I’ve made this pleated paper card in the past and pulled out this design again to revisit the technique! It’s a great way to show off Stampin’ Up!’s two sided patterned Designer Series Paper.
Pleated Paper Card
As usual, I picked the colours for my cardstocks and inks from the Designer Series Paper colours. In this case, I used the retiring Peony Garden Designer Series Paper so used Petal Pink and Grey Granite, since those are the colours in the paper design I used. I added a stitched oval from the retiring Stitched Shapes dies (insert my stifled sob here) and a sentiment and images from the Free as a Bird stamp set. To keep the background from being too plain, I embossed the strip at the top of the pleated paper with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder.
pleated paper card – closeup
We did this card in Stampers Club, and I am mean enough to make everyone score and cut their own paper! I sent the original 3-1/2″ x 9″ strip and then together during the Zoom class we all scored the intervals, cut the paper on an angle and folded. I figure by having to do that part of the card (rather than me having done it ahead of time for all), each class member will have a good chance of being able to make one again in the future (and having access to the recording of our Zoom session should also help?). Essentially there’s a 1-1/4″ wide section alternating with a narrower section of 1/2″, repeated until the end of the paper, and then accordian fold.
pleated paper card
I am looking forward to making another pleated paper card (or two, or three) in the near future – in part, to use up my Designer Series Paper stash, and also to show off some new papers too! Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get to preorder selected items from the new Annual Catalogue starting tomorrow, April 1st (no fooling!!). Did you know that if you purchase a starter kit in April you can also select preorder items for your product choices? Please message me or leave a comment below if you have questions about becoming a demonstrator with my team, or if you need assistance placing the starter kit order. I’d love for you to join our group of demos!
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I love how quickly this easy and elegant card came together. It’s another one of those “looks like it’s more difficult than it actually is” type of techniques – aka my kind of technique!
Easy and Elegant Card
This card uses the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate, which is available in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalogue. Trust me when I say the hardest part of this card is peeling off the layer of protective plastic from the back of the acetate. I actually thought that maybe these sheets didn’t have that layer because I couldn’t seem to catch the edge of it…but trust me, it’s there. And trust me, you need to take that layer off for this technique to work well.
Anyhow! Once I was able to peel of the plastic…..I simply added colour with my Stampin’ Blends alcohol based markers on the back of the acetate. I used Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Granny Apple Green, and I actually only used one of the shades – I didn’t do any shading/blending. The variation in the colours that you see is just from the way I coloured and the way that the ink collected on the acetate and I love the effect!
Easy and Elegant Card close up
You can see that the colouring doesn’t have to be super precise! I’m not sure that it shows very well, but the background paper has been embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, just to add a little texture without distracting too much from the main image.
On the close up of my easy and elegant card, you may be able to pick out the Mini Glue Dots that I used to attach the acetate to the cardfront – I placed them in the centre of the flowers, because I figured even if they showed a bit, they just make the centres more distinctive.
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I’ve spent the weekend in a virtual crafting session and it’s been so fun! In all honesty, I haven’t actually completed many of the projects, but it’s been great to watch the classes and get inspired. It’s also given me a bit of a kick in the pants to get working harder on -my- next online class offering! I think I actually prefer the online versions to the in person versions as a student….because there’s no rushing to get anywhere….and I can stay in my comfy clothes (which may or may not be my pyjamas…). Have you ever participated in an online class or retreat? I’ll be sure to let mailing list subscribers know when I’m ready to launch my next online class. Don’t forget that commenters have the opportunity to help me clear out my collection of sample cards! I’m randomly selecting a few commenters and sending some happy mail their way.
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This is a clean and simple card (essentially)…using the Beautiful Moments stamp set. I love the outline images in this set – and you can choose to add colour or not.
Beautiful Moments card
For this quick card (it truly was a quick one, promise), I chose to add colour by using my Water Painters and some ink refills to watercolour the image. Watercolouring can be very forgiving – you don’t have to be perfectly within the lines – so that makes it a quick way to add colour. I stamped in Staz On Jet Black ink onto my Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper, and let it dry for a moment. You’ll want to be sure that your ink pad is well inked to stamp on the watercolour paper to get a good image. I find that my Staz On tends to need more frequent re-inking than some of my other ink pads, so I’d recommend purchasing the re-inker when you get the ink pad so you have it on hand.
One of the ways I like to add a background on my cards is by using patterned paper. For this card, I chose a more muted pattern from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. I liked the calm effect that seemed to go with the image. A bit of bling from the Blushing Bride 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon and some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to dress it up a little bit and I was happy with the resulting Beautiful Moments card. I added mattes in Basic Black because it seemed to go with the “arty” feel.
I just realized as well that I used the bottom right corner layout design again – that seems to be my “go to” right now?! I will have to try to mix it up a little bit more for the next card I share. Do you have a favourite card design layout? Leave me a comment – I obviously need some other layout ideas! LOL.
