Darling Dinos fancy fold cards

Hello and Welcome back.

Today's cards are Accordion gatefold cards. 

The first one is made using the Bloom Impressions DSP (Retired 2025 Sale-a-Bration rewards) and the Darling Dino stamp set. I've used a mirroring technique to copy the Long Neck Dinosaur that's inside the card and blending brushes to colour the sky and grass on the pop out part of the card.

 

On the second card, I've used the Serene Love DSP and created the clouds, by die cutting a cloud from a scrap of DSP and then using this as a mask to use with the blending brushes.

To make this card you need:

Card Bases

Accordion: 3x 10 5/8 (Score at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4 from both ends 

Card Base: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 ( Score 2 5/8 from each end to create the base of the card and then score at 1/2 on each end - cut along this score 1 1/2" each side to create the tabs) 

       

Accordion panels:

Cut 5 from cardstock : 2 x 2 7/8 

Cut 5 from DSP or Cardstock: 1 7/8 x 2 3/4

Card Panels:

Cut 4 from Cardstock: 2 x 5 3/8

Cut 4 from DSP: 1 7/8 x 5 1/2

Cut 1 from cardstock: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Cut 1 from DSP: 4 x 5 1/4

Fold and burnish all the folds on the card base.

When folding the accordion base, fold in a zig zag pattern following mountain then valley, then valley and mountain. Burnish.

Adhere the panels to both the card base and the front of the accordion piece. Decorate as wished.

Glue the back of the accordion card to the middle of the card base. Then apply glue to the inside of the tabs on the left side of the card. Fold the card so that the last panel of the accordion remains out of the card and press this into the tab with the glue. 

Then repeat on the right hand side.

This card takes some time to put together. I recommend using liquid glue when putting to together to allow for some wiggle room when placing all the pieces. If you are a visual learner, there are a lot of video tutorials online that can show you how to put the card together.

If you live in Australia and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please reach out I would love to help you. You can also find all the items I have used listed below with links to my online store.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting

 

Product List

Darling Dinos Bundle (English) [164735] $71.00	Darling Dinos Dies [164734] $42.00	Darling Dinos Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164728] $37.00	Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164944] $21.75
Serene Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166261] $21.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $20.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] $25.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $20.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $20.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $15.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $19.25	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $19.25
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $19.25	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $19.25	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $19.25	Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161679] $19.25
Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $19.25	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $19.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $115.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $49.00

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Basic Darling Dino Card

Hello and Welcome Back.

Today I want to share with you a simple card made using the Darling Dinos stamp set and the Bloom Impressions DSP (a 2025 Sale-a-Bration reward from my DSP stash).

I love that this stamp set allows you to customise the sentiment - Roar means what every you want it to mean! In this card, I've used the "You're the best" from the stamp set, however I have use Happy Easter and other sentiments on other cards.

I created the sunflower garden by masking off the stems before stamping and then added colour using a sponge dauber.

If you live in Australia and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please reach out I would love to help you. You can also find all the items I have used listed below with links to my online store.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting

Product List

Darling Dinos Bundle (English) [164735] $71.00	Darling Dinos Dies [164734] $42.00	Darling Dinos Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164728] $37.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $115.00
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $20.25	Peach Pie A4 Cardstock [163800] $20.25	Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164944] $21.75	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $15.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $19.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50

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Quick Dinosaur cards

Hello and Welcome back,

Today I have a couple of quick cards created using the Darling Dino Stamp and Dies set.

Both cards use the Toadstool Garden's 6 x 6 DSP which was sitting in my paper stash (which I am trying to use up).

In the first card, I simple added DSP to a piece of card and then adhered to the font of the card using dimensional. I then added a strip of cardstock and added some sting across the card, again adhered with dimensionals. I cut the circle using a punch to which I added some colour using blending brushes and stamped the sentiment. I then added the T-Rex. Inside the card, I stamped a dinosaur and left it uncoloured.

 

The second card I cut 3 pieces of DSP at 1 1/4 and placed these on the card front. A strip of card slightly up from the base of the card, a sentiment stamped onto a Hexagon punched from a matching tone of paper and two dinosaurs this time. Again the inside has an uncoloured dinosaur.

If you live in Australia and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please reach out I would love to help you. You can also find all the items I have used listed below with links to my online store.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting

Product List

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $20.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $20.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $20.25	Pretty In Pink A4 Cardstock [163794] $20.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] $25.00	Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164942] $21.75	Heartfelt Hexagon Punch [162888] $41.00	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [161354] $41.00
Darling Dinos Bundle (English) [164735] $71.00	Darling Dinos Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164728] $37.00	Darling Dinos Dies [164734] $42.00	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $25.00
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $19.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $19.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $15.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $7.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Seal Refill [152814] $10.50

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