Flowerbug's Inkspot

FREE Fun-Fold cards kit! Last days of Sale-a-Bration special!

I love our Sale-a-Bration paper so much I cannot stop playing with it!  I created 5 Fun Fold cards with the Painted Seasons SAB paper and am giving these away to you!  

Each card is a fun fold and they range from easel to diagonal to pocket and more. It's free to everyone who places a $65 online order from me from now through March 31st.  Just use this hostess code, 2ZG4V4CG and I'll mail the pre-cut kit to you (US only). The kit includes all pre-cut and punched card stock and ribbons too!  All you'll need to do is stamp and assemble. You'll receive the written tutorial with photos and measurements in an email. 

There are just 11 days left of Sale-a-Bration so get those items on your wish list now! 

Benefits to my card kits:

• No cutting or measuring for you!  Just stamping and assembly.
• Written tutorials to create more using your own supplies.
• If you don't like to measure, you'll have the actual cards you can copy! 
• Use the stamps and ink you have; change it up to make the cards you need!

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March Hostess code from the 18th - 31st. 2ZG4V4CG

If your order is over $65 you'll get a free 5 cards pre-cut kit mailed to you!

Painted Seasons Fun Fold card!

I received this beautiful card from my friend Susie Wood last week.  She sent it to congratulate me on achieving my Million Dollars in career sales.  Isn't it gorgeous!??

She used the Painted Seasons  Designer Series Paper here and the Incredible Like You stamp set.  I love how bright and happy this card is in Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral and Grapefruit Grove!!  She fussy cut the flowers from the DSP. See the measurements below: 

Check out her blog here; she has the most unique cards and she's especially creative with her fun fold cards.  She also earned her Million Dollars in career sales last November!!! And we get to celebrate together in Minneapolis this April!  I am super excited about this since we are great stamping friends and spend time together each year on the incentive trips.  Our husbands are friends too!  

Measurements:

• Poppy Parade main card 4 1/4" X 11" scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2", second layer is 3" X 9" scored at 3" and 6"
• Painted Seasons DSP 2 1/2" X 4" for front and 4" X 5 1/4" for back
• Grapefruit stitched square is 2 5/8:
• White stitched square is 2 1/8"

Thanks my sweet friend!  You're awesome! 

You can see these products in my store below.  If you do not see them, click on the title of this blog post in your email and you'll get to my actual blog where you'll see everything. 

Hey Love; super easy, cute fun fold card!

I received this Hey Love card in a swap earlier this month.  I loved it so much we made it at a workshop last week.  Unfortunately I lost the name of the stamper who created it.  

I love quite a few things about this card:

• The perfect way it shows off this fun How Sweet it Is designer paper.
• the clean and simple layout and how it makes the gorilla from Hey Love the star of the card
• I get to color with my Blends markers! 
• It's an easy fun fold! 

Here's another one I made with a birthday version: (the inside is shown above)

Same layout as above in a birthday version. 

Measurements:

• Gorgeous Grape 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
• Whisper White 7" X 5 1/4", scored at 4"
• How Sweet it Is designer paper 1 1/4" X 5 1/4"
• White stitched shapes circle 2 3/8"
• Scalloped circles 2 1/2" 

***You can see these products below; just click on them to get to my store. 

**Please use this hostess code to order here; F2BWFJZJ.  

It's Valentines week! Incredible & EASY Pop-Up card with video!

I'm so excited to share this awesome fun fold card with you today!  

When I was prepping for my January card club projects I had several products I wanted to feature.  I also wanted to offer a Valentine card but I also know that some people do not send out Valentines.  So I created some alternative options for them.  Here's what I came up with; I'm pretty darned proud of it! Pop-up cards are so fun for the recipient and when they're easy to make, it's a win/win! 

I'm featuring the Life is Grand stamp set and the All My Love designer paper from the 2019 Occasions catalog here.  They're a fabulous match up!  

This super neat pop-up is extremely easy with NO SCORING OR MEASURING!  Watch my video below to see how easy it is. 

Here are a few of the other inside options they made:

This one features the Hello Cupcake stamp set and Botanical Butterfly DSP from the Sale-a-Bration catalog; both Free with any $50 order!

For the inside I used the Forever Lovely stamp set on this one and the top photo.  The colors are Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo, White and Black.   

Watch my video below to see just how quick and easy this fun pop-up feature can be! 

You can see the products I used below; just click on them to get to my online store.  If you don't see them, click on the title of this post and you'll arrive to my actual blog where you'll see everything. 

LeeAnn's Stampin' Specials:

1. Order $50 or more using this Hostess code: DWS4HMVN and get the Heart Epoxy Droplets FREE along with a free Sale-a-Bration choice. 

