Another Fabulous Funky Fold Blog Hop!!

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Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented crafters who love dabbling with folds!!  

We are a group of like-minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means "modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way"... so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think 'easel', 'pop-up', 'gatefold', 'z-fold', 'shaped' or 3D cards etc. The list is endless. 

All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card fold.

This Funky Fold is a fabulous way to use stunning papers and I love it's simplicity!!

The front of the card is very standard, but when you open the card you see the surprise inside.

There's a designer paper concertina fold inside the card - a brilliant way to use all the glorious papers in your stash.

On one side of the card is a little writing panel.

This Christmas Card is based the designs in a tutorial teaching this Funky Fold - a gift for people who order through my online store here:  Handmade by Julia Quinn

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!

Traditons of Christmas Concertina fold

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!)

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Now I love this even more!

Traditional Christmas Alternative

Card Swap Chain B - Mandy's Card

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Today I'm joining the amazing Card Swap Chain Blog Hop with 10 amazing Australian cardmakers.  Our blog hop today is a celebration of the amazing cards we sent and received when we embarked on a fun journey sending cards to each other over a period of months.  It's a card version of "Chinese Whispers".  Each of us designed a card and sent if off to one of the other participants. That person then CASED the card and sent their own version to the next person.  To CASE is to Copy and Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit.  Each person's card made it's way around all 10 of us until finally a verson came home to the designer.  And Now, we are sharing these gorgeous card designs with YOU.  Enjoy the amazingness of everyone's cards and designs.

Today we are sharing a wonderful card designed by Mandy - Card Chain B.  Follow the blog hop ALL the way around to see the evolution of her gorgeous card.

I love an easy Z Fold like this - and I really love seeing all the amazing cards everyone made with this fun fold.  I've used the gorgeous Label me Grateful bundle which featues these super cute leaves and fun label shapes that worked so perfectly for this card.  

The stunning paper (I really do love green!!) comes from the Painterly Pears DSP along with the gorgeous Mossy Meadow and Gold ribbon which I have deconstructed to make a fun embellishment cluster with texture!!  

Make sure you keep hopping to see this amazing evolution!!

Label Me Grateful Z fold

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Extraordinary Flora Christmas Joy!

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented Australian crafters who love sharing with you!!

And THIS Month we have a fabulous theme!!  

AND I HAD to giggle at the gorgeous image Tracy has given us for her challenge!!  

I'm using the gorgeous Extraodinary Flora Washi tape for my NON Christmas product!!  

I've combined it with the stunning Peaceful Garden embossing folder used with vellum - such a stunning soft effect - and the lovely Peace on Earth dies for the dove cut using white Velvet.  Adding a tiny bit of ink to the edges of the die cut velvet creates such a lovely effect!!  My stamped greeting comes from the Holly Jolly stamp set.  

And because I had so many Extraodinary Flora images left, I had a great time adding them to the inside of the card too!!  

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!

Extraordinary Flora Christmas Card

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!)

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Traditional Wreath Embossing Folder CTC#544

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight you get to enjoy our amazing CASEING the CATTY blog hop.  To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (catty!)

This week, we are CASEING an embossing folder project which was the perfect time for me to try thi fun technique illustrated in the catalogue where you colour the embossed image,

I've actually embossed vellum and then coloured it on the underside using Stampin' Blends.

My focal point is a die cut circle using Stylish Shapes which I heat embossed using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and white embossing powder. 

I love it when you can use supplies from different bundles - this ribbon is part of the Turtley Sweet bundle, but looks just lovely on my bauble.  

The lovely gems are the Delightful Decorative Dots illlustrated in the catalogue near the little gingerbread men!!  

Up next is the extraordinary Andrea

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of great ideas!

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!

Vellum Traditional Wreath

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Mix and Match with a really fun surprise twist!