A stunning Fun Fold card with the Splendid Day Suite

Today I sharing a stunning fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop.

You will find the list of blog participants (with links) further down this post. I hope you take a moment to sit back, relax and check out all the inspiration.

I enjoy making fun fold cards, particularly those that look really complicated but in reality are fairly simple. This is one such card.

I’m not really sure what this fold is called – underneath the sliding front panels is a double gate fold. Triple Panel Double Gate Fold card is a bit of a mouthful! The card fits neatly into a standard C6 envelope and looks like this when partly open.

When fully open you can see the inside panel for writing a message. Mine is decorated, you just can’t see the image because of the angle of the photo.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my card, and here are the details of everyone taking part in the blog hop.

Blog Hop Index

Supply list and video link for this stunning fun fold card

Details of the supplies used for my card are as follows

Purchase the bundle during Sale-A-Bration and choose an item (£45 item) from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue for free. You can find out more about Sale-A-Bration by clicking the tab at the very top of this page.

If you don’t have a UK demonstrator and would like to shop with me, you can do so by either

• Clicking on the pictures above – this will take you to the item to my Online Shop, or
• Contacting me via email with your list and I’ll be in touch re payment.

I have a YouTube Video where I made the card and you can view it by clicking on the link below.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) We are half way through second Sale-A-Bration of 2022. There are Shop, Join or Host opportunities to receive free Stampin’ Up! products. Find out more here – https://oakfieldcrafts.com/2022-sale-a-bration/

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use the host code – FMS4KYMY (valid until 31 August). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in September if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend. This means you can order extra products for free from any of the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. Your kit ships to you for free. During August you will also receive the Making Plans Collection for free. Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information.

Introducing the 2022-2024 In Colors

Today I’m spending a little time introducing you to the 2022-2024 In Colors. Yes, it’s nearly that time of the year when we say goodbye to one set of In Colors and welcome another.

Each set of In Colors (there are five in the set) are around for two years, and are the way that Stampin’ Up! keep up to date with the latest colour trends.

This year the five new colours are –

These colours, and some of the products available in these colours were shared on a recent Stamping & Creating Live. I also mentioned that I have created a document that compares the new In Colors to current Stampin’ Up! colours. You can download and print a copy of the document by clicking on the picture below.

As mentioned above, the video shows most of what will be available from 3 May. You can also check out the card I made. I used all of the 2022-2024 In Colors and the Sending Smiles stamp set. To view the video simply click on the following.

Just so you know, there’s

• Ink, and Ink Refills
• Stampin’ Write Markers, and Stampin’ Blends
• Cardstock – both A4 and 12″ x 12″,
• Metallic Ribbon, Baker’s Twine, and Embellishments,
• 6″ x6″ Glimmer Paper and a 6″ x 6″ double-sided paper pack too.

Basically everything you would need to coordinate all your paper-crafting projects.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use this host code – BXWCKWYG (valid until 30 April). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in May if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend, which means you can order extra products for free from the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Crafting Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product (you can even choose pre-order products from the 2022 Annual Catalogue) and pay only £99. Shipping is free.  Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information, alternatively visit HERE.

Seesaw Shutter Card using the Stunning Beauty of Friendship Bundle

Today I’m sharing how to make a Seesaw Shutter card using the Beauty of Friendship Bundle. This bundle is available this month as part of the Savings Are In Bloom promotion.

I made this card live during a Facebook Live event and the video can be found on my YouTube Channel. Details are below. The written and printable instructions are also available later in this post. So, I hope you give it a try.

Front of the card folded flat

Back of the card

The card will fit into a standard C6 envelope provided there is not too much of an overhang on the sides. This card just squeezed in! It differs from the one in the video because I decided to change out the paper on the end panels and added an extra tree. I also added two cute birds.

Here’s the instructions for the card. You can download and print it too.

SeeSaw-Shutter-Card-1

The video can be viewed by clicking on the following. Please take a moment to follow my channel so that you are notified of future videos going live.

The supply list for the card is as follows –

Please note that during the Savings are in Bloom promotion there is an additional 10% off the bundled price. Hence the sale price in red. The promotion ends 31 March and details can be found here.

