The secret recipe is out!!

Today I revealed my secret recipe for lip balm to a great group of stampers! My family has been asking me for this recipe for years. Now the secret recipe is out!

We had a fabulous afternoon of stamping and making our own lip balm!

As the oils and butters were melting, we made gift packaging using the Lots of Labels Framelits, the Simply Scored Board, and the Big Shot.

The first and last mini lip balm boxes were made using the instructions from amazing Sam Hammond. I changed the Designer Series Paper as well as the ribbon and the sentiment.
 

I love the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper! This pattern looks like the ocean and the sand one way (the blue, tranquil tide, and peach stripes) and the mountains another (the fig and white stripes). The Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon is stunning!

It is not too early to start getting ready for Christmas! What a great stocking stuffer!

I designed this sweet lip balm holder. I used the Lots of Labels Framelits to create the holder cover and paired it with Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper and the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set.

I also designed this Watercolor Wings and Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper lip balm holder. For the butterfly, I used Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and Melon Mambo, respectively. 

For the book style holder, I followed instructions from Jill Franchett. I changed the stamp sets and embellishments. I used the Happy Birthday Gorgeous and the Birthday Blooms stamp sets and the Daffodil Delight Double-Stitched Ribbon.

Can you tell Happy Birthday Gorgeous is one of my top favorite new stamp set from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog?! This is the first stamp set I think of when starting new projects.

The lip balm tray comes from SKS Bottling. We used the 0.15 ounce lip balm containers.

After the lip balm solidified, we wrapped the tubes with corresponding Designer Series Paper. Who wouldn't want to get these cute lip balm holders and homemade lip balm using all natural ingredients!?! I sure do!

I have a few more lip balm holders to make up for and deliver to family and friends who have been waiting patiently for the next batch!

Great News!! The Daisy Punch is back in stock!!! Woohoo! If you are interested in signing up for July's Stamp of the Month Class featuring the Daisy Delight stamp set and punch, I recommend signing up right away because it is so popular. I don't want you to miss out! I placed two orders for the Daisy Delight Bundle today already. Contact me today to reserve your spot and order the Daisy Delight Bundle.


Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Birthday Daisy Easel Card

I am loving the Daisy Delight stamp set and Daisy Punch! It pairs so well with the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set in this easel card too. These two stamp sets are quickly becoming my favorite new stamp sets!

I think this fun fold would be a great birthday card to send to your loved ones and to send loved ones in nursing homes.  The easel card is a great fun fold to display in the home as a reminder of your caring and thoughts.

This easel card is a fun fold that is as fun to give and display as it is to make. The easel card uses a top folding card base (11" x 4-1/4"; scored at 5-1/2") with an extra card front attached (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Each easel card base will use 1-1/2" pieces of 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock. The easel card will fold flat.

 Let's get started. You will need to cut the following pieces of cardstock and Designer Series Paper.

Happy Birthday Daisy Easel Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Night of Navy	11” x 4-1/4”, scored at 5-1/2”
Front Panel	Night of Navy	5-1/2” x 4-1/4”
Front Matte	Whisper White	5-1/4” x 4”; embossed with Garden Trellis Embossing Folder
Lower Front Panel	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper	2-1/4” x 4”
Celebrate Tag	Whisper White	2” x 2”; cut with the small tag die in the Wood Crate Thinlit set
Daisy	Whisper White	3-1/2” x 3”; punch 3 daisies with the Daisy Punch
Leaves	Whisper White	3” x 3”
Daisy Center	Daffodil Delight	Scraps; stamp with daisy center stamp & punch with a 1/2" circle punch
Inside Matte	Whisper White	5-1/4” x 4”
Lower Inside Panel	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper	2” x 4”
Birthday Sentiment	Whisper White	3” x 3-1/2”; stamp & punch with Pretty Label Punch

Start with the card base so that the two score lines are at the top. Fold and burnish the score lines on the card base toward you. These score lines will form a triangle on which the front panel will sit. Lay the card base flat again with the two score lines at the top.

