CARD: Timeless Tulips

Measurements: 

• Real Red - 4 ¼ x 11 & 2 ½ x 4
• Flirty Flamingo - 4 x 5 ¼
• Granny Apple Green - 2 X 3
• Whisper White - 3 x 3
• From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper - 2 ½ x 4 ¼

Instructions :

1. Fold the piece of Real Red Cardstock (4 1/4 x 11) in half to create card base.
2. Glue the Flirty Flamingo Cardstock to the cardfront.
3. Glue the From My Heart Designer Series Paper to the cardfront about ¾ from the bottom.
4. Tie the ribbon around the top of the designer paper in a bow towards the right-hand side.
5. Cut out the Whisper White Cardstock (3 x 3) using the 2 5/8 square from the Stitched Shapes Dies.
6. Stamp hello in Tuxedo Black Memento ink in the upper left-hand corner of the squares.
7. Punch the Real Red Cardstock with the Tulip Builder Punch and punch the thin petal again.
8. Punch out 3 Granny Apple Green thin petals using the Tulip Builder Punch.
9. Trim one of the Granny Apple Green petals thin to create a stem.
10. Place all the Real Red and Granny Apple Green pieces in the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and run through the die cut machine.
11. Adhere the larger tulip to the Whisper White square with snail and adhere the thin petals one on each side of the main tulip with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
12. Glue the stem to the lower edge of the tulip and trim and overhanging.
13. Adhere the leaves to the Whisper White square with Stampin’ Dimensionals overhanging if you like.
14. Adhere the square to the cardfront about ¾ from the top.
15. Adhere two of the self-adhesive Glimmer Enamel Dots to the upper right-hand corner of the square.

CARD: Bonanza Buddies

Measurements: 

• Call Me Clover: 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, 3 ¼” x 2 ¼”, scrap for balloon
• Daffodil Delight: 3 ½” x 2 ½”, scrap for balloon
• Whisper White: 4” x 5 ¼”, 3 ½” x 2 ½”, scraps for toucan & sentiment
• Candles Design from Birthday Bonanza DSP: 3 ½” x 3 ½”
• Terra Cotta Tile: 3 ¾” x 3 ¾”, scrap for balloon
• Daffodil Delight Ribbon: 8“

Instructions:          

1. Fold Call Me Clover card base in half on score line. Flatten fold with bone folder.
2. Adhere DSP to Terrra Cotta Tile square then adhere to card front with multi-purpose liquid glue.
3. Die cut the ovals: the second largest scalloped oval from Daffodil Delight and the third largest scalloped oval from Call Me Clover.  Die cut the white oval using the second largest stitched oval die. Die cut a Bonanza die balloon shape from Daffodil Delight, Call Me Clover, and Terra Cotta Tile.
4. Using Black ink, stamp the balloon strings on the Whisper White oval, the toucan on a scrap of Whisper White, and the Happy Birthday greeting on another scrap of Whisper White. Die cut the toucan using the toucan shape from the Bonanza dies. Color the toucan’s beak using Stampin’ Markers. Die cut the sentiment using the second smallest scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly dies.
5. Adhere Whisper White oval to Call Me Clover oval using multi-purpose glue, then to Daffodil Delight oval using Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhere this piece to card front using multi-purpose glue.
6. Adhere balloons and sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Use multi-purpose glue to adhere toucan to card front such that the beak overlaps the balloon strings.
7. Make a small bow from the Daffodil Delight ribbon and adhere to card front with a glue dot. Stamp as desired on the remaining piece of Whisper White and adhere to inside of card.

CARD: Ornate Thanks

Measurements: 

• Thick White: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/2” for card base
• Whisper White: 5” x 3-3/4”; 5” x 2-3/4”
• Terracotta Tile: 5-1/4” x 4”
• DSP: 4” x 1-1/2” (at least 4 pieces; I used all the papers on this card, but choose to not use the foiled sides)
• Ribbon: 7”; 4”

Instructions:          

1. Cut each of the DSP pieces in half diagonally to form 8 triangles.
2. With a pencil, mark the center point of long edge of smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock. Apply adhesive to entire piece.
3. Align one long edge of DSP to center line. Align remaining triangles to both sides of first piece, being sure that entire piece of white cardstock is covered. Turn over and trim excess from back.
4. Adhere DSP piece to larger piece of Whisper White cardstock and then to Terracotta Tile cardstock. Stamp “THANK YOU” with Terracotta Tile ink.
5. Adhere 7” Terracotta Tile ribbon along seam, adhering to the back. Tie 4” ribbon around longer piece in a single knot.  Adhere layer to folded card base.
6. Attach one Gilded Gem to either side of greeting.

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