If you would like to purchase the supplies to replicate this Seesaw Shutter Card (or any other items), either

• Click on the supply list above to visit my online store, or
• If you would like me to place your order, email me with the details. I will then be in touch re payment. Please note that payment must be made before the order is placed.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Please note

(i) When shopping online and ordering less that £150 worth of products, don’t forget to use this host code – WJ6FA3EG (valid until 31 March). I’ll be sending you a little something extra in May if you do. 

(ii) Spending more than £150, please don’t use the code. You will have your own rewards to spend, which means you can order extra products for free from the current catalogues or clearance rack.

(iii) Why not join the Crafting Acorns? You select £130 worth of new product and pay only £99. Shipping is free.  Contact me by emailing to fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com for more information, alternatively visit HERE.

Geared Up and Stepped Up Garage

It’s time to share my Geared Up and Stepped Up Garage cards. You may recall that I shared the Geared Up Garage Simple Stamping No.4  last Saturday, so these are a little more complicated and or time consuming to make.

Instructions for the Geared Up and Stepped Up Garage card above

• Cut cardstock as follows
  • Thick Whisper White base card – 14.9 x 21.0 cm
  • Basic Black panel – 10.0 x 14.4 cm
  • Real Red panel – 9.5 x 13.9 cm, and
  • Whisper White panel – 9.0 x 13.4 cm
• Use the same Pretty Label Punch to make part of the label for the sentiment, but used a 1-1/4″ Circle Punch for the sentiment itself.
• Added some Black/ Silver Striped Metallic Ribbon. I love this ribbon because it is masculine enough to the used on a card for men.

Instructions for the card below

• Cut cardstock as follows
  • Real Red cardbase – 14.9 x 21.0 cm (A5)
  • Basic Black panel – 10.0 x 14.4 cm and
  • Whisper White panel – 9.5 x 13.9 cm. Stamp Real Red oil patches and Black nuts on this piece
• Use the Garage Gears Thinlits Dies to die cut the sentiment and to make a feature of it.
• Decorate the inside of the card using die cut Real Red and Basic Black. I’ll let you into a secret, the Real Red piece was the piece that fell out of the middle of the Real Red winged piece on the front of the card.

The Real Red piece inside the card was stamped using a greeting made up of two stamps. They came from the Thoughtful Banner stamp set.

Those of you who came to Saturday’s Classic Garage Retreat will recognise the second card. If you didn’t make it,  you can purchase the instructions for this card and the five other projects as part of the Classic Garage Collection.

Happy stamping

Fiona xx

Ways to shop and save in January

2019 Sale-A-Bration  – lots of ways to earn free things. Join, Shop or Host the choice is yours.

Join my Team – Choose your own starter kit. During Sale-A-Bration you get to choose £170 worth of product for £99 (includes P&P) or add the Craft & Carry tote (worth £47) and pay £125. You then receive a 20% discount on future orders/purchases (for at least 3 months). This is a great way to start your own Stampin’ Up! business or simply make your crafting funds go further.  If you would like more information please contact me at fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com.

Save 10% on Bundles from the catalogues. There is something for everyone simply because there are an amazing number to choose from.

Clearance Rack

Supply List for my Geared Up and Stepped Up Garage cards

Details of the products used for my card are as follows.  Please note that all products are from Stampin’ Up!

Live in the UK? Then you can purchase items via my online shop. Simply click on the pictures below.

If you prefer to order direct from me, that’s ok.  Simply drop me an email and I’ll be in touch.

But there’s more.

2019 Sale-A-Bration

Because Sale-A-Bration is now on, place an order and provided your total comes to £45 (before P&P) or more, you can choose one of these for FREE.

Two of the Sale-A-Bration items have been very popular. As a result, the Organza Ribbon is no longer available and the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper can still be ordered, but it is on backorder.

Place an order for £90 (before P&P) or more and you can choose 1 of the following or any 2 from above.

 

Simple Stamping Saturdays No.3 - Home to Roost

I’m sharing something a little different today with my Simple Stamping Saturdays No.3 post. The Home to Roost stamp set is one of the Sale-A-Bration offerings (free with a £45 spend), but when I first saw it an idea came immediately to mind.

