Category Archives: Fancy Fold Cards

Waves of the Ocean Tower Card

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Tower card created with product from the Waves of the Ocean Collection

I created this Waves of the Ocean Tower Card to feature some of the beautiful products in the Waves of the Ocean Collection (161797). This collection is available now through May 2nd as long as product lasts. It includes a stamp and die bundle, beautiful designer series papers, Blue foil sheets, and some wonderful rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels. The Waves of Inspiration Bundle ()158841) does carry forward into the new 2022-2023 Annual catalog. The rest of the collection will retire May 2 if supplies last that long.

Supplies Used to Make the Waves of the Ocean Tower Card

  • Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set (158833)
  • Night of Navy Cardstock (100867) 8 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
  • Basic White Cardstock (159276) 2 pieces 5 1/4″ x 2″, scrap for greeting
  • Waves of the Ocean Designer Series Paper (159982) dark blue/blue-green design 4 pieces 5 1/4″ x 3/4″, one piece 4″ x 1 1/4″, 2 pieces 4″ x 3/4″
  • Blue Foils Specialty Paper (159983) – Coastal Cabana color 4 pieces 5 3/8″ x 7/8″, 1 piece 4 1/8″ x 1 3/8″, 2 pieces 4 1/8″ x 7/8″, 2 pieces 5 3/8″ x 2 1/8″ for the center sections, 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ for greeting mat
  • Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad (147118)
  • Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)
  • Pebbles Enamel Shapes (158141)
  • Click here to go to a shopping cart in my online store that has all these products already selected for you. If there are items in the cart you already have, you can uncheck them.

Thank you, Debbie Henderson and Mary Deatherage, for sharing this template. Now I’m passing it on to you. After cutting and scoring your card base, watch my video to see how to put it together.

Thanks for visiting my blog. I urge you to order these products soon as they are quite popular and may run out before May.

Fancy Fold Happy New Year Card

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Fancy Fold Happy New Year card created with Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper

You know I love fancy fold cards and this fancy fold Happy New Year card is my favorite so far. It is a stage pop-up card I learned how to make from Heejung Hunsberger. Now the front of this card is lovely with the gorgeous Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper. But look at the inside! I love, love, love it!

Fancy Fold Happy New Year card open

I shared how to make this on last Saturday’s Facebook Live presentation and told the viewers that I would post the materials and cutting measurements on my blog so here goes.

Supplies Used for Fancy Fold Happy New Year Card

  • Stamp sets – Peaceful Deer, Way to Goat
  • Ink – Tuxedo Black Memento
  • Paper – Basic White Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 4″ and a scrap for goat, Basic Black Cardstock 11″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 5 1/2″; 12″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 4 1/2″, 6″, 7 1/2″; 5″ x 3 1/4″ scored at 1/2″ on short end
    Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper for pop-up panel 4 1/4″ x 3 1/8″; 4″ x 1 1/4″, 4 1/4″ x 4″ for inside of card front, 5 1/4″ x 4″ for card front
    Soft Suede Cardstock scraps for the dancing goats
    Accessories – Soft Pastels for eyeshadow on goats, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue
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Double Box Fancy Fold Card

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Handmade Christmas Card using the Double Box fancy fold and Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper

I love fancy folds and this double box fancy fold card is easy and fun to make. The October Paper Pumpkin’ kit had pre-printed cards with this image on both the front and the back of the card. It is such a beautiful image with the snowy evergreen trees and the silver snowflakes that I couldn’t see using the patterned paper for the back of the card. So I cut the cards in half, added card bases from cardstock I had, and made twice the number of cards. That is what is on the front of this card.

However, you can still make this card even if you didn’t get the October Paper Pumpkin’ kit because the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper found in the July – December mini catalog has a design just like the card in the kit. The kit was designed to coordinate with the Peaceful Place Suite of products. I love it when Stampin’ Up! designs products this way!

The back of this Double Box fancy fold card is where you can write your message and sign the card.

