Bloom Impressions Angled Z Fold

Stampin’ Up! just released so many new products. I’m playing with a few of those with today’s card. I modified an Angled Z Fold card, and I share that with you today.

I use the Bloom Impressions 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. Earn this pretty patterned paper free with a $60 purchase (before tax and shipping) during SaleABration. This promotion runs through February 28, 2025. Click here to see a PDF copy of the brochure.

Bloom Impressions 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper

I also use the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle. Find this in Stampin’ Up!s January-April 2025 Mini Catalog. Click here to see a PDF of this catalog.

Beautiful Butterflies Bundle

Measurements and Details

  • Melon Mambo card stock measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
  • Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper measuring 12 x 5 1/4, scored at 4 and 8
  • From the bottom left corner of the DSP, measure 2 inches and mark softly with a pencil
  • Put the paper in your trimmer and cut a diagonal up to the eight-inch score mark. (Watch the video below to see how I do this.)
  • Butterfly die cut from Melon Mambo card stock
  • Sentiment heat embossed with white embossing powder on Melon Mambo card stock and die cut
  • Vellum (Graceful Greenery Vellum) die cut with Spotlight on Nature Dies
  • For the inside: Melon Mambo card stock measuring 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and Basic White card stock measuring 3 x 3.

See a picture of the inside and how the fun fold looks.

Bloom Impressions Angled Z Fold

How to Video

From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for creating this angled z fold card and show a couple of different variations.

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you love this project!

Kim

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Bloom Impressions Angled Z Fold Supply List

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Pick a Season Fun Fold

My favorite time of year is here: Stampin’ Up!’s SaleABration sale. With qualifying purchases of $60 or $120 (before tax and shipping) earn your choice of FREE, exclusive paper crafting products. Selections include stamp sets, dies, Designer Series Paper, an embossing folder, ribbon, and embellishments. See the PDF here.

When SaleABration first started years ago, I saved my Christmas cash and birthday money so I could get all of the SaleABration freebies. Today, it’s no different. I still love to collect and play with all of the great products.

In fact, there are so many fun items, I didn’t know where to start. So, I chose to share a fun fold using the Pick a Season Stamp Set, the sentiment from the Heart Shaped Stamp Set, and the Toadstool Gardens 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. These are just three of the fourteen available free choices.

Measurements and Details

  • Melon Mambo card stock measuring 8 1/4 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 2 3/4 and 3 x 4 1/4
  • Basic White card stock measuring 5 1/4 x 4 and 2 3/4 x 4
  • Toadstool Garden Designer Series Paper measuring 4 x 2 1/2 and 4 x 1
  • Granny Apple Green card stock measuring 4 1/2 x 3 1/4
  • Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, and Early Espresso ink
  • White Baker’s Twine
  • Pearl Basic Jewels

Here’s a look at the inside.

I hope you enjoy today’s project. Be sure to watch the video below to see how this card comes together.

How to Video

In this Facebook Live replay (1/7/2025) from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give step-by-step directions for creating this card and also show other samples of this year’s SaleABration offerings.

Thanks so much for visiting. Please let me know if you have questions about this project or any others

Kim

Pick a Season Fun Fold Supply List

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Greetings of the Season New Year

The bulk of the holiday celebrations are behind us. Perhaps you finished your handmade Christmas cards. Perhaps you didn’t. Either way, have you thought about sending a new year’s card? I’m thinking you could design, create, and send these well into the month of January. I know I have and plan to!

Stampin’ Up! carries just the products to make this a reality. Today, I share a new year’s card that uses Stampin’ Up!’s Greetings of the Season stamp set and the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper. I seriously love all of the gold accents in the patterned paper. Find both of these as Online Exclusives.

In addition, I modeled the card layout using the sketches on page 22 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog. This great layout works with a variety of stamp sets, papers, and sentiments. Be sure to look for other samples below.

Measurements and Details

See these details to help you get started:

  • Very Vanilla card stock measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
  • Gold Foil Sheet measuring 5 1/2 x 3, embossed with the Starstruck Embossing Folder. Look for this folder as one of the upcoming SaleABration offerings. Earn it free beginning January 7, 2025, with an order of $60 or more before tax and shipping.
  • Sentiment from Greetings of the Season stamp set heat embossed with gold on a circle die cut from Very Vanilla card stock. All circle dies comes from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
  • Circle shapes in various sizes die cut from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper.
  • Gold 1 1/2-inch Weave Trim (available January 7, 2025) as on Online Exclusive
  • Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems

See another sample below using the Day to Celebrate stamp set and Fruit Salad 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. You can earth both items free beginning January 7 during SaleABration.

