Diagonal Joy Fold with Charming Floral DSP

When I open a new pack of printed Designer Series Paper (DSP), there typically is one or two of the designs that I immediately love. And this paper pack was no exception, and the print I used for this card was my fave!

I used a background card base of Blackberry Bliss that measures 5.5 x 8.5” and the angle is cut from one corner to the center fold. Here’s a look at the open card:

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Once the card was cut, I adhered the (orange) background DSP to the front flap (which was on the lower left) and then on the inside on the top right like this:

Part of the design of a  “joy fold” card is that it has another “mini” card inside. I added a card inside and positioned it so that the front flap closes properly. On the inside of the mini card, I added a white panel to write in and a small strip of the front panel DSP. 

The front of the mini card is also the main focal of the card. I attached a panel of the beautiful DSP. The sentiment was embellished with a die cut from the retired Dainty Delight Bundle as it matched so perfectly with one of the wispy flowers in the DSP:

And one last look at the entire card:

Starburst scrap buster card

It may seem silly but I’ve always wanted to make a “starburst” card and haven’t until now. My Pinterest feed recently showed me a starburst card so I decided that today was the day! 

I pulled out some sweet printed cardstock from my stash and I went at the scraps with my paper cutter…cutting as many 5” x 1” strips as I could and then cutting them on the diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner. I glued the triangles to a panel measuring 3.75 x 5” with the points all meeting up at the same spot. And then I flipped the panel over and trimmed off all the ends that extended beyond the 3.75x5” panel. I added a mat layer that coordinated with one of the colors in the strip and added a sentiment and some floral embellishments. 

Below are some additional photos of the final card (sorry I didn’t think to take photos during the process) and the inside, which I kept simple with two mini banners:

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Impossible cards: unique birthday cards!

Have you ever made or received an “impossible card“? I received one for Christmas and was reminded that I had always wanted to make one! It’s called that because upon examination, there’s no explanation as to how the card base is a single piece of card stock and yet, it is!! It took a while for me to figure out and rather than sift through way too many Pinterest pins to find a tutorial, I figured it out!!

So here are a few cards that I’ve made since, all of them for birthdays: 

Here’s the first one that I made for a special friend’s birthday:

Here’s a closeup that shows the fireworks (from the Light The Sky stamp set) that have been heat embossed in rich gold and the numbers were die cut from the Birthday Celebration dies.

I left the back blank so that I could write a personalized message: 

And here’s proof that the card does fit into an A2 envelope:

Here’s the second impossible card I created. I used the the stamp from Hey Birthday Chick

And the third card:

And yet another epic birthday card: this one using the Symbols of Fortune DSP:

I have one more to share but…I’m suddenly having issues accessing my photos. So the last card (for now) to share using this design will have to wait. Until then….