Photo shows the back of the double box fancy fold card

Supplies Used

  • Christmas to Remember stamp set
  • Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad
  • Real Red Cardstock 10 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 1/2″, 1 3/4″, 3 3/4″ and 5″ (bottom box/card base); 5 3/4″ x 3 1/4″ scored at 1/2″, 1 3/4″; scraps for cutting the birds
  • Basic White Cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″ for back of card, scrap for greeting
  • Silver Foil Sheet 3 3/4″ x 3″
  • Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper, green dotted design – 5 1/4″ x 4″, 1 3/4″ x 4″, 1″ x 4″
  • Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper, tree pattern or back of tree patterned card from October Paper Pumpkin kit – 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″
  • Seasonal Labels Dies – long thin label
  • Beautiful Trees Dies – bird die
  • Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
  • Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Seal, Mini Glue Dots
  • Bone Folder
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stampin” Cut & Emboss Machine or Mini one
  • Use this link to order these supplies. If you already have some of the supplies, you can delete them from the shopping cart.

This card can also be made in the landscape orientation as in this card using the same supplies.

Handmade Christmas card using the double box fancy fold in the landscape orientation.

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Clever Cats Slide & Lock Card

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handmade Clever Cats Slide & Lock Halloween card created with the Clever Cats stamp set

If you have been following me, you know that I love fancy fold cards and this Clever Cats Slide & Lock card is one of my favorites. I love the Clever Cats stamp set (156490) found in the July – December mini catalog. The fancy fold part of this card is that the label slides out to allow the recipient to open the gatefold card.

Clever Cats Slide & Lock card showing the slide part of the card being removed

And then when the slide is removed, this is what the Slide & Lock Clever Cats card looks like.

This photo shows the Slide & Lock Clever Cats card fully opened.

SUPPLIES USED

  • Stamp set – Clever Cats
  • Inks – Pumpkin Pie Refill, Memento Ink
  • Paper including cutting measurements – Smoky Slate (11″ x 4 1/4″plus 2 scraps1 1/2″ square), Basic White (scraps), Cute Halloween 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (5 1/4″ x 4″ plus 2 scraps 1 1/2″ square), Glimmer Paper – retired (scrap)
  • Scalloped Contours dies
  • Halloween Magic Dies – retired
  • Stampin’ Spritzers
  • Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Seal
  • Order these supplies here. You can delete from the shopping cart what you already have.

I encourage you to give this fancy fold a try. If you do, I’d love to see what you come up with. Please email me a photo of it and if you have any questions or need clarification of some of the steps, be sure to contact me at sue@soggystamper.com.

My Favorite DSP on Sale!

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My favorite dsp is on sale and so is your’s! There are nine of the designer series papers in the 2021-2022 Annual catalog that are on sale for 15% off. Now is the time to stock up and realize these savings. Check them out:

Yes, my favorite dsp is is the beautiful Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper. I love the line drawings and the palette of colors. The reverse sides make great backgrounds with their subtle designs and soft colors. The coordinating colors are Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Cinnamon Cider, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight, Pale Papaya, and Pool Party.These papers make a beautiful card all by themselves. All you need to add is a greeting or small focal point and perhaps some ribbon or other embellishment. Here are a couple examples I have made with this dsp.

slimline card created with my favorite dsp Hand-Penned and Color & Contours stamp set

Diamond Flip Fold card created with my favorite dsp Hand-Penned designer series paper and Hand-Penned stamp set

Click here to order the supplies used in the slimline card and here for the diamond flip fold card.

A Second Favorite DSP on Sale

Another of my favorite designer series papers which are on sale is the You’re a Peach. I love their color palette of Balmy Blue, Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Mango Melody, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz, and Petal Pink.

Photo is of the You're a Peach designs
Dutch door

I created this dutch door fancy fold card using the small blue pattern of this dsp.

