Anyone who knows me knows I love cats, and I have been trying to design this card in my head for a while as I wanted to do a layered card but that let you see all the cats even when the card was closed. I finally sat down and played with it yesterday and this was the result, and I was really happy with it.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
White card stock
Copper Clay Stripe and Heart designer series paper (Stampin’ Up 2023-24 In Color)
Love Cats stamp set (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Two circle dies
Copper Clay ink (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Basic Black Ink (Stampin’ Up)
Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends or Stampin’ Marker (Retired Stampin’ Up)
Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Pop dots
With your Copper Clay card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ¼” and score at 1 ¾”, 2 ¾”, 4 ¼” and 5 ¼”. With your white card stock cut three pieces to 2 5/8” x 5 1/8”. With the striped designer series paper cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 3”. With the heart copper clay designer series paper cut two to 2 ¾” x 5 3/8”.
Take your three pieces of white card stock you cut, the Love Cats stamps and the Basic Black ink. Stamp the hanging cat on one piece at the top. With the cat flipped, stamp that in the lower right corner of the second piece. On the third piece stamp the laying cat about 2 ¼” (top of back) down. With the laying cat piece take scissors and cut the bottom out below the ledge so the paws and tail hanging off the ledge are cut out.
Take the hanging cat layer and adhere it to one of the heart pieces of paper. With the larger circle die cut out a partial circle at the bottom to show the flipped cat. Adhere this to the middle section of your card base. For the top layer, alight the striped piece where it would go on the top layer of your card base and flip upside down and with a pencil draw on the back side of the striped paper where the circle needs to be and then use that to line the circle die up and cut that circle out. Now adhere the white upper portion with the laying cat to the top of that making sure it measures a height of 5 3/8”. Lay your larger circle die upside down over the hanging cat, align your top layer where it would adhere on the top level and find where to cut the upper partial circle out of the top layer and cut out.
Now for the lower layer with the flipped cat, take both circle dies and align as above in the upper left corner, making sure you are leaving enough room for the inside circle to stamp the “I love hanging out with you” greeting, and cut out both circles together. Adhere the lower part with the cat onto your last heart designer series paper piece. Then align your upper corner and adhere that. With the “I love hanging out with you” greeting and your Copper Clay ink, stamp your greeting. Adhere this to the back or your card base. With the Copper Clay marker color in the open hearts on each of your stamped images.
You now have the Love Cats flap card to give so someone you love spending time with. I am absolutely in love with this card and so happy with how it turned out after spending so much time trying to figure it out in my head.
I visited a few temples before it was explained that there are seven different Buddhas or Buddha postures, one for each day of the week. To determine the Buddha or Buddha posture that represents you, you need to know what day of the week you were born. Before you start visiting the temples or Thailand in general, know which Buddha represents you by looking up what day you were born on by just typing your date of birth into Google. My day ended up being Saturday.
Throughout Bangkok and Thailand, you will see the different postures represented, like the Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho which represents those born on Tuesday. Each of these seven poses represent certain significances and different personality traits.
Sunday Buddha – Pang Thawai Net – The Sunday Buddha translates to “Seven Days Looking”. The Sunday Buddha is always in a standing position with its arms crossed in front with the right hand always covering the left. This Buddha represents time soon after obtaining enlightenment after standing for 7 consecutive days in front of a Bodhi tree without blinking.
Being born on Sunday means you are deemed to be respected, wise and loved by friends and family.
Occupation: Likely professional
Lucky Color: Green
Unlucky Color: Blue
Lucky Day: Wednesday
Unlucky Day: Friday
Monday Buddha – Pang Ham Yati – The posture of the Monday Buddha is in a standing position with the right hand raised to shoulder height with the palm(s) facing out. This Buddha represents pacifying relatives after returning from heaven after being gone for three months’ and finding relatives arguing about waters flowing through their respective lands with Buddha being able to stop arguing and to help them compromise.
Being born on Monday means you are a serious person who loves to travel and has an exceptional memory.
Occupation: Skilled labor
Lucky Color: Black
Unlucky Color: Orange
Lucky Day: Saturday
Unlucky Day: Sunday
Tuesday Buddha – Pang Sai Yat – The Tuesday Buddha is represented by the reclining Buddha which lays on its right side with its head resting on its right hand with its toes perfectly aligned and pointing straight out. This represents Buddha trying to make himself bigger than the evil Asura Rahu to lower the pride of Asura Rahu. In Thia Buddhism, Asura Rahu is the asura (evil being) who is portrayed with a black half body and is usually shown swallowing the sun or the moon. Seeing the size of Buddha in its relaxed position led to Asura Rahu succumbing to Buddha and accepting the Buddhist teachings.
Being born on Tuesday means you are an active person, brave and serious in nature.
Occupation: Likely service
Lucky Color: Yellow
Unlucky Color: White
Lucky Day: Thursday
Unlucky Day: Monday
Wednesday Buddha – Pang Umbat – The Wednesday Buddha posture of standing with both hands in front wrapped around an “alms” bowl (or bowl of giving). This statue represents caring for others. This statue shows “gather alms” (or the act of giving charity to another) which then offered the giver good karma or respect.