In case you are wondering, the idea came from a memory of some wallpaper and some coasters that my mum had in the kitchen when I was growing up. Probably not to most people’s taste nowadays, but big back in the 70s.

The cards themselves are quick and easy to make. I simply used notecards, some ink and of course a stamp set. What I did different was to use my clear acrylic block (size D) to create a background. Gulp. Yep, I pressed the clear block into the ink pad and then stamped it onto the front of the notecard. What I like about this simple technique is that no two backgrounds are going to look the same, and of course you can use whatever ink colour that you like.

Top Tips for making the background for the Simple Stamping Saturdays No.3 cards

• Make sure that the block is larger than the image you will eventually stamp.
• Use a lighter colour for the background because you want to be able to stamp the image over the top.
• Have plenty of paper towels or baby wipes around to clean the blocks.
• Don’t be afraid to press the block into the ink pad. This is one time that you don’t need to be too light handed!

 

The first card above, has the block stamped three times (re-inking each time). Then I used two different colours for the cockerel (rooster). The centre image is stamped in the same colour as the background (Crumb Cake) and the other two (partial images) are stamped in Early Espresso. The sentiment was stamped in the same darker Early Espresso colour.

The three cards below show three of the four sentiments from the stamp set. Each sentiment is stamped onto the card in a different place to the other. I’m not sure which one I prefer but I’m leaning towards the one on the right. What about you? Leave me a comment and let me know.

 

I’ve put together a bundle of products that will enable you to make these cards and get the stamp set for free. You will find the details below. Simply click on any of the pictures below to jump to my Online store and then add the appropriate item numbers.

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Ways to shop and save in January

2019 Sale-A-Bration  – lots of ways to earn free things. Join, Shop or Host the choice is yours.

Join my Team – Choose your own starter kit. During Sale-A-Bration you get to choose £170 worth of product for £99 (includes P&P) or add the Craft & Carry tote (worth £47) and pay £125. You then receive a 20% discount on future orders/purchases (for at least 3 months). This is a great way to start your own Stampin’ Up! business or simply make your crafting funds go further.  If you would like more information please contact me at fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com.

Save 10% on Bundles from the catalogues. There is something for everyone simply because there are an amazing number to choose from.

Clearance Rack

Supply List for my Simple Stamping Saturdays No.3 cards

Details of the products used for my Incredible Like You cards are as follows.  Please note that all products are from Stampin’ Up!

Live in the UK? Then you can purchase items via my online shop. Simply click on the pictures below.

If you prefer to order direct from me, that’s ok.  Simply drop me an email and I’ll be in touch.

But there’s more.

2019 Sale-A-Bration

I have assumed that you will add the Home to Roost stamp set to make the Simply Stamping Saturdays No.3  cards but you can of course elect to receive any one of the following for FREE when your order comes to £45 or more(excluding P&P).

Place an order for £90 (before P&P) or more and you can choose 1 of the following or any 2 from above.

 

 

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge # 207

This week we have another sketch challenge from Karen, she's really on a roll with these.

I'm not sure about wiggly lines, especially because I don't have a trimmer that is suitable to cut cardstock or paper and I'm a bit lethal with a craft knife (only to myself). But, photopolymer stamps are great for curving. Especially those that have long thin images. Once I figured that out I knew exactly what I wanted to try.

It did take me a couple of goes to get a shape that I was happy with. In fact, there are three stamped lacy images on my project, and I actually had all three on the acrylic block at the same time. This  meant that I could stamp them all at once and there was no need to try to line things up individually.

The lacy images come from a stamp set called Delicate Details. It's one of the stamp sets you can currently get for free as part of Sale-A-Bration.

My card base is made out of Crumb Cake cardstock and I added both a Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla layer to the base card. You can see this better in the photo below.

I wanted to keep the card fairly neutral colour wise so I used Early Espresso and Crumb Cake inks. I used the Early Espresso for the lace and both Early Espresso and Crumb Cake for the banner/sentiment.

