Diamond Staggered Pillar Card for Your Paper Insider

I wanted to make a special card for my niece who just earned her Master's Degree, so when I saw this Diamond Staggered Pillar Card on Iced Images's YouTube, I thought it would be perfect for her card. If you'd like the measurements and instructions, here's a link to her video: 🔴 6" x 6" Diamond Staggered Pillar Card | Livestream. It's not as complicated as it looks, and it actually folds down flat to mail. I'm going to hand deliver this to my niece, but it's nice that the card can be mailed.

Your Paper Insider graciously sent me Box #12 to play with recently, so I chose a couple beautiful papers from that box to decorate my card. The papers I used were: White and Red Flowers: Yuzenshi and Copper Curious Alchemy which I thought looked really stunning together. I've recently become an affiliate for Your Paper Insider, so if you are interested in subscribing to their quarterly paper boxes or if you'd simply like to purchase some previous boxes or other papers on their website, I would be so grateful if you used my link: Carrie's Your Paper Insider affiliate page.

To finish the card, I added panels to the front and the back of the card. You can't see them, but there are tabs that allowed me to glue the oval and rectangle to the card front and back. For the oval on the front of the card, I used Altenew's Zero Waste: Oval Serenity Die Set and stamped "congrats" using Altenew's Bouquet of Poppies stamp set. 

For the back of the card, I added the die cut flowers from the Zero Waste: Oval Serenity Die Set I had used on the front of the card to a white rectangle I adhered to a piece of the Copper Curious Alchemy paper I had trimmed to layer behind the white rectangle. Then I stamped "you will do amazing things" from the same Bouquet of Poppies stamp set I used for the "congrats" on the front of the card. I added some gems to the front of the card and some pearls to the back of the card for embellishments. 

I'm 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 

Close up of the Oval Serenity die cut:

Side view:

Top view:

Back of the card: 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

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

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 8/27/25)

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

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Summer Things (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or From a Garden (3/5; ends 9/8/25)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 8/26/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with optional twist of Happy Birthday (unlimited entries; ends 9/12/25)

Ally's Angels: ATG (2/5; ends 9/12/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of using pattern paper (unlimited entries; ends 9/12/25)

Creatalicious Challenges: ATG with option of lots of bling/glitter (2/3; ends 9/12/25)

Creative Crafting Uncles: ATG (2/3; ends 9/12/25)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 9/8/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 9/5/25)

Saffron Square Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing a card I made during Altenew Educator Traci Starkweather's recent class. She chose a deep, rich color palette for these saffron flowers and their leaves. 

To start the card, I trimmed watercolor paper to create a 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch card base following Traci's instructions. Then I trimmed a piece of watercolor paper to 5 1/4 by 5 1/4 inch and created a background using the following Altenew inks: Magenta, Razzleberry, Jazzberry, Deep Iris, Andromeda, Ultraviolet, Azurite, Sapphire, and Jet Black. I layered them onto the watercolor paper saving the black for the last layer. Then I splattered the panel with the following 3 colors from Altenew's Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set: Amethyst, Topaz, and Sterling Silver. I set the panel aside to dry.

While the background was drying, I ink blended the saffron flowers and leaves following Traci's instructions. We blended multiple colors on the petals, leaving the outside edges white so the petal would pop against the dark background. 

After I had all the pieces ink blended, I assembled the flowers and arranged the leaves behind them. Then I adhered everything down using liquid glue for the bottom layer and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape for the flower on the left side. 

To finish the card, I stamped "happy birthday" using a stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose set and added that to the panel using foam tape as well. 

