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Autumn Opulence Double Heart Fold Out Anniversary Card

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I needed an anniversary card for my husband and wanted it to be masculine, so I decided I wanted to use some wood grain paper for some hearts, and it evolved from there.  I used paper from the Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper from Stampin’ Up, along with the Autumn Opulence designer series paper for the background with some stamps and dies from Natures Symphony.   

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

  • Early Expresso card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Wood Grain Wonders designer series paper (March 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Autumn Opulence designer series paper (September 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Natures Symphony stamp set and dies (March 26 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Timeless Love stamps (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Heart dies
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajun Craze ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write marker (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or blade from paper trimmer
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

Take a piece of Early Expresso card stock and cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” for your card base.  Then also cut two larger size hearts with heart dies, find a size that one aligns with the top of the card base and the second will align with the bottom of the card base and will slightly overlap in the middle.  From a piece of Basic Beige cut two hearts the next size down and then two more this size from the Crumb Cake wood grain paper from the Wood Grain Wonder DSP paper.  With the wood grain paper also cut a piece to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  The with the Autumn Opulence DSP paper find the Early Expresso with Mushrooms paper and cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”. 

Take your Early Expresso card base and your two Early Expresso hearts and adhere one of the hearts in the upper right side adhering about ½” to the card, and then do the same with the second heart in the lower left corner, making sure the point meets with the bottom of your card base so that your card can stand.  Use a scoring board or blade for your paper trimmer to score each heart so it folds to the front.  Now adhere your 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” wood grain piece to the back panel and then the mushroom paper onto that. 

Now take your two wood grain hearts and trim off the excess and adhere to the front of your hearts.  Use a label die to cut out a label large enough for the “happy anniversary” greeting from Timeless Love and then stamp in Crumb Cake ink on your label.  Now find the leafy branch stamp from Nature’s Symphony stamp set and ink with Crumb Cake ink and then use your Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write marker and color the leaves and then stamp, giving you two color stamping.  Adhere the label on your front angled to your liking on the front of your lower heart and then use the die to cut out your leafy branch and adhere to the left side of your label. 

For the inside of your card take the two Basic Beige hearts and trim them down to fit on the insides of the hearts and adhere to each heart.  Use the “you make my heart smile” greeting from the Timeless Love stamp set and stamp in Crumb Cake ink on the upper heart.  Leave the lower heart inside blank for a message. 

I fell in love with how this card turned out.  I like it so much I made a wedding card for a friend with the same design. 

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

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Violet Dreams Side Stepper Birthday Card

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I am calling this card a Side Stepper card as I cut a base for a stepper card, but it wasn’t the size I wanted and I didn’t want to throw it away, so I figured out another way to use it.  This card uses the Violet Dreams designer series paper and the Framed Violets stamps and dies along with the Stitched Rectangle dies, all from Stampin’ Up. 

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

  • Secret Sea card stock (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Violet Dreams designer series paper (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Violets stamp set (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Stitched Rectangle dies (retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Secret Sea Ink (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Adhesive-baked Blooms embellishments (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or scoring blade for paper trimmer
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From a piece of Secret Sea card stock cut a card base to 5 ½” x 10 ¼” and score at 1 ¼”, 2 ½”, 4 ¼” and 6”.  With the large section as your back, fold the next section in and then accordion fold from there to form your stepper card base.  Use the 1 3/8” x 1 ¾” stitched rectangle die to cut another piece of Secret Sea card stock for your front label.  From white card stock cut one of each of the following:  4 1/8” x 5 3/8”, 1 5/8” x 5 3/8”, 1 1/8” x 5 3/8” and 1 1/8” x 1 ½”.  Then use the 3 1/8” x 4 ½” die to cut two pieces and then the 2” x 3 ¼” to cut another. 

With the Violet Dreams designer series paper pack find the Secret Sea polka dot paper and the Secret Sea violets paper.  From the polka dot paper cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and another to 1 ½” x 5 ¼”.  Then use the 1 ½” x 3” stitched rectangle die to cut another piece.  From the violet paper cut a piece to 1” x 5 ¼” and then use the stitched rectangle die measuring 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” to cut another violets piece. 

Now let put this together, starting with your card base and the large 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” piece of white card stock and adhere to the back panel and the then adhere the 4” x 5 ¼” polka dot piece to the white piece.   Take the 1 5/8” x 5 3/8” white strip and adhere the 1 ½” x 5 ¼” polka dot piece to that.  Adhere this to the third panel of your card base, or the front middle section.  Then take the 1 1/8” x 5 3/8” white strip and adhere the 1” x 5 ¼” violet piece to it, and then adhere that to the first front panel of your card base. 

