brilliant wings pop through closure card

brilliant wings pop through closure card

This fun closure card uses a butterfly die as the front closure – I did a card like this years ago with a great punch that we had but we discontinued it and we really have not had a great substitute until now! In the Something Fancy Die set we have a small thin die usually used to cut out smaller sentiment pieces but the shape and size is PERFECT for this past card idea – so I am redoing it with the Brilliant wings die set and the Fancy Flora DSP.

I had some left over supplies from the card I did for a recent library class and I used the cut card pieces for this sample.

Base: Fresh Freesia 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Fancy Flora DSP” 3″ x 6″ scored at 5 3/8″
scrap Pool Party for the Brilliant Wings die cut
scrap Basic white for a Stylish Shapes circle die

Die cut one of the smaller butterflies from Brilliant Wings die set and die cut the Something Fancy die in the upper middle of the 3″ x 6″ piece of Fancy Flora DSP closer to the Scored end.

Adhere tape to the inside of the scored portion of the DSP and adhere to the upper middle back of the Basic White layer.
Then add adhesive to the back of the Basic White layer and adhere to the Fresh Freesia base.
Add adhesive to the butterfly body only and adhere through the die cut with the card front flap closed and rub to adhere the butterfly to the inside Basic white layer. With the wings open the card will remain closed but as you lift the card flap up the wings will raise and release the card flap to open the card!

Stamp the circle die with a sentiment – here I am using the two sentiments from the Color and Contour stamp set “here for you now” on the circle die and adhere that to the bottom right side of the flap.

Then stamp the second sentiment “and in Better Days ahead” in the lower middle of the Basic White layer so that it is hidden under the flap when the card is closed. Adhere the dsp cut from the card flap above the inside sentiment for some contrast and color.

Add some 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative dots bling to the card front and this quick and easy butterfly closure card is complete!

Now it is your turn – can you make a fun closure card? Go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin,
Natalie

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what to do with designer series paper with two gorgeous sides  –  make a dsp flip card

what to do with designer series paper with two gorgeous sides – make a dsp flip card

Have you ever loved both sides of your designer series paper and feel like it’s a crying shame to adhere one lovely side down and doom it to never be seen by your cards recipient? It’s just not fair to the side that loses the eenie-meenie-miney-mo excerise, right?

I have an answer for that very situation we all find ourselves in occasionally (ok – alot more than occasionally for me anyway LOL!)

Let’s make a DSP flip card!

Measurements:
6 x 6 piece of DSP
cut at 3/4″ to make one piece of 6″ x 3/4″
turn the paper 90 degrees and cut at
4″ x 5 1/4″, cut 2 pieces at 1″ x 5 1/4″
Coordinated cardstock: 5 1/2 square
scored at 4 1/4.
Basic White Cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Place two lines of Stampin’ Seal + (#152812) on the inside of the 1 1/4″ flap of the cardbase.
Lay the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP on the inside back of the cardbase so that there is an even 1/8″ border the entire way around the DSP, close the flap and rub to make the Stampin’ Seal + adhere to the DSP.
Adhere the Basic White cardstock (#159276) to the inside back of the card stock base. Adhere the other 1″ piece to the edge of the Basic White cardstock layer. I colored in a flower from the Happiness Abounds stamp set (#159238) to add to the inside of the DSP card front. I stamped a sentiment in Orchid Oasis ink (#159214) onto a Stylish Shapes die cut (#159183) and popped it up onto Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) on the card front and added Iridescent Rhinestones to finish off with a little bling!
Hope this easy card inspires you to go use that beautiful paper – both sides!!!

Go create some beautiful art of you own – one stamp and two sides of the paper at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie