Fun Fold Pennants

May 12

May 2025 Release from Concord & 9th

The new Concord & 9th release is out now! To see the whole new release, take a look at this link here.

I usually have a hard time deciding which things to use first from a new release. (It is like Christmas morning-level fun!) Because I’m overdue with some graduation cards - and have more to make - I thought I’d start there and use the really fun Pennant Party products.

card 1 - Pennant Party Z-Fold

Techniques:

I stamped the large pennants (with the words I wanted) in both Cranberry and black so I had options. For the top two, I also stamped the edge detailing in the alternate color.
For the “Did it!” pennant, I wanted to add the edge detailing with cardstock instead of stamping, just to make it different and to help it stand out a bit. I realized that the new Finishing Touches dies from Kristina Werner Design would add the perfect stitched edge, so I used one of the dies on black paper, and then cut out the pennant edge so the stitching lined up where I wanted it.
There is a really fun “you” banner, but I didn’t want four large banners on the card front, so I used a small “YOU” from the Proud of You stamp included in the set, and embossed it in white on a small die cut pennant. This small one allowed me to add the words I wanted, while crating a good visual flow. I attached the “You” and “Did it!” pennants with thin foam tape to add a little bit of dimension and interest to the focal point.
I wanted to keep the background simple, but felt the front of my z-fold base was a little too plain. I had the idea to use the Simple Pop-Up dies for texture. Just as adding wood trim helps finish a room, I added background detail to the card with these. I pieced them together to create a texture with a good pattern and rhythm that doesn’t distract from the pennants. (Before attaching them I did reinforce the score lines on a few of them as needed, to be sure the pattern would show.)
I used a piece of the Simple Pop-Up die strips that I didn’t need, added a secondary score line 1/16” away from one of the existing score lines, and created a hinge for the back of the fold out “Hooray” pennant. The secondary score line gave it the depth at the hinge side to lay flat on the card front when closed.