Now take one of the 3 1/8” x 4 ½” white stitched rectangle pieces and adhere the 2 ¾” x 4 1/8” violet stitched rectangle piece to it.  Now close the middle panel and adhere the left about 1” to the middle panel with it centered on all sides.  Take the second white 3 1/8” x 4 ½” white piece and adhere to the back center of the back panel, aligned with the center panel so that it doesn’t show.  Adhere your small rectangle polka dot piece to the last white rectangle piece and adhere the left side about 1/4” to the front panel, centering over your middle panel. 

Take the “happy birthday to you” greeting stamp from the Framed Violets stamp set and stamp on a piece of white piece you cut to 1 1/8” x 1 ½” in Secret Sea ink.  Adhere it to the Secret Sea stitched rectangle measuring 1 3/8” x 1 ¾” and then adhere that to your front polka dot panel overhanging about ¾”.  Add three of the Fresh Freesia floral embellishments from the Adhesive-backed Blooms embellishments around the front polka dot panel.   

For the inside use a birthday greeting stamp of your choice, I use “wishing you the best today and always” greeting stamp which is an old wood block stamp from Stampin’ Up, but I don’t know the name of the set it came from. 

For starting out as a mistake I love the way this card turned out and can’t wait to give it to a friend for their birthday. 

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

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Velvet Meadow Triple Pop-Up Card

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I have been seeing this triple pop-up card for a while, so I finally to the time to figure out measurements and get one made up.  I used the Velvet Meadow designer series paper to make this card along with the Flowering Meadow stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up.  It takes a bit of cutting but was fun to put together once I got everything cut. 

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

  • Cloud Cover card stock (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Peaceful Pine card stock (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Velvet Meadow designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Flowering Meadow stamp set and dies (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Moody Palette Glossy Dots (January 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Cloud Cover Ink (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

Cut the following:

Cloud Cover card stock:

  • 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base
  • 4 ¼” x 6 ½” scored at ¼”, 1 ¼”, 2 ¼”, 4 ¼”, 5 ¼” and 6 ¼” for your center panel.  From the center panel fold each side back, then the next panels forward and the ¼” panels back.
  • Cut two pieces to 3 ¾” x 4 ¼” for each side panel.  Score at ¼” x 1”, 1 ¾” and 3 ½”.  From the large panel fold each side back, and then on the 3 panel side fold the next panel forward and the ¼” panel back. 

White card stock:                                               

  • 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” for back panel
  • 1 7/8” x 4 1/8” for front center panel
  • Four pieces to 7/8” x 4 1/8” for the side panels of the center panel
  • Two pieces to 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” for each side panel front
  • Four pieces to 5/8” x 4 1/8” for each of the side panels folds
  • 1 7/8” x 4 1/8” for the center back panel
  • Two pieces to 15/8” x 4 1/8 for the side back panels

Cloud Cover Flocked Floral DSP:

  • 1 ¾” x 4” for the front center panel
  • 1 ¾” x 4” for the center back panel
  • Two pieces to 1 ½” x 4” for the center back panel
  • ½” x 4” for the back of the card

Cloud Cover checked DSP:

  • Four pieces ¾” x 4” for the center side panels
  • Two pieces to 1 ½” x 4” for the side front panels

Cloud Cover Dainty Floral DSP:

  • Four pieces to ½” x 4” for the side folds of the side panels

Take your 4 ¼” x 5 ½” Cloud Cover card base and adhere the 4” x 5 ¼” white piece.  Then take the ½” x 4” floral flocked piece and adhere to the left side of the white piece in about 1/8”.  Find the “so may reasons to celebrate” greeting from the flowering meadow stamp set and stamp in the center of the white piece in Cloud Cover ink.  From a scrap piece of cloud cover cut two flowers from the Flowering Meadow dies and two stems from Peaceful Pink card stock.  Cut the second stem off of both and adhere the flower to each stem and use one of the larger white dots from the Moody Palatte Glossy Dots as the flower center of each.  Adhere one of the flowers to the right side of your floral strip toward the bottom.

