Flowerbug's Inkspot

Cute Scalloped Tag Topper pouch with free directions!

This is a project we made at class in September.  It's super simple and a great way to gift something 2" wide or less. 

1. Start out with a strip of Old Olive card stock measuring 2” X 9”, score it 4” from each end.
2. Insert each end into the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.
3. Stamp your greeting (Wood Words) in Early Espresso ink on one side.
4. Punch out two daisies from Crushed Curry card stock using the Daisy punch. Punch out a 1” circle from Early Espresso card stock.  Adhere together and sponge the edges of the daisy with Crushed Curry ink.
5. For the wrap you’ll need a piece of Crumb Cake card stock measuring 1 ½” X 6”. Score it at 1”, 2”, 4” and 5”. You can texture it with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder but it is hard to find your score lines then.  Adhere the ends together and add a piece of Burlap ribbon and the Daisy.
6. Fold your Olive pouch together and add the Olive chevron ribbon. Tie a bow around the top with Crushed Curry baker’s twine. 

Measurements:

• Old Olive 2” X 9” score 4” from each end
• Crumb Cake wrap is 1 ½” X 6”, score at 1”, 2”, 4” & 5”

Christmas swaps

We held our monthly Team swap in October; our theme was Christmas cards.  Everyone brought wonderful cards!

Here are a few of them. 

This is Jacki's cute card using the Smitten Mittens bundle.  She also used the Year of Cheer specialty designer paper at the bottom.  That bit of punched holly is from out Holly Berry  Builder punch. There's just something special about these sweet mittens! 

This is Candy's card using the Merry Cafe stamp set (Holiday Catalog) and Coffee Cups Framelits.  Each of the words is separate so she can easily stamp them in different colors.

That pretty embossing folder is the Holly textured impressions folder on page 210 in the main catalog.  The designer paper is from the Be Merry package in the main catalog and it's on sale through October as part of the Buy 3 Get 1 FREE special.

 You can see all of the papers included in this sale below. 

Just Add Color & NEW Stampin' Blends!!!!!

I just recently purchased the Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper and it's so cool!  It's Black and White and thicker, almost like card stock, so it's perfect for coloring.   And it's on sale this week as part of our Buy 3 Get 1 Free designer series paper.  Here's a link to the sale or see it at the bottom of this post.

DSP Sale

Look at this card!!!

This tea pot and cup is part of one of the sheets of this designer paper. So neat! 

I am not normally one who likes to color that much but with our new Stampin' Blends I absolutely love it!  In fact I cut up a bunch of this paper just so I could color & play.  I chose to use Pool Party, Pumpkin & Bermuda Bay on the card above.  The greeting is from the Jar of Love stamp set. That cute punch shape is done with the Everyday Label punch; I just punched it twice to make it smaller.  I may try to do a video on this technique later. 

You might be asking what are Stampin' Blends.....  They are our new alcohol markers very similar to our previous Blendabilities.  These are new and improved and just plain awesome!  Customers can start ordering them on November 1st.  

I'll share more about our new Blends next week when they become available. 

Merry Patterns; stamp set giveaway!

I have a few extra Merry Patterns stamp sets to give away to some lucky customers!  I just love this stamp set.  I sure wish it was going to be in the next catalog; but they say it's exclusively for hostess this month. They get it free with a $300 order.

Here's the latest card I made with it:

I used Fresh Fig with Lemon Lime Twist here.  I used the Stitched Shapes Framelits for the circle and the Holly embossing folder and finished it off with the beautiful Lemon Lime Twist Ombre ribbon. The measurements are at the end of this post. 

If you have a few things you've been wanting to order now's the time!  Anyone who orders $75 or more and uses the hostess code below will get their name in the drawing to win this amazing 2-step stamp set.  

The hostess code is AGTYGDF7   Go here to shop!

This offer ends on October 30th!

Measurements:

• Whisper White Thick card stock - 4 1/4" X 11", scored at 5 1/2"
• White circle die-cut is 2 7/8", White textured panel is 2 1/2" X 3 3/4"
• Fresh Fig strip is 1 1/2" X 5 1/4", panel layer is 2 5/8" X 3 7/8"

 

Vintage Leaves Eclipse card

Have you noticed all of the beautiful eclipse cards lately?  They're all over Pinterest. 

The eclipse technique is where you die-cut images from stamped card stock and raise them up on dimensionals.  It's subtle and full of dimension. 

On this card I used the Vintage Leaves stamp set along with the Touches of Texture for the splatter background images.  I chose to use Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke and Island Indigo here.  

I stamped my leaves and spatter images and then die-cut the letters FALL using our Large Letters Framelits.  My tip for this technique is to be sure you adhere the large CS down well; especially the small areas.  It is important to have that area flat. I added mini dimensionals to the letters to raise them up onto a Cajun Craze CS layer.  I lost the center of my 'A' or it would be there!

