Beautifully Happy Thank You Card

 Hi Everyone,

Today I wanted to play with the Beautifully Happy stamp set which is one of the FREE products during Sale-a-Bration (with a qualifying purchase). I thought that I would team it up with some of my favourite colours and die sets and I really like how it turned out.

Materials

1 piece of highland heather card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"

1 piece of gorgeous grape card stock 4" x 5 1/2"

2 pieces of basic white card 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Scalloped Contour dies

Beautifully Happy stamp set

Basic Grey ink

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo

Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Blends Combo 

Glossy Dots

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Multipurpose Adhesive

Dimensionals

Instructions

On the long side score the highland heather card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Stamp a sentiment and a small flower on one piece of white and add to the inside of the card. I chose not to colour in this image but you could easily add some colouring before you adhere it to the card.

On the remaining piece of white, stamp the large floral image in basic grey and a sentiment at the bottom left.

Colour in the floral image using the Stampin Blends and then die cut using the 2nd largest of the rectangles and die cut the largest using the gorgeous grape.

Add the gorgeous grape layer to the card front and then layer up the floral piece using dimensionals.  Add some glossy dots and the card is complete.

Really quick and easy card, why don't you give it a try?

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Happy Crafting,

Karen X

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Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Glossy Dots Assortment

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Scalloped Contours Dies

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Beautifully Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

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PansyPetals Hexagon Pop Up Spring Box Card - Fun Fold Friday

 Hi Everyone, 

For this weeks Fun Fold Friday, I have tried a design by Sam Calcott (Mixed Up Crafts) and combined it with some Winter Pansies (Just bought some for the garden.) and Pacific Point which is not a colour I use very often but I do like it.

Materials

1 piece of Pacific Point card stock 10 1/2" x 3", 1 piece 6" x 1 1/2", 2 pieces 9 1/2" x 2 1/2", 1 piece 4 1/2" x 5 1/2"

1 piece of basic white 4" x 5", 2 pieces 1 1/4" x 2 3/4", 4 pieces 1 1/2" x 2 3/4"

2 pieces of dsp 1" x 2 1/2", 4 pieces 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"

Scraps of Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Basic White for the flowers

Daffodil Delight ink

Pacific Point ink

Pansy Patch stamp set

Quiet Meadow stamp set

Scalloped Contour dies

Pansy dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Opal Rounds

Multipurpose Adhesive

Dimensionals

Instructions

On the long side score the largest piece of Pacific Point at 1 3/4", 3 1/4", 5", 6 3/4", 8 1/4", 10"

On the long side, score the 6" piece at 1/2", 3", 5 1/2"

On the long side, score the 2 9" pieces at 1 1/2", 2 1/4", 3", 3 3/4", 4 1/2", 6", 6 3/4", 7 1/2", 8 1/4", 9"

Fold and burnish all of the pieces and cut a small wedge from the top and bottom on the 1/2" tab on the longest piece (see picture)

Add glue to the tab and fold over to meet the other end to join up the hexagon. If you fold it flat with the tab and 1st section on the top at the left and then bring over the other end, they will meet and you can seal up the hexagon.

Add glue to the 2 small tabs on the 6" piece and adhere the tabs to the inside of the centre section so that that tabs are inside the hexagon and the tall easel piece sticks up.

Fold the remaining two pieces as shown in the picture below and add glue to the 1/2" tab and seal to make the two springs. 

Then adhere these two together to make the central spring and fix inside the hexagon in the section below the easel.

It's a bit fiddly but just take your time, as you will see from the pictures, mine isn't perfect.

Add the dsp to the mat layers and adhere in place around the hexagon.

Die cut the two largest rectangles from the Scalloped Contour dies. 

Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the white layer using Pacific Point ink and a sentiment from Pansy Patch. Then add some sprinkles with the Daffodil Delight splodge from the Quiet Meadow stamp set. Add this layer to the Pacific Point. Lay then card down flat next to a ruler and put adhesive on the front of the easel and lay this sentiment section down making sure that it stays within the 5" x 7" size.

Die cut two large pansies and some leaves and add them to the sentiment layer with dimensionals. Add some Opal Rounds as the centre of the flowers.

I love how this card turned out but it needs a box or a bag to gift it in so would be better hand delivered. You could add a layer of white on the back to write your message but I didn't like how that looked so I think I would make a gift tag to enclose with the card for my message, but you can see for yourself what you would prefer.  Sam has done a video showing how to put these cards together on her YouTube channel so check that out, she also has tutorials for box envelopes too which I will follow when I am ready to gift this card.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen X

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Scalloped Contours Dies

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Pansy Dies

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Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set

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Opal Rounds

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Gingham Cottage True Beauty Face Mask Pouch - 3D Thursday

 Hi Everyone,

A very quick project this week for 3D Thursday. I often put gifts sets together for Christmas and birthdays with pamper products in them for my daughters and granddaughters. Todays project is an envelope pouch to contain a face mask. I've used the lovely Gingham Cottage dsp and the True Beauty stamp set. Let me show you how I made it.

Materials

1 piece of gingham cottage dsp 8 1/2" square

1 piece of basic white card stock 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"

True Beauty stamp set

Blushing Bride ink

Soft Sea Foam ink

Memento Black ink

Scalloped Contour dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Bone Folder

Multipurpose adhesive

Tear and Tape

Dimensionals

Instructions

Score at 1/2" and 7" on one edge and then turn 90 degrees and score at 1/2" and 4 1/2", fold and burnish all the score lines.

Cut to match the template shown

Put adhesive along the outside of the long tab and bring the opposite side over on top of it to seal. Then add glue to the inside of the bottom flap and bring that up to seal.  Add tear and tape along the inside of the top flap to seal when you have filled it.

Stamp a flower on the basic white card and add a sentiment, then die cut with the 2nd largest of the Scalloped Contour dies.

Add to the front of the pouch using dimensionals, add the contents and seal up the flap and the project is complete.

Please pop over and see what Donna and Victoria have made too:

Donna Lester

Taffycrafting

Victoria Littlewood

Vickieloudesigns

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Happy Crafting,

Karen X

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