Take the two side panels and adhere the two side panels on each and the large main panels.  Take one of the side panels and put adhesive on the ¼” part to the end with the side panels and adhere to one of the ends of the card base.  Then put adhesive on the other ¼” piece, fold up and then put down on your card base to adhere while folded up.  Repeat for the other side panel on the other side of the card base. 

Now take the center panel and adhere the four side panels and the center panel to the front.  The put adhesive on both of the ¼” panels, fold up and adhere to the center section of your card base between the side panels.  Now take your floral back panel pieces and each to their white pieces.  Put adhesive on the back of each and slide inside each panel and adhere to cover your ¼” adhere pieces. 

Take the other flower you cut and put together and adhere to the lower left of the front center panel.  On a scrap piece of white card stock stamp the “cheering you on” greeting in Cloud Cover ink.  Trim down to about 1/8” all the way around your greeting.  Adhere over the lower part of your stem, centered on the front center panel on a slight angle. 

This card is fairly thick, especially using this flocked paper but it is so pretty so I am happy to use a bit more postage as I know just who I am sending it to. 

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

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Fern & Flora Diamond Stepper Card

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I have had this Diamond Stepper card written down as a planned outline for a while but finally decided this was the paper I wanted to use for this design because I could use the fern die cuts as some perfect accents.  This design uses the Moonlit Flora designer series paper and the Fern & Flora stamp set from Stampin’ Up to show off this card.

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

  • Secret Sea card stock (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Mossy Meadow card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Moonlit Flora designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Fern & Flora stamp set and dies (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Golden Glow Ink (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or scoring blade for your paper trimmer
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

With a piece of Secret Sea card stock cut your card base to 4 ¼” x 10 ½” and score at 1 ¼”, 2 ½”, 4 ¼”, 6” and 8 ¼”.  Starting with the small 1 ¼” end fold down and then the next small section up and accordion fold the rest forming your steps.  Also cut three pieces to 3” x 3” for your diamonds.  From some white card stock cut a piece to 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” for your back greeting panel.  From the Moonlit Flora designer series paper pack find the Golden Glow piece with the small dotted triangles and then find three of the fern pieces that have Secret Sea in them, I used the two different pieces that had the golden glow flowers (one with the white moths) and then the piece with the white flowers.  From the Golden Glow paper cut two pieces to 1 1/8” x 4 1/8”, two to 1 5/8” x 4 1/8” and two to 2 1/8” x 4 1/8”, then adhere each piece to the appropriate panels on the step or your card base.

From the fern papers, cut one of each of the fern pieces to 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” making sure you cut them to include what you want and that they are going the right direction for the pattern.  To make sure I got what I wanted in the correct direction I laid one of my 3” secret sea pieces on and drew around it with a pen and then cut it out to the 2 7/8” square so the pen marks were then cut off.  Adhere each of your fern pieces to your Secret Sea pieces.

From your Mossy Meadow card stock cut one of the large leaf pieces and two of the medium fern pieces and from Old Olive cut one of the other medium fern pieces and two of the fern fronds.  From the piece of fern paper the has the smaller orange flowers use the matching die to cut out one of the floral sprigs.  With your golden glow ink stamp the “you’re an amazing friend” greeting on a scrap piece of white card stock and trim around to a rectangle tag. 

To assemble, take your card base and your diamonds and choose which diamond you would like for the back.  Put adhesive in the bottom 1” of your diamond and adhere to the 5th panel with the 6th panel folded down, centered and measuring to about 5 ½” in height when your base is folded up.  Then adhere to middle triangle the same way centering over your back triangle about ½” lower.  Do the same for your front panel about ½” lower than that.  Then adhere the Mossy Meadow large leaf and the Old Olive fern piece to the left side of the back diamond, one of the two Mossy Meadow medium fern leaves and one of the Old Olive fronds to the right side of the middle diamond and the orange flower cut out to the right side of the front panel.  Then adhere the greeting to the left side of the front panel. 

For the back panel take the white diamond and adhere to the back of the diamond on the back of your card.  Adhere the two remaining fern pieces to the bottom slightly on your white diamond with the majority on the bottom Golden Glow panel.  Stamp the “thankful for you” greeting in Golden Glow ink in the upper portion of your white diamond.  The bottom portion of your white diamond may need to bend out so that your card will stand properly. 

I love the colors of this card and all the ferns, dark but with some bright pops, and lovely to let a friend know how much they mean to you.

