I love making these easy Diagonal Fold cards. Here’s a video showing how to make the Diagonal Fun Fold cards. The Soft Succulent square with the flowers is 3″ x 3″ and was part of our Stamping Mom’s Joy Team Sampler Swap. This square was made by my dear friend and team mate, Linda Lais. I added the 3-1/4″ Pale Papaya square, and “Thank You So Much” from the new Inspired Thoughts stamp set. The Diagonal card base is embossed using the Dots embossing folder, part of the Checks & Dots duo. I needed a thank you card in a jiffy and this was quick and easy. (Linda’s contribution to the card took a bit longer) 🙂
Here’s the inside of the card. The Pretty Perennials Bundle is part of the Mini Catalog products retiring on Wednesday, June 30. This was the first bundle I chose from the Spring Mini Catalog.
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Here’s the Team Sampler I put together. All the squares were made by team mates except the top middle one was designed by me. It’s great to have extra squares from the swap to make cards.
I made one of my extra squares into a card too. You can see I’ve been on a Checks & Dots roll. What’s cuter than polka dots?
Thank you so very much for voting me into the Top 10 of Kylie’s International Blog Highlights. Below is my card from the June contest.
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I’m taking orders this week for both a Paper Share from the Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Sale, and for demos, Paper, Ribbon and Embellishment shares from the upcoming Mini Catalog. Customers can get the Mini Catalog Shares starting August 3, 2021. Come back on Wednesday for all the details.
Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Beth McCullough from the USA. I hope you enjoy my Let Your Colors Shine project.
My Stamping Mom’s Joy Team does a 3″ x 3″ Sampler Swap at least four times per year. In order for a dozen or more people to independently make a square and have them all coordinate into a beautiful Sampler, color is very important! For this Sampler we chose all the new In- Colors Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya and Evening Evergreen. We also added So Saffron, Soft Sea Foam and Highland Heather, Basic Black and Basic White. I added a 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ layer to each square and adhered them to a 12″ x 12″ sheet of Basic White Cardstock. The frame is from Michael’s Craft store. If you have any questions, please leave a comment or contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com
We typically have more than nine participants, so what do we do with the extra squares? Pop it on a card front and you have another card ready to mail just like that! I turned the square I made for the Sampler Swap into the card above. I hope the projects you’ve seen here on my blog today have inspired you & brightened your day. Please see the list below & hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. You don’t want to miss any!”
Don’t miss Free Shipping Day on Thursday, June 24th. Stock up on cardstock, adhesive and everything you want from the retiring Mini catalog. Use my Host Code MG3CCKHB and order at least $75 from me and you’ll get a thank you card, free shipping, earn a cookie on my Reward Program and a you’ll receive package of 2021-23 In Color Jewels from me in July. If you live in the USA, would you like to get a monthly Paper Pumpkin for as low as $15 per box? Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com by the evening of June 24th and get all the details.
Everyone on the Creativity Abounds Team crated a Hand-Penned card tutorial. You will not see these exclusive projects anywhere else. The tutorials are done in both inches and metric with step by step directions. There are 3 ways to get this Tutorial Card Bundle:
Join my Stamping Mom’s Joy Team– all my team members get all my tutorial bundles free. Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you’d like to discuss how easy this is and the fun you will have with our group.
The 3″ x 3″ squares on this Sampler were made by friends on my Stamping Mom’s Joy Team and I. You can find out more about my team at the bottom of this post.
I made the double square in the upper left hand corner. It includes a skier because I can’t wait to ski with my family in Park City, Utah in a few weeks. I taught my husband and all my kids how to ski, but now they are all better than me. I taught my oldest son, Sean, how to ski when he was three. He refused to go to the Daycare Ski school so I spent the entire week in Colorado skiing with him hanging on to my legs with his skis in between mine. Luckily I never fell on him. 🙂 Today, skiing is one of Sean’s favorite things to do. He’s actually in Seattle today on a work trip and skiing vacation.
We had so many people participate this time, we had enough for two complete samplers. We usually do nine 3″ x 3″ squares for each sampler, this time we added a double square at 3″ x 6-3/4″. There is “joy” on both samplers because we are called the “Joy Team.”
It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! It’s fun being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0077 is International Polar Bear Day which is on Feb 27. Who knew there was a International Polar Bear day? We celebrated a little early in Iowa today with a blizzard!
The Inspo List is 10 items you can choose from to create your project. Incorporate THREE or more of the items in your project and link up! #festivefridaychallenge I hope you’ll make a card, scrapbook page or 3-D item and join us. If you want help entering, please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’d be happy to help you!
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Here’s what some of my team have to say about being part of our Joy Team:
Marcelyn said, ” I enjoy all the zooms, getting new ideas, and the great friendships. Doing the swaps and samplers. Learning new fun folds.”
Angie said,” I have enjoyed getting to know new people who have the same love for card making. It has been sad that we couldn’t get together in person but we have been doing zoom calls every week. It’s fun learning how to make new cards. It’s a great group and Beth is a great leader!”
Sheryl said, “Beth creates the kind of cards that I love to receive and makes me want to create them for others. She inspires everyone in our group to design unique 3×3 squares that turn into beautiful samplers for us all to share and enjoy. Thank you Beth!”
Sharon says, “Belonging to Beth’s group is so nice. I enjoy Zoom classes that keep us connected to our Joy team, keeps us informed, gives us a chance to ask questions and learn new ways to make cards. It’s so nice to have the opportunity to virtually meet other people who enjoy making cards. Beth encourages us to try new things and is very willing to answer questions and help us out. Beth’s Facebook presence keeps us informed and entertained through her Facebook Live sessions.”
