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.
Black and white are my favorite colors, so I love this Botanical Textures designer series paper from Stampin’ Up. I also used the new Fancy Boader Dies which are really cute, as well with both being part of the Stampin’ Up Online Exclusives starting in March 2025.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Basic Black card stock
White card stock
Botanical Textures designer series paper
Memorable Blooms stamp set and dies (leaf die)
Fancy Border Dies
Two nested stitched oval dies
Basic Black ink
Black lace
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Pop dots
With your Basic Black card stock cut a card base of 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 1/4 “ x 5 ½”. Cut two white card stock pieces to 4” x 5 ¼” and a strip to ¾” x 3 ¾”. With the Botanical Textures designer series paper, find a piece of the white small leaf paper and a piece of the black small leaf paper. With the white small leaf paper, cut a piece to 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” and with the black small leaf paper cut a piece to 3” x 3 ¾”.
Take the white strip you cut to ¾” x 3 ¾” and use the smaller design Fancy Border Dies die to cut one side of the strip. Take some spare Basic Black card stock and cut out a leaf with the leaf die from the Memorable Blooms die set and then also cut a larger stitched oval with your oval dies. With the smaller oval die cut out with a spare piece of white card stock. With the Memorable Blooms stamp set and your Basic Black ink stamp the “You are awesome!” greeting in the middle of the white oval.
Now let’s put the card together. Take your Basic Black card base and adhere the plain White card stock piece you cut to 4” x 5 ¼” to the front of the card base. Adhere the piece of black small leaves paper to the bottom of the white base and then the white small leaves paper to the top portion of the card. Adhere the white strip you cut with the fancy cut edge facing the bottom of your card. With a piece of black lace, or if you don’t have black lace you can cut a smaller strip of black card stock cut with the same Fancy Border Die. Adhere this to the top portion of your white strip. Take your “You are awesome” white oval and adhere to the center of the black oval and with pop dots adhere your black oval centered over your borders.
With the black leaf you cut out, adhere that to the right side of the White card stock you cut to 4” x 5 ¼”. Then with your Memborable Blooms stamp set and your Basic Black ink and stamp the “Thanks so much” greeting toward the upper right corner. Adhere this White piece to the inside of your card.
There is your lovely black and white Botanical Textures You Are Awesome card to give to someone you care about and make their day!
This cheery floral z-fold card made with Mixed Media Floral designer series paper from Stampin’ Up was so easy and quick to make.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Daffodil Delight card stock
White card stock
Mixed Media Floral designer series paper
Mixed Florals stamps and dies
Mixed Labels stamps and dies
Basic Black ink
Calypso Coral Dark Stampin’ Blends ben
Scissors
Scoring board or scoring blade for paper trimmer
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Take the Daffodil Delight card stock and cut to 5 ½” x 11” and score at 3 3/8” and 6 ¾” and fold. With the white card stock cut two pieces 3 1/8” x 5 ¼” and one to 4” x 5 ¼”. From the Mixed Media Floral designer series paper pack, find the piece with the mixed florals of yellow cone flowers and peach tulips. Hand cut around the flowers with the even portion on the right side and up to the large cone flower on the right side. Then cut another portion of the two cone flowers from the rest of the left side to use in the middle section.
Note: The other easier option if you don’t care about the additional flowers on the middle panel is to not cut the white cardstock, but to just cut your Mixed Media Floral designer series paper to the three sizes of the white card stock and then you don’t have to the cutting out of the flowers. The other just ads a bit more dimension and I wanted the additional flowers in the middle section.
Take the first 3 1/8” piece of white card stock and line up the right side of the floral paper you cut out to line the right and bottom, and cut to size. Take the second 3 1/8” piece of white card stock and cut the next section of the floral paper to match for the lower portion and use the piece of two cone flowers you cut separate to the right and line up to look like they go together. Then take the 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white card stock and line up and cut the last section of the floral paper to match. Adhere all pieces to the white portions and adhere to the Daffodil Delight card base.
With the Mixed Florals stamp set, stamp two ladybugs with the Basic Black ink, color them in with the Dark Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends pen. Die cut out each of the ladybugs and adhere one to the white portion of the middle panel and the other to the upper right side of the back panel. With the Mixed Labels stamp set and the Basic Black ink, stamp the small “Thank You” and cut out with the small label die and then cut out the next size up label die in Daffadil Delight and adhere together and to the upper left corner of the back panel of the card.
