Stampin’ Up! Greenery Lane is All Aflutter for Let’s Craft & Create

Hi, Stampers!

A new Let’s Craft and Create Challenge starts today, and our optional theme is “Tag! You’re It—(Use a tag on your project or make one).” Tags are a great way to anchor your images to the card front, and I have a few retired punches that haven’t been used in a long time. This card came together like magic—it’s amazing how pressure to make a card can spark your creativity haha! I had the Greenery Lane washi tape that I had adhered to vellum to see how I liked it on my desk and wanted to use it with the coordinating Greenery Lane stamp set. After having fun making the background and embellishing the tag, I thought a few butterflies (new All Aflutter bundle) would add the “life” I enjoy on my cards.

Ready to get your creative juices flowing? Head over to the gallery for a dose of inspiration, and if you’re feeling crafty, come play along with us!

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, this card started with the cardstock, cut to 11 x 4-1/4 and scored at 5-1/2.
• Then, I cut the Nature Walk designer paper to 5-1/8 x 3-7/8 and ran it through the Vine & Stone embossing folder. To make the embossing stand out, I sponged the entire panel with Crumb Cake ink. Once that was done, I layered it onto white cardstock and cut it to 5-1/4 x 4.

And now, the fun part!

• Once that was done, I cut the Whispers of Texture cardstock (on sale!) with the retired Happy Labels Pick-a-Punch. I tore off the bottom of the tag, then sponged the edges all around with more Crumb Cake ink. I used the Greenery Lane branch in Lost Lagoon ink and sponged the edge of the leaves with Crumb Cake ink before stamping it onto the tag. I popped it up with dimensionals and adhered it to the card base.
• Once that was done, I cut the Greenery Lane washi tape with their coordinating dies.
• After that, I cut the large leaf with the Greenery Lane die and sponged it with Crumb Cake ink.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Greenery Land stamp set onto Lost Lagoon cardstock and cut it with a retired Happy Labels punch and sponged it with Crumb Cake ink.
• The sentiment was glued onto the tag with a dimensional on the right, and then I started adding the washi tape around the sentiment.
• The retired Bordered Ribbon was cut and tied into a knot and added to the tag with a glue dot.
• Finally, I inked up the new All Aflutter stamp in Lost Lagoon ink and punched out with the coordinating punch. Also, I added the sweet Pressed Flower Motifs to add to the vintage feel of this card.

Then, on the inside…

• Not pictured, I added a panel of Crumb Cake and white cardstocks to add a personal message.

I hope to share my card with these challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create
2. A Perfect Time to Craft
3. A Place To Start
4. Allsorts
5. Classic Design
6. Ellibelle’s Corner
7. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
8. Triple B

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.

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!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest and Instagram
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE

Today’s project supply list

Greenery Lane Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166870] $24.00	Greenery Lane Bundle (English) [166877] $49.50	All Aflutter Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167564] $20.00	All Aflutter Bundle (English) [167570] $41.25	Nature Walk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166912] $12.50	Whispers Of Texture 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [167106] $10.00
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $14.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $11.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $9.00	Greenery Lane Dies [166876] $31.00	All Aflutter Punch [167569] $26.00	Stone & Vine 3 D Embossing Folder [166990] $10.00
Happy Labels Pick A Punch [160693] $30.00	Greenery Lane Washi Tape [166880] $15.00	Pressed Flower Motifs [165215] $9.00	Lost Lagoon ¼" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon [161171] $8.00

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As his after-school sidekick most weekdays, I’m always trying to find fun ways to keep him entertained without defaulting to screens. We started with a little “chemistry” kit, but I think we officially exhausted every possible experiment in that box. So I grabbed a new kit that teaches the basics of electricity… which is an area I know approximately nothing about. Today it was basically the blind leading the blind.

BUT… never fear. This kid figured it out in about 10 minutes and then spent the next 2 ½ hours happily making things light up, beep, and even power a little fan. I was honestly amazed. Like… how are their brains this fast?!

It was such a reminder that sometimes the best entertainment is just letting them build, explore, and tinker. And bonus: they don’t even miss the screens when they’re having that much fun. I just loved that although I had to look at each new circuit he created, I didn’t have to do it with him! Score!!