Cards, Papercrafting

Velvet Meadow Trifold Arches Card

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This trifold arches card highlights this beautiful floral paper from the Velvet Meadows designer series paper from Stampin’ Up and the Flowering Meadow stamp set.  The paper really does all the work so all it needed was a greeting from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set and some dragonflies to add just a little extra. 

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

  • Peaceful Pine card stock (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Velvet Meadow designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Scalloped Blooms stamp set (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Arches dies (Stampin’ Up or other brand)
  • Peaceful Pine ink (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From Peaceful Pine card stock cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and another to 2 ¾” x 4 ¾” and score at ½”.  Adhere the ½” section of the shorter piece to the right back side of the 8 ½” long piece.  Fold into a “z” shape by folding the first panel back and the back panel forward.

Use an arch die measuring about 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” to cut four pieces from Basic Beige card stock.  Then use an arch die measuring about 3 7/8” x 5 1/8” and cut three panels from the floral piece from the Velvet Meadows designer series paper pack.  Adhere each of the floral arch pieces to the Basic Beige arches, keeping them in order so they flow well.  Adhere each of your arch pieces to your Peaceful Pine base, leaving about an 1/8” around the three sides for each panel. 

Use your Peaceful Pine Ink and the “happy birthday” stamp from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set and stamp on the upper right of your front panel.  With the Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds embellishments and adhere six of the dragonflies, two per panel around. 

For the back of your card adhere the fourth arch, aligning with the one on the front.  Use the Peaceful Pine ink and stamp the”wishing you a day of relaxation, happiness, and love” greeting on the upper center.  You could also adhere a few dragonflies here as well, I didn’t think about it until now so I may go back and do that.

What a lovely birthday card for any female in your life. 

If you are interested in seeing other card ideas, please visit my blog at www.daisychainfun.com or follow my website. 

All cards are handmade and photos taken by DaisyChainFun.

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Cards, Papercrafting

Harvest Meadow Dragonfly Card

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I had forgotten how beautiful this Harvest Meadow paper was and once I pulled it out to see what was in it I had to make a few cards with it.  It is spring times, so times for the dragonflies to start coming out so that was my inspiration. 

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

  • Misty Moonlight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Harvest Meadow designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
  • Dragonfly Garden
  • Dragonfly Garden punch or scissors
  • Waterfront
  • Two hexagon dies
  • Misty Moonlight ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends (Stampin’ Up)
  • Blue Twine
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From your Misty Moonlight card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 8 ½” and fold in half to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  With your white card stock cut a piece for the front of your card to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and for the inside a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Then from the Harvest Meadows designer series paper find the blue piece with the floral design, cut a piece of this to 4” x 5 ¼”.  With a scrap piece of Misty Moonlight and your larger hexagon die approximately 2 3/8” x 3 7/8” cut one piece.  Then from a spare piece of white card stock cut the smaller size hexagon to approximately 1 7/8” x 3 3/8”. 

From the Dragonfly Garden stamp set take the solid bodied dragonfly stamp and your Misty Moonlight ink and stamp two dragonflies.  Then color the wings with your Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends.  Take the Dragonfly Garden dragonfly punch or scissors and cut out your dragonflies. 

Take your white hexagon piece and the small dragonflies stamp and with the Misty Moonlight ink stamp on the top portion of the hexagon.  Then with the Waterfront stamp set use the “Every little kindness makes the world brighter” greeting and stamp toward the bottom but leaving enough room for one of your dragonflies.  With the blue twine wrap it around the white hexagon and tie a bow.  Then adhere to the blue hexagon.  Grab your blue floral piece and the white piece for the front of your card and adhere the blue floral to the white, and then the white to the front of your card.  Then adhere to hexagons to the center of your card.  Adhere one of your dragonflies with a pop dot to the bottom right corner of your hexagons. 

Now adhere the white piece of card stock to the inside of your card and then adhere the dragonfly to the lower left corner. 

You are now ready to celebrate Spring and let someone enjoy this lovely card from you.

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.

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