Flowerbug's Inkspot

Split Front card technique; it's easy with my template & video!

We made this pretty set of cards on Monday night's Stamp with Me Live.  It's the 2nd & 4th Monday's at 7:30 pm CT.  Click here and follow my page to get notified when I'm live.  There are 6 live videos each month! 

I used the Beauty of the Earth DSP seen here.  The die-cuts are from the Iconic and Artistic dies. in White & Misty Moonlight. The greeting is from the In Symmetry stamp set. Those pretty Subtle Shimmer sequins are from the upcoming Holiday catalog which starts next week!!  

     

I also used another sneak peak product from the upcoming Holiday catalog; the Timber 3D embossing folder.  Of course I stamped the greeting before I embossed it. 

I hope you watch the video below to get the tips on cutting these pieces and finishing the cards. 

Here is the template.  Start out with a 4" X 5 1/4" piece of card stock AND of Designer Paper.  

I suggest you cut this out of scrap card stock.  Make marks where indicated and cut on the diagonal.  Once you have the template I first place the bottom left piece (2 1/2") over my cut DSP & CS pieces and cut.  Then I use the upper right piece (3 3/4") on the remaining piece of papers and cut.  That leaves me with the center piece ready to go. 

Here's the video for you: 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: D9HSKBNA

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Welcoming Woods sponged background

Here's one more card featuring the upcoming Welcoming Woods stamp set from the Holiday Catalog. 

I went for a colorful background here with Highland Heather, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight. 

I kept this at an extremely simple layout.  Sometimes I just look in my scrap basket of colors I want to use and figure out a layout with them.  These cards frequently turn out to be my favorites!

Measurements:

• White card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", White main image 3" X 4 1/4"
• Black 3 3/4" X 2 1/4"
• Calypso Coral 1 5/8" X 4 1/4" 
• Daffodil Delight strip 1/2" X 4" 

I hope the cards I've shared using this Welcoming Woods stamp set have inspired you to add it to your list!  We can order from the Holiday catalog starting Tuesday, August 3rd! 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: D9HSKBNA

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Welcoming Woods Holiday Catalog Sneak Peak

With each new catalog I join a bunch of online swaps so I can get lots of samples to share with my customers.  Both the Holiday catalog and a 2nd Sale-a-Bration catalog start on August 3rd!  I know my customers started to receive theirs last week. 

I loved the Welcoming Woods stamp set immediately.  Nature, trees, 'scene building' sets are some of my favorites.  

I went for a soft look of winter trees on my card. 

I stamped the trees in Crumb Cake ink onto the White CS.  Then I added snowflakes in Balmy Blue ink and sponged a light 'mist' of Balmy Blue on the sky.  Of course I added a few rhinestones for sparkle!

That beautiful Designer Paper is called Harvest Meadow.  

The tags for the greeting is from the Tailor Made Tags dies seen here. 

Measurements:

• Crumb Cake card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• White 3" X 4"
• Balmy Blue 3 1/4" X 4 1/4"
• Harvest Meadow DSP 2" X 4 1/4"  

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July Specials! 

Current host code: D9HSKBNA

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Fun Swaps by my Flowerbug's Team with Sneak Peaks from the Holiday catalog

Today I'm sharing two swaps made by my talented Flowerbug's Team.  I love seeing their style & creativity!

Karen made this fun fold card using the Bunches of Fun stamp set seen here. 

Her colors are Black, White & Crushed Curry.  She also used a fun technique called Paper Piecing.  She stamped the gal onto Pattern Party DSP and fussy cut the dress out.  Love this!!  

See that texture on the large Crushed Curry layer?  That's a sneak peak from the upcoming Holiday catalog.  It's called Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder.  

Measurements:

• Black - 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", 3" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Crushed Curry 4" X 5 1/4", 2 3/4" X 4"
• White 2 1/2" X 3 3/4" 

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Next is another Sneak Peak card made by Lori.  She used the new Penguin Place bundle in the Holiday catalog.  It includes a cute Penguin punch!  

She added a layer of White to her Balmy Blue card base and torn the upper edge. She added a bit of Wink of Stella to the torn area for snow.  A super fun winter birthday card!  

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July Specials! 

Current host code: D9HSKBNA

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

AMAZING Give it a Whirl & Stellar Birthday card!

Heads up!  Don't miss tonight's FB Live where we're making Split Front cards.  I'll share a template that makes it so easy!  If you're on FB I hope you'll join me - click here and follow my page. It's tonight, Monday, July 26th at 7:30 pm CT. 

*It will be uploaded to my YouTube channel later as well. 

I am excited to share this card swap Candace made for our July 'use yellow' theme for my Flowerbug's Team.  She used the Give it a Whirl dies seen here and the Stellar Birthday stamp set seen here.  Isn't her sponging and coloring amazing!!!?

She fussy cut the kids but the rest of the die-cuts are all from the Give it a Whirl dies seen on pages 57 & 163 of the Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. 

 

Her colors are Night of Navy, Highland Heather, Pacific Point & Daffodil Delight.

