Happy 4th of July, y’all! Hope you’re celebrating the birth of our great nation today – and all weekend! We’re so blessed to live here!
Since today IS the 4th – I decided it would be good to do…a Christmas card! Of course, right?! I pulled out the brand new Online Exclusive A Little Cheer stamp set and it’s three darling punches and made a cool Z-fold Joy Fold card. Yeah – sort of a mash-up of two fun folds! It gave me lots of space to show off some ALSO-new-Online Exclusive Need for Tweed DSP! Take a look-see:
You’ll see this card – along with the other Design Team members’ cards – at this month’s Creative Creases Challenge! 😎
I started with a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock that I scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″. Then I folded the 2 1/8″ score line as a mountain and the 4 1/4″ score as a valley. Thus…the Z-fold card!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere three pieces of the new Need for Tweed DSP to the two small panels of the Z-fold and on the back panel, too.
For the Joy Fold, I scored and folded a 4 1/4″ x 8″ piece of Pecan Pie cardstock at 4″.
I adhered a different design from the Need for Tweed DSP to the front of the Joy Fold. Note: be sure to remember that the fold is going to be on the RIGHT – not the left (where it usually is!).
I used the second-from-smallest square Stylish Shapes die to cut out a piece of Crushed Curry Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP and adhered it to the center of the front of the Joy Fold card.
Using the next-to-smallest square Stylish Shapes die – I cut out a Basic White square. Then I punched the star right in the middle using the A Little Cheer Punch. I adhered that to the DSP square with Liquid Glue.
I stamped “merry” – from A Little Cheer – three times in Cherry Cobbler on a piece of Basic White cardstock and cut them all out with my Paper Snips. I adhered them with Liquid Glue.
With Liquid Glue, I adhered the Joy Fold to the back of the Z-fold card – centering it on the panel.
For the inside, I stamped a second A Little Cheer sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock. I stamped the little snowflake image three times in Old Olive ink and then adhered the panel inside the Joy Fold card.
For the front panel on the Z-Fold, I first stamped the A Little Cheer snowflake all over an Old Olive panel in Old Olive ink. Then I adhered the panel to a Pecan Pie mat.
I cut a 2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock and a 2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of the Need for Tweed DSP (the same pattern I used on the front of the Joy Fold). Stacking them up, I used one of the punches in the Hole Punch Pack to cut a hole in both pieces at once. I used Paper Snips to cut angled corners.
I stamped the white tag with images from the A Little Cheer set – Pecan Pie “strings”, Crushed Curry stars, Cherry Cobbler stockings and Old Olive trees. Then I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.
I adhered the tag to the Need for Tweed tag at an angle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I ran some Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4″ Ribbon thru the top and tied a bow around it with white Baker’s Twine. Then I adhered the tag to the Old Olive panel with Liquid Glue.
Using Liquid Glue just on the front panel of the Z-Fold, I adhered the whole thing to the front of the card.
I added five new white Shimmer Star Foam Stickers to the front panel and three on the front of the Joy Fold card and…my Z-Fold Joy Fold card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the A Little Cheer snowflakes in Old Olive on the front…
..and more of the Need for Tweed DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Okay – Z-fold. Check! Joy Fold. Check. Z-Fold Joy Fold. BOOM! I love this fun fold – and it gives so much room to show off our wunnermus papers like this Need for Tweed DSP – which…I am loving already!! And you MIGHT be tempted to fly-over the new A Little Cheer stamp set and it’s bundled Punch Pack. But…don’t do that! It’s going to be a really solid Christmas bundle, I think – and – like so many of our Online Exclusives – deserves a spot on your shelf! 🙂
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this project, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on yesterday’s After Lunch Bunch 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:
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M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Early Espresso Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″)
Pecan Pie Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 8″ (Joy Fold card base, scored and folded at 4″); 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (mat for front panel)
Old Olive Cardstock: 3 3/8″ x 3 3/8″ (front panel)
Basic White Cardstock: 2″ x 3 1/4″ (tag on front pane); 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (inner liner); Next-to-Smallest square Stylish Shapes die cut (on front of Joy Fold)
Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP: Second-from-Smallest square Stylish Shapes die cut (mat on front of Joy Fold)
Need for Tweed DSP: 2″ x 5 3/8″ (x2 – panels for Z-fold); 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ (back panel of Z-fold); 3 7/8″ x 4 1/8″ (front of Joy Fold); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Such a cute card! Love the little holiday images and that paper is the perfect background. Yes…it does appear that she’s also got him all figured out. 😉
Yes she does – and she did real quick! Thanks, Amy! 🙂
Oooh, Mary! I love your new stuff! The papers are beautiful! Your fun fold looks fun so I appreciate the measurements. I can’t quite think about holiday cards when it’s 90 degrees outside but you’re smart to get started early! Happy 4th!
Thanks, Debbie! I really like this new-to-me fun fold! 🙂
Awesome new-to-me fun fold with that combination! And you made it super cute with those colorful papers and the sweet punches. Love it! TFS. (Wayne needs twice as many leftovers now than previously!)
Yes. Yes he does! Thanks very much, Susan! 🙂
Really nice card! Thank you for the printable instructions so I can give it a go myself!
You are most welcome – have fun with it! Thank you so much! 🙂
Mary, we were both thinking winter-themed cards this time for CCC! I love your sweet Christmas card with those darling little trees, stockings and stars! Happy 4th of July!
Thanks, Carrie – I mean…Christmas in July! Am I right?! Appreciate it! 🙂
I love your card and think you might even be able to use those tweeds for Halloween/fall too!
Yes indeed – it’s a GREAT pack of DSP! Thanks so much! 🙂
Well, Mary… you’ve done it again! I have the Need for Tweed DSP and now “A Little Cheer Bundle” is in my shopping cart. Thank you?
I will now call you my anti hero…. “Mary the Enabler”.
Thank you for sharing such a cute Christmas in July card.
LOL!! My work here is done! Thanks so much, Rae – I’m glad that you liked it! 🙂
Oh, how fun is this?! LOVE the Christmas theme… it’s never too early! 😉
No. No it is not! Thanks, Leslie! 🙂