Mahalo My Friend

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have another fun card to share with you today, using products from Spellbinders June 2026 All Club Crate. 

For this card I created a Double Z Fold Card.

For the background of my card I used the Island Style 3D Embossing Folder to create the textured panel. As this is a directional Embossing Folder, I had to emboss it in two parts as I was embossing a landscape panel rather than portrait. After embossing the panel I used white pigment ink over the raised design to bring out the texture a little better.

To decorate the card, I used Aloha Hula die set to create the hula girl and the lamp beside her. This set is one that you only get if you subscribe to the whole crate.

I added the drum from the Luau Beats die set which was the stitched die of the month, and yes I even stitched it! I decorated around the drum using flowers and leaves from the Tropical Blooms die set which was the large die of the month.

The sign is from the Clear Stamp / Die of the month, as is the sentiment near the girl.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

I added a panel to the back of the card, so I could add a sentiment and a few more flowers.

 

Crawling By To Say Hi!

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun Double Z Fold Card using dies from Pretty Pink Posh.

I used their Caterpillar Holder and Stitched Dandelions die sets to create this card.

I put the caterpillar on the front brown panel and then added the flowers to the back panel and surrounding the caterpillar at the back.

For the sentiment on the sign the caterpillar is holding I used a sentiment set from Karen Burniston called Bug Greetings. 

I added another dandelion to the lower left side of my card and also added a ladybug. For the sentiment I used one from Made To Surprise's Bug Additions stamp/die set.

Santa Mug Double Z Fold Card

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Today I am sharing a Christmas card using a few products from Spellbinders. The Santa Mug is from the Cocoa Wonderland die set.

 This card is a Double Z Fold Card, for the pink background I started with a panel of white cardstock and then used the Snowfall Shimmer Glitter Plate and Aura Glimmer Foil to create the foiled background. I then coloured the panel pink using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink.

On the far right panel I added the "Santa" word which is from an old Crafters Companion Edgeable Word die set. 

I added the Merry Christmas to the centre panel using one of the sentiments included in the Merry Messages Betterpress Plate. This I gold glimmered onto red cardstock.

The red card base measures 5 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches and is scored at 4 1/4 inches & 2 1/8 inch.

The decorative pink panel at the top is 4 1/2 inches x 7 1/2 inches and scored at 3 1/4 inches & 5 3/8 inches.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. The finished card measures 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.

I added a panel to the back of the card which I decorated using the tree from the Cocoa Wonderland die set. The sentiment is another sentiment from the Merry Messages Betterpress Set.

Have A Classic Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun male themed birthday card I created using products from Spellbinders Classic Road Legends Collection designed by Mindy Eggen. I am always on the lookout for male themed products to create cards.

I decided to create a Double Z Fold Card, it seems ages since I made one of these. My base card measures 5 inches x 11 inches, then I scored at 2 3/4 inches & 5 1/2 inches. The smaller panel on the front is 2 inches in height, all other measurements are the same.

The road & grass are both older MFT Stamps dies that I have had in my stash for years.

I used the Classic Car which I die cut from red cardstock and the Speedometer. I also used the sentiment die set.

I decided to add panels to the back, one to add another sentiment and one to hand write a message. I used the Betterpress Radiant Starburst, part of the Speedometer die set & the sentiment stamp set.

 

Believe in the Magic of Christmas

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's now just over a month until Christmas Day, so pretty much most of my blog posts from now until Christmas will be Christmas related. For my card today I have created a Double Z Fold Card using a Crafter's Companion stamp/die set called Christmas Eve.

For this card I pretty much took my inspiration from the packaging of the dies to create my Double Z Fold Card.

For my night sky background, I used papers from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Card kit that was included in the Papercraft Essentials Issue 217, I still hadn't received my magazine when I made this but as I had downloaded the papers I was able to print them out.

I die cut all the buildings from black cardstock and then covered the windows with yellow cardstock. For those buildings that could be seen from the back, I coloured over the back of the yellow card with a black marker. It looks so much nicer doing this then seeing yellow on the back.

I cut the front "Z" panel from black cardstock and attached this to the card. I then added two levels of buildings onto this panel. The top one I glued flat and the one along the very bottom using foam tape. I also added buildings along the back of the card as well. The die set, comes with a die to die cut bridge pieces for the inner square, so I die cut two of these and added more buildings to this.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the moon to the right panel and then added Santa & his sleigh. I stamped the Santa image on a piece of patterned paper leftover from doing the background so that the image worked with the night sky.

I also added a sentiment from an older Bebunni stamp set.

I added a panel to the back of my card so I could add a sentiment. For this I used Picket Fence Studios' Slim Line Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Word Topper. As this had the trees on either side of the sentiment I figured this worked well with the Crafter's Companion set. I added the sentiment along the bottom of the card and then stamped Santa at the top. 

The card folds flat and measures approximately 5 1/2 inches x 5 3/4 inches, it does have a bit of bulk to it, so if you are hand delivery should fit in a 6 x 6 envelope. If posting it will probably need a padded or box envelope.

