Fun Folds

You Make Me Smile

June 28, 2025July 29, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

And just like that, we’ve made it to the weekend. Do you have things on your weekend to-do list? This weekend is all about playing catch-up for us. Lots of things to do around the house, and of course, there’s always something to do in the craft room.

This week, we’ve been working with our crafty stash to create some super fun 3D and interactive designs. Today, I’m borrowing a slide-out panel design from fellow demo Rose Coleman. I changed it up a bit by having a larger moving panel and moved the peek-a-boo sentiment to the hidden portion of the card front. Let’s take a look at how it all comes together.

Our card is built on a base of Pretty Peacock cardstock. I selected a sheet of the fish pattern from the Otterly Adorable paper pack to serve as backdrop for the card front and our hidden sentiment. A slit in this piece of patterned paper allows for the movement of the front focal panel and the reveal of our hidden sentiment. I used pieces of the Pretty Peacock cardstock for the movement pieces. The focal panel is a combination of a cute otter scene from another sheet of the Otterly Adorable paper and a mat of Pretty Peacock glimmer paper. A piece of the Pretty Peacock & gold metallic ribbon serves as the pull. The focal panel is affixed to the slide to complete the sliding panel. I broke up the sentiment stamp from the Sweet Blooms set so that each word is on a separate line so that the sentiment hides perfectly behind the front sliding panel for its big reveal. The card front is finished off with riverside pearls, shimmer gems, and heart sequins for some eye-catching twinkle. I used a Mixed Labels sentiment for the inside message and finished with piece of the fish patterned paper to tie everything together.

Here’s the card motion in action. What do you think?

We’ll be rounding our series this week with a gift set. I hope you’ll drop back by later today to check it out.

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Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$14.00

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$10.50

Otterly Adorable 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164936]

$12.50

Sweet Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165181]

$24.00

Mixed Labels Cling Stamp Set (English)

[164643]

$23.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$9.00

Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon

[162588]

$8.50

Riverside Irregular Pearls

[164937]

$9.00

Earth Tones Shimmer Gems

[164070]

$8.50

Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins

[164920]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[154031]

$7.00

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Fun Folds

Pop-Up Smile

June 23, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Monday, everyone! We’re on the downward slope for the month of June and summer is just cranking up. Thus far, we haven’t had any unusually hot days here in North Texas just yet, but the temps are definitely starting to creep up and the rain is becoming less frequent.

This week, we’re beginning a new design series — 3D projects. And today we get started with a fun fold card called a Z-fold pop-up card. This is a card design that I’ve had hanging out in my “want to make it” pile for quite a while and I thought there was no time like the present to give it a whirl! We’re combining the Lovely Garden patterned papers with the Beautiful Butterflies dies to create this fun garden scene.

As you might expect, this garden scene is full of bright, vibrant color. And we get started with a base of Melon Mambo cardstock. This is a standard A2 card base that is scored in the center as you would with any standard A2 card. To create the Z-fold pop-up base though, we add a slit and a few extra score lines to give us the dynamic portion of our design.

I chose two coordinating floral patterns from the Lovely Garden paper pack. I really like the contrast between the white and dark backgrounds. Each panel is a quarter sheet that is cut to cover each side of the card panel, including the small panels of the dynamic folding portion in the center.

Our butterflies are the real stars of the show here and the perfect opportunity to add not only beautiful pops of color, but the lovely pops of sparkle to really draw the eye in. I pulled out my collection of glimmer papers, including the pastel ombré and In Color packs, along with the (now retired) three color pack. I cut the larger butterfly background pieces in both sizes from the glimmer papers and then all of the detail pieces are cut from black cardstock. Each of the small butterflies is two-sided with a small strip of acetate window sheet in between, which is what allows them to look as tho they’re fluttering in the flower garden.

We’re keeping the sentiment panel very simple by cutting it from white cardstock using the smallest Something Fancy scalloped tag die and then cutting it to fit at the top of the front panel. The sentiment from Pattern of Friendship is stamped on the tag in Melon Mambo. And we finish things off with some iridescent faceted gems.

And here’s the Z-panel pop-up card in action. What do you think — does it look as though the butterflies are fluttering in the garden?

Wanna give a pop-up card a try? You can download the tutorial for today’s card here.

