Painted Lavender Suite for the Fun Fold Blog Hop

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Happy Holidays!

Hi, Stampers! Can you believe that Christmas is over and we are staring down the beginning of a new year already? This year went by at the speed of light, and today is the last Fun Fold Blog Hop of the year! We have a great blog hop of fun fold crafters so I know you will enjoy the inspiration this month. The lineup below makes it easy for you to hop along and see all of the great inspiration from other creative SU demonstrators. This fun fold is such a great one for you to try since it’s fast and easy. So, it was the perfect time to showcase the Painted Lavender Suite in the upcoming mini catalog, starting January 4th. This suite is going to fly off the warehouse shelves, so order early!!

I can’t seem to resist a fun fold die so I recently bought a few from a company I hadn’t heard of before. I liked the dies but it’s so easy to make this card without one. So, I made one with the die and a second one without, and would love to know which card you like the most.

Card #1 (with die)

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, I ran Gorgeous Grape cardstock with the new die through my die-cut machine, which cut and made the fold lines – quick and easy!
• After that, I cut the beautiful Perennial Lavender designer paper into panels:
  • 2-3/4 x 5-1/4 (front panel)
  • 3-3/4 x 5-1/4 (inside panel)

Now, the FUN Part!

• So, the focal image is a sweet little bird that is part of one of the Sale-A-Bration designer papers, and you know how much I love birds. While watching the Voice finale, I fussy cut lots of the birds for this and future projects.
• Then, I stamped the leaf branches in Shaded Spruce ink, cropped it out with the panel die (which came with the fun fold die), and adhered the bird to the panel.
• Maybe it’s not a big problem, but it bothered me that the front panel wouldn’t lay down completely. So, I inked up the “For You” sentiment from Layering Leaves (I LOVE those fonts), punched it out with a retired 1-3/8″ scalloped circle punch, and popped it up with dimensionals over the corner of the banner to keep it down.
• Finally, I added the new Purple Fine Shimmer Gems for some sparkle.

Then, for Card #2 (without the die)…

• So, for the second card, I wanted to create the same fun fold card without a die, but I wanted to step this card up a bit.
• Firstly, the card base was cut to 7-1/4 x 5-1/2 and scored at 3″ on the 7-1/4 side.
• After that, I cut panels from the Perennial Lavender designer paper:
  • 2-3/4 x 5-1/4 (2)
  • 1-1/4 x 5-1/4
• Then, to make the banner, I used the Countryside Corner die to cut Gorgeous Grape cardstock. Once that was done, I scored the end at 1/2″ to glued it to the card base before I adhered the DSP down over it.
• After that, I inked up the lavender stamp with Gorgeous Grape ink and cropped it out with the coordinating die.
• Then, I cut out two of the tall plants with white cardstock. While still in the cardstock, I took a small blending brush with Pretty Peacock ink and blended over the two die pieces.
• Once that was done, I popped all of these pieces up with dimensionals, with the corner of the Lavender covering the lower corner of the banner to hold it out.
• Then, I blended Highland Heather ink onto the new Paper Butterfly Accents and adhered it to the card base.
• Lastly, I cut another piece of white cardstock with the Countryside Corners die and stamped the “best wishes” sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink. Also, I stamped the sweet butterflies with Highland Heather ink, and cropped them out with the coordinating die, and popped them up with dimensionals.
• Finally, I added more Purple Gems for some sparkle.

Now, head to the Lineup below to see even more fun fold inspiration!

Lineup

1. Rae Burnet
2. Karen Finkle
3. Debbie Mageed
4. Shirley Gentry
5. Mary Deatherage

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If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
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January Paper Pumpkin news…

Share something homemade and from the heart with the January Lovely Lavender Paper Pumpkin Kit. With Valentine’s Day coming up, plus any anniversaries or special occasions throughout the year, you get everything you need to make beautiful cards and gift tags! Plus, this kit coordinates perfectly with the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection (item 162613) from the January–April 2024 Mini Catalog.

Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $24.00	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $10.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $9.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $9.00
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $9.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $9.00	1-3/8" (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146139] $16.00	Countryside Corners Dies [161471] $28.00

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