Card Front
Purple Cardstock – outer card base 8¾” x 5¾” ; Score at 4⅛” & 4⅝”
2 pieces of 6” lavender ribbon; attach the ends of the ribbon, one on each side, to the center of the outside card base.
Heather (light lavender) Cardstock – middle outer layers at 3⅞” x 5½” 2 pieces; layer to front and back of card base.
Lavender Flowers DP 3 5/8” x 5 ¼” cut 2 and layer onto Heather panels on card front and back.
Scrap piece of Purple Cardstock – MemoryBox die Lenora Bloom; adhere to front of card and add 2 Crystals or White Gems for the two flowers in the die cut.
Back of Card Base
Heather (light lavender) Cardstock – middle inner layers at 3 5/8” x 5 ½” 2 pieces;
layer to inside of card base on left and right sides.
Dotted DP 3 ¼” x 5 1/8” - 2 pieces; layer onto Heather panel – each side.
Pockets for Tags
1. Purple Cardstock – inner card base 8½” x 5¾” ; Score at 4” & 4½”
2. On each side measure from the bottom up to 2 1/8” and make a pencil mark. With paper trimmer, cut from the pencil marks to the top of the score line on each side.
3. White – middle layers for inner card base 2 pieces 3 5/8” x 5 3/8”. Measure up from the bottom at 2”. Cut from the pencil marks up to the opposite corner at the top.
4. Lavender Flowers DP cut 2 pieces 3 3/8” x 5”; Cut up at 1 3/4”, one on the left side and one on the right side.
5. Adhere the white panel and the flowered panel to the diagonal cut purple piece.
Concertina for Bottom of Card
Purple Cardstock – concertina 2¼” x 10½” ; Score 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼”, 7” & 8¾”
Fold the concertina panel starting from the left side – V – M – V – M - V
Heather (light lavender) – concertina middle layers 6 pieces 2” x 1½”; layer onto Purple concertina panel.
The two Designer Papers for top layer of concertina 1¼” x 1 ¾” – cut 2 from each DP.
Very Vanilla Cardstock for top layer of concertina – 2 pieces 1 ¼” x 1 ¾ ”; stamp with Sentiments: Hero Arts “happy birthday” and Stampin’ Up Hey Chick “have a happy day”
Adhere the left side of the concertina panel on the very edge at the bottom of the card base. Do the same on the right side.
Tags
Purple Cardstock – bookmarks 5” by tad under 2”
White Cardstock – 2 pieces for bookmarks design 4⅛” x 1¾”
Stampin’ Up Scallop Tag Topper Punch – punch the top of the tags.
Crop-A-Dile Corner Chopper ¼” side – only at the top of the white panel, left and right.
Lavender Ribbon 2 pieces at 6 inches each; fold the ribbon in half then thread the fold through the opening at the top of the tag, and then thread the two ends through the fold.
Tiny Flower Punch and Nuvo Christal Drops – Morning Dew (white)
Stamp the tags with the Sentiment Stamps: Stampin’ Up: God is our Refuge, and Annette Watkins: Be Kind and Good to Others
Inside of Card
Directions
Kit #1 Card Front Directions
1. On the purple cardstock, Score at 4⅛” and 4⅝”, and then fold on the two score lines and then strongly burnish the two folds.
2. On the purple cardstock, tape the lavender ribbons in place, one on each end at center.
3. Adhere the lavender panels, front and back of card base.
4. Adhere the lavender flowers decorative paper panels, front and back of card base.
5. Glue the purple flowers die cut to the front of the card.
6. We will add the gems after the card is completed.
Kit #2 Back of the Card Base
1. Adhere the lavender panels, one on each side.
2. Adhere the lavender patterned paper panels, one on side, making sure that the pattern is going in the same direction.
3. Lay aside for now.
Kit #3 Pockets for Tags
1. With this purple cardstock, score at 4” and 4 ½”, and then fold on the two score lines and then strongly burnish the two folds.
2. Starting on the left side of the purple panel, measure from the bottom up to 2 1/8” and make a pencil mark.
3. With paper trimmer, cut from the pencil mark to the top of the left score line.
4. With white panel working on the left side, measure up from the bottom at 2” and make a pencil mark.
5. Cut from the pencil mark up to the top of the opposite corner.
6. With the Lavender Flowers DP at the left side, measure up to 1 3/4” make a pencil mark.
7. Cut from the pencil mark up to the top of the opposite corner.
8. Adhere the flowered panel onto the white panel.
9. Set it aside for now, while we do the right side.
10. With the purple cardstock working on the right side, measure from the bottom up to 2 1/8” and make a pencil mark.
11. With paper trimmer, cut from the pencil mark to the top of the right score line on the the purple cardstock.
12. With white panel working on the right side, measure up from the bottom at 2” and make a pencil mark.
13. Cut from the pencil mark up to the top of the opposite corner.
14. With the flower DP, working on the right side, measure up to 1 3/4” and make a pencil mark.
15. Cut from the pencil mark up to the top of the opposite corner.
16. Adhere the flowered panel onto the white panel.
17. Now it is time to adhere the two sets of the layered panels to the purple cardstock, making sure you have them on the correct sides.
18. Adhere the pocket panel to the card base using tape or glue on the spine. Fold the left side over to the right, place the spine along the score line on the card base; then adhere the rest of the pocket but be sure to not glue down the top of the pocket – leave loose so the tag can be inserted. Do the same for the right side.
Kit #4 Concertina for Bottom of Card
1. On the long strip of Purple Cardstock, score at 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼”, 7” & 8¾”,
2. Fold the concertina panel starting from the left side – V – M – V – M – V, burnish well.
3. Adhere the lavender pieces to the purple concertina panel.
4. Adhere the two Designer Papers as shown on the sample card. Starting on the left side: 1st section - flower CS; skip 2nd section; 3rd section - striped CS; 4th section – flower CS; skip fifth section; 6th section - striped CS.
5. Next, we will stamp sentiments onto the two white panels: 1st panel - birthday wishes; 2nd panel - have a happy day. Adhere in order onto the lavender sections.
6. Adhere the left side of the concertina panel on the very edge at the bottom of the card base.
7. Do the same on the right side.
Kit #5 Tags
1. Punch the top of the two purple panels with the Stampin’ Up Scallop Tag Topper Punch.
2. On the white panels, using corner rounder only on the top left and right. (not the bottom)
3. Stamp the sentiments onto the white panels leaving room for a tiny flower at the top: God is our Refuge and Be Kind and Good to Others.
4. To add the ribbons, fold the ribbon in half then thread the fold through the opening at the top of the tag, front to back, and then thread the two ends through the fold of the ribbon.
5. You can use a glue dot to hold the ribbon tight and in place.
6. Use a small drop of the Nuvo Christal Drops to the center of each flower.
Final Step
1. On the front of the card, adhere a Gem to the center of each die cut flower.
