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Trusty Tools Latch fold card with free project sheet & video

On last week's Live video I created two fun fold cards featuring the Trusty Tools bundle and the Trusty Toolbox designer paper. 

The Trusty Tools bundle is in the new Spring catalog and the Trusty Toolbox designer paper is in our Sale-a-Bration catalog. They're an incredible pair that is unique and perfect for handy guys or gals and coordinate together wonderfully! 

This card is a latch card.  Both flaps open but the Poppy Parade flap is 'caught' by the layered greeting element.  

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It's hard to explain how it works but the video I made shows how easy it is.  It's all about where to place the Dimensionals to 'catch or latch' the card closed.  I like my cards to stay mostly closed so I created this closure option. 

Here's what the inside looks like:

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My colors were chosen by the Trusty Toolbox designer paper – Black, Poppy Parade & White. This special designer paper can be earned free now during Sale-a-Bration with any $50 purchase through Stampin' Up!.  See it here. 

I suggest ordering the Trusty Toolbox bundle and then choose the designer paper as your free Sale-a-Bration choice.  See the bundle here online.  

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A word of advice on choosing Sale-a-Bration items. If you want both a pack of designer paper and a stamp set and cannot afford to get both, choose the designer paper first. They usually run out of papers, dies & gems before they run out of stamp sets. Then choose the stamp set with your next purchase. 

You can download the free project sheet for the Trusty Toolbox card here. Download Trusty Tools Latch-fold card

Below is a photo of both cards using this special latch fold.  The card on the lower left is made with the Lighter Than Air designer paper in Lemon Lolly & Balmy Blue.  It's one of the cards featured in my Lighter Than Air pre-cut kit to go seen here. 

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Click here to watch the video on this project plus a second fun fold too!  Or watch it below:

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Earn free products during Sale-a-Bration!

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Reserve your Spring & Sale-a-Bration designer paper share

$18 for 78 sheets! (plus $7 shipping). Email me here

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• Look at these 2 beautiful cards with the Autumn Toile Designer paper

  September 25, 2025

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  These pretty fall themed cards were made by my talented Flowerbug’s for our September Autumn themed card swap. They both feature the gorgeous Autumn Toile designer series paper from the 2025 Holiday catalog.

  This first card was made by Lori and it’s a fun fold card.

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  Her colors include Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and Vanilla. The stamps are from The Right Words and More Messages sets. Gems are Streaked Dots and the metallic paper for that ‘tree’ die-cut is the Earthen Toned Metallic Paper. Can you see that pretty gold hoop around the tree? Wow!

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  Here’s the inside view. The tree and deer dies are from the Autumn Trees dies.

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  Measurements are:
  – Card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 3 1/4″ & 5 1/4″.
  – DSP on left is 3″ X 5 1/4″, DSP in the center is 1 7/8″ X 5 1/4″
  – Vanilla on the right inside is 3″ X 5 1/4″
  – largest circle is3 7/8″, DSP tree circle is 3 1/4″, Vanilla circle is 3 1/2″

  
  Next is a great card made by Ginny who also used the same exact sheet of paper in the Autumn Toile DSP pack.

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  Her colors are Early Espresso with Very Vanilla. She stamped the greeting from the Amber Autumn bundle on the oval and added leaves from the Gathering Moments stamp set as well.
  
  Measurements:
  – card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  – Vanilla 4″ X 5 1/4″
  – Early Espresso 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″
  – DSP 3 1/4″ X 4 1/2″

  You can see this beautiful autumn paper here. I can see this going out of stock soon. It is one of my top selling products so far in September.

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• Another cute card with the Happy Place stamp set with free project sheet!

  September 24, 2025

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  I shared one card yesterday and here’s one more. Both are fun ways to add color to this neat stamp.

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  You can see this neat stamp set here. I love it and see lots of possibilities; especially for scrapbooking!

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  I chose the Full of Life designer paper for my background here; adding texture with the Waves 3D embossing folder. My colors include Pool Party, Black with Peach & Melon Mambo. I colored the large image in with Watercolor Pencils which I hadn’t used for a long time!

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  I decided to try a different blue for the left card above – Cloud Cover. The right is Pool Party. Which do you prefer?
  

  I have a free project sheet for you and a video tutorial as well. Click Happy Place with Full of Life DSP on this link for the project sheet you can print or download. I suggest you save these project sheets in a file on your computer for card ideas.

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  The video is below: It includes more ideas for this fun stamp set too!

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• NEW and Amazing 12 Days of Crafting Calendar kit available today

  September 23, 2025

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  Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long!

  Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store. Once these calendars are sold out, they’ll be gone for good, so make sure you buy one before they’ve disappeared. It’s $99 and the item # is 167335. Go here to shop.

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  Here’s why I’m so excited about this product based kit. Each of the 12 ‘windows’ includes NEW product ready to craft with. Plus there’s a stamp set too! So that’s 13 new products plus the beautiful box. I’ve seen two of the items so far….. If you want to be surprised don’t read the next sentence! Shhh – one is a set of dies to coordinate with the all occasion stamp set and the other is 20 sheets of new 6″ X 6″ designer series paper.

  Get a free PDF project tutorial when you order this kit from me for FREE (team members always get my tutorials free of course).

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  Item: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (167335)

  Price: $99 USD | $136 CAD

  Ordering Begins: September 23, 2025

  Includes: Exclusive dies, paper, embellishments, and more

  *Available only while supplies last.

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