Flowerbug's Inkspot

Snowflake Wishes Fun Fold card; easy but beautiful!

Here's another pretty fun fold card with the Snowflake Wishes suite of products.  Marilyn made this beauty. 

It's a side fold card which is super easy to do!

She used the Stitched Rectangle dies for her front layers, the Snowflake Splendor designer paper on the left and the Snowflake Wishes bundle for the stamps & die-cuts.   Note the pretty Glimmer snowflake!  Our Balmy Blue Glimmer paper is gorgeous! 

She used Pacific Point ink on the greeting and the faint snowflakes in the background were done by stamping off a few times to get a lighter hue. 

Measurements: 

• Balmy Blue 4 1/4" X 8 1/4" scored at 5 1/2", stitched rectangle die-cut is 3" X 4 1/4"
• Whisper White inside 4" X 5 1/4", stitched rectangle die-cut is 2 5/8" X 4"
• Snowflake Splendor DSP 2 1/2" X 4"

~~~

October Specials!

Current Host code is MJK7R2CU

Designer Paper Sale; click here!

Get a free package of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes in October with an

online order over $45. 

All online orders will receive my Tutorial of the Month featuring the Poinsettia Petals suite!

Snowflake Wishes Fun Fold card; WOW!

Look at this amazing fun fold card Tracey made for our Flowerbug's Team swap last month.  Incredibly beautiful! 

This card is over the top gorgeous!  The Navy snowflakes are die-cut with the Snowflake Wishes bundle here and she also used the Snowflake Splendor designer paper here; it's on sale this month!!

This fancy fold card is for those crafters who don't mind scoring and cutting with multiple measurements!  You can see her template below and one I found online to show scoring areas.  

Here's the inside view: 

• The Navy greeting piece is 3/4" X 4 1/8".
• The center DSP is 4 1/4" X 2", the center Navy is 2 1/8" X 4 3/8"
• The DSP side pieces are 3/4" X 4 1/4", the Navy side pieces are 7/8" X 4 3/8" 

Here is her template.  It's called a Center Step card and measures 4 1/4" X 11". 

Outside score lines are at 1", 2" and 6 1/2". The center score line is at 5 1/2" .  

~~~

October Specials!

Current Host code is MJK7R2CU

Designer Paper Sale; click here!

Get a free package of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes in October with an

online order over $45. 

All online orders will receive my Tutorial of the Month featuring the Poinsettia Petals suite!

Gather Together Tag Punch Fun Fold

Check out this fun fold card Deloris made for a recent Team swap.  Our theme was fun folds from the 2020 Holiday catalog. 

She used the Gather Together bundle seen here and the Scalloped Tag Topper punch seen here.  

Her colors are Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Early Espresso & Sahara Sand.  The tag punch is pushed in to create the design on both edges and then the sides are trimmed with a paper trimmer.  A really lovely design!  

I'll be sharing more of my Team Fun-fold card swaps next week! 

~~~

October Specials!

Current Host code is MJK7R2CU

Designer Paper Sale; click here!

Get a free package of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes in October with an

online order over $45. 

All online orders will receive my Tutorial of the Month featuring the Poinsettia Petals suite!

Gift Wrapped Fun Fold card!

Look at this super cute Fun Fold card featuring the Gift Wrapped bundle seen here! 

I LOVE the bright, eye-catching colors she choose; Granny Apple Green & Poppy Parade.  Can you see that she used both the Light & Dark colors in these Blends markers?  

She also used the Wink of Stella on the punched bow and 'ribbon' on the front. See that cute baby tag?  That's part of the punch too! 

Can you see how the front flap catches on the greeting on the left?  Love this! 

Measurements: 

• Granny Apple Green 4 1/4" X 8 1/4" and 3" X 6" scored at 3" and two 1/2" X 2 3/4" strips and a 1" X 1 1/4" piece for the greeting layer
• Poppy Parade 2 3/4" square
• Whisper White 4" X 5 1/4" plus a 2 3/4" square for inside the smaller flip area and scraps for the Tasteful Labels die-cut, and ribbon punches. 

~~~

October Specials!

