On Sunday we held the Hamilton Extravaganza, an incredibly fun day of creativity and growing friendships in our crafting community. There were five teaching teams and five fabulous projects that everyone loved creating. Fiona and I taught this fun-fold birthday card using one of my favourites from the annual catalogue... the Country Birdhouse Bundle and the accessories from the Country Woods Suite.
Bundles: Country Birdhouse Stamp Set + Flowers of Beauty Dies (photopolymer: 163401). Ink: Basic Beige (163806), Tuxedo Black Memento (132708). Stampin' Blends: Misty Moonlight (153108), Pool Party (154894), Petal Pink (154893), Calypso Coral (154881). Card/Paper: Basic Beige (164512), Misty Moonlight (153086), Basic White (159228), Country Lace 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (163415), Country Woods 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (163393). Accessories: Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls (163416). Tools: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430).
Country Birdhouse Stamp Set + Country Birdhouse Dies Bundle (163401) - $99.00
The large, bold birdhouse stamp is the perfect element to feature on the front of this z-fold card design. The image was stamped onto the Country Woods Designer Series Paper, die-cut out, and then roof and base pieces were adhered. We stamped the flower bouquet and bird in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, coloured them with Stampin' Blends, die-cut them out, and adhered them to the front of the birdhouse with Stampin' Dimensionals along the left edge. I love how you can dress up the birdhouse to suit the project.
This is a traditional z-fold greeting card, where you take half a piece of A4 or Letter cardstock, fold it in half to create a standard-sized greeting card, and then fold back the right edge of the card front to line up with the spine. We used Basic Beige cardstock as our card base and added a piece of Country Lace Designer Series Paper along the left side of the card front.
We took the traditional z-fold card and gave it a twist, adding another card inside the z-fold that lifts up to reveal...
How fun is that! The benefit of this birthday card design is that there is plenty of room for writing your heartfelt message inside. Plus it gave us extra surfaces to stamp and colour the pretty imagery from the Country Birdhouse Bundle.
This beautiful fun-fold birthday card was just one of five inspiring paper-crafting projects we created at the Hamilton Extravaganza on Sunday. We hold this fabulous event three times a year and, if you want to join us for the next Hamilton Extravaganza in early November, then click HERE and subscribe to my email updates to be notified when registration opens.