The sentiment and banner come from a stamp set called Banners for You.  There are in fact dies that can be used to cut out the banners, but in this instance I quickly fussy cut it out with a pair of paper snips. I finished off the banner with a couple of pearls because I felt it needed a little extra.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my project, please feel free to leave a comment. I hope you decide to enter a card for the challenge and you have until 11.00 pm next Monday (30 Jan) to do so.

Fiona xx

New Annual Cataogue Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Stars blog hop. Today's blog hop features some of the new products that can be found in the Annual Catalogue that is released today.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BLOG HOP IS DUE TO GO LIVE AT 9.00 AM ON 2 JULY.  

If you are trying to hop around before then, the links may not work.

There are far too many yummy new stamp sets, products and of course the Colour Refresh (which includes the new 2013-2014 In Colors) to name, but we have been able to get our hands on various items as part of a pre-order sneak peek. Some of these will be featured in the blog hop.

You may have hopped here from Katy-Suzanne or any of the other twenty or so Stampin' Stars, or you may just be starting, either way welcome and have fun. All of these posts will be available for future viewing and I have put a full list of everyone at the bottom of this post.

So, grab yourself a cup of tea, sit back and have fun checking out all the projects and inspiration. Please also feel free to leave comments to let us know that you have stopped by.

If you missed something on Katy-Suzanne's page feel free to click on the following button and pop back there.

Details of where to hop to next are at the end of this post.

If you want to see what I have been up to then read on.

I am away again at the moment but I managed to bring a few goodies with me. In fact, when I opened my suitcase I realised that 2/3rds of it was full of Stampin' Up! goodies. It's just as well that my husband isn't with me.  Mind you my son is, and I managed to sneak a few things into his suitcase too. It took me ages to figure out what I wanted to bring with me because I wanted to be able to post a few projects while I am here. Today's projects are two cards that I wanted to share with you.

The first, was made using the new Mosaic Madness stamp set and the fabulous Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper.

There are eleven stamps in the Mosaic Madness set, but I've only used two for this card.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Stamp set : Mosaic Madness and Basic Label single stamp
Card stock : Whisper white and Pool Party
Designer Series Paper : Quatrefancy Specialy
Accessories : Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies, Paper Snips, Basic Rhinestones and Dimensionals.

The second was made using the Label Love stamp set, the matching Artisan Label Punch, the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder and the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper.

Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Stamp set : Label Love
Card stock : Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo
Designer Series Paper : Gingham Garden
Ink : Melon Mambo
Accessories : Artisan Label Punch, Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Paper Snips and Dimensionals

Well, that's it from me. Next stop on the blog hop is Sarah's blog, so click on the following to hop there and check out the fabulous project she has in store for you.

Should you get lost around the blogs, pop back here. Here is a complete list of those taking part with direct links to their blogs.

Fiona http://oakfieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - YOU ARE HERE
Sarah P http://stampingobsession.com/
Tracie http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/thestampinelf/blog
Sarah B http://stampinsupplies.blogspot.co.uk/
Teej http://favour-itthings.blogspot.co.uk/
Joanne http://toocraftyjo.blogspot.co.uk/
Louise http://stampindelight.co.uk/stampin-up-new-annual-catalogue-blog-hop/
Lesley http://lellyjellys.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/stampin-stars-blog-hop.html
Kate S http://www.makincraft.blogspot.com/2013/07/stampin-stars-blog-hop.html
Emma http://coastalcrafter.com/2013/07/02/stampin-stars-blog-hop/
Pip http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/queenpip/blog
Julie http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/new-catalogue-blog-hop.html
Lauren http://www.craftyhippy.co.uk/2013/07/new-stampin-up-catalogue-2013-2014.html
Nicky http://nickyjohncock.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/blog-hop.html
Cary http://2biggirlscrafting.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/simply-pressed-clay.html
Natasha http://heartsyoucrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/2nd-july-blog-hop.html
Natalie http://www.natalieoshea.co.uk/blog/2013/07/01/Stampin-Up-Blog-hop-new-catalogue-and-more.aspx
Victoria http://bluejellystampin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/stampin-up-new-catalogue-and-digital.html
Kim http://kimfeecrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/stampin-stars-blog-hop-for-new-stampin.html
Nic http://www.thestickyelf.co.uk/
Katy-Suzanne http://katyskraft.blogspot.co.uk/