Painted Petals Alternative Card

Painted Petals Alternative Card - a birthday card with lots of folds
Painted Petals Alternative Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Alternative Card using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! I created some alternative cards using the Kit and shared three of them the other day (will include a link to the post at the end). So, I thought I would share this fun fold alternative card today. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!

Three Cards from the Kit
Three Cards from the Kit

The Details of My Painted Petal Alternative Card

For my last alternative card, there was a fun fold that I wanted to try, and I thought this kit would be perfect for it especially with those die cut flowers! So, I used the Melon Mambo card base and one of the matching envelopes. I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock.

Card Front
Card Front

I love how when it’s folded down you can’t see all the layers, but as you open it, the layers keep on going! And there is a hidden card at the end that you don’t expect! How cool is that!

Small Inside Card Opened
Small Inside Card Opened

I trimmed the Melon Mambo card base from the Kit in half separating the back from the front. For the front of the card base, I cut it in half and then trimmed it to 1 ½” so that I could have as much of the flowers showing as possible. Then, I trimmed the top and bottom to make these panels 5” tall.

Once that was done, I used the back of the card base for all the other smaller panels.

For the card inside, I used the envelope and trimmed it down to show only the flowers.

Inside of Card Laid Flat
Inside of Card Laid Flat

I adhered all these pieces to the Melon Mambo mats and then adhered them to the Basic White card base. The floral die cut fitted perfectly on the front. I stamped two sentiments and adhered one to the front and one to the inside of the smaller card. For the inside of the smaller card, I added the Melon Mambo strip from the kit under the sentiment.

The finishing touch was adding three of the sequins that came in the kit to the front.

Close Up of Card Front
Close Up of Card Front

Measurements of My Painted Petals Alternative Card:

  • Card Base:
    • 12” x 5 ½” cut/scored according to template below
    • 4 ¼” x 6 ½” (for inside card)
  • Mats:
    • 1” x 1 ¾” (4 pieces)
    • 5 ¼” x 3 ¾” (2 pieces)
    • 5 ¼” x 3 ¾”
    • 4 ¼” x 3-1/8” (for inside card)
  • 1st DSP:
    • 5” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
    • 2 ½” x 1 ½” (2 pieces)
  • 2nd DSP:
    • ¾” x 1 ½” (4 pieces)
    • 4” x 3” (for inside card)

More Information on My Painted Petals Alternative Card

Downloadable Creative Fold Card Template

To download a PDF of the Creative Fold Card Template, please click here.

Creative Fold Template
Creative Fold Template

Here are the other alternatives cards that I have made with this Kit. They are centre-step cards. For more information on them, please click here.

Side View of Cards
Side View of Cards

For more of my Paper Pumpkin Alternative cards, please click here.

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards

Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards - three cards with a floral theme
Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards

Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards using the July Painted Petals Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up! When I saw this kit, I was in love with it, especially how the die cuts all layer on top of the card fronts! So many ideas came flooding into my head! Lol! In fact, I created five alternative cards using the Kit. But, first, here are the three cards that the kit makes. They are so pretty!

Three Cards from the Kit
Three Cards from the Kit

The Details of My Painted Petal Centre-Step Cards

For my three alternative cards, I decided to use my favourite fun fold, a centre-step! I kept the extra products down as much as possible by only adding card stock and the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder.

For the rose flower card, I decided to use the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder for the various strips to add some interested. I also decided to use the Old Olive card backing from one of the cards instead of the matching card front for variation.

Pink Flowers Centre-Step Card
Rose Centre-Step Card

For the daisy flower card, I had some of the Old Olive card backing from the previous card. So, I used it for the two side strips. The bottom strip was left over from the front of the card when I trimmed it down. I love that you can see the splotches on it! I decided to use the matching card front for the centre panel and layered the die cut on top of this panel.

Daisy Centre-Step Card
Daisy Centre-Step Card

For the poppy flower card, I used all the bits from the card base. Since the poppy die cut was longer than the others, I decided not to trim down the centre panel as much, leaving the sides of the bottom panel free for the sentiment on one side and the embellishments on the other. 

Poppy Centre-Step Card
Poppy Centre-Step Card

Measurements of My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards: 

  • Card Base:
    • 11″ x 4 ¼” cut/scored according to template below
  • Centre Panel:
    • 2-1/8″ x 4-3/8″
  • 2 Side Strips:
    • 7/8″ x 4-3/8″
  • Bottom Strip:
    • 7/8″ x 4-1/8″ 
Side View of Cards
Side View of Cards

More Information on My Painted Petals Centre-Step Cards

Stay tune for my other alternative cards using this kit. I made two more fun folds cards, but different than these ones.

Downloadable Centre-Step Card Template

To download a PDF of the Centre-Step Card Template, please click here or on the picture.

Centre-Step Card Template
Centre-Step Card Template

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

You will find the items listed above in my online store.