Forked Pillar Card for Creative Creases #85

It's time for another fun challenge over at the Creative Creases Challenge blog where it's always anything goes with a fun fold project! I hope you can join in by sharing your fun fold creations here: Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #85 (secretstamper.com)

The idea for this card came from this video: 5x7 Forked Pillar Card (youtube.com). If you like unique fun fold cards, Iced Images is a great YouTube channel to subscribe to. I've gotten loads of great card designs from watching Louise's videos.

Using the measurements and instructions from the video linked above, I made the card base and several of the layers. I used some gold glitter card stock for the smaller side panels and colored some white card stock with my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers to match the deep purple in the bottom flower of the floral focal point as the base layer underneath the gold glitter card stock. I decided that instead of using pattern paper for the larger front panels, I would stamp, stencil, and die cut Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Always Sunshine floral focal point and then cut it up to put it on the front panels. I stamped the image with VersaMark ink and then embossed it using Altenew's Rose Gold embossing powder. Then I used the coordinating stencils to color the image following the colors in Altenew's monthly challenge. After die cutting it, I cut it into one-inch segments to fit on the front panels. The top segment was a little too tall, but rather than trim the very top off, I left it as is because I like how it goes off the card base a little. 

I stamped "consider this card a big hug" from the same Always Sunshine set and then added some gold sequins and orange and green gems to embellish the front. 

For the back panels, I made the layers using the measurements in the video and then embossed the white layers with the coordinating 3D embossing folder that comes in the Always Sunshine kit. I colored the embossed areas using the coordinating stencil and 2 shades of green. I wanted this to be a get well card for my uncle who is in the hospital right now, so I used the "feel better soon" sentiment from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Grand Carnations set using VersaMark ink and Altenew's Rose Gold embossing powder again. Then I die cut the sentiment with the coordinating die from the Grand Carnations set. I just love it when there's a coordinating die for sentiments! I then used the Crafted with Love stamp set Altenew sent me for free this April to add a bit of personalization. To finish the card, I added a few diamond and orange gemstone butterflies. 

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The card folds flat for mailing:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Easy Thank You Card for June 2024 Inspiration Challenge (altenew.com): (ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG or option of For The Guys (ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker 

Triple B (dd-tripleb.blogspot.com): Birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 7/2/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 6/25/24)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 7/12/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Emboss it (my card features heat embossing with Rose Gold embossing powder and dry embossing with Altenew's 3D Always Sunshine embossing folder. (1/5; ends 6/26/24)

Crafty Gals Corner (craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com): Fun folds (2/3; ends at the end of the month)