Tamara's Paper Trail

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Z Fold Fun Fold Card - a quick and easy "wow"! - MCM layout May 4, 2026

Happy Tuesday! ... and Happy New CATALOGUE Day - whoot! Yup, as happens three times a year, I'm exhausted, after having stayed up until midnight to place may paper/ribbon share order. *yawn - I am a total waste of makeup today! ... but so worth it. I LOOOOVE my paper/ribbon shares and needed to "secure the goods" before they sold out. Mission accomplished! BEFORE I stayed up, though, I had my standard MCM Live on Facebook. I taught you how to make the EASIES "WOW!" Fun Fold card ... a "Z-Fold". These are the projects I made ....

I've done Z-Folds before ... and shown you how, as well ... but I was inspired by a SWAP card I got from Angela O'connor and it was SO popular on my FB Page a few weeks back I decided to CASE hers and make it Live with you. Here is her card ...

Great, isn't it? She used the Lovely Blossoms DSP and the Banner Saying bundle for the sentiment and punched element. It's a great card! Here are closeups and details on the ones I made ...

These two show a "basic" version (left) and a "stepped up" version. The difference is the one on the left just uses cut layers for the focal point, whereas the one on the right uses the Everyday Arches dies. As always, I like to show a layout for beginner stampers or those who may not have "all the tools/toys" and then a fancier version, that usually includes die cuts. Both are lovely! The both use the NEW Moonlit Flora paper and Fern & Flora set/bundle.

These next two are the "stepped up" versions and both use the new Velvet Meadow Specialty Paper. It's SO soft and ... well, velvety! lol. The Berry Burst version also uses the new Dreamy Flower embellishments.

Close ups ...

They really are SO easy to make! Want to learn how? Here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep ...

... and here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut the papers and put all the pieces together. Check it out!

I hope you give this one a try! I think it's a layout and Fun Fold that you'll come back to time and again.

That's it for this week. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

If you live in Canada and would like to purchase any of the items I used for my cards, just click any of the pictures below and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! online store. (I apologize that not all products are shown! When I do a blog post before the product is available for sale I can't add it to the list shown below.) Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List

Fern & Flora Bundle (English)

[167745]

$73.75

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$40.00

Banner Sayings Bundle (English)

[167051]

$54.00

Lovely Blossoms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167168]

$17.00

Moonlit Flora 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[167737]

$18.00

Velvet Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[167904]

$24.00

Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165624]

$20.00

Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163799]

$20.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$20.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$20.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$20.00

Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[165621]

$20.00

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144243]

$20.00

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161718]

$20.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$12.25

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$15.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$15.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$12.25

Linen Thread

[104199]

$7.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$15.00

Hues Of Blue Flowers

[165930]

$12.25

2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls

[165192]

$11.75

Dreamy Flowers

[167916]

$13.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$12.25

Bone Folder

[102300]

$11.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$16.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$191.00

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Cute as a Bug Simplicity - MCM Layout April 27, 2026

Happy Tuesday! Do you ever see/receive a card that you just HAVE to replicate? I do ALL the time! My MCM layout this week came from a card I received from my Friend Karen Duke. I was struck by how cute, clean and SIMPLE it was! If MY reaction was "WOW" then I knew it would be a layout perfect for Monday night. I was right. The layout is "a keeper"! These are the cards a shared on my live ...

This was the card Karen sent me. She used the (now retired) Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder and the Sweet Bugs stamp set with coordinating Cute as a Bug designer paper. They are hard to see but she also used clear embellishments from the Ladybug Garden Epoxy Shapes ...

I used the same basic layout to recreate her card, using different products. This one uses our Forever Plaid 3D Embossing folder, sentiment from Filled with Sweetness and images cut from the Homemade Sweetness designer paper. The embellishments are Strawberries and Dots. I used our Stampin' Up! Black 0.4 Journaling Pen to draw around the 1 1/4" squares.

This ones uses the upcoming Lazy Daisy 3D embossing folder and All Aflutter bundle. Strawberry Slush and Bubble Bath inks and Strawberries and Dots embellihsments ...

This one was so fun to play with! The retired Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder (although, as I show you in the video, you CAN just use our Simply Scored tool instead!), the BBQ Master bundle and upcoming Dewdrops Embellishments. FUN!

Want to make one? Here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep ...

... and here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut the papers and put all the pieces together. I have LOTS of extra tips and tricks this week so make sure you check out the replay!

A great layout for those who may not have "all the toys" and/or lots of designer paper on hand. You can also add texture, layers and/or more die cuts/embellishments to jazz it up. Try it!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List