Unlike other Buddha days, this middle of the week day characteristics are broken down further to whether you were born in the morning or evening.
If you were born in the morning your tendencies are being artistic, polite and emotional.
Occupation: Something in a creative job
Lucky Color: Green
Unlucky Color: Pink
Lucky Day: Wednesday evening
Unlucky Day: Tuesday
If you were born in the evening, then you are hardworking and honest.
Occupation: Something in a creative job
Lucky Color: White
Unlucky Color: Yellow
Lucky Day: Monday
Unlucky Day: Thursday
Thursday Buddha – Pang Samti – The Thursday Buddha or the Meditating Buddha is represented in a seated posture with the hands resting in the lap. It is said that Buddha received bundles of grass which he scattered and then sat on vowing to stay seated until reaching full enlightenment.
Being born on Thursday suggests you are honest, peaceful and relaxed as viewed by this Buddha’s posture.
Occupation: Likely in legal profession
Lucky Color: Orange
Unlucky Color: Black
Lucky Day: Sunday
Unlucky Day: Saturday
Friday Buddha – Pang Ram Pueng – With the Friday Buddha the statue is standing with arms crossed on the chest with the right hand over the left. This posture reflects on silent determination and tolerance for others.
Being born on Friday means your personality leans you toward being friendly, ambitious and fun-loving.
Occupation: Likely in the entertainment industry or celebrity or public figure
Lucky Color: Pink
Unlucky Color: Light Green
Lucky Day: Tuesday
Unlucky Day: Wednesday night
Saturday Buddha – Pang Nak Prok – The Saturday Buddha is shown in full lotus meditation position under protection of the Naga Muchalinda. Muchalinda is a naga (serpent king) in Buddhism. It is said this pose reflects the time after enlightenment when the Naga King protected a meditating Buddha against exposure to heavy rainfall and flooding by using its multi-headed hood for shelter and its coiled serpent body for lifting the Buddha above the flood water.
People born on Saturday tend to be calm, logical and introverted.
Lucky Color: Blue
Unlucky Color: Green
Lucky Day: Friday
Unlucky Day: Wednesday during the day
This give you a good understanding of the Buddha that represents you so when you are visiting Buddhist temples around Thailand you know what the statues represent, and which statue represents you.
This outlines what to see in Bangkok if you are there for a long weekend. It offers a bit more than can be seen in three days but gives you a good idea of the major sites to see so you can pick what peaks your interest. Many of the temples are grouped together so can be seen in a fairly long day, which can include a Tuk Tuk ride and river ferry boat ride to help get you around. I only had two day and was able to see everything shown with a photo, so it is possible to see most of what is listed with three days.
The Grand Palace
The Grand Palace was built in 1782 as the official residence of the Kings of Siam (later Thailand) when the new capital city Rattanakosin (now Bangkok) was established and is an amazing site to see. This palace was the first royal residence in Bangkok built during the reign of King Rama I and was the resided in through King Rama V until 1925. It housed the king, his court and all who were part of the royal government. Today it is used for Royal ceremonies and obviously a major tourist attraction. It costs 500 THB to visit the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew and it is open from 8:30am until 4:30pm, though ticket sales stop at 3:30pm.
Wat Phra Kaew or Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram
Wat Phra Kaew was built in 1784 as the Royal Temple as part of the Grand Palace. It was built to enshrine the Emerald Buddha. It was also used for various ceremonies. The statue of the Emerald Buddha is made of a single solid piece of green jade. There are no monks residing here during the Buddhist Lent, which makes it unique to most temples with only a Buddhavasa area. There are 12 pavilions on each side of the ordination hall for sermons or chants.
Wat Pho (“Wat Phra” Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan) or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha
Wat Pho, also known as The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is home to a 151 foot long and 50 foot high reclining Buddha. The Wat Pho temple was built in 1801 to house this amazing buddha in remembrance of Buddha’s death. It was built by King Rama I and was his main temple, some of his ashes are enshrined in this temple. Through Buddhism a laying down Buddha symbolizes a Buddha’s final state before they pass into the afterlife. This temple is known for being the birth place of the Thai massage and still houses a massage school. It is also known as the first public center for teaching religion, literature and sciences. The cost to enter this temple is 200 THB and the temple is open from 8:00am until 6:30pm.
“Wat Arun” Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Temple of the Dawn
This Buddhist temple was named for Aruna, the Hindu deity of dawn often personified with the rats of the rising sun. Though it was built before 1656 prior to the reign of King Narai, its decorative spire was built from 1842 – 1851 with the reign of King Rama II and King Rama III. From 2013 – 2017 there was a major restoration done. It was originally named Wat Bang Makok after the village of Bang Makok where it was built and was then renamed Wat Chaeng and then became Wat Arun.
The main central prang which is decorated with colorful porcelain stands about 270 feet and is the tallest in Bangkok. There are four smaller prangs, one at each corner which are decorated with shells and pits of porcelain.
Entrance to Wat Arun is 100 THB, and if you would like to climb to the top of the tower it is another 50 THB and it is open from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Wat Arun is located just across the river from Wat Pho so getting there by boat is much quicker than the 30 minute walk. Getting a river ferry boat from Tha Tien market to Wat Arun pier is easy and the boats leave every 15 minutes for a cost of 5 THB and it is a fun experience.
