Botanical Blooms Z Fold

I made this card for a monthly challenge group I belong to.  It uses retired supplies, but turned out quite nice.  It’s a variation of the Double Z fold I’ve used before.  You can see other examples of this fold here and here.

 

Stamps:  Botanical Blooms, One Big Meaning

Cardstock:  Mint Macaron (vintage), Hello Honey (vintage), Mossy Meadow (vintage), Cajun Craze, Whisper White

Ink:  Mint Macaron, Basic Black

Paper:  Botanical Gardens DSP (vintage)

Dies:  Botanical Builder Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Other:  Basic Rhinestones

Although a lot of the supplies used on this card are no longer available, I’ll be happy to help you choose other products just as beautiful.  Feel free to contact me if you need help.

Taylor’s Graduation Card

One of my good friends, Vandy, has a son who graduated this year. He goes to school in Meade County, KY and their school colors are Kelly Green and White, so I used the retired Cucumber Crush to make this card for him.

Their mascot is the Greenwaves, so I thought the Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder would work well for his card.  The cap is a diamond shape layered over a small square punched with the edge of the Best Badge punch.

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cucumber Crush

Dies/Punches:  Large Numbers Framelits, Best Badge

Other:  Tassel (vintage), Seaside TIEF

Stampin’ Up! has a great selection of beautiful colors.  I’m sure you can find some to match your school colors.  Let me know if I can help!

Stamp Case Suitcase

I recently posted about my VIP Party on a demonstrator site, and I had a lot of requests for more information on the Stamp Case “Suitcase” I gave to my guests.  If you missed the party posts, you can see them here and here.

I made each of my top ten customers a personalized suitcase.

I started by cutting a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) 7″ x 11 1/4″.  This size fits neatly into the plastic cover of the full size Wide Stamp Case.

I slipped the DSP into the cover and closed the box.  This creased the paper so I could better see the dimensions of  the area I wanted to decorate.  I then removed the paper and decorated it with the Whisper White cardstock strips, Large Letters Framelits, and Daisy Delight Bundle.  I then re-inserted the DSP into the cover of the stamp case.

I cut a piece of cardboard to 1 1/4″ x 7 1/2″, and centered my handle on the cardboard to mark where the holes for the screws should go.  I punched holes in the cardboard strip.  To double check, I placed my handle on the strip to be sure the punched holes were lined up with the screw holes.  I got my handles at Home Depot.  They are 3 3/4″ from center of one screw hole to the other.

I centered the strip on the spine of my stamp case (with DSP already inserted) and marked the holes (I used a Sharpie).  My hubby drilled through the case and paper, using the proper sized drill bit for my screws.  He used a power drill.  Be careful not to make the holes too big.  He screwed the handle onto the spine.  Note:  the screws that come with the handles are too long, as they are made to go through cabinet drawers, so you’ll need to purchase shorter screws.

I used a manual screwdriver to attach the handles.  It takes a bit of effort, but you’ll have more control.

Have fun with these!

One final note:  The stamp cases were accidentally left out of the current Annual Catalog, but they are still available for purchase.  The item number is 127551.  They can be purchased at my shopping link below.

If you like this project, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below!