Dahlia Birthday Wishes

 

Annie’s Ink-Lings

We have a friend who is wild about Dahlias.  He spends hours upon hours doing all that is necessary to keep them in beautiful bloom for the whole season.  And then he faithfully digs up the bulbs in the fall, divides, sorts, labels, and packages them for the next spring.  Frankly, I have never seen such a variety of Dahlias in any one person's yard.  Believe me, it's exquisite!  With that in mind, I decided to make a Dahlia themed birthday card for him.  Although I'm sure he would be pleased with any color of Dahlia, I decided to go with a more neutral, masculine look for the card.  Take a look.

For background, I added a black panel.  On top of that I added a panel cut from Graphic 45 Good 'ol Sports collection. I thought a border would look nice around the flower, so I fussy cut the Dahlia and then traced it onto a piece of card stock, cut it out, and then mounted the Dahlia onto it.  I like the added dimension.  I also mounted the striped panel for added character.

For continuity, I carried over to the inside of the card a striped panel and the die cut that matches the front of the card.  I can hardly wait to send it to him!

Supplies:

Stampin' Up Regarding Dahlias stamp set

Stampin' Up Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies

Stampin' Up Stampin' Blends:  Light and Dark Petal Pink, Light and Dark Daffodil Delight

Sentiments from:

Stampin' Up Dandelion Wishes

Stampendous Love Health Friends CRL249

Thanks for checking in, friends.

Blessings,

Annie

Hoppy Birthday Frogs - Flat Fold Pop-Out Card

Annie’s Ink-Lings

 Hello stampers,

What fun I've been having with the Stampin' Up Hoppy For You stamp set.  It has 3 of the cutest little frogs ever.  Making this card was especially fun because I have a friend who collects frogs.  It was a big hit with him so it really made my day that he liked it so much.  Hope you will too.

If you like 3-dimensional cards, this is a perfect fold for achieving that effect and it really is simple to make.  The picture below is looking down on the card so you can really see the 3 dimension.  The plaid background gives a masculine touch.

This is the back view

Who knew that FROG was an acronym for Fully Rely on God!  Love this stamp.

Card Base 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (Score in half at 2-3/4″).   You can use a Designer card stock only, or you can use white card stock covered in the same size of Designer Paper.

 White Inside Panel:  2″ x 4-1/2″ (Scored at 1/2, 2-¼, 4 inches).  Fold in the edges & glue these to the back of the card – laying down completely flat and in line with the center fold, when gluing down the tabs.

Curved Front Panel: Designer card stock 1-1/4″ x 6-1/2″ (Scored at 1/2″ on each end). Or you can use white card stock at above measurements and then cover in a piece of coordinating DSP measuring 1-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. Fold in the edges & glue these to the back of the card – laying down completely flat and in line with the bottom of the card.

Stamp all your images in Memento ink, color, and then die cut out. I used clipart for the Lily. You can cut out 3 and layer them for dimension.
Stamp a sentiment on a white panel and adhere to back of card: 2-1/2 x 4 inches

Supplies:
Stampin’ Up So Hoppy Together stamp set
Amuse Art Stamps Hoppy Birthday
DRS Designs Fully Rely on God
Ranger Enamel Accents Black Tie for eyes
Copic Markers: YG17 Grass Green; YG61 Pale Moss; N1 Neutral Grey #1;
100 Black; E55 Light Carmel
Small Dragonfly punch - 3

So “hoppy” you joined me today.🐸

Blessings,
Annie