Thankful Garden Quick & Easy Fun Fold

Welcome to the March Fun/Fancy Folds Blog Hop! We hope you are inspired to try making several of these fun cards.

The Lovely Garden suite is truly lovely and makes beautiful cards. I used all elements of the suite on this card with the exception of the Fresh Freesia ribbon. The masks make the coloring so easy and bold! I love them.

Here is the card standing and partially open!

It’s an off set gatefold, I think. Sounds good, doesn’t it? I love the sentiment. It’s simple yet so meaningful.

Here’e the card fully opened. I stamped the inside with “stamped off” ink and will write my message over the image. Wish me luck!

The Lovely Garden suite is the focus of our Fun Folds ‘N More stamp camp on May 3. You can find out more about it just below the Blog Hop list.

Let’s make one of these easy fun fold cards.

instructions for Thankful Garden quick and easy fun fold

Cut a Highland Heather card base 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and score the 8 1/2″ side at 2 3/4″ and 7″.
Fold and burnish the score lines.
Cut a “window pane” patterned piece of the Lovely Garden DSP to 3 3/4″ x 5 1/4″. This will ensure your left and right hand pieces will line up well.
Cut this piece at 2 1/2″.
Adhere the 2 1/2″ piece to the left flap of the card and the remaining piece to the right hand flap.
Cut another piece of Highland Heather 2 7/8″ x 4″ and adhere a 2 5/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Basic Black to the center of it.
This piece will be adhere to the left flap only. Adhere it so it is centered on the front of the card base.
Stamp the lilac flower on a piece of Basic White (approx 5 1/4″ x 4″). Use the masks to color the flowers with a blending brush and Highland Heather ink. (See video for tips.)
Continue with a different blending brush and Old Olive ink to do the leaves.
Die cut the flower and pop up on the black rectangle using dimensionals.
Stamp “with love” using Memento ink on a Basic White scrap and die cut with the smallest Nested Essentials rectangle.
Add three white Starburst Sequins.
Stamp a lilac flower on a piece of 5 1/4″ x 4″ Basic White (after stamping off so it is light.)
Adhere to the inside of your card.

Here is a video you can watch to see how to create this card.

Here is another example of this card made with the Delightful Wishes bundle.

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Please click on the next name on the list and continue to be inspired by the amazing projects created by these demonstrators. I know you will not be disappointed.

Please join us for the Lovely Garden Fun Folds & More Stamp Camp happening on May 3, 2025. This stamp camp is FREE with the purchase of the Lovely Garden Suite (item #165541). It’s such a beautiful suite and it includes the Thankful Garden stamp set, Thankful Garden Dies, Thankful Garden Decorative Masks, Lovely Garden papers, Fresh Freesia Faux Velvet Ribbon, and Starbust Sequins.

The Lovely Garden Stamp Camp includes a Make & Takes for 6 projects. Each project will focus on a different FUN FOLD and a different TECHNIQUE. There will be a PDF with written instructions and phots as well as an unlisted video for you to watch to help you complete these projects. On May 3 in a private Facebook group, each design team member will present a BONUS project featuring a different FUN FOLD and a different TECHNIQUE. All in all, you will have 12 different fun folds and 12 different techniques presented to you during this awesome stamp camp!

Order your suite now. It is one of the recently released online exclusives. Please order using this host code and I’ll know you are interested in participating in the LOVELY GARDEN stamp camp. Demonstrators and customers are both welcome to join. If you already own this suite, please still use the host code and order any product equivalent to $95.25.

If you have questions, please email me at lorraine@chatncraftwithlorraine.com .

Join me this month for my Card Class in the Mail- All Occasion Stamp-a-Stack. We’ll make 8 cards (2 of 4 designs) so you’ll have a supply of cards on hand for all occasions. For August we will use the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set.

Cost is $35.00 (local) or $40 (by mail) or free with a minimum of a $50 order (before taxes and shipping and after any Stampin’ Rewards are applied).

Two options – in person or by mail.

In Person – class will be held on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm.
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