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 Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 8/27/25)

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

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

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or From a Garden (2/5; ends 9/8/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Create a Scene (3/3; ends 8/20/25)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 8/26/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 9/12/25)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with optional twist of Happy Birthday (unlimited entries; ends 9/12/25)

Ally's Angels: ATG (1/5; ends 9/12/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of using pattern paper (unlimited entries; ends 9/12/25)

Creatalicious Challenges: ATG with option of lots of bling/glitter (1/3; ends 9/12/25)

Creative Crafting Uncles: ATG (1/3; ends 9/12/25)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 9/8/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 9/5/25)

4-Column Fun Fold

I've been attending a Bible study on the book of Titus this summer, and I wanted to create thank you cards for my 2 friends who led the study. I really appreciate them sacrificing so much of their time to teach our group. I've learned a lot and have also just enjoyed the time catching up with dear friends.

I started to make this card by Lisa Curcio: Make This Diamond Column Pop Up Card | No Dies Needed - YouTube, but I glued my columns incorrectly when I started assembling the card, so I decided to try something different. I put the columns in the center of the card and glued them together so that there's a column that sticks out on both sides in the middle of the card. I definitely plan to give the orginal version a try next, but for now, I really like how this turned out.

To decorate the card, I added white cardstock measuring 2 by 6 inches to cover where the columns come together on both sides of the card so you don't see the seams on the front or the back. Then I created a bunch of Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Hellebore flowers and leaves in various colors (from cardstock I had sprayed, water colored, or both). I assembled the flowers and arranged them on the front where I wanted them. I felt there was too much white space, so then I die cut some of the center pieces from the flower dies in the same colors as the flowers and added those to the card front. 

For the sentiment on the front of the card, I stamped "thanks" from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Bougainvillea set and die cut it with the coordinating die. I added it with foam tape to the center part of the card that pops out. 

For the back of the card, I stamped "so very grateful" using Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos set. Then I added a couple of the Hellebore flowers and leaves to finish decorating 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 back of the card:

Challenges I'm entering:

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

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

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 9/12/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: I Spy Something Beginning with B (I have blooms on my card, and some of them are blue😃) or ATG (1/5; ends 8/29/25)

We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG (I stamped the "thanks" sentiment on the front of the card) (3/3; 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)

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 9/5/25)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with cards or tags that aren't standard rectangular shaped (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

AECP homework for Polychromatic Class: Lesson 1: create a card that features lots of colors on a white background 

 

Just For You 4-Panel Z-Fold Card

I've recently started creating some cards to have on hand to include in my care packages for when my youngest daughter deploys later this year, and I thought it would be fun to make a fall-themed one with pumpkins on it. I used Lynn Dunn's 4-Panel Z-Fold Card design, and if you'd like the measurements and instructions for this 4-Panel Z-Fold Card, be sure to check out Lynn's tutorial here: 4-Panel Z Fold Card Design - Lynn Dunn - Stamptastic Designs LLC.

I chose some yellow and orange cardstock for the card base and some of the layers and trimmed and scored everything according to Lynn's measurements. Then I created the pumpkin panel using a technique from an Altenew Educator class called Magical Marker Techniques. I scribbled my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers onto some acetate and spritzed with isopropyl alcohol. Then I ink smooshed a white panel onto the alcohol ink to create a background. I then stamped Altenew's Pumpkin Patch stamp onto the panel and embossed it with the coordinating embossing folder. I cut the panel into strips to fit the layers of the card front and adhered them to the orange strips I had trimmed already. Then I added them to the front of the yellow card base. 

For the inside of the card, I used another technique from the Magical Marker Technique class. I scribbled with a few alcohol ink markers onto acetate and spritzed the scribbles with isopropyl alcohol again, but this time I used a paintbrush to pick up the colors and splatter them on a white panel. I used a few different yellows and oranges (the same colors I had used for the ink smooshing on the front of the card). Then I put the panel in the card without adhering it down just to see where I needed to stamp my "just for you" sentiment (also from the Pumpkin Patch set) so it could be seen when the card is closed. I stamped the sentiment and adhered the panel to the inside of the card.

