Fun and Fast Notes Birthday and Congratulations

Here are a few cards made with that great set Fun and Fast Notes:

This top card uses the Fast Flower wheel which is also retiring.

The next two cards use the So Many Stars Builder Wheel.  They also are examples of how you can mix and match the images and words in this set.  Both use the star, but one is a birthday card and the other congratulations.

This card shows how you can use an image from Fun and Fast Notes with a sentiment from another set -- in this case Congrats.



Build a Blossom

I have two similar cards for you today, both of which use the Build a Blossom stamp set and Blossom Petals Punch.    The card on the left uses a stamp from Itty Bitty Bits for the background.  I also inked the edge of the layer with Bashful Blue before adhering it to the card base.  On the right is a one layer card and it uses the Fast Flower Wheel.  So, both have a small flower background, but each is done a different way.

Also, on the Bashful Blue card I stamped the Build a Blossom flower petals and leaves on Whisper White.  On the Melon Mambo card I used the same color ink and card stock for the petals and leaves.  Two different looks, both great.  That's what's so fun about this stamp set and punch -- you can get so many different looks.  Just because I was curious, I stamped the Melon Mambo petals on textured cardstock.

 

I still have room in the Build a Blossom classes I'm offering next week on Tuesday night (3/29) and Wednesday morning (3/30). 

See Classes for details on this and other class offerings.

Bendy Fold Card

As promised in my last post, here's my version of the bendy card.  This card is so much fun!  I have to thank my friend Corothy, who originally saw this card on the Internet and suggested that we make one in a class.  Speaking of which, due to participant illness the morning Spring Class has been rescheduled for next Thursday, March 10 at 10:00am.  E-mail me (address is in header) or comment on this post if you're able to come. 

The original instructions came from Emma Fewkes.  Go here to see her bendy card and in the upper right of the page you can click to get the tutorial:

http://ladynthestamp.blogspot.com/2011/01/bendy-fold-card.html

Thank you Emma for sharing the instructions to make this unique card! Emma also has some links to other blogs that have posted bendy cards. Patty Bombyck did one using Things I Love. That's a great little set. I'm currently working on a card with that set using the Game Spinner Hands. I'll post it when I'm done.

Now, on to my cards.  This first one is the one we will make in the Spring class next Thursday.  I just got Forest Friends for free (thanks to Sale-a-bration!) and thought it would be perfect for this type of card.  The flowers are from the hostess set Punch Potpourri, which I also got for free.  Host your own workshop (party) before the end of March and you, too, could get these sets for free! 

Here's a top view to give you a better idea of how the card works:

Here's the very first bendy card I made -- very cheerful and Spring-like with the bright colors, flowers and butterlies.

Here's a close up of the phrase on the front, which comes from Simply Said (as did the flowers on the back panel).  Sorry it's a little blurry (it's not on the card, just in my photo), but it says, "a friend is someone who makes it easy."  How true!

These cards will fit in a regular sized envelope -- just take the tabs out of the slots and lay flat.

Reminder: register for the Mystery Hostess party by March 5th to receive an extra ticket for the prize drawing. There will be lots of fun, prizes and stamping. Hope you can join us. Go to the Classes page for details on all of my upcoming events.

Send me photos of the bendy cards you create and I'll post them or add a link in the comments section so others can see your work and maybe get an idea they'd like to try.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Sue Root, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator