Sunday Showcase…Fun Fold Pocket Cards & Bookmarks from Mystery Monday Stampin’

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 4 Comments

Welcome to my Sunday Showcase. Today’s cards were created by stamping friends who played along with my Mystery Monday Stampin’. These cards are perfect for just about anyone! It’s a great card for when you want to give a little something to a coworker or friend. Get ready to be inspired!

Stampin' Up! You are Remarkable and Thankful Garden Stamp Sets, and Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper fun fold bookmark card for a friend-www.juststampin.com — Created by Karen Hallam

Stampin' Up! You are Remarkable Stamp Set and Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper bookmark for a friend-www.juststampin.com — Created by Karen Hallam

Stampin' Up! Boho Beach Kit with Friends of the Ocean fun fold birthday card and bookmark-juststampin.com — Created by Cindy Thompson

Stampin' Up! Fun Fold pocket card and bookmark-juststampin.com — Created by Alene Humphrey

Stampin' Up! TImeless Plaid and Everyday Details fun fold pocket card and bookmark-juststampin.com — Created by Rosanne Mulhern

I love these! So creative! Everyone did such an awesome job! I love seeing all the different versions! Books make great gifts. Give one of these cards with a novel, recipe book, magazine, journal, etc. for a birthday, get well, or holiday. Or change it up and fill the pocket with a pen or other gift/treat. (*A bone folder would fit nicely in the pocket for your stamping friends!) I can’t wait to create more of these cards! What do you think of this fun fold? I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment below.

You can CLICK HERE for last week’s PDF and give this fun fold a try. You’ll also get the details on the two cards I created below.
Stampin' Up! Fun fold card ideas with Mixed Florals & Beautiful Gallery-join me for Mystery Monday Stamping and follow the clues to create handmade cards-Jeanie Stark StampinUp
I would love to have you join this week’s Mystery Monday Stampin’! It’s fun and easy… just follow the clues to create! You will find the first clue (with the supplies and measurements) for this week’s challenge below.

I am really excited about this week’s mystery card. It’s another fun fold and one that I had never created like this version. Sound mysterious??? Get ready to solve the mystery.

CLUE #1 -Gather your supplies to be ready to play Mystery Monday Stampin’

Cardstock– 4 1/4” x 11” for card base
Designer Series Paper- *Cut horizontal strips (landscape): 1 @ 4 x 1 1/4, 2 @ 4 x 1 3/4, 1 @ 4 x 3/4, plus extra if decorating envelope
Basic White – 4 x 5 1/4 (for inside card) plus extra to die cut/cut for focal piece
Cardstock (coordinating color to layer) – 4 x 1
Ink/coloring tools
Stamps
Adhesive – Including Dimensionals
Embellishment- adhesive dots or gems/sequins (*optional)
Envelope
Tools – Trimmer/Score Board, Bone Folder, scissors if needed to fussy cut
*Optional – die cut, embossing folder, DSP, etc. for focal layer

Check back tomorrow for Mystery Monday Stampin’. I’ll share the rest of the clues. It will be up to you to create and solve the mystery!! I hope you will play along. I’d love to see and showcase your creativity!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie

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F is for Folders…Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 4 Comments

Welcome to my ABC’s of Stampin’ series. Let’s have some Fun as I share a Few of my Favorite things…Embossing Folders! I think they are the best bang for your buck! They are a quick & easy way to add texture and dimension to your card as well as an instant WOW factor! When putting your embossing folders through the Big Shot it is important to put the spine side forward so you don’t damage your folder.

I really like how the 6 x 6 Embossing Folders can emboss cardstock to go in either direction. Perfect for the Woodland TIEF.

Here’s a fun project technique you can do using the sponge brayer and an embossing folder. Roll the sponge brayer in your ink then roll right on the embossing folder. (Make sure your put the ink on the inside of the side that has the Stampin’ Up! logo.) Run it through the Big Shot to emboss and look how quick & easy that was to add color and texture. Clean up is just as easy… rinse your embossing folder under warm water and wipe dry.

Another cool technique is to sponge the embossed image after it has gone through the Big Shot. I used my sponge daubers to decorate this fun birthday card.

And don’t forget you can emboss your envelope too!

The Holiday catalog features a new embossing folder,Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. This new type of folders create deep, dimensional impressions. So cool! Here’s a video showing how to use this new type of folder.

How did you like the cards she shared in the video?

Here’s a few other cards I’ve made with some different embossing folders.

I sponged the bricks on this card to give it a more realistic feel.

Here I used the debossed side on my card.

I had fun watercoloring the embossed flowers and leaves using inks and an aqua painter.

It’s hard to see in the picture but I used the Wink of Stella brush on my waves for this card.

I hope you have enjoyed the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders today. How would you like to get a FREE embossing folder? I am offering a Back to School Special that’s all about Embossing Folders today…With a purchase of $30 (or more) from my online shop (before tax & shipping), I will send you a sampling of embossing folders to use. If you purchase $50 (or more) I will send you an embossing folder of your choice for Free! Remember to use the Hostess CodeVS23B4FP when you check out. Click HERE to see all the embossing folders available.

Have a Fabulous day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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Tuesday Tip…For The Big Shot

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 6 Comments

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I have had several customers ask about the new Big Shot Platform in the catalog and I thought there are probably others that may have the same questions. Stampin’ Up is so on top of things and created a video to answer all our questions. You can scroll down to click and watch (and see some cool new dies and ideas).

First of all, as of June 1, 2016 any Big Shot ordered through Stampin’ Up! will automatically come with this new platform. So, only those who have previously purchased Big Shots will need to consider purchasing this new Multipurpose Platform.

The new platform was designed to eliminate some performance issues, as well as the annoyance of flipping tabs when changing from embossing to cutting.

Here’s the big advantage to the new platform….When dies and embossing folders are fed through the Big Shot, most of the pressure is placed on the two outer edges, where the gears are. Over time, dies, embossing folders and cutting plates end up warping from this uneven pressure. The new Big Shot platform has a slightly raised center area that creates evenly distributed side-to-side pressure as the dies and embossing folders pass through the machine. This eliminates the cause of warping.

One other advantage of the new Multipurpose Platform is that intricate thinlit dies, when used with the precision base plate, cut like a dream. You will still want to run the sandwich back AND forth through the Big Shot, but the little chads and main cut image release from the die with much less effort.

One other note…ONLY Big Shot machines sold through Stampin’ Up! have these new Multi-Purpose Platforms. Big Shots purchased elsewhere will still have hinged, tabbed platforms…the same ones that came with Stampin’ Up! Big Shots sold before June 1.

Here’s a video from Stampin’ Up! that will tell you all about the Big Shot and new platform.

Last week I posted a fun fold card and used the precision base plate to get nice clean cuts. You can Click Here to see that post.

I hope this information helps. I absolutely LOVE my Big Shot and use it all the time! You can see my plates are “well loved”. Here’s another quick tip…I have 2 sets of standard cutting pads. I keep one for embossing only to keep my embossed projects clean.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie