Flowerbug's Inkspot

Positive Thoughts; This or That?

I made two versions of this card; one for a swap and another for a card class. Which do you prefer?

 Purple Posy on the left and Petal Pink on the right. 

Both card bases are Gray Granite.  See the Positive Thoughts stamp set here.  And the coordinating Nature's Thoughts dies here. Buy both and earn a free Sale-a-Bration choice with your $50 order! 

I did have trouble getting a good photo of the actual colors on this one.  I added Petal Pink/Champagne ribbon and Champagne rhinestones to this one. I cannot resist adding these when I can.  They're beautiful! 

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Four February Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

4. Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper!  It's just $99 plus tax; shipping is free!  Click here to join my awesome Flowerbug's Team! 

 

Pleased as Punch Cards kit to go; bright and springy!

For February I chose to feature the new Pleased as Punch designer paper for my cards kit to go.  It's bright and springy and coordinates with 4 of our newest punches!  The Tulip, Umbrella, Heart Punch pack and new Blossom punches are the four. 

 

I absolutely love these cards! All of the 5 designs are unique fun fold cards which are always a delight to create and fun for the recipient.  Here's a photo of the Pleased as Punch designer paper; available now!  

*You do not need to own the punches to complete these cards.  They are easy to fussy cut! 

I used the following inks: Gorgeous Grape, Balmy Blue and Calypso Coral.

 

This kit to go includes $20 in actual product (before tax & shipping).  You're getting the 10 cards kit for just $5.35!  

*If you like pre-cut cards you will LOVE my monthly kits to go!  

 

I added the Under My Umbrella bundle for most of my images and greetings.  It has wonderful greetings that coordinate perfectly with the umbrella images. 

 

The cards kit to go includes the following:

• a pre-cut cards kit for 10 fancy fold cards; including die-cuts and many punched pieces
• Free pdf instructions with photos, measurements (to make more), step by step instructions and a supplies list
• 1/2 package of the 12 X 12" Pleased as Punch Designer Series Paper
• 1 full package of the Gingham Gala adhesive-backed rhinestones
• 1 full spool of 5/8" White polka dot tulle ribbon

**You have through February 16th to RSVP for this kit.  It's $29 for locals and $36 for long distance and includes Priority Shipping.

 

If you'd like to add on the Under My Umbrella bundle (above) please let me know.  If you do add it on, (or anything else of $30 or more) I will combine shipping AND you get a free Sale-a-Bration choice! See the free items here. 

 

*I am also offering it as a local class this month on February 29th at 10 am at the church.  Please RSVP by the 16th to attend. 

 

***Be sure to RSVP by the 16th to get your kit! 

 

It's just $29 for locals and $36 for long distance people with Priority Shipping. Kits should be mailed out at the end of February and the pdf tutorial is emailed.  

 

 

 

*You are subscribing to my monthly card kits but can cancel at any time. 

*I can also send you a PayPal invoice for this month's kit.  Email me at lagreff@gmail.com

 

If you're interested in purchasing only the tutorial it is $15.  You can see it here on my Tutorial Shop. 

 

Pleased as Punch fun fold card

I made this card for a recent online swap I participated in.  I believe this type of fold is called a 'Joy Fold' card. 

The Pool Party piece is folded in half; the bottom part is under the front flap of the White layer.  See measurements below.

I chose to use the brand new Pleased as Punch designer paper seen here.  It coordinates with FOUR of our current punches - amazing!  The two hearts on this card are punched directly from the designer paper. 

I love it so much I am featuring it for my February card kit to go.  I'll share that with you tomorrow. 

Details:

• The hearts are punched from the DSP with the Heart Punch Pack
• The ribbon is the White seam binding on page 25 of the January - June Mini catalog
• the sequins are from the free SAB Metallic Baker's Twine & Sequins combo pack seen here
• the embossing folder is the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder seen here

Measurements:

• White - 4 1/4" X 8 1/2" scored at 5 1/2"
• Pool Party 3" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• So Saffron 2 1/4" X 3 1/2"
• Pleased as Punch DSP 1/4" X 3 1/2"

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Four February Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too (while supplies last)!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

4. Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper!  It's just $99 plus tax; shipping is free!  Click here to join my awesome Flowerbug's Team! 

