Today I’m sharing a couple photos, measurements and a supply list for this fun Staggered Strip Z-Fold Card that I created with the Trusty Tools stamp set and coordinating dies. Because of the sentiment imagery in the stamp set, I made this into a Father’s Day card, but you could totally change out the words and gift this fun card to any handy tool-loving person in your life.
I shared the full directions and helpful tips for this card last night for my supporter members of my YouTube channel in an exclusive Live video. If you are one of those members, be sure to go the members section of my channel so you can view the replay and get all of that extra information (oh! And please comment so I know you viewed it.). If you are not a member and are interested in becoming one to get this extra bonus video content each month and more, click here to learn more and subscribe.
Here are the measurements for this card…
Basic Gray Cardstock
5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″
1-3/8 x 4-1/4″
1-1/4″ x 3-3/4″
1-1/8″ x 3-1/4″
1″ x 2-3/4″
3/4″ x 2-1/4″
Crumb Cake Cardstock
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
Scraps for stamping and die-cutting tools
Real Red Cardstock
1-1/4″ x 4-1/8″
1-1/8″ x 3-5/8″
1″ x 3-1/8″
7/8″ x 2-5/8″
5/8″ x 2-1/8″
Brushed Silver Foil
3/16″ x 4-1/8″
3/16″ x 3-5/8″
3/16″ x 3-1/8″
3/16″ x 2-5/8″
3/16″ x 2-1/8″
Scraps for die-cutting letters
Thanks for checking out today’s blog post. I hope this gave you a bit of creative inspiration.
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I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) once or twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and typically either Fridays or Saturdays at 10 AM Central Time. Click here to see my live Google calendar. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Apr 30, Wednesday at 11 AM* – Show & Share of gifted and swapped cards AND Impressions Abloom Cards showing off the new In Colors May 7, Wednesday at 11 AM* – All Star Blog Hop featuring new Beautiful Gallery Suite May 9, Friday at 10 AM* – Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop May 14, Wednesday at 11 AM* – Mystery Stamping May 17, Saturday at 10 AM* – My son’s graduation thank you cards May 21, Wednesday at 11 AM* – Paper Pumpkin Alternates or new Scrap Kit Alternates? May 23, Friday at 10 AM* – Paper Pumpkin Alternates or new Scrap Kit Alternates? May 28, Wednesday at 11 AM* – (not sure yet) May 30, Friday at 10 AM* – YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
*Central Time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Oh yay!! My April 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit finally arrived late Monday night! So Tuesday I created with the contents of the kit. Wednesday (yesterday) I shared my first set of alternate project ideas during my Live Online Paper Crafting Class on YouTube (did you see it?). And this morning I had time to photograph them all and share them with all of you. I have even more ideas, so I’ll share again on May 1st within the collection of exclusives that my Paper Pumpkin Creatives Team is currently compiling. And then I’ll share again on May 9th at the same time some of my fellow demonstrator friends are also sharing. We will connect our blog posts together so you can see all of our ideas at once!
This April 2025 Inked Occasions kit has enough supplies to make 9 cards (3 of 3 kinds). Do you want to make them as intended? Click here for a link to Stampin’ Up!’s how-to video.
I love to show kit recipients other ways to use their supplies. I like to think outside the box, see what else I can come up with, and create alternate cards, scrapbook pages, and more. So today I’m sharing with you how you can turn the supplies for the three different kit cards into 13 cards. That’s more than quadrupling the cards that you can get from one kit! AND I share variations of many of these cards to show you options.
Watch my videohere to get to get measurements, directions, and tips (or you can just click on this image below if you are already in my blog post). Scroll down to see close-up photos, access the links that I mentioned in my video, and see a list of extra supplies (linked to my online store) that I used to make my creations. Then remember to visit my blog again soon, because I’ll have many more alternate projects that I’ll be sharing in future posts!
I hope you enjoyed what I shared and gained some creative inspiration! Below are close-up photos of the alternate projects I created. (Remember to watch my video first to get measurements, tips and directions.)
