SPRING FLOWER FOLDS POPS...

Last year, I made Sweetheart Flower Pops for my Bunco Group for Valentine's Day.  One of my downline saw them and loved them, so we made a springtime version of these at my Big Shot Class last week. I love the Sunflower one!  Don't they make for a pretty bouquet?  Enjoy! I am off to a wedding for the night...

SPRING FLOWER POP SUPPLIES:

• Card stock – Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Early Espresso
• Ink – Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight Classic
• Punches – 1-3/4" Circle (#119850, $16.95), 2-1/2" Circle (#120906, $16.95)
• Accessories – Treat Cups (#116802, $2.95), Sticky Strip, Lollipop Sticks or Popsicle Sticks
• Tools – Big Shot, Flower Folds Die, Perfect Polka Dots Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#117335, $7.95), Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#115963, $7.95), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (#120175, $7.95)

FUN & FANCY FOLDS #4, EASEL...

This is the final card from my Fun & Fancy Folds class.  It is also the easiest fold to do.  I did a 5 1/4" square card which will fits perfectly in our Square Envelopes.  Once again I used my favorite Island Oasis DSP - I sure am getting my mileage out of this paper!  Hope you enjoy the last fun fold card - for now anyway!  Enjoy!

BLOOMING BIRTHDAY EASEL CARD SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Sets – Occasional Quotes (Hostess Level 3), Butterfly Prints (W #121049 $16.95 C #120738 $12.95)
  
• Card stock – Whisper White, So Saffron, Old Olive, Peach Parfait,  Tempting Turquoise, Island Oasis DSP 
• Ink – Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Peach Parfait Classic
• Accessories – Flower Brad from Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware Set (#111325, $29.95), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $3.95), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (#102023, $4.50), 2-way Glue Pen
• Punches – Modern Label (#118874119849, $16.95), Word Window (#119857, $15.95), Butterfly (#119848, $16.95), Ticket Corner (#119867, $6.95), 1-1/4" Circle (#119861, $15.95)
• Tools – Big Shot, Island Floral Die (#118871, $21.95), Flowers Fold Die (#115970), Stampin' Sponges, Paper Piercer & Mat

EASEL CARD DIRECTIONS:

Note:  If following the template above, solid lines are cut lines and dotted lines are score/fold lines.
 

1.  With your 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" card base in the landscape position, score at 2-5/8" and 5-1/4”.
 

2.  Fold at the 5-1/4" score to make a regular 5 1/4" square card.  Mountain-fold the 2-5/8" score line as well.
 

3.  Apply Sticky Strip to the first scored area as shown by the red areas on the template above.
 

4.  Attach your 5-1/4" square card front to the front of your card folding up your card front.  See a sideview photo below for how it will look:

5.  Attach a brad where desired depending on how far up you would like your card to "rest".  You can see where I placed mine in the photo.

MOJO MONDAY, APPEAL-ING MOTHER'S DAY...

Time for to get the Mojo pumping again!  For this Mother's Day card, I used a couple of my favorite Big Shot dies (Two Tags and Flower Folds) as well as two of our colors retiring at end of June (Apricot Appeal and Cameo Coral).  I managed to use only one stamp set and the great thing about this stamp set is that it also has a Happy Birthday stamp, so the center of the flower could easily be swapped out to make this a Birthday card for Mom instead.  Plus there are four lovely sentiments to choose from for the inside of your card.  This set is from the Occasions Mini Catalog and available through April 30 only!

I used the Bride Specialty Paper again for my background paper and brayered the right side with Cameo Coral (went a little overboard so it came out kind of dark) and the left side with Apricot Appeal.  Then on the left side, I also sponged on Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.  It is difficult to see the color variations in this picture (ancient camera strikes again!), but it gives it a pretty tie-dyed effect.   You can see it a little better if you click the picture to make it bigger.  To get the petals of the flowers to curl up (difficult to see in the picture), I rolled the petals between a pencil and my finger similar to the way you make curling ribbon curl with scissors. It gives the card a very 3D look.  Enjoy!

APPEAL-ing MOTHER'S DAY CARD SUPPLIES: 

• Stamp Sets – Messages for Mom (W #117016 $25.95, C #118580 $18.95)
• Card Stock – Cameo Coral, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, Bride Specialty DSP
• Ink – Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Regal Rose Classic, VersaMark, Markers (Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Regal Rose)
  
• Ribbon – Apricot Appeal 1/4" Grosgrain (#109040, $4.95)
• Punches – 1 1/4" Circle (#104403, $15.95)
• Accessories – Clear Embossing Powder (#109130, $4.75), Pewter Jumbo Eyelet, Fresh Favorites I & II Buttons, Stampin’ Dimensionals, crochet thread colored with Apricot Appeal Marker
• Tools – Stampin' Sponges, Brayer, Big Shot, Two Tags Die, Flower Folds Die, Color Spritzer