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Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card

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Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card

I’m not sure I would have ordered this paper and other supplies in this Dandy Garden Suite, but since I was “attending” the Stampin’ Up! OnStage Event virtually, I got it and it turns out I really like it! This paper I used on my Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card is very colorful and who can resist the little ladybugs?!

While deciding which designer papers to use out of the Dandy Garden 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, I decided to make my card a z-fold design to show off the designer paper better. I love this paper with the dark blue background and bright yellow dandelions. The other designer paper on the inside of the card is the opposite side of the one with the blue and dandelions.

The card base is Misty Moonlight. To make the z-fold card, just make a regular card front but then score the front of the card base in half at 2 1/8″ and fold back. That’s all there is to it! And yet a z-fold card will look like you made something really special! I just used a piece of designer paper on this front panel.

Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card Open

The greeting, from the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set, is stamped in Misty Moonlight Ink on Bumblebee Cardstock, then die-cut with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. The greeting is then layered on a larger die from the same set in Misty Moonlight blue. Be sure you only put adhesive on the back of this label that will attach to the front panel, probably half or less of the area.

On the inside of the card, I adhered a piece of the other side of the designer paper in Bumblebee. Since it is a print, I decided to die-cut a matching label to the one on the front to adhere inside the card for stamping or writing a message. To hide it directly behind the die on the front of the card, hold it perfectly behind the one on the front after applying some adhesive on the backside, and carefully hold it there while closing the card so it will glue down right behind the front one but on the inside of the card. I had also stamped some Bumblebee flowers on the die.

Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card Inside

The middle panel I could have left plain, but in case I wanted to write a note, I put a piece of Bumblebee cardstock.

That’s all there is to this card, except for the Ladybug Trinkets! For each one, I used two Glue Dots to attach it. I put the first one on, sort of stuffing it into the indentation on the underside of the bug, and then added another glue dot right on that first glue dot to hold it on the card.

I think the colors of the designer paper on this Dandy Garden Z-Fold Card really make it look special, along with the little ladybugs!

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! DURING SALE-A-BRATION!

Darling Donkeys Happy New Year 2021

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Darling Donkeys Happy New Year 2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Well, we made it through 2020 and I dare say most of us have high hopes for 2021 being a much safer, healthier, better year! This Darling Donkey surely is planning on a happier year ahead in 2021!

This donkey is from the stamp set Darling Donkeys that is one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets you can earn FREE with a $50 purchase beginning January 5, 2021! At first I wasn’t too excited about donkeys, but they are pretty cute and I think this set will be pretty popular! It already is among Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators!

This card base is Mossy Meadow and coordinates with the Dandy Garden 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper coming in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. I chose the opposite side of one of the floral patterns of the paper to be on the card front.

The donkey from Darling Donkeys is stamped with Memento Ink and colored in with my favorites, Stampin’ Blends (mostly Smoky Slate but a little Crumb Cake, too!). Then I die-cut the donkey with the Layering Ovals Dies and Gold Foil with a scalloped oval die. I just wanted some gold on this festive New Year’s card!

The Gold Foil stars are from the Stitched Stars Dies. The numbers are from the Making a Difference Stamp Set. The greeting in the corner is inked up with a Mossy Meadow Marker, only the part I wanted on the stamp in the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set.

Hope you enjoy the Darling Donkey welcoming in 2021 with a happy, hopeful look on his face! Have a Happy New Year all year!

Dandy Garden Thank You Card

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Dandy Garden Thank You Card

If you want to make a quick and easy card, make something like this Dandy Garden Thank You Card. This designer paper is one that is coming in January 2021 in the Spring Mini Catalog that is bright and colorful and easy to use. One side of the sheets has colorful plants and dragonflies and the other side has generic patterns that are also fun to use with the nature patterns or on their own.

For something bright and different, I used Calypso Coral as the card base. It IS one of the coordinating colors for this designer paper, but it might not be your first choice seeing all the greenery in the papers. But on this paper, some of the dragonflies were Calypso Coral so I wanted to showcase that color. I think it might have been pretty, too, to use Blackberry Bliss cardstock as a layer under the designer paper.

The greeting is stamped in Calypso Coral Ink and is from the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set. It is cut out with one of the Ornate Frames Dies. Then the greeting is layered over a piece of Calypso Coral punched with the Tailored Tag Punch. I popped that up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

For a little bit more pizzazz, I added some Holiday Rhinestone Jewels on the card front in the yellowish color which might be named Pumpkin Pie!

That’s how easy this card is! Make a card base. Layer on a piece of designer paper. Stamp a greeting and layer it on another piece if you like. Add some jewels or sequins for a bit of bling! You could do this with any designer paper for any occasion. If you wanted to step it up, you could add a bit of ribbon or some jewels on the greeting itself.

Remember, these new products will be available in January in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog along with two months of Sale-A-Bration! If you need an easy card, use this card design like I did on this Dandy Garden Thank You Card.

Enjoy The Moment Seed Pod Card

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Enjoy The Moment Seed Pod Card

The stamp set we got in our “Swag Bag” from the virtual Stampin’ Up! Convention called OnStage At Home is what I used on this card, Enjoy The Moment Seed Pod Card. It’s an odd stamp set. I think we will have to learn exactly what the images are – various seed pods and seeds. Something different to play with! It’s actually an easy stamp set to use for beginners because you can stamp the image in one color and stop. Or you can move ahead and do a little coloring on the images. Whatever you like!

The stamp set I used is called Enjoy The Moment. If you like to make nature cards and love trees and plants, you will enjoy this set. I also love the sayings in the set. You can use those with lots of other stamp sets.

I chose a piece of the new Dandy Garden 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper for this card and therefore I chose the coordinating Mossy Meadow cardstock for the card base. I cut a narrow piece of Whisper White and stamped whatever this plant is and colored it in with a little bit of Stampin’ Blends! I used Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, and one other color I can’t remember! Just play! I also stamped some of the small seeds in the stamp set in Crumb Cake just to fill in the background a little bit.

At the bottom I stamped the greeting from the set in Mossy Meadow and tied on a piece of the new Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim. Pretty simple card to make, and as I said, it could be even simpler if you don’t color in the stalk.

On the inside of the card since the cardstock is so dark, I added a Whisper White layer and stamped one of the smaller images in the stamp set in the corner in Mossy Meadow.

When you get to see and order from the upcoming January – June 2021 Mini Catalog you’ll want to check out this whole Dandy Garden Suite. The catalog will be delivered in December and I will be ordering them for my regular customers. If you are looking for a Demonstrator to assist you, I would be happy to order a catalog for you if you send me your contact information.

I just googled “images of seed pods” and in clicking around (someone on Pinterest even has a full board of seed pods!) I’m going to guess the seed pod on this card is a poppy seed pod. I’m sure plant enthusiasts will know! And you’ll want to make cards from this suite for those gardening or plant friends of yours!