Double Slider Birthday Card

 I recentlly attended the Card Maker Success Summit, and Einat Kessler demonstrated how to create a double slider card during her presentation. I need a birthday card for my husband this month, so I decided to create a camping-themed card using the double slider card design.

I started by choosing Altenew's Stencil Art: Serene Landscapes stencil set to create all the background panels. I used the following Altenew inks: Desert Night, Reindeer Moss, Lime, and Choco Hazelnut. I used Altenew's Antique Silver Shimmer Relief Paste for the starry skies. I stamped "happy birthday" using a stamp from Altenew's Bouquet of Poppies set. 

Then I created the card base and adhered all the panels together as Einat showed in her video. If you'd like to see how to create this card, I found the same video I watched during the CMSS on Einat's YouTube channel from a few years ago here: 12 Cards of Christmas 2021 - Double Slider Card. You can download the measurements for free, also. 

Once I had the card assembled, I die cut the camper using Altenew's Cute Camper Layering Die Set. I added it to the card front using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. My husband loves camping, so I think he's going to enjoy this card. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases #106: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration

Allsorts challenge blog: Animals or ATG (2/5; ends 8/15/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Season and Why: I love all 4 seasons, but summer is probably my favorite because we tend to travel in the summer, and I love camping and other vacations. Plus sweet cherries are ripe in my area in July and peaches in August, so that's another wonderful point in summer's favor! (1/3; ends 8/20/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Summer Vacations or ATG (1/2; ends 8/20/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (1/3; ends 8/27/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something to Celebrate (3/3; ends 8/17/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

Cardz 4 Guyz: Summer Holidays (1/3; ends 8/17/25)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: Birthday (1/5; ends at the end of the month 

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (1/3; ends 8/12/25)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils optional twist of Trees or Leaves (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Summer Things (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: Anything Summer Goes (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 8/8/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 8/16/25)

Dragonfly Dreams: Lots of Layers (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 8/27/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of polka dots and/or stripes (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with cards or tags that aren't standard rectangular shaped (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Sunshine Flowers Sending Love Fun Fold

I've become good friends with my daughter-in-law's mother, and I like to send her cards now and then because she battles a very serious autoimmune disease. I like to send something cheerful and lovely to brighten her spirits. 

For this card, I created a tri-fold card using measurements from a card class I recently took at my local Craft Outlet. The base is 4 1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 2 1/2, 3 3/4, 6 3/4, and 8 1/4. I used cream cardstock for the base. 

The green layers are: (2) 4 by 4 inch squares and (1) 2 1/2 by 4 inch piece. 

The watercolored and embossed layers are 3 3/4 by 3 3/4, and the final watercolored and stamped panel is 2 1/4 by 3 3/4. 

Products used: Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Sunshine Flowers for the large floral image. I stamped it, die cut it, and then stenciled it with the coordinating stencils. The "hello, friend" die cut sentiment is from that same set, as is the "sending you sunshine and happiness" stamped sentiment. The embossing folder I used is also from Altenew. It's called "Raised Sentiments." Altenew inks used: Warm Sunshine, Fresh Lemon, Coral Berry, Orange Cream, Lime, and Fresh Leaf. 

Assembling this card is easy! I just adhered my layers together and then adhered them to the card base in the places I wanted them. I added a little black ink with a small blending tool to the "sending love" sentiment from the Raised Sentiments embossing folder on the front of the card and added a small die cut from Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries & Branches die and a few of Altenew's Emerald City Gem Sparkles to finish the card. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

The card folds flat for mailing:

Here's a look at the second panel:

Here's the last panel:

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Final look:

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Creases #106: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 8/12/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Animals or ATG (1/5; ends 8/15/25)

We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: Birds, Bees, or Butterflies or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

August 2025 Inspiration Challenge – Altenew: Unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: Fun Folds (2/3; ends 8/7/25) Top 3 Winner 8/7/25

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Z-fold cards (I hope this counts. There are actually 2 Z-folds if you look at the top view of the card) (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: ATG (2/3; ends 8/5/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils optional twist of Trees or Leaves (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Summer Things (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: Anything Summer Goes (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 8/8/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 8/16/25)

Dragonfly Dreams: Lots of Layers (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (I used Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder as well as the Sunshine Flowers coordinating embossing folder for the floral focal point) (2/3; ends 8/6/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 8/27/25)

The Crafting Challenge: Thinking of You (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of polka dots and/or stripes (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with cards or tags that aren't standard rectangular shaped (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Christmas BINGO Challenges: O: fun, fancy card base, ivory, free, and embossing (ends 8/14/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal from top left to bottom right: friendship, free, and embossing (3/3; ends 8/14/25) 

 

You're The Sweetest Sweet Treats Card

I recently purchased Altenew's Sweet Treats layering die set with 6 different layered cookies, and I thought it would be fun to do some in-laid die cutting with the cookies. I started with a white A2 card base. Then I chose a scrap of dark brown cardstock and trimmed it to fit the card front. Then I took some cream colored textured cardstock, and I arranged the bottom layers of the cookie dies over the panel, leaving room for the sentiment. I ran the panel through my die cutter and then added the panel to the dark brown cardstock. I glued both layers to the card base and then began die cutting the layers of the cookies. Once I had finished die cutting, I arranged the pieces in the negative spaces. Then I trimmed the parts that hung over the card panel.