Product List

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115320]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$14.00

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164851]

$12.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$10.50

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Pattern Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165383]

$18.00

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$28.00

Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164614]

$42.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$9.00

Iridescent Faceted Gems

[163368]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Birthday Cake

June 18, 2025June 16, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome to the midway point of the week. Why does it always seem like the summer goes by in a flash? We’ve had a busy week this week with junior police academy going on, but the kiddo seems to be enjoying it and is learning a lot about what goes in to being a law enforcement officer. I love that he’s finding a new respect for police officers and ALL that they do behind the scenes!

This week, we’re designing our cards around sentiments. And you might be wondering why I chose this particular design theme, and I must admit it’s because I couldn’t choose a bundle or suite to feature. Lol! Seriously though, I find it challenging sometimes to use my sentiments in new or exciting ways and I always find design themes a great way to think outside the box. Today, we’re pairing up the With You in Mind stamps with the Wildflower Birthday pieces and Beautiful Bokeh paper to create this easy z-fold.

We start our card with a base of Sea Foam Green cardstock and score as usual and then score one side in half again to create our Z fold. I chose a sheet of Beautiful Bokeh that has a lot of colors from the Soft Subtles palette as my background. This sheet is cut into 2-inch strips, leaving just a little edge on all sides, and adhered to each of our panels with the inside panel having a base layer of white to which we adhere the Bokeh strip so that it peeks through to the front when the card is closed. Next up, we cut a focal panel from the blue pastel ombre glimmer paper using the Textured Notes dies. I chose a large cake and a few balloons from the Wildflower Birthday paper pack (punched from the tag sheet) as the focal images. The cake is adhered to the focal panel with dimensionals in the center toward the top of the panel. The happy birthday sentiment from With You in Mind is stamped in Versamark and Coastal Cabana on a sheet of Coastal Cabana cardstock. It’s then heat embossed with some glitter embossing powder. I cut around the sentiment with paper snips leaving a nice shaped border on all sides. The sentiment is adhered over the cake stand at the bottom of the sentiment panel on a double layer of dimensionals. I tucked the balloon strings behind the sentiment, adhering the tails with glue dots, and then popped up the balloons themselves on either side of the cake on several layers of dimensionals. The focal panel is adhered to the left panel of the card (when the card is closed), leaving the right side free-floating so that the Z fold opens cleanly. We finish things off with some In Color shimmer gems.

Tomorrow we’re making our own patterned paper to help feature our sentiment. Stop in and check it out!

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Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$14.00

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131297]

$14.00

Beautiful Bokeh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164607]

$12.50

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164851]

$12.00

Wildflower Birthday 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[164591]

$16.50

Textured Notes Dies

[165555]

$31.00

With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164747]

$20.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Father's Day · Fun Folds

Absolute Best Dad

June 15, 2025June 14, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. For every big thing and small thing that you do for your family, you are loved and appreciated!

We’re wrapping up our special Father’s Day card series with a variation on one of my favorite fun folds – the step card. Today’s card is the side step fun fold that combines the lovely Thoughtful Journey patterned papers with the new Online Exclusive Scenic Adventure and More Messages bundles.

We get started with a base of Smoky Slate cardstock. The side step fun fold consists of a single cut and some scoring to create a tall panel on the left and smaller graduated panels on the right, which happens to be perfect for creating this mountain scene. I cut a sheet of the Thoughtful Journey patterned paper to fit the L-shaped front panel of the fun fold and then used the scrap to cut the grass and trees for the two smaller side steps using the Scenic Adventure dies. I happened to have several other scraps of Thoughtful Journey and chose one that coordinated with the primary sheet here in order to cut the mountain for the back side step panel. The trees are cut from a combination of Mossy Meadow and Pecan Pie and I chose to shade one of the larger trees with Wink of Stella for a little extra pizzazz. The small tree is adhered to the center side step panel with a dimensional. I layered the larger trees and had the pair in the foreground a wee bit higher and oriented to overlap the side step panels. The sentiment panels are stamped using the More Messages and He’s the Greatest sets and are diecut using the More Messages die. I finished things off with a few drusy embellishments for a bit of sparkle because even dad deserves some oo-la-la!

Isn’t this variation of the center step fun fold super fun? And I especially love it with the Scenic Adventure stamp & die bundle. You can download the tutorial for today’s fun fold here.

Next week is all about sentiments. I hope you’ll drop in a see what that’s all about!

