I could say this is a pocket card I made with the pretty Affectionately Yours Designer Series Paper, and it is, but what it started out to be was a Z-Fold Card! If you envision this card sideways, maybe you can see how it would have been a Z-Fold Card. This is one of those “there are no mistakes in stamping” cards!  I adhered my larger piece of designer paper onto the inside of the card when I meant to glue it to the front 3″ panel of the card!  That left no room for a message inside and just didn’t look right from the inside. So I turned the card on its side and could see a way to make it a pocket card!

The only thing about pocket cards is by the time you put adhesive on the sides of the card to form the pocket, the space to slide in your greeting card is made smaller.  You don’t want it to get stuck in the adhesive. I just used my Fast Fuse, but I could have made my strip of adhesive narrower if I had used the Tear & Tape. If you wanted the full space, you could just tie a ribbon around to hold the card together instead of using adhesive. I tied on a piece of the new Watermelon Wonder 5/8″ Mini Striped Ribbon. For a greeting on the front, I stamped with the Crazy About You Stamp Set and made a little banner, accented with an Enamel Shape. These little things are so fun, kind of like the rhinestones and pearls but flatter, so better for mailing. Sometimes they add just that little something you need on your card.

Here is the inside of the card:

I used the Tin of Cards Stamp Set to stamp the inside card, layered on Cucumber Crush. I find this stamp set so useful because I like the greetings and the font and all the little extra borders and do-dad stamps in the set.

So don’t let your stamping mistakes get you down!  Chances are you can still make something out of what you messed up, maybe even better than what you originally planned…..and if not, it’s only paper!

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Doesn’t everyone, after they open a card, turn it over on the back to see the marking that big card companies always print on the back along with the price?! But when you make a handmade card to give someone, what do they see when they turn the card over out of habit? Probably nothing. Here is your answer with the I Stamped This Stamp Set!  It is really fun if you have a stamp for the back of the card that you can personalize with your name or initials or date or whatever you want. You don’t have to put the price!!

If you are selling cards and other things you make with Stampin’ Up! stamps, you must stamp the Stampin’ Up! copyright on each item according to the Stampin’ Up! Angel Policy. (Click HERE to read the full Angel Policy.)  In this stamp set, you get two stamps that cover this copyright issue.  The rest of the stamps are for fun for you to make your card or project look professional and personal. Be proud of your work!

Of course some of the stamps can be used in many other ways so you can get lots of uses out of the I Stamped This Stamp Set.

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I’ve been seeing these “Z-Fold” cards all over and since it’s been awhile since I’ve made one, I thought I would give it a try again with this Z Fold Thank You Card using the beautiful Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper. It’s just a simple card, really, but the extra little fold just adds a little something!  And we cardmakers are always looking for a way to add another little something!

Start with a regular card base, scored in the middle at 4 1/4″, then also score 1 1/4″ from one edge. Fold the card in half as always and then fold back the “z-fold”.  Add whatever designer paper you like on the front, on the folded over portion and/or on the edge of the inside of the card.  Or put it on all three places!  Whatever you like!  Just play until you see the combination of paper patterns that you like.  Or make two of them the same as I did on this card.

Add a greeting to the front.  I stamped a Thank You from the One Big Meaning Stamp Set in NIght of Navy ink, which coordinates with this paper.  (Look on the back label of the paper to see which colors coordinate with it.) Then I used the Layering Squares Framelits Dies to frame it. I used Night of Navy and a layer of Watermelon Wonder cardstock.  Just make sure you don’t glue down the greeting to the front of the card (like I did at first!) because you want that fold to be able to open and not be adhered down.

This is what the card looks like open so you can see how it should be folded.

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Stampin’ Up! helps support the Ronald McDonald House Charities (R) by making a contribution for every special RMHC stamp set sold, and this My Hero Stamp Set is the stamp set for 2016-17. For every stamp set sold, Stampin’ Up! will donate $3 to the RMHC.  You can purchase this stamp set in wood- or clear-mount and know that your stamping is fun for you but also helping a good cause! The Ronald McDonald House Charities helps support families whose children are undergoing medical treatment away from home.  You can read more about it HERE.

To make this easy card, I used Real Red for a card base with the fold at the top.  Just cut the cardstock in half lengthwise at 4 1/4″ and then fold in half at 5 1/2″.  I have a layer of Whisper White and then Soft Sky for – the sky! I darkened the sky a bit with a little sponging of Smoky Slate ink. I actually used the coordinating punch for last years RMHC stamp set, the Tree Builder Punch, to punch out some clouds (on another card they might be cupcake tops!) and sponged those as well.

Next I actually used the My Hero Stamp Set.  I stamped the umbrella on Whisper White cardstock with Real Red ink and cut it out with my Paper Snips. The umbrella handle is stamped with Basic Gray and cut out. I adhered the clouds to the top of the card and next the umbrella, popping up the umbrella with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The little greeting at the bottom is from the stamp set and punched out (just the ends) with the new Classic Label Punch. You could also put this greeting on the inside of the card.

For a little fun and pizzazz, I used my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to make tiny raindrops!  I think you can see them on the photo if you look closely!  It’s always hard to photograph shiny and glimmery things.

I hope you will consider adding the My Hero Stamp Set to your next order and help Stampin’ Up! support a worthy charity that helps children and families, the Ronald McDonald House Charities.