Magnolia Double Bridge and Flip Card

Even though the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set retired last June, I just couldn't resist pulling it off the shelf to create with it once again. I have a special occasion coming up for this card later this week. This design is the Double Bridge and Flip card. 

I thought the Magnolia was the perfect focal point and accented the Black and White patterns I used from the current Pattern Party Designer Series Paper. Adding the Basic Black card stock layers gave the card just the POP it needed!

Coloring the Magnolia bloom with Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers made the flower come to life. The Thinking of You tag accented with a Petal Pink circle, balances the color of the magnolia nicely.

I love to make sure the envelope flap matches the card for an extra touch of class. Paper size 2-3/8" x 6".

Sneak Peek inside below.

The Bridge portion full open to reveal the next layer!

Card front fully open.

Cutting & Assembly Directions:

Thick Basic White cardstock card base cut 5.5" x 8.5", scored at 4.25".On what will be the front of the card you will measure in from each side 1.25". With your paper trimmer you will slit up to the score line to create each side section. This leaves the middle section 3" wide.

With Basic Black cardstock cut four pieces 1" x 4" and one piece 2.75" x 4". Adhere two pieces to their front sections referring to the first photo above. The other two pieces adhere to the inner portion of the card as shown in the fourth photo.

Select three different Black and White patterns from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper collection.

Cut four pieces 7/8" x  3-7/8" and one piece 2-5/8" x 3-7/8".  Adhere these pieces as shown on the front sections and the inner card sides.

For the Bridge portion - cut one piece Thick Basic White cardstock 1.25" x 5.5" and one piece Basic Black cardstock 1" x 5.5".  Adhere the two pieces together. The Bridge will only be attached to the two front side sections.

With a 4" square piece of Basic White cardstock and using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the Magnolia image. Use the matching Magnolia die to cut out with your die cut machine. Color carefully with the Stampin' Blends. Using Dimensionals affix the Magnolia so it only attaches to the bridge and right side section.

With a scrap of Basic White and Petal Pink cardstock, die cut the two circles for the tag. Stamp the greeting using the Memento Black ink. Adhere layers together. Raise with dimensionals on the left side of the bridge. Add the three embellishments. All Done!

Can you keep a secret? This card is for one of my team members who is celebrating her 10th Stampaversary very soon! I'm so happy for her!

Comments about this design are most appreciated. Leave a little love :-)

 

Ladybug Hello Card and Hope Decor

Ladybugs are good garden helpers. I love it when they crawl on my hand. Do you?

My intent by creating this ladybug card and hope box set was to bring cheer to a friend who may be going through a tough time. You too could make this set with the supplies I've listed to lift up one of your friends. Or make several sets to have on hand.

The color combination of Daffodil Delight, Basic Black and Poppy Parade really POP together. Replicating the polka dots of the retired embossing folder with the dots on the ladybug is fun! Then having the contrast with the Daffodil Delight Gingham paper and the Black and White Gingham Ribbon work nicely together.

Here's a tip for you to conserve paper. The Scalloped Oval Die cut out from the center of the Poppy Parade cardstock, became the piece of cardstock I used to punch out the scalloped heart with the Heart Punch Pack set.

Here's the Products Used to create this Card:

119683 Daffodil Delight Cardstock $8.75

Card base cut 5/5" x 8.5", scored at 4.25" and scraps for two medium daisy punch outs

121045 Basic Black Cardstock $8.75

Cut layer at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"

119793 Poppy Parade Cardstock $8.75

Cut layer at 3-3/4" x 5", then die cut oval, then polka dot emboss folder

Save oval cut out to punch with scalloped heart punch

159276 Basic White Cardstock $9.75

For Inner card layer cut at 4" x 5.25" and scrap for heart punch out

157699 Hello Lady Bug Bundle (save 10%) $32.25

151292 Heart Punch Pack $34 

149517 Medium Daisy Punch $16

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes $7.50

158130 Iridescent Rhinestones$ 7.50

156485 Black & White Gingham Ribbon $7

Retired Layering Ovals Dies

Retired Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder

Retired Daffodil Delight Gingham DSP 6x6 paper stack

cut 3" x 4" to place behind the oval die cut out

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Hope Box Wall Decor

I saw an idea of a vertical hanging panel with the word home down it with the ladybug for the O. Then I remembered I had a couple dozen of these little boxes I got at Michael's Craft Store before the pandemic, so I pulled one out for this project. Given the state of the world these days I thought Hope was a better word choice for this project, I'm like my result.