**Products that I’ve shared or mentioned are shown/listed below and are currently linked to my online store.
The Thirteen Cards I Made From the Supplies of Three (and variations)
#1…
#2 & #3…
variation…
#4 & #5…
variation…
variation…
#6 & #7…
variation…
#8 & #9…
variation…
variation…
#10…
variation…
and #11, #12 & #13…
variation…
Phew! With all the variations, I just shared 22 alternate card ideas with you! hehehe
If you did not get this kit, I hope you can apply these ideas to products you already own. OR…become an active subscriber and get in on the refill kit (if it becomes available). The refill kit won’t contain the ink and stamp images. But you will at least gain the main pieces and can hopefully replace most of the stamp images I used with some of your own.
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Mountain Majesties: Create Father’s Day cards with layered mountain landscapes! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut layers, watercolor bases, vellum pieces for layering, coordinating envelopes, and sentiments tailored to the men in your life. Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
As mentioned above, I am now partnering with a team of talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrators to create alternate projects each month using the contents of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These exclusive projects are within printable PDF tutorials and include measurements, supply lists, photos and directions. They are shared as a FREE bonus gift to our Paper Pumpkin kit subscribers and team members. And you can purchase them as early as the 1st of each month that follows the release of each kit. So the April 2025 Inked Occasions exclusives will be available at this link May 1st.
I hope you had fun and gained some creative inspiration!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… cindymorgan9533 This week’s live winners… Phyllis Byrne Byrne & Joella Anderson
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at rachel@stampyourartout.com to claim your prize.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel and click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week now – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have scheduled:
Apr 27, Sunday at 7 PM* – YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members) Apr 30, Wednesday at 11 AM* – May 7, Wednesday at 11 AM* – May 9, Friday at 10 AM* – May 14, Wednesday at 11 AM* – May 17, Saturday at 10 AM* – May 21, Wednesday at 11 AM* – May 23, Friday at 10 AM* – May 28, Wednesday at 11 AM* – May 30, Friday at 10 AM* – YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
*central time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products…things you might need/want in addition to the April 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit
April 2025 Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin Refill Kit (if it becomes available)
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
My apologies. I had originally scheduled this post to go live this morning. But my right arm/hand had been hurting recently. So yesterday I tried to stay away from all my devices to rest. And forgot about finishing my scheduled post! Obviously by the email many of you got this morning, I didn’t have anything in order…only the title. The rest of the email was partially copied from a previous post. Hahaha! What a mess.
So here is my Perennial Lavender version of the Strip Closure Z-Fold Card I had promised. Here is the front in it’s closed position.
Here is a photo of opening it up where you can see what I mean by “strip closure.”
And here is the card open.
I gave directions for this style card in my Online Paper Crafting Class last Wednesday, April 16th. Be sure to check out that post and the directions in that video for tips and instruction.
For this version I used the super popular Perennial Lavender Designer Paper, a couple Perennial Postage Dies, and heat embossed sentiments from the Wonderful Thoughts Stamp Set. For a list of all the supplies I used, scroll down to the bottom of this post. These supplies are linked to where you can find them in my Online Store, too.
My suggestion is to prepare the following supplies and then watch the April 16th video working with your cardstock as you go.
Measurements…
Pretty Peacock Cardstock:
5-1/2” x 11” scored in each side at 1-3/4” and 3-1/2”
2” x 4-1/8”, 1” x 4-1/8”, 2-1/2” x 4-1/8”
Scraps for die-cutting postage stamp layers (2″ x 2-3/4″ and 3/4″ x 1-7/8″)
Perennial Lavender Designer Paper:
1-3/4” x 2-1/2” (front middle)
(2) 1-5/8″ x 5-3/8” (for inside sides)
3-7/8″ x 5-3/8” (for inside middle)
4” x 5-1/8” (cut into three panels for front)
1-7/8″ x 4″
7/8″ x 4″
2-3/8″ x 4″
Vellum Cardstock:
2-3/4” x 3-1/2”
The other tips I would share for THIS version of the card…
Add the more solid 1-3/4” x 2-1/2” purple designer paper layer to the die-cut 2″ x 2-3/4″ Pretty Peacock Cardstock layer. Then add this to the vellum layer. With all of these connected, put adhesive just on the back of the vellum where the cardstock sits and only at the very top and very bottom. Hold the card closed and adhere the top layer in place. There should be NO adhesive through the middle. We want that middle strip to be able to slide separately.
