Horizonal or Vertical?

I just love the easy fun fold design of the card, but I'm sure which direction I like it better. I really wanted to use the "Hello, Gourd-geous" greeting from the Painted Pumpkin stamp set, so I'm probably leaning towards the horizonal version.

All the measurements are the same for both cards, they only thing that changes is the direction of the DSP print. Can't have sideways pumpkins and mushrooms! 

Card base (vanilla): 4 1/4" x 11", on the 11" side, score at 2" and 7 1/2" 

Mats (Golden Glow): 1 3/4" x 4" & 3 1/4" x 4"

DSP: 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" & 3" x 3 3/4" I used Autumn Opulence DSP #168336

Center mat:(Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper #168335) 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Center (vanilla): 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow & Early Espresso cardstock to die cut pumpkins, stems and leaves suing the Painted Patch bundle #168445

  

Here is the sketch for this week. 

I post a new sketch every Wednesday of every week.

Come back in a couple days to see the cards I made using the sketch as inspiration.

 

2026 Card Sketch #31

I posted the card sketch yesterday and today, I'm showing you what I made.

Here are the cards I created with card sketch #31 as inspiration. As you can see, I was kinda stuck on a Fall/Sunflower theme! I used the sketch with all the strips on the left, like the original sketch and then I flipped them to the right for the next and then I flipped the card on it's side. What do you think?

Let's talk about each of the cards. This first very simply card was made following the sketch as is. No extra layers, not embossing, just DSP and a focal point stamped image. 

I used the Radiant Sunflower Bundle (#168147) to stamp & die cut the large group of flowers. I then used the single sunflower stamp to add a subtle hint of sunflowers stamped in VersaMark on the greeting strip. I colored the flowers using Blend colors from the Sunflower Field DSP #168351 as a guide. 

The next card uses the same bundle and DSP as the first card, but this time the Sunflowers were die cut from Daffodil Delight CS. I flipped the strips to the right side of the card and added an embossed layer using the Softly Woven EF (#168466) to the front of the card and an additional mat behind the greeting. Too much? I can't make up my mind if I like it or it just adds distraction to the card. On this card I did use the sketch idea of the circle, but only used it to highlight the vase & sunflowers. 

The last card came about because I was on a roll with the sunflower theme and I had this Sunflower (made with the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle #168147) lying on my desk from a past day of creating. This time I flipped the card onto it's side and added an embossed layer using the Sunflower 3D EF (166145), only this time I made the embossing layer go all the way to the edges of the card front. I think I like it better, but I don't really like the way the "texture" from the embossing shows through the DSP. Oh well, I still like card anyway.

I hope my cards inspire you to try out the sketch!

Only Stampin'Up! products were used on these cards:

Radiant Sunflower bundle #168147

Sunflowers Fields DSP #168351

Pretty Poinsettia dies #168146

Softly Woven Embossing Folder #168466

Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder #166145

Can you believe were on card sketch #31 already! 

This sketch looks interesting. I can see this sketch with solid card stock strips or s variety of DSP prints. I can also see this sketch being turned in different directions.

 Which way would you make it? Come back tomorrow for more inspiration and see three cards made with the sketch. 

 

 Today I had some time to play with two brand new products: Elegant Leaves Bundle #168303 and the Autumn Opulence DSP #168336. These two products together create that classic Fall feel. I created these three card, each with their own special feature.

Let's start with the sunflower card....what a sunflower! Yes, that's right I made a sunflower out of 16 stamped and die cut leaves. Isn't it cool!

I stamped the leaves in Crushed Curry onto white cardstock, die cut them use a blending brush to add a little bit of ink around the edges of the leaves. Using liquid glue, I arranged them around a small circle and then glued the entire flower to a larger die cut circle. 

The Early Espresso card base: 4 1/4" x 11" was scored at 2 3/4" & 8 1/4". The two pieces of DSP are 

2 5/8" x 4". The inside white piece of cardstock is 4" x 5 1/4" with a 1/2" x 4" strip of DSP along the bottom.

Next we have the Arched Window card. For this card I took a standard A2 card base in Golden Glow, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and added a Cajun Craze layer stamped with VersaMark leaves. I then cut an arch out of the front of the card base using the Everyday Arches dies #164629. I then cut an additional arch in Cajun Craze with the same size die and a the next smaller arch out of DSP. I added the stamped/die cut leaves, fussy cut leaves/flowers, greeting and the woodgrain die cut to the front of the arch. For the inside of the card I add a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of white CS with a 1/2" strip of DSP along the bottom.

Now for the special feature. Take a 4" x 5" piece of white CS and with the 4" edge at the top of the trimmer, score at 7/8", 2" & 3 1/8". Fold this piece so that it forms a "tube. Open your card base flat, place glue on the right flap and place it down to the card, so that the score lines are directly over the top of each other. Add glue only to the top & bottom of the left center flap and close the card. The last step, with the card closed, add the arch card front piece by putting glue only on the top most section of the "tube". When the card is open the arch die cut will hang over the "tube" section. Wow, I hope this all makes sense!

Lastly, the final card using a masking technique to create the center section of this card. Using masking paper with a torn edge create an open section across the front of the standard A2 card. Use a Blending brush to add Crumb Cake ink, then stamp the leaves in Crush Curry, Cajun Craze and Peaceful Pine. Remove the masking paper and add two torn pieces of Cajun Craze CS embossed with the leaves folder from Seasonal Cheer #168221. Add some additional die cut leaves, a piece of twine and gold embellishment dots. 

Well, that's all for today! Hope these card inspire you to go create some beautiful Fall cards!

When it comes to Fall cards are you a traditional color person or do you like to step out the box and try other colors?

I will have to say I can get stuck in the traditional golds, oranges and green colors of Fall, but today I broke out the pastels. Using the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP to direct my design path, I choose Daffodil Delight, Pool Party and Flirty Flamingo. Layering two pieces of DSP then adding the die cuts brought the card to life.

This is a little sneak peek of the Elegant Leaves dies that will be available September 1st. They are great for layering and they include this great woodgrain strip die you can use to add some interest to your project. The greeting is also a sneak peek from a stamp set called Radiant Sunflowers, which I stamped and them cut the words apart, so I wouldn't cover up too much of my woodgrain detail on the front of the card.

Check out these Elegant Leaves Dies from Stampin'Up!

Here is everything I used to create this card:

Elegant Leaves Dies #168302

Radiant Sunflowers stamp set #168352

Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP 167553

 

 

The Fun For Fall bundle is so much fun! I love to color, so this stamp set was perfect for me. The cute little scarecrow and accessories make creating a garden scene a snap. I thought it would be great to have my scarecrow in my sunflower patch, so I used the corn stalk die to give my sunflowers leaves. I used the 2026-2028 In Color Gingham DSP in Golden Glow for the background and then created a simple fun fold by scoring the front to of the card at 2 1/8" then add a hay bale to the inside of the card to complete this super sweet easel card. 

If you love this Online Exclusive bundle, don't wait to order one for yourself! Item #168139.