CREATE A DOUBLE PINWHEEL BACKGROUND PANEL FOR QUILT INSPIRED CARDS

 Hi Stampers!

As many of you might recall, I love quilts and quilt patterns. There are several talented quilters in my family; I am not one of them! As close as I get to quilting is recreating quilt patterns in my crochet projects or in my paper crafting projects. Today’s cards were created using the double pinwheel quilt pattern. This pattern makes a great background piece for greetings or images, and the pattern is a great way to use up smaller scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). All the DSP used for today’s cards can be found in the STAMPIN’ UP!®️ SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE. Let’s take a look at the cards:

HOW TO CREATE THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL PATTERN

SUPPLIES FOR THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL PANEL

* Cardstock 4” x 4” Basic White or any color you like (it will be covered up)

* DSP - 4 pieces cut in 2” x 2” squares - 2 pieces of the same pattern, 1 piece of another pattern and 1 piece of a third pattern

* Adhesive

CUTTING THE DSP SQUARES

Cut the two Pieces of DSP that are the same pattern in half diagonally

Cut the other two pieces of DSP in half diagonally twice (in an X)

ADHERING THE PIECES TO THE 4”x4” SQUARE OF CARDSTOCK

Adhere the 4 largest triangles to form the first pinwheel as shown above.

Adhere the 4 pieces of the second pattern to the cardstock (adhere them at center of the cardstock) to form the second pinwheel.

Adhere the remaining pieces as shown above to complete the background piece. Then finish your card.

DOUBLE PINWHEEL BOOK BINDER CARD

SUPPLIES FOR THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL BOOK BINDER CARD

* Pale Papaya card base 4 1/4” x 11” scored at 5 1/2 and 6 3/4” 

* 4”x 4” piece of cardstock

* Piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock to mat focal piece - 4 1/8” x 4 1/8”

* Piece of 4” x 4” Basic White cardstock for inside of card

* Scraps of Pale Papaya and Evening Evergreen for greeting (greeting is from Sweet Strawberry stamp set)

* Three patterns of DSP from DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP cut as directed above

* Evening Evergreen sheer ribbon about 20”

* Layering Circles Dies for greeting and to mat greeting

* Ink - Evening Evergreen

* Adhesive and dimensionals for greeting

Scoring for Book Binder Card

* Fold the card on the 5 1/2” score line. Tie the ribbon around the card front and tie in a bow. Place adhesive on the inside of the card between the 6 3/4” score line and the fold line. Close the card. Press down to insure the front and back of the left side of the card are adhered together. 

STAMPED DOUBLE PINWHEEL CARD

SUPPLIES

* Catching Butterflies stamp set

* Night of Navy card base

* Piece of 4” x 4” cardstock 

* SIMPLY MARBLEOUS DSP - 3 Colors / Patterns cut as directed for double pinwheel pattern

* Scrap of Night of Navy and Basic White for greeting and for stamping image

* Basic White cardstock 4”x 5 1/4” for inside of card

* Ink - Night of Navy and Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - colors of choice for girl image (fussy cut image)

* Layering Circles Dies to fit greeting and for mat

* Rhinestones Basic Jewels -5

* Adhesive and dimensionals (for girl image)

NOTE - once the pinwheel background piece is assembled use the Night of Navy ink to stamp the butterflies 

FRIENDLY HELLO BIRTHDAY CARD

SUPPLIES

* Basic White card base

* 4” x 4” piece of cardstock

* Friendly Hello DSP - 3 patterns cut as directed for double pinwheel pattern

* Fresh Freesia cardstock cut at 4 1/8” x 4 1/8” to mat focal panel

* Friendly Hello stamp set and Sweet Strawberry stamp set

* Ink - Fresh Freesia, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Fresh Freesia (light & dark), Pale Papaya (light & dark)

* Adhesive and Dimensionals

RAIN OR SHINE BOOK BINDER CARD

SUPPLIES

* Bumblebee card base 4 1/4” x 11” scored and assembled as directed for the Double Pinwheel Book Binder Card

* 4” x 4” piece of cardstock

* 4 1/8” x 4 1/8” piece of Night of Navy cardstock to mat focal panel

* DSP (Sunshine & Rainbows) for double pinwheel and piece cut at 1 1/8” x 4 1/8”for left side of card front

* Scrap of Basic White cardstock for greeting (Flowering Rain Boots)

* Ink - Night of Navy

* White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon - about 20”

* Stitched Rectangles Dies to fit greeting

* Adhesive and dimensionals

If you appreciate quilt patterns this card technique is for you, so give it a try! As for the DSP used, all the patterns are from papers featured in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure - DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase), SIMPLY MARBLEOUS DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase), FRIENDLY HELLO DSP (free with a $100 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase as part of the Friendly Hello Stamp Set & DSP bundle), and the SUNSHINE & RAINBOWS DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase). These Designer Series Paper are only available through 28 February 2022 - just one week from today!

Thank you for stopping by. That’s all for today. Until next time…

Stamp Happy

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2022 STAMPIN’ UP!®️

BOX SLEEVE FUN FOLD CARDS - ONE BASIC MECHANISM FOR CARDS THAT POP UP, STAND UP, AND STAND OUT!

 Hi Stampers!

Today I am sharing three fun fold cards I call box sleeve cards.  The mechanism making them fun folds is basically a box sleeve. “Kim, what in the world is a box sleeve,” you ask? Think match box; the cover that slides on and off is the box sleeve. In card making a box sleeve type mechanism or modified versions, allows card elements to pop up, stand up, and stand out! Let’s take a look at the cards I created:

The daffodil card is a regular card base with a box sleeve attached to the bottom front of the card. The box sleeve allows the focal image to stand out from the card. For the middle card (Seas the Day) the box sleeve is used as a pop up mechanism inside the card. The yard tools card is a modified box sleeve card that stands on its own.

