Stampin' Up! Glow of Harvest Birthday Card for the Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop

Welcome to our monthly SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop. If you love fun folds, you have come to the right place! The list of hoppers is at the end of my post and I do hope you'll hop along. I'm sure you'll be in for a real treat. Here is what I created... 

  

 Susan Campfield calls this fun fold an Overlay Fun Fold. I used different measurements for mine. Let's take a closer look... 

and the inside...

Measurements:

Calypso Coral: Card Base: 5 1/4" x 5 1/2", score at 1 1/4"; Front Flap 3 1/2" x 4"

Glow of Harvest Top DSP: 5" x 1"

Side DSP: 3/4" x 4" (2)

Front DSP: 3 1/4" x 3 3/4" 

2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Specialty Paper: Scrap for sentiment 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll participate in the hop. Here's the list of hoppers! 

Su Mohr

Debbie Mageed

Beth McCullough

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Lisa Ann Bernard

Mary Deatherage

Tara Carpenter

Sue Jackson

  

roject Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Painted Pumpkins (available 9/1/26)
Card stock & Papers	Calypso Coral; Basic White; 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Specialty Paper; Glow of Harvest Specialty DSP(Product of the Month)
Ink	Cajun Craze
Accessories	Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots (available 9/1/26)
Tools	Spotlight on Nature Dies

Stampin' Up! City Sights Masculine Birthday

Every year I make a card for my grandson who lives in Manhattan and I use the retired City Sights kit. He loves the Mahattan skyline and I hope he doesn't get tired of seeing it as this is the third year I have used this kit! I was inspired by Tracy Bish for my alternative card. Take a look see...

 Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop.

 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	City Sights; Phrases & Frames; Waterside Retreat
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Boho Blue; City Sights Kit
Ink	Copper Clay; Versa Mark
Accessories	Embellishments from kit
Tools	White Embossing Powder; heat tool; Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Baby Card

Good morning, peeps! It seems like forever since I have made a card for a baby. My next door neighbor just became a great grandma and her grandson and his wife go to my church so I made a card for them. The measurements and products I used are below. Thank you for stopping by today.

  

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 Measurements:

Card Base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Mat: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"; DSP - 5 1/4" x 2" (2); inside liner 5 1/4" x 4" 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Silly Safari; All for Baby (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Barely Blush; 2026-2028 In Color Painted Patterns; Basic White; Silly Old Bear DSP; Blushing Bride (retired)
Ink	Blushing Bride (retired); Hydrangea Hue Light Blends
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Everyday Arches Dies; Sweet Old Friends Dies; Mini Alphabet Dies; Detailed Trio Punch (retired); Softly Woven 3D EF (available 9/1/26)

Stampin' Up! Sunflower Birthday Card for Amy's Inkin' Krew Monthly Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Fall Frenzy" and we can  use any product we wish.  The list of hoppers is at the end of my post. I hope you'll hop along. Here's a thumbnail of my creation...

Let's take a closer look...

I was inspired by my friend, upline and teammate (one and the same), with her card she created here.

My card base is Basic Black 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2". I adhered a mat of Calypso Coral 4" x 5 1/4".

Next I cut a piece of Basic White 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and embossed it with the Sunflower 3D EF. I adhered that to the card front.

I cut another mat of Calypso Coral to 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" and adhered that to the front. Next I followed Mary's video to watch her technique but I'll try to tell you here. I cut a piece of Basic White that was 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", used my Blending Brush to lay on coats of Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze inks. Then I put it in the EF, taped the sides ever so slightly so it wouldn't move in the folder. After I ran it through my embossing machine, I covered the inside front of the folder with Basic Black ink and ran it through again. I removed the panel and cut it down to 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", adhering it to the Calypso Coral mat.