That is all it takes to make this cute 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 just love this card, the front is pretty as a card all on it own, but then you open it up and the real card is on the inside. It is also made with the Everyday Happiness designer series paper from Stampin’ Up which I am infatuated with right now, it is just so beautiful. This card is a full-size card at 5” x 7” but could be done as a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card as well. I made this for a good friend’s 50th so wanted the larger size.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Everyday Happiness designer series paper
Wild Wheat card stock
White card stock
Wild Wheat ink
With You in Mind stamp set
Nested rectangle dies, one about 3” x 4 ¼” and the next size down
Banner die
Number dies
Scoring board or scoring blade for paper trimmer
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Scissors
Pop-Dots
This card is not hard to make but it has a lot of cutting for the different layers of paper. Since this is a full-size card, it takes a bit more paper. With White card stock, cut the following:
One piece to 7” x 10 ½” scored on the long edge at 5” and 10”
One to 7” x 10” scored on the long edge at 5”
One to 3 ¾” x 9 ¾” scored at 4 7/8”
Two pieces to 2 ½” x 3 ¾” each scored at ½” and 2”
With the Wild Wheat card stock cut two pieces to 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” and one to 3 ¼” x 4 ½”.
Grab your Everyday Happiness designer series paper. Take a piece with the swoops of blue, gold and white. Cut three pieces to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾”. With the floral piece cut two pieces to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and one to 4 ½” x 6 ½”. With the blue plaid paper cut two pieces to 3 ½” x 4 ¾” and two pieces to 1 ¼” x 3 ½”.
With the White card stock pieces cut to 7” x 10 ½” and the 7” x 10 pieces, fold both pieces at the 5” score mark and with the fold pointing down fold the ½” mark down as well. Then adhere the second piece of card stock, also with the fold pointing down to the ½” piece, forming a “W” shape.
Take the two pieces of the swoops designer series paper that you cut to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and the largest of the two nested rectangle dies and cut the rectangle out of the center of both. Adhere these to the two center pieces of your base White card stock. Take the smaller rectangle die and place the die in the center of your swoops cut out and cut out the smaller rectangle. Keep all of these cut out pieces to use later. Now take the two floral pieces you cut to 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” and adhere on the front and back panel of the inside of your card.
Let’s start making the interlocking piece. Take the piece of white card stock cut to 3 ¾” x 9 ¾” and fold in half. Then take the two pieces of white card stock cut to 2 ½” x 3 ¾” and fold each into a “U” shape. Adhere one side of the “U” to the back of the 3 ¾” x 9” ¾” piece and the other to the other end, both each with the “U” facing to the center. Take the four pieces of blue plaid you cut earlier and adhere the two small pieces to the ends and the two larger pieces to the center panels.
Take the two White card stock rectangle pieces you cut from the card center cut-outs and the two Wild Wheat pieces you cut to 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” and adhere the White to the Wild Wheat. With a scrap piece of the blue with polka dots cut cut 5 banner pieces and use four of them to adhere to the tops of the two pieces in whatever arrangement you like. With the While Wheat ink and the With You In Mind stamp set, stamp the “Happy Birthday” after stamping off first.
Use a number stamp set or dies to add the age if desired to the second. Adhere each piece to the front center panels.
Now take that and put through the center of the card base and fold to align the center piece in the center and to the back. Open the front panel trying to keep the rest aligned and put adhesive on the ½” strip then lay flat and fold the front of the card onto it to align. Do the same for the back.
Now for the front of the card, take the last swooped paper and the last floral piece and adhere together and then to the front of the card. Then the piece of Wild Wheat and one of the cut-outs of the swooped paper. Stamp a greeting in the center of the swooped paper. Cut out a few of the flowers and leaves and adhere to the upper left corner and lower right corner and use the last banner you cut to put in the upper right corner.
There is your Everyday Happiness double concertina interlocking 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.
Using Blackberry Bliss and this lovely Bloom Impressions designer series paper from the 2025 Sale-a-bration make a rich and elegant card.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Blackberry Bliss card stock
White card stock
Bloom Impressions designer series paper from 2025 Sale-a-bration
Memorable Blooms stamp set and dies
Blackberry Bliss ink
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
Take your piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock and cut your card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to measure 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. Also cut a piece to ¾” x 4”. Find the blackberry floral piece in the Bloom Impressions designer series paper pack from the 2025 Sale-a-bration pack. Cut two pieces to 4” x 5 ¼” and one piece to 3 ¾” x 5” and another to ½” x 4”. Take on of the 4” x 5 ¼” pieces using the plain non-floral side and the 3 ¾” x 5” piece with the floral side. Adhere the floral piece to the plain piece and then the plain piece to the front of your card base, but only putting adhesive along the outer edges so that you can use the cut out pieces from the window.
