Diagonal Fold Card Using Petal Passion Paper

I've been working on reorganizing my craft room (aka my second hobby) to accommodate the Colour Revamp Stampin' Up! has done this year, and besides being frustrated at having 3 more colours so that my current paper and ink storage solutions don't work any more without some compromises, I was able to really look at the new colour families and appreciate them and all the choices that we will have with the new Annual Catalogue come June 1!! When I look at the new families sitting together in my Colour Caddy they just look so inviting and, well, luscious! I can't wait to try them all! And I really do love the new Classic Stampin' Pad configuration. So much simpler and just as functional.

I was planning on trying out a new fancy fold today, one that I watched Julie Davison make in a video tutorial. It's called a Diagonal Fold card, and it's really quite easy to do. I wanted to use some DSP in the back panel, but I needed to use some that haven't sold out yet , and Petal Passion DSP from the Occasions Catalogue is one of the few. With the black and white theme, my choice of colour would be green, so I decided to take a new Bright colour - Granny Apple Green* for a test drive - and I love it!

*New products from the 2018/19 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue available to purchase starting June 1, 2018.
This fits with the latest The Paper Player's Challenge:

The most CAS part of my card is on the inside, but there are definitely floral elements from the Petal Palette stamp set, so I decided to enter.

• I won't give a ton of details on how to accomplish the diagonal fold, but you can watch Julie Davison's video tutorial, and I'm hoping to do one of my own in the next week or two. Suffice it to say that it is fairly easy to do.
• I stamped the images and sentiment from the Petal Palette stamp set using Basic Black Archival Ink which is an old favourite of mine, but alas, all sold out now. An alternative that we will continue to sell is StazOn Jet Black, and it has the added benefit of that awesome almond smell!
• I squeezed the middle of the Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, and Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pads (new design) to get a spot of ink in the lid and used a fairly dry aqua painter to paint the flowers, leaves and bird on the front panel. I purposely left the painting rather rough and primitive to match the stamping style of the set.
• When you open the card with the diagonal cut in it, the bottom of the green flap is glued to the bottom of the card to form a small side pocket for a Gift Card or Gift Certificate. Another sentiment is stamped at the top of the page. This card would make a great wedding or anniversary greeting. One thing to remember is to only apply glue to the front panel on the top of the diagonal line so that you have no sticky adhesive where you don't have cardstock to support it underneath.

What do you think of the Granny Apple Green? It's perfect for the Brights family isn't it? It takes the place of Old Olive, which has been moved to the Regals.

Don't forget to get your last minute orders to me for the products in the 2017/18 Annual Catalogue and the 2018 Occasions Catalogue that are retiring. My last order will be going in on Tuesday, May 29th. 

Speaking of paper and ink, these products will have significant price increases in the Canadian catalogue June 1, so if you stock up now, you will save yourself some money! Also, you should purchase any bundles from this past year now. All bundles from these two catalogues retire and you can save yourself 10% by ordering them now before the catalogue is done.

Procrastination!!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Petal Palette Wood-Mount Stamp Set [145785] $62.00	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $46.00	Petal Palette Wood-Mount Bundle [145973] $96.25	Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle [145974] $81.75	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $14.50
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $12.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $8.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $22.50
Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $9.25	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $40.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.25	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.00	Glue Dots [103683] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.25

Granny Apple Green cardstock*, Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad*, Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Pad*

*New products from the 2018/19 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue available to purchase starting June 1, 2018.

You've Got This 3D for Colour Throwdown

Happy Monday, Stampers! There is a lovely colour challenge on at Color Throwdown this week! (They always have lovely colour challenges, but this one was especially stunning!)

Peach, Black and White is one of those combinations that make you sit up and take notice!. I really like the inspiration photo here, especially the bold black and white checks. I wanted to do some watercolouring, so I chose You've Got This as my stamp set with the beautiful floral image that is just perfect for watercolouring. But more than that, I wanted to do some 3D layering of my flower as well, and this particular image gives the possibility of doing that. This is how it turned out:

• I used an Aqua Painter with Peekaboo Peach ink from the ink pad lid for the image and a little Flirty Flamingo for the deep shadows. If you look hard you can see the 3D petals in the front, but I'll show you a better photo for that a little further down the page.
• I stamped and fussy cut two flowers, identical images, so that I could cut some of the front petals from the second flower and add them to the corresponding areas on the front flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The missing areas on the second flower are covered up by the first flower. Here's a photo that helps you to see the 3 dimensional effect a little better:

• The background black and white stripes are from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and are as bold as the checks in the inspiration photo.
• The sentiment is from You've Got This as well and it's die cut and backed using the Layering Circles Framelits .
• I just love the 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon in Peekaboo Peach! I'll be so sorry to see this colour retire in June! I tied a double bow with it and added it to the front two panels before gluing them on to the Basic Black card base.
• As finishing touches, I added several of the Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes from page 55 in the Occasions Catalogue.

This is your last week to take advantage of Sale-A-Bration 2018! Are there any Sale-A-Bration rewards that you need to earn? Take a look at them all in one place by clicking HERE. Place your $60 or more order on line using the same link, or text me (250-768-7379) or email me your orders before Friday, Mar. 30 at 2:00 pm. My last Sale-A-Bration order will be going in that afternoon! Don't miss out! And don't forget that my Double Papercraft Cat Reward Points Promotion continues until March 31 for all orders $60 or more.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

You've Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139575] $36.00	You've Got This Wood-Mount Stamp Set [139572] $51.00	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $14.50	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $10.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00
Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $8.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $8.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00	Peekaboo Peach 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144192] $10.75	Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes [145632] $9.25	Aqua Painters [103954] $22.50	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00
Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $13.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.25	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.25
Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill [129027] $10.00