Monday, October 5, 2026

Sunflower Fields Diagonal-Z Fun Fold Card

Greetings! 

Today's card features beautiful fall color prints from the Sunflower Fields Designer Series Papers (DSP) in a Diagonal-Z fun fold.  These papers, with their happy sunflower prints and neutral toned patterns are so filled with possibilities, I find myself reaching for them again and again!  This fun fold is a great way to showcase a variety of prints in a fold that stands up nicely and allows peeks of each panel.

Techniques include a Diagonal-Z fun fold, die cutting and dry embossing.

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Beverly's Tip of the Day

If you haven't purchased or used the two-tone cardstock, I encourage you to give a try.  It has a light and dark shade of the same color, doubling your color choice, but wait, there's more.  It's ultra smooth surface makes it ideal for stamping, giving you crisp, clean edges.  Because it's smooth and a little thinner than the standard cardstock, it layers beautifully with less bulk.  It also embosses wonderfully, and because the center of the cardstock is white, the white peeks through on some areas of the embossing, giving it a distressed look.  This can be enhanced by using a sanding block and carefully sanding the raised design to accentuate the detail.

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Gather Your Supplies:

  • Radiant Sunflowers stamp set
  • Nested Essentials dies
  • Softly Woven 3D embossing folder
  • Basic White 12 x 12 cardstock 
    • card base  5-1/2 x 12 scored & folded at 4 and 8
    • 2-1/4 x 1-5/8 die cut label
    • 3-1/8 x 2-1/2 die cut label
  • Old Olive two-tone cardstock
    • 3- 7/8 x 5-3/8 (darker side up) embossed panel
  • Cajun Craze cardstock
    • 3-1/2 x 1-1/4 elongated hexagon die cut
  • Sunflower Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP)
    • 3-7/8 x 3-5/8 front panel - allover floral print on white w/background dots
    • 3-7/8 x 4-1/2 outer center panel - Cajun Craze on white grid print
    • 3-7/8 x 4-1/2 inside center panel - allover floral on Pecan Pie print
  • Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Mossy Meadow Jute Twine
  • Moody Palette Glossy Dots
  • Stampin' Dimensionals
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Sanding Blocks (optional)
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Here's How It's Made:

For diagonal cut on card base, measure up 3" from left bottom corner, mark at 3".  Insert into Paper Trimmer and cut from mark diagonally to upper right corner.  


Score at 4 and 8 inches, fold mountain and valley, so base stands like this:


To match diagonals at top of each panel, here are the measurements for each piece:
NOTE: All four pieces are 3-7/8 wide.  The measurements below are for the shorter side and are placed in paper trimmer to cut diagonally up to top of opposite side.  Make sure to place the DSP panel in the paper trimmer in the proper direction as shown here.


Front: 2-7/8 at left edge
Outer center: 3-3/4 at right edge
Inside center: 3-3/4 at left edge
Inside back: 4-1/2 at left edge

Adhere front panel to card base front, and outer center to card base so it shows behind front, like this:


Adhere inside center panel to card base, adhere *embossed panel to inside back of card base, like this:


(optional)*To accentuate embossed image detail, use sanding block to reveal more of the white inner layer.

Ink message with Old Olive, stamp onto rounded rectangle die cut.  Adhere to die cut elongated hexagon, centering.


Adhere label to card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Unravel jute twine and pull one of the three threads, tie into bow, adhere at lower right of label.  Embellish with green Moody Palette Glossy Dots.


Adhere large rounded rectangle die cut to embossed back inside panel, making sure to adhere low enough so it doesn't show when card is closed.



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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Softly Woven Framed & Fabulous Just Because Card

Greetings! 

Today's card features the subtle linen texture from the Softly Woven 3D embossing folder for the background.  This wonderful texture evokes a feeling of warmth, perfect for heading into the fall season.  With the beautiful nighttime feeling of the Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper (DSP) print and a simple 'Just Because', this card is the perfect paper hug.


Techniques include dry embossing, die cutting and using a punch.

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Beverly's Tip of the Day

When including die cuts like the ones on this card, I don't use the adhesive sheet on the back.  A couple small strips of adhesive or a couple mini glue dots near the base of the die cuts are enough to hold them in place. With the label layered over the bottom of the die cut pieces, they are held in place firmly. This allows most of the plant to float free on the card giving it a greater depth.  Also, when using an embossed background, the texture makes it a little more challenging to get good adhesion on these small pieces, so I save the adhesive sheet for using with flat layers.

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Gather Your Supplies:

  • Framed & Fabulous stamp set
  • Softly Woven 3D embossing folder
  • Rounded Rectangle punch
  • Fern & Flora dies
  • Mossy Meadows cardstock 
    • card base  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
  • Golden Glow cardstock
    • 5-1/4 x 4 panel, embossed
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 - punched label
    • 5 x 3-3/4 for inside panel
  • Peaceful Pine cardstock
    • 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 fern die cut 
  • Soft Sea Foam cardstock
    • 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 jagged leaf plant 
  • Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper (DSP)
    • 3-3/4 x 2-1/2 ferns & gold flowers print
    • 3-3/4 x 3/4 soft green pattern print for inside
  • Golden Glow Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Peaceful Pine 3/8" Bordered ribbon
  • 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies
  • Stampin' Dimensionals
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
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Here's How It's Made:

Adhere Golden Glow embossed panel to folded card front.  Adhere DSP panel to lower area of embossed panel.


Apply a couple short strips of adhesive to DSP panel in left center area, adhere lower part die cut fern and plant to adhesive.  Top portions should extend above DSP panel by an inch or more. Add a mini glue dot or two if needed.


Ink message with Golden Glow, stamp onto punched Basic White cardstock.  Apply adhesive to back of label, zigzag ribbon and attach.


Using Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere label to card with left area overlapping stems of plant.


Embellish with butterflies.

Here's what the inside looks like:


Ink message with Golden Glow, stamp in upper center of Basic White panel.  Adhere to inside of card.  Adhere DSP strip at bottom of panel.
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I am a member of Dawn Olchefskes' DOStampers STARS community, so when you join my team, you are also part of this fabulous community where we share inspiration, creativity, support and more! 
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Thanks for being here!  

Let your creativity shine and have the best day! 

😊  

Beverly J

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