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Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$14.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161717]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163303]

$12.50

Scenic Adventure Bundle (English)

[165468]

$49.50

More Messages Bundle (English)

[165473]

$52.00

He's The Greatest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165684]

$17.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments

[164223]

$9.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

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Father's Day · Fun Folds

Dad’s a Catch

June 10, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Welcome in, friends. We’re having fun trekking through the crafty stash this week to create Father’s Day designs, and today we’re headed to the pond. Today’s fun fold design uses the Gone Fishing bundle by Stampin’ Up! While the Gone Fishing bundle is quickly on its way out via the Last Chance List, it’s hard to resist this opportunity to create a fun card with this bundle, especially when you have avid fishermen in your family!

This standard sized card begins with a base of Mossy Meadow cardstock cut so that it opens in the center. Each of the bottom corners is cut at an angle. The top flaps of each side are turned down and affixed to the card front. A few Industrial Trinkets serve as the buttons at the top. This combination gives the look of a shirt or jacket. The pockets for the fishing jacket are cut from Mossy Meadow cardstock using the Countryside Corners dies. Each shape is then cut in half to create the four pockets. The pockets are each adhered to the card front with foam strips, ensuring that the top of each pocket is open to slide our tackle in. Using a combination of foil and glimmer papers and the Gone Fishing dies, I cut and assembled lures to tuck in each of the pockets. I used the Lost Lagoon soft cording to serve as a twist of extra line. The sentiment from the Gone Fishing stamp set is stamped on the pocket. HOT TIP: Be sure you stamp the sentiment before you decide to adhere the pocket to your card front. Otherwise, you’re going to have to punt in order to cover up your stamping boo-boo! *wink*

When the Gone Fishing suite first released, I saw so many cute designs. And one of the ones that really caught my eye was creating a fishing jacket. I didn’t get around to trying it out while the full suite was current, but I think the dies did a nice job of creating this fun card.

Tune in tomorrow as we take a trip through dad’s closet. You’re going to love it!

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Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

[163096]

$10.00

Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper

[163769]

$6.00

Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[164106]

$12.00

Countryside Corners Dies

[161471]

$28.00

Gone Fishing Dies

[161541]

$34.00

Gone Fishing Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161535]

$21.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$9.00

Lost Lagoon Soft Cording

[164938]

$8.00

Industrial Trinkets

[163450]

$8.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$8.25

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Fun Folds · L2S Group Instahop

Heart Aflutter

April 24, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Although I’m not much a fan of the allergies that accompany the advent of spring, I’m a huge fan of all things becoming new again. I love the early spring flowers — irises, daffodils, and primrose — the budding trees and the first influx of butterflies.

This week, we’re walking through the garden of our crafty collection and working with florals in our stash. Today, I’m combining the Stampin’ Up! Thankful Garden collection with Beautiful Butterflies. And what better way to showcase both than with a fun twist on a two-panel fun fold!

I wanted this design to have a fun twist on the usual layers you might incorporate into a more conventional two-panel fun fold design. And most especially, I wanted to give a more realistic look to a fluttering butterfly.

To accomplish this idea, I incorporated a sheet of acetate as the outer flap. This does two things — first, it allows the florals to remain center stage, and second, it gives the illusion of the butterfly coming in to light on the garden of flowers. Tip: I save the sheets of acetate from new photopolymer stamp sets to use later (act as window sheets).

So we get started with a base of Basic Black cardstock. I really love how this provides a nice but neutral contrast for the focal elements of the design. The focal backdrop on the card front is a sheet of the Lovely Garden designer series paper. I used paper snips to fussy cut two flowers from a separate sheet of the paper to add dimension to the flowers in the garden. One is adhered directly to the front card base on the left side and the other is reserved for the acetate panel. I wrapped some Fresh Freesia velvet ribbon around the bottom of the patterned paper, which acts to hide, if you will, the bottom of the acetate panel when the card is fully closed. I added pink sequins from the sequins trio to several of the floral centers for a bit of interesting dimension to the garden of flowers. The sentiment from the Layers of Beauty set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the largest Beautiful Butterflies decorative banner and adhered to the bottom of the panel with dimensionals and finished with a pink Blooming Pearl on either side.

