Stampin' Creative Blog Hop: Stampin' Up! Handsomely Suited Masculine Birthday Card

Welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently you are visiting Julie Davison from the middle of the United States (Central Illinois to be exact!). This month, my friends from around the world and I are sharing masculine cards.

I created this card mixing some old and some new! The Handsomely Suited stamp set and Suit & Tie Dies are one of the best deals on the Last Chance List at 50% off! I combined them with a new In Color - -Starry Sky and the 2022-2024 In Color Designer Paper Pack. (Available when the new catalog launches next week on May 3.)

In hindsight, I wish I had die cut the color from white, not Starry Sky...I didn't think that one through! But I love the contrast of the dark cardstock against the designer paper for the lapel. I used scissors to cut a notch out of the top of the card when I finished.

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That's all from me today! Thank you for visiting! For now, it's time to carry on with the blog hop and see what other amazing fun folds that my Stampin' friends from around the world have created for you!

Love the look? Watch the replay of Thursday Night Stamp Therapy to see how this card comes together!

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Stampin' Creative Blog Hop: Fun Folds ~ Stampin' Up! Artfully Composed Miura Fold Tutorial

Welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently you are visiting Julie Davison from the middle of the United States (Central Illinois to be exact!). This month, my friends from around the world and I are sharing fun fold cards.

I created a Miura Fold (aka Mirror Fold) Card after receiving a card from Mercy Ermakov for the Great, Big Card Swap. I followed a tutorial by Sarah Levin to get the measurements to make my card. After getting over my own measuring error, I found the card was not as hard as it looked!

When I demonstrated this fun fold during a episode of Sunday Stamping with Susan & Julie last month, Kathe D pointed out that the name of the fold is actually Miura, not "Mirror". (The confusion may come into play because of the pronunciation of the name.) Here is some background information from Wikipedia about the Miura Fold.

From Wikipedia: The Miura fold is a method of folding a flat surface such as a sheet of paper into a smaller area. The fold is named for its inventor, Japanese astrophysicist Kōryō Miura.

The crease patterns of the Miura fold form a tessellation of the surface by parallelograms. In one direction, the creases lie along straight lines, with each parallelogram forming the mirror reflection of its neighbor across each crease.

I used the Artfully Composed Suite from the January-June 2022 Stampin' Up! Mini Catalog to create my card. I love the colors in this paper! 

Muira Fold Card Measurements: 5-1/2" x 10-1/2" Card Base, scored at 3-1/2" and 7" (2) 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" Designer Paper (2) 3-1/4" x 5" Basic White (2) 1-3/4" x 3-1/4" Designer Paper 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" Back for card base.

Directions:

• Score card base at 3-1/2" and 7".
• Measure and mark 2" from top of the first score line. Score diagonally from score mark up to each section corner.
• Measure and mark 2" from the bottom of the second score line. Score diagonally from score mark down to each section corner.
• Measure and mark 2" on the side of large designer paper and cut up to the opposite corner.
• Measure and mark 1-15/16" from each end on opposite sides and then cut from marks to the opposite corners to make a trapezoid for the "inside" -- optional, for colored card bases.
• Cut smaller pieces of designer paper in half diagonally. (Make sure to cut the second piece in the opposite diagonal direction.)
• Layer and embellish card as desired.

I created two different versions of the front. Which one do you prefer? Leave a comment and let me know!

That's all from me today! Thank you for visiting! For now, it's time to carry on with the blog hop and see what other amazing fun folds that my Stampin' friends from around the world have created for you!

Ready to give this card a try at home? Watch the replay of Sunday Stamping with Susan & Julie to follow along with me as I demonstrate how to make the Miura Fold (aka Mirror Fold) Card. 

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Stampin' Creative Blog Hop: Love is in the Air ~ 3 Cards with Easy Designer Paper Layout

Welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently you are visiting Julie Davison from the middle of the United States (Central Illinois to be exact!). This month, my friends from around the world and I are sharing projects with the theme of "Love is in the Air". Of course, that makes me think of Valentine's Day, but it also makes me think about how much I love being a demonstrator!

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I have an amazing team of stampers across the United States. Even though we are miles apart, we stay connected with newsletters, virtual team meetings, and an active Facebook Group community. Every other week, I host a card layout challenge for my team and do a random stamp set prize drawing. 

Here is the layout from last weekend's challenge. I thought this layout was perfect to highlight designer paper, so I created three cards using new designer paper from the new Mini Catalog and use the Happy & Heartfelt stamp set for the greetings.

• Card Base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", folded in half
• Bottom Layer: 3-1/4" x 4-1/2"
• Designer Paper: (4) 1" x 3"
• Skinny Strip: 1/2" x 2-1/2"

That's all from me today! Thank you for visiting! For now, it's time to carry on with the blog hop and see what other amazing projects my Stampin' friends from around the world have created for our "Love is in the Air" Blog Hop!

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Happy & Heartfelt Cling Stamp Set  [158005]	Sweet Talk  Designer Paper [157616]	Artfully Composed  Designer Paper [157750]	Heart & Home   Designer Paper [157928]
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Stampin' Creative Blog Hop: 3 Beauty of the Earth Cards

Welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently you are visiting Julie Davison from the middle of the United States (Central Illinois to be exact!). This month, my friends from around the world and I are sharing projects with the theme "Nature's Beauty". 

Stampin' Up! has so many amazing stamp sets that fit this theme, but I flipped back to the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog to create some cards with the Beauty of the Earth Suite. This stamp set lends itself well to creating cards for EVERY season! Here are three cards that I created. Leave me a comment and tell me which card you like best!

Card #1: You Truly Inspire Me

• 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Mossy Meadow Cardstock
• 1-1/2" x 5" Beauty of the Earth Designer Paper
• 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" Early Espresso Cardstock
• 2-1/2" x 4" Basic White Cardstock
• 2" x 3" Bumblebee Cardstock (to punch)

For the winter card, I stamped the three in Misty Moonlight in the center of the Basic White cardstock and then stamped again on each side without reinking. I added some splatter from Wink of Stella to tie in to the snow in the designer paper.

Card #3: Thinking of You

• 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Misty Moonlight Cardstock
• 2-1/2" x 4" Beauty of the Earth Designer Paper
• 2" x 3-3/4" Basic White Cardstock
• 1/2" x 2-3/4" Misty Moonlight Cardstock

The same tree trunk is used on all three cards! Here, the smaller foliage is stamped in Merry Merlot. There is a "two step" stamp with more detail to layer on top, but I prefer the bottom image alone because it has built in shading.

Card #3: I Believe in You

• 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Merry Merlot Cardstock
• 4" x 5-1/4" Beauty of the Earth Designer Paper
• 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" Soft Suede Cardstock
• 2" x 3-1/2" Basic White Cardstock
• 1/2" x 2-1/2" Merry Merlot Cardstock
• 1-1/2" x 3" Crumb Cake Cardstock, die cut

That's all from me today! Thank you for visiting! For now, it's time to carry on with the blog hop and see what other amazing projects my Stampin' friends from around the world have created for you today!

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