Sending Prayers African Daisy Card

A crafty friend of mine recently lost her mother, and I wanted to make a card for her. I had some pieces from previous craft sessions on my craft desk and decided to combine them to create my sympathy card.

I started by creating a white, top-folding card base and trimming a white panel to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches. I then taped off a section of the white card panel and ink blended Catherin Pooler's Tiki Torch ink to create an ombré orange stripe between my sections of tape. Then I removed the tape and decided on my arrangement of die cuts. I'm taking part in Altenew's Tuesday Live Challenge which is to have elements that go off the sides of the card base as well as Altenew's March Inspiration Challenge with a pink, green, and orange color palette, so I kept that in mind while choosing my leftover pieces and arranging them to go off the sides of the card base.

The green leaves are from Altenew's Creative Cuts: Strawberry Patch, and I liked the size of the foliage and that it's all in one piece. Then I had a couple die cut African Daisies from Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: African Daisy set as well as some butterflies from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Butterfly Garden project kit. I added the flowers and butterflies with Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape for a bit of dimension. 

For the sentiment, I had die cut "sending prayers" using Altenew's Versatile Greetings 2 die set and pink holographic and vellum papers from Your Paper Insider. If you'd like to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of mystery papers or shop for any of their specialty paper collections, I would love it if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider. If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  Altenew carries many wonderful die sets like the ones I've used on this card as well as a wide array of other crafting supplies. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

March 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Altenew: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Things with wings or ATG (1/6; ends 3/27/26)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Celebrate Spring with Gina K. Designs, March 2026: Celebrate Spring (4/4; ends at the end of the  month)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Spring (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 4/12/26)

Word Power: Words as focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Craft Rocket Challenges: No design paper (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (1/5; ends 4/6/26)

little red wagon: Signs of spring (1/3; ends 3/24/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Beautiful Blooms (1/5; ends 3/23/26)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 4/7/26)

fourseasons: Spring (ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Flowers (1/3; ends 3/28/26)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with an animal (or bird or bug/butterfly, etc.) (ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals, birds, bugs/butterflies, etc. (ends 3/27/26)

Crafting from the Art challenge: ATG (1/3; ends 4/9/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of fun folds (unlimited; ends 4/12/26)

Magnificent Magnolias Thank You Card

This month I have the honor of being a Guest Designer at Elliebelle's March Garden Party. I hope you will join the fun by entering your crafty projects that feature anything in or from a garden. Here's the link to the Garden Party to add your creative works: Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party

To start my card, I die cut several magnolias from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Magnificent Magnolias project kit and ink blended the layers for the petals in pinks from Altenew's Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Ink collection. I ink blended the centers using Altenew's Fresh Lemon and the little green pieces using Altenew's Fresh Leaf. Then I assembled the flowers using Bearly Art liquid glue. I die cut a circle using a retired set from Altenew called Fine Rings: Circles and added the flowers to the circle using liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. For the sentiment, I used the same Magnificent Magnolias project kit for the "Thank you" stamp and coordinating die. I die cut the coordinating die several times so I could stack several together for a bit of dimension. I then added the sentiment on top of the flowers and adhered it using liquid glue. 

For the background, I decided to go with black cardstock to make the flowers pop. I trimmed my black panel to 4 by 5 1/4 and embossed it using Altenew's Magnolia Dreams embossing folder. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches and ink blended the sides of the panel in pink to coordinate with my flowers. I adhered the pink panel to the card base and then adhered the black panel and the vellum circle with my flowers and sentiment to finish the card. 

A big thank you to Elliebelle for inviting me to be a Guest Designer for her Garden Party and for all her sweet comments on my blog through the years. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful Craft-Your-Life project kits and beautiful embossing folders like the ones I've used on my card. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 3/29/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Ribbons or bows or ATG (5/6; ends 3/13/26)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Celebrate Spring with Gina K. Designs, March 2026: Celebrate Spring (3/4; ends at the end of the  month)

Cardz 4 Galz: Embossing (2/3; ends 3/18/26)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: 3 layers (pink ink-blended panel, black embossed panel, vellum circle with flowers), 2 colors (pink, green, and yellow), 1 image (3 flowers) (3/4; ends 3/15/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 3/15/26) C10 $25 Lawn Fawn gift card winner 3/16/26

No more challenges. 

