Friday, October 24, 2025

MORE MAGIC & HOPE

The "magic" of today's card is hidden on the inside!  The card front is pretty and typical of the layouts for many cards but wait until you see the inside.

The front of the card is decorated with one of the beautiful patterns from the Traditions of Christmas Specialty Paper, but I think my favorite part of this card front is the "bow".  It's not really a bow, but just a couple strips of the Gold Open Weave Ribbon (Front the Last Chance List) tied in the middle with a 3rd strip of the same ribbon.


That "bow" sort of looks like a "fluffy mess" of gold, doesn't it?

I used the scalloped edge Paper Tags die to provide a gold border for the focal point.  There is a little gold embossed bell nestled in the "fluff" with its own red "ribbon".  Do you see it?

But here comes the fun -- the inside of the card.


This Fun Fold looks impressive, but it is so fun and easy to make.  You basically have the fun of making four tiny cards.  The two on each end lay flat to the inside of the card, but the two in the center pop out towards you when you open the card.


You can decorate each one as simply or as extravagantly as you want.  You just want to keep them relatively flat because when you close the card there are going to be lots of layers of cardstock in the sandwich.

The first panel on the left was decorated with a piece of designer series paper that was fussy cut from Traditions of Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP).  On the other three panels I stamped pine boughs in Old Olive & Pool Party.


Then, I added a gold embossed bell to the 2nd panel and a gold embossed bow to the 3rd panel.  All greetings are from the Magic & Hope stamp set.

Use this link to download a copy of the tutorial.  It includes all the cutting and scoring dimensions and step-by-step directions for assembly.  Don't let this Fun Fold scare you off.  It is not at all difficult and comes together quickly.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

TRIPLE THE MAGIC & HOPE

Today's card uses a simple technique that requires only stamps, ink & paper.  The technique is called Triple Time Stamping.

You can use almost any layout for Triple Time Stamping.  It is often seen with a couple of rectangular (or square) layers and maybe an additional shape like a circle.

For my layout today, I decided to try it with triangles and an oval shape.  The white pieces of cardstock are laid out as you want them for your card and then you just randomly start stamping your images.

Once you have your stamping completed you add mats to each of the layers and then adhere them back on the bottom layer being sure to line the images as they were stamped.


Can you see how each of my stamped images line up with the same image on the layer above or below?

For my stamping I used the images from the Magic & Hope stamp set which is the set I am featuring this week.  Although you can use images of any size for the Triple Time Stamping Technique, these images work well because they aren't too big or too small.  


The colors I used were Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade and Crushed Curry and my layering mats are Basic Gray.

I added a bit of texture by embossing the two triangular shaped pieces with a Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder before adhering them to the Basic Gray mats.

The sentiment is from Magic & Hope and the oval shapes were die cut with the two dies from Traditional Labels.  

A bow of Shiny Real Red Ribbon and Red Traditional Sparkling Sequins add some sparkle and shine.  (You can never go wrong with sparkle & shine!)


I randomly stamped the edge of the inside card layer and the envelope flap using the same stamps and ink colors.

Shiny Real Red Ribbon was added as a border for the stamped edge.  The inside sentiment is from the Jolly Holly stamp set.  I have found myself using this sentiment frequently, not only because I like the message, but because it is taller and narrower in shape so it "fits" well when I decorate the edge of the cardstock.

If you would like a tutorial with all the details to create this card, use this link to download a PDF.

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Monday, October 20, 2025

TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY

This week I am featuring the Magic & Hope Stamp Set.  This stamp set is not part of a bundle, but it does coordinate with the Paper Tags dies.


Today's card can loosely be called a fun fold.  There are not any actual "fun folds", but since it doesn't have the standard front and back panels, it's a little different than the standard A2 card, so I'll call it a Fun Fold.

The front of the card is a shortened front which reveals a strip of designer series paper (DSP) that is technically on the inside of the card.  


The card is made with two different designs from the Season of Elegance Specialty DSP.  The gold foiling on this paper gives a very simple card a touch of elegance.


The stamped pine bough border around the front panel creates a pretty frame for the greeting.  The gold embossed "filigree" above and below the sentiment fits the Paper Tags die perfectly.


A slightly larger Stitched Paper Tags die of the same shape adds a nice border for the sentiment.  Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon and Gold Pearls finish off the card front by adding a little more sparkle and shine.


The sparkle and shine on the inside of the card comes from the beautiful Basic Beige Season of Elegance Specialty Paper that you see from the card front.  The pine bough border is also  partially mimicked on the inside.  The inside sentiment is from the Jolly Holly stamp set.

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.  As always, if something on the tutorial isn't clear, please don't hesitate to contact me with your questions.

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