INSPIRING IMPERFECTIONS

I have another fun fold card today made with products from the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite.

As I post the last card for this week, I finally figured out what I should have called this week's Theme -- Cards without Stamping!

Once again, the only stamping on today's card is the sentiment!  That was not the plan as I started making the cards for this week, but that's what happened for all three cards!

Today's card is made using products from the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite in the 2025 - 2026 Annual Catalog.  This was one of the very first suites from the catalog that went on my Wish List, and these products have not disappointed.  

In the above photo you can see a little better how this Fun Fold works.  I created this card with a landscape orientation, but you can also make it as a portrait orientation--just rotate it clockwise 90 degrees.

All of the images on the focal point were either die cut from the gorgeous Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper (DSP) (flowers & flowerpot) or they were die cut from foil with dies from the dies included in the Inspiring Imperfections Bundle.

Since this Standing Box Fun Fold does not have an "inside" where you can sign the card or write a personalized message, I utilized the back of the fun fold.  

If you are wondering if the card fits in a standard A2 envelope for mailing... yes it does.  When you push up on the box section at the bottom of the card is all collapses flat to fit in an envelope.

Want to try to make this Fun Fold?  Use this link to download a tutorial that includes diagrams and step-by-step directions.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Inspiring Imperfections Bundle (English) [165167]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]	Kintsugi Inspirations 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165159]
Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Rose Gold 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159139]	Frosted Iridescent Dots [165766]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS WISHES!

Merry Christmas Stampin' Friends!  This week I am posting this a day "late" from my "normal" schedule as I wanted to take a few minutes to wish you all a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS -- on Christmas Day.

I hope you are celebrating with those you love and may the true meaning of Christmas bless you with wonder and gratitude for God's great gift, Jesus.

The layout for today's Christmas Card is based on a sketch challenge our Coffee Club has for our January gathering.  When I received the sketch, I couldn't wait to use it, so I jumped the gun a bit.  Don't worry, I'll make another unique card for my Coffee Club Girls!

Like Monday's card, this card has almost no stamping.  Only the greetings are stamped.  Isn't it fun sometimes to just make things with paper and skip the ink!

This card is made with the Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I added lots of gold foil to make the foil in the DSP really pop.

The pretty layout keeps the card modern with its layered circles.  

The sentiments are from the Jolly Holly Stamp Set.  I purchased the Jolly Holly Bundle mainly for the Hybrid Embossing Folder and die.  I have been pleasantly surprised at how much I have used this stamp set.  The product is now on the Last Chance List and was still available the last time I checked.  The stamp set and the dies and marked down, but it didn't look like the bundle was -- so buying them separately is a better deal.  Be sure to check both options in case the website wasn't updated when I looked.

A little strip of the striped DSP dresses up the inside of the card.

Use this link to download the FREE TUTORIAL.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Jolly Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166117]	Jolly Holly Hybrid Embossing Folder [166119]	Jolly Holly Bundle (English) [166120]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Modern Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165990]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders [165597]	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon [156470]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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TURTLE-Y AWESOME DIAGONAL CARD

I had a hard time this week deciding which products I wanted to feature.  I debated about calling it DSP Week or Fun Folds Week, but couldn't choose.  So, I'm just going to call it Hodgepodge Week.  I'm going to use a little bit of everything.

I also thought it was time to revisit some of the fun products from the 2025 - 2026 Annual Catalog.  We tend to get so many new products introduced via the Mini Catalogs and Monthly Online Exclusives that I sometimes forget about the awesome products in the Annual Catalog.

Today's card is made using the Turtle-Y Cute Suite.  A friend recently told me a funny story about someone she knows that had experienced a bit of a fall who had trouble getting back up after she fell.  (Don't worry, everyone is fine!).   But that story, which we chuckled over, made me think of this turtle laying on his back.

All the images on this card were snipped from the Turtle-Y Awesome Designer Series Paper (DSP).  The only stamping on this card was the sentiment from Turtle-Y Awesome stamp set.

This DSP collection includes two sheets that have various scenes that can be used for card fronts.  This particular scene looks like a pretty park. 

I am not sure what the official name of this Fun Fold is, but I call it a Diagonal Fun Fold.  It does require 12" x 12" cardstock.  I used Two-Tone Garden Green.  Can you see that the angle from top left down to the right is a lighter color green than the other border edges?  That's one of the unique features of Two-Tone Cardstock.  One side is the "normal" Garden Green color and the oppositie side is a lighter shade of Garden Green.

The two little red birds and the flowers on the right are also images from the DSP.  The Turtle-Y Awesome dies include dies that will cut out many of the images on the paper.  Those dies made quick and easy work of cutting out the birds.   

If you open up the bottom flap toward the right this is what you see.

And if you open this flap toward the left this is the card fully opened.

To decorate the message layer, I snipped out an additional image of a turtle enjoying some ice cream and another little pot of flowers.

This Fun Fold is simple if you know a little trick on how to cut the angles on the DSP.   Download the tutorial to learn my trick and everything else you need to know to make this card.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Turtle Y Awesome Bundle (English) [165229]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Garden Green 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166665]	Turtle Y Cute 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165221]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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PEACEFUL PIER WATERCOLOR

I couldn't share cards this week with the Peaceful Pier Stamp Set without trying to watercolor a scene.  I'm still debating a bit on how I feel about it.

I love to try to create pretty nature scenes on cards, but my style is also to have a lot of dimensional layers, details and embellishments.

From that perspective, this card is very different for me and differs from what I am comfortable with.  This card has minimal layers and pieces and zero embellishments!  Believe me, I tried!  But nothing looked right.

I used the dock from the stamp set for the first time this week. 

The card was made using two basic techniques.  The background (water, sky and sand) was watercolored with a Water Painter and Reinkers.  I did that first.  I left a lot of white space to provide the appearance of depth and dimension.

Then I used the selective inking with Stampin' Write Markers to ink the stamps and stamp over the water coloring once it was dry.

I used a positioning tool to stamp the trees and the dock with grass.  That way I could ink the stamps with various colors and stamp them multiple times in the exact same place until I got the intensity of color that I wanted.

I did stamp the dock a second time on Watercolor Paper and color it with Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends.  Then I fussy cut the dock and adhered it over top of the dock I stamped on the card.  I used rolled-up glue dots to provide just a little lift.  

Since the grasses are on the same stamp as the dock, I didn't want the dock lifted too much.  I tried it with dimensionals first, but the extra lift made the grass look strange.  Think of this process sort of like using the Paper Piecing Technique.

To finish the card, I added clear Wink of Stella to the water to give it some shimmer and added a simple sentiment.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the card.  What does it need?  I feel like it needs something!

Use this link to download a tutorial.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Peaceful Pier Cling Stamp Set (English) [165331]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674]	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [161696]
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [161699]	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [162481]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147168]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [121029]	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161668]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Water Painters [168253]
Clear Block D [118485]

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