An Abundance of Flowers

 Hello,

I love flowers! Most of my stamp sets and dies are floral. I find I'm more creative with flowers as opposed to cutesy or masculine stamp sets. 

One of my current favourite designer series paper is Countryside Inn by Stampin'Up. It's floral (of course) and in beautiful shades of blue.

Aren't the papers gorgeous? And don't forget about the "B" side of the paper. It makes for great masculine cards. 

While there are no floral dies that go with the paper, Stampin'Up has many dies in their products which match nicely.

I chose Pierced Blooms dies. Each petal and leaf has some stitching. The dies are retired.😟

Here is my card...

Cute, right?

I added some scallops from the Color and Contour dies. The birthday sentiment is from the Go To Greetings stamp set which had the most beautiful fonts. 

Now, for mailing purposes, I would have glued the flowers down flat. But for handing the card out or including it with a gift the 3D flowers pack a punch.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...

Paula

Countryside Inn

 I'm baaack!

Hello,

It's been a challenging week, I lost my creativity. It could have been because my mind was occupied with ideas for a kitchen reno. Anyhoo, I've managed to make a card today. It's a fun fold. Of course it is 😄. I love making fun folds.

The new Countryside Inn DSP is so pretty with the different shades of blue. 

You can see the front panel is a Z fold. Very easy to make. The panel is then attached to the card base. 

There is lots of room to stamp a sentiment or write a personal note.

Here's how to make it. 

Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2"

Front Panel: 4" x 9 3/4", scored at 2 1/4" and 4 1/2". The 2 1/4" score line will be a mountain fold while the 4 /2" score line will be a valley fold. That creates the "Z".

DSP for the panel back: 3 3/4" x 5". Adhere to the panel back

DSP for the panel folds: 2"x3 3/4", cut 2. Adhere to the small sections on the panel.

Adhere the panel to the card base. For the image or sentiment pieces, cut 2 to measure 2 1/4" x 4". Adhere the front piece to the bottom section of the panel ensuring only the bottom third is glued. Adhere the second piece to the back panel section ensuring it matches up with the front piece. Decorate as desired with embellishments. 

Supplies used for my card:

Boho Blue and Night of Navy cardstock

Countryside Inn DSP

Friendly Hello and Circle of Sayings stamp sets.

I hope you give this fun fold a try. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time....

Paula