Free Standing Pop-up Card

Posted by on Sep 1, 2008 in 3D, Cards | 0 comments

I’ve been an insomniac all Labor Day weekend…staying up until the wee hours wide awake. Last night I decided to give this week’s Splitcoast Stampers Tutorial a whirl. Isn’t it great? It is just a bit shorter than a standard card, so it fits into a Medium Envelope!

I love how the Posy stamp works with the Say it With Scallops Thank You stamp. I now NEED to have the new Scallop Square punch! I cut that out by hand using Paper Snips and the punch would have made it much easier. Three of stamps in the Say It with Scallops set coordinate with that punch, as do two of the stamps in the Punches Three Level 1 Hostess set. Here is what the card looks like closed:

Free Standing Pop Up Card - Closed

As you can see, closed the card is a little plain. If i could do it again, I’d have stamped the Always Artichoke card stock in VersaMark with the Posy stamp as well. I’d also be more careful with the placement of the sentiment/embellishment of the pull up card (it is kind of peeking through when closed). And my last self criticism is that I wasn’t careful enough when I was making the folds…I should have used my Bone Folder from the start to keep them crisp.

Funny thing about Bravo Burgundy…it is far from my favorite color, but then I use it and love how it coordinates with other “earthy” colors…particularly that Brushed Gold Card Stock.

I can’t wait to get my Christmas supplies…I want to do a Holiday version of this card!

Recipe:

  • Stamps: Posy, Say It with Scallops
  • Ink: Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy, VersaMark
  • Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Brushed Gold, Very Vanilla
  • Accessories: Fairy Tale Ribbon (retired), Gold Jumbo Eyelet (not SU!),  Pewter Brads, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimentionals, SNAIL, Sticky Strip
  • Tools: Hobby Blade, Cutting Mat, Crop-A-Dile, Paper Snips, 3/16″ Corner Punch, Bone Folder
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