Have a Magical Holiday Season

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday! I’ve popped on this morning to share a swing flap fun fold that I created specifically to enter into the current Gecko Galz Monthly Card Challenge! Use the image supplied and upload a photo of your project for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree in the Gecko Galz Etsy store! I’m proud to share that I won a $50 shopping spree in the Tricks and Treats Blog Hop last month! You just can’t go wrong – Leanne has a ton of amazing digital images in her shop and if you win you can really load up your digital stash PLUS you get free digital sheets at each stop on the hop! There are always monthly challenges going on with free images for you to create your projects with! And isn’t this image to die for?! It screamed ‘swing flap fun fold’ to me so that’s the direction I went!

The card base was cut from CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock and embellished with panels cut from a neutral vintage-y paper in the Hot Off The Press Joyful Christmas 6×6 double-sided paper pack. The image (printed on Hammermill 60# copy paper) was cut with a Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Die and layered on another stitched square cut from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Antique Gold using a My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX. The front sentiment is from the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Snowy Sayings stamp set, stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle ink. I added a few brown gemstones to complete the card front.

I layered panels of CutCardStock Basis Natural and Antique Gold cardstock on the inside and stamped a sentiment from the Hero Arts Christmas Messages stamp set. Love how this one folds completely flat for mailing!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: November 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Something for a Child
3. Classic Design Challenge: November #11 – Anything Goes
4. Creative Creases Challenge: #70 – Anything Goes with a Fun Fold
5. Inkspirational: #303 – Seasonal (Christmas)

6. Try It On Tuesday: Baby It’s Cold Outside

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Brown, Basis Natural and Stardream Metallic Antique Gold cardstock, Hot Off The Press Joyful Christmas 6×6 double-sided paper pack
STAMPS: Gecko Galz digital image, CAS-ual Friday Stamps Snowy Sayings stamp set, Hero Arts Christmas Messages stamp set
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested dies, My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Gina K Designs Adhesive Dot Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, brown gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this awesome fun fold! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,