Here's the Products Used to create this Wall Box:

4 x 6 Wooden box from Michael’s Craft Store left natural

157670 Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper $11.50

Background paper cut 3-5/16" x 5-3/8"

Small piece for ladybug wings

121045 Basic Black Cardstock $9.75

for ladybug body and die but letters

157698 Lady Bug Punch $18

Retired Berry Delightful DSP

Retired Large Letter Dies for HPE

119683 Daffodil Delight Cardstock $8.75 - punch two daisys

143713 Large Daisy Punch $18

152466 Playful Pets Combo Trim Pack $7.50 for bow affixed with glue dot

Hint: The two die cut sets of H, P, and E were glued together with liquid glue, allowed to dry, then raised up with mini dimensionals. Place similar to photo location. Daisy and ladybug are raised up on dimensionals too.

Items used in both Projects:

Adhesives 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals $4 144108 Stampin’ Mini Dimensionals $4 152803 Stampin’ Seal Adhesive $8 152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $5.50 103683 Glue Dots $5.25

Tools 152392 Paper Trimmer $25 152391 Cutting Blades Multipack $12 103579 Paper Snips $10 149653 Cut & Emboss Machine $120 150673 Mini Cut & Emboss Machine $60 144107 Take Your Pick Tool $10 147042 Simply Shammy $8 Clear Stamp Blocks various sizes on page 145 of Annual Catalog

This is a Sweet Gift Set for a dear friend!

As a Fun Bonus!

I always provide some type of treat at the stamping table for my customers. Usually it is a paper favor that just could replicate, but I had seen this idea online and just HAD to try it. 

The ladies were very complimentary and surprised with their treat.

About These Yummy Treats!

Double Stuffed Oreos are covered with Red Candy Melts and Milk Chocolate with 1/4" sugar candy eyes (should have used 3/8" eyes, would have made them more fun!)

They were placed in Stampin' Up! 3" x 6" Printed Gusseted Cellophane Bags ties with Retired Thick Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler. Made a Thick Basic White tray for the cookies to sit on. Starting size were 3" x 4.25", then scored 1/2" on both sides of the length, so finished tray was 2" x 4.25" for the two cookies to sit on.

The tags were 1" strips of Thick Basic White with names done in Calligraphy. The Ladybug brads I  had for ages and decided they would be cute on the tag.

So I hope you will give these projects and treats a try and make someone's day! They are not hard and go together quickly. (Try not to eat too many Oreos while making the treats however!)

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Sweet Lamb with Flowering Fields and Pattern Party Designer Papers

Here's another Easter Card that my Stampers made at Class last weekend. This is my original design using some retired products, but the result is darling! Who wouldn't love receiving this darling little lamb in their Easter Basket?

I love how the big tulips in the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper offsets the polka dots from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper set. I flipped the colored doily over to the white side and went from there. I just love how Pool Party and Petal Pink makes such a "soft" looking card. 

If you don't have some of the retired products, be creative and fashion a similar layout for your own Easter Card.

Products Used in this Card Design:

Retired – Welcome Easter stamp set

Retired – Fable Friends stamp set for greeting

Retired Colored Doilies

Retired Stitched Shape Dies

Retired 3/8" Pool Party Satin Ribbon

These products may be available through Ebay or Etsy.

The Following items are current and in my Online Store. 

You can order by clicking on the yellow box link below.

122924 Pool Party Cardstock $8.75

146985 Petal Pink Cardstock $8.75

159276 Basic White Cardstock $9.75

157670 Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper $11.50

155426 Pattern Party Designer Series Paper $24 as a Host Reward

151770 Layering Circles Dies $35

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

154886 Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends $9

154893 Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends $9

154894 Pool Party Stampin’ Blends $9

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes $7.50

144219 Pearl Basic Jewels $5

Adhesives 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals $4 152803 Stampin’ Seal Adhesive $8 152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $5.50

Tools 152392 Paper Trimmer $25 152391 Cutting Blades Multipack $12 103579 Paper Snips $10 150673 Mini Cut & Emboss Machine $60 144107 Take Your Pick Tool $10 147042 Simply Shammy $8 Clear Stamp Blocks various sizes on page 145 of Annual Catalog

Be sure to get a head start on your Easter Card creations. Easter is April 17 this year!