Current Host code is MJK7R2CU

Designer Paper Sale; click here!

Get a free package of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes in October with an

online order over $45. 

All online orders will receive my Tutorial of the Month featuring the Poinsettia Petals suite!

Feels Like Frost Fun Fold card

Check out this beautiful fun fold card made by Annette for our Team swap in September!  Our theme was fun fold cards featuring products in the 2020 Holiday catalog.  

She featured the Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Life is Beautiful stamp set.  This design is perfect for designer paper with a scene or large pattern.  

I like the tag with the pretty Metallic Mesh ribbon.  That ribbon is so soft and it's in 1 1/2" wide but can easily be cut in sections without fraying!  

Measurements:

• Navy card - 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 1 1/2" & 4 1/4", tag is 1 1/4" X 3 3/4" 
• Designer paper from left to right - 5 1/4" X 2 3/4", 5 1/4" X 1 1/8" and lastly on the right is 5 1/4" X 2"
• Whisper White 5 1/5" X 1 3/4", tag is 1" X 3" 

More Flowerbug Team swaps next week!  

~~~

October Specials!

Current Host code is MJK7R2CU

Designer Paper Sale; click here!

Get a free package of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes in October with an

online order over $45. 

All online orders will receive my Tutorial of the Month featuring the Poinsettia Petals suite!

Life is Beautiful Halloween card; masking & bats galore!

Fall is in the air around here in North Dakota.  Each week it's getting cooler, the leaves are changing and it's getting dark so early! That means Halloween is coming soon!

I was creating squares for a Halloween framed sampler for a Team swap (see this post) and had an extra one. So I decided to create a card with it.   

To make the square I first stamped the tree image from Life is Beautiful onto a 2 3/4" piece of White CS using Smoky Slate ink.  Then I used a 1 1/2" mask over the center and sponged on Pretty Peacock ink.  Next I placed the window/mask over the sponged area and added Cajun Craze ink in the 'hole' to create the moon.   It's layered onto a 2 7/8" piece of Whisper White CS.

Other details:

• The bats are fussy cut from the Magic in This Night Designer paper.  I did sponge the edges with Black ink. 
• The greeting is from the Banner Year stamp set and is on a Tasteful Labels die-cut. 
• The main card is Cajun Craze and the designer paper strip is 2" X 5 1/2" 

I can't wait for you to see the amazing Halloween samplers tomorrow!  

~~~

Current Host code is HYSHW6QB

Get a free package of All the Trimming embellishments in September with an

online order over $55. 

*Remember that if your order is over $99 you should consider purchasing the Starter kit here.

And if it's over $150 you should definitely get the Starter kit.  

Order online here

 Get my Beautiful Autumn pdf tutorial free with any online order in September!

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 13 cards!

Wow! Check out the Magic in This Night Samplers! Remember Punch Art Wednesday?

If you've followed me for awhile you may remember I used to do a Punch Art Wednesday post almost every week!  I loved creating things with punches.  But I've gotten away from that since my business has grown. But I think you'll find some great punch art in these projects!

My Flowerbug's Team decided to do a Halloween sampler swap for a home decor piece.  We chose to use the Magic in This Night designer paper as our theme & colors.  I had enough pieces to create 2 of them. Look at these!  

Isn't it incredible?  Each so unique and all together create a fabulous home decor piece! 

These 3" squares are adhered to a full 12" sheet of the Magic in This Night designer paper. I'll try to give some details on these squares. 

I created the banners from the Word Wishes dies in White card stock.  I sponged the upper and lower areas with Pretty Peacock & Cajun Craze inks.  I stamped spider webs from the Banner Year stamp set on the White strip. 

A mummy made from sponged White CS strips, a sponged night sky & masked moon with fussy cut bats from the Designer Paper and a punched cat on a Metallic Mesh ribbon background.

An owl from the Have a Hoot bundle, a punched pumpkin with the Playful Alphabet BOO and another owl on a Cobweb textured background with Black Glimmer branches.

Below is an entirely different sampler!   

These sampler squares are adhered to a 12 X 12" sheet of Pretty Peacock card stock. 

