Stampin’ Up! Rooted in Nature Easel Fun Fold

It’s Monday.

That’s pretty much all I have to say about that, okay?  I really think those two words (three if you count the contraction) say it all, don’t you?

If you were able to join us for my Facebook Live video last night, thanks so much for spending part of your weekend with me!  If not, but you’d like to see how to make this easy fun-fold card with the new Rooted in Nature stamp set and bundled Nature’s Roots Framelits, then you can check out the Memorex (google that if you’re too young to know what Memorex means….) version right here:

This new set, which you’re going to be able to get for yourself in like…LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!…is so pretty and cool!  And – when you add it to some Wood Textures DSP – take a look-see:

And – if you’ve been paying attention and READING what I send – you’ll know this is an easel card (one of my very favorite fun-folds!).

For the front, I used the CAS(E) This Sketch layout for inspiration.

And my color scheme is from this week’s Just Us Girls Color Challenge.

I started with a gray-ish toned Wood Textures DSP and began to build my design across the bottom for the card front.  First, with stamped-off-once Coastal Cabana (yep – it’s coming back on 1 June!), I stamped the larger leaf image from the Rooted in Nature set a couple of times without re-inking.  Then I did the same with the smaller leaf – using the new Gray Granite ink!

With that done, I matted the panel on Night of Navy card stock.  Then I used Tear & Tape Adhesive to adhere some Night of Navy 1/2″ Gingham Ribbon.

With my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, I aligned and stamped the sentiment from Rooted in Nature in Night of Navy, just above the ribbon.  Then, I wrapped a couple of loops of Linen Thread around the ribbon, tying it in a knot in the front.

I stamped a couple of Granite Gray (stamped-off-once) small leaves on the Wood Textures DSP and one in stamped-off-once Coastal Cabana – and cut them with their matching dies in the Nature’s Roots Framelits dies.

I used a Glue Dot or two to adhere the leaves to the ribbon.  Then I added a silver Leaves Trinkets leaf.

I went with a double-loop Billie Moan bow in Linen Thread, adhered with another Glue Dot – and topped it with a simple bow in new Night of Navy Medium Baker’s Twine.  And that was it for the card front!

Now – I don’t normally adhere the card front to the card base until the inside is done – but for an easel card, I do.  That way I can see the placement for my “easel stop”.  So – I used some Tear & Tape Adhesive on a Gray Granite card base (4 1/4″ x 11″ – scored and folded at 5 1/2″ and 8 3/8″).  I only stuck the bottom portion of the card front to the smaller bottom portion of the card base.

For the inside, I matted another piece of the Wood Textures DSP to a Night of Navy mat and adhered it into the card base with Liquid Glue.

Then I stamped and cut more of the Rooted in Nature leaves on Wood Tectures DSP – in stamped off once Gray Granite and Coastal Cabana.

Using Liquid Glue – I adhered them together in a nice little pile.  Then I put a bunch of Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back and popped it onto the inner liner for the “easel stop”.

For the inside sentiment, I inked part of the image from Rooted in Nature in Night of Navy and stamped it on Whisper White.  Then I cut it with the Classic Label Punch and adhered it with Liquid Glue.  And that was it for the card!

My Whisper White Medium envelope got stamped-off-once and then stamped-twice-without-re-inking leaves in Gray Granite and Coastal Cabana on the front…

…and a little more of the Wood Textures DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila – seriously, this is like my favorite fun-fold to make!  And I love the sort of changed up “easel stop” made with a pile of Rooted in Nature leaves, don’t you?  I hope you like!

Just a reminder – we’re getting close to the arrival of the new catalog and folks are snapping up my Special Bundles!  Scroll on down to see what you can get – and save a little dough!  It’s the perfect way to get Coastal Cabana and Gray Granite (plus all the New and In Colors!) for your stash.  Then get your bundle ordered! 🙂

TTFN

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In this Annual Catalog, there are 20 new Designer Papers….22 new Embellishments…..and more new ribbons than I can count!!  If you were to buy one of each of them –  you’d spend over $600!  Shares are a great way to get a little of everything from the new Catalog!  You get a chance to “try before you buy”!

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project:

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Gray Granite Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″ and 8 3/8″)

Night of Navy Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: Classic Label Punch (sentiment)

Wood Textures DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner); Nature’s Roots Framelit die cut leaves; envelope flap

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Finn Fan Fix

Popcorn.

We eat a lot of it here.

Cuz we like it and also cuz it’s pretty low calorie.

Which is why I eat it.  Wayne just likes it. 🙂

Finn is also not overly concerned with the calorie count.

He just likes it.

A lot.

Throw.  A.  Pop. Corn.

Throw.

A.

Pop.

Corn.

If you ever ever EVER THROW. A. POP. CORN. to an Aussie….

You’ll be forever eat-one-throw-one-eat-one-throw-one….repeat until the bag is empty.

And you’ll likely have to prove to the Aussie that the bag is really really empty.

Fair warning.

TTFN
M