Garden Meadow card in a box

 

It’s nearly November which means it’s almost time for a new release of Online Exclusives from Stampin’ Up!®

Eight projects using the Dainty Delight bundle from Stampin' Up!®

Saturday was my long-awaited Spring Craft Day – a day of creating beautiful projects using the Dainty Delight bundle and the now-retired Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.

All through Sale-a-Bration, I used my rewards for this gorgeous paper so I would have enough for everyone to receive half a pack in their kit. Anyone who upgraded to include the bundle received a full pack.

And I was really glad I’d been hoarding it because by the time I came to place my final order, the paper had all gone and I couldn’t order any for the late bookers. Luckily I had just enough for everyone.

"Wow" card - Beautiful Friendship floral pop-up card

I don't often tackle fancy folds but I loved the idea of making a pop-up card using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set. What's so lovely about pop-up cards is the element of surprise – it looks like a perfectly nice but simple card on the front, then you open it and bam! You're hit by an explosion of flowers.

 Here’s a better picture but I took it before adding the greeting...

For instructions to make this card, please click here

While assembling the inner floral section, keep closing the card to check your flowers don’t spill out over the edges. Not only would this spoil the element of surprise, it would prevent your card from fitting in the envelope! 

Butterfly Basics bundle pop-up card

A pink card? With a butterfly on it? No, do not adjust your sets... I stepped out of my comfort zone for this one, as I was making a card for a very girlie friend. And I’m happy to report that it was very much appreciated - she loved it.

I was completely at a loss when faced with the Butterfly Basics stamp set - told you I was out of my comfort zone - but thankfully, this project by Julie Davison came to the rescue. Thanks for the inspiration, Julie!

Oh My Goodies - fabulous 3D "wow" project

How’s this for a project to take me out of my comfort zone? Not only is it pretty and pink, it is 3D and actually quite complex. I found the idea on Pinterest (where else?) and traced it back to a Youtube video by genius German demonstrator Alexandra Grape. The tutorial was in German but I didn’t let that put me off – and Alexandra had helpfully put the measurements across the screen. I even picked up a few new German words along the way, including my favourite, “Gästegoodies”. 

I won’t attempt a tutorial here as you really need to see the video. But I will say that the mechanism is extremely clever but very simple. It’s a strip of plastic (cut from a document wallet) wrapped around the cardstock, so that when you pull the chocolate out of the tunnel, the greeting pops out of the other side at the same time. Genius! Come back tomorrow for an Easter-themed variation on this project. 

Apologies for the ropey picture, by the way; I took them in a hurry before heading off for the weekend. 

Oh My Goodies Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134090] £16.00	One Big Meaning Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139420] £17.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] £18.00	Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack [140548] £7.25	1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850] £16.00
1-3/4" Circle Scallop Punch [119854] £16.00	Scallop Oval Punch [119856] £16.00	Large Oval Punch [119855] £14.50	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] £21.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] £6.50
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] £3.75	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] £6.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] £6.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] £6.00
Gold Sequin Trim [132983] £4.50	White 1-1/4" (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon [137904] £8.25	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] £4.50	Gold Baker's Twine [132975] £3.25	Banner Punch [133519] £11.50

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Sale-a-Bration retro pop-up card

I wanted to make a card with a retro vibe, so searched “retro colour combinations” on the internet. I came up with something like this: Pool Party, Delightful Dijon and Watermelon Wonder. It’s a combination that could have come straight from my In Color charts and, to be honest, it’s such a good one that I wish I had thought of it. 

Circle punches are perfect for creating a retro vibe, so out they came, too. And eventually, with a bit of playing around, I came up with this card. Pretty clean and simple, but there’s more…

Open it up and you have this fabulous pop-up greeting, which I absolutely love. It’s so simple to create with the new Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies. Check out the Stampin’ Up! video below.

Behind the pop-out greeting is some retired paper (it wasn’t retired when I made the card!) which helps the greeting to stand out even more.

If you’d like to see a demonstration of these dies, do get in touch to book a party... but hurry – my calendar is filling fast!

Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [140620] £27.00	Flowering Fields Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141303] £0.00	Botanicals For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141237] £0.00	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333] £13.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] £6.50
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £6.50	Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock [138341] £6.50

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