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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Stampin' Up Demos Fun Folds Blog Hop - July 2024

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Tuesday! It's time for the monthly Stampin' Up Demonstrators Fun Folds Blog Hop! This Hop features Fun/Fancy Fold projects created by a group of Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrators, and I'm honored to be joining in!

For my card today, I was directly inspired by Carol at Crafty Carol's Cards, with her Single Pillar Fancy Fold Card, and the tutorial can be found HERE.

For my fancy fold card, I've used the new "Attention Shoppers" Stamp and Die Bundle, along with designer series papers from the Dandy Designs 12x12 paper pack. This set has so many possibilites; I'm thinking of a shopping cart (or buggy if you're a Southern Girl like me) full of Christmas Gifts for some fun holiday cards.

I've stamped and colored the images using alcohol markers, die cut them using the coordinating dies, and die cut the Shopping Buggy using silver mirror card. Then stuffed the buggy full of gift bags, potted plants and wine bottles!

The sentiment is part of the stamp set and I've fussy cut it and adhered to the pillar. The best thing about this card, in addition to being an easy and show stopping design, it folds flat and fits in a standard A2 sized envelope. There is also plenty of room on the back for a personal greeting, and I've made mine a Birthday card with sentiments from the same stamp set.

I've included a list of products used below. You can find me at the Stampin' Up Website by using the "Find a Demonstrator" option, located at the top left of the home page and entering Donna Walls / #2302441.

Now, please visit each stop below for more amazing and inspirational fancy folds. These ladies are super talented! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Hopping!

Donna

SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup

Product List

Attention Shoppers Bundle (English)

[163644]

$39.50

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160836]

$30.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge

Make My Monday

A Place to Start

Night Shift Stamping

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Tune In for a Happy Birthday!

Happy Saturday/Crafturday Friends! I hope you have something exciting planned this weekend, me? I'm going to beat the heat by having some crafty time in the air conditioning.

Today I have a quick share for you featuring one of Stampin' Up's newest sets - Tune In. I was immediately attracted to the Retro style of the set. Who can remember having a Television Set like this, no Remote, unless you consider the kids the remote.

I've used the Tune In Bundle, which includes the stamp set and coordinating dies, to create a Slide and Lock Fun Fold card, following a tutorial by Lisa's Stamp Studio HERE. This fold was way easier to create than it looks.

The patterned papers are from the Stampin' Up Dandy Designs 12x12 paper pack, and I chose the most Retro looking papers that reminded me of retro wallpaper. The card base is created with the new In Colors for 2024-2026: Peach Pie. Even the font of the sentiments have that Retro style.

This was such a fun card to make, I'm totally into Fancy Fold cards lately, I hope you'll give this one a try.

I've included a list of products used below. You can find me at the Stampin' Up shop by using the "Find a Demonstrator" option, located at the top left of the home page and entering Donna Walls / #2302441.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Donna

Product List

Tune In Bundle (English)

[163637]

$41.25

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160836]

$30.00

Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163799]

$11.50

**Challenges Entered:

Night Owls

Crafty Catz

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Die Cuts, Free, Any Sentiment

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Creative Creases

Love Those Pretty Papers

All Sorts

Crafting Happiness

AAA Colorful

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Make My Monday

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Spotlight on Floral Whimsy

Hello Friends and Happy Thursday! The weekend is just over the hill, I hope you have something lovely planned.

I have a quick share today featuring the Floral Whimsy digital image from Varada Sharma Designs. This new image is FREE with Varada's Silver Membership, all you have to do is click the Subscribe button on her Shop website and you'll receive free digis each month. No Cost to you..it's free.

Varada showcased the spotlight technique on her Instagram LIVE last Saturday, her LIVE presentation is the 2nd Saturday of each month, and you can watch/craft along with her on Instagram. I missed her LIVE presentation but created this CAS spotlight card using the Free Floral Whimsy image.

