Paper Crafting Blog Hop - Welcoming Window

Welcome to the Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring Birthday Projects! Our March 2021 blog hop includes Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrators from around the world!  Talented Demonstrators from all over the globe including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are participating!  Get ready to be wowed by a variety of creative projects and design styles!  You may have arrived from Maureen's blog.  She had a great project!

My project showcases the Welcoming Window stamp set and coordinating Window Flower Box Dies.  Spring was in the air here in the Chicago area last week and the windows were open to welcome in some fresh air.  We call it Fool's Spring since we are back to winter temps and more snow on the ground. When I first saw this bundle I knew I wanted to create a card with a Mediterranean feel and what better time to do so since I needed some warm thoughts after the weather turned this week.

The Painted Texture Embossing Folder works great to create the "plastered" backdrop for the window.  I used the Blending Brushes with Cinnamon Cider ink to make the wood look like it was stained.  The Vellum is backed by a piece of Pool Party cardstock and I also added some Wink of Stella to the vellum window panes to add some sparkle.  

You can see below how the addition of ink to the embossed shutter really steps up the plain cardstock...it gives it a richness and depth of color.

And the Birthday Greeting along with some bright flowers work beautifully on the inside of the card.

Thanks for joining us this month!  Click on the image below to get to

Krissi's blog to see what fun project she has to share with you!

Here's the list of participants if you get off the trail.

Shirley Merker

Tracy Held

Annette McMillan

Sue Boerner

Sandy Ward 

Terri Stewart

Maureen Rauchfuss

Julia Mazur -You are here!

Krissi Hannahs

 Joy Nelson 

You can follow me on my Facebook Page to be notified when I post my Tuesday Night Stampin' Club Live videos.  If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would LOVE to be yours. Would you like to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Join my team, The INK Crowd! Click here for details.

All the supplies used to create these projects can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the Host Code found on the right side of my blog when ordering through my online store to help support my Craft for a Cause initiatives. If your order is over $150, don’t use the host code so you can redeem all the Host Rewards....which means FREE product for you!
Thanks for stopping by!  Julia Mazur @ SimplySheStamps

Product List

Welcoming Window Bundle [156271]	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078]	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]
Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]
Blending Brushes [153611]

Paper Blooms Slide and Lock Fun Fold

I love the Sale-a-Bration Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper!  And when you pair it with the coordinating Pierced Blooms Dies you get a beautiful stitched effect!  

This Fun Fold card is called a Slide and Lock Gate Fold card.  It's actually pretty simple to create!  I have some how-to tips and photos below, but you can see me making the Slide and Lock Fun Fold during my Tuesday Night Stampin' Club Facebook Live from earlier this week on my @SimplySheStamps page.

Slide and Lock Gate Fold instructions:

To create the "locking" mechanism, you'll need four 2-1/2" squares in Basic White cardstock.  Take two of them and score in half at 1-1/4" and fold.  Now you'll make a sandwich.  Lay a square down.  Adhere one side of a folded square, with the fold in the center of the "sandwich" and the long edge flush with the edge of the first square.  Take the other folded square, add adhesive to one side, and adhere to the bottom square making sure that the fold is flush with the other fold in the center.

Now adhere the last square...the top of your sandwich... to both of the flaps...just like you did with the first square you laid down.  Decorate the front of the square.  I used a 2-1/2" square piece of the Paper Blooms DSP and added some flowers.  

To make the Gate Fold: cut your cardstock to 4-1/4" x 11" and score at 2-3/4" from each short side.  Fold those towards the center to create your card base.  Adhere Paper Blooms DSP panels (4" x 2-1/2") to each side of the front of the card.  SLIDE the LOCKING mechanism (a.k.a. the sandwich) down the center of the card so that the edges of the card base are between the top and bottom layers of the sandwich.  

If you need to see these steps in action...watch my Facebook LIVE replay.

Being a seamstress and avid crafter, I do adore the stitched effect of the Pierced Blooms Dies!  Can you see the difference between the two cards above?  The top one has fussy-cut flowers and the other used the Pierced Blooms Dies.

Here are the other cards I featured during Tuesday Night Stampin' Club using the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper and the In Bloom Bundle, which includes the In Bloom stamp set and Pierced Blooms Dies.  

If you purchase the In Bloom Bundle, you're so close to receiving the DSP for FREE as a Sale-a-Bration reward!  See below for more information about Sale-a-Bration and all the supplies used to create these cards.  

                                                                            I used more of the Paper Blooms paper to die-cut the bloom and leaves.  It uses the sheet that has watercolored circles made specifically to die-cut Pierced Blooms...and more!  I am so very happy that the dies include a beautiful label for greetings.  This card to the left includes Denim Ribbon, Seaside Spray cardstock, and our new Basic White cardstock.  This one was inspired by a project designed by one of Stampin' Up!'s concept artists.  

This card to the right is cased from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure.  The blooms are die-cut from Shimmery White cardstock, but my photo doesn't do the shimmer justice....it looks a bit pearl-like in person.  The addition of some Whale of a Time sequins adds some more sparkle.  And yes, the cute paper bow is a die that is included in the Pierced Blooms Dies.

All of the supplies used in the projects above are listed below and they can be purchased in my online store.

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Product List

In Bloom Bundle [156208] $48.50	Paper Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155222] $0.00	Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set (English) [149438] $22.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75
Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150883] $8.75	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] $8.75
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.75	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910] $10.00
3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $7.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
Whale Of A Time Sequins [152461] $6.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00