Banded Fold Back & Double Decker Fold Back

Today I have two special Fold Back cards that I made for class - and then a bonus fold back card.  The first is called a Banded Fold Back, and the second is a Double Decker Fold Back.  I first saw the second one on Susan Campfield's website.  She called it something else - perhaps a double decker pop up?  I don't remember for sure.  Mine is quite similar but probably not identical since I didn't actually look at how she made it.

Anyway, both of these cards start with a basic fold back card and then add in some fun.  Simply take a standard 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card base and score & fold it in half at 4 1/4" as normal.  Then score the card front in half at 2 1/8" and fold the card front back along that fold line.  This forms your basic fold back card.  You can see the cards below to see how the banded fold back and double decker fold back take it from there.

I used papers from the gorgeous Moonlit Flora paper collection from Stampin' Up!  To watch how I made these check out the video below.

Here's a quick overview with photos.

Home for Christmas - Project A

Today I have a double-page layout, made from the first project in a scrapbooking workshop kit from Stampin' Up! (as always all of their images are copyright Stampin' Up!).  This one is called Home for Christmas - which will be available for purchase in early September.  The picture above is my "fix" for this page, with the original way I put it together shown below.  More about that later.

 In a YouTube video two weeks ago, I showed a current scrapbooking workshop kit and compared it with a a sneak peek at two upcoming kits which are made in Stampin' Up!s new style - what's the same and what's different.  In that video, I also cut the pieces for the above layout.  You can see that video here:

Today's video - about this layout - shows how I've added extra photos to this layout:

And here are closeups with a bit more information about what I did.

Keyhole Aperture & Pop Through Circle with Latch

 

Today I've got a couple of unique aperture card.  I call the first a Keyhole Aperture, and the 2nd a Pop Through Circle with Latch (I first saw this latter style some time back in a video by Karen Titus of Stamping on the Back Porch).   

The patterned papers used for these cards are from the Garden Poetry designer series papers (DSP) - which are currently on a last chance sale.  I also used a bit of the gorgeous Garden Textures specialty foil sheets for the 2nd card - also on the last chance sale.  

I also used the Sweet Words and Labels die set.  I had overlooked this set of dies initially, because it came with the Silly Old Bear suite - a Winnie the Pooh set - which I wasn't that interested in.  But it is a WONDERFUL set of die cut shapes for any paper crafting - and has some great acorn and oak leaves dies as well.  Those will be great for Fall cards!  I'm SO glad I took a second look - and I recommend you consider them as well. 

Here's a video of how I made them:

And now for a closer look. 

WOW, Faux Embossing, and a Pop-Up Aperture

Today I'm showing some more die cutting techniques as I make a WOW card and a Pop-Up Aperture card. WOW stands for White on White – no other colors! You may be surprised at how elegant this first card can be when you add dimension and texture to this card. 

The Pop-Up Aperture, features a technique called Faux Embossing. This is where you take pieces in the same color as your card base and glue them directly to your card base, giving a look similar to embossing – without the stylus or embossing folder. 

You will see that for this week’s cards, we don’t use any patterned paper at all! And the only ink we use is for stamping the sentiments on the second card!   To see how I made these cards, you can check out my video:

Emboss Resist & More Apertures

Today I continue the “Christmas in July” theme with a couple more Christmas cards.  I’ll be demonstrating two more types of aperture cards, and a stamping technique called “Emboss Resist”.   

You, of course, can use anything in your stash to create this type of cards, but this is what I used:

INK: Secret Sea & VersaMark 

ADHESIVES: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Tear & Tape, and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals 

TOOLS:  Small Blending Brush, Paper Trimmer, Detail Scissors, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, and Cut and Emboss Machine.

PAPER/CARDSTOCK: Basic White cardstock, Secret Sea cardstock, Silver Foil Sheets (can be substituted for Glimmer paper I used), and Peaceful Garden DSP set of 12 x 12 papers (currently on a last chance sale).

STAMPS & DIES: 2 older die sets - Textured Notes (a set of rectangle dies) & Wanted to Say (a set of sentiment dies), an older stamp & die bundle called Snowflake Kisses (the new Dreamy Snowflakes Hybrid Embossing Folder that is coming out in September will come with great snowflake dies that could be used in its place), and a discontinued stamp set called Peaceful Days (for doves).

I also used the following from my stash: black Sharpie marker, a bit of silver trim, and some clear sequins 

You can watch a "how to" video here: 

Reversible, Reverse Image, and Apertures (July class #1 for 2026)

Today, in celebration of “Christmas in July”, I’m making a couple of Christmas cards.  I find I can NEVER start Christmas cards too early – I’ve too many people to send cards to!

In addition to ink and adhesives, this time I’m using papers from the Peaceful Garden set of 12 x 12 papers - which are currently on a last chance sale. I'm also using a couple of stamp sets (Stay Warm, and Notes of Spring) along with stamps from an older Paper Pumpkin kit called Warm Wishes.  All 3 are discontinued sets, but you can use whatever you have in your stash - or buy something new that you like from Stampin' Up!  I also used dies from a couple of cutting die sets: Spotlight on Nature, and Stylish Shapes.  Finally, I use a Silicone Craft Sheet for reversing direction of my stamps. 

The stamps I'm using for the first card are "Reversible Stamps" - which means you stamp the detail with one side of the stamp, and fill in with the back, or reverse, of the stamp.  The second card makes use of a Reverse Stamping technique - so handy to be able to reverse the facing direction of your stamps!  It also features a circular aperture.

Here's  a video showing the techniques used to make these cards:

Turtle-y Sweet

Today I have FOUR double-page layouts, made really quickly because I used a scrapbooking workshop kit from Stampin' Up!  (as always all of their images are copyright Stampin' Up!) - one called Turtle-y Sweet Scrapbooking Workshop Kit.  This time, I'm showing how you can take a kit that is all about cartoon turtles and use it for more "grown up" subjects.  Check out my video: