Impressions Abloom Sunflower Thank You Card

This pretty sunflower thank you card, made with the Floral Impressions designer series paper and the Impressions Abloom stamp and dies from Stampin’ Up make a quick and easy card. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Crushed Curry card Stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Pecan Pie card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Floral Impressions designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Impressions Abloom stamp and dies set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crushed Curry ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends Light (Stampin’ Up)
  • Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Dark (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop Dots

With your Crushed Curry card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 8 ½” and fold in half.  Find the sunflower paper from the Floral Impression designer series paper pack and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From the white card stock cut a piece to 3” x 3” and another to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

With your Impressions Abloom dies cut three of the large sunflower with the die and center impression die from some spare Crushed Curry card stock.  From a piece of Pecan Pie card stock cut four of the smaller size centers with the die and center impression die.  From a spare piece of white card stock cut a white medium flower with the die and center impression die.  Then take a spare piece of the sunflower paper and cut out three of the leaves, or takes a piece of Garden Green cards stock and the leaf die and center impression die and cut. 

Take the four flower centers your and the dark Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends pen and ink around the edges of each.  Take the light Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends pen and your four flowers and color all of the impressions cuts as a highlight.  Glue the flower centers into the center of each flower. 

With the 3” x 3” piece of white card stock and the Crushed Curry ink stamp the “Thanks “ greeting and stamp that on a diagonal toward the upper corner.  Take the 4” x 5 ¼” piece and stamp the “I appreciate you” greeting with the Crushed Curry ink.

Adhere the 3” x 3” piece in the upper right corner of your card front.  Then adhere the three other corners of the sunflower designer series paper.  Then fold down the upper right corner that is over the white piece and adhere down.  Glue two of your sunflowers, one white flower and the three leaves onto the folded down flap. 

Adhere your “I appreciate you” piece to the inside of your card and adhere the last sunflower to the lower left corner. 

This gives you a bright, cheerful sunflower thank you card. 

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Book Binding Textured Chic Painted Posies Card

I like the style of the book binding fold cards and the Textured Chic designer series paper from Stampin’ Up is one of my favorite packs of paper.  The Painted Posies embossing folder is really pretty as well, so I used some of the white core card stock and then sanded it down a bit so that the embossed outline is white on the petal pink paper and then just colored in the flowers. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Petal Pink card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Petal Pink white core card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Textured Chic designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Painted Posies 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up)
  • Magnolia Mood stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Petal Pink ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends – Dark (Stampin’ Up)
  • Gold Ribbon – Shimmer Ribbon (Stampin’ Up)
  • Brushed Brass Butterflies embellishments (Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

With a piece of Petal Pink card stock, cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 11” and score at 4 ¼” and 5 ½”.  From the Petal Pink white core card stock cut two pieces to 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”.  From the Texture Chic designer series paper pack, find the piece that is pink and orange with the diagonal design, cut two pieces to 4” x 4” and a third to 1” x 4”.

Take one of your 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” Petal Pink white core pieces and emboss with the Painted Posies 3D embossing folder.  With your Petal Pink Dark Stampin’ Blends market color in the flowers.  Use a sanding block (nail sanding blocks work well) and sand over the top to show the white core of the embossed design.   Add three of the brass butterflies around the embossed design. 

Use adhesive, I would probably recommend glue, to adhere the 1 ¼” binding to the back of the card.  Cut two pieces of ribbon and cross in the middle and adhere to each end of the 1” x 4” designer series paper piece.  Adhere that to the front of the book binding part of the card.  Adhere the embossed piece to one of the 4” x 4” designer series paper pieces and then adhere that to the front of your card. 

Use the “Happy Birthday” stamp from the Magnolia Mood stamp set and stamp on the other piece of Petal Pink white core card stock.  Adhere that to the other piece of designer series paper and adhere that to the inside of your card. 

That gives you this pretty book binding birthday card. 