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Easter Card Idea with a Cute Chick

Do you have memories of watching your children or of yourself going on Easter Egg hunts as a child? I sure do of my children. They loved hunting for eggs out in our yard, but they weren't the best at sharing. We resorted to writing their names on the plastic eggs, so they could find only the ones with their name on them. That's how we could keep it fair. We often added some money in a few of the eggs and they really loved that!

 With those memories in mind, I designed this card after being inspired by Terri Gaines fun fold. It is hard to believe Easter will be here in just a few short weeks. It is April 17 this year. So at my Stamp and Chat Classes this past weekend, this is one of the Double Z with Pop Out Fun Fold cards we made.

Fun fold cased from Create with Terri Gaines - her Jan. 22, 2022 post. 

The Card base is 5.5" x 11". Score at 1.75", 3.5", 5.25" and 7".

The Designer Series Paper pieces are: 2 pieces at 1.5" x 5.25" and 1 piece 4" x 5.25"

The Pop Out is made from one piece of Basic Black cut 2.5" x 5", scored at 2.5". Two pieces of Basic White are cut 2.25" square.

I changed up her measurement just a bit. The back section of the card, I increased the Basic Black to be 2.5" square with the Basic White piece at 2.25" square, so all the squares are the same size.

Products Used in this Card Design:

Retired – Welcome Easter stamp set

Retired Sale-a-Bration item – Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper

Use whatever springy paper and Easter stamp sets you have.

The Following items are current and in my Online Store. 

You can order by clicking on the yellow box link below.

157786 Daffodil Daydreams $23 for splatter stamp

121045 Basic Black Cardstock $9.75

159276 Basic White Cardstock $9.75

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

155670 Pale Papaya Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad $7.50

100082 Stampin' Write Basic Black Marker $3 for bee body

154905 So Saffron Stampin’ Blends $9 - chick body

155519 Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends $9 - chick legs and cockscomb

153105 Cinnamon Cider Stampin Blends $9 (will be retiring May 2, 2022) - Chick beak

147104 Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad $7.50 - grass

159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes $7.50 with piece of coordinating Designer Series Paper cut 2-3/8" x 6" adhered to exterior envelope flap and trimmed with paper snips.

Adhesives 154031 Tear & Tape $7 152803 Stampin’ Seal Adhesive $8 152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $5.50

Tools 152392 Paper Trimmer $25 152391 Cutting Blades Multipack $12 103579 Paper Snips $10 147042 Simply Shammy $8 Clear Stamp Blocks various sizes on page 145 of Annual Catalog

As you walk through your Easter memories, consider making a card similar to this one for your grandchild and/or your children.

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In the Moment Girl with Flowering Tulip Fields

Here in western Washington state, up north from where I live, is the town of Mount Vernon. Every spring that town and the surrounding farm fields come alive with daffodils, then tulips. It is always so fun to go see them in person. These photos were from my last trip there several years ago.

 

See the kites flying in the background? It made the visit all the more festive!

So that was what I was thinking about as I designed this card for you.

Products used and how to make this card:

Petal Pink Cardstock cut 5.5" x 8.5", score at 4.25"

Basic White Cardstock for inner layer cut 4" x 5.25" - adhere inside the card.

Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper cut 4" square with the right side having a torn edge, but only tear a little bit off. Adhere to the card front.

In the Moment Stamp Set - stamp greeting on the card front in the lower left-hand corner with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

On a 3.5" square piece of Basic White - stamp the girl image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

Using the Layering Circles Dies - die cut the girl image out with your Cut and Emboss Machine.

With a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock die cut the slightly larger scalloped circle out too.

Using the Blackberry Bliss, Bronze, and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends - color the  girl image.

Adhere both circles together and attach them to the card front with dimensionals.