Stampin' Up! Fruit Salad and Day to Celebrate

And one more using the Day to Celebrate stamp set in conjunction with the Hearts of Elegance Dies.

Hearts of Elegance Birthdday Card

How to Video

In this Facebook live replay from my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step directions for creating this card at home.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. Please let me know if you have questions about this or any other paper crafting projects.

Kim

Greetings of the Season New Year Project Supply List

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2025 Desktop Calendar Project

This project deserves its own post every year at this time. A new year looms, and you’ll need a new calendar. Today, I share a refreshed version of a 2025 desktop calendar project with a notepad holder.

I used two brand-new products: Day to Celebrate stamp set and Blossom Impressions 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper. Both of these debut Tuesday, January 7, 2025, as SaleABration offerings. (During SaleABration, earn your choice of free products with minimum purchases of $60 and $120 before tax and shipping.)

When January 7 arrives, look for other exclusive stamp sets, patterned paper, an embossing folder, ribbon, gems, and dies to earn free with minimum purchase.

Measurements and Details

These measurements will help you get started making your own calendar at home:

  • Melon Mambo card stock: one piece measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and one piece measuring 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 2 2 3/4
  • Blueberry Bushel card stock measuring 5 1/4 x 4 (2)
  • Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper measuring 5 x 3 3/4
  • Melon Mambo card stock measuring 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 for notepad base
  • Melon Mambo card stock measuring 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 for calendar base
  • Blueberry Bushel card stock measuring 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 die cut with die from Spotlight on Nature Dies
  • Basic White card stock measuring 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 die cut with circle from Stylish Shapes Dies
  • Sentiment from Day to Celebrate stamped with Melon Mambo ink on die cut circle
  • Flowers from Country Birdhouse Dies cut with Daffodil Delight card stock
  • Melon Mambo gems from Glossy Dots Assortment
  • Calendar purchased separately from Taylored Expressions

I created this other calendar as a gift for my son’s fiance. This one uses the Country Birdhouse Dies and the the Perfect Pets stamp set.

I just love how you can customize these calendars with any number of different stamp sets, sentiments, patterned paper, and embellishments.

How to Video

Be sure to watch the video below. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I give step-by-step directions for creating this calendar at home.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you love this project. Please let me know if you have questions about this creation or other rubber stamping products.

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Kim

DIY Project Supply List

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Hearts of Elegance Wine Bottle Tag

A bottle of wine (or a nice bottle of nonalcoholic sparkling water) makes a great gift throughout the year. But especially during the holiday season for host gifts at the holidays, for new year’s celebrations, and for special people on Valentine’s Day! Have fun dressing up that bottle with a handmade tag.

In today’s post, I share a wine bottle tag created for Valentine’s Day and one for Christmas. See this blog post for a tag designed for new year celebrations. The Valentine tag uses products from the Hearts of Elegance Suite Collection, including the Hearts of Elegance stamp set, Hearts of Elegance Dies, Marbled Elegance 12 x 12 Specialty Designer Paper, Gold Twisted Thread, and Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins. Save 10 percent when you purchase the stamp set and dies as a bundle. Find these online as part of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusives offerings.

Hearts of Elegance Bundle

Measurements and Details

  • Melon Mambo card stock measuring 8 1/4 x 3 1/4, scored at 2 1/4
  • Punch a hole in the center of the short end with a 1 1/2-inch circle punch
  • Gold Foil Sheets measuring 5 3/4 x 3
  • Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper measuring 5 1/2 x 2 3/4
  • Die cut largest heart from Gold Foil Sheet measuring 5 x 5
  • Die cut second largest heart, the stitched border heart, from a piece of Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper measuring 4 3/4 x 4 3/4
  • Heat emboss sentiment (Hearts of Elegance) in gold on the DSP heart.
  • Layer hearts. Add to tag front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Add Gold Twisted Thread Ribbon and Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins.

Below, I share a wine bottle tag geared toward the Christmas season. I used the Humble Home Bundle and the Take a Bow Designer Series Paper.

How to Video

Be sure to watch this Facebook live replay (12/17/2024) to see how this tag comes together. From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for making this project at home.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today! I hope you enjoyed this project. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kim

Hearts of Elegance Wine Bottle Tag Supply List

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