The acetate panel wraps around the front card panel from the inside of the card. The inside message panel and decorative paper cover where the acetate panel is affixed to the card base. A bone folder helps give a deep score line to the acetate so that it folds and lies flat more easily. Using the Beautiful Butterflies dies, I cut the base of the large butterfly from the sheet of aqua-hued Pastel Ombré glimmer paper and then cut the detailed piece from black cardstock to make the butterfly look similar to a Ulysses swallowtail. It’s adhered to the acetate panel with glue dots. The flower cut from the Lovely Garden paper is adhered with glue dots onto the acetate so that it perfectly aligns with the flower on the front card panel underneath. I added pink Blooming Pearls to the flower’s center and then added a few peacock sequins from the sequins trio to either corner of the acetate to tie the full design color palette together.

Today’s card is a part of the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instagram Hop, which goes live at 9 AM Pacific Time (PST). Click here to head over to my Instagram feed at 9 AM Pacific/11 AM Central and check out what the other demos in our L2S Group have created for you today!

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Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[121045]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely Garden 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164851]

$12.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Beautiful Butterflies Bundle (English)

[164615]

$59.25

Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163514]

$20.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$8.00

Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio

[161206]

$8.00

Fresh Freesia 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Faux Velvet Ribbon

[165540]

$10.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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florals

You Mean So Much

April 22, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week we’re tiptoeing through the garden as we use beautiful floral products from the Stampin’ Up! lineup. Today we’re featuring part of the Lovely Garden suite using the diamond fun fold. I love this particular fold because it gives lots of opportunity to showcase beautiful patterned paper.

We get started with a base of Crushed Curry cardstock. I used two different patterns from the Lovely Garden paper pack as the backdrops for the inside and outside card panels. The diamond panel is a combination of textured gold specialty paper and a sheet of foiled paper from the Nature’s Sweetness paper pack. The focal image from the Thankful Garden stamp set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then colored using the decorative masks and a combination of Shy Shamrock and Daffodil Delight inks before being diecut with the coordinating die. For a little added visual interest, I stamped, colored, and diecut the smaller flower a second time and then popped it up on the full floral stem. The stem is adhered to the diamond panel with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Enduring Beauty set is stamped in black on white cardstock and then diecut with the smaller sentiment die from the Mixed Labels set. I tucked a twist of gold thread behind the sentiment panel before adhering it at the bottom of the diamond panel with dimensionals. A few gold textured dots serve as floral centers and eye-catching sparkle in opposing corners.

Tomorrow we’ll be stopping to smell the roses. I hope you’ll plan to come by and sit a spell.

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Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

Lovely Garden 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165524]

$12.50

Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162616]

$16.50

Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163772]

$8.50

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$64.75

Enduring Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162670]

$20.00

Mixed Labels Dies

[164652]

$21.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.50

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Gold Textured Adhesive Backed Dots

[164027]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Holidays

Love Never Gives Up

April 18, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

Happy Good Friday! While that may seem like a strange thing to say, given the historical significance of this day in the Christian faith, this day is indeed good when all is said and done. Today is necessary for the ultimate victory over sin and death and our full reconciliation to God in eternity. Thank goodness “Love never gives up!”

This week, we’re using the Faith Collection bundle to create designs to honor this Holy Week holiday. And today we pair the dies with several patterned paper packs, including Everyday Skies and Country Woods, and the Unbounded Love stamps. I used fellow demo Jackie Bolhuis’ easy step fun fold to create this Good Friday scene.

We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I used a sheet of moody skies from the Everyday Skies paper pack as the backdrop for our scene. The illusion of hills is created with Thoughtful Journey papers and both of the Grove die collections. I cut three crosses from two different woodgrain patterns from the Country Woods papers using the Faith Collection dies. For Christ’s cross in the center, I used the extension method to make this cross taller than the rest. The hills are adhered to the backdrop with differing levels of dimensionals. The two darker crosses are tucked behind the grass on either side of Christ’s cross in the center. The center cross is adhered to the center panel with dimensionals so it stands above the others. The sentiment from Unbounded Love is heat embossed in black on a lighter woodgrain sheet and then diecut with the smaller banner from the Autumn Leaves dies. A few two tone sparkle gems around the crosses draw the eye across the scene and the twist of gold thread behind the panel draws the eye down to the sentiment.

We’ll be rounding out Holy Week with a design honor Resurrection Day. I hope you’ll stop in to check it out.