Tuk Tuk Ride
Another fun way to get around is to take a ride in a Tuk Tuk instead of walking or taking a taxi. They are everywhere around the Grand Palace and major temples in the area. It is a fun experience and a great way to experience the city. You negotiate a price with them before you get in, though I was with someone from Thailand so that was much easier as I am not the best at bartering. You can also take them on a tour of the city which you can book tours through your hotel.
“Wat Sakat” Ratchawora Mahawihan, Wat Phu Khao Thong or Golden Mount Temple
Wat Sakat sits above the city and offers some fabulous 360-degree views of Bangkok, but requires a climb up 320 steps.
There is a little bakery and coffee shop part of the way up offering a break during the climb. It is well worth it as you get to see all the prayer bells lined up, some lovely landscapes, some beautiful displays of buddhas and then amazing views of the city.
This temple was originally named Wat Sakae but was renovated by King Rama I and was renamed Wat Saket which roughly translates to “wash hair” which is believed because the king stopped here on his way back from war to bath and wash his hair. This ancient Buddhist temple sits on the banks of the Mahanak Canal.
It costs 50 THB to climb to the top and is open from 7:30am to 5:30pm.
“Wat Traimit” Witthayara Worawihan or The Temple of the Golden Budda
Wat Traimit was previously named Wat Sam Chin and was renamed in 1940. The temple is most known for the golden Buddha statue enshrined within the temple.
According to history, the temple was founded by three Chinese friends and was probably built around the reign of King Rama III and was rebuilt in the 1930-40’s. It became a royal temple of the second-class people in 1956. A plaster Buddha was being moved from the abandoned temple of Wat Phraya Krai in the 1950’s when a cable snapped and the statue fell, revealing the solid gold statue beneath the plaster. The statue is estimated to be 700-800 years old, is nearly 10-feet tall and weighs around 5.5 tons. The statue is housed in the Mondop building, built in 2007 to enshrine the statue.
It costs 40 THB to see the Golden Buddha and 100 THB for the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center and it open seven days a week from 8:00am – 5:00pm. I am told this is well worth the visit but wasn’t able to find the time to get to see it.
Khao San Road
This famous street in Bangkok is known for drinking, dancing partying and trying some exotic foods like scorpion. Even if you are not here for this exciting nightlife, it is still worth a walk through. During the day it is just a regular road but at night it comes alive with food trucks and partying in the street.
Street Food
You can also take an evening Tuk Tuk tour tasting different street foods which will more than likely take you to a few stops on Khao San Road. There is some amazing street vendors with some amazing food, and some that are not so great, so I would suggest if you want to try a variety of street foods to use this method as they will know the great places to take you. There is even a Michelin rated food truck in Bangkok, but they are only open during the day, as they close at 5pm. So if you are out during they day look online and find where they are located and stop by for a great lunch.
Just as a note, there is what they call Bangkok Belly from eating the food that your system isn’t used to. If you travel regularly around the world you have more than likely experienced this at least a few times in different places. This is mainly from the street food vendors, but just the different food in general. It is usually considered a light (or strong) case of food poisoning so just make sure you bring some supplies before visiting.
Khlong Ban Luang Artist House
This offers a traditional Thai wooden house offering art and traditional Thai architecture combined. It allows you to observe culture of the area and understand the heritage. This 200 year old house is charming with tranquil setting along the river. The upper floor houses a gallery paintings and photographs. There is a coffee shop as well offering coffee and drinks. Cost is 100-210 THB depending on how you choose to get there and is open 9:30am – 6:00pm. You can get there on a longtail boat.
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram or Marble Temple
This temple uses Italian white marble all over, with a marble courtyard, marble pillars and two lion statues that guard the entrance. Around the assembly hall there are 52 images of Buddhas. Building started in 1899 at the request of King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn) and was designed by the kings half-brother. In the Ordination Hall is a Buddha created in 1920 and the ashes of King Chulalongkorn are buried below the Buddha statue. The Benchamabophit National Museum is housed on these grounds as well. The cost is 50 THB to enter, and it is open from 6:00am – 6:00pm. There is a monk prayer that takes place at 5:00am which entrance is prohibited.
Wat Ratchanatdaram and Loha Prasat or the Metal Castle
The only metal castle in the world, it was constructed in 1846 under the request of King Rama III (King Nangklao). It was built to honor either his favorite grand-daughter or his niece, there are conflicting stories. The designs take after Buddhist temples that had existed in India and Sri Lanka and the King helped in the designs and construction took a long time. The castle has 7 spires symbolizing 37 virtures that are required to reach enlightenment in Buddhism. The entrance fee is 20 THB and is open daily from 9:00am – 5:00pm 7 days a week, and is located next to the Golden Mount so you can visit both together.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
There are multiple floating markets you can visit around Bangkok, but Damnoen Saduak is known as the best. Though it is over an hour outside the city, it was definitely worth the drive or tour. There are vendors all over the canals in their boats selling trinkets, hand carved items, tea pots and cups, fruits, vegetables and even grilling and cooking and selling from their boats as well. There are also shops built along the edges in the main portion and then a bit further down the river you can see how the people live along the river. The market is open from 6:00am – 11:00am 7 days a week so you do need to plan to do this early in the day.
