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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Happy New Catalog Day! Don't you love all of the new stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, and embellishments?! It is all so gorgeous and exciting!

The Daisy Punch (Item #143713) has been especially popular! So much so that the stock has been depleted! Unfortunately, because it is so popular, the Daisy Punch is on backorder and has been placed in not orderable status. This means that the Daisy Punch (Item #143713) and the Delightful Daisy Bundle (Item #145361) are not able to be ordered at this time.

Stampin' Up! is working hard to get more punches in stock quickly. The expected return availability date is later this month on June 26th, 2017.

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Speaking of tempting, I put in my order today! I have been making lists for weeks deciding what to get first. Let me tell you, it was not easy. I want to try everything! I put in one medium order today for my absolute must haves. I will then put in another order in July for Christmas classes. Watch my calendar for a new upcoming Christmas  series starting in July.

You know I love those cute little piggies! His happiness is so contagious. I ordered This Little Piggy stamp set (Item #143919 Wood-Mount / Item #143922 Clear-Mount) immediately. In fact, I many have ordered another for a giveaway. Mum's the word.

I also ordered the Coffee Break product suite. Coffee is my favorite caffeinated beverage. Naturally, I had to get everything.

I really like that little to go cup framelit in the Coffee Cup Framelits (Item #143745) matches the little to go cup image in the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (Item #144155). You can die cut the the little to go cup right from the Designer Series Paper. There is no more fussy cutting for the darling cup!

The Coffee Cups Framelits and the Coffee Cafe stamp sets also come in a bundle with a 10% saving (Item #145331).

I ordered the rest of the Foil Frenzy Product Suite. The mini bows (Item #144127) are fantastic for gift wrapping and even in a large hurricane candle holder as a decorative storage accent. The Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item #144125) is also well-suited for making gift boxes and bags because of the Kraft paper backing. I am looking forward to pairing this with the Window Box Thinlits (Item #142762).

The Embossing Paste (Item #141979) is incredible! I can't wait to start creating my own embossed designs!

I will be demonstrating this at the Catalog Launch Party as well as Glossy White cardstock (Item #144240). Glossy White cardstock is another fabulous medium for painting and coloring that intensifies color.
 

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Don't forget. My Catalog Launch Party is on Saturday, June 17th from 1pm to 4pm. I will have project samples using the new stamp sets, embellishments, and papers, prizes, games, demonstrations, and delicious food to munch on. I look forward to my Catalog Launch Parties as a time to spend with friends stamping, talking, laughing, and have a great time trying all of the new stamping products. Let's celebrate the new Annual Catalog together!

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We love you, Dad. We miss you and love you, Pa.

-Beth

Thank You for Your Service Card Supply List
Stamps	#138856 Crazy About You (Wood-Mount) #138859 Crazy About You (Clear-Mount) #137167 Perpetual Birthday Calendar (Photopolymer) #140675 Balloon Celebration (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #102482 Real Red #100867 Night of Navy
Ink	#126949 Real Red #126970 Night of Navy
Embellishments
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #137363 Hello You Thinlits #143710 Oh, My Stars Embossing Folder (available 06/01/17) #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat

 

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May's Paper Pumpkin is adorable! The kit is called Sprinkles of Love and contains supplies to create 9 circular cards - 6 doughnuts and 3 floral cards.

This month's kit reminds me of our local doughnut shop. They create more than 20 different and creative flavors every day. My husband and I sometimes go on the weekend to samples some of the more interesting flavors such as brownie blast and banana's foster. They are delectable!

The stamp set has heart-warming and dear sentiments! The play on words is fun too!

I especially love the "envelopes" this month. The cards are packaged in Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla striped paper bags with gold and Very Vanilla twine, giving a fresh from the bakery feel!

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