Creative Creases Aug

Good Morning everyone

This is my 2nd post this morning, if the scheduling goes to plan

I am honoured once again to be Guest DT over at Creative Creases where anything goes with a fancy fold.  

I decided to try one of the many fancy folds on my 'to try' list and make a hexagon pop up card.  After reading a few step by steps online I ended up using the one from beccys place as it was clear and easy to follow

Ive used 2 stamp sets, one leafy one from aall&create and a lovely quote from inkalicious and one ink pad which is an ombre one.

I first cut and folded the card from white linen cardstock.  Onto another piece of white I multiple stamped the leafy background stamp with an ombre ink which has lovely shades of green from lime through to a greeny blue. I then cut the panels out to fit the 6 sides of the base.  I die cut the rest of the leafy background sheet with a leafy sprig die.  Onto a white die cut circle I stamped the quote and then framed it with the die cut leaves

3 acetate butterflies to finish

Such a lovely quote... there is something very peaceful and calming about being surrounded by nothing but nature.  I love the effect of die cutting the leaves from the leafy background stamp, makes an interesting finish to them which is also softer than a solid colour would be.

On the back of the card I lined up a smaller white die cut circle with the one on the front and then added a smaller circle die cut from a pale paper for a place to write the greeting.  I also lined the inside panels with a green paper to give a more finished look.

Just showing it side on

and it folds completely flat for posting which is great.

Items Used

aall&create stamp #556 'leaves'

Inkilicious stamp 'forest quote'

CheeryLynn Foliage die

acetate butterflies (ebay find)

Kaleidacolor Ombre ink pad 'caribbean sea'

craftUk ltd 300gsm white linen card

So do hop over to Creative Creases challenge to see what everyone came up with and to join in - anything goes with a fancy fold. 

  I hope you all have a great weekend.  Big hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/anything-but-square.html

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https://traumfabrik-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-141-spotlight-highlight-or.html - my sentiment/quote is made the focus with the frame to draw the eye in

 

Mums birthday tulips

Good Morning everyone

I bought these PET/acetate printed Tulips on ebay to use for my mums birthday card, I finally decided to make a balcony front fold card to display them all.  This fold has been on my 'to try' list after the lovely Stephanie made this one for me for my birthday a couple of years ago.  I used a step by step beccysplace.tutorial-balcony-cards and just altered the sizes to make a 5x7" card

I made my base card up from white 300gsm cardstock.  I cut white panels smaller and embossed with a tulip embossing folder, matted these onto green patterned paper and then the base card.  I then got arranging the tulips, sticking some to the back panel, some to the back and front of the middle panel and some to the back of the front panel until it was nice and full with tulips.  I love how by just adhering the stems into place the flower heads have nice movement and the light can shine through them.

I die cut my birthday sentiment from more of the green paper and added to the bottom front panels

Showing it from above, you can see the middle section better here.  It all folds flat to go in an envelope.  Very simple really but effective.

Mum loved it and I also gave her a bunch of fresh tulips for her birthday along with her pressies

The tulips were an ebay find, the embossing folder is an old magazine freebie.  .

Id love to enter the following

https://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/01/floral-frenzy.html

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https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/01/seize-birthday-275-embossing-wet-or-dry.html

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/happy-1st-birthday-beautiful-blossoms.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/01/triple-b-january-2024-challenge.html

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Building block card

Good Morning everyone

Today is a fun fold, my first attempt at a 'building block' card, I found a template on pinterest which was too small for the topper I wanted to use so I just adjust it to the size I wanted.  Ive used these beautiful acetate printed flowers, they have a lovely gold holographic foil which sadly the photos don't do justice too.

Approx card size closed: 7x4.5"      Opened out on display: 7x9"   Full length is 11.5" 

I found a paper in my stash in the perfect colour tones as the flowers so matted onto the card base.  On the front panel i matted white card onto of the purple paper so that my flowers really stand out.    I die cut the flower pot from kraft card.  I adhered one of the floral sprays flat to the card and then adhered one onto the insert that goes into the pot so that it can be removed and used as a bookmark.

Showing the building blocks.  I die cut my friends name and happy birthday from white and gold hologaphic cardstock, used the gold as a drop shadow and adhered them into place.

Showing how the 'bookmark' removed.  Its hard to do these acetate floral sprays justice in the photo.

Items Used:

Floral PET/Acetate flowers (ebay find)

Tattered lace alphabet dies

Honey bee stamps - Flower pot die set

Birthday sentiment die

12x12 Patterned paper 

Id love to enter the following:

https://secretstamper.com/2023/11/anything-goes-with-a-fun-fold-for-creative-creases-70/

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https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/mttc-520-theme-is-fun-fold-techniques.html

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https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/creative-inspiration-challenges-8.html

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https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-265.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-challenge.html

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While i was in the mood i made a few more

A get well card, i used pink and lemon acetate butterflies which have holographic gold foiling, and die cut lots of mini butterflies to go with them.

