Hello everyone! Summer has arrived and everything is in full bloom!
Today I’ll be sharing a summer card and a bonus card using
products from
I also wanted to try a fun faux fold for this
card. It looks folded, but it’s not!
I first chose and printed out the fruits I wanted to use, then copy
and pasted ones I wanted more of, flipping them to give variation.
I basically did this with the smaller fruits.
I started by coloring the fruit.
After the coloring was done I fussy cut them leaving a narrow
white border around each one.
For the base – I started with a top folding white card base. Then
I covered the front with red card stock. Next I took a piece of
double-sided patterned paper that was 6” x 6”. I cut it to be
4” x 5 ½” inches.. Then, turning the paper so the cut side was at
the top, I marked the center with a pencil on the bottom. I then cut 2
triangle panels by cutting from the top corner on one side to the
center marking. I did this twice. Then I adhered the 2 triangles
onto the base of the card making sure they were both facing
the same way.
Turning the patterned paper to the same side as you used in the
previous step, trim to the size of your card base minus ¼” inch
all the way around. Use the middle triangle piece on the middle of
the card base. Also cut from another panel the size of your
base 2 red card stock pieces. Once again getting the angle from
one of the top corners to the bottom center.
I foam taped the 2 diagonal matted pieces to the base from the
top corners following the angle already on the base. I kept a close
eye on the very small diamond shape that would peek out from
underneath those adhered panels at the bottom of the card. I
wanted them to create a diamond shape.
I die cut a small round doily out of white card stock for the fruit
to have a resting place. My die is 2 ½” in diameter, then I adhered
it to the middle of the crossing diagonal pieces.
I next adhered my fruits. They were all glued flat to the surface
of the white piece except for the lemon and one cluster of
blueberries. I also added gems and some die cut leaves from
the patterned paper.
I die cut the word “Summer” from red card stock and adhered it onto
the card base at the top center. I added gems to the fruit and I
die cut some little leaves using a die from my stash to add around
the fruit bits. And I used a white gel pen for highlights. I used
a yellow acrylic pen for the strawberry seeds. And that finished
my card project!
Then, disaster struck!!! I spilled coffee and it got it all over the base of
my card. SERIOUSLY? AM I THE ONLY ONE? The base was
damaged too much to save. But the focal was spared! So I made another
card (peeling the focal off gently from the ruined card) by layering 3 shades of petite
prints in colors that matched for the card base and rounded the corners.
I die cut a small fancy rectangle to go behind the focal. I trimmed off
the bottom of it so you couldn’t see it behind the doily on the bottom.
I stamped and die cut a sentiment from my stash. I foam mounted the
focal and the sentiment and added extra gems and I colored in the
watermelon seeds with a black fine liner pen!
I hope you’ll give the faux fun fold card a try. Tag us – we’d love to
see what you make. The bonus card was cute as well…just not as
involved!!! lol…You can find the stamp set and many more at:
Supplies used:
Card base
Solid color card stock
Double-sided patterned paper
Doily die
Sentiment stamp and die
Fancy small rectangle die
Tiny gems
Black fine liner pen
Yellow acrylic marker
White gel pen
Foam tape
Corner Rounder
Copic markers used:
Lemon: Y02, Y08, Y17
Cherries: R02, R05, R17, R37
Blueberries: B41, B45, B97, B99
Orange: Y35, Y38, YR04, YR09
Greenery: YG11, YG17, YG95
Not all supplies are needed unless
making both cards
Til next time…
Betsy
In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them.
All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.
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