Making Fabulous Projects Using the FREE Sale A Bration Papers- PAPER BLOOMS and FLOWER & FIELD

Here we are, a month through SALE A BRATION and I have some amazing FREE Designer Series Paper to use for projects.  Stampin' Up always does an amazing job with their papers and this year is no exception.

 

A friend asked me to create a birthday card for someone.  It needed lots of space because a number of people were going to have to sign it.  While at first, I thought about a large card design but then I remembered a card I had made a couple of years ago at Christmas.  What makes the card unique is that it has a hinge built into the fold which allows for extra pages.  A perfect design for this birthday card.  I grabbed the beautiful PAPER BLOOMS paper and got started.

1)Start with a SEASIDE SPRAY card base, cut at 8-1/2in by 5-1/2in, scored at 4-1/4in.

2)To create the hinge, cut a piece of the PAPER BLOOMS DSP at 10in by 5-1/4in. Score at 4in, 4-1/2in, 5in, 5-1/2in, 6in.

3)Cut two ROCOCCO ROSE card stock inside panels at 5in by 3-3/4in each.

4)For card front, cut a piece of ROCOCCO ROSE card stock at 4in by 5-1/4in and a piece of a coordinating DSP panel at 3-3/4in by 5in.

5)For the inside of the card, adhere four coordinating DSP panels cut at 3-1/2in by 4-3/4in each to both sides of the inside ROCOCCO ROSE panels.

6)For embellishing the card, I die cut a variety of flowers using the PIERCED BLOOMS DIES using BLUSHING BRIDE, SEASIDE SPRAY, ROCOCCO ROSE and NIGHT OF NAVY card stock for centers.  Leaves are cut using SOFT SEAFOAM.

7)For the focal point on the front, I used a label from the HAPPY HIPPO DIES and a sentiment from BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP stamp set.  I also placed flowers throughout the pages.  Be creative and decorate.

My second project was a "sweet" little treat box.  I put Ghirardelli Heart Duets in them but I'm sure other chocolates could fit as well. This time I used the FLOWER & FIELD paper, another FREEBIE from the Sale A Bration Brochure. 

I made several versions based on the color palate of the paper.  This design is quick and simple to make.

1)Cut a piece of BASIC BLACK card stock at 3-1/2in by 4-7/8in, score on the LONG side at 1-1/2in and 1-7/8in.  On the SHORT side, score at 3/8in and 3-1/8in.  Here’s the template.

2) Before constructing the box, adhere the three DSP panels from the FIELD & FLOWER Designer Series Paper stack.  The three panels are cut at 2-5/8in by 2-7/8in (2 panels) and 2-5/8in by 1-3/8in.

3) Using the PIERCED BLOOMS DIES, cut out a flower, center and leaf in colors coordinating with the DSP you choose. Cut a piece of BASIC WHITE card stock in a 1/2in by 1-3/4in strip for your sentiment.  The sentiment is from the ART GALLERY stamp set.

The video below shows how both projects came together.

Click below for a PDF tutorial

PDF Tutorial

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If you have any questions regarding this or any other project, don't hesitate to email me at blreed@comcast.net.  Thanks as always for stopping by.  Come back for more crafting inspiration soon.

Barb Reed

The Wexford Stamper