For Being You - a Dahlia Fold Card - a partial CASE

This card was featured on Pinterest, and I immediately thought it would make a wonderful Mother's Day card for my class.  However, 3 of my students do not have their mother anymore, so I changed the sentiment for something more neutral.

It is a partial case from Biggan at splitcoaststampers.  However, I did change a few things around.

I started by punching five 1 3/8" circles, and sponging them with Blushing Bride with the edges Pear Pizzaz.  These I folded into dahlia flowers using this tutorial.  The stem was die cut using Pear Pizzaz cardstock and the Bouquet die.
The stem and flowers were arranged on a Very Vanilla background embossed with the script embossing folder.  This background was matted with Pink Pirouette cardstock and then a 1/4" Pink Pirouette ribbon and bow were adhered to the bottom.
This was adhered to a Sahara Sand layer, which in turn was adhered to a Blushing Bride base card.

The sentiment is "For Being You" (SAB) and was punched using the oval die.  The oval was reinserted back into the punch to reduce its size.  It was also sponged with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz.

Supplies Used:

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I also used the script embossing folder (retired) and the Bouquet die.

Easter Card with Dahlia Fold

It's been a while since I've made a Dahlia fold so had to refer to a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to refresh my memory.  Instead of using one size of circle punch, I used 2 different sizes to make the image of the cross in this Easter card.  The DSP that I used was Painted Blooms.

The DSP had a purple pattern side and a Daffodil Delight side, perfect Easter colours.
Two 2 1/2" circles were punched for the vertical part of the cross; two 2" circles for the horizontal part of the cross.  The brad in the middle was coloured with a melon mambo blendability.

The main card is Blackberry Bliss, layered with Daffodil Delight and then a Whisper White layer embossed with the decorative dots embossing folder.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

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Dahlia Fold Card - Technostamper #261

After this weekend, when the weather was so wonderfully warm, I began to feel in the Spring mood. Yes, there are still flood warnings in the community, but I've just had to put the worries aside.  Worrying isn't going to stop the waters from coming.  So I spent the weekend Spring cleaning, and painting (doors, windows, door frames etc).  I feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Because I am in the Spring mood, the card I made for the Technostamper challenge  here reflects bright colours.

I wanted to make a Dahlia fold flower as the focal image of this card.  But first I needed a refresher in how to make them as I hadn't made one in a while. If any of you need a refresher  too check out the tutorial here

The Summer Smooches designer paper was used to make this folded flower, and a Summer Smooches brad was inserted in the center.  The flower was adhered to

The basic card is Island Indigo card stock, layered with Whisper White card stock, then Summer smooches DSP.

A separate platform was made for the flower, using first Daffodil Delight, then Whisper White card stock.  For both of these layers, the corners were rounded using a 1 1/4" circle punch.  The Whisper White card stock was embossed with the Honeycomb folder.  Near the top of this platform, a strip of Tangerine Tango, layered with Island Indigo was adhered.  The Tangerine Tango layer was embossed with the square Lattice embossing folder.

The flower was adhered to the left side of the Tangerine Tango strip.

The entire unit was attached to the DSP using dimensionals.

Here's a summary of the stamps/materials used
Stamp:  Teeny Tiny wishes
Ink: Black Stazon
Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Summer Smooches DSP, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Honeycomb folder, Square Lattice folder, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Summer Smooches brad, Word Window Punch, Modern Word Label punch, glue gun, dimensionals.

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Dahlia Fold Happy Thoughts - Stamping 411 #244

The last few days have been busy with cleaning and organizing as I will be away from home for a while after my surgery on March 9.
Today, after washing kitchen cupboards I thought I'd take a break and make a card for the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge here

Here is the challenge:

My card:

As you can see I took a liberty with the sketch.  At the bottom I put a strip of scallop border  as I had inadvertently cut the designer paper too short and did not have any more.  So rather than waste the paper, or submit a card with an obvious flaw, I added the scallop border.

The focal image is made by converting eight 1 1/4" circles into dahlia folds I used the Splitcoaststamper tutorial here 
There is also a You Tube video for those who are visual learners.  You can find it here

The Boho blossom punch was used for the center flower, and all held together with an antique brad.
The flower unit was mounted on a 2 1/2" circle punched with the 2 1/2" circle punch.  It was large enough so the scallop circle punch was used to create scallops around the circle.  If anyone would like to know how to do that indicate so in your comments and I will do a tutorial.

Stamps: Field flowers
Inks: Soft Suede
Papers: Calyspso coral, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment designer series paper
Accessories: Scallop border punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Boho blossom punch, 3/8" Calypso coral ruffle ribbon, 1 3/8" square punch, pearls, Antique brad, dimensionals