Adhere the lower inside panel to the bottom of the inside matte. Wrap a 4-7/5" piece of Daffodil Delight Double-Stitched Ribbon around where the inside matte and the lower inside panel meet and attached with glue dots to the back. Then adhere this to the lower half of your card base as shown below. The upper portion is left blank to write a special message.

Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock in Night of Navy ink and punch out with the Pretty Label Punch. Attach Stampin' Dimensionals to the back. Then adhere to the center of the lower inside panel as shown above.

Put the card base aside for now.

Emboss the front matte with the Garden Trellis embossing folder. Adhere the lower front panel to the bottom of the front matte. I used the debossed side facing up, but this card looks just as pretty with the embossed side facing up.

Wrap a 4-7/5" piece of Daffodil Delight Double-Stitched Ribbon around where the front matte and the lower front panel meet and attached with glue dots to the back. Attach this to the front panel.

Stamp celebrate in Night of Navy ink onto Whisper White cardstock and die cut with the small tag die from the Wood Crate Thinlit set. Attach two Stampin' Dimensionals to the back of the tag - one underneath the hole and one in the center of the tag. Cover the hole in the tag with a Night of Navy large circle enamel shape or enamel shape of your choice. Adhere to the front panel on the Daffodil Delight ribbon toward the right side.

Bring your card base back. Fold the top score line toward you. The rectangular area between the top of the card base and the first score line will become the area the front panel will sit on. Put glue or snail adhesive on this area. Adhere this to the bottom of the front panel.

It is easier and less cumbersome to put as many of the flatter pieces together before adding the daisy.

Punch out 3 daisies from Whisper White cardstock. Sponge Daffodil Delight ink in the center of each daisy with a sponge dauber.

Glue the daisies together - one stacked on top of each other and off set. Off setting each layer will add more fullness to the daisy. Shape the petals by bending and curling them backwards by hand or with your bone folder.

Add a Stampin' Dimensional to the back of the completed daisy.

Stamp the daisy center image in Daffodil Delight ink onto Daffodil Delight cardstock. Punch out the daisy center using a 1/2" circle punch. Glue on top of the center of the daisy.
 

Attach the daisy to the center of the top portion of the front panel.

Stamp the leaf outline 3 times in Lemon Lime Twist ink onto Whisper White cardstock. Then fill in the leaf outline with the solid leaf image using Lemon Lime Twist ink first stamped off. That is, tap the solid leaf image on the Lemon Lime Twist ink pad. Then stamp onto your grid paper or scrap paper. Then stamp over the leaf outline. Stamping off the solid leaf image creates a contrast between the leaf outline and the solid leaf images.

Fussy cut the leaves and adhere underneath the daisy petals.

Your card is ready for giving and displaying. You can rest the front panel on the inside ribbon or on the Happy Birthday sentiment.

Happy Birthday Daisy Easel Card Card Supply List
Stamps	#143662 Happy Birthday, Gorgeous (Photopolymer) #143669 Daisy Delight (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #100867 Night of Navy #144137 Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper
Ink	#126970 Night of Navy #144086 Lemon Lime Twist #126944 Daffodil Delight
Embellishments	#144116 Daffodil Delight Double-Stitched Ribbon #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals #141681 Regals Enamel Shapes
Tools	#143715 Pretty Label Punch #143713 Daisy Punch #119869 1/2" Circle Punch #143730 Wood Crate Framelits #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #143741 Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #126889 Stampin’ Trimmer

I hope you give this fresh as a daisy easel card a try! I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
 Beth

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June Host Code - RZGCQ2RT
When placing an order, please use host code RZGCQ2RT for orders under $150 USD. Please don't use the host code if your order is more than $150.

Stamp of the Month Class - June's Stamp of the Month Host Code is GFWW6YFC. If you are attending class virtually, please use this host code to have your stamp set mailed directly to you.

Current Promotions:

June 1st - 30th, 2017 - We Heart Hosts
If you host a party in June, you can earn more Stampin' Rewards with each qualifying party or order. Host a party with sales of $350 USD or more or place an order of $350 USD or more and earn $35 EXTRA in Stampin' Rewards (totals before shipping and taxes)! That's $35 on top of the regular Stampin' Rewards! Bonus!

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