Maeklong Railway Market
Another popular thing to see, which if you look at a tour to the Floating Market usually includes a visit to the Railway Market. This is a market held along an active railway in the town of Samut Songkhram. You can also get a Tuk-Tuk to take you. It is interesting to see the train roll through the open market.
River Cruises
River cruises are another great way to get to see the beautiful city and some of the sites. You can take the water ferry, a tour on a long-tail boat or take an evening cruise and see everything all lit up. We did a evening river cruise and it was amazing to see the city at night, especially the palace, bridges, malls and temples. It was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend it.
Visit an Elephant Sanctuary
There are multiple Elephant Sanctuaries around Bangkok where you can interact with the elephants. These are early morning tours where they will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the sanctuary and then bring you back to your hotel. We didn’t get this planned the day before so we were not able to do this, so we visited an elephant camp that let you take a ride on an elephant.
Shopping
There are high end shopping malls all over Bangkok in some amazing ornate buildings that are worth a visit as well. A lot of the malls we saw were worth a visit just to see the buildings, even if you aren’t much of a shopper.
Drinks on a Rooftop
There are many different buildings with rooftop bars and restaurants. I was able to have drinks a few times at the rooftop bar at my hotel which had just amazing views of the city in the night sky. I would suggest planning this a bit in advance and getting a reservations so that you are able to enjoy this experience.
This gives ideas for what you can fit in over three days in Bangkok. It is such a lovely city and the temples are just unbelievable with the beauty and detail. I hope you enjoy your visit.
The fun and easy Hexagon card is just adorable. I love this striped piece of paper from the Mixed Medial Florals designer series paper pack from Stampin’ Up.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Peach Pie card stock
White card stock
Mixed Media Florals Stamp Set
With You in Mind Stamp Set
Sentimental Park dies
Triangle die or sciscors
Peach Pie ink
Scoring board or scoring blade for paper trimmer
Paper trimmer
Pencil
Adhesive of choice
With your Peach Pie card stock cut a 5 ½” x 8 ½” card base and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. Cut two pieces of white card stock 4” x 5 ¼” and then a piece of the peach striped designer series paper from the Stampin’ Up Mixed Media Florals pack and cut it to 3 ¾” x 5”.
Now let’s get our hexagon edges created. On the 4 ¼” ends of your Peach Pie card base lightly mark the center with a pencil and then with a triangle die (mine are triangle nested dies from InLove Arts) align the point to that center and make it look even at each point on your edges then cut in about an inch, you don’t want to go too far or you will cut the rest of the triangle into your card. Repeat on the other end. If you don’t have a triangle die you can just cut to your center mark with scissors.
On both of your white pieces turn upside down and lay a cut end of your card base on, push out toward one end about ¼” and with your pencil draw the same shape onto you white then push out to the other end and do the same, cut those ends. Then with your white cut piece do the same to your Peach Pie striped piece. Now adhere the white to the front of your Peach Pie card base and the striped piece to the front of that.
With a scrap piece of your Peach Pie card stock cut out the floral label die from the Sentimntal Park dies retired from Stampin’ Up and cut a label. With a scrap piece of White card stock cut the insert label. Insert your white label into your Peach Pie floral label and adhere. Take your With You In Mind stamps from Stampin’ Up and use the “Best Wishes” greeting and your Peach Pie ink and stamp “Best Wishes” on your label. Adhere your label, centered, on the front of your card.
Now take your second white piece and adhere inside of your card. With a scrap piece of Peach Pie card stock cut another floral label and cut off the floral ends and use to decorate each side point of your card as shown below.
That is it, you have made this cute and easy hexagon card.
If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com. Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.
I have been wanting to make one of these Side Tower pop up card but it took me a bit to figure out what I wanted to use the make it and then I remembered the vase and flower dies I got from the Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024 and decided that would be perfect for this card along with the Countryside Inn designer series paper would go perfect with it. I received the Spellbinders Advent Calendar from one of my close friends and it was so much fun and there were so many wonderful dies, sequins, stamps and stencils (24 days worth), I had a blast opening it each morning.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Boho Blue card stock (Stampin’ Up)
White card stock
Countryside Inn designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Night of Navy ink (Stampin’ Up)
Vase and flower dies (Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024 but Stampin’ Up has similar sets)
Embellishments for the flower centers
Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Take a piece of Boho Blue card stock to 4 ¼” x 9 ¼”, scoring at 5 ½”, 6”, 8” and 9”. Cut a second piece to 3” x 5 ¼”, scoring at 4” and 5”. With your white card stock cut two pieces to 2” x 3”. With the Night of Navy card stock cut a piece to 2 ½” x 3 ½”. From the Countryside Inn designer series paper, find the floral piece and also the piece in dark blue with the tiny flowers. With the floral piece cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼”. From the dark piece with the tiny flowers cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 2 ¾”, a piece to 1 ¼” x 5 ¼” and two pieces to ¾” x 5 ¼”.
With a spare piece of Boho Blue and your dies, cut the vase, two full flowers and one of the half flower. With the Night of Navy cut the stems which the die cuts two, and two of the small leaves.
