Flowerbug's Inkspot

Santa Suit candy bar pull-up treat with video & measurements

I shared this cute candy bar treat on my Tuesday FB Live video this week. Need a last minute treat or stocking stuffer??

When you pull the ribbon it brings the candy bar out of the 'suit'.  So fun! And quite easy to make too.  It fits a standard full size Hershey candy bar but would likely work for others too.  

Measurements: 

• Real Red 6” square scored on one side at 1 ½”, 1 ¾”, 4 ¼” & 4 ½”
• Black strip ¾” X 6” scored same as above, Black 1/2" 'buttons'
• White glimmer ¾” X 6”
• Silver buckle is from the Potted Succulents dies

The  greeting is from the Holly Jolly Wishes  stamp set.  I used the Tailor Made Tags for my White greeting tag. 

Here's the video; click here or on the photo below.  It's the last project of three.

 

I wish you a very Merry Christmas! 

I hope you can spend it with your favorite people!

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Snowflake Vellum fun fold card with video

We made this pretty card at my December Card Clubs.  I thought snowflakes would be perfect for many occasions coming up. 

I used the Snowflake 12" specialty vellum that 'was' in our Holiday catalog.  They ran out of stock in early December.  And the Wonderful Snowflakes (large white snowflake) was discounted on the Last Chance list but they've run out now too!  This time of year is so difficult to plan for.  

But they loved the card and thought the fold was fun too. 

I shared how to make it on my FB Live yesterday.  Click here to watch. 

Details: 

• The back of the card is simply a quarter sheet of Starry Sky card stock - 5 1/2" X 4 1/4".  
• The fold is 3 1/4" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4". 
• The large piece of vellum and the white inside are 3" X 4".  The side pieces of vellum are about 1 1/2" X 4".
• I used the Joyful Flurry stamp set (retiring) & dies for the inside of the left card.  The Frosted Flurry dies are now out of stock. The birthday greeting on the right is from the Celebrating You stamp set (annual catalog)
• The Starry Sky stitched circle is 3" around; a die-cut from the Stylish Shapes dies seen here.  They are also out of stock right now!  Sheesh!  I picked popular items for this card, didn't I? 

Click on the photo below to watch the video: 

 

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Cottage Wreaths gift treat bag with video; easy and uses your DSP too!

I shared this cute project on a FB Live video a few weeks ago.  It features the Country Wreaths bundle and the Santa Express designer paper.  Here's the link to the video. 

The Cottage Wreaths bundle is carrying over into January. See it here. 

Look at the wreaths above; they're each unique, showing how much variety there is in the stamp set & dies.  

The left is mostly die-cuts with an additional bow & berries added.  The right has the stamped wreath over the die-cut green wreath.  The bow is die-cut from Red glimmer paper. So many options!  

I started with a piece of DSP at 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". Score at 1 1/4" with the short edge at the top.  Then with the long edge at the top score at 2", 4", 6" & 8" up to that first score line.  Tip: You're only scoring the bottom of this bag. 

Crease on the score lines and glue together.  *watch the video to see how.  

Click on the photo below to watch the video.  There are two other projects before this one in the video; all featuring the Cottage Wreaths bundle. 

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Awesome fundraiser last weekend!

Last Saturday we held a big fundraiser for two of my favorite local charitable organizations here in Minot, ND. It was an amazing success because of the many donations & volunteers. 

I kept feeling a nudge to do this and I knew my friends & community would join in. I was thrilled with the many people that helped pull it off.

We raised over $3400 in sales towards these charitable organizations. Woo hoo!

We focused on baked and craft items at our sale hoping to help people with their Holiday baking & gift giving.  A local church offered us their Parish Hall to hold it.  Here are some pictures of our goods. 

We had an amazing group of donations. We were asked by many if we would do it again next year; and I sure hope we can!  

Here's a little information on these two organizations:

Hairball Haven is a local feline rescue that takes in homeless kittens and cats, provide veterinary care, immunizations, spays or neuters and houses them until they find new, loving homes.  They currently have over 100 in house & in foster homes.  An average vet bill is $20,000. They're amazing and I'm so happy to help support them. My granddaughter Eliza loves to volunteer there when she's in town.  Here's a link to their FB page and donation link.   

Matthew 25 Project is the other wonderful organization we donated to.  They are a nonprofit that seeks to match gifts of clothing and household items with those in need in our community at no cost. My friend Melissa started this in Minot and 1000's of people have benefited from their generousity. It's run by volunteers but they do have rent, gas and heat bills.  Here's a link to their FB page. 

I love this time of year when everyone feels the need to give to others. 

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FREE SHIPPING Thursday! Get my free card class with orders in December

Tomorrow is a day of FREE Shipping for orders over $75! December 15th only!  

I still have 3 of these Wonderful World stamp set & card kits left. There's also a PDF tutorial to go with it.

It's free with a $55 online order using this ordering link.  

Go here to shop and I'll send you one. 

