Good morning from…HOME!  Yep – our 2026 Retreat is in the books – I’ll be sharing photos early next week – and everyone is getting back in the swing of things at home!  As always, it was awesome and…we’re already looking forward to the next one!

Before I left for the retreat, I made a cool Z-Fold fun fold card that is ALSO a pretty Gift Card Holder.  Birthday?  Graduation? Just Because Day!?  Yes to all of the above! It features the gorgeous Sunflower Fields DSP and the coordinating Radiant Sunflowers bundle.  Take a look-see:

I started with a 5 1/4″ x 12″ piece of Sunflower Fields DSP.  Using a Paper Trimmer, I scored it at 3″, 6 1/2″ and 10 1/2″.  I folded the 3″ as a “mountain” and the remaining folds as “valleys”.

Then I decided to swap it up – and reversed all the folds.  But – forgot to take a picture.  When you fold your folds – be thinking about which side you’ll see where – and how you want that to be!

Using Tear & Tape Adhesive on the ends of the 1 1/2″ section on the end…

…I created the Gift Card Holder end of the card.

On a 3 1/4″ x 5″ piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped a Radiant Sunflowers sentiment in Early Espresso ink.  In each corner, I stamped a Radiant Sunflowers flower in Early Espresso.

I colored the flowers with the Light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend (centers) and the Golden Glow (petals) and Crisp Cantaloupe (petal accents) Shimmer Brushes.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Golden Glow mat and then onto the middle panel of the DSP fun fold.

Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the z-fold to a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Golden Glow cardstock.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the large Radiant Sunflowers image twice in Early Espresso ink.  I colored the flower centers with the Light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend.  For a couple of the flowers – I first colored them with the Light Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blend – then went over them again with the Golden Glow Shimmer Brush.

The remainder of the flowers I colored with the Golden Glow (petals) and Crisp Cantaloupe (petal accents) Shimmer Brushes.

I colored the leaves with the Light Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blend and then cut out both images with the matching die in the set.

Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the two images to the front panel of the Z-fold.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Radiant Sunflowers sentiment in Early Espresso ink and cut it out with the label die in the set.

I adhered the sentiment to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I tied a bow from two lengths of Linen Thread and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot.

Using the dies in the set, I cut out a larger sunflower from Golden Glow 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper, a smaller flower in Golden Glow cardstock and a large flower center in Early Espresso Autumn Woodland Glimmer Specialty Paper.

I stacked the flowers and flower center – adhering them together with Liquid Glue.

Then I adhered them over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added some Cajun Craze Painted Patch Adhesive-backed Dots and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Radiant Sunflowers flower on the front…

…and more of the Sunflower Fields DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  Well – just when I thought the Sunflower Fields DSP couldn’t get any better – it turns itself into a gorgeous fun fold – that is ALSO a pretty way to give someone special a gift card!  I just added some flowers and sentiments from the Radiant Sunflowers bundle and…I was all set!  And so will you be!!

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this was the card I made on my Thursday After Lunch Bunch Not-So-Live YouTube Video!  If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again! – here ’tis!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

TTFN

M

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:

Radiant Sunflowers Bundle (English) – 168359

Price: $48.50

Sunflower Fields 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 168351

Price: $13.00

2026-2028 In Color™ 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Pearlized Specialty Paper – 167766

Price: $10.00

Autumn Woodland 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper – 168335

Price: $12.00

Golden Glow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 167685

Price: $14.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 166780

Price: $14.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147114

Price: $11.00

Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154879

Price: $12.00

Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154890

Price: $12.00

Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 161674

Price: $12.00

Golden Glow Shimmer Brush – 167662

Price: $10.00

Crisp Cantaloupe Shimmer Brush – 167661

Price: $10.00

Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $6.00

Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots – 168443

Price: $9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $15.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.50

Tear & Tape Adhesive – 154031

Price: $7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $5.00

Supply List

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Golden Glow Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card base); Smaller Radiant Sunflowers die cut flower on front;  3 3/8″ x 5 1/8″ (mat for inside Basic White panel)

2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper: Large Radiant Sunflowers die cut flower on front

Basic White Cardstock: Radiant Sunflowers die cut label (sentiment); Radiant Sunflowers stamped & die cut flowers on front (x2); 3 1/4″ x 5″ (inside liner)

Sunflower Fields DSP:  5 1/4″ x 12″  (z-fold, scored 3″, 6 1/2″ and 10 1/2″ and folded as shown above); ; 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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Finn Fan Fix 

 

When Amy and I got to the house yestedray, there was a lot of wailing and smiling and carrying on.  And Addy got HER two cents in, too!

But – in short order – Amy tried to sit down to do a little work.  Addy had…other ideas!

In short order – Addy had worked her wiles on Amy and…

Finn, later, was simply exhausted by all the excitement!

TTFN
M