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

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Velvet Meadow Floral Happy Birthday Card

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What a pretty floral birthday card made with the Velvet Meadows designer series paper from Stampin’ Up and the Flowering Meadow and Scalloped Blooms stamps and dies sets.  The muted Cloud Cover blues with the bright flowers is just a lovely combination.

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

  • Cloud Cover card stock (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Velvet Meadow designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Flowering Meadow stamp set and dies (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Scalloped Blooms stamp set and dies (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Cloud Cover ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Cloud Cover Textured Ribbon (2025-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

For you card base but a piece of Cloud Cover card stock to 5 ½” x 7 ¼” and score at 3” and fold.  From your white card stock cut two pieces to 2 7/8” x 5 3/8”, one to 1 1/8” x 5 3/8” and a label to 1 5/8” x 2 1/8”.  From the Velvet Meadow designer series paper pack find the floral paper and cut a piece to 2 ¾” x 5 ¼”.  Then find the Cloud Cover piece with the dainty floral background and cut a strip to 1” x 5 ¼”. 

Adhere the floral piece to one of the larger white pieces and then adhere to the front upper flap.  Adhere the Cloud Cover dainty floral strip to the white strip and then adhere that to the lower section of the back panel of your card, with the front panel closed so you can align it accordingly.  Then adhere the second larger white piece to the upper inside of your card. 

From a piece of scrap Cloud Cover take the large label with the scalloped bottom edge die from the Scalloped Blooms dies and cut one.  Take the “happy birthday” greeting stamp from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set and stamp on the white label in Cloud Cover ink.  Adhere the white stamped label to the Cloud Cover label and use pop dots to adhere the upper portion to the bottom center of your front flap.  Cut a piece of the Cloud Cover Textured Ribbon and tie a bow and adhere to the upper left corner of your top flap. 

For the inside of the card stamp the “so many reasons to celebrate” greeting from the Flowering Meadow stamp set in Cloud Cover ink.  Also stamp the sprig stamp in Cloud Cover ink. 

What a pretty card to say Happy Birthday with. 

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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Violet Dreams Happy Birthday Card

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This lovely Violet Dreams designer series paper with the dark background and purple colors makes a beautiful card combination and the touch of purple made it pop. 

  • Gorgeous Grape card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Peaceful Pine card stock (2026-2027 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Violet Dreams designer series paper (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Violets stamp set and dies (Stampin’ Up)
  • Secret Sea ink (2025-2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Label die
  • Birthday greeting stamp
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From a piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Then cut a second to 4 ¼” x 10 ½” and score at 1 ¾”, 3 ½” 7” and 8 ¾”.  Fold from each side to the center and the out.  From your Violet Dreams designer series paper find the Secret Sea polka dot paper and the Secret Sea with violets paper.  From the Secret Sea polka dots cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From the Secret Sea violet paper cut four pieces to 1 ½” x 4”.  Then with white card stock cut a piece for the inside of your card to 3 ¼” x 4”.

Take the Secret Sea polka dot piece and adhere to the 4 ¼” x 5 ½” Gorgeous Grape card base.  Then take your scored Gorgeous Grape piece and adhere two of the violet pieces to the front panels and two to the inside left and right side of the middle and then the white piece goes in the center.  Adhere the back of the scored Gorgeous Grape piece to the center of your card base. 

Cut out a label from your white card stock, and then stamp the “happy birthday to you” greeting from the Framed Violets stamp set in Secret Sea ink.  Cut out one of the double violet dies in Gorgeous Grape card stock and two of the smaller leaves from Peaceful Pine card stock.  Adhere one of the flowers and leaves to the left side of your white label and adhere the left side of the label to the front lower center of your card. 

For the inside adhere the other violet and leave in the lower left corner of the white inside and then stamp the “I can’t think of a nicer person to celebrate” greeting in Secret Sea ink in the upper center.

A quick and easy card that would wow anyone for their birthday.

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

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Side Pleat Delicate Dreams Birthday Card

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This side pleat card made with Delicate Dreams designer series paper from Stampin’ Up along with the Delicate Whispers and Scalloped Blooms dies and the Framed Violets stamp set.  It is a beautiful card that stand to display lovely. 