Coordination Product Release starts today! New Nature's Thoughts dies!

We can now order from the Product Coordination Release items!  Below is a snapshot of the dies you can get.  And here's the link to the items in my store. 

Check out the flyer here. Download Coordination Release FLYER

And here is the amazing Pleased as Punch Designer Paper!  It coordinates with our Tulip punch, the Heart Punch pack, the Umbrella punch and the new Blossom punch in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It's so bright and springlike.  I like it so much I am featuring it in my February card kit to go.  I'll share details on that later this week. 

**Coordination Product Release items are offered until March 31, 2020 or while supplies last.

One of the options is the Nature's Thoughts dies that coordinates with one of my favorite new stamp sets; Positive Thoughts seen here. Besides the pretty images I LOVE the greetings!  

I made this pretty card for an online swap:

The colors are Highland Heather with Granny Apple Green.  Notice that detailed, stitched rectangle?  That is part of the new Nature's Thoughts dies along with the butterfly image.  

Details:

• White die-cut edgelit is from the Delicate Lace dies seen here
• Nature's Thoughts dies - Available now here! 
• The NEW Pleased as Punch DSP in the background seen here

Measurements:

• Granny Apple Green card 5  1/2" X 7"
• Pleased as Punch DSP 5 1/4" X 2 1/2"
• White die-cut 4 1/4" X 2 7/8"; greeting strip is 1" X 4" 
• Highland Heather is 4 1/2" X 3 1/8"

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Four February Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton

and the Product Coordination Release! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

4. Choose any FREE stamp set when you purchase the Starter kit during Sale-a-Bration; of any value! Plus you'll get a free paper trimmer and a 6 X 6 sampler of new Designer Paper!  It's just $99 plus tax; shipping is free!  Click here to join my awesome Flowerbug's Team! 

Lovely Lily Pad Wow Card

Look at this gorgeous card Candace made for our last Flowerbug's Team card swap.  She's a fabulous card designer!

She used the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and the Lily Pad dies for this card.  She colored the stamped lily with Wink of Stella. Did you know that if you stamp in our Classic ink you can just blend the colors without adding more ink? Super easy; especially with a nice outline image like this one. 

Her colors here are Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay with White and Olive accents.  

The greeting here is from the 'Thanks for the Laughs' stamp set on page 11 of your Mini Catalog.  See it here. 

The Lovely Lily Pad stamp set is free with any $50 order during our Sale-a-Bration promotion throught March of 2020.  The dies are free with a $100 order.  Place a $150 order and you get both FREE plus $15 in free product and Buyer Brownie Points from me.  See details on my loyalty program here. 

See all of the Sale-a-Bration choices here. 

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Three Febrary Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

    1. Earn a ticket in the drawing for each $25 you order online in February for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a free pdf cards tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $55 you'll get a free package of Champagne Rhinestones too!

February Host Code is 4CQKPWRV

Order online here

Peaceful Moments bundle and a WOW card!

Jonna B made this gorgeous card for our last Flowerbug's Team card swap. She chose to use the Peaceful Moments bundle along with the Peaceful Poppies designer series paper.  Isn't it pretty?

Aren't her flowers gorgeous?  The flowers and leaves are die-cut with both card stock AND the Perennial Essence vellum card stock.  You can see this pretty colored vellum here or on page 169 of your annual catalog. 

• Her colors are Calypso Coral, Black, Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade.
• The White CS is embossed with the Coastal Weave embossing folder (my free product of the month for online orders over $65 - details below)
• Clear Rhinestones for bling 
• Ovals Collection dies for the greeting layer

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Today's the last day for my January Specials! 

    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

Peaceful Moments in pastel colors

Yesterday I shared a bright and colorful card featuring the Peaceful Moments bundle.  Today I have a soft and pastel card; totally different in colors and style but using the same bundle.

