Fun Fold – Page 15 – Love To Scrap 2

Christmas Greetings

Hey everybody! A very Happy Friday to all! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m delighted to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #59 – Anything Christmas Goes! I created a pretty screen fold card for this challenge featuring framed vellum panels and lots of festive Simple Stories ephemera bits. It has been a long while since I created a screen fold card and I really like how this one turned out!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Cement Gray and Lessebo Granite Gray, using a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five die to cut the legs of the screen panels. I cut a rectangular aperture into each section with a Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B die. Next, I cut a screen and frame for each panel from Glama Natural Translucent Clear Vellum and Lessebo Dawn Maroon using the same Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies.

I die cut sentiments from Bright Gold Foil cardstock using Spellbinders Create A Christmas Sentiment die set. The final step was embellishing each of the screens with Simple Stories Hearth & Holiday Floral Bits and the die cut sentiments.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Cement Gray, Lessebo Granite Gray, Lessebo Dawn Maroon, Glama Natural Translucent Clear Vellum, and Bright Gold Foil cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five dies, Spellbinders Curved Matting Basics B dies, and Spellbinders Create a Christmas Sentiment die set
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Simple Stories Hearth & Holiday Floral Bits, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Kimono Thank You Card

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY! What I want to know is how did it get to be November 1st and where did this year go?! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #170 – Anything Goes! As you know, I get a lot of my inspiration from Splitcoast Stampers and this adorable kimono card was showcased in one of their newsletters a while back HERE. I came across it in my search for something else and decided to make one!

I cut the card base from a pretty double-sided patterned paper in the Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP pack. I added teal ribbon from the Stampin’ Up Best Day Ever Ribbon to the belt.

I created the little top-folding card on the inside from CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock and embellished it with a scrap of DSP used on the front. I stamped front and inside sentiments from the Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Spruce ink and cut them with the coordinating Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies. I embellished the little card with a Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Button.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# Natural cardstock, Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon DSP
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Charming Sentiments stamp set
INK: Catherine Pooler Spruce ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up Sentiment Silhouettes dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Fiskars 12″ SureCut Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Stampin’ Up Best Year Ever Ribbon (teal), Keep It Simple Max and Daisy Puffy Sticker Buttons

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Fright Night

Hey everybody! Happy Saturday – I hope you have something totally fun planned this weekend! I have a fun Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share today for our Halloween hop. The theme is “In Disguise” and these little ghouls in costumes on my accordion card are perfect! Be sure to visit the KIS Instagram Page to start hopping with us. This was a fun card and I really enjoyed creating the scene on the front, complete with a bat hanging upside down, lol!

I cut the 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints and a scalloped border in the Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack. I went through the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack (and boy howdy, this is a mega pack indeed!) and chose the ones I wanted to use for my little scene, popping the little ghoul, the star and the bat up on foam squares and strips. I scored and creased the wings on the bat for a little dimension.

I cut a 5-1/4″ x 10″ panel for the accordion on the inside from Hammermill 32# copy paper and stamped a spider web background (using the Spider Web Background Stamp) on it. I then scored this panel at 2”, 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”, 7” and 8”, folded it on the score lines, and adhered the outside portions to the inside of the card base. I stamped several spiders from The Moon Made Me Do It stamp set and cut them with the coordinating die set.

I added a few more ghouls and sentiments from the Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack, staggering them on the mountain folds of the accordion portion. The finishing touch was adding a panel to the back of the card which I cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished with a sentiment from the Die Cut Pieces and a stamped spider.

Keep It Simple products used:
Haunted Halloween 6×9 Collection Pack
Haunted Halloween Die Cut Pieces Mega Pack
A Wee Bit Wicked Spider Web Background Stamp
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Stamps
A Wee Bit Wicked The Moon Made Me Do It Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Hammermill 32# white copy paper
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Squares

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Boo Crew fun fold

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday! I hope your week is bouncing along nicely! I’m back today with another fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project created with the October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I seem to be making more Halloween cards over the past few years. I totally love all the coordinating items in this month’s kit – they make some pretty awesome projects. I came up with a combination Joy fold and Z-fold way back in June 2016 (posted on my original blog HERE) for a birthday card for Ed. Then, a little over three years later, I made a Christmas version (turned in vertical orientation) HERE if you’re interested in looking. So I dug out those instructions to make this Halloween version and I love how it turned out!

