MAKE IT MONDAY

Another card which can be used for many occasions, however sympathy and butterflies always seem to go together to me.

The base of the card is Calypso Coral.

The DSP is Pansy Petals DSP on page 132 of the Annual Catalog.  (Dimensions at end of post)

The butterfly is in black and cut with one of the Brilliant Wings Dies (page 159 in Annual Catalog and part of the Bundle on the same page.)

The  long strip of cardstock in the middle of the card is Pale Papaya.

Message is an old retired one and is stamped on the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies using Pale Papaya cardstock and Momento Ink.

Embellishments on the butterfly are from the Playing With Pattern Resin Dots (page 143).  I used the Purple Posy ones.

The butterfly is popped up with small cut pieces of Dimensionals. I alo coverd the buttefly with Wink of Stella, but it is hard to see here.

Dimensions:

Card Base: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Long Pale Papaya Strip is 5 1/2 x 2 1/2

Long DSP piece is 5 1/2 x 2 1/4

Square Pale Papaya piece is 4 x 3 1/2

Layered DSP piece is 3 3/4 x 3 1/4

 FUN FOLD FRIDAY

This is an easy card fold with many possibilities.

The cardstock on the card is Night of Navy and Basic White.

The stamp set is Beauty of Friendship (pg 11).  This is also part of a Bundle found on the same page of the Annual Catalog although I did not use any Dies on this card. the Bundle shown on pg 158 is missing one of the stamped images in the picture.

The DSP is Beauty of the Earth (pg 130)

Cut your base card at 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 and score on one side at 2 1/2

The other Navy piece is 3 x 3 3/4.  With your shorter edge at the top of your scoring tool, score at 1/4".

The large white piece is 5 1/4 x 4

The small white piece is 3 1/2 x 2 5/8.

Stamp the inside message of your choice (mine is retired) on your large white layer.

Put Tombow Glue on the inside of the 1/4" flap and tuck it under the right edge of your large white layer. Then adhere your large white area to the inside of your card.

Stamp the tree on the small white piece.  I used Crumb Cake for the tree and used Merry Merlot stamped off for the solid top of the tree background and then Merry Merlot as usual for the open weave part of the tree top.

To make the sky, I used my Blending Brush (pg 129) with Balmy Blue Ink.

To make the grass around the base of the tree I dipped my Blending Pen into a little Pear Pizzazz Ink and colored until I got the effect I wanted.

To make the message I used the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and a retired message.  This is popped up with Dimensionals just on the left so that it can fold over and hold the stamped image piece down. There is a small rectangle die and a long narrow rectangle die in the set which you can use if your message fits one of them.

I used some retired Crumb Cake cord, but you could use Linen Thread and make a double bow to be a little thicker.

 WHAT'S UP WEDNESDAY

A little old and a little new

Today's card uses a Sale-a-bration product, retired ribbon and products for your Embossing Machine.

I will show the inside and outside since it is a little different.

       

This card base is Basic White and is cut at 4 1/4 x 9 and scored at 3 1/2 to make the inside flap short.

 The Beautifully Penned DSP (a sale-a-bration paper) is cut at 5 1/4 x 4.

The DSP is attached to the front of the card on top of the short end of the Basic White so that it hangs over when you open the card.

Layer a Die from Stitched So Sweetly Dies on top of the DSP.

Cut a piece of Basic White at 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 and emboss with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder found on pg 55 of the Mini Catalog. 

Tie a piece of Black & White 1/4" gingham Ribbon (pg 74 of Mini) around the embossed piece and then adhere the piece to the card with Dimensionals. My ribbon is retired, but you can use the ribbon as suggested above.  It is almost identical.

Stamp a message onto the smallest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle dies.  It seems like I have used this a lot, but I was trying to catch up with sympathy cards.  This message is retired.

The small rectangle is attached with adhesive at the top and Dimensionals at the bottom.

Several Matt Decorative Dots were added as embellishments (pg 31 of Mini)

You can use any leaf or coordinating stamp to decorate the inside corner.

 MAKE IT MONDAY

Today's card uses ALMOST  everything current.  You can do so much with this Bundle, found on page 158 of the Annual Catalog. Matching DSP is on page 130.

The base of the card is Mossy Meadow. The next layer is Beauty of the Earth DSP, cut at 4 x 5 1/4.

Wrap white twine around the DSP, tie a bow and then adhere the DSP to the card base.

The tree is cut from the Beautiful Trees Dies in Early Espresso.  The birds are cut with the same Dies with Crushed Curry.  Each bird has a small pearl for an eye and are attached to the card with Dimensionals.

The message is an old retired one, but stamped in Mossy Meadow.  It is stamped on the smallest Stitched Rectangle Die and attached to the card with Dimensionals.

This is an easy card and can be used for many occasions. It also makes a good male card.

 FUN FOLD FRIDAY 

WELCOME OCTOBER!

Today's post is a cute little treat box. Each month I make a treat for the wonderful oncology nurses and my doctor that I see. I make a few extra for whomever is around.  This was their treat on Thursday.  I make 24 or 25 different treat holders each month.

I will share the directions, but I will be using a green piece of cardstock because I had one the right size in my scrap box.

Start with a piece of cardstock 4 3/4 x 2 3/8.

Score on the long side at 1 1/8, 2 1/8, 3 1/4, 4 1/4.

Turn your cardstock and score on the short side at 1".

Cut up on your folds and cut out pieces as shown in the picture and put Tombow on the small flap.

Bring the edges together and attach the glued section to the side of the box.

Fold your bottom pieces in to create the bottom.  Put Tombow on the last flap folded in and hold a minute until it adheres well.  That is one of the things I love about Tombow.  Even though it is sticky, it dries quickly and it also slides easily when wet so you can position things correctly.

Two Hershey Nuggets fit perfectly in the little box.  

You can use this box for any occasion and add whatever is appropriate for the occasion.  I used the retired Harvest Hellos Stamp Set with matching punch for the front since it is September and apples are grown abundantly here in my area.

The message is from the September Paper Pumpkin kit. Perfect for this!