For the fence, I used Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Rustic Charm set and trimmed the die cut a little so the fence wasn't as long. I used Altenew's Pretty Pumpkins Layering Die for the two pumpkins in front of the fence. I only used the bottom layers and the stem dies from the set, and I die cut them pumpkins out of metallic cardstock I had colored with alcohol inks. I finished the card by adding 3 black enamel dots from Altenew's Colorful Wonder Enamel Dots set. 

 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 

When opened:

When closed:

Top view:

Here's a look at the process for creating the background where I've stamped and embossed the pumpkins. I scribbled with my alcohol ink markers onto acetate:

Then I sprayed them with isopropyl alcohol:

Then I smooshed them onto my cardstock. This is a look at the first smooshing, but I added more scribbles, more alcohol, and more smooshing the fill the panel:

Challenges I'm entering:

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

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 8/27/25)

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

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

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

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

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite season and why: I love fall with the cooler temps and apple harvest and the fun of carving pumpkins and buying candy for trick-or-treaters (and sampling some myself, of course!) (3/3; ends 8/20/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with optional twist of summer fun (I used the Pumpkin Patch 3D embossing folder) (1/3; ends 8/20/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or From a Garden (1/5; ends 9/8/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Create a Scene (2/3; ends 8/20/25)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 8/26/25)
 

AECP homework for Magical Marker Techniques: Lesson 2: spritz and press technique (for the panel stamped with Pumpkin Patch on the front of the card and Lesson 4: scribbling alcohol markers onto acetate, adding isopropyl alcohol, picking up the liquid with a brush and stippling it onto cardstock (I did this for the panel on the inside of the card with yellow and orange markers)

Sweet Birthday Z-Fold Card

My granddaughter will be turning one very soon, and I thought it would be fun to make her a card with little macaron cookies on it because she has a sweet tooth already! 

I started by making an A2 card base and then scoring the front flap in the middle at 2 1/8 inches and then folding the card back on the score line to create the Z-fold card base. Then the fun began! I die cut the pieces for ten little macarons using Altenew's Sweet Nasturtium Layering Die Set which includes a lovely flower, some pretty foliage, and this cute little macaron. 

After die cutting all the tiny pieces, I assembled the macarons following the guide on the packaging. Then I chose added some sparkly papers to the inside of the card and began arranging the macarons on the front panel. I added them with foam tape for some dimension and then trimmed off the ones that went over the sides. I then added the trimmed pieces to the panel to complete the decorating on the front.

For the inside of the card, the macarons would have been lost on the pink glitter paper I used for that section, so I added a piece of white linen cardstock and arranged 3 macarons towards the bottom of the panel. I then stamped "sweet birthday wishes" using a stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Meadow Breeze for the "sweet" sentiment and the "birthday wishes" stamp from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Sweet Buttercups kit. I stamped the sentiment onto the same purple cardstock I had used for the card base. I adhered the sentiment using Art Glitter liquid glue and then adhered the macarons using a mix of liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

There's a lot of fun sparkle on this card due to the specialty papers I used. All the papers used to create this card came from Your Paper Insider's Box 11. I was a Guest Designer for that box and have since become an affiliate for them. Box 12 is set to arrive soon, and I am looking forward to creating with the papers in that one, too. If you are interested in subscribing to their quarterly boxes of specialty papers, I would be so grateful if you used my affiliate link: https://yourpaperinsider.com/  And if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my Altenew affiliate link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Flat lay view:

View when the card is closed:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

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

Inspiration Station: The pink, purple, and white colors and the dessert theme inspired me (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 8/27/25)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: Birthday (3/5; ends at the end of the month 

Allsorts challenge blog: Animals or ATG (4/5; ends 8/15/25)

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

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

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to trim the edges of my macarons that went off the sides of the panel) (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Z-fold cards (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Museum Gallery Fun Fold Birthday Card

My youngest daughter has a birthday this month, and I wanted to send her a special birthday card in a small package I'm mailing to her this week. She's in the Navy and is stationed out in San Diego. I'm going out to visit her in October, so we decided to celebrate her birthday when we're together then, but I still wanted to send out a card. I recently watched Rachel Tessman create a fun fold card she called a Museum Gallery Fun Fold, and I immediately thought of doing a few of Altenew's floral dies in mini frames to look like a gallery of floral paintings at a museum for my daughter's card. If you'd like the measurements and instructions for this fun fold, here's a link to Rachel's video: Beautiful Blues Museum Gallery Fun Fold Card.