Amazing, right?? 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: D9HSKBNA

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Another Nature's Harvest sample - Sneak Peak!

I created this card for an online swap I participated in.  I love to join card swaps!  I can create one card and make multiples of it.  Then I get a nice variety back that I didn't have to think of!  Plus I receive cards that may not be my style but are my customers style.  Isn't it wonderful that we are all different?!  

I decided to focus on the 'blues' in the Harvest Meadow designer series paper.  I am usually very happy with a monochromatic card.  They can be very easy on the eye.  

I cut out two of the 'tall flower/botanical' die-cut in White CS and adhered it to the largest tags in the Tailor Made Tags dies seen here. I added a bow in White Baker's Twine.  The greeting is one of the dies in the Nature's dies along with the tall flowers. 

The Nature's Harvest bundle can be found in the upcoming 2021 Holiday July/December Mini Catalog.  If you're on my customer list you should be receiving this catalog AND your Sale-a-Bration catalog any day now.  This catalog goes live on August 3rd along with Sale-a-Bration too! 

In this photo you may be able to spy the texture on the tag.  It's called Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder.  It's subtle design will be a favorite of many! 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: SBCRHZWG

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Nature's Harvest & Harvest Meadow Sneak Peak!

Here's a sneak peak of a few products from the upcoming 2021 Holiday Catalog.  

I used the new bundle called Nature's Harvest and the coordinating Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. From the Annual Catalog I used the two dies called Tailored Tags and Stitched Leaves.  These are going to be one of my 'go to's'!  Click on the photo to see them in my store. 

The colors here are Cinnamon Cider, White & Soft Succulent. I stamped the flowers in Soft Succulent ink and water-colored them with ink and an aqua-brush.  The die-cut in the bundle cuts it out perfectly.  The greeting is heat embossed with White powder.   

Measurements:

• Cinnamon Cider card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4", plus a 3/8" X 5 1/4" strip
• Soft Succulent 1" X 5 1/4" plus a scrap for greeting
• Harvest Meadow DSP 3" X 5 1/4" 

Did you know?  If you cannot wait to get your hands on new product from the Holiday Catalog you can with purchase of the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit.  Pick out $125 in product of your choice (including brand new Holiday items) and pay just $99 plus tax. Shipping is free!  Click here to read more about it. 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: SBCRHZWG

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Look at these fabulous floral cards!

Here are a few more of my Flowerbug's Team swap cards for July: 

First is one made by Paula who featured the Color & Contour Bundle seen here.  She stamped each flower and die-cut it with the Scalloped Contour dies. She also stamped the other flower image for the stem and leaves.  That large scalloped rectangle is also included in this bundle.  There are actually 5 scalloped rectangle in this set! 

Her colors are Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia and Polished Pink. The spatter background image is in this set as well.  Her greeting is stamped on a Tailored Tag punch.  

Next is a pretty card by Marilyn.  She used the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set.  Her background is from the new Stitched Greenery die seen here.  She also used the Hand-Penned Designer paper and Circles dies.  

Love this color combination of Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather.  She colored in her floral image with Blends markers.  Love that sparkly Highland Heather ribbon!  

Lastly is a pretty card made by Roxann featuring Positive Thoughts & the coordinating Nature's Thoughts dies.  That wonderful background texture is from the Tasteful Textile 3D folder.  

Her colors feature Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Polished Pink, Olive and Soft Sea Foam. There are lots of pretty die-cuts & details on her card!  The greeting is one of my very favorites.  

I'll share more of our swap cards tomorrow! 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: SBCRHZWG

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!

Colorful swap cards with Pattern Party hostess paper

This weekend we held our monthly Flowerbug's Team swap and the theme was to make cards with yellow.  It could be a lot, or just a little.  We thought it was a great 'summertime theme'.  I'm so proud of their cards; they are all quite talented!  

This first card was made by Barb.  She used the Back on Your Feet stamp set, the Basic Border & Meadow dies.  

I just love how she colored the giraffe the same colors as her designer paper!  What a well coordinated card!  I believe she used our amazing Blends markers for coloring.   And look at her inside!  She used the extra die-cut edges to decorate the inside to match!  

Next is Mary's card featuring the same Pattern Party designer paper.  You can only get this paper with hostess rewards. You can see it on page171 of the annual catalog; or click here.  

She used the Tailor Made Tags and the Biggest Wish stamp set.  She also colored her clear rhinestones with a Blends marker before adding them to the tag.  

I'll share more of our swap cards tomorrow! 

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July Specials! 

Current host code: SBCRHZWG

Designer Paper is on sale!  Click here to see all 9 of the discounted papers. 

Online orders over $50 get a free DSP sampler from me!  It includes the Party Pattern host paper plus more! You'll get over 20 4 X 6" sheets of assorted papers.  Orders over $75 get even more!  

My free PDF Tutorial for July's online orders includes the Simply Elegant & Beauty of the Earth suites. Get it FREE with any online order placed in July!