Next, I stamped and die cut the "You're the sweetest" sentiment from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit. I die cut a layer of fun foam with the sentiment die to add some dimension to the sentiment and then adhered the layers together and added the sentiment to the card front. 

I decided the purple glitter paper I had used for the jam-filled cookie looked a little unbalanced with only browns for everything else, so I die cut more of the same glitter paper using Altenew's Zero Waste: Ornamental Winter Pattern Die and used the little circles and stars it die cut as embellishments for the card front. 

I usually make fun fold cards, so even though this card has multiple layers, it feels like a CAS card to me! 😂 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Here's a look at the process. I die cut the cookies out of the cream cardstock and then adhered the cream cardstock to the dark brown cardstock and adhered that to the A2 card base. Then I added the layers of the cookies to the negative spaces: 

Here's how the cookies look when they are all in-laid:

 Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or Animals (1/5; ends 8/15/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (5/5; ends 8/6/25)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: ATG (2/3; ends 8/5/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 8/27/25)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********:ATG (1/3; ends 8/4/25) C10

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Middle row across: Any color, free, and sentiment 

No more challenges. 

AECP Homework:  Beyond Basic Backgrounds: Lesson 6: In-laid die cutting

Praying for You Z-Fold For Creative Creases #106

It's time for the start of the August challenge over on the Creative Creases Challenge blog today, and I created a variation of a Z-Fold card for my Design Team inspiration this time. I followed the instructions and measurements from Maria Mench's blog post here: The perfectly paired suite for the Fun Folds Blog Hop! - Maria's Crafting Corner. Thanks for the inspiration, Maria!

I was recently a Guest Designer for Your Paper Insider and was given Box 11 to create with, and the papers I used for my card are all from that box. If you are interested in learning more about Your Paper Insider's quarterly subscription box, here's the link: https://yourpaperinsider.com/. I'm not an affiliate, but I highly recommend them. I have enjoyed creating with the 28 papers of different types and weights of 8 1/2 by 11 papers that were in Box 11. The papers I used for my card are: Lavender Glitter Gloss, Pink Floral Sukashi, Cotton Candy Pop Tone, Plum Non-Shed Glitter, Savanna Tindaloo Gmund, and Coffee Cover Reflex for the card base.

This card was mostly just trimming, scoring, and layering the elements. I used a spray adhesive for the Pink Floral Sukashi paper because it's as thin as vellum and I was afraid other adhesives would show through it. 

Once the card layers were adhered, it was time to decorate! I chose Altenew's Creative Cuts: Houseplants Die Set and die cut all the pieces for that and then assembled the cute little pot and leaves and adhered them to the left panel of the card. The flowers on the plant are from Altenew's Fresh Flowers Die Set while the flowers by the sentiment are from the Houseplants Die Set. The "praying for you" sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Casual Bouquets set. 

To finish the card, I added a few of Altenew's Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Top view:

A look at the papers I used for the card:

I hope you'll join the fun over at Creative Creases Challenge! To link up your fun fold project, click here: Creative Creases Challenge 

Challenges I'm entering: 

August 2025 Inspiration Challenge – Altenew

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Z-fold cards (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (5/5; ends 8/6/25)

DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (5/5; ends 8/11/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (4/5; ends 8/6/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Fun Folds (1/3; ends 8/7/25)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: ATG (1/3; ends 8/5/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creations in Pink Challenge: ATG in mainly pink (1/3; ends 8/12/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Middle row across: Any color, free, and sentiment 

 

Calla Lily Sympathy Card

I've been working on a lot of sympathy cards after a recent death in my extended family, and for this one, I thought I would use the new Craft-A-Flower: Calla Lily set I recently purchased when it was on sale. I love the Craft-A-Flower sets and am slowing adding more to my collection as they go on sale.

I was inspired to create this fun fold based on a photo on the Altenew website created by Jennifer Maguire. There weren't any measurements, so I played around creating a template and had the dimensions I wanted by the third try. I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 5 1/2 inches by 6 1/4 inches and scored at 1 1/2, 2, 4 1/4, and 4 3/4. 

