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Real Red Simply Zinnia Card

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Real Red Simple Zinnia Card

It’s hard to pass up a chance to stamp and color these pretty zinnias so here is the Real Red Simply Zinnia Card! This time I went for some bold zinnias colored in with Real Red to stand out a little bit from the Melon Mambo designer paper in the background.

I stamped the zinnia bunch from the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set in Memento Ink. I reinked the ink pad, but it didn’t need it because I had a lot of extra ink on my stamp until I finally dabbed off the excess ink from the ink pad with a paper towel! After stamping I colored in the flowers and stems with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers. You can use other means of coloring but using the Stampin’ Blends is my favorite way. I used the Real Red Combo for the flowers with some Daffodil Delight in the center. The stems and leaves are a little bit of Old Olive, some Lemon Lime Twist, and a little bit of yellow.

The flowers are diecut with the Simply Zinnia Dies. (As I write this, the dies are not available but should be back in stock in two weeks. Check back earlier and keep your fingers crossed!) If you are interested in the Bundle, the stamp set and dies, you can save an extra 10% during the Stampin’ Up! Bundle Sale during June.

The card base is Old Olive cardstock. I wanted to use the Melon Mambo background paper from the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper. To help it stand out a little better and with the white background from the Simply Zinnia diecut, I added a layer of Basic White with just a narrow margin. I also got the idea to add a piece of Old Olive diagonally striped pattern in the DSP at the bottom. It helps to ground the flowers and just makes the background a little more interesting. The flowers are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is from the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set. I just stamped it on a thin scrap strip of Basic White cardstock which just fit across the width of the card. I like the sentiment. It is stamped in Melon Mambo ink. Since the flowers are popped up on Dimensionals I added Dimensionals to each end of the greeting to go over the flower stems. I also added three Iridescent Foil Gems on the card front.

Here is another card I made with the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set and the unusual Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder.

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Simply Zinnia Melon Mambo Hello Card

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Simply Zinnia Melon Mambo Hello Card

I just loved this designer paper and just had to make a card with it so that was the starting point for this Simply Zinnia Melon Mambo Hello Card. Melon Mambo is one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! colors! I thought it would make a good background for this card. I’d seen this idea online somewhere and thought it would be a good card design.

The card base is Melon Mambo with a layer of Pretty in Pink. Pretty in Pink is one of the new In Colors coming May 1st. But it is also an “old” color that we had some years ago so you may already have it. I layered on this Melon Mambo pattern in the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper.

The flower is a zinnia die cut with the Simply Zinnia Dies. I used the same petal die for both colors, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo. To make the flower look full with these two diecut pieces, line them up one on top of the other, then move the top one to one side or the other until the petals fill in the empty spaces. I also die cut a Melon Mambo center for the flower and then Pretty in Pink for the circle of flowers around the center. I just looked up zinnia flower parts and that diecut part is called disc flowers and that is where the nectar is on a zinnia.

For the background, I die cut a piece of Basic White cardstock with the largest of the banner shapes in the Nested Essentials Dies. Before adhering the flower, I stamped the “hello” greeting in Melon Mambo ink on the banner. This is from the Simply Said Stamp Set, a new one coming May 1st! Make sure you stamp it low enough so that the flower doesn’t cover it up.

I adhered the zinnia flat on the banner and the banner flat on the front of the card. You could pop up one or both of these with Stampin’ Dimensionals if you wanted to. Then I added a bow with the Petal Pink ribbon in the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack. And for some sparkle, I added two Melon Mambo gems in the Glossy Dots Assortment. These are great because they are fairly flat which is great for mailing.

You will find the Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection in the Online Exclusives in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. This collection of products is very pretty. As I write this the Shiny Sequins are backordered so the Suite isn’t available but you can order everything else individually. The Shiny Sequins should be back in stock next week.

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Flowering Zinnias Thinking of You Card

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Flowering Zinnias Thinking of You Card

This Flowering Zinnias Thinking of You Card isn’t the card I thought I was going to make when I started! It just goes to show you that anything can happen when you go to make something! When I got out the pack of Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper there was a scrap of the paper with the big flowers, which is the opposite side of the purple plaid you see in the background. That piece of paper just made me think of a narrow panel of designer paper down the front of the card with wider-than-usual margins on each side.

The card base is Berry Burst. The layer on the card is the purple plaid pattern I mentioned with flowers on the other side. The flower panel is cut at 3 1/4″ x 5 1/4″. I wanted the purple plaid to show a little bit.