Notice the Pale Papaya ribbon? You might wonder where you find it in the catalog. Well, you can’t. Did you know that you can color the White 1/4″ crinkled seam binding ribbon with any color you need using our wonderful Stampin’ Blends? Just lay the ribbon on a craft sheet to protect your work surface and color it with the brush end of the blend. Since the blends are alcohol based, the ribbon will dry quickly. Order the supplies for this card here.

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Iconic Dies Stand Out

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Photo shows a handmade corner flap card where the Iconic dies stand out. The Daisy Lane and Encircled in Friendship stamp sets are also used.

I love the way the Iconic Dies stand out on this corner tuck card! I totally overlooked the iconic dies found on page 163 the first and even the second time I poured over the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. It wasn’t until I saw a card similar to this on Facebook that I actually looked closely at the dies. Check out the wonderful variety of dies in this set.

Photo shows the dies in the Iconic die set that was used to make the corner flap card where the Iconic Dies stand out.

These dies do not correspond with a specific stamp set but you can see how nicely they work with the Daisy Lane stamp set in this Iconic corner tuck card. The iconic dies stand out on this is a fancy fold card where the corner of the front tucks into a triangle on the upper right corner.

I stamped the fern image from the Daisy Lane stamp set all over the flap, the inside of the card and on the triangle with Pear Pizzazz ink; a verse from the Encircled in Friendship stamp set on Basic White cardstock with Mossy Meadow ink; and the greeting ‘Smile’ on another scrap of Basic White with Mossy Meadow ink. I cut the greeting out with the smallest rectangle in the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

The Soft Suede piece of cardstock was run through the die-cutting machine with the Bark 3D embossing folder to give it a woodsy texture. I then adhered it to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock which was glued to the card front flap. The mushrooms were sponged with Real Red ink before being glued to the front. I cut the fern fronds from Pear Pizzazz cardstock.

Supplies Used in Making Iconic Dies Stand Out:

  • Daisy Lane and Encircled in Friendship stamp sets
  • Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, and Mossy Meadow ink
  • Basic White Cardstock – 8″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 2 1/2″, 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ cut diagonally in half, 3″ x 4″ for inside greeting, scraps for mushrooms and front label
  • Mossy Meadow Cardstock – 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″
  • Soft Suede Cardstock – 3″ x 4″
  • Pear Pizzazz cardstock – scrap for fern fronds
  • Iconic dies
  • Bark 3D embossing folder
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Trimmer
  • Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Seal
  • Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
  • To order these supplies click here to see my shopping cart

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I’d love to have you leave a comment so I know you were by. Also remember that this month Stampin’ Up! is having a Designer Series Paper Sale. Hop on over to my online store and stock up on your favorites while they are on sale!

My Favorite Retiring Inspiring Iris!

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Diamond Flip fancy fold card featuring my favorite retiring Inspiring Iris Stamp Set

I will miss my favorite retiring Inspiring Iris! I love its images and the wonderful sayings included in this set. Check them out:

Image shows index of my favorite retiring Inspiring Iris stamp set

I also love making fancy fold cards so chose this Diamond Flip card to feature this lovely stamp set. I found the instructions on France Martin’s blog. The card at the top of this post is the end result. The designer series paper I used is a sneak peek of the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper that is in the new 2021-2022 Annual catalog.

Supplies Used to Make My Favorite Retiring Inspiring Iris card

  • Inspiring Iris stamp set (149268)
  • Blackberry Bliss Cardstock (133675) 11″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 2 1/8″ and 5 1/2″, 3″ x 3″
  • Basic White Cardstock (159276) 5 1/4″ x 4″, 4″ x 3″, scrap
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (155499) available May 4
  • Memento Ink (132708)
  • Old Olive Stampin Blends Combo Pack (154892)
  • Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154887)
  • Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154883)
  • White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding (151326)
  • Paper Trimmer (152392)

To order these supplies, click on the icons below. Watch my video tutorial here.

I am excited about the new 2021-2022 Annual catalog which will be live on May 4. Meanwhile there are lots of great products that are retiring to make way for the new. Check them out here and check out the new things on the clearance sale here. Thanks for stopping by.. Come back soon!