Splitcoast Stampers, You've done it again!

Did everyone receive their email issue of Splitcoast Stampers Weekly Inkling yesterday?  The featured tutorial is a double diamond fold.  Of course, I had to try it!  There's nothing like a new fold to send me to my craft table in my nightie!  I used a pack of CTMH Sparkle & Shine paper which I had close at hand and I thought would be perfect for the December anniversaries of both my brothers and their wives, of course.

 

It is actually a relatively simple fold,  although, I'd like to rework the measurements so the card fits in a smaller envelope.  The finished size of this card is 7"x6".  I might be making an envelope and paying extra postage for this one.

That takes care of one of the Anniversaries.

To make the finished card I used: CTMH cs and dp, Silver Shimmer Tape, Cricut Artiste Cartridge for the Heart, and Silver Glitter Paper; a Spellbinders die for the inside white cs; a Cherry Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die; and a Fiscar's corner punch; a rose stamp from Sparkle n Sprinkle stamp, embossed in black and fussy cut; and a sentiment stamp from Great Impressions.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge Sept 23-29 - 3 or more patterned papers (I've used 5)

Inky Impressions Challenge #274 - Dots and Stripes

Scrapy Land Challenge #26 - Add an image (roses) with dies sold at Scrapy Land (Cherry Lynn & Spellbinders) 

Sparkle n Sprinkle September Challenge - Anything Goes (I've used black embossing powder on the SNS roses.)

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #103 - Words

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #155 - Use a punch or die cut (I've used both)

Scrapbook Blessings Club September Challenge - Anything Goes + Favorite technique (paper folding)

Cut It Up Challenge # 80 - Oh! Brother!

The scraps from the first card fit together perfectly to make a frame for a second Anniversary card.

The stamped sentiment inside this card simply reads:
Happy Anniversary
Enjoy Your Special Day
The birds on the branch are a cut from the CTMH Scrapbooking Cricut Cartridge.  
The hearts are a die cut from Paper Sweeties. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:  

Crafty Creations Challenge #298 - It Takes Two ( 2 hearts; 2 birds; 2 different dp) 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #38 - Sparkle and Glitter

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #148 - Make it Sparkle

Allsorts Challenge Week 329 - Sparkle

Crafty Friends Challenge #14 - Something beginning with "b" (birds on a branch; bling; bow)

Well, I'm off to get my root canal! 

Doesn't that sound like tons of fun?