Candace B made this one for our Flowerbug's Team swap.  She chose to use Blushing Bride with Soft Sea Foam, White and Old Olive.  Just gorgeous in a totally different way. 

• White card base is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• Blushing Bride is 5 3/8" X 4 1/8" 
• Soft Sea Foam is 5" X 3 3/4"

She sponged the large petals with Blushing Bride.  I just love that little bud at the top of the leaves.  It's one of the dies in the Poppy Moments set.  You can see the bundle here. 

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The January Specials are almost over!  

    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

Witty-Cisms Fun-Fold card

The Witty-Cisms stamp set is a great all occasions set with fun images and cute greetings to match.  See it here. I created this cute card for a recent online card swap.

It's a fun fold card with a double opening.  The Real Red flap is scored and the scored edge is adhered under the inside White layer.  The Granny Apple Green main card is standard size but 1" is cut off the right edge to reveal the White inside.  The new Coastal Weave embossing folder was used on the front.  This embossing folder is the one I'm giving to all online orders over $65 in January.  

Sometimes with this type of fold I add the designer paper to the inside right edge so it shows from the front. This time I added it to the very front along with a stitched scalloped edge piece die-cut with the Stitched Be Mine dies seen here.  

Here are the measurements:

• Granny Apple Green main card 7 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  
• White inside 4" X 5 1/4"
• Real Red 4" X 2 1/2"
• Black 2 1/4" X 3 1/4"
• 1" X 5 1/2" Granny Apple Green gingham DSP; *from the Brights 6 X 6" DSP pack seen here. 

And more details: 

• I added a butterfly die-cut from the upcoming Nature's Thoughts dies.  They'll be available in February in the Coordination Product Release.
• I stamped the main image three times; once on the White punch and again on Real Red for the strawberry and again on scraps of Green. These are cut out and popped up on the main image.
• White label is the new Label Me Lovely punch seen here.  I love this new punch!  A 1 3/4" circle punch fits inside it for layering. And oval shapes do as well! 

You can find these items in my online store here. 

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Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here

Honey Bee with Golden Honey Designer Paper

I know some people do not like yellow but I always have.  When I was young I chose to a yellow and orange them for my bedroom!  (The walls were yellow and the only orange were in accents so it wasn't too garish!)

When yellow is paired with Black and White it's a happy and striking color combination in my opinion!  

Here I used Daffodil Delight with the pretty Golden Honey Designer series paper.  It's one of the free choices during our Sale-a-Bration promotion.  I was thrilled to see another black and white designer paper in the offering this year!  You can pair it with just about any color!  It also has gold foil accents on many of the sheets.  click here to see it.

My gals made this card at my New Catalog Stamp a Stack this last Saturday.  The new Honey Bee bundle coordinates with this paper beautifully.  

Measurements:

• Daffodil Delight main card – 5 ½” X 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
• Black 3 5/8” X 4 ¾”
• White scrap for hive and for ‘thank you’ greeting
• Golden Honey left is 2 ½”X 3 ¼”, right is 2” X 3 ¼”

Below are some projects made for display by Stampin' Up!  

Did you know you can get multiple products with just one ordering number?  Yup; they're called collections or suites.  You can get everything you need to create the above projects all at once.  Here are the details on this one:

Honey Bee Project Collection - $103.50.  Item #154225

The Honey Bee Project Collection gives you a coordinating selection of products to make the Honey Bee Cards. When you buy the project collection, you’ll qualify for the FREE Sale-A-Bration product you also need for these cards: Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper. After you add the project collection to your basket, click here to redeem the Sale-A-Bration product you need to complete the Honey Bee Cards.

The Honey Bee Project Collection includes:
* Honey Bee Bundle (10% off): Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set + Detailed Bee Dies
* Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock
* Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
* Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
* Jet Black StazOn Pad
* Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon
* Stampin’ Dimensionals
* Multipurpose Liquid Glue
* Blender Pens

If you did order the collection above, besides the Golden Honey DSP you can choose one more Sale-a-Bration item FREE! See them all here.

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Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

    1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

Order online here

2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

Order online here