3-D Pop Up Card

I made this 3-D pop up card for a baby shower last week. This was the first one I have ever made, and it was a lot of fun. I learned alot about how it works, and what NOT to do! I made a mistake with my grass placement, and it ended up stopping the card from folding down. I didn’t have time to fix my mistake, so I ended up just leaving the card in 3-D form, and putting it on the blanket that way. It looked cute, but it lacked the same WOW factor, as if it had been able to pop open.
I will definitely be doing this in the near future, and will post a tutorial on how to make these cute cards!!
Sorry again for the pictures being blurry - we still haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with our camera!

Matchbox Dies

These are some boxes I made using the Matchbox Die. Very simple and quick to do. They are literally, the size of a small box of matches. Perfect for fitting a little treat inside!


The first 3 examples use the Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the coordinating rub-ons (both are now discontinued). The color scheme is: Basic Grey, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron.

This last matchbox uses the new In Colors Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry Ink. The stamp set is Sweet Stems.

Page Corner Bookmarks

These are some really simple bookmarks to try:





Cut a 4" or 5" square. I used a 5" square for mine. Score horizontally and vertically. Cut one of your quarters out, so you are left with only 3 squares. I suggest cutting outside of your score lines - the square you cut out should end up a little larger than the other 3 squares. This takes out some of the bulk, and helps with the folding process. Fold the two end squares over each other and adhere together, creating a pocket. You can now decorate the top of your bookmark as you'd like!

Fun with Old and New

There's been some card layouts from some of my demonstrator magazines that I've been dying to make lately. It's been hard for me to let go of the old In Colors, and I've been wanting to try the new In Colors too. So that's what these card samples are from - the old and the new!

Stamp Set: Branch Out, Hugs and Wishes (retired)

Colors: Basic Black, Kraft, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss

**This card used the Top Note Die used with the Big Shot.

Stamp Sets: Garden Whimsey, Teeny Tiny Wishes (new)

Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Really Rust, Rose Red, Bermuda Bay

**You can see a score line to the right of the bow: Score the middle of your cardstock, then make another score in the opposite direction, 1" to the right. Decorate the card front as you wish. Between your two score lines, adhere the cardstock together, punch two holes and tie your ribbon in a bow. Then you can fold the front of the card open at the second score line you made at the beginning! It gives a very classical, book-style look and feel to your card.

Stamp Sets: Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes (new)

Colors: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Whisper White

**I embossed the grass image on Whisper White Cardstock, then used a sponge to color over the image. Simply wipe image off, and stamp greeting! Greetings are also embossed, but in black.

Last Chance Examples

I have a handful of stamp sets that are on this year's retired list. Here are a few cards/projects I made using these sets.

Stamp Set: Heartfelt Thanks (Much Appreciated, which was retired previously)

Colors: Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Really Rust, Old Olive

Stamp Sets: Doodle This, Hugs and Wishes

Colors: Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Riding Hood Red Button (Button Bouquet)

Stamp Sets: Zoofari, Hugs and Wishes

Colors: Basic Grey, Going Grey

Markers: Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, Black, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon

The following project was hard to get a picture of. There are so many angles and distances that the camera had a hard time focusing. I took some up close pictures to help with the blurriness.

Stamp Sets: Big Deal Alphabet, Wild About You

Colors: Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Bashul Blue, Real Red

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread

The tag for journaling is removable.

It's That Time of Year Again!!

The 2009-2010 catalog will be here on July 1st! To make room for all of the great new products, they have brought out their Last Chance list. To make it even better than previous year's discontinued lists, some of the accessories are being offered at a 25% and 50% discount!

To see the discontinued accessories, click here.

For a list of the retiring stamp sets, you can either email me, or leave a comment on this post with your email address (I moderate my comments, so it will not get published) and I will send you a PDF of the stamp sets.

Discontinued accessories always sell out quickly just before the end of the current catalog - if there's something you'd really like to get, I suggest you don't wait until the last minute.

Please let me know if you have any questions!!

Three Trees

I absolutely LOVE this card!! The layout is from a Stampin' Success magazine, I just switched up a few things to make it my own. It has a fresh springtime look that uses:

Certainly Celery

Garden Green

Apricot Appeal

Regal Rose

I don't have a green ribbon that coordinates with the colors I used, so I opted to use Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain instead. To attach the ribbon, tie a knot, THEN attach it using glue dots - it's a lot easier than trying to tie the ribbon around such a small piece of cardstock!

If you don't have any patterned paper, but want to add more visual interest without stamping, you can do what I did with the Certainly Celery rectangle. Use your paper scorer to score at different increments across your paper (I did mine at 1/2"). Flip your paper 90 degrees, and do the same thing. It didn't come thru the scan very well, but it's perfect for adding additional interest to the card without it being too busy.