The stamps in the Wonderful Thoughts Stamp Set are clear photopolymer. So I recommend die-cutting the 3/4″ x 1-7/8″ sentiment strip first. Then stamp with Versamark ink, apply the White Emboss Powder (tap off the excess) to the image, and then (while holding onto the strip with the tweezers) heat with the Heat Tool to set. Add this to the front of the card with Dimensionals.
Then embellish with the gems.
I didn’t, but you can certainly stamp a sentiment on the inside too.
Thanks for stopping by today! And again my apologies for the mess up and posting prematurely earlier today.
PINS ARE BACK IN STOCK!
These three pins* were so popular that the first batch sold out in one week. I originally designed and had them made as gifts for team members that attended OnStage last month. I put the extras for sale on my website after returning home, and wow did they go fast! Many of you asked if I’d be getting more. So I replenished! Click here to shop.
*Designs are Stampin’ Up! approved.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
I love the Fancy Borders stamp set and coordinating dies and finally took some time to create with them. I wanted to do a layered cloud card with lots of depth. I also wanted to incorporate the leaves images (surprise surprise 😁). My fun fold card inspiration came from easel cards I’ve seen (and received) with a pop up “stopper” layer for the inside. And I’m excited to show you how I put it all together.
I want to tell you though…I have a different variation of the one you see in the photos here. I changed up a few things at the last minute.
Be sure to watch my instructional video by clicking here* (or you can just click on this image below if you are already here in my blog post and can view it), scroll through the photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
*My video goes live at 10 AM Central Time. So if you click the link early, you’ll have to wait. In fact, join the Live if you are able.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video.
Below are some photos of my original card, a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store), and measurements for what I demonstrated. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet (again with photos of the first version of this card).
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock:
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 2-1/8” & 4-1/4”
3-7/8” x 4-1/4”
(2) 2-1/2” x 4-1/4”
5/8” x 2-1/8”
Scrap for stamping and fussy-cutting leaves
1-1/2” x 5-1/4” or
Scrap for stamping and fussy cutting row of leaves
& 1” x 5-1/4”
Beautiful Bokeh Designer Paper (blue bokeh):
(2) 2” x 5-1/4”
3” x 5-1/4” scored at 1/2”, 1”, 1-3/4”, 2-1/4”
Berry Burst Cardstock:
4” x 4-3/8”
Lemon Lolly Cardstock:
Scrap for punching out “sun” (optional for version of card in video)
Pastel Ombre Glimmer Paper (blue):
1/8” x 2-1/8”
Here are close-up photos of the finished card (my original one). Be sure to watch the video to see what I changed.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. Click here if you want to become a member of my YouTube channel.
I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and typically either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Apr 23, Wednesday at 11 AM* April 2025 Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin Alternates Set 1
Apr 27, Sunday at 7 PM* YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
Apr 30, Wednesday at 11 AM*
May 7, Wednesday at 11 AM*
May 9, Friday at 10 AM*
*Central Time
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Today I went Live on YouTube and shared how to make a Strip Closure Z-Fold Card using products from the Otterly Adorable Suite: The Otterly Adorable Designer Paper, and the retiring Otterly Amazing Stamps and Dies. This style of fun fold looks similar to the Triple Panel Gate Fold Cards. But the panels on a z-fold can slide parallel to the base to open, so they can be held down with another panel on top that closes and secures everything fairly flat.
And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you can view it), scroll through the photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared in this video.
