Good morning and happy happy Fri-YAY!! Yup – just one more day at work and then it’s the weekend! AND – today and tomorrow are the last days to take advantage of our super Joining Special! It’s your chance to get an EXTRA $50 in Stampin’ Rewards (aka – FREE money!) from Stampin’ Up! when you purchase your Starter Kit and join the team! But – when all the little ghosties and ghoulies are all sugar-crashed and tucked up tomorrow night…it’ll be gone! And THAT is scary!
Today’s card is NOT scary – not in the slightest! It’s a Z-fold card – with a twist! I decorated it with some new Online Exclusive goodies – coming on 3 Nov! Pretty Country Cottage DSP sets the stage for a garden of flowers from the Stitched Blooms bundle! Take a look-see:
I learned a little technique for cutting the angled DSP panels from a video from Jackie Bolhuis!
I started with an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Secret Sea cardstock. Using a pencil, I made a mark 3″ from the top of the long edge on one short side and 3″ from the BOTTOM of the long edge on the opposite short side. Then, using a Paper Trimmer, I cut from one mark to the other – creating two diagonal card bases.
I scored the card base at 3″ and 6 3/4″ and folded it as a Z-fold card.
I cut a few panels of the new Country Cottage DSP (available on 3 Nov). Each diagonal is made in the same way.
For the back panel, I started with a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Secret Sea woodgrain Country Cottage DSP.
I placed the panel on the back section of the card base – leaving a normal (and equal) reveal on the left and right sides. Then I slid the panel up until the top right corner of the DSP was touching the top edge of the card base on the high side. Note: I used a different DSP for the photos so you could see it more easily.
Holding the panel in place (or use some temporary adhesive to help keep it still) – I turned the whole thing over and used Detail Scissors to trim the excess DSP. Note: I turned the panel over for the photo – once again to make it easier to see.
With the DSP angle cut, I adhered it to the back panel with Liquid Glue.
I repeated the process for the front panel – starting with a 2 7/8″ x 3 1/2″ piece of DSP.
And – one more time for the middle panel on the BACK side of the card base – starting with a 3 5/8″ x 4 3/8″ piece of flowerdy Country Cottage DSP.
For the inside sentiment – on the middle section of the card base – I used the same method to cut a 3 5/8″ x 4 3/8″ piece of Basic White cardstock.
I stamped a Stitched Blooms sentiment (coming 3 Nov) in Secret Sea ink. In the corner, I stamped a large stem/leaves image from the set – using stamped-off-once Peaceful Pine for the fill image and full-strength for the detailed image. I stamped two flowers – using stamped-off-once Crisp Cantaloupe for the fill and full strength for the detailed image.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.
For the pretty flowers on the front – I used the images (all stamped on Basic White cardstock) and dies in the Stitched Blooms set to cut everything out:
– The larger flower fill image in stamped-off-once Golden Glow and the detailed image in full strength Golden Glow and cut it out with its die.
– The smaller flower detailed image in full strength Hydrangea Hue, added a flower center in Golden Glow ink, and cut it out with its die.
– The large stem/leaves image in stamped-off-once Peaceful Pine and the detailed image in full strength Peaceful Pine. I added a flower center in Golden Glow ink and cut it out with its die.
– A larger flower from Golden Glow 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper (see how it “stitches” the die cut?!?).
– A smaller flower from Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock.
– Three small flowers from Barely Blush 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper.
– Two large leaves from the DARK side of Peaceful Pine Two-tone Cardstock.
– Two small leaves from the LIGHT side of Peaceful Pine Two-tone Cardstock.
– Two bough images in Peaceful Pine and cut them out with the coordinating die.
– And I cut a couple of little pieces of “bough” from one of the two die cuts to use with the small Barely Blush flowers.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the larger stem/leaves image and the remaining bough to the front panel. Then I added the two stamped flowers, the Golden Glow Pearlized Paper flower and the Crisp Cantaloupe flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I tucked the leaves under the flowers, securing them with Liquid Glue. Then I added the Barely Blush flowers with Liquid Glue – adding two little pieces of bough to two of them.
I tied a bow from white Baker’s Twine and adhered it with a little Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped a Stitched Blooms sentiment in Secret Sea and cut it out the Three Banner Punch. I adhered it over the bow with stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added a Golden Glow 2026-2028 In Color Dot to each of the little Barely Blush flowers and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the larger Peaceful Pine stem/leaves and Crisp Cantaloupe flowers on the front…
…and more Country Cottage DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Wow. I knew I was going to like the Stitched Blooms set but…I didn’t realize how MUCH! I love love love the stamped flowers – the two-step images are beautiful and so fun to make and use to build…collages!! Add the dies that cut the flowers and leaves – with stitching! – plus the as-yet-un-played-with thread and needles and scissors and embroidery hoops and…we’re talking projects galore – with a variety of sentiments to go with! This isn’t the first appearance of the gorgeous Country Cottage DSP and it for sure will not be the last. It’s wonderful!
I hope you like and are anxiously counting down to 3 Nov when you can grab it all for yourself!! 🙂
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And this is a the card I made on yesterday’s Thursday After Lunch Bunch YouTube Live. 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!
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M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Secret Sea Cardstock: 8 1/2″ x 11″ (card base, cut on the diagonal – makes 2 card bases); 3 3/8″ x 3 7/8″ (mat for center panel)
Peaceful Pine Two-tone Cardstock: Stitched Blooms die cut leaves (x2 – large dark; x2 – small light)
2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper: Stitched Blooms die cut flowers (Golden Glow – large flower; Barely Blush – x3 – small)
Crisp Cantaloupe Cardstock: Stitched Blooms die cut medium flower
Basic White Cardstock: Stitched Blooms stamped and die cut foliage (large stem/leaves; sprigs – x2; flowers – small and medium); 3 5/8″ x 4 3/8″ (starting size for inside sentiment panel)
Country Cottage DSP: 2 7/8″ x 3 1/2″ (starting size for front z-fold panel); 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (starting size for back z-fold panel); 3 5/8″ x 4 3/8″ (starting size for center panel – backside of card base); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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M
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