Sunflower in a shaker jar - another catalogue sneak peak

One more week to go - and the new catalogue goes live.  But in the meantime, here is a sneak peak of another new bundle - a flower in a shaker jar.  To make the card, I used the following new products:  Flower in a jar stamp set, Jar punch, Jar shaker domes, and Flowers for Every Season gems

Stamp the image of the Sunflower jar stopper , colour with Stampin' blends, and fussy cut.

The base of Thick Whisper White is layered with Whisper White that has a strip of Daffodil Delight Subtle DSP as well as a strip die cut with the Ornate edge die.  The Jar punch was inserted into the bottom of this Whisper White layer as far as it could, and punched a jar aperture.  Lay it on top of the card front and trace the outline of the jar very lightly using a pencil.

The jar shaker dome has adhesive on both sides. After removing the cover over the adhesive on the top of the dome, the dome was inserted through the jar aperture from the bottom (wrong side) to the top.  Apply tear and tape adhesive along the periphery.

On the card front, stamp the image of the flower stems within the pencil outline of the jar and colour with Stampin' Blends.  Add the gems to the center, remove all the adhesive covers and add the  cardstock/dome  to the card front making a shaker.

Add the Sunflower topper to the top of the jar using dimensionals as well as a bow make with the ruched Daffodil Delight ribbon.

Stamp and punch the sentiment with the Classic Label punch and adhere one end to the jar lid.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Jar of Flowers, Itty Bitty Greetings
Inks:  
Jar:  Pool Party
Sunflowers:  Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede
Leaves:  Old Olive
Stems:  Pear Pizzazz
Sentiment:  Mossy Meadow
Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Subtle DSP, Early Espresso
Accessories:  Ornate Border Die, Jar Punch, Jar domes, Flower for Every Occasion gems, 1/4" Daffodil Delight ruched ribbon, Classic label punch, Dimensionals, Glitter gems, Glitter Crystal Effects

Pop Up Easter Flower Card - a partial case

I came up with this idea from Jan Brown, a UK demonstrator, so the basic design is her's, but the choice of stamp, colours and paper is mine.

I knew I wanted to make an Easter card, but initially had difficulty choosing some DSP, until I reviewed the Bird Ballad DSP.  The pale pastel colours with Daffodil Delight highlights was perfect for what I had in mind.

The front of the card looks like an ordinary A2 card, but the surprise comes when the card is opened!
Out pops a flower pot containing some lovely yellow crocuses!

The flower pot is made by taking a 1 3/4 by 8" strip of Daffodil Delight card stock, scoring it at 2, 4, and 6" then embossing it with the Basket Weave embossing folder.  Adhesive is added to the right side of the end panels which are then added to the inside of the card  with the edges right against the card fold line.

But, I'm ahead of myself.

The base card is Daffodil Delight, with the front, and two inner sides decorated with identical pieces of Bird Ballad DSP layered with Whisper White card stock. I debated about changing the DSP pattern for the inside, but decided to keep thepattern the same as the front.

The front - on top of the DSP, an oval circle, embossed with the Basket Weave embossing folder, is added to the center.  Using dimensionals, the Easter sentiment, from "Welcome Easter" is die cut . with the Petals Label Die.  An extra coloured crocus flower, snipped off the bouquet, was tucked underneath this die cut and a bird, fussy cut from the DSP, was added just below it.  Then I added a bow made with ruched Daffodil Delight ribbon below the sentiment, and 3 Champagne rhinestones.

Back to the Inside:
After adding the flower pot pop up, and making sure the card closed and opened smoothly, two crocus bunches were added to the pot.  These were coloured with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut as there are no dies for this image.
On the pot  itself I added the coloured image of a field of Crocuses which I cut in half.  Each half was adhered so that the edges of the middle cut line met at the fold line.

After filling the pot, I did a quick check by opening and closing the card to ensure that no parts of the flowers extended from inside of the card.

Although Jan added some butterflies to each of the upper inner corners, I decided no further embellishments were needed.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:Easter Promise, Welcome Easter
Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive)
Papers:  Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP
Accessories:  Basket Weave Embossing Folder, 1/4" Ruched Daffodil Delight ribbon, Champagne rhinestones, Dimensionals, Oval dies,  Petal Label Die