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Fun Fold Cards Vol 5 | Time To Make This Month’s Templates!

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Are you ready for Fun Fold Cards Vol 5? I have 4 more fun fold templates that you can add to your collection. If you have been joining us each month, this will give you 20 fun fold card templates! Fun Fold Cards Vol 5 will definitely have you sending smiles in the mail! You can create these 4 card templates as a guide and use them over and over with any stamps, paper, and ink.

We design all the templates to be used with any stamps, paper, and inks you have. Plus, each month I love sharing my versions with one of my favorite stamp sets. This month I am using the Stampin’ Up! Sending Smiles stamp and coordinating dies. And since it is fall, I am using some great fall shades of colors.

picture of the 4 fun fold cards that were designed from the templates created in Fun Fold Cards Vol 5 - a monthly fun fold card template making class


And since you all love having Dave be my helper, he is here again with us! I think I have him hooked now and he has to do all of these fun fold template videos with me. And yes, I have him engineering his own unique fun fold…. you’ll have to continue watching the series to see it!

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Background Collage Stamping: Your Guide To Make a Fantastic Card 

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Have you ever tried background collage stamping? If not, today is the day to learn how easy it is. And we have lots of fantastic cards for you featuring the Nature’s Prints bundle.

It’s time again for a Klompen Stampers Featured Stamper and she is going to show you how easy it is to create background collage stamping. Juli Baca is a fantastic stamper and I love everything she makes. She is a member of my demonstrator team and I wanted to share her with you today! I know you will love Juli and her background collage stamping.

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This is the card that Juli will show you how to make. I am so excited to share her with you!

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Bottled Happiness: Charming Card Ideas You Can Make In Minutes

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Want the best ‘Bottled Happiness’ Card ideas? I’ve got designs using this fun Stampin’ Up! bundle plus lots of card making tips. I want to show you how to use markers to add multiple colors to your stamps and more.

This stamp set offers so much variety for making cards. Once I started playing with it, I could not stop. It is great to make all occasion cards for anyone. Keep the cards super simple, or step them up!

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You will love all of the variety you can get from the ‘Bottled Happiness’ stamp set! Let’s make a quick and easy card, plus I have lots of other sample ideas to show you!

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A Fun Fold Card Class You’ll Rave About; It’s Your Cup of Tea!

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I am so excited about this new monthly class! Each month we will feature 4 new easy fun fold cards. This month, the fun fold card class is focused on the lovely Tea Boutique Suite by Stampin’ Up! This is totally new and different… you will learn to make FUN FOLD TEMPLATES that you will … Read more

Ideas for Making Cards With Flowering Tulips | 4 Quick Greeting Cards

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Love tulips and handmade cards? I’ve got ideas for making cards with ‘Flowering Tulips’ by Stampin’ Up! 4 Cards you can make in 20 minutes.

It’s May and that means in Holland, Michigan it is Tulip Time. You might be asking, who cares? Well, I have a fun story to share with you that will answer the question – what does Klompen Stampers mean?

I love to share about my business name, but more so, I love to share ideas for making cards! So, you get both things today! Watch the video to learn where the name Klompen Stampers came from.

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I can’t wait to show you how quick and easy these tulip cards are to make and how few supplies you actually need. Plus….ever wonder why my business is called KLOMPEN STAMPERS? In today’s video I explain!

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Easy Card Making Ideas: It’s A Great Feeling To Make A Card in 5 Min!

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These easy card making ideas will leave you feeling confident that you can make impressive handmade cards in minutes with minimal supplies. These are perfect for the beginning card maker, or anyone wanting to make fast, fun cards.

The Eclectic Garden stamp set has won a place in my heart for fun quick cards. Seriously, 5 minutes or less and you will have a card ready to send off to bless someone with happy mail!

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Not only are these fun images, but you also get some pretty great sayings in this stamp set. They are so quick and easy to stamp. Who says you need a lot of “stuff” to make pretty cards?

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Simple Watercolor Card: Learn This Technique For Easy Card Making

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A beautiful and simple watercolor card can be easily made with a water painter & Stampin’ Up! ink pads. This technique is easy and I am sure you can follow along with this step-by-step video tutorial.

To get started with your simple watercolor card you only need a stamp, ink, and a water painter or water brush. You will be looking for different stamps to try this simple technique on. I promise this is an easy card!

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Double Point Fun Fold Card | Don’t Miss This Idea For Card Making!

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The double point fold card takes triangle pieces to create an interesting card front & adds the space of a ‘traditional’ card with plenty of room to write. It’s a lot easier to make than you might think!

When I first saw a card like this it looked hard and complicated. Actually, one that I saw was–so I made it easier. This double point fold card truly is easy and it’s fun to add the extra dimension to your card making.

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Make sure to check out my card; I hope it inspires you to make one yourself. Don’t forget- send it through the mail to someone-we all love getting happy mail!

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Tulip Fields Stampin’ Up! | How To Use This Bundle To Make Lovely Spring Cards

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Need card ideas that use the ‘Tulip Fields’ Stampin’ Up! Bundle? I’m sharing tips for stamping the tulips, coloring the windmill and of course, some card design ideas that are perfect for your spring cards!

I will be honest, this stamp set was a bit intimidating at first, but I will show you how easy these tulip fields are to stamp with my little tricks. In today’s video I also share how to make the sky on these cards using blending brushes–another easy peasy trick for you.

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Some have asked if I designed this stamp set. No, but I certainly could have. This Tulip Fields stamp set is “so me!” I have loved creating with it and I hope you like all the ideas I have to share with you today.

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Handmade Card Ideas To Make In 10 Minutes? Yes, Make 2 Of Them!

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Time is short and you want to make a card? Try these handmade card ideas that let you cut 2 card fronts at once. And all in 10 minutes! You will love this simple card layout and you’ll be able to use it over and over. These handmade card ideas work perfectly with any stamps, … Read more

How Do You Make Fancy Fold Cards Extra Fun? Use Designer Paper!

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I wanted to make some fancy fold cards extra special. I used designer series paper & scrapbook paper to create 3 cards. These cards are something different; they are designed using Designer Series Paper as the card base!

Do you have a stash of DSP or scrapbook paper sitting around? Why not make some fancy fold cards–it’s the perfect way to use up that paper!

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Grab some pretty paper, and let’s get you started on making some fancy fold cards! You can do the folds right along with me and then decorate the cards later!

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Know How To Make A Surprisingly Easy & Trouble Free Fun Fold Card?

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The Flowering Fields designer paper is beautiful! I made several trouble-free fun fold cards and I can’t wait to teach you how to make them too! With this design, you can make so many cards out of one 12″ x 12″ sheet of paper.

Keep it simple, but elegant with these cards that you can make for any occasion!

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Check out the video tutorial to see how to make these trouble-free fun fold cards. Just a few pieces to cut, some scoring, and voilà- quick and easy fancy fold cards that your friends will love!

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