Take your outer octagon die and cut out your windows toward the top of your card front. Now take the blackberry bliss piece from your window cut out and cut out the floral die cut from the center of it. Now take the plain purple piece from the window cut out and adhere it to the back of the floral cut out. Grab the white piece of card stock you cut for the inside and adhere it on the inside. Put adhesive on the back of the floral piece, close your card front and adhere the floral piece into the windows so it is lined up when you open the card.
With your Blackberry Bliss ink and the two strips of white and purple, find the “you mean the world to me” stamp from the Memorable Blooms stamp set and stamp it onto the white strip. Adhere the white strip to the purple strip and adhere the purple strip centered at the bottom of your card front.
That is all it takes to make this elegant window card.
This easy card was fun to make and was so quick. My friend gave me the Spellbinders Advent Christmas set for Christmas, and it was so much fun. I got to open a spot every day and it had dies, stencils, embellishments and stamps. This hot air balloon die set was one of the first days I got so wanted to get to use it. Then using it with some of the beautiful paper from Stampin’ Ups Thoughtful Journey designer series paper pack was just a perfect combination.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Fresh Freesia card stock
Petunia Pop card stock
White card stock
Thoughtful Journey designer series paper from Stampin’ Up
Hot Air Balloon dies from Spellbinders
Fresh Freesia ink
Thin twine
Paper trimmer
Corner Rounder
Adhesive of choice
Pop-Dots
Take your Fresh Freesia card stock and cut a piece to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 1/2” for your card base. If you have a corner rounder that will cut through two layers then round the corners, if you don’t then you can skip that step through out the instructions. Find a piece of designer series paper from the Thoughtful Journey pack that has some good sky for your hot air balloon and matches the Fresh Freesia. I used the piece with the pine trees as I thought it added a bit of depth, but there was another piece as well that had more sky over a lake that would also work. Cut this to 4” x 5 ¼” and round the corners
With some scraps of Petunia Pop card stock and your hot air balloon dies, cut the background balloon, the banner and the Hello banner (which came with the hot air balloon dies). With a scrap of a tan or brown cut the basket and with some scraps of Fresh Freesia cut the three stripes for the balloon. Adhere the three stripes to the balloon and then add the banner. Take two pieces of twine and adhere to the basket and then to the balloon to show the basket floating below the balloon.
Take your Fresh Freesia card base and your Thoughtful Journey paper and adhere to the front of the card base. Then add pop dots to the back of your balloon and basket and adhere to the front of your card. Then I cut to small pieces of a pop dot and added to the back of the Hello banner and adhered to the bottom right of the card.
For the inside of your card, cut a piece of white card stock to 4” x 5 ¼” and round the corners. Take the leftover piece of your Thoughtful Journey paper and cut a piece to 1 ¾” x 5” and round the two corners to the left and adhere to the left of the inside of your card. Take the Mixed Labels stamp set and your Fresh Freesia ink and stamp the “just a note to let you know you’re on my mind” to the upper right of the white portion.
Adhere your white piece to the inside of your card.
That is all there is to making this cute hello card to let someone know you are thinking of them.
The paper in the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper pack from Stampin’ Up is so beautiful that it doesn’t need much help with decoration, it is the star of every card it is used on.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
Petunia Pop card stock
Fresh Freesia card stock
Thoughtful Journey designer series paper
Memorable Blooms stamp set
Fresh Freesia ink
Brushed Brass Butterfies embellishments
Scoring board or scoring blade for your paper trimmer
Paper trimmer
Adhesive of choice
With your Petunia Pop card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 10” and score at 5 ½”. Fold on the score mark. With the Fresh Freesia card stock cut a piece to 4” x 4 3/8” and a second piece to 4” x 5 ¼” for the inside. Then choose a piece of the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper that matches the card stock and cut to 3 ¾” x 4 1/8” and a piece to 1” x 3 ¾”. I choose the one with bunches of purple flowers, but you could also use one of the two thistle papers. Layer your Thoughful Journey piece on top of the smaller Fresh Freesia and then onto the shorter front piece of your card base, all aligned to the right end of the front and cut your slant so they will all align when you adhere them. Once cut, you can then adhere the Fresh Freesia to the Petunia Pop card front and the Thoughtful Journey piece on to that.
Take your inside piece of Fresh Freesia you cut earlier and adhere to the inside of your card. Now with the “Thanks so much” stamp from the Memorable Blooms stamp set from Stampin-Up and your Fresh Freesia ink and stamp your greeting in the upper right corner centering in the space. With your Brushed Brass Butterflies embellishments, adhere a few to the front of your card and one with your greeting. With the 1” x 3 ¾” piece of Thoughtful Journey paper, adhere that to the left side of the inside of your card for decoration.
