Just as I had made this card using the Sale-A-Bration Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes I saw that Stampin’ Up! had an update that this product was SOLD OUT! Ugh!! It was a great product to have a package of card bases and decorated envelopes ready to go….for FREE! However, we can still make something similar on our own with designer paper, half a sheet of cardstock, and an envelope!
Although I used one of those card bases, you can simply use a very light designer paper background or stamp your own background on Soft Sea Foam cardstock.
I used the Splendid Thoughts Bundle in the Holiday Mini Catalog to decorate this card. The die-cut flower pot is the Texture Chic Specialty Designer Series Paper. I thought it looked fancy with the gold foil design on it plus has a little distressed look to it like a flower pot might have. The rest of the plants are all die cut with the Splendid Stems Dies. There are more dies for stems and leaves than there are stamps in the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set so you get a lot extra with the dies! In fact, if you needed to save money, you could just purchase the dies to make the stems and leaves and cut out cardstock or do your own coloring. Be aware that the stamps that you would think would color the leaves and flowers(?) of the other stem do not line up with the outline and that’s how they are supposed to be! Maybe a more modern look? It’s fine, but just know that your stamp is not defective or that you’re not crazy!
I popped up the pot on Stampin’ Dimensionals just at the bottom so I could stick in the plants wherever I wanted from the top. I had two that I stamped and overstamped with the “coloring in” stamp and the others were simply diecut from cardstock. I cut quite a few extras so I could play and arrange them in different ways. With this set, as long as you are diecutting some of the plants, do extras and keep them on hand! Some of the stems I cut shorter to fit properly.
I already had the second half-circle die cut in my cardstock in Soft Sea Foam cardstock so I copied a sample in the catalog and stamped a greeting on it. There are very nice sentiments in this Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the right side of the piece so it could overlap the flower pot and be even. I also added some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a little bling!
If you wanted to decorate the inside of the envelope, just stick a piece of designer paper inside and then you’ll have to trim by hand the top portion to follow the line of the envelope flap but below the glue portion….or cover the flap entirely and add your own glue to mail the envelope. Or easier, adhere the designer paper to the outside of the flap and then trim around the flap to cut off the excess designer paper. A friend I sent a card to the other day noticed and asked about the flap of the envelope I had decorated in that way!
These card bases and envelopes may not still be available during Sale-A-Bration, but you can still make cards in Soft Sea Foam and Pool Party for sure! Remember to shop in increments of $50 if you can during Sale-A-Bration so you can earn the products you want in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure! If you have a large enough order, you may be able to choose $100 level products or mix in some $50 level and a $100 level! Nice choices!