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

  • Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Hydrangea Hue card stock (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Delicate Dreams designer series paper (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Delicate Whispers dies (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Scalloped Blooms dies (March 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Violets stamps (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Birthday greeting stamp (Stampin’ Up)
  • Crumb Cake ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

From a piece of Crumb Cake cut your card base to 5 ½” x 11” and score at 1 1/8”, 2 ¼”, 3 3/8”, 7 5/8”, 8 ¾” and 9 7/8”.  Then cut a piece to 4 ¼” x 6” and score at slightly under ½”.  Cut a two pieces of Hydrangea Hue card stock to 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”.  From a piece of white card stock cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From your Delicate Dreams floral paper cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and 8 pieces to 1” x 4 1/8”. 

Take your Crumb Cake card base and your Crumb Cake flap and adhere the ½” section of your flap to the top center of your card base.  Adhere one of the Hydrangea Hues to the center of the card base and then the white piece over it.  Fold your flap down and adhere the other piece of Hydrangea Hue to the front and then the piece of floral paper to that.  Then adhere four of the 1” x 4 1/8” floral pieces , one to the front panel when folded and one to each of the three panels when open, keeping them in order where possible for flow.  Then repeat on the other side. 

With some scrap Hydranea Hue card stock use one of the scallop dies from the Scalloped Blooms dies and then a white one from the next size down.  Use the “happy birthday to you” greeting stamp from the Framed Violets stamp set and stamp to the right side of your white scalloped piece.  From some scrap Crumb Cake card stock cut two of the leafy sprigs and adhere one to the left side of you white scallop piece and then adhere that to the Hydranea Hue scallop piece and adhere to the front center of your flap. 

For the inside us the “sorry I’m late, hope your birthday was great” greeting stamp (is an old Stampin’ Up wood block stamp but don’t know from what set) and stamp in Crumb Cake ink on the upper inside of your card.  Adhere your second leafy spring in the lower left corner. 

I made this card for my sister-in-law for her birthday as the blues are her color. 

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

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Violet Dreams Double Flap Birthday Card

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This double flap card made with the Violet Dreams designer series paper from Stampin’ Up and the Framed Violets stamps and dies.  There are some lovely cut-outs included with this paper pack which I used to decorate this card. 

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

  • Fresh Freesia card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Violet Dreams designer series paper (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Violets stamp set and dies (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Belated birthday stamp (unknown retired Stampin’ Up)
  • Label die (Sizzix 138282 label die)
  • Fresh Freesia Satin Ribbon (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Fresh Freesia ink (Stampin’ Up)
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

From a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock cut a card base to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Cut a second piece to 3 ¾” x 4 ¾” and score at ½” from the left side.  Cut a third piece to 4” x 4” and score at 3 ½” from the left.  Take the Violet Dreams designer series paper pack and find the Fresh Freesia dainty floral paper and then the Fresh Freesia stripes paper.  With the striped paper cut a piece to 4” x 5 ¼” and another to 3 ¼” x 3 ¾”.  Cut the Fresh Freesia dainty floral paper to 3 ¼” x 4 ½”.  Cut a piece of white card stock to 2 ¾” x 4”. 

Take your card base and the 3 ¾” x 4 ¾” piece of Fresh Freesia card stock and fold at the ½” score and adhere the ½” portion to the left side of your card base, aligning at the bottom of your card.  Then take the 4” x 4” piece of Fresh Freesia and fold at the 3 ½” score and adhere the ½” portion of that to the right side of the card and align at the bottom of the card. 

Adhere the larger stripe piece to the back of your card base, the floral piece to the front of the middle flap and the smaller stripe piece to the front of the smaller flap.  Take the Fresh Freesia larger violet cutout and adhere to your middle panel, hanging slightly over on the right side.  Use a piece of the Fresh Freesia Satin Ribbon and tie around the middle panel and tie in a knot and trim the ends. 

For the front panel cut a label from white card stock and stamp the “happy birthday to you” greeting from the Framed Violets stamp set in Fresh Freesia ink.  Adhere to the front center.  Use three of the Fresh Freesia violet cut-outs and three of the smaller leaf cut-outs and adhere around your label to your liking. 

Take the white piece of card stock you cut and adhere to the lower left side of your card base, making sure it doesn’t show when your middle flap is closed.  I used a “sorry I’m late, hope your birthday was great!” greeting in Fresh Freesia ink.  Take one more of the Fresh Freesia flowers and one of the bud cut-outs and adhere in the lower left corner. 

A pretty card to let someone know you are wishing them a belated birthday.

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

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Violet Dreams Sending Love Double Z-Fold Card

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I haven’t made a double Z-fold card in a while but it was perfect for this paper from the Violet Dreams designer series paper from Stampin’ Up.  The stamps and dies from the Framed Violets set added the accents for a lovely card. 

