My sweet niece is at sleep-away camp for the next two weeks. I wanted to surprise her with a fun card. I recently received my Out of the Box Hostess Stamp Set and couldn’t resist using it on a card for her.
Since I’ve been a Children’s Book Editor for the past thirty-five years, I’ve been in love with all kinds of lift-the-flap and pop-up books so I decided to try my hand at a lift-the-flap card for Jordana.
Here’s what I did:
●My base is So Saffron cardstock and measures 8” x 4” scored at the top.
●I layered the “Big Squares” paper from the Jackpot Designer Series Paper (DSP) on top of the base, adhering it with my Snail Adhesive.
●To make the Jack-in-the-boxes pop, I stamped them on squares of Whisper White cardstock in Basic Black ink.
●Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I then added the coils to the Jack-in-the boxes and using my In-Color markers and Watercolor Pencils, I colored in the Jack-in-the-boxes.
●I created the flaps from squares of So Saffron cardstock. Gina’s Tip: I added a ¼” of extra cardstock to one side of each square and scored and folded it. Using the Anywhere Glue Stick, I glued that strip to the card.
●Then, I stamped the “Flower” in Melon Mambo, the “Cupcake” in Chocolate Chip, and the “Elephant” in Tempting Turquoise onto Whisper White and added each with a Stampin’ Dimensional above the coils.
●For the interior of the card, I adhered a strip of the “Big Squares” and layered it with the Jack-in-the-box and a coil and added the “Heart” stamped in Real Red on Whisper White under the flap.
Now all I have to do is add my message to Jordana and drop the card in the mailbox.
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Recipe:
Stamp Set: Out of the Box (Level 1 Hostess Gift—115342)
Inks: Basic Black (101179), Melon Mambo (115656), Chocolate Chip (100908), Tempting Turquoise (100814), Real Red (103133)
Cardstock: So Saffron (105118), Whisper White (100730)
Designer Series Paper (DSP): Jackpot (113995)
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), In-Color Markers (116329), Watercolor Pencils (101879), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Snail Adhesive (104332), Anywhere Glue Stick (104045)
Jackpot Designer Series Paper--$9.95
