Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop. Our first in 2022! This month, the theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope that you enjoy all of the projects and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of this post to help you “hop” from Pal to Pal.
How pretty it is to see the first signs of Spring with Daffodils popping up! They’re such a clean, happy flower. Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper is absolutely FREE during Sale-A-Bration! This paper pack was on top of my wish list. I thought it would be perfect to showcase today. There is a matching Bundle, but without a doubt, this DSP can do very well on its own.
The Bits & Pieces
The card design I created lends itself to showing off a few of the pretty patterns. I wanted you to see how you, your Paper Trimmer and Paper Snips can have a fun “Maker Session”.
Putting It Together
- This card is a Mini Slimline. The Very Vanilla card base is a 7″ square scored at 3 1/2″.
- The Pale Papaya polka dot layer is 7″ x 3 1/2″ and attached directly to the card base front.
- The black floral strip is 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and attached to the bottom of the card on top of the polka dot layer.
- The diagonal stripe strip is 1 1/4″ x 3 1/2″.
- The large windowpane check layer measures 2 3/4″ x 5″ . Don’t attach it to the card front until you attach the oval die cut to the left side.
- The Bermuda Bay Oval is die cut with the largest die in my Stitched Shapes Dies. I placed it at the center of the large layer and offset it on the left. I trimmed off the excess from the back of the large layer, then attached the layer to the card front diagonally.
- The flowers are all fussy cut from the DSP.
- The black leaf sprig is die cut from the new Honeybee Blooms Dies.
- The sentiment, stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, is from the new Ranunculus Romance stamp set. I thought the font matched this card design perfectly.
- The Basic Black sentiment strip is 1/4″ x 2 1/4″. I had to bring more black to the top of the card for some color balance. I think that little strip works well.
- The Very Vanilla sentiment strip is 2 1/8″ x 5/8″.
The Matching Envelope
I created an envelope template for this card. Below are the dimensions. I prepared a downloadable PDF with images that you can find in yesterday’s post.
- Start with an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of thin cardstock or copy paper. A thinner weight cardstock will yield a nicer envelope.
- Score on the 8 1/2″ side at 2 1/4″ and 6″.
- Score on the 11″ side at 1 3/4″ and 9″.
- Burnish all scored lines.
- Cut away all four corners.
- Fold sides in toward center and adhere.
- With a corner round punch, punch each corner of the bottom and top flaps.
- Fold the smaller bottom flap up and adhere.
- Cut a piece of patterned paper 3″ x 2 1/2″. Round the corners of this “envelope liner”. Tuck it in the top flap and adhere.
- Fold down the top, lined flap.
- All done!
So, cut, score, crop, attach and create a fun slimeline card for someone special.
…the only limitation is your imagination!
More inspiration awaits! Use the lineup below to visit the rest of the team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on February 9th. Our theme will be Birthday Bash when our team creates birthday projects to celebrate our family and friends.
Until then, have fun in your craft space!
Now through February 28th.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps, INK
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb… You are here
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
Product Details
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I love your card! You have given me a new perspective of this paper! The different pieces layered together are perfect!
The window pane layer is a stand out! So is your daisy with a pink center. Very pretty card!
Debbie, such a fun combo of daffodils! Great slimline card!
Beautiful card, Debbie! Love the matching envelope too! 🙂
Beautiful mix of papers, Debbie! And I love the mini slimline size!
Deb, I love the combination of all the DSP! A very vibrant card with a great layout.
Funky, fun, and fresh take on the Daffodils DSP Deb! Great to see how you put your stamp on our hop:)
Such pretty papers, and an even prettier layout! Thanks for sharing!
Great card Deb! It’s amazing to see what you can make with just the paper alone.
I just love how you created this beautiful card, Debbie! This paper is one of my favorites and cutting it to create your own bouquet was so creative. Thank you for being part of the blog hop this month.
Your card is outstanding. Beautiful papers and it is put together in just the right proportions.
I love this card, especially the fussy cut flowers. This DSP pack has so many possibilities.
Fussy cutting the DSP – stroke of genius. I love the way you have angled the background frame. All pieces and parts = LOVELY