Tropical Butterfly

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using our favorite DSP.  I always love working with SU's beautiful DSP, but sometimes packs fly under the radar for me until I see them in person. The Tropical Escape pack falls into that category. I liked it, but was lukewarm until it was in my hands and I could flip through the stack. Oh my goodness! This stack has such beautiful patterns! I knew I had to focus on this stack for today's card. I ended up creating a fancy folds card to feature a few of the patterns in the stack. After choosing my patterns, I chose a coordinating sentiment and a die cut a beautiful butterfly. 

Detail of fancy fold:

• Stamps: Better Together
• Inks: Lovely Lipstick
• Cardstock: Tropical Escape DSP; Basic Gray; Granny Apple Green; Whisper White
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Springtime Impressions Thinlits

Folded Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a fabulous flowers card. Instead of stamping with flowers, I decided to focus on some of our gorgeous floral DSP. This particular piece is from the Cake Soiree DSP pack. I featured this card at April's stamp club where we scored and folded to create this amazing double pleated fold. For the measurements and tutorial, check out Julie @ The Way We Stamp.

As a bonus, you are left with four great triangles from cutting the DSP. I used those triangles to make a bonus card! All the ladies at stamp club picked different DSP and really made this card their own. Love it!

• Stamps: Blooms and Wishes, Crafting Forever
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Cake Soiree DSP, Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
• Accessories: Calypso Coral Ribbon, Rhinestones
• Tools: Petal Burst Embossing Folder, Butterfly Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Ovals Framelits, Celebrate You Thinlits

Purple Gatefold

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using a fancy fold. I love making gatefold cards! The don't seem like much, but once done, they are a nice surprise. Start with a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock. Score the 8 1/2" side at 2 1/8" and 6 3/8".  Add some DSP and a fun closure element and the card's all ready! For this card, I fussy cut the pretty flower after coloring it in using Sweet Sugarplum.

And the inside of the card:

• Stamps: Remarkable You
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Blooms and Bliss DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Blender Pen