Book Binding Gatefold Pocket Card

I recently saw a new-to-me fun fold by Creative Moments By G here: Book Binding Gatefold with a Pocket, and I thought the format of this fun fold would be perfect for sending an encouraging scripture that could then be used as a bookmark or put on the fridge as an encouraging reminder. I ended up making 30 of these cards to send to the members of my Bible Study Fellowship class and the group of elderly people I regularly send cards to. 

I started by choosing some fall pattern papers and coordinating cardstock colors. I then followed the dimensions and instructions in the pdf from Creative Moments By G. I used thin strips of foam tape to pop the triangles up that hold the panel with the scripture verse. 

For the scripture verse, I stamped the verse from Papertrey Ink's Reflections: John 14 and then die cut it with the coordinating die. Then I used the negative die cut to create a jig in my MISTI so I could die cut a bunch of the coordinating dies and then pop the white die cuts back in the jig and stamp them quickly and easily. I did 40 of them, so I have a few extras to include inside future cards. I think this verse is perfect for get well, thinking of you, sending hugs, etc. type cards. Then I die cut the smaller decorative die that came in the PTI Reflections: John 14 subscription to put behind the verse and adhered the pieces to a panel of green cardstock I trimmed to fit inside the pocket that holds the gatefold shut. These were quick and easy to create and will hopefully be a blessing and encouragement to the recipients. 

In case the font is difficult to read in the photos, I thought I would type the verse here as it's such a beautiful one: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27. I can't say enough good things about Papertrey's Reflections subscription! A beautiful scripture stamp, a coordinating die, and 2 decorative dies for $25 a month including tax and shipping is such a great value, and I just love having the verses as inspiration for my monthly happy mail cards I mass produce. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases #120 - October 2nd-November 5th: I'm on the DT and entering for inspiration only 

TIME OUT Challenges: (2/5; ends 11/11/26) C5

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Autumn in the Woods (2/5; ends 11/15/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Fall + A Sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

Coneflower Take Care Card

A friend of mine is having her second round of chemo this week, so I sent out this "take care" card with an encouraging scripture (John 14:27) inside and a message that I'm praying for her. 

To begin the card, I die cut a bunch of Coneflowers from watercolor paper I had used Lindy's Magicals on. I used Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Coneflower die set. I also die cut the stems and leaves out of white cardstock and ink blended them using Altenew's Fresh Leaf ink. I assembled the flowers and added the stems but left off the leaves until I decided what to put the flowers in. 

For the background, I used Altenew's Essential Textures: Stonewall Press Plate and gray ink on white cardstock and trimmed the panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8. I added it to a green top-folding A2 card base I had created to coordinate with the leaves. 

Then I looked through my die collection and decided to die cut one of the dies from Altenew's Eartheware Vases set. I ink blended it was some gray ink and then added 3 of the Coneflowers and taped their stems to the back of the vase to keep them where I wanted them while I played with the placement of the leaves. Once I decided where I wanted the leaves, I glued them to the stems and then added foam tape to the back of the flowers and vase and adhered it all to the card front. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the "take care" sentiment and shadow die from Altenew's Stylish Greetings Die Set and ink blended the words and shadow with Altenew's Fresh Lemon ink for the words (which I also used for the flower centers) and some of Altenew's Tangerine Dream and Passion Poppy for the shadow to match the Coneflowers. I added liquid glue to the part of the sentiment that I adhered to the vase and foam tape for the rest of the sentiment so it's the same height as the vase. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 11/4/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (3/3; ends 11/2/26) C10

TIME OUT Challenges: (1/5; ends 11/11/26) C5

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 11/11/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: AtG with flowers as the focus (1/5; ends 11/12/26)

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

Blue Poinsettia Card

I recently saw Altenew Educator Walter Zemrock post a card in the Altenew Facebook Fan Group with a blue poinsettia, and I loved it so much I decided I needed to make one myself! While he colored glitter cardstock with alcohol ink markers to create his blue poinsettia, I let some beautiful metallic shimmer blue cardstock do the work for me! The cardstock was from the now closed Your Paper Insider company, and it's stunning in real life! The silver glitter cardstock is also from Your Paper Insider, and I die cut the flower center and a layer of leaves using it to add a bit of sparkle to the card. 

I created a top-folding white A2 card base and then trimmed a piece of the metallic shimmer blue cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 to layer on the card front. I didn't want any of that beautiful cardstock to go to waste, so I cut some of the poinsettia die cuts out of the center of it before adhering it down to the white card base. I then die cut the other pieces of the poinsettia (using Altenew's Poinsettia 3D die set) and Altenew's Fancy Peace die using more of the same cardstock. I assembled my poinsettia with the layer of silver glitter leaves on the bottom and the silver glitter center adhered to the center of the poinsettia for another touch of sparkle. 