So far, I've used everything that was current product but then I remembered I had pretty organdy 1/4" Grapefruit Grove Ribbon (retired) and I just had to use it under the sentiment that came from the Lily of the Valley Stamp Set. I stamped the frame around with a stamp from the Fern & Flora Stamp Set and cut it out with a die from the matching set. The three moths are also from that stamp set and dies. The top two inside sentiments are from Fern & Flora. The "happiest birthday wishes" greeting is from the Phrases & Frames Stamp Set. I know you can figure out the inks I used :-)

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Christie King . Clicking on the individual names below will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat! 

  

1. Terry Lynn Bright
2. Karen Ksenzakovic
3. Nicole Bloxom
4. Ann Louise Fodgaard
5. Karen Finkle - that's me
6. Christie King
7. Tara Carpenter
8. Mary Deatherage
9. Charlene Tackvic
10. Amy Koenders

Stampin' Up! Peace on Earth Sympathy Card

Good Monday morning, peeps. Alas, I had to make another sympathy card. I was inspired by my upline, Amy Koenders with her use of this stamp set and the DSP. Product I used can be found in the chart at the end of my post. But for now, let's take a look at my card and then Amy's card. Ready? Here goes...

 

and Amy's. I'm glad Amy doesn't get hung up on have an odd number of embellishments because I don't either!

 

 and mine again along with the inside...

Thank you for stopping by!
 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Peace on Earth; Prayers & Promises
Card stock & Papers	Basic White; Soft Sea Foam; Peaceful Garden DSP
Ink	Misty Moonlight
Accessories	Hues of Blue Flowers
Tools	Peace on Earth Dies; Everyday Arches Dies; Blending Brush; Dimensionals; Liquid Glue

Stampin' Up! Silly Old Bear Birthday Card for the Creative Creases Challenge - Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

 Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge.  If you haven't played at the Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #118. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine...

  Let's take a closer look...

This is the portrait orientation of my landscape card that I posted here.

 Let's unfold the portrait...

 and again...

My card is for my great-grandson. I wish I could have been there with him but, alas, I decided not to take any trips by plane again. I have my reasons!  Otto just started walking at the end of July and his birthday is in the same month, thus the saying on the front, which I created with my label maker. I had fun using old and new product.  

I also made a mini album of his life on earth from birth through June. I left one page blank so they could add photos of his birthday party. I can't show you the inside as it's all personal and I know you understand that. I got my idea for the cover from Crafting with Holly  on You Tube.

 Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team.  Be sure to check us out at CCC#118 ... we hope to see your entry there!   

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Hero Arts Alphabets; Brother Label Maker; March 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit; Easter Basket (ret.); Number of Years (ret.)
Card stock & Papers	Early Espresso; Golden Glow; Very Vanilla; Silly Old Bear DSP; Birthday Treats Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (ret.)
Ink	Early Espresso; Mossy Meadow; Golden Glow; Blends: Mossy Meadow, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue
Accessories
Tools	Dimensionals;  Sweet Words & Labels Dies; Stylish Shapes Dies (ret.)

Stampin' Up! Happy Place Birthday Card

Today I really went back into the archives for the color...Certainly Celery. I would be so happy if they brought it back! My photo doesn't do the color justice. Take a look see...

It's prettier IRL. The embossing folder I used is the retired Twigs & Sprigs and I used my Blending Brush to add some Certainly Celery ink. The ribbon is also retired grosgrain Certainly Celery. 

I cut a piece of retired Certainly Celery DSP with a retired die from Tasteful Labels and stamped the sentiment from the Happy Place Stamp Set on a scrap of Basic White cut with a smaller die from the same die set. 3 Granny Apple Green Shimmering Dots were added at the end.

For the inside...

 

more stamps from the Happy Place set (thank you Sharon Armstrong!) and a strip of Certainly Celery DSP. I used a tad of Lost Lagoon on the happy, along with Lemon Lolly and Certainly Celery inks.

You can still find all of the retired products on Ebay but Happy Place is current! I really do think it's time for SU to bring this color back home. Let's see if I'm prophetic in 2027...LOL.

Thank you for stopping by today.