Good Friday morning, y’all! I’m home – it was a long day getting back here on Thursday but…I made it! It was a great event as always, but (also as always!)…it’s good to be back! I missed my kids! 🙂
My card today is a Tower Fun Fold that I gussied up as an autumnal thank you card using the Amber Autumn stamp set and bundled dies. And the pretty Autumn Toile DSP set the stage. Take a look-see:
The color palette was inspired by this week’s The Paper Players color challenge.
At our second Krew retreat a couple weeks ago, my friend and teammate Jennie Stahl brought this beautiful Christmas card – a Tower fold – and I loved making it! So I decided to do it again – but…in Fall colors!
I started with a 5 1/2″ x 10″ piece of Cajun Craze cardstock that I scored and folded at 4 1/4″, 5 3/4″, 7 1/4″ and 8 3/4″. I folded all the score lines “in”.
On the end panel (it’s the one that’s only 1 1/4″ wide) – I put two pieces of Tear & Tape Adhesive. I removed the cover and folded the panels over at the 5 3/4″ fold to adhere the panel to the larger side of the card. Please check out the video – it’s why I made one, cuz it’s a ton easier to SHOW that than to WRITE that!
I adhered three 1 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ panels of Autumn Toile DSP onto the three exposed sides of the tower using Liquid Glue. Tip: I used about a 5″ wide piece of the DSP – cut at 5 3/8″ long – and cut three 1 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ pieces from it – keeping the pieces in order. Then I adhered them – in order – which kept the design cohesive!
I adhered a 2 5/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of another design of the Autumn Toile DSP to the back panel with Liquid Glue.
It’s easier to do the back of the card at this point, so I stamped an Amber Autumn sentiment in Cajun Craze ink on Very Vanilla panel. In the corner, I stamped the Amber Autumn image in Early Espresso ink.
I colored the acorns with an Early Espresso Watercolor Pencil and the leaves with the Light and Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. I added an Early Espresso Earthy Matte Dot next to the sentiment.
Then I adhered the panel to the back of the card base with Liquid Glue.
For the front, I used the largest Stylish Shapes circle die to cut out a Very Vanilla circle. I stamped the Amber Autumn sentiment in Cajun Craze ink.
Using Liquid Glue – I adhered the circle to the front panel of the tower. Note: I put the adhesive on the tower versus on the back of the die cut circle to ensure NOT accidentally gluing the tower down! And – I made sure that the circle does NOT extend past the right edge of the card base when it’s all closed up – otherwise it won’t fit in the envelope.
I stamped the Amber Autumn acorns in Early Espresso on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it out with the coordinating die in the set. Then I colored it with the Early Espresso Watercolor Pencil and the leaves with the Light and Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends.
I also cut out some leaves with the dies in the Amber Autumn set – one Mossy Meadow leaf and two “grasses” from Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper.
I adhered the die cut leaf and grasses to the die cut circle with Liquid Glue.
I tied a bow from two lengths of Old Olive Linen Thread from the Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread pack and adhered it with a Glue Dot.
I popped the die cut acorns over top with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals, added some Early Espresso Earthy Matte Dots and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Amber Autumn acorns on the front…
…and more Autumn Toile DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Fall is my favorite time of year and I can almost hear the leaves crunching underfoot when I look at this gorgeous Autumn Toile DSP, can’t you?! The coordinating Amber Autumn bundle is a perfect complement to the DSP – with wonderful sentiments to let someone know you’re grateful to have them in your life!
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 is the card that I made on yesterday’s Thursday After Lunch Bunch NOT-So-Live 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:
Cajun Craze Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 10″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″, 5 3/4″, 7 1/4″ and 8 3/4″)
Mossy Meadow Cardstock: Amber Autumn die cut leaf
Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper: Amber Autumn die cut grass (x2)
Very Vanilla Cardstock: Largest Stylish Shapes die cut circle (sentiment); Amber Autumn tamped and die cut acorn image; 4″ x 5 1/4″ (back panel)
Autumn Toile DSP: 1 3/8″ x 5 3/8″ (x 3 – on tower panels); 2 5/8″ x 5 3/8″ (back DSP panel); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
Hmmm – I don’t know that I’ll get home in time to get a new shot of the kids so…here’s something to hold you over!
A flashback to ANOTHER Stampin Up Event – but one that Finn got to go to, too!
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M
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Such a pretty card! Love that fun fold design, so quick and easy! 🙂 We missed Finn at this event…if only he was small enough to fit under the seat in front of you. 😉
I know. He could be VERY small – mostly hair, really!! Thanks, Amy! 🙂
Lovely card!
Thanks so much, my friend! 🙂
Wow, Mary! What a stunning way to show off the challenge colors! Your choices of the image and designer paper are perfect for an autumn thank you card. I LOVE the warm, comforting vibe. This fold is amazing. I am so glad you shared the details. Thank you for playing with The Paper Players this week!
Thank you, Ann! Your color challenge was perfect for this time of year!! 🙂
I love this card, Mary! I’ve always been very fond of this fold and you’ve made a beauty. The touch of vanilla really adds warmth to an already rich set of colours – great choice! Thank you for joining in with my colour challenge this week at The Paper Players.
it’s a cool fold – sure easy to do, right?! Thank you so much, Jan! 🙂
That’s a gorgeous design, Mary! The tower is so impressive looking and all the elements on the front are gathered together so beautifully. Thank you for playing along with us this week at the Paper Players!
Thanks much, Stef – I’m so glad you liked it and I appreciate you stopping by!! 🙂
Thank you for the video for the tower card.
AND more thankful that your flight was not cancelled or delayed and
you are safely home.
Praise the Lord,
Yes, indeed – as worried as I was, this turned out to be one of the LEAST stressful flights pairs that’s I’ve done in a long time! Thank you so much, Mary Katherine! 🙂