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

 

Basket of Strawberries Missing You Card

I have loved every class I've taken with Altenew Educator Ishani, and the one she led today using the Strawberry Patch die set and the Woven Basket die set was no exception! Such a fun class and another beautiful card design.

To start the card, I created a top-folding A2 card with double-sided cardstock that is pink on one side and orange on the other. It was perfect for this card because I wanted to follow this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge over on the Altenew blog, and the colors this month are pink, orange, and green. It's a palette I just love!

For the background, I sprayed a panel with Altenew's Sunkissed Shimmer Spray and let it dry. Then I embossed the panel using the 3D embossing folder from the April Craft-Your-Life: Fruits & Flowers project kit. I'm a subscriber to the kit, so I receive it a month before it is released on Altenew's website. 

For the basket, I used Altenew's Cocoa Cream and Choco-Hazelnut fresh dye inks from the Dessert Dreams ink collection to ink blend on light brown cardstock. Then I die cut the strawberries out of white cardstock and ink blended them with Puffy Heart, Ruby Red, and Sweet Cherry. One piece I ink-blended Maple Yellow onto so the piece with the little seeds cut out has yellow behind it. 

For the flowers, I die cut them out of white and ink blended Orange Cream and Marigold onto the petals and Puffy Heart for the centers. I doubled up the flowers rather than having a single layer of petals like the photos on the brochure show. I just wanted them to have a little more dimension. 

For the leaves and strawberry caps, I ink blended some Catherine Pooler Grass Skirt and Lime Rickey onto white cardstock, going darker on the strawberry caps. I assembled the basket, strawberries, leaves, and flowers, Then I stamped "Missing your sweet face" (also from the new CYL: Fruits & Flowers project kit onto white cardstock and trimmed the panel along with the sprayed and embossed background at an angle. I adhered the pieces to the card base and then added the basket of strawberries and the extra strawberry and flowers to the panel. I used a mix of Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape along with liquid glue so some items have extra dimension. 

For the inside of the card, I adhered the second piece of the sprayed and embossed background I had cut at an angle and added the stamped and trimmed piece of white cardstock (the sentiment is from the same CYL: Fruits & Flowers project kit) and an additional flower die cut. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card using Bearly Arts liquid glue. 

This card will be going out in this week's care package to my youngest daughter who is currently on an aircraft carrier near Iran in the middle of all this bombing. I'm being reminded that the Lord is my refuge and strength and the One in whom I put my trust. We were blessed to have word from our daughter a few days ago (I wasn't expecting her to be able to reach out to us), and she reassured us she is safe and well. She's also leaning on the Lord and doing daily devotions with some coworkers. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many Craft Your Life project kits, layering die sets, inks, cardstocks, and other craft supplies.

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful stamp sets, embossing folders, layering die sets, inks, cardstocks, and other craft supplies.

A look at the inside of the card: 

Challenges I'm entering: 

March 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Altenew: 

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (2/3; ends 3/11/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fur or feathers (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 3/29/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

A Place To Start: ATG (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Make it cute (1/5; ends 3/11/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make your own background (I made my own background by stamping the little balls of wool with the layering stamp set) (3/5; ends 3/9/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape for this card) (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 3/26/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Ribbons or bows or ATG (4/6; ends 3/13/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (5/5; ends 3/12/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Gatefold Lock and Pop Card for Creative Creases #113

It's time for the start of a new challenge on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and for my DT card this month, I thought I would give Connie Stewart's Locking Gatefold Card a try. If you'd like to view the video tutorial I watched, I've added the link here:  🔴 Gatefold Easter Card That Locks & Pops | One Sheet Wonder Card Tutorial - YouTube.

I wanted to create a card to celebrate my newest grandson's birth. Ike made his arrival a month early, but thankfully he arrived 3 days AFTER my husband and I returned from a 2-week Caribbean cruise! It would have been so hard to wait to meet him if he had arrived before we came home! We are thanking the Lord for His protection on Ike because even though he was a month early, he is perfectly healthy and my daughter-in-law is doing well. 

