Blooming with Kindness Fancy Fold Card Tutorial

Hi there!

After receiving many email requests asking how I made the Blooming with Kindness Fancy Fold Card, I have decided to post a tutorial. I know a few of you needed the instructions ASAP for your card groups that are coming up, so please excuse the pictures. They were taken with my iPhone instead of the Nikon. Also, A HUGE Thank You for all of you who have emailed me. I appreciate your emails and comments. I value your feedback so please feel free to leave comments.

Here is the finished design of the card that I'm going to show you how to make. :)

Inside...

I want to let those of you who are going to use this for classes that this card was designed for 2012-2013 SU Convention WOW Swap. At that time, all of the items I used were in the current catalog and or permission for use (ex. Electronic Cutter). Some of the items have now been discontinued. I will make a notation by the items that are not available in the new 2013-2014 catalog. You may decide you want to switch those items up for new current product. 

Items you will need for this card:

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness

Cardstock: Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, & Basic Black

Ink: Raspberry Ripple Pad, Always Artichoke Marker

Accessories & Tools: 

• Scallop Circle Bigz Die
• 3 3/4" Circle - used Electronic Cutter
• 1 1/2"Scallop Square Punch discontinued
• 1-1/4" Square Punch discontinued
• Scallop Edge Border Punch
• 3 - Pearl Basic Jewels
• Designer Frames Oval Embossing Folder
• Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Tips: 

Assembling can be kind of tricky, I recommend prepping all pieces to your card before putting it together.

Each Step will have a * by it.

* Cut a piece of Basic Black Cardstock 7 1/4" X 5 1/2" as shown in picture below

We will be labeling this piece

Part 1 of 2 Card Base

* Score your paper 4 1/4" from the right side. 

* Use scallop border to punch  edge on left side.

see picture below

* Using Raspberry Ripple Cardstock, Cut 2 1/2" x 5 1/4"

* Then, emboss your cardstock using the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder 

See Below

* Using Basic Black Cardstock, Punch 1 1/2" Scallop Square

See Below

* Also using Basic Black Cardstock, Cut Scallop Circle with the Scallop Circle Die

* Score straight line 8 scallops towards middle of circle

See dotted scoring line in picture below

* Using Whisper White Cardstock, Cut 4" x 5 1/4"

* Emboss in the middle of the 4" width using the Oval Designer Frames Embossing Folder

See Below

* Also using Whisper White Cardstock, Cut Circle 3 3/4"...

(I used my E-Cutter to complete this portion of the project)

* Then, Cut 9/16"off side of circle

As shown in picture below

Now for the best part, Stamping Time!

* You will want to Stamp all your images now.

1. Flower - Raspberry Ripple Ink & Always Artichoke Marker

Offset your image to the left when stamping, don't stamp image in the middle.

2. Your kindness make such a difference sentiment - Raspberry Ripple Ink

Stamp image in the very center of the oval

3. Thank you sentiment - Raspberry Ripple Ink, Whisper White Cardstock

Stamp image on paper about 1 1/2"  from edge of paper so that you will have room to punch.

See image below

* Using your 1 1/4" Square Punch upside down, line your image up in the center of the square

 to punch image straight - (no picture shown)

You're almost there! Just a few last things to do...

Assembling your card

* Apply adhesive every where to both sides of the small portion of your scallop circle that has been scored.   

When reviewing the picture below you should be putting adhesive on everything below the dotted line in the picture, on both sides. For the remainder of the tutorial I will be calling this the "Flap" on the circle.

* Take your Scallop Circle and your 4"x 5 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock 

(with the Embossed Oval and Sentiment)

* Center your scalloped Circle between the 5 1/4"right side of card stock. Once centered, wrap the "Flap" of the circle around the back of the whisper white cardstock to adhere both card stock shapes together 

as shown below

This will now be labeled as

 Part 2 of 2 of  Card Base

Now take your Base Part 1 

shown below

and...

Base Part 2 which we just created

* Adhere the white Cardstock to 4 1/4" section of the black card stock

there is a 1/4" border edge on the black cardstock, so please center accordingly

see image below

Yay! It's now in one piece! Now we just need to Doll It Up! 

*Fold over your left flap, adhere your Raspberry Ripple card stock

*Adhere your Thank you sentiment square to the top of your black scallop square

*Add Stampin' Dimensionals to the left top and right bottom of the back of the square.

* before adhering scallop square to card, close right flap (the scalloped circle) on the card and overlap the square to keep the card closed, then adhere the scallop square in that place on the card.

* You will then adhere your flower on the scalloped circle, leaving a small black edge to the right of the card. Add 3 Pearls to the bottom of the white circle.

Lay card out flat with all flaps open and spray with Smooch Spritz.

WaLaa! You now have an Fancy Fold Elegant Card!

I used this same concept to create the card shown below for a WOW swap for 2013 SU Convention. As you can see I switch up the product to make it current. :)

Hope you had a Great Time! Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!

If you have any further questions about this card, please feel free to leave me comments or send me an email. :) theartsyaddict@live.com

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

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