Welcome to Week 13 of the Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop! This week we’re celebrating Cajun Craze, one of Stampin’ Up!’s rich, earthy colours that works beautifully for masculine cards, autumn projects and vintage-inspired designs.
For my project, I created an Accordion Z Fold Card with a Card Within a Card. Yes… that’s quite a mouthful! But it’s also a really fun interactive fold that has plenty of wow factor.
I made this card for my brother’s birthday and chose the gorgeous bicycle pattern and striped pattern from the Waterside Retreat 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper as my starting point.
I loved pairing it with the adorable bicycle stamp from the June “Bikes & Blooms” Paper Pumpkin Kit—it was the perfect match.
Here’s what the fancy fold looks like from above…
Here’s what it looks like laid out flat…
And here’s the “Card Within a Card” inside the accordion fold!
One of my favourite details on this card is the shiny foil on all of the sentiments. If you noticed those little glints of metallic shine, that’s thanks to my new Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil System!
I used the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies, and I’m absolutely loving the elegant finish they add to a project.
This fold is surprisingly easy to make and gives you plenty of space to decorate both inside and out, making it ideal for special birthdays and other milestone occasions.
Take a look at some more Cajun Craze inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply go to my Insta handle in a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop: @whatcathymade.
Next week we are showcasing Calypso Coral.
I hope you can join us then.
