Trucking Along Bridge Card for the Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

Hi, Stampers!

Happy Holidays! This month, the theme is Winter Wonderland. We hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal. I love making winter cards and the One Horse Open Sleigh designer paper has such beautiful scenes to use. So, I could have just picked out one of my favorites, popped it onto a card base, added a sentiment and called it a day. Instead, I chose to make a very easy fun fold to show you today, called the Bridge Fold, and paired it with the fun truck from Trucking Along. It’s perfect for holiday cards so it won’t take any time at all to add to the beautiful designer paper.

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, the card base is made with card base, cut to 8 x 5-1/2 and scored at 1-1/4 and 2-1/2 on both ends.
• Panels:
  • Middle Panel: 2-13/16 x 5-5/16 (feel free to make yours at 2-3/4 x 5-1/4)
  • Side Panels: 1-1/16 x 5-5/16 (feel free to make yours at 1 x 5-1/4)
  • Bridge Band: cardstock cut to 5-1/2 x 1-1/2 and added designer paper, cut to 5-5/16 x 1-5/16 (feel free to cut to 5-1/4 x 1-1/4)
• NOTE: This card will be 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 when folded flat for mailing. So, if you are interested in using the A2 envelope, you will need to change the card base dimensions to 4-1/2 x 8.

And now, the fun part!

• Once that’s done, I stamped the truck from Trucking Along stamp set and colored it (colors listed below). Then, I punched it out with the coordinating punch. After that, I stamped the tree, colored it, fussy cut it out, and glued to the back of the truck.
• Then, I stamped the “Winter Wishes” sentiment from Magical Meadow stamp set and cropped it out with the circle die in Stylish Shapes collection.
• Lastly, I glued one end of the Bridge Band to the card base and flattened the card to glue the other side to make sure the card will fold flat for mailing.
• Then, I popped the truck and sentiment up with dimensionals.
• Finally, if you want to sign the card, you can easily add a panel to the back for a personal message, using the dimensions for the middle panel above.

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be “Sale-A-Bration,” where the projects will showcase all of the great products available with orders of $50 or more.

Until then, have fun in your craft space!

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Lineup

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
3. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
4. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
5. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
6. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
7. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
8. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping <<< You are HERE!
11. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
12. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
13. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

I’m sharing my card with these challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create
2. A Place To Start
3. Crafty Catz
4. Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday
5. Krafty Chicks 
6. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
7. The Paper Funday
8. A Perfect Time to Craft
9. We Love Stamping

I love hearing from you! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

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!
• Then, complete this contact information to receive a birthday card from me!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• Finally, you find out what’s new with SU HERE

Ordering Deadlines

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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.

Subscribers can also shop the exclusive The Love of Spring Dies Add-On, which coordinates with January, February, and March kits. Make sure you purchase the add-on early because it’s only available while supplies last! 

Trucking Along Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162299] $24.00	Trucking Along Bundle (English) [162306] $41.25	Magical Meadow Cling Stamp Set (English) [162134] $27.00	Magical Meadow Bundle (English) [162144] $57.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $10.00	One Horse Open Sleigh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162118] $12.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $9.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $10.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $10.00	Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161662] $10.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $10.00	Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Collection [160940] $45.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	Trucking Along Builder Punch [162305] $22.00

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