Pop Up House Card

I was a bit hesitant using the Pop Up House Thinlets to make a pop up house on the inside of an A2 card.  In the past I have had difficulty making pop ups and have actively avoided making them.
But today I persevered, and I was successful. Because I have now worked out 'the kinks' my next pop up will be easier.

The above picture shows the front of the card.  Six 3/4 " strips of Garden Impression DSP were added to a piece of Whisper White card stock to create a panel.This was added to the Night of Navy card base.

The sentiment, from the Pop of By  stamp set, was die cut using a die from the Hummingbird framelits.  A binotched strip of Night of Navy card stock  and after a piece of miniature gold sequin trim was  added beneath the sentiment piece after which it was adhered to the DSP panel using dimensionals.

Open the card, and the house pops out:

To colour the house I opted to use extra die cuts of the house rather than sponging or otherwise colouring it.  So, I  die cut a roof in  Night of Navy and the main house  in Basic Gray. These were adhered over the pop up base.  I decided to keep the door white.

Once that was done curtains,  a flower box and a wreath were added to make the house look more inviting.  All were coloured with Stampin' blends.

To finish the card, Garden Impressions DSP, in the same colours as the house,  was added to the lower card, completing it with a 1/8" strip of Night of Navy cardstock just below the house.

Details were added and the corners rounded of the sentiment piece for which the Detailed Trio punch was used.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Pop on By

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Light and dark Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Soft Suede (light and dark)

Papers:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Garden Impression DSP

Accessories:  Hummingbird Along Framelits, Pop Up House Thinlets, Detailed Trio punch, Banner Triple Punch. Mini gold sequin trim, dimensionals.

Hibiscus - I Yearn for My Garden

Another Colorado low , is heading our way - the second one in as many weeks, bringing with it lots of snow.  Soon we will be running out of places to put the  shovelled  snow.  This has been a brutal winter so far and its not over yet.

At times like this I yearn for my garden.  The "Humming Along" stamp set does that for me, especially the Hibiscus.  So I made a birthday card featuring this flower.

The front of a top fold Thick Whisper White card base was embossed with the Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder.

On top of this was added a Melon Mambo frame, made by die cutting two sizes of the Stitched Rectangle framelits. 

The Hibiscus flower, as well as an extra leaf, was stamped and coloured on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock.  Both light and dark Melon Mambo blendabilites were used for the flower; Daffodil Delight on the large stamen; and Night of Navy in the center.  The stem and leaves were coloured with Granny Apple Green and light Daffodil Delight.

After die cutting the flower and extra leaf with the Humming Framelit dies (there is a die for the flower and leaf) it was added to the card front using dimensionals.  The extra leaf was attached to the stem adjacent to the other leaf.

No card is complete without bling, so Dazzling Diamonds was applied to the flower only.

The sentiment, die cut using this shaped framelit, had its edges sponged lightly with Melon Mambo ink before it was added to the card front above the flower also with dimensionals (see picture below)

Close up showing die cut sentiment and stitched Rectangle frame

Close up showing Dazzling Diamonds on flower as well as embossing

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Humming Along

Inks: Black Memento, Melon Mambo, Stampin' Blends (Light & Dark Melon Mambo, Light & Dark Granny Apple Green, Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Night of Navy)

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Accessories:  Humming Along Framelit Dies, Dazzling Diamonds, Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Stitched Rectangle Framelit/dies.