Side Book Fold card

 I love learning new techniques and unique ways to create cards. This one is so easy! And it doesn't look like your typical card.

I had fun coming up with different ways to do them! Watch the video here to see a demonstration of how to make this Side Book Fold card.

It can be made as a landscape card like the top three or in portrait style like the red and green Christmas tree card. 

The dimensions for the landscape card are

card base - 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 & 6 3/4

Designer Series Paper cut at 1 x 4 and 4 x 4

The dimensions for the portrait card are

card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 & 5 1/2

Designer Series Paper cut at 1 x 5 1/4 and 2 3/4 x 5 1/4

The extra piece of DSP is optional.I used the Stitched So Sweetly dies to cut mine on the two moose cards and the Ornate Layers Dies for the Christmas tree card.

Here's a description of each card.

 

This card uses Crumb Cake card base and Plaid Tidings for the 2 DSP pieces on the front. I stamped the image from the Ornate Style stamp set with Terracotta Tile onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I then used several Fall blends to color the flowers with...light & dark Cajun Craze, light & dark Pumpkin Pie, and light & dark Daffodil Delight. The leaves are light and dark Just Jade. The centers are dark Cinnamon Cider. I then sprayed the whole bouquet with a mixure of rubbing alcohol and Gold shimmer paint in a spritzer to add a sparkle to it. The leaves behind the popped up bouquet are from the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. The ribbon is from a retired combo set.

The portrait card cardbase is Whisper White cardstock and uses the Tis the Season paper set. The Perfectly Plaid stamp set and punch are used for the trees. The trees are stamped in Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler onto Whisper White cardstock, both of which coordinate with the DSP. The piece under the trees is cut from the Ornate Layers die set and makes a beautiful backdrop for the trees. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. I pulled the strings out of the Whisper White Flax ribbon for the bow. The bottom photo shows how the Side Book Fold card opens.

 The other two cards are demonstrated in the video. Plaid Tidings DSP are used for both. The black and white card has Gray Granite ribbon and the Pretty Peacock card has Mint Macaron ribbon. 

I hope that you will give this card a try! I'd love to see a photo of your card so please post it here in  Comments or on the StampinDeDesDoins FB page.
 

 

 

 

 

Diagonal Layers to Use Stockpiled Designer Series Paper

 "My name is Deanna and I am a paper addict!!"

I have stacks of paper that should last me a lifetime! Before I can use what I’ve purchased, then something new and better comes along. Of course I have to have it too and before long I have accumulated quite a stash of paper. 

I saw a post the other day by LeeAnn Greff showing this technique, and I knew it would be great for using some of that stockpiled DSP. 

I’ll show you some completed cards then give you a tutorial for how to do them.

 

 

 

 First choose some paper that coordinates. Sometimes the front and back do, or you may have to choose two patterns from the same series.

The paper should be cut to 4 x 5 1/4. 

1. Place the piece on your trimmer so that you will cut on the diagonal from corner to corner. Make the cut (see photos below)

2. Turn the papers to the opposite diagonal. You will keep them together.

3.Pushing them together, position the paper from corner to corner again and make the 2nd cut.

4. When you have made both cuts, you will have 4 triangles. 

With this particular paper, when I turned the top and bottom over, I had coordinating patterns. If you use two different papers, you will simply cut both of them the same way and you will have pieces for 2 cards!

Choose a coordinating cardstock for the card base and select a sentiment or embellishment for the center.

 

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What a great way to use up that collection of paper to make some really cute cards!!