Did you see the Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies in the Occasions Catalog? They are on page 7. You can use the dies to make a pop up card or trim the pop-up shape to use as a fun element on a card front, scrapbook page or other project. For this card I did both – the Hip Hip Hooray! pops up on the inside and the Happy Birthday element was added to the front.
I got this card idea from one I found on Pinterest – it’s the best source for ideas and inspiration. Another fun element is the black dots – those are actually the White Perfect Accents colored with a Black Sharpie Marker. It adds a fun touch to this birthday card.
Here is a peek at the inside.
There is one change I would make to this card – I’d add a Bermuda Bay card stock layer on the inside of the card so it would show behind the pop-up. With the white behind it it just doesn’t pop enough. But I already had mine all glued down before I thought of that. The next one I make will have that.
You can purchase the Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies and the Party with Cake stamp set as a Bundle and save 15%. I’ve been using them a lot right now to make birthday cards. I’m starting a birthday club in March – if you would like to be part of it and receive a real hand-made card from me in the mail – then email me with your birthday and mailing address and I will add you to my list.
here is a video from my Stamper’s Club meeting where I show them how to use the thinlits and make this card. I didn’t do any editing on the video – I think it turned out ok. I’m working towards posting more videos and to start editing them too. It’s a start.
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I saw this cute Diamond box on the Stampin’ Up! blog. It was created by one of the Artisan Design team members from Europe. Stampin’ Up! shared her project along with a template and measurements. But it was all in centimeters. I decided to use this as one of my stamp club projects this month and convert the measurements into inches. I wanted to share with you how I did that, and also a little video we filmed during stamp club so you can see how to make the box.
You will use the Gift Bag Punch Board to create the Diamond box base. I converted the measurements to inches. A tip for doing a conversion like that – use the Stampin’ Up! Grid paper – it has inches on one side and centimeters on the other. I placed my card stock on the centimeter side and measured what they said and marked it – then turned over my grid paper and place the card stock down to see where my mark was on the inches side. I used the closest mark and those became my new measurements.
So my piece was 8-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ and I scored a line all the way across at 3/4″. Then I used the punch board. Place on the punch board (scored line down at the bottom). Line up the left edge with the start line. Punch, score horizontal, both sides of the triangle and the little side line in the center. Mark the Side line to the right with a pencil. Move the card stock so the pencil mark is on the start line and repeat.
Watch my video to see how the do that on the Punch board. (I didn’t do any editing on the video – hopefully that’s ok).
Some of the supplies I used include:
Love Blossoms Designer Paper Stack, Watercolor Wings Stamp set, Sweet Heart punch, Bow Builder Punch, Gift Bag Punch Board, Tear & Tape, Blushing Bride Sequin Trim, Very Vintage Buttons, Basic Pearls, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack – flower
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rose Red, Blushing Bride
Ink – Rose Red
This card idea is actually very versatile and I’ve seen several of these online and in some swaps that I’ve received. It is a great idea for using up scraps of your Designer Paper. Pick your paper, coordinating card stock, a greeting and a fun little element to add as an accent. You could use this for all different occasions.
I created this one with the Love Blossoms Designer Paper Stack and Bloomin’ Love stamp set.
Use the 1″ Square Punch to punch out squares from the various patterns in the Designer Paper stack. Arrange in a grid on a piece of coordinating card stock. Add a greeting punched with the Decorative Label (or other) punch.
Here is another one that is a Thank You card:
This one uses the Pretty Petals paper stack from the annual catalog and the Endless Thanks stamp set. The flowers in the stamp set coordinate with the patterns in the paper.
I think next I’m going to create a birthday card in this same design. What kind of card do you want to make with your paper scraps?
Do you need a simple treat idea for Valentine’s Day? Here is a fun arrow that is easy to make with just a few supplies.
I filled the 1×8 cello bags with M&Ms – use a straw to help get the first couple in there so they line up nicely. I used a 2×2″ square of Glimmer Paper to make the end of the arrow – hmm I wonder what that is called. Punch one end with the banner punch and then take that piece and put it at the other end to cut that into a tip. Then cut some slits in the sides. Add it to the filled bag with glue dots.
The point is a heart – I used the You’re So Sweet bundle – that’s the Mini Treat bag Thinlits.
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