Stampin’ Up! Gallery Blooms Birthday Card for Creative Creases #105

Hi, Stampers! Today kicks off a new Creative Creases Challenge, and whether you’ve been stamping forever or you’re just getting started with fun folds, I think this one will be fun for you. It’s easy (my favorite kind!) and can be used for any occasion you need. Starting with the Beautiful Gallery paper that is a must-have! Stunning paper and patterns for anything you want. Then, I had fun with my stamp collection with the Gallery Blooms at the top of the list.

I love making cards with lots of different supplies but have no fear, I have a list of everything I used at the bottom of my blog post.

So, I hope you are inspired by my card today and will check out the beautiful cards by the rest of the talented design team. Click this link to head over to the challenge.

Click to go to the Creative Creases Challenge

My Card Today

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, you can watch THIS VIDEO to make this card. I don’t think I used her exact measurements though, so I am providing the measurements I used below.
• Now, let’s make the card base and panels.
• Card Base: 7-1/4 x 5-1/2, then scored at 4-1/4 and 5-3/4 on the 7″ side
• Then, with the 5-1/2 side at the top of your trimmer, cut from the bottom at 2-3/4 up to the very first score line.
• Top Panels: DSP: 2-5/8 x 4-1/8 (2)
• Bottom Panels: DSP 1-3/8 x 2-5/8 (2)
• Once I got to the back, I wanted a frame for the side with a personal message, I made panels with cardstock, 2-5/8 x 4-1/8 and one white cardstock panel, cut to 2-1/2 x 4 and one DSP panel, cut to 2-1/2 x 4.
• Then, I decided to make a “tent” for the two small easels to keep them stable. This is totally optional, but I cut two pieces of white cardstock, 1 x 2 and scored at 1/2, 1, 1-1/2. I just burnished the score lines and glued them in place.

Now, the FUN part!

• Gallery Blooms Flower: I started with this panel and it was the most difficult for me because I initially wanted to cut it out as a square panel. I just couldn’t make myself cut it up so I ended up with a rectangle panel. The flower was stamped twice once in Basic Gray and then again in Smoky Slate. Then, I colored the flowers on the Smoky Slate image with Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut them out. After that, I colored the leaves on the Basic Gray image and cropped it out with the Perennial Postage rectangle die. I popped the flowers up with dimensionals and layered the panel onto the Secret Sea cardstock. Once that was done, I glued it to the card base.
• Beautiful Butterflies Image: I stamped the butterfly twice with Secret Sea ink and colored them with the Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends. I cropped them out with the coordinating die. I cut out white cardstock with the square Perennial Postage die and layered it onto Secret Sea cardstock. I glued one butterfly onto the square (set on a diagonal) and popped the other one over it. Then, the panel was glued to the card base.
• The sentiment from the retired Layering Leaves stamp set (NOT leaving my craft room any time soon) in Secret Sea ink and cropped it out with the Spotlight on Nature die. Then, I punched the circle from the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch and layered it under the sentiment.
• So, this is where I realized that I should have added the sentiment to the card base before the DSP was glued down. No worries! I just used two pieces of window sheet acetate (cut to 2 x 1 and folded in half. I glued them down so that the circle panel was at the top of the card base.
• Finally, I added the large pearls to the centers of the flowers and the body of the butterfly.

Then, on the back…

• I made the personal message panel and glued it to the card base.
• After that, I made a panel with Secret Sea cardstock and more Gallery Blooms DSP and glued it to the card base.
• Then, I inked up the Happy Birthday sentiment and the You’re a true blessing from the Unbounded Love stamp set in Secret Sea ink. I cropped it out with the Perennial Postage die and layered it onto Secret Sea cardstock. Once that was done, I added it to the back of the card.

I hope to submit this card to the following challenges:

1. A Perfect Time to Craft
2. Beautiful Blossoms
3. Crafty Catz
4. Cut It Up
5. Die Cut Divas
6. Ellibelle’s Corner
7. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies
8. The Paper Funday
9. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

So, what do you think of my card today? I love hearing from you!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

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If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
• Then, complete this contact information to receive a birthday card from me!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE
• Finally, you find out What’s New with SU HERE

My project supply list

Want to place an order through me? Use the Demonstrator Locator to find me under “Debbie Mageed, Illinois” to place an order if you don’t already have a demonstrator. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Gallery Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set [165211] $19.00	Gallery Blooms Bundle [165213] $53.00	Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $24.00	Beautiful Butterflies Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164608] $24.00	Beautiful Butterflies Bundle (English) [164615] $59.25	Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163378] $25.00
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165196] $12.50	Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624] $14.00	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] $9.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $9.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $9.00	Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [165287] $11.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $11.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $35.00	Perennial Postage Dies [162607] $33.00	Gallery Blooms Dies [165212] $40.00	Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls [163416] $7.50

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Last week, my son and his family moved from the hustle of downtown Chicago to the suburbs—just five minutes from me! While that adorable baby grin might suggest moving day was a breeze, let me tell you… it was HOT. But despite the heat, Noah and Musa were troopers, and we got them moved in. It was sweaty, chaotic, and honestly, a little magical to know they’re now so close. They’ve got lots of settling in to do still, but now that we’re practically neighbors, you better believe Oma’s got a front-row seat to the next chapter. Got any favorite “new house” stories to share with me?