Luxe Foliage Window Z-fold with free project sheet & video tutorial

September 28, 2026

I just love this card I made for last week’s video! It features the exclusive Luxe Foliage specialty designer series paper.

Gorgeous, right? I cased this fold from my friend Susie Wood. I get so many fun fold ideas from her. Check out her blog here.

This stunning Luxe Foliage DSP is a Product of the Month and available while supplies last. See it here. You can redeem it for just $5 once your order reaches the $75 mark. There are 4 sheets of each pattern in this pack!

I paired it with Secret Sea, Gold foil and White here. On this card I used the Everyday Arches dies for the window and the Tile Garden stamp set for the leaves/stem.

This card involves die-cutting a window in the front layer of your card and reusing it on the inside scored White layer. You can catch on to how it opens in the above photo but it may help a lot if you watch the video here.

On the left card below I used a different set of dies for my window. First the Tile Garden dies to create a rectangle window. Yes; these dies are square…. so I cut a second time to create the rectangle window. The Gold textured frame is made with the Phrases & Frames dies seen here.

I fussy cut the gold/Secret Sea flower for the front layer. I love the images in the Tile Garden bundle; they have a texture to them.

I created a free project sheet for this card. Click here to download or print it.

Below is the video tutorial; I hope it helps you in understanding how this is done. It is much easier than it looks!

There’s a new Product of the Month for September.

It’s called Luxe Foliage Specialty Designer paper and can be seen here. It’s yours for just $5 once your order reaches the $75 point.

There is also a few new kits in our Kit Collection too. You can see it all here!

There are new Online Exclusives! Click here to see them.

New Hot Foil products are here! Check them out here.

Get this free Sunflower PDF tutorial with ANY online purchase from me in September! Gorgeous cards in this one!

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Pinwheel Tower Fancy Fold card with video & free projects sheet!

July 25, 2023

Here's another card we made at my July Card Clubs. I always try to feature one fun fold card and this was a doozy!

When they saw the many pieces they were a bit worried it would be hard. But as we made it together they loved it! Be sure to watch the video here or below; it's so much easier than it looks!

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This card is super fun to play with; it reminds me of a 'never ending' card. You can turn and turn it and see something new each time. But the finished card lays flat and is 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" so it fits nicely in an envelope.

Besides the Gorgeously Made stamp set (seen here) I chose the Layering Leaves (seen here) for the pretty greetings and leaf images.

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I chose to feature the Countryside Inn designer series paper seen here with it's many shades of Blue. I chose to use Night of Navy and White card stock, Navy and Boho Blue inks.

You can find the measurement, photos, directions and supplies list here on this free project sheet. Download July 23 Pinwheel Tower card

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Each of the 4 panels of Navy card stock is adhered to the center 'tower' made from a 4 1/4" square of designer paper. Once you have your card base created it's simple to add the 6 pieces of DSP and your stamped panels.

I also used the Radiating Stitches dies seen here (online exclusive) and the Stylish Shapes dies for the greeting. The ribbon is the Night of Navy 3/8" bordered ribbon.

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Click here or on the photo below to watch the video. It's the second project featured.

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Gorgeously Made with a neat background technique & video tutorial

July 24, 2023
I shared this card as part of my Tuesday Live video last week. I was featuring the Gorgeously Made bundle. Check out the background!

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I focused on creating a pretty, textured background under the main image. Here are the steps:
1. I first stamped the foliage image with Boho Blue ink onto Boho Blue card stock.
2. Next I textured it with the Exposed Brick embossing folder seen here. (It's one of my favorite folders.)
3. Lastly I dragged my White Craft ink pad over the texture. Tip: use a very light touch or ensure your ink pad is a little bit dry. I LOVE the look of this so much!
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I used the same foliage image for the inside of the card as I did the pretty background, stamping once in full strength Boho Blue ink and stamping again without reinking.

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I stamped the other large leafy image from the Gorgeously Made set on the Countryside Corners white die-cut. I added the print image a few times in second generation Boho Blue ink (this means stamped off once). It's layered on a Navy die-cut before adding to the card base.

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The greeting is heat embossed on Navy using White embossing powder. The die-cut is from the Stylish Shapes dies – my go-to dies for greetings.

There's just something special about a monochromatic card; this time in blues. If you're going for an elegant or cohesive look try using just one color in varying hues. Greens, blues and browns are some of my favorite choices.

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Click here or on the photo below to watch the video. It's the first project featured; the other is a super fun 'fancy fold' card.

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Fast & Fabulous Zoo Crew cards, with a free project sheet

July 21, 2023

There's something special about a project in Black and White. I love to add an extra color to really make it pop. These cards were made at my July card club gatherings.

I wanted a good size piece of the cute, printed Zoo Crew designer paper seen here on the front of the card. But I also love the mostly Black sheets too. So I came up with this card. I added a thin line of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock between the two pieces of DSP (Designer Series Paper).

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I recommend adhering the large layer of DSP to the card base first. Then adhere the Black DSP to the Lemon Lime Twist strip and add it to the card base. All that's left is to stamp & heat emboss your greeting (from the Playing in the Rain set).

Of course there's a cute die-cut stars (Wanted to Say dies) and a Baker's Twine bow to add too.

Here's the inside:

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The stamped images and Balloon die-cut are all from the Zany Zoo bundle.

Here's a free project sheet if you'd like measurements, directions and a supplies list. Download July 23 Zoo Crew

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It's a great layout to show off both sides of your Designer Paper. I hope you try it with your favorite papers!

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