With your two pieces of white card stock cut to 2” x 3”, take the “Wishing you ridiculous amounts of happiness” on the upper right side of one in the Night of Navy ink. On the second piece stamp the “You are Amazing!”.
Take your Boho Blue card base that is 4 ¼” x 9 ¼” and fold all of your small pieces scored upwards for form your pop up tower to the right side of your card. With one of your floral pieces adhere that to the front 4 1/4 “ x 5 ½” part of the card. Take the three strips of the dark blue designer series paper and adhere to each of the folds on the back side, then adhere your ¼” end piece to the front of your card, forming your tower on the left. Make sure when you go to adhere the ¼” strip you fold the square down flat so your are sure your card will fold flat properly.
Now take the other scored piece of Boho Blue and fold the scores down. Adhere the dark blue designer series paper to the center of the large portion and the white one stamped with the “Wishing You Ridiculous Amounts of Happiness to the center of that. Put adhesive on the ¼” strip and fold both scored section in and align to the right side of your card so that you know that is aligned to not go over the edge when your card is folded flat. Then fold both sections down and adhere the other end to your tower.
With one of the flowers, put an embellishment in the center of one of the full flowers and adhere it to the right lower corner of the front top of your card. Then adhere your other two flowers to the two stems and add the leaves to the stems as well. Adhere to the upper left of the front of your tower and then adhere your vase over the stems.
For the back of your card, adhere the other piece of floral paper. Adhere your white stamped piece to the Night of Navy piece and adhere that to the center of the back.
That is the Side Tower Pop Up card made with the flowers and vase.
I made this card up in my mind this morning with this fun step card design using the Lovely Garden designer series paper. I had to cut three before I figured out the measurements, but I got there in the end and was really happy with it.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Fresh Fresia card stock (Stampin’ Up)
Boho Blue card stock (Stampin’ Up)
White card stock
Lovely Garden designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Happy Birthday Label dies (Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024)
Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
Paper trimmer
Scissor
Adhesive of choice
The base takes a bit of measuring, cutting and scoring, but once you are done with that it is really easy to put together. Take your Fresh Fresia and cut a card base of 5 ½” x 7 ¾”. Now the tricky part, score on the long edge at 3” all the way across and then at 5 7/8 going in only about 1 ¼” and then at 6 ¾” only going in 1 ¼”. Then the same at the last 1 ¼” at those 5 7/8” and 6 ¾”. Now with your paper cutter cut 1 ¼” in from the center score and stopping at the 1” score. Do the same on the other side. Then with your center panel cut ½” down from the center score toward the scored steps so the rest of your center panel is free. Now fold the bottom 1” down to the front, fold the next one down to create your step. Fold your card into the final shape, so your step is folded in and the center panel is now up above your base card. Lift the center panel and put glue on the ½” section in the center and fold your center panel down onto it.
With your Boho Blue card stock cut the following:
Two pieces to 1 1/8” x 2 ¾” for the sides
One piece to 7/8” x 5 3/8” for the bottom step
One to 2 7/8” x 4 1/8” for the center panel
One to 2 7/8” x 5 3/8” for the inside
With the white card stock cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 5 ¼”.
From your Lovely Garden designer series paper pack find the Fresh Fresia piece with the little flowers on it and the blue piece with the medium size purple flowers. With the Fresh Fresia with the little flowers, cut two pieces to 1” x 2 5/8” and one to ¾” x 5 ¼” (make sure you are paying attention to the direction of the design). From the medium blue floral paper cut a piece for your center panel to 2 ¾” x 4”.
Adhere the Fresh Fresia designer series paper measuring ¾” x 5 1/4” to the Boho Blue strip measuring 7/8” x 5 3/8” and adhere that to the front of the step. Take the two pieces of Boho Blue measuring 1 1/8” x 2 ¾” and adhere the two purple pieces measuring 1” x 2 5/8” to the blue and then adhere on of each to each side of the card.
Take the medium floral piece cut for the center panel and the blue piece cut for here and adhere the floral piece to the blue and then to the center panel.
Now adhere the white card stock piece and the Boho Blue piece cut for the inside and then adhere the inside of your card. Take a scrap section of the blue with medium purple flowers and cut out two flowers and two leaves for each side of the front of the step for decoration and one full flower with a leaf and one of the buds for the inside. Adhere each for decoration. With a scrap piece of the Fresh Fresia card stock and your happy birthday die and matching label die and cut your happy birthday label and adhere to the front.
That creates this lovely floral step happy birthday card.
If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com. Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.
It has taken me a long time to come up with a card design I am happy with for this stamp set, but I am really happy with what I finally came up with. And of course a Z-fold card is where I landed, but the angled Z-fold, which I haven’t made of like this for a while.
Take a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock and cut to 5 ½” x 11” and then on your paper trimmer line the left edge at the 5 ½” edge and then move the right end up so it is at 3 ½” and cut to get your angle. With your straight bottom edge of your card base so starting at the long edge, score at 4 ¼” and at 7 5/8”, folding the middle to the right and the top panel to the left to form your Z-fold.