Other Supplies:

Night Sky Patterned Paper - Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Card Kit from Papercraft Essentials #217

Bebunni - Christmas Story Stamp Set - Crafter's Companion

Noel Double Z Fold Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

In case you didn't know already, it's now only two months until Christmas! Wow this year is definitely flying by! 

Last month I shared a Shaped Card using Crafter's Companion's Noel die set and the coordinating Poinsettia Delights Paper Pad and dies. As the paper pad has 48 pages of the decoupage poinsettias that decorate the "NOEL" word, I decided last month that I need to use this set at least once a month this year to add Christmas cards to my stash. So for my card today I created a Double Z Fold Card.

The papers used as layers on my card are from Crafter's Companion's Frosty & Bright 12 x 12 Paper Pad. I will be using this a bit this year too, I just love the papers in this pad. Unfortunately I couldn't find a link to this product for my supply list below.

I used Crafter's Companion's Baby Pink Glitter Card to die cut the "NOEL" letters to layer over the white outline.

In the "Noel" Collection, there is also a stamp set that you can use to stamp and colour the flowers however you like and some sentiments. I decided not to use that for this particular card, instead I pulled out an older Penny Black stamp set called Season's Gifts. I also added a few of the smaller poinsettia layers around my sentiment.

Here is a look at my card, when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope. The base of the Double Z Fold Card is 5 3/4 inches square, however because the "NOEL" word hangs over both edges the finished card size is approximately 7 1/4 inches wide x 5 3/4 inches high.

Other Supplies:

Frosty and Bright 12 x 12 Paper Pad - Crafter's Companion

Season's Gifts Sentiment Set - Penny Black (discontinued)

Pickup Truck Scene

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another card that I created using products from Divinity Designs July release.

This card is what I have always called a Double Z Fold Card and was created using the new Divinity Designs Surprise Box Card with Layers die set. 

I die cut the base of the card from black cardstock. For the layers along the back of the card I die cut the layers from blue cardstock. I inked around the edges of the card using China Beach Distress Oxide inks using a blender brush. I then added clouds using the Clouds & Raindrops die set on the top portion of my card.

Along the front shorter border panel, I die cut the layers from green and also from grey cardstock. I then die cut the grey panels using the border die included in the Tree & Hill Silhouettes die set. As I wanted the grass and road to go along the whole width of the card I used the layering die from that panel to die cut a green and grey panel and then used the same border die to die cut the border so it matched up with the rest of the card.

I die cut the trees using the Trees and Deer die set, as you can see I die cut a lot of trees. I added them to the centre square portion of the card using the divider/bridge pieces included in the Surprise Box Card with Layers die set. I also added a couple more of the trees on the grass area of the card. I die cut the deers from the same die set to add to the two lower panels on the right side of the card.

I die cut the pickup truck using the Pickup Truck die set, I added a couple of the smallest trees to the back of the truck before adhering it across the two panels on the left of the card.

To finish off the card I added birds from the Beach Silhouettes die set randomly in the sky area of the card.

I added a panel to the back of the card, this is a great place to add a sentiment and a personal greeting for the recipient.

I decorated the panel using the Tree & Deers die set and the Tree & Hill Silhouettes die set. The sentiment is one included in the Let's Celebrate stamp set.

Divinity Designs July Release

Hi Crafty Friends,

I have lots to share with you today as it is time for Divinity Designs July 2022 Release. This time around Divinity Designs are releasing three die sets, two foiling sets and an embossing folder.

 

For my first card, I have created a Slimline card. I used the Slimline Card Base; Slimline Rectangles and Slimline Layering Rectangles to create the card base. The top layer of my card using the sand patterned paper included in the Beautiful Beaches Slimline Paper Pad. After die cutting the rectangle, I then used the new Palm Leaves Slimline Embossing Folder to add texture to my card.

For the flip flops, I used the new Flip Flops Layering Combo die set. I created one pair using shades of blue and the other using shades of pink/red.

I added the "Aloha" sentiment using the Aloha die set included in the April 2022 Blessings Box.

For the inside of my card, I used the Slimline Curvy Slops die to create a sand hill along the bottom of the card. I also added a sentiment from the Let's Celebrate stamp set.

For my next card I created a Z Fold Card using the new Surprise Box Card with Layers Die set. I have again used papers from the Beautiful Beaches Slimline Paper Pad for all the layers of my card.

To decorate my card I used the Beach Silhouettes and Aloha sentiment die sets both of which are included in the April 2022 Blessings Box.

Here is an overhead view of my card so you can see the dividers in the box portion of the card where I adhered the palm trees.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

For my final card I have created a Mini Slimline Card. I used the Mini Slimline Card Base; Mini Slimline Rectangles and the Mini Slimline Pierced Frames die sets.

The leafy background was created using the new Leafy Background Foiling Plate. I used a chocolate/copper foil for all the foiling.

The sentiment is from the All Occasions Foiling/Die Duo set. I used the Solid Foil Plate to create a background the same color as the leaves and sentiment. I used this panel to die cut the larger circle under my sentiment.

For the inside of my card I added another die cut panel which has been foiled using the Leafy Background Foiling Plate.

I added another sentiment from the All Occasion Foil/Die Duo set. This was layered using the smallest rectangle included in the Mini Slimline Pierced Frames die set.