Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Sheesh!! It just seems like life overtakes me no matter my good intentions. One way or another, we are going to get this Sale-a-Bration thing off the ground, and start creating!! LOL
I am getting "snowed in" today -- at least it feels that way, so it seems like the perfect time to get this blog post written. The card I'm sharing with you today was actually created early on Sunday -- so what are my excuses anyway?!? Oh well, I'm just having a hard time getting 2020 kicked off on the right foot I think. I hope I'm not the only one!
We're making a Dutch Door Fun Fold card today -- just to show off the gorgeous Daffodil Afternoon designer series paper in the Sale-a-Bration brochure; and the pretty new Daffodil Daydream bundle in the new catalog along with it. And you'll also see another new stamp set featured in today's design, that you can "earn" for FREE with a minimum $100 order!! So come play with me . . . and let's have some early Spring fun on a snowy day!!
Dutch Door Fold cards can be made in several different ways; I chose a simple route today, to make it easy on everyone! I actually like this version a lot!! It is much like creating just a regular A2 card. The only difference is that you cut 1/2 of the front piece off. Don’t worry though, that piece is not wasted. It is used to decorate the front as you'll see here in a minute!
To make the Dutch Door Card ~
Begin with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of cardstock (in this case we're using Mossy Meadow), scored at 4 1/4″ as normal.
With your card base open, align the 4 1/4″ score line on the cutting line of your Stampin' Trimmer, then carefully cut from the top down to the 2 3/4″ mark.
Rotate the card base 90 degrees to the left, line up the edge on the 2-3/4" mark, and carefully cut down to the 4-1/4" score line. Save the cut out rectangle for later. Fold the remaining "door" flap (bump to the inside), and gently burnish with your bone folder.
Now we're ready to play with paper -- and this absolutely stunning Daffodil Afternoon designer series paper is a "Must Have"!! The bold patterns are meant to be showcased, as you'll see more here in a minute.
First, we decorate our "Dutch door" flap with a Pale Papaya mat piece measuring 4-1/8" x 2-5/8". Then I chose one of the black background designs for this front flap measuring 4" x 2-1/2".
For the inside of the card, I showcased this fabulous "flock" of Daffodils - LOL Don't you just love this paper?? I can see this sheet of designer paper used on a memory scrapbook page in a heartbeat!!
Again, it is matted with Pale Papaya cardstock (4-1/8" x 5-3/8"); and then the DSP cut 1/8" smaller to center on the back panel.
On this photo, you can see the backside of our next element.
This is where that cut out rectangle is coming into play.
I first cut a Pale Papaya mat piece measuring 4-1/8" x 2-5/8"; and adhered it to the Mossy Meadow rectangle.
Then I cut a piece of (in this case White - should have been Very Vanilla - oops!!) cardstock for the front panel measuring 2-3/8" x 3-7/8" (your coming down a full 1/4" on the front focal panel).
Now I get to showcase this next INCREDIBLE Sale-a-Bration stamp set called Special Moments. This is a full sentiment stamp set -- and it has some pretty wonderful sentiments in it, for just about anything!!! I chose the "Thanks for Brightening up my day!" sentiment, stamped it in Mossy Meadow ink, near the top of my panel; then adhered it to the matted rectangle.
Next, you are going to put adhesive on only the bottom third of your panel and attach it, centered to your "Dutch Door", as you see above!
Now here comes that fabulous new bundle in the Mini Catalog - Daffodil Daydream!! Don't you just love how Stampin' Up! coordinates everything?!?
I stamped my daffodil in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and pulled out my Watercolor Pencils for this one. I don't use them nearly enough, and they have just the right softness for this coloring. Here I used Daffodil Delight, a little bit of Pumpkin Pie for highlighting, and used the Old Olive pencil for the stems and leaves; then used my Blender Pen to move and work the color just the way I wanted. I finished with a touch of Clear Wink of Stella for some added shimmer.
The Daffodil is popped with dimensionals and I snagged some retired Gold Glimmer dots because they just had the right coloring and feel for this design.
On the back side I added another 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" Mossy Meadow rectangle, and layered it out to give interest, added stability to the front panel of the card, and to make it look finished and professional. You can see another great design from the Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper here.
Finally, on the inside, I created a banner tag and stamped it with another wonderful sentiment from the Special Moments stamp set, layered it with some loops of Evening Evergreen Baker's Twine from the Fan Baker's Twine combo, and attached it with dimensionals. (don't look at my crooked sentiment - LOL)
And there you have it!! A fabulous way to showcase your designer paper -- and all kinds of Sale-a-Bration, and other new goodies to drool over here!
I promise to not disappear for another week and a half again!! I just have to get my plate organized here -- LOL
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