With the polka dot designer series paper from the Delightful Wishes paper pack, cut a piece to 5 ¼” x 11” and cut the same angle with 5 ¼” at the left end and 3 ¼” on the right edge. Cut from the small edge for your front panel to 3 1/8” wide, then cut off a ¼” and cut another piece 3 1/8” wide for the middle panel and then cut off a ¼” and cut your back panel to 4” wide. Take the middle panel and cut another going the opposite direction out of the polka dot paper and one the same direction from a piece of white card stock.
Take your card base and your small panel for the front and adhere. Then adhere your large panel to the back panel. Adhere the middle panel to the middle panel when the card is fully open, and the opposite direct one goes on the back side of the middle panel so when the card it closed it has the same decorative paper.
With your remaining piece of angled white card stock with the highest part of your angle to the left. With the Magnolia Mood “Happy Birrthday” greeting stamp and your Jet Black StazOn stamp the greeting. Adhere this to the back panel of your card aligning to the left side and aligning the bottom so it doesn’t show when your card is closed.
With your large tulip stamp from Mixed Florals and your Jet Black StazOn Ink stamp the design and then stamp the right half again for the inside. Color the leaves of both with the Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends, color the tulips with the Light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends, highlight with the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends if you would like, and color the little flowers with the Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. Use the Mixed Florals dies to cut out the full image and also the partial. Then take a pair of scissors and trim down the partial one along the large leave between the two tulips to the right so you just get the one tulip.
Then with your Soft Sea Foam card stock cut two of the large leaves with the die from Mixed Florals. Adhere the to leaf cut outs to the front of your card with the one toward the right hanging over the edge a bit and both hanging over the top, but not higher than your 5 ½” card height. Now adhere the full size colored tulip cut-out to the front centered between the two leaf pieces. Take the small cut out and adhere that to the inside panel to the right aligned along the side of you white panel but to the right edge so it shows with the full size one when closed.
Now that I finally came up with a design, I am happy with I really like this card and I hope you do as well.
If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com. All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.
This is a fun card and pretty easy and straight forward to make. I have mentioned before but I love my birds, so this paper is one of my favorites. I feed the birds daily and I get a warbler every once in a while, but that is maybe once a year if I am lucky that I get to see one so at least I can make a card with them on it.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Daffodil Delight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
Blueberry Bushel card stock (Stampin’s Up)
White card stock
Nests of Winter designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up)
Framed Florets stamp set
Blueberry Bushel ink (Stampin’ Up)
Daffodil Delight ink (Stampin’ Up)
Blue cord
Sponge
Paper trimmer
Scissors
Adhesive of choice
Pop dots
With your Daffodil Delight card stock, cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. Take your Blueberry Bushel card stock and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and cut a piece to 1 ½” x 1 ¾” for the label. Now with your white card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5” and another for the inside of your card to 4” x 5 ¼ inch and one for the label to 1 3/8” x 1 5/8”. Get your Nest of Winter designers series paper pack and find the paper that has the birds on it and cut out one of the warblers, which is the blue and yellow bird.
Take the Birch Wood embossing folder and your white piece measuring 3 ¾” x 5” and emboss. Take your Daffodil Delight ink and your sponge and sponge all four edges of your embossed white piece. With your blue cord, tie a piece around the white embossed piece and tie into a knot or bow. Adhere that to the Blueberry Bushel piece cut to 4” x 5 ¼” and then adhere that to the front of your card base. Take the bird you cut out and adhere to the front of your card toward the upper left corner.
With your Framed Florets stamp set find the “For a special person for a special friend” greeting and the Blueberry Bushel ink and stamp on the small piece of white you cut earlier. Adhere that to the small piece of Bluberry Bushel you cut and adhere that to the lower right corner of the front of your card.
Take the last piece of white you cut for the inside of your card and with the “Wishes for a beautiful birthday” greeting stamp and your Blueberry Bushel ink stamp for your inside greeting. Then with your Blueberry Bushel ink and your sponge, sponge all four edges and adhere that to the inside of your card.
That is your Nests of Winter Warbler card and a great birthday card for anyone.
Bangkok is an amazing, vibrant city full of life, food stands, high end malls, wonderful Asian food restaurants (Thai, Japanese and Chinese) and so many temples and things to see and do. The temples are all so beautiful and colorful.
I was lucky enough to get to go to Bangkok on a trip for work and went a few days early to get to see this lovely city and its sites. One of our work colleagues was nice enough to take us to see many of the temples on the first day, which was so nice to have a local to take us around. She was great at negotiating prices for Tuk Tuk or cab rides to get us around as it is expected that you negotiate pricing before hand and I am not the best at negotiating. We also took a water ferry, so we covered most of the modes of transportation. Bangkok also has a great train\subway system to help get you around as well. Bangkok has both a subway system called the MRT and a skytrain system called the BTS to help get you around town. Then there is also the water ferries available. This gives you many options to move around town.
There is a great amount to see but these are the 16 highlights I found when preparing for my trip, also with suggestions from a few friends who had visited and then of course having co-workers to make suggestions as well.
1. The Grand Palace
The Grand Palace was built in 1782 as the official residence of the Kings of Siam (later Thailand) when the new capital city Rattanakosin (now Bangkok) was established and is an amazing site to see. This palace was the first royal residence in Bangkok built during the reign of King Rama I and was the resided in through King Rama V until 1925. It housed the king, his court and all who were part of the royal government. Today it is used for Royal ceremonies and obviously a major tourist attraction. It costs 500 THB to visit the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew and it is open from 8:30am until 4:30pm, though ticket sales stop at 3:30pm.
