Bloomin Marvelous February Play Day Project

Since February is my birthday month, I try to make four birthday cards.  Because it falls during Sale-a-Bration, I wanted to use SAB sets as well.  For our second project, we made a Z-fold card using the SAB set BLOOMIN MARVELOUS.  This particular card was inspired by one I saw that was designed by Heidi Boos and posted on Stampin Connection (a Stampin Up demo only web site) on January 22, 2013.

This card is kind of hard to photograph, but it is really easy to make.  The base cardstock is 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2 and 2-3/4.  Fold it as a regular card, then fold the front section in half and it will stand up so that when you see it from the top it resembles a "Z"!

Some other views:

I added a panel to this section of the card with the sentiment, which gives room to write a short message without worrying that it will show when the card is folded.  My friend, Sallie, suggested that it would be a great gift card holder, just attach a gift card with a removable glue dot in this section.  I thought that was a great idea!

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Bloomin Marvelous

CARDSTOCK:
     Island Indigo:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2 and 2-3/4
     Tangerine Tango:  4 x 5-1/4
     Whisper White:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Sycamore Street DSP:  1-1/2 x 5-1/8
     Baja Breeze:  2-1/2 x 4
     Sycamore Street DSP:  2-3/8 x 3-7/8
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango

INK:  Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango

ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, Pearls, Paper Snips, Oval Framelits, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Sycamore Street 1/4" Ribbon

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Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Best of Birthdays February Play Day Project!

February Play Day was a fun one, and also quite memorable because it snowed just after the eleven wonderful ladies who attended arrived!  It actually snowed rather hard (for Chattanooga) and the ground, sidewalk and roads were covered.  I couldn't resist taking a few pictures!

We weren't too worried about the snow; I had peanut butter and jelly for sandwiches and lots of cardstock, ink and stamps, so we knew we would have fun if we got snowed in!  Fortunately, the weather changes fast in Chattanooga, and the snow was practically gone when we were finished with our Play Day projects!

We used the BEST OF BIRTHDAYS stamp set, a special set made to celebrate Stampin Up's 25th Anniversary, to make this card at February Play Day:

This was a fun card to make!  It also showcases the new Honeycomb Embossing Folder from the Spring catalog.  To make the "Happy Birthday" oval, we inked the stamp with Midnight Muse and stamped the image onto Whisper White cardstock, cleaned the stamp and inked up with Primrose Petals, which was also stamped onto Whisper White cardstock.  We fussy cut the Midnight Muse oval and the Primrose Petals Birthday banner. then adhered the banner to the oval.  We punched a Midnight Muse oval with the largest oval punch, and adhered our stamped oval to the punched oval.
It is hard to see in the picture, but we used the color spritzer to add Midnight Muse and Primrose Petal spritz to the top of the card.

We used the CELEBRATE stamp from the Best of Birthdays on the inside of the card, stamped in Midnight Muse and colored in with Primrose Petal marker.

My Recipe:

STAMPS:  Best of Birthdays, Creative Elements

CARDSTOCK:
     Midnight Muse:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Whisper White:  4 x 5-1/4 (2)
     Primrose Petals Coredinations:  3-1/2 x 4
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse

INK:  Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals

MARKERS:  Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals

ACCESSORIES:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sanding Block, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzing Tool, Distressing Tool, Dimensionals, Midnight Muse 3/8 Stitched Ribbon, Paper Snips

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Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Valentine Post-it Note Holder for January Play Day!

This is a Post-it Note Holder with an attached pen that we made at January Play Day.  If you attached some magnetic strips on the back it would easily be handy on a refrigerator.

STAMPS: Itty Bitty Banners

CARDSTOCK:
     Pool Party:  3-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 3-1/2, 4, and 4-1/2
     Primrose Petals:  3-1/4 x 3-1/4
     More Amore DSP:  3-1/8 x 3-1/8
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, More Amore DSP

INK:  Pool Party, Crumb Cake

ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, Hearts Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Big Shot, Bitty Buttons, Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Bitty Banner Framelits, Spongs, Sticky Strip, Post-it Note Pads, Mini Pens

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Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

More Amour Valentine Card from January Play Day!

Just sharing another card from our January Play Day today!  This card uses the Faux Pinwheel technique.  Dawn Olchefski has a wonderful video showing how to create this look on her blog.

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     Pool Party:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Primrose Petals:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     More Amore DSP:  3-3/4 x 5
     Pool Party:  3-1/2 x 3-1/2
     Primrose Petals:  2-5/8 x 2-5/8 (2 pieces)
     More Amore DSP:  1-1/4" x 1-1/4"
     Scraps:  Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla

INK:  Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals

ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Square Duo Die, Big Shot, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Boho Blossoms Punch, Pool Party Brads, Sponge. Word Window Punch, Glue Dots

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Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Just Thinking January Play Day Card!

Thought I would share another January Play Day card today using the Just Thinking stamp from the new Spring catty.  We inked up the stamp in Cajun Craze and stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it out, then inked the stamp in Midnight Muse and stamped it again, cut out the word circle and attached it to the card with dimensionals.

I love the masculine feel of this card, which could be used for many occasions.

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Just Thinking

CARDSTOCK: 
     Midnight Muse:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Cajun Craze:  4 x 5-1/4
     Very Vanilla:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Midnight Muse:  1-3/4 x 3-7/8
     Comfort Cafe DSP:  1-3/8 x 3-7/8
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse

INK:  Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze

ACCESSORIES:  Finishing Touch Edgelits, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Window Frames Framelits, Dimensionals, Linen Thread

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Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda