Funky Folds Hop ! ~ February

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Welcome to the Funky Folds Hop ~ and the first hop of 2026!! We are a community for like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds and to share our ideas. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way” so hang onto your hats and see what the talented artisans have to offer 🙂

We don’t have a specific theme ” anything goes” it is all about the fold!! So today I offer a ‘Pop-Out Gatefold Card in two sizes.

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Inspire. Create. Stamping Challenges # 208

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The challenge this time is to create a card from a sketch, I kinda like using sketches as it gives you a start to creating. During the video I am working out how things should go and the sizes for my pieces etc.

I am also continuing with my goal to use different ideas, techniques and products that I may not have used before and to that end today I used some ephemera cutouts left from another project – I am pretty happy with how it turned out !

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2026 Flip Over Desk Calendar ~ February

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Before I share this month’s calendar and card I want to thank everyone who visited my blog in January, I had the most visitors EVER in the 13 years I have been sharing my ideas with you,

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH and don’t forget that each of my posts now have a video 🙂

Now back to business…………….For the last 5 – 6 years I have designed and enjoyed making my flip over desk calendar for the ladies who came to my classes.  As I have done for the last few years I am going to be sharing one at the start of each month. Like last year, I recognize not everyone is into making 3D items so have created a card for each month, using elements from the calendar for that month and included a video to show how I went about making the card.

So today I share, Happy Valentine Hearts, with a quick and easy fun fold!

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Junk Journal Journey ~ Mixed Media Tags from the Master Board

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I’m excited to show you how I utilize my master board to create unique ephemera for my junk journals. If you’re looking for junk journal inspiration, you’re in the right place. Using a master board to create junk journal ephemera is a great way to add unique and personalized touches to your paper crafting projects. In the accompanying video I share how I made 6 different tags, however once I turned the camera off I still had enough supplies to make 6 more tags!

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Junk Journal Journey ~ Creating a Master Board

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I have been sharing the various steps in creating my green foliage themed junk journal. Today I am sharing how I created my first master board. This is the most perfect way of using up paper scraps and introducing some other media as well. Most of the paper pieces were torn with the aid of a steel ruler, others used the cut edges. If you are not sure what a master board is watch the video to see the fun I had gluing and stamping onto a piece of plain ol’ brown packing paper 🙂

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DIY Sparkle Paper Technique

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Today I share a technique I tripped across while working out how to use a pot of glitter paste. I am really quite thrilled how it turned out. The sparkle paper technique adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to my card, the video, guides you through the step-by-step process of creating this beautiful birthday card, from preparing the materials to adding the final touches.

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