2. Wat Phra Kaew or Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram
Wat Phra Kaew was built in 1784 as the Royal Temple as part of the Grand Palace. It was built to enshrine the Emerald Buddha. It was also used for various ceremonies. The statue of the Emerald Buddha is made of a single solid piece of green jade. There are no monks residing here during the Buddhist Lent, which makes it unique to most temples with only a Buddhavasa area. There are 12 pavilions on each side of the ordination hall for sermons or chants.
3. Wat Pho or Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha
Wat Pho, also known as The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is home to a 151 foot long and 50 foot high reclining Buddha. The Wat Pho temple was built in 1801 to house this amazing buddha in remembrance of Buddha’s death. It was built by King Rama I and was his main temple, some of his ashes are enshrined in this temple. Through Buddhism a laying down Buddha symbolizes a Buddha’s final state before they pass into the afterlife. This temple is known for being the birth place of the Thai massage and still houses a massage school. It is also known as the first public center for teaching religion, literature and sciences. The cost to enter this temple is 200 THB and the temple is open from 8:00am until 6:30pm.
4. Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan or Temple of the Dawn
This Buddhist temple was named for Aruna, the Hindu deity of dawn often personified with the rats of the rising sun. Though it was built before 1656 prior to the reign of King Narai, its decorative spire was built from 1842 – 1851 with the reign of King Rama II and King Rama III. From 2013 – 2017 there was a major restoration done. It was originally named Wat Bang Makok after the village of Bang Makok where it was built and was then renamed Wat Chaeng and then became Wat Arun.
The main central prang which is decorated with colorful porcelain stands about 270 feet and is the tallest in Bangkok. There are four smaller prangs, one at each corner which are decorated with shells and pits of porcelain.
Entrance to Wat Arun is 100 THB, and if you would like to climb to the top of the tower it is another 50 THB and it is open from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Wat Arun is located just across the river from Wat Pho so getting there by boat is much quicker than the 30 minute walk. Getting a river ferry boat from Tha Tien market to Wat Arun pier is easy and the boast leave every 15 minutes for a cost of 5 THB and it is a fun experience.
5. Tuk Tuk Ride
Another fun way to get around is to take a ride in a Tuk Tuk instead of walking or taking a taxi. They are everywhere around the Grand Palace and major temples in the area. It is a fun experience and a great way to experience the city. You negotiate a price with them before you get in, though I was with someone from Thailand so that was much easier as I am not the best at bartering. You can also take them on a tour of the city which you can book tours through your hotel.
6. Wat Sakat Ratchawora Mahawihan, Wat Phu Khao Thong or Golden Mount Temple
Wat Sakat sits above the city and offers some fabulous 360-degree views of Bangkok, but requires a climb up 320 steps.
There is a little bakery and coffee shop part of the way up offering a break during the climb. It is well worth it as you get to see all the prayer bells lined up, some lovely landscapes, some beautiful displays of buddhas and then amazing views of the city.
This temple was originally named Wat Sakae but was renovated by King Rama I and was renamed Wat Saket which roughly translates to “wash hair” which is believed because the king stopped here on his way back from war to bath and wash his hair. This ancient Buddhist temple sits on the banks of the Mahanak Canal.
It costs 50 THB to climb to the top and is open from 7:30am to 5:30pm.
7. Wat Traimit Witthayara Worawihan or The Temple of the Golden Budda
Wat Traimit was previously named Wat Sam Chin and was renamed in 1940. The temple is most known for the golden Buddha statue enshrined within the temple.
According to history, the temple was founded by three Chinese friends and was probably built around the reign of King Rama III and was rebuilt in the 1930-40’s. It became a royal temple of the second-class people in 1956. A plaster Buddha was being moved from the abandoned temple of Wat Phraya Krai in the 1950’s when a cable snapped and the statue fell, revealing the solid gold statue beneath the plaster. The statue is estimated to be 700-800 years old, is nearly 10-feet tall and weighs around 5.5 tons. The statue is housed in the Mondop building, built in 2007 to enshrine the statue.
It costs 40 THB to see the Golden Buddha and 100 THB for the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center and it open seven days a week from 8:00am – 5:00pm. I am told this is well worth the visit but wasn’t able to find the time to get to see it.
8. Khao San Road
This famous street in Bangkok is known for drinking, dancing partying and trying some exotic foods like scorpion. Even if you are not here for this exciting nightlife, it is still worth a walk through. During the day it is just a regular road but at night it comes alive with food trucks and partying in the street.
9. Street Food Tour
You can also take an evening Tuk Tuk tour tasting different street foods which will more than likely take you to a few stops on Khao San Road. There is some amazing street vendors with some amazing food, and some that are not so great, so I would suggest if you want to try a variety of street foods to use this method as they will know the great places to take you. There is even a Michelin rated food truck in Bangkok, but they are only open during the day, as they close at 5pm. So if you are out during they day look online and find where they are located and stop by for a great lunch.
