 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 piece of DSP from Party Animal Designer Series Paper.

Stamp Sets: Number of Years, Party with Cake (retiring), Happy Birthday Gorgeous (available June 1) Ink: Pacific Point Papers: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Party Animal Designer Series Paper (retiring) Tools & Accessories: Large Numbers Framelits, Envelope Punch Board

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Have a Nice Day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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M is for a Fun Fold

May 27, 2017July 16, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 13 Comments

Welcome to my ABC’s with Fun Folds series. Today’s fun fold makes the letter M.

Stampin Up Fun fold card with Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas, directions, and inspiration, visit my blog at www.juststampin.com

BJ Peters shared this fun fold from Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage Convention and when you look at it from above it looks like the letter M.

OK so perhaps I am stretching it a little. Remember the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk? I was the kid who looked at the clouds for hours imagining different animals, letters, etc. in the shape of the clouds.

This is a quick and easy card to put together. The card base is 5 1/2 x 11 scored at 1 1/4, 4, and 6 3/4. I used several patterns of DSP from the new 2017 – 2019 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack. Cut (2) 1 x 5 1/4 for the front fold, then cut 1 at 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 and 4 x 5 1/4. Adhere these to the card. Cut a piece of 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 Whisper White to stamp a sentiment. My sentiment is from a new stamp set, Ribbon of Courage (available June 1). I love the sentiments in this set! I used the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits to cut the dragonflies out of black cardstock. I love the contrast of black with the new In Color, Lemon Lime Twist.

Stampin Up Fun fold card with Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas, directions, and inspiration, visit my blog at www.juststampin.com

Here’s a photo showing the different patterns of DSP..

Stampin Up Fun fold card with Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas, directions, and inspiration, visit my blog at www.juststampin.com

This card looks great sitting on a desk or shelf.

Stampin Up Fun fold card with Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas, directions, and inspiration, visit my blog at www.juststampin.com

Stamp Set: Ribbon of Courage Ink: Basic Black Papers: Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White, Basic Black, 2017-2019 In Color Designer Series Paper Pack Tools & Accessories: Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits, Glue Dots

This card was so quick & easy I decided to make another one using the Moroccan Designer Series Paper.

Stampin Up Fun fold card with Designer Series Paper. For more fun fold card ideas, directions, and inspiration, visit my blog at www.juststampin.com

This one has a completely different look just by changing the DSP and making it horizontal rather than vertical. I think this one has a more masculine feel to it. The Moroccan Designer Series Paper I used on this one is retiring and is only available while supplies last. You can get it at a 30% savings by shopping my online store and checking out the retiring list.

Have a Marvelous Day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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L is for a Lever Fun Fold with Butterfly Basics

May 24, 2017July 16, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 10 Comments

Welcome to my ABC’s with Fun Folds series. Today I have a Lever Card for you. Spring is in the air and we released our butterflies at school today. My Pre-K students love this every year! We’ve watched them change from caterpillars to butterflies and now it was time to let them go. I was drawn to the Butterfly Basics stamp set for my fun fold card today.

Stampin Up Happy Birthday fun fold lever card using Butterfly Basics stamp set and Butterflies Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas and inspiration visit www.juststampin.com

I decided to use one of the new In Colors, Lemon Lime Twist, to go with the letter of the day. I really didn’t think I was going to like this color but, after pairing it with black with last month’s Paper Pumpkin and now with Dapper Denim, it is really growing on me. I think sometimes it just takes the right color combination. I often get asked how I choose the colors. Most of the time I get my inspiration from clothing, bedding, home decor, magazines, HGTV, or our Designer Series Paper packs. For this card I chose the colors from the Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper. I love the way the paper packs have the coordinating colors printed right on the pack. Makes it so easy! I used the DSP to cut my butterfly from the Butterflies Thinlits. I cut another butterfly from vellum using the Bold Butterfly Framelits and adhered the two with glue dots.

Then I pulled the colors from the DSP to make the card. The card base is Lemon Lime Twist cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4. I cut a piece of 5 x 6 Very Vanilla for the inside and scored it at 2 and 4. I used the Layering Squares Framelits to cut a square out of the front of my card.

I also used the Layering Squares Framelits to cut 3 squares the colors of my butterfly. I stamped the top layer using the fern from the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set and Lemon Lime Twist Ink. I stamped the inside and front of my card using sentiments from this set and Dapper Denim Ink.

Next, I applied adhesive to the back of the inside sentiment panel only and adhered it to the inside of the card. Then I closed the card and applied adhesive just where the inside piece peeks through the front and attached the layered squares inside the square.

I attached the butterfly with some glue dots and added a few rhinestones. This card sits nice on a desk or shelf. I also like that there’s a nice panel to sign the card.

Stampin Up Happy Birthday fun fold lever card using Butterfly Basics stamp set and Butterflies Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas and inspiration visit www.juststampin.com

Here’s a short video showcasing the Butterfly Basics and Butterfly Thinlits Dies. *This is an older video. She uses the magnetic plate and wax paper to cut out the butterfly die. I highly recommend the Precision Base Plate and the thin die adapter. I was able to cut my butterfly out easily just running it through the Big Shot once. Much easier with better results!!!

She made some adorable cards with this stamp set and dies and you can too! If you would like to purchase any of the materials I used on my card today, please Click HERE to visit my online store.

Stampin Up Happy Birthday fun fold lever card using Butterfly Basics stamp set and Butterflies Thinlits. For more fun fold card ideas and inspiration visit www.juststampin.com

Stamp Set: Butterfly Basics Inks: Lemon Lime Twist, Dapper Denim Papers: Lemon Lime Twist, Dapper Denim, Very Vanilla, Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper, Vellum Tools & Accessories: Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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