I started the card by choosing a color scheme. I decided on blues and greens and picked out cardstocks and inks to work with. I followed Connie's instructions on the trimming and scoring of the card base, inner mini card, and panels to decorate everything. I made my own pattern paper using Altenew's Knit and Natter layering stamp set by randomly stamping the balls of yarn and the crochet hook in various colors to match my cardstock. I then trimmed the panel I had stamped so that I had the sizes I needed to create 6 panels of stamped paper. 

I then die cut an oval out of green cardstock and stamped a tone-on-tone pattern on it using a background stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Stitched with Love project kit. The "sew happy for you" sentiment and coordinating die are from that same kit and the add-on die set. The "congrats" stamp is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Splendid Bouquet project kit. I stamped it directly onto the green oval in black ink. Then I die cut several ball of yarn and crochet hooks using Altenew's Wonderful Wool Layering Die Set. I added one of the die cut balls of yarn to the oval. 

For the inside of the card, I created a mini card with a flap that can fold up when the card is opened, again following Connie Stewart's design. I used my Silhouette Studio Design Software to type up Psalm 139:13-14: "You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." I did a print and cut of the verse using my Silhouette Cameo 4 and then adhered that to the inside of the mini card. I added another die cut ball of yarn to the inside of the mini card. Those little balls of yarn are so fun to make! Once I had my mini card ready, I adhered it to the inside of the gatefold card base and then added the oval using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape just down the center of the oval. That way the two sides of the gatefold can tuck in under the oval to close the card.

For the back of the card, I added a couple more panels of the paper I had stamped with the Knit and Natter set to the blue layer I had added over the card base. Then I stamped "Sending blessings to your gift from heaven" from Altenew's Gift From Heaven stamp set onto white cardstock and adhered that to the back of the card. I die cut the letters for Ike's name using a retired alphabet set from Altenew (Linear Alphabet) and add those below the sentiment on the back. 

I hope you'll join the fun over on the Creative Creases Challenge blog and share your fun fold projects here: Creative Creases Challenge

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful stamp sets, layering die sets, inks, cardstocks, and other craft supplies.

Back of the card with my grandson's name:

Challenges I'm entering: 

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fur or feathers (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something you love: I love the blessing of my grandchildren!  (5/5; ends 3/16/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 3/29/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

A Cut Above: March Challenge 2026: ATG with die cuts (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Recipe: 3 layers (the 3 strips adhered to the card base are 1 layer, the gold/pattern papers the second layer, and the oval focal point with the bouquet is the third), 2 colors (blue and green), and 1 image (wool balls); Thing 1: the oval die I used is from an old Gina Marie Designs set I've had for ages, and while the Knit and Natter stamp set is fairly new to me, the Woolen Balls die set is one I've had in my stash for some time now ("something old") (2/4; ends 3/15/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make your own background (I made my own background by stamping the little balls of wool with the layering stamp set) (2/5; ends 3/9/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 3/14/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape for this card) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with shaped or fun fold cards (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 3/26/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Ribbons or bows or ATG (3/6; ends 3/13/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (4/5; ends 3/12/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Fruits & Flowers Pink Birthday Card

I had so much fun playing with the new floral stencil set in Altenew's April Craft-Your-Life: Fruits & Flowers project kit! In addition to this pink card, I created a card using orange inks here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Fruits & Flowers Orange Birthday Card

To begin my card, I ink blended colors from the Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Ink collection and the Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection (both from Altenew) through the 3 layers of the stencil set included in the Fruits & Flowers kit onto Your Paper Insider's Cold Press Waterclor Paper. I then trimmed the panel to 4 3/4 by 6 3/4 inches. I found some coordinating glitter cardstock in YPI's Non-Shed Glitter Cardstock Assortment 24-Pack (the Magenta from the pack) and trimmed it to 5 by 7 inches. I adhered the stenciled panel to the glitter cardstock using a layer of fun foam to give some dimension to the front panel. 

