Sharing this fun fold autumn card with you today – thank you for stopping by! If you’re a Canadian visitor, I hope that you had a good Thanksgiving. If you’re an international follower, I hope you had a good weekend!
This is a card that we made in our Online Card Club a little while ago. I like fun folds that don’t require a lot of special tools, and that ultimately fit in a regular, medium Stampin’ Up! envelope. Though I will make some that don’t meet these requirements, they tend to be the exception rather than the rule.
This fun fold autumn card features the Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper. The backing cardstock is Cajun Craze, and it’s accented with some Calypso Coral. The neutral cardstock is Very Vanilla for a change – I tend to automatically reach for Basic White. It helps that the Designer Series Paper has a vanilla base! The sentiment is from the Timeless Arrangements stamp set, but I decided to use it with the Double Oval Punch rather than the coordinating Timeless Arrangements dies. For club, I tend to use less specific die cuts and punch outs so that club members can use whatever stamps they have on hand when they are constructing their cards.
If you need any of these products, don’t forget that right now, you can get FREE shipping with a product order of $100 or more (before taxes/after any discounts) – but only until Wednesday, 11 October at 1159pm Mountain Time. Shop online at https://yamstamps.com/shop. You can also message me if you would like to pay by etransfer – or if your product order is under $100 and you can pick it up in Burlington ON – I’ll be placing group orders until end of day on Wednesday. Once the cumulative total is $100, I’ll place the order so that everyone gets free shipping!
I’m going to try to edit my club video to show the construction of this card, so I’ll let you know when I can get it uploaded to the YamStamps YouTube channel!
It definitely felt like fall weather the past few days….a bit of a shock to my system, especially since I spent most of last week in Florida! I was there for business purposes…really…but I couldn’t go to Orlando and NOT visit a theme park!
A couple of friends and I spent some time at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival….but I think the highlight was the fact that we got to ride the new Guardians of the Galaxy Ride! We were in the Virtual Queue group 8, which meant that we basically walked right onto the ride first thing in the morning! (Honestly, that was one of the most thrilling parts of the ride LOL). However….that also meant that we didn’t make it to the fireworks in the evening as we were DONE before that. I hadn’t been to Disney in a few years, so it was great to be back in at least one of the parks. Must plan to visit again!! Do you have a favourite Disney Park? I do hope to make it to Disney Sea (the Japanese Disney Park) in the next few years.
In the meantime, I’ll get back to work so that I can plan my next trip!!
Let’s celebrate World Card Making Day and Thanksgiving too! Free shipping on product orders of $100CAD or more – starts Monday, 9 October until Wednesday, 11 October! Value of product is before taxes and after any discounts. Click here to start shopping in the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store.
Don’t have a $100CAD product order right now but still like the idea of no shipping fees? If you can pick up your order in Burlington ON, I’ll collect individual orders and submit a group order once the combined product total is at least $100CAD – that way, everyone can get free shipping! I’ll let you know once the orders arrive and when you can pick up your products. Email me with your order! The sooner the better, especially if you want one of the hot products that seems to be flying out of stock…
Also – there’s a Starter Kit special happening right now. Did you know that there is FREE SHIPPING on the starter kit all the time?! So get free shipping, plus to celebrate 35 years of Stampin’ Up!, you can have your choice of EITHER:
35% off the starter kit price – pay just $87.75CAD for $165 worth of product of your choice
OR
Get 35% more – pay the regular $135CAD and receive $222.75CAD in product!
PLUS
ALL New Demonstrators who sign up with this deal will receive FREE registration to the On Stage at Home event happening in November! It’s a virtual Stampin’ Up! event – we’ll be crafting in the comfort of our own homes! There’s going to be a “craft along” component to it….with a product suite that you can purchase during a special preorder period. I would recommend going with the discounted starter kit price, and then using your savings towards purchasing the product suite! More information about joining my group of demonstrators known as the “Eh” Team at https://yamstamps.com/join or you can message me with your questions.
You are FREE to take advantage of these offers! Don’t miss out!
World Card Making Day is Saturday, 7 September – join this Free Virtual Event!
World Card Making Day is this Saturday, 7 October. You know that I love sharing information about National “Days” on the YamStamps Facebook Page….but this is a GREAT one to talk about in advance and EVERYWHERE!
Stampin’ Up! is actually having a free virtual card making event! It’s an online event, and will walk you through cards made with three different bundles. MY OFFER TO YOU: purchase one of these bundles and I will send you the pre-cut paper supplies for the card! Even if you can’t make the event “live” (I can’t, I’m actually travelling that day!), you can watch the recording until the end of the month. I’ll post a link to the event once it’s available – or if you want to be sure not to miss out, you can register here.
Believe it or not – The Twelve Weeks of Christmas starts next week!
My annual “THANK YOU” to my email list subscribers – the Twelve Weeks of Christmas starts NEXT WEEK! Starting Wednesday, 4 October at 1pm Eastern we kick it off!
The Twelve Weeks of Christmas emails are additional exclusive free weekly project tutorials featuring cards, gifts, tags and packaging ideas to help your holiday prep! These projects will not be shared anywhere else in the YamStamps world – only via email to subscribers, so be sure to be on my list before next Wednesday at 1pm so you get all the projects!
If you’re an existing subscriber – first of all, THANK YOU, and next – you don’t have to do a thing! Just sit tight and the tutorials will start showing up next week to your inbox.
You know that I love crafting that looks impressive but isn’t over the top difficult – that’s this rose gold fun fold card! And it’s shiny, so that’s a plus.
I know that right now, you may be saying “but Linda, where’s the fun fold?”
Here!
OK so maybe “fun fold” isn’t quite as accurate as “fun cut”?? This rose gold fun fold card starts off as a simple side fold card, and then I cut a section off the cardfront. The trick is to use one piece of Designer Series Paper (in this case, the Online Exclusive Naturally Gilded Specialty Designer Series Paper) and cut to size. Then adhere it in place so it looks like one piece of paper, except the top part is on the “inside” of the card and the front is on the “outside” of the card.
The sentiment, from Timeless Arrangements, (along with the floral sprays) was stamped in Petal Pink, then die cut on a circle from the Stylish Shapes dies, before being adhered to a larger die cut circle of Rose Gold Specialty Paper. I made the cardbase from Pretty Pink cardstock to bring out all the pink tones in the papers. For this card, there’s Basic White cardstock on the “inside”, but since the paper is fairly pale, you could get away without that layer if you wanted.
It’s easy to whip up a card like this rose gold fun fold card – this design is a great way to make a “regular” layout more special without having to sweat over the construction.
If you’re looking for more ideas on customizing different card designs, consider subscribing to the YamStamps Sketch System! This monthly subscription introduces you to a card design sketch, and then the following weeks gives you different samples using that sketch. No more staring at your crafting supplies and coming up with a design from scratch! You don’t have to use it for all your cardmaking, but it’s a great tool to have ‘in your back pocket’ for those times when you need a little kickstart. Check out the information page or message me if you have any questions! Remember – paper crafting doesn’t have to be difficult to be impressive!
