Inky Bee Stampers

Welcome to Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team Blog Hop! If you’re stopping over from Shirley’s blog or you are starting with my blog thanks so much for stopping by! Our challenge for today’s blog hop is a fun fold! I know we’re going to see lots of great fun folds from my team members so let’s get started!

I created this interlocking fancy fold card using the Golden Greenery Bundle, Greetings of the Season Stamp Set, Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Gold Mercury Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. The products from the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection are stunning and a must have if you will be creating your own holiday cards and projects. I got the card base measurements and score lines for this fun fold from a recent Gina K. Designs You Tube video. The card design is my own.

The card base measures 10-3/4″ x 5-1/2″ and is scored at 1-5/8″ and 3-1/4″ on each end of the card base. I added 1-1/2″ wide panels to the two left and two right sections of the card base in a green and gold print from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Moving to the inside of the card, I second generation stamped one of the greenery images from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set onto a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow inks. Using the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set, I stamped the “Merry Christmas” sentiment over the greenery image using Mossy Meadow ink. The panel was then adhered to a Mossy Meadow mat, then adhered to the center panel of the card base and centered from left to right and top to bottom.

Two rectangles are attached to the front panels of this card base. I cut a panel of Very Vanilla and gold paper from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper for the larger rectangle, and this was matted to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock. The smaller rectangle panel was cut from the Gold Mercury Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper and also matted to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock. The larger rectangle was adhered to the right front panel of the card base using liquid glue and the smaller rectangle was adhered to the left front panel of the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. When this card is closed the left rectangle slips between the right card base panel and the smaller rectangle on the right to “lock” into place.

I used a sentiment from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set to stamp the “Love & Joy” sentiment onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock in Mossy Meadow ink. The Spotlight on Nature Dies were used to cut out the sentiment as well as the sentiment mat in Mossy Meadow. The sentiment was then adhered to the upper left of the small rectangle on the card front.

I die cut two pine boughs from Old Olive cardstock using the Golden Greenery Dies and these were adhered to the small rectangle on the card front with the ends tucked up under the bottom of the sentiment label. A Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon bow was adhered just under the sentiment label using two Mini Glue Dots.

The same greenery image from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set was stamped onto the front of the envelope in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive ink. I adhered a coordinating piece of the designer series paper to the envelope flap and trimmed the excess paper away from the flap using a pair of paper snips.

Here is a side view of the card…

The gold foiling on the Season of Green & Gold DSP and the Gold Mercury Vellum combines beautifully with the greenery images from the Golden Greenery Bundle to create some gorgeous holiday cards! The products from the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection are available now in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store. If you would like to create this card you can download, save and print the pdf tutorial by clicking on the image below. Full, detailed instructions are provided on this pdf!

It’s time to get back to the Hop! Thanks again for stopping by…I hope you enjoyed my card! You can click on the “Previous” button to go back to Shirley’s blog or click on the “Next” button to go to Terry Lynn’s blog. Or you can click on any name in the list below to go directly to that person’s blog. Enjoy!

• Mary Deatherage
• Tara Carpenter
• Ann Louise Fodgaard
• Karen Finkle
• Akiko Sudano
• Karen Ksenzakovic
• Shirley Gentry
• Carol Buckalew (You are here!)
• Terry Lynn Bright
• Nel Thames
• Amy Koenders

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Two New Kits Added to the Kits Collection!

Each month, Stampin’ Up! adds new kits to the Kits Collection. Two new kits have been added to the collection for July – the Circus Celebration Kit and the Garden of Thanks Kit!

The Circus Celebration Kit creates a total of 8 cards – 4 each of 4 different designs. This kit is perfect for the little ones! Check out the unboxing video for the kit here:

The Garden of Thanks Kit is a lovely kit and creates a total of 9 cards – 3 each of 3 different designs. Need to send out thank you cards? This is the perfect kit! You can watch the unboxing video here:

If you are not familiar with the Kits Collection, kits come with everything you need to complete the project! And I mean everything! Easy to understand instructions are included with every kit also! Of course, Stampin’ Up! provides more than these two kits. Click here to view the full line of available kits in the Online Store. Happy crafting!

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Bonus Days are Here!

It’s time for one of our favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? Getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy! When you shop between 3–31 July you will earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend! Make sure you save all your coupons because you can redeem them (and we mean ALL of them) between 1–31 August.  There’s no limit to how many coupons you can earn!

Click here for an infographic explaining how Bonus Days works. You won’t want to miss earning coupons on your purchases in July!

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New Online Exclusives Available Now!

There are a whole bunch of new Online Exclusives available for purchase in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store now! I have been sharing some of these products with you on my blog over the last several weeks. I think you are going to enjoy these new products so be sure to check them out in the Online Exclusives section of the Online Store!

There are several new Suite Collections that are available including the Iconic Celebrations Suite Collection and the Season of Green & Gold Suite Collection (click on the Suite names to view the flyers). Plus, a Fall themed bundle and a Halloween bundle are also available. These are just some of the new products available for customer purchase beginning today in the Online Store!

Remember, there is no fixed end date for Online Exclusives! Some products will be reordered when inventory is low, and others will only be available while supplies last. This way Stampin’ Up! can offer even more new products throughout the year! 

Ready to shop? Click here to go to the Online Exclusives!

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July Paper Pumpkin Kit – Painted Petals

Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin between June 11 and July 10 and receive the beautiful Painted Petals Kit! This kit contains everything needed to complete the project and comes in a pretty coordinating box! Here is what the kit includes:

• Craft beautiful cards with unique watercolor designs and pretty layers!
• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Gray Granite (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

Once you become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you will also be able to purchase the Add On to take your kits to the next level! Click here to view the promotional flyer and information on the Add On, plus get a glimpse of the August and September kits too!

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July Host Code

Use my current Host Code and receive a free gift from me valued at $8 when you place an order of $35 or more (before shipping and tax). If you place an order greater than $150, do not use the Host Code as you will be eligible for Stampin’ Rewards (but you will still receive the free gift from me!). Use my July Host Code – 79GM6UNE.

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Products used to create today’s project that are available for purchase are included below.