For the flower centers, I added a few of Altenew's Bubblegum Dream Enamel Dots. Then for the sentiment, I die cut "birthday" using Altenew's Versatile Greetings 2 die set and more Magenta Glitter cardstock for the shadow and watercolor paper I ink blended with Baby Pink Fresh Dye Ink from Altenew's Bubblegum Dreams ink family. I die cut "hugs" and its shadow using Altenew's Mini Delight: Sweet Treats set and this time I did the shadow in the ink-blended watercolor paper and the word in the Magenta Glitter Cardstock. 

I adhered the panel to a 5 by 6-inch card base I had created using YPI's UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock. 

If you'd like to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of mystery papers or shop for any of their specialty paper collections, I would love it if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider. And if you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful Craft-Your-Life project kits and stand-alone layering stencil sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Word Power: ATG with the sentiment as the focus (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

 Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Center row horizontally: layering (I used a layering stencil and have a layer behind it on the card base), encouragement, and enamel dots for the flower centers (2/3; ends 3/12/26)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with the option of Vines (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Main Color and Why: I tend to go with pinks because I make a lot of feminine cards and love the soft, feminine look of pink (2/3; ends 3/11/26)

TIME OUT Challenges: CASE the birthday card: I chose the pink and green colors and the birthday theme (1/5; ends 3/18/26) C5 Congratulations on your 12th birthday! 

No more challenges.

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Fruits & Flowers Orange Birthday Card

I just got the Altenew's April Craft-Your-Life: Fruits & Flowers project kit in the mail today (subscribers receive their subscriptions about a month before the products are released on the Altenew website), and I decided to use the stencils in the kit to create a couple birthday cards. I made one in orange and another in pink (here's the link to the pink one: Carrie's Custom Cards: Fruits & Flowers Pink Birthday Card). I love everything in the new kit and will be making some fun cards using the fruit dies next! 

For this card, I used Altenew inks from the Whispering Woodland collection as well as Peachy Keen, Tangerine Dream, Marigold, and Firebrick inks. All papers are from Your Paper Insider and include: Bright Orange Glitter Cardstock from the Non-shed Glitter Cardstock Assortment 24-Pack, Cold Press Watercolor Paper 50-Pack, and UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock 25-Pack. If you'd like to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of mystery papers or shop for any of their specialty paper collections, I would love it if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.

I began by ink blending through the 3 stencils that comprise the stencil set using the inks I listed above onto watercolor paper. I then trimmed the panel to 4 3/4 by 6 3/4. I adhered that to a piece of 5 by 7 inch Bright Orange Glitter Cardstock using a piece of orange fun foam for dimension. I mounted that onto a 5 by 7-inch card base I created with the UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock. 

For the sentiment, I die cut "sending" using Altenew's Timeless Sentiments 2 die set and more of the Bright Orange Glitter Cardstock. Then I die cut "birthday" and its shadow using Altenew's Versatile Greetings 2 die set and more watercolor cardstock I ink blended with Peachy Keen ink for the die cut word and more Bright Orange Glitter cardstock for the shadow. For "wishes," I used Altenew's Best Wishes Tags Die Set and more watercolor paper I ink blended with Marigold ink. The dot on the "i" is from Nuvo drops. The flower centers are also filled with Nuvo drops for a touch of dimension. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful Craft-Your-Life project kits and stand-alone layering stencil sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Word Power: ATG with the sentiment as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils with the option of Vines (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

 Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Glitter and/or bling + a sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fur or feathers (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Spring/Easter/ATG (2/2; ends 3/18/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with something in or from a garden (4/5; ends 3/9/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something you love: I love flowers and stencils!  (4/5; ends 3/16/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

A Cut Above: March Challenge 2026: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 3/14/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG with spring (ends at the end of the month)

The Crafting Challenge: Waiting for spring (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Celebrate Spring with Gina K. Designs, March 2026: Spring is coming (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 3/12/26)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 3/26/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Ribbons or bows or ATG (2/6; ends 3/13/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends 3/12/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Triple Z-Fold Congratulations Card for Your Paper Insider

I'm part of an Instagram Hop with the DT of Your Paper Insider (YPI) today, and I created this Triple Z-Fold Card for the hop. All papers used on this fun fold are from Box #14 of YPI's quarterly specialty paper subscription. It's so fun to receive a box filled with cardstock, vellum, metallic papers, rice papers, watercolor paper, glitter paper, etc. every 3 months! If you'd like to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of mystery papers or shop for any of their specialty paper collections, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.

