Sunday, March 17, 2024

Thoughtful Expressions Corner Fold Cards





 

Stamp & Dies Set​  Thoughtful Expressions

Poetic Expressions DSP1st sheet front mat & smaller inside mat cut 4” x 5 ¼” and 3 ½ x 4 ¾” 

                                               Coordinating 2nd sheet cut 4 x 5 ¼” inside mat, outside focal mat 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” and scrap for label

Coordinating Cardstock         Cut 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” 

Basic White​                    Cut 3” x 4 ¼” inside mat, 2 ½” x 2 ½” outside focal mat and ½” x 2 ½” for label &sentiment

Bling​                               Tinsel Gems Three-pack

 

Instructions:

1)     Cut a card base 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”

2)     Mats for the outside of the card are 2 ¾” sq and 2 ½” sq

3)     Mats for the inside of the card are 4” x 5 ¼” and 3 ¾” x 5”

4)     Create a cutting template 3” sq as shown, this will be the cutting guide for the top right corner of your card base.  You will cut from the 3” mark up to ⅝” from the top and right edges of the card.

5)     Once this cut has been made you will gently push the inside point of the corner up toward the top right corner.  The two uncut ⅝” sections will fold at an angle to make the “flip fold”.

6)     Decorate the card as you like.


For the Moody Mauve design I simply stamped the hummingbird with Moody Mauve ink and blended it out a bit with the shimmer pen.  

 



For the next two sets I simply water colored the humming birds with coordinating ink and then added some glitter pen.

I didn’t like the white inside mat showing so I just offset it to the left and added a second generation image to the mat.






I could not attend the Stampin’ Up! On Stage in Houston this year so I sent 15 of this set with my team leader, Nancy McBee.