I chose some silver metallic cardstock and embossed it using Altenew's Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder. I trimmed the panel to 4 by 5 1/4 and adhered it to the layer of blue cardstock on the front of the card. Then I felt like the poinsettia needed a little something behind it, so I die cut several layers of Altenew's Decorative Frames die and embossed them with the coordinating 3D embossing folder, adhered the stack of frames together, and cut the frame in half so I could extend it above and below the poinsettia. I fiddled with how I wanted to arrange the poinsettia on the pieces of the frame, and when I had decided on an arrangement I liked, I added thin strips of foam tape to the pieces of the frame and adhered the two pieces with a short gap between them to the embossed background. Then I added some foam tape to the back of the poinsettia and adhered it in the center of the frame. 

To finish the card, I die cut a few more layers of the peace die and stacked them together for dimension before adhering the sentiment below my poinsettia. 

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 products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection.

Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 10/29/26)

Dragonfly Dreams: Sentiment as focus (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feminine or ATG (3/5; ends 11/6/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends 11/5/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 11/5/26)

ABC Christmas Challenge: U for unused stash and V for violet (the shimmer blue metallic cardstock I used on this card is part of my mountain of unused papers I dug through for this card!) (2/3; ends 11/7/26)

Peace On Earth Christmas: ATG Christmas (2/3; ends 10/29/26)

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: T and U (U is for "unusual" color for my poinsettia; I also have T for three colors on my card: blue, silver, and white) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

 Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with embossing folders with a twist of add numbers (1/3; ends 11/11/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (2/3; ends 11/2/26) C10

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

Take Time To Rest Card

A friend of mine just had surgery, and I wanted to make her a get well card, so I pulled out a sentiment stamp from Pinkfresh Studio's Get Well Soon stamp set that says: "take time to rest and allow yourself to heal." That's such a lovely sentiment, and the coordinating die outlines it so perfectly. I die cut 3 additional layers of the sentiment die to stack together for dimension and set the sentiment aside. 

I wanted to follow the monthly inspiration challenge on the Pinkfresh Studio blog, so I went with the fall foliage theme and included all the colors in the challenge graphic below. I have a limited number of Pinkfresh Studio inks, but I thought the Mimosa and Passion Fruit would work for the orange and pink colors in the graphic. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Delicate Foliage hot foil plate and ran it through my BetterPress with black ink onto thick cream-colored cardstock. Then I used the coordinating stencils to ink blend the leaves. Some of the leaves aren't colored in with the stencils, so I used a purple colored pencil to add in the shading on those leaves. 

Next, I used Pinkfresh Studio's Blanket Stitched Brackets to die cut the cream panel with the foliage on it, and I adhered that to a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch piece of black cardstock. I added that to a white A2 card base. Then I decided where I wanted to place my sentiment and adhered it to the card front. To finish the card, I added 3 glitter gold enamel dots around the sentiment. 

Challenges I'm entering:

October 2026 Challenge: Fall Foliage: (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 11/2/26) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 10/29/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of autumn colors (ends 11/12/26)

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

Let's Craft and Create: Colors of Fall (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feminine or ATG (2/5; ends 11/6/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 11/5/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 11/5/26)

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

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

Matthew 2:10 Christmas Card

I recently saw a fun fold by Jackie Bolhuis that I thought would work well for a Christmas card using some Papertrey Ink Christmas stamps. If you'd like the instructions and measurements, be sure to visit her blog here: Easy Fun Fold Card | Let Designer Series Paper Do the Work. 

For my card, I started by making sure the beautiful scripture I wanted to use would work on the front of the card. Once I saw that it would be the right size, I got busy pulling out my Papertrey Ink cardstocks and stamps. I chose the colors in Papertrey's monthly inspiration challenge so I could join the fun on the Papertrey Ink blog. I used older papers called Bitty Star Basics and Bitty Box Basics. Then I found some solid color cardstocks in my stash to match the red, brown, and cream colors and began trimming and scoring everything to create the fun fold base and layers.

For the front of the card, I stamped PTI's Reflections: November stamp of Matthew 2:10. I thought it worked perfectly with the stamps in the Star of Wonder stamp set. I chose the wisemen following the star for the front of the card and the nativity stamp for the inside of the card. The "celebrate the true meaning of Christmas" sentiment is also from the Star of Wonder stamp set. That set has 5 wonderful sentiment stamps and 3 Christmas images in it. 

I die cut the round images using Altenew's Nesting Circles die set and the sentiment inside the card using Altenew's Nesting A2 Panels die set. I die cut several additional layers to pop up the images and the inside sentiment. I layered the inside image and sentiment on coordinating cardstock to help them stand out better on the cream cardstock inside the card. 

To finish the card, I adhered the fun fold to a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch piece of brown cardstock. The card stands up nicely for display. 

