Acorn Card with a Simple Z-Fold

Here's a card design that's sure to get a 2nd look just because its unique.
Its a simple Z-Fold card.

To make the Z-Fold

• start with a half-sheet of paper:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
• fold in half like you would for a normal card
• then fold the front back on itself

Super easy, right!?
Here's a view of the card open.

This is a great masculine card, with the nature images and neutral color scheme. And yet its not overtly masculine so this could really work for anyone.

Did you notice the middle acorn on my card? 
I punched the body of that acorn from Stampin'UP!'s Corrugated Kraft paper.

The corrugations are much smaller than if I'd torn apart a box, those little ridges are perfectly sized for a card project.

The corrugations are a subtle effect but it gives the project some nice texture for a fall card.

What images would you use on the Z-fold? 
 . . . Hearts?  . . . Stars?
. . . Flowers?  . . . Snowflakes?

Even though we got 4 inches of snow last weekend (we're in southern Wisconsin), its just the middle of November so I still consider this to be fall. That's why I used Acorns on my card.  And the Acorns are super easy to make using StampinUp's  Acorn Builder Punch.


Z-fold Cards are easy: My friend Carole Mundschau made this pretty purple z-fold card. Carole switched it up a bit - she stamped her sentiment on the front flap and made some beautiful crochet flowers for the right hand panel. Isn't Carole's card pretty?

Here's a list of products I used on my Acorn Z-Fold card:

Acorn Builder Punch [139681] $18.00	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946] $17.00	Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $7.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] $7.00

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Flurry of Wishes Snowflake Card

What's outside your window?  Here in southern Wisconsin things are beautiful. The leaves on the trees are gorgeous shades of Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon and Crushed Curry . . . mixed in with a few still holding on to their summer Pear Pizzazz. Its too bad fall can't last longer because we all know winter is on its way. Soon the air will be filled with a Flurry of Snowflakes. So, thinking ahead to those winter flurries . . . here's today's card.

The images are from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set. Check out this gorgeous black and white snowflake card with the acetate window strip in the front. It was made by my friend Terry Schultz and was a prize winner at our last Demo Meeting.

The Flurry of Wishes set has 4 different size snowflakes and, true to form, Stampin'UP! has a matching punch. Check it out . . . the punch can actually punch 2 snowflakes at a time! Which is a nice time  saving feature, especially if you're mass producing Christmas Cards. 

 

And here's the really cool thing about the Flurry of Wishes stamp set:  - the 2nd largest snowflake in this set is shaped to work with the Flower Medallion punch

By the way: that punch just happens to be on sale this week! 
 
The Flower Medallion punch is normally $18, but its on sale this week for $13.50    Whoohoo!  Perfect timing for making those Holiday Cards.

Snowflakes are not just for Christmas. In fact, I think everyone needs a good snowflake set and the Flurry of Wishes set along with the Snow Flurry Punch and Flower Medallion Punch makes a really versatile combination. Note in the supply list below that you can get the stamps or the punch individually, but you save 15% when you buy them as a bundle. The bundle is a different item number.

Here is the Product List for this card:

Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139732] $21.00	Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Bundle [140868] $33.00	Snow Flurry Punch [139680] $18.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50
Silver Cording Trim [139620] $5.00	Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119682] $7.00	Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $6.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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Recycled Name Tags Becomes an Igloo Card

Today I'm showing off how I re-purposed my name tag. At our last Madison Area Stamping Stars meeting we all got a piece of glimmer paper and the parts to make a snowman or penguin and a half yard of ribbon.

 

Then we were challenged to go home and make something from the parts.  

So here's mine, what do you think?

The images are from a set called Snow Place. The parts were all prepped by one person and before you start worrying about how much time she spent cutting (there were 30 of us at the meeting) there is a matching die set so she wasn't "fussy cutting" by hand.  Still and all it was a formidable task, or a labor of love - thanks Susan Wanta.

 

To make the Igloo I die cut a circle and embossed it with the Brick Wall embossing folder.  I left the "debossed" side up because it thought that looked more realistic.  Check out this post with photos of the embossed and debossed sides using the Brick Wall folder. . . . And of course what's snow without the sparkle - so a little Dazzling Details Glitter Glue to finish it off.

 

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