The pops of color were created using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, and the circles were cut using the nesting circle dies from Kat Scrappiness. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up and has been heat embossed using fine detail white embossing powder.

Lastly, I've splattered gold Posca Paint Pen and added blue gems. I hope you'll give the spotlight technique a try. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Krafty Chicks

Cardz 4 Galz

Creative Inspiration

Simply Clean & Simple

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner

Ally's Angels

Moving Along with the Times

NBUS

The Crafting Challenge

Monday, July 15, 2024

Classic Design Challenge Jul/Aug 2024

Hello Friends and Welcome Back to my second post for this Monday! Today begins a new challenge at The Classic Design Challenge Blog and our generous sponsors this month are The Paper Shelter and Fred, She Said Designs. The theme is Always Anything Goes with an Optional Twist. The Twist this month is: Summer Holiday/Vacation.

For my team project, I've colored the Poinsettia & Holly digital image from Fred, She Said, using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. This is officially my first Christmas Card of the 2024 holiday season!

This image comes in a set that includes a 4.25"x 5.5" card front panel, which is what I'm featuring here. Now, this card was a comedy of errors, my green marker was going dry so I had to switch colors after the 1st leaf (see leaf to the upper right), then I wanted the stamen to be gold but after applying gold Posca Ink, they sort of got lost, so I dotted with black Posca ink - now they look like spider eyes.

The sentiment is included with the image, so no stamping a sentiment was needed. I've covered the poinsettias and holly berries with Wink of Stella and dotted gold Posca ink around the floral clusters. The Twist is always optional, but I thought that Christmas in July could be considered a Summer Holiday!

We hope you'll join us this month and share your projects. We hope to inspire you and love seeing everyone's creativity.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Outlawz Festive Friday

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Jul/Aug 2024

Hello and Happy Monday! I hope everyone is doing well and surviving this terrible heatwave. If you were affected by Hurricane Beryl, please know I'm holding you and yours up in prayer.

It's time for a new challenge month at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog. Our optional inspirational mood board this month has a bit of a tropical twist; so appropriate for this time of year.

I have a hibiscus background stamp I was going to use for my project, but my sweet friend Varada Sharma of Varada Sharma Designs sent me this gorgeous digi stamp titled "Enchanted Blooms" and I just had to use it.

I went with a bright color palette that I thought best represented the colors of the bromeliads in the photo. The image has been colored using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

The size of this card is my favorite 5.5" square, I've kept it CAS, adding some hot pink gems and Wink of Stella on every flower. Lastly, I've splattered the card from with white and gold Posca Pen. The sentiment is from the "Beautiful Quotes" Stamp Set by Altenew.

Please stop by the challenge and see what gorgeousness my teamies have created, and please share your Floral Focused projects with us this month. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Stampin' Pretty PALS Blog Hop - July 2024

Hello Friends and thanks for stopping by! Today is the Stampin' Pretty PALS Blog Hop and our theme is: My Favorites from the Catalog.

I had a difficult time deciding which new Stampin' Up set to use for this hop, I have quite a few favorites from the new 2024 Catalog. I've decided to showcase the new "Magnolia Mood" set, along with designer series papers from the Nature's Sweetness 12x12 paper pack.

For my card, I've used the Magnolia Mood Bundle, which includes the stamp set and coordinating dies. I love the details of the stamped images, they have a vintage vibe to me, and of course I adore Magnolias.

Included in the die set are extra leaf dies, which I've cut from kraft, tan and gold mirror card. The floral image as been colored using alcohol markers and cut using the coordinating die.

I wanted to keep the flowers as light as possible and went with a bolder leaf color, I'm happy with the contrast. Also, the designer series paper (DSP) used to ground the focal image has gold splatters, which are printed on the papers, so no need to add splatter manually, love that too since I'm a huge fan of splatters.

I've kept the inside simple, only stamping a smaller magnolia at the bottom left corner. I've left the card without an inside sentiment, once I decide what occasion I will need this card for, then I will stamp a sentiment.