I created the card base and white panels for the bottom of the card using heavyweight white cardstock. All the other papers I used on my card come from Your Paper Insider's Box #11. I was a guest designer for that box and am enjoying creating with all the lovely papers in it. If you're interested in ordering Box 11 or signing up for a subscription to receive a box of mystery papers every 3 months, check out Your Paper Insider's website here: Your Paper Insider. They are now shipping Box 12. Papers used on my card: Rose Edo Kosome, Cotton Candy Pop Tone, Lilac Favini Burano, Lavender Thai Unryu, Pale Blue Thai Unryu, Fairway Metallic Stardream, Yellow Custard Rayon Shippou, Buttercream Arturo Cover, Mai Tai Cocktail Shimmer, Savanna Tindaloo Gmund, Coffee Cover Reflex, and Champagne Foil.

After I created the card base and bottom panels, I started on the flowers. Altenew has recently been creating small floral die sets that are beautiful and are the perfect size when you want a floral accent without a large flower that takes up the entire card front (although I love those, too!). I used three of these smaller floral die sets for this card: Cute Open Rose Layering Die Set, Delicate Magnolia Layering Die Set, and Bright Bloom Layering Die Set. I had fun die cutting these sweet little flowers and leaves. Assembling them was easy with Altenew's keyhole system. Just line up the keyholes for perfect placement every time!

After my flowers were finished, I die cut the little frames and "canvases" for them. I used metallic card stock for the squares in the center and 3 different cardstocks for the thin frames around the squares. I used Altenew's Fine Frames Square Die Set for these pieces. 

I followed Rachel's instructions for assembling the card and for the measurements for the back panels. I used a spray adhesive to adhere the specialty paper to the white cardstock for the blue panels behind all my framed flowers. Rachel left her bottom pop-out panels white, but I decided to add more of the specialty papers from Box 11 to those panels to add more color to the card. I trimmed them 1/8 inch smaller than the panels of the pop-out sections. 

For the sentiment, I stamped "happy birthday" using Altenew's Bouquet of Poppies set. I trimmed it and added it to the same metallic cardstock I used for the squares behind my flowers. Then I added a foliage die cut behind the sentiment that I created using Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries & Branches set.

 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:

The card folds somewhat flat for mailing. I used foam tape on my flowers, so the panels don't close completely flat the way Rachel's did using just pattern paper on the panels. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

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

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Season and Why: I love all 4 seasons, but summer is probably my favorite because of all the beautiful flowers. Plus sweet cherries are ripe in my area in July and peaches in August, so that's another wonderful point in summer's favor! (2/3; ends 8/20/25)

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

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (2/3; ends 8/27/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of 4-legged friends (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 7/10 for the challenge; ends 8/13/25)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: Birthday (2/5; ends at the end of the month 

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

Cut It Up: Add a sentiment (1/3; ends 8/18/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Animals or ATG (3/5; ends 8/15/25)

We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG (I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment on the front of the card) (2/3; 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: Create a Scene (I made a museum scene) (2/3; ends 8/20/25) 

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)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (2/3; ends 8/12/25)

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

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

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

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

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

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

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

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of polka dots and/or stripes (3/3; 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 (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

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 

Partially open:

Fully open: 

Side view when closed: 

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)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (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:

Top view:

Flat lay view:

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)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of Summer Fun (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) Top Pick 8/17/25

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)