Tricia's Stamping Creations: Around The World On Wednesday May Blog Hop Fancy Folds

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Around The World On Wednesday May Blog Hop Fancy Folds

Welcome to the Around the World On Wednesday May Blog Hop as we showcase Fancy Fold card designs. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as we share our ideas and projects to help inspire you.

Today I am showcasing a Gate Fold card with a difference. I found this version on You Tube, shared by fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Connie Stewart. The measurements for this Gate Fold gives it an asymmetrical look. I used the Art Gallery Bundle (item #156227) with the coordinating Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (item #154558) from the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog to create this bold design. I love this beautiful combination of Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and Basic White with just a touch of Gold embossing to step up the design.

Products Used:

Art Gallery Bundle (item #156227)

Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper (item #154558)

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (item #151690)

Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820)

Poppy Parade Cardstock (item #119793)

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock (item #141416)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Poppy Parade Classic Ink Pad (item #147050)

Flirty Flamingo Classic Ink Pad (item #147052)

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad (item #147090)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallic Embossing Powder (Copper, Gold, Silver - item #155555)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (item #151326)

Measurements:

Poppy Parade Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 2 1/2" & 6 3/4")

Layer 1 - 2 3/4" x 3 7/8"

Basic White Cardstock

Scrap for flower image stamped and die cut with

the Art Gallery Bundle

Focal Panel - die cut with Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Inside Panel - 5 1/4" x 4"

Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper

Front Panels - 2 1/4" x 5 1/4" & 1 1/2" x 5 1/4"

Inside Strip - 1/4" x 5 1/4"

Flirty Flamingo Cardstock

Sentiment Label - die cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies

The bold colors in the designer series paper really bring this card to life and I used these colors to choose the coordinating cardstock to create the design. The Poppy Parade card base makes the designer series paper panels pop and I used Old Olive to stamp the stem of the flower onto the Basic White focal panel to coordinate with the background pattern. To create the flower, I stamped the base image with Flirty Flamingo Classic ink and the second layer with Poppy Parade Classic ink to add depth and contrast. I die cut the flower and added it to the focal panel with Stampin' Dimensionals. Using Clear Wink of Stella, I added some shimmer to the flower image. I embossed the sentiment with Gold embossing powder and added the Flirty Flamingo label to the bottom of the focal panel with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. For a touch of bling, I added Basic Rhinestones to the sentiment label and I added a small white bow to the stem of the flower with a Mini Glue Dot. To add the focal panel to the card front, I centered the panel and added glue to the left side of the back of the panel and attached it to the left flap of the card front. This way the card can still open and close. For the inside panel, I added the small strip of designer series paper along the bottom of the Basic White cardstock layer to dress it up.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to try creating your own fancy fold card and explore the wonderful possibilities out there.

Now it's time to visit Elaine's blog and see what fancy fold she has to share with us this month. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.