The greeting is stamped from the Simply Zinnias Stamp Set. It’s pretty long but with very careful placement, I was able to diecut it with one of the banners in the Nested Essentials Dies. I wanted the smallest piece with this greeting not to cover up too much of the flowers. I thought I would need to use the next largest die for the greeting but I felt it was a little too large for the space. I got lucky fitting all the letters of the greeting on this diecut piece! I also cut the same size banner out of Berry Burst, then cut that piece in half horizontally so I could use the two pieces to layer under the top and bottom of the greeting piece to help it stand out.

For embellishments, I tied a bow with the Lemon Lime Twist ribbon in the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack with the Petal Pink ribbon also. This ribbon combo pack will be retiring at the end of the month and is discounted by $4.00 so it’s a nice deal! I also added three Berry Burst gems to the card from the Tinsel Gems Four-Pack.

This would be an easy card to duplicate now that you have the design and plan! Try it! Get all the Zinnia products in the Online Exclusives part of the Online Store!

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Flowering Zinnias Note Card

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Flowering Zinnias Note Card

I’m calling this the Flowering Zinnias Note Card, not because it is of the Stampin’ Up! Notecard size, but because I didn’t add a greeting to the front. Either a greeting can be added or it can just be a card in which to write a note with no special occasion in mind!

Don’t forget about the new products in the Online Exclusives, like the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper and if you like, the Simply Zinnia Bundle with stamp set and dies. The Online Exclusives is going to be an ongoing thing with Stampin’ Up! so that we can continually get new products to purchase without waiting for a new catalog. So always remember to look in the Online Exclusives when you are shopping!

The card base for this card is Berry Burst cardstock. Then I used the Radiating Stitches Dies to diecut a frame out of Basic White cardstock for a frame around the flowers. It is the largest one in the set. The background inside that white frame is a leafy pattern of paper in the Flowering Zinnias DSP. Mine is cut at 3 1/8″ x 4 1/2″. Then I just cut out assorted flowers from the designer paper plus a few leaves. The two flowers on each side of the center are adhered flat on the card and the center flower is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. Those leaves are already attached to the flower in the paper.

This Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper is so bright and cheerful, I know it will brighten up the day of the person you send the card to!

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Easy Easter and Spring Treat Bag

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Easter Treat Bag and Card

Here’s one last Easter project for you if you need something last minute, maybe to put some candy or a small gift inside! Or make it and keep it for your own Easter decor! You can even leave it out for Spring and really, summer. Leave off the Easter Bunny! To make this Easy Easter and Spring Treat Bag, I used the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper. I used the sheet that has flowers at the top and bottom with a white space in between. You can vary the height of this project if you want to make it a little shorter or cut the paper in half at 6″, right in the middle of the white portion.

I cut the designer paper at 12″ x 6 3/4″. Of course, you can use any kind of designer paper or even cardstock. I like the idea of the beautiful flowers right there on all sides of the bag. The piece of designer series paper is scored at 1 3/4″, 5 1/2″, 7 1/4″ and 11″. Make sure your pattern is going the correct direction, then score the bottom flaps at 1 3/4″. Optional: If you like the pattern on the other side of the bag, score at the top of the paper about 1/2″ so you can fold that down for a nice pattern on the front of the bag at the top. Or, you can glue an extra strip around the outside of the top of the bag if you prefer.

Cut the score lines for the flaps, up to the horizontal score line. Cut off that little corner piece as you see in the photo. Then crease and fold on all the score lines and see how your bag will go together.

Easter Treat Bag Scoring and Cutting

Here’s what the other side of the paper looks like which will be the front of the bag.

Easter Treat Bag Scoring and Cutting Front

Pay attention to what will be the front of the bag. If possible, keep the side seam that you glue together to form the bag in the back and also fold in the flaps so the last flap you fold and adhere will have the fold line on the front of the bag and not the edge of the back flap. That doesn’t sound very clear, but if you look as you make your bag you will see what I mean. You want the front to look as smooth and professional as possible.

If you want to, cut a strip of cardstock or designer paper for a handle. You don’t need to do this. I used a strip of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock that was about 3/4″ wide and I covered it with a narrower strip of the “other side” of the paper I used for the bag. That way it matches the front lip that I folded over on the bag. I just adhered it to the inside sides of the bag with Stampin’ Seal but you could use brads or staples if you wanted to.