Below are some photos, a visual list of products (each linked to where you can find them in my online store), and measurements for what I demonstrated. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can get updates when I share and go live.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements…
Coastal Cabana Cardstock:
5-1/2” x 11” scored in each side at 1-3/4” and 3-1/2”
2” x 4-1/8”, 1” x 4-1/8”, 2-1/2” x 4-1/8”
2-3/4” x 3”
Otterly Adorable Designer Paper (otters):
2-5/8” x 2-7/8”
5-3/8” x 7-1/8” (cut into three panels for inside)
Otterly Adorable Designer Paper (water):
4” x 5-1/8” (cut into three panels for front)
Basic White Cardstock:
3-1/8” x 3-3/8”
3/4” x 2-1/4”
2” circle
Here are photos of the finished card.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… aliciathomas745 This week’s live winners… Helene Knight & Allyson chittenden
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at rachel@stampyourartout.com to claim your prize.
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I share videos (Lives or pre-recorded) about twice a week – Wednesdays at 11 AM Central Time and typically either Fridays or Saturdays. Here are next ones I have on my calendar:
Apr 23, Wednesday at 11 AM* April 2025 Inked Occasions Paper Pumpkin Alternates Set 1
Apr 27, Sunday at 7 PM* YouTube Members-Only Live (for aRT Supporter members)
Apr 30, Wednesday at 11 AM*
May 7, Wednesday at 11 AM*
May 9, Friday at 10 AM*
*Central Time
NEW STAMPIN’ REWARDS Stampin’ Up!’s new Stampin’ Rewards program is now here!! Earn 10% rewards with orders of $20 or more!! So if you place an order of $50, you’ll earn a $5 reward (product credit) to use the next time you shop! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up!’s CEO, Sara Douglass for more details. Rewards earned can be redeemed on future orders. You can redeem a few rewards with each order OR save them up and use them all at once. Just be sure that your subtotal is always at least $20 so you can continue to earn!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
Are you excited to get your hands on the new 2025-2027 In Colors that I shared with you on March 18th? If you are a demonstrator (or you decide to purchase the Starter Kit soon to become one), you can preorder some of the new In Color supplies that are debuting May 6th right now…cardstock, inks, markers, etc. But there is one new product containing all of these new colors that anyone can purchase right now (whether you are a demonstrator or not)….the Paper Bouquet Kit from the Kits Collection!
You know me. I love to alter the kits to share other options with all of you. So I didn’t make a full bouquet as shown above.
Mine is a bit more on the delicate side.
I wanted to save pieces from the kit to make other things.
So with Easter and May Day around the corner, I made a basket.
Floral Basket The base of this basket is one 12″ x 12″ sheet of designer paper scored 4″ in on each side. I removed the outer 4″ x 4″ corners, then folded up the remaining sides. I then connected two strips of 3/4″ x 8-1/2″ Basic White cardstock together with a bit of Tear & Tape adhesive, curled the full strip a bit using my Bone Folder tool, and adhered it to the outer upper edges of the basket sides to form the rim.
Next I added the handle. I connected two strips of 1″ x 8-1/2″ Basic White cardstock together with a bit of Tear & Tape adhesive, curled it a bit using my Bone Folder tool, and then attached the ends (with more Tear & Tape) to opposite sides of the basket rim. To thicken and reinforce the bottom of the basket I added a piece of dark cardstock (I used Basic Black) that measures just under 4″ x just under 4″.
Then I put together a few flowers (minus the wire) per the kit directions. I used Tear & Tape along the flower center crepe paper pieces. I found this worked well and kept the stamen wraps attached the beads. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to layer the flower petal sheets (put the glue ONLY around the center holes). I used hot glue to attach the heavy leaves and flowers to the basket AND to add the stamens/flower centers.
Lastly I added a sentiment along the rim of the basket on another strip of 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ Basic White that I stamped with Garden Green ink. And I added a few pearl embellishments for more color and interest.
Here are a few more close up views showing the flowers better.
Notice that I really roughed up my stamens to make them look more realistic.
And curling the flower petals and leaves makes them look great too. Have fun with it!
If you just want to create something simple, may I suggest this other creative option for the kit…greeting cards. Yes, once again omit the wire (omit the beads, too) and just assemble the flower petal sheets.