From left to right; the first one is made with the Ghoulish Goodies stamp set, second is from the Banner Year and far right are bats fussy cut from the Designer Paper. 

Left is a tag made with the Banner Year stamp set, the cat is on a die-cut from the Sweet Silhouettes dies & a textured brick 'wall' and last on the right is a punched ghost made with the Tulip punch!  The eyes are from the 0's in the Playful Alphabet dies and the greeting from Hallows Night Magic set.

I LOVE seeing what my talented Team members create for our swaps.  If you'd like to join my Team we'd love to have you; whether you like to swap or not!  Click here to purchase the starter kit!  The Get & Go Promotion is a fabulous deal and it ends in just 6 days!!  Read about it here. 

~~~

Current Host code is HYSHW6QB

Get a free package of All the Trimming embellishments in September with an

online order over $55. 

*Remember that if your order is over $99 you should consider purchasing the Starter kit here.

And if it's over $150 you should definitely get the Starter kit.  

Order online here

 Get my Beautiful Autumn pdf tutorial free with any online order in September!

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 13 cards!

Gather Together card with a cool punch trick!!

Marilyn made this pretty card for our Team swap.  She used the Gather Together bundle in the 2020 Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog.  There are two really neat tricks you might not notice at first glance.  

Can you spy the two special techniques here?  Keep reading and I'll share them below.

Measurements:

• Cajun Craze 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• Very Vanilla 4 3/4" X 3 1/2"
• Rich Razzleberry 5" X 3 3/4"
• Plaid Tidings 1/2" X 3 3/4"

Products Used:

• Gather Together Bundle seen here just $38.50
• Woodland embossing folder
• Cajun Craze & Mango Melody inks
• Label me Lovely punch
• Stampin Spritzer

Okay, now I'll reveal her two tricks!  

1. Can you see the changes in colors on the textured leaves?  The bottom three leaves were die-cut & embossed (done all at once!) and then spritzed with water.  The water changes the color on the leaves!  I cannot believe it's just water and no ink to get this effect.  Super cool!!
2. Next is the greeting shape.  It's made with the Label me Lovely punch.  You can get multiple shapes from this punch.  Here's how:

• Punch one piece out.  
• Add a bit of adhesive to the end of a thin piece of card stock and adhere it to the punched piece. 
• Insert the piece back into your punch and adjust it to get whatever size shape you want!  

Here are three shapes I made with this punch.  Super neat and so versatile!  See the punch here. 

~~~

Current Host code is QW7SUYVX

Get a free package of new Iridescent Pearls in August with an online order over $55. 

Order online here

 Get my Flowers for Every Season pdf tutorial free with all online order in August!

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 12 cards!

Redeem your $5 coupons now!  

Beautiful Autumn cards; swaps by the Flowerbugs!

Today I'm sharing two more swaps from my Flowerbug's Fall card swap.  My Team members are so talented and I absolutely love seeing their creativity!  

Both of these are made with the Beautiful Autumn bundle in the 2020 Holiday Catalog by Stampin' Up!.  

First is the card Tracey made.  She added sooo many details and layers to her card; it's incredible! 

Details:

• Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Blackberry Bliss card stock
• The pretty borders are from the Ornate Border dies seen here
• The texture is done with the Tasteful Textures 3D embossing folder
• The punched leaves are from the Autumn Punch pack cut from the Regals DSP pack and some dies are from the Forever Flourishing dies

Mary's card is almost the opposite of Tracey's; clean and simple where the Gilded Autumn Specialty designer paper is the star of the Mint Macaron card.  Her greeting is also from the Beautiful Autumn set as well as the stamped & punched leaves.  She used the Stitched Rectangle dies for the DSP and the greeting. 

The Gilded Autumn paper has Copper and Gold foil on some designs. Some designs can be cut out using the Autumn Punch pack punches. 

~~~

Current Host code is QW7SUYVX

Get a free package of new Iridescent Pearls in August with an online order over $55. 

Order online here

 Get my Flowers for Every Season pdf tutorial free with all online order in August!

It includes directions, photos and measurements for 12 cards!

Redeem your $5 coupons now!