Amy Rich, Stampin' Nut

Sometimes it's fun to step outside the traditional rectangle and create a card that's a celebration before it's even opened! This banner-shaped birthday card does exactly that, and it's surprisingly easy to make with the Party Dies Bundle, which includes both the Party Banners Dies and Party Alphabet Dies. To create the card base, I started with a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Timid Tiger cardstock, folded it in half, and positioned the fifth-largest banner die so the top edge extend

I have such a soft spot for Christmas, so I couldn't wait to kick off my Christmas in July 2026 series! For my first project, I created this fun fold card featuring the beautiful A Stitched Season Designer Series Paper, and it was love at first sight. One of the reasons this paper immediately stole my heart is because it reminds me so much of quilting. Before I became a full-time Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, I worked at a quilt shop and spent many hours sewing quilts and other

Sometimes a card design comes together because of a special piece of Designer Series Paper, and that's exactly what happened with this project! I call this a Half Front Card because the upper portion of the card front has been removed, creating a fun and unexpected opening that gives a sneak peek of the details inside. For this card, I couldn't resist using the adorable scene from the Silly Old Bear Designer Series Paper as the backdrop. The sweet woodland setting creates the

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There’s just something extra special about giving a graduation gift in a handmade card…especially when there’s a fun surprise tucked inside! This slim-line graduation card features the Balloon Festoon Bundle from Stampin’ Up!®, and I absolutely love how elegant and celebratory it turned out. The bundle includes both stamps and dies, along with SEVEN different balloon dies in a variety of sizes, making it easy to create layered balloon arrangements for all kinds of occasions.

I’m so excited to share this pretty column fun fold card with you today! This design is such a fun way to step up your cardmaking, and it’s the perfect project for using those beautiful bits and pieces from the March 2026 Paper Pumpkin kit, Fluttering Garden . Those sweet hummingbirds and soft florals just make my heart happy! For this card, I kept everything light and fresh with a card base from the kit (two pieces 3 3/4" x 4"), one of the envelopes (three pieces 1 1/4" x 4"

I have a beautiful fun fold to share with you today—this is a pop-up cross card , and I just love the elegant look it creates! This card is made with Highland Heather cardstock and the gorgeous Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper . Those soft purples paired with the natural backgrounds in the paper feel so peaceful and perfect for a spring or Easter card. The real wow with this design comes when you pull it out of the envelope. The panels fold out into a cross shape, gi

I have another fun alternate to share with you today using the February Paper Pumpkin kit – Celebrate Spring ! 💛 I always love stretching my kits a little further, and this one was especially fun to play with because it has all kinds of fun little spring images and die cuts. For this project, I created what I call a modified gate-fold card . It has that gate-fold feel, but the front panels don’t quite meet in the middle—which gives it a really unique look when it’s displayed

Today I have a fun fold card to share that is truly out of this world! This project features the brand new Moon & Back stamp set, which was just released today as part of the March 2026 Online Exclusives. I just love when new products arrive — don’t you? You can see them all by clicking this pic below: One of the products - the adorable Moon & Back stamp set - just begged to go into my cart on my first pre-order, and this card is why. This card starts with a Thick Basic Whi

It's not often I use two different Paper Pumpkin kits for two separate 12 Projects of Christmas projects. In fact, this is the first time this has ever happened! With my recent time away from my studio, I've taken a bit of a break from the 12 Projects, but I'm back with Project #9, made with November's Wrapped in Cheer Paper Pumpkin kit. As always, if you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, this simple fun fold card would look amazing with other products, as well. Not only is

Every once in awhile I run across a fun fold card and know immediately that I need to make it. This is one of them. And then when I opened my October 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit, I knew immediately it was the kit's contents I wanted to use to make this amazing card. I knew the large ornament from the kit needed to be the focal image. The Diamond Pillar Pop-up card I originally saw was from Lisa Curcio, but because I was using the Paper Pumpkin Kit's card bases for my decorative la

Have you been waiting like I have for a 12 Projects of Christmas fun fold card? This is it, and it's a fun one! I designed this card around Rachel Tessman's Standing Tiered Accordion Fold card, and the North Pole Delivery Specialty Designer Series Paper is absolutely perfect for it. It's a specialty paper because it includes two sheets of die cuts that coordinate with the rest of the paper. And this one is soooo cute! North Pole Specialty Designer Series Paper pack The two sh

First of all, Happy Fourth of July to my American friends! As we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America, I've decided to...

Mom and Dad on their 55th wedding anniversary (with one of my great nieces) in 2017 It has been over two months since I last blogged. I'm...

Tone on tone is a term that is used when we paper crafters use a layer that is the same color as the layer on which it is mounted. It can...

One of my favorite cards of this latest new release of products was the one I shared in a blog post last week. This zig zag fold card is...

A new product release has arrived, and with it so many opportunities! Today was launch day for 5 different lines of products, and I'm in...

A serious obsession with gift card holders has produced the second of those in this year's Christmas series, and I love it! At the end of...

Fun fold cards are my thing, so inevitably I'd have some fun ones for you during The 12 Projects of Christmas. The one I'm sharing today...

This is seriously one of the simplest fun fold cards out there, and the 2-4-6-8 card that I made Wednesday during What's Up! Stampers...