Pick of the Patch Joy Fold Card

This fun joy fold card just makes me smile. I'm loving the Pick of the Patch bundle lately for its versatility--it can make beautiful fall cards, great Thanksgiving cards, and today a Halloween card. And all from a relatively inexpensive punch bundle. Now are you wondering where the Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper in the background is from? It's not DSP--I made it with the Sketched Plaid background stamp. Another versatile stamp set that I'm sure will be making an appearance on some holiday cards later this year. For some hints and tips on using this large sized stamp, and making this card, please watch my Facebook Live down below. Better yet, join me every Monday at 1 pm PST on my Stamp with Dr Robin Facebook group to make another fun card.

 Time to make this card! Gather your supplies:

1. Basic Black cardstock --Card base 4 1/4" by 8 1/2"" scored on the long side at  3" and folded along the score line. Second piece 3 by 8" scored at 4". Third piece 2 1/4" by 1 5/8" (for cutting the letters).

2. Basic White cardstock--One piece 2 3/4" by 3 3/4", a second piece (for the front) cut with the 3rd largest Scalloped Contours rectangle and a scrap to stamp the pumpkins and stems.

3. Pumpkin Pie cardstock--2 pieces 4" by 5 1/4"

4. Textured 12" by 12" Shimmer Paper--small scrap of the white

5. Stamp Sets--Pick of the Patch, Sketched Plaid

6. Punch--Pick of the Patch

7. Dies--Scalloped Contours, Alphabet a la Mode

8. Ink--Pumpkin Pie, Memento Tuxedo, Pecan Pie

9. Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

10. Blends--Dark Pumpkin Pie

11. Foam Adhesive Sheets

12. Basic supplies--Bone folder, Paper Snips, adhesive (I like Multipurpose Glue), Paper Trimmer, Take Your Pick Tool, Piercing Mat, Cut and Emboss Machine, Regular Dimensionals

Start by stamping the Sketched Plaid stamp on the 2 Pumpkin Pie cardstocks, trying to make the lines at the same level. If you still have a Stamparatus, that would make this easier. Cut one of them down to 4" by 2 3/4". Attach the big piece to the inside of the card and the smaller one to the front, lining up the lines to match. Now go ahead and fold the smaller piece of Basic Black in half and attach it to the inside of the card as below making sure you are equal distance from the top/bottom/right side and are straight. 

Stamp the inside sentiment in Memento Black on the 2 3/4" by 3 3/4" piece of Basic White. Stamp a small pumpkin in Pumpkin Pie stamped off and a stem in Pecan Pie. Attach this to the inside of the smaller folded piece like this:

Now for the front. Cut a piece of the Foam Adhesive Sheet the same size as the small piece of Basic Black, 2 1/4" by 1 5/8". Attach this to the Basic Black and cut out the letters. Attach them to the Basic White piece cut with the Scalloped Contours die. Color 3 small  Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels with your Dark Pumpkin Pie Blend or your Stampin' Write Marker. You will need to let this dry a bit.

On a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock stamp with Pumpkin Pie ink the following: one large pumpkin and 2 smaller pumpkins (these 2 stamped off). Also stamp a large pumpkin on a scrap of Textured 12" by 12" Shimmer Paper. Stamp the face from the Pick of the Patch set on a large and small pumpkin. Punch them all out. Stamp 4 stems in Pecan Pie and punch them out and attach them to the back of the pumpkins with Multipurpose Glue. I glued down one small and the striped pumpkin to the Scalloped Contours Basic White piece, and popped the bigger one up with a Dimensional. Make sure these pumpkins don't hang over the edge. 

Put a Dimensional in the middle of the last small pumpkin and close up the card. Attach it as below so the corner of the folded part is under edge of the pumpkin. Now add the 3 pumpkin colored rhinestones and you are done. 

Below is my Facebook Live from 9/25/23 where I make this card, and show you some tips to help with the cardmaking. Join me every Monday at 1 pm PST for some cardmaking fun over on Stamp with Dr Robin on Facebook. Or follow me on YouTube with the same name (be sure to hit the Subscribe button while you are there). And let me know if you have questions. You can click on the red Robin above left to order these supplies from my store.