It's Time To Bloom - Easel Card

Yeah!  Here comes Spring and "It's Time to Bloom!"

I love how people come up with mechanical ideas for cards and 3-D items.  This is an "easel" card and I love the movement.  SPRING is the theme for this weeks Paper Pal Arts Challenge #32 and our Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper™ has Spring printed all over it!

 Oh, it may look like a regular card, coming out of the envelope, but it springs to life, as it's opened up.  This is another "Big Shot" die cutting card.  Both the butterflies and the embossed "Hi" are created using the Big Shot die cutting machine.

The bright colors of the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper™ is very exciting and appropriately bright and cheerful to welcome Spring.

Mukibug Tips:

• Let the colors in your Designer Series Paper dictate the colors of your project.  I just LOVE how all Stampin' Up! colors match across the board through all of our accessories/products.
• The embosslits dies are the BEST.  They die cut and emboss in one pass through the Big Shot.
• The Polka Dot texture I added to the die cut Beautiful Butterflies was just enough to give them some life.
• I only adhered the right side of the butterfly down.  The left side remains free to hold the card in an easel position.
• The Rhinestone Brad on the butterfly was just to add some bling!  Just because.  :D

So check out that training video over at Split Coast Stampers and start creating some fun and clever cards yourself.  I've listed all the supplies below, that I used to create this card.

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RUBBER STAMPS
Bella's Bloom    111600

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Certainly Celery    105125
So Saffron    105118
Orchid Opulence    100969
Shades of Spring DSP    117160

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Chocolate Chip    100908

ACCESSORIES
SU! Big Shot by Sizzix™    113439
SU! Hi Embosslits Die    115952
SU! Perfect Polka Dots    117335
Textured Impressions Folder
SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die    114507
Wide Oval Punch    112082
FREE SAB Scallop Trim Border    118402
1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon    113699
Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads    109110
Crop A Dile    108362
Mat Pack    105826
Medium Vanilla Envelopes    107300
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332
Glue Dots (permanent)    103683

Comments

[Kim]

Beautiful card Ann - screams Spring :) WaHOO!!! Have to try these easel cards - they are so cool looking!!

[Mary Fish]

Seriously pretty. You wowed me with this designer paper. Hugs, M

[Linda Henry]

Hello Spring!! Wonderful combination of everything!!

[Ann Schach]

Very pretty! I just love easel cards! Great choice of DSP.

[Carla Bazhenow]

Oh, I can't wait to make one. Yours is gorgeous! Hugs,

[Patti MacLeith]

I have GOT to try one of these easel cards. Nice challenge card, Anne!

[Linda Callahan]

Love how you used the butterfly to hold the card open - beautiful!

[Debbie Modrowsky]

What a great idea to use the butterfly to hold open the easel card. Beautiful spring colors!