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Lovely Garden Step Card

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Lovely Garden Step Card

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.

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Mixed Floral Angled Z-Fold Card

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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.    

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

  • Daffodil Delight card stock (Stampin’ Up)
  • Soft Sea Foam (Stampin’ Up)
  • White card stock
  • Delightful Wishes designer series paper
  • Mixed Floral stamp set and dies (Stampin’ Up)
  • Magnolia Mood (Stampin’ Up)
  • Jet Black StazOn ink
  • Light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (Stampin’ Up)
  • Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin Blends (Stampin’ Up)
  • Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends (Stampin’ Up)
  • Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
  • Paper trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive of choice

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.

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Nests of Winter Warbler Card

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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. 

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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Flowering Fields Bright Tulips Card

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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. 

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Botanical Textures You Are Awesome Card

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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!

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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Mixed Media Floral Z-Fold Card

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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.

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Everyday Happiness Double Concertina Interlocking Card

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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.

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Memorable Blooms Window Card

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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. 

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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Thoughtful Journey Hot Air Balloon Card

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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. 

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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Thoughtful Journey Slant Front Card

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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. 

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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