Floral Cards The base cardstock for each card measures 4-1/4″ x 11″ folded in half at 5-1/2″. The designer paper layer measures 4″ x 4″. I just used the extra pieces that I had removed when making my basket. The flower centers are the same pearl embellishments I used on my basket – from the Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio pack. The sentiments stamped in Garden Green ink come from the same stamp set, Fancy Borders. And the leaves I created with the scraps from the kit.
I punched out sections with my 2-3/8″ Circle Punch to create curved edges.
I then reinserted those scraps to create curved edges on the opposite sides.
Then I added a crease in the middle.
Here are two more cards. This second white flower card features leaves from the kit and the upcoming 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearl embellishments in the color, Cloud Cover.
For adhesives, I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to connect the flower petal layers (put the glue ONLY around the center holes) and to add the inner ends of the leaves. I used Mini Dimensionals under the outer ends of the leaves to keep the curved look intact.
I’d love to know your thoughts about what I shared. You could comment about the new colors, what I created, what you would make with this kit, one of your favorite Kits Collection kits so far, etc. Be sure you are in my actual blog post (and not just reading this within and email). Then comment below by next Saturday, April 19. On Sunday I will draw a random name from those who commented and that person will win a small prize. Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today!
NEW NEWS ABOUT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT!!!
Mountain Majesties: Create Father’s Day cards with layered mountain landscapes! Makes 9 cards: 3 of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut layers, watercolor bases, vellum pieces for layering, coordinating envelopes, and sentiments tailored to the men in your life. Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April – June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Hugs Abloom Dies (#166238) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity (link updates to this page will come soon). CLICK HERE (new link!) to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Products Used…
2025–2027 In Color Flat Pearls #165192 (available May 6th)
STAMP-TACULAR SALE! On September 18, all stamps and stamp tools will be on sale for 24 hours! Enjoy this 15% discount from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. (Bundles are not included in this sale. Excludes Last Chance products. Stamp sets and tools are only available while supplies last.) Click here to shop. And then place your order on Thursday!
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2025 MINI CATALOG PRODUCTS ARE HERE! Out next publication filled with fantastic seasonal products is just around the corner. Request your copy of the September-December 2025 Mini Catalog or…stay tuned! Starting September 3, these items will appear in the online store AND the digital copy of the catalog will appear here on my website.
NEW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARE HERE! So MANY fantastic new products are coming September 3 in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop what is currently available. Then on September 3 come back to see what’s new!
NEWKITS ADDED AUGUST 5TH! Two new kits were recently added to the Kits Collection!
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Cozy Christmas: Create heartfelt Christmas cards with classic charm and flocked accents. Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. The kit also includes precut paper pieces with soft, stitched-look flocking, coordinating envelopes, and shiny red sequin embellishments. Plus the coordinating box delivers even more holiday magic! Coordinating Colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, and Real Red (Classic Stampin’ Spot). Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the October – December kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Abundant Joy Dies (#167855) — made available September 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
PAPER PUMPKIN CREATIVES TUTORIAL BUNDLES Our Paper Pumpkin Creatives Design Team is excited to share that our August 2025 Farmhouse Florals Bundle of Tutorials is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Fall for Toile kit will be available October 1st.)
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASS BUNDLES Our All Star Design Team is excited to share that our September 2025 Painterly Pears Video Class Bundle is now available. Visit HERE for more information. Visit HERE to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to purchase and to see others offered. (The next one featuring the Gathering Together Suite will be available October 1st.)
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS Every two months retiring products get added to the Last Chance Products List in the Online Store. And depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts. I encourage you to shop today to see what is leaving, because once an item from this section is sold out, it is gone for good. New items were just added August 5th. (In fact there are a few past Sale-a-Bration items available while supplies last up through September 4th.)
PRODUCT CHANGES COMING Stampin’ Write Markers are being discontinued. The cling stamp line (red rubber stamp line) is being phased out. Stampin’ Up! will soon be transitioning into sleeker, slimmer packaging for stamps and dies. More details about these changes can be found here.
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