I cut the card base and pieces from CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black along with layering panels from Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock and four coordinating prints in the collection. I used stickers from both the collection and the upgrades to decorate each section.

I created a little scene on the inside of the folded panel using stickers, leaving room to sign. I included an overhead shot so you can see the construction. I love this fold and I hope it won’t be another five years before I make my next one, lol!

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ScrapbookingStore products used:
October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades:
Echo Park Halloween Magic Collection Kit
Upgrades: Brianna Nicole Designz Spooky Realm Stickers
The Paper Studio Pumpkin Stick-A-Bilities
Recollections Black Alpha Stickers

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Pitch Black and Lessebo Brick Orange cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, thin 1-mm adhesive foam squares

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re thinking about all the fun you could have with this month’s kit… you really ought to think about joining the Subscription Club! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you do decide to join the Subscription Club, join our ScrapbookingStore Club Member Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to share your projects! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

EEK!

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday – the weeks sure are flying by! I have a fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the awesome October 2024 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. The papers and coordinating spooky elements in this collection are some of the best! I’ve had handwritten instructions for a triple easel card in my arsenal for quite some time and decided it was (finally) time to make one. So fun, and I sure love how it turned out!

I cut the three easel card bases from CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst along with layering panels from Lessebo Pitch Black and two purple coordinating prints in this month’s kit. I embellished each easel with papers and stickers from the collection, stickers from two of the upgrades, and gemstones from my stash. I created a ‘stopper’ on the front easel with a Keep It Simple Crafty Girls button and a tiny bow tied from Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine.

Here’s a shot of the card folded up flat, ready to mail. I love it!

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Amethyst and Lessebo Pitch Black cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Keep It Simple Crafty Girls Buttons, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, cordless glue gun, Darice orange and purple gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Meet me at the pumpkin patch

Hey everybody! Happy Thursday – the weeks are just FLYING by! We’ve had a busy week with doctor appointments. All is well… just check-ups and lab work, and even got some good news. I’m delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today featuring our new KIS Cuts Pumpkin Builder that was released last week. Talk about a whole lotta fun for Autumn/Fall and Halloween projects! I took a quick break from Halloween and created a Fall-themed split panel fold. I have a pet peeve about stuff hanging off the edges of an A2 card but I couldn’t help myself on this one… just gonna have to use a larger envelope.

Using my own instructions for the vertical split panel fold HERE (which I turned horizontally) I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Mango 12×12 Collection Pack. I cut the pumpkin from a couple more coordinating prints in the same paper pack using the Pumpkin Builder dies. I inked the stem, tendrels and leaf with Catherine Pooler Over Coffee and Spruce inks. I stamped the sentiment from the Autumn Charm Autumn Sentiments Stamps in Spruce ink and cut it with the coordinating Autumn Sentiments Outline Dies. I added some small disc magnets to keep the card closed, and the finishing touch was adding a few orange gemstones.

I cut the inside panel fron 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip of paper from the same paper pack. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in the Over Coffee and Spruce inks.

Keep It Simple products used:
Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
KIS Cuts Pumpkin Builder
Autumn Charm Sentiments Stamps
Autumn Charm Sentiments Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Over Coffee and Spruce inks
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, small disc magnets, orange gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Creepy Halloween

Hi friends, Happy Tuesday! I hope your week has started off nicely! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #87. Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ so come on over and play! I’ve been going through my SVG cut files and picking out some that I’ve never used, and came up with this fun cauldron from My Scrap Chick that’s perfect for Halloween! Don’t you agree?!

I cut the card base and pupil from Stampin’ Up 12×12 Basic Black, the iris from CutCardStock Basis Blue; the sclera, bones and stitched circle for the back from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock; and the bubbly gunk from American Crafts Cricket Glitter Paper. I always enjoy the assembly the most, and added several green gemstones to finish it off.

