Let’s start with a fun flower pot card.  Here are the dimensions of the pieces of cardstock you will need to create this card:

• 9 x 3 1/2 – flower pot
• 3 x 4 5/8 – tag
• 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 – tag mat
• scrap pieces for flowers & leaves

To begin, score your largest piece of cardstock (flower pot) at 2 and 5 1/2 inches.

Fold your score lines to create one valley and peak.  See below.

Now, measure in 1/4 of an inch on the bottom fold.  Use these marks to trim your card base to create a tapered pot base.

I then edge punched my pot edge and inked all of the edges of the card to create more dimension.  I also added some foam adhesive under the pot’s decorative edge to hold it up and create a shadow.

I then added some decorative dots using my Funky Circles stamp set using Versamark ink for a subtle effect.

Then using a scrap piece of green cardstock, I stamped a variety of fun leaves from the Floating Leaves stamp set in various green inks.

I hand cut them out and added some soft air brushed Copic colouring to them for some depth.

I then stamped a variety of floral stamps onto some pretty patterned paper.  For these blooms, I used the Garden Sketches and Kind Flower stamp sets.  I also cut them out.  I added my center flower images using our Preferred Partner, Helmar’s 3D Scrap Dots to pop up the centers.

I then cut the tag and tag mat and adhered the two pieces together.  I tied a bright ribbon around the top of my flower pot to hold the 2 halves of my card together.  I used some glue dots to hold the ribbon secure.

With the tag tucked inside the pot, adhere all of the greenery to the top of your tag.  Don’t worry about the adhesive showing under your leaves.  The flowers will cover it up.

Add all of your flowers and add gems or pearls to add some shine to your card.   I also added some of our Preferred Partner’s crystal glitter from PK Glitz to one of my flowers.

Here’s my finished card!  You can add some stamped images or a sentiment to the front but I decided to leave mine plain.

Since we’re all about interactive cards today… let’s make one more!!!

Let’s make a fun easel card.  Here’s how I made mine!

For this card, you will need only two pieces of cardstock;

• 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 – card base
• 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 – card front

Let’s get started!  Take your largest piece of cardstock and score it at 4 1/4 and 6 3/8.  The Scor-Pal has a groove for both fold lines!

Fold your card to create one valley and one peak.  See the image below.

Now take your square piece of cardstock for your card front and adhere as shown below.

Create a fun 2 inch piece to go on the inside of your card.  I used the beautiful floral block from the Itty Bittys set and stamped in on a whole bunch of one inch squares in soft Spring hues.  I added a funny butterfly from the Colorful Companions set with some polka dots stamped on his wings from the Itty Bittys stamp set again.  I made sure that my lacy cardstock edge was pulled up a bit as to catch the bottom of my card front.

I created my card front to look like a continuation of my inside piece.  I also added some glitter paint to the exterior to give my card some shine!  Sorry it’s so hard to photograph that aspect.  The sentiment on this card is from the Oval Office set.

And now you have two more interactive cards to add to your creative knowledge.  I hope you give them both a try for your next card project!

Have a great Thursday!

~ Allison Cope ~

It was simple… layered some pretty Christmas papers, some torn, and some cut using border punches. Stamped and embossed a “Thank you” using the Oval Office set and tied it on with a piece of tulle! Then I stamped the flower from the kind flower set 4 times, layered them and curled the edges for dimension! Finished the project off with some bling and it’s ready to fill!!

I’m going to fill mine with Hershey’s Kisses in red, green and silver and give this as a gift for my daughter’s teacher!!

I know you have some pretty bottles, jars or containers of some sort just calling to you to be decorated! Come on… now’s the time to do it!!

Have you ever tried stamping on felt? I enjoy texture on my projects and love to include elements that encourage people to touch and appreciate their handmade qualities. StazOn ink works perfectly with most types of non-paper stamping projects including felt. The key to getting sharp images is making sure you have plenty of ink on your stamp. Practice on a few pieces to see how your felt and inks work together. For my thank you card I stamped the flower outline from the Kind Flower set of myStampBOX stamps on oatmeal felt with Timber Brown StazOn ink.

I carefully trimmed out the flowers with very sharp scissors and added a flocked brad to the centers for extra softness. The sentiment was stamped inside the card so it would peek out of the window opening punched from the front panel.

Not a fussy cutter? Simply stamp onto a premade felt shape or one you die cut at home. I used a sentiment from the Your Story set of stamps stamped with Jet Black StazOn ink onto a precut Fancy Pants felt star. The clear nature of myStampBOX stamps allows you to accurately position your stamping wherever you want! Consider stamping a layout title onto felt or even a beautiful border. Be sure to stop by the myStampBOX store to see which stamps you’d like to try using with felt. Happy stamping!  – Jolene

For this card, I used the Thank You sentiment as a background, also as the sentiment on the card, and also the flowers in 2 variations as the graphic images, some embossed and others just stamped. With a simple colour scheme (only 2-3 colours) it’s fun to load it up with stamped images.

I also love how a simple set like this can easily be made into smaller-sized, simple little thank you cards that are ready and easy to hand out whenever you’re feeling blessed or grateful for something that’s been done for you. I plan to keep a whole stack of these ready

Thanks!
Cathy

We are still celebrating today, May 3rd and 4th!

We want to celebrate with you and invite you to come visit all of our blogs.

Here is how our NSD blog hop works: You follow the link on this post to Cathy’s blog (at the end of this post) and after checking out what she has in store for you will find a link to the next blog and so on until you are back here. Make sure to leave a comment on every blog you visit!

We have designed sketches for you and challenge you to use our sketches for inspiration. Once you have created your own project from one or more of our sketches, you leave a comment on this blog with a link to your creation on your blog. You have until May 4, 6pm to add your link under this post. Make sure to include your name and city. Can’t wait to see your projects! You can get a second entry by commenting on all participating blogs:)

We will choose 2 winners, who will receive a stamp set each. Prize 1 will be Funky Flowers, prize 2 our latest addition, the new small set Kind Flower.

Now let’s get started. My sketch is for a simple card with a greeting. Have fun playing with it!

I made some variations to the sketch and stamped a sentiment from Sigh Gush Gasp directly onto the card. Instead of using two different card stock colours for the front, I stamped dots from the flower centre onto the left side of the card and added a ribbon as a divider. I used the new Kind Flower set for this card, created 3 different flowers, cut them out and popped them on 3 different levels to give the card some dimension. Hope you like it!

Now it’s off to Cathy’s blog, have fun visiting! Make sure to leave a comment wherever you go!

Happy Blog Hopping!

Love, Bettina