Card fully closed:

Card fully open:

Additional angles:

Close ups of the sentiments:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases #120 - October 2nd-November 5th: ATG with a fun fold project (I'm on the DT and entering just for fun)

October 2026 Inspiration Challenge – Papertrey Ink: (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 10/29/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of autumn colors (ends 11/12/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 10/28/26)

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

Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges Blog: ATG with quotes/scripture (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: Colors of Fall (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Dragonfly Dreams: Sentiment as focus (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Feminine or ATG (1/5; ends 11/6/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 11/5/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 11/5/26)

ABC Christmas Challenge: U for unused stash and V for violet (Bitty Stars cardstock I used is from 2008 and had been sadly neglected in my stash!) (1/3; ends 11/7/26)

Peace On Earth Christmas: ATG Christmas (1/3; ends 10/29/26)

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: T and U (T for Three Kings) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Mini Scenes in Shaped Dies (1/3; ends 10/30/26) 

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

Aspen Sky for Just Us Girls #846

I'm back with my final card as a Guest Designer on the Just Us Girls Challenge blog this month, and it's Stencil Week! Anything goes with a stencil is the theme. I hope you'll share your stencil creations on the blog this week: "Just Us Girls" Challenge

For my GD card, I pulled out Altenew's Stencil Art: Aspen Sky 6-layer stencil set. This set creates such a gorgeous Aspen tree, and I love that it includes a stencil to color in the sky behind the Aspen tree, too! I ink blended the following Altenew inks through the stencils onto white cardstock: Golden Honeycomb, Amber Blaze, Melted Butterscotch, Hazelnut, Almond Butter, Milk Chocolate, and Turquoise. After completing all 6 stencil layers, I trimmed the panel to 5 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches and then layered it onto a panel of Tonic Studio's Amber Yellow Class Card cardstock trimmed to 6 by 6. I created a 6 by 6-inch cream-colored card base and adhered the Amber Yellow panel to it. Then I added fun foam to the back of my stenciled panel and adhered it to the card front. 

For the sentiment, I stamped and die cut Papertrey Ink's Reflections: John 14 verse and then die cut the shape 2 more times out of chipboard packaging I had saved to recycle. I stacked up the layers and glued them together before adhering them to the card using Bearly Art liquid glue. To finish the card, I added 3 enamel dots around the sentiment from Altenew's Warm & Cozy Enamel Dot collection. 

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 products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection.

Close up of the verse:

 Challenges I'm entering:

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 10/29/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of autumn colors (ends 11/12/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 10/28/26)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Autumn/Halloween (3/3; ends 10/28/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Autumn (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

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

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Fall (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Autumn in the Woods (1/5; ends 11/15/26)

Everybody Art Challenge: Orange (ends 10/26/26)

Creative Crafting Uncles: Halloween or Autumn (1/3; ends 11/12/26)

Creative Girlz Card Aventures: Autumn (1/3; ends 11/18/26)

Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges Blog: ATG with quotes/scripture (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: Colors of Fall (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Fall + A Sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Dragonfly Dreams: Sentiment as focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Station: The fall photo for this month shows trees in the background, and my card has fall colors and a tree as the focal point (ends at the end of the month)

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

Fall Leaves Congratulations Card

I recently created a few alcohol ink panels for a fun class I took with Ishani, an Altenew Educator, and I had extra panels I decided to die cut using Altenew's Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves die. The die creates a bunch of leaves as well as the framed negative space from the leaf die cuts that can also be used on a project. Hence the "zero waste" name. It's a clever design, and I hope to use the frames with the negative spaces in another project.

For this card, I wanted to use one of the alcohol ink panels in the background, so I adhered it to a black card base that was 1/4 inch wider than a standard A2 size to give a bit of a black border on the sides. Then I trimmed another panel of black cardstock and embossed it with Altenew's Weathered Bark 3D embossing folder. I added some die cut leaves in a diagonal pattern and then stamped and die cut the "congratulations" sentiment using a stamp from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Softly Sketched Blooms set. I die cut the coordinating die two more time and stacked them all together to give the sentiment some dimension. Then I added the card to my splat box and covered the inside of the card with a scrap piece of printer paper. I used Altenew's Titanium White Gouache with Altenew's Fine Watercolor Brush Size 4 for my splatters. While the card was drying, I stamped a panel of white cardstock I had trimmed to fit on the inside of the card using a sentiment from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Never Stop Dreaming kit. I used Orange Cream and Brambleberry ink to stamp the sentiment and masked off the "you are" part with tape so that the purple didn't cover any of the orange in that sentiment. I added a couple of the leftover die cut leaves to the inside and forgot to take a photo before writing my message to my friend who just became an Altenew Ambassador. I want to give her a shoutout here anyway! She's put in countless hours creating amazing cards, and I'm so thrilled she's been invited to be an Altenew Ambassador. She's working on getting to 1000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, so I hope you'll consider checking out her channel and subscribing here: Different Ways for Sprays - Turn Your Paper Veggies into a Stunning Thanksgiving Card! 🥕🍅 | Altenew

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 products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection.

Challenges I'm entering: 

October 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Altenew: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 10/29/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 11/12/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 10/28/26)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Autumn/Halloween (2/3; ends 10/28/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/3; ends 10/22/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 10/23/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Autumn (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

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

fourseasons: Anything Goes Fall (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Fall (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

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