Using a 7" piece of 3/8" Blackberry Bliss Sheer Ribbon, I used the meat fork ribbon bow tying technique (can find on YouTube) folding the ribbon in half to tie a small bow. With a glue dot, adhere the bow to the back of the dress as shown.

Affix one small Brushed Brass Butterflies to the hat band.

Basic White Envelope with Designer Series Paper on the exterior flap. Cut 2-3/8" x 6" piece, adhere to flap, and trim off the excess with paper snips.

Adhesives - Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin' Seal

Tools - Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Cut & Emboss Machine, Take your Pick tool

Let me know in the comments if this card gives you tulip field memories too! 

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157987 In the Moment Stamp Set $24

157670 Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper $11.50

158136 Brushed Brass Butterflies $10

146985 Petal Pink Cardstock $8.75

159276 Basic White Cardstock $9.75

159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes $7.50

151770 Layering Circles Dies $35

154877 Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends Set of 2 $9

154883 Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Set of 2 $9

154922 Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Set of 2 $9

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

Adhesives 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals $4 144108 Stampin’ Mini Dimensionals $4 152803 Stampin’ Seal Adhesive $8 152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $5.50 103683 Glue Dots $5.25

Tools 152392 Paper Trimmer $25 152391 Cutting Blades Multipack $12 103579 Paper Snips $10 149653 Cut & Emboss Machine $120 150673 Mini Cut & Emboss Machine $60 144107 Take Your Pick Tool $10 147042 Simply Shammy $8 Clear Stamp Blocks various sizes on page 145 of Annual Catalog

Springy Kite Delight Friendship Card

Did you ever fly a kite as a child? Weren't those carefree days wonderful? 

Running full speed ahead and holding the bottom of your kite to help the wind grab it and lift it higher and higher? Then that feeling of success and pride when your kite started to lift off and take flight into the sky, swaying back and forth, with the tail waggling along? 

All at the same time in your hand, you felt the tug of the kite string as you moved your arm to gauge the line tautness and make the decision if you needed to let out more string or not to help your kite soar?

Oh, those were good memories of my childhood. I loved flying a kite in my yard, or at the beach on vacations, both were wonderful! Just me and my kite!

Today I'm sharing with you a design of mine using a Z fun fold to help accentuate the feeling of the kite really flying. The Kite Delight stamp set is so perfect for this.  This stamp set is in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog and available to order at my online store.

Below is the full inside view. As I look at it now I should have added a 1-7/8" x 5.25" strip of Basic White so there would be a place to write a note inside this card. 

Below shows you some of the supplies, but especially the Kite Delight stamp set. Look at all those cool kites you can choose from!

Products used and how to make this card:

Bermuda Bay Cardstock - cut 5.5" x 8.5", scored at 2-1/8" and 4.25"

Retired Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper from the Jan.-Feb. 2022 Sale-a-Bration brochure

Two pieces - 1) 1-7/8" x 5.25" and 2) 4" x 5.25"

Fussy cut out one colorful rainbow.

Basic White Cardstock pieces for the clouds and kite image (and the inside panel as I realized above.)

Stamp one piece of Basic White with the greeting in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, then punch out with the Cloud Punch.

Punch two more clouds with the Cloud Punch from Basic White cardstock, then place them in the Retired Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder and run through your Cut and Emboss Machine.

Kite Delight stamp set - Hint - stamp two kites on Basic White cardstock - one in Bermuda Bay ink and one in Melon Mambo ink. Fussy cut out the Melon Mambo pieces and adhere to the full Bermuda Bay kite as shown in the photo.

With a piece of the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Series Paper stamp the kite tail in Melon Mambo ink and carefully fussy cut-out.

Adhesives: Mini Dimensionals and Regular Dimensionals, Stampin' Seal, 

Tools: Paper Trimmer and Paper Snips

As you build your card, savor happy memories of kite flying you may have done. 