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for the blog hop next month (August 14th), when our theme will be My Summer Vacation. You can find the list of products I've used today, complete with item numbers, at the end of this post.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:

Product List

Magnolia Mood Bundle (English)

[163507]

$54.75

Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[162616]

$16.50

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$9.00

Baker's Twine Trio Pack

[141999]

$9.00

Challenges Entered:

I Spy with My Little Eye

A Place to Start

Triple B

Little Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

All Sorts

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

The Paper Funday Challenge #67 - July 2024

Hi Friends and Happy Wednesday! Today begins a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog and we have 2 wonderful sponsors for July: Lawn Fawn and Pattie's Creations.

For my team project, I've colored up the Flamingo Happy Hour Digital Stamp from Pattie's Creations, using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

I've went with a square card design this time, which measures 5.5" square. The patterned papers are from The Paper Studio, and I've made the "sand" using a torn piece of Kraft card, which I've inked the edges and used an alcohol marker to create the "sand grains".

I've chomped the corners of the focal panel and added Glossy Accents to the sunglass lenses and the cocktail glasses. The sentiment was computer generated by me. This was a fun image to color and perfect for a summer themed card.

We hope to inspire you with our projects this month and we hope you'll stop by and share your projects with us. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge

Monday, July 1, 2024

Inspiration Station Challenge #63

Hello Friends and Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was grand and you did something fun. Today begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge blog and we have a great inspiration photo, especially for this time of year:

I was digging through my huge stash (hangs head in shame) and came across some 3-D embellishments, purchased from Hobby Lobby, and thought these would work for my team project!

And I didn't stop there, I decided to create another fun fold design (yes, I'm on a roll with the fancy folds). I did a search on Pinterest for fancy folds and came across this one from Creative Moments by G. She calls it the 3 Panel Crossover Pop Up card and you can read about it HERE.

The front panels are only adhered to the card base on the left, and when the card opens, there's a pop up inside.

There's a simple mechanism inside that pops up the journaling card as shown here:

The patterned papers and journaling card are from a 12x12 paper pad by Paper House, titled "Seas the Day" This is such a cool design, and Creative Moments by G has a You Tube Tutorial for this card HERE.

The team and I invite you to join us at The Inspiration Station Challenge this month, we would love to see how the inspiration photo inspires you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Outlawz Monday Greetings

Crafts Galore Encore

A Place to Start

Give a Crafter a Cookie

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Stampin' Up Demos Fun Folds Blog Hop - June 2024

Hello Friends and Happy Tuesday! It's the 4th Tuesday of the month and that means the June 2024 SU Fun Fold Blog Hop is today! I've been invited to join this fun hop, which features Fun/Fancy Fold projects created by a group of Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrators, and I'm honored to be joining in!

For my card today, I was directly inspired by Meg at Loven Stamps, with her Double the Fold, Double the Fun Card, and the tutorial can be found HERE.

I've used the new Latte Love Bundle along with the A Little Latte Designer Series Papers. There's a HUGE secret with this Designer Series Paper - there's a die included in the die set that cuts out the coffee cups from the paper, so making this card was especially quick and so easy!

AND....until the 30th of June, all Bundles are an extra 10% off. Bundles are always 10% off, so it's like you're getting 20% off the total price!

I've added a plain panel on the left side for a place to write my message. On the front side of the flap, the sentiment and one latte cup have been popped on dimensionals. If you're a Newbie at Fancy Folds, or just want to create something with WOW factor, this is a great one to create.

Following is the list of Blog Hop Stops. We invite you to hop through, there is loads of talent in this hop and I'm confident you'll be inspired by all the fun folds. Also, I've included a list of products used below, if you are interested in purchasing, you can find me at the Stampin' Up shop by searching for a Demonstrator and entering Donna Walls / #2302441. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Hopping!

Donna

Blog Hop Stops:

Product List