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SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop- May ’26

Welcome! Glad you have joined us for the May Fun Fold Blog Hop.

It’s always so rewarding and satisfying to make cards. It’s even more rewarding to create an original card. This month I had an idea swimming in my head for a few days. Then when I sat down to create my idea, it flowed easily onto my palette. And this is what I created. I envisioned a hang over with sky and maybe a Seagull. Then I wanter a peaceful scene. So here is my idea. I hope you like it.

I used Relaxing Waterside Stamps and Waterside Retreat DSP. The card base is 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored at 3/4″, 1″ and 6″. I used Peaceful Pine cardstock to border the picture.

On the inside I added a few things you might find at a cabin on the lake.

Thank you for coming and please follow the links below to see all the other wonderful and talented demonstrators’ creations.

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SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Blog Hop! Thanks for stopping by.

This month I created a card that was created by Wandering Stamper. I used her card base design and created my card from that. It is a Faux Step card slightly altered. She calls it a floating step card.

I used Sweet Bugs DSP. It has a pull-out for your sentiment and message.

I hope you like it and make one.

Please follow the links below to see the other wonderful fun fold cards.

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SU Fancy/Fun Fold Blog Hop-Anything Goes

December 2025

Hi everyone! Thank you for stopping by to see all the creative artisan’s Fancy/Fun fold cards.

I took inspiration from Peggy Murwin, and made it my own.

I used Stay Warm stamp set to create my sweater, hat and mittens. I used Notes & Totes stamp Sending warm wishes and cut off the “sending” word.

For the card I cut a base at 6″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″. Cut a 1-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ for the bottom panel, that holds the card together.

First, cut a 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ coordinating color. This will hold the embossed 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ basic white. I place the colored and fussy cut sweater and hat on it.

I attached a piece of Vellum behind these 3 pieces, on the inside of the card. Then used more DSP to brighten up the inside and cover up the glue showing through the Vellum.

I colored, fussy cut the 2 mittens and using dimensionals attached them behind the Vellum, on the inside.

This can be a “Winter card” vs a Christmas card. It can be used for a friend/family member who has a birthday during the winter.

I hope you liked my card. I also hope you can take a minute to look at the others on the Blog Hop below.

Happy New Year!

1.Tracy Held – Trace Of Creativity (Australia)

2.Sharni Green – The Stamping Green (Australia)

3.Michele Deschenes Michele’s Craft Cottage (USA)

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Fun/Fancy Fold of your Choice Blog Hop

Welcome to the July Fun/Fancy Fold Blog Hop. This month, I used a card from Deb of Delight of my Art. I changed it up a bit. She created a gate fold. She cut off the top right and left corners. Then, she applied them to the bottom left and right corners. Try as a I may, I couldn’t find a way to do that without the flowers being upside down. So I altered it some.

I cut the DSP 5-1/2″ x 12″. Then the DSP is scored at 2″ and 4″ on the left side along the long side. I turned the DSP and again scored at 2″ and 4″ on the right side. This way my score line looked the same. Next I measured down the right side to 2-3/4″ and made a pencil mark. After which I cut from the 4″ score line to the 2-3/4″ mark. Then repeated this on the left side of the DSP.

I traced the cut off pieces of DSP onto white cardstock and cut them. Then those pieces of white cardstock were applied to the left and right bottom corners. Now I had a tuxedo looking card.

I cut (2) 1/2″ x 2″ pieces of DSP and applied to the front of the card at the bottom.

From there I cut a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock at 3-3/4″ x 5-1/4″. A piece of white cardstock was cut at 3-1/2″ x 5″ and adhered to the Strawberry Slush cardstock. This unit was adhered inside the center panel of the DSP.

After that I stamped a sentiment on white cardstock and cut it using the tag die from Unbounded Love. The sentiment is from the same stamp/dies set.

I fussy cut a few flowers from the Florals in Bloom DSP and placed them around the tag. One was placed inside the card.

To finish the card I added the Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems.

I hope you like my card.

Please follow the link below to see the other amazing fun fold cards that were created this month.

1.
Tracy Held – Trace Of Creativity (Australia)
2.
Melva Peters – Stamping With Melva (Canada)
3.
Diane Evans – Stampin with Diane (Canda)
4.
Michele Deschenes Michele’s Craft Cottage (USA)
5.
Sharni Green – The Stamping Green (Australia)acy Held – Trace Of Creativity (Australia)

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Scrapbook Global Blog Hop

July 17, 2025

Welcome to the monthly Blog Hop for July. This month’s theme is Travel. Perfect time for this theme, summer travels . I truly enjoyed creating this layout. I used a variety of new and retired Stampin’ Up! products.

Please be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page. There, you can view all the posts that were created for the theme Travel.

My scrapbook page is about going places. I used DSP from On the Go DSP packet as a map for the background. Cut a piece of Smoky Slate card stock at 5-1/2″ x 7-3/4″. Then scored at 2-5/8 to create a brochure. I used Just a Note stamp and dies to create a journal page and paper clips. I stamped Date__/__/__ , Going Places and Today marks and adventure from Tags to Go stamp set.

I then cut out images from the On the Go DSP. I also cut out images from the Take To The Skies DSP. I added them to the layout to create my page.