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157748 Kite Delight Stamp Set $18 

157749 Cloud Punch $18

131197 Bermuda Bay Cardstock $8.75

159276 Basic White Cardstock $9.75

159236 Basic White Medium Envelopes $7.50

132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink $6

147096 Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad $7.50

147051 Melon Mambo Ink Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad $7.50

Retired Sale-a-Bration item – Sunshine & Rainbows DSP
Retired Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder

Adhesives 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals $4 144108 Stampin’ Mini Dimensionals $4 152803 Stampin’ Seal Adhesive $8 152814 Stampin’ Seal Refill $5.50 103683 Glue Dots $5.25

Tools 152392 Paper Trimmer $25 152391 Cutting Blades Multipack $12 103579 Paper Snips $10 149653 Cut & Emboss Machine $120 150673 Mini Cut & Emboss Machine $60 144107 Take Your Pick Tool $10 147042 Simply Shammy $8 Clear Stamp Blocks various sizes on page 145 of Annual Catalog

Last Chance Product Sale Starts Today!

There are over 300 items retiring from the current Annual Catalog to make room in the new catalog that will start May 3. So I recommend you head over to my online store and check out all the deals and get them while supplies last!

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Beautiful Spring Sampler Class Coming

A group of my customers has requested making some seasonal samplers this year. So here is the spring one we will be making in early April.

This sampler incorporates over 60 different products in it! WOW! Some of the products are current and others retired, but for this one-of-a-kind masterpiece, it doesn't really matter. (My stamp studio is like a reference library of products for this project!)

It is my original design and took several days of working a bit, then coming back to it until I was happy with the final result.

The sampler always looks better in a frame!

Layout Sizes:

Left column of three squares: Basic White are 2-3/4" square, Highland Heather Layer are 2-7/8" square, and Crushed Curry layer are 3-1/8" square.

Top Middle Rectangle: Basic White is 3-1/2" x 4", Highland Heather Layer is 3-5/8" x 4-1/8" and Crushed Curry layer is 3-7/8" x 4-3/8".

Lower Middle Rectangle: Basic White is 3-1/2" x 5", Highland Heather Layer is 3-5/8" x 5-1/8", and Crushed Curry layer is 3-7/8" x 5-3/8".

Top Right Rectangle: Basic White is 2-3/4" x 6", Highland Heather Layer are 2-7/8" x 6-1/8", and Crushed Curry layer is 3-1/8" x 6-3/8".

Lower Right Square: Basic White is 2-3/4" square, Highland Heather Layer is 2-7/8" square, and Crushed Curry layer is 3-1/8" square

Stamp Sets Used:

Little Lady Bug

Jar of Love

Dragonfly Garden and matching punch

Blossoming Basket

Soft Spring

Wildly Happy

Under My Umbrella and matching punch

Colorful Seasons

Butterfly Basics

Inspiring Iris

Abstract Impressions

I'll Bee Yours 1/2020, Lovely Day 2/2020, and Bouquet of Hope 2/2021 stamp sets from previous Paper Pumpkin kits for bee, raindrop and small flower

Designer Series Paper:

Flowering Fields

Bird Ballad

You're a Peach

Botanical Butterfly and Butterfly Duet Punch

Designer Series Paper Selections for Purple 12 x 12 backing:

Hydrangea Haven

Sweet Talk

Hand Penned

Cardstock:

Granny Apple Green

Crushed Curry

Highland Heather

Basic White

Tasteful Label Dies

Black Embossing Powder

Versa Mark ink pad

Heat Tool

Stampin' Blends:

SU300 - shade of skin tone

Light Granny Apple Green

Light Old Olive

Light Highland Heather

Light Calypso Coral

Light Flirty Flamingo

Light Smoky Slate

Light and Dark Daffodil Delight

Stampin' Write Marker in Granny Apple Green

Ink Pads:

Gorgeous Grape

Granny Apple Green

Old Olive

Calypso Coral

Flirty Flamingo

So Saffron

Soft Sea Foam

Ribbon:

3/8" Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon

1/8" Calypso Coral Sheer Ribbon

Embellishments:

Garden Gem

Holiday Rhinestone Jewels

Iridescent Rhinestones

Tools:

Paper Trimmer

Paper Snips

Fringe Scissors

Cut and Emboss Machine

Assorted Clear Stamp Blocks

Stampin' Seal Adhesive

Art Glitter Glue (available on Amazon)

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to know in the comments who is your life would love a spring sampler as home decor?

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