Just a generic with love version this time using green & yellow acetate butterflies.

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

 

Thistlehogs among the toadstools

Good Morning everyone

Its like buses, i rarely have the honour of being a guest design and now 2 days in a row😂

Today Im honoured to be a guest designer at The fairy & the Unicorn challenge

  with an anything magical goes.   I decided to dig out my lovely thistlehog stamps and teamed them up with lots of toadstools and autumnal leaves so very seasonable.

I first made my cardbase from white cardstock and nesting dies and then cut a frame for the front and added with foam tape.  From the panel that came inside the frame i stencilled a soft background with oxide inks.  I then stencilled along the bottom with glossy glaze through a mushroom stencil, once dry i adhered the panel into the frame.

I stamped the little thistlehogs and watercoloured with distress inks and cut them out, i added shape to their bodies and adhered with glue gel.  I built up a little scene around them with transparency toadstools and die cut leaves. The little mushroom people came from another pink ink stamp set.  

Tim Holtz chat stickers that read

'those that don't believe in magic will never find it'

'dream' 'imagine' 'believe' 

Stickles glitter glue added to their little wings to finish with a touch of sparkle

Now these little thistlehogs are super tiny and super fast so we don't seem them so much but they are busy every night going about their magical work

I used distress inks - evergreen bough, tumbled glass, peacock feathers, wild honey, dried marigold and ripe persimmon to colour the them and for stencilling in the background

Im loving these PET/transparency/acetate toadstools, they are lovely to use and look so realistic.  All my leaves were cut using various scraps of ink coloured cardstock

I adhered the transparency mushrooms both flat and with glue gel so that that light can shine through some of them.  

Those who follow me know I have a garden full of full size hedgehogs & lots that visit nightly.  Just last week we've had 3 late babies out feeding in the day time so we will hopefully get them fattened up nicely for hibernation.  My old cat is very protective of them when they come out in the daytime.  

Items Used:

Pink Ink designs stamps 'thistlehogs'& 'shitake happens'

Lavinia stencil 'pods'

Paperartsy stencil 'PS179'

Distress inks & oxides

Toadstool transparancy/acetate

Cosmic shimmer glossy glaze 'daydream yellow'

Stitched nesting dies 

leaf dies

Thank you all for stopping by, please do hop over to thefairyandtheunicorn to join in the fun.  I hope you have a good week. Hugs Emmaxx

Id also love to enter this card in the following:

https://bastel-traum.blogspot.com/2023/09/126-herbststimmung-autumn-mood.html

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https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/miucb-68-anything-goes-optional.html

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https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/cut-it-challenge-290-layer-it-up.html

 

Autumn toadstool

Good Morning everyone

Today is a Autumnal birthday card, using the fab pink ink toadstool stamp.  I teamed him up with some PET acetate toadstools and die cut leaves. 

   I used an Ombre ink pad and stamped the fungi onto ivory cardstock and cut them out, i added  little shading but mostly left them uncoloured.  I took a piece of the same ivory cardstock and stencilled lavinia pods with oxide inks and then over stamped with various leaf stamps.  In grey i used aall&create stamps to stamp the recipients birthday '11thOct' & the word 'autumn'   I used 2 of the nesting dies to die cut this and attached to a kraft base card, using foam tape behind the frame, this then gave me somewhere to tuck my leaves and toadstools into.

I then got arranging the stamped fungi with the acetate ones and added some die cut leaves  - these were cut from card inked with brusho's & Pixie powders so have some shimmer to them.  Clearly besotted sentiment stamp stamped onto the ivory, cut into a strip, matted onto kraft card and added to the top left corner to finish. 

By tucking some of the fungi and leaved both behind the frame and in front it gives a nice feeling of depth.  I can't help but smile each time i look at this chap, he is such fun.  

Items Used:

Pink Ink stamps 'Shitake happens'

aall&create stamps 'seasons'

Clearly besotted 'seasonal sentiment' stamps

Lavinia stencil 'pods'

Various leaf dies

Distress Oxide Inks ; fossilised amber, spiced marmalade, cracked pistachio, evergreen bough, 

Kaleidacolor Ombre ink pad 'desert heat'

Thank you for stopping by once again and all your amazing comments on my previous uploads.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-108-autumn-andor-halloween.html

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https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2023/10/autumn.html

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https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-92-autumn-andor-halloween.html

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https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2023/10/82-blatter-leaves.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes-fall.html

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