Six panel Pop & Twist Card & Congratulations Sue

Well... the Pop Up & Twist Panel card (aka Pop Up Panel Card, Pop Up Twist Card or Twisted Pop Up Card) is an incredibly popular card format at the moment... and I have made a few already... which have been proving very popular with people coming and visiting my blog... see here, here, here, here and here ...

But I was determined to make one with more panel sections than the 4 panels offered in all the cards doing the rounds...

And so I have!! So I bring you a World Exclusive (I think!)... the 6 Panel Pop & Twist Card...

And talk about a wonderful excuse to do so... my lovely Sue has gained her Stampin' Up! Silver promotion... for which I am a very proud SU! Mummy!!

So I was delighted to make the prototype for her to accompany the celebratory gift I sent her.... and I can't wait to see what she makes with her gift! So... again... well done Sue! And if you live in the UK and would like to join my merry bunch of Craft Therapists... and earn gifts and cards from me... just go here!

Beautiful silver embossed greeting care of Birthday Blast (again), flowers and butterflies from Grateful Bunch (had to be butterflies for Sue!) with flowers punched out by Blossom Bunch Punch. Die cut Large Letters in Silver Glimmer  and papers from the Neutrals ( Silver) and Subtles (Pool Party) Designer Series Paper Stacks. Finished off with 3/8" Stitched Pool Party Ribbon

And here is the simple (but I think classy!) understated front... as I really wanted the opening of the card to cause the WOW!!!

And no... no tutorial today... as a second version has already been made which improves on the making of this first prototype... and I have just one more thing to try before I finalise the design... as I do like to fine tune to make the making of a card as easy as possible!

Detailed Dragonfly & So Very Much

Quick little simple card to say a big Thank You!

Greeting from the Sale A Bration promotional So Very Much stamp set (yours for free with a £45 order) Thank You silver embossed and other part stamped in Blushing Bride

Dragonflies cut from Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper using the Detailed Dragonflies dies - and then 2 (top and bottom) carefully scissor-cut off the set of 5 small dragonflies to form single dragonflies and a trio...

Blushing Bride polka dot Paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Pack

Finished off with Silver 1/8" Ribbon and Rhinestone Jewels...

And before I go... here are the images in the co-ordinating Dragonfly Dreams stamp set...

And here is the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle (with that 10% discount from Stampin' Up! - and oh look... almost a free Sale A bration item too)

Have to say that this this bundle is proving very popular in these parts!

Hello It's My Party

Another very quick post today...and another early night tonight!

This is the card we made at January Monthly Training that inspired me to make quite a lot of cards using different papers! Here and here...

Well it is too good not to CASE!

So this original version is made using the It's My Party papers... lovely 12x12 paper stack - with oodles of paper choice - some for the kids, some for the girls/ladies and some for the boys/men - and some for any occasion - a great combination Stampin' Up!

And spot the metallic gold thread we used here... dreamy with these punched and sponged balloons...