A great thing about these fun folds is they fit in a regular A-2 sized envelope! (Stampin’ Up!®️ Medium Envelopes)

Watch the video below to see how each card base goes together. 

BOX SLEEVE CARDS - ONE BASIC MECHANISM; THREE FUN FOLDS VIDEO

SEAS THE DAY POP UP 

CARD INSIDE

SEAS THE DAY BUNDLE

CUTTING DIMENSIONS FOR BOX SLEEVE INSIDE POP UP CARD

Cardstock for card base - 4 1/2” x 11” scored and folded at 5 1/2”

Cardstock for box sleeve (pop up mechanism) 3 1/2” x 4” scored along the 3 1/2” side at 3/4”, 1 1/2”, 2 1/4”, and 3” (Note - DSP can also be used for the mechanism)

SUPPLIES FOR SEAS THE DAY CARD

* SEAS THE DAY BUNDLE

* Balmy Blue card base

* Balmy Blue cardstock for mat cut at 4” x 5 1/4” and embossed

* Bark embossing folder (or embossing folder of choice)

* Simply Marbleous DSP (Sale-A-Bration) - Balmy Blue 1 - 6”x6” piece for focal image and box sleeve

* Basic White cardstock cut at 4” x 5 1/4”for inside of card, and about 1/2 a sheet to stamp images and for sentiments

* Inks - Basic Gray, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue (use with blending brush to add a bit of color around the stamped images prior to die cutting

* Blending Brush

* Layering Diorama Dies and Picture This Dies (circles) to die cut greeting

* Rhinestones, Waves Basic Jewels - Available 1 March as part of the Waves of the Ocean Collection - 5

* Adhesive and dimensionals

               DAFFODIL AFTERNOON CARD

 

CARD INSIDE

DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP

(Sale-A-Bration choice with $50 product purchase.)

CUTTING DIMENSIONS FOR BOX SLEEVE STAND OUT CARD

Cardstock for base - 4 1/4” x 11” scored and folded at 5 1/2” 

Cardstock for sleeve 4 1/4” x 5 3/4” scored along the 5 3/4” side at 3/4”, 1 3/4”, 3 1/4”, and 4 1/4”

SUPPLIES FOR DAFFODIL AFTERNOON CARD

* DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP 4” x 4” and small piece to fussy cut three flower images, a a piece that is 1” x 5” for inside card. 

* SUNNY SENTIMENTS stamp set for greeting

* Mossy Meadow card base cut at 4 1/4” x 11”scored and folded at 5 1/2”

* For box sleeve Mossy Meadow cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 5 3/4” scored along the 5 3/4” side at 3/4”, 1 3/4”, 3 3/4”, and 4 1/4”

* Mossy Meadow cardstock for focal panel - about 3 3/4” x 2 3/4” piece

* Very Vanilla cardstock cut at 3 3/4” x 5” for inside of card, and a piece that is about 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 for greeting

* Scrap of Crushed Curry cardstock  about 4 1/2” x 2”

* Ink - Mossy Meadow

* Dies - Stitched So Sweetly (2” x 3 1/4” for Very Vanilla panel, and 2 1/2” x 3 1/4” for Mossy Meadow panel), Basic Borders Dies -zig zag die

* Gilded Gems -3

* Adhesive and dimensionals 

HOME & GARDEN BIRTHDAY CARD

CARD REVERSE SIDE

HOME & GARDEN BUNDLE

CUTTING DIMENSIONS FOR BOX SLEEVE STAND ALONE CARD

Card base cut at 4 1/4” x 10 1/2” scored along the 10 1/2” side at 1/2”, 1 3/4”, 3 3/4”, and 5”

Cardstock for focal image cut at 3” x 5 3/4” scored along the 5 3/5” side at 1/2” and 1 3/4”

Cardstock for back side of card 4” x 5 1 4

SUPPLIES FOR HOME & GARDEN 

* HOME & GARDEN BUNDLE

* Card base - Early Espresso cut at 4 1/4” x 10 1/2” and a piece cut at 3” x 5 3/4” score as instructed above

* Very Vanilla cardstock cut at 4” x 5 1/4” for back of cards do scraps for greetings

* Cherry Cobbler cardstock scraps to mat greetings

* DSP  from In Good Taste - 2 3/4” x 3 3/4”

* Basic White cardstock to stamp die cut images

* Small piece of silver foil sheet

* Inks - Basic Gray and Cherry Cobbler; Stampin’ Blendsof your choice  to color tools

* Stitched Rectangles Dies 2 1/2” x 1/2” and 2 7/8” x 3/4”

* Metallic Pearls - silver - 5

 DIMENSION FOR ALTERNATE “SLEEVE” SHOWN IN VIDEO

For this version of the STAND ALONE BOX SLEEVE CARD the box sleeve is separate from the card base, and is a partial sleeve.

* For the sleeve cut cardstock at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” (1/4 sheet of cardstock)

* Score along the 5 1/2” side at 1/2”, 1 3/4”, 3 3/4”m and 5”

* Fold along score lines - all are mountain folds.

* Place adhesive on two end tabs and adhere to card starting along the bottom edge of the card base.

* Adhere the cardstock for the focal panel to the card base.

Why not give these cards a try? To create the cards in landscape orientation just adjust the length of the box sleeve. For example, to create a landscape orientation pop up card adjust the length of the box sleeve to 5 1/4” (or 5 1/2” if you want the mechanism to span across the entire card). The scoring will remained the same.

That’s it for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990- 2022 STAMPIN’ UP!®️