Nature’s Harvest Card for the Pals Fun Fold Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Fun Folds Blog Hop!

We hope you enjoy the inspiration we have for you!! You will find the lineup to hop to the other Pals at the bottom of my post. I love to make easy fun fold cards! They just add that little bit of detail that makes it stand out from the regular card, don’t you agree? I have an Angled Gatefold card, using Nature’s Harvest stamp set and its coordinating dies, to show you today, which has been showing up more and more across cardmaking sites. I hope you will give it a go because it really is easy to make!

My Secrets to my Quiet Meadows Card

• Firstly, I started my card with Crushed Curry cardstock, cut at 11″ x 5-1/2″ and scored at 3-3/8″ and 7-5/8.”
• After that, I measured 1″ from the left and right top and bottom corners. Then, I trimmed from the middle score line to the top 1″ mark. Once that was done, I trimmed from the top of that top corner to the bottom 1″ mark. Easy Peasy!
• Then, I trimmed two pieces of designer paper to 3-1/4″ x 5-1/4.”
• Once you have chosen which side of your patterned paper you will be using, follow the same cuts as you did for the card base. SECRET: Since this is the trickiest part of the card, you should pay attention to which side of your patterned paper you are cutting. It’s very easy to get this part wrong! After cutting the floral patterned paper incorrectly the first time, I actually traced the edges onto the patterned paper so I would see the pattern and measure it in the right way.
• Feel free to trim a little more or less for the look you want!

Now, the FUN Part!

• After the card base was complete, then I stamped the coneflower image from Nature’s Harvest and allowed it to dry well before coloring with the Stampin’ Blends. These flowers have been shown mostly in fall cards but I wanted to show it in pretty spring colors.
• Then, I cropped it out with the coordinating die and also cut 2 more from white cardstock to give it more substance.
• After that, I dry embossed a scrap of white cardstock with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder and cropped the large circle from the new Stylish Shapes dies. Then, I popped up the flower image with dimensionals for even more dimension.
• To keep the card closed, I had two options: a belly band/ribbon or a latch closure, which both would work perfectly fine. In the end, I went for the latch closure, so I found the “Hello” stamp from XX, stamped it in black ink and cropped it out with the Stylish Shapes small banner die. (I would call this die collection a “must have” since I haven’t stopped using them after getting them in my preorder!)
• Finally, I added a few Classic Matte Dies around the floral image to give it just a touch of bling.

Lineup for more inspiration!

1. Beth McCullough @ Stamping Mom  
2. Debbie Mageed @ Secrets To Stamping  
3. Jackie Beers @ Blue Line Stamping  
4. Melissa Seplowitz – The Stamping Ninja  
5. Su Mohr-Aromas And Art  
6. Rae Burnet @ Wild West Paper Arts  
7. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping  
8. Amanda Howard @ Papercrafting With Amanda  

• Arty Divas Challenge
• Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge
• Four Seasons Challenge
• Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge

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Nature's Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English) [156495] $21.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $24.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $9.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $9.00	Harvest Dies [156504] $38.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $7.00

2022-2023 Annual Catalog Items Used

• Papers: Tea Boutique 6″ DSP #158659
• Inks: Orchid Oasis Stampin’ Blends #159223
• Tools: Stylish Shapes #159183