Hello my crafty friends
I'm still itching to play with my flamingo stamps, so decided to make a tropical birthday explosion card for a friend. I started with this Cloudy Frame die set, then added my stamped flamingo and a bunch of die cut tropical leaves.
The leaves and the flamingo got touches of glitter for some shimmer & shine.
I see that this type of card is making a come-back, and that makes me smile. I have been making this type of explosion card for almost 30 years. In fact, I would haul a bunch of stamps, ink pads etc into my kids classrooms twice a year and teach the kids how to make these for Christmas and Mother's Day. I can do the folds with my eyes closed, which is also funny because I can NOT do any other type of origami folding.
The label & sprig dies, and the Happy Birthday stamps are by Lynda Kanase for Sizzix.
Below you can see the card as it is opening - it folds completely flat for mailing. I used a heavy patterned paper (not card stock) for the inside so there isn't a lot of bulk.
It was so much fun to make this type of pop-up card again - and I can see me making more in the future. They whip up so quickly and they are a fun way to add lots of OOOOOH to the inside of a card.
Supplies:
Flamingo (stamps, inks and dies) - Hero Arts
Patterned paper - Prima
Leaf dies - MFT Stamps
Spring Things (label and sprig inside) - Lynda Kanase (Sizzix)
Happy Birthday, Spring Phrases - Lynda Kanase (Sizzix)
Birthday greeting - MFT Stamps
Cloudy Frame die set - Pink and Main
White, green card stocks
Chameleon Color Tops markers
Spectrum Noir glitter pen
I'm still itching to play with my flamingo stamps, so decided to make a tropical birthday explosion card for a friend. I started with this Cloudy Frame die set, then added my stamped flamingo and a bunch of die cut tropical leaves.
The leaves and the flamingo got touches of glitter for some shimmer & shine.
I see that this type of card is making a come-back, and that makes me smile. I have been making this type of explosion card for almost 30 years. In fact, I would haul a bunch of stamps, ink pads etc into my kids classrooms twice a year and teach the kids how to make these for Christmas and Mother's Day. I can do the folds with my eyes closed, which is also funny because I can NOT do any other type of origami folding.
The label & sprig dies, and the Happy Birthday stamps are by Lynda Kanase for Sizzix.
Below you can see the card as it is opening - it folds completely flat for mailing. I used a heavy patterned paper (not card stock) for the inside so there isn't a lot of bulk.
It was so much fun to make this type of pop-up card again - and I can see me making more in the future. They whip up so quickly and they are a fun way to add lots of OOOOOH to the inside of a card.
Supplies:
Flamingo (stamps, inks and dies) - Hero Arts
Patterned paper - Prima
Leaf dies - MFT Stamps
Spring Things (label and sprig inside) - Lynda Kanase (Sizzix)
Happy Birthday, Spring Phrases - Lynda Kanase (Sizzix)
Birthday greeting - MFT Stamps
Cloudy Frame die set - Pink and Main
White, green card stocks
Chameleon Color Tops markers
Spectrum Noir glitter pen
Thanks for stopping by today
These definitely bring back memories. What's the old say ... everything old is new again :)
ReplyDeleteLove your card btw :)