Mix It Up

I joined Annie's monthly club for card making & have gotten my first kit. I made some of the things as directed but then, I decided to use up some of the other things I have sitting around my craft room with the club kit. Here is one that I did.

Materials needed:
Flower pot die cut, papers & brads from Annie's Oct. club kit
Silk flowers from any store
Birthday greeting stamp
5 petal punch-SU!
Wild Wasabi card stock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
Tangerine Tango ink pad

The Annie's kit had the flower pot shaped card that folded over. I cut it in half and used it on double the cards. The flowers are a simple matter of layering paper and silk flowers and placing a brad through the middle. Some of these were punch outs from the kit and some were cut from left over paper in the kit and my SU punches.
A really simple card to make and a great way to use up some of your extras.

Fall Silk Flowers

Here's a fun card that you might want to make for fall events.

Materials needed:
Soft Suede card stock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
Tangerine Tango card stock 4 x  1/4"
Lost Lagoon card stock 3 3/4 x 5"
Perfect Punches stamp set from Stampin' Up!
Wood grain patterned paper
Large oval punch
Orange or yellow silk flowers 3 petals
Large brad
Twine
Lost Lagoon ink pad

Birthday Flowers

It's been a while since I've put silk flowers on my cards. When I came across these in my closet, I thought it would be fun to use some on a card again.

Materials needed:

Flower Shop stamp set (SU #130942)

Gingham Garden patterned paper  4 1/4 x 5 1/2"

Primrose Petals ink

Wild Wasabi ink

5 Petal punch

Framelits labels dies

Brads

Sponge Dauber

Stampin' Dimensionals

Birthday stamp

There are lots of places where you can get silk flowers for your cards and other projects. My favorite way to get these is to buy a large bunch of flowers when I can find them for 50% off, usually at Hobby Lobby. When I get them home, I tear them to pieces. I pull all the petals away from the plastic stems. If they have a leaf that I like, I pull some of them off too. I take out any left over plastic bits and throw away the plastic stems. I then put the flowers and leaves in large zip lock style plastic bags. There are other places that you can buy flowers. Often you can find them in packages or bottles at your local craft store. They have some that are beautiful. It just depends on what your needs are for these.

1. Stamp several flower images and cut them out with scissors or with the 5 petal punch. Lay them aside.

2. Stamp your greeting on white card stock. Choose the framelits die that fits over your greeting nicely and cut it out with your die cut machine. Mine is a Big Shot.

3. Using a sponge dauber and Wild Wasibi ink, gently brush the edges of the label die cut. 

4. Place a small silk petal on top of a larger petal to make your flower. Insert a brad in the hole that is in the center of the silk petals or flowers. Punch a hole in the top left and the bottom right corners of your patterned paper. You might want to lay the flowers down on the paper first to see exactly where you will need your hole punched.  Insert the brad through the flowers and the hole. Bend over on the back side. Adhere this to your card base.

5. Place 3 to 5 stamped petals on the card to see a pleasing arrangement. Glue them down.

6. Place Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the greeting on the die cut. Adhere this over the center of the card and over some of the stamped flowers. 

That's all there is to it. Have fun!

Daisy, Clips and Ribbon

 

Materials needed:

Melon Mambo card stock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4

Greenhouse Gala patterned paper (#117167)

Marina Mist dotted scalloped ribbon 11"

2 White silk daisy petals

Top Note Die

Framelits Labels die (#125598)

Basic Pearl Jewels (#119247)

Subtles collection brads (#119738)

Gold circle clip

White card stock

Greeting stamp

 

Since the patterned paper is two sided, I used the opposite side of the same sheet for the center die cut.

Place adhesive on the back of the ribbon and wrap it all the way around the card and overlap on the back. Place the circle clip on the card over the ribbon.



Birthday Flowers

I made this card for my sweet friend, Edna. She loves to tease & will get a kick out of the saying!

Materials needed:
Polka Dot Parade patterned paper (#126902) 4 x 5 1/4"
Coastal Cabana card stock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
White card stock
Best Birthdays stamp set (#132929)
Framelits Window Frame dies (#129021)
Rich Razzleberry ink pad
White Silk Flowers 3" diameter
1/4" Sycramore Street Pool Party ribbon (#130812, retired)
Sponge Dauber
Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)

1. Stamp the birthday cake image from Best of Birthdays on white card stock in Rich Razzleberry ink.
2. Choose the die from the Window Frame dies to cut out. The second smallest is the size I used. Run this through your Big Shot machine.
3. Use a sponge dauber to dab ink all around the edges of the cut out card stock piece.
4. Place adhesive on the circle part of the flower and adhere to the patterned paper. Allow them to overlap slightly. Place Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the birthday cake image and adhere to the center of the 2 flowers.
5. Place a 6" strip  of ribbon across the bottom of the patterned paper and wrap the ends around to the back.
6. Place adhesive on the back of the patterned paper and adhere to the Coastal Cabana card stock.
7. Adhere this to the card base and wish your friend a happy birthday!

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