Cross of Hope Dies – Just Stampin'

I love this time of year! Easter is a time of renewal, reflection, and celebration, making it the perfect occasion to create a heartfelt handmade card. Today’s card is ideal for sending Easter blessings to loved ones.
Stampin' Up! Perennial Lavender Standing Cross Card-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I pulled out several stamp sets (some retired) for sentiments on the back. Here’s a look at a few:

Stampin' Up! Perennial lavender Standing Easter Card with Unbounded Love-Jeanie Stark StampinUp — Painted Lavender and Unbounded Love Stamp Sets

Stampin' Up! Perennial Lavender Standing Easter Card with Unbounded Love, painted Lavender and Suite Sentiments stamp sets-Jeanie Stark StampinUp — Suite Sentiments (retired), Unbounded Love, and Painted Lavender Stamp Sets

Stampin' Up! Hold On To Hope and Suite Sayings Pereniial Lavender Standing Cross Easter Card with tutorial-Jeanie Stark StampinUp — Hold on to Hope (retired), Suite Sayings (retired), Sketched Butterflies, and Painted Lavender Stamp Sets

Do you have a preference? Purple or Crumb Cake?
Which banner do you like better?
Stampin' Up! Perennial Lavender Standing Cross Card with Hold on To Hope Stamp Set-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
The Happy Easter sentiment is from the March 2017 Paper Pumpkin Bunny Buddies Kit. The other banner sentiment is from the Hold on to Hope Stamp Set and Cross of Hope Dies (retired). There are several current stamp sets and dies that would work on this card (Faith Collection, Mixed labels, Storybook Friends). I will put the link for the current products below.

I’ve seen several versions of this cross on Pinterest; however, they did not stand alone. Here are the details for my version:

Materials & Measurements

Card Base (Gorgeous Grape or Crumb Cake): 3 1/4 x 5 1/2
Cross: 1 1/4 x 3 1/4, 5 x 5 1/2 score on 5″ side @ 1, 1 7/8, 3 1/8, 4
DSP (Perennial Lavender): 2 @ 7/8 x 5 3/8, 1 1/8 x 5 3/8, 1 1/8 x 3 1/8 (cross)
*Cross piece needs to be cut going horizontal, other strips are vertical cuts.
Basic White: 3 x 5 1/4 for stamped panel on the back of the card, scrap to stamp sentiment and die cut with banner die.
Embellishments: ~ 8 inches 3/8″ ribbon, Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Directions

Fold and burnish cross piece along the score lines. Adhere DSP strips to the middle and both ends.
Adhere DSP to the cross piece and adhere to card ~1 1/2 inches from the top.
Apply liquid glue to the ends on the backside and adhere to each side on the card base.
Drape ribbon around cross and adhere with Mini Glue Dots. Trim ends.
Stamp sentiment on white and die cut with banner die. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add purple gems (optional).
Stamp images and/or sentiment on white layer and adhere on back.
Card folds flat to the side to fit in standard envelope.

This Easter Cross Card isn’t just for Easter! It would be a thoughtful sympathy card, an encouragement card to remind someone of faith and hope, or for celebrating spiritual milestones like baptism or confirmation. I made one for myself to display with my Easter decor.

Have a Blessed Day! Thanks for stopping by!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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Product List

Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163378] $25.00	Sketched Butterflies Cling Stamp Set (English) [163490] $26.00	Perennial Lavender 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162593] $12.50
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146987] $11.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [166780] $14.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] $9.00	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $11.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25
Paper Trimmer [152392] $28.00	Simply Scored [122334] $37.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $66.00
Mixed Labels Bundle (English) [164653] $39.50	Mixed Labels Cling Stamp Set (English) [164643] $23.00	Mixed Labels Dies [164652] $21.00
Faith Collection Bundle (English) [164796] $36.75	Faith Collection Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164793] $19.00	Storybook Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164668] $25.00

Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! While the COVID 19 pandemic is adding stress to our lives, we Pals hope this blog hop will help to lift your spirits. Let us inspire you to take a creative break and relax for a little while. This month our theme is “Special Occasions” where we have made a project for just about any occasion you can think of! You’ll find the full line-up below to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I love fun fold cards and I have a new favorite for you today called a pop out fun fold.

Stampin Up Best Dressed Hold On To Hope fun fold Easter card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp - Jeanie

Normally I would be on my way to Massachusetts this week to celebrate Easter with family. I have four sisters and a brother and even though we live in 4 different states we usually manage to get together for special occasions and holidays. I’m usually in charge of ~25 table favors for everyone. Because everyone is “sheltering in place” this year I decided to send my mom and siblings this Easter card. The sentiments from the Hold On To Hope Stamp set couldn’t be more appropriate this year!

Stampin Up Hold On To Hope stamp set - for inspiration and ordering information visit juststampin.com - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I stamped the hope sentiment then cut it apart for the front of the card. I also used several of the other stamps on the back of the card. Stampin' Up! Hold On To Hope fun fold Easter card idea - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

There’s even room to add a personal message. This stamp set also has coordinating dies, Cross of Hope, which I used to cut out the layered crosses and flowers on the front. I have used these dies for many different occasion cards (sympathy, wedding, new baby, baptism, Easter).

Stampin Up Cross of Hope Dies - for inspiration and ordering information visit juststampin.com - Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I have many fond memories of Easter. My mom would make all our Easter dresses and my Nanna would buy us new white ankle socks and Mary Jane patent leather shoes (which I loved to use to tap dance on the blacktop). My dad would always buy the girls corsages to wear to church. We hunted for bags of jellybeans and it wasn’t who found the most bags, it was who had the most jellybeans (there were different amounts in each bag) so no one ate any until you counted them! Here’s a couple of old photos of me with my siblings. (I’m the youngest in the first photo and third in the line up.)

I hope they will enjoy their special Easter cards this year. If you would like to make this fun fold card be sure to check back tomorrow. I’ll have another version of this fun fold card along with the tutorial. (*Subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss out when I post.) You can view the list of products I used below.

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 13th, when we will say “Goodbye to January Mini and 2019 Annual Catalog and/or Hello to 2020 Annual Catalog.” The Design Team will showcase their favorites from the retiring catalogs or new products from the new catalog. Don’t miss the fun! And, until then, please stay safe.

Pals Blog Hop Line-Up

Product List for Easter fun fold card (Click on image to SHOP!)

Hold On To Hope Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145780] $21.00	Hold On To Hope Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151243] $21.00	Cross Of Hope Dies [145654] $27.00
A Wish For Everything Bundle [151111] $67.50	A Wish For Everything Cling Stamp Set [149320] $39.00	Word Wishes Dies [149629] $36.00
Best Dressed 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [151319] $11.50	Purple Posy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150881] $8.75	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] $7.50
Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [147167] $3.75	Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $9.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00
Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] $4.00