I wanted my treat bag to have an Easter look so I stamped a bunny in the Easter Bunny Stamp Set and cut him out with the Easter Bunny Punch. I colored in his ear and his nose with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker just for a little color. For a little sparkle, I added some Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels. These will be retiring so make sure you stock up because I use them all the time!

Just in case you would also need one last Easter card to go with this treat bag if you were giving it as a gift, I used another piece of the Flowering Zinnias DSP for a card front, layered on Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock to match the bag. I wanted to keep it simple so I just added a ribbon about the Zinnia paper and adhered it to the card base. This is the 3/4″ Herringbone Ribbon, retiring soon! I also tied a bow with it around the handle of the gift bag!

For a greeting, I stamped “Happy Easter” in Lemon Lime Twist ink on Basic White and cut out with a label die in the Something Fancy Dies. These were a good choice for the size and opportunity to cut out a layering die in Lemon Lime Twist. I popped up the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added two Lemon Lime Twist gems on each side of the greeting in the Tinsel Gems Four Pack.

Now all you have left to do is maybe put a little tissue paper or shred in the bottom of the bag and add some Easter candy or a small gift! You are all set with a card and gift! Or put some candy in the bag and set it out for your own Easter decoration or maybe at your Easter place setting!

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Flowering Zinnias Thank You Card

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Flowering Zinnias Thank You Card

On this card, I used both sides of the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper to show how beautiful these papers are and how you can use just a small floral piece and still have a bright and cheerful card. This Flowering Zinnias Thank You Card could be used for many occasions by just changing the greeting!

The card base is Lemon Lime Twist, a color I don’t think I have used all that often but it sure is pretty on this card. The layered designer paper is cut at 5 1/4″ x 4″ as usual. If you turn this pretty lattice design over, you get the colorful zinnias!

For the focal point of the card, I cut a piece of the zinnias paper at 1 3/4″ x 3 1/4″. This size fit perfectly inside the Everyday Details Diecut. The holes around the border make for a new look than we’ve had. To help those holes show up, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock that was the same size as the Lemon Lime Twist diecut piece. You can cut it a smidge smaller on all sides so nothing hangs out from under the Lemon Lime Twist piece or make sure you trim it with scissors if it does. This Basic White piece that I cut is 2 1/4″ x 3 1/4″.

The greeting is in the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set in Lemon Lime Twist ink. Then it is diecut with the smallest label in the Everyday Details Dies. That die is the perfect size for many greetings that we use! As I write this, those dies are unavailable but will be back in stock the week of March 25. They must be popular!

The center panel with the zinnias is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals or you could adhere it flat to the card. Then the greeting has Dimensionals under the right side but the left side is adhered flat to the zinnias.

For some embellishment, I tied a double bow with the Lemon Lolly twine in the Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack. I also used a few Lemon Lolly gems in the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems.

I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with this Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper, even if you already have lots of flowers! Remember, you will find the whole Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection in the Online Exclusives!

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Simply Zinnia Thinking of You Card

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Simply Zinnia Thinking of You Card

A new very pretty Suite to create with is the Flowering Zinnias Suite which you will find in the Online Exclusives in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store. These Online Exclusives products are not in any catalog but you will find them online. Some may be reordered when they sell out and some may not so grab the ones you like best when they come out!

This Simply Zinnias Thinking of You Card card was made with the Simply Zinnia Bundle and the Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper. That paper has some of the brightest and strongest colors and many flowers. However, I used “the other side” of one of the papers for this card since I wanted more of a generic background for my flowers.

The flowers are stamped from the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set in Memento Ink and then colored in with Stampin’ Blends. I used all different colors so choose whatever combinations you like! You can even use different colors, not just the Light and Dark colors in the combo. After coloring them, I cut them out with the die in the Simply Zinnia Dies.

The card base is Basic White with a layer of the Flowering Zinnias DSP in a striped pattern. The flowers are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is stamped in Melon Mambo from the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set. I found this skinny die in the Sending Dies Set which fit perfectly! It is popped up with Mini Dimensionals going across the flower stems.

For a little embellishment, I added three Iridescent Foil Gems on the background. Currently, the Simply Zinnia Stamp Set and the coordinating Sequins in the Suite are unavailable. The stamp set, though is due back in stock the week of March 25, but check back early. Sometimes products show up sooner than expected.

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