Stamping with Friends Blog Hop - Gatefold Card

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop - Gatefold Card

• Saturday, 5 July 2025

Time for a Stamping With Friends Blog Hop!  The theme today is a "Gatefold Card".  

I created this fun triangle gatefold card as a way to show off the beautiful Designer Series Paper from the Celebratory Sips Suite.  This is one of my favourite suites in the Stampin' Up!® Online Exclusives!  So bright and cheery and perfect for summer!

Isn't it pretty!

Instructions

1. Cut Strawberry Slush cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/4"

2. Cut Designer Series Paper 5 1/4" x 12" and score at 2", 4", 8" and 10"

3. Fold and burnish Designer Series Paper on scorelines in mountain, valley, valley, mountain configuration.

4. Mark the left edge of the DSP lightly with pencil 2”from top and bottom.  Repeat on the right side. Score from the mark to the first scoreline.  Repeat on bottom. Repeat on the right side.

5. Fold back on diagonal score lines and adhere closed.

6. Adhere DSP to the card base.

7. Cut Strawberry Slush 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

8. Cut Basic White 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

9. Adhere Basic White cardstock to Strawberrry Slush cardstock.

10. Adhere to the left triangle of the card base using Dimensionals.

11. Cut out 2 glasses from Designer Series Paper

12. Cut out garnish from Designer Series Paper

13. Adhere glasses to Basic White cardstock

14. Adhere garnish to glasses.

15. Stamp sentiment on Basic White cardstock using Strawberry Slush ink.

16. Cut out using Paper Snips

17. Adhere to card base using Dimensionals.

18. Adhere embellishments

19. Cut Basic White cardstock 3 3/4" x 5"

20. Stamp ice cubes twice in bottom right corner - full strength and stamped off

21. Adhere to the inside of the card.

22. Adhere to the inside of the card

You can find all of the supplies for this card in my Online Store.

Check out my Youtube Video for tips and tricks to make this card. Don't forget to subscribe to my Stamping with Melva YouTube Channel! 

Now it's time to be inspired by all of the Projects in our Blog Hop!

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I hope you have been inspired!

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For all orders over $50 I will send the Masculine Tutorial created by the Creativity Abounds Design Team!  I know you're going to love the projects.

You can also purchase this tutorial in my Tutorial Store.

Here's my project from the tutorial.

Monthly Card Club

I'm excited to be offering a Monthly Card Club either In Person or by mail.  Each month I will select a stamp set or bundle to feature.  

This month the club features the Jolly Holly Stamp Set from a new Stampin' Up!® Online Exclusive Christmas bundle.

You will make 3 cards with envelopes and receive:

• 1/2 package Designer Series Paper
• 1 package embellishments
• Roll of Ribbon

Cost is $57 In Person (or local pick up) and $63 mailed or you can get for free without the product above with a minimum $50 order!

You can join my club monthly.  If you join for 6 consecutive months and get a swag bag valued at $25 from me as a gift.

The In Person classes will be held on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 12noon or 1-3pm.  Space will be limited to 4 people per class.

Register for July

Your Creativity Awaits

The June Kit features the Perfect Pears Bundle - a new Stampin'® Up! Online Exclusive starting in July1

Do you love to craft and are you looking for a kit that ships directly to you each month with special perks each month? Then you will LOVE “YOUR CREATIVITY AWAITS”!  

With “Your Creativity Awaits”, each month you will receive an exclusive make and take kit (6 designs) plus a PDF Tutorial.  All for only $72 per month shipped directly to you or $65 local pick up.

After 6 consecutive months of membership, you will receive a thank you of $25 product credit (before shipping and taxes) to spend on whatever you choose! 

Each month, the Design Team will choose one stamp set or bundle and design fun projects for you to create.  The stamp set is included in your kit. If you don't already own the dies or punch, you may add it to your kit or use what you have.  

• Featured stamp set - Perfect Pears

• 6 Cards (all different designs) - designed by Your Creativity Awaits Team

• Exclusive Project tutorials you can follow along with to create your cards

• Extra product (value will depend on the price of the stamp set)

Cost

• Shipped: $72 monthly

• Porch Pick-up: $65 monthly 

• Add-ons for this month - Dies - add on $46

Your Creativity Awaits Kit Timelines

• The upcoming kit information including supplies needed will be announced by the 15th of the previous month

• Sign up must be done by the 2nd Sunday of the month

• Kits will be shipped and tutorials emailed out by the 4th Tuesday of the month (subject to unforeseen delays in the shipment of product from Stampin’ Up!)

• Available to Canadian Residents Only

Register now for July

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• Your Creativity Awaits - July 2025 - Perfect Pears
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Product List

Cheers & Sips Bundle (English)

[165594]

$56.50

Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165625]

$20.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$20.00

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

[165286]

$12.25

Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165586]

$17.00

Holographic Resin Dots

[165598]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$8.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$10.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[154031]

$9.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

$16.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

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