How To: Fun Fold using the Stampin Up Birthday Cheer bundle

I love the colors of this fun fold birthday card. The various shades of coastal cabana and lovely lipstick, create kind of an ombre stripe on the front of this card.

I used the "Marbled" background stamp on this inside of this card. I think this background goes quite well with anything I pair it with!

The fold on this card is a simple z fold. Fold the whisper white 4 1/4 x 11 piece in half. Then fold the front flap back to meet the original fold. Thats it. I added a piece of 4 1/4 x 31/4 coastal cabana cardstock to the front of the folded back flap. Be sure not to add adhesive to the right side of the coastal cabana piece.

The die cut gifts are cut from a piece of 4 x 3 whisper white. I love the look of these gifts against the "How Sweet it Is" designer paper. I also stamped the flap of the card with in coastal cabana, using a stars and dots stamp from the Birthday Cheer stamp set.

The greetings are stamped in basic black ink and the greeting on the front is punched out with the Classic Label punch.

I added a few sparkling, self adhesive, Twinkle, sequin stars to the front to make it shine. The Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green satin ribbon is a 4" piece tied in a knot and attached with a glue dot.

Isn't it just so fun?

The Birthday Cheer Bundle is running low on the supply list. So, if you don't have this set, be sure to get it now, before its gone for good!

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Product List

Birthday Cheer Cling Bundle [150576] $45.00	Birthday Cheer Cling Stamp Set [148604] $20.00	Detailed Birthday Edgelits Dies [148548] $30.00	Marbled Wood-Mount Stamp Set [143755] $20.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00
How Sweet It Is 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148568] $11.00	Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Reversible Ribbon [148572] $7.00	Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146287] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297] $8.50
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $7.50	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

Card Idea for Fathers Day

The Geared Up Garage bundle is a perfect set for some of the men in my family. Its especially great for my dad. I made him this Fathers Day card using this set, because he's always been a "car" guy. Plus, he raced cars for 50 + years of his life!

I'm not sure if this is a Chevy or not, but I know that my dad owned a 57 Chevy when he was a teenager. I figured, it was close enough- its an antique "classic" either way, and I'm sure he will love it.

All the cool accesories, like the Classic Garage wrench and key elements, will sure to make my dad smile. I attached them with glue dots and also used the Black/Silver ribbon to play off the shine of the embellishments.

Instead of die cutting with the Garage Gears thinlits, I used them to"emboss" with. I did this by using the Big Shot Emboss Mats. It lets me emboss any die cut image instead of "cutting" it.

Pretty cool, huh?

I'm excited to give this card to my dad for Father's Day... unless I decide I can't wait, and give it to him for his birthday...

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Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610] $48.50	Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set [148590] $21.00	Garage Gears Thinlits Dies [148521] $33.00	Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148482] $11.00
Classic Garage Metal Elements [148485] $7.00	Black/Silver 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Striped Metallic Ribbon [148486] $7.00	Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] $15.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $8.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $7.50	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

How To Sponging Technique- Stampin Up Beauty Abounds Butterfly

I used a fun sponging technique with this pretty Beauty Abounds bundle. The Butterfly dies in this set are absolutely stunning. I cut out the large, one piece butterfly die and used the negative piece to lay down on the whisper white cardstock and sponge inside with gorgeous grape ink.

The bokeh circles are included in the Beauty Abounds stamp set and they make a great background for these fluttering butterflies. I stamped them in gorgeous grape ink as well.

After I sponged inside the negative piece of the die cut, I then laid the cut out butterfly die over top of the sponging and attached with fine tip glue.

Gorgeous grape and balmy blue ink and cardstock, look pretty sweet together, don't you think?

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Product List

Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle [150617] $55.75	Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] $23.00	Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies [148536] $39.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $8.50	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $7.50	Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

How to Card Fold- Needle and Thread stamp set

I've got a cool card fold for you today. We made this card at one of my recent card classes. Its an interpretaton of a Z fold card. It looks complicated but, its really so simple!

You will cut a piece of balmy blue cardstock for the card base at 4 1/4 x 11. Fold it in half. Once you've folded it in half, you will fold the front  flap back to meet the fold of the card.

Next, cut a strip of balmy blue cardstock 11 x 1 1/2", then fold it in half. Nest you will do the same as above.. fold the front flap back to meet the fold.

The whisper white strip is cut at 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 and TWO more whisper white strips at 1 1/4 x 2 1/2"

The inside white pieces, the highland heather piece and the designer paper are cut at 2 1/2 x 4."

This is a photo of the closed card.

Close up of the beautiful emboss edgelit dies.

Here's the same card in blushing bride instead of highland heather. I hope you give this unique fold a try!

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Product List

Needle & Thread Photopolymer Bundle [150626] $45.75	Needlepoint Elements Framelits Dies [148541] $30.00	Needlepoint Nook 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148807] $11.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.50
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $7.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $7.50
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00	Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] $15.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

Stampin Up All That You Are stamp set

Another great floral stamp set that's an easy to color image. I love that its big and bold and simple to add beautiful color with the Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. Can you tell that I'm ready for Spring?

The colors on this birthday greeting are daffodil delight and granny apple green, with a bit of pumpkin pie in the middle of the flower.

I always start with the lightest Stampin Blends color and shade with the darker color. So in this case I used the light daffodil delight and then shaded with the dark daffodil delight- I did the same with the granny apple green.

Of course, I always love to use pretty ribbon on my cards and for this card, I also used the Trio Punch to decorate the corner. Such a pretty addition.

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Product List

All That You Are Cling Stamp Set [148664] $23.00	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00	Daffodil Delight 1/4" Double-Stitched Ribbon [144116] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $8.50
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144577] $4.50
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00	1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850] $18.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $20.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00

Humming Bird in Flight

I've got another hummingbird card to share. I've been using this set a LOT lately. I love to color, so I guess this is right up my alley. Its actually very easy to color. I googled "hummingbirds" and found many different color combinations on these unique little birds.

Orange and blue are complimentary colors, so I used balmy blue and calypso coral for my color inspiration here.

I colored the bird with Stampin Blends alcohol markers in smoky slate, old olive, balmy blue and calypso coral. Check out how cute the little Frosted Flower Embellishments are on this card- I added a Share What You Love Pearl to the middle of the flowers as well.

A little bit of Gingham designer paper and its ready to mail!

Hope you like it.

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Product List

Humming Along Cling Bundle [150621] $42.25	Humming Along Cling Stamp Set [148758] $20.00	Hummingbird Framelits Dies [148538] $27.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $8.50	Calypso Coral 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Ribbon [148804] $6.00	Frosted Flower Embellishments [148782] $7.00	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $6.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148544] $9.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00