I stamped a sentiment on the back from The Project Bin Creepy Halloween stamp set. The Project Bin has sadly gone out of business but her awesome stamps live on! ;)

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Stampin’ Up 12×12 Basic Black, CutCardStock Basis Blue, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Cricket Glitter Paper
STAMPS: The Project Bin Creepy Halloween stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: My Scrap Chick Cauldron Box Card SVG Cut File, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Explore Air 2, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner, MISTI stamp tool, green gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Freshly Brewed shaker cards

Hey everybody! Happy Wednesday – I hope you’re having a great week! I have a super cute Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share. You may remember that our new Shaker Kits debuted on the website back in early August. And as you know, this past Saturday was World Card Making Day and our design team organized a Facebook Live craft-along to demonstrate the assembly of our Life Is Sweet and Freshly Brewed kits. Barry and Maureen were phenomenal on the videos which you can watch HERE and HERE! Several weeks ago I shared two cards I made using the Life Is Sweet kit, and today I’m sharing the cards I made using the Freshly Brewed kit. These kits are fantastic because everything you need to create the cards is included except the adhesive. How cool is that?!

The card bases, adhesive foam, acetate, frames, ephemera, and shaker bits are all included in the kit. As with the other cards, I made mine a little different than the samples on the package. I totally love shaking things up! Here is my first card.

And here is my second card. I cut the cup sleeve on this one from a patterned paper in the Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack using the sleeve die in the KIS Cuts Freshly Brewed dies. It’s very cool that the dies are the same size and work with the items in this kit!

Keep It Simple products used:
Freshly Brewed Shaker Kit
KIS Cuts Freshly Brewed
Nuts About Fall 6×9 Collection Pack

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Cougar Smooth 100# White cardstock, Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Adhesive foam Squares, red liner tape

Scrappy hugs,

Here Comes Santa Claus

Hey everybody! Happy last Saturday in September… can you believe it?! I’m absolutely delighted to share a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project with you today. I created a double flap fun fold with items in the Here Comes Santa Claus Collection that was just released yesterday. Such a FUN collection – I think this is one of my all-time favorites! And this version of the double flap fun fold is one of my all-time favorites as well, and I’ve made quite a few of them over the years. I just realized that I haven’t shared instructions for this fun fold, so stay tuned and I’ll get them added to the Freebies section. ;)

I cut the card base and flaps from CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock along with layering panels cut from coordinating papers in the 12×12 Collection Pack. I cut a tag for the focal image on the front using the KIS Cuts Tags #1 dies and two more papers in the Collection, and added some Back To Basics Jade Ribbon tied with white twine. I stamped the tree from the Collection Stamps, colored it with a variety of markers and cut it with the coordinating Outline Die. I adhered some Sprinkles Polymer Clay Dots for the ornaments and then adhered the tree to the tag. I stamped a couple sentiments and a Santa image (from the same stamp set) which I colored with the same markers. I cut the Santa image with a Stitched Rectangles Nested Die and adhered it to the inside. Oh, I do love this fold!

Keep It Simple products used:
Here Comes Santa Claus 12×12 Collection Pack
Here Comes Santa Claus Collection Stamps
Here Comes Santa Claus Outline Dies
KIS Cuts Tags #1
Back To Basics Jade Ribbon
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Sprinkles- Polymer Clay Dots in assorted colors

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest #80 Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Bic Mark-It fine point markers- Yellow Blaze, Rambunctious Red, Forest Green, Honey Brown and Tuxedo Black; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- IG2, FS6/7/8
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook.com Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Squares, Dooblebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

Scrappy hugs,

A little birdie told me…

Hey everybody! Happy Friday – I hope you’re having a great week! I have some wonderful news to share this morning – I’ve been invited to guest design again for Creative Creases Challenge! Debbie knows how much I love fun folds, so of course, my answer was a big YES! I used the Birdhouse Box Card SVG cut file from My Scrap Chick to make this adorable ‘bird-day’ card for Challenge #92. Box cards definitely fall under the fun fold category and this one was way fun! Be sure to come over and play with us – you know you love some fun folds!

Cyndy G is my favorite MSC designer (I have quite a few of her cut files) and her assembly video for this card is HERE. I wanted to mention that My Scrap Chick often includes a PDF to use to print on cardstock or patterned paper and then fussy cut the pieces. This is a nice option for those who don’t use a cutting machine or for those crafting with children.

Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and the My Scrap Chick Birdhouse Box Card SVG cut file, I cut all the pieces with a variety of cardstock from CutCardStock. I used Amazon Dark Teal, Sunflower Yellow, Coffee Bean, Pitch Black, Moss Green, Bubble Gum Pink, Cherry Red, Granite Gray and White, all from the Lessebo line. I used the Keep It Simple Build-A-Birdhouse stamp set for the sentiment. The final touch was adding Eyelet Outlet yellow enamel dots to the flower centers.