I hope you're having a great 'FALL' day!  It's sure getting cooler here with a chance of snow later this week!  North Dakota weather makes life interesting! 

October's hostess code is AGTYGDF7.  If you order over $55 online using this code you'll get free Black Rhinestones in your thank you card from me!  Go here to order.

Confetti Celebration & Stylized Birthday

My birthday was last month and my friend Marilyn made this card for me.  She used my favorite colors too! 

Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry & Lemon Lime Twist are wonderful together!  I love her fun-fold layout too. 

Are you wondering where the dots came from?  She made the little dots by inking a pencil eraser and stamping with that!  Cool!!! 

She does the same thing I do when 'gifting' a card; write inside on a post it note so the card can be used again. 

Measurements:

• Berry Burst - main card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2", 3 3/8" X 4 3/8"
• Whisper White - 3" X 4",  1 3/4" X 5 1/4", inside is 4" X 5 1/4"
• Lemon Lime Twist - 3 1/8" X 4 1/8"
• Tempting Turquoise - 1 1/4" X 4 1/4"

October's hostess code is AGTYGDF7.  If you order over $55 online using this code you'll get free Black Rhinestones in your thank you card from me!  Go here to order.

Christmas Stamp a Stack Classes & Tutorials

Each year I do a series of 4 Christmas Stamp a Stack classes for my customers.  I just realized I never posted the first two yet!  They were in my newsletter but not my blog.  I'm so sorry!  It's not even Christmas yet and I'm already behind!!! 

So I'll share the November class first and then the cards for September and October.  

Above is the November class on the 4th & 7th. I'm featuring the Seasonal Chums, Cheers to the Year, Heart Come Home, and Watercolor Christmas stamp sets. We make 3 of each card with coordinating envelopes. The class fee is $20.  Please RSVP by October 30th. 

If you love these cards but don't live near me in Minot, ND you can get the written tutorials for all of them for just $13.  The pdf tutorials include measurements, supplies, step by step directions and photos. 

2017 Christmas Cards $13

This is October's cards using the Merry Mistletoe, Merry Patterns & Night in Bethlehem stamp sets.

For these pretty cards I used the Good Tidings, Christmas Quilt, Christmas Happiness & Watercolor Christmas stamp sets. 

Remember that you can make these at home using my written tutorials using the PayPal button above. Most of these cards are very easy with minimal layers. 

Ready for Christmas stair case fun fold card!

Check out this amazing card using the Ready for Christmas bundle!  My friend Pat made this for my Open House display. Doesn't it look like a real wall in a home?  

She loves to die-cut and isn't afraid of lots of detail work and this incredible card shows it!  I think everything is from that bundle!  Except the papers; the wood is from the Wood Textures DSP stack and the background paper is from the Christmas Around the World DSP. Both are on sale this month with the Buy 3 Get 1 Free!  

Many of the little details here are fussy cut from the Christmas Around the World designer paper. Besides the tree I think one of my favorite parts are the framed pictures!  So cool!!  

Measurements:

• Thick Whisper White main card - 5 1/2" X 11", scored at 2 3/4" X 5 1/2"
• Designer paper background - 4 3/4" X 10 3/4", scored at 2 5/8" & 5 3/8"
• Thick Whisper White front fold - 2" X 11", scored at 5 1/2" & 8 1/4"
• Wood Textures designer paper - 1 3/4" X 10 3/4", scored at 5 3/8" & 8 1/4"
• White greeting - 2 1/4" square
• Real Red layer - 2 3/8" square 

October's hostess code is AGTYGDF7.  If you order over $55 online using this code you'll get free Black Rhinestones in your thank you card from me!  Go here to order.

Christmas Quilt window card with video!

Here's the card we made at my September Card Clubs!  It's a fun window card using the fabulous Christmas Quilt bundle!

I chose to use two of the 6 X 6" designer paper stacks as my color combinations; Color Theory & Petal Garden. They're part of our 'Buy 3 get 1 Free' paper sale this month.  See them all here. 

The main card is made from our Shimmer White card stock; our thick Whisper White would also work.  The reason you may want to use the heavier paper is that once you cut out the detailed quilt window it can get a bit fragile.  Thicker paper holds it's shape well. 

We cut out the window from the upper part of the card stock and then everyone chose two colors of the Designer Papers to cut out their 'quilt pieces'.  We then stamped the dotted quilt image on the 3" White square for the inside of the card.  That is adhered to another Old Olive 3" square. Once you have that it's just a matter of adhering your quilt pieces.  Fun!  It's almost like puzzle piecing.

Watch my video below to get my tips on making this cool card.  And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel!  

October's hostess code is AGTYGDF7.  If you order over $55 online using this code you'll get free Black Rhinestones in your thank you card from me!  Go here to order.