To create this fun fold card, I watched a video by Tami White here: Triple Z Fold Card Fun! (Live Thursday at 7 PM ET). Tami provided the measurements and scoring instructions for the card base and panels, and I found it surprisingly easy to create once I added my adhesive to the correct part of the 3 "arms" of the card 😂. 

The papers I used are: UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock for the card base and the smaller flowers in the bouquet, Dusty Rose Yuzenshi Chiyogami for the patterned pink panels (how's that for alliteration?!), Bright Gold Brushed Metal Double-Sided for the panels I embossed with Altenew's Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder as well as the foliage elements in the bouquet), Glama Natural Clear for the bouquet (die cut using Altenew's Parchment Bouquet die set), and Glossy Grey Beam Gmund (for the magnolia flowers in the bouquet). 

After trimming and scoring the white cardstock for the card base and the 3 "arms" to create the triple z-fold, I added the layers of gold and Dusty Rose to the base and arms. Then I die cut all the pieces for the bouquet (all the foliage and flowers were die cut from the same Parchment Bouquet die set). I was planning to add the bouquet directly to the card, but it seemed to get a bit lost because the gold die cuts didn't show up well against the embossed gold panels. I die cut an oval out of the Dusty Rose Yuzenshi Chiyogami paper and adhered the bouquet to that before adding it to the card. It helped, but honestly, if I had to do it over again, I think I would die cut a white oval and use the Dusty Rose paper for the flowers. 

To finish the card, I embossed and die cut the word "congratulations" using more of the Bright Gold Brushed Metal Double-Sided cardstock. This is a wedding card for a young woman who calls me Aunt Carrie and my husband Uncle Greg because our families are so close and our children grew up camping and hanging out together. 

If you're on Instagram, I hope you'll check out my post and hop along to see what the other DT members have created. My instagram handle is @carriesheridan.70.

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful layering die sets and unique embossing folders like the ones I've used on my card. 

Here's a look at the card when closed:

Here's a view from above the card to show the fold a little better:

Challenges: 

Creative Creases Challenge: ATG with fun fold projects. I'm on the DT and just playing for fun

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Main Color and Why: I tend to go with pinks because I make a lot of feminine cards and love the soft, feminine look of pink (1/3; ends 3/11/26)

Cardz 4 Galz: Embossing (heat or dry) (1/3; ends 3/18/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of fur or feathers (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Spring/Easter/ATG (1/2; ends 3/18/26)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with something in or from a garden (3/5; ends 3/9/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Something you love: I love weddings!  (3/5; ends 3/16/26)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Center row vertically: Pastels, encouragement, and interactive element (the strips pop up when the card is opened) (1/3; ends 3/12/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 3/29/26)

The Paper Shelter: ATG or embossing (1/2; ends 3/11/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 3/28/26)

A Cut Above: March Challenge 2026: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Recipe: 3 layers (the 3 strips adhered to the card base are 1 layer, the gold/pattern papers the second layer, and the oval focal point with the bouquet is the third), 2 colors (yellow, pink, and a little green on the pattern paper), and 1 image (a bouquet); Thing 1: the Parchment Bouquet set and Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder are both items that have been sitting in my stash for quite awhile ("something old") (1/4; ends 3/15/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make your own background (I made my own background by embossing the gold cardstock) (1/5; ends 3/9/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG or things with wings (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 3/14/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; 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: ATG with spring (ends at the end of the month)

The Crafting Challenge: Waiting for spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape for this card and also to help trim out some of my die cuts that were having trouble coming out of the thick gold paper) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

March 2026 Monthly Mood Board Challenge: The spring colors in my card match the spring theme and pinks and yellows in the moodboard (ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with shaped or fun fold cards (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: This is a wedding card (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Celebrate Spring with Gina K. Designs, March 2026: Spring is coming (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 3/12/26)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 3/26/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with embossing folders with an optional twist of sympathy (1/3; ends 3/11/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Ribbons or bows or ATG (I have a small bow on my bouquet 😃) (1/6; ends 3/13/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 3/12/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26