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Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$11.50

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163303]

$12.50

Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163393]

$12.50

Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163378]

$25.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165679]

$21.00

Faith Collection Dies

[164795]

$22.00

Grove Dies

[157844]

$39.00

In The Grove Dies

[163511]

$31.00

Autumn Leaves Dies

[162185]

$38.00

Gold Twisted Thread

[164603]

$7.50

Two Tone Sparkle Gems

[164633]

$9.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Holidays

Believing in a Brighter Tomorrow

April 16, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We are midway through Holy Week. For me, this is the point where things get a little hectic as my musical obligations for this special week pick up between rehearsals and services. While it may be busy, I really do cherish this special season and am always blessed to be able to share musical settings that celebrate God’s ultimate sacrifice to reconcile us to Him for eternity.

This week’s design theme centers squarely on the Holy Week celebrations and, in particular, is focusing on the new Online Exclusive bundle by Stampin’ Up! called Faith Collection. Today we are pairing it with the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper and the Unbounded Love stamps and dies bundle in a double easel fun fold design.

I tried several different layouts with this double easel design before settling on the one you see here. In my mind’s eye, I originally saw the cross on the smaller easel in the front, but visually it just didn’t accomplish the look I was hoping for. But when I moved the cross to the back, on what is essentially the card front, it completed the illusion of walking up the hill to the lone cross. And I just love how this ultimately gives the feeling of a contemplative walk to the cross at Calvary.

We get started with a base of Mossy Meadow cardstock, which is cut to standard A2 size. A sheet of the Thoughtful Journey patterned paper is the backdrop for our fun fold sunset scene. A sheet of Pretty Peacock cardstock serves as the mat for the patterned papers and the second easel section. Using the Faith Journey dies, a cross is cut from an Early Espresso woodgrain patterned sheet from the Country Woods paper pack and then adhered in the center of the card front panel with dimensionals so that the base of the cross is just below the front easel fold when the card is closed. A strip of Thoughtful Journey also covers the front easel panel. The sentiment from Unbounded Love is stamped in Early Espresso ink on Thoughtful Journey paper and then diecut with the decorative banner die from the Unbounded Love die set. Two greenery bunches, which to me look like palm branches, are cut from Mossy Meadow cardstock using the Winterly Treetops dies and are then adhered with glue dots behind the sentiment panel. Linen thread is wrapped around the small easel panel before the sentiment is adhered with dimensionals. A few In Color shimmer gems on either side of the sentiment panel add a little glimmer of color to draw the eye to the center focal section.

I’ll be taking a little break tomorrow but plan to be back with a Good Friday fun fold.

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Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$11.50

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$11.50

Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163303]

$12.50

Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163393]

$12.50

Unbounded Love Bundle (English)

[163384]

$54.75

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Faith Collection Dies

[164795]

$22.00

Winterly Tree Tops Dies

[164065]

$36.00

Unbounded Love Dies

[163383]

$36.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Fun Folds

Thinking of You Fun Fold

March 24, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

With spring making its appearance here in North Texas, it seemed appropriate to have this week’s designs hone in on a nature theme. And it also seemed like the perfect way to revisit some of my favorite sets that may soon find themselves fully retired.

We get started this week with a fun fold design that features the Simply Zinnia dies and the Bloom Impressions patterned paper. I used a simple fold-back skinny z-panel design for this card to really bring emphasis to the fun panel of diecut flowers.

We started with a base of Pretty in Pink cardstock. I’m using the standard A2 size but folding the front card panel back a little over an inch on the right side to create the slender z-panel effect. I used a sheet of the pink Bloom Impressions patterned paper from the most recent Sale-a-Bration catalog to cover the front and inside panels.

For the focal panel affixed to the slender fold-back panel, I started with a sheet of the pink Beautiful Bokeh paper and diecut it with the Textured Notes dies and then cut a nesting white panel using the next smallest die. I decided to keep the color palette of the zinnias very simple and chose to use Melon Mambo as the featured hue. I used Peach Pie as the floral centers with the surrounding disc and ray florets being Crushed Curry. The stems are cut from Mossy Meadow. The flowers and floral elements are all cut with the Simply Zinnia dies. I layered the flowers with a combination of dimensionals and glue dots to create a more realistic look. The sentiment from Everyday Greetings is stamped in black on white cardstock and cut out with paper snips and affixed with dimensionals. I added some In Color shimmer gems as floral centers and then scattered a few Sunny Days iridescent dots for a little extra pop of pink.

Tomorrow we’re going to continue our ode to nature by sticking to the garden path. I hope you’ll pop by and take a look!

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