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

  • Gorgeous Grape card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Peaceful Pine card stock (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Violet Dreams designer series paper (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Framed Violets stamp set and dies (July 2026 Online Exclusive Stampin’ Up)
  • Label die
  • Peaceful Pine Ink
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice
  • Pop dots

Start by cutting your card base from Gorgeous Grape card stock measuring 5 ½” x 8 ½” and score at 2 1/8” and 4 ¼” and fold into a “Z” shape with the front small flap folded to the left.  Cut a second to 3” x 6 ¾” and score at 2 ¼” and 4 ½” and fold into a “Z” as well with the top flap also folded to the left.  From the Violet Dreams designer series paper pack find the Secret Sea with the polka dots and then the Secret Sea piece with the violets on it.  From the polka dot piece cut two pieces to 1 7/8” x 5 ¼” and one to 4” x 5 ¼”.  From the violet paper cut three pieces to 2” x 2 ¾”. 

Adhere the three polka dot pieces to your large “Z” with one of the thinner pieces on the front panel, one on the middle panel and the large piece to the back panel.  Adhere your three violet pieces to the small “Z”, keeping them in order if they were cut that way.  From a white pieces of card stock cut a piece to 1 ¾” x 2 ½” and adhere over the violet floral piece on the back panel of your small “Z” piece. 

Take your smaller “Z” and adhere the left half of it to your front panel of your larger “Z” and then adhere the back panel of the violet piece to the polka dot back panel (it seems to work best to put your adhesive on the back, fold it to the front and then close the card to ensure it is placed properly). 

From a scrap piece of Gorgeous Grape card stock cut out two of the single violet flowers from the Framed Violets dies and from Peaceful Pine one of the leaves.  On a piece of white scrap paper stamp the “take care” greeting from the Framed Violets stamp set in Peaceful Pine ink and cut out with your label die (I don’t know where this label die is from).  Adhere the label across the front panel of your violet paper angled up.  Adhere the two flowers over the left end along with the leaf. 

On the back panel stamp the “sending love” greeting in Peaceful Pine ink. 

This card turned out beautiful and would make anyone who received it smile knowing you care.

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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Velvet Meadow Tower Just Because Card

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This lovely paper needs to be the star and this pop-up design offers that.  The paper flows across both sides of the card and is so easy to make.  It is made with the Velvet Meadow designer series paper and the Flowering Meadows stamps from Stampin’ Up. 

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

  • Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Peaceful Pine card stock (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Velvet Meadow designer series paper (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Flowering Meadow stamp set (2026 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up)
  • Peaceful Pine Ink (2026-2028 In Color Stampin’ Up)
  • Adhesive-backed Dragonflies and Birds
  • Paper trimmer
  • Adhesive of choice

For your card base cut a piece of Basic Beige to 4 ¼” x 10” and score at ½”, 2 ½”, 4 ½”, 6 ½” and 8 ½” and then from the ½” side fold up and then the next 3 panels down and the last one up.  Cut another piece to 1 ¾” x 4”.  From a piece of Peaceful Pine cut four pieces to 1 7/8” x 4 1/8” and two pieces to 1 3/8” x 4 1/8”.  Now in the Flowering Meadow designer series paper pack find the piece with the flowers at the top and the bottom and cut one flower edge to 4” high.  Then from the right side so that it all flows, cut a piece to 1 ¼”, 1 ¾”, 1 ¾”, 1 ¾” and 1 ¼”. 

Take the flower pieces and the small Basic Beige and adhere to all of the Peaceful Pine backgrounds.  Then adhere your first 1 3/8” piece on the left panel, next a Basic Beige, and then three more of your floral panels that are 1 7/8” pieces, leaving your ½” panel empty and your last 1 3/8” floral piece. 

With the Flowering Meadow stamps set, find the “you always make me smile” greeting and stamp in Peaceful Pine ink along the left edge of the Basic Beige panel going vertically. 

Then on the last floral panel to the right take the “just because” greeting stamp and stamp in Peaceful Pine ink along the top.  Now on the back side of the ½” piece apply adhesive and adhere to the left side of the last Basic Beige panel, making sure you card lays flat.  Then adhere the last floral piece to the panel.  Push from the left side to make it pop out and stand.  Now to finish ad a few of the adhesive-backed dragonflies to your liking. 

I just love this card and it was so easy and is just cheerful.

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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