Orders over $55 after I run out of the card kits will receive a choice of stamp sets - Amazing Phrases or Special Moments. 

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I featured the Joyful Flurry bundle on last week's Facebook Live seen here on my FB page. I really love this bundle but unfortunately the dies have sold out!

Here's one of the cards I created: 

The Joyful Flurry bundle is on the retiring list. The stamp set is quite versatile and includes wintery greetings including a new years wish!  See it here. 

Unfortunately the Frosted Flurry dies are out of stock now; they sold out last week.  

I changed up the background on this card from my original.  One is lightly sponged with Fresh Freesia and the other has both Fresh Freesia and Orchid Oasis. 

Which do you prefer?Click on the photo below to watch the video; or click here.  I share another pretty card as well.  

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A unique fun fold card made with Celebrate with Tags bundle!

Celebrate with Tags was the featured bundle on last week's FB Live.  I shared this unique fun fold card: 

The candles, the dotted background and the stitched rectangle die are all from the Celebrations Tags dies.  Unfortunately these dies are now sold out.  I am so sorry if I'm teasing you!  

The Celebrate with Tags stamp set is available & will be carrying over through May. See it here.

Here's another photo from above with measurements too.  

Scroll down to watch the video; or click here.  

Below you'll see the video; click on the photo to watch it. It includes this fun-fold card and two tags made with the Celebrations Tags dies.  

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Country Wreath's Vertical Slider fun fold card; with video tutorial

A few weeks ago I shared multiple projects with the Cottage Wreaths bundle on my weekly FB Live.  This Vertical Slider card was one of them.  It's so cool and surprisingly easy.  

It's a simple gatefold but the center element holds the card closed so it stays flat.  It's so neat!  I made a second version as well and shared that one here. 

I used the Santa Express designer paper here as well as the Joyful Flurry bundle and Brightest Glow stamp set. 

How it works is to have three squares or circles on the back of the center element.  Fold two in half and adhere to the back of your center layer.  Then top it with the third one.  The two must be positioned so the grab the two front panels of the card and can 'slide' down the center seam.  *watch the video below or here to see how it works.  

Click on the photo below to watch the video.  There's another neat fun fold card AND an easy treat box/bag too! 

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CUTE Card kit to go with the Storybook Gnomes DSP!! Limited quantities....

I was going to feature the Snowflake Vellum for one of my December card kits to go but it's already sold out.  So I switched to the Storybook Gnomes DSP and I love how they turned out!!

Even if you aren't a 'gnome' person you'll love these cards.  They're filled with snowflakes, Iridescent ribbon and sparkly gems; two of the five are fun folds and one is interactive!  The Designer paper has many choices; some with pretty 'wintery' backgrounds plus scenes with gnomes. 

Because the snowflakes & Fine Sparkle gems are discounted I am able to give even more product in this kit!  I aim for $20 in products in my kits PLUS the 10 pre-cut cards for just $28 plus shipping.  

I have a limited supply of these available so opt in soon!  I will ship these out before Christmas.  

This kit includes: 

• the 10 pre-cut cards, die-cut & punched pieces
• 1/2 pkg. (6" X 12") Storybook Gnomes designer paper
• a share of Iridescent ribbon, Fine sparkle gems & Wonderful Snowflakes
• the PDF tutorial which is emailed to you right away

It does not include stamped greetings or ink.  I used the Kindest Gnomes & Joyful Flurry stamps but you can easily substitute them). 

You'll also need inks (Pacific Point, Poppy Parade, White Craft & Soft Suede), a paper trimmer and the PDF tutorial.

Click here to get the pre-cut cards kit with products for $28 plus shipping.  *Add on a second kit & save $$.

Click here to get the PDF tutorial only.  $15

See all of my card kits here.  Or if you prefer tutorials click here.  

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Leaves of Holly card with a gift card option & video

We made this pretty Christmas card at my November Card Clubs.  It features the Leaves of Holly bundle seen here. 

I chose these colors - Evening Evergreen, Real Red, White & Soft Succulent.  I sure love the dies in this set; the greeting label with the attached holly leaves is special. 

*Unfortunately the Holly Berry dies are unavailable right now; they expect they'll be back in stock around December 19th.  

I think this is a classic Christmas bundle you'd find yourself using often.  It's retiring on December 1st and while supplies last. 

I gave my gals a choice of 'berry' options.  On the left card below we added two die-cuts from the bundle.  On the right card we added a Textural Element that is colored with Blends markers.  It was almost a tie on which option they chose.  

I stamped the two more open leave images 2-3 times each in the two green colors and added the greeting element over them.  You can see how in the video below.  It's actually an easy card to make. 

If you want to add an easy gift card option to any card simply add a strip of DSP across the bottom of the inside. Punch the center with any circle or decorative punch and aAttach it with glue on the outer and lower edges only.  

Click here to watch it or on the photo below.  There's a special wiper fun fold card shown too!  

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