Heritage Stamp Arts by Xenia

October 23, 2021

Stamping with Friends Fall Blog Hop - Inspired Thoughts Sympathy

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop for our Fall Theme. I was inspired to make this fancy fold so the designer series paper makes it look like the trees have leaves when closed and bare when open.

Stamp Set(s):

155529 Inspired Thoughts Bundle

Card Stock:

146979 Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

153078 Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

159276 Basic White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Designer Series Paper:

155841 Beauty of the Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Stamp Pad(s) and Ink(s):

147112 Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

Dies and Embossing Folder(s):

Dies from the Inspired Thoughts Bundle plus

151820 Stitched Rectangle Dies

153585 Hippo & Friends Dies

Embellishments:

156506 Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots or

155572 2020–2022 In Color Square Gems

Tools:

149653 Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Miscellaneous:

104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals

Measurements:

Merry Merlot Cardstock: 5.5”x4.25” and 11”x2” scored at 5.5”

Cinnamon Cider Cardstock: 5.5”x4” and 1.5”x2.5”

Basic White Cardstock: several pieces for stamping and die cutting for greetings

Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper: 5.25”x3” and 5.5”x1.5”

Instructions:

Step 1: Prepare base using the two pieces of Merry Merlot Cardstock. Use the landscape die to cut the upper edge of the 11”x2” folded so you have back and front matching.

Step 2: Adhere the larger piece of designer series paper on the Merry Merlot base piece and then the folded die cut piece so that the right-hand side is attached to the 5.5”x4.25” back piece and covers the bottom of the designer series paper.

Step 3: Die cut the line of trees from the Cinnamon Cider cardstock. Attach to the front of the landscape die cut piece so the trees are at the front. Die cut the birds from a small piece of Merry Merlot and attach to the trees.

Step 4: Die cut smaller piece of designer series paper using the landscape die and glue over the bottom of the trees along the front. Add embellishments as you wish to the front.

Step 5: Stamp and die cut greetings from the Basic White Cardstock as well a blank strip for your message. If this does not give you enough room, you can add a basic white 5.25”x4” piece at the back of the card.

Step 6: Die cut a back piece from the smaller Cinnamon Cide cardstock to put behind the greeting at the front. Adhere the greeting at the front using dimensionals and glue the other greeting and the message die cuts inside the card as shown on the photo below:

The photo below shows it looks like the trees have colourful leaves when the card is closed and above you see the trees are bare when viewed from the back when the card is open.