2. Order the gorgeous Beauty Abounds bundle from me and get a 10 cards written tutorial plus 2 pre-cut cards sent to you; both FREE! 

3. Get the best deal in the catalog when you join my Flowerbug's Team!  Just $99 and pick out $175 of product of your choice!  Or pay $129 and get the new Craft & Carry Bag AND $175 in product of your choice!  Go here to read all about it. 

 

Snow is Glistening fun fold card

Look at this pretty silver, gray and white Christmas card!  Everyone loves it; it's quite striking in person.  It features the Snow is Glistening stamp set and Snowfall Thinlits.  These items are available through Friday and then they're gone for good!  

I love this triple fold card; there are lots of things you could switch with the snowflakes in the circle area. Greetings, flowers, die-cuts etc.  I love how the texture shows up so nicely on the front panel. Here I used the Curls & Swirls embossing folder in the Holiday catalog. 

Notice the pretty greeting label?  You get that by using my cool punch trick with either the Everyday Label or the Christmas Traditions Punch Box punch in the Holiday catalog. 

My colors are Basic Gray, White, Black and Silver foil.  You can get the measurements for this fun card below.  

I used Basic Gray & Whisper White ink plus the 1 ¾” and 2” circle punches and the Snowfall Thinlits. 

The full instructions are free for anyone who orders the Snowfall Thinlits and/or the two stamp sets that coordinate with it.  In fact you get a 20 project tutorial using these products absolutely free!  See details below. I'll email it to you after you place your order.  See these products here.  Or below. 

Measurements

• Basic Gray 4 ¼” X 10 7/8” scored at 4 1/8” and 8 3/8”
• White Velvet Sheets 4” square
• White card stock 4” square and 1 1/8” X 3” piece for greeting
• Black 1 ¼” X 3” piece for greeting
• Scraps of Silver foil, Black & white

November Special Offer: 

You'll receive my 20 cards tutorial when you purchase the Snowfall Thinlits from me. 

And if you add on one of the stamp sets you'll also receive a pre-cut kit for two more cards using these products!!! 

***Below you can see the products I used on this card. 

If you do not, click on the title of this blog post to get to my actual blog. 

*** Download the Snowflake showcase flyer to see it all but the White Velvet sheets are out of stock already.  

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November's online ordering special offer: Get a free package of Red Rhinestones

when you place an online order over $45 and use this hostess code: 

3DCJWSXS

Control Freaks Home for the Holidays Blog Hop

Home for the Holidays is the theme for this month's Control Freaks Blog Hop!  We have a wonderful line up of Holiday projects for you.  Sit back and enjoy the tour!

If you just arrived, be sure to stay on the tour so you can see Kelly's projects who was just before me.  She does fabulous work; and I usually think 'Why didn't I think of that!?' 

Today I'm featuring projects from the Exclusive November special offer; the Snowflake Showcase products! 

First up is one of the cards we made at my November Card Clubs.  It's an easel fun fold card in Gorgeous Grape and Whisper White.  We heat embossed the pretty snowfall image at the top with White embossing powder.  The vellum banner adds such a pretty touch.  I've got to use vellum more often!

The intricate detail on the die-cuts is incredible!  And besides lots of snowflake images, it also includes many beautiful greetings in the stamp set too.  It's one of those 'must haves' for your winter collection.  

You may be wondering where I got the pretty greeting tags shape.  It's made with the Everyday Label punch!  You can create any length of punch you'd like.  You'll use it like I show in the photo below. I'll share details in my video later this week.  

Measurements:

• Gorgeous Grape - card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4", 3 3/4" X 5"
  Whisper White - two pieces at 4" X 5 1/4", 1/2" X 5" strip and large piece for snowflake die-cut
  Silver foil or glimmer paper for small snowflake 1 1/4" square (or a snowflake trinket)
  Vellum - 1 1/4" X 4 3/4" strip

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After cutting out these White snowflakes for the cards above I had a ton of white snowflake 'window' pieces left over.  With my thrifty nature, I just had to find a way to use them. So I came up with these two cards: 

I added a white square of  card stock between the Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point layers and randomly sponged on these three ink colors; Pacific Point, Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana. 

The greeting is from the November special Snowflake Showcase stamp set; Happiness Surrounds.  

And here's another version in a similar layout:

Here I sponged Bermuda Bay on a square of Pool Party card stock.  This piece is adhered between the white and Bermuda Bay layers.  Then I added two more intricate snowflakes from the Snowfall Thinlits with White and Silver Glimmer paper.  I love using up these extra pieces!  

The greeting is from the Snow is Glistening stamp set, the Bermuda Bay striped ribbon is in our Annual Catalog.

****Remember that these special Snowflake products are only available in November; while supplies last!  

And now you're off to see what Debbie has to share.  I get a lot of great ideas from her!