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The Gangs All Meer (Meerkat) Shadowbox Card

I think this card is just adorable and these little meerkats are so cute.  Thiis shadowbox card is an easy design and so quick to make and was the perfect design for The Gangs All Meer stamp set from Stampin’ Up. 

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Impressions Abloom designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • The Gangs All Meer stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
  • Black StazOn ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Stampin’ Blends
    • Old Olive Light (cactus and lizard) and Dark (lizard spots)
    • Bubble Bath Light (cactus flowers)
    • Crumb Cake Light (ground) and Dark (two meerkats in group)
    • Pecan Pie Light (three meerkats in group and individual meerkats)
  • Decaled Circles dies
  • Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
  • Paper trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Mini pop dots

With your Old Olive card stock cut two pieces to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and score each at ½”, 1”, 4 ½” and 5” and then fold the outside score up and the second score down.  From the Basic Beige card stock cut two pieces to 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” and a third piece to 3” x 3 ¾”.  The from the Impressions Abloom designer series paper find the Old Olive piece with the stripes and dots, cut two pieces to 3 ¼” x 4”.

With one of the Old Olive scored pieces, adhere one of the Basic Beige pieces measuring 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” adhere to the popped-up center between your score marks.  Then adhere one of the striped pieces.  From the Decaled Circles dies find the one measuring just over 2 ¾” and cut out a circle with your die cut machine toward the top center. 

Take the other Basic Beige piece measuring 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” and adhere to the under center of the second popped up piece of Old Olive.   With the group of meerkats from The Gangs All Meer stamp set and your Black StazOn ink and stamp toward the top so it will align nicely through your decaled circle window.  Use the Light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend to color three of the meerkats, the Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend to color the other two meerkats and the Crumb Cake Light Stampin’ Blend to color the ground.  On a spare piece of Basic Beige card stock stamp the cactus, lizard and the two individual meerkats in the Black StazOn ink.  Use all the Stampin’ Blends suggested to color all of these and then use a pair of scissors to cut them out. 

Adhere the cut-out cactus to the lower left of your card with it hanging over the edge of the circle cut out slightly, and then with mini pop dots adhere the individual standing meerkat over the left side of the cactus.  Adhere the other peeping meerkat to the right side.  Adhere the lizard with a mini pop dot just below your group so that it will show through the circle.  Adhere the ends of your Old Olive card bases together to form your shadowbox. 

Adhere your last piece of Basic Beige to the last piece of striped designer series paper.  Stamp the “We’re Here for You” stamp to the upper center of the Basic Beige piece and stamp the cactus to the lower left and color with your Stampin’ Blends. 

There you now have this cute card to encourage a friend or family member and give then a cheerful boost with these little meerkats. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com or follow my website.  Also, if you would like to purchase any Stampin’ Up products, please visit my website at https://www.stampinup.com/?demoid=2269501.

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Waterfront Scenic Thanks Card

This is a great simple thank you card for any guy and so quick and easy to make when you need one quickly.

To create this card, you just need a few things:

  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Waterfront stamp set (Retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Smokey Slate ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Seaside Spray ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

With your white card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” folded in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and then cut another piece to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” .  From the Old Olive card stock cut a piece to 3 ¾” x 5”. 

With the Waterfront stamp set and your four inks and the white layer start with the Smokey Slate and the mountain stamp, stamp off to lighten the ink and stamp about ¼ of the way down.  Then with the Crumb Cake ink and the Z shaped stamp, stamp off and then stamp one slightly off the left and then another to the right.  With the pine trees stamp and Old Olive ink stamp off and then stamp the trees to the left side with the bottom on the Crumb Cake.  Now with the wavy stamp and your Seaside Spray ink stamp off and then stamp the water.   Finally stamp the tiny Thanks in the lower right corner in Old Olive also stamping off first. 

Adhere your stamped piece to the Old Olive piece and then adhere that to the front of your card. 

That is all there is to making this easy scenic thanks 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.

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