Just as a note, there is what they call Bangkok Belly from eating the food that your system isn’t used to. If you travel regularly around the world you have more than likely experienced this at least a few times in different places. This is mainly from the street food vendors, but just the different food in general. It is usually considered a light (or strong) case of food poisoning so just make sure you bring some supplies before visiting.
10. Khlong Ban Luang Artist House
This offers a traditional Thai wooden house offering art and traditional Thai architecture combined. It allows you to observe culture of the area and understand the heritage. This 200 year old house is charming with tranquil setting along the river. The upper floor houses a gallery paintings and photographs. There is a coffee shop as well offering coffee and drinks. Cost is 100-210 THB depending on how you choose to get there and is open 9:30am – 6:00pm. You can get there on a longtail boat.
11. Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram or Marble Temple
This temple uses Italian white marble all over, with a marble courtyard, marble pillars and two lion statues that guard the entrance. Around the assembly hall there are 52 images of Buddhas. Building started in 1899 at the request of King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn) and was designed by the kings half-brother. In the Ordination Hall is a Buddha created in 1920 and the ashes of King Chulalongkorn are buried below the Buddha statue. The Benchamabophit National Museum is housed on these grounds as well. The cost is 50 THB to enter, and it is open from 6:00am – 6:00pm. There is a monk prayer that takes place at 5:00am which entrance is prohibited.
12. Wat Ratchanatdaram and Loha Prasat or the Metal Castle
The only metal castle in the world, it was constructed in 1846 under the request of King Rama III (King Nangklao). It was built to honor either his favorite grand-daughter or his niece, there are conflicting stories. The designs take after Buddhist temples that had existed in India and Sri Lanka and the King helped in the designs and construction took a long time. The castle has 7 spires symbolizing 37 virtures that are required to reach enlightenment in Buddhism. The entrance fee is 20 THB and is open daily from 9:00am – 5:00pm 7 days a week, and is located next to the Golden Mount so you can visit both together.
13. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
There are multiple floating markets you can visit around Bangkok, but Damnoen Saduak is known as the best. Though it is over an hour outside the city, it was definitely worth the drive or tour. There are vendors all over the canals in their boats selling trinkets, hand carved items, tea pots and cups, fruits, vegetables and even grilling and cooking and selling from their boats as well. There are also shops built along the edges in the main portion and then a bit further down the river you can see how the people live along the river. The market is open from 6:00am – 11:00am 7 days a week so you do need to plan to do this early in the day.
14. Maeklong Railway Market
Another popular thing to see, which if you look at a tour to the Floating Market usually includes a visit to the Railway Market. This is a market held along an active railway in the town of Samut Songkhram. You can also get a Tuk-Tuk to take you. It is interesting to see the train roll through the open market.
15. River Cruises
River cruises are another great way to get to see the beautiful city and some of the sites. You can take the water ferry, a tour on a long-tail boat or take an evening cruise and see everything all lit up. We did a evening river cruise and it was amazing to see the city at night, especially the palace, bridges, malls and temples. It was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend it.
16. Visit an Elephant Sanctuary
There are multiple Elephant Sanctuaries around Bangkok where you can interact with the elephants. These are early morning tours where they will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the sanctuary and then bring you back to your hotel. We didn’t get this planned the day before so we were not able to do this so we visited an elephant camp that let you take a ride on an elephant.
This bright and bold Tulips card made with the Flowering Fields paper is just so adorable. I love this card design and have been waiting to figure out a paper that would work and then I remembered this Flowering Fields with the polka dot paper which I thought would be perfect and I designed if from there.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Poppy Parade of Sweet Sorbet card stock (Stampin’ Up)
Petal Pink card stock (Stampin’ Up)
White card stock
Flowering Fields designer series paper
Pink Sequins (Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2024)
Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet ink
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
With the Poppy Parade or Sweet Sorbet, cut a card base of 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.
With the Petal Pink card stock cut:
4” x 5 ¼”
3 ¼” x 5 ¼”
2 ¼” x 4”
1 3/8” x 2 ¼”
With the white card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5” and another to 1 1/8” x 2”. And find the polka dot paper from the Flowering Fields cut a piece to 3” x 5”. With the bright tulip paper cut a piece to 2” x 3 ¾”, I tried to make sure there was a good combination of the red and pink tulips.
Now that all the cutting is out of the way, take the white piece that is 3 ¾” x 5”, your Happiness Abounds stamp set and your ink and stamp the “Happy Birthday” greeting centered toward the top. Adhere that to the Petal Pink piece cut to 4” x 5 ¼” and adhere that to the inside of your card.
Now take the small white piece you cut with the Happiness Abounds greeting that says “Wishing you all the happiness you can imagine” and stamp that. Adhere that white piece to the small Petal Pink piece. Adhere the polka dots piece to the Petal Pink piece measuring 2 ¼” x 4” and adhere that to the front of your card about a ½” from the left side. Take the tulips piece and adhere that to the 3 ¼” x 5 ¼” piece and adhere that about 1” down from the top over your polka dot paper. The take your greeting and adhere that about a ½” from the right and centered between the tulips and the bottom of the card. Take some of the pink sequins and add them around the card front.
That is all there is to make this bright and cheery birthday card.
If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com
All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.
