DTBST #173- Fancy Folds

Welcome to another Dare To Be Sassy Thursday!  This week's challenge is "Fancy Folds".  Well, I'm not usually one to do a lot of fancy folds, so this really was a challenge for me!  I was looking around Split Coast Stampers' tutorials and ran across the Diamond Oragami Card and thought I could use  it  with SSD's Japan Honey image along with Graphic 45's Bird Song papers.  This is what I wound up with:.  This is the card "closed".  It makes it's own little envelope.

 

and opened...(it was really hard to photograph- sorry!)



Once I figured out how to score it properly (oops!), it went together pretty quickly and was fun to do.  I did learn one thing though- don't use a really good quality designer paper like Graphic 45.  Their papers are pretty thick, and when you score and fold it, it will crack along the fold.  Thinner DSP like Stampin' Up would work better.  Anyway, I'm happy with how it turned out and I hope you like it, too!

Now, head on over to the Sassy Studio Designs' blog to play along with us and show us YOUR fancy folds!!

Blog Candy Beauty!!

I recently won a blog candy on Denise Hahn's blog In My Blue Room.  Denise is a designer for Graphic 45.  I was SO excited to win the prize...and it's definitely worth the wait!  It is BEAUTIFUL!!!  She made a necklace using G45's A Ladies Diary paper and May Arts ribbons...take a look at this!

First of all, Denise had it wrapped in a beautiful presentation box which she made and she sent a beautiful card along with it:

It was hard to open it up because it was so beautifully done, but I just couldn't wait any longer to see my "prize"!  This is what I found when I opened the box:

She used ribbon to tie the necklace to the box to keep it flat.  Oh, my, this is even more beautiful than I thought it would be!!

Here's a close up of the...not sure what to call it...charm? brooch?...whatever it's called, it is gorgeous!

Here are some close ups of the additional decorations she used on this necklace and of the ribbons she used.

I think this is the best blog candy that I've ever won!!!  Now to find the perfect outfit to wear with this beautiful necklace!!  Thank you SO much, Denise, for offering such a prize!!!

Please stop by Denise's blog to see what other beautiful items she's created...and keep an eye on my new favorite  blog Graphic 45, too!