I was recently a Guest Designer for Your Paper Insider's Box 11, and I chose papers from that box for this card: Yellow Custard Rayon Shippou, Buttercream Arturo Cover, Fairway Metallic Stardream, Mai Tai Cocktail Shimmer, Champagne Foil, White Linen Acryl Art Board. There are still some of those boxes available for purchase here: https://yourpaperinsider.com/. Box 12 is currently shipping if you'd like to give the subscription a try. 28 specialty papers are included in each box, and the boxes ship quarterly. I'm not an affiliate for them, but I highly recommend them after testing out Box 11. 

Once I had my card base, I trimmed my layers 1/4 inch smaller than the panels they are adhered to. I then die cut the 4 lilies in the set out of white linen cardstock and ink blended on them. I used a metallic paper for the anthers. After I die cut all the pieces, I assembled the flowers (so easy with Altenew's keyhole system!). I die cut a few leaves and stems and set to work arranging the flowers. I didn't like how much they blended into the yellow background, so I die cut a diamond out of foil cardstock using Altenew's Fine Frames: Diamonds Dies Set and adhered it to the center panel. I arranged my lilies and foliage on the diamond and adhered everything down using Art Glitter Glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

To finish the card, I stamped "Heartfelt sympathy" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose project kit onto buttercream cardstock, trimmed it, and adhered it to the card using more foam tape. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Creases #105: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (4/6; ends 8/12/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of using vellum (7/8; ends at the end of the month) Rising Star Pick for July Week 4

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any holiday (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Pretty Flowers or ATG (4/5; ends 7/31/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (4/5; ends 8/6/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (4/5; ends 8/11/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (3/5; ends 8/6/25)

AECP Homework: Beautiful Details: Lesson 6: Create something that you love to do in any way you like (I love fun folds and Craft-A-Flower die sets!)

Zinnia Birthday Card

There are a few July birthdays in our extended family, so I've had fun creating some cards to celebrate. This one features Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Zinnia set. I used paints and sprays to color watercolor cardstock and then die cut the cardstock using that set. I gave the petals some dimension by folding them up a bit after adhering the layers together. 

I used alcohol inks on rice paper to create the background and tried to match the color in the flowers as best I could. The purples are more pronounced in the background than in the flowers, but I thought it coordinated well. I added some gold metallic alcohol ink to the background in a few places for more interest. 

Then I wanted to arrange the zinnias and leaves, but they blended in too well with the background! I opted to leave off the leaves and I die cut some rings out of gold cardstock using Altenew's Fine Rings: Circles die set. I thought those gold rings set off the zinnias nicely and tied in the gold in the background. 

The sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove project kit. I popped it up using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape to finish the card. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Challenges I'm entering: 

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Spend Some Time With My Favorite Things: Birthday cards (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of using vellum (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any holiday (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 8/2/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Pretty Flowers or ATG (3/5; ends 7/31/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends 8/6/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (3/5; ends 8/11/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something to celebrate (2/5; ends 8/20/25)

Cut It Up: Monochromatic (1/3; ends 8/4/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 8/12/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 8/6/25)

White Cap Peony Sympathy Easel Card

Today's sympathy card features Altenew's Stencil Art: White Cap Peony stencil and coordinating die set. I chose the colors from Altenew's Monthly Inspiration Challenge for my peonies and stenciled and die cut them before creating the easel card base for them. I had a smaller card base in mind, but in the end, I didn't want to cut the peonies, so I made the card base 4 1/2 by 6 inches when closed. I added a score line at the center of the top panel so I could create an easel card. The card base is sand colored to match the color palette I was using. 

For the panels behind the peonies, I ink blended Catherine Pooler Fiesta Blue ink onto the edges of a panel 4 by 5 3/4 inches. Then I watercolored and sprayed a panel of watercolor cardstock and trimmed it to 3 3/5 by 5 1/2 inches. I adhered all the layers and then added the peonies using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

For the inside of the card, I created a stopper using die cuts I made from Altenew's Fine Frames Diamond Die set. I ink blended more Fiesta Blue on the outer diamond and die cut the smaller diamond from the same watercolor cardstock panel I used to trim the piece on the front of the card. I added a layer of fun foam I die cut with the larger diamond die and adhered the layers to the inside of the card where I wanted my easel to rest. 

To finish the card, I added 3 enamel dots from Altenew's Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Top view:

Side view:

Card when closed:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

July 2025 Inspiration Challenge - Butterfly Greetings – Altenew 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 8/6/25)

The Paper Shelter: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of August)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fun with stencils (I used stencils to color the focal point on the front of the card) (6/6; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of using vellum (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any holiday (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 8/2/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Pretty Flowers or ATG (2/5; ends 7/31/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 8/6/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 8